1.   The European Commission have agreed an action programme that will take us into the next century and this is despite the attitude of the present U K government.

2.   President, this report is the basis for developing our own action programme to improve health and safety standards at the workplace.

3.   For them the Social Charter and its accompanying action programme offer the way forward.

4.   However, delegates acknowledged that the US had given some ground when it announced an action programme on the first day of the conference.

5.   The action programme includes a catalogue of growing environmental problems.

6.   Board members also agreed that an environmental action programme and a charter for the environment should be prepared by June.

7.   A source said that the government side at the talks requested the Association leaders to withdraw their action programme first.

8.   Abdullah said his proposal for the action programme was unanimously accepted by all the Foreign Ministers present.

9.   Abdullah said he had also suggested that the action programme be included in the OIC Summit which will take place in Bangladesh in November.

10.   Most of the striking teachers opposed the proposal and expressed their opinion in favour of continuing the action programme, it further added.