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I går blev EU's udenrigsministre under et ekstraordinært møde enige om at afsætte 122 millioner euro i humanitær hjælp og 100 millioner euro til ikke humanitærhjælp.
Foreign Affairs Ministers agreed yesterday to commit 122 million Euros in humanitarian assistance and 100 million Euros for non-humanitarian aid in an extraordinary session.
Det finansielle bidrag fra EU-instrumenter til finansiering af den langsigtede indsats vil beløbe sig til 200 mio. euro.
The financial contribution from the EU instruments to finance the long-term response will amount to 200 million Euros.
"Det er et stort bidrag på kort tid.
"It is a big response in a short time.
Men det er lettere at finde pengene end at få dem dertil," sagde Catherine Ashton, som også nævnte, at Rådet igen vil drøfte situationen på Haiti mandag den 25. januar, hvor man sandsynligvis vil beslutte at sende en del af de den europæiske gendarmeristyrke til Port-au-Prince.
Finding money will be less difficult than to get it there", said Catherine Ashton who also indicated that the Council will again look at Haiti Monday 25 January and is likely to decide to deploy a contingent of the European Gendarmerie Force to Port-au-Prince.
"EU har reageret hurtigt" fortalte hun parlamentsmedlemmerne, men tilføjede, at hun - i overensstemmelse med den rådgivning hun havde fået fra FN's generalsekretær, ikke selv var taget til området.
"The EU has responded quickly but we have resisted the urge to travel there", she told MEPs in line with the advice of the UN Secretary General.
Hun tilføjede, at selv vil rejse til USA i denne uge for at koordinere indsatsen med FN og den amerikanske administration.
She added that she herself will travel to the US this week to coordinate efforts with the UN and the US administration.
"Det handler ikke kun om at redde menneskeliv, men om at redde et land som helhed", sagde Karel De Gucht, kommissær for udvikling og humanitær bistand.
"It is not only about rescuing human lives, but rescuing a country as a whole", said Karel De Gucht, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid.
Han påpegede, at medlemmer af internationale organisationer var også blevet ofre for katastrofen, hvilket har gjort det vanskeligere at organisere hjælpen på stedet.
He pointed out, members of international organizations had also fell victim to the catastrophe, which made it more difficult to organize aid on the spot.
De Gucht tilføjede, at akut medicinsk, teknisk og logistisk hjælp var nødvendig for at undgå yderligere risici, såsom udbrud af kolera.
Mr De Gucht added that urgent medical, technical and logistic help were needed to avoid further risks such as the outbreak of cholera.
Kommissionen vil tildele € 130 millioner i humanitær bistand, hvoraf € 77 millioner er "nye penge", sagde han.
The Commission allocates €130 Million humanitarian aid out of which €77 Million is "fresh money", he said.
For den mere langsigtede genopbygning er der afsat € 200 millioner, og i samarbejdet med medlemslandene skal man se, om dette beløb kan øges, understregede De Gucht.
For long-term reconstruction aid, €200 Million is foreseen, and it has to be seen with the member states, whether this amount could be increased, stressed Mr De Gucht.
Han meddelte, at han vil han rejse til regionen og besøge Haiti og nabolandet Den Dominikanske Republik.
He announced the next day he would travel to the region and visit Haiti and the neighbouring Dominican Republic.
Talerne fra grupperne
Group speakers
Gay Mitchell (EPP, IRL) udtrykte tilfredshed med, at de Gucht efter sit besøg i Haiti og Den Dominikanske Republik, mandag den 25, januar vil give en briefing til Europa-Parlamentets Udviklingsudvalg.
Gay Mitchell, an Irish MEP for the centre right European People's Party, welcomed the fact that after Commissioner's de Gucht visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the latter will brief next week (Monday, 25 January) the European Parliament's Development Committee.
Da EU samlet set er den største humanitære donor "skal EU være mere synlig i terrænet", sagde han og foreslog tilstedeværelsen af EU-kampgrupper.
As the EU as a whole is the biggest humanitarian aid donor "the EU has to be more visible on the ground", suggesting the possible presence of EU battle groups for example.
Han henledte også opmærksomheden på det grundlæggende problem med Haiti, nemlig fattigdom og opfordrede til at bekæmpe fattigdom på lang sigt i dette land.
He also drew attention to the underlying problem of Haiti, namely poverty and called for tackling poverty in the long-term in this country.
Med henvisning til de mange forskellige indsamlinger til fordel for Haiti, sagde Linda McAvan (S & D, UK), "at offentligheden havde reageret flot" og at EU også bør øge sin støtte.
