Traduction de «Événement concernant la demande - historique » (Français → Anglais) :

– (IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the recent events concerning Opel make me think of something more than just the acquisition of an historic European car manufacturer.

In fact, even historically, when EDC stepped in on behalf of the government to provide a financing facility for early return of rebates, that was also done in a manner fully consistent with WTO obligations.

21. Deplores the fact that no substantial progress has been made regarding the release of political prisoners incarcerated for their involvement in the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and also regrets that the Chinese authorities continue to ignore calls for a full and impartial inquiry into the events of 1989; calls for an official reassessment of the Tiananmen Square incident by the Chinese authorities, for publication of the list of political prisoners and for their unconditional release;

Further, the question also arises as to why the German authorities’ reply to the letter written by the committee chair, Ana Palacio, on 29 June 2000 (forwarding a detailed list of questions to the German authorities concerning the request for waiver of immunity) did not reach the European Parliament until two years later, on 18 July 2002 (see Annex 1 – chronology).

With regard to the important developments taking place outside the EEA context, or in connection with the Agreement, the EEA Council : - noted the Assent given by the European Parliament, at its Plenary Session on 4 May 1994, to the applications for membership of the European Union by Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden ; - expressed its appreciation of the intensive and increasing financial and economic coordination of efforts between EFTA Member States and the European Union and confirmed that the widest possible co-operation among the Parties is necessary to put the European economy back on an employment-generating growth path ; - w ...[+++]elcomed the decision taken by the Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank to provide 500 MECUs per annum to finance, during an initial period of two years, projects in the EFTA countries notably in the following sectors : trans-European networks in the fields of transport, telecommunications and energy ; - expressed its firm commitment to the continued full and effective application of the EEA Agreement and will, at its next meeting, discuss the functioning and development of the EEA in the light of the enlargement of the European Union.

With respect to applications received by the Department of Public Works and Government Services for the fiscal years 1998-99 and 1999-2000: (a) how many were received for the sponsorship of community festivals and events in each province and region; and (b) how many were rejected in each province and region?