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Men de er bekymrede for, at der ikke bliver gjort nok for at inddrive penge, som er blevet udbetalt uretmæssigt, og kræver, at Kommissionen gør mere for at forbedre inddrivelsen af penge.
According to article 228, the Commission has power to act against a Member State that does not comply with a judgement of the European Court of Justice, by issuing a series of written warnings.
Medlemslandene anslår, at de hvert år taber 10 % af deres momsindtægter, fordi firmaer ved gentagne grænseoverskridende transaktioner udnytter EU's momsordning til at opnå ulovlige gevinster, de såkaldte momskarruseller.
Therefore, the Parliament called on the Commission to be more firm in applying this procedure so to ensure that judgments of the Court of Justice are properly implemented.
Det anslås, at den type transaktioner blot i Tyskland i perioden 2003-2005 førte til tab på mellem 17 og 18 mia. euro.
The role of the European Parliament and national parliaments
MEP'erne er yderst foruroliget over de økonomiske skader, det forårsager.
MEPs propose to involve more Parliament’s committees in monitoring the application of Community law.
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Europa-Parlamentet forkaster betænkning om bekæmpelse af terror
Ratify the Lisbon Treaty this year says the European Parliament
Uenighed mellem de store politiske grupper var årsagen til, at Europa-Parlamentet i dag forkastede en initiativbetænkning om de faktorer, der fremmer terrorisme.
Member States should ratify it by the end of this year, to pave the way for the June 2009 European elections, said the European Parliament in an own-initiative report adopted with 525 votes in favour, 115 against and 29 abstentions.
Det skete med 332 stemmer mod 241, mens 87 stemte hverken for eller imod.
MEPs also say that they are aware of concerns, notably about exceptions made for some countries.
Det var især PPE-DE-gruppen, som valgte at gå imod betænkningen, efter at gruppens ændringsforslag tidligere var blevet forkastet.
Introducing a right of initiative for EU citizens, by enabling them to put proposals to the Commission, would step up their participation in the EU decision-making process.
Terrorisme anses af mange for at være den alvorligste trussel mod EU-borgenes sikkerhed.
(3) The number of Members of the European Parliament is limited to 751.
Det er af afgørende betydning, at der sættes ind over en bred front for at bekæmpe denne trussel.
"This is a level of scrutiny that exists in no other international structure", said Mr Corbett.
Det var der også lagt op til i en kontroversiel betænkning fra Udvalget om Borgernes Rettigheder og Retlige og Indre Anliggender.
The EP's powers would be enhanced in other areas too, enabling it to elect the president of the European Commission and giving it full power over the budget and agriculture.
I betænkningen opfordres medlemslandene i EU til at overveje at udvide definitionen af terroristhandlinger i den rammeafgørelse, der blev vedtaget i kølvandet på 11. september.
Turning to the broader purpose of the EU, he argued that the situation in Kosovo showed that "Europe must provide an outlet for the aspirations of other peoples".
Medlemslandene opfordres til at diskutere, om definitionen også skal omfatte 'retfærdiggørelse af terrorisme', da det er med til at bidrage til den voldelige radikalisering.
And other issues, such as climate change, immigration and nuclear proliferation, could be better tackled thanks to the Lisbon Treaty, which "gives us the instruments to do these things".
En ændring af definitionen skal ske på en sådan måde, at det får mindst mulig indflydelse på ytrings- og tankefriheden, hedder det i betænkningen.
Many elements of the treaty will need to be worked on with Parliament and the Commission, which must assume their respective responsibilities, he concluded.
Den oprindelige ordfører, Jaime MAYOR OREJA (PPE-DE, ES) valgte imidlertid at trække sig efter vedtagelsen i udvalget, og den blev derfor fremlagt af udvalgsformanden, Gérard DEPREZ (ALDE, BE).
The loss of constitutional symbols, and the extension of national "opt-ins", was "the price we had to pay for agreement", said Ms Wallström, who nonetheless warned that although the ratification is under way, there is "no inevitability" about it.
Dette dækkede åbenbart over en fundamental uenighed mellem de to store grupper i Parlamentet, hvilket også kom til udtryk ved den endelige afstemning i plenarsalen.
He listed in more detail the benefits of the treaty - highlighting among other things the right of Europe's citizens, if a million people sign a petition, to ask the Commission to take action - before calling for speedy completion of the ratification process so that it can enter into force by 2009.
