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Irans atomprogram var et af de spørgsmål, der gav mest anledning til bekymring.
MEPs also debated proposed legislation liberalising postal services in Europe.
"Hvis de udvikler atomvåben, vil det være meget skadeligt og skabe ustabilitet i Mellemøsten," sagde Solana, og tilføjede "vores ønske er at fjerne mistanken".
Iran "our objective is to remove suspicions" The High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy told the House that Iran is a key country in the Middle East that it is "an imperfect democracy" but better than nothing and that "we should engage with its parliamentarians."
Solana savnede stadig en forklaring på hvorfor, Iran har behov for at berige uran.
"None of us have a problem with an Iranian civil programme, in fact, we are offering to help (but) we need to ensure that their intentions are purely peaceful".
Han understregede, at EU ikke havde noget problem med et civilt program, men at det var nødvendigt at sikre at "iranernes intentioner er fredelige".
Mr Solana added, "our objective is to remove suspicions".
Hun understregede, at det internationale samfund står sammen om at støtte FN's Sikkerhedsråd og Det Internationale Atomenergiagentur (IAEA) og Javier Solanas indsats.
He also raised concerns over the high number of executions, reports of torture and uranium enrichment.
Hun kritiserede desuden menneskerettighedssituationen i Iran.
On a positive note he pointed out the international community's good cooperation with Iran in Afghanistan.
Forudsætningen for etableringen af tættere EU-relationer til Iran var, ifølge kommissæren, en mærkbar forbedring af menneskerettighederne i landet: "Uden en systematisk forbedring af menneskerettighederne vil forbindelserne til Iran ikke kunne genoptages på fornuftig vis," sagde hun.
EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner criticised the state of human rights: "Without systematic improvement on human rights...our relations with Iran cannot develop properly."
Læs en mere dybdegående dækning af debatten via linket nedenfor.
In the debate that followed, MEPs criticised the fact that more that 30% of candidates were excluded form the March parliamentary elections in Iran.
Gaza striben: Kan EU spille en rolle som grænsevagt?
Some speakers suggested that the EU support the Iranian opposition or set up an EU Representation in Iran.
Israel besluttede den 19. januar at lukke grænserne til Gaza og blokere for brændselforsyningerne, som reaktion på de fortsatte raketangreb fra Gaza ind i Israel.
Gaza Strip On January 19 Israel closed the border with the Gaza strip and stopped fuel supplies as a response to continuing rocket attacks from this area controlled by Hamas.
USA´s antimissilskjold Efter redegørelser fra Rådet og Kommissionen debatterede MEP´erne USA´s kontroversielle antimissilskjold.
Read the detailed report of the debate on this website.
Det amerikanske forslag om anbringelse af radarer og anti-missilenheder i Polen og Tjekkiet, har blandt andet til formål at beskytte mod eventuelle angreb fra Iran og andre potentielle atommagter.
US anti-missile system Following Council and Commission statements, MEPs debated the controversial US anti-missile defence system designed to counter threats from potential emerging nuclear powers.
Mens nogle af MEP´erne argumenterede for, at beskyttelsen af europæisk territorium var et europæisk anliggende, og derfor burde håndteres under EU´s fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik (FUSP), mente andre, at det burde være op til de enkelte medlemslande, herunder Polen og Tjekkiet, at beslutte hvilke midler de ønskede at tage i brug i sikkerhedspolitisk sammenhæng.
Some MEPs stressed that the matter is a European one and that whatever steps Warsaw and Prague take will impact on any emerging EU foreign policy.
Andre emner Fiona Hall (Gruppen Alliancen af Liberale og Demokrater for Europa, Storbritannien) præsenterede sin egen-initiativ betænkning om en handlingsplan for energieffektivitet.
Other speakers said it is up to Poland and the Czech Republic to take measures they consider necessary for their security.
Det forventes at Parlamentet vil vedtage et beslutningsforslag om emnet torsdag.
British Liberal Fiona Hall presented her own-initiative report on an action plan for energy efficiency.
Presseinfo: menneskerettigheder og atomprogram i Iran Info om Gaza (på engelsk) US anti-missile defence system (På engelsk) Info: Resultaterne af klimakonferencen på Bali 11:45 08:41 16:05
MEPs also supported the outcome of the recent Bali climate change conference (3-14 December 2007 Iran debate Iran's chief nuclear negotiator meets MEPs US anti-missile defence system Postal services: market opening by 2011 on track Post briefing - full round up from the session
Derudover vedtog Parlamentet også et beslutningsforlag, der skal romarnes rettigheder i EU.
