Translation of "Im rahmen der abstimmung" in English

However, we have a couple of reservations about the forthcoming vote.

The estimation of this transition isan important part of the balancing process.

In the surroundings of the town there are a number of churches.

Finally, we are not in a position to agree to the proposal to require in addition the opinion of consultants, who are not recognized legal persons at Community level.

Within the framework of voting on 'Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe', I voted in favour of creating an intermediate category of regions with a per capita GNP between 75% and 90% of the Union's GNP.

Mr President, the Members of the European Free Alliance have also approved the text concerning the Helsinki Summit. Nevertheless, by way of an explanation of vote, I would like to make a few observations.

Madam President, with regard to the resolution approved on Kosovo, and in particular with respect to point 11, which appears to be an opportunity for political dialogue between the different positions, I think that it is important, within the declaration of voting intent, to emphasise a certain number of aspects.

I therefore wish to draw the Commission’s attention, Mr President, to this issue, as our Assembly did when it adopted the amendment I tabled during the vote on my report on the agreement with Mauritius.

It was pleased to see that, at the vote in the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, a clear majority emerged in favour of providing Community funding for research projects involving the procurement of human embryonic stem cells from supernumerary embryos and therefore the creation of new lines.

My group and I have tabled an amendment to this end and I hope that Parliament will be able to adopt it when voting on Mr Duff's Report.

We shall abstain from voting on item No 5, but our aim is to provide political support to the Central American Parliament and regional integration there.

Given that these points were not sufficiently clarified in the vote, whilst welcoming those provisions seeking to combat any future outbreak of FMD, I decided to vote against the final vote on the report.

Having said this, Parliament, in its vote of September 2001, also wanted this proposal to cover the two sister substances, octabromodiphenyl ether and decabromodiphenyl ether.

It was our group that introduced the amendments relating to the trading book We see it as a very good thing that the good and fast work done by the Commission has now made it possible for these to be adopted in the course of the voting on Basel II, thus ensuring consistent implementation in this area.

The President also might indicate that the case for EIF bond issues was unanimously supported by employers on the Economic and Social Committee, including representatives of German employers, and by Philippe Beck, of Business Europe, when voting in February last year in support of the EESC own opinion initiative Restarting Growth (EESC ECO 307).

The Communication Group welcomed the revised document, which takes into account the remarks made in the January Communication Group meeting and consultation with Groups.

Management of projects and programmes is delegated to the Member States by means of requests for co-financing adopted in concertation with the Commission.

The employees' representatives lastly expressed their willingness to play a very active part in the process of modernising labour markets through social consultation and negotiation.

I should now like to proceed with the agenda.

Some of us have agreed that the establishment within the United Nations of a new institution may also be worth considering.

I shall conclude by expressing the hope, indeed the certainty, that the decision which Parliament is about to take — as I understand it, about to take in the course of this day, at the end of this debate — will contribute in a substantial, I would go so far as to say decisive manner, to the early solution of this specific problem, which may ultimately become the starting point for a solution of a more general nature.

Perhaps a devaluation of Sterling yesterday would have been a better option, in that it would have had a lesser effect on other currencies.

Also excluded are those economic activities in the informal and hidden economies which are not picked up through attempts to reconcile output, income and expenditure measure of GDP, which are particularly large in contemporary Europe and which also vary in importance from place to place.

As part of the agreement of numerous delegated legal acts, the VDA is lobbying for economic framework conditions, which are favorable for the automotive industry.

However, it has to be regarded as positive that the European Parliament, within the scope of the vote on the Giegold Report, has supported the affirmation of the Commission proposal on the improved control of register entries and making more personnel available for the registration office.

These collaborations also make an important contribution when coordinating the preparation of international standards and evaluating life-cycle assessments.