Canadian Journal of Political Social Theory

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Canadian Review of Social Policy

18. Asks to the EU and the LAS to work together to counter the notion of a clash of civilisations between the Islamic World and the West, a narrative that has the potential to radicalise and attract young people to terrorist organisations; in this context calls for enhanced cooperation to formulate policies and programs of social integration and inclusion with the aim to facilitate the intercultural dialogue;

As a result, changes should be made in the areas of financial sector reform, fiscal policy and structural reforms, in particular with regard to: (i) providing an updated plan for the gradual relaxation of external restrictions, which the authorities commit to starting only after the successful completion of the comprehensive assessment and a smooth transition to the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM); (ii) further measures to strengthen the banks' management of non-performing loans; (iii) a requirement to conclude the follow-up on the 2013 audit regarding individual financial institutions, impose sanctions if applicable, and make the final decision public; (iv) the provision of further measures to improve the Cooperative Group's operatio ...[+++]nal capacity; (v) the adoption by the Council of Ministers of the new comprehensive framework establishing appropriate corporate and personal insolvency procedures, as well as the adoption by the House of Representatives of the amendments to the legal framework in relation to foreclosures of mortgaged properties (those are two prior actions), with details on the required elements of those two new frameworks; (vi) a revision of the 2014 primary fiscal deficit target of no more than EUR 210 million (1,3 % of GDP) to reflect the fiscal performance in the first half of 2014, the submission of a proposal ensuring the fiscal neutrality of the welfare system reform and the achievement of the 2015 fiscal deficit target, while the primary surplus target for 2017 was revised down to 2,5 % of the GDP in order to smooth the fiscal adjustment over 2017-2018; (vii) the setting of further steps to operationalise the privatisation process in the Cyprus Ports Authority and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus; (viii) the appointment of the new Commissioners and the two Assistant Commissioners of the new tax department, the establishment of a common taxpayer database, and the adoption of necessary regulations to make the enhanced collection powe ...

N. whereas the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, underlined on 18 January 2012 that, apart from the legal aspects, concerns have also been expressed regarding the quality of democracy in Hungary, and appealed to the Hungarian authorities to respect the principles of democracy and freedom and to implement them not only in principle but also in practice and in political and social life in Hungary;

Support will be given, in particular in the frame of the Commission's Information System for the SET-Plan (SETIS), to develop robust and transparent theories, tools, methods, models and forward-looking and perspective scenarios to assess the main economic and social issues related to energy; to build databases and scenarios for an enlarged Union and for the assessment of the impact of energy and energy-related policies on the security of ...[+++]supply, consumption, the environment, natural resources, climate change, society and competitiveness of the energy industry; and to carry out socio-economic research activities as well as science in society studies.