Forward Studies Unit launches its own homepage
The Forward Studies Unit has launched its own homepage on the Europa website. This sets out the mission of the Unit, which was established in 1989 as a department of the European Commission reporting directly to the President. The Unit has three tasks: - To monitor and evaluate European integration; - To establish permanent relations with bodies involved in forecasting; - To work on specific briefs. The Forward Studies Unit has a house style and research method designed to bring out the diversity of Europe, developing an all-round and/or long-term view, which makes it easier to secure consensus above and beyond particular national interests. It observes brief movements in Europe's societies by setting up links with other research and forward studies institutes. It also holds regular seminars on specific themes, attended by prominent figures from the worlds of the arts, science and culture. As the work of the European Union has become wider and more complex, the need for a forecasting function has grown. The five-year work programme for the Forward Studies Unit has been updated each year so that it can be reoriented to meet specific needs, and to maintain maximum cooperation with all the Commission departments concerned. The Forward Studies Unit homepage can be accessed at the following address: URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/cdp/mission/index_en.htm(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)