Traduction de «Principe d'unité de la représentation extérieure » (Français → Anglais) :

That obligation to cooperate, as clarified in well established case law, flows from the principle of unity in the international representation of the Union and its Member States.

For the purpose of applying point (b) of the first subparagraph, the Union and the Member States shall cooperate in accordance with the principle of unity in the international representation of the Union and its Member States.

2. The High Representative shall ensure overall political coordination of the Union’s external action, ensuring the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the Union’s external action, in particular through the following external assistance instruments:

11. In accordance with the principle of loyal cooperation reflected in Article 10 of the EC Treaty and with the principle of the unity in the external representation of the Community, it is essential that Member States prepare the next meetings of the IWC by reaching a common position in the Council.

Whereas, in order to ensure uniform external representation of the European Communities, both in the conclusion procedure and in implementing the commitments entered into by the European Communities and the Member States, appropriate coordination procedures should be established; whereas, to this end, provision should be made for this Decision to be deposited with the Government of the Portuguese Republic at the same time as the instruments of ratification of the Member States; whereas, for the same reason, the position to be adopted by the European Communities and the Member States must be coordinated with regard to the decisions to b ...[+++]e taken by the Energy Charter Conference set up by the Energy Charter Treaty in the fields for which they share responsibility;

A 'Summer School' which brought together representatives of all the intermediary bodies, the external evaluators and the European Commission was held in Belgium on 8-11 July. It focused on specific practical issues such as the selection and monitoring of micro-projects and the management of partnerships, building on discussions started on the CIRCA electronic discussion forum.