The Council Resolution of 6th May 2003 on the member states archives is the most important
document concerning the cooperation between archives in Europe in the last ten years. On the basis
of this document, the project of updating the publication called "The Black Book" was initiated. The
Black Book gives an overview of the archive situation in the European Union and provides incentives
for further cooperation. It was first published in 1994 by the European Commission, under the title
"Archives in the European Union, Report by a group ofexperts on the cooperation ofarchives".