While those sales go on there must also be a licensing system world-wide that is fully accountable and fully traceable.	temporal-causal
There is no such thing as fair competition in the single market, while Member States refuse to comply properly with our rules and regulations.	temporal-causal
We cannot do so while anarchy is permitted to rule in any state of the Union.	temporal-causal
No wonder Richard Holbrooke recently boasted that Europe slept while President Clinton resolved a particular European crisis.	temporal
It has allowed three months to elapse while the situation has developed, and apparently we are now in a position where very little can be done about it. 	temporal
﻿While we as a group can support the position adopted by the rapporteur and the Committee on Transport and Tourism, we have some reservations about the number of derogations introduced by the Council, particularly in Article 5. 	temporal-contrast
While women accounted for 11.5% of Category A staff in 1992, they represented 19.3% of staff in that category in September of this year.	temporal-contrast
While we maintain that it is important to look at the intermediate and the long term and to look at the way in which the networks are now impacting across different sectors, the complexity of these networks means that we also need to look at new instruments to deal with the global economy insofar as the structural industries are concerned.	temporal-contrast
While we need, of course, to support the agricultural sector in the EU, and that is made clear in Mr Schwaiger' s report, we also have to recognise the need for developing economies beyond reaching markets to have access to food security so that people have enough to eat.	temporal-contrast
That is why the UK Government was the first to introduce the notion of a food standards agency, while Europe is still talking about it. 	temporal-contrast
Thus, while the Treaty requires the ECB to publish a quarterly report on its activities, the ECB has decided to publish such a report on a monthly basis, the Monthly Bulletin, which gives a detailed presentation of economic and monetary developments.	temporal-contrast
Madam President, I should like to speak on behalf of my colleague, Miss Lynne, who sadly has injured her shoulder, having fallen down the stairs here while showing people how dangerous a particular set of stairs was!	temporal-contrast
While the EU is committed to closely monitoring and regulating the industry, there is, in my view, a moral responsibility on those involved to agree on standards which it is not acceptable to exceed.	temporal-contrast
The Council proposes to increase the Commission' s administrative expenditure by only 0.9% while it foresees an increase of 3.5% for the other institutions.	temporal-contrast
Does the President-in-Office accept that the 'oil for food' programme, while commendable, has many bureaucratic shortcomings and accompanying sanctions which still stop the needs of children from being met, while their parents can do very little to get rid of the inhuman dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.	temporal-contrast
I want to raise this point with the Commissioner, while he is awaiting specific provisions to address the problems both at management and operational level.	temporal-contrast
Commission de Silguy defended monetary policy not being an element of the policy mix, while Commissioner Monti referred to monetary policy as an important element of the policy mix.	temporal-contrast
It cannot be that the Council takes three months, while Parliament only has two or three days to play its part in the nomination of the President.	temporal-contrast
While we have strict controls within the European Union, these controls do not apply to the food that is entering the European Union from other countries whether from the United States or anywhere else.	temporal-contrast
We must not fiddle while the earth chokes on our fumes.	temporal-contrast
While the European Parliament has a major say on the EU Budget, it has, exceptionally, no real control over the activities which take place under the anachronistic and non-transparent Euratom Treaty.	temporal-contrast
While some months ago many members of the public believed that this was a problem only for computer companies, it is now very clear that the issue of the millennium bug will affect all citizens in every aspect of their lives.	temporal-contrast
While the figures for GDP per inhabitant reveal a residual growing convergence amongst the Member States, a process of rising imbalances between regions in the same state is taking place.	temporal-contrast
While some people may say that it is not the right approach, it is the only way we are going to get any sort of progress for women.	concession
While the EU has been helpful in providing additional resources, more is always necessary.	concession
While I accept the point he made on those matters, we cannot consider those ideas in isolation from the need to provide farmers with an adequate income. 	concession
While the report goes on to say that no decision has yet been taken, the companies are pressing for a change to the injury standard of the so-called 201 market safeguard rule which would make it easier for the Americans to shut down their market to imports but stay within WTO rules.	concession
While it would be totally mistaken to consider returning to closed economies or narrow protectionism, there is a need for agreed international regulation to deter huge and sudden capital flows, particularly of short-term funds, and to work towards globally coordinated interest rates.	concession
While the Committee on Budgets voted the PDB, it may at the end of the day be far too big.	concession
While there may still be a long way to go, I certainly believe that there will be no turning back and no looking back. 	concession
While no-one likes to have inspection measures, it is the only way in which control can be accurately implemented.	concession
