Traduction de «atténuation de réflexion » (Français → Anglais) :

3. Considers that economic and technological advances in some Latin American countries make it necessary to rethink the EU's bilateral development cooperation objectives; calls for cooperation to be redirected where it is needed the most to address poverty reduction; stresses that we face common challenges that we must tackle by strengthening multilateralism; underlines that the links between growth, trade, development and poverty reduction are neither simple nor automatic; in light of this, encourages the Commission in the context of the debate on the EU's future development cooperation policy to undertake a broad and deep reflection on the current deve ...[+++]lopment model, and to draw lessons from the past decades, with the aim of alleviating poverty and inequality effectively without reducing and limiting policy space;

We have made a stab at trying to enhance and improve the text but I am concerned, as was Mr Harbour, that we may actually have complicated matters, so whilst I feel that we have added a menu of additional concepts, a mélange, a pot-pourri of new tools to deploy under the title of SMP, I wonder whether we should perhaps be a little more bold in the second reading and perhaps think of drawing back where we consider, on reflection, those new concepts might actually be adding to confusion rather than diminishing confusion.

9. The Council also invites the Commission: (a) to continue, together with the other providers of funds, its discussions on improving the effectiveness and conditionality of reform programmes put into effect under the auspices of the Bretton Woods institutions, so that it will be possible, whilst complying with the requirements of financial stabilization and the principle of payment in instalments: - to emphasize measurable medium- and long-term objectives, and the economic and institutional results obtained by implementing the approved programmes; - to give better support to countries showing genuine commitment to reform; - to ensure increased participation by nation ...[+++]al partners in beneficiary countries in the definition and content of the programmes, including, if necessary, by supporting the strengthening of national capabilities; - to concentrate efforts on a significant set of basic reforms; (b) with regard to the ACP States, to give technical assistance to the countries concerned which have integration projects so that they can move towards greater exchange rate stability and more convertibility, and to foster coordination in the area of macro-economic reforms implemented by eligible countries; (c) with regard to the South and East Mediterranean countries, to situate adjustment support programmes in the context of the creation of a free trade area with the European Union (d) with regard to the countries of Latin America and Asia, the Community could continue to undertake development activities aimed at mitigating the social costs of structural adjustment, whilst complying with the regulations applicable.

As well, and consistent with our earlier thoughts, the Committee believes that an important tool for mitigating the effects of demographic change is a highly skilled and highly productive workforce.

One of the findings that came out of that exercise was that we need a coordinated mitigation effort in this country.