Translation of "Turning linkage " (English → French) :

The point must not be to turn it into a competing research centre on scientific matters such as exist in a number of European states; rather, it must operate so as to ensure linkage between such centres at the level of implementation of the results, so as to achieve the objectives of European directives, just as the Commission must be able to turn to it for the most rapid response possible.

The point is not that it should become a research centre competing with other centres to research the scientific questions at issue in several Member States, but that it should ensure linkage between these centres when it comes to implementing the results and achieving the objectives of European directives. In the same way, the Commission must be able to turn to it for the most rapid response possible.

19. Firmly believes that the time has come to aim for a new style of constitutional treaty that will help the citizen identify more with European integration; popular fears about creeping loss of sovereignty need to be addressed by entrenching the principles, objectives and share-out of competencies, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in a Basic Law; the procedure for amending the policy chapters of the present treaties must be lightened, so that the Union can adapt itself to meet the demands of rapidly changing political and economic circumstances; at the same time seeks to ensure for the citizen some clear element of democratic linkage to this process ...[+++] which in turn would reinforce with the citizens the importance and legitimacy of the political choices made by the European institutions, especially the Parliament;

These initiatives support the development of institutional linkages which in turn increase student mobility at the graduate and undergraduate levels and strengthen the international dimension of higher education in Canada.

To turn now to international assessment linkages, the IAS benefits from the close intelligence-sharing relationship that the Canada has with the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

The Council: 1. reaffirms the importance of reinforcing coordination in development cooperation between the Community and the Member States as stated in Article 130x of the Treaty on European Union and in accordance with the principle of complementarity of policies set out in Article 130u; 2. notes with interest the initial results of reinforced coordination in the six pilot countries, in particular the progress made in several countries in reciprocal exchange of information between the representatives of the Member States and the Community and the consequent greater transparency of sectoral and regional activities of the Commission and Member States; 3. notes, however, the disparity between one country and another in the functioning of c ...[+++]oordination and observes that the process is hindered by a number of problems relating, inter alia, to lack of staff, links with other coordination bodies and the involvement of beneficiary countries; 4. also emphasizes, in view of the differing economic and social situations in the various countries, the advantages of coherent analysis and exchange of information between the Member States and the Commission; 5. stresses the importance of Community coordination and reiterates the main objectives, which are: to strengthen the capacity of the recipient country to assume responsibility for and ownership of its own development strategies and programmes; to reduce the administrative burden on beneficiary countries with the aim of encouraging strengthened capacity; to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation by the Community and its Member States and providers of funds as a whole; to ensure consistency of the cooperation activities of the Community and its Member States with the common political guidelines adopted by the Council and to ensure complementarity of the various measures within the framework of a single strategy developed by the beneficiary country itself; to optimize the European Union's presence in develo ...