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IIPM TOWER, SATBARI,
CHANDAN HAULA, CHATTARPUR-BHATIMINES ROAD
NEW DELHI




A report submitted for assessment of
GOTA Report




PREPARED BY
Roll No.   Name          Section       Signature
01         Mr. Abbas
04         Mr. Adhitya
24         Ms. Komal
26         Mr. Manish
44         Mr. Rohan
                         SH –2
48         Mr. Shipra
           Mr. Vishal
GOTA Details


Country Visited: Belgium & Paris




The following Companies were visited:-
European Commission on December 10, 2007
European Parliament on December 10, 2007
Port of Antwerp on December 11, 2007
Palm Breweries on December 12, 2007
Val-Saint Lambert on December 13, 2007
Coca Cola (Bottling Plant) on December 19, 2007
IMI Brussels on December 20, 2007




Starting Date of our tour: December 7, 2007
(Departure)
Ending Date of our tour was December 24, 2007
(Arrival at Delhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport)




                      Abstract

     Belgium


Belgium is a Northwest European Country. Its neighbor
countries are Luxembourg, Netherlands, France & Germany.
Belgium is one of the founding members of European Union & it
even hosts it’s headquarter in Brussels, capital of Belgium. In
Belgium two languages are spoken, French & Dutch. And
Brussels is the only place where both of these languages are
spoken. Belgium’s economy& its transportation infrastructure
is integrated with the rest of Europe. Its economy is
characterized by high productive work force, high Gross
National Product & high exports per capita. Belgium is famous
for diamond & Chocolates. Belgian chocolates are very famous
in the world. Main exports of Belgium are finished diamond,
iron & steel, petroleum products, textiles, plastics & etc.
Belgium is very organized country. Its main source of
transportation is through tram.



       European Parliament

European Parliament constitutes 785 members, from
different countries. All these countries follow same
trade policies. They all follow rule, policies,
Acts( Consumer Protection Act),etc which are set by
European Union. So whenever any meeting is held or
wherever it is held, it is been attended by different
people belonging from different countries, who speak in
their mother Language, side- by –side, there is 25
chambers which translate the speech of any person in
the language, which is understand by other people at
the very same time. So if 1 person speaks in French, at
the very same time it is translated in other 24 languages.




Acknowlegment



We thank Mr. Amit Sood & Mr. Sanket Choudhary in particular for guiding us during our
trip. They encouraged us to write in the first place. We owe much to Mr. Amit Sood &
Mr.Sanket Choudhary for the same.
We are indebted to all those who have been helpful throughout the process of writing

this Report– Mr. Abbas, Ms. Komal, Mr Manish, Mr.Rohan & Ms. Shipra. but as the
cliché goes, we are solely responsible for any remaining errors of fact or judgment.


Signature of group members



(Mr.Abbas)(Mr.Aditya)(Ms.Komal)(Mr.Manish)(Mr.Rohan)




(Ms.Shipra)     (Mr.Vishal)




Table of Content



S.No      Topic                                              Page No.
I         Introduction


II        Control & Powers of European
Parliament
III     Women MEP’s

IV      20 Committees of European
        Parliament
V       Co- decision


VI      Budget of European
        Parliament
VII     Source


VIIIs   Sakharov Prize




Introduction
The European Parliament (EP) is directly elected
parliament body of the European Union. Together with
the council of European Union, it forms the bicameral
legislatures in the world. The Parliament & Council forms
the highest legislative body within Union. European
Parliament is composed of 785 members. Three places of
EP are Brussels, Luxembourg & France. No
Parliamentary in Luxembourg.
The vision of the European Parliament on the Single
European Information Space.




