Calls for increased emergency aid to address the immediate threat to the world's poorest people posed by higher food prices; recognises, however, that money is not enough and therefore calls on the Council, the Commission and the US Congress and Administration to address structural problems such as under-investment in agriculture; calls for a coordinated global approach by the EU, the United States and multilateral organisations, which should include fairer trade rules and increased investment in agriculture in developing countries, ...[+++] focused on small-scale producers and women; calls on the donors to provide support and help fund safety-nets for the most vulnerable people; calls on the leaders of the EU and the United States actively to support and participate in the High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Crisis, established under the leadership of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon;

The Liberal amendment to the Afghanistan motion also calls for Canada's contribution to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan to be revamped and increased to strike a better balance between military efforts and our development efforts in Afghanistan; to focus on our traditional strengths as a nation, particularly through the development of a sound judicial and correctional system and strong political institutions on the ground in Afghanistan, and the pursuit of a greater role for Canada in addressing the chronic freshwater shortage in that country; to address the crippling issues of the narco-economy that consistently under ...[+++]mines progress in Afghanistan through the pursuit of solutions that do not further alienate the goodwill of the local population; and, to be held at a greater level of accountability and scrutiny so that Canadian people can be sure that our development contributions are being spent effectively in Afghanistan.

- Complex problem solving in science, engineering, businesses and for society: The objective is to develop technologies for harnessing computing and storage resources which are distributed in geographically dispersed locations, and for making them accessible, in a seamless way, for complex problem solving in science, industry, business and society.

The Commission has also set up a new problem-solving network called SOLVIT, open for business from 22 July and targeting cases of misapplication of EU law.

ICZM does not guarantee the immediate resolution of all coastal zone problems, but rather works towards the integration of policies, programmes and activities for management of the coastal zone, as a basis for resolving or avoiding specific problems.

to attach the highest priority to an efficient, complete and timely implementation of single market rules in order to ensure an effective application of single market legislation in all Member States; to keep to the timetable set out in the Action Plan, as well as national timetables submitted to the Commission and, after the expiry of the Action Plan, to continue to submit timetables for all single market directives to be transposed within the deadlines laid down in those directives; to ensure the effective operation of the arrangements for enforcement and problem-solving established under the Action Plan and earlier Resolutions of the Council; to respect the d ...[+++]eadlines in letters of formal notice and reasoned opinions from the Commission in accordance with their commitments under the Action Plan; to define with the Commission the content of informal procedures, such as the peer group review mechanism, for exchanging information on best practice on enforcement; to improve administrative cooperation in areas where this practice is not sufficiently advanced, taking particular account of practical problems in applying the principle of mutual recognition.