The Commission Work Programme

The Commission Work Programme (CWP) 2012 translates the President's political guidelines [< 926 KB] and the State of the Union address 2011 into action.

Overarching objectives for the Work Programme are:

• Building a Europe of stability and responsibility
• Building a Union of growth and solidarity
• Giving the EU an effective voice in the wider world.

The CWP 2012 gives a multiannual overview which frames the Commission's work and helps stakeholders and other EU institutions plan their work with the Commission. Some strategic initiatives may be carried over from the previous year.

Major Commission initiatives must be accompanied by impact assessments. Commission departments prepare lists ("roadmaps") of planned impact assessment work.

The Commission sends monthly reports to the other institutions on progress with the Work Programme and an overview of the Commission initiatives remaining until the end of each year.

The Commission's Work Programme for 2012 (Text)   [<243 KB]  Annex [<601 KB] Roadmaps 2012 Detailed planning of main Commission initiatives 2012 (updated each month). Last update: 03-05-2012 - Adopted Commission initiatives from 1st January 2012 [<15 KB] - Planned Commission initiatives until end of 2012 [< 420 KB] Roadmap links to forthcoming CWP initiatives 2012 [232 KB] The Commission's Work Programme for 2011 (Text)   [<220 KB]  Annex  [<453 KB] Roadmaps 2011 Detailed planning of main Commission initiatives 2011. - Adopted Commission initiatives in 2011 [< 292 KB] The Commission's Work Programme for 2010 (Text)   [<350 KB]  Annex  [<750 KB] Roadmaps 2010 Adopted Commission initiatives 2010 [<350 KB] The Commission's Work Programme for 2009 (Text and Annex)   [<540 KB]  Roadmaps 2009:     - Strategic Initiatives [204 KB]     - Priority Initiatives [696 KB] Adopted Commission initiatives 2009 [<350 KB] The Commission's Work Programme for 2008 (Text and Annex)   [<650 KB]  Roadmaps 2008:     - Strategic Initiatives [732 KB]     - Priority Initiatives [1.21 MB] Adopted Commission initiatives 2008 [<250 KB] The Commission's Work Programme for 2007 (Text and Annex)   [<630 KB]  Roadmaps 2007:     - Strategic Initiatives [430 KB]     - Priority Initiatives [780 KB] The Commission's Work Programme for 2006 (Text and Annex) The Commission's Work Programme for 2005 (Text and Annex)