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"Traktaten viser, at vi har et Europa, der er velforberedt - et Europa, der er klædt på til de opgaver, der venter."
But in the set of advances that this Treaty brings, there is one PM Sócrates found particularly gratifying to underline: the Charter of Fundamental Rights which will be proclaimed by the European Union’s three institutions on 12 December is explicitly made legally binding by the Treaty.
Han takkede desuden de tre medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet, som deltog i regeringskonferencen, Elmar BROK (PPE-DE, DE) Enrique BARON-CRESPO (PSE, DE) og Andrew DUFF (ALDE, UK)
The Treaty of Lisbon now shows a Europe that is prepared, confident, sure of itself.
Formanden for Europa-Parlamentet bevarer sin stemmeret
What the Treaty of Lisbon brings is a new Europe fit for the times.
Både Europa-Parlamentets formand Hans-Gert Pöttering og José Socrates understregede, at formanden for Europa-Parlamentet ville bevare sin ret til at stemme i Parlamentet.
On behalf of the Portuguese Presidency, PM Sócrates thanked the European Parliament and President, Hans-Gert Pöttering and its representatives at the IGC – Elmar Brok (EPP-ED), Enrique Barón-Crespo (PSE) and Andrew Duff (ALDE) for their excellent collaboration, the constructive suggestion put forward and the dedication so that Europe could reach an agreement and do so quickly.
Under forhandlingerne i Lissabon blev det besluttet, at Europa-Parlamentet skulle bestå af 750 medlemmer plus formanden (og ikke kun 750), hvilket havde ført til, at der i nogle medier var opstået tvivl om, hvorvidt formanden ifølge den nye traktat vil have stemmeret.
He also extended his thanks to the European Commission and, in particular its President for the help they give throughout the negotiation process.
Det vil han, kunne både Pöttering og Socrates slå fast.
But, he stated, the job is not yet finished.
EU er stadig i live
"There is still much to be done.
Traktaten kunne være mere ambitiøs
Some are not happy with number of opt-outs, Mr Barroso stated.
Joseph DAUL (PPE-DE, FR) var tilfreds med, at topmødet havde opnået en aftale om en traktat.
While we would have preferred to avoid these, he said, diversity is essential to the EU and needs compromises.
Nu kan vi koncentrere os om det politiske
Most of us would have preferred an even more ambitious text but we welcome the text agreed in Lisbon."
Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK) var tilfreds med den nye traktat, som bringer fremskridt på flere måder - f.eks. ved at bringe 'veto-tyranniet' i Rådet til en ende.
Graham Watson (ALDE, UK) said: "It is fitting that the Reform Treaty should be signed in the city which Caesar once named ‘Felicitas Julia’.
Det var en farce, sagde han, at nogle landes borgere har undtagelse for de fundamentale rettigheder.
Your famous poet Fernando Pessoa once wrote: ‘No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it’.
Han beklagede desuden processen ved regeringskonferencen, som var meget mindre gennemsigtig end ved det Konvent, der udformede forslaget til forfatningstraktaten.
Well, in this case, the culprit was national interest which watered down or rendered indecipherable policies and practices which are in all of our interests.
Han afsluttede alligevel med at udbringe en skål, men understregede, at hans glas kun var halvt fyldt.
The real tragedy is this: we saw not a single national leader return home, flying the flag for Europe.
Det er værre end forfatningstraktaten
Let us hope its advances move us forward faster, and convert cynicism into renewed belief."
Monica FRASSONI (Verts/ALE, IT) kunne på vegne af den Grønne gruppe ikke tilslutte sig de rosende ord fra de andre grupper omkring den nye traktat, da den ikke var lige så god som forfatningstraktaten.
Brian Crowley (UEN, IE) said: "Whilst others may say what happened at the Lisbon Summit was shocking, I am of the firm belief that the elected representatives that are the governments of the peoples of the Member States of the European Union are entitled to defend what they see as the rights of their people within that Union."
Hun sagde, at det var alle dem, som havde støttet et nej ved folkeafstemningerne, der sammen med den britiske regering var ansvarlig for, at vi nu havde en traktat, der var værre end udgangspunktet, mindre demokratisk og mindre gennemsigtig.
I think that when we look at the overall example that has been given with this Lisbon Summit, we can see positives from it: we can see movement being made forward and, most importantly of all, an opportunity for a new zone and a new area of the development of the European Union to come into play, in particular with those areas where now codecision reigns in issues of environment, globalisation, research, education and of the necessity of the response of the European institutions to an ever-increasing speed of change within the world.
