Vertaling van "mercato agricolo dell'unione europea " (Italiaans → Engels) :

48. Is deeply concerned about the impacts on the EU agricultural sector as a whole of a possible association agreement with Mercosur, given the request made by Mercosur in March 2006 for access to the EU agricultural market, which went considerably further than the already substantial offer made by the EU in 2004; considers it is necessary, therefore, to review the concessions so as to protect our farmers' interests;

C. whereas EU agricultural income is 50 % lower than average EU income and the incomes of livestock producers are the lowest in the farm sector; whereas this situation has been further aggravated by the current economic turmoil,

Stresses that the key elements of the revision of Council Directive 2004/67/EC should contain mandatory and effective national and EU emergency action plans, which among other things define a common declaration of an emergency situation, allocation of available supplies and infrastructure capacity among the affected States, coordinated dispatching, activation of emergency measures in unaffected or less affected States in order to increase the amount of gas available to the affected markets using all means possible, including, among others, interruptible contracts, fuel switching, storage withdrawal and supply flexibilities for example; considers that it is essential to improve the functioning of the market through transparency and increase ...[+++] the availability of gas in the market; calls on the European Union and its Member States to develop gas storage with fast-release capacity;

The European Council also concluded that the European Union will support a strong agricultural supply response in developing countries, providing in particular the necessary financing for agricultural inputs and assistance in using market-based risk management instruments, that the European Union will significantly enhance its support to public and private investments in agriculture and more generally encourage ...[+++] developing countries to develop better agriculture policies, especially to support food security and reinforce regional integration and that the European Union will also mobilise resources to finance, beyond food aid, safety nets for poor and vulnerable population groups.

Last year, Mercosur had problems negotiating a deal with the EU – particularly because, Mercosur alleged, Pascal Lamy, the then Commissioner, came from France, which is amongst the most protectionist of countries in terms of agriculture – chiefly regarding Mercosur’s desire to gain access for its agricultural products, which our EU farming sector finds threatening.

In its Opinion of July 1997 the European Commission expressed the view that Estonia had made good progress with industrial restructuring and the adoption of EU industrial legislation. Provided that current efforts and foreign capital inflows were continued, only very limited problems need be expected for industrial competitiveness in the medium term, which should not be an obstacle to full participation in the enlarged EU market.