Translation of "Directrice des affaires générales " (French → English) :

In her new function as Director-General, Ms Michou will work directly with Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos, in charge of Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, and with Commissioner Julian King, in charge of Security Union, under the authority of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, in charge of Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Today, the European Commission appointed Ms Kerstin Jorna as a Deputy Director-General in its department for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), Mr Simon Mordue to the position of Deputy Director-General in its department for Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME) and Mr Khalil Rouhana as a Deputy Director-General in its department for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT).

21. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, the UN Secretary-General, the UN General Assembly, the Director-General of UNESCO, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Syrian National Coalition and the Government and Parliament of Iraq.

16. Expresses doubts also about the ineligibility for regional aid of ‘firms in difficulties within the meaning of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty’ (paragraph 11 of the draft guidelines); believes that companies undergoing restructuring should not be exposed to more stringent measures, especially when a priori negative assessment of aid requests from these companies might lead to the relocation outside the EU; points out that responsible company restructuring in today’s uncertain and constantly changing business environment is the main measure to provide the long term sustainabil ...[+++]ity of investment, jobs and growth; notes that the proposed rule as drafted is not only inconsistent with helping firms affected by the economic crisis in assisted regions but also impossible to implement, given that those guidelines explicitly contain no precise definition of firms in difficulty; recalls its resolution of 15 January 2013 calling for a legal act on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring, and requests that the Commission acts without delay;

[10] Guidelines EU policy towards third countries on the death penalty, General Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 29 June 1998; Guidelines to EU policy towards third countries on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, General Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 9 April 2001; EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues, Council of the EU, 13 December 2001.

It would be a good idea for the Commission also to make it clear in the Guidelines that, if only a limited number of retailers has a turnover slightly exceeding EUR 50 m, the general evaluation pursuant to Article 81 will not normally differ from instances where all members respect the turnover ceiling.