Combating discrimination: Community action programme 2001-2006

On the 20 January 2000, the Council decided to consult the European Parliament on the proposal establishing a Community Action Programme to combat discrimination (2001-2006). In the proposal, the Commission provides for a Consultative Committee to be set up in order to assist it. Throughout the discussions within the Group on Social Questions, the Member State delegations came to a unanimous agreement concluding that it was desirable to modify the provision relating to the Committee. They believed that a Joint Consultative Committee would be more appropriate. As this modification is rather substantial, the European Parliament must be informed about it before the Committee gives its opinion. As a consequence, COREPER of the 18/09/2000 decided to inform the European Parliament of this change to the comitology procedure.