Hun kritiserede desuden Parlamentet og Kommissionen for at have ventet i to år, før Merkel kom til og satte gang i tingene.
Allow us, where we have to connect democratically with the people, to tell them exactly what is in this Treaty and, most importantly of all, let this be a welcome to small and medium-sized countries of what can be achieved by defending their interests and rights."
Der skal lyttes mere
The only good point was that the IGC was mercifully short."
Francis WURTZ (GUE/NGL, FR) mente, at problemet med befolkningernes tillid til EU er, at EU ikke lytter nok til borgerne.
Francis Wurtz (GUE/NGL, FR) criticised the EU's inflexibility when it comes to the issues that concern the citizens most.
Jean-Marie LE PEN (ITS, FR) kritiserede, at der ikke var lagt op til nogen folkeafstemning i Frankrig.
Jean-Marie Le Pen (ITS, FR) also criticised the fact that no referenda is planned in France and sees the Member States' sovereignty, independence and freedom at stake.
Det er mere kompliceret, og det har ikke noget med reformer at gøre', sagde Le Pen, der planlægger en underskiftsindsamling i Frankrig for at få en folkeafstemning.
She lamented that there were countries that did not want to include the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which contained all of the fundamental values of the Member States.
Forbedring af den nuværende situation
The Treaty lacks the simplicity of its late lamented predecessor, but it preserves all the principal forms.
Irena BELOHORSKÁ (NI, SK) mente, at reformtraktaten vil komme med en forbedring til den nuværende situation.
Abroad and inside the Union people will soon see a more effective, efficient and democratic Union.
Hun beklagede, at nogle lande ikke ønskede at inkludere Charteret for grundlæggende rettigheder.
It is my desire and trust that this strange, idiosyncratic British policy will prove to be as short-lived as possible."
Vi har ikke brug for folkeafstemninger
Laeken asked the right questions.
"Samtlige politiske partier skal naturligvis vurderes på deres EU-politik - og det skal ske, når vi går til stemmeurnerne ved de nationale valg".
On the contrary, this Commission, and I am sure also this Parliament, should be active – and we could be even more active together – in promoting a European citizen’s agenda.
Mere social markedsøkonomi
We in the European Union are proud to have this kind of democratic system.
Poul NYRUP RASMUSSEN (PSE, DK) havde stor ros til det portugisiske formandskab.
In communicating terms, we should also highlight the reinforced capacity to act in the international scene."
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Det danske grundvand slipper for flere pesticider
European Parliament votes at first reading on pesticides package
Europa-Parlamentet vedtog tirsdag nye regler for pesticider.
New EU legislation on pesticides was approved with amendments by the European Parliament at first reading on Tuesday 23 October.
EU-Kommissionens forslag om at skabe særlige zoner, hvor alle lande inden for en zone skulle godkende de samme stoffer, blev forkastet, hvilket giver Danmark mulighed for at beskytte drikkevandet.
MEPs voted to ban aerial spraying with pesticides and to prohibit the use of pesticides in buffer zones round water courses.
Tirsdag stemte Europa-Parlamentet om to lovforslag, der skal være med til at modernisere reglerne for plantebeskyttelsesmidler.
They also approved plans to ban or at least restrict pesticides in parks and sports grounds.
De nye regler er særligt vigtige for Danmark, fordi vi som et af de eneste lande i EU ikke renser vores grundvand, før vi drikker det.
However, they threw out proposals to divide the EU into three zones for the purposes of approving new pesticide products.
Det er den del af lovgivningen, der har været mest interessant set med danske øjne.
MEPs rejected an amendment calling for farmers to be required to inform neighbours in advance if they plan to spray with pesticides.
Kommissionen havde lagt op til at dele EU op i tre klimazoner, hvor landene inden for hver zone automatisk skulle godkende hinandens pesticider.
While agreeing that there should be buffer zones around water courses such as rivers and lakes, they rejected the idea that such zones should be 10 metres wide or indeed any specific width, preferring to leave this decision to Member States.
Det kunne betyde, at Danmark skulle godkende flere stoffer, end der er godkendt nu.
Parliament agreed that pesticide use should be banned or restricted to a minimum in public areas such as parks and public gardens, and added further areas such as public healthcare facilities and substantial no-spray zones around these areas.
