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2008-budgettet: Sektion III – Kommissionen Ordfører: Kyösti Virrankoski (ALDE) – Eventuelle anmodninger om bevillingsoverførsler
2008 budget: Section III - Commission Rapporteur: Kyösti Virrankoski (ALDE) - Possible transfer requests
2008-budgettet: øvrige sektioner Ordfører: Ville Itälä (PPE-DE) – Eventuelle anmodninger om bevillingsoverførsler
2008 budget - Other Sections Rapporteur: Ville Itälä (EPP-ED) - Possible transfer requests
Mandag den 15. december kl. 19.00-20.30 (eventuelt ekstraordinært møde) Onsdag den 21. januar kl. 15.00-18.30 Torsdag den 22. januar kl. 9.00-12.30
Monday, 15 December, 19h00-20h30 in Strasbourg (extraordinary meeting, if needed) Wednesday, 21 January, 15h00-18h30 Thursday, 22 January, 9h00-12h30
Den 11. december 2008 kl. 9.00–12.30
Thursday 11 December 2008, 09.00 – 12.30
Den 11. december 2008 kl. 9.00–10.00
11 December 2008, 09.00 – 10.00
Effektiv fuldbyrdelse af domme i EU: adgangen til oplysninger om skyldneres aktiver
Effective enforcement of judgments in the EU: the transparency of debtors’ assets
Den 11. december 2008 kl. 10.00–10.30
11 December 2008, 10.00 – 10.30
Den 11. december 2008 kl. 10.30–12.30
11 December 2008, 10.30 – 12.30
Nedsatte satser for merværdiafgiften
Reduced rates of value added tax
De transatlantiske forbindelser efter valget i USA
The state of Transatlantic Relations in the aftermath of the US elections
Mandag den 15. december 2008 kl. 19.00-20.30 i Strasbourg
Monday, 15 December 2008 from 19:00 to 20:30 in Strasbourg
Denne uge på nettet Denne uge på nettet
The week also sees a crucial debate and vote on proposed limits on the number of hours people can work during a single week.
I denne uge er der parlamentssamling i Strasbourg.
Below is a complete round up of the agenda.
Europa-Parlamentet stemmer om pakken torsdag ved samlingen i Strasbourg.
Parliament will vote at second reading on the working time directive.
Læs mere om ugens øvrige begivenheder nedenfor.
Parliament and Council have agreed a first-reading agreement on this topic.
Sakharov-prisen for tankefrihed til Hu Jia Hu Jia, som er en fremtrædende menneskerettighedsaktivist og systemkritiker i Folkerepublikken Kina, vil onsdag modtage dette års pris, bestående af et certifikat og en check på € 50.000.
Ten years after Tampere, the European Union ‘acquis’ is now substantial, even if its overall balance seems to be more oriented to cooperation between administrations, especially in security matters, than to the protection and promotion at European level of citizens’ fundamental rights.
Han har kæmpet for en lang række sager, herunder miljøspørgsmål, kampen mod hiv/aids samt en officiel undersøgelse af massakren på den Himmelske Freds Plads i 1989.
Aimed at reducing administrative burden for EU companies, the Commission is proposing legislative measures in the areas of company law, accounting and auditing as part of a second fast track package.
Han har også fungeret som koordinator for 'barefoot lawyers movement'.
New employment and payment system for MEPs' assistants
Nyt ansættelses- og lønningssystem til MEP'ernes assistenter Politikernes assistenter skal have mere ensartede vilkår for aflønning og ansættelse.
The Legal Affairs committee endorses legislation to add-on contracts of Brussels-based MEPs' assistants to the statute for European civil servants.
MEP'erne lægger op til, at det er Europa-Parlamentet og ikke de enkelte medlemmer, der skal stå for administrationen af kontrakterne.
To fight the burgeoning counterfeiting market, worth approximately €500, the Committee on International Trade is calling for specialised anti-counterfeiting teams to be set up in EU members.
