Traduction de «faire de la politique militante » (Français → Anglais) :

The scope of the innovation phenomenon and the ubiquitous nature of innovation policy are not the only challenges faced by European innovation policy.

This analysis is complemented by examination of the current challenges that are, to different degrees, specific to the EU, recognising that structures, problems and opportunities relating to innovation are not necessarily the same in all the world's major economic areas. Factors considered include the persistently inadequate performance of the Union, the implications of enlargement, demographic trends, and the large size of the public sector in EU economies.

(8) Organisations representing those active in farming and in rural areas, particularly farmers' organisations, consumers' associations and environmental protection associations play a vital role in informing their members about the common agricultural policy and relaying to the Commission the opinions of the parties concerned in general and farmers in particular.

However, given the rapid pace of technological change and of the markets, a political initiative such as eEurope needs to be launched now to push certain policies ahead of the current schedule.

"In the aftermath of the Cologne Summit, I have been asked several times what the Commission is now doing, or proposing to do, about employment policy.

Under the Regulation, in order for a site to be registered in the scheme, the company in question must in particular: - adopt an environmental policy meeting certain requirements and also including commitments aimed at the continual improvement of environmental performance, in order to reduce environmental impact to levels not exceeding those corresponding to economically viable application of the best available technology; - conduct an environmental review of the site and introduce, in the light of the results of that review, an environmental programme for the site and an environmental management system applicable to all activities at the site; - carry out, or cause to be carried out, environmental audits at the sites concerned in accord ...[+++]ance with certain criteria and in compliance with certain requirements regarding accreditation of environmental verifiers; - set objectives at the highest appropriate management level, aimed at the continual improvement of environmental performance in the light of the findings of the audit, and appropriately revise the environmental programme to enable the set objectives to be achieved at the site; - prepare for the public an environmental statement specific to each site audited; - have the environmental policy, programme, management system, review or audit procedure and environmental statements examined to verify that they meet the relevant requirements of the Regulation and the environmental statements validated by the competent bodies; - forward the validated environmental statement to the competent body of the Member State where the site is located and disseminate it as appropriate to the public in that State after registration of the site in question.