British MEP Linda McAvan for the Socialists and Democrats group, referring to money-raising initiatives, said, the "public have been responding magnificently", and EU should also increase its support.
Hun understregede, at en international konference om Haiti bør tage fat på gældsproblemet.
She underlined that an international conference on Haiti should address the debt problem.
Hun spurgte, om de € 100 mio IMF-lån til Haiti kunne konverteres til tilskud.
She asked, whether the €100 Million IMF loan to Haiti could be converted in grant.
Liam Aylward (ALDE, IRL) sagde, at "situationen i Haiti er den værste humanitære katastrofe i årtier".
Irish Liberal (ALDE) group member Liam Aylward said that "the situation in Haiti is the worst humanitarian disaster in decades".
"Bureaukratiske problemer er med til at hindre uddelingen af hjælp hvilket har store konsekvenser."
"Bureaucratic problems are clearly hampering aid distribution, which has serious consequences on the ground.
Eva Joly (Verts / ALE, FR), formand for Udviklingsudvalget, understregede omfanget af den tragedie, som "overskrider andre katastrofer".
French MEP Eva Joly for the Greens/EFA, Chair of the Committee on Development, underlined the unprecedented scale of the tragedy which "exceeds other disasters".
"Internationale institutioner har pålagt Haiti em forkert politik, og vi har svækket den sociale struktur i landet".
"International institutions have imposed wrong policies on Haiti and we have weakened the social fabric in the country".
"Hvad vi skal gøre, er at give så meget støtte som vi kan, men vi er nødt til at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved vores metoder".
"What we need to do is to provide as much support as we can but we have to call into question our own development methods".
Hun konkluderede, ved at sammenligne de 150 milliarder dollars amerikanske banker fik til omfanget af den planlagte støtte indtil videre.
She concluded by comparing the 150 billion dollars US Banks got to the volume of aid planned for now.
Nirj Deva (ECR, UK) satte ikke spørgsmålstegn ved om midlerne vil ankomme til Haiti.
British MEP Nirj Deva (European Conservatives and Reformists) did not question that funds will be arriving to Haiti.
Han mindede om, at under hver naturkatastrofe er der problemer med infrastrukturen.
He recalled that during each natural disaster "we are caught short with infrastructure".
"Vi er nødt til at være i stand til at levere infrastruktur", tilføjede han og opfordrede til oprettelse af en global redningsaktion, der kan give øjeblikkelig hjælp til restaurering af den ødelagte infrastruktur.
"We need to be able to supply infrastructure", he added, calling for the establishment of a global rescue operation that can provide except the immediate relief needs the restoration of the destroyed infrastructure on the ground.
Patrick Le Hyaric (GUE / NGL, FR) sagde, at EU's bistand skulle forhøjes, og verden banksystemer også bør også bidrage til at hjælpe Haiti.
For the leftist (GUE/NGL) French MEP Patrick Le Hyaric said EU assistance had to be increased and the world banking system should also contribute to helping Haiti.
Ifølge Le Hyaric, bør EP gå klart ind for en ubetinget eftergivelse af Haitis gæld.
According to Mr Le Hyaric, EP should announce its support for the unconditional cancellation of Haiti's debt.
Han tilføjede, at USA ikke må få lov til at " besætte Haiti", under påskud af støtte.
He added, US should not be allowed "to occupy Haiti", under the pretext of aid.
Fiorello Provera (EFD, IT) udtrykte sin "dybe solidaritet med ofrene for denne forfærdelige jordskælv."
Fiorello Provera, an Italian for the European Freedom and Democracy group expressed his "profound solidarity with the victims of this terrible earthquake.
I situationer som denne, hvor bygninger og infrastruktur er blevet ødelagt i stor stil, og tusindvis er døde , er støtten afgørende, sagde hun.
In situations like this, where buildings and infrastructure have been destroyed on a large scale and thousands of deaths, aid is essential.
Hu tilføjede dog, at det er svært at støtte uden at stille minimumskrav til sikkerheden for hjælpearbejdere.
However it is hard to bring aid without minimum requirements of public safety being in place for aid workers.
Nick Griffin (NA, UK) sagde, at "rædslerne i Haiti er chokerende, og at det er kun menneskeligt at føle medfølelse for de uskyldige ofre for denne naturkatastrofe.
Collecting necessary funds and distributing them properly is essential.
Alle her er godt betalt - og har råd til at give, " sagde han og tilføjede at han ville donere sin dagsdiæter hvis andre britiske medlemmer ville gøre det samme.
