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Journal of European Social Policy 0958-9287 (200005)10:2 Copyright 2000 SAGE Publications, London, Thousand Oaks and New Delhi, Vol 10 (2): 204212; 013686 Digest Ccile Barbier, Philippe Pochet and Caroline de la Porte Observatoire Social Europen, Brussels Contents 1 Social Programme 2 Citizenship 3 Relations with the candidate countries/ Intergovernmental Conference 4 Social Protection 5 Public health 6 Social Dialogue 7 References References to previous Digests are to volume, number and point as follows: Digest, JESP, 1.1.6 = Digest, Journal of European Social Policy, Volume 1, Number 1, point 6 1 Social Programme In the European Commission's communi- cation on the strategic objectives for legislation, one chapter focuses on the path 'toward a new economic and social agenda' (European Commission, 2000a). Following adaptation to the single market and monetary union, the European Union is facing new chal- lenges, including having to adjust to the 'knowledge society'. The proposals set out in the communication are worth examining in more detail, which will be done by an examin- ation of the medium term agenda, which will thereafter be linked to the short-term develop- ments and perspectives. Many of the elements the concept of a knowledge society, for example, compared to information