Press Release: The Hague Programme: Scoreboard shows for 2006 both good progress and unacceptable delays in area of freedom, security and justice, and underpins the need to end EU-Pillar structure in this area

The Commission has adopted the second annual report on the implementation of the Hague Programme on achievements in Justice, Freedom and Security policies. The findings support the need for the Intergovernmental conference to end the uncertainty over the European Union's Treaty reform. The report ('The Scoreboard') covers 2006 and the overall assessment is mixed. Progress was not consistent in all policy areas and transposition of instruments by Member States is not satisfactory.

European Commission: DG Communication: MEMO/07/271 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/271&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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