Translation of "Étude des ressources des boisés privés " (French → English) :

P. whereas a study by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) suggests that once the volume of private sector loans exceeds a country’s GDP as a measure of the size of the financial sector, and relative employment in that sector rises rapidly, an excessively large financial sector can have a negative effect on the increase in productivity, as human and financial resources are drained from other areas of economic activity;

New members may join a network, provided that this does not involve an increase in Community part-financing, which may not exceed 50 % of the total budget of the programme.The specific network programmes must contain the following information: a description of the actions planned (conferences, seminars, study trips, websites, newsletters), preferably based on only one of the three strategic themes.a detailed work plan and timetable for implementation; links with mainstream Structural Fund programmes; the bodies responsible for implementationand management (the lead region, managing body and paying body); practical arrangements for exc ...[+++]hange of information and cooperation between the partners.financing plan showing the different public and private contributions.

Strengthening the capacity of public and private service providers to interact with third-country nationals via intercultural interpretation and translation, mentoring, intermediary services by immigrant communities, ‘one-stop-shop’ information points Developing comprehensive information tools, e.g. manuals, websites, registers of staff’s diversity skills Building sustainable organisational structures for integration and diversity management and developing modes of co-operation between governmental stakeholders enabling officials to exchange information ...[+++] and pool resources Introducing schemes to gather and analyse information about the needs of different categories of third-country nationals at local and regional level through platforms for consultation, exchange of information between stakeholders and surveys of immigrant communities Engaging companies in debates on integration and linking governmental programmes with companies’ corporate social responsibility programmes Integrating intercultural competence into recruitment and training policies | Monitoring the application of the Directive on third-country nationals who are long-term residents and on equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin Furthering co-operation in implementing Community law in the field of immigration and good practices in the area of integration Supporting studies and exchange of best practices Promoting the development of transferable intercultural training activities for public officials |

1. Technical cooperation shall assist the ACP States in the development of national and regional manpower resources, the sustained development of the institutions critical for development success, including inter alia strengthening ACP consulting firms and organisations, as well as exchange arrangements involving consultants from both ACP and EU firms.

10. Points out that, to finance the TEN-T, a package of integrated measures (partnerships between the public and private sectors, long-term funding arrangements, venture capital sources, etc.) needs to be deployed in order to press ahead with implementation of the network; calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank, therefore, to act together with National Governments in implementing the TENs packages through the use of loan guarantees and other financial investments; in this regard, views the use of 47% of TENs resources on Feasibility Stud ...[+++]ies and related matters as unacceptably high and calls in future years for this proportion to be progressively reduced to a ceiling of 30% of available funds (to be achieved within 3 years), the resources thus freed to be made available in the form of matching grants and loans to enable key priority elements of the programme to progress more speedily;

SNB's mission statement is that we are an organization that strives to provide the best possible services for private woodlot owners in order to help them realize the maximum sustainable value from their woodlot resources.