Translation of "Directrice de conférence " (French → English) :

In its guidelines, the Conference of Committee Chairs attempted to capture in the letters the personal qualifications of the candidate, their ability to engage with the Parliament, and their competence in the relevant policy area.

Instead, the only guidelines originating from Europe that carry real weight are found in the Stability and Growth Pact, which does the opposite and puts them in a straitjacket.

14. These guidelines do not in any way restrict the rights conferred by Community law on individuals or undertakings.

47. Welcomes the Commission's intention to support the active promotion of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, invites the Commission to swiftly implement contact points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in all its delegations in third countries where EU-based companies operate – as provided for in the EU 2002 budget for Latin American, Asian and South African countries – , to ensure the presence of staff sufficiently trained in CSR matters, and to include the result of the work of those contact points in the regular reports of the Delegations to the EU institutions, including the EP; further calls on the Commission to implement the findings of its Conference ...[+++] held in May 2001 with regard to the OECD Guidelines, in particular to develop best practices amongst Member States (for example in relation to the conduct of National Contact Points); to convene meetings at EU level among NCPs with social partners and NGOs represented, to survey experience with the Guidelines among European companies, to coordinate European input to the OECD meetings on the Guidelines, and to assist candidate countries -both so they adhere to the Guidelines and to give support to new adherents like Estonia and Lithuania;

47. Welcomes the Commission's intention to support the active promotion of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, invites the Commission to swiftly implement contact points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in all its delegations in third countries where EU-based companies operate – as provided for in the EU 2002 budget for Latin American, Asian and South African countries – , to ensure the presence of staff sufficiently trained in CSR matters, and to include the result of the work of those contact points in the regular reports of the Delegations to the EU institutions, including the EP; further calls on the Commission to implement the findings of its Conference ...[+++] held in May 2001 with regard to the OECD Guidelines, in particular to develop best practices amongst Member States (for example in relation to the conduct of National Contact Points); to convene meetings at EU level among NCPs with social partners and NGOs represented, to survey experience with the Guidelines among European companies, to coordinate European input to the OECD meetings on the Guidelines, and to assist candidate countries -both so they adhere to the Guidelines and to give support to new adherents like Estonia and Lithuania;

52. Welcomes the Commission's intention to support the active promotion of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, invites the Commission to swiftly implement contact points for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in all its delegations in third countries where EU based companies operate – as provided for in the EU 2002 budget for Latin American, Asian and South African countries – , to make sure the presence of staff sufficiently trained in CSR matters, and to include the result of the work of those contact points in the regular reports of the Delegations to the EU institutions, including the EP; further calls on the Commission to implement the findings of its Conference ...[+++] held in May 2001 with regard to the OECD Guidelines, in particular to develop best practices amongst Member States (for example in relation to the conduct of National Contact Points); to convene meetings at the EU level among NCPs with social partners and NGOs represented, to survey experience with the Guidelines among European Companies, to co-ordinate European input to the OECD meetings on the Guidelines, and to assist accession countries -both so they adhere to the Guidelines and give support to new adherents like Estonia and Lithuania;