Traduction de «standing cut-out » (Anglais → Français) :

20. Welcomes the readiness of the 28 EU heads of state or government to sign the political chapters of the Association Agreement (AA) as soon as possible and before the presidential elections on 25 May 2014, and to adopt unilateral measures, such as tariff cuts for Ukrainian exports to the EU, which allow Ukraine to benefit from the provisions of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), as proposed by the Commission on 11 March 2014; points out that the EU stands ready to sign the full AA/DCFTA as soon as possible, and as soon as the Ukrainian Government is ready to take this step; insists on clear signals demonstrating ...[+++] to Russia that nothing in this agreement endangers or harms future cooperative bilateral political and economic relations between Ukraine and Russia; points out, furthermore, that, pursuant to Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union, Ukraine – like any other European state – has a European perspective and may apply to become a member of the Union, provided that it adheres to the principles of democracy, respects fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law;

1. Regrets that the percentage of early school leavers in the EU currently stands at 14.4 % and that 17.4 % of these have only completed primary school; notes that reducing early school leaving has been a target for the EU and Member States for many years but not sufficient progress has been made, with rates for early school leaving above 30 % in some Member States; notes the tremendous divergence in the percentage of early school leavers in the various Member States and the difficulty of drawing comparisons in terms of relevant contextual factors – such as migratory movements and levels of education in the family – between different regions and Member States; points out that these children are most often from low-education backgrounds o ...[+++]r socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds and are more often boys than girls; calls therefore for a stronger commitment from Member States and for closer monitoring on the part of the Commission in order to make sure that Member States are creating and implementing strategies to reduce early school leaving; warns that the possible public spending cuts in the education sector on account of the economic crisis and the budgetary austerity policies being implemented in Member States will have adverse effects in that they will further increase the numbers of early school leavers in the EU;

How, then, can Commissioner Mandelson and Commissioner Kyprianou stand over the importation of approximately 300 000 tons of Brazilian beef each year when there are foot and mouth disease outbreaks on a continuing basis, when controls on cattle movement are at best lax and in many cases non-existent, where there is widespread illegal removal and cutting out of tags, and the use of hormone growth promoters?

The EU has its work cut out: only 47 States have issued a standing invitation to the CHR’s thematic procedures – 28 of which are EU Member States, accession states or candidate countries.

This government will have to act responsibly, not by hitting at those who have trouble making ends meet, but by doing what we strongly suggested it should do, which is to carry out a thorough reform of the tax system and cut spending of the kind we pointed out earlier and have been pointing out to the Finance Minister from the outset, and especially since he appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance. But we want this government to stop coming down on people who do not deserve that kind of treatment (1215) In conclusion, I want to say that we will not be a party to the trivializing of democratic debate that was reflected in the mo ...[+++]tion presented this morning.

Mrs. Francine Lalonde (Mercier, BQ): Mr. Speaker, I am going to use my time to point out that the Standing Committee on Industry will have its work cut out for it.