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EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
Strasbourg, 27.10.2015
COM(2015) 610 final
ANNEX 1
ANNEX
to the
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
Commission Work Programme 2016
No time for business as usual
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Annex I: New initiatives
Nº
Title
Type of initiative
Description of scope and objectives
A New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment
1.
New Skills Agenda for Europe
Legislative / Non- The Agenda aims at promoting skills development, including the mutual recognition of qualifications,
legislative
supporting vocational training and higher education and reaping the full potential of digital jobs.
Legislative / Non- A set of legislative and non-legislative measures to better address the challenges of work-life balance faced
legislative
by working parents and support the participation of women in the labour market.
Legislative / Non- The aim is to address economic and environmental concerns by maximizing efficiency in the use of
legislative
resources, covering the whole value chain (including sustainable consumption, production, waste
management) and through innovation, thereby enabling the development of new markets and business
models. The package will consist of a broad action plan, including actions on monitoring effective progress,
and a waste proposal with long-term targets.
Legislative / Non- The mid-term review of the MFF will address how better to target funding on the priorities the EU faces. The
legislative
review will also look for ways to further orientate the EU budget towards results and simplify the applicable
rules (REFIT) e.g. for the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and the Common Agricultural
Policy (CAP), and will explore the scope for further simplification under Horizon 2020 funding.
Non-legislative
This initiative will set out a new approach to ensure Europe's economic growth and social and environmental
sustainability beyond the 2020 timeframe, taking into account the Europe 2020 review and the internal and
external implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
2.
New start for working parents
3.
Circular Economy Package
4.
Review of the Multiannual Financial
Framework (MFF) 2014-2020
5.
Next steps for a sustainable European
future
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Nº
Title
Type of initiative
Description of scope and objectives
A Connected Digital Single Market
6.
Implementation of the Digital Single
Market Strategy
Legislative / Non- The Digital Single Market Strategy outlined in May 2015 will be taken forward with three sets of actions: 1)
legislative
a Communication on copyright and legislative proposal on portability, followed by legislative proposals on
copyright and the review of the satellite and cable directive (REFIT), legislative proposals on digital contract
rights, geo-blocking, and VAT for electronic commerce (REFIT), and the review of the Regulation on
consumer protection cooperation (REFIT); 2) reviews of the telecoms regulatory framework (REFIT) and the
audiovisual and media services Directive (REFIT), and 3) a legislative proposal on the free flow of data.
A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
7.
Energy Union Package
Legislative / Non- Following up on the Framework Strategy, the Package is composed of: legislative proposals on electricity
legislative
market design and the regulatory framework, including the review of the Agency for the Cooperation of
Energy Regulators (ACER), and the revision of the Regulation on security of electricity supply; the revision
of the Regulation on security of gas supply and the revision of the Decision on inter-governmental
agreements; the effort sharing decision and integration of the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
sector (LULUCF) into the 2030 climate framework; a renewable energy package (REFIT), including
sustainability criteria for biomass, and an energy efficiency package, including energy efficiency for
buildings (REFIT).
A Deeper and Fairer Internal Market with a Strengthened Industrial Base
8.
Labour Mobility Package
Legislative / Non- This initiative consists of a Communication on labour mobility, a targeted revision of the Directive on the
legislative
posting of workers, and the revision of Regulations on social security coordination.
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Nº
9.
Title
Follow-up to Single Market Strategy
Type of initiative
Description of scope and objectives
Legislative / Non- The Single Market Strategy will be taken forward through guidance on how EU law applies to collaborative
legislative
economy business models; action to help SMEs and start-ups grow; initiatives on the regulation of
professions; a legislative initiative framing a new approach to business failure and insolvency; legislative
initiatives to facilitate cross-border provision of services, tackle regulatory barriers in key business services
and construction services, and address discrimination based on nationality or place of residence; review of the
EU intellectual property enforcement framework (REFIT); action on standardisation including service
standards; proposals for market information tools and an improved notification procedure under the Services
Directive; and an action plan to increase awareness of the mutual recognition principles in the goods sector.