PEST Analysis


Political Analysis


Control & Powers EP

I) Legislative procedure
With each new treaty, the powers of the Parliament
have expanded. Its powers have been primarily defined
through the Union's legislative procedures. The method
which has slowly become the dominant procedure
(about three-quarters of policy areas) is the Co-Decision
Procedures, where powers are essentially equal between
Parliament and Council. Co-Decision provides an equal
footing between the two bodies. Under the procedure,
the Commission presents a proposal to Parliament and
the Council. They then send amendments to the Council
which can either adopt the text with those amendments
or send back a "common position". That proposal may
either be approved or further amendments may be
tabled by the Parliament. If the Council does not
approve these, then a "Conciliation Committee" is
formed. The Committee is composed of the Council
members plus an equal number of MEP’s who seek to
agree a common position. Once a position is agreed, it
has to be approved by Parliament. Other procedures
include: Co-operation, meaning the Council can overrule
the Parliament if it is unanimous; Consultation, which
require just consultation of the Parliament; and Assent
procedure, where the Parliament has a veto. The
Commission and Council, or just Commission, can also
act completely independently of the Parliament.
II) Budget

The legislative branch officially holds the Union's
budgetary authority, powers gained through the
Budgetary Treaties, of the 1970s. The EU’s Budget is
divided into compulsory and non-compulsory spending.
Compulsory spending is that resulting from EU treaties
(including agriculture) and international agreements; the
rest is non-compulsory.


The institutions draw up budget estimates and the
Commission consolidates them into a draft budget. Both
the Council and the Parliament can amend the budget
with the Parliament adopting or rejecting the budget at
its second reading. The signatures of the Parliament’s
President are required before the budget becomes law.


The Parliament is also responsible for discharging the
implementation of previous budgets, on the basis of the
annual report of the European Court of Auditors.


III) Supervisory powers


The Parliament also has other powers of general
supervision, mainly granted by the Maastricht Treaty.
The Parliament has the power to set up a Committee of
Inquiry.
The Parliament can call other institutions to answer
questions and if necessary to take them to court if they
break EU law or treaties. Further more it has powers
over the appointment of the members of the Court of
Auditors, and the president and executive board of the
European Central Bank. The president of European
Central Bank is also responsible to present the annual
report to the Parliament. EP also has a unit which also
handles complaints against all institutions. Petitions are
also brought in front of Parliament by any European
Citizen.




  Economy Analysis

  I) 22 Committees of EP

In European Parliament, there are 22 Committees
working in their own areas, & these are as follows:-
  i)    Budgets Committee
  ii)   Budgetary Control
iii)     Economic & Monetary Affairs
 iv)      Employment in Social Affairs
 v)       Employment, Public Health & Food
 vi)      Safety
 vii) Industry Research & Energy
 viii) Internal Market & Consumer protection
 ix)      Transport & Tourism
 x)       Regional Development
 xi)      Agriculture & Rural Development
 xii) Fisheries
 xiii) Culture & Education
 xiv) Legal Affairs
 xv) Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs
 xvi) Constitutional Affairs
 xvii) Women’s Right & Gender Equality
 xviii)     Petitions
 xix)Foreign Affairs
 xx) Human Rights
 xxi)Security & Defense
 xxii) Development & International Trade.




Social Analysis
Women MEP’s


Women Members in European Parliament constitute 34%
overall. But otherwise Women Members in EP are as
follows:-
  i)     In EPP-DE(European People’s Party- European
         Democrats, Christian Democrats) women
         members are 278 .
  ii)    In PE’s (Socialist Democrats) women members are
         218
  iii)   In Alliance of Liberals, women members are 104.
  iv)    In Union for Europe National Group women
         member constitute 44%.
  v)     In Greens / European Free Alliance, women
         members constitute 42%.
  vi)    In GUE/NGL (Gauche Unitaire European / Nordic
         Green Left) women members constitute 15%.
  vii) And Non attached members are 34%.


  II) Co-Decisions

  European Union makes the law & there are three
  processes for the same: - Co-Decision, Consultation &
  Assent. The legal process under which most directives
  are decided is the Co-Decision Procedure. Co-decision
procedure means that the European Parliament
decides together with the Council of the European
Union. These decisions are regarding following:-
i)   Internal Market
ii) Environment
iii) Transport
iv) Public Health
v) Rights of European Citizen
vi) Freedom of movement of worker
vii) Employment
viii) Social Policy
ix) Social Fund
x) Education
xi) Consumer Protection
xii) Research & Technology Development
xiii) Development Co-operation
xiv) Transparency & Measure to Counter Fraud.




