At the same time, I support the efforts by the European Commission, and the Commissioner's own personal efforts, aimed at ensuring better implementation of the Directive in practice.

They are also invited to pledge that they will make a personal effort to combat climate change.

After all, in view of the sheer effort it entails, it is more realistic to encourage young people not to start smoking or to give up smoking by putting across a message without a moralising tone and that does not set out to make them feel guilty.

Therefore, Mr President, your personal effort and that of the members of your government will have to rise to the occasion.

Moreover, the President thanked Mr Marin for his own personal efforts in securing the very favourable conditions for Namibia's accession to the Fourth Lomé Convention as well as for accruing benefits to the country in particular those relating to the Beef Protocol.

The 27 prizes to be awarded on 2 October will be given to their winners at a ceremony in the Prieuré de Val Duchesse in Brussels on 5 December. They will be going to: - three inter-university cooperation programmes (ICPs) chosen for their importance, the standard of the measures put into operation (such as the recognition of academic qualifications), the reception given to students and their cultural and human aspects; - 12 teachers or members of administrative staff chosen for their personal commitment and endeavours to promote student mobility and cooperation between European universities in the context of the Erasmus programme; - 12 ...[+++] students chosen for their spirit of initiative, ability to adapt to new people, cultures and languages and, most of all, the personal contribution they have made to the furtherance of the programme by making guest students' stay more pleasant.