Thursday also saw an incident in the Chamber sparked by a row over a procedural matter.
I beslutningsforslaget:
Parliament condemned substandard and unsanitary living conditions and wide scale "ghettoisation" of Romani people.
Fordømmer Parlamentet ghettoiseringen og de uacceptable levevilkår for romaer.
Calls for steps to get more Roma people into the labour market and the use of more training.
Parlamentet har netop afsluttet behandlingen af det direktiv, der skal sikre liberalisering af posttjenester for breve under 50 g fra 1. januar 2011.
This outcome effectively seals an agreement with Council, which had already accepted Parliament's position on the subject.
Info: MEP'ere støtter Bali-køreplanen Kyoto to Bali to Copenhagen? (på engelsk) En europæisk strategi for romaer
It is for this reason that I will ask the Group to proceed with the expulsion of Mr Hannan, according to our Rules of Procedure and after consultation with the Members of the British Delegation European Parliament supports Bali roadmap, calls for urgent review on EU biofuels policy: Roma in Europe: MEPs vote on anti-discrimination measures Postal services vote Roma rights Energy saving measures
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En udenrigspolitisk uge En udenrigspolitisk uge
A week when Parliament reinforces contacts outside EU A week when Parliament reinforces contacts outside EU
Parlamentets udvalg sender også indimellem små delegationer af sted for at sætte fokus på bestemte politiske områder.
Parliament's Committees also sometimes send delegations to investigate policy areas in further depth.
Denne uges internationale møder:
This week sees a number of international meetings:
To IPM møder (interparlamentariske møder) vil finde sted: Det tiende EP/Bosnien Hercegovina møde i Sarajevo og det andet EP/Cambodja møde i Phnom Penh.
Two interparliamentary meetings take place: the 10 th EP/Bosnia Herzegovina meeting in Sarajevo, and the 2nd EP/Cambodia meeting in Phnom Penh;
En delegation fra Parlamentets Udvalg om Klimaændringer tager til Indien og Bangladesh, mens en delegation fra Udenrigsudvalget tager til Zagreb i Kroatien.
A delegation from the EP's Climate Change Committee is going to India and Bangladesh, while a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Committee is going to Zagreb in Croatia.
En 12 mand stor delegation fra Udviklingsudvalget besøger Verdensbanken i Washington, og en delegation fra Udvalget om Beskæftigelse og Sociale Anliggender besøger FN´s Kommission for Social Udvikling.
A 12-member delegation from the Development Committee is visiting the World Bank, in Washington, and a delegation of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee is visiting the UN Commission for Social Development.
20080204INS20393 Principper for delegationernes virksomhed Delegationer
20080204INS20393 Delegations More on Delegations
Ugens ord: Bindende lovgivningstekster Ugens ord: Bindende lovgivningstekster
"MEPs pass a legislative resolution" - but what exactly is that?
Inden for rammerne af et af Parlamentets udvalg udarbejder et medlem en betænkning om et forslag til lovtekst, der er forelagt af Kommissionen, som alene er indehaver af initiativretten.
"MEPs pass a legislative resolution" - but what exactly is that?
Udvalget vedtager denne betænkning og foreslår eventuelt ændringer til lovforslaget før det sendes til afstemning i plenum.
During the 5-year term of a Parliament, MEPs pass many legislative resolutions when they vote on proposals for laws that are binding across the EU.
Når teksten derpå er godkendt på plenarmødet med eventuelle ændringer, foreligger Parlamentets holdning, og teksten offentliggøres og sendes videre til Rådet og Kommissionen.
Before a vote in plenary, EU Commission draft laws are debated in the relevant EP committees.
Den vedtagne tekst indeholder kun en meddelelse om hvorvidt Parlamentet vedtager, afviser eller kommer med ændringer til Kommissionens forslag (førstebehandling) eller til Rådets fælles holdning (andenbehandling).
Amendments by the Parliament are incorporated into the text and it is published and sent to the Commission and the Council of Ministers as the EP's position and a basis for Council deliberations .
20080204NOT20417 Seneste vedtagne tekster
20080204NOT20417 Latest texts adopted
Super Tirsdag
Super Tuesday in America: can Europe learn lessons?
Super Tirsdag i USA
The 44th US President…but who?