Parlamentet forkastede denne inddeling i zoner og insisterede på, at der skal være mulighed for at tage hensyn til særlige forhold i det enkelte land, før man godkender pesticiderne.
Member States will be required to set up National Action Plans for reducing pesticide use, but the Commission proposed leaving the details to each state.
I forhold til den måde pesticider bliver brugt på, findes der endnu ingen EU-regler på området.
Lastly, MEPs threw out the idea that Member States must fund their National Action Plans through taxes or levies or that a Community level tax should be introduced to discourage pesticide use.
Kommissionen har derfor foreslået et direktiv om bæredygtig brug af pesticider.
Approval of new pesticides
Parlamentet kommer i den forbindelse med en række ændringer til Kommissionens forslag i betænkningen af Christa KLASS (PPE-DE, DE).
Parliament also voted on a report on a draft regulation on the authorisation of new plant protection products (drafted by Hiltrud Breyer (Greens/EFA, DE) also under co-decision first reading.
MEP'erne insisterer blandt andet på, at der i de nationale handlingsplaner skal være indbygget klare mål for, hvor meget brugen af pesticider skal reduceres.
Under the regulation, a positive list of active substances (the key ingredients of pesticides) will be drawn up at EU level.
Inden 2013 skal brugen af de mest problematiske stoffer reduceres med 50 % i forhold til 2005.
New plant protection products (i.e. pesticides) will then be authorised at national level on the basis of this list.
MEP'erne bakkede op om Kommissionens forbud mod sprøjtning fra luften (et forbud hvor der er visse undtagelser), men insisterede på, at det altid skulle være forbudt at sprøjte i nærheden af offentlige eller beboede områder.
The Commission proposed that most new substances should be approved initially for 10 years, though low-risk ones would be approved for 15 years.
MEP'erne foreslår også at stramme op på beskyttelsen af vandløb ved at foreslå en 'buffer'-zone, hvor pesticider ikke må bruges eller opbevares, men et forslag om at fastsætte denne zone til 10 m. blev forkastet.
Those which could be replaced by less toxic substances would be approved for only 7 years.
MEP'erne ønsker endelig at stramme op på Kommissionens forslag i forhold til brugen af pesticider i parker, sportspladser etc. ved forlange, at brugen af pesticider skal forbydes eller begrænses i alle offentlige områder, herunder boligområder for at beskytte sårbare grupper som f.eks. børn og ældre.
In the latter case, the Parliament voted to cut the period to 5 years to encourage the use of non-chemical alternatives.
Parlamentet og Ministerrådet har i forhold til lovgivningen om pesticider lige meget at skulle have sagt gennem den fælles beslutningsprocedure.
Parliament backed the Commission's proposed ban on substances that are genotoxic, carcinogenic, reprotoxic or endocrine-disrupting, and it added substances with neurotoxic or immunotoxic effects to the banned category.
Dan JØRGENSEN, for PSE-Gruppen, lagde ud med at henvise til det engelske ordsprog "An apple a day keeps the doctor away".
Parliament added "residents, bystanders" to these categories.
"Frugt og grønt er normalt en sund spise, men sådan er det desværre ikke altid.
In addition, it decided to tighten up the proposed rules on animal testing, saying this should only be used "as a last resort", and stressed that the combined effect of substances ("chemical cocktails") must also be evaluated.
"Jeg forstår ikke, hvordan De kan stå her i dag og forsvare et forslag fra Kommissionen om zoneinddeling, som vil tvinge europæiske lande til at sænke deres miljøbeskyttelse.
But they rejected a series of amendments which would have imposed tougher requirements, such as an obligation to warn residents at least 48 hours in advance.
Tvinge europæiske lande til at sænke beskyttelsen af forbrugerne, " sagde han.
Ambitious strategy on pesticides needed, says Parliament
De vil sikkert være enig i, at det egentlig er en ret fornuftig ting at gøre.
In adopting this report, MEPs first acknowledged the need for a European legal framework on pesticide use, as existing legislation is not sufficient to prevent risks to health and the environment from pesticides.
Hvis Deres forslag bliver gennemført, vil vi i Danmark ikke desto mindre blive tvunget til at fordoble antallet af pesticider.
At the same time, they point out that the problem of pests is likely to increase due to global warming, which is expected to lead to increased pest populations.
Det vil formentlig betyde, at vi vil få meget svært ved at fortsætte med at drikke vort grundvand urenset, " sagde Dan Jørgensen og understregede, at han ikke kun talte på egne vegne, men på vegne af hele Den Socialdemokratiske Gruppe og på vegne af det store flertal, der stemte en holdning igennem i Miljøudvalget.