20081211INS44249 Dagsorden
20081211INS44249 Agenda of the session
Et indre marked for militært udstyr i støbeskeen?
MEPs to harmonize rules for defence equipment market
Heide Rühle Et velfungerende indre marked for militært udstyr er af afgørende betydning for udviklingen af en sammenhængende europæisk forsvarspolitik.
Heide Rühle wants an open internal market in arms Tanks, guns, socks: the buying of military equipment like this from abroad is complicated due to export rules all being different.
Kommissionen lancerede sidste år den såkaldte "forsvarspakke", som tager sigte på at reducere de eksisterende hindringer for den fri bevægelighed af forsvarsprodukter i EU.
Ahead of the vote, we spoke to Green MEP Heide Rühle who drafted the proposals.
En central del af pakken er forslaget til direktiv om forenkling af vilkår og betingelser for overførsel af forsvarsprodukter.
The report relates to a "defence package" launched by the European Commission last December aiming to make it easier to buy and sell military related equipment in Europe.
Militære sokker skal ikke være ofre for nationale licensordninger
Soldier's socks need a licence
Heide Rühles betænkning fokuserer på at harmonisere reglerne for udstedelse af licenser i forbindelse med overførsel af forsvarsprodukter mellem EU-medlemslandene.
Heide Rühle's report focuses on making the military export rules similar from one state to another.
Det betyder, at hvis du skal købe noget simpelt som f.eks. sokker eller sko, er du nødt til at have en licens for at kunne transportere dem fra medlemsstat A til medlemsstat B. Vi ønsker at forenkle disse licensprocedurer via generelle licensordninger".
She went on to say that: "it means that if you have to buy something simple like socks or shoes, you'll need a licence to transport it from country state A to country B. We want to simplify these licence procedures via general licences."
Det nye forslag skaber et harmoniseret europæisk licenssystem , som skal gælde for alle medlemsstaterne i EU.
The new proposal creates a European system of licences which will be uniform and applicable throughout the EU.
Kunsten at undgå eksport til konfliktområder
European companies, national budgets and the job markets are all believed to benefit from the reform.
Medlemsstaterne bør anse overtrædelse af eksportbegrænsninger som en kriminel handling: "Alle virksomheder er forpligtiget til at ansøge om en generel licens, som skal være certificeret.
EU members should recognize that violation of export limitations of defence products is a criminal offence: "Every enterprise has to apply for a general licence, which has to be certified."
Virksomhederne vil kun få udstedt en certificering, hvis de har en god praksis og overholder lovgivningen.
She explained that "they will only get a certification if it has a good practice and is responsible for complying with the laws.
Medlemsstaterne er derefter forpligtet til at sanktionere de virksomheder, som ikke følger reglerne", forklarer Rühle.
Countries are then obliged to sanction the enterprises that don't follow the rules".
Et instrument til at skabe større tillid mellem medlemsstaterne
Historic significance of defence spending recognised
Nogle vil måske spørge, hvorfor vi ikke allerede har et harmoniseret marked for forsvarsudstyr.
Some might ask why it has taken so many years before the European defence market has been subjected to the same openness as the rest of the European Union's internal market which has no borders.
Ifølge Rühle skal forklaringen findes i forsvarssektorernes historiske tilknytning til medlemsstaterne: "Alle medlemsstaterne er meget opsatte på at bevare dette link - denne korte snor - til deres forsvarsindustrier...
According to Ms Rühle the explanation should be found in the historical tradition of the defence sector: "All countries are very keen on having this link – this short line – to their defence industry...
En anden ting er, at der er forskellige politikker knyttet til eksportkontrol.
Another point is that there are different policies linked to export control."
Derfor var det meget vanskeligt at overbevise medlemsstaterne om, at vi kunne finde et instrument, der er knyttet til det indre marked, men som stadig respekterer deres suverænitet, når det drejer sig om eksport."
