Traduction de «German-Canadian Society Exchange Program » (Anglais → Français) :

The existing cultural elements in programs such as the European Instrument on Democracy and Human Rights need to be focused and prioritized, such as to strengthen the rule of law, develop cultural diplomacy as an instrument of conflict management and prevention, create mechanisms for civil society cooperation, dialogue and exchange, and to include the role of new technologies regarding freedom of expression, democratic participation and human rights.

The documents to be presented regarding the purpose of the journey have been simplified for some categories of persons, such as members of official delegations, business people, journalists, participants in scientific, cultural and sporting events, students, participants in exchange programs, close relatives, representatives of civil society, persons visiting for medical reasons.

Despite the agreement introducing strict procedural deadlines, setting preferential visa fees, including a full visa fee waiver for certain ‘categories of persons’ (?) (such as members of official delegations, business people, journalists, participants in scientific, cultural and sporting events, students, participants in exchange programs, close relatives, representatives of civil society, persons visiting for medical reasons) and providing for a simplified procedure in a number of cases, this is less than what h ...[+++]as been demanded and what is required by thousands of Moldovan citizens.

for representatives of civil society organisations travelling to attend meetings, seminars, exchange programs or training courses;

4. The Commission and Member States shall exchange information and consult each other, as well as other donors and actors including representatives of civil society, at an early stage of the programming process in order to promote complementarity among their cooperation activities.

When I met her, I gave her the following mandate: to give an overview of the narcotic drug consumption situation in Canada, particularly among young people, the disadvantaged and the aboriginal people, and of the economic and social cost relating to it; to explain how legislation on legal and illegal drugs works in Canada; to present the terms of international conventions that Canada must follow in its own drug control policies and to ascertain if Canada directly met these terms when it amended its legislation by passing, in 1996, Bill C-8 on the use of marijuana, methadone and heroin for therapeutic uses; to study the link between drug use and respect for human rights as defined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Uni ...[+++]versal Declaration of Human Rights, particularly with respect to the use of narcotic drugs such as marijuana, methadone and heroin for medical purposes; to present the experiments conducted in other countries like the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, the United States, Germany and Australia, to fight drug use in their communities and develop harm reduction policies; to examine drug use in Canadian penitentiaries and verify whether prisoners have access to treatment and syringe exchange programs, in conformity with their fundamental rights; to explain thoroughly the workings of the strategy for reducing wrongdoings and list the options that Canadians have available to them to reduce the negative impact of drug use in society; and finally, to develop alternatives to improve the current drug use control system in Canada.