Translation of "Equilibration " (English → French) :

19. Strongly reiterates its opposition to the introduction of macroeconomic conditionality in the Cohesion Policy 2014-2020, which would penalise regions and social groups already weakened by the crisis, with a suspension of payments possibly having disproportionate effects in several Member States and especially in regions, despite their full participation in the efforts to equilibrate public budgets, and which would only serve to weaken states in financial difficulty and undermine solidarity efforts that are essential to preserving a macroeconomic balance within the Union; takes the view, moreover, that a punitive approach of this kin ...[+++]d might not be understood by the public at large and could add to public distrust at a time when people are already being hit hard by the crisis and the effects of austerity policies;

19. Strongly reiterates its opposition to the introduction of macroeconomic conditionality in the Cohesion Policy 2014-2020, which would penalise regions and social groups already weakened by the crisis, with a suspension of payments possibly having disproportionate effects in several Member States and especially in regions, despite their full participation in the efforts to equilibrate public budgets, and which would only serve to weaken states in financial difficulty and undermine solidarity efforts that are essential to preserving a macroeconomic balance within the Union; takes the view, moreover, that a punitive approach of this kin ...[+++]d might not be understood by the public at large and could add to public distrust at a time when people are already being hit hard by the crisis and the effects of austerity policies;

13. Asks the Commission to put forward a proposal which foresees that the subsidy paid to the European schools out of the Community budget should become a "subvention forfaitaire" instead of a "subvention d'équilibre";

Annex Organizations Country ---------------------------------------------------------- Assoc. di Cooperazione allo Sviluppo IT Aide médicale Internationale FR CARE International BE Dutch Consortium (Memisa) NL Equilibre FR France Libertés FR Handicap International BE Iraqi Humanitarian relief Committee GB Kurdistan Rehabilitation/Development IQ Kurdish Life Aid GB Kurdistan Shelter/Reconstruction IQ Mines Advisory Group GB Médecins du Monde FR Medico International DE OXFAM GB Save the Children Fund (Kurdistan) IQ Save the Children Fund (GB) GB Care International (food aid) BE ___________________________________________________________ TO ...[+++]TAL 11 500 000 Aid broken down by sector: Support for local infrastructure required for the implementation of humanitarian aid 34.00 Medical aid 5.33 Additional food aid 37.23 Water/sanitation 3.44 Energy 13.05 Mine disposal 6.96 ______ 100% * * *

This is the first large-scale operation mounted together with the European Office for Emergency Humanitarian Aid, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and the NGO Equilibre.

The aim of this Commission decision is to facilitate the following operations, mostly in the north: 1. the distribution of food to the value of ECU 2 million to children and other vulnerable groups by the French NGO, Equilibre, which is a partner of ECHO, the European Humanitarian Office; 2. mine clearing to the value of ECU 1.5 million, to be continued by an NGO, Mines Advisory Group, whilst Handicap International and Voluntary Relief Doctors (also NGOs) will continue to provide care and fit the innumerable victims with false limbs; 3. medical aid to the tune of ECU 1 million to be provided by UNICEF and the French NGO Pharmaciens san ...[+++]s Frontières, to include an anti-malaria campaign and the supply of basic medicines; 4. health, social infrastructure and special feeding programmes to the tune of ECU 2 million carried out by the NGOs.