2 (a) Maritime academy or maritime college - department of navigation, both courses having to be completed by the "maturitní zkouška" exam, and approved seagoing service of not less than six months on ships during studies, or

In our opinion, if seafarers step up their fight at national and international level, if seafarers join forces with seafarers from third countries and overturn these policies under the banner of "an equal day's pay for an equal day's work", if seafarers are recruited subject to vested insurance rights, collective agreements and compulsory national insurance and if state education and training for seafarers is brought up to standard (for example by upgrading state-run naval schools), this will go a long way towards resolving the problems of the training and recruitment of seafarers.

EUR 29 million are being provided for the design, building, financing and facilities management of the new National Maritime College at Ringaskiddy, Cork.

Mr Sellal also called on the EU to support the training of maritime experts, and proposed using the school at Sidi Bou Ismail for the purpose.

- Subprogramme No 2 Support infrastructures for economic activities covers assistance for water supplies to urban areas, equipment for vocational training centres (including that for sailors at Villagarcia de Arose) and for university-level technical education (highway engineering at La Coruña, agronomy at Lugo, data-processing at La Coruña, food technology polytechnic at Orense and the faculty of maritime sciences at Vigo-Pontevedra), the provision of health centres (65 throughout the region and the improvement of a number of ospitals (including those at Verin and Vigo) and rural electrification and rationalization of the electricity su ...[+++]pply network (construction of a high-tension link from Meson to the Portuguese border via Castrelo).

This includes a clear perspective toward the establishment of the global electronic library network which interconnects local electronic libraries. v. Electronic Museums and Galleries - to accelerate the multimedia digitisation of collections and to ensure their accessibility to the public and as a learning resource for schools and universities. vi. Environment and Natural Resources Management - to increase the electronic linkage and integration of distributed databases of information relevant to the environment. vii. Global Emergency Management - to encourage the development of a global management information network to enhance the management of emergency response situations, risks and knowledge. viii. Global Healthcare Applications - to d ...[+++]emonstrate the potential of telematics technologies in the field of telemedicine in the fight against major health scourges; to promote joint approaches to issues such as the use of data cards, standards and other enabling mechanisms. ix. Government On-line - to exchange experience and best practice on the use of on-line information technology by administrations on the establishment of procedures for conducting electronic administrative business between governments, companies and citizens. x. Global Marketplace for SME's - to contribute to the development of an environment for open and non-discriminatory exchange of information and to demonstrate, particularly through EDI, the interoperability of electronic and information co-operation and trading services on a global scale, for the benefits of SME's. xi. Maritime Information Systems - to integrate and enhance environmental protection and industrial competitiveness for all maritime activities by means of information and communication technologies including applications in the area of safety and the environment, intelligent manufacturing and logistics networks._ * * *