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Enrique Barón Crespo lagde ud i debatten med at sige, at det er meget vigtigt, at Det Europæiske Råd i juni skal give klart mandat til, hvad traktatforhandlingerne skal føre til.
The aim must be to create "a political organisation in the first rank of democracies in the world".
Han understregede, at det efter Konventet er klart, at man ikke kan diskutere Europas fremtid bag lukkede døre.
Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), co-rapporteur, said it was important not to jeopardise the "success story" that was the EU.
Hans medordfører, Elmar Brok lagde i sin tale vægt på, at EU ikke er ved at udvikle sig til en stat.
At the same time we must make it clear that the EU is not a state and does not seek to replace nation states.
"EU træder ikke i stedet for nationalstaten, det styrker den derimod," sagde han og lagde vægt på, at den nye traktat skal sikre, at alle - både store og små lande - skal være lige.
Among advances contained in the constitution which he highlighted were greater transparency, citizens' rights and new relations with national parliaments.
Han mente også, at det var vigtigt at indføre flertalsbeslutninger i Rådet inden for retlige og indre anliggender.
He particularly stressed the value of majority voting in Council "in order to combat terrorism and crime more effectively".
Fra det tyske formandskab var det statssekretær Günter GLOSER, der havde ordet.
This a balanced report, which paves the way for future talks and is "consistent with the German Presidency's aims for the June summit", began German Minister for State for Europe Günther GLOSER , for the German Presidency.
Han mente, at Parlamentets støtte til en ny traktat var helt essentiel, og at betænkningen, som Udvalget for Konstitutionelle Anliggender havde udarbejdet, var meget afbalanceret.
He agreed that Parliament's support was crucial and that it should be fully involved in any new intergovernmental conference.
"Vi kan ikke ignorere resultaterne i Frankrig og Holland," sagde han, men understregede samtidig, at undersøgelser viser, at folk ikke er imod EU, og at flertallet ønsker et handlekraftigt Europa.
The treaty architecture was still contentious but the institutional package must not be unravelled, and a willingness to compromise on all sides was required.
I forhold til hvad der vil komme ud af topmødet den 21.-22. juni kunne Gloser endnu ikke løfte sløret for noget af det konkrete indhold, da der stadig er gang i forhandlingerne, som nu er gået ind i den afgørende fase.
Whatever the approach, "the outcome should be intelligible to the people".
"Strukturen er endnu ikke lagt fast," sagde han, men var optimistisk i forhold til at finde en løsning, der kan gøre EU med 27 medlemslande mere beslutningsdygtigt.
Public debate had highlighted many concerns that needed to be taken into account, including climate change, Common Foreign and Security Policy, and measures to combat organised crime.
Han understregede dog, at en løsning vil kræve, at alle er villig til at gå på kompromis.
Polls showed that people were not against the EU per se, but they did want an EU that worked, i.e. one that delivered answers.
Fra Kommissionen var det viceformand Margot WALLSTRÖM, som deltog i debatten.
The European Commission welcomes the report, and "shares its main thrust", said Commission Vice-President Margot WALLSTRÖM .
Hun var tilfreds med den indsats, det tyske formandskab havde gjort for at få en løsning i stand, men understregede, at Forfatningstraktaten allerede var et kompromis, og at man derfor skulle være forsigtig med at trævle det kompromis op.
The EU had found a new consensus on some highly political dossiers and issues, such as agreeing a new financial package for the years to come, but the difficulties that the constitutional treaty sought to remedy "have basically not been solved", she said.
Hun mente, at det var vigtigt, at der kom en traktat inden valget i 2009.
The intergovernmental conference needed a clear mandate and a clear goal, i.e. a new treaty to be in force before the 2009 European elections.
"En lav fællesnævner kan kun være en midlertidig løsning" sagde hun, og udelukkede, at små rettelser til Nice-traktaten kunne være en varig løsning.
However, ambition is also essential - a "lowest common denominator" solution might bring short-term relief, but it could store up problems for the future.
Fra de politiske grupper
"The Community method must be protected, including the Commission's right of initiative".
Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO (PPE-DE, ES) lagde ud med at referere til Hemmingways historie om den gamle mand og havet, hvor den gamle mand med møje og besvær får en stor fisk på krogen.
Among other key points were the single-pillar structure, the single legal personality, advances in qualified majority voting and "the enhanced role of the European Parliament".
"Han får den slæbt hele vejen ind i havnen, men der er kun skelettet tilbage.
