Tripoli Charter States

They include proposals for: a) reinforcing European mobility, (particularly in the field of vocational training, which is less developed than mobility in higher education); b) making substantial efforts, through concrete actions, to ensure that disadvantaged people have access to mobility within the EU; c) developing a European level "quality charter" for mobility actions; d) increasing the attractiveness of education and training in Europe by developing a European marketing strategy to support and complement national efforts to promote their education (currently mainly their higher education) in the rest of the world.

6. The provision by nationals of Member States or from the territories under the jurisdiction of Member States of bunkering or ship supply services, or other servicing of vessels, to Iranian-owned or Iranian-contracted vessels, including chartered vessels, shall be prohibited if they have information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the vessels carry items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is being undertaken contrary to this Decision unless the provision of such services is necessary for humanitarian purpo ...[+++]ses or until the cargo has been inspected, and seized and disposed of if necessary, in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 5’.

the Commission: has established Market Access Teams in key export markets bringing together Member States’ trade councillors and EU business organisations, which will help to improve SMEs’ information on trade barriers markets outside the EU will actively seek the opening up of third countries markets, in particular in developed and advanced developing economies, through WTO negotiations and bilateral agreements will in particular seek the opening up of non-EU countries’ procurement markets, which should lead to mutual and reciprocal benefits, through its bilateral and multilateral negotiations (WTO Government Procurement Agreement), in ...[+++]particular with fast-growing countries will promote trade facilitation both in the context of the WTO and in bilateral negotiations will continue to facilitate EU SMEs’ access to the markets of candidate and other neighbourhood countries, in particular through the Enterprise Europe Network and by promoting the “Think Small First” principle in these countries, including through exchanges of good practice based on the European Charter for Small Enterprises and the SBA intends to establish European Business Centres in 2009 in selected markets, starting with the fast-growing economies of India and China intends to launch a ‘Gateway to China’ scheme, focusing on establishing an Executive Training Programme in China to enable European SMEs to be more competitive in the Chinese market by 2010. the Member States are invited to: encourage coaching of SMEs by large companies in order to bring them to international markets.

Amongst others the Directive clarifies when and how third country family members of EU citizens can receive protection with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of the right to consular protection, and of the right to respect for private and family life as recognised in Article 7 of the Charter.