Traduction de «bilan d'ouverture » (Français → Anglais) :

2. Reiterates the importance of an independent judiciary, of the protection and promotion of fundamental rights and of an effective fight against corruption in strengthening the rule of law and democracy; welcomes the EU’s new negotiating approach, which firmly anchors these core areas at the heart of the accession process and includes an early opening of Chapters 23 and 24 on the basis of clear and detailed action plans, stimulating the establishment of the necessary legislation, institutions and solid track records of implementation; stresses the need for setting transparent and fair benchmarks for the entire process that can transla ...[+++]te the criteria into concrete steps towards accession;

We need an opening balance sheet for the European Commission, we need to review the finances of the Member States on the basis of common criteria set by the Commission and we need a steering committee between the Commission, Eurostat, the ECB, the EIB and the Member States for national action plans.

We know what the reasons are for this mixed statement: we have staked too much on opening up, the contributions of which cannot be denied, without worrying enough about the technical barriers, in particular the lack of interoperability, knowing that this ought to have accompanied the opening up gradually, instead of lagging further and further behind.

First of all, it must be absolutely clear what the Commission intends to do about the problems surrounding the opening balance sheet.

If document duties and registration fees were accrued in the opening balance sheet, there would have been an alternative opening balance.

Energy: The opening-up of the gas and electricity sectors to competition is still too recent to be able to assess it fully.