9.
EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE (MY SAVING TELMO 106) : HALF
DAY DEBATE SHOWED INCREASING AWARENESS OF NEED FOR MORE EUROPEAN
COHESION ON SECURITY AND DEFENCE. SLACK CENTRE RIGHT VOTING RESULTED IN DEFEAT BY TWO VOTES OF THEIR RESOLUTION WHICH HAD CALLED FOR A MORE DETERMINED SECURITY POLICY WITHIN NATO WHILE URGING A DIALOGUE ON DISARMAMENT. BUT EXTREME LEFT WING MOTION CRITICISING NATO, UK AND US DEFENCE POLICIES IN TURN-DEFEATED. MODERATE SOCIALIST RESOLUTION, HEAVILY AMENDED BY CENTRE RIGHT, THEN ADOPTED CALLING FOR INCREASED COOPERATION ON SECURITY, AN INDEPENDENT. EC POSITION ON DISARMAMENT WHICH WOULD IN TURN PERMIT LESS DEFENCE EXPENDITURE, AND REDUCED ARMS SALES TO THIRD COUNTRIES. BUT FOREIGN MINISTERS ALSO URGED TO RENOUNCE THE THREAT OR USE OF FORCE. VAN EEKELEN ASSURED MEMBERS THAT POCO ONLY CONSIDERED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SECURITY. ABORTED ATTEMPT BY ERDA/FLANNA/FAIL NEUTRALISTS TO PREVENT DISCUSSION.
10.
TOKYO ECONOMIC SUMMIT (MY TELNO 1600) : DELORS REPORTED IN TERMS WHICH PLAYED DOWN THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMIT, DWELT ON AREA'S WHERE HE HAD FAVOURED MORE PROGRESS, AND CRITICISED THE FAILURE TO RECOGNISE COMMISSION INTEREST IN MONETARY QUESTIONS. SUPPORT FOR COMMISSION AND CALL FOR GREATER FUTURE COMMUNITY COHESION.
11.
VISIT OF THE KING OF SRAIN (KY TELNO 1620). : ER WARKLY RECEIVED ADDRESS WHICH RATHER FLATLY EMPHASISED SPANISH DEMOCRACY, COMMITMENT TO EUROPEAN UNION, CITIZENS EUROPE, AND THE NEED TO INTENSIFY THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM.
12. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN (MY TELNO 1617) : COMMISSION MEDIUM TERM PROGRAMMES (1986-1990) GENERALLY APPROVED, SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS, NOT ALL OF WHICH COMMISSION PREPARED TO ACCEPT.
13. SITUATION OF OLD PEOPLE (MY SAVING TELNO 108) :
CALL FOR MORE COMMUNITY, FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE ELDERLY, IN PARTICULAR PENSIONS AND HOUSING. COMMISSION RECOGNISED PROBLEM BUT DISCOURAGING ON PROSPECTS OF INCREASED AID.
14. CHARTER FOR CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL (MY SAVING TELNO 107) : RESOLUTION ADOPTED CALLING FOR A CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS. COMMISSION PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVAILABLILITY OF RESOURCES TO SUSTAI
CONCEPT.
15.
EMPLOYMENT OF DISABLED (MY SAVING TELNO 109) : GRUDGING ACCEPTANCE OF COMMISSION'S DRAFT RECOMMENDATION, AS AMENDED TO PROVIDE FOR A 5 PERCENT EMPLOYMENT QUOTA OF DISABLED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNDERTAKINGS HAVING MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYEES. CALL FOR GREATER SOCIAL FUND SUPPORT. CRITICISM OF CHOICE OF RECOMMENDATION
INSTEAD OF A DIRECTIVE.
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16.
SELLAFIELD (MY TELNO 1599) : COMMISSION FORESHADOWED ITS COMMUNICATION REVIEWING BASIC STANDARDS, NUCLEAR SAFETY, COMMUNITY INSPECTION FORCE. MR CLINTON DAVIS CRITICISED OVERLY TECHNICAL APPROACH OF ARTICLE 31 EXPERIS.
AND
117.