COUNCIL RESOLUTION of 13 December 1993 concerning the extension to the end of 1994 of the 1991 to 1993 plan of action in the framework of the 'Europe against AIDS' programme (94/C 15/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Whereas Decision 91/317/EEC of the Council and the Ministers for Health of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 4 June 1991 adopted a plan of action in the framework of the 1991 to 1993 'Europe against AIDS' programme (1);

CONSIDERING the conclusions of the Council and the Ministers for Health, meeting within the Council, on 27 May 1993, concerning the need to ensure that the activities of the 'Europe against AIDS' programme are continued throughout 1994;

NOTES the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the plan of action in 1991 to 1992 in the framework of the 'Europe against AIDS' programme;

NOTES the preliminary draft budget for 1994, which contains funding for the programme in question, and the proposal for a decision presented by the Commission concerning the extension to the end of 1994 of the 1991 to 1993 plan of action adopted in the framework of said programme;

REQUESTS the Commission, pending adoption of the aforementioned proposal for a decision:

- to ensure that the 1991 to 1993 plan of action is continued in 1994,

- when pursuing the 'Europe against AIDS' programme in 1994, to take account of the annexed guidelines annexed to this resolution.

(1) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 26.

ANNEX

Guidelines for the continuation, in 1994 of the 1991 to 1993 plan of action in the context of the 'Europe against AIDS' programme These guidelines are based on the Council's mid-term assessment on the basis of the Commission's report on the implementation of the action plan in 1991 to 1992.

I. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

(a) Objective:

ensure Community support for the activities carried out by the Member States under the programme.

(b) Improvements:

- strengthen and make optimum use of the human and financial resources allocated to the programme,

- ensure that the Advisory Committee fully carries out its role,

- strengthen coordination with national structures and programmes, within the Commission, especially as regards research, and between the Commission and international organizations.

II. EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMME

(a) Objective:

improve the transparency of the decision-making mechanism and strengthen the continuous evaluation of the programme to assess the effectiveness of the action undertaken.

(b) Improvements:

- establish more precise selection criteria,

- direct selected projects towards targeted and coherent objectives, of a social and less exclusively medical nature,

- provide for continuous evaluation of all projects,

- tailor the programme to the development of the disease,

- inform the Member States of the whole content of the said projects.