She went on to say that "therefore it was very difficult to convince the a country that we could find an instrument, which is linked to the single market, but still respect their sovereignty on exports."
"Vi har brug for tillid mellem medlemsstaterne, og dette direktiv udgør et godt grundlag for at skabe tillid, da alle er forpligtiget til at overholde de samme regler", slutter Rühle".
"We need trust among member states, and this directive will be a good basis to create trust, because everybody will have to respect the same rules."
Betænkningen om forenkling af vilkår og betingelser for overførsel af forsvarsprodukter inden for EU bliver debatteret mandag den 15. december, og der stemmes tirsdag den 16. december.
The debate on Ms Rühle's report will be on Monday evening and the vote will take place on Tuesday.
20081211STO44251 Betænkning Heidi Rühle Udvalget om Det Indre Marked Pressemeddelelse (EN) The European Defence Agency (EN)
20081211STO44251 Report Heidi Rühle MEP Internal Market Committee Press release The European Defence Agency Strasbourg agenda 15-18 December
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Kanonbåde er ikke nok i kampen mod somaliske pirater
MEPs: Gunboats not enough to root out Somali piracy
Mindst 17 skibe er stadig i piraternes besiddelse EU lancerede i sidste uge sin første sømilitære operation for at beskytte handelsskibe i Adenbugten ved Afrikas horn.
World food program ships are among those that will have EU naval protection The recent high-profile hijacking of the Sirius Star oil tanker by Somali pirates finally provoked a reaction and last week the first EU naval operation was launched to try and protect shipping around the Gulf of Aden.
Men vil den militære tilstedeværelse være nok i kampen mod de somaliske pirater, der har hærget i månedsvis?
They are divided over the causes of piracy and Europe's role in Somalia in the recent past.
1.200 europæiske soldater sættes ind i jagten på pirater
The MEPs say that the solution won't be found at sea.
EU´s "Atalanta mission" blev lanceret mandag den 8. december for at beskytte handelsskibe mod pirater ud for Somalias kyst.
The real problem lies at the heart of Somali politics and its lack of government.
EU-missionen har fået til opgave at "afskrække, forebygge og undertrykke" pirateri i et havområde på størrelse med Østersøen.
"It is possible to protect ships, it is good to have the first naval mission in this region but it is not enough to solve the problem.
Mellem 16.000 og 20.000 skibe passerer hvert år gennem dette farvand, der forbinder det indiske ocean med det røde hav og Suez-kanalen.
The only way would be stabilisation in Somalia," according to Polish centre right MEP Filip Kaczmarek who drafted last year’s EP report on the Horn of Africa.
1.200 soldater deltager i operationen.
"I am not against this mission.
Alene i år er der registreret mere end hundrede tilfælde af pirateri langs Somalias kyst, hvilket gør den til den farligste kyststrækning i verden.
But it will not manage to stop piracy as long as a functioning state is lacking in Somalia.
En FN-udsending anslår, at somaliske pirater har afpresset skibsejere for mere end 90 millioner euro.
If it is just this mission and nothing else I am against."
Bør piraterne sidestilles med terrorister?
MEPs search for solutions
"Det er meget vanskeligt at håndtere problemet med pirateri.
There were over 100 acts of piracy in the region last year, with Somali pirates believed to have extorted around €90 million.
Vi er nødt til at komme med et stærkt svar, ellers vil antallet af angreb stige", vurderer den polske MEP Filip Kaczmarek (EPP-ED), der sidste år udarbejdede en betænkning om Afrikas horn.
The newly formed Atalanta mission will try to quell attacks using up to 6 frigates and 3 military patrol aircraft from the UK, France and Greece.
Kaczmarek fastslår, at piraterne både skal opfattes og behandles som internationale terrorister.
Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium are expected to contribute at a later stage.
Men de har nu fundet ud af, at pirateri er mere lukrativt end fiskeri."
"The pirates are not necessarily terrorists.