All too often both private and public donors have seen their generosity betrayed.
"Dødstallene i Haiti er chokerende," sagde han, "men denne vinter vil mere end 50.000 pensionister i Storbritannien dø for tidligt på grund af kulde og udgifterne til opvarmning "
A proper system of control must be in place to prevent a scattergun approach to distributing aid and possible theft of funds in country with high levels of corruption and a weak government".
Mange unge iranere er stærkt kritiske overfor den iranske regering Tirsdag drøftede MEP'erne situationen i Iran med EU´s repræsentant for udenrigsanliggender - og sikkerhedspolitik, Catherine Ashton.
British non-attached MEP Nick Griffin said that "the horror of Haiti is shocking, and it is only human to feel compassion for the innocent victims of this natural disaster.
De kom under debatten ind på de mange krænkelser af menneskerettighederne samt landets omstridte atomprogram.
All here are well paid - and can afford to give.
Så på mange måder har det iranske samfund forudsætningerne for at skabet et frit samfund".
"The fact that we work closely and collaboratively with the US authorities is also an important part of what we do now and in the future", said Ms Ashton in reply to questions about aid visibility and co-ordination under the auspices of the United States.
Ashton påpegede, at de iranske myndigheders voldsomme fremfærd mod demonstranter var uacceptabel, og at iranernes borgerlige og politiske rettigheder, herunder retten til ytringsfrihed, skulle respekteres.
"Let us not forget that for the very first time, Council and Commission mobilized to respond to the present crisis", she underlined, welcoming the fact that 21 Member States had responded with concrete commitments on search and rescue teams, mobile hospitals and water purification units.
Den iranske udfordring er en meget tung del af min portefølje.
I am not a doctor, nor a fire fighter.
Jeg håber inderligt, at jeg i løbet af min embedsperiode kan vende tilbage til Parlamentet med et mere positivt billede af Iran".
My place was to bring together co-ordination at EU level and with the UN".
Europa-Parlamentet bør udstede en meget klar fordømmelse af menneskerettighedssituationen i Iran".
Acknowledging the difficulty of getting the aid through to the people who need it she said "did it work well?
Han efterspurgte en mere klar strategi fra det internationale samfunds side og påpegede, at eventuelle nye sanktioner burde ledsages af forsøg på dialog.
MEPs condemned the crackdown on protestors and called for human rights to be respected In a charged and emotive debate on Iran the regime's nuclear programme and the crackdown on political dissent drew criticism from all sides.
Marietje SCHAAKE (ALDE, Holland): "Jeg vandt (EP-) valget ved at kritisere regeringen i mit land.
Opening the debate the EU's new foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, told the House in Strasbourg that Iran's nuclear programme was in breach of its international obligations.
Hvis unge kvinder i Iran gjorde det samme, ville de blive arresteret, slået og voldtaget.
Many Members made the crucial distinction between the regime of President Ahmedinejad and the people of Iran.
Som Martin Luther King sagde: "der kommer en tid, hvor tavshed anses for at være forræderi".
Tehran's continued defiance of the world community over its nuclear programme was a major topic in the debate on Tuesday 19 January in Strasbourg.
Europa bør påtage sig en stærkere rolle".
Iran "still producing enriched uranium"
Hun stillede også spørgsmålstegn ved, om yderligere sanktioner var vejen frem, da sanktioner oftest rammer befolkningerne hårdere, end de regeringer, som de er rettet imod.
She told the House that she regretted Iran had not agreed to engage in meaningful talks to broker a settlement either with the European Union or the wider international community.
Han påpegede, at de unge iranske studerende og oppositionen har brug for Vestens støtte.
He asked how long Europe "could keep patience with such behaviour?" and whether the time had come for extra punitive measures against the Iranian regime.
"Det Iranske regime og det iranske folk er to forskellige ting", konkluderede Tannock.
"Ruthless nuclear ambitions of Ahmedinejad"
Bastian Belder (EFD, Holland) sagde, at det iranske atomprogram udgjorde en meget alvorlig trussel mod international sikkerhed, og at det internationale samfund bør "handle i overensstemmelse hermed".
Socialist MEP Roberto Gualtieri , speaking for the second largest group, said that he believed Tehran had the right to a peaceful civilian nuclear programme but that enriching uranium (with thus the possibility of weaponisation), demanded a response from the international community.
Europa-Parlamentet stemmer om et beslutningsforslag om Iran i februar.
The Italian favoured sanctions alongside dialogue with the regime.
