Translation of "Plateforme de départ la plus haute " (French → English) :

Regrets that it is still difficult for citizens to gain access to information held by EU institutions, the reason being that there is no common approach among the institutions geared to facilitate access to documents for citizens and based on complete transparency, communication and direct democracy; urges the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to develop further a more proactive approach on transparency by proactively disclosing as many of their documents as possible, in the most simple, user-friendly and accessible way, by having documents translated upon request into other EU official languages, and by establishing proper, simple and inexpensive information access arrangements, including by digital and electronic means, allow ...[+++]ing for the needs of people with disabilities; considers, in particular, that the accessibility of information should be improved on by means of easy-to-use interfaces and search systems; calls for the development of a common access point to the portals of the three institutions, building on the pilot project for the online platform for the proactive publication of EU institutions documents, and for harmonising search portals between departments of the same institution (including Directorates-General in the Commission); calls, as well, on the institutions to continue and strengthen the work of expanding knowledge of EU legislation and policies; believes that, to that end, the EU should make full use of the potential offered by new technologies (social networks, smartphone applications, etc.) in order to ensure complete and easy access to information.

As he mentioned and as I mentioned earlier, the five provinces in Canada that did have an upper House, as quickly as they could, started abolishing them because they did not feel an upper House was very useful.

Fifthly, the Lighthouse Reserve, being that part of Section 13, Prevost Island, Cowichan District, more particularly described as follows: Commencing from the high water mark at a point distant 22.42 chains from the southwest corner of said section; thence across an arm of the sea N 70° 30′ E, 6.20 chains to the high water mark on the north side of the said arm: this is the place of commencement; thence N 08° 00′ E, 7.24 chains; thence N 21° 30′ W, 11.79 chains; thence in a southeasterly direction along the coast line high water mark to Portlock Point; thence in a westerly direction continuing along the coast line high water mark to ...[+++] the said place of commencement, containing 7 1/3 acres, more or less [PID 009-724-095];

More cooperation between Member States (through the High Level Group on Disability) and civil society: providing a forum for the exchange of data and policy coordination, in particular on the portability of rights, such as the right to personal assistance;

It was decided from the outset that Upper Canada would have the heavy industries, the more technological ones, while Lower Canada would have the light industries, which required a less skilled work force and had less growth potential, for example hosiery, apparel and shoes.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Whereas the Community, through Council Decision 89/337/EEC, Council Decision 89/630/EEC, Council Directive 92/38/EEC and Council Decision 93/424/EEC, recognized the strategic importance of advanced and high-definition television for the European consumer electronics industry and for the European television and film industries, and established the strategy framework for the introduction of European advanced and high- definition television; Whereas the Council, in Council Resolution 93/C 209/01, invited the Commission to submit to the Council a communication on digital television; Whereas on 18 November 1993 the Commission submitted to the Co ...[+++]uncil a communication entitled "Digital Video Broadcasting - a Framework for Community Policy"; Whereas digital technology offers significant benefits for the future of television and for the future electronic information highways; Whereas the benefits will be best achieved if a harmonious approach, based on a long-term perspective, is adopted from the start; Whereas common standards are an essential prerequisite for such an approach; Whereas relevant research and development activities in the Community should be reinforced and appropriate studies on frequency allocation and implementation scenarios intensified; Whereas the development of digital television technology is a worldwide phenomenon and whereas the search for the highest degree of compatibility between the various regions of the world in this area is a desirable objective, WELCOMES the Commission communication entitled "Digital Video Broadcasting - a Framework for Community Policy", which provides an excellent basis for the Council's examination; 1. CONSIDERS that: 1.1. digital technology offers the potential of significant benefits for the future of television and, in the broader sense, for the future electronic information highways or integrated broadband commun ...