52. Underlines the fact that the authorities in all Member States have a positive obligation to act to avoid violation of the rights of persons belonging to minorities, cannot remain neutral, and should take the necessary legal, educational and political measures when faced with such violations; notes the 2011 amendment to the Penal Code to prevent campaigns by extremist groups to intimidate Roma communities, threatening with up to three years’ imprisonment the 'provocative unsocial behaviour' which induces fear in a member of a national, ethnic, racial or religious community; acknowledges the role of the Hungarian Government in launch ...[+++]ing the European Framework of National Roma Inclusion Strategy during its EU presidency in 2011;

17. Remains deeply concerned, however, at the continuing acts of violence perpetrated against the civilian population, vulnerable groups and all religious communities, including Christian minorities, which instil in the population a deep sense of fear and uncertainty about their future and that of their country; notes that some progress has been made in this area and calls on the Iraqi authorities to continue to improve security and public order and combat terrorism and sectarian violence throughout the country; takes the view that priority should equally be given to establishing a new legal framework which clearly defines the responsibilities and remit of the security forces and facilitates the adequate oversight of security forces, as called f ...[+++]or in the Constitution; considers that the Council of Representatives must play an appropriate role in drafting new legislation and exercising democratic scrutiny; calls on the Iraqi authorities to step up their efforts to protect Christian minorities and all vulnerable minorities, to guarantee all Iraqi citizens the right to practise their faith or affirm their identity in freedom and safety, to take more determined measures to combat inter-ethnic and inter-religious violence, to protect the secular population and to do everything in their power to bring the perpetrators to justice, in keeping with the rule of law and international standards; believes that the partnership and cooperation agreement affords an opportunity further to promote reconciliation programmes and inter-religious dialogue aimed at restoring a sense of cohesion and partnership in Iraqi society;

1. Emphasises that the foundations for a child's future educational path and well-being are laid in the early years of childhood and can help to instil the idea of lifelong learning, and that early childhood is a time when receptiveness, language learning and the ability to form social contacts – attributes that will be essential in tomorrow's society – should be encouraged so as to facilitate the child's integration into both school and society from an early age, thus combating ESL; reiterates the call contained in its resolution on early years learning in the EU for the development of a European framework for early childhood education ...[+++] and care services from as early an age as possible, particularly through the development of free public crèche and day-care facilities;

The second, and arguably the most ambitious part of the strategy, seeks to improve the way in which we make policies , focussing on improving policy coherence and making people aware of possible trade offs between contradictory objectives so that informed policy-decisions can be taken.

The second, and arguably the most ambitious part of the strategy, seeks to improve the way in which we make policies , focussing on improving policy coherence and making people aware of possible trade offs between contradictory objectives so that informed policy-decisions can be taken.

* Space, in support of a European space policy aiming at greater coherence of European and national private and public efforts, and focusing on the development of applications in fields such as positioning and navigation, earth observation and monitoring, and telecommunications, co-ordinating RD investments at various levels and helping the EU to better realise its policy objectives in partnership with existing space powers such as Russia, and emerging ones like China, India and Brazil.