After my last visit to Beijing in May 2006, all the dissidents with whom I had contact were arrested, imprisoned and, in some cases, tortured; Hu Jia, for example, who is still in prison and needing medical treatment. In particular Gao Zhisheng, who reportedly has disappeared after three and a half years in prison, under house arrest and under torture, which caused him twice to try and commit suicide.

16. Is convinced that one of the keys to the successful control of illegal immigration lies in addressing the factors that push people out of their home countries, including a major commitment by the EU to the settlement of conflicts, effective development aid through massive investment in health and education, and fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals; is convinced that Member States should not adopt national measures regularising the situation of illegal immigrants because this creates a suction effect; calls on the Commission to intensify the EU-Africa dialogue on development and migration, including trade and agricultural ...[+++]policies;

5.4.4. The vehicle must be pushed or otherwise moved into the measuring chamber with the engine switched off.

Vessels, pushed trains and breasted-up formations with a maximum length exceeding 86 m. 12.01.1. Any vessel fitted with mechanical means of propulsion and having a maximum length exceeding 86 m must be built and fitted out in such a way as to be capable of coming to a halt pointing downstream in time, while remaining sufficiently manoeuvrable during and after stopping.

Following the Court ruling, Luxembourg opted to comply with the Directive by imposing the more stringent treatment required for agglomerations of more than 10,000 people.

We have to be reminded that, since the Calder case in 1973, which, of course, greatly assisted the Nisga'a case, the Government of Canada and the provinces have absolutely required court direction before they made any move.