Traduction de «éventuellement l’intention » (Français → Anglais) :

In order to demonstrate that a citizens’ initiative supported by at least one million Union citizens and its possible follow-up are carefully examined, the Commission should explain in a clear, comprehensible and detailed manner the reasons for its intended action, and should likewise give its reasons if it does not intend to take any action.

In order to demonstrate that a citizens’ initiative supported by at least one million Union citizens and its possible follow-up are carefully examined, the Commission should explain in a clear, comprehensible and detailed manner the reasons for its intended action, and should likewise give its reasons if it does not intend to take any action.

I would like to change that, if I could, so that the second paragraph of the motion would read that in response to the request by the artist and cultural communities across Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the renewal of Tomorrow Starts Today, the Minister of Canadian Heritage report in the House before the Christmas adjournment the intent of this government to renew or not renew this program and whether it will be renewed as an A-base program or not.

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND SPACE - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS The Council: - considered that the communication of the Commission offered a pertinent overview of the situation of space activities in Europe and that its broad objectives constituted a useful basis for the possible definition of future Community activities in this field; - considered, that the Commission should continue to develop its role as a user of space technology, in particular in the field of earth observation, with a view to contributing to the optimization of the use of satellite data as well as to the implementation of Community policies; - agreed that the question of Community support for space- related RTD activities, including, if appropriate, development of instruments ...[+++], should be considered when deciding on the Community RTD Fourth Framework Programme and its specific programmes, according to the normal rules and procedures; noted, however, that the Commission does not intend to propose a specific Community space research programme within the fourth Framework Programme; - invited the Commission to continue its efforts, within its sphere of competence and in the appropriate fora, in order to establish favourable conditions for the development of space application markets and for competitive European space industries. - agreed that synergy and complementarity between the Community RTD programmes and the activities of ESA and, while respecting the provisions of the Treaty, activities of the Member States and other international organisations should be further developed, whilst avoiding any duplication of efforts and whilst fully respecting the operating rules and procedures of both the Community and ESA; - noted the Commission's intention to establish an ad hoc group on Space with representatives of all the Member States.

The compromise involved the following: - the percentage of optional set-aside to be deducted for the purpose of calculating the possible application of special set-aside is fixed at 85%; - the Commission will authorize the Member States to use the provision concerning special set-aside as from 1996 provided that the Member State concerned provides it with detailed information on the areas voluntarily set aside for the 1995 harvest; - the Commission will be authorized to grant derogations in connection with the special set-aside where the base areas are exceeded because of exceptional weather which has caused average yields to fall to a level far below normal; - in view of the exceptional market situation, the special set-aside of less th ...[+++]an 1% will not be applied in 1996; - as regards the possibility open to the Member States of applying single national base areas with, however, the option of concentrating any penalties for exceeding those areas wholly or partially on the regions/base areas responsible for exceeding them, the Council took note of the Commission's intention of making an appropriate proposal within two months and it undertook to decide within a month of receiving the European Parliament's Opinion; - the Council also noted the Commission's intention of submitting to it, at the earliest opportunity, a proposal concerning durum wheat-production rights.

We recommend, more specifically, that Treasury Board and the departments consult bargaining agents at the national and departmental levels with respect to changes to staffing levels, workforce adjustment measures and the effects that these may have on members of the designated groups; that Treasury Board, as the employer for the federal public service, issue a directive to all departments to take employment equity into consideration when carrying out any changes to staffing levels and workforce adjustment measures; that specific measures of accountability be put in place to ensure that Treasury Board and the departments are accountable ...[+++] for any disproportionate negative impacts that public service cuts have on members of the four designated equity groups; that the government reinstate the long-form census or, at the very least, include on the short form the questions that provide data for employment equity; that the government reinstate the funding for the PALS; and that HRSDC continue to administer it.