Translation of "engager à conseiller avec objectivité " (French → English) :

In addition, as compared to the new DB the following budgetary neutral transfer of posts and commitment appropriations from the Council to the Pay Master's Office is agreed, to take account of the transfer as of 1 January 2015 of the determination and management of pension rights of active and retired Council staff members to the PMO: an increase of 6 AST 7 establishment plan posts as well as an increase of EUR 504 000 in commitment appropriations in the Commission (section III) is completely offset by a reduction of 6 AST 7 establishment plan posts as well as a reduction of EUR 504 000 in commitment appropriations in the Council (sectio ...[+++]n II).

7. Deplores that the Council, in its reading, reduced commitment appropriations by EUR 522 million and payment appropriations by EUR 2,1 billion, thus setting the Union budget for 2015 at EUR 145 077,4 million in commitments and EUR 139 996,9 million in payments; points out that the EUR 2,1 billion cut in payments would represent a reduction of -0,18 % as compared to the 2014 budget (including AB 1/2014 and DAB 2-4/2014); is especially concerned about the severe cuts in the payment appropriations of the funds for competitiveness for growth and jobs under Heading 1a, that represent an egregious breach of the Council´s commitment to over ...[+++]come the crisis and to reinvigorate economic growth;

25. Emphasises the urgent need to address the issue of the growing level of outstanding commitments (RAL) at the end of 2010 (EUR 194 billion, see table in annex); regrets the attitude adopted by the Council in deciding on the level of payments a priori , without taking into account an accurate assessment of the actual needs; highlights the fact that the level of RAL is particularly high under Heading 1b; does not consider the Council's option of reducing EU budget commitments in order to decrease the level of RAL to be a sustainable solution, since this would be detrimental to the achievement of previously agreed EU ...[+++]objectives and priorities; underlines, in this connection, the Council's commitment to a joint declaration with Parliament on the possibility of resolving needs in payments which arise in the course of 2011 by means of an amending budget;

25. Emphasises the urgent need to address the issue of the growing level of outstanding commitments (RAL) at the end of 2010 (EUR 194 billion, see table in annex); regrets the attitude adopted by the Council in deciding on the level of payments a priori , without taking into account an accurate assessment of the actual needs; highlights the fact that the level of RAL is particularly high under Heading 1b; does not consider the Council's option of reducing EU budget commitments in order to decrease the level of RAL to be a sustainable solution, since this would be detrimental to the achievement of previously agreed EU ...[+++]objectives and priorities; underlines, in this connection, the Council's commitment to a joint declaration with Parliament on the possibility of resolving needs in payments which arise in the course of 2011 by means of an amending budget;

It should be remembered here that the Laeken European Council reasserted the Council's commitment to the Tampere guidelines and noted that, despite the progress that had been made, "there is a need for new impetus and guidelines to make up for delays in some areas".

The Commission's aim in this communication is to start preparing the ground now for the tasks that it will be responsible for from 2002 and to get discussion under way on the various aspects of developing SIS II, while at the same time endeavouring to ensure consistency and continuity in line with the preliminary work begun in the Council.