Traduction de «faibles taux d'activité » (Français → Anglais) :

12. Is concerned that under Title III (Operational expenditure), where the Institute had budgeted EUR 34 078 025 for KICs grants, the execution rate was relatively low at 82 %; takes note that the low execution rate is due to KICs not fully absorbing the available funding for 2012 activities; calls on the Institute to inform the discharge authority about actions it will take in order to increase absorption capability of the KICs by 1 September 2015;

4. Notes that budget implementation for title III (operational expenditure) was low at 49 % of committed appropriations; acknowledges, however, that this did not arise from delays in the implementation of the Agency’s annual work programme and that this low level reflects the multiannual nature of activities; notes that the Agency has adopted a budgetary planning module that is linked directly to its annual work programme and that payments were planned and executed according to operational needs and that the Court of Auditors considers such situations to be acceptable;

2. Is concerned that the implementation rate for the EUR 159 000 000 commitment appropriations available for research activities was 66 % and that it was implemented through a global commitment covering the fourth call for proposals; reiterates its concern about the low implementation rate of the budget and, moreover, about the underlying activities of the Joint Undertaking; duly notes that the high level of unused appropriations of the administrative budget (44 %) indicates that it was not based on realistic estimates; calls for a detailed progress report on those shortcomings which makes specific proposals for a gradual improvement ...[+++]in the implementation rate and for a more realistic estimate of the financial resources needed;

The task facing the ill-equipped local authorities in the new Member States is huge: the low levels of economic activity and to an extent low levels of employment; the modest resources available for allocation to health care in nominal terms despite the fact that the amounts are not proportionally smaller; the particular shortcomings of the education system and social exclusion of minorities.

While the current problems facing social protection systems in Acceding countries greatly differ among them, the following features seem to be more widely present [18]: (i) low participation rates: with some exceptions, Acceding countries show low participation rates partly reflecting high unemployment and high dependency ratios, which result from the extensive use of early retirement and invalidity pensions used during the economic restructuring processes underwent in the 1970-80's.

a low level of economic activity and a specific need for conversion due to local economic and social difficulties.