In this context, it is necessary to open up the economy, to facilitate private investment, to tackle corruption and rent-seeking, and to put in place mechanisms aimed at boosting growth.

In addition to measures to prevent unemployment, we must create a mechanism to give renewed impetus to the European Union’s economic growth.

- Identifying outstanding GRECO recommendations of relevance for the EU, for which the future EU reporting mechanism may provide additional impetus for adequate follow-up.

Calls on the Commission to give a very precise report on the effectiveness of the national bank rescue packages and national and European recovery plans decided over the autumn and winter of 2008-2009 with respect to the Union's long- and short-term objectives, including a thorough analysis of the consequences of the revised state aid mechanisms adopted in response to the crisis and with regard to competition and the upholding of a level playing field in the EU, financial reform and job creation;

The tragic fires in the Mont-Blanc tunnel and the Tauern tunnel in Austria in 1999 and the recent Gothard fire are rekindling the debate about the level of safety in tunnels and relief and evacuation mechanisms in the event of accidents.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 2. Whereas it is necessary for the effective working of the internal market, established since 1 January 1993, that all involved parties including individual consumers have confidence in the operation of that market and fully benefit from it; 3. Whereas in its Resolution of 9 November 1989 on future priorities for relaunching consumer protection policy (1)OJ the Council, in line with its Resolutions of 14 April 1975 and 19 May 1981, set as a priority inter alia seeking a Community framework for providing information on products by means of labelling; 4. Whereas the Council Resolution of 13 July 1992 on future priorities for the development of consumer protection pol ...[+++]icy (2)OJ underlines the need to secure consumer confidence in the operation of the single market and to ensure the consumer's freedom to choose from a diverse range of goods and services by improved information and transparency; whereas that Resolution calls for further measures in the areas of transparency and information inter alia with regard to further harmonization of labelling; 5. Whereas various recent studies show that consumers set a high value on information by labelling and a large majority consider it necessary that the same kind of information on specific products be provided in all Member States; 6. Whereas legislation already adopted by Council has established detailed labelling requirements for certain products while for other products requirements are insufficient or even lacking; 7. Whereas disparity of existing national legislation on labelling risks creating barriers to trade within the Community and thereby impeding the operation of the internal market, REAFFIRMS that labelling is one important means to achieve better information and transparency for the consumer and to ensure the smooth operation of the internal market.