Translation of "field missions procurement section " (English → French) :

15. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to improve transparency and awareness in the field of state aid, public procurement, public-private partnerships and concessions by developing communication tools in the field of social services; points out, however, that a number of issues are still pending and rules need to be adapted accordingly to the needs of local authorities and small providers, and therefore the Commission should continue to provide a clear legal foundation ...[+++] and information on the application of EU rules, with the aim that services of general interest are capable of fulfilling their mission and contribute to a better quality of life for European citizens;

15. Underlines the importance of the success of the EU rule of law mission EULEX, both for sustainable development, the consolidation of the institutions and the stability of Kosovo, and for the EU's ambitions as a global player in peace-building; stresses EULEX's responsibility regarding its executive powers as well as its mandate to monitor, mentor and advise; in this regard, encourages EULEX to take concrete actions to make progress with high-level corruption cases; acknowledges the good progress made in some ...[+++]fields such as police and customs but stresses that the work should be accelerated so that the mission finally starts delivering tangible results in other fields, particularly high-level corruption cases, organised crime and war crimes; therefore welcomes the latest approach of EULEX to address possible cases of corruption also on the highest government and administration level and stresses the need to continue on this path in order to ensure credibility for and visibility of EULEX actions; stresses that in this regard a particular focus on the area of public procurement is of high importance and that in the area of organised crime EULEX must continue to achieve concrete results on the ground; in this regard, is concerned about the large backlog of cases caused by the unexpectedly high number of cases transferred to EULEX by the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo; stresses that an insufficient number of judges and prosecutors have been made available to EULEX and calls on Member States to second the required number of experts or to make provision for contracting them; underlines the importance of streamlining the bureaucracy within EULEX; in this regard stresses the necessity for competent internal management, coordination and cooperation to make the mission work efficiently; stresses the need for transparency and accountability in the work of EULEX as well as to display sensitivity to the political context of its activities in order to in ...

15. Underlines the importance of the success of the EU rule of law mission EULEX, both for sustainable development, the consolidation of the institutions and the stability of Kosovo, and for the EU's ambitions as a global player in peace-building; stresses EULEX's responsibility regarding its executive powers as well as its mandate to monitor, mentor and advise; in this regard, encourages EULEX to take concrete actions to make progress with high-level corruption cases; acknowledges the good progress made in some ...[+++]fields such as police and customs but stresses that the work should be accelerated so that the mission finally starts delivering tangible results in other fields, particularly high-level corruption cases, organised crime and war crimes; therefore welcomes the latest approach of EULEX to address possible cases of corruption also on the highest government and administration level and stresses the need to continue on this path in order to ensure credibility for and visibility of EULEX actions; stresses that in this regard a particular focus on the area of public procurement is of high importance and that in the area of organised crime EULEX must continue to achieve concrete results on the ground; in this regard, is concerned about the large backlog of cases caused by the unexpectedly high number of cases transferred to EULEX by the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo; stresses that an insufficient number of judges and prosecutors have been made available to EULEX and calls on Member States to second the required number of experts or to make provision for contracting them; underlines the importance of streamlining the bureaucracy within EULEX; in this regard stresses the necessity for competent internal management, coordination and cooperation to make the mission work efficiently; stresses the need for transparency and accountability in the work of EULEX as well as to display sensitivity to the political context of its activities in order to in ...

13. Underlines the importance of the success of the EU rule of law mission EULEX, both for sustainable development, the consolidation of the institutions and the stability of Kosovo, and for the EU's ambitions as a global player in peace-building; stresses EULEX's responsibility regarding its executive powers as well as its mandate to monitor, mentor and advise; in this regard, encourages EULEX to take concrete actions to make progress with high-level corruption cases; acknowledges the good progress made in some ...[+++]fields such as police and customs but stresses that the work should be accelerated so that the mission finally starts delivering tangible results in other fields, particularly high-level corruption cases, organised crime and war crimes; therefore welcomes the latest approach of EULEX to address possible cases of corruption also on the highest government and administration level and stresses the need to continue on this path in order to ensure credibility for and visibility of EULEX actions; stresses that in this regard a particular focus on the area of public procurement is of high importance and that in the area of organised crime EULEX must continue to achieve concrete results on the ground; in this regard, is concerned about the large backlog of cases caused by the unexpectedly high number of cases transferred to EULEX by the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo; stresses that an insufficient number of judges and prosecutors have been made available to EULEX and calls on Member States to second the required number of experts or to make provision for contracting them; underlines the importance of streamlining the bureaucracy within EULEX; in this regard stresses the necessity for competent internal management, coordination and cooperation to make the mission work efficiently; stresses the need for transparency and accountability in the work of EULEX as well as to display sensitivity to the political context of its activities in order to in ...

Conveniently for the minister, one of the forgotten or ignored sections of the accountability act is the creation of a procurement ombudsman, whose very mission is to review procurement practices and investigate potential conflicts of interest.

Improve the ability of civilian ESDP to react more quickly to crises through continuing work on rapidly-deployable capabilities; Explore, with the individual Member States concerned, additional details in order to further improve understanding of the particular abilities of Member States' personnel; Establish a “targeted list” of the highest-priority capability shortfalls and a system to ensure that efforts to address them remain co-ordinated; Consider issues related to ensuring the quality of civilian-crisis management personnel; Actively foster the involvement of key national stakeholders in ESDP civilian crisis-management, notably those engaged in the raising of mission personnel in each priority area for ESDP civilian crisis managem ...[+++]ent; Intensify activity to address Mission Support, including the requirement for equipment procurement and disposal, logistics, security, human resources, and financing for civilian operations; Share best practice amongst Member States, other international actors and third states to improve or generate new ways for Member States to recruit civilian personnel to crisis-management missions; Provide adequate resources to meet EU ambitions in the field of Civilian ESDP; and Continue to reinforce, as appropriate, planning and mission support capacity within the Council Secretariat.