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Miljøminister Gabriel forsikrede, at det ikke var tilfældet, og at målet om 120 g CO2 pr km kan nås ved at kombinere bilteknologi med biobrændstof.
Mr Gabriel said this was not the case and that the "objective of 120g of CO2/km can be achieved by combining improved vehicle technology and the use of bio fuels".
Internationalt samarbejde
"Why not partnership with China and India?"
EU’s rolle internationalt blev også debatteret.
To what extent the EU should project its power on to the international stage was a vital part of the debate.
Francis Wurtz fra Den Europæiske Venstrefløjs Fællesgruppe sagde, at EU var kommet dårligt fra start med hensyn til at leve op til Kyoto-forpligtelserne, og hvis dette fortsatte, ville det ”føre vores planet i retning af ubæredygtige omvæltninger”.
Francis Wurtz of the European United Left pointed out that the EU has made a bad start in meeting its Kyoto commitments and that if this continues it will "lead the planet to unsustainable upheaval".
Anders Wijkman, Det Europæiske Folkeparti, sagde, at det er vigtigt at lave aftaler med Kina og Indien. ”Ellers tror jeg vores egen indsats bliver ubetydelig”.
As to what the EU should do to influence countries like China and India that are experiencing rapid economic growth with increasing carbon usage, Anders Wijkman of the European People's Party asked "why not establish partnership with China and India?"
Hvad er allerede sket?
Calls for 25% increases in renewable energy
I april vedtog Parlamentet en lov, der reducerede og forbød brugen af CFC-gasser i produktion af airconditionanlæg, køleskabe og isoleringsskum.
Last April Parliament adopted a regulation to reduce and prohibit the use of fluorinated gases used in the production of air conditioning units, refrigerators and insulating foam.
I januar 2006 vedtog MEP’erne en resolution om klimaforandringer, der krævede ”kraftige reduktioner på 30% i udledningerne for i-lande i 2020 ved hjælp af bedre teknologi-samarbejde.
In January 2006 MEPs passed a resolution on climate change, restating the commitment to "undertake strong emissions reductions for developed countries of 30% by 2020".
Klik på linket herunder for at se en optagelse fra Parlamentets debat om klimaforandringer.
Click on the first link below to watch a recording of the debate in full.
20070206STO02777 Følg med i Parlamentets debat om klimaforandringer Press info: Agreement reached on fluorinated greenhouse gases Europa-Parlamentets beslutning om klimaændringer
20070206STO02777 Watch debate Action on Fluorinated gas Jan 2006 Resolution on climate change "Saving civilization"
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Maastricht-traktaten og ”Den Europæiske Union” fylder 15 år
Maastricht Treaty 15 years on: birth of the "European Union"
I dag for 15 år siden underskrev regeringschefer og statsoverhoveder Maastricht-traktaten I Holland.
Fifteen years ago this week the Treaty of Maastricht was signed in the Netherlands by representatives of the then 12 members of the EU.
Ligesom traktaten erstattede begrebet ”Europæisk Fællesskab” med ”Europæisk Union”, gav den også øget magt til Europa-Parlamentet.
As well as replacing the term of "European Community" with "European Union" the Treaty also significantly increased the power of the European Parliament.
Med-beslutningsproceduren gjorde for første gang Parlamentet til en ligeværdig partner i lovgivningsprocessen, og beslutninger blev nu underskrevet i fællesskab af formændene for Parlamentet og Ministerrådet.
With the introduction of the codecision procedure, Parliament became for the first time an equal partner in the legislative process, with acts jointly signed by the presidents of Council and Parliament.
Maastricht-traktaten trådte i kraft i november 1993.
Maastricht came into effect in November 1993.
Det var den første EU-traktat efter kommunismens sammenbrud i Øst- og Centraleuropa.
It was the first EU Treaty after the collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe.
Det var formentlig også den vigtigste udvikling indenfor EF siden den oprindelige Rom-traktat fra 1957.
It was also probably the most important development in the European Communities since the original Treaty of Rome in 1957.
Den ny traktat afstak en tidsplan for en økonomisk og monetær union, for udviklingen af fælles udenrigs- og forsvarspolitik og for et nyt koncept for europæiske institutioner såsom Europa-Parlamentet.
It set out a timetable for achieving economic and monetary union, the development of foreign and defence policies and a new concept to Community institutions like the Parliament.
