Items discussed at meetings: Main developments in the Portuguese Economy 1973-1979: note by the secretariat, EFTA assistance to Portugal, the economic situation in EFTA countries: Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland; The international situations and prospects: note by the Secretariat with annex on developments of employment in EFTA countries; Activities of the Association. 1.11.79 – 21.3.80; Information on the sessions of the directly elected European Parliament; Possible contacts with the European Parliament; Note on EFTA’s information policy; Relations of the EFTA countries with the newly industrialising countries: joint report by Mr. F. Gleissner (Federal Economic Chamber of Austria) and Mr L.O. Lindgren (Confederation of Swedish Trade Unions); Information on sessions of the European Parliament: plenary session; Visit of delegation from the Committee of Members of Parliament of the EFTA countries to the European Parliament: report by the Chairman; Implications for co-operations in Europe of the 2nd enlargement of the EC (Greece, Spain and Portugal); EFTA countries in the present international economic situation: note by the Secretariat as background information for the Committee; Reports of the Chairman. Texts of Communiqués.

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