European Union

It is a funding instrument to support cooperation among EU countries and underpin and develop EU health activities.

Ensure that human health is protected across all policy areas improve public health, prevent human illness and eliminate sources of danger to physical and mental health.

Migration policy

Jobs, growth and investment

Internal market

Single digital market

Justice and fundamental rights

Security

Aims

•To contribute to the Europe 2020 strategy for growth, jobs, social equity and inclusion, as well as the aims of ET2020, the EU's strategic framework for education and training.

•To promote the sustainable development of its partners in the field of higher education, and contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy.

Programme

EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe.

Global trade

EU trade policy makes sure that Europe's trade adapts to a fast-changing world.

We also work with the World Trade Organization to keep the global economy open and based on fair rules.

Opening foreign markets

The EU opens markets by making trade deals with partner countries or regions.

We also try to solve trade barriers that prevent European businesses from properly accessing a partner's market.

Trade disputes and defence

The European Union isn't naïve about free trade. We preserve our standards with our trade partners and make sure European businesses and workers thrive in the world economy.

Morals, values, ethics

The EU includes rules about the environment, labour rights, and sustainable development in its trade deals. Europe has also opened its markets to trade from the world's poorest countries, and helps developing countries take advantage of world trade.

The Commission is developing a common migration and asylum policy to manage the refugee crisis. It will help Europe both to take advantage of the opportunities and to tackle the challenges of increased cross-border mobility.

Objectives

ensure all EU countries fully implement the Common European Asylum System (CEAS)

reduce the incentives for irregular migration, fight smuggling increase the effectiveness of return policies

safeguard the functioning of the internal border‑free Schengen zone

promote legal migration of persons with skills needed in Europe

cooperate more closely with non-EU countries to smooth repatriation of irregular migrants

This involves:

•protecting those in need of shelter

curbing irregular migration

•saving lives at sea and securing the EU’s external borders

guaranteeing free movement of people within the Schengen area

•better organisation of legal migration

•better integration of non-EU nationals into EU societies

Aims

Assist in policy-making across boundaries

Share information with different sectors of society

Facilitate public access to spatial information across Europe

What is it?

INSPIRE is the infrastructure for spatial information in Europe. The main type of information that this platform will be used for is for information regarding the environment.