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Watson mente desuden at der skal arbejdes mere i forhold til at bekæmpe den illegale immigration, blandt andet ved at forbedre vilkårene der, hvor folk flygter fra.
He also saluted its efforts to use the footbridge/passerelle clause for justice and home affairs and called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to do more on this front under the her country's presidency, saying "Europa muss handlungsfähig sein" (Europe must have the means to act).
Brian CROWLEY (UEN, IRL) takkede ligeledes Vanhanen og den finske europaminister Paula Lathomäki for det finske formandskab.
He welcomed the new emphasis on development, saying it was "not enough to have a rapid enhancement of Frontex" (the EU's border patrol agency).
Han kaldte topmødet for en succes, men advarede mod at koble skattereform og reform af budgettet til forfatningstraktaten.
Among the summit's conclusions he wished to highlight paragraph 5, which made a "strong statement that enlargement has been a success".
Han advarede desuden om at bruge den såkaldte passerelle, der skal gøre det muligt at tage beslutninger med flertal i forhold til retlige og indre anliggender.
On behalf of the UEN group, Irish Member Brian CROWLEY said the Finnish presidency's success had been due to "the four Cs: consistency, coordination, cooperation and consensus".
"Hvis ikke der er en aftale mellem alle medlemslande er handling udelukket."
However, unlike previous speakers he warned against use of the passerelle for JHA affairs, saying "if there is no agreement between Member States, there can be no action".
Han erklærede sig desuden 'for en gangs skyld enig' med Graham Watson, i forhold til at der skal mere fokus på den illegale immigration.
On immigration, he supported those who stressed the need to "look at the core reasons why people are running away" from their countries.
Monica FRASSONI (Verts/ALE, IT) kaldte den finske formandskabs indsats meget generøs, men mente alligevel, at mange af resultaterne var gentagelser af noget, som allerede var blevet sagt.
Monica FRASSONI (IT) for the Greens/EFA group welcomed the "generous efforts" made by the Finnish Presidency on immigration, climate change and the Constitutional Treaty.
"Helt ærligt kan jeg ikke se noget, der er særligt nyt eller noget, der er særligt konkret," sagde Frassoni.
"On immigration, much more was agreed at Tampere during the last Finnish Presidency, " she said.
Hun understregede, at det som borgerne var interesseret i var social sikkerhed, og at det er det, de forventer, at Europa skal kunne kan levere.
She pointed out that her group could not agree with the outcome of both the Services Directive and REACH.
Nigel FARAGE (IND/DEM, UK) lagde ud med at nævne at Finland selv har ratificeret forfatningstraktaten, selvom kun en finne ud af fire er tilhængere af det.
Referring to Mr Schulz, Ms Kaufmann said "The Services Directive is nothing to crow about, the EU has not turned away from economic liberalism."
Han sagde at selv om forfatningen er død lever indholdet videre.
Ms Kaufmann said that the Nice Treaty was not an appropriate basis for the EU to function effectively and tough institutional reforms would be needed during the German Presidency.
"At forbedre EU's beslutningsgang ville betyde at give mere magt til EU.
"Social and wage dumping would only serve to lose the interest of Europeans, more should be done on social justice, she concluded."
Det finske motto for formandskabet var i følge Farage, at 'køre på uanset hvad' og give stafetten videre til Tyskland.
Nigel FARAGE (UK), speaking for the IND/DEM group, said that the Finnish Presidency "had passed the test".
"Det ville aldrig ske i Storbritannien - her ville folkets stemme blive hørt."
The Constitution, he said, may be dead "but the contents are not, improving EU decision making would be mean more power for the EU".
Koenraad DILLEN (NI, BE) mente, at EU beskriver fiaskoer som succeser, og kunne ikke tilslutte sig det succesbillede, de store grupper havde tegnet.
Koenraad DILLEN (BE), a non-attached MEP, said that he too could not support the consensus of the larger groups.
Han mente, at forhandlinger med Tyrkiet skulle stoppes.
Mr Dillen said that negotiations with Turkey should be stopped.
Med henvisning til et fiktivt TV-indslag om Flanderns uafhængighed, vist i belgisk tv, var han vred over, at den luxembourgske premierminister havde udtalt, at flamsk uafhængighed ville være 'uacceptabelt for Europa'.
Referring to a fictional TV programme shown in Belgium on the independence of Flanders, he said that the Prime Minister of Luxembourg had said the Flemish independence would be "unacceptable to Europe".
