... resolutions[*]
For the European Parliament the rapporteur is E. Schroedter. 
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... 2001[*]
These figures include an allocation for cross-Border co-Operation (CBC) Programmes of EUR 3 million in 2000, and EUR 3 million in 2001. 
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... minorities''[*]
In the meantime, through the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam in May 1999, the political criteria defined at Copenhagen have been essentially enshrined as a constitutional principle in the Treaty on European Union. Article 6(1) of the consolidated Treaty on European Union reads: ``The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law''. Accordingly, article 49 of the consolidated Treaty stipulates that ``Any European State which respects the principles set out in Article 6(1) may apply to become a member of the Union''. More recently, these principles have been emphasised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, that was proclaimed at the Nice European Council in December 2000. 
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... 000[*]
The total number of passports printed is higher than the current number of non-citizens, mostly due to naturalisation. 
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... Court[*]
Final judgement (N° 46726/99) of ECHR of 9 April 2002 concerning the case of Podkolzina v. Latvia. 
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See ``Towards the Enlarged Union: Strategy Paper and Report of the European Commission on the progress towards accession by each of the candidate countries'', COM (2002) 700. 
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... rate[*]
The activity rate is the share of employed plus unemployed to total population in a certain age group. 
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... inflation[*]
Defined as consumer price index without energy and unprocessed food. 
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... SDR[*]
IMF`s Special Drawing Rights, a basket of the USD, EUR, GBP and JPY 
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... rates[*]
Money market rates, corrected for consumer price inflation (HICP) 
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... ESA95[*]
According to national numbers the budget deficit was 3.3% of GDP. The difference is mainly explained by a decrease in tax arrears, which is taken into account by EU accounting standards but not by national numbers. 
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... FICIL[*]
Foreign Investors` Council in Latvia. 
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... acquis[*]
A description of the acquis for each chapter can be found in the Commission's 1997 Oppinion on Latvia's application for EU membership 
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... 2000[*]
The source for all agricultural statistics is EUROSTAT unless otherwise specified. 
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... employment[*]
EUROSTAT Labour Force Survey definitions (LFS). Agricultural employment is defined in LFS terms as economically active persons who gain a significant part of their income from agriculture. 
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... trade[*]
Source of trade figures: WTO definition of agricultural products, figures from EUROSTAT COMEXT (see U.E. 12/15: Commerce des produits agricoles 1998--2000, 1 Partie D.G. AGRI EUR G.2 Analyses quantitatives, prévisions, statistiques, études, 2001, pp. 10--57 et 86--89.) 
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Developments concerning Industrial policy should be seen in relation to the overall enterprise policy, including the SME policy (see Chapter 16 -- Small and medium-sized enterprises). 
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Developments concerning SME policy should be seen in relation to overall enterprise policy, including industrial policy (see Chapter 15 -- Industrial policy). 
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See ``Towards the Enlarged Union: Strategy Paper and Report of the European Commission on the progress towards accession by each of the candidate countries'', COM (2002) 700. 
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