III)Budget Of 2007

Last Budget was presented by European Union was
estimated as follows:- (brief idea of the same)
i)   43% expenditure on sustainable Growth.
ii) 5% expenditure on Global
iii) 34% expenditure on Agriculture Expenses
  iv) 11% expenditure on Rural Development
  v) 6% expenditure on Administration
  vi) 1% expenditure on Citizenship, Freedom, Security
        & Justice.
  vii) 0.4% expenditure on Compensation.




  IV) Source of Funds

  Income of EU or EP comes from:-
  i)   Gross National Income (69%);
  ii) VAT (15%)
  iii) Custom Duties, Agriculture Duties, etc(15%)
  iv) Miscellaneous (1%)



SWOT Analysis

Strength Analysis

Very strong and full support of environment protection
the leaders, that means if any of European Country is
attacked by any other country outside ( other than
European countries), other European Countries support
that European Country (which is attacked)- Financially,
provide defence products, if necessary they may also
provide European Union Army, etc.


Weakness Analysis

Costly system to implement environmental protection
systems. European Union spend more for their defence,
out of the funds collected from European Citizens as
taxes.




Oppurtunity Analysis

Their no broder or boundary between any European
Country. More over they follow common trade policy.
This makes dealing with any European Union
environment friendly trade, services & products.


Threat Analysis
Each Employer of European Union have to pay taxes to
employ even one person. So Employers of European
Union avoid hiring people, instead install machines or
plants which work most of the things on their own on a
switch of a button. So if this thing is not taken into
consideration, European Union may face problems
regarding unemployment.




             SAKHAROV PRIZE

Since 1988, in the spirit of Andrei Sakharov, the
European Parliament has awarded the annual Sakharov
Prize for Freedom of Thought in order to honor
individuals or organizations for their efforts on behalf of
human rights and fundamental freedoms and against
oppression and injustice.
From Gorky, where he was living in exile, Andrei
Sakharov (1921-1989), the renowned physicist, member
of the Academy of Sciences, dissident and 1975 Nobel
Peace Prize winner, sent a message to the European
Parliament saying how moved he was that it intended to
create a prize for freedom of thought which would bear
his name. He rightly saw this as an encouragement to all
those who, like him, had committed themselves to
championing human rights.
Coming from a background in nuclear physics and ending
as a dissident, he not only sought the release of
dissenters in his country but also drew attention to the
relationship between science and society and to the
issues of peaceful coexistence and intellectual freedom,
which he analyzed in his writings. In the eyes of the
world, Sakharov came to embody the crusade against the
denial of fundamental rights. Neither intimidation nor
exile could break his resistance.
In awarding the Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament
honors, in particular, outstanding achievements in the
fight to protect freedom of thought and expression
against intolerance, fanaticism and hatred. This reflects
its conviction that fundamental freedoms include not
only the right to life and physical integrity, but also
freedom of expression and of the press, two of the most
effective means of fighting oppression and key
yardsticks by which to judge whether a society is
democratic and open.
The right to untrammeled freedom of opinion and
expression, which is enshrined in Article 19 of the
United Nations International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights of 16 December 1966 and which includes
‘the right to seek, receive and impart information and
ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in
writing or in print, in the form of art, or though any
medium of [a person's] choice', reflects the spirit in
which the European Parliament created the Sakharov
Prize.
The European Parliament awards the human rights prize,
endowed with EUR 50,000, at a formal sitting in
Strasbourg which falls on or around 10 December, the
day on which the United Nations Universal Declaration
of Human Rights was signed in 1948.



Key Findings

If any company which is in a country that forms a part of
European Union, is found breaking the law, it will be
shut down.
If any country or any organization is about to deal or is
dealing with any European County’s Organization, they
have to follow certain policies & procedures, rule &
regulations, & etc. If anyone is found breaking these
laws, is charged the terms or contract on which they
were working on will become void.
Not only this, if any company or any outside company
cheats any customer, that company will be punished
according to the Consumer Protection Act of European
Parliament.




Learning’s

We have learnt that if in future if someone makes a deal
with any of the companies of European Union, it will
have to abide by the rules and policies of the
Parliament. It would serve as a great example to a
country where rules are not much thought of. Strictness
is vital to India’s smooth administrative functioning.




