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For tiden er 15 lande repræsenteret i korpset af parlamentsbetjente, men dette antal vil stige, når betjentene for fremtiden også rekrutteres fra EU’s nye medlemsstater.
Today, 15 countries are represented in the ranks of the ushers, but this number is set to increase when recruitment for ushers from the European Union’s new member states gets underway.
Europaparlamentets Informationskontorer: Betjener offentligheden og medierne
European Parliament Information Offices: Serving the public and the media
Informationskontorer i EU-medlemslandenes hovedstæder er vigtige for formidlingen af Europaparlamentets arbejde til offentligheden og medierne.
Information Offices situated in the capitals of EU members are important in explaining the work of the European Parliament to the general public and the media.
De er også bindeled til nationale og regionale politiske myndigheder og repræsentater for det civile samfund og erhvervslivet.
They also liaise with national and regional political authorities as well as representatives from civil society and the business community.
Deres rolle er at holde dem informeret om udviklingen i Parlamentet.
Their role is to keep them informed of developments in the Parliament.
I de større lande er der også regionskontorer, for eksempel i Barcelona, Edinburgh og Milano.
In the larger countries there are also regional offices for example in Barcelona, Edinburgh and Milan.
Støtte til medierne
Support for the media:
Kontorerne udsender pressemeddelelser og arrangerer konferencer til støtte for journalister, der undersøger et hvilket som helst aspekt af Europa-Parlamentets arbejde.
The Offices issue press releases and organise press conferences to assist journalists enquiring about any aspect of the EP's work.
De opfordrer også redaktører til at udpege journalister der skal rapportere om plenarmøder, og de arrangerer orienteringsmøder, der på forhånd giver et overblik over dagsordenen for det månedlige plenarmøde.
They also invite editors to nominate journalists to report on Parliamentary sittings and provide the briefings, which give an advance overview of the agenda for each month's Plenary Session.
Informationskontorerne søger i stigende grad at invitere grupper af journalister til at besøge Europa-Parlamentet så de "på nært hold" selv at se, hvordan det arbejder.
Increasingly, Information Offices try to invite groups of journalists to visit the European Parliament to see for themselves how it works "up close".
Information til offentligheden
Keeping the public informed:
Kontorerne har til formål at besvare spørgsmål, som borgerne måtte have om Parlamentets arbejde.
The Offices are designed to answer questions that members of the public may have concerning the workings of the Parliament.
Offentlighedens mening
The public view:
Svenske Anne-Marie Lindgren og hendes søn havde valgt at besøge Informationskontoret i Bruxelles under en udflugt for at se selve Parlamentet.
Anne-Marie Lindgren and her son from Sweden decided to visit the Information Office in Brussels while on a trip to see the Parliament itself.
Hun var kommet for at "undersøge, lære og forstå" ved at samle informationsbrochurer sammen til det voksenundervisningshold, hun går på.
She had come "to study, learn and understand" by collecting some information leaflets to take back to the adult education group she is a member of.
Hendes søn var ude efter materiale til et skoleprojekt.
Her son wanted some material for a school project.
Jean-Pierre Peyrani og hans kone fortalte også, at de var kommet for at "prøve at forstå hvordan EU virker".
Jean-Pierre Peyrani and his wife also said that they had come to "try and understand how the EU works".
De var kommet til Bruxelles fra Frankrig.
They were visiting Brussels from France.
Jean-Pierre Peyrani mente, at EU blev "dækket på TV og i aviser", men at han ville vide mere".
Mr Peyrani said that the EU was "covered on the TV and in newspapers but he wanted to learn more".
De oplevede Parlamentet som "mere tilgængeligt end den franske administrations kontorer", tilføjede han.
He added that they found the Parliament "more accessible than the offices of the French administration".
I den tjekkiske hovedstad, Prag, fortalte studerende Barbora Kresnickova, at hun besøgte Informationskontoret for at finde ud af mere om hvordan man ansøger til Parlamentets praktikant-program.
In the Czech capital Prague, student Barbora Kresnickova said she had come to the Information Office to learn more about applying for the Parliament's traineeship programme.
Hun sagde "hvis jeg klarer det, skal I nok få det at vide..."
She said that "in case I succeed I will let you know..."
Petr Koniok, der også er studerende, var der for at søge information til sin PhD-afhandling om parlamentsvalget i 1979.
Fellow student Petr Koniok was there to look for information on his PhD dissertation about the 1979 Parliamentary elections.
Det er en vigtig opgave for alle Informationskontorerne at komme i forbindelse med skoleelever og studerende for at undervise dem.