Resultatet var, at betænkningen blev forkastet med i alt 332 stemmer mod 241, mens 87 undlod at stemme.
The UK government, he said, was "too frightened" to stand up for the full Treaty as the UK opt-outs had demonstrated.
Det var især medlemmer af grupperne PPE-DE, UEN, Verts/ALE, og IND/DEM, der stemte imod betænkningen.
"As we look to the future, we have to fulfil the spirit of the treaty and make a union of people and not of states", he concluded.
For betænkningen stemte hovedsageligt medlemmer af PSE, ALDE og GUE/NGL.
Mary Lou MCDONALD (GUE/NGL, IE) spoke of a "fear of referendums" in all Member States except Ireland.
Ordfører: Gérard DEPREZ ALDE BE Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
"The Lisbon Treaty commits us to more military spending and increased support of armaments....
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Would people of Europe support such a treaty?" she asked.
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"What the EP is engaged in here in today's debate is nothing less than a massive exercise of deceit" said Nigel FARAGE (IND/DEM, UK).
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"The truth is that you are too chicken to have a referendum.
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Now you resort to totalitarian means to get this treaty through."
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"I hope that the people of Ireland send a large resounding NO.
Europæiske virksomheder skal have bedre markedsbetingelser
"I reject this report and the treaty it supports", said Jim ALLISTER (NI, UK).
Europa-Parlamentet har vedtaget en initiativbetænkning om EU's strategi for øget markedsadgang for europæiske virksomheder.
Secondly, he said, "the treaty process failed to address the issue of a single seat for the European Parliament, leaving us with the indefensible situation of trekking between Brussels and Strasbourg."
Det opfordrer Kommissionen til at sikre, at EU's legitime handelsinteresser forsvares mod skadelig eller illoyal handelspraksis i tredjelande.
Timothy KIRKHOPE (EPP-ED, UK) stated that from the start, he has made it clear that this Treaty or Constitution is not the best way forward for Europe at this time.
Det mener, at EU bør reagere hurtigt og bestemt, når tredjelande uberettiget begrænser adgangen til deres markeder for EU-virksomheder.
Well, perhaps, in the UK, the Prime Minister should note that, and he should then allow his citizens to have their say on this undoubtedly vital matter."
Handelsaftaler skal sikre reelle fremskridt
"When I have to tell people there is no readable version, they are incredulous.
Handelskamre og brancheorganisationer
We should leave, taking our EUR 2 million an hour with us, and we would all be better off."
Afgørelse af tvister
That is the very essence of subsidiarity, she said.
Endvidere opfordres Kommissionen til i den nye generation af frihandelsaftaler og i andre aftaler med betydning for handelen at indsætte klare bestemmelser om fuldbyrdelse og afgørelse af tvister, som især er møntet på at behandle hindringer bag grænserne.
Later in the debate "catch the eye" Mrs Harkin noted that she did not hear anybody comment on Article 49, which states that, if Lisbon is ratified, any Member State can decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
Samarbejde til fælles bedste
Therefore, they have no excuse not to wish to see this Treaty passed.
Hensyn til udviklingslandene
We must listen to the people.
Efter Parlamentets mening bør EU, medmindre der er tale om begrundede udviklingshensyn, gøre alt for at opnå indrømmelser fra sine handelspartnerne, der svarer til disses udviklingsniveau.
However, Mrs Doyle warned that "while your goodwill and support is most welcome, a gentle word of warning – please do not be tempted in your eagerness for a positive outcome of our referendum, to tell the Irish electorate how to vote."
Ordfører: Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ ALDE ES Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
Responding to Mr Duff, she said, "there is falsehood being peddled in Ireland on the ‘self-amending’ Treaty: it is the invention of a negative mind.
Afstemning: 19.2.2008 Europa-Parlamentets beslutning af 19. februar 2008 om EU's strategi for øget markedsadgang for EU's virksomheder
Colm BURKE (EPP-ED, IE) said that a ‘yes’ for the Lisbon Treaty is a ‘yes’ for the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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Lissabon-traktaten godkendt med stort flertal
Swedish Prime Minister argues for a "strong Europe" and no halt to enlargement
Europa-Parlamentet godkendte onsdag med stort flertal (515 for, 115 imod og 29 hverken/eller) en betænkning, hvori det anbefales at ratificere Lissabon-traktaten, så den kan træde i kraft den 1. januar 2009.