The Commission also remained attached to the binding nature of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
"Man skal lytte til alle - ikke kun til dem, der vil have mindre Europa, "sagde Mendez de Vigo.
We need to listen to those people "who want to improve the constitutional treaty", he said, not just to "those who want to lower the bar."
Jo LEINEN (PSE, DE), lagde på vegne af sin gruppe vægt på, at indholdet i forfatningstraktaten skal bibeholdes, men at præsentationen af den kunne ændres der, hvor der er behov for det.
For the Socialists, Jo LEINEN (PES, DE) said that "the substance of the constitutional treaty has to be preserved, but the presentation could be changed if necessary."
Andrew DUFF (ALDE, UK) understregede, at den liberale gruppe kraftigt støtter betænkningen, og glæder sig over de klare redegørelser fra Rådet og Kommissionen.
For the ALDE group, Andrew DUFF (ALDE, UK) said the Parliament was looking forward to "playing a part in supporting the IGC" and to a "renegotiating and repackaging of the constitutional treaty."
Han lagde vægt på, at der var to klare konklusioner at drage efter tænkepausen.
He believed that "the public mood is turning" and that despite the referendum results in France and the Netherlands, there was "a growing realisation that it is not in the interest of those countries to be inside a Union that is too feeble to act."
"For det første skal vi styrke demokratiet både inden for de europæiske institutioner i Bruxelles og i forhold til myndighederne på nationalt, regionalt og lokalt plan.
Brian CROWLEY (IE), for the UEN group, argued that it was "important to listen to all the citizens of the EU".
For det andet må vi være klogere og finde en mere fleksibel måde til at kunne være i stand til at ændre traktaterne i fremtiden", sagde han.
Not only the French and Dutch people were worried about the Constitution.
Brian CROWLEY (UEN, IRL) lagde vægt på, at det ikke kun var befolkningerne i Frankrig og Holland, der skulle høres, da også andre er bekymrede for fremtiden, og at det er vigtigt, at det europæiske folks stemme bliver hørt på alle niveauer i fremtiden.
He believed the Brok/Barón Crespo report came at a good moment, when the Council needed to be "nudged" in the right direction.
"Vi skal undgå at skabe et Europa i to hastigheder eller et 'gammelt' og et 'nyt' Europa," sagde Crowley og mente, at udgangspunktet måtte være den tekst, der ligger nu, som så kan ændres for at undgå, at nogle medlemsstater føler sig truet af den.
Like other speakers, he believed the "core of the text" of the Constitution must be preserved.
Johannes VOGGENHUBER (Verts/ALE, AT) henviste til betænkningens trussel om at forkaste et resultat, der ville give mindre demokrati og mindre gennemsigtighed for borgerne.
On behalf of the Green group, Johannes VOGGENHUBER (Greens/EFA, AT) strongly supported the report.
"Jeg har hørt på mange ultimatumer fra dette hus - der har været trusler - jeg har endnu ikke oplevet, at Parlamentet vitterligt har sagt nej, og derfor håber jeg, at det denne gang ikke blot vil være tomme ord", sagde Voggenhuber.
He said "we must show governments we believe in fundamental rights and reform of the institutions".
"Regeringerne misbruger afstemningsresultaterne i Frankrig og Holland til at skabe mindre Europa," sagde han.
The Constitution was "the right answer", including to those who wanted to safeguard a "social Europe".
Francis WURTZ (GUE/NGL, FR) lagde ud med tre citater fra betænkningen, som lægger vægt på støtten til forfatningstraktaten og behovet for at arbejde videre med forfatningstraktaten.
Francis WURTZ (FR), for the GUE/NGL group, pointed to an apparent contradiction in the report: it sought both to allay fears, by stating that "Many of the misgivings expressed related to the context, rather than the content", and also to open the way to achieving a settlement "possibly under a different presentation"!
Bastiaan BELDER (IND/DEM, NL) mente, at betænkningen er fyldt med 'dobbeltheder', når man på den ene side - med stor modvilje - erkender, at man er nødt til at ændre på forfatningstraktaten, og på den anden side ikke ønsker at ændre noget.
For his group, Bastiaan BELDER (IND/DEM, NL) echoed Mr Wurtz's concern about the need to distinguish between "content" and "packaging", and said it would be unacceptable to change only the latter.
"Hvis Europa-Parlamentet vil komme med et egentligt bidrag - så burde man sige, at man var parat til at gå på kompromis, ellers vil vi aldrig kunne gå fra regeringskonferencen med løftet pande."