Contacting and educating students is an important role of each Information Office.
Hvert år spiller de en afgørende rolle i organiseringen af EUROSCOLA-programmet, der én gang om året gør det muligt for ca. 500 elever fra de store klasser i hele Europa at besøge Europaparlamentet i Strasbourg.
Every year they play a crucial role in organising the EUROSCOLA programme which brings secondary school age students from all over Europe to visit the European Parliament several times a year.
Målet er at give eleverne en bedre forståelse af Parlamentets rolle.
The aim is to increase the students' understanding of the role of the Parliament.
Organisation og kontakter
Organisation and contacts:
For at undgå dobbeltarbejde deler Parlamentets kontorer ofte lokaler med Europa-Kommissionen (Den Europæiske Unions udøvende gren), således at de i fællesskab kan distribuere information om deres rolle.
To avoid duplication of effort the Parliament's Offices often share premises with the European Commission (the executive arm of the European Union) so they can jointly distribute information about their role.
Vil du vide mere om det nærmeste Informationskontor - så se under linket nedenfor, og klik på det land, du ønsker.
Should you wish to know more about your nearest European Parliament Information Office - please see the link below and click on the country of your choice.
Klik på kortet over dit land, og find ud af mere
Click on the map of your country to find out more
Vigtige punkter på dagsordenen under plenarmødet i Strasbourg
Opening and highlights of the Session
The Plenary Session in Strasbourg
The Plenary Session in Strasbourg
Den irske kommissær for det indre marked, Charlie McCREEVY, skal redegøre for sine kontroversielle bemærkninger om den svenske sociale model.
Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCREEVY will explain to MEPs his apparent comments about the compatibility of the Swedish social model with the single market.
Andre punkter på dagsordenen er: Budgettet for 2006, fugleinfluenza, organiseret kriminalitet og økonomisk indvandring.
Other subjects on the plenary programme include: Avian Flu, organised crime, the rights of immigrants and the 2006 EU budget.
Samtidig oplyste han, at alle MEPer har modtaget en kopi af den meddelelse, som FN's generalsekretær, Kofi ANNAN , har udsendt i anledning af 60-årsdagen.
The September UN summit adopted reforms, and, while these did not met all our expectations, Parliament's resolution was borne in mind, and we should now closely follow the implementation of the reforms.
Ugens højdepunkter
Changes to the agenda
Der er fastlagt en ambitiøs dagsorden for mødet, som bl.a. skal behandle spørgsmålet om borgernes sikkerhed.
By rejecting a proposal from the Socialist group, MEPs confirmed that the debate on patents for biotechnological inventions would, as planned, lead to a vote on a resolution.
Barroso og McCreevy skal stå til regnskab
Highlights of the Week
Formanden for EU-Kommissionen, José Manuel BARROSO, og den irske kommissær for det indre marked, irlænderen Charlie McCREEVY, skal forklare sig vedrørende Kommissionens syn på den svenske sociale model.
At 3pm (Strasbourg time) on Wednesday 26 October, Prime Minister Tony BLAIR , President-in-office of the European Council, will open the debate on the informal summit of Heads of State or Government taking place the next day at Hampton Court.
EU-budget for 2006: Flere penge til forskning og uddannelse
The official purpose of the informal Council is " to discuss how to maintain and strengthen social justice and competitiveness in the context of globalisation; Europe's place in the world; and the security of citizens ."
Der bliver sat tal på Europa-Parlamentets målsætninger for EU under førstebehandlingen af budgettet for 2006.
This is the second time that Tony Blair has addressed the European Parliament this year; he launched the UK Presidency on 23 June in a speech to the House in Brussels.
Alt taler for, at EP vil afvise Rådets budgetnedskæringer og kræve flere penge til forskning, uddannelse og ungdomsprogrammer samt til udenrigspolitikken.
Monday starts with a series of four first-reading reports on education, youth and media programmes.
Bulgariens og Rumæniens vej mod EU
For the Erasmus programme, MEPs are calling for an increase in the monthly standard grant from €210 in 2007 to €300 in 2013.
Bulgarien og Rumænien var to af de lande, som oplevede de mest voldsomme overgange fra diktatur og planøkonomi til demokrati og markedsøkonomi.
Monday evening is also dedicated to the environment, with a report on the shipment of waste, and two reports by Avril DOYLE (EPP-ED, IE) on fluorinated greenhouse gases and emissions from motor vehicle air conditioning services.
Landene har derfor haft en længere og mere vanskelig færd mod EU end flere af de centraleuropæiske lande.