The aim of a pesticides strategy, MEPs believe, should definitely be to reduce the use of pesticides.
Han lagde desuden vægt på, at det er en misforståelse, at det ødelægger landbrugets konkurrenceevne at bruge færre pesticider.
A key point of the report is a call for "quantitative use reduction targets" to prompt governments to lower the amount of pesticides used.
"I Danmark har vi reduceret brugen af pesticider siden firserne med 50 %, uden at det er gået ud over landbrugets konkurrenceevne.
Low pesticide-input farming needs to be promoted, giving priority to non-chemical methods and meaningful support to organic farming.
Pesticider er dyre at bruge, så jo mindre man bruger af dem, forudsat at man bruger dem rigtigt, jo bedre for konkurrenceevnen," sluttede han.
Parliament also urges the Commission to ensure that biocides are included in the strategy.
Det gør man i mange lande, fordi man har ødelagt grundvandet med forurening.
MEPs welcome plans to create a system of training and education for professional pesticide users.
Det er sundere end flaskevand, det smager bedre, og det er meget, meget billigere," sagde Jens-Peter Bonde og fortsatte: "Derfor forbyder Danmark 13 sprøjtegifte, hvor de 12 er fundet i drikkevandet.
Lastly, the report calls for existing Community funding to be used for the safe disposal of obsolete pesticides, given that within the EU more than 200,000 tonnes of pesticides are still being stored in both underground dumps and open-air stockpiles.
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Parlamentet: EU stadig har brug for atomkraft
EU will need conventional energy sources for sometime yet, says EP
I en afstemning tirsdag om konventionel energi understreger Europa-Parlamentet, at der er brug for kerneenergi, hvis energibehovet i Europa skal opfyldes i det kommende år.
On current trends, the EU will rely on imports to meet 65% of its energy needs by 2030.
Parlamentet har godkendt en initiativbetænkning af Herbert REUL (PPE-DE, DE) om konventionelle energikilder og energiteknologi.
Yet gas and oil supplies are dogged by uncertainty due to geopolitical risks and growing demand elsewhere.
Dermed hilser MEP'erne Kommissionens meddelelser om bæredygtig elproduktion fra fossile brændstoffer og om en energipolitik for Europa velkommen.
The report, drafted by Herbert Reul (EPP-ED, DE), was adopted with 509 votes in favour, 153 against and 30 abstentions and says that nuclear energy is "indispensable if basic energy needs are to be met in Europe in the medium term."
Kernekraft er uundgåelig i den nærmeste fremtid
"It will be difficult", he said, "to achieve our climate change goals without the use of nuclear energy"
Parlamentet understreger, at kernekraft er nødvendig, hvis de grundlæggende energibehov skal opfyldes på mellemlang sigt i Europa.
The need to produce and use energy more safely, efficiently and sustainably across the Union is also underlined in an own-initiative report on "conventional energy sources" adopted by the European Parliament.
I mange EU-lande bidrager atomkraftværkerne til en betydelig del af el-produktionen og står for en tredjedel af produktionen i EU.
Welcoming the Commission’s communications on sustainable power production from fossil fuels, MEPs underlined that these and other conventional sources will remain highly important in ensuring the EU’s security of energy supply.
Eftersom kernekraft for øjeblikket er den vigtigste C02-fattige energikilde for EU, understreger MEP'erne den potentielle rolle i forbindelse med bekæmpelse af klimaændringer.
Given the EU's commitment to tackling climate change, however, MEPs stressed that the Union and its Member States should redouble their R&D efforts "to enhancing the efficiency of energy production and supply, reducing environmental consequences, improving the safety of existing technologies, developing storage techniques for renewables and developing new generations of nuclear reactors."
Danske talere
Carbon capture
Margrete AUKEN (Verts/ALE), var ordfører for en udtalelse fra Udviklingsudvalget.
MEPs called on the Commission to quickly table legislative proposals on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology "so as to respond to the legal issues surrounding the storage and transportation of CO2."
Hun beklagede, at Industriudvalget ikke har lyttet til udtalelserne fra andre udvalg.
They underlined "that CCS should be fitted to fossil fuel plants at the earliest practical opportunity".
De høje oliepriser er en stor belastning for u-landene, især da inden for transportsektoren, hvor olien er dominerende.