Opening the latest and the last in the series of debates at the European Parliament on the future of Europe, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told the House "today's Europe needs a clear vision", involving "strong European cooperation to prevent fanatical nationalism as well as religious fanaticism".
Parlamentet vurderer, at Lissabon-traktaten vil skabe øget demokratisk kontrol, sikre beskyttelsen af borgernes rettigheder og gøre EU-institutionerne mere effektive.
Mr Reinfeldt said the Lisbon Treaty - due to be ratified by Sweden in the autumn - would make European cooperation more effective just as his country took on the EU presidency in the second half of 2009.
Nationale parlamenter som f.eks. Folketinget vil få mulighed for at forlange, at et forslag skal tages op til overvejelse, hvis de ikke mener, at det overholder nærhedsprincippet.
However, he saw migration as another part of the solution and referred to the "positive energy" of migrants, who he argued were necessary to support Europe's welfare systems.
Desuden noterer MEP'erne sig med tilfredshed, at Kommissionens formand fremover vil blive valgt af Europa-Parlamentet efter indstilling fra stats- og regeringslederne, som skal tage hensyn til udfaldet af Europa-parlamentsvalget i deres valg af kandidat.
Mr Reinfeldt also believed the EU budget was unbalanced, with 40% of funding being used to support agriculture, although this sector accounted for only 2% of jobs.
Flere rettigheder og mere klarhed for borgerne
"This is not reasonable!", he said and called for more to be channelled into research and development, the fight against organised crime, the environment and external relations.
MEP'erne hilser også med tilfredshed en række forbedringer af borgernes rettigheder velkommen.
In a review of external relations, the prime minister highlighted the Middle East and relations with Russia as important but he particularly dwelt on the western Balkans, saying the EU would be involved in "the state-building process in Kosovo for a long time".
Der er også udbredt tilfredshed med, at traktaten bekræfter den særlige type samarbejde, som EU-samarbejdet er.
Enlargement is the most important strategic instrument for disseminating the values that European cooperation is founded on".
Mere effektivitet
Political group speakers
EU-institutionerne vil med den nye traktat få større muligheder for at udføre deres opgaver mere effektivt, mener Parlamentet.
The EPP-ED group leader, Joseph DAUL (FR) appealed for ratification of the Lisbon Treaty to proceed at a steady pace.
Det understreger den mere udbredte brug af kvalificeret flertal, så EU på flere områder vil kunne arbejde effektivt uden at blive blokeret af vetoer.
“We need to say ‘Yes’ to the new tools the Treaty offers for turning our citizens’ hopes into reality,” he said, stressing that resolving the institutional questions would enable Europe to concentrate more on the content of its common policies.
Efter hans mening vil EU blive mere demokratisk og mere effektivt.
“We favour a free market because it will increase the purchasing power of the poorest citizens and reduce inequalities within and across borders.”
Han fremhævede, at den særlige form for demokratisk ansvarlighed i EU ikke findes nogen andre steder i verden.
This did not mean untrammelled free trade: there was a need to protect the weakest in society and support the European social model.
Richard Corbett understregede, at Lissabon-traktaten medfører øgede beføjelser for Parlamentet.
Turning to freedom and security issues, Mr Daul stressed: “Nothing is up for negotiation when it comes to the security of our citizens.
Vi får afgørende indflydelse på valget af formanden for EU-Kommissionen, og vi får fuld medindflydelse på budgettet, sagde han.
The defence of freedom means determination and coordinated powerful measures, which respect individual freedoms.”
Men borgernes rettigheder bliver også styrket, idet Charteret for Grundlæggende Rettigheder bliver en juridisk bindende del af traktaten, fastslog han.
He described Kosovo’s declaration of independence as opening “a tricky period” and called for all reactions to be measured and the avoidance of all provocations.
Med Lissabon-traktaten bliver EU mere effektiv og får mulighed for at vise et fælles ansigt udadtil, fortsatte Richard Corbett.
“The time has come to show our ability to stabilize the Balkans,” he said, saying Kosovo should have a stable European future, as should Serbia.
Han havde hellere set, at EU havde fået en egentlig forfatning, men han erkendte, at kravet om at opnå et ja i samtlige 27 medlemsstater var for højt.
“Europe,” he said, “must be a power for peace in the world as well as internally,” with its idea of moving to supranational integration “beyond the trenches of a bloody past” of nationalism.
Han konkluderede, at Lissabon-traktaten er et godt kompromis for borgerne og for Europa.
