31. Emphasises the widespread use of child labour in several Central Asian states, especially in the cotton harvesting, tobacco cultivation, coal mining and handicrafts sectors, and calls on the respective governments to implement more effectively existing measures to combat this, to draw up a consistent national policy on child labour and fully to support and take part in projects for the elimination of child labour launched by international organisations and NGOs; urges the Commission to set up a special programme within the framework of the DCI in relation to this matter;

31. Emphasises the widespread use of child labour in several Central Asian states, especially in the cotton harvesting, tobacco cultivation, coal mining and handicrafts sectors, and calls on the respective governments to implement more effectively existing measures to combat this, to draw up a consistent national policy on child labour and fully to support and take part in projects for the elimination of child labour launched by international organisations and NGOs; urges the Commission to set up a special programme within the framework of the DCI in relation to this matter;

31. Emphasises the widespread use of child labour in several Central Asian states, especially in the cotton harvesting, tobacco cultivation, coal mining and handicrafts sectors, and calls on the respective governments to implement more effectively existing measures to combat this, to draw up a consistent national policy on child labour and fully to support and take part in projects for the elimination of child labour launched by international organisations and NGOs; urges the Commission to set up a special programme within the framework of the DCI in relation to this matter;

Bearing in mind the recent judgment (12.12.2006) of the European Court of First Instance (Case T-228/02, the People's Mujahidin of Iran Organisation v. the Council), which recognises the need for greater transparency, respect of the right to know the evidence adduced against a political organisation on the basis of which it is included in the EU's 'terrorist list' and the right to judicial defence, does the Council of Ministers int ...[+++]end to ensure respect for Europe's democratic legal system and implement the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities by revising the procedure adopted hitherto for designating organisations as terrorist organisations?

Bearing in mind the recent judgment (12.12.2006) of the European Court of First Instance (Case T-228/02, the People's Mujahidin of Iran Organisation v. the Council), which recognises the need for greater transparency, respect of the right to know the evidence adduced against a political organisation on the basis of which it is included in the EU's 'terrorist list' and the right to judicial defence, does the Council of Ministers int ...[+++]end to ensure respect for Europe's democratic legal system and implement the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities by revising the procedure adopted hitherto for designating organisations as terrorist organisations?

If adopted, this comprehensive revision of the Visa Code would establish a truly smarter common visa policy, which in turn would result in a rise in the number of visits to the EU.