Traduction de «représentation publique » (Français → Anglais) :

Without prejudice to Article 4(6), Member States which before the entry into force of this Directive have already taken measures to ensure a more balanced representation of women and men among the non-executive directors of listed companies and large public undertakings or Member States where other e.g. self-regulatory measures aiming to ensure a more balanced representation of women and men among the non-executive directors of lis ...[+++]ted companies and large public undertakings exist may suspend the application of the procedural requirements relating to appointments contained in Article 4(1), (3), (4) and (5) and the application of Article 5(1), provided that an assessment by the European Commission indicates that those measures enable members of the under-represented sex to hold either at least 40 per cent of the non-executive director positions of listed companies or the one-third objective referred to in Article 4(7) by at the latest 1 January 2020, or at the latest 1 January 2018 for public undertakings.

The "European Antibiotics Awareness Day" (EAAD) – an annual European public health initiative taking place on 18 November to raise awareness about the threat to public health of antibiotic resistance and about prudent antibiotic use – provides a unique platform to support the dissemination of information and key messages on this issue.

3. Recalls that Directive 2004/38 circumscribes the possibility of expelling a Union citizen within very clearly defined limits, notably the fact of being a threat to public order or public security or of being an unreasonable burden on the social assistance system; expulsions decisions have to be assessed and decided individually, taking into consideration the personal circumstances (Article 28), procedural safeguards have to be applied (Article 30), access to judicial and administrative suspension and redress procedures shall be guaranteed (Article 31), expulsions of citizens on grounds of representing ...[+++] an unreasonable burden on the host Member State's social assistance system is not sufficient in itself to justify automatic expulsion (recital 16 and Article 14), any restriction of freedom of movement and residence based on grounds of public policy, public security or public health cannot be invoked to serve economic ends, shall be proportional and be based solely on the personal conduct of the individual concerned and not on considerations of general prevention and the personal conduct of the individual concerned must represent a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society (Article 27), sanctions laid down by Member States must be effective and proportionate (Article 36) and persons have to be given at least one month to leave;

10. Reminds the Member States of their commitment in the Stability and Growth Pact to bring their budgets 'close to balance or in surplus'; considers that excessive deficits should be avoided, so as to contribute to price stability and to ensure sustainability of public finances; recommends a greater emphasis in the Stability and Growth Pact on economic developments and an increased focus on safeguarding the sustainability of public finances; warns that excessive government expenditure puts at risk price stability, low interest rates and government investment levels, and in addition reduces the capacity to face the challenge of demogr ...[+++]aphic changes and ageing populations in the European Union;

Nevertheless, and despite several declarations of good intentions, the formal 1974 commitment to attain the objective of public aid for development at a level of 0.7% of GDP and despite the fact that the World Bank recently found it necessary to double the resources earmarked for public aid, the truth is that it is no higher than 0.22% in the OECD countries, the lowest level ever, having fallen by around 25% in the last decade and not currently exceeding 0.32% in the Member States of the European Union.

The broad objectives for the European Union in economic, social and security terms and for its external representation will only be achieved in the short term if Europe as a whole, through its various public opinions, and the fifteen Member States, through their representatives in the various bodies, attach priority and urgency to improving political cohesion on the basis of fully egalitarian participation.