Traduction de «Assurance préalable au versement du prêt » (Français → Anglais) :

R. whereas the EU has suspended the disbursement of the outstanding amount of EUR 1.7 million in election support to Burundi, given that the preconditions needed to ensure the credibility and smooth running of the electoral process in a way that is peaceful, inclusive and transparent, and does not infringe political freedoms, including freedom of expression, are currently not in place;

R. whereas the EU has suspended the disbursement of the outstanding amount of EUR 1,7 million in election support to Burundi, given that the preconditions needed to ensure the credibility and smooth running of the electoral process in a way that is peaceful, inclusive and transparent, and does not infringe political freedoms, including freedom of expression, are currently not in place;

capitalised interest rate subsidies or guarantee fee subsidies, due to be paid for a period not exceeding 10 years after the eligibility period laid down in Article 55(2), used in combination with financial instruments, paid into an escrow account specifically set up for that purpose, for effective disbursement after the eligibility period laid down in Article 55(2), but in respect of loans or other risk-bearing instruments disbursed for investments in final recipients within the eligibility period laid down in Article 55(2);

38. Observes that there is a trend towards more defined-contribution schemes and fewer defined-benefit schemes; notes that, as a result, pension providers transfer the risk associated with investment to pension savers; considers that, because of the diversity and complexity of the various capital-based occupational pension systems, conditions need to be laid down concerning the portability of acquired pension entitlements in the sense that portability begins when new contracts are concluded, an application for transfer being approved only if the actuarial sum transferred is to be placed in a fund whose purpose is payment of old-age pen ...[+++]sions; asks for an in-depth study on tax issues related to the capital-based occupational pension systems and life insurance capital systems; considers that, with regard to cross-border issues, the clear focus of EU activity should be on developing minimum standards for the acquisition and preservation of pension rights and on facilitating the establishment of national tracing systems for those rights;

During the period under consideration the European Court of Human Rights found only one human rights violation in the sphere of social rights: in the case Gaygusuz against Austria, it found that Austria had violated the principle of non-discrimination by making the provision of emergency social aid dependent on the possession of Austrian citizenship. Under Austrian law a person may only receive such aid if he has paid contributions to the unemployment insurance fund.

ECIP offers four kinds of financing facility covering: - grants for the identification of projects and partners; - interest-free advances for feasibility studies and other action by operators intending to set up joint ventures or to invest, up to a certain percentage of the cost; - capital requirements of a joint venture or a local company, through participation in the provision of equity or by equity loans; - interest-free advances and grants for training and technical assistance.