Han mente, at det flamske folk skulle have deres demokratiske ret til at stemme om deres egen uafhængighed.
Mr Dillen disagreed and said that the Flemish people should have the democratic right to vote on its independence.
Danske kommentarer inden topmødet
PM Vanhanen response to the debate
Under Parlamentets forberedende debat i Strasbourg onsdag den 13. december havde kom MEP'erne med deres bud på, hvad stats- og regeringslederne burde beskæftige sig med på topmødet.
On the contrary, he said, "politics is about giving those who have power the instruments to use it", and without quality majority voting, "we don't have the instruments at our disposal".
Jens-Peter BONDE (IND-DEM, DK) talte på vegne af sin gruppe og var meget utilfreds med at rapporten, som det finske formandskab har udarbejdet ikke er offentlig tilgængelig, og at det finske formandskab har udarbejdet den i hemmelighed.
Looking ahead to 2007, Mr Vanhanen cited as major challenges: reaching decision on the European Institute of Technology, enlargement negotiations with the Western Balkans (which, he said, "should proceed in parallel with institutional reform"), and the need for a decision on the fate of the constitution in time for the 2009 elections.
"Hvorfor ikke involvere borgerne i udarbejdelsen af nye fælles spilleregler?
He concluded by noting that Finland's experience in cross-party coalition-building at national level had proven very useful in similar exercises at EU level.
Poul Nyrup RASMUSSEN (PSE, DK) tog også ordet under debatten.
Russia "needs a stable partner as much as we need a stable supplier".
Han talte om udvidelsen og understregede, at der skulle gøre mere for at få befolkningerne med.
Once signed, the regulation is due to be published in the EU Official Journal by the end of 2006 and to enter into force on 1 June 2007.
"Folk er usikre på udvidelsen.
The REACH project will replace around 40 existing legislative texts.
For at gøre udvidelsen til en succes i fremtiden, skal vi have flere job, vi skal kombinere konkurrence og social sikkerhed".
Of these products, around 3000 hazardous substances must now be subject to a strict authorisation procedure.
Han præsenterede desuden Kommissionsformanden for de Europæiske Socialdemokraters bud på fremtidens Sociale Europa.
The long-term goal is for the European Union to become the world’s leading research area.
Dagsorden for mødet den 18. december 2006
The current programme - FP6 - expires at the end of 2006.
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FP7 will have a budget of €54 582 million in current prices.
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Nye Kommissærer fra Rumænien og Bulgarien godkendt
Parliament adopts REACH - new EU chemicals legislation and new chemicals agency
Den bulgarske kommissær Meglena Kuneva blev godkendt med stemmerne 583 for, 21 imod og 28 undlod at stemme.
The calendar for registration depends on the risk of the substance and the quantity produced.
Leonard Orban, den rumænske kommissær blev godkendt med stemmerne 595 for, 16 imod og 29 undlod at stemme.
It also creates a new Chemicals Agency, to be based in Helsinki, which will be responsible for the registration and authorisation process.
Kommissionsformand José Manuel Barroso forsøgte i sidste uge i et brev til Parlamentet at gøre Leonard Orbans ansvarsområde mere klart, men især den socialdemokratiske gruppe var utilfreds med svaret, som de ikke fandt klart nok.
Apart from the substitution of the most hazardous substances, the amendments related to the operators' "duty of care", a compulsory chemical safety report for chemicals in amounts of less than 10 tonnes and the promotion of alternatives to animal testing.
De stemte dog alligevel for den rumænske kommissær, da de ikke fandt grund til at betvivle hans evner, men en talsmand sagde fredag på et pressemøde, at hvis afstemningen havde været om hele Kommissionen, ville gruppen have stemt nej i protest mod Barrosos 'tynde' portefølje til den rumænske kommissær.
A series of trialogues - EP, Council and Commission - was then held to narrow the gap between the different institutions and, if possible, clinch an agreement on REACH at second reading so that it can be implemented swiftly.
Normalt kan Parlamentet ikke stemme om enkelte kommissærer, men kun om hele kommissærkollegiet.
The talks concluded successfully on 30 November after the sixth trialogue, less than a week before the deadline (6 December at 6pm) for tabling amendments for the plenary vote.
Men i dette særlige tilfælde, hvor de to kommissærer kommer midt i en periode, blev der stemt ved to selvstændige afstemninger.
