The remaining 215 proposals were submitted to peer review panels composed of independent experts to assess all the criteria covered by Commission Decision 2007/103/EC laying down general principles and criteria for the selection and funding of actions under the Public Health Programme (2003-2008)[9], and also of officials from the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General responsible for assessing the ...[+++]policy-relevant criteria.

To this end, and in accordance with the objectives of the Commission Communication "Innovation in a knowledge-driven economy", activities will be implemented in a number of specific areas that are complementary and mutually supportive, within themselves and with the actions carried out under the heading "Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area". They will focus on improving the knowledge, understanding and capabilities of the actors involved - research workers, industrialists, investors, public authorities at European, national and regional levels, and others - by encouraging more intensive and fruitful interactions between them, and by providing strategic information and services ...[+++], as well developing new methodologies and tools, to assist them in their particular endeavours. A general principle underlying all these actions is that innovation cannot be separated from research; the actions serve to reinforce the links between research and innovation, from the point of the conception of research activities, right through the period of their realisation.

To this end, and in accordance with the objectives of the Commission Communication "Innovation in a knowledge-driven economy", activities will be implemented in a number of specific areas that are complementary and mutually supportive, within themselves and with the actions carried out under the heading "Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area". They will focus on improving the knowledge, understanding and capabilities of the actors involved - research workers, industrialists, investors, public authorities at European, national and regional levels, and others - by encouraging more intensive and fruitful interactions between them, and by providing strategic information and services ...[+++], as well developing new methodologies and tools, to assist them in their particular endeavours. A general principle underlying all these actions is that innovation cannot be separated from research; the actions serve to reinforce the links between research and innovation, from the point of the conception of research activities, right through the period of their realisation.

Further progress has been made on the education/training front, focusing on the three priorities set out in the recommendations: effective application of the framework law on continuing vocational training (in 2001, 50% increase in applications for approval and State co-financing); action against school dropouts through different measures involving support, programmes and certification; review of the apprenticeship and training system, with the introduction of a general< ...[+++]b class=yellow2> concept of lifelong learning, validation and certification of achievements, extension of basic vocational training and occupational reintegration.

Generally speaking, Member States have organised their tax administration in two different ways: either based on the type of tax concerned (i.e. with separate administrations for different taxes), or based on the concept of a taxable person as a customer.

11.19. In order to be able to make the transition to the concepts generally used in labour force statistics (employment on a national basis), the ESA especially provides for the following items to be shown separately: