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Parlamentet afslutter undersøgelse af britisk livsforsikringsskandale
MEPs debate the situation in the Middle East
Parlamentet afsluttede tirsdag undersøgelsen af det britiske forsikringsselskab Life Assurance Society.
European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering said: "We have all been profoundly moved and disturbed by the terrible situation and frightening developments over the past days in the Gaza Strip.
I over et år har Parlamentet haft nedsat et særligt undersøgelsesudvalg, der på baggrund af klager fra borgere har gennemtrevlet sagen og udarbejdet en rapport, som er udformet af Diane WALLIS (ALDE, UK).
As you are aware, I expressly chose the Middle East as the destination of my first official visit outside the EU, and I was in the region three weeks ago.
Parlamentet mener, at der har været en dårlig gennemførelse af EU-lovgivningen på området.
My meeting with the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas was to have taken place in Ramallah.
Parlamentets undersøgelse gik i gang i januar 2006.
Outside his offices I could feel the tension in the air.
Det skete som reaktion på to andragender, som Parlamentet havde modtaget fra folk, der havde tabt mange penge ved at tegne forsikringer hos Equitable Life Assurance Society.
I wish to emphasise that I strongly condemn the violent attacks by Hamas militia against the legitimate security forces of the institutions of the Palestinian Authority.
Over en million mennesker hovedsaglig i Storbritannien, men også i andre lande, herunder Irland og Tyskland, led betydelige pengetab, da firmaet brød sammen.
We have great confidence in the new Prime Minister, Mr Salam Fayyad, who recently visited me in Brussels, and in his undisputed leadership ability.
Det særlige undersøgelsesudvalg har set på den britiske regerings rolle i forhold til at implementere EU's regler på området og på Kommissionens rolle i forhold til at sikre, at EU-lovgivningen bliver ordentligt implementeret.
In tune with the conclusions of yesterday's Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, I would like to state clearly today that the European Parliament fully backs all efforts at bringing peace to the Middle East and will continue to work for this goal in a convinced manner, both in word and deed.
Ringe implementering af EU-regler og dårligt tilsyn Udvalget konkluderer, at EU's livsforsikringsdirektiv ikke var tilstrækkeligt implementeret i britisk lovgivning.
At the opening of the plenary session of the European Parliament yesterday, it was decided to have a full debate on EU Middle East policy during our July session, followed by our conclusions.
Derudover bliver den britiske tilsynsordning i den forbindelse skrapt kritiseret for at have været for passiv i forhold til at Equitable Lifes manglende reserver.
In view of the current instability and the constantly evolving situation in the region, I believe this is the right decision.
De 8.000 forsikringstagere i Irland og 4000 i Tyskland havde yderligere et problem.
It is in nobody's interest that the civil war is prolonged or escalated.
Var det myndighederne i firmaets hjemland eller i det land, hvor policerne var solgt, der skulle tage sig af det?
In this context I would like to repeat my insistence that Israel, which for months has withheld Palestinian customs duties in the region of 800 million US dollars, to release this money to President Abbas.
Parlamentets rapport konkluderer, at dette ikke var klart.
The Israeli Government declared its willingness to do so, now they must deliver on this rapidly.
Undersøgelsens anbefalinger Som en opfølgning på konklusionerne i rapporten kommer udvalget med en række anbefalinger.
The European Union must be a trustworthy intermediary and I see it as a challenge to the European Parliament to follow this in a responsible manner.
Udvalget mener også, at der skal strengere regler i forhold til overvågning af forsikringer i EU, og at medlemslandene og Kommissionen skal forbedre omsætningen og overvågningen af EU-regler til national lov, samt at de nationale tilsynsmyndigheder skal arbejde bedre sammen.
José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA (EPP-ED, ES) said that the situation in the Middle East constituted a "very serious political, economic, social and humanitarian crisis." and that "we have to try to solve the international standstill on Palestinians since Hamas won the elections.
EU-Kommissionen var ifølge rapporten ikke god nok til at sikre, at EU's regler for forsikring blev overholdt effektivt nok i medlemslandene.
It is "now time to put down weapons" and for the EU to "make a contribution to a first sustainable peace in the Middle East."
Undersøgelsesrapporten foreslår også, at Europa-Parlamentets faste udvalg skal spille en mere aktiv rolle i forhold til at følge op på udførelsen af den lovgivning, de er med til at udforme.
The EU's task is "not to send European soldiers to Israel", and it is "unacceptable" that "we don't have the money to provide humanitarian aid, but we do have money to send soldiers there."
En forstærket rolle til undersøgelsesudvalg Parlamentets fik med Maastricht-traktaten mulighed for at nedsætte særlige undersøgelsesudvalg, som i dette tilfælde har endevendt sagen om Equitable Life Assurance.
"The EU must not be prepared to take a back seat", Mr Watson continued, because "politics and politics alone can create the prospects for peace in the Middle East" and that the international community together must "work to foster peace in the region."
Udvalget foreslår, at disse særlige undersøgelsesudvalg skal have udvidet deres undersøgelseskompetencer, særligt i forhold til at kunne indkalde vidner og i forhold til samarbejdet med medlemslandene.
Brian CROWLEY (UEN, IE) spoke of "the failure...of both Israel and Palestine to live up to their commitments", adding that "a two-state solution must be based on viability... [and] equality."
Ordfører: Diana WALLIS ALDE GB Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
The Israelis should enter into negotiations with the new Palestinian government.
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MEP'ere ønsker genoptagelse af energidialogen med Rusland
MEPs call to re-launch energy dialogue with Russia
I en kommende partnerskabsaftale med Rusland skal der være fokus på energidimensionen for at sikre EU's energiforsyninger fra olie og gas.
The future partnership and cooperation agreement (PCA) with Russia - the current one expiring in December 2007 - should include a meaningful energy dimension to safeguard Europe's energy supplies from its primary source of oil and gas, says the European Parliament in an own-initiative report on economic and trade relations with Russia adopted today with a large majority.
Det mener MEP'erne i den initiativbetænkning om de handelsmæssige forbindelser med Rusland, hvor Parlamentet også insisterer på, at Rusland ratificerer det Europæiske energicharter.
The European Parliament insists that Russia ratifies the European Energy Charter.
I initiativbetænkningen af Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (PPE-DE, DE) mener MEP'erne, at den eneste måde hvorpå man kan opnå en formel energiaftale, som ratificeres af Rusland, er at forhandle om et nyt rammedokument, dvs. inden for rammerne af den nye partnerskabs- og samarbejdsaftale.
"In addition to the need for Russia to ratify the European Energy Charter, the EU should consider negotiating a formal framework document on energy relations with Russia in the context of the new PCA" , says the House in an own-initiative report by Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (EPP-ED, DE).
Den nuværende partnerskabsaftale udløber i december 2007, og forhandlinger om en ny aftale er gået i stå, hvilket også blev illustreret på det seneste EU-Rusland topmøde i Samara den 17.-18. maj.
The current partnership agreement expires in December 2007 and negotiations on a new one have reached deadlock, as illustrated by recent disputes at the Samara summit of 17-18 May.
MEP'erne opfordrer den Russiske Føderation til at behandle alle sine partnere rimeligt og undgå forskelsbehandling.
MEPs call on Moscow "to offer fair and non-discriminatory treatment to all its partners".
De mener, at dette lovforslag er til skade for Ruslands evne til at tiltrække udenlandske investorer.
They believe this measure risks damaging Russia's attraction to European investors, who are its main source of capital.
Desuden ønsker MEP'erne, at der skal gøres mere for at bekæmpe korruption.
MEPs also want to see increased efforts in the fight against corruption.
I forhold til Ruslands boykot af polsk kød, opfordrer MEP'erne EU til at finde en fælles løsning på problemerne med hensyn til eksport til de russiske markeder.
Russia's embargo on Polish meat has become another source of friction between Europe and Russia.
Afstemning: 19.6.2007 Europa-Parlamentets beslutning af 19. juni 2007 om EU's økonomiske og handelsmæssige forbindelser med Rusland
Russia is an important market for agricultural exports - meat, fish and dairy products - from several EU Member States.
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Bedre vilkår til studerende med børn
Broad support for EU Competition Policy
Det skyldes blandt andet, at europæerne er længere tid om at blive færdiguddannede, og derfor venter med at stifte familie.
