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Det er i år 20 år siden, Andrej Sakharov døde.
"Andrei Sakharov formulated these expectations more than 20 years ago: "‘Today my country needs support and pressure’"
Du kan nedenfor læse mere om Sakharov-prisen og MEMORIAL.
He elaborated, saying "so what should Europe do in relation to Russia?
I Europa ved vi, hvad prisen for tankefrihed er
Mr Kovalev finished by saying, "freedom of thought is the basis of all other freedoms.
Jerzy Buzek
We are proud to receive it today."
Sakharov-prisens hjemmeside De tre finalister MEMORIAL Interview med Oleg Orlov
Watch award ceremony 16 December Oleg Orlov of Memorial: “The major menace to us comes from the state” Sakharov Prize 2009 Film on Lyudmila Alexeyeva of Memorial Europarltv interview with Oleg Orlov
Ros til det svenske EU-formandskab
Curtain falls of on Sweden's eventful EU presidency
Den svenske statsminister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, i Parlamentets mødesal i Strasbourg Onsdagsdebatten om resultaterne af det svenske EU-formandskab var præget af ros til den svenske regering.
Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt, Strasbourg, France, 16 December A post-mortem of Sweden's six month presidency of the EU drew praise from across the floor of the European Parliament Wednesday morning (16 December).
MEP´erne drøftede også EU´s klimapolitik samt den økonomiske 2020-strategi, som Kommissionen ventes at præsentere i begyndelsen af 2010.
Climate change, the Lisbon treaty and the economic crisis all featured strongly in the last six months and in the debate.
Da den svenske regering overtog det roterende EU-formandskab den 1. juli 2009, var Europa-Parlamentet endnu ikke konstitueret, der var endnu ikke valgt en ny formand for Kommissionen, og irerne havde endnu ikke taget stilling til Lissabontraktaten.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt led told the House that when the Swedish presidency took over on the 1 July there was a new Parliament, no confirmed Commission President of EC and an Irish referendum ahead.
Han glædede sig over de resultater, der var opnået, herunder ratificeringen af Lissabontraktaten, tiltag i forhold til den finansielle krise samt kampen mod klimaændringer.
The leader of the largest political grouping in the Parliament, Joseph Daul of the centre -right European People's Party (EPP) congratulated Mr Reinfeldt on the "honest and responsible way" Sweden had chaired the Council of Ministers.
Joseph Daul (EPP, Frankrig) lykønskede Reinfeldt for den "ærlige og ansvarlige måde", hvorpå det svenske formandskab havde håndteret de politiske udfordringer.
On the Copenhagen climate summit Mr Daul called for "verifiable commitments which are linked to financial sanctions in the case of violation" .
Martin Schulz (S&D, Tyskland) mente, at det svenske formandskab havde haft svært ved at gøre sin indflydelse gældende i forhold til klimaforhandlingerne i København.
Speaking about the Commission's "Europe 2020" plan for job creation and a green economy he warned against repeating the mistakes of the Lisbon Strategy to make the EU the most competitive economy in the world by 2010, which was based on "unrealistic objectives".
Michał Tomasz Kaminski (ECR, Polen) takkede den svenske statsminister for ikke - i modsætning til mange andre europæiske politikere - at forfalde til politisk populisme.
Martin Schulz for the centre-left Socialist and Democrats group (S&D) said the rotating Presidency had not allowed Stockholm to exercise enough influence on issues like Copenhagen.
Mario Borghezio (EFD, Italien) kritiserede formandskabet for ikke at gøre nok for at bekæmpe ulovlig indvandring og organiseret kriminalitet.
He said the Swedish presidency had also to "experience once again that Mr Sarkozy and Ms Merkel kept the cards very close to their chests and people were saying - the prime minister of Sweden does not know what is going on."
Klimaændringer Barroso konstaterede med tilfredshed, at EU-landene de sidste seks måneder har udvist en ekstraordinær politisk vilje til samarbejde om klimapolitikken.
For the Liberal Alliance of Liberals and Democrat in Europe (ALDE) their leader, former Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt said the EU should follow the strategy of close cooperation between Europe, the US and China because if these three agree, "you have a proper basis to convince others".
"Fælles handling på klimaområdet har til tider været et kontroversielt emne for Europæisk Råd, men denne gang var det anderledes.
He also said that the Union should up its existing offer of 20% greenhouse gas cuts and make it 30% by 2020.
Der er en stærk fællesskabsfølelse."