Legislative / Non- The aim is a legal and policy framework to ensure that the European market and industrial and skills base will
legislative
be able to deliver the military capability priorities that Member States may need to meet future security needs.
Legislative / Non- The action plan aims at delivering efficient and fraud-proof VAT regimes and will include initiatives on VAT
legislative
rates (REFIT) and a proposal on VAT for electronic commerce (REFIT) in the context of the Digital Single
Market Strategy, and a Communication setting out the definitive VAT regime (REFIT).
Legislative / Non- Following up on the Communication on A fair and efficient corporate tax system in the European Union: 5
legislative
key areas for action, the package includes a set of measures to enhance transparency of the corporate tax
system and fight tax avoidance, including by implementing international standards on base erosion and profit
shifting, and a staged approach starting with a mandatory tax base (REFIT) together with withdrawal of the
existing CCCTB proposal.
Non- legislative
The Strategy will coordinate the different strands of EU space activities, including a roadmap for concrete
actions enabling targeted sectorial applications and further developing the EU space programmes to benefit
the economy, public authorities and society as a whole.
10. European Defence Action Plan
11. Action Plan on VAT
12. Corporate Tax Package
13. A Space Strategy for Europe
A Deeper and Fairer Economic and Monetary Union
14. Pillar of Social Rights
Legislative / Non- The initiative will address gaps in existing legislation and identify common principles and reference
legislative
benchmarks with a view to a greater convergence of employment and social performance over time.
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Nº
Title
Type of initiative
Description of scope and objectives
15. European Bank Deposit Insurance
Scheme / Completion of the Banking
Union
Legislative / Non- Following up to the Five Presidents' Report, the proposal will outline steps towards a European Bank Deposit
legislative
Insurance Scheme based on a reinsurance mechanism. A Communication will set out further measures to
complete the Banking Union.
Trade: A Reasonable and Balanced Free Trade Agreement with the U.S.
16. Follow-up to the Trade and
Investment Strategy
Legislative / Non- Against the background of the Trade for All strategy for a more effective and transparent trade and
legislative
investment policy based on values, the Commission will pursue the TTIP negotiations with the US, as well as
make progress at WTO, engage strategically with Asia and ensure that EPAs are well implemented.
An Area of Justice and Fundamental Rights Based on Mutual Trust
17. Implementation of European Agenda
on Security
Legislative / Non- Actions to implement the European Agenda on Security including a proposal to amend the Framework
legislative
Decision on terrorism, improved rules on firearms and a proposal on combatting fraud and counterfeiting on
non-cash means of payment.
Towards a New Policy on Migration
18. Better Migration Management
Legislative / Non- The initiative has two dimensions: 1) legal migration: a Communication and further legislative measures
legislative
including extension of the Blue Card approach; 2) asylum and refugees: a proposal for a structured system on
resettlement of refugees and revision of the Dublin system on asylum.
Legislative / Non- The aim is to progress towards a European Border and Coast Guard building on a reinforced Frontex.
legislative
19. Border Management Package
A Stronger Global Actor
20. Post-Cotonou Framework
21. Capacity building in the security
sector
Non-legislative
New policy framework to govern relations with the ACP countries and regions.
Legislative / non- The package covers security sector reform and a possible new dedicated instrument for capacity building in
legislative
support of security and development in third countries.
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Nº
Title
Type of initiative
Non-legislative
Description of scope and objectives
The Commission will actively contribute to the Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy under the
responsibility of the High Representative/Vice-President with a view to a better sense of direction to the EU
external action.
22. Commission contribution to the
Global Strategy
A Union of Democratic Change
23. Proposal for an Inter-Institutional
Agreement on a mandatory
Transparency Register
Non-legislative
The proposal for an IIA with the European Parliament and the Council aims at enhancing openness and
accountability by making the Trasparency Register mandatory for all interest representatives seeking to
influence policy making in any of the three institutions.
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