Action n° 6: To promote, in a staged approach, unprecedented collaborative research and development efforts to bring new antibiotics to patients by: Launching rapidly with EFPIA[12], within the IMI-Joint Undertaking, a programme for research on new antibiotics aimed at improving the efficiency of research and development of new antibiotics through unprecedented open sharing of knowledge. Establishing an overarching framework agreement with the industry, defining objectives, commitments, priorities, principles and modes of action for public-private collaboration in a longer term perspective. Mobilising adequate resources, within IMI in particular (and its possible successor), FP7 ...[+++] and in the longer term the forthcoming research and innovation programme 2014-2020 (Horizon 2020), in order to support research and development work, based on criteria and modalities adapted to the specific needs and challenges of antibiotic development. Use the flexibility in the current pharmaceutical legislation to give rapid authorisation to new antibiotics and work with stakeholders and the Member States' authorities towards the establishment of adequate market and pricing conditions for new antibiotics. Ensure conditions for and implement fast track procedures for the marketing authorisation of new antimicrobials.

The Commission invites comments on all aspects of this Communication from the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, national regulatory and supervisory authorities, other EU level and national organisations and federations, market practitioners, institutional investors, infrastructure providers and all other interested parties by the 30 ...[+++]th of July 2004.

Comments from the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, national regulatory and supervisory authorities, other EU level and national organisations and federations, market practitioners, institutional investors, infrastructure providers and all interested parties on all aspects of the Communications are invited by the 30th of July 2004.

The Governments of the Member States and the Commission of the European Communities were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Eric TOMAS Minister for Culture and Sport (French-speaking Community) Denmark: Mr Erik JACOBSEN State Secretary for Cultural Affairs Germany: Mrs Ursula SEILER-ALBRING Minister of State, Foreign Affairs Mr Hans ZEHETMAIR Minister for Education, Science and the Arts, Bavaria Greece: Mr Tahnos MIKROUTSIKOS Minister for Culture Spain: Mrs Carmen ALBORCH Minister for Culture France: Mr Jacques TOUBON Minister for Culture and the French-speaking World Ireland: Mr Michael D. HIGGINS Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gae ...[+++]ltacht Italy: Mr Roberto ROSSI Deputy Permanent Representative Luxembourg: Mr Jean-Marc HOSCHEIT Deputy Permanent Representative Netherlands: Mr A NUIS State Secretary for Education, Cultural Affairs and Science Portugal: Mr João DE VALLERA Deputy Permanent Representative United Kingdom: Baroness TRUMPINGTON Department of National Heritage -------------- Commission: Mr João de DEUS PINHEIRO Member ------------- 1Also present were the representatives of the four acceding countries, viz.: Norway Mrs Ase KLEVELAND Minister for Cultural Affairs Austria Mr Rudolf SCHOLTEN Federal Minister for Education and the Arts Finland Mrs Tytti ISOHOOKANA-ASUNMAA Minister for Education Sweden Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM Minister for Culture -------------- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ACTION ON CULTURE The Council held an exchange of views on the Commission communication concerning European Community action on culture.

Early this morning, during a short ceremony, Commissioner Karel Van Miert presented the flag of the European Community to the organization committee of First Aikido Meeting of the European Community : - Mr De Dobbeleere, President of the Belgian Aikido Cultural Association, - Mr Bacas, Secretary General, European Aikido Federation, - Mr Sugano, on behalf of Mr Ueshiba, for the AIKIKAI, - Mr Oe, General Manager, A.N.A. The First Aikido Meeting of the European Community is p ...[+++]laced under the sponsorship of the Commission.

Sectoral organisations with no cross-industry affiliation - Eurocommerce - COPA/COGECA - EUROPECHE - Association of European Cooperative Insurers, AECI - International Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Intermediaries, BIPAR - European Insurance Committee, CEA - Banking Federation of the European Community - Savings Banks Group of the European Community, GCECEE - Association of Cooperative Banks of the EC - European Confederation of woodworking industries, CEI-bois - Confederation of the National Hotel and Restaurant Association ...[+++]s in the EC, HOTREC - European Construction Industry Federation - European Regional Airlines Association, ERA - Airports Council International - European Region, ACI-Europe - Association des Transports aériens à la demande - Association of European Community Airlines, AECI - Association of European Airlines, AEA - Organisation européenne des bateliers - International Union for Inland Navigation - European Community Shipowners Association, ECSA - Community of European Railways, CER - International Road Transport Union, IRU * Sectoral organisations of UNICE and committees of the ETUC also consulted as required ***