Begge MEP´er er dog enige om, at EU´s militære operation ikke er nok til at sætte en stopper pirateriet.
One must understand that they were initially just fishermen that tried to defend their fishing grounds which were plundered by foreign fishing boats, particularly from the EU."
Er missionen moralsk forankret?
Solutions on dry land
Gomes ser det som "umoralsk", at EU presser på for beskyttelse af fiskerifartøjer, "der drager fordel af de somaliske myndigheders manglende evne til at kontrollere deres egne naturressourcer og kommercielle fartøjer".
Both MEPs say that to bring about change in the region the EU must focus all of its attentions on bringing stability to Somalia.
Hun mener i stedet, at man bør fokusere på at få stoppet den lovløshed, der gennem mange år har præget det somaliske samfund: "Ellers vil volden blot vokse yderligere, og Somalia vil blive et tilflugtssted for alverdens ekstremister og terrorister", vurderer Gomes.
"What is needed is an effort to bring Somalia to a situation of actual governance, otherwise it will further descend into violence and become a save haven for extremists and terrorists."
"Jeg kan slet ikke se forbindelsen til fiskeri...
Ms Gomes said.
EU har indgået fiskeriaftaler med mange lande i mange regioner over hele verden, og vi betaler for det", siger Kaczmarek, der ikke køber argumentet om, at EU har udnyttet den kaotiske situation i Somalia.
"In Somalia there is no power that control things, so the pirates are not afraid of anybody.
"Selvfølgelig er mulighederne for de lokale fiskere begrænsede, men det retfærdiggør ikke, at man går hen og bliver pirat", siger Kaczmarek.
It could be stopped on the land by local, regional or national authorities, but they simply don't exist," said Mr Kaczmarek.
årevis med anarki fulgte diktatoren Mohamed Siad Barre´s død i 1991
Years of anarchy followed the death of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991
en fredsbevarende FN-mission måtte trække sig ud af landet i 1993
UN peace keeping missions ended unsuccessfully in 1993 and 1995
uroligheder, tørke og galoperende inflation har skabt en stor humanitær krise i Somalia
Civil strife, drought and rampant inflation have turned Somalia into the world's worst humanitarian crisis, says the UN.
3.2 millioner somaliere er afhængige af humanitær bistand
3.2 million Somalis need humanitarian aid, 1.1 million displaced internally
Der er i øjeblikket 3.400 fredsbevarende styrker fra Den Afrikanske Union i landet
3,400 strong African Union peacekeeping mission is in place
Mandag under EP-samlingen
Round-up of Monday's Session: working time, toy safety
Hans-Gert Pöttering under åbningen af samlingen Arbejdstider og sikkerhedskrav til legetøj var fremtrædende emner under mandagens samling i Strasbourg.
Proposed EU-wide working times rules were debated Monday "The revision of this directive is worrying millions" according to Spanish Socialist Alejandro Cercas in the debate over the working time directive on Monday in Strasbourg.
MEP'erne var delte i spørgsmålet, om hvorvidt opt-outs for den maksimale ugentlige arbejdstid på 48 timer bør tillades.
MEPs were divided on whether opt-outs for the 48 maximum working week should be allowed.
MEP´erne ønskede desuden at introducere strengere sikkerhedsstandarder for legetøj.
They will vote on the issue Wednesday.
Debatten viste en general modstand mod Rådets position i spørgsmålet.
In 1993, the UK won a general opt-out clause allowing it not to apply the maximum 48-hour working week if a worker agrees to work.
Jan Andersson (PSE, Sverige) mente, at et fælles europæisk arbejdsmarked i EU nødvendiggør et fælles direktiv for arbejdstid.
In other countries the opt-out applies only in some sectors.
Han efterlyste en fleksibel løsning, der gør det muligt at blive enig nationalt og lokalt.
Mr Cercas drafted Parliament's report on working time and he wants an end to the opt-out.
