Have you had a chance to look into the substance of those charges?

I am glad we get a chance to reflect on it and to look at the priorities.

This document was supplied to me by the Portuguese Embassy in Brussels.

Rydberg. (SV) Mr Chairman, I wanted to go on to say that there are basic provisions in the Convention.

The new Parliament will have the opportunity to examine the procedure involved in these questions if it so wishes.

Let us try together to limit them and to ensure that the Community's initial reaction, which was one of warmth, enthusiasm and few reservations, will be the feeling which kindles the hearts of 17 million East Germans that they know they are warmly welcome in our Community.

The Commission shares the opinion of the consultative parties to the Antarctic Treaty,

I have received a request from the Committee on Development and Cooperation that the Staes report (Doc.

And tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, and then later Hurricane Irene, gave us an opportunity to look at that.

It is up to our Parliament to remind the German government if necessary of its obligations.

If Mr Escuder Croft wants to put it in his own name I am sure the members of the Committee on Budgetary Control will then continue to oppose it.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this debate provides us with an opportunity to consider the present state of the European economy.

I have not had a chance to look in detail at this voting list, but that is one mistake I have spotted already.

We are preparing a number of proposals along these lines for Parliament and the Council to consider and develop.

There is a reference to it in the social charter, and I would like to remind you that the Commission entered more specific proposals regarding thirdcountry workers in its original social charter proposal and that these were not accepted.

If Eurofer have not offered specific cuts, can the Commission tell us where specifically, naming the plants, they think the cuts ought to be made?

Because of that, we shall be voting before we have had a full opportunity of studying the exact state of the report following its numerous amendments.

quisite for ensuring the viability of these regions. It is sad to reflect here in this European Parliament, accustomed as we are to the advantages of modern high speed jet transport, that there are citizens of this Com munity whose only mode of transport between their island homes and the mainland is an open boat, very often converted fishing trawlers.

As long ago as 1975 the Community, with its common agricultural arrangements, helped to preserve agricul ture in areas of land in the Alpine which would other wise have been exposed to an ever growing risk if they had not been used for agricultural purposes and in this way we were able to make a contribution to the pres ervation of the landscape.

The Commission's session will provide an opportunity to look into the results of assessments of services in their developmental and trade dimensions in selected developing countries.

This open debate on post conflict peacebuilding offers an opportunity to discuss one of the key challenges that confront us.

I would ask the President in Office of the Council why it was that they did not allow them the opportunity to put practical propositions to the Council of Ministers at the meeting in Edinburgh?

In that way the reforms performed the valuable function of helping to protect the European economy against some of the worst effects of recent events on international markets.

This second reading provides Parliament with an opportunity to examine those areas where it has been necessary to refine or modify the initial proposal.

In the Committee on Budgetary Control we had an opportunity to discuss the proposed reform and the specific steps involved in great detail.

The Council rarely had the opportunity to review the substantive aspects of their separate reports, hence policy issues were not given in depth consideration.

President Yudhoyono We have the opportunity today to consider the problem of lack of resources, especially financial resources, for development.

The Task Force will be given an opportunity to discuss and review the programme of work for 2006 and propose specific activities to be carried out during this period.

The high level dialogue on international migration and development would provide an opportunity for the international community to examine that matter thoroughly in all its aspects.

4.5.3 There is also an opportunity to address the issue of ownership and EPR specifically in relation to plastics.

This has been a useful debate on the basis of an extremely well balanced and well researched report, one which reflects credit, if I may say so, upon the rapporteur and the Committee on External Economic Relations.

The first point I want to make is that the Council adopted an excessively restrictive attitude on the first reading, especially as regards staffing requirements.

WELSH (ED). Has the President in Office had a chance to study the manifesto put before the British public by the Labour Party at the last election?

It is clear that in a programme like this we are in a borderland.

The visit afforded the opportunity to further review with the Mediator the issue of the legislative package, as well as his earlier determination on it.

President Drnovšek (spoke in Slovenian English text provided by the delegation) This Meeting is an opportunity to take a close and critical look at the reality of humanity's situation and the effectiveness of the United Nations.

This gives rise to the question of whether it is politically right to insist again now, as in the compromise resolution, on further restrictive measures.

Moreover, there is no reference to fair trade in the new Commission Communication entitled 'Trade and development', which Parliament will shortly have occasion to examine.

It also provides an opportunity to look at urban renewal policies and at the existing and emerging housing problems, especially regarding housing financing.

The workshops discussed the related issues, including available technology options, building community ownership, ICT training for communities and the operation of centres.

Very recently I was going for a walk around my town, Vigo, in Galicia, in the north west of Spain, when I happened to see a large works sign.

4. Requests the Conference on Disarmament to take into account, in the negotiations for a convention on the prohibition of radiological weapons, radioactive wastes as part of the scope of such a convention

As the President recalled, the General Assembly has already had an opportunity to consider the agenda item concerning cooperation between the United Nations and regional and other organizations.

They also provided an excellent opportunity for countries to share experiences and to address specific questions and issues related to data availability and interpretation.

Con sequently, every institutional body involved in the budget procedure is obliged to respect the expenditure limits laid down in the interinstitutional agreement.