Commission: support transnational projects promoting women's access to leadership positions in sport and access to sport for women in a disadvantaged position.

Television is undergoing a period of dramatic change and the Commission has kept Europe at the forefront of developments, promoting digital broadcasting and mobile television.

That being said, we have reduced the number of acting assignments in the past year by promoting many of those who were acting at the EX level, as well as running competitive processes, and by being more vigilant in the assignment process in looking first to fill positions at level.

29. Points out that on more than one occasion it has strongly advocated the need for equal opportunities between men and women, in particular the promotion of women to senior levels in the European institutions; regrets that over the whole period 1999-2001 this objective has not been achieved; is concerned that only 22% of 'A' grade employees are women, that none of the 3 recent Director-General appointments were female; regrets that over the period July 2000 to 15 December 2001, out of 6 A1/A2-posts only one woman was appointed, out of 12 A3-posts only men were appointed and out of 4 LA 3-posts only one woman was appointed; also notes that for the remaining promotions in category A in 2001 out of all the men and women eligible for prom ...[+++]otion only 14,3% of women were promoted whereas 30,8% of men were promoted; notes a positive trend in recruitment of female administrators in 2001 (7 men/7 women) ;

28. Points out that on more than one occasion the European Parliament has strongly advocated the need for equal opportunities between men and women, in particular the promotion of women to senior levels in the European institutions; regrets that over the whole period 1999-2001 this objective has not been achieved; is concerned that only 22% of 'A' grade employees are women, that none of the 3 recent Director-General appointments were female; regrets that over the period July 2000 to 15 December 2001, out of 6 A1/A2-posts only one woman was appointed, out of 12 A3-posts only men were appointed and out of 4 LA 3-posts only one woman was appointed; also notes that for the remaining promotions in category A in 2001 out of all the men and wo ...[+++]men eligible for promotion only 14.3% of women were promoted whereas 30.8% of men were promoted; notes a positive trend in recruitment of female administrators in 2001 (7 men/7 women);

The Commission does not rule out the possibility of filling posts by appointing female officials who are not eligible for promotion to those grades in the absence of valid applications from officials who are.