The President of the European Central Bank shall present this report to the European Parliament, which may hold a general debate on that basis, and to the Council.

The General Affairs and External Relations Council convened in a meeting as referred to in Article 2(2)(a) shall hold a public policy debate every year on the Council's annual operational programme and, if appropriate, on the Commission's annual work programme.

The President of the ECB shall present this report to the Council and to the European Parliament, which may hold a general debate on that basis.

As an introduction to this debate, we could see the documentary footage generated by hidden surveillance cameras.

The ETUC and the CEEP have proposed a "Charter of services of general interest", which represents an important contribution to the current debate on the future of services of general interest.

Free individuals capable of rational decisions are the basis of a democratic political system whose indispensable element is an open debate about issues of general importance.

This generated a public debate on the application of Regulation (EC) No 240/96 and on the application in general of Article 81(1) and (3) of the Treaty to technology transfer agreements.

A deputy from the sds (Social Democratic Party), for example, said that "the debate on the approval of the director- general is an occasion to raise many problems related to this institution.

The free expression of thoughts and ideas in a democratic system warrants an ongoing debate about issues of general importance, so state bodies must be able to accept criticism of their performance.

Experience shows that the application of general competition legislation alone is insufficient, as competition laws do not take into account the special role of media in society - the creation of space for public debate.

A general parliamentary debate about a proposed new law concerning "temporary refugees" - intended to focus more on financial ramifications than on the content of the law itself - was announced in the autumn of 1993, but has not yet been held at the time of writing (in mid 1996).

The debates on media violence drew responses from a number of prominent figures, among them Attorney General Janet Reno, who stressed that young viewers should receive appropriate education and should have it explained to them that there is no room on the streets and in the classrooms for what they see in films.

A characteristic answer of the first generation, which was shaped through the debates of the time, was: a definite yes to modernity, but not 'just like that', not uncritically; of course we are for modernity/ modernization, but not in the sense imposed by the West (the US, England, and France to a lesser extent), and above all not in the sense imposed by the East (Russia).

This presentation shall be followed by a general debate.

A general debate may follow, during which the general rules on speaking time shall apply.

The Bureau may, in accordance with Rule 15(1) and (6), propose to the plenary assembly that a general debate be held on topical political issues of regional and local relevance (topical debate slot).

If amendments have been tabled after the general debate, and the Commission has therefore not been able to express its view on them, it may do so before the opening of the vote on the proposal to which the amendments have been tabled.

Once the general debate has been concluded, any Member may give an oral explanation on the final vote for not longer than one minute or give a written explanation of no more than 200 words, which shall be included in the verbatim report of proceedings.

In both cases, the commission concerned shall meet, where possible, to hold a general exploratory debate on the subject.

When it is decided that a debate shall be held on a particular agenda item, any member may take part in the general discussion within the set time limits.

If no amendments have been tabled, the Committee may likewise dispense with a debate, in which case the president shall call directly for a vote on the text of the opinion as a whole; alternatively it may confine the debate to a general discussion without the paragraph-by-paragraph examination, especially if the section so requests.

GUIDELINES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN CHOOSING THE SUBJECTS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE DEBATE ON TOPICAL AND URGENT SUBJECTS OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE PROVIDED FOR UNDER RULE 50

After an exploratory debate the Bureau shall, where necessary, issue the Secretary-General or a working group with further instructions, clearly specifying the subject to be covered and the time-frame.

GUIDELINES AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN CHOOSING THE SUBJECTS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE DEBATE ON CASES OF BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW PROVIDED FOR UNDER RULE 50

The President, acting on a proposal from the Bureau, may propose to the plenary assembly that when debates are held on general or specific issues, speaking time should be divided among the political groups and national delegations.

The ETUC and the CEEP have proposed a "Charter of services of general interest", which represents an important contribution to the current debate on the future of services of general interest.

This generated a public debate on the application of Regulation (EC) No 240/96 and on the application in general of Article 81(1) and (3) of the Treaty to technology transfer agreements.

The CHMP debated the current lack of knowledge about the clinical significance of the findings and immune memory in general and agreed that these issues needed to be carefully explored before deciding on regulatory action.

Whereas on 22 January 1997 the Commission published a Green Paper on Vertical Restraints in EC Competition Policy, which generated a wide-ranging public debate on the application of Article 81(1) and (3) of the Treaty to vertical agreements or concerted practices;

On the grounds of rationalisation and in order to facilitate the integration of the Commission's work on good practice and coordination with the Member States, as stated in the Commission communication "challenges for enterprise policy in the knowledge-driven economy"(1), the Commission requires a body for reflection, debate and advice, consisting of high-level experts from the enterprise community and representatives of the Member States, entitled the "Enterprise policy group" (EPG), in order to examine general enterprise policy issues and to assist the Commission in the identification and dissemination of good practice.

The failure to reduce the burden of these diseases and the evidence of their increasing impact have brought them to the centre of the development debate - as evidenced by the Declaration of Commitment of the Special Session of the UN General Assembly of June 2001, which recognises that HIV/AIDS has evolved to become a developmental emergency, and by the WHO World Health Assembly's declaration of tuberculosis and malaria as global emergencies - and have led to calls for urgent action and a series of national, regional and international initiatives, all meant to achieve the Millennium Development Goals which include clear targets to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and to which the European Community and its Member States committed themselves.