Traduction de «Commission des questions économiques et financières » (Français → Anglais) :

Emphasis will be placed on trade and investment by improving access to markets, on economic and financial issues, on the information society and the potential of information and communications technologies (ICT), on air and maritime transport, on science, technology and priority innovations and on satellite navigation (Galileo).

Economic and financial issues : In view of Brazil’s significant weight in the world economy and key international fora, such as the G20, the WTO and the G8 outreach group, the EU should also enhance dialogue with Brazil on financial and macro-economic issues.

Building on the decisions taken at the Bangkok and London Summits, the ASEM process has already achieved considerable success, with an active and constructive dialogue in the three pillars of political, economic and financial, and cultural and intellectual issues.

Whereas the Council in the field of Economic and Financial Affairs is assisted by the Economic Policy Committee set up by Council Decision 74/122/EEC (2), in order to contribute to the coordination of the short and mid-term economic policies;

Whereas, at its meeting on 9 and 10 December 1994 in Essen, the European Council identified priority areas for action to overcome structural employment problems; whereas it requested each Member State to incorporate these recommendations into a multiannual programme; whereas it invited the Council in the field of Labour and Social Affairs and Economic and Financial Affairs and the Commission to keep close track of employment trends, to monitor the relevant policies of the Member States and to report annually to the European Council on further progress on the employment market; whereas it asked at its meeting on 15 and 16 December 1995 ...[+++] in Madrid to establish as soon as possible the practical monitoring systems, including a system of common indicators;

If a vote is requested, decisions are to be adopted by a majority of the members but, in the case of questions on which the "Economic and Financial Affairs" Council (Ecofin Council) may subsequently take a decision, members from national central banks and the Commission will not participate in the vote.