Translation of "système à augmentations d'échelon fixes " (French → English) :

3. Support under this measure shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex I. These maximum rates may be increased for young farmers for cooperation projects between small farmers to improve the sustainable productivity of their holdings and to encourage them to diversify into alternative sources of revenue including processing; for farmers or groups of farmers investing into agro-ecological production systems; for collective investments and integrated projects involving support under more than one measure; for investments in areas facing significant natural constraints as referred to in Article 33(3 ...[+++]) and for operations supported in the framework of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability in accordance with the support rates laid down in Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate may not exceed 90%.

17. Stresses the need to encourage all climate-friendly sources of energy production if Europe is to meet climate-change goals while ensuring security of energy supply; considers it essential that the EU and its Member States increase investment in clean technologies, in energy-related research and in energy and resource efficiency in order to underpin the EU’s credibility and its leading role at international level;

Taking as its reference point the Kok report, the Locatelli report sets out the requirements for the EU to be able to meet the 2010 targets: stimulation of private investment in research; an increase in human resources up to 8 researchers per 1000 active workers, or a total of 700 000 new researchers; support for high-quality basic research; closer links between the research and business worlds, notably with SMEs; improved channels of communication between research policies at European, national and regional level (the first-named including the EIB); and cutting red tape and simplifying procedures.

16. Stresses that scientific research, technological development and innovation are at the heart of the knowledge-based economy and are key factors for growth and sustainable development, the competitiveness of companies, employment, and attainment of the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy; considers that research efforts should be boosted and consolidated at EU level, developing centres of excellence, bringing added value to industry, SMEs and the citizens of Europe, and promoting cooperation between private and public actors, especially regarding research infrastructure and the encouragement of public-private partnerships; stresses that this Financial Perspective must make a substantial contribution towards reaching the target establishe ...[+++]d at the 2002 Barcelona European Council for an increase in RD expenditure to 3% of EU GNI by 2010, and that this must be factored into future Financial Perspectives; considers that provision should be made for appropriate resources for the implementation of the Space Programme within the envelope for research, and that legislative instruments and financial resources should benefit from a revision clause once the Constitution enters into force; insists that the European Research Area should effectively include all 25 Member States; regards it as vital both for European competitivity and for social cohesion that the digital gap between regions and social groups should be bridged and that no EU citizen must be excluded from the information society;

(12) The need has arisen to devise a system of ensuring the equivalence of average career profiles which, when viewed as a whole, will offset fairly and reasonably, first, the increase in the total number of grades and, second, the reduction in the number of steps in each grade.

Thus, for the first time at Community level, the priority actions are for developing sound policies and affordable strategies; measures to restructure private and public transport agencies; and optimising existing transport systems before upgrading and expansion.