Portugisiske José Albino Silva (PPE-DE) mente ikke, at det franske formandskab havde gjort noget for at give Rådet en ny forhandlingsposition.
During the debate Portuguese José Albino Silva Peneda for the centre right EPP-ED group asked the key question: "Do we want Europe's workers to work around 8 hours per day including Saturday?"
Desuden undrede han sig over, at EF-Domstolens bestemmelser vedrørende rådighedsvagter ikke kan implementeres.
Another issue was how to account for the time spent on getting to the workplace.
Britiske Liz Lynne (ALDE) støttede en frivillig britisk opt-out.
Swedish Socialist Jan Andersson said: "It is not time off.
En fjernelse af opt-out'en vil tvinge medarbejderne ud på det det sorte arbejdsmarked, vurderede hun.
We say it is working time, you've left your house and you're going to work."
Lynne mente, at rådighedsvagter skal defineres som arbejdstid, og forudså en forligsprocedure, hvor Rådet ikke vil flytte sig.
Some MEPs argued that workers should be free to choose how much they want to work.
Derfor foreslog hun, at man forholder sig til sundhedssektoren i et separat forslag.
British Liberal Liz Lynne said: "It is important that workers can earn overtime if they want to.
Du kan via linket nedenfor læse det fulde uddrag af debatten.
On call time should be classed as working time."
Sikkerhedskrav til legetøj
Safer toys, safer kids
Mandag aften debatterede MEP´erne Marianne Thyssens (EPP-ED) betænkning, der anbefaler at gøre flere stoffer ulovlige i produktionen af legetøj.
Chemicals and heavy metals will be kept out of toys in future.
Ligeledes bliver det ulovligt at sælge legetøj, der er i kontakt med madvarer.
This comes after MEPs and European Ministers agreed new rules for foreign made toys.
Andre emner
Export rules for arms
20081211STO44307 Debat om arbejdstidsdirektivet Arbejdstidsdirektivet: Rådets fælles holdning Højdepunkterne fra samlingen 15.-18. december 2008 Sikkerhedskrav til legetøj: Betænkning
20081211STO44307 Working time directive, press release Report: Highlights of December plenary
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Europæiske borgere fortæller om deres forhold til arbejdstider
Europe's workers tell us what they think of working hours
Vi spurgte nogle europæiske lønmodtagere om deres syn på arbejdstider.
We asked some European workers what they think about the issue.
Loven bør beskytte dem, der ikke ønsker at blive presset til at arbejde mere - dem der for eksempel foretrækker at tilbringe mere tid sammen med familien.
A balance between working and private live is very important."
En balance mellem arbejdsliv og privatliv er meget vigtig." 63-årige Ritva Nieminen fra Finland arbejdede selv 37,5 timer om ugen, før hun gik på pension.
Ritva Nieminen (63), Finnish, is a retired nurse, who worked on average 37-45 hours.
Hun mener, at der bør være grænser for, hvor meget folk skal arbejde.
She thinks limits to working time are needed.
"For eksempel ville 60 timer om ugen være for meget for enhver", sagde hun.
"Working for example 60 hours a week would be too heavy for anyone" she said.
Grzegorz Gas (53), Polen: "Arbejdstidsregulering er godt i de rige lande, hvor det virkelig beskytter arbejdstagerne mod misbrug og ulykker.
Grzegorz Gas (53), Polish , is the publishing director of a motoring magazine and works 40 hours a week: "Working time limitations are good for richer countries where this really protects workers against abuse and accidents.
Men for den del af EU-landene, der ligger under gennemsnittet, og hvor lønningerne er lavere, er folk stadig villige til arbejde mere for at tjene lidt ekstra."
In countries where salaries are lower, people still work more hours to get extra income.
Mere fleksibilitet
That's why working time restrictions should be accompanied with some compensatory measures like raising the minimum wage."
Melita Koletnik Korošec (35), Slovenien: "Jeg synes hverken, at man skal regulere arbejdstiden op eller ned.
