Translation of "Principe de l'échange dette contre drogue " (French → English) :

counter-flow principle

debt-equity swap [ debt-for-equity swap | debt for equity swap | debt equity swap | debt/equity swap ]

debt for sustainable development swap

debt-equity swap | debt for equity swap | debt for equity conversion | conversion of debt into equity | debt-to-equity swap

debt for environment swap

debt for development swap

[2] The eleven general aims of the Strategy are to: (a) ensure that drugs remains a top priority for the EU; (b) ensure that actions are evaluated; (c) continue the balanced approach to drugs; (d) give greater priority to drug prevention, demand reduction and the reduction of the adverse consequences of drug use; (e) reinforce the fight against drug trafficking and to step up police co-operation between Member States; (f) encourage multi-agency co-operation and the involvement of civil society; (g) use to the full the possibilities offered by the Amsterdam Treaty, particularly Article 31 e) on minimum rules on drug trafficking; (h ...[+++]) ensure collection and dissemination of reliable and comparable data on drugs in the EU; (i) progressively integrate the applicant countries and to intensify international co-operation; (j) promote international co-operation, based on the UNGASS principles; and (k) emphasise that implementation of the strategy will require appropriate resources.

[1] The eleven general aims of the Strategy are to: (a) ensure that drugs remains a top priority for the EU; (b) ensure that actions are evaluated; (c) continue the balanced approach to drugs; (d) give greater priority to drug prevention, demand reduction and the reduction of the adverse consequences of drug use; (e) reinforce the fight against drug trafficking and to step up police cooperation between Member States; (f) encourage multi-agency cooperation and the involvement of civil society; (g) use to the full the possibilities offered by the Amsterdam Treaty, particularly Article 31 e) on minimum rules on drug trafficking; (h) ...[+++]ensure collection and dissemination of reliable and comparable data on drugs in the EU; (i) progressively integrate the applicant countries and to intensify international cooperation; (j) promote international cooperation, based on the UNGASS principles; and (k) emphasise that implementation of the strategy will require appropriate resources.

i) the Presidency of the Council to provide regular opportunities in principle twice a year for national drugs co-ordinators or those responsible for the coordination of drugs policies to meet in the framework of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs to exchange information on national developments and to review opportunities for increased cooperation. [2]

That was the debt-to-development swap the Prime Minister announced with Pakistan, for close to half a billion dollars—