Parlamentet fandt sin rolle og indflydelse styrket af Maastricht på følgende områder:
The European Parliament saw its role and influence increase by Maastricht in the following ways:
Lovgivningsmæssig styrke: ”Med-beslutnings”-proceduren blev indført.
Legislative power: the "codecision" procedure was introduced.
Det gav Parlamentet samme lovgivningsmæssige vægt som Ministerrådet på visse afgørende områder – transport, miljø- og forbrugerbeskyttelse.
This gave Parliament equal law making weight with the Council of Minister in a few crucial areas - transport, the environment and consumer protection.
Omkring to tredjedele af europæisk lovgivning udformes i dag af Rådet og Parlamentet i fællesskab.
An estimated two thirds of European laws are now made by the Council and Parliament.
Traktaten gav også Parlamentet mulighed for at bede Europa-Kommissionen fremsætte lovforslag.
The Treaty also gave Parliament the right to ask the European Commission to propose legislation.
Endvidere fastslog traktaten, at Kommissionens formand skulle vælges af Parlamentet – dog blandt kandidater udpeget af EU’s medlemsstater.
The Treaty also stated that the President of the European Commission would be elected by Parliament - although with the candidate proposed by EU member states.
Valgperioder: Maastricht bragte valgperioderne for MEP’er og Europa-kommissionen tættere på hinanden.
Electoral terms: Maastricht brought the electoral terms of MEPs and European Commission into closer alignment.
Kommissærer sidder nu i 5 år og træder til 6 måneder efter Parlamentets afstemning.
Commissioners now serve 5 years and take office 6 months after Parliament's election.
Tilsynskompetence: Beføjelsen til at overvåge EU blev væsentligt forøget med Maastricht.
Supervisory power: this was increased substantially by Maastricht.
Navnlig havde Parlamentet nu mulighed for at oprette sine egne undersøgelseskomiteer – for nylig har vi oplevet en sådan efterforske CIA’s aktiviteter med ”hemmelige overførsler” i Europa.
In particular it now had the right to set up its own committee of enquiry - a recent one looked into CIA "secret rendition" activities in Europe.
Parlamentet vælger også en ombudsmand, som undersøger administrative svigt indenfor EU, mens dets egne ansøgningsprocedurer blev anerkendt.
Parliament could also elect the ombudsman - who investigates administrative failings in the EU - whilst its own petitions procedures were recognised.
Endelig kunne Parlamentet også indkalde repræsentanter fra andre EU-institutioner, hvis det følte sin suverænitet krænket.
Finally the Parliament could also ask the representatives of other EU institutions to appear before them if Parliament feels its prerogative is being infringed.
Hertil kom, at traktaten indeholdt en paragraf, der sagde, at valg til Europa-Parlamentet skulle afholdes ved direkte folkeafstemning i henhold til normal procedure i EU-medlemslandene.
In addition the Treaty contained a proviso stating that European Parliament elections must be held by direct universal suffrage in accordance with the usual manner in EU members.
Direkte valg til Parlamentet var påbegyndt i 1979, men tilføjelsen i traktaten var et vigtigt skridt.
Direct elections to Parliament had begun in 1979 but an insertion into the Treaty was an important step.
MEP’er og Maastricht
MEPs and Maastricht
Der er enighed om betydningen af traktaten blandt nuværende og tidligere MEP’er.
The importance of the Treaty is well understood by past and present MEPs.
Adspurgt om dette kalder Parlamentets formand Hans-Gert Poettering traktaten for et ”kimblad i Den Europæiske Unions historie.
Interviewed for this piece, the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering called it a "seminal document in the history of the European Union.
I bakspejlet har det været et afgørende vendepunkt hen imod realiseringen af det mere integrerede og mere demokratiske Europa, som mange af os har arbejdet hen imod hele vores liv”.
In retrospect as a decisive turning-point towards the realisation of the kind of more integrated and more democratic Europe towards which many of us have worked all our lives".
Poettering, der har været MEP siden 1979, tilføjer: ”Det vigtigste skifte i magtfordelingen fandt sted som resultat af med-beslutnings- og samtykke-procedurerne, som netop Maastricht-traktaten indførte”.
An MEP since 1979 he said "the most important shift in power took place as a result of the co-decision and assent procedures which were introduced by the Maastricht Treaty".
Én, der i særlig grad husker Maastricht, er Enrique Barón Crespo, parlamentsformand fra 1989-1992.
Someone who remembers Maastricht well was Enrique Barón Crespo who was President of the Parliament from 1989 to 1992.