This follows the vote during the Brussels mini-plenary session to invite the two Commissioners to Parliament.
Begge lande har dog inden for de seneste år gjort store fremskridt, og den 14. december 2004 blev optagelsesforhandlingerne lukket med de to lande.
Following this, there will be a debate on avian flu, based on oral questions to the Commission and the Council on the strategy against an influenza pandemic.
De forventes at kunne blive medlemmer af EU i januar 2007.
At midday, President Ricardo LAGOS of Chile will address the House in a formal sitting.
Media 2007 - et handlingsprogram for den audiovisuelle sektor for perioden 2007-2013
Tuesday afternoon is dedicated to debating the progress made by Romania and Bulgaria towards accession scheduled for 1 January 2007.
EP skal tage stilling til et forslag om et handlingsprogram, Media 2007, som bl.a. skal sikre konkurrenceevnen for den europæiske audiovisuelle industri.
Just hours earlier, the Commission will have adopted its latest progress report on the two countries.
Kultur- og Uddannelsesudvalget støtter forslaget og ønsker navnlig at prioritere det grænseoverskridende samarbejde, at lette finansieringen for SMVer, og at fremme omstillingen til digitalt fjernsyn i hele EU.
Bill NEWTON DUNN (ALDE, UK) will lead the debate on his report into the fight against organised crime, with the Civil Liberties Committee calling for, inter-alia, a strengthening of Europol.
Ikke længere muligt at omgå loven ved ophugning af skibe: Forordning skal lukke hul i affaldslovgivningen
On Tuesday evening, an own-initiative report by Ewa KL AMT (EPP-ED, DE) on economic migration is on the agenda.
Et moderne samfund producerer store mængder af affald.
Finally on Tuesday, MEPs will debate the issue of food additives when they consider a directive which includes a list of exceptions for traditional national products, such as Wiltshire cured ham.
Som udgangspunk gælder princippet at affald skal behandles så tæt på "producenten" som muligt.
Wednesday starts off with the first reading debate on the EU budget 2006, with the Budgets Committee calling for increased funding for research and youth programmes.
Men det kan i flere tilfælde være en fordel, økonomisk eller miljømæssigt, at behandlingen ikke foregår i nærområdet.
On Wednesday (9pm), MEPs will debate the situation in Afghanistan following the elections on 18 September.
Derfor er den grænseoverskridende handel med affald steget betydelig de senere år.
Thursday sees the annual debate on the activities (for 2004) of the European Ombudsman Nikiforos DIAMANDOUROS .
Affald er ikke nogen eksportvare
Waste cannot be traded just like other goods
Bag det indre marked og den frie bevægelighed for varer og tjenesteydelser skjuler den sig en anden, mindre tiltalende, form for trafik: Affaldseksport, eller overførsel af affald til andre lande.
The main political groups with the exception of the Greens/EFA, GUE/NGL and UEN were able to agree on compromise amendments which are also acceptable to the Council, so the legislation should be adopted at this second reading stage.
Desuden er der behov for at opdatere dem i forhold til nye internationale aftaler på området, så som Basel-konventionen fra 1998 og en OECD-aftale fra 2001.
A revision was also needed in order to incorporate the standards adopted in 2001 by the OECD and in the 1998 revisions to the Basel Convention.
Samtidig skal medlemsstaterne samarbejde bilateralt og/eller multilateralt for at kunne gribe ind over for ulovlige overførsler.
"Many single hulled vessels are soon to be demolished, and there will be a great temptation to export them to countries with lower environmental standards, in Asia, for example," he warned, while welcoming the Council's plans to increase EU capacity for this task.
Ophugning af skibe
The new regulation itself does not deal with this point in detail, but instead refers to the efforts currently undertaken by the International Maritime Organisation, the Basel Convention and other agencies to put in place binding global standards.
Under udvalgsbehandlingen har ordføreren slået til lyd for en øget kontrol med ophugningen af udslidte skibsskrog.
On the other hand, MEPs added new provisions to favour public access to the decision making systems and to justice, in accordance with the Aarhus Convention.
Det ser da også ud til, at Rådet vil styrke EU's stilling på dette område.
If Member States so decided, reception facilities will need to keep proper registers and information on waste shipments will have to be published.
I denne omgang nøjes EP dog med at fastslå nødvendigheden af at garantere sikker og miljømæssig forsvarlig ophugning af skibe for at beskytte folkesundheden og miljøet.
To encourage local recycling of household waste, authorities in receiving countries will be able to object to imports, notable when it is mixed municipal waste collected from private households.
