8. Considers – as does the Commission – that if blatant inequalities of an "endemic", "structural or even "cultural' nature are to be remedied and a seriously compromised balance is thus to be restored, it may be necessary in certain cases for a temporary exception to be made to the concept of equality based on the individual in favour of group-based "distributive justice" through the adoption of "positive" measures;

8. Considers – as does the Commission – that if blatant inequalities of an "endemic", "structural or even "cultural' nature are to be remedied and a seriously compromised balance is thus to be restored, it may be necessary in certain cases for a temporary exception to be made to the concept of equality based on the individual in favour of group-based "distributive justice" through the adoption of "positive" measures;

7. Considers – as does the Commission – that if blatant inequalities of an ‘endemic’, ‘structural or even ‘cultural’ nature are to be remedied and a seriously compromised balance is thus to be restored, it may be necessary in certain cases for a temporary exception to be made to the concept of equality based on the individual in favour of group-based ‘distributive justice’ through the adoption of ‘positive’ measures;

27. Takes note of the criticism that the procedure is seen as excessively rigid, insists that a more individual-oriented approach, together with the development of a variety of human resources management tools, should lead to improvements as regards accompanying measures, particularly as regards professional training; also believes that the rate of mobility should be increased for younger members of staff; welcomes the recent amendment to the Bureau's rules on mobility to establish accelerated mobility for new officials at the start of their career and to capitalise on the experience acquired by older officials by extending the referen ...[+++]ce period from five to seven years;

26. Takes note of the criticism that the procedure is seen as excessively rigid, insists that a more individual-oriented approach, together with the development of a variety of human resources management tools, should lead to improvements as regards accompanying measures, particularly as regards professional training; also believes that the rate of mobility should be increased for younger members of staff; welcomes the recent amendment to the Bureau's rules on mobility to establish accelerated mobility for new officials at the start of their career and to capitalise on the experience acquired by older officials by extending the referen ...[+++]ce period from five to seven years;

This proposed three broad headings - access for all; a high level of quality of care; and the financial sustainability of systems - as a basis for a co-operative exchange in this field.