council resolut decemb aspect european union social polici contribut econom social converg union council european union regard agreement social polici annex protocol social polici annex treati establish european commun object union context intern market strengthen cohes promot secur econom social progress peopl ensur advanc econom integr accompani progress field union commit social flank measur accompani intern market develop social dimens commun recognit thereof member state accpet maastricht intergovernment confer polici social sphere compris european social fund articl ec treati decis logic continu earlier decis european council hanov june rhode decemb madrid european council emphat import social aspect econom aspect develop balanc fashion brussel european council octob establish union treati offer foundat social polici subject provis protocol annex treati express determin swiftli implement form possibl afford treati mutual support commun social labour law system organ develop differ member state constitut essenti basi individu plan live meet madrid luxembourg head state govern anxiou stress attent paid exist system tradit practic member state specif europ nation ident member state defin individu path solidar societi social balanc articl union treati expressli commit european union respect nation ident european social polici pai attent principl subsidiar enshrin principl law maastricht treati paragraph articl treati european union articl ec treati principl signifi polici close citizen term moder balanc action inter alia alloc respons union member state guidelin implement subsidiar principl edinburgh european council decemb confirm fundament principl commun legisl spell dévision respons european union member state brussel european council decemb present action plan implement commiss white paper growth competit employ implement action plan employ social affair council prepar contribut combat unemploy submit request corfu european council june european council essen social dimens increasingli recogn european union shown fact world summit social develop held unit nation copenhagen march european union particip activ process make commit contribut success implement commiss action programm result commun charter fundament social right worker council made greater progress hitherto publicli recogn true technic protect labour legisl danger substanc recent direct protect pregnant women protect young peopl work organ work time safeti health work consolid mean minimum standard sphere labour legisl direct form proof employ relationship amend direct collect redund import decis commun provid signific social polici impetu field action connect mention made programm vocat train promot equal opportun men women integr peopl disabl combat poverti recommend converg social protect object polici measur predominantli adopt broad agreement futur council strive foremost social polici base consensu member state time ensur side industri repres social group europ involv social protocol instrument offer addit opportun european council octob expressli refer time direct establish european work council adopt note mean commiss green paper european social polici detail discuss set motion european parliament council side industri public choic area social polici timet futur orient european social polici recal commiss present white paper european social polici summar discuss take place european union commiss develop idea futur european social polici detail chapter social polici convinc commiss white paper european social polici repres import contribut develop social polici union welcom fact commiss submit detail work programm put forward propos futur organ social polici end decad expect commiss continu construct dialogu council develop work programm account discuss held council white paper european social polici opinion express member state point conclus decemb effect implement enforc commun legisl social affair contribut septemb combat unemploy council adopt posit area social polici cover white paper european social polici background wish conclud discuss union consider white paper european social polici list central object european social polici direct improv competit union increas opportun job creat growth reaffirm convict market economi base free fair competit foundat dynam develop intern market creation secur employ intern market increasingli open world expand world trade free market repres worker major opportun safeguard exist job creat addit job econom social effici inextric link economi labour forc gain cooper side industri keep nation tradit custom good industri relat socio polit stabil predict member state european union signific factor long term locat undertak white paper growth competit employ commiss signific impetu strengthen competit improv employ situat union action plan european council provid member state union specif goal implement white paper growth competit employ opinion develop social dimens european union strengthen role side industri essenti pre condit combin market freedom social balanc essenti emerg upturn economi transform strong sustain process growth time effici labour market improv mean specif measur renew growth creat job addit union intern competit strengthen rule form protection fundament consensu aim worldwid part dialogu princip major competitor world market asia pacif framework fair competit locat undertak econom success purpos suitabl social progress relev discuss conduct construct relev fora ilo gatt subsequ wto futur organ intern trade combat forc child labour secur freedom associ free collect bargain protect right employe mean minimum social standard note recent year union endeavour set bind legal enforc minimum standard social area commun order develop european social polici minimum standard constitut instrument achiev econom social converg gradual respect econom capabl individu member state meet expect worker european union calm fear social dismantl social dump union convinc view complex time necess minimum social standard progress road cautiou take view requir comprehens legisl programm agreement specif field action order build core minimum social standard gradual pragmat flexibl manner wish legal base agreement eleven social polici emploi avenu possibl agreement cover member state fulli explor take view order develop core minimum standard side industri make activ contribut find practic solut emphas propos minimum standard drawn commiss standard laid council impact employ small medium size enterpris assess recal member state submit specif suggest minimum standard form contribut green paper european social polici cite area connect union interven expect commiss give suggest care consider context plan work programm respect principl subsidiar proportion point legisl european commun supervis thereof commun measur instanc programm recommend compli principl subsidiar proportion commit institut european union respect multipl econom social tradit member state demand union social legisl commun legisl act account situat member sate individu measur adopt overstretch member state forc dismantl social right avoid undu detail concentr basic bind principl leav develop transposit member state individu accord nation tradit side industri flexibl confin provis incorpor nation system includ claus side industri room manoeuvr collect agreement review claus correct light practic experi converg unif system respect nation system labour social law evolv gener light principl subsidiar proportion consid unif nation system gener mean rigor approxim law unsuit direct follow reduc chanc disadvantag region competit locat advoc gradual converg system due regard econom strength member state mean align nation goal strengthen social dialogu welcom strengthen role side industri social dialogu forward reult maastricht treati concret contribut attain subsidar principl social polici emphas repres european organ employ employe side refer small medium size enterpris consult social dialogu side industri empow conclud bind agreement encourag conclud agreement independ basi submit essenti featur particip side industri pursuant social protocol respect appli context procedur laid articl ec treati note mean defin commun implement agreement social polici commiss intend submit work paper develop social dialogu mesh econom social measur call commiss white paper growth competit employ plan commiss work programm european social polici lead harmon balanc develop econom social aspect complianc principl subsidiar refer connect titl xiv ec treati econom social cohes ii state intend propos european parliament due regard power institut concern laid treati joint develop social dimens european union basi principl activ cooper develop aspect european social polici intensifi exchang idea call member state ensur commun legal provis social sphere fulli appli effect implement ask side industri step dialogu make full possibl afford treati european union consult procedur provid european union improv base creation european social polici pragmat close citizen make possibl conclud agreement rule closer social realiti social problem request commiss refer conclus decemb effect implement enforc commun legisl area social affair ensur commun legal provis social sphere fulli enforc account draw propos effect employ small medium size undertak analyz carefulli relationship social secur employ competit provid member state improv basi inform initi activ support exchang inform member state measur design curtail cost improv labour incent encourag competit measur foster social dialogu connect primarili encourag contribut format group associ european union level particip social dialogu similar form econom cooper involv consult accord practic member state concern repres member state account exist stimuli member state bear mind discuss council white paper european social polici explor area futur measur time account eas applic adopt consensu account principl consider laid resolut draw concret propos futur commun social legisl includ mean ongo process specif matter relat women men equal opportun definit implement commun polici end strive develop method ongo integr equal opportun women men econom social polici oj