Traduction de «intergovernmental co-operation » (Anglais → Français) :

In 2011 the European Parliament adopted a resolution arguing for a strengthening of the urban dimension of EU policies and the intergovernmental co-operation on urban development policies, calling for a joint working programme or European Urban Agenda.

(1)‘intergovernmental agreement’ means any legally binding agreement between one or more Member States and one or more third countries having an impact on the operation or the functioning of the internal energy market or on the security of energy supply in the Union; however, where such a legally binding agreement also covers other issues, only those provisions that relate to energy, including general provisions applicable to those energy-related provisions, are deemed to constitute an ‘intergovernmental agreement’;

‘intergovernmental agreement’ means any legally binding agreement between one or more Member States and one or more third countries having an impact on the operation or the functioning of the internal energy market or on the security of energy supply in the Union; however, where such a legally binding agreement also covers other issues, only those provisions that relate to energy, including general provisions applicable to those energy-related provisions, shall constitute an ‘intergovernmental agreement’;

Coreper took note of the conclusions of the meeting which state that: direct market interventions should be avoided; the positive experience of the international study groups should be reflected in the future co-operation; however, future forms of co-operation should be decided on a case by case basis; there should be a minimum share of production and consumption presented to guarantee the effectiveness of the intergovernmental co-operation; the private sector should be given a more important role within the framework of co-operation; the structures and decision making procedures (including excessive administrative practices and req ...[+++]uirements) should be streamlined.

In order to be able to play a more structuring role in support of the realisation of the European Research Area, they need to be more closely linked with national activities and European intergovernmental co-operation initiatives.

The intergovernmental co-operation that the government raves about seems to apply only to provincial issues.