Speaking prior to the vote, Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs assured MEPs that the Commission will address the issue of the legal framework for CCS in a legislative proposal.
Foruden effektiviseringer er der brug for andre transportmodeller.
The goal, as far as CCS is concerned, "is clear: to see several large-scale demonstration plants operational in the EU by 2015, and to bring the technology to the market by 2020".
Men vedvarende energi er afgørende, hvis u-landene skal have udvikling, og det er grotesk, at det nærmest ikke er med i betænkningen," sagde hun og kaldte forslaget "unuanceret".
Members also stressed the significant potential of energy generation from biomass, the need for the EU to support synthetic fuels technology and, with a view to the diversification of gas imports, the importance of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
EU budgettet 2008: Flere penge til Galileo, til Kosovo og de palæstinensiske områder
European Parliament completed its first-reading vote on the 2008 draft budget
Ved torsdagens førstebehandling af budgettet for 2008 ønsker Parlamentet, at betalingsforpligtelserne skal være højere end de 0.97% af EU's BNI, som Kommissionen har foreslået og de 0.95%, som Rådet har ønsket Det må dog ikke overskride 0.99 % af EU's BNI.
In adopting its first-reading of the 2008 EU budget, MEPs want the overall amount of payment appropriations to be higher than in the Commission's preliminary draft budget (0.97%) and the Council's draft budget (0,95%), while not exceeding 0.99% of the EU's gross national income (GNI).
Parlamentet ønsker flere penge til at finansiere Galieo, til Palæstina og til Kosovo.
The EP wants to sharply increase the funding for Galileo, to appropriate additional funds for Palestine and for Kosovo.
MEP'erne ønsker også at bevare de penge til Lissabonstrategien og til samhørighedsfondene, som Rådet havde skåret væk.
MEPs reinstate sums devoted to the Lisbon purposes (competitiveness, growth, employment) and the cohesion funding cut out by the Council.
Parlamentet foreslår et budget for 2008 på 124,2 milliarder euro i betalinger og 129,7 i forpligtelser.
In the 2008 budget, for the first time ever there will be more money allocated for growth and job creation than for agriculture.
Det er noget mere end de 121,5 milliarder, som Kommissionen har foreslået i betalinger og 129,1 milliarder i forpligtelser.
The EP decided to put into the reserve more then EUR 40 million devoted to versatile administrative expenditures of the European Commission.
Loftet for 2008-budgettet, som det er fastlagt af de finansielle perspektiver, er på 131, 5 milliarder euro.
The Budgets Committee does not support the expenditure cuts on the agencies desired by the Council.
Betalingerne er de penge, EU må regne med rent faktisk at udbetale det pågældende år.
MEPs reversed over €1bn of cuts made by the Council to payments in headings 1a (competitiveness) and 1b (cohesion) for multi-annual programmes identified as priorities under the Lisbon Strategy and recently co-decided by the Parliament and the Council itself.
I år ønsker Parlamentet blandt at opprioritere støtten til satellitsystemet Galileo og Det Europæiske Institut for teknologi (EIT) samt at styrke EU's indsats i Kosovo og de palæstinensiske områder.
Under heading 1a for competitiveness and growth, among the Lisbon Strategy priorities, the European satellite navigation system Galileo and the European Technology Institute (EIT) are particularly important for the EP.
I forhold til satellitsystemet Galileo ønsker Parlamentet at sætte yderligere 790 millioner euro til side, så det samlede budget til Galileo bliver på 890 millioner € i forpligtelser og 400 millioner € i betalinger i 2008.
MEPs have set aside an additional €739m for the financing of Galileo and EIT to reach a total in 2008 of €890m in commitments (€400m in payments).
Parlamentet ønsker på den udenrigspolitiske front at øge bidragene til EU-operationer i Kosovo og de palæstinensiske områder.
The funding level proposed by the Council in its first reading (€151m in commitments), is regarded as utterly inadequate by both MEPs and the Commission (which in September put forward a new funding plan).
De foreslår at skære 20 % i budgettet fra den fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik i forhold til 2007, og de 40 millioner Euro der dermed bliver frigivet, skal bruges til at finansiere andre prioritetsområder under budgetlinjen 'EU som global partner'.
In case no deal can be reached with Council on this point, the EP would prefer to transfer the funds foreseen for Galileo in the financial perspective 2007 to 2013 to the projects such as Lifelong Learning or Trans-European Networks, so that the amount earmarked for funding Galileo does not disappear from the budget.