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British MEP, Charles Tannock , of the European Conservatives and Reformists group launched a scathing attacking on what he called "the ruthless nuclear ambitions of Ahmedinejad".
Diamandouros genvalgt som Europæisk Ombudsmand
"Arbitrary arrests not acceptable"
Nikiforos Diamandouros Græske Nikiforos Diamandouros blev onsdag genvalgt som europæisk ombudsmand med 340 stemmer foran den belgiske kandidat Pierre-Yves Monette (289 stemmer ) og den italienske kandidat Vittorio Bottoli (19 stemmer).
Turning to the turmoil and political protest in Iran since last year's disputed elections, MEPs from all sides paid tribute to the courage and vibrancy of the protestors and condemned the regime's repression of protest and dissent.
Ombudsmandens rolle er at undersøge tilfælde af dårlig forvaltning i EU-institutionerne, herunder mangel på gennemsigtighed.
For the Liberal group, the third largest group, Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake said that "I won my elections by criticising the government of my country" but that "young women doing the same in Iran would be arrested, beaten and raped".
Diamandouros er valgt for den nuværende valgperiode og vil således sidde til 2014.
She called on Europe to take a tougher leading role.
Nikiforos Diamandouros har nævnt, at hans prioriteter for den kommende periode vil være at sikre, at EU leverer de forbedringer til borgerne, som er fastlagt i Lissabon-traktaten, at styrke konstruktiv dialog med EU's institutioner og organer samt at forbedre sin servicering af borgerne ved at bruge ressourcerne mere effektivt.
Catherine Ashton paid tribute to the "vibrant and active" youth of Iran and said its women were highly educated and there was a "capacity for public debate".
Diamandouros ønsker desuden at styrke samarbejdet med de nationale og regionale ombudsmænd samt at kommunikere mere effektivt med borgerne.
However, she said that many viewed the Presidential election last year as fraudulent and that the regime must respect civil and political rights.
Det er Parlamentets udvalg for andragender, der overvåger valgproceduren, blandt andet ved at kontrollere at ansøgningerne lever op til alle de betingelser, der kræves til stillingen.
She went on to say that "the use of violence against demonstrators exercising their right of expression and arbitrary arrests are not acceptable".
Ifølge reglerne skal Ombudsmanden blandt andet skal "give garantier for sin uafhængighed".
"Regime and people not the same thing"
Ombudsmanden vælges af Europa-Parlamentet i en hemmelig afstemning i begyndelsen af hver valgperiode.
For the Greens/EFA Barbara Lochbihler, the head of Parliament's delegation to Iran (which was recently blocked from visiting), pointed out that many European countries were supplying technology that allowed the censorship of protests in Tehran.
Den europæiske Ombudsmand, der blev oprettet i 1995, har til opgave at undersøge tilfælde af fejl eller forsømmelser fra EU's institutioner, herunder mangel på gennemsigtighed og hvis borgere bliver afvist adgang til oplysninger eller dokumenter.
She also said that the question had to be asked "whether sanctions will lead to a change in government or only harm society?"
Nikiforos Diamandouros blev valgt i januar 2003 for den resterende valgperiode 1999-2004, efter den første europæiske ombudsmand, Jacob Söderman gik af.
Charles Tannock called on the House to support "the brave young opposition" and said that "Iran's regime and the Iranian people are not the same thing".
Spansk formandskab vil fokusere på at få EU ud af krisen
Tuesday's sitting in full Europarltv Council of the EU Catherine Ashton Strasbourg live
Under debatten med det spanske formandskab onsdag, udtrykte lederne af de politiske grupper tilfredshed med formandskabets planer om at sætte krisen højst på dagsordenen, selvom de ikke altid var enige i de konkrete tiltag.
EU's Spanish Presidency kicks off: Recovery from crisis is the primary aim
Reducering af EU's afhængighed af energi, fremme af e-handlen, udvikling af industrien for elektriske biler og forbedring af kvaliteten af universiteterne, var blandt de andre prioriteter, som den spanske premierminister Zapatero præsenterede for MEP'erne.
Reducing EU energy dependency, promoting e-commerce among Member States, developing an electric car industry and improving university quality were the four priorities stressed by Spain's Prime Minister Zapatero in a debate on policy priorities for Spain's EU presidency.
"EU skal satse på sig selv", sagde premierminister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, og nævnte, at det første mål må være at tage sig af den økonomiske krise.
"The EU needs to bet on itself", said Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, adding that the right response to the economic crisis must be the first goal.
Han påpegede fire prioriteter for det spanske formandskab.
