14. Suggests, in order to avoid the type of problem which came to the fore in Owusu , a solution on the lines of Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 so as to allow the courts of a Member State having jurisdiction as to the substance to stay proceedings if they consider that a court of another Member State or of a third country would be better placed to hear the case, or a specific part thereof, thus enabling the parties to bring an application before that court or to enable the court seised to transfer the case to that court with the agreement of the parties; welcomes the corresponding suggestion in the proposal for a regulation ...[+++]on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession ;

14. Suggests, in order to avoid the type of problem which came to the fore in Owusu v. Jackson, a solution on the lines of Article 15 of Regulation No 2201/2003so as to allow the courts of a Member State having jurisdiction as to the substance to stay proceedings if they consider that a court of another Member State or of a third country would be better placed to hear the case, or a specific part thereof, thus enabling the parties to bring an application before that court or to enable the court seised to transfer the case to that court with the agreement of the parties; welcomes the corresponding suggestion in the proposal for a regulat ...[+++]ion on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and authentic instruments in matters of succession;

7. Notes that achieving a once-and-for-all settlement for defendants is desirable to reduce uncertainty and exaggerated economic effects that are capable of impacting on employees, suppliers, subcontractors and other innocent parties; calls for an evaluation and a possible introduction of an out-of-court settlement procedure for mass claims that can either be initiated by the parties before taking legal action or that can be ordered by the court before which an action is brought; considers that such a settlement procedure should aim for an out-of-court settlement of the dispute, subject to seeking judicial approval of a settlement agre ...[+++]ement, which can be declared binding upon all the victims who have participated in the settlement procedure; stresses that such a procedure must neither entail an undue prolongation of proceedings, nor promote the unfair settlement of claims; calls for the Commission to seek ways of achieving greater certainty including evaluating whether any subsequent claimants should, in principle, be expected to benefit from no more than the outcome of such a settlement procedure;

Shortly after the end of the Cold War (1989), extending cooperation, restricted to western and southern Europe at the time, to states hitherto regarded as part of the 'other side' attracted considerable attention and approbation.

I know that Mr. Manley is under immense pressure to do otherwise, but Canada still is a light of hope for these people who cry and demand that someone, somewhere, get the parties back to the negotiating table.

The Liberal majority rejected this proposal, which was supported by the three other opposition parties.