Still, he continued, he had missed any reference in the speech to a social Europe.
Derfor anbefalede han alle at sige ja.
We need to develop our social model in parallel.
Lissabon-traktaten giver de nødvendige redskaber
If not, if it is just a matter of free trade, we will destroy the social stability we have created at national level.”
Medordføreren, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO (PPE-DE, ES), glædede sig over det positive samarbejde i udvalget.
“If I was the Turkish Foreign Minister,” he said, “I would be astonished to hear you saying this and then the next President of the Council saying the opposite.”
Han understregede, at Lissabon-traktaten i realiteten er den politiske løsning på krisen efter folkeafstemningen i Frankrig og Holland.
Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK) said that few would have thought when these debates started in the European Parliament, that the EU would have a new Treaty by the beginning of 2009.
Det er måden, vi løser tingene på her i Europa, sagde han.
"Europe was sinking" he said, but with the new Lisbon Treaty Europe is back on track with a "democratic revolution".
I den forbindelse konkluderede han, at Lissabon-traktaten nok er mindre ambitiøs end forgængeren, men efter hans mening er det dog lykkedes at bevare de væsentligste elementer.
More openness, transparency and accountability putting the citizens first.
EU bliver mere demokratisk, mere effektiv og frem for alt bedre til at skabe merværdi for borgerne, sagde han.
Sweden would take over the new EU Presidency with a new Commission and the European Parliament and citizens want to see more Europe on issues such as energy, migration, research and development and defence.
Vi skal huske på, at vi er borgernes repræsentanter, og vi må søge at indfri deres forventninger, fortsatte Íñigo Méndez de Vigo.
With the new Treaty structures and increased powers for the European Parliament in foreign affairs, it would be important that there is increased dialogue between the Parliament and Council
Derfor skal vi ikke stikke hovedet i jorden som en struds, men i stedet søge at løse problemer som f.eks. klimaændringer, ulovlig indvandring, grænseoverskridende kriminalitet og spredning af masseødelæggelsesvåben, sagde han.
The EU is now entering the last, delicate phase of ratifying the Lisbon Treaty, and a bigger role for Parliament in decision-taking means greater recognition of citizens, said Christina MUSCARDINI (IT) for the UEN group.
Han mindede om, at traktaten efter planen, og hvis alt går vel, skal træde i kraft allerede den 1. januar 2009.
If need be, Member States should harmonise their rules, and enable their police forces to pool information, to this end.
Derfor følger det slovenske EU-formandskab ratifikationsprocessen nøje.
"Without safe children, there is no future", she concluded.
Samtidig arbejder man tæt sammen med Kommissionen og det kommende franske EU-formandskab for at sikre, at de nødvendige praktiske foranstaltninger gennemføres til tiden, således at traktaten kan træde i kraft uden problemer.
Europe should build on the success of its past peace-making to lead the world in dealing with climate change, said Monica FRASSONI (IT) for the Greens/EFA, stressing that migration and climate change problems are interconnected.
Relevante opgaver
Ms Frassoni hoped that lengthy debates on subsidiarity could be avoided, and that Sweden would play a constructive role with regard both to increasing the EU budget and to the energy package.
Næstformand i EU-Kommissionen, Margot WALLSTRÖM, fremhævede behovet for at tage fat på opgaver, der er relevante for borgerne i EU.
"We are not protectionists", she said, but "even the most ardent advocate of free trade cannot claim claim that it solves everything".
Som eksempler nævnte hun klimaændringer, roaming-takster og farligt legetøj.
Ms Frassoni said she agreed with Mr Reinfeldt on Turkey, and concluded by suggesting that the question of where Parliament meets be reopened.
Kommissæren glædede sig over, at Lissabon-traktaten vil medføre mere demokrati og større gennemskuelighed.
Francis WURTZ (GUE/NGL, FR) stressed the need to focus more on social issues in the EU, and illustrated this by talking of a case ruled on by the Court of Justice.
Hun henviste til, at der nu bliver en direkte sammenhæng mellem udfaldet af valget til Europa-Parlamentet og valget af formand for EU-Kommissionen.
A Swedish trade union had tried to make a Latvian company apply Swedish labour law in Sweden, the Latvian company refused and was supported in its stance by the European Court of Justice with reference to the free movement of services.
Hun pegede også på det styrkede samarbejde med de nationale parlamenter og på borgerinitiativet.