Han siger, at med traktaten opnåede Parlamentet ”anerkendelse af europæisk statsborgerskab, med-beslutning, udpegning af kommissionsformanden for en femårig periode og anerkendelse af de europæiske politiske gruppers deltagelse”.
He said that in the Treaty the Parliament "obtained in the ...the recognition of European citizenship, co-decision, nomination of the President of the Commission for five years and the recognition of the participation of the European political groups".
Han siger videre, at aftalen blev muliggjort af den forberedende konference, som samlede Parlamentet, regeringerne, Ministerrådet og ”Assisserne” (en samling af alle fællesskabets parlamenter).
He said agreement was possible because of the preparatory conferences which brought together the Parliament, Governments, the Council of Ministers and the "Assisses" (Assembly of all the Parliaments of the Community).
Fra Maastricht til Amsterdam
From Maastricht to Amsterdam
For hver reform af traktaterne, er Europa-Parlamentets rolle i Unionens beslutningsproces blevet styrket: Amsterdam-traktaten udvidede med-beslutningsprocedurerne fra 15 til 38 områder – Nice-traktaten yderligere fra 38 til 43.
With each reform of the treaties, the European Parliament's role in the Union's decision-making procedure has been enhanced: the Amsterdam Treaty extended the codecision procedure from 15 areas to 38, the Nice Treaty from 38 to 43.
20070206STO02783 Maastricht-traktaten Den Europæiske Unions historie
20070206STO02783 The Treaty of Maastricht History of the European Union
MEP’er og nationale parlamentarikere drøfter Lissabon-strategien
MEPs and MPs discuss Lisbon Strategy
Poettering og Norbert Lammert - formand for den tyske forbundsdag
President Poettering and Norbert Lammert - President of the German Bundestag
De holdt et fællesparlamentarisk møde for at drøfte det, der i et årti har været EU’s job- og vækstpolitik – ”Lissabon-strategien”.
They were holding a Joint Parliamentary Meeting to discuss the EU's decade-long jobs and growth policy - the "Lisbon strategy".
Formanden for Europa-Parlamentet Hans-Gert Poettering og Kommissionsformand José Manuel Barroso var også til stede.
The President of the European Parliament - Hans-Gert Poettering - and the President of the Commission - José Manuel Barroso - were also present.
Mødet var opdelt i tre arbejdsgrupper der beskæftigede sig med bæredygtig energi, det indre marked og spørgsmål om menneskelige ressourcer fx uddannelse.
The meeting was divided into three working groups covering sustainable energy, the internal market and human capital issues such as education.
Grupperne rapporterede tilbage til mødets plenarsamling.
These groups then reported back to the plenary of the meeting.
Vedvarende energi
Sustainable energy
Jürgen Trittin fra den tyske forbundsdag rapporterede, at der var bred enighed på en lang række områder.
Jürgen Trittin of the German Bundestag reported that there was broad consensus across a wide range of issues.
Det gav navnlig anledning til bekymring, at EU stadig mangler et indre marked for energi.
In particular the fact that the EU still lacks an internal market for energy was noted as a cause for concern.
Trittin bemærkede, at det med hensyn til klimaforandringerne er bydende nødvendigt at handle for at nedsætte CO2 udslippet.
He noted that on climate change there is an urgent need to act to reduce CO2 emissions.
EU har tilsluttet sig et mål om 20% stigning i vedvarende energi i 2020.
The EU's stated aim is a 20% increase in renewable energy by 2020.
Denne gruppe påpegede også, at halvdelen af de nuværende EU medlemslande endnu ikke har indfriet målene i Kyoto-aftalen.
This group also pointed out that half of the current EU members had not yet met the targets set out in the Kyoto protocol.
Det Indre Marked
Internal Market
Ifølge en betænkning fra Malcolm Harbour, Det Europæiske Folkeparti, bør EU fokusere på tre prioriteter:
According to a report by European People's Party member Malcolm Harbour the EU should focus on three priorities:
Mere forskning – navnlig flere samarbejder mellem universiteter og erhvervsliv
Greater research - especially more University business cooperation.
Støtte til små og mellemstore virksomheder.
Support small and medium size businesses
Opmuntring til friere bevægelighed hos EU-borgere – de nuværende restriktioner blev stærkt kritiseret.
Encourage the free movement of people around the EU - the current restrictions in place were roundly criticised.
Indførelse af Servicedirektivet vil være et stort skridt i denne retning, sagde Harbour.
