Translation of "poids d'une pierre lancée " (French → English) :

Jacques Galloy, EVS’ Chief Finance Officer: “We have identified EIB’s GFI initiative as a cornerstone for our RD program funding next to other commercial banks.

Faced with the heavy stones of the obscurantists, it now falls to the democrats of the world to save Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani.

G. whereas attacks were launched in August 2007 against the homes of political figures who were not supporters, or who were former supporters, of the President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza,

The main thing is that at least now a start has been made on the introduction of this desperately needed toll charge on lorry traffic.

The ESC sees the eLearning initiative as the cornerstone of Europe's effort to bring its citizens into the digital age, and more specifically to promote Internet use, the networking of educational establishments and the development of virtual mobility.

In 1995, the policy of the Commission has been organised along six lines of action, designed to give a fresh impetus to the Single Market: (a) completing and streamlining the legislative framework of the Single Market (for example, the Commission has presented its proposals for the elimination of border checks on people in a framework of security); (b) making the Single Market work (notably by ensuring adequate penalties are applied for violations of Community law and improving the transparency and efficiency of infringement procedures); (c) confirming the Single Market as the cornerstone of Economic and Monetary Union (the Commission ...[+++]has confirmed that the response to the difficulties caused for the European economy by monetary fluctuations should be increased convergence with a view to introducing the single currency and not compensatory measures which would fragment the Single Market); (d) securing a Single Market for the citizen (The "Citizens First" initiative has been agreed to raise awareness about the rights and opportunities people enjoy in the Single Market); (e) adapting the Single Market to technological and other change (broad consultations have been launched to ensure an appropriate legislative framework for the Information Society); and (f) preparing the Single Market for enlargement (the White Paper on preparation of the CEECs for integration into the Single Market constitutes a valuable basis for the "structured dialogue" with these countries).