Conclusion
European Parliament constitutes 785 members, from
different countries. All these countries follow the same
trade policies. They all follow rules, policies, Acts
(Consumer Protection Act), etc which are set by
European Union. So whenever any meeting is held or
wherever it is held, it is been attended by different
people belonging from different countries, who speak in
their mother Language, side- by –side, there are 25
chambers which translate the speech of any person in
the language, which is understood by other people at
the very same time. So if one person speaks in French, at
the very same time it is translated in the other 24
languages.

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Global Opportunity & Threat Analysis (GOTA)

  • 1. IIPM IIPM TOWER, SATBARI, CHANDAN HAULA, CHATTARPUR-BHATIMINES ROAD NEW DELHI A report submitted for assessment of GOTA Report PREPARED BY Roll No. Name Section Signature 01 Mr. Abbas 04 Mr. Adhitya 24 Ms. Komal 26 Mr. Manish 44 Mr. Rohan SH –2 48 Mr. Shipra Mr. Vishal
  • 2. GOTA Details Country Visited: Belgium & Paris The following Companies were visited:- European Commission on December 10, 2007 European Parliament on December 10, 2007 Port of Antwerp on December 11, 2007 Palm Breweries on December 12, 2007 Val-Saint Lambert on December 13, 2007 Coca Cola (Bottling Plant) on December 19, 2007 IMI Brussels on December 20, 2007 Starting Date of our tour: December 7, 2007 (Departure)
  • 3. Ending Date of our tour was December 24, 2007 (Arrival at Delhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport) Abstract Belgium Belgium is a Northwest European Country. Its neighbor countries are Luxembourg, Netherlands, France & Germany. Belgium is one of the founding members of European Union & it even hosts it’s headquarter in Brussels, capital of Belgium. In Belgium two languages are spoken, French & Dutch. And Brussels is the only place where both of these languages are spoken. Belgium’s economy& its transportation infrastructure is integrated with the rest of Europe. Its economy is characterized by high productive work force, high Gross National Product & high exports per capita. Belgium is famous for diamond & Chocolates. Belgian chocolates are very famous in the world. Main exports of Belgium are finished diamond, iron & steel, petroleum products, textiles, plastics & etc.
  • 4. Belgium is very organized country. Its main source of transportation is through tram. European Parliament European Parliament constitutes 785 members, from different countries. All these countries follow same trade policies. They all follow rule, policies, Acts( Consumer Protection Act),etc which are set by European Union. So whenever any meeting is held or wherever it is held, it is been attended by different people belonging from different countries, who speak in their mother Language, side- by –side, there is 25 chambers which translate the speech of any person in the language, which is understand by other people at the very same time. So if 1 person speaks in French, at the very same time it is translated in other 24 languages. Acknowlegment We thank Mr. Amit Sood & Mr. Sanket Choudhary in particular for guiding us during our trip. They encouraged us to write in the first place. We owe much to Mr. Amit Sood & Mr.Sanket Choudhary for the same.
  • 5. We are indebted to all those who have been helpful throughout the process of writing this Report– Mr. Abbas, Ms. Komal, Mr Manish, Mr.Rohan & Ms. Shipra. but as the cliché goes, we are solely responsible for any remaining errors of fact or judgment. Signature of group members (Mr.Abbas)(Mr.Aditya)(Ms.Komal)(Mr.Manish)(Mr.Rohan) (Ms.Shipra) (Mr.Vishal) Table of Content S.No Topic Page No. I Introduction II Control & Powers of European
  • 6. Parliament III Women MEP’s IV 20 Committees of European Parliament V Co- decision VI Budget of European Parliament VII Source VIIIs Sakharov Prize Introduction
  • 7. The European Parliament (EP) is directly elected parliament body of the European Union. Together with the council of European Union, it forms the bicameral legislatures in the world. The Parliament & Council forms the highest legislative body within Union. European Parliament is composed of 785 members. Three places of EP are Brussels, Luxembourg & France. No Parliamentary in Luxembourg. The vision of the European Parliament on the Single European Information Space. PEST Analysis Political Analysis Control & Powers EP I) Legislative procedure
