Traduction de «Working Group on Broadcasting in a Global Environment » (Anglais → Français) :

D. whereas the Commission is promoting an integrated strategy to ensure that companies in the EU continue to be competitive within a growing global environment, and whereas that strategy is laid out in its Communication entitled "Global Europe: Competing in the World – A Contribution to the EU's Growth and Jobs Strategy" (COM(2006)0567 ), in its working document entitled "Global Europe: A stronger Partnership to deliver market acc ...[+++]ess for European Exporters – Impact Assessment" (SEC(2007)0452 ) and in its Communication entitled "Global Europe: Europe's trade defence instruments in a changing global economy – A Green Paper for public consultation" (COM(2006)0763 ),

The report highlights in great detail a host of challenges facing the broadcasting industry as it seeks to reflect our cultural identity and heritage while remaining viable and competitive in a global environment.

27. AGREES to work to ensure the strengthening of the institutional framework for sustainable development as outlined in the Plan of Implementation, including strengthening of the collaboration within and between the United Nations System, international financial institutions, the Global Environment Facility and WTO, utilising the United Nations Chief Executive Board for Coordination (CEB), the United Nations Development Group, the Environment Ma ...[+++]nagement Group and other inter-agency coordinating bodies;

15. Is concerned that freedom of the press as a fundamental aspect of democracy has not yet been fully established in Ukraine and that the media must continue to work in an insecure environment; calls on the Ukrainian Government and its authorities to ensure that journalists can carry out their work unhindered, that broadcasting licences are issued in a way that does not restrict pluralism and that, in general, they create irreversible democratic structures in the media;

Thus Member States should endeavour to ensure sustainable forestry management on a national basis; 12. INTEND to give priority to a fast implementation and follow-up of the resolutions adopted at the Ministerial Conference on Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, June 1993); 13. WELCOME the draft Council Regulation on operations to promote tropical forests, which will enable the Community to play a more active role within the field of tropical forestry on a sustainable basis and in particular promote Community policies within this field; 14. REAFFIRM the undertaking of the Community and its Member States to participate actively in the work of the Intergovernm ...[+++]ental Negotiating Committee for an International Convention on Desertification which is due to be opened for signature in Paris in June 1994; 15. UNDERLINE the fact that the effective use of financial resources and their delivery are decisive for meeting the environmental goals set at the UNCED Conference and WELCOME that the Development Council on 25 May confirmed that following the global financial commitment of ECU 3 billion made in Rio, the Community and its Member States would provide an initial tranche of ECU 600 million in 1993 for specific projects and programmes in key Agenda 21 sectors; 16. ACKNOWLEDGE in this respect the important role of the international and regional financial institutions in enabling the developing countries to carry out the decisions of UNCED, and CALL UPON the international financial institutions to give urgent priority to the follow-up to UNCED; 17. They further ACCENTUATE the special importance of the Global Environment Facility and STRONGLY SUPPORT the current process of replenishment and the restructuring of the Facility before 31 December 1993 into an effective and transparent body with a balanced and equitable representation of all countries, in order to make it available as the permanent financial mechanism for the Climate Change and Biodiversity Conventions, an ...

This working group agreed to organise six workshops to allow the ST community of both regions to define the thematic priorities for co-operation in the following ST areas: i) Healthy Societies and Quality of Life ii) Competitive Growth in the Global Environment iii) Sustainable Development and Urbanisation iv) Cultural Heritage v) Information Society vi) Cross-cutting Issues.