Det meste af verden har med spænding fulgt de tidlige stadier af den amerikanske præsidentvalgkamp, der i dag kulminerer med den såkaldte "Super Tirsdag", hvor der stemmes i 24 stater over hele USA.
The US, indeed the whole world, seems transfixed by the early stages of the Presidential elections, culminating today, with Super Tuesday when 24 US states hold primaries and caucuses to select delegates who will elect their parties' candidate at the national convention.
Kan vi i Europa lære noget af den amerikanske måde at føre valgkamp på?
We asked some MEPs whether European politics have anything to learn or to envy from American-style politics?
I dag - den 5. februar 2008 - er Super Tirsdag i USA, hvor vælgerne i 24 stater går til stemmeurnerne for at stemme på deres præsidentkandidater.
Super Tuesday is the biggest day of the US election calendar so far.
De føderale valg i USA afviger på flere forskellige områder fra valgene til Europa-Parlamentet.
Among the 24 places voting are key states including California, New York and New Jersey.
Det amerikanske partisystem er et såkaldt topartisystem med direkte valg , og det er i praksis altid demokraterne og republikanerne, der kæmper om magten.
These states will account for a large number of the delegates who will choose the democratic and republican candidates for November's presidential election.
Derudover er de to partiers kampagnebudgetter langt højere, end hvad vi er vant til her i Europa.
American Presidential and Congressional elections differ from European Parliament elections in that they are bi-partisan (usually only Republicans or Democrats run) and because of the vast amounts of money involved.
På den negative side har "rige kandidater" en massiv og uretfærdig fordel".
"On the negative side, wealthy candidates have a massive and unfair advantage."
Debatterne er et virkeligt godt udgangspunkt for at tage stilling til kandidaterne.
Ms Frassoni sees the primary system as a good method of choosing candidates at an early stage: "the primaries system could be usefully introduced here and it would be wonderful to see the European parties organise primaries to choose their candidate for President of the Commission".
Det direkte valgsystem kunne med fordel introduceres i vores valgsystemer..."
Home-grown democracy "always healthiest"
Det er selvfølgelig klart, at de store penge spiller en vigtig rolle, og at en fjendtligsindet presse kan være problematisk.
Spanish Socialist Enrique Barón Crespo, himself a former EP president elected by fellow MEPs, said "the big challenge for the EU is to be organised as a vibrant and attractive democracy, therefore the American example is full of lessons".
Jeg ser helst ikke, at disse elementer kommer til at spille en fremtrædende rolle i vores kampagner herhjemme".
"The primaries stand for functioning participative and competitive democracy based on the involvement of the citizens...as for the elections themselves they are an obstacle and endurance race not controlled by the parties," he said.
Enrique Barón Crespo (De Europæiske Socialdemokraters Gruppe, Spanien): "De direkte valg udtrykker det fungerende, deltagende og konkurrerende demokrati, der baserer sig på befolkningen...
Mr Crespo also raised concerns about the amount of money involved.
Penges store betydning i forbindelse med kampagnerne betyder dog, at der et lån, der skal tilbagebetales senere..."
"The excessive weight of the money in the campaigns means a mortgage for later governing."
Vi bekymrer os om lav valgdeltagelse, men valgdeltagelsen på den anden side af Atlanten er for det meste endnu lavere.
"We worry about low voter turnout, but voter turnout across the Atlantic is often even lower," he noted.
20080204STO20425 EP´s USA delegation Europa-Parlamentet og Kongressen: Forskelle og ligheder Amerikanske valg 2008
20080204STO20425 EP Delegation for US Differences between MEPs and US Congressmen US elections 2008
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Jacek Saryusz-Wolski: Serbiens fremtid er i EU
The future of Serbia and Kosovo lies in the EU - Saryusz-Wolski
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
Saryusz-Wolski: "EU is ready to absorb Serbia"
Søndag stemte mere end seks millioner serbiske vælgere til præsidentvalgets anden runde, som blev vundet af den vestligt orienterede kandidat Boris Tadić.
With the pro-European Boris Tadić just elected Serbia's President, all eyes are now on Serbia's relations with the EU and the future status of Kosovo.
Hvad kommer det til at betyde for forholdet mellem EU og Serbien?
We spoke to Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, the Polish centre-right MEP who Chairs Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, about the possible future relationship of Serbia and Kosovo with the EU.