Lettere adgang til oplysninger
Opposition to "waste tourism"
I den forbindelse gælder det specielt, at oplysninger om anmeldelser af overførsler skal gøres offentligt tilgængelige.
Many MEPs who spoke in the debate supported this move, with the exception of Maria del Pilar AYUSO GONZALEZ (EPP-ED, ES) who said her group preferred the Commission's original plan.
Endelig ønsker EP at fremme den lokale behandling af husholdningsaffald.
Given the Commission's continued opposition, the Council will have to adopt a unanimous position on this point.
Derfor skal modtagerlandets myndigheder kunne afvise overførsel af affald, hvis der er tale om blandet, kommunalt indsamlet husholdningsaffald.
While the EPP-ED group had its doubts about the legal basis, the Greens/EFA spokesperson Caroline LUCAS (UK) said they were disappointed with the whole package: "Waste should not be transferred except when it is absolutely unavoidable," she said, adding that the Greens would abstain in the vote.
Barroso og McCreevy aflægger regnskab i Strasbourg
MEPs debate Europe's social models and free movement of workers
Formanden for EU-Kommissionen, José Manuel BARROSO, og den irske kommissær for det indre marked, irlænderen Charlie McCREEVY, måtte forklare sig over for Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer i Strasbourg i anledning af McCREEVY's udtalelser om den svenske sociale model.
Welcoming the opportunity to debate the issue of the Vaxholm/Laval case, Commission President José Manuel BARROSO said that he would have been available immediately after the Parliament had invited the Commission to explain its position, but there was no appropriate slot on the agenda.
Hans-Gert PÖTTERING (PPE-DE, DE) mente, at Charlie McCREEVY i grunden bare har gjort sin pligt som EU-kommissær, nemlig at optræde som traktatens vogter.
Charlie McCREEVY said the Commission does not call into question the system of labour relations or collective bargaining in Sweden or in any other Member State.
Sverige er forpligtet til at følge retningslinjerne for det indre marked og vil i givet fald være tvunget til at efterkomme en afgørelse fra EF-Domstolen, sagde han.
During his visit to Sweden, he said, the press has asked about a case where the blockage of a site by a Swedish trade union had led to the cancellation of a contract from won by a Latvian firm, leading it to go bankrupt.
Han understregede, at EU står som garant for sociale rettigheder.
He said there was no single recipe for a social model or labour relations, it was a matter for political choice between the Member States.
Det er tydeligt, at Kommissionen under BARROSO's ledelse er slået ind på en højreorienteret, nyliberal kurs, sagde Martin SCHULZ (PSE, DE).
The Socialist leader Martin SCHULZ (DE) said this debate was helpful as it showed Commissioners Barroso and McCreevy were not in the centre but on the right, following a neo-liberal agenda rejected by his group.
Graham WATSON (ALDE/ADLE, UK) mente, at de svenske fagforeninger bærer en stor del af skylden.
McCreevy wants the lowest standards for wages, labour standards and social protection.
De havde angiveligt afvist et forslag fra det lettiske firma Laval om at forhøje de lettiske ansattes lønninger til det svenske genemsnitsniveau.
"This is not an attack on the Swedish social model, it is a defence of the freedom of movement, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services against the hypocrisy, xenophobia and protectionism of the Swedish Building Federation.
Carl SCHLYTER (Verts/ALE, SE) mente, at Charlie McCREEVY med sine handlinger er med til at undergrave den nordiske sociale model.
For the Greens/EFA group, Carl SCHLYTER (SE) told Mr McCreevy he was responsible for a full frontal attack on the right to strike, and was using EU legislation to undermine the Swedish model of labour relations: "It is not a matter of protecting Swedish workers against Latvian ones.
Kommissæren synes at mene, at hvis det har virket i Irland, så må det virke i hele Europa, sagde han.
Without social protection, you can not have the security our system offers.
Carl SCLYTER betegnede denne indstilling som et fundamentalt problem i europæisk politik.
We need to learn from each other, but to recognise that national law reflects national circumstances.
Den sociale ulighed mellem medlemsstaterne vokser, sagde Francis WURTZ (GUE/NGL, FR).
Francis WURTZ (FR), for the GUE/NGL group, stated that he supported the Socialist group's position on the matter.
Vaxholm-sagen viser risikoen ved at lade EU fortrænge pluralismen i Europa, sagde Niels LUNDGREN (IND/DEM, SE).
