Compliance Study Group

Ad Hoc Study Group Established under Resolution 6 (XXIII) of the Commission on Human Rights

task force | TF [Abbr.]

ad hoc group of experts on the survey of water resources and needs

Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action | ADP [Abbr.]

task force

task force

Increasing civic, cultural and political participation of third-country nationals in the host society and improving dialogue between different groups of third-country nationals, the government and civil society to promote their active citizenship Supporting advisory platforms at various levels for consultation of third-country nationals Encouraging dialogue and sharing experience and good practice between immigrant groups and generations Increasing third-country nationals’ participation in the democratic process, promoting a balanced gender representation, through awareness raising, information campaigns and capacity-building Minimising ...[+++]obstacles to the use of voting rights, e.g. fees or bureaucratic requirements Facilitating immigrants’ participation in mainstream organisations, i.a. by supporting volunteer and internship schemes Increasing involvement of third-country nationals in society’s responses to migration Building migrants’ associations as sources of advice to newcomers, and including their representatives in introduction programmes as trainers and role models Elaborating national preparatory citizenship and naturalisation programmes | Initiating a study/mapping exercise of the level of rights and obligations of third-country nationals in the Member States Encouraging the opening-up of mainstream organisations to immigrants and the building of organisations representing their interests EU-wide Fostering the creation of a platform of migrants’ organisations and organisations representing migrants’ interests at EU level Exploring the value of developing a concept of civic citizenship as a means of promoting the integration of third-country nationals, including the rights and duties needed to give immigrants a sense of participation in society Promoting research and dialogue on identity and citizenship questions |

d) Results of the study as regards crime types 2-5 to be discussed in JLS expert group, to decide on further work | COM/JLS, OLAF and JLS expert group, possible subgroups | 2007 | Conclusions on where to continue work and in what form |

The High Level Group made several other recommendations designed to enhance directors responsibilities : a) introduction of a special investigation right, whereby shareholders holding a certain percentage of the share capital should have the right to ask a court or administrative authority to authorise a special investigation into the affairs of the company; b) development of a wrongful trading ...[+++]rule, whereby directors would be held personally accountable for the consequences of the company's failure, if it is foreseeable that the company cannot continue to pay its debts and they don't decide either to rescue the company and ensure payment or to put it into liquidation; c) imposition of directors' disqualification across the EU as a sanction for misleading financial and non-financial statements and other forms of misconduct by directors.

Is the Commission of the opinion that the Vilshofen-Straubing monitoring group cannot fulfil the critical and constructive role intended for it by the EU in ensuring proper implementation of the study and ensuring transparency and consensus because this study was drawn up by Rhein-Main-Donau AG, which has itself an economic interest in these upgrading works?