upside adjustment [ upward labour force adjustment | upward labor force adjustment | upward adjustment | upside labour force adjustment | upside labor force adjustment ]

positive adaptation

adaptation to climate change [ adaptation measure to climate change | adaptation policy to climate change | climate change adaptation ]

mitigation and adaptation policies

Positive Adjustment Policies | PAPs [Abbr.]

The Schroedter report supported the Commission on several points: the need to maintain a cohesion policy based on strength, solidarity and partnership to cope with enlargement and persistent inequalities within the Union; not to drop below 0.45% of Union GDP so as not to call into question the credibility of cohesion policy; the need to adapt cohesion policy to the conditions which will prevail in an enlarged Union; the need to promote sustainable development, territorial cohesion in Europe and improve the polycentric, harmonious and balanced development of the Union, in accordance with the guidelines of the ESDP; support for areas with specific handicaps (with a special mention of the outermost regions); greater cro ...[+++]ss-border cooperation; opposition to any renationalisation of cohesion policy; the importance of partnership and the need to reflect on tripartite contracts with the regions and the Member States.

In order to keep and further enhance such benefits, the aim would be to strengthen RD support to environmental forms of land, water and ecosystem management, such as environmentally managed set aside, the protection of riparian strips, afforestation and measures linked to climate change adaptation and renewable energy policy like biodiversity corridors.

whereas despite the work of the Code of Conduct Group on harmful corporate taxation, aggressive tax planning measures continue to exist throughout the Union; whereas past attempts to strengthen the governance and mandate of the Group, and to adjust and broaden the working methods and criteria set in the Code, with the aim of combating new forms of harmful tax practices within the current economic environment, have not been successful; whereas the Group's activities are characterised by a general lack of transparency and accountability; whereas therefore the efficiency and ...[+++]functioning of the Group need to be strongly reformed and made more effective and transparent, notably through the publishing of annual reports and minutes, including the indication of Member States' positions; whereas the Group should be able to take positions on issues arising from tax policies in more than one Member State without a small minority of Member States blocking recommendations;

(ii) whereas despite the work of the Code of Conduct Group on harmful corporate taxation, aggressive tax planning measures continue to exist throughout the Union; whereas past attempts to strengthen the governance and mandate of the Group, and to adjust and broaden the working methods and criteria set in the Code, with the aim of combating new forms of harmful tax practices within the current economic environment, have not been successful; whereas the Group's activities are characterised by a general lack of transparency and accountability; whereas therefore the efficiency ...[+++] and functioning of the Group needs to be strongly reformed and made more effective and transparent, notably through the publishing of annual reports and minutes, including the indication of Member States' positions; ; whereas the Group should be able to take positions on issues arising from tax policies in more than one Member State without a small minority of Member States blocking recommendations;