Brussels, 05-06/12/2007

Brussels, 05-06/12/2007 1. Introduction This position builds on previous ETUC resolutions and positions on this issue, adopted since its Prague congress 2003, including the: •  Action Plan October 2003; •  ETUC response to the Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration in March 2005; •  Transitional measures, December 2005;

Brussels, 05-06/12/2007

Brussels, 05-06/12/2007 Preliminary remarks 1. This position paper represents the contribution by the ETUC and its member organisations to the consultation on the revision of the directive establishing a European CO2 emission trading scheme (directive 2003/87/EC). The new Directive will apply for the trading period starting in 2013.

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Brussels, 05-06 December 2007 I. The economic and political context

Brussels, 05-06/12/2007 1. INTRODUCTION In accordance with Treaty Article 159, every three years the Commission evaluates the status of cohesion policy and the contribution of other Community policies. On 30 May 2007, the Commission adopted the Fourth Report on Cohesion that presents an update on the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion and on the manner in which Member State and Community policies have contributed to it.

Lisbon, 17-18/10/2007 1. The ETUC regrets the unambitious nature of much of the EU Reform Treaty. There was a real opportunity to revive social Europe by extending qualified majority voting and by extending the competences of the Union to control the dark side of globalisation and rampant financial capitalism. What we have instead is a series of modest adjustments to the EU’s framework of rules, which will have only a limited impact on the process of deepening Europe’s capacity to act decisively in the world.

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