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Han mindede om, at man den 10. december fejrede 60-årsdagen for FN's Menneskerettighedserklæring, som bl.a. indeholder retten til livet.
Fortunately, progress towards abolition in the world is increasing quickly.
I den forbindelse understregede formanden, at EP har arbejdet ihærdigt for en generel afskaffelse af dødsstraffen.
In 1977, 16 countries had abolished the death penalty for all crimes.
Det er således en ufravigelig betingelse for EU-medlemskab, at et kandidatland har afskaffet dødsstraffen.
Today, there are 84 countries.
76 lande opretholder fortsat dødsstraffen
But in 76 countries, the death penalty is still in use.
Formanden noterede sig med tilfredshed, at der er sket en betydelig forbedring siden 1976, hvor kun 16 lande havde afskaffet dødsstraffen.
Although the number of countries using the death penalty is reducing, the number of executions is particularly concerning.
I 2005 er tallet 84.
In 2004, according to Amnesty International, 64 countries condemned 7,395 people to death.
Der er dog fortsat 76 stater, som opretholder dødsstraffen.
25 countries have executed close to 3,800 people.
Det anslås imidlertid, at 85% af alle henrettelser bliver gennemført af blot fire stater, nemlig Kina, Iran, Vietnam og USA.
95 per cent of executions have taken place in four countries: China, Iran, Vietnam and the United States.
Formanden mindede om, at mindst 120 dødsdømte amerikanere er blevet løsladt i samme periode, idet de var blevet uskyldigt dømt.
In the USA, since 1973, 121 people have been freed before execution.
Ændring af dagsordenen
Doubt is growing.
EP ønsker batterier uden giftige tungmetaller
China is the country that has the highest number of executions.
EP går ind for batterier uden giftige tungmetaller ved andenbehandlingen af Batteridirektivet.
Lack of information prevents clear figures from being known.
I forhold til Rådet indtager Parlamentet den mest miljøvenlige linie.
74 countries continue to use the death penalty and that is 74 countries too many.
MEPerne ønskede dog ikke at skærpe kravene til batteriindsamling, som er fastsat til 25% efter seks år og 45% efter ti år
Our work as parliamentarians is to convince our partners in these countries to finally abolish the death penalty.
I 2002 blev der solgt 158.270 ton transportable batterier og 189.490 ton batterier og akkumulatorer til industrielle formål.
We can not take it away, even from the worst criminals ."
Af den sidste type indeholdt 96 % tungmetaller.
Don't throw your batteries in the dustbin, say MEPs
Hovedproblemet er brugen af de giftige tungmetaller kviksølv, bly og kadmium.
Thousands of tonnes of waste batteries and accumulators are being discarded each year polluting the environment even when they contain hazardous substances like mercury, lead or cadmium.
Parlamentet går derfor ind for en lav øvre grænse for indhold af tungmetaller i batterier.
For this reason, the EU is preparing new legislation and Parliament adopted its second reading recommendation in which it strengthens several requirements.
Det støtter et muligt forbud mod batterier indeholdende tungmetaller, hvor der er tungmetalfri alternativer i form af NiMH og Li-ion batterier på markedet.
The rapporteur, Johannes BLOKLAND (IND/DEM, NL) spoke in favour of a ban on cadmium, lead and mercury, with a transitional period for cadmium batteries used in cordless power tools and exemptions for some specific uses of lead batteries.
Det er forslag, der ikke er blevet accepteret i Rådets fælles holdning.
He also pleaded for the substitution principle concerning portable cadmium batteries since alternatives have existed for nearly ten years.
Realistiske mål for batteriindsamling
The report now calls for higher EU targets: 40% after 6 years and 60 % after 10 years.
Der er i øjeblikket store forskelle mellem medlemsstaterne når det gælder indsamlingsraten.
These targets are unrealistic."
Belgien indsamler f.eks. 59 % af alle batterier, mens det samme tal for Frankrig kun er 16 %.
Holger KRAHMER (ALDE, DE) used the same words on behalf of his group, as did Linda McAVAN (PES, UK): "In fact only a handful of countries collect batteries at all.
Kommissionen foreslog oprindeligt indsamling af en fast mængde af batterier på 160 gram pr. indbygger pr. år.
We need to get targets down to a level that countries can meet", she said.
Da denne beregningsmetode ikke tager hensyn til det aktuelle forbrug, vedtog Parlamentet ved førstebehandlingen, at indsamlingen i et givent år skal beregnes som en procentdel af batterisalget to år før.
