Translation of "accélérer les réformes " (French → English) :

State of the Union 2016: Questions and Answers on the Communication on Capital Markets Union - Accelerating Reform // Strasbourg, 14 September 2016

9. Highlights the fact that the three main pillars for EU economic recovery and growth – boosting investment, accelerating structural reforms and implementing growth-friendly fiscal consolidation –, which the European Commission defined in the Annual Growth Survey 2015, should be strengthened; calls on the Commission to encourage and speed up the use of the ESI Funds for structural reforms and investments;

12. Welcomes the adoption of the Strategy and the Action Plan on the reform of the judiciary 2013-2018, built around the key principles of independence, impartiality, competence, quality of the judiciary and freedom from political interference; urges the authorities to intensify this reform in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, especially with regard to the role of the parliament in judicial appointments and the independence of the prosecution, and with a view to the screening process of Chapter 23, which commenced on 25 September 2013; stresses the importance of strengthening the independence of High Judicial and ...[+++]State Prosecutorial Councils and reducing the backlog of cases, as a necessary condition for the successful sequencing of the entire reform process; calls on the authorities to provide all the necessary resources for the Judicial Academy, which should be instrumental in guaranteeing merit-based recruitments; emphasises the need for continuous training of judges and prosecutors to deal with complex financial cases and economic crimes; urges the authorities responsible to ensure a transparent and merit-based process of appointment of judges and prosecutors as well as a solid track-record of disciplinary proceedings against the judicial personnel; insists further on the need to ensure timely justice together with the unification of jurisprudence, the publication of, and easy access to, all judicial decisions immediately after adoption and the random allocation of cases in all courts; is concerned about the legal uncertainty arising from the number of judges carrying out their duties in acting capacity; reiterates the fact that a strong and independent judiciary is key to Serbia’s capacity to meet EU membership criteria;

E. whereas after a wave of reforms introduced between 2002 and 2004, the pace of reforms in Turkey has slowed down; whereas on 17 April 2007 the Turkish Government adopted its 'Programme for Alignment with the EU Acquis 2007-2013', and whereas on 31 August 2007 the new Turkish Government presented its programme, which includes strengthening the economy, drafting a new constitution and accelerating the reforms needed to bring Turkey closer to the EU,

E. whereas, after a wave of reforms introduced between 2002 and 2004, the pace of reforms in Turkey has slowed down; whereas on 17 April 2007 the Turkish Government adopted its 'Programme for Alignment with the EU Acquis 2007-2013', and whereas on 31 August 2007 the new Turkish Government presented its programme, which includes strengthening the economy, drafting a new constitution and accelerating the reforms needed to bring Turkey closer to the EU,

7. Believes that to increase employment rates and productivity, it is necessary to accelerate structural reforms in order to eliminate the rigidities which have been obstructing economic development, and in this context it would be necessary to previously identify these rigidities (as was done in the 1984 White Paper on the Internal Market); in addition, believes that strong political willpower is needed to implement these reforms as they invariably first require sacrifices and only later do they produce benefits; therefore, stresses that social dialogue is one of the keys to the success of the reforms, which must encourage the economi ...[+++]c players and the social partners to accept their responsibility to prevent the exacerbation of inequalities, promote positive mobility and combat exclusion;