EUROPEAN COMMISSION: REVAMP OF EU INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.

Various types of co-operative activities are purposed for the partnership with the Member States. This will allow the Member States and the European Commission to choose the funding and management system most closely tailored to the information activities. As for the EU relay and network, the Commission is keen to bring them together under the heading of "Europe direct". It recommends a balanced, multiannual approach for funding the network and relays called Info-Points Europe and the rural information and promotion "carrefours". As for the current Info-Points and carrefours, the Commission hopes to upgrade their management, whilst taking account of the varied range of situations now prevailing against the background of the wider EU. The EU already has a pre-established network, whereas a similar network has...