On the other hand Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES (EPP-ED, LU) mentioned that her country, Luxembourg, succeeds in recycling 89.5% of waste from batteries: "I don't understand why what is possible in Luxembourg should be impossible in other countries."
Den gang foreslog EP, at indsamlingen efter seks år mindst skulle udgøre 50 % af de solgte batterier og 60 % efter ti.
Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN (PES, FR) pleaded for the substitution principle and for a ban on cadmium "as requested by the European Parliament since 1988" .
Dette mål har Rådet nedsat til henholdsvis 25 og 45 %.
"If alternatives do exist for portable batteries as well as for industrial ones, we have to prohibit cadmium", she added.
Ved andenbehandlingen afviste EP et forslag fra Miljøudvalget om at forøge satserne til hhv.
Showing two different cordless drills and a plank into which he had driven screws, Carl SCHLYTER (Greens/EFA) insisted on the need to indicate the actual capacity of batteries to the consumer since one of the drills worked twice as long as the other one.
40 og 60 %.
Collection: 25 % after 6 years, 45 % after 10 years
Energisparepære Som følge af væksten i verdens energibehov og nedgangen i resurser er der et stigende behov for at spare på energien og udnytte den mere effektivt.
For the European Parliament, distributors should be obliged to take back spent portable batteries from end-users at no charge.
Parlamentet og Rådet ser ud til at være blevet enige om et direktiv, der er et stort skridt i den rigtige retning.
The directive authorises Member States to use economic instruments to promote the collection of waste batteries and accumulators or the use of less pollutants ones.
Kommissionen har fremsat et direktivforslag med det formål at opnå øget energibesparelse i forbindelse med salg af energien til slutbrugeren, hvad enten det er private husholdninger eller den offentlige sektor.
The Council's common position only incorporates EP amendments prohibiting all batteries and accumulators including more than 0.0005 % of mercury and portable batteries containing more than 0.002 % of cadmium.
Det dækker distribution og salg af de fleste energityper, inklusive elektricitet, gas, fyringsolie og brændstof.
A number of amendments were re-tabled namely in order to prohibit batteries and accumulators including more than 0,004% of lead but they did not reach the required qualified majority.
På den baggrund har EP forhandlet sig frem til en aftale med Rådet.
An amendment stipulates that batteries and accumulators cannot be incorporated in appliances unless they can be readily removed, when spent, by the consumer.
Aftalen indebærer, at direktivet snart vil kunne træde i kraft.
However some appliances escape this prohibition (some applications in information technology, medical devices,...)
Energibesparelse på 9 % i løbet af ni år
Treatment and recycling
Parlamentets ordfører, Mechtild ROTHE (PSE, DE) ønskede at sætte højere mål for den mængde energi, som medlemsstaterne skal spare gennem energieffektiviserende tiltag.
MEPs adopted an amendment which defines minimum recycling efficiencies: 65 % of lead-acid batteries and accumulators and 75 % for nickel-cadmium, with closed loop for all the lead and the cadmium; 55 % for other waste batteries and accumulators (instead of 50 % in the Council's common position).
Yderlige foreslår udvalget en række tiltag, der skal sikre at målet bliver nået.
Parliament considers that producers should finance any net costs arising from collection, treatment and recycling, including costs arising from a public information campaign.
Medlemsstaterne skal således udarbejde i alt tre flerårige energieffektivitetshandlingsplaner (EEHP).
The responsibility for meeting the costs of collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of " historic waste " (for batteries placed on the market before the entry into force of this new Directive) shall lie with producers.
I den første af disse skal de fastsætte et mellemliggende nationalt vejledende energisparemål for det tredje år, hvor direktivet anvendes.
MEPs also deleted the principle of "de minimis rules for small producers" in order to avoid producers, even small producers, to escape their responsibilities.
Dette mellemliggende mål skal være realistisk og konsistent med det samlede nationale vejledende energisparemål.
Mr Schlyter succeeded in convincing a majority of Members about drills: the capacity of batteries should be indicated on them in a visible, legible and indelible form, in order to encourage informed choice by the consumer .
Hvis medlemsstaternes tiltag ikke fører til de forudsete forbedringer, skal Kommissionen være i stand til at afkræve medlemsstaterne de nødvendige yderligere tiltag.
It is now up to the Council whether or not to agree with all these amendments.