  • 8. With each new treaty, the powers of the Parliament have expanded. Its powers have been primarily defined through the Union's legislative procedures. The method which has slowly become the dominant procedure (about three-quarters of policy areas) is the Co-Decision Procedures, where powers are essentially equal between Parliament and Council. Co-Decision provides an equal footing between the two bodies. Under the procedure, the Commission presents a proposal to Parliament and the Council. They then send amendments to the Council which can either adopt the text with those amendments or send back a "common position". That proposal may either be approved or further amendments may be tabled by the Parliament. If the Council does not approve these, then a "Conciliation Committee" is formed. The Committee is composed of the Council members plus an equal number of MEP’s who seek to agree a common position. Once a position is agreed, it has to be approved by Parliament. Other procedures include: Co-operation, meaning the Council can overrule the Parliament if it is unanimous; Consultation, which require just consultation of the Parliament; and Assent procedure, where the Parliament has a veto. The Commission and Council, or just Commission, can also act completely independently of the Parliament.
  • 9. II) Budget The legislative branch officially holds the Union's budgetary authority, powers gained through the Budgetary Treaties, of the 1970s. The EU’s Budget is divided into compulsory and non-compulsory spending. Compulsory spending is that resulting from EU treaties (including agriculture) and international agreements; the rest is non-compulsory. The institutions draw up budget estimates and the Commission consolidates them into a draft budget. Both the Council and the Parliament can amend the budget with the Parliament adopting or rejecting the budget at its second reading. The signatures of the Parliament’s President are required before the budget becomes law. The Parliament is also responsible for discharging the implementation of previous budgets, on the basis of the annual report of the European Court of Auditors. III) Supervisory powers The Parliament also has other powers of general supervision, mainly granted by the Maastricht Treaty.
  • 10. The Parliament has the power to set up a Committee of Inquiry. The Parliament can call other institutions to answer questions and if necessary to take them to court if they break EU law or treaties. Further more it has powers over the appointment of the members of the Court of Auditors, and the president and executive board of the European Central Bank. The president of European Central Bank is also responsible to present the annual report to the Parliament. EP also has a unit which also handles complaints against all institutions. Petitions are also brought in front of Parliament by any European Citizen. Economy Analysis I) 22 Committees of EP In European Parliament, there are 22 Committees working in their own areas, & these are as follows:- i) Budgets Committee ii) Budgetary Control
  • 11. iii) Economic & Monetary Affairs iv) Employment in Social Affairs v) Employment, Public Health & Food vi) Safety vii) Industry Research & Energy viii) Internal Market & Consumer protection ix) Transport & Tourism x) Regional Development xi) Agriculture & Rural Development xii) Fisheries xiii) Culture & Education xiv) Legal Affairs xv) Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs xvi) Constitutional Affairs xvii) Women’s Right & Gender Equality xviii) Petitions xix)Foreign Affairs xx) Human Rights xxi)Security & Defense xxii) Development & International Trade. Social Analysis
  • 12. Women MEP’s Women Members in European Parliament constitute 34% overall. But otherwise Women Members in EP are as follows:- i) In EPP-DE(European People’s Party- European Democrats, Christian Democrats) women members are 278 . ii) In PE’s (Socialist Democrats) women members are 218 iii) In Alliance of Liberals, women members are 104. iv) In Union for Europe National Group women member constitute 44%. v) In Greens / European Free Alliance, women members constitute 42%. vi) In GUE/NGL (Gauche Unitaire European / Nordic Green Left) women members constitute 15%. vii) And Non attached members are 34%. II) Co-Decisions European Union makes the law & there are three processes for the same: - Co-Decision, Consultation & Assent. The legal process under which most directives are decided is the Co-Decision Procedure. Co-decision
  • 13. procedure means that the European Parliament decides together with the Council of the European Union. These decisions are regarding following:- i) Internal Market ii) Environment iii) Transport iv) Public Health v) Rights of European Citizen vi) Freedom of movement of worker vii) Employment viii) Social Policy ix) Social Fund x) Education xi) Consumer Protection xii) Research & Technology Development xiii) Development Co-operation xiv) Transparency & Measure to Counter Fraud. III)Budget Of 2007 Last Budget was presented by European Union was estimated as follows:- (brief idea of the same) i) 43% expenditure on sustainable Growth. ii) 5% expenditure on Global
  • 14. iii) 34% expenditure on Agriculture Expenses iv) 11% expenditure on Rural Development v) 6% expenditure on Administration vi) 1% expenditure on Citizenship, Freedom, Security & Justice. vii) 0.4% expenditure on Compensation. IV) Source of Funds Income of EU or EP comes from:- i) Gross National Income (69%); ii) VAT (15%) iii) Custom Duties, Agriculture Duties, etc(15%) iv) Miscellaneous (1%) SWOT Analysis Strength Analysis Very strong and full support of environment protection the leaders, that means if any of European Country is