While I am prepared to congratulate the Director-General and staff of DG XXI, I do not think we can have it as a matter of record that somehow everything was going along quite smoothly and we decided to change our approach.	concession
While I thank the Commissioner for that response, I have to say I am deeply disappointed.	concession
While I appreciate that Britain will not be one of these countries, it is nonetheless important that all countries, even those not participating in the single currency from day one, should be actively involved in the preparatory and planning phases for the launch of the euro because of the potential impact of this currency on all our economies, whether inside or outside the single currency zone.	concession
While the Maastricht Treaty enshrines the independence of the Central Bank, that does not mean it should be unaccountable to the people of the European Union. 	concession
While it is clear that not everything is perfect in that country, it is also clear that elections have been held, that opposition parties are active and participate vigorously in the parliamentary process and that often virulent opposition newspapers are sold freely on the streets.	concession
While the vast majority of Parliament's recommendations have been fulfilled, there is still plenty more needing to be done.	concession
While this is to be welcomed, it means very little for millions of people throughout the European Union.	concession
Thus, while I wish the Commissioner well in his endeavours, I am afraid that whatever he does it will not be good enough. 	concession
Mr President, on behalf of myself and several other MEPs, while I fully respect the solemn nature of today' s formal sitting, I wish to make a point of order under Rule 19 out of concern for human rights given that the Colombian President' s visit today is restricted to his parliamentary address until a formal dinner with heads of political groups.	concession
Madam President, while I welcome many of the improvements that have been made, I want to make a point concerning the management side: we would very much welcome some recycling facilities, given the sheer amount of paper that appears every day, much of which is not kept.	concession
And I say to you, Mr President, thank you very much indeed. While at times you get criticism - we all get criticism, so what!	concession
Indeed, while I appreciate the importance of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality in relation to this subject, I have no wish to become involved in a debate about the detail of either.	concession
It is quite right that while we are talking now about what we wish the candidate countries to do in preparation for membership, that in no way discharges our Member States from making progress in the EU's own reform.	concession
We also wish to demonstrate that while we understand the desire in this Parliament to achieve the broadest possible political support for this report, that has been achieved at the cost of denying the serious future difficulties that participating governments will have in running their public finances in line with the stability pact.	concession
I listened very carefully to Ms McKenna. I was interested to note that while she continuously opposes the existence of the European Union, this morning she wants to give it more competence in the area of policing the seas.	concession
The common agricultural policy has served Ireland well over the years and while we accept that it is in our interest that European agriculture becomes more competitive on the world market, there are very legitimate concerns about the effects of future CAP reform.	concession
We have to recognize the fact that while we are great consumers of fish, it may not always be European vessels which will have the opportunity of exploiting those resources.	concession
We said at the outset that while we were concerned with issues of public health and safety, we are not a committee of public safety in the French revolutionary sense, calling for heads, calling for show trials.	concession
I am sure the Commissioner will appreciate that people resident on the south coast of England, while they may not be facing a serious threat, need to be assured that the European Commission itself is looking into these problems.	concession
And while countering illegal immigration and abuse of asylum laws is important, governments must respect their obligations under the Geneva Convention to grant asylum to genuine refugees and treat them with compassion and dignity, not demonise them. 	contrast
While the Tories are taking time off trying to heal their splits, Labour is hard at work making Brussels work for Britain.	contrast
The promise of full compensation for price cuts given in 1992 has not been honoured in Agenda 2000 decisions, and while farmers suffer much lower prices, the cost of the common agricultural policy continues to rise.	contrast
There is no point in people coming into this House and talking about liberal proposals when you look around and see young people dying from drug abuse, while the people who import and sell these drugs are getting away scot-free.	contrast
We voted against paragraph 10, which suggests that the leadership of the EU and the conduct of foreign policy will have to be handed over to the Commission President and the High Representatives of the CFSP, while the Council presidency concentrates on its conciliation tasks.	contrast
Governments and even the companies themselves are now admitting the dangers of gene crops and food, so the genetic industry is now reverting to type by pressurising governments on the quiet, while trying to fool consumers in public. 	contrast
They supported them during the BSE crisis while Labour supported consumers.	contrast
I urge the Commissioner to stand firmly behind the producers in the European Union because, while we will respond to him and the producers will respond to him, he must defend them against the world when it tries to take over our markets.	contrast
