CARDIFF EUROPEAN COUNCIL

l5 AND l6 JUNE1998

PRESIDENCY CONCLUSIONS

I.INTRODUCTION

II.ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION

III.ECONOMIC REFORM AND SOUND PUBLIC FINANCES: THE BASIS FOR GROWTH, PROSPERITY AND JOBS DEVELOPING THE BROAD ECONOMIC GUIDELINES AS A TOOL FOR GROWTH ACTION FOR EMPLOYMENT MAKING THE SINGLE MARKET A MOTOR FOR NEW JOBS PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMPETITIVENESS

IV.BRINGING THE UNION CLOSER TO PEOPLE OPENNESS,

ENVIRONMENT , JUSTICE ,AND HOME AFFAIRS CENTURY DATE CHANGE PROBLEM.

V.DEVELOPING THE UNION PREPARING TO IMPLEMENT THE TREATY OF AMSTERDAM

AGENDA 2000, THE FUTURE OF EUROPE ENLARGEMENT VI.EXTERNAL ISSUES

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

EU/US

SOUTH AFRICA

RUSSIA

KOSOVO

MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

INDIA/PAKISTAN NUCLEAR TESTS

INDONESIA/EAST TIMOR

ETHIOPIA/ERITREA DISPUTE

EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PROCESS

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

VII.NORTHERN IRELAND

ANNEXES TO THE PRESIDENCY CONCLUSIONS

STATEMENT BY EUROPEAN UNION FINANCE MINISTERS (ANNEX I).

DECLARATION ON KOSOVO (ANNEX II).

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE CARDIFF EUROPEAN COUNCIL (ANNEX III)

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