Translation of "quelques-unes particulièrement surprenantes " (French → English) :

Europe for its part has followed an original path, which has so far shown a number of specific characteristics (cf. Figure 1):

There are still too many allegations that have been made that need to be investigated—and indeed we have heard some startling ones once again today—and far too many questions that remain unanswered to decide whether the disciplinary measures under consideration are appropriate and justified.

Cases of corruption are numerous in areas like tax administration, education, health and infrastructure investment; however risk analysis in these sectors has only recently started and only a few measures have been taken in areas that are the most corruption-prone and budget-sensitive.[63] The educational sector has piloted some useful prevention measures, including proposals of the National Integrity Centre, such as video surveillance at baccalaureate exams and is drafting a sector strategy in the context of an EU-funded anti-corruption project.

New Brunswick Education Minister Elvy Robichaud added that the commissioner's comments are particularly surprising because only last Friday she praised the province's French-language school system as an “unparalleled success” when she spoke at the annual general meeting of the Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick

The clinical development of advanced therapy medicinal products will have some special features owing to the complex and labile nature of the active substances.

This is a particularly surprising omission in view of the fact that the employer, the Treasury Board, must consult bargaining agents on deployments, the probation stage and various other elements under the employer's jurisdiction, as may be understood from the proposed section 27.

This is a particularly glaring omission, given that the employer, Treasury Board, is required to consult with the bargaining agents with respect to deployments, the period of probation, and a number of other issues under its purview.

Even before the floods reached their climax, President Prodi, together with Commissioners Barnier, Verheugen and Schreyer, accepted an invitation from the German Government to visit some of the most seriously affected sites.

As the following graph shows, the Commission has reduced the number of files still open to a few particularly contentious cases and matters still before the courts.

The minister's reply was especially surprising and disappointing.