The report, drawn up by Elisa Ferreira (PES, PT), welcomes the Commission’s economic rather than rules-based approach, and the efforts to improve the quality of enforcement of decisions.
I en betænkning af Maria PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU (PPE-DE, EL) ønsker MEP'erne at skabe bedre vilkår for de studerende, der vælger at få børn under studierne, da det er en af måderne til at sikre, at der fødes flere børn i Europa.
It calls for further progress in reducing differences of interpretation by national courts, and suggests setting up a network of judicial authorities, similar to that already linking competition authorities – the European Competition Network.
I flere lande stiger antallet af studerende med børn.
Among other points, the report :
I Sverige får 41 % af kvinderne deres første barn, mens de stadig studerer, i Finland er det 31 %.
repeats Parliament’s call for clarification of the application of competition rules to services of general economic interest;
Derfor ønsker MEP'erne, at Kommissionen skal fremme de politikker, der giver bedre muligheder for at forene studier, uddannelse og familieliv, som 'inspirerer de unge til at påtage sig familiemæssige forpligtelser'.
asserts that certain taxation practices in some Swiss cantons could have the effect of distorting competition and calls on Member States to continue dialogue with Switzerland with a view to it participating in the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation;
Blandt forslagene fra MEP'erne er blandt andet, at medlemslandene og realkreditinstitutterne skal give gunstige betingelser til studerende med børn, og en opfordring til medlemslandene om at nedsætte eller helt fjerne beskatningen af mænd og kvinder, der kombinerer studier og arbejde og samtidig har familiemæssige forpligtelser.
expresses concern at the relative failure to achieve genuine competition in energy markets especially in a situation where markets open to new players might facilitate environmental progress; suggests that progress would be welcome in reviewing the “two-thirds rule” which governs whether national or European competition authorities deal with a particular case;
Ordfører: Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU PPE-DE GR Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
stresses the need to avoid competition and duplication between Member States’ state aid schemes;
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Bredbåndsinternet skal nå ud i alle hjørner af Europa
MEPs say that broadband can help bridge the digital divide
Europa-Parlamentet ønsker, at langt flere skal være koblet til internettet gennem hurtige bredbåndforbindelser.
Rolling out broadband Internet connections to bring e-government, e-health, or e-learning on-line services to remote or rural areas like Greek islands or Andalusian mountains is vital to making Europe a world-leading knowledge-based economy.
Danmark er blandt topscorerne i Europa, når det gælder udbredelsen af computer og hurtige internetforbindelser.
In an own-initiative report adopted by MEPs on broadband policy options, the European Parliament sets out measures to bridge the "digital divide" between urban and rural areas.
Men mens 60 % af de danske husstande har bredbåndsinternet, er det kun i 6 % af de græske hjem, at det er tilfældet.
At the end of 2006, 28% of all households within the EU27 had broadband internet access at home, says the Commission's latest Eurobarometer 'E-Communications household survey'.
De forskelle skal udlignes, så alle har mulighed for at drage fordel af de mange muligheder som Internettet giver - både for borgerne og for virksomheder.
Measured by numbers of broadband lines rolled out, Europe has been ahead of the USA since October 2005.
Filosofien bag betænkningen af Gunnar HÖKMARK (PPE-DE, SV) som Parlamentet vedtog tirsdag, er, at jo flere europæere, der har adgang til bredbåndsinternet, jo bedre vil vilkårene for innovation og udvikling være, fordi flere vil kunne gøre brug af alle de muligheder, det giver.
However, internet connection performance varies markedly across Europe, with some connections carrying more data, and faster, than others.
Det er især i landområder og i områder med svær geografisk beliggenhed, som f.eks. bjergområder og øer, at det halter bagud med de hurtige internetopkoblinger.
Whereas in the Netherlands and Denmark broadband is quite common, very few households in Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, and Romania have access to this technology.
I udgangen af 2006 havde 28 % af alle husstande i de 27 EU lande ifølge Eurobarometer adgang til bredbåndsinternet.
A critical mass of 500 million users
Hvor det i Holland og Danmark er meget almindeligt at have bredbånd, er det meget mere sjældent i lande som Grækenland, Cypern, Slovakiet og Rumænien.
