Environment policy and sustainable development, European Council of Gothenburg, June 2001

The Council was informed by the Presidency on the progress made by the nine sectoral Council formations (Transport, Energy, Industry, Agriculture, Internal Market, Ecofin, Development, Fisheries, General Affairs) which were requested to develop for the European Council of Gothenburg in June 2001 strategies on ways to integrate the environmental dimension into their policies. Furthermore, the Council was informed by the Presidency on the preparations for the strategy for sustainable development which should be adopted at the Gothenburg European Council in June. The Commission briefed the Council about the state of preparation of the document it will present at the end of March and which will provide elements for the sustainable development strategy and should serve as a basis for consultation in the run-up to Gothenburg.