I praksis vil målene således være bindende for medlemsstaterne.
If agreement is not reached, a conciliation procedure will be opened.
Medlemsstaterne skal således bruge energieffektivitet og energibesparelser som et muligt vurderingskriterium ved udbud af offentlige kontrakter.
MEPs adopted a report by 550 votes in favour, 45 against with 25 abstentions on the alleged abuse of the Valencian Land Law known as the LRAU and its effect on European citizens.
De skal også sørge for, at forbrugerne får bedre vejleding om energibesparelser, bl.a. gennem detaljerede oplysninger om deres energiforbrug.
The Parliament invites the competent authorities to take account of the following suggestions, to remedy the problems that have arisen under the present legislation with respect to those aspects of the protection of property rights which raise questions of human and fundamental rights, and with respect to Community law on public procurement:
EP støtter et forslag om at gøre 2007 til Europæisk År for Lige Muligheder for Alle.
– the establishment of binding criteria for the calculation of compensation in cases of expropriation on the basis of the standards and principles recognised by the case-law of the ECJ and ECHR,
Formålet skal være at skabe øget bevidsthed om rettigheder i forbindelse med ligebehandling samt fremme respekt og tolerance.
– measures to ensure that each property owner concerned by any urbanisation plans is informed individually, effectively and in good time of any plan, and any aspect thereof, which might affect his or her property and fundamental rights, so as to guarantee an adequate possibility to consider appropriate action.
EU iværksatte i 2001 et flerårigt handlingsprogram for bekæmpelse af forskelsbehandling.
The Parliament calls on the Commission to continue to exercise vigilance in terms of monitoring compliance with tendering procedures.
Fra 2007 bliver dette program afløst af Progress-programmet, der indeholder en sektion om bekæmpelse af forskelsbehandling og fremme af forskellighed samt en anden sektion, der mere specifikt er rettet mod ligestilling mellem kvinder og mænd.
MEPs ask the Commission to draw on the experiences of this episode and, in view of the large number of EU citizens now buying immovable/real property in EU countries other than their own, to consider what safeguards – legislative, non-legislative or merely advisory – might be appropriate so as to protect and assist citizens undertaking such important transactions and investments outside their home jurisdictions, and to report the outcome of such deliberations to the European Parliament.
På den baggrund har EP godkendt en betænkning af Martine ROURE (PSE, FR), hvori der fremsættes en række ændringsforslag, hovedsageligt af teknisk karakter.
Noting that European companies are hampered by tax obstacles, problems of double taxation and high compliance costs when they invest or operate in another Member State, the House welcomes the Commission's proposals for a common consolidated corporate tax base at European level.
EP lægger vægt på at behandle og bekæmpe alle former for forskelsbehandling ens.
This would make it possible to determine the taxable revenue of a group of companies according to a set of common rules defined at European level.
Endvidere ønsker Parlamentet at rette fokus på og oplyse om den eksisterende lovgivning, for at EU-borgerne får kendskab til den.
The aim would be to remove barriers set up by different national tax systems, to reduce bureaucracy and compliance costs, to create equal conditions for companies based in different Member States and to remove problems of double taxation and tax evasion.
Dette vil gøre det muligt at sikre, at virkningen af det europæiske år kan mærkes efter 2007 ved at fremme en bedre gennemførelse af EU-lovgivningen på nationalt plan.
MEPs reaffirm that this would not in any way prejudice the fundamental rights of the Member States on tax matters, in particular the right to set the rates of corporate taxation.
Endelig fremsætter EP en række forslag med det formål at forenkle den administrative og finansielle forvaltning af programmet.
They say the best way forward would be via an EU regulation creating a common tax base and a method of apportionment among the Member States, allowing companies to offset and consolidate profits and losses globally throughout the EU.
Betænkning om forslag til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets afgørelse om Det Europæiske År for Lige Muligheder for Alle (2007) - Mod et retfærdigt samfund
A second best approach would be to use the enhanced cooperation mechanism, which allows some Member States to go ahead with a project applying only to those in favour if the necessary unanimity for EU-wide action cannot be found.
Udnævnelse af medlemmer af Revisionsretten
There should, says the Parliament, be a step by step approach, initially giving companies the choice of whether to apply the EU or national system, with an assessment then being made of whether to make the common base compulsory.
Parlamentet har godkendt en indstilling vedrørende udnævnelse/genudnævnelse af otte kandidater til stillingen som medlem af Revisionsretten, herunder det nuværende danske medlem, Morten Louis LEVYSOHN.
