Traduction de «mesure avec faibles regrets » (Français → Anglais) :

Notes that up to now the 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive and the 2010 Buildings Directive remain to be fully implemented by the Member States; notes that the deadline for transposition of the EED was only on 5 June 2014; considers that cutting costs and reducing energy consumption are in citizens’ and businesses’ own interest; highlights the importance of a strong regulatory framework consisting of targets and measures to incentivise and enable investment in energy efficiency and low energy consumption and costs, while supporting competitiveness and sustainability; adds that some Member States are not making appropriate use of the E ...[+++]U support available to promote the energy efficiency of residential buildings; notes the significant potential for creating quality employment offered by the full implementation of the energy efficiency measures, taking into account that some 900 000 jobs are linked to the supply of energy-efficient goods and services (according to 2010 data).

38. Notes with regret that there has not yet been a measurable improvement in biodiversity status in agriculture, but recognises that it is still too early to gauge the real effectiveness of the reformed CAP; welcomes the Commission’s plans to evaluate progress in implementing the CAP, and urges the Commission and the Member States to monitor, assess and, if necessary, improve the effectiveness of greening measures –including the assessment of Member State flexibility – and relevant rural development measures in the context of the CA ...[+++]P; calls on the Commission to take account of its findings in the mid‑term review of the CAP;

4. Stresses the need, while taking action against fraud and irregularity and ensuring the adequacy of financial control systems, to simplify the procedures for the implementation of Structural Funds, especially the management and control systems; notes that the complexity of the system is to a certain extent responsible for the poor absorption by the Member States of the available resources; welcomes the Commission's recent proposals for the review of EU cohesion policy in the context of the financial crisis, which includes concrete proposals for simplifying relevant procedures and eagerly awaits the last package of Commission's proposals on simplification measures, foreseen ...[+++] for the beginning of 2009; considers that these measures should be implemented immediately, and that they should ensure a clear division of responsibilities and competences between the EU, the Member States and the regional and local authorities;

I note, with regret, that Member States have decided that the follow-up work should take the form of Council decisions and, even more regrettably, Member States do not trust each other enough to accept that these implementing measures will be adopted not by qualified majority but by unanimity.

I note, with regret, that Member States have decided that the follow-up work should take the form of Council decisions and, even more regrettably, Member States do not trust each other enough to accept that these implementing measures will be adopted not by qualified majority but by unanimity.

So, in small measures and not in large – because the United States must take the lead in these matters – the European Union can play a role, but it should not exaggerate its importance.