Item 1: Draft agenda of the 29th meeting of the Administrative Board. Item 2: Draft minutes of the 28th meeting of the Administrative Board, 22 November 1985. Minutes, signed by Clive Purkiss, Director and Jean Degimbe, Chairperson, detail the 25th progress report (p.2), the final approval of the 1986 work programme (p.5) and Documentation, Dissemination and Publication of Information (p.13). A list of decisions taken at the 28th meeting and a list of participants are both annexed. 18pp. Item 3: Twenty-sixth progress report by the Director on the activities of the Foundation for the period December 1985-February 1986. Activities reported include External Relations (p.1), Research programme (p.2) and Organisation (p.3). A number of documents are annexed including Implementation of the 1985 Programme of Work (annex 1) and Coordination meetings December 1985-February 1986 (annex 3). 9pp. Item 4: Draft annual report for 1985. Annual report is divided into three parts-1. Review of the Year 1985, 2. Work Programme and 3. Annexes. Part 1 includes a note for the Administrative Board inviting them to adopt the draft annual report. In reviewing 1985 it is stated that 'one central theme in the Foundation's programme over the past few years has been new technology: its impact on work in key sectors of industry and commerce, its impact on the environment ... In 1985, the Foundation's special contribution to significant debates on these topics began to be recognised' (p.1). A summary of Activities for 1985 is provided (pp.2-4). Part 2 of the report details the Work Programme of the Foundation, summarising the findings from work completed and setting out issues for future studies. Part 3 of the report contains documents annexed including Research Programme: A Summary and Publications of the European Foundation 1977-1985. Item 5: Accounts for the financial year 1985 including a Balance Sheet at 31 December 1985. Item 6: Draft budget for 1987. Draft budget contains a note for the Administrative Board stating that at the time of preparing the draft the Foundation was seeking clarification on certain figures contained in the Foundation's 1986 budget and that the Board should treat the attached figures and staff table for 1986 as provisional. Draft budget contains an introduction setting out the aims of the budget.(p.2) An explanation of the budget is also present (p.3). 32pp. Item 7: AB/29/7a1-Signed decision increasing the travel, subsistence and miscellaneous expenses of members of the Administrative Board and of the Committee of Experts. AB/29/7a2-Signed decision increasing the travel, subsistence and miscellaneous expenses of experts from outside the Foundation who are invited to meetings.
AB/29/7b-Signed decision increasing the daily rental of the Foundation's Conference Centre. AB/29/7c-Signed ratification of the decisions made by the Bureau since the Board meeting of 22 November 1985. AB/29/7d-Signed approval of the 1986 Holiday list, list is annexed. AB/29/7e-Signed decision increasing the fees payable to the Foundation's medical practitioner for the annual medical check-up and the examination of a staff member prior to his appointment to the Foundation.
AB/29.7f-Signed decision authorising the Director to conclude a contract, with Messrs. Matthew Wallace Ltd, for the extension of the Conference Centre to provide for Spanish and Portuguese interpretation facilities. Decision also authorises the Director to make Budgetary transfers to enable this work to be carried out. Adjustments are set out in annex 1 while annex 2 is a plan of the extension work to be carried out. Item 8: AB/29/8a-Signed decision to write off bad debts with regards the 1983 and 1984 Sales of Publications. AB/29/8b-Signed decision authorising budgetary transfers in accordance with the annexed list. AB/29/8c-Signed decision to apply general provisions to Staff Regulations of Officials of the EC to the Foundation.
AB/29/8d-Copy of a signed decision empowering the Director to sign a contract with the University of Glasgow. AB/29/8e-Signed decision to express gratitude and thanks to John McColgan for the way he performed his duties from 17 December 1984-15 May 1985 and that he will receive an allowance calculated on the basis of the difference between his salary and the next highest step for this period. Other: English and French copy of the invitation issued to the Board members.

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