"My group firmly calls that a debate be held in plenary on this crucial subject", said Mr Wurtz.
Sidstnævnte indebærer, at 1 mio. borgere i EU med deres underskrift kan forpligte Kommissionen til at tage en sag op.
Hélène GOUDIN (IND/DEM, SE) spoke of "undemocratic tendencies in European politics."
Margot Wallström understregede, at Kommissionen også vil gøre alt for at traktaten kan træde i kraft som planlagt den 1. januar 2009.
She said that "the political elite is not interested in listening to the people unless the underlings obediently and politely say yes to more EU-federalism."
Hun fremhævede, at Kommissionen vil arbejde sammen med de nationale myndigheder og Parlamentets informationskontorer i medlemsstaterne for at sikre, at borgerne bliver informeret fyldestgørende om Lissabon-traktaten.
She asked the Swedish prime minister to give her one single example of a law that could have been adopted by the Constitution that can not be adopted under the Reform Treaty.
Større handlekraft
"Are you up to challenge?" she asked him.
Joseph DAUL (PPE-DE, FR) roste ordførerne for et godt stykke arbejde, men fremhævede i al venskabelighed, at det er det, de får deres løn for.
With reference to the ratification of the Reform Treaty in France, Jean-Marie LE PEN (NI, FR) said "the French treason has been completed and a congress of shame met in Versailles."
Han fastslog, at Lissabon-traktaten er af afgørende betydning for at sætte gang i hjulene i Europa igen.
When people are deprived of their right to speak on their future, he said, "there will be vengeance.
Han glædede sig over, at demokratiet bliver styrket i EU.
Giles CHICHESTER (EPP-ED, UK) said: "I am delighted to welcome the Prime Minister today.
I den forbindelse pegede han på Parlamentets øgede indflydelse gennem en udvidet anvendelse af den fælles beslutningsprocedure, samarbejdet med de nationale parlamenter og borgerinitiativet.
I want to make very clear that British Conservative MEPs will vote against that report because we fundamentally disagree with the Treaty, with the process by which it was agreed and with the fact that it is simply a carbon copy of the constitution rejected by two of the Union’s founding Member States in national referendums.
Efter Joseph Daul's mening vil dette gøre EU til en mere handlekraftig og mere troværdig aktør på verdensplan.
But the British Government has shamefully reneged on its manifesto pledge to hold one.
Vi skal ikke blot være aktive på det økonomiske område, men også på det politiske område, sagde han.
My party, both here and in the UK, will continue to campaign vigorously for the people to have their say in a referendum. "
Som eksempler nævnte han klima- og energipolitik og områder som Mellemøsten og Kosovo.
This massive expansion of the internal market and other areas of cooperation is good for Scotland and good for Europe as a whole.
Derfor opfordrede han alle de medlemsstater, der endnu ikke har ratificeret Lissabon-traktaten, til at gøre det så hurtigt som muligt.
But, also in the past nine years, we have had to agonise over so-called crises, such as the resignation of the Santer Commission and the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty.
Nationalismen har spillet fallit
In Scotland, we move on too.
Martin Schulz (PSE, DE) afstod fra en opremsning af Lissabon-traktatens mange fordele.
We have a new Government – an SNP Government, which is pro-European and which has a vision for a new future for Scotland in Europe.
I stedet koncentrerede han sig om de mere grundlæggende spørgsmål.
Prime Minister, I want to see Scottish Ministers sitting alongside your Ministers in the Council, not in the second row.
Han mindede om, at for 100 år siden, i 1908, var der en sultan, der herskede i Tyrkiet, og en zar, der herskede i Rusland.
I look forward to a day when Scotland is welcomed as an independent Member State of this Union.
Strasbourg var underlagt det tyske kejserrige, ledet af kejser Wilhelm II.
Such a change, I think, would not just be good for Scotland but good for the future of Europe too."
England, Frankrig og til dels Tyskland havde betydelige kolonier.
Richard CORBETT (PES, UK) said: "Mr Chichester briefly appeared to make a short speech and disappeared before hearing the reply.
50 år senere, i 1958, havde situationen ændret sig radikalt.
There was not otherwise a single member of the British Conservative Party in this debate to hear a Conservative Prime Minister tell us about the future of Europe.
Kolonierne var under afvikling, og Europa havde ikke overvundet følgerne af Anden Verdenskrig.
How it does not need a referendum because it does not involve any further transfers of sovereignty?