The first part of this document contains reports of committee activities and discussions in five areas: higher education and research, general and technical education, out-of-school education, cultural development, and educational documentation and research. The second part includes a progress report of the Council and reports from the eighth session of the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education. Reports from the session are full texts of papers dealing with different aspects of educational needs of the 16-19 age group and areas for intensified European cooperation. Resolutions by the Standing Conference on these topics are also presented. (JP)