1. Considers that EU cohesion policy plays a crucial role in developing the job potential of a sustainable economy, as it helps eliminate regional differences and boost the economy, with the aim of achieving full employment; highlights the role to be played by the regional and local levels in promoting a sustainable economy, stresses that regions should use the European Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund to take initiatives to create new, sustainable and lasting jobs; stresses the importance of Member States using the European Social Fund to invest in skills, employment, training and retraining activities with a view to creating more and better jobs through national, regional and local projects; believes that the professional experie ...[+++]nce of older people may also make a contribution to these initiatives, bearing in mind the growing proportion of older people in the EU population; recommends that regional and local authorities should have appropriate, permanent contacts with the business environment, employers’ organisations, trade unions and NGOs with a view to projecting the needs of the labour market in the medium and long term;

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32008L0056 - EN - Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (Text with EEA relevance) - DIRECTIVE - OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

‘regional sea convention’ means any of the international conventions or international agreements together with their governing bodies established for the purpose of protecting the marine environment of the marine regions referred to in Article 4, such as the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic and the Convention for the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean Sea.

‘regional sea convention’ means any of the international conventions or international agreements together with their governing bodies established for the purpose of protecting the marine environment of the marine regions referred to in Article 4, such as the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea, the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic and the Convention for the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean Sea.

This Directive should contribute to the fulfilment of the obligations and important commitments of the Community and the Member States under several relevant international agreements relating to the protection of the marine environment from pollution: the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, approved by Council Decision 94/157/EC , the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, approved by Council Decision 98/249/EC , including its new Annex V on the Protection and Conservation of the Ecosystems and Biological Diversity of the Maritime Area and the corresp ...[+++]onding Appendix 3, approved by Council Decision 2000/340/EC , the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, approved by Council Decision 77/585/EEC , and its amendments from 1995, approved by Council Decision 1999/802/EC , as well as its Protocol for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea Against Pollution from Land-Based Sources, approved by Council Decision 83/101/EEC , and its amendments from 1996, approved by Council Decision 1999/801/EC .

17. Calls for the Commission to publish a Green Paper on the culture industry so that an aspect of crucial importance for the future of the cultural sector can be taken into account when drawing up the necessary instruments for the future; believes that cultural production will be a decisive factor in the development and competitiveness of the European economy;