For the most dangerous substances, there will be an obligation for producers to submit a substitution plan to replace them with safer alternatives.
Efter Parlamentets godkendelse af de to indstillede kommissærer vil de formelt blive udnævnt af Rådet, og derefter skal de aflægge ed foran EF-Domstolen.
Under a review clause, it will be decided after six years, on the basis of the latest scientific data, whether endocrine disruptors should be included in a list of substances which can only be authorised in the light of an analysis of their socio-economic costs and benefits.
Deres mandater udløber med udgangen af oktober 2009, ligesom de nuværende kommissærers mandater.
The intellectual property provisions were strengthened, with data protection extended from three to six years.
Kort om kommissærerne:
- Duty of care
Leonard Orban, Rumænien
As MEPs wanted, the "duty of care" principle will be enshrined in the regulation.
Født 28. juni 1961
- Animal welfare
Kommissær for Flersprogethed og kulturel mangfoldighed
To avoid duplication of animal testing, interested parties will have 45 days to state their views before each new plan for animal tests.
Har været Rumæniens chefforhandler i forhold til forhandlingerne med EU og siden december 2004 minister for europæisk integration med ansvar for at koordinere Rumæniens forberedelser til optagelse
Information on toxicity to human beings should if possible be discovered using means other than tests on vertebrate animals, through alternative methods such as in vivo procedures.
Meglena Kuneva, Bulgarien
- Evaluation of substances
Født 22. juni 1957
- Communication of information
Kommissær for Forbrugersikkerhed
The Commission must consider the possibility of establishing a European quality mark for chemical products.
Europaminister siden 2002
Entry into force
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Nye medlemmer af Revisionsretten
Cleaner groundwater on the way - conciliation approved
Europa-Parlamentet gav tirsdag grønt lys for to nye medlemmer af Revisionsretten fra Rumænien og Bulgarien.
This point was important to Parliament, as groundwater is the most sensitive and, in many regions, the largest source of public drinking water.
Ovidiu Ispir fra Rumænien blev godkendt med stemmerne 356 for 229 imod og 51 undlod, mens hans bulgarske kollega, Nadezhda Sandolava fik større opbakning med 561 for, 32 imod og 38 undlod.
To ensure consistency with other Community directives which deal with water, pollution by nitrates used in farming will not be covered by the groundwater directive.
Budgetkontroludvalget har i deres behandling af de to kandidater bedt om yderligere undersøgelse af Ovidu Ispirs baggrund, da der havde været skriverier om korruption i pressen.
The limit value of 50mg/l for nitrate pollution, as laid down in the 1991 directive on nitrates, will therefore continue to apply.
Ligeledes har den konservative og kristendemokratiske gruppe i Parlamentet ikke lagt skjul på deres mistillid til den rumænske kandidat.
With the exception of pesticides, the text approved by the Parliament delegation does not impose single standards at EU level but seeks to harmonise methods for measuring potential pollutants.
Afstemningen var dog uden navneopråb.
This is why we must protect them better".
Parlamentet har i forhold til udpegninger af medlemmer af Revisionsretten høringsret, Budgetkontroludvalget har derfor lavet en betænkning om hver kandidat, som Parlamentet stemte om.
The rules will have to be reviewed six years after the directive enters into force (i.e. in 2013 if the legislative procedure is completed in 2007) then again every six years.
Ordførere: José Javier POMÉS RUIZ PPE-DE ES Szabolcs FAZAKAS PSE HU Procedure: Høringsproceduren (*)
Member States will have two years to transpose the directive into national law.
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Budgettet for 2007 vedtaget
Belarus opposition leader Aliaksandr Milinkevich - 2006 European Parliament Sakharov Prize Winner for Freedom of Thought
Europa-Parlamentet vedtog torsdag EU's budget for 2007.
Leader of the Belarusian Opposition Aliaksandr Milinkevich received the 2006 Sakharov Prize from European Parliament President Borrell.
Budgettet blev formelt underskrevet af Parlamentets formand, Kommissionen og det finske formandskab.
The aim is to help them in their efforts to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law around the world.
Det er en stigning på 3,2 procent i forhold til betalingerne for 2006.
It may be difficult to believe, but democracy is denied to ten million people who live on our own continent, in Europe, in Belarus.
Budgettet for 2007 er det første budget, der dækker 27 medlemslande efter udvidelsen med Bulgarien og Rumænien den 1. januar 2007.
As Europeans, we have a special duty to defend and promote human rights in the world; therefore we should never tolerate the breach of human dignity and suppression of democratic values on our own soil and beyond.
Man skelner i EU-budgettet mellem “forpligtelsesbevillinger' og 'betalingsbevillinger'.
Mr Aliaksandr Milinkevich, you are fighting against fear and intimidation, which reigns in Belarus.
Førstnævnte er de udgifter, som EU forpligter sig til i et givent år, men som først bliver udbetalt senere.
You are fighting for a simple liberty to speak one’s mind, to choose one’s future.
Det gælder især de to største støtteordninger: Regionalpolitikken og støtten til landbrug og udvikling af landdistrikter.
You have become a true symbol of resistance against the oppression and of hope for a democratic future.
Nogle af de store vanskeligheder under behandlingen af budgettet i år var spørgsmålet om nedlæggelse af stillinger i Kommissionen og udgifterne til den fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik.
We stand shoulder to shoulder with you in supporting the promise of democracy in Belarus and the aspiration of Belarusian society to obtain the right to elect their leaders democratically, the right to have access to independent information, the right to establish non-governmental organisations and the right to have an independent and impartial judiciary.
Desuden skal der indføres cost-benefit analyser i forhold til nogle af programmerne.
Both shared the same views and values, both experienced the sad consequences of standing up to a totalitarian regime.
Tilfredshed fra MEP'erne
This year’s Sakharov Prize is given not only to a civic leader, but also to a scientist.
Parlamentets ordfører på budgettet James ELLES (PPE-DE, UK) var tilfreds med resultatet.
A scientist, who dreams, who is trying to see the future with a fresh vision unimaginable to others.
Nu er det vores opgave at bringe princippet om valuta for pengene endnu videre ved at oprette en mekanisme, der årligt skal evaluere effektiviteten af særlige programmer.
Speaking in Belarusian, Mr Milinkevich began his address to Parliament by expressing his thanks for the award, saying the prize was not for him alone but for all the Belarusians who are continuing their struggle for Belarus to rejoin the family of democratic European nations.
Jeg er meget tilfreds med, at Kommissionen støtter denne tilgang," sagde James Elles.
Belarus had always been a European country, he said, and had been the first in Europe to have the prototype of a democratic constitution in the sixteenth century Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
"Landbrugsstøtten udgør ca. en tredjedel af budgettets knap 126 mia. euro.
“Today we are fighting for freedom and defending our independence [...]
Hovedparten af 2007-budgettet går dermed til at sikre vækst og solidaritet i EU, " sagde hun under debatten tirsdag.
We are doing this for our children, who like French, Lithuanian, Polish and British children have the right to live in a free country.
Indholdet af budgettet
I am proud of them,” he said.
Budgettet er opdelt i forskellige sektioner, der dækker EU's institutioner.
The regime, he said, had made thousands of arrests.
Den største sektion er 'Kommissionen', som James Elles er ordfører på.
The prisons had never been as full as during that week in March.
Parlamentet mener, at Lissabon-strategiens linjer er afgørende for EU, og bekræfter synspunkterne sin årlige politiske strategi ved at forøge betalingerne til en række områder inden for forskning og innovation, som har til formål at forstærke EU's konkurrenceevne.
“This was our first victory,” he said, “but I know we will need many more similar victories to put an end to this illegal regime.”
Parlamentet beklager, at Rådet i første omgang havde villet skære ned på disse områder.
Former presidential candidate Aliaksandr Kazulin had been sentence to five and a half years in prison.
For eksempel vil betalingerne til rammeprogrammet for konkurrence og innovation (CIP) blive forøget.
He had been on hunger strike for 50 days, and his life was now at risk, said Mr Milinkevich.
Parlamentet sikrer desuden 3 millioner euro ekstra til EU's store sattelit-program Galileo, som dermed kommer op til 100 millioner euro for 2007 i både betalinger og forpligtelser.
Mentioning all the political prisoners in his country, he said the prize was a sign that Europe was paying attention to the situation in Belarus.
Parlamentet har i forbindelse med diskussionerne om de finansielle perspektiver for 2007-2013 tidligere udtrykt sin utilfredshed med, at Lissabon-strategien ikke er tilstrækkeligt finansieret.
It could also, he said have been a prize for opposition figures such as Hienadz Karpienka, Yury Zakharanka or Viktar Hantchar, “But they have vanished without trace and we believe they have been murdered.
Totalbeløbet for området 'Bæredygtig vækst' er 54,3 milliarder euro i forpligtelser og 44,9 milliarder i betalinger.
“This is what is happening now in Belarus.
Parlamentet er utilfreds med Rådets generelle nedskæringer i landbrugsstøtten, da 2007 vil være det første år, hvor den seneste reform af landbrugspolitikken gennemføres fuldt ud.
The main enemy is said to be the West, and local democrats are presented as its agents.”
Parlamentet er især skuffet over, at Rådet afviste at godkende en vaccine mod kvægsygdommen Blue Tongue, som siden august har hærget i flere europæiske lande.
Mr Lukashenko had spoken of the opposition going abroad to call for sanctions on Belarus.
Totalbeløbet for 'Beskyttelse og forvaltning af naturressourcerne' er 56, 2 mia. euro i forpligtelser og 54,7 mia. i betalinger.
So far, the Lukashenko regime had resisted this approach: “they know perfectly well that with the loss of independence and the arrival of Russian capital in Belarus, few of them would keep their posts and their wealth.”
Parlamentet ser området for frihed, sikkerhed og retfærdighed som en af EU's hovedprioriteter.
“We need to be clear that it is democracy and not dictatorship which could be the guarantee of Belarusian independence.”
Især arbejdet for at fremme grundlæggende rettigheder, definitionen af en fælles asyl og indvandringspolitik og kampen mod terrorisme og organiseret kriminalitet ønsker Parlamentet at prioritere.
Mr Milinkevich nevertheless stressed that a democratic, independent Belarus would want close and friendly relations with Russia.
Parlamentet insisterede derfor på at øge bevillingerne til grænse agenturet FRONTEX til 170 millioner euro for at sikre overvågning af EU's ydre grænser.
He called on the EU to widen the scope of its travel restrictions on members of the regime, but at the same time called for the EU not to raise to €60 the price of a Schengen entry visa, as planned on 1 January 2007.
Dog forlangte medlemmerne, at der skal foretage en screening, som skal give en midtvejsevaluering af Kommissionens behov for personale.
There needed to be support also for countries under dictatorships, support for free media, civil society and repressed individuals.
Denne screening procedure skal indeholde en detaljeret rapport som skal leveres den 30. april 2007.
Europe should not shrug, he said, simply asking 'What can we do?' - “There is a lot you can do!” he said.
Forberedelserne af Budgettet 2008 starter den 24. januar 2007 i Bruxelles, hvor udvalget vil have en første debat om retningslinjerne for det kommende år.
Belarus will soon rejoin the European family as a free and democratic state.
Ordførere: James E.M. ELLES PPE-DE UK Louis GRECH PSE MT Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
History shows that dictatorships do not last, and end badly for their tyrants.
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Vinder af Sakharov-Prisen 2006: Aleksandr Milinkevitj
Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide
Den hviderussiske oppositionsleder Aleksandr Milinkevitj modtog tirsdag Europa-Parlamentets Sakharovpris for tankefrihed 2006.
Following the debate held on 29 November in Brussels on a report drawn up by Hélène FLAUTRE (Greens/EFA, FR) and Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT (EPP-ED, UK), Parliament adopted a report during on the legislative proposal aimed at updating the EU's financial mechanism for supporting human rights and democracy around the world.
Milinkevitj blev modtaget med stående bifald, og takkede Parlamentet for prisen og dedikerede den til alle dem, der kæmper for friheden i Belarus.
After a year of pressure from the European Parliament, in July the Commission finally presented a proposal for a financial instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights.
Formand for Europa-Parlamentet, Josep Borrell, sagde i sin tale, at Milikevitj var blevet et sandt "symbol på kampen mod undertrykkelse og for håbet for en demokratisk fremtid."
According to the EU Treaty, developing and strengthening democracy and the rule of law, as well as respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, are among the goals of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
"I Europa tager vi ofte menneskerettigheder for givet, og vi finder vores tankefrihed, vores ytringsfrihed, og vores religionsfrihed helt naturlige.
The co-rapporteurs believed it was essential for the EU to have an effective instrument to further these goals, one which would be both strategic and flexible and which would complement other funding mechanisms, such as the Stability Instrument and the geographic funding programmes.
Men der er stadig alt for mange mennesker i verden, som er frataget deres fundamentale ret til at leve i frihed.
In order to work effectively, the new mechanism need to be more flexible than that which it is replacing.