Translation of "Manque de concordance des échéances " (French → English) :

1. Finds the overwhelming general lack of ambition being demonstrated by the Council in its response to the crisis to be of very great concern; is worried, furthermore, about the negative influence that national electoral cycles are having on the Union’s ability to take autonomous decisions; deplores the further postponing of all decisions on the future architecture of the EMU; likewise deplores the fact that the European Council has twice delayed its anticipated decisions on the future of the EMU and that it may do so once again at the next summit;

Administrative procedures are complex and inefficient, notably with regard to the organisation of procedures and the competences of involved parties, remain fragmented and lack clear time limits and upfront planning and coordination of the implementation of EU environmental legislation.

Nevertheless, I am concerned about the mismatches between skills levels acquired at school and the requirements of the labour market in the European Union.

However, it may also be evidence of a lack of understanding within many cultural ministries and agencies of the relevance of the social inclusion agenda to their work and a lack of alignment of broad social and cultural objectives - in other words a failure to mainstream a concern with poverty and social inclusion into the cultural domain.

Is there any justification for these differences?

For decades – almost as many decades as the conflict in the region has lasted – broad sections of European public opinion have mobilised themselves with the intention of contributing to a situation where hate and senselessness may give way to rationality, harmony and simple common sense amongst the parties involved.