Translation of "open orientation phase " (English → French) :

automatic opening for phase discrepancy

Assistance to the 14 cities and open areas - Phase I

1. Regrets the absence of a wide, credible and frank public debate on the European Semester process; believes that this absence is at odds with national practices, where economic policy orientations are openly and democratically debated; warns, in particular, against setting up the Annual Growth Survey as a bureaucratic measure which lacks the approval of the European Parliament, and underlines the need for a democratisation of the European Semester through stronger roles for both national parliaments and the European Parliament in all phases of the European Sem ...[+++]ester; recalls the EP’s proposal that the EU institutions agree on an interinstitutional agreement; recalls that Article 13 of the Treaty on ‘Stability, Coordination and Governance in the EMU’ provides for the organisation of a parliamentary conference of the relevant committees of the EP and representatives of national parliaments; emphasises that the EP Budget Committee is one of the above-mentioned relevant EP committees;

90. Urges the Council and the Commission to set up human rights subcommittees with all neighbourhood countries, and in particular with Israel, as part of the negotiations on an upgrading of the bilateral relations and in accordance with the intention expressed by both parties as a result of the Association Council on 16 June 2008; welcomes the first meeting of the subcommittee with the Palestinian Authority on 2 December 2008; reiterates its call for parliamentarians to be associated with the preparations for meetings of such subcommittees and to be informed of their outcome; points out once again that, as in the case of Tunisia, the subcommittees’ sessions might focus on establishing the durability of the subcommittee concerned and fost ...[+++]ering trust and confidence amongst the partners; points out that the subcommittee dealing with Morocco should eventually move towards a results-oriented phase, with the establishment of concrete benchmarks and indicators of progress, as well as the possibility of raising individual cases; stresses that discussions on human rights should certainly not be confined to these subcommittees, and emphasises the importance of coordination with other subcommittees dealing with human rights-related issues, such as migration; highlights the need to include these issues in the political dialogue up to the highest level so as to enhance the coherence of the EU’s policy in this field and reduce discrepancies in statements on the human rights situation given by both sides to the press; in the context of concluding a framework agreement with Libya, welcomes the opening of the negotiations and calls on the Council and the Commission to give due attention to dialogue and cooperation on human rights;