Traduction de «durcissement structural » (Français → Anglais) :

- Europe’s economic underperformance coupled with new competitive pressures triggered by continued globalisation and the emergence of newly industrialised countries (such as China, India and Brazil), signalling increased economic competition and possible shifts in national production structures, which have implications for sustainable development at a global level.

16. Calls for particular attention to be paid to the requirements of public institutions which promote economic development and self-help schemes and insists that there must be no question of increasing the capital requirements in relation to lending by such institutions; believes, further, that favourable treatment should be accorded to equity holdings in joint institutions that are essential from the point of view of banking business, because it is only through such bodies that small and medium-sized banks can offer their customers a full range of banking services (head office, building society, insurance, computer centre, etc.);

The extremely varied funding framework in the EU, which is nonetheless indispensable for business, must be kept. An increase in capital demands for loans secured by the economy’s promotional bodies and self-help institutions that are not covered by risk considerations must be excluded.

Regarding resins for radiation curable coatings, where UCB is already the market leader in most European markets, the increment in market shares is marginal andthe market structure will not therefore be significantly changed.