Measures preventing and fighting cross-border, serious and organised crime, in particular drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child abuse images and projects identifying and dismantling criminal networks, protecting the economy against criminal infiltration and reducing financial incentives by seizing, freezing and confiscating criminal assets.

24. Takes note of the importance of media and education in promoting women's participation in politics and in reforming societal attitudes; underlines the importance of raising the awareness of the media, and of public broadcasters in particular, of the need to ensure fair and balanced coverage of men and women candidates during elections and of monitoring the media to identify gender bias and means to address it and thus to promote efforts to eliminate stereotypes and encourage the portrayal of positive images of women as leaders, including women politicians as role models, at national, regional and European level;

24. Takes note of the importance of media and education in promoting women’s participation in politics and in reforming societal attitudes; underlines the importance of raising the awareness of the media, and of public broadcasters in particular, of the need to ensure fair and balanced coverage of men and women candidates during elections and of monitoring the media to identify gender bias and means to address it and thus to promote efforts to eliminate stereotypes and encourage the portrayal of positive images of women as leaders, including women politicians as role models, at national, regional and European level;

Hon. David Anderson (Minister of the Environment, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the Teacam Sea event which occurred in November 2002 was dealt with last year.

Lastly, an analysis of costs for equipment and for telecommunications appears to be necessary before introducing the new rules the costs of sensed images sent to earth by satellite using the SAR (Satellite Radar Aperture) technology is a crucial aspect for the use of the VDS for detection of the presence of unauthorised fishing vessels in given areas.

Measures preventing and fighting cross-border, serious and organised crime, in particular drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child abuse images and projects identifying and dismantling criminal networks, protecting the economy against criminal infiltration and reducing financial incentives by seizing, freezing and confiscating criminal assets.