  • 15. attacked by any other country outside ( other than European countries), other European Countries support that European Country (which is attacked)- Financially, provide defence products, if necessary they may also provide European Union Army, etc. Weakness Analysis Costly system to implement environmental protection systems. European Union spend more for their defence, out of the funds collected from European Citizens as taxes. Oppurtunity Analysis Their no broder or boundary between any European Country. More over they follow common trade policy. This makes dealing with any European Union environment friendly trade, services & products. Threat Analysis
  • 16. Each Employer of European Union have to pay taxes to employ even one person. So Employers of European Union avoid hiring people, instead install machines or plants which work most of the things on their own on a switch of a button. So if this thing is not taken into consideration, European Union may face problems regarding unemployment. SAKHAROV PRIZE Since 1988, in the spirit of Andrei Sakharov, the European Parliament has awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in order to honor individuals or organizations for their efforts on behalf of human rights and fundamental freedoms and against oppression and injustice. From Gorky, where he was living in exile, Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), the renowned physicist, member of the Academy of Sciences, dissident and 1975 Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent a message to the European Parliament saying how moved he was that it intended to create a prize for freedom of thought which would bear his name. He rightly saw this as an encouragement to all
  • 17. those who, like him, had committed themselves to championing human rights. Coming from a background in nuclear physics and ending as a dissident, he not only sought the release of dissenters in his country but also drew attention to the relationship between science and society and to the issues of peaceful coexistence and intellectual freedom, which he analyzed in his writings. In the eyes of the world, Sakharov came to embody the crusade against the denial of fundamental rights. Neither intimidation nor exile could break his resistance. In awarding the Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament honors, in particular, outstanding achievements in the fight to protect freedom of thought and expression against intolerance, fanaticism and hatred. This reflects its conviction that fundamental freedoms include not only the right to life and physical integrity, but also freedom of expression and of the press, two of the most effective means of fighting oppression and key yardsticks by which to judge whether a society is democratic and open. The right to untrammeled freedom of opinion and expression, which is enshrined in Article 19 of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 16 December 1966 and which includes ‘the right to seek, receive and impart information and
  • 18. ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or though any medium of [a person's] choice', reflects the spirit in which the European Parliament created the Sakharov Prize. The European Parliament awards the human rights prize, endowed with EUR 50,000, at a formal sitting in Strasbourg which falls on or around 10 December, the day on which the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948. Key Findings If any company which is in a country that forms a part of European Union, is found breaking the law, it will be shut down. If any country or any organization is about to deal or is dealing with any European County’s Organization, they have to follow certain policies & procedures, rule & regulations, & etc. If anyone is found breaking these laws, is charged the terms or contract on which they were working on will become void. Not only this, if any company or any outside company cheats any customer, that company will be punished
  • 19. according to the Consumer Protection Act of European Parliament. Learning’s We have learnt that if in future if someone makes a deal with any of the companies of European Union, it will have to abide by the rules and policies of the Parliament. It would serve as a great example to a country where rules are not much thought of. Strictness is vital to India’s smooth administrative functioning. Conclusion
  • 20. European Parliament constitutes 785 members, from different countries. All these countries follow the same trade policies. They all follow rules, policies, Acts (Consumer Protection Act), etc which are set by European Union. So whenever any meeting is held or wherever it is held, it is been attended by different people belonging from different countries, who speak in their mother Language, side- by –side, there are 25 chambers which translate the speech of any person in the language, which is understood by other people at the very same time. So if one person speaks in French, at the very same time it is translated in the other 24 languages.