19. Reiterates that individual complaints by businesses and members of the public remain the main source for detecting breaches of European Union law and, subsequently, for the initiation of infringement proceedings; calls, for this reason, for the introduction of more effective, legally binding administrative provisions to safely and reliably define the procedural relationship between the Commission and complainants before, during and after the infringement proceedings, above all to strengthen the ...[+++]position of the individual complainant;

Where Member States have clear evidence of a cost benefit in relation to the traditional control means in the detection of fishing vessels, they shall use a vessel detection system allowing them to match the positions derived by remotely sensed images sent to earth by satellites or other equivalent systems with the data received by vessel monitoring system or automatic identification system, in order to assess the presence of fishing vessels in the area.

Where Member States have clear evidence of a cost benefit in relation to the traditional control means in the detection of fishing vessels, they shall use a vessel detection system allowing them to match the positions derived by remotely sensed images sent to earth by satellites or other equivalent systems with the data received by vessel monitoring system or automatic identification system, in order to assess the presence of fishing vessels in the area.

2. Points out that the lack of success of several Member States in fulfilling the obligations of the Stability and Growth Pact led to its modification; expresses doubts about the way in which the Stability and Growth Pact is being modified, as the Commission's role, which has proven to be too weak in the past, has not been strengthened; welcomes the efforts to improve the preventive arm of the Pact and the increased attention given to the overall debt level; is concerned about the lack of clarity of the new rules of the coercive ar ...[+++]m of the Pact, which lacks the transparency of the old rules; expects the Member States to adapt their budgetary procedures to the new Pact in a credible way; warns of the danger of lax handling of the Pact, which might undermine the credibility of the euro as well as the long-term sustainability of public finances and might lead to higher inflation rates, possibly forcing the ECB to increase interest rates in the medium and long term; reserves its final position on this matter until the Commission presents its draft legislative proposals;

1. In the event of a technical failure or non-functioning of the satellite-tracking device fitted on board a Community fishing vessel, the master or the owner of the vessel or their representative shall communicate every four hours, starting from the time that event was detected or from the time that he was informed in accordance with paragraph 3 or Article 12(1), the up to date current geographical position of the vessel by e-mail, by telex, by fax, by telephone message or by radio, via a radio station approved under the Community legislation for the reception of such reports, to the FMC of the flag Member State and the FMC of the coast ...[+++]al Member State.

In view of the tragedy that occurred at Dover, will the Council outline its position with regard to the installation of vehicle X-ray equipment which could be used at sea ports for humanitarian reasons to identify clearly and save human cargoes from the risk of being suffocated in trucks or other forms of transport operated by organised crime?