Environment policy is a crucial part of social policy. The problems involved can be solved only if all act in unison and in close international coordination. A progressive environment policy must comprise all the planning and defensive measures required to safeguard the environment.

It is again being argued that the low labour costs and social standards in countries on the periphery of the EC - Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain - jeopardise employment in the northern EC countries and the social safety net they have constructed. A common social policy harmonising...

The debate over the completion of the single European market is increasingly centering on its so-called social dimension. Does it make sense to streamline social security in the member states as a safety net against the adverse consequences of the single market?