Translation of "Société européenne de pneumologie " (French → English) :

H. whereas, according to the European Respiratory Society, for every Celsius degree increase in temperature over a given city-specific threshold, mortality amongst those with respiratory problems increases by 6%,

H. whereas, according to the European Respiratory Society, for every Celsius degree increase in temperature over a given city-specific threshold, mortality amongst those with respiratory problems increases by 6%,

19. Emphasises that the Statute for a European Cooperative Society should not be made more attractive by reducing standards; is of the opinion that the review of the Statute must facilitate a furthering of the recognition of this type of society in the EU; emphasises that the economic weight of cooperative societies, their crisis resilience and the values on which they are based clearly show them to be relevant in the EU of today and justify a revision of the Statute; stresses that future European SCE initiatives and measures must be centred on transparency, protection of stakeholders' rights and respect for national customs and tradi ...[+++]tions; points out that for certain national cooperatives the incentive to use the Statute is unfortunately limited, because of their existing holding structure; stresses that the option of merging national cooperatives from different Member States should be strengthened;

52. Welcomes the Commission's initiative in launching a feasibility study concerning the European Private Company (EPC) which has broad support among the players concerned; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to review in that feasibility study the minimum capital requirements for the establishment of a European company (SE) in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE) or to put forward proposals for a new form of European company adapted to small and medium-sized enterprises; considers that the minimum capital requirement of EUR 120 000 makes it difficult for sm ...[+++]all and medium-sized enterprises to use the corporate structure of the European company (SE);

The European Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached by the EU's Council of Ministers on December 20 on the Regulation to establish a European Company Statute (ECS) and on the related Directive concerning worker involvement in European Companies.

NOTES the information provided by the Commission on the findings of the Working Party of Experts on European Systems of Worker Involvement; 2. CONSIDERS that the approach proposed constitutes a constructive contribution for reviving discussion of worker involvement in the European Company; 3. CONSIDERS that the graduated approach is one possible way of facilitating a solution to the complex problem of identifying forms of constitution of the European Company; this is particularly the case, in view of the important role played by the social partners, with regard to the promotion of free negotiation between the parties, accompanied, i ...[+++]f it is to be effective, by a reference framework for worker involvement in the European Company if negotiation fails; 4. CONSIDERS that, in the light of the findings of the Working Party of Experts, a full debate needs to be held in Council on the problem in general and on the arrangements for worker involvement in the European Company, taking into account the diversity of national systems, the role of the social partners and the contributions made so far, in particular in response to the Commission communication of 14 November 1995 on worker information and consultation".