Melita Koletnik Korošec (35), Slovene, has 3 jobs: translator for the Slovene parliament (40 hours/week), university lecturer (about 15 hours) and self employed translator, where the hours vary.
Jeg mener, at arbejdstid er en sag mellem arbejdstager og arbejdsgiver.
"I don't agree that working hours should be limited...I believe working hours should be agreed between employee and employer.
Den endelige beslutning skal være udtryk for konsensus."
The final decision has to be a consensus," she says.
Men jeg er tilbøjelig til at være enig med Rådet.
Personally speaking, I just want the freedom to work the hours I want, although I understand for some professions there should be restrictions.
Justin Barter (32), Storbritannien: "Personligt ønsker jeg selv at bestemme, hvor lang tid jeg skal arbejde.
Ahto Lobjakas (38), Estonian, is a freelance journalist working between 2-12 hours a day: "Pretty much everyone I know does overtime if needed purely for the pleasure of hanging on to their jobs and this can only get worse.
Jeg forstår dog godt, at der i nogle erhverv er behov for begrænsninger."
In other words, you can't really clock in and out in my trade."
Debat i Parlamentet
Where we stand now?
MEP´erne debatterede mandag aften arbejdstidsdirektivet, som den spanske socialdemokrat Alejandro Cercas (PSE) har udarbejdet en betænkning om.
MEPs debated the working time rules on Monday.
Ordførerens holdning er, at arbejdstiden maksimalt må være 48 timer om ugen, regnet over en referenceperiode på 12 måneder.
The Employment Committee, which is guiding the legislation through Parliament, wants opt-outs to the 48-hour working rule to end within three years but ministers want to allow the opt-out to remain, allowing the working week to be 60-65 hours.
Du kan nedenfor læse et fuldt uddrag af debatten.
MEPs will vote on the legislation Wednesday.
20081211STO44308 Debat om arbejdstidsdirektivet 48-timers arbejdsuge skaber splid Dagsordenen for plenarmødet
20081211STO44308 Parliament debates working time 48 hr hour week: To opt in or out Agenda of the session
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Tirsdag under EP-samlingen
Round-up of Tuesday: French Presidency and climate package
Nicolas Sarkozy taler i Parlamentets mødesal Nicolas Sarkozy afrundede tirsdag det franske EU-formandskab i Europa-Parlamentet, da han sammen med Kommissionens formand præsenterede konklusionerne fra det Europæiske Råds topmøde.
Sarkozy "we need a strong Europe" "I tried to move Europe, but Europe changed me," French President Sarkozy told MEPs yesterday as he wrapped up the six-month French Presidency of the Council.
Et Europa der tænker samlet, som tænker nyt, og som ikke følger trop og nægter konsensus.
The afternoon's debates focused on climate change and the energy package.
Man skal ikke se bort fra problemerne og tro på, at tiden nok skal løse alle problemerne."
Nicolas Sarkozy said a strong Europe must be a unified Europe.
Derudover nævnte han Lissabon-traktaten, som kun Irland mangler at ratificere, indvandringspolitik og forsvarspolitik som nogle af EU's kommende udfordringer.
Specifically commenting on the climate change agreement he said, "when we do not have unity, how will the rest of the world listen to us".
Joseph Daul, (EPP-ED, Frankrig,) fastslog, at "Europa har udvist lederskab i forbindelse med energi- og klimapakken, men nu er tiden inde til, at vi også presser vores handelspartnere til at påtage sig et større ansvar.
Mixed reception from MEPs
Europa har brug for politisk stabilitet og effektive beslutningsmekanismer.
He got a mixed reception from MEPs.
Martin Schulz (PSE, Tysk land ) hyldede ligeledes succes'en med klimapakken og var glad for, at Europa-Parlamentet havde fået en central plads i forhandlingerne.
Socialist group leader Martin Schulz said, "Your presidency was a success because you stood up for Europe".