Traduction de «Traditions à l'égard des cérémonies d'ouverture » (Français → Anglais) :

4. Calls on world leaders to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing unless the Chinese authorities exercise restraint in dealing with the Tibetan independence movement and open talks with the Dalai Lama; underlines that the presence of Heads of State at the Games would be reported by the Chinese Government as a sign of approval of the violation of human rights and crimes against the Tibetan people;

Based on common values and traditions, such a common European judicial culture should inter alia promote the capacity of judges, prosecutors and judicial staff to demonstrate openness towards the legal culture and traditions of other Member States and to address relevant issues of deontology.

Training in official languages of the European Union, other than the mother tongue of the person concerned, is very important for judges, prosecutors and judicial staff, inter alia in order to enable and facilitate direct contacts between judicial authorities of different Member States, and in order to create an interest in and openness towards the legal culture and traditions of other Member States.

António Vitorino, Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs, said : "With this Communication, the Commission is continuing to develop the balanced policy it has advocated from the very beginning regarding migration, based on full respect for humanitarian principles and the consolidation of a tradition of generosity and openness to lawful immigration, which it considers a source of enrichment, while taking account of the economic and social equilibrium in the host country and the country of origin, and on controlling illegal immigration, which is a source of human tragedy and an easy prey for international crime".

Sweden has identified transparency as a key issue and has a culture of transparency from which we can all learn. In the negotiations concerning transparency, however, Sweden has now accepted a new internal set of regulations producing more secrecy instead of more transparency.

Old conflicts and old wounds were forgotten as we watched the opening celebrations; as we saw the mixture of high technology and ancient traditions; as we saw jets soaring overhead and watched 500-pound Sumo wrestlers stamping out evil spirits; as we heard the temple bell ring out the first official sound of the opening ceremony from the wonderful Zenkoji Temple, a sacred place that dates back over 1,300 years.