Translation of "Point moyen d'impact souhaité " (French → English) :

the development of the Indicator should fully respect the responsibility of Member States for the organisation of their education systems and should not impose undue administrative or financial burdens on the organisation and institutions concerned; the method for data-gathering should take account of previous work in the field at international, Union and Member State level, and be devised and implemented in a cost-effective manner; the European Indicator of Language Competence shall be put in place as soon as possible, in accordance with the following terms of reference: data should be gathered on competences in first and second forei ...[+++]gn languages: via a common suite of tests administered to a representative sample of the target population in each Member State; from a representative sample of pupils in education and training at the end of ISCED level 2; where a second foreign language is not taught before the end of ISCED 2, Member States may, in the first round of data-gathering, choose to gather data for the second foreign language from pupils at the level of ISCED 3; for those languages for which there exists a suitable representative sample of learners in a given Member State; test scores should be based on the scales of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ; because respect for linguistic diversity is a core value of the European Union, the Indicator should be based upon data concerning the knowledge of all the official languages of the European Union taught as foreign languages in the Union; but for practical reasons it would be advisable, in the first round of data-gathering, for tests to be made available in those official languages of the European Union that are most widely taught in the Member States, to the extent that they provide a sufficiently large sample of testees ; Member States shall themselves determine which of those official languages are to be tested; the Indicator should assess competence in the four productive a ...

The Commission wishes to promote European tourist destinations via a portal providing practical information for tourists travelling in Europe (transportation, places to visit, activities and when they can be done, weather, etc.) but also drawing attention to the impact which cultural and sporting events organised by European cities and regions can have on SMEs.

Last year cement barriers were put up to prevent or push back a car or truck bomb attack, an attack we all hope will never happen. Should it happen however, the point of impact would be five metres further away from the embassy, and by the same token, five metres closer to our own citizens who work and live across the street.

[6] The data were collected on the basis of ad-hoc requests made for the Odysseus report, Impact Assessment for the proposal of the Framework Decision on trafficking in human beings and, more recently, through national contact points of the Committee on Integration and Asylum.

3. Against this background the G-24: - reviewed the progress made in the implementation of their economic assistance programmes to Poland and Hungary and the extension of these programmes to the other countries of central and eastern Europe; - analysed the impact of the external economic disturbances; - welcomed the steps being taken by the IMF and the World Bank to address the problems of the central and eastern European countries and looked forward to early progress; - agreed to examine further possible ways and means to respond to the most immediate financial needs arising from these disturbances; - examined the need for short-ter ...[+++]m assistance for central and eastern Europe in the energy sector and medium-term action to improve energy cooperation throughout Europe. 4. Regarding the PHARE programme for Poland and Hungary, total assistance pledged so far amounts to approximately US$ 15 billion (11.5 billion ECU). Of this amount, US$ 3 billion have been committed for assistance in the form of grants in the four priority areas - agriculture, training, environment, investment promotion - and over US$ 12 billion have been made available in the form of various export credit and investment guarantees, financial stabilisation funds and loans.

Point 3 (1) Requests for admission must be submitted to the authorities of the host Member State which are competent under national law through the consular or diplomatic representation of the State or through another national competent authority designated for this purpose in the home country or the country of origin of the person seeking admission to pursue activities as a self-employed person (2) They must be accompanied by information which can be used to assess whether the planned activity meets the preconditions referred to under point 2, and also by documentary evidence that the activity will be carried out in accordance with the relevant national legislation (3) The foll ...[+++]owing could for example be required for assessing the preconditions referred to under point 2 in accordance with national legislation: - documents indicating the nature, scale and duration of the activity the person wishes to engage in; - documents indicating the number of staff likely to be required; - a description of the premises where the activity will be carried out, which should be appropriate for it; - evidence of the funds available for the intended purpose (4) The following could for example be required for assessing compliance with legislation in force, in accordance with national legislation: - proof that the self-employed person meets the conditions of the host Member State regarding professional qualifications and access to the occupation; - in the case of companies or firms, the instrument of incorporation, evidence of publication or registration thereof, and the names of the directors and managerial staff and of the associates authorized to act on their behalf; - proof such as police documentation or similar documents, showing the integrity of the person concerned.