Formanden for Parlamentets Udenrigsudvalg, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (Gruppen for Det Europæiske Folkeparti (Kristelige Demokrater) og De Europæiske Demokrater, Polen) forsøger at besvare vores spørgsmål.
He believes that both could one day be members of the Union - providing their people want it and they fulfil the rules for membership.
Ifølge de foreløbige resultater vil Boris Tadić blive genvalgt til præsident i Serbien.
Boris Tadić has been re-elected as President of Serbia.
Hvordan fortolker du dette valgresultat?
What is your interpretation of this result?
Valgene har fundet sted i tråd med alle de internationale standarder, hvilket udtrykker folkets frie og demokratiske vilje.
First of all the elections have been executed according to all international standards and have expressed the free democratic will of the people.
Ud fra et EU-perspektiv er det gode nyheder: En genvalgt præsident, der deler de europæiske værdier, og som ser Serbiens fremtid i den europæiske familie.
From the EU point of view it is good news: a newly re-elected president that shares European values and sees the future of Serbia within the European family.
Dette giver også Serbien et perspektiv for medlemskab indenfor en overskuelig fremtid.
This gives the perspective of (European Union) membership to Serbia, hopefully in the not too distant future.
Så vi er optimistiske på dette stadie, og vi ser frem til samarbejdet med den nye præsident og hans administration.
So we are optimistic at this stage and looking forward to cooperating with the new president and his administration.
Det blev for nyligt besluttet at udsætte underskrivelsen af SAA (The Stabilisation and Association Agreement), der ses som det første skridt mod EU-medlemskab.
EU ministers recently decided to postpone the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), considered as the first step towards EU membership.
Hvordan tror du det fremtidige forhold mellem EU og Serbien kommer til at udvikle sig?
How do you see the future of the relationship between Serbia and the EU?
SAA er parat til underskrivelse, der er blot nogle mindre forbehold angående Serbiens evne til at samarbejde med Domstolen for det tidligere Jugoslavien (ICTY).
The SAA is ready for signature, there are only minor reservations linked to the cooperation of Serbia with International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Så snart disse ting er blevet bragt i orden, kan hele underskrivelsesprocessen og implementeringen af SAA påbegyndes.
So, as soon as these reservations disappear, the whole process of signing and then implementing the SAA can proceed.
Valget af en præsident, der ønsker at blive en del af EU, er udtryk for, at folket ønsker det samme.
The election of a president with the will to join the EU means that the Serbian people want this option.
Nu er det blot et spørgsmål om mindre tekniske detaljer samt underskrivelsen og implementeringen af SAA - og så fuldt medlemskab!
So now it is a question of technicalities, of finalising the SAA, implementing it and then achieving full membership.
Tror du, at EU er parat til at "absorbere" Serbien?
Do you think that the EU is ready to "absorb" Serbia?
Men før vi kan forhandle medlemskab, har vi behov for fred og stabilitet på det vestlige Balkan.
But first we need peace and stability in the Western Balkans and then we can negotiate membership.
Valgresultaterne viser en dyb splittelse i spørgsmålet om landets fremtidige forhold til EU.
The election seems to show Serbs deeply divided over a possible EU future for their country (Mr Tadić won slightly more than half of all votes).
Hvordan tror du, at EU kan vinde de serbiske vælgere tilbage?
How can the EU win them over?
Så snart SAA er underskrevet og implementeret, vil både Kommissionen og Parlamentet have kontrol over processen.
Once the SAA is signed and put into practice, the Commission and Parliament will monitor that process.
Med tiden, og i takt med at forholdet mellem EU og Serbien intensiveres og associeringsprocessen skrider frem, vil det serbiske folk blive mere og mere venligt stemt over for EU-integration.
Given time, once relations between Serbia and the EU have intensified and the association process has moved forward - then it is likely the attitudes of Serb citizens will be more and more in favour of EU integration.
Kosovo forventes snart at erklære dets selvstændighed.
Kosovo is expected to declare independence soon, a prospect that was opposed by both Serbian presidential candidates.
Hvordan vil det påvirke relationerne mellem EU og Serbien?
How will this affect relations between the EU and Serbia?
Så når alle disse lande er indlemmet, vil alle disse grænser forsvinde.
So once all those countries are in all those borders will disappear.
Vi ser frem til at skabe gode (nabo) relationer over hele det vestlige Balkan, men særligt mellem Serbien og Kosovo.
We are looking forward to establishing good relations throughout the Western Balkans, but especially between Serbia and Kosovo.
