10. Welcomes the start of bilateral meetings between Israeli and Palestinian officials in compliance with the commitments made by the two sides in Annapolis; calls on the parties to make deeds follow words, which means implementing the Road Map obligations in parallel with negotiations, with a view to establishing a viable Palestinian State, living side-by-side in security and peace with Israel; stresses that only clear progress in the negotiation of the core issues of borders, refugees and Jerusalem can strengthen the ANP and pave the way to a peaceful agreement that is necessary for the successful integration of Gaza in the new Pales ...[+++]tinian state; draws attention to the urgent need for concrete provisions within the peace negotiations that actively focus on ending the blockade of Gaza;

1. Stresses the need for pragmatic and cooperative interconnection in the field of transport and in other national or Community policy areas such as energy, environment and innovation; emphasises that these policies must incorporate the requirements of climate protection as well; considers that only an integrated approach could achieve positive results in reducing casualties and emissions and improving safety and environment, as it was laid down for example by CARS 21; points out the importance of providing targeted information for citizens in their capacity as transport users and to encourage ...[+++] them to behave more responsibly; proposes that transport policy should be fully integrated into the Lisbon Strategy and taken into account in the assessment and recommendations put forward each year by the Member States in their national plans in order to measure and compare progress;

2. Stresses the need for pragmatic and cooperative interconnection in the field of transport and in other national or Community policy areas such as energy, environment and innovation; emphasises that these policies must incorporate the requirements of climate protection, namely reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector by 20% by 2020 as a priority; considers that only an integrated approach could achieve positive results in reducing casualties and emissions and improving safety and the environment, as laid down for example by the CARS 21 High Level Group; points out the importance of p ...[+++]roviding targeted information for citizens in their capacity as transport users and of encouraging them to behave more responsibly;

43. Points out that the EU is, by far, the largest donor of development aid for Mercosur and the only one that has established a cooperation strategy geared to strengthening regional integration;