Translation of "Gradient recalled acquisition in the steady state " (English → French) :

168. Reiterates the importance of the supervisory role the Commission exercises in order to be able to bear the ultimate responsibility for the implementation of the budget including the areas of shared management; recalls the action plan to strengthen the Commission's supervisory role under shared management of structural actions (COM(2008)0097) and the improved legal framework for the 2007-2013 programming period which aimed at reducing the level of error in structural actions and thus to protect the EU budget; notes, however, tha ...[+++]t the action plan of 2008 came only into force at the end of the programming period 2000-2006 and could therefore cover the closure process of that period only; calls on the Commission therefore to fully enforce measures as stated in the action plan for the 2007-2013 programming period and beyond; expects in this context from the Commission a considerable and steady decrease in error rates, in particular of programmes that are expected to have the highest error rates; proposes that the Court of Auditors carry out a regular assessment of the technical and ethical quality of national audit authorities, with particular regard to their independence, and that it report its findings and conclusions to Parliament and the Council;

reminds the Croatian authorities that an open, competitive market economy is a fundamental requirement for EU membership; urges them therefore to implement more seriously and expeditiously the agreed targets for the sale of minority and majority state-owned interests in companies and for the reduction of state subsidies, particularly in the shipbuilding and steel sectors; believes that more should be done to open the Croatian market to foreign investors and service providers and to place them on the same footing as national operators; appeals to Croatia to authorise, by making full and expedient ...[+++] use of its existing procedures, the acquisition of real estate by EU nationals, with the exception of the exempted areas; recalls that the above objectives are already envisaged in the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Croatia;

Recalling the European Union Drugs Strategy 2000 - 2004 and the Action Plan on Drugs 2000 - 2004, as well as the Implementation paper on demand and supply reduction to deliver the EU Drugs Action Plan, in particular section 14.1; Conscious of the advances made in implementing the Strategy and Action Plan and also conscious of the fact that much work remains to be done in order to achieve the objectives; Noting that cannabis ranks first in terms of the quantity, the number of seizures and drug law offences reported within the European Union; Concerned about the role of organised crime in the large-scale trafficking of cannabis towards and within the European Union; Noting tha ...[+++]t cannabis continues to be the illegal substance most commonly used in all Member States and that its use is increasing in most countries across the European Union, especially among young people; Concerned about the changes in patterns of use, towards more frequent and regular use, and also concerned about the steady increase in cannabis-related demand for treatment; Concerned about very high THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) content found in cannabis seized in Europe and noting the need for research on the health effects of this rise; Conscious of the advances in the science of cannabis during the last decade, there is still need for further research in order to obtain a better understanding of how cannabis affects the brain and concerned about the effects that the increased use of cannabis among the very young might have on vital social and cognitive functions, such as concentration and attention as well as the ability to learn and sort information and also concerned about any links between cannabis use and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression; Concerned that the perceived risk of harm from the use of cannabis might be falling among young people;

As the Court recently recalled in the Gottardo case [27], this fundamental right to equal treatment requires that when a Member State concludes a bilateral convention on social security with a third country (which provides for account to be taken of periods of insurance in the third country for the acquisition of entitlement to benefits), it must grant nationals ...[+++] of other Member States the same advantages as those enjoyed by its own nationals [28].

As the Court recently recalled in the Gottardo case [27], this fundamental right to equal treatment requires that when a Member State concludes a bilateral convention on social security with a third country (which provides for account to be taken of periods of insurance in the third country for the acquisition of entitlement to benefits), it must grant nationals ...[+++] of other Member States the same advantages as those enjoyed by its own nationals [28].