Nils LUNDGREN (SE), for the IND/DEM group, said the Vaxholm/Laval case was another example of the huge unnecessary risks that Europe was taking.
Han mente, at medlemsstaternes sociale lovgivning bør respekteres ubetinget.
He said it was wrong to put Sweden's system of collective agreements in jeopardy.
Brian CROWLEY (UEN, IE) beklagede, at man ikke ved denne lejlighed var i stand til at gennemføre en reel debat om den europæiske sociale model.
Brian CROWLEY (IE), for the UEN group, said it was shame that the Parliament was not discussing the Commission's contribution to Europe's social model recently presented at the Conference of Presidents.
I stedet havde debatten udviklet sig til almindeligt personfnidder.
The Commission's role, he recalled, was to defend the treaties.
Hertil kommer den nordiske velfærdsmodel, som er baseret på rettigheder til alle og finansieret med høje skatter.
Sweden, he said, spent €200 per person per year compared to Irelands €100 and yet Sweden was considered to be third in the world in terms of competitiveness as compared to Ireland at twenty six.
Direktiv om tilsætningsstoffer - eller kogebog for nationale egnsretter
Food additives and sweeteners under review
Parlamentet har godkendt et forslag til ændring af EU’s direktiver om tilsætnings- og sødestoffer til levnedsmidler, således at ny viden og teknologiske fremskridt bliver indbefattet heri.
The European Parliament approved today a report which scrutinizes various kinds of substances which may be added in foodstuffs or which should be restricted in the light of recent technical and scientific developments.
Direktivforslaget forbyder beviseligt skadelige stoffer, godkender en række nyudviklede alternativer, samt fastsætter grænseværdier for disse stoffer.
This report by Mojca DRCAR MURKO (ALDE, SI) was adopted with 556 votes in favour, 98 against and 8 abstentions.
EP har samtidig godkendt en række undtagelser for nationale specialiteter for at lette behandlingen i Rådet.
Two years ago the Commission announced its intention to propose a general revision of the legislation on food additives but since it is not ready yet, some interim corrections are needed.
Overvågnings- og klassificeringsmetoder ændret
- Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (amended five times since 1995);
Europa-Parlamentet har godkendt et forslag til ændring af direktiv om tilsætningsstoffer til levnedsmidler.
- Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (amended twice since 1994).
Med undtagelse af forskellige traditionelt fremstillede kødprodukter, er det nu den tilsatte mængde af nitritter/nitrater i kødprodukter der skal måles og ikke som nu, restmængden.
These revisions deal, in particular, with authorisation of new substances and revision of the positive list of permitted additives.
Endvidere ændrer direktivet ved forbudsproceduren.
The residual levels of nitrites and nitrates for instance will be revised.
Hvor forbudet i det gamle direktiv er direkte knyttet til selve stoffet, bliver forbudet fremover udstedt på grundlag af det enkelte fødevareprodukt.
The European Food Safety Agency recommends that the levels of nitrite and nitrate are set down in the legislation as “added amount”.
Denne ændring er begrundet af, at formen, størrelsen og indtagelsesmåden af et stof er afgørende for, om stoffet er farligt.
EFSA is of the opinion that monitoring of residual levels of nitrite and nitrate in the final products is of limited value.
Således kan et stof, der er farlig i et produkt, godt være uskadeligt i et andet.
MEPs shared this view.
Ordføreren, Mojca Drčar MURKO (ALDE, SI), ønskede i sin betænkning at fastholde det princip, at afvigelser fra de generelle standarder kun bør forekomme i sjældne tilfælde.
Many national exemptions for traditional products have been endorsed by MEPs, under detailed conditions, in order to facilitate an agreement at the first reading stage.
Af hensyn til interesser i medlemsstaterne har det imidlertid været nødvendigt at tage hensyn til en lang række af traditionelt fremstillede nationale specialiteter.
In order to protect people suffering from allergies, restrictions are introduced for soybean hemicellulose which should not be permitted for unprocessed food in which it is not expected to be found.
Disse er angiveligt nødt til at indeholde tilsætningsstoffer i større mængder, end den generelle grænseværdi tillader, for at bevare det nuværende udseende og den nuværende form, smag og kvalitet.
On the other hand, some products are added to the positive list of authorised additives like pullulan (a new polysaccharide), TBHQ (an antioxidant) and starch aluminium.
Dette gælder bl.a. for produkterne "Wiltshire ham", "Rohschinken nassgepokelt" (Rå skinke i saltlage) og Bacon.
The new Directive modifies provisions regarding the use of sulphites in cooked crustaceans, table grapes and lychees.