Broadband availability is limited, especially in inaccessible and rural areas like islands and mountains, because the low demand outside metropolitan centres discourages service providers.
I betænkningen understreger MEP'erne de store muligheder, som øget bredbåndsinternetadgang ville give i et indre marked med næsten 500 millioner borgere.
Yet the report by Gunnar Hökmark (EPP-ED, SE) points out that a single market of nearly 500 million people with broadband connections would create "a globally unique critical mass of users", helping Europe to become "a world leading knowledge-based economy".
Det vil give alle regioner nye muligheder og være med til at kunne gøre Europa til en førende videnbaseret økonomi.
MEPs note that it is precisely in the EU's less-developed regions that broadband internet connections may contribute most to "more sophisticated, inclusive" health-care and education systems, by enabling distance-diagnosis and distance-healing as well as distance-learning applications in regions that lack a satisfactory school infrastructure.
Ordfører: Gunnar HÖKMARK PPE-DE SE Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
Improving broadband infrastructure should therefore be a special priority for the use of EU structural and rural funds.
Afstemning: 19.6.2007 Europa-Parlamentets beslutning af 19. juni 2007 om udformning af en europæisk bredbåndspolitik
The House therefore advocates a "functional unbundling of access networks of market incumbents from their operating activities", so as to ensure fair and equal treatment of all operators.
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They should also take legal measures against abuses of dominant positions and cartels.
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MEP'erne ønsker nyt grundlag for finansiering af Galileo
MEPs call to ban mercury imports and exports by 2010
Parlamentet vil have, at Kommissionen skal komme med et nyt forslag til en forordning om finansiering af det store europæiske satellitprojekt Galileo.
Parliament approved with amendments a draft regulation on the banning of exports and the safe storage of mercury.
Hvordan skal EU's store prestigeprojekt indenfor satellitnavigation, Galileo finansieres?
- the ban on exports of mercury would now start on 1 December 2010, one year earlier than the Commission proposed;
Medlemmerne af Europa-Parlamentet vil have Kommissionen til at lægge et nyt forslag til finansiering på bordet, som Parlamentet og Rådet skal nå til enighed om under den fælles beslutningsprocedure.
- in addition to metallic mercury, the ban would also cover products containing mercury which may not be sold in Europe and also mercury compounds (e.g. cinnabar ore and calomel and other mercury compounds with a mercury concentration of above 5% by weight, but not mercury sulphide);
MEP'erne støtter programmet, men mener, at det fuldt og helt skal finansieres af EU, og vil gå imod enhver løsning, der er en kombination af EU-midler og yderligere støtte på mellemstatsligt plan.
As this site was until 2003 the biggest mercury mine in Europe (it is now disused), MEPs argue that it would be a good idea to use it now for the storage of mercury to assist the economy of the region.
Fakta om Galileo Galileo er EU's program for satellitbaseret radionavigation og positionsbestemmelse.
Global demand is around 3,400 tonnes per year, with the EU-15 accounting for 440 tonnes in 2005.
Forslag til beslutning
EU legislation on mercury
Afstemning: 20.6.2007 Europa-Parlamentets beslutning af 20. juni 2007 om finansieringen af det europæiske program for satellitbaseret radionavigation (Galileo) under den interinstitutionelle aftale af 17. maj 2006 og det flerårige rammeprogram 2007-2013
In March 2006 Parliament adopted a resolution on a general strategy for mercury put forward by the Commission (see link below).
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The draft regulation on exports and storage is a specific application of the general strategy.
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Fælles standarder for retten til supplerende pension
Midway point of MDGs: the EP wants Member States to honour their promises
Der skal være fælles minimumsstandarder for, hvornår man har ret til supplerende pension, mener Parlamentet, der onsdag stemte om en betænkning om supplerende pensioner.
The report drafted by Glenys Kinnock (PES, UK) on the midway point of the Millennium Development Goals has been adopted by 507 in favour, 64 against and 119 abstentions.
I forhold til at kunne overføre sine pensionsrettigheder var MEP'erne mere forsigtige: de meget forskellige systemer i medlemslandene er stadig en hindring for, at man frit kan overføre sine pensionsrettigheder til et andet land.
