Traduction de «collectivité à vocation unique » (Français → Anglais) :

17. Appreciates the Commission’s multilevel governance approach and its greater efforts to involve the general public in the consultation processes; stresses that this approach should be duly applied in all shared-competence Union policies, including cohesion policy; recalls that this is necessary in order to ensure genuine participation in decision making by regional and local political and economic actors; observes that, in these consultations, the new special role of local and regional authorities should be taken into account, as it is they that implement the EU rules; stresses the need for greater involvement of regional and local authorities in the construction of the single market, in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity ...[+++] and partnership, at all stages of the decision-making process; proposes, in order to emphasise this decentralised approach, the establishment of a ‘Territorial Pact of Local and Regional Authorities on Europe 2020 Strategy’ in every Member State to create stronger ownership in the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy; considers finally that local and regional authorities could be involved in developing and expanding the Internal Market Information System after thorough evaluation of the benefits and problems such an expansion of the system may cause;

These would then be examined as part of the next stage of strengthening the single market after 2012.

France’s request reflects the desire expressed by the elected representatives of the island of Saint-Barthélemy, which is a French overseas collectivity, governed by Article 74 of the French Constitution, with autonomy, to obtain a status with regard to the Union which would be better suited to its status under national law, particularly given its remoteness from the mainland, its small insular economy largely devoted to tourism and subject to difficulties in obtaining supplies which hamper the application of some Union standards.

It stresses the importance to avoid making wish-lists and one-shot institutions but when possible, to build upon existing initiatives.

G. whereas the purpose of PPP contracts is to enable public bodies to benefit from the design, construction and management skills of private enterprises and, if necessary, from their financial skills,

Can the Commission confirm that, in accordance with Parliament's request, Community cofinancing of expenditure on the renovation of social housing will be subject only to the provisions of Articles 51 and 52 of the new general regulation?