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Parlamentet afsluttede tirsdag undersøgelsen af det britiske forsikringsselskab Life Assurance Society.
Parliament’s plenary overwhelmingly backed the calls made by its Committee of Inquiry into Equitable Life for the UK government to compensate victims of the company's near-collapse and for wide-ranging changes to be made in the drafting and implementation of EU financial services legislation.
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).
Today’s massive endorsement of the committee’s report by the full Parliament (by 602 votes to 13, with 64 abstentions) was welcomed by its author, Diana WALLIS (ALDE, UK), who said "I believe this report will assist the victims in a pincer movement with the UK Parliamentary Ombudsman, perhaps finally to deliver compensation.
Parlamentet mener, at der har været en dårlig gennemførelse af EU-lovgivningen på området.
More importantly, I hope it will deliver a huge jolt to our institutions about our lawmaking processes and the European system of justice".
Parlamentets undersøgelse gik i gang i januar 2006.
This was primarily due to mismanagement by Equitable.
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.
Not only were there victims in several EU countries; the case has also brought to light a number of broader, long-term concerns relating to the EU single market in services.
Derudover bliver den britiske tilsynsordning i den forbindelse skrapt kritiseret for at have været for passiv i forhold til at Equitable Lifes manglende reserver.
MEPs are particularly keen to stress the need to build consumer confidence in a healthy European pensions and insurance market, especially given demographic trends in Europe.
Da forsikringstagerne i Equitable Life forsøgte at forsvare deres rettigheder, havde de meget svært ved at få information om, hvad de skulle gøre, og hvem de skulle få oplysninger fra, klage til eller opnå erstatning fra.
With this in mind, the report makes a raft of proposals on the nature and form of EU financial services legislation, the rights of consumers who buy financial services products in EU countries other than their own, and the role of the EP and the Commission in monitoring the implementation of EU legislation in the Member States.
Var det myndighederne i firmaets hjemland eller i det land, hvor policerne var solgt, der skulle tage sig af det?
Referring to the consumer rights of policyholders outside the UK who found themselves unable even to apply for compensation when the authorities in different countries tried to shift the responsibility to each other, rapporteur Diana Wallis said "I think we all understand and appreciate the importance of financial services companies – and indeed other companies – being able to trade and do business across the European Union".
Som en opfølgning på konklusionerne i rapporten kommer udvalget med en række anbefalinger.
She underlined a point made in the report, that, in the area of financial services, there can be "no mobility without liability".
I forhold til det store antal af ofre mener MEP'erne, at den britiske regering er forpligtet til at tage ansvar, og at regeringen bør foreslå erstatning til forsikringstagerne i Storbritannien, Irland og Tyskland og andre steder.
On the role of the EU institutions in overseeing the application of EU legislation, she said "Better implementation means a proactive Commission combined with a watchful Parliament ".
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.
Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP-ED, IE), who chaired the committee, stressed the value of the inquiry in bringing Parliament's work closer to the citizens - and all because of the petitions sent in originally.
EU-Kommissionen var ifølge rapporten ikke god nok til at sikre, at EU's regler for forsikring blev overholdt effektivt nok i medlemslandene.
She also stressed that "the UK was flawed in its implementation of the Third Life Directive.
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.
Yes, it ticked the boxes, but its day-to-day application was deficient and inadequate" and that "if the cross-border dimension of consumer protection is not properly taken into account, can we blame consumers in the EU for not shopping more across borders?"
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Bedre vilkår til studerende med børn
EP call for appropriate assistance to students with family responsibilities
Der skal være bedre sammenhæng mellem studier og familieliv mener Parlamentet, der ønsker at sætte fokus på de problemer, som studerende med børn kommer ud for.
National "certification" schemes for family-friendly higher-education establishments should also be set up, MEPs believe.
Det er ikke nogen nyhed, at de førstegangsfødende i EU bliver ældre og ældre.
On the other hand, it also means more and more students have family responsibilities - in Sweden, 41% and in Finland, 31% of women had their first child before completing their education.
Det skyldes blandt andet, at europæerne er længere tid om at blive færdiguddannede, og derfor venter med at stifte familie.
MEPs encourage the Member states to be more aware of the situation of young men and women who have family responsibilities while they are in education or training, and particularly to make resources available to them that suit to their needs.
I flere lande stiger antallet af studerende med børn.
In doing that the Member States should make full use of the possibilities provided by Community funds and in particular the ESF in this area.
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'.
