[PDF] Top 20 Croatia 2005 progress report. SEC (2005) 1424 final, 9 November 2005

... of Croatia (27 Croats from Bosnia and Herzegovina have been indicted for criminal offences committed in the territory of that State), the confirmation of the indictment against retired General Mirko Norac in May ... See full document

... June 2005 were intended to limit these adverse effects, but prudence in public sector wage and expenditure policy were not implemented as ...of 9% was broadly met with the help of a rapid appreciation of ... See full document

... Even if electricity companies have reduced available spare capacity in response to the introduction of competition in the sector, electricity adequacy in the European Union has been developing satisfactorily since the ... See full document

... in November 2004. As a result, progress with politically difficult structural reforms, such as labour market liberalisation or the tightening of revenue collection, has only recently gained ...August ... See full document

... The test plan (to be delivered during phase 1) develops the approach and schedule for testing compliance of the central system with its specifications and for ensuring that national systems and the central system ... See full document

... In 2004 real GDP strengthened to 3.6%, bringing real GDP per capita in PPS to nearly 85% of the EU average. Consumer price inflation fell back to 1.9%, after peaking at 4% in 2003. The 2004 deficit is estimated to have ... See full document

... made progress in the field of customs and taxation through the adoption of new customs legislation, the establishment of a single customs administration and the reorganisation of the customs ... See full document

... Enlargement policy is outside the realm of the Commission’s right of initiative and therefore not a policy which the Commission can, strictly speaking, propose on the basis of policy options and impact assessments. The ... See full document

... As for the European dimension, it is safe to say that historical supply patterns are still very much prevalent in most Member States. This goes in particular for those Member States with relatively few supply sources, ... See full document

... marked progress, with trends returning towards the averages for sub- Saharan Africa, thereby indicating that quality of care and drug supplies have also ...useful 2005 Common Humanitarian Appeal (CHAP) for ... See full document

... Most Member Sates undertake a range of important initiatives to modernise and improve the quality of public employment services (PES) to support activation and prevention policies in a more customer-oriented way. The ... See full document

... substantial progress, based on the Programme for Action: Accelerated action on HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (PfA), adopted in ...on progress and outstanding challenges in implementing the ... See full document

... The government approved several new strategies, including the National Strategy for Social and Economic Development, the Action Plan for the Implementation of European Partnership Priorities, the National Plan on ... See full document

... Considerable increases in expenditure, in the context of an important reform of budget rules, have resulted in a sizeable deficit in 2004. These increased payments depleted a large share of budgetary cash reserves ... See full document

... Security Report, issued by the Ministry of Security in 2005, Bosnia and Herzegovina has noted an increase in both trafficking and use of ...The report estimates that 80% of the Western European ... See full document

... limited progress by including State Union institutions within the scope of procurement ...legislative progress has been registered in both ...some progress, although ...some progress with the ... See full document

... Limited progress can be reported in the field of competition policy, since last year’s ...March 2005 the level of administrative fines provided for in the Competition ...July 2005, an amendment to ... See full document

... Regarding financing, on 29 September 2004, the Commission proposed, in conjunction with its proposals on the financial perspectives for 2007–2013, the establishment of an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) to ... See full document

... • The process of regulatory simplification needs to continue to reduce the administrative burden on the public sector and companies, while maintaining high environmental standards. and ensuring a level playing field in ... See full document

... Situation and key Trends: Convergence of the Portuguese economy towards the EU average seems to have halted in recent years, leaving a significant gap in per capita incomes. In 2003, real GDP shrunk by 1.2% over 2002. ... See full document