Implementing the Services Directive would be a major step forward in this direction Mr Harbour said.
Menneskelige ressourcer: uddannelse, jobs
Human capital: education, jobs
Nogle af anbefalingerne fra denne gruppe blev fremlagt af Maria Manuel Oliveira fra Portugals Assembleia da República.
Some of the recommendations from this group were reported by Maria Manuel Oliveira from Portugal's Assembleia da República.
De omfattede:
They include:
Bekæmpelse af diskrimination
Fighting discrimination
Investering i livslang uddannelse
Investing in lifelong learning.
Fremme af social sammenhængskraft
Promoting social cohesion.
Sikkerhed for at skattepolitikken fremmer konkurrenceevnen
Ensuring tax policy promote competitiveness.
Tættere samarbejde mellem arbejdsgivere og ansatte.
Closer cooperation between employers and their employees.
Under den to dage lange debat opfordrede parlamentsformand Poettering til handling på alle niveauer : lokalt, nationalt og europæisk.
During the two day debate President Poettering called for action at all levels, local, national and European.
Formanden for Europa-Kommissionen José Manuel Barroso sagde, at EU må udvikle en fælles retning med hensyn til energi – ikke 27 forskellige.
The President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso said that the EU must develop a common line on energy - not 27 different ones.
Klik på nedenstående links, hvis du ønsker at læse mere.
If you would like to read more please click on the link below.
20070207STO02855 Høringen i sin helhed “at redde civilisationen” EU’s energipolitik Øget mobilitet indenfor EU, men restriktionerne bevares
20070207STO02855 Hearing in full "saving civilization" EU energy policy Freer movement in European Union but restrictions remain
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EP-Ugen, Strasbourg, den 12.-15. februar 2007
Post-Briefing - Strasbourg - 12-15 February 2007
Pöttering til forsvar for Europas værdier
Poettering - priority is dialogue for partnership and tolerance
Formanden for Europa-Parlamentet, Hans-Gert Pöttering holdt tirsdag morgen sin programtale.
In his keynote inaugural speech to the House, in the presence of Chancellor Angela Merkel, President-in-Office of the EU Council and Commission President José Manuel Barroso, MEPs and all former Presidents of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering , President of the European Parliament outlined his priorities for his two and half year term.
Talen var et forsvar for de europæiske værdier og en understregning af, at Parlamentet støtter forfatningstraktaten.
The President highlighted the defence of Europe’s values – for a citizens’ Europe, the implementing reforms – for democracy and the parliamentary system and encouraging a dialogue of cultures – for partnership and tolerance.
Dialogen mellem kulturer og religioner skal blive Europas varemærke, sagde formanden til Parlamentet, der i dagens anledning havde selskab af ti tidligere formænd, den tyske kansler Angela Merkel og EU-Kommissionens formand José Manuel Barroso.
Parliament welcomes the efforts made by the Commission and the Member States to make the Lisbon Strategy a success, and sets out, in a resolution adopted on 14 February, MEPs' expectations of the spring meeting of EU Heads of State or Government, which is mainly devoted to economic affairs.
Parlamentet ønsker bedre udnyttelse af affald
Major recycling operation for Europe's waste policy
De over 500 kilo affald, som hver europæer producerer om året, skal reduceres.
Despite existing legislation, more waste is being produced every year.
Fra 2012 skal stigningen af affaldsmængderne være stoppet, og fra 2020 skal produktionen af mængderne af affald ned.
MEPs want the upward curve to be halted in 2012 and waste production to start declining from 2020.
Det var Parlamentets melding til ministrene efter tirsdagens afstemning om rammedirektivet for affald, som blev vedtaget med stort flertal (651 for, 19 imod og 16 undlod).
In adopting a joint resolution on the SWIFT case, the Passenger Name Records (PNR) agreement and transatlantic dialogue on these issues, MEPs stressed that, during the last few years, several agreements prompted by US requirements were adopted without any involvement of the European Parliament.
Kritik af medlemslandene i forhold til CIA-flyvninger
Climate change: tougher targets needed, say MEPs
Parlamentet vedtog onsdag (382 stemmer for, 256 imod og 74 undlod) en kritik af flere medlemslandes manglende deltagelse i undersøgelsen af CIA's formodede fangetransporter og -lejre i Europa.
In a resolution on climate change, Parliament calls for a range of clear and binding measures to tackle the problem in the medium and long-term.
