Translation of "Programme 55 ans au volant - Maîtrisez la situation " (French → English) :

The reasons behind this situation is that only a limited number of project proposals complied with the criteria and conditions established by the programme (265 proposals submitted and 55 contracts signed), leading to a lower uptake of the programme than desired.

5. Notes that, according to the Court of Auditors, the amount carried over represented more than 55% of appropriations (EUR 4 900 000) for the financial year 2008; acknowledges, however, the Foundation's reply to the effect that shortcomings exist, but that the level of appropriations carried over is lower than that indicated by the Court of Auditors (10%) by virtue of the fact that its annual programming in any case made provision for 45% of the appropriations under Title 3 to be carried over, in view of the duration of the study contracts and the Foundation's payment schedule; stresses, nevertheless, that this state of affairs indica ...[+++]tes shortcomings in the planning and programming of the Foundation's operational activities and is at odds with the principle of annuality; calls on the Foundation, therefore, to take action to prevent this situation recurring in future and then to inform the discharge authority of what it has done;

5. Notes that, according to the Court of Auditors, the amount carried over represented more than 55% of appropriations (EUR 4 900 000) for the financial year 2008; acknowledges, however, the Foundation's reply to the effect that shortcomings exist, but that the level of appropriations carried over is lower than indicated by the Court of Auditors (10%) by virtue of the fact that its annual programming in any case made provision for 45% of the appropriations under Title 3 to be carried over, in view of the duration of the study contracts and the Foundation's payment schedule; stresses, nevertheless, that this state of affairs indicates s ...[+++]hortcomings in the planning and programming of the Foundation's operational activities and is at odds with the principle of annuality; calls on the Foundation, therefore, to take action to prevent this situation recurring in future and then inform the discharge authority of what it has done;

55. Observes that whereas the improvement of the social and economic situation of the Roma was a significant consideration in the enlargement process, progress has generally been limited; calls on the Member States and the Commission to review previous and existing programmes and initiatives and evaluate their results; considers that the European Union has a duty to coordinate instruments of social inclusion better and more closely and that such coordination should help combat poverty, promote Roma access to better, longer-lasting a ...[+++]nd more stable employment, pave the way for efforts to render social inclusion and protection systems more effective, and be a means of analysing political experience and mutual learning and create a system for coherent analysis of best practices;

55. Observes that, whereas the improvement of the social and economic situation of the Roma was a significant consideration in the enlargement process, progress has generally been limited; calls on the Member States and the Commission to review previous and existing programmes and initiatives and evaluate their results; considers that the European Union has a duty to coordinate instruments of social inclusion better and more closely and that this should help to combat poverty, promote Roma access to better, longer-lasting and more s ...[+++]table employment, pave the way for efforts to render social inclusion and protection systems more effective, and be a means of analysing political experience and mutual learning and create a system for coherent analysis of best practices;

These are a few examples where an aid program, adapted to the situation of workers aged 55 and over, would have been useful.