The House regrets that at the recent G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, leaders failed to do enough to guarantee their promises to Africa.
I 2005 fremlagde Kommissionen et forslag til et direktiv, der skulle forbedre mulighederne for at medtage supplerende pensionsrettigheder fra et job til et andet.
Although the G8 reiterated their 2005 pledge to increase ODA to Africa by EUR 18.6bn a year by 2010, the G8 did not commit to an accountable timetable for delivering these aid promises (AM 2).
Kommissionen mente, at det hindrede mange i at skifte job, at pensionen ikke kunne tages med - eller at det var besværligt at få overført de rettigheder, man havde optjent.
Italy missed the 0.33% target by wide margin, with its aid in 2006 amounting to only 0.2% of its national income, after a 30% drop in real aid levels.
Pensionssystemerne er meget forskellige i de europæiske lande.
Portugal - due to host the EU-Africa Summit during its Presidency in 2007 -, achieved only 0.21% ODA/GNI in 2006.
Mens der i nogle lande slet ikke findes arbejdsmarkedspensioner, er der i andre lande ikke mulighed for at sikre de optjente rettigheder og overføre dem.
The worst inflators of aid are Austria (57%), France (52%), Italy (44%), Germany (53%) and the UK (28%).
Danmark er et af de lande, der er bedst dækket af arbejdsmarkedspensionsordningerne, der i flere lande slet ikke findes.
Germany, which holds the Presidencies of both the EU and G8, would not have reached the target of 0.33% ODA/GNI without inflating its aid, notes the report.
Det er f.eks. gruppeforsikringsaftaler eller branche- eller sektorspecifikke ordninger med finansiering ved udbetaling, kapitaliserede ordninger eller pensionsaftaler, hvor penge bliver sat til side i virksomheden.
On the European Development Fund, the EP calls on the Commission to ensure that funds will be available during the probable transitional period (2008–2010), i.e. before the 10th EDF is ratified by all 27 Member States (most likely in 2010).
Det er et forslag, der kommer til at påvirke medlemslandene meget forskelligt på grund af de store forskelle i ordningerne i de forskellige lande.
The EU could decide to implement new forms of funding MDGs such as through the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to the report.
Optjening af pensionsrettigheder Parlamentet ønsker at sætte fælles standarder for, hvornår man har ret til at optjene rettigheder til supplerende pension.
The House urges the EU to continue to be at the vanguard of efforts to support sexual and reproductive health rights by maintaining levels of funding for the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme.
Det gøres blandt andet ved at sikre, at hvis der er karensordninger i forhold til den supplerende pensionsordning, kan det maksimalt være på 5 år.
The next meeting of the JPA takes place in Wiesbaden Germany from 23 June to 28 June.
I mange lande er der desuden en minimumsalder, før man kan optjene pension.
The situation in Zimbabwe is on the agenda and the JPA will vote on a resolution on this topic.
I Tyskland skal man f.eks. være fyldt 30 år for at optjene rettigheder.
The Assembly met twice in the course of 2006.
Det ønsker MEP'erne at fastsætte til 25 år.
The 11th session was held at Vienna (Austria) from 17 to 22 June and the 12th session was held at Bridgetown (Barbados) from 18 to 23 November.
MEP'erne havde en mere forsigtig tilgang til overførslen af pensionsrettigheder, og gik derfor imod Kommissionens forslag om, at retten til overførslen af rettigheder skulle inkluderes i det nye direktiv.
The report calls upon the ACP countries’ national parliaments strongly to urge their governments and the Commission to ensure that they, in collaboration with civil society organisations, are constantly involved in the programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the national strategy documents relating to cooperation between the EU and their country (2008-2013 period)
Fra debatten Anne E. JENSEN (Venstre, ALDE) og Jens-Peter Bonde (Junibevægelsen, IND-DEM) tog ordet under debatten.
In some Member States there are no supplementary pension schemes at all, in others the coverage is quite low (e.g. in Poland with only 0.6 % of the working age population).
Anne E. Jensen var tilfreds med Oomen-Ruijtens betænkning.
The European Parliament strives for common minimum standards for acquiring supplementary pension rights.