Hvis der finder en unilateral erklæring om selvstændighed sted, er det vigtigt, at den bakkes op af så mange medlemsstater som muligt.
What is important now is that if there is a unilateral declaration of independence, as many Member States as possible recognise Kosovo.
Vil Kosovo blive en del af EU?
Will Kosovo join the EU?
Det tror jeg, selvfølgelig forudsat at det er befolkningens ønske - også deres fremtid er i Unionen.
I think that this is the future for Kosovo provided obviously that this is the will of its citizens - their future lies also in the Union.
20080204STO20426 Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Lav deltagelse ved valgene i Kosovo MEP´er debatter relationerne mellem EU og Serbien Info: Betænkning om den politiske udvikling i Serbien Udenrigsudvalget
20080204STO20426 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski MEP Kosovo polls meet standards but turnout "alarmingly low" say MEPs For Belgrade, road to Brussels runs through Strasbourg Serbia's "European Destiny": Oliver Dulić, President of the Serbian Parliament Press info Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Declaration of Thessaloniki
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Tysk-russisk gasledning til debat
Baltic pipeline stirs petitioners ire
Tyskland og Rusland er blevet enige om at bygge en 1200 kilometer lang gasledning, der skal ligge på bunden af Østersøen.
Plans for a gas pipeline running under the Baltic Sea linking Russia and Germany were before Parliament’s Petitions Committee on 29 January.
Projektet har dog mødt meget modstand undervejs.
They say that the shallow Baltic Sea is already polluted with chemicals.
Ikke mindst de miljømæssige konsekvenser for Østersøen og de omkringliggende lande har været til debat.
They want the pipeline's backers – the Nord Stream Company and the European Commission - to reconsider.
Den 1.200 km lange gasledning, der forbinder russiske Vyborg med Greifswald i Tyskland, vil forsyne Tyskland med store mængder russisk gas.
Parliament’s Petitions, Foreign Affairs and Industry Committees hosted it jointly.
Flere af landene omkring Østersøområdet er skeptiske over for projektet.
Petitioners calling for environmental assessment
Retten til at indgive andragender
At 1200 km the pipeline would be one of the longest in the world.
Retten til at indgive andragender er den ret, enhver EU - borger eller juridisk person med bopæl eller hjemsted i en medlemsstat har til at forelægge Europa-Parlamentet en forespørgsel eller en klage om forhold, der hører under EU´s politiske områder.
Radvilė Morkunaitė from Lithuania is one of the women who arranged the petition along with his colleagues in an environmental Non Governmental Organisation.
Parlamentets udvalg for Andragender kan f.eks. bede EU-Kommissionen om at lave en forundersøgelse om et givent emne.
He said that the construction of the pipeline could have an impact on the 85 million people who live on the Baltic coast and suggests a land route be considered.
Dette kan være en effektiv måde at lægge pres på de berørte parter.
Mrs Morkunaitė noted that the construction would run through zones already polluted with chemicals – thereby stirring them up and distributing them.
To andragender af Krzysztof Mączkowski (Polen) og Radvilė Morkūnaitė (Litauen) blev sendt til Europa-Parlamentet i forbindelse med den planlagte tysk-russiske gasledning.
Along with his fellow petitioner Krzysztof Mączkowski of Poland he is calling for the project to be suspended until an independent environmental impact assessment is carried out.
Flere af deltagerne anbefalede, at EU-Kommissionen i den sammenhæng skal spille en central rolle.
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said the new pipeline would be useful to Europe because of diversification of supply and lower CO2 emissions from gas.
Krzysztof Mączkowski , der talte på vegne af den polske miljøorganisation Agencja Informacji i Ochrony Środowiska, beklagede at man nu ønskede at lægge yderligere pres på Østersøen, der allerede er stærkt forurenet med blandt andet rester af kemiske våben.
Nord Stream director Dirk von Ameln told the hearing that the project would be in "strict compliance with all rules and regulations" and that an impact assessment is currently being conducted.
Radvilė Morkūnaitė fra den litauiske organisation Jaunųjų konservatorių lyga, havde indsamlet over 28.000 underskrifter imod projektet.
They identified a lack of trust in Moscow as a key factor in concern over the pipeline.
Ligesom Mączkowski lagde han i sin tale stor vægt på de skadelige miljømæssige konsekvenser for Østersøen og de omkringliggende lande.
They also called for greater openness and public information about the pipeline.