The President of the Council listed four priorities for his mandate.
Han mente, at det var vigtigt at sikre et "fælles energimarked" for at mindske EU's afhængighed af energi udefra og understregede også vigtigheden i at skabe et fælles digitalt marked for at for at øge produktiviteten og fremme e-handel.
These were building "an energy common market", to help reduce EU energy dependence, creating a "digital internal market, to boost productivity and e-commerce, making industry more sustainable (including the electric car project) to combat climate change and investing in research and education, to enable Europe to become "a leading player".
EU bør også opnå en bæredygtig industrisektor, sagde den spanske premierminister, og præciserede, at EU "har behov for at gå videre med en fælles vision (...) om at fremme elbiler" og dermed bidrage til at reducere klimaændringerne og forbedre den teknologiske udvikling.
Other priorities listed by Mr Zapatero included implementing new instruments under the Lisbon Treaty to make "citizens feel closer to EU institutions", such as the new citizens' right of initiative to propose legislation, and the need to fight domestic violence in Europe with a new legal measures to protect women and victims of gender violence.
Endelig understregede han, at investeringer i forskning og uddannelse er nødvendig for at blive "en førende aktør i fremtiden."
On the Haiti earthquake tragedy, he said "we are going to show what we can do as Europeans (...) in those parts of the world which are suffering the most (...).
Zapatero kom også ind på tragedien i Haiti i sin tale: "Vi må vise, hvad vi kan gøre som europæere (...) i disse dele af verden, der lider mest." "
We are going to deliver a strong response to their needs for international aid".
EU-Kommissionens formand, José Manuel Barroso roste Spaniens "lange tradition for Europæisk engagement " og redegjorde for hvordan han mente, at EU's økonomi skulle nytænkes for at opnå en "konkurrencedygtig, innovativ og socialt rummelig markedsøkonomi".
Commission President José Manuel Barroso praised Spain's "long tradition of commitment to Europe" and advocated a "fundamental reworking of the EU economy" to achieve a "competitive, innovative and socially inclusive market economy".
I forhold til Haiti, udtrykte Barroso sin "fulde solidaritet og vilje til at hjælpe ofrene".
On Haiti, Mr Barroso stressed his "complete solidarity and desire to help the victims".
EU og medlemsstaterne har allerede forpligtet sig 222 millioner euro til bistand og Kommissionen vil kunne mobilisere yderligere 200 millioner på længere sigt til at bistå med genopbygningen, meddelte han.
The EU and its Member States have already committed €222 million to humanitarian aid and the Commission could mobilise a further €200 million in the long term to assist reconstruction, he said.
Joseph Daul (EPP, FR) hilste Zapatero's forslag om en ny ledelsesstruktur for den europæiske økonomi velkommen, men tilføjede, at den konservative gruppe ikke var enige med Zapatero's i forhold til at øge de offentlige underskud.
Joseph Daul (EPP, FR) welcomed Mr Zapatero's proposal for a new European economic governance structure, but added that his group could not agree with his apparent readiness to increase public deficits.
"Vi er nødt til at støtte små og mellemstore virksomheder i stedet," sagde han.
"We need to support small and medium enterprises instead" and "I am not too sure whether you and your political family have realized whether your proposals are realistic", he added Mr Zapatero replied that "I strongly support the Stability Pact and promotion of fiscal balance".
Daul benyttede også lejligheden til at invitere Zapatero til at deltage i en spørgsmål og svar-session med medlemmerne i løbet af formandskabet.
Mr Daul also took the opportunity to ask Mr Zapatero to engage in a spontaneous questions and answers session with MEPs during his six-month presidency.
Martin SCHULZ (S&D, DE) lykønskede det spanske formandskab og glædede sig over et "lovende" spansk program.
Martin Schulz (S&D, DE) congratulated Mr Zapatero on Spain's "promising" agenda.
"Zapatero er kommet med et ambitiøst program.
"Mr Zapatero has set out an ambitious programme.
Udfordringerne i Europa kan ikke løses fra det ene topmøde efter det andet.
Europe's challenges "cannot be solved by one summit after another.
Vi har brug for medlemsstaterne til rent faktisk at gennemføre de fremsatte forslag . "
We need Member States to actually implement the proposals made", he stressed, calling for more control and supervision of the financial industry.
Endelig opfordrede Schulz til mere kontrol og overvågning af den finansielle sektor.
Also on economic governance, Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE, BE) stressed that "the fundamental question is whether the Council and the Member States are willing to change the failed method of "open co-ordination", which, he said, had simply led to the publication of ever more documents.