equitable ground

equitable ground

raise a defence [ establish a defence ]

fire fighting facilities | fire fighting medium | means of extinction

suppression of enemy air defences [ SEAD ]

shark repellent | defence | defense | defensive measure | defensive tactic | porcupine provision | shark repellent technique

special pleas

The Commission underlines that the sole business plan submitted at the time merely provided projections for the years 2005-2008, with Return On Average Equity (ROAE) reaching only 5 % in 2008 (including a deduction of EUR 1,1 million for equalisation reserve) (23).

Operators may benefit directly from certain exceptions and defences (for example force majeure , armed conflict, third party intervention) and defences introduced via transposition (for example permit defence, state of the art defence).

8. Is of the opinion that ballistic missile proliferation poses an increasing threat to the territory and the nations of the EU and that missile defence forms part of a broader response to counter this threat; recognises, therefore, the substantial contribution to the protection of the EU from long-range ballistic missiles to be provided by the planned deployment of Europe-based US missile defence assets; welcomes the endorsement of the US plans by the NATO summit in Bucharest, as well as its decision to extend the system to areas in Europe that would not be covered by current US plans; calls on NATO to explore in close cooperation wi ...[+++]th the EU ways to link the US capability with current NATO missile defence efforts as a way to ensure that it is an integral part of any future NATO- and EU-wide missile defence architecture; encourages the Russian Federation to take advantage of US missile defence cooperation proposals, and calls on all parties involved in the project to explore the potential for linking US, NATO and Russian missile defence systems at an appropriate time;

82. Endorses the idea of adapting those instruments to the new realities of the global economy, but warns of the danger of unilaterally disarming the EU to such an extent that it is unable to counter unfair trading practices in an international context marked by the proliferation of such practices and the intensive, and often abusive, use of trade defence measures by third countries against imports from the EU;