Item 1: Draft agenda of the seventy-sixth meeting of the Bureau. Item 2: Draft minutes of the seventy-fifth meeting of the Bureau, 27 January 1989. Minutes record the outline of the 1988 Annual Report (p.1), the 1989 work programme (p.2), the draft 1990 budget (p.4) and the approval of the 38th meeting of the Administrative Board (p.6). Draft 1990 budget is annexed. Item 3: Background paper on the draft budget for 1990 containing an overview of 1985 to 1990. 'In order to put the budget proposals for 1990 in perspective, the Chairperson of the Administrative Board has asked for an overview of developments in the Foundation's activities and expenditure over the past five years, supported by statistical data, and where appropriate, comparisons with Cedefop.' Paper documents the developments in Foundation activity (p.1), budget breakdown: total expenditure (p.6), budget breakdown: Chapter 1 (p.7), budget breakdown-Chapters 3 and 4 (p.9) and a summary (p.12). 13pp. Item 4: List of planned conference participation for 1989. 3pp. English only. Item 5: Suggested schedule of Bureau and Board meetings for 1989. 1p. English only. Item 6: Administrative matters. No document. Item 7: Any other business:

Letter from Roger Blanpain to Clive Purkiss, Director, enclosing documentation (in French) concerning 'the Gregg Prize 1989 for rewarding scientific work in the area of human resources, job creation, flexibility, working time, vocational training and the like.' Blanpain states that the 'bylaws of the prize leave enough flexibility to reward the Foundation for its collective work. I would in my capacity of Scientific Coordination propose the Foundation as a candidate as I'm impressed with its work' and asks would the Foundation be in a position to accept the prize. 9pp. Item 8: Item 9: Item 10: Other: Notes:

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