Issues for discussion: In preparation of the Council contribution to streamlining of policy processes

The European Council in Barcelona on 15 and 16 March 2002 requested the Council and the Commission to streamline the relevant processes, stating that the focus must be on action for implementation, rather than on the annual elaboration of guidelines, and decided that the calendars for the adoption of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines and of the annual Employment Package should be synchronised as soon as feasible.