Translation of "Plus large base d'accord " (French → English) :

is disappointed that although the European Commission recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities (LRAs) in the context of development aid and cooperation programmes, the Green Paper does not mention the increasingly prominent role played by LRAs in an EU cooperation policy that aims to be effective and have the support of society as a whole. Therefore calls for a more centralised approach to the role of LRAs in promoting development with a broad social basis, in establishing effective governance institutions in developing countries and in setting up an environmentally-sustainable energy model;

To this end, the President of the Council, with the assistance of the Commission and in compliance with the Rules of Procedure of the Council, shall undertake any initiative necessary to facilitate a wider basis of agreement in the Council.

To this end, the President of the Council, with the assistance of the Commission and in compliance with the Rules of Procedure of the Council, shall undertake any initiative necessary to facilitate a wider basis of agreement in the Council.

To this end, the President of the Council, with the assistance of the Commission and in compliance with the Rules of Procedure of the Council, shall undertake any initiative necessary to facilitate a wider basis of agreement in the Council.

It is generally accepted by many economists that a broad tax base with low tax rates is the most economically efficient, having both the least and fewest potentially distortionary effects.

This provides the US industry with a driver for technology development, generating a broad publicly funded technology base for which there is no equivalent in Europe.