The report also calls on the "Member States to consider, with reference to their national situation, whether a reform of their education system to encourage flexibility and better management of time spent in education would have the effect of enabling young people to begin their working lives at an earlier stage and achieve their desire for parenthood".
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.
MEPs also adopted an amendment, where they submit "that the principle of shared parental responsibility could also apply to young women and men living together on some basis, specific to each country, other than official marriage".
MEP'erne ønsker nyt grundlag for finansiering af Galileo
Galileo - MEPs say it should be financed in full from EU money
Parlamentet vil have, at Kommissionen skal komme med et nyt forslag til en forordning om finansiering af det store europæiske satellitprojekt Galileo.
In adopting a joint resolution on the financing of the European programme of satellite radio-navigation(Galileo), MEPs consider that the Galileo programme should be financed in full from the Union's budget.
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.
MEPs will oppose any solution which would combine Community funding with additional intergovernmental funding.
I beslutningsforslaget, der blev vedtaget onsdag, udtrykker Parlamentet bekymring for, om der mellem landene vil kunne opnås enighed om de supplerende finansielle midler, som er nødvendige for at udfylde det tomrum, der er en følge af, at det det offentlig-private partnerskab (OPP) mislykkedes.
The European Parliament expresses its concern at the possibility that the additional financing necessary to fill the gap following the failure of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) could be agreed on an intergovernmental basis.
Galileo er EU's program for satellitbaseret radionavigation og positionsbestemmelse.
The House reiterates its support for the Galileo programme, which is of an enormous European added value, and expresses its strong support for continuing it under EU responsibility.
Programmet er iværksat af Europa-Kommissionen i samarbejde med Den Europæiske Rumorganisation og giver Den Europæiske Union (EU) rådighed over en teknologi, som er uafhængig af det amerikanske GPS-system og det russiske GLONASS-system.
Finally, the House is of the opinion that if the public sector assumes the complete financing of the project, as well as taking over some or all of the risks and liabilities, this factor should be taken into account in a future revised concession contract, especially as regards the reimbursement mechanism for public financial contributions and the prices of services.
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.
Det vil give alle regioner nye muligheder og være med til at kunne gøre Europa til en førende videnbaseret økonomi.
The EU's role would be to provide "a regulatory framework that invites competition and private investment" and by the use of relevant funds to drive demand for broadband services.
Fælles standarder for retten til supplerende pension
Minimum standards for supplementary pension rights
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.
Demographic change and population ageing are making supplementary pension schemes an increasingly important way to secure decent living standards in old age.
I 2005 fremlagde Kommissionen et forslag til et direktiv, der skulle forbedre mulighederne for at medtage supplerende pensionsrettigheder fra et job til et andet.
A new directive aims to facilitate workers' mobility within and across Member States by setting minimum standards for the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights.
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.
According to the first-reading report by Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN (EPP-ED, NL), the proposed directive should apply to all schemes that offer supplementary pensions for workers, e.g. group insurance contracts, pay-as-you-go schemes agreed by one or more branches or sectors, funded schemes or pension promises backed by book reserves.
Pensionssystemerne er meget forskellige i de europæiske lande.
Member States would be affected quite differently by this new legislation.
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.
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).
Danmark er et af de lande, der er bedst dækket af arbejdsmarkedspensionsordningerne, der i flere lande slet ikke findes.
In Sweden, on the other hand, around 75 % of all workers between 20 and 64 are members of occupational pension schemes.
Det er et forslag, der kommer til at påvirke medlemslandene meget forskelligt på grund af de store forskelle i ordningerne i de forskellige lande.
For example, MEPs set a maximum "vesting" period of five years i.e. after at most five years in job employees will have acquired rights that have to be paid or preserved after the termination of their employment.
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.
Moreover, the report states that no vesting conditions shall be applied to members of a scheme once they have reached the age of 25.
I Tyskland skal man f.eks. være fyldt 30 år for at optjene rettigheder.
In Germany, for instance, the current minimum age is 30 years.
Kommissionens havde foreslået, at man som lønmodtager skulle have ret til at overføre sine rettigheder til en ny arbejdsgiver, både inden for grænserne af det samme land og til et andet medlemsland, men det gik udvalget imod.
Member States shall also guarantee "fair treatment" of those dormant pension rights, says the text.
I nogle lande som f.eks. Finland og Spanien er det ikke muligt at overføre rettigheder i dag.
The value of dormant rights should, therefore, generally develop in line with that of the rights of active members.
I andre lande som f.eks. Danmark, Irland, Italien og Sverige er det muligt at skifte inden for landets grænser, men i forhold til at overføre til udlandet er det enten forhindret af skatteregler eller direkte forbudt for at undgå skatteflygtninge.
MEPs underline that the values of dormant rights should be adjusted in accordance with, for example, inflation rates, salary levels, current pensions or the return on investment intended by the supplementary pension provider.
"Forslaget tilgodeser hensynet til mobiliteten på arbejdsmarkedet, og det undergraver ikke hensynet til eksisterende solidariske ordninger som f.eks. de danske arbejdsmarkedspensioner.
Member States may also allow supplementary pension schemes to pay a capital sum to former employees instead of preserving their rights.
Man kan have sympati for regler om frit at kunne overføre sin pensionsordning, sådan som Kommissionen foreslog det, men det er vanskeligt at finde en model, som spiller sammen med de eksisterende ordninger, og derfor synes jeg, det er en god løsning, vi har fået, hvor overførslerne ikke er med", sagde hun og nævnte, at der i Danmark er regler, som sikrer ret til gratis overførsel i de første to år, efter man har skiftet job, og som lægger loft over de omkostninger, som pensionsselskaberne kan beregne sig ved overførsel.
This sum should be equivalent to the value of the vested pension rights and should be paid to the worker as long as it does not exceed the threshold established by the Member State.
Hun tilføjede, at der jo ikke er noget, der hindrer hvert enkelt EU-land til på den måde at udvikle regler for overførsel af pensioner.
Gradual improvement of the transferability of vested pension rights
For Jens-Peter BONDE var det skattefradrag, der var det vigtigste tema.
The Parliament took a more cautious approach to the transferability of pension rights and spoke against the Commission's proposal to include this right into the new directive.
Han mente blandt andet, at der var brug for en løsning, der tog hensyn til den særlige danske socialmodel med høje skatter og tilsvarende høje socialydelser.
The Commission proposed that workers should be able to transfer their vested rights to their new employer.
"Vi giver f.eks. folkepension til folk, hvad enten de har været på arbejdsmarkedet eller ej.
In some countries like Spain and Finland a transfer of occupational pension rights is currently not possible at all.
Det er en borgerret, man optjener ved at bo i landet.
In others such as Denmark, Ireland, Italy and Sweden transfer is internally possible, but cross-border transfer might be hindered by taxation rules or is totally forbidden by law in order to prevent tax evasion.
Hvis vi skal give den til alle, som slår sig ned i vores land, vil den hurtig blive sat ned.
MEPs state that when introducing new supplementary pension schemes, Member States should endeavour to gradually improve the transferability of vested pension rights.
Hvis et dansk ægtepar kan tage pension og efterløn ubeskattet med til skatteparadis, bliver det så dyrt for samfundet, at det går ud over størrelsen på pension og efterløn.
They also ask the Commission to draw up a report, no later than five years after the directive takes effect, on the conditions for transferring capital representing workers' supplementary pension rights.
EU er nødt til at tage mere hensyn til den særlige danske socialmodel med høje skatter og tilsvarende høje sociale ydelser.
This report should be the basis for proposing any amendments to this directive.
Forbud mod eksport af kviksølv og mere sikker opbevaring
MEPs call to ban mercury imports and exports by 2010
Parlamentet ønsker også strammere regler for opbevaring.
They also voted for an import ban, which was not included in the Commission's draft legislation.
Da EU allerede har en streng lovgivning i forhold til brugen af kviksølv, mener MEP'erne, at der både skal være eksport- og importforbud mod kviksølv.
- 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);
Parlamentet strammer også lidt op på datoerne for, hvornår et forbud mod eksport skal træde i kraft.
Whereas the Commission had proposed using an underground salt mine for this purpose, MEPs voted for an underground salt mine or an above-ground facility to be used.
Hvor Kommissionen havde foreslået, at eksportforbuddet skulle træde i kraft 1. juli 2011, ønsker MEP'erne, at det skulle være allerede fra den 1. december 2010, hvor det heller ikke længere vil være tilladt at eksportere produkter, der indeholder kviksølv.
They also said that, under the polluter-pays principle, the owner of the storage facility must be responsible for safety.
MEP'erne vedtog også, at opbevaringen af kviksølv skal være mere sikker for at beskytte miljø og sundhed.
Parliament suggests examining the possibility of using a site at Almadén, Spain, as the chief storage depot.
Kviksølv kan f.eks. opbevares i saltminer.
Mercury can come from waste recycling (e.g. fluorescent lamps, batteries), natural gas cleaning or the industrial treatment of non-ferrous metals.
Ud fra princippet om, at det skal være forureneren, der betaler, mener MEP'erne, at det skal være ejeren af opbevaringsfaciliteterne, der skal være ansvarlig for sikkerheden.
It is used above all in the chlor-alkali industry, which has undertaken to convert towards techniques that are less dangerous to health and the environment; the old methods produce large quantities of highly toxic calomel (mercurous chloride).
Det er mest brugt i klor-alkaliindustri, i produktionen af chlor og alkali (natriumhydroxid eller kaliumhydroxid).
In the EU only the chlor-alkali industry remains a significant user, and it is progressively phasing out the use of mercury-containing cells in its production of chlorine.
Kviksølv anvendes ikke ved rensning af naturgas i Danmark.
The draft regulation on exports and storage is a specific application of the general strategy.
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Parlamentet ønsker mere hjælp til de fattigste udviklingslande
Midway point of MDGs: the EP wants Member States to honour their promises
Hvis Milleniumudviklingsmålene om bekæmpelse af fattigdom skal nås, skal de fattigste udviklingslande have mere støtte.
The EP commends the Member States that have reached or exceeded the 0.7% ODA/GNI target and those that are increasing their aid levels, but regrets that some EU-15 countries have missed the interim 0.33% target in 2006.
Det understreger Parlamentet i en betænkning udarbejdet af Glenys KINNOCK (PSE, UK), som blev vedtaget med stort flertal onsdag (507 stemmer for, 64 imod).
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 2005 forpligtede de dengang 15 EU-lande sig til at nå op at give 0,7 % af bruttonationalindkomsten i officiel statslig udviklingsbistand i 2015, og med et midlertidigt mål på 0,56 % i 2010.
The House regrets that at the recent G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, leaders failed to do enough to guarantee their promises to Africa.
Parlamentet roser de medlemslande, der er nået op på at give 0,7 % eller mere i udviklingshjælp, men beklager, at nogle af de 15 EU lande ikke levede op til det foreløbige mål på 0,33 % i 2006.
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).
Det gælder f.eks. Italien, hvis bistand i 2006 kun nåede op på 0,2 % efter et fald på 30 % i det reelle bistandsniveau.
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.
Portugal, som under sit EU-formandskab skal være vært for EU-Afrika-topmødet, var også kun oppe på 0,21 % i 2006.
Portugal - due to host the EU-Africa Summit during its Presidency in 2007 -, achieved only 0.21% ODA/GNI in 2006.
Det gælder især Østrig (57 %), Frankrig (52 %) Italien (44 %), Tyskland (53 %) og Storbritannien (28 %).
The worst inflators of aid are Austria (57%), France (52%), Italy (44%), Germany (53%) and the UK (28%).
Tyskland, som var vært for G8-topmødet for nylig, ville f.eks. ikke have nået målsætningen på 0,33% i 2006 uden at puste bistanden kunstigt op.
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.
Ifølge Udenrigsministeriet udgjorde Danmarks udviklingsbistand i 2006 ca. 13,3 mia. kr., svarende til 0,80 % af BNI.
The report calls on the Commission and Member States to exclude spending on debt relief from aid reporting, in line with what was decided in Monterrey in 2002.
Det svarer til, at hver dansker giver 80 øre af hver 100 kr. de tjener til udviklingslandene.
The EP calls on the developing countries to improve their own prosperity potential by instituting programmes of economic liberalisation, especially in the area of property rights, which would release at a stroke substantial capital for immediate investment.
MEP'erne kommer også ind på det store tema om gældslettelse.
The EU could decide to implement new forms of funding MDGs such as through the European Investment Bank (EIB), according to the report.
De understreger, at man i udregningen af den reelle bistand skal modregne gældslettelser, sådan som det blev besluttet i Monterrey i 2002.
The EP also calls on the EIB to ensure that the same political accountability is extended to Parliament on the funding of such projects as for other EIB operations.
En bremsning af HIV/AIDS epidemien er nødvendig for at kunne nå disse mål, mener MEP'erne, og de beder Kommissionen om at give indsatsen mod HIV/AIDS den højeste prioritet.
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.
"Vi bør holde fast ved kritikken og selvkritikken.
EPAs and access to medicines
MEP'erne stiller skarpt på hjælpen til Palæstina
Aid to Palestine through the MEDA programme