Lissabonstrategien: Bæredygtig energipolitik ønskes
Better geographical data: conciliation agreement approved by EP on INSPIRE
På topmødedagsordenen vil være EU's strategi for at blive den mest konkurrencedygtige vidensøkonomi i 2010.
Parliament and the Council struck a deal which was approved by MEPs which will enable data to be shared across the EU, without undermining high quality services in the Member States.
Bedre beskyttelse af personlige oplysninger
Darfur: MEPs want to set a date for deployment of a United Nations supported peacekeeping force
Parlamentet vedtog onsdag en betænkning, der ønsker bedre beskyttelse af de europæiske borgeres personlige oplysninger - både i forhold til oplysninger om bankoverførsler og de oplysninger vi giver, når vi rejser over Atlanten.
In a joint resolution adopted by MEPs, the EP calls on the United Nations, even in the absence of consent or agreement from the Sudanese Government, to clearly set a date for deployment of a United-Nations-supported peacekeeping force to secure humanitarian aid corridors.
Bedre indsats mod klimaændringer
MEPs want to five voice to small shareholders
Parlamentet vedtog med stort flertal (616 for, 25 imod 30 undlod) et beslutningsforslag om klimaændringer, hvori det kræves, at alle EU's interne politikker skal bases på målet om at nå til en 30 % reduktion af emissionerne af CO2 i 2020.
By approving the report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED, DE), MEPs backed the Commission's proposal to ensure that all shareholders of a EU listed company are able to cast their votes at the firm's general meetings, no matter where they reside.
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Radio Spectrum - Towards a sustainable approach
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Improving economy is an opportunity to reform and invest for the future
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This is the key message of a report on the EU’s Broad Economic Policy Guidelines.
Åbning af mødet
Call for action to soften economic impact of rising energy prices
Hans-Gert Pöttering åbnede ugens møde i Strasbourg med blandt andet at annoncere et gensyn med den svenske parlamentariker, Göran Färm, medlem fra 1999 til 2004, som nu afløser Eva Hedkvist Petersen i den Socialdemokratiske gruppe.
This is the first serious attempt to put flesh on the agreement reached by the two sides, at the St Petersburg Summit in 2003, to strengthen their relationship by creating a common area of freedom, security and justice.
Skandaløst, at lande bevidst skader naturen
Cautious approach to reforming the wine sector, say MEPs
Ændringer på dagsordenen
The Commission must now decide if it will withdrawal its proposal.
Parlamentets behandling af direktivet om betalingstjenester, bl.a. om dankort er blevet udsat.
MEPs adopted an own-initiative report on the implementation of the EU action plan against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Desuden vil der være en mundtlig forespørgsel mandag aften til Kommissionen om de nye regler for medbringelse af væsker i fly.
The report points out that the Green Paper on a new maritime policy could serve as a framework for cooperation on the basis of which the fight against illegal fishing might be more effective.
Desuden er der blevet tilføjet en debat om et beslutningsforslag om situationen i Darfur onsdag aften (afstemning torsdag).
At the end of the week's session, Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights topics.
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Formanden for Europa-Parlamentet, Hans-Gert Pöttering holdt tirsdag morgen sin programtale.
In his keynote inaugural speech, Hans-Gert Poettering, President of the European Parliament outlined his priorities for his two and half year term.
Foran den nyudpegede formand for Parlamentet sad ti tidligere formænd.
Let us not forget, however, that one President of the European Parliament lives through five European Council Presidencies – in this case Germany, followed by Portugal, Slovenia, France and the Czech Republic.
"Vi skal stoppe med at tale om de "gamle" og "nye" medlemsstater", understregede Pöttering.
We should still remember this today, and rediscover the things that are common to us all.
Han talte desuden om de europæiske værdier, hovedsalig baseret på menneskelig værdighed.
European values, Mr Poettering said, have their fundamental roots in the dignity of the individual.
"I individets værdighed respekterer vi andre, forpligter os selv og opbygger således et system af ansvar og solidaritet.
In such, there is respect for the other as well as making a commitment and thus building a system based on responsibility and solidarity.
En pagt med borgerne
Importance of the media
Pöttering ønskede desuden en ny pagt mellem europæiske borgere og EU's institutioner.
Mr Poettering stressed the need for a new pact between the citizens of Europe and their political institutions in the European Union.
"I forbindelse med planlagt EU-lovgivning bør vi altid spørge os selv: Er den til gavn for menneskene og for miljøet?
When planning a piece of European legislation, he stated, we should always ask ourselves: Does it serve people and the environment?