On the issue of home state taxation for SMEs, the House supports the Commission proposal for a pilot project to test the scheme, which would allow SMEs to calculate the taxable revenue of a parent company and all its branches and subsidiaries in other Member States applying the tax rules of the home State.
Parlamentet har godkendt en indstilling om udnævnelse/genudnævnelse af otte kandidater til stillingen som medlem af Revisionsretten.
Agreements on sharing of revenue between the participating Member States would be essential.
De otte kandidater er følgende:
Agreement on energy efficiency
Udsættelse er en form for afslag - MEPer kræver en ordentlig aftale om finansrammen 2007-2013
The Directive will therefore enter in force soon.
Europa-Parlamentet var som ventet rammen om en livlig debat, da MEPerne diskuterede forberedelsen af det europæiske topmøde, som finder sted I Bruxelles den 15.-16. december.
This directive, which aims to encourage energy saving, covers the great majority of forms of energy sold to end users: electricity, gas, heating oil and transport fuels.
Der var hård kritik af det britiske formandskab og navnlig for det nylige udspil om finansrammen, som blev betegnet som usolidarisk.
It was tabled as part of the Commission's December 2003 energy package.
MEPerne var enige om at kræve en aftale, der tager højde for globaliseringens udfordringer og for EU's udvidelse
The compromise adopted asks Member States to save 9% of the energy supplied to end users in the nine years following the directive's entry into force.
Han sagde, at EU har været et omtumlet år for EU med de franske og de hollandske vælgeres afvisning af forfatningstraktaten og med de stigende udfordringer fra globalisering og international terrorisme.
Some of the MEPs regretted that the goals were not binding, but merely indicative, in accordance with Member States' wishes.
Douglas ALEXANDER sagde, at den største udfordring for det britiske formadskab er at få fastlagt finansrammen for 2007-2013.
In the first, to be submitted to the Commission no later than 30.6.2007, an intermediate goal for the third year must be set.
Reaktionerne på det første britiske udspil havde været blandede, for at sige det mildt, og derfor vil formandskabet fremlægge et nyt udspil i løbet af onsdag den 14. december, altså dagen før topmødet.
In all three plans (the second to be submitted until 30.6.2011, the third until 30.6.2014), Member States must describe the energy efficiency measures planned to reach the targets.
Han understregede, at der ikke er nogen større manøvrefrihed, og at det reviderede forslag fortsat er betinget af, at hele budgettet revideres i 2008-2009.
Member States will have a period of two years to transpose the directive into national law with the exception of the first EEAP which has to be submitted until 30.6.2007 and which will be reviewed by the Commission before 1.1.2008.
Samtidig fastslog han, at der er afsat betydelige midler til finansiering af udvidelsen, idet der vil være 260 mia. euro til rådighed for de nye medlemsstater over de næste syv år.
Another positive point for Parliament is that the public sector will have to set an example.
Formandskabet vil også fremme økonomiske reformer til støtte for vækst og beskæftigelse i Europa.
More information will be provided to consumers on energy end use efficiency and they will receive detailed and regular statements on their energy consumption.
Flere penge til udviklingsbistand
This new directive is expected to be a valuable tool for achieving that goal."
Med hensyn til situationen i Afrika fremhævede han behovet for fortsat at fokusere på udvikling.
According to studies, the total energy end-use consumption in the European Union could be reduced by 20% to 30 % without reducing comfort or standards of living.
Hverken mere eller mindre
Payment Orders: the European way
Endelig forsvarede Douglas ALEXANDER formandskabets indsats.
The European Parliament decided to support the creation of a European payment order (EPO), a new procedure designed to speed up resolution of cross-border payment claims.
Han henviste til, at britiske ministre har besøgt EP ved ikke mindre end 80 lejligheder.
By adopting a report by Arlene MCCARTHY (PES, UK), MEPs backed the Commission proposal to establish a cheaper and less complex system to recover debts than the existing national ones.
Han fremhævede udviklingsdebatten og de positive resultater fra Montreal-konferencen om klimaforandringer.
The new EPO should allow citizens and businesses to enforce uncontested payments through a harmonised process applicable in the whole of Europe.
Formanden for Kommissionen, José Manuel Barroso, henviste til mødet i Hampton Court i oktober, hvor man især drøftede globaliseringens udfordringer.