The intergovernmental conference must be ready not only to debate content, but compromise, he said.
Bruno GOLLNISCH (ITS, FR) var meget klar i mælet: "De vil skabe en europæisk superstat," sagde han.
The truth, according to Bruno GOLLNISCH (FR), speaking for the ITS group, is that "you want to create a European superstate, despite what Mr Brok has said".
Jim ALLISTER (NI, UK) talte på vegne af løsgængerne.
Jim ALLISTER (NI, UK), for the non-aligned Members, began by saying that "No is really not a difficult word to understand", adding that "France and Holland didn't express concern, they expressed rejection."
Han mente, at betænkningen fornægter de politiske resultater.
The report, he continued, "will do nothing to move us on, because it still insists on everything that has been rejected."
"Denne betænkning hjælper os ikke i gang - den insisterer tværtimod på alt det, der er blevet sagt nej til," sagde han og mente, at det var dem, der ikke ønsker at acceptere, at forfatningen har fejlet, der styrer os mod et Europa i flere hastigheder.
Mr Corbett said that "it is right to find a solution capable of ratification by all 27" but he added that "the issue of the substance of the constitutional treaty will have to be addressed."
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It is essential that we "try to keep those practical reforms...that make the EU capable of functioning as it continues to enlarge."
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Den tyske udenrigsminister Frank-Walter STEINMEIER udtrykte torsdag formiddag over for MEP'erne optimisme forud for topmødet i den 21. - 22. juni, hvor forfatningstraktatens fremtid skal debatteres.
Ahead of the forthcoming European Council on 21 and 22 June, the House debated the much-awaited summit with German Foreign Minister Steinmeier.
Torsdag formiddag debatterede Europa-Parlamentet det kommende topmøde i Bruxelles den 21.- 22. juni.
MEPs expressed diverse views ranging from a new Treaty containing many elements from the Constitution, to a smaller Treaty, to no change to the status quo.
"Hovedemnet på topmødet bliver at få traktaten til at lykkes.
The debate was opened by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter STEINMEIER on behalf of the Council presidency.
Forventningerne til topmødet er meget høje, og det er en god idé ikke at skabe yderligere forventninger.
Describing the summit as "a decisive event for the future of Europe", Mr Steinmeier stressed that the EU had so far been a "success story" and that "our model is envied throughout the world".
Det er nemt at forestille sig det fuldkomne, men at udføre det i virkeligheden er meget vanskeligt", sagde Frank-Walter Steinmeier, der mente, at det var nødvendigt at gå til topmødet med realisme.
Expectations of the summit were high.
"Jeg er optimist," sagde han og nævnte, at Unionen på det seneste har vist sig handlekraftig på flere områder, blandt andet i forhold til både energi og klima, som var oppe på forrige topmøde, men også i forhold til roaming og til at skabe det fælles europæiske betalingsområde, hvor Parlamentet også var meget aktivt.
Apart from the constitutional issue it would look at a "common integration policy", notably with the countries of north Africa; justice and home affairs, especially an extension of Schengen in 2008; the European Neighbourhood Policy, seeking to bind neighbouring countries closely to the EU in the areas of energy, transport and the internal market; and the "central Asian concept", which must focus not just on economic issues: political stability was important too and these were countries where "moderate Islam" exists.
Han kaldte Parlamentets betænkning om køreplanen for forfatningstraktaten af Barón Crespo og Brok for afbalanceret.
However, the summit would be judged by its success on the constitutional issue.
I forhold til de konkrete forhandlinger, der lige nu foregår mellem det tyske formandskab og regeringerne i de europæiske hovedstæder, var Steinmeier meget sparsom med detaljerne.
Here Mr Steinmeier congratulated the Brok/Barón Crespo report for "maintaining a delicate balance" and being "realistic".
"For os er det ikke nemmere at tale med de 18, der har ratificeret end de lande, der ikke har ratificeret," sagde han.
While the "point of departure" in his view was the 18 ratifications, he acknowledged that the No votes "reflect concerns not just in those two countries".
Alle lande er ifølge Steinmeier villige til at få vedtaget en reformpakke, da alle er enige om, at en reform af institutionerne er helt nødvendig for at EU kan fungere.
Among experts on areas such as trade, justice and home affairs, energy and the social dimension, there was a consensus that "the progress achieved must be protected".
Ingen af de europæiske regeringer skulle have bedt om at åbne hele pakken op til forhandling igen.
There was also "a broad consensus that the Charter of Fundamental