26. Welcomes the appointment of a gender adviser to nearly all ESDP missions, in line with the above-mentioned Council conclusions of November 2006; nevertheless emphasises that the work of such gender advisers may be undermined by the lack of a concrete EU gender policy – in particular, a lack of gender awareness and/or an unwillingness to consider its importance – and the lack of gender-specific budget lines in the financing of ESDP missions;

26. Welcomes the appointment of a gender adviser to nearly all ESDP missions, in line with the above-mentioned Council conclusions of November 2006; nevertheless emphasises that the work of such gender advisers may be undermined by the lack of a concrete EU gender policy – in particular, a lack of gender awareness and/or an unwillingness to consider its importance – and the lack of gender-specific budget lines in the financing of ESDP missions;

13. Monitoring the implementation of decisions taken by the Council concerning admission of third-country nationals "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to Article K.3(2)(a) of the Treaty on European Union, Having regard to the priority work programme adopted by the Council on 30 November 1993 in Brussels, calling in particular for the preparation of an annual report on achievements in the field of justice and home affairs, Whereas Article K.1(3)(a) of the Treaty on European Union states that Member States shall regard conditions of entry by nationals of third countries on the territory of Member States as a matter of common interest; Whereas the texts adopted by the Council concerning the admission of third-country nationals ...[+++][3] express a common political will; Whereas monitoring of the implementation of the provisions contained in these texts will reveal the practical effect of the Council's work in this matter and provide useful lessons for its future work; Whereas Member States consequently intend to agree on practical arrangements for such monitoring, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: I. Preparation of a questionnaire Each year, the Presidency shall forward to the Member States a questionnaire designed to show how they have implemented the Resolutions and acts already adopted by the Council concerning the admission of third-country nationals.

REITERATES the importance which it attaches, in particular as regards SMEs, to the Commission's Rolling Programme for simplification of Community legislation, inter alia as a key component of the efforts to enhance competitiveness by reducing where necessary the regulatory burden on economic operators; WELCOMES the progress achieved since its session in May 2004 in identifying, on the basis of contributions from the Member States, individual legal acts which seem to offer a particular potential for simplification from the point of view of competitiveness; AGREES to submit the attached list of Council priorities for simplification, with possible solutions, to the Commission with the invitation to include these in future updates of its rol ...[+++]ling programme of planned legislative proposals or to take any other appropriate action; NOTES in this regard that, in addition, there appears to be a clear need for codification of legal acts, in particular in the transport sector, which the Commission is invited to consider for the next phase of its codification programme; INVITES the Commission to take account of the Council's priorities for simplification and to report on the result to the Council session in March 2005; STATES its intention to pursue work on identifying, on a regular basis and on the basis of a systematic approach, priorities for simplification as a continuous process in the broader framework of Better regulation and enhancing the competitiveness of the European economy.

CCF Finanziaria and CCF Finanzas, which prior to the notified operation were exclusively controlled by CCF, are existing undertakings providing mergers and acquisitions (MA) advice services in Italy and Spain.

On a proposal from Mr Bangemann, the Commissioner responsible for industrial policy, the Commission has adopted a report on the implementation of the Council's resolutions and conclusions on industrial policy.