Indeed, the current situation is harmful for economic operators, which are encountering difficulties in dealing with legal procedures in foreign countries and are experiencing delays in recovering debts, due to unfamiliar procedures and unexpected costs.
Barroso henviste ligeledes til, at Kommissionen netop har afsluttet revideringen af sin strategi for bæredygtig udvikling.
In this light, MEPs approved an amendment to ensure the free circulation of the European payment orders throughout all Member States, by setting up specific rules to avoid any intermediate proceedings.
Han understregede i den forbindelse, at alle EU-politikker skal være baseret på princippet om bæredygtig udvikling.
Moreover, they adopted a number of amendments aiming to simplify the procedure.
Han glædede sig over til positive resultat af Montreal-konferencen, som efter hans mening viser, at EU's lederskab med hensyn til indsatsen mod klimaforandringer allerede har båret frugt
The approved amendments are the result of an agreement between the European Institutions to approve this regulation at first reading.
Nationale planer for vækst og beskæftigelse
Some exceptions to the use of the new system are also included in the report.
Med hensyn til vækst og beskæftigelse glædede José Manuel Barroso sig over udviklingen af nationale planer, der tager hensyn til de erkendte økonomiske udfordringer.
For instance, the EPO could not be used in case of contested property arising out of a matrimonial relationship, including wills and succession.
Samtidig glædede han sig over de betydelige fremskridt i indsatsen mod global terrorisme og med hensyn til en europæisk enighed vedrørende udviklingsbistand.
Parliament adopted a non-binding report by 484 votes in favour, 15 against with 14 abstentions on beer temporary quantitative restrictions of excise duty beer imports into Finland till 31 December 2006.
Udsættelse er en form for afslag
MEPs approved the Commission proposal which sets out the following:
José Manuel Barroso understregede, at finansrammen for 2007-2013 er en god lejlighed for Europa til at vise, hvordan man kan leve op til borgernes forventninger.
In 2000, the Commission granted Finland a derogation to limit personal imports of beer by individuals from countries other than EU Member States.
Kommissionen og Parlamentet har fremlagt en række forslag, og nu er det op til Rådet at nå frem til en aftale.
The amount was limited to six litres and the derogation was to last only until 31 December 2005.
Yderligere forsinkelser vil betyde, at implementeringen bliver forhalet, idet "udsættelse er en form for afslag", som kommissionsformanden sagde.
The purpose of the derogations was to soften fiscal, economic, social, health and public order problems, related in particular to cheap imports from Russia.
Fælles regler for "gamle" og "nye" medlemsstater
Within this context, the Commission proposes to extend the derogation for one further year to last from 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2006.
Kommissionsformanden understregede, at medlemsstaterne må afsætte de fornødne midler til at tage højde for et udvidet EU.
Finland will be authorised to apply a quantitative limit for beer imports by travellers from countries other than EU Member States, to be fixed at an amount of 16 litres.
Det betyder, at Europa skal kunne reagere på udfordringerne fra globalisering og indvandring.
This, it is hoped, will help to soften the current fiscal and economic problems faced by Finland.
Samtidig afviste han tanken om "parallelle regler" for samhørighedspolitikken.
The Commission is, however, imposing a time limit in order to:
Reglerne skal være ens for alle lande uden skelnen mellem "gamle" og "nye" medlemsstater.
- take account of Community rules, which seek to prevent competitive distortions resulting from the application of different limits when external frontiers linking the Community to third countries are crossed and,
Barroso afviste også hvad han betegnede som dogmatiske nedskæringer i EU's administrative budget.
- pending the outcome of a general review of the values and quantities of goods set down in Council Directive 69/169/EEC.
Han henviste til, at der i forslaget ikke er taget højde for Rumæniens og Bulgariens undtræden i EU og de administrative konsekvenser heraf.
Such a review may provide a permanent solution to the Finnish problem.
Udvandet debat?
Text adopted
Han tog også afstand fra beslutning om først at fremlægge det reviderede udspil vedrørende finansrammen for 2007-2013 efter debatten i dag.
A large majority within the Parliament supports the view that the "statistical effect" regions should maintain Objective 1 status and receive the same treatment with regard to state aids (Article 87 (3) a) as the Union's other poorest regions for the duration of the 2007-2013 programming period.
Europa-Parlamentet skal tages alvorligt, fastslog han.
They thus unequivocally rejected the Commission's suggestion that this should be reviewed after three years.