Mr Barroso said at the last European Council he felt "there was a strong shared sense that everyone has an interest in the EU pulling its weight".
Daul udtrykte håb om, at klimakonferencen i København vil munde ud i "kontrollerbare forpligtelser" og "økonomiske sanktionsmuligheder".
He urged action on climate change saying: "We cannot negotiate with science, we cannot negotiate with physics."
"Hvis disse tre aktører (EU, Kina og USA) er enige, har man et ordentligt udgangspunkt for at overbevise de andre", sagde Vehofsatdt, som mente, at EU bør tilbyde en 30 % CO2-reduktion inden 2020.
2°C reduction goal "a mission impossible"
Rebecca Harms (Verts/ALE, Tyskland) mente på den anden side ikke, at EU´s CO2- reduktionsmålsætninger er troværdige, hvis man fremover blot køber CO2-kvoter i udlandet.
For the Greens and European Free Alliance party, Rebecca Harms underlined that "the 2°C goal will be a mission impossible, if the Europeans stick to their current offers.
Kommissionens 2020-strategi
The reduction target is simply not enough.
Kommissionen vil i begyndelsen af 2010 fremlægge en EU-strategi, som har til formål at skabe grøn vækst.
At the same time, Europeans have all the loopholes wide open and a reduction policy is going to be avoided at home".
Den nye strategi skal bygge videre på de resultater, der er opnået med Lissabonstrategien og komme med svar på, hvordan EU skal komme godt ud af den økonomiske krise og forebygge tilsvarende kriser i fremtiden.
For the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party, Michał Kamínski thanked the Swedish prime minister for avoiding "the temptation of being populist in a time of crisis".
Daul advarede mod, at man begår de samme fejltagelser som i forbindelse med Lissabon-strategien, som ifølge Daul, var baseret på "urealistiske målsætninger".
On the other hand he regretted the lack of support for Israel during the whole six months.
Lothar Bisky (GUE/NGL, Tyskland) mente, at man i stedet for at fremlægge en strategi, der udelukkende sigter mod "økonomisk profit", bør fokusere mere på europæernes sociale behov.
Lothar Bisky for the European United Left and the Nordic Green left (GUE/NGL) criticised that a new strategy that carries on with the Lisbon strategy "that so far has failed".
Barroso opfordrede MEP´erne til at arrangere en særlig debat om Kommissionens 2020-strategi.
He said that now is the time to start a new debate and to focus on "people's social needs rather than on economic profit".
Europa-Parlamentet håber på et gennembrud i København Kommissionens 2020-strategi Det svenske EU-formandskab (EN) Rådet og Kommissionen (EN) De politiske grupper (EN)
EP urges climate change breakthrough in Copenhagen EU 2020 Strategy Swedish Presidency Interview with Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt on Stockholm's EU presidency Political group leaders Political group leaders - English Swedish Presidency: Council and Commission statements
Vi talte med organisationens formand, Oleg Orlov, som mener, at den russiske statsmagt udgør den største trussel for menneskerettighedsforkæmperne.
With Moscow temperatures dipping to -20C, we met the head of the Russian Memorial, Oleg Orlov, who told us about the frozen atmosphere of the Kremlin towards human rights.
Krænkelsen af menneskerettigheder er med til at destabilisere situationen i det nordlige Kaukasus.
Breaches of human rights are destabilising the situation in the North Caucasus, extending the conflict, reducing possibilities to solve it and support ingthe basis for a terroristic underground.
Sakharov-prisen EuroparlTV video Temasektion om Sakharov-prisen Facebook-chat med Oleg Orlov Euroinfo
Sakharov Prize Europarltv interview with Oleg Orlov Sakharov Prize feature Facebook chat with Oleg Orlov Film on Lyudmila Alexeyeva of Memorial Memorial
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Danuta Hübner om regionalpolitik efter Lissabontraktatens ikrafttrædelse
Regional Development Chair Danuta Hübner upbeat over Lisbon changes
En ny sammenhørighedspolitik Regionalpolitikken vil i fremtiden komme til at fylde mere i MEP´ernes arbejde, da Lissabontraktaten giver Parlamentet nye lovgivningsmæssige beføjelser på dette område.
The News: Radical rethink of Regional Policy?
Vi spurgte den tidligere EU-Kommissær for regionalpolitik, Danuta Hübner, hvad traktatændringerne vil komme til at betyde.
More "local and regional responsibility" and drawing more people into regional decision making are two aspects that will change under the Lisbon Treaty according to the Chair of Parliament's Regional Development Committee Danuta Hübner.
Lissabon-traktaten giver en helt ny regionalpolitisk rolle til Parlamentet...
The former Polish minister of European affairs turned MEP spoke to us on 3 December.
Derfor er vi nødt til at koordinere vores samarbejde med de andre udvalg.
Let me be also very clear that leading to the growing role of place-based policy, like European regional policy" she says.
En sektororienteret tilgang, hvor emner som energi, miljø og industripolitik bliver behandlet hver for sig, er en blindgyde.
She goes on to say, "the sector based approach when energy, environment, industry were treated separately has now come to a dead end.
Vi lever i en tid, hvor alting hænger sammen.
Today everything is heavily interdependent."
Den nye traktat indfører lokale og regionale ansvarsområder.
More "local and regional responsibility"
Før handlede nærhedsprincippet udelukkende om det europæiske niveau og det nationale niveau.
She is looking forward to the EU's financial framework which will allocate budgetary priorities after 2013.
Dette er ikke alene en udfordring for de regionale politikker.
Building on what will change in regional policy due to Lisbon, she said that the treaty introduces more "local and regional responsibility".
Det er en udfordring for alle de politikker, som hver især vil komme til at omfatte dette nye territoriale aspekt.
She went on to say that "another thing new is the concept of territorial cohesion, in addition to social and economical cohesion".
Denne nye situation har motiveret os til at invitere en lang række akademiske eksperter, lokale og regionale repræsentanter, virksomhedsledere og klimaaktivister.
However, one the most important aspects of the changes will be that "academics, local and regional representatives, business leaders and climate activists" will be involved in formulating policy.
Vi inddrager folk, som har forpligtiget sig til at deltage i den etapevise opbyggelse af et "sub-nationalt" Europa.
She is clear that they will be involved as "innovation and combating climate change are the priorities".
Den regionale fordeling af (EU-) midlerne er også afgørende for at bringe Europa ud af den nuværende krise.
In particular she feels that the distribution of regional funds will help lift Europe out of its current economic crisis.
Er du tilfreds med de resultater, som er opnået?
One of her key tasks was to ensure that the large amounts of structural investment funds that were promised to the new members states was spent properly - especially amid concerns over corruption, waste and lack of administrative ability to absorb the investment inflows.
Jeg er tilfredshed!
Looking back on her record, she says, "I feel satisfaction.
Jeg husker stadig de mange debatter, som var domineret af skepsis i forhold til, hvorvidt de nye medlemsstater ville være i stand til at bruge den finansielle EU-støtte på fornuftig vis.
I remember in past debates there was a lot of scepticism on the absorption capacities of new member states.
Mange forventede, at blot omkring 50 % af midlerne ville blive brugt.
They forecast that only about 50% of the funds would be invested".
Udvidelsen var den største udfordring for den regionale politik.
"In the period 2000-2006, the new member states used their funds in total" she says.
Udviklingsafstanden mellem EU´s rigeste og fattigste regioner var dengang i størrelsesordenen en til elleve!
"The development gap between the richest and the poorest region in the EU is eleven to one!
Alle har de samme rettigheder til at drage nytte at det indre markeds fordele.
All have the same rights to use the benefits of the internal market.
Når man er underudviklet, kan man ikke deltage.
When one is underdeveloped, one can not participate," she said.
20091207STO66060 Udvalget om Regionaludvikling Europa-Kommissionen: Regionalpolitik
20091207STO66060 Europarltv Regional Development Committee Regional Policy - European Commission Portrait of Danuta Hübner
Elisabeth Jeggle om balancen mellem dyrebeskyttelse og behovet for forskning
Research into serious diseases VS animal protection
Den tyske MEP Elisabeth Jeggle forhandler i disse uger med Rådet om det nye direktiv om beskyttelse af dyr, der anvendes til videnskabelige formål Omkring 12 millioner dyr bruges hvert år til videnskabelig forskning i EU.
German Christian Democrat Elisabeth Jeggle, who is covering the issue for the EP How do we find the right balance between the protection of animal rights and research needs?
Af etiske grunde skal anvendelsen af dyr til videnskabelige eksperimenter være begrænset, og deres velfærd skal forbedres.
For ethical reasons, the use of animals in scientific experiments has to be limited, but that must be without hindering European research into debilitating diseases, according to Parliament.
Men dette skal ske uden at hæmme forskningen i bekæmpelse af sygdomme, mener Europa-Parlamentet.
Representatives of the Council, EP and Commission meeting on Monday reached a compromise on a number of issues, opening the way for a vote in plenary next year.
Vi bad tyske Elisabeth Jeggle (EPP), som står i spidsen for Parlamentets forhandlingsdelegation, uddybe baggrunden for Parlamentets position.
We asked German Christian Democrat Elisabeth Jeggle, who is Parliament's chief negotiator, to explain more.
Hvad handler direktivet om?
Could you tell us what this legislation is about?
Direktivet om beskyttelse af dyr, der anvendes til videnskabelige formål blev vedtaget i 1986.
The directive for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes was adopted in 1986.
Dengang var der færre medlemsstater og situationen i Europa var helt anderledes.
At this time, there were fewer member states and the situation in Europe was different.
Vi har nu behov for at tilpasse direktivet til nutidens viden og forventninger.
We need to adapt the rules to reflect today's knowledge and expectations.
Grundlaget for direktivet er baseret på principperne om at erstatte, reducere og forfine metoderne omkring brug af dyr til videnskabelige forsøg.
The basis is to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals for scientific tests.
Hvorfor er forhandlingerne med Rådet så komplicerede?
Why are the negotiations so complicated?
Det er et meget følelsesladet emne.
What is at stake?
Det er også et vigtigt emne.
It is a sensitive and very emotional topic.
Beskyttelse af dyr er noget vigtigt, som der skal være konsensus om i vores samfund.
It is also an important topic: the protection of animals is something important, something consensual in our society.
Men under forhandlingerne kæmpede jeg samtidig om respekten for den menneskelige værdighed, især for syge og gamle menneskers værdighed.
On the other hand, I was fighting during the negotiations for the respect of human dignity, especially for sick and old people.
Det er meget vigtigt for os europæere.
It's something very important for us as Europeans.
Menneskelig værdighed er altid en vigtig prioritet for os.
Human dignity is always a priority for us.
Det var vanskeligt at forene begge hensyn indenfor et emne, der fremprovokerer så mange følelser.
It was difficult to bring both points of view together, with all the emotions such a topic provokes.
På den side har jeg forslagene fra dyrebeskyttelsesforeningerne, der afviser brugen af ikke-menneskelige primater til forskningsformål.
I have the proposals of the animal protection associations on one hand, who reject the use of non-human primates for research purposes.
På den anden side skal jeg sikre, at forskningen kan gennemføres i Europa, især forskning, der vedrører menneskelige sygdomme.
On the other hand I need to ensure that research can be carried out in Europe, especially research regarding human diseases.
Hvis vi bliver for restriktive i Europa, vil forskningen blot rykke til ikke-europæiske lande, hvilket ikke vil have nogen efterfølgende indvirkning på dyrebeskyttelsen.
If we are too restrictive, research and industry will go to non-European countries, and there will be no impact on animal protection.
Hvordan ser forhandlingssituationen ud nu?
Where do we stand now?
Europa-Parlamentet fremsatte og stemte om sit eget forslag i maj.
The Commission proposal was more in favour of animal protection.
Alle var enige om, at det var et afbalanceret kompromis.
The EP wanted a more balanced compromise.
Min opgave består nu i at få så meget som muligt fra Europa-Parlamentets betænkning med i det endelige kompromis.
My task is to bring as much as possible from the EP report into the final compromise.
Vi afsluttede en del af forhandlingerne i går aftes.
We closed one part of the negotiations yesterday evening.
Vi skal nu forklare kompromiset til de politiske grupper i Parlamentet.
We now have to get the agreement of the political groups in the EP.
Jeg håber, at de er enige med os.
I hope that they will agree.
Vi forventer, at den endelige afstemning vil finde sted til februar eller marts.
We expect a final vote in February or March.
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Parlamentet kræver mere støtte til frivilligt arbejde
MEPs affirm importance of volunteering
MEP´erne forslår, at 2011 erklæres for "det europæiske år for frivilligt arbejde til fremme af aktivt medborgerskab", og at der ydes en EU-støtte på 10 millioner euro til frivilligt arbejde på europæisk, nationalt og regionalt plan.
Volunteers distribute food for the poor in the "Restaurant of the heart".
Marco Scurria mener, at frivilligt arbejde bidrager til at fremme europæiske værdier såsom solidaritet og ikke-diskrimination.
Volunteering can take many forms and should be used to bring in those who find themselves at the margins of society according to MEPs.
Endvidere spiller frivilligt arbejde en positiv rolle i forhold til udvikling af faglige og sociale færdigheder.
However, it should never be a substitute for paid work.
"Asylansøgere, flygtninge og lovligt fastboende indvandrere bør i stigende grad have mulighed for at spille en rolle i frivilligt arbejde, navnlig når de ikke har mulighed for at udføre lønarbejde", vurderer Scurria.
The resolution came ahead of International Volunteer Day on 5 December, and 2011 which has been chosen as the European year of voluntary activities.
"I lande uden demokrati er frivilligt arbejde ofte forbudt.
Can combat social exclusion
Frivilligt arbejde er vigtigt, da det bekræfter menneskets evne til at yde for andre; det bekræfter noget, som er større end os selv og vores egne interesser."
MEPs called for €10 million to be made available to encourage volunteering - while EU governments represented in the Council of Ministers want just €8 million.
Da MEP´erne diskuterede emnet under sidste måneds plenarsamling i Strasbourg, understregede flere MEP´er, at NGO´er og andre organisationer ikke må udnytte frivillige medarbejdere for at spare penge.
Volunteering can be useful for "developing professional and social skills", the EP said.
Der var bred enighed om, at frivilligt arbejde ikke må blokere mulighederne for at komme i fast lønnet beskæftigelse, men derimod skal "tilføje værdi til samfundet i kraft af dets sociale og kulturelle formål".
Moreover, it can be used to "promote high employment and combat social exclusion".
Mauro har selv været engageret i frivilligt arbejde: "Jeg har personligt været involveret i en lang række frivillige aktiviteter, og jeg var blandt andet formand for ´Compagnia delle Opere Non Profit."
Italian MEP Marco Scurria of the centre-right EPP party drafted parliament's report.
FN´s frivillighedsdag
Volunteering affirms capacity for gifts
FN´s frivillighedsdag fejres den 5. december, hvor mange frivilligcentre og kommuner rundt omkring i Danmark afholder særlige arrangementer, events og uddeling af frivilligpriser.
Mario Mauro, his Italian colleague in the EPP, who has been President of a non-profit organisation, told us that volunteering is an essential ingredient of democracy: "In those countries without democracy, volunteering is forbidden or strongly opposed."
I år er der fra FN’s side lagt særlig vægt på klima og miljø med den internationale kampagne ”Volunteering for our Planet”.
He said, "volunteering is important to affirm the human capacity to make a gift, to affirm an ideal greater than ourselves and our interests" and he encouraged the EU to take action in this field.
I forbindelse med kampagnen indsamles statistik omkring hvor mange timers frivilligt arbejde der udføres indenfor miljøområdet.
The resolution also states that "voluntary activities do not replace professional, paid employment opportunities, but add value to society by virtue of their social and cultural aims".
20091207STO66062 Beslutning af 26. november 2009 Press release: More EU support for volunteering (EN) Udvalget om Kultur og Uddannelse MEP´er ønsker større fokus på frivilligt arbejde
20091207STO66062 Resolution of 26 November Press release: More EU support for volunteering Culture and Education Committee
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Interview med Jean-Paul Gauzès om hedgefondsdirektivet
Interview with Jean-Paul Gauzès MEP, rapporteur on "hedge fund" directive
Jean-Paul Gauzès fortalte den 8. december om sin betænkning om hedgefonde I hvilket omfang skal hedgefonde reguleres?
Centre-right French MEP Jean-Paul Gauzès faces the unenviable task of merging several divergent viewpoints on a contentious issue - financial regulation.
Det er et af de centrale spørgsmål, som medlemmerne af Parlamentets udvalg om økonomiske og monetære anliggender beskæftiger sig med i disse uger.
The extent to which hedge funds should be regulated is one of the key issues facing MEPs on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Mens flertallet til venstre for midten ønsker mere regulering, mener de borgerlige partier, at for meget regulering vil kunne kvæle branchen.
In the spring they must square the circle and find consensus around a directive on to what extent to regulate such "alternative investment funds".
Vi talte med Parlamentets franske ordfører på direktivet, Jean-Paul Gauzès (EPP).
Parliament's rapporteur for the issue is Jean-Paul Gauzès, from the centre-right EPP group.
Direktivet er rettet mod dem, som administrerer de "alternative fonde".
However, some countries are concerned about too much regulation.
Det drejer sig om hedgefonde, ejendomsfonde og private kapitalfonde.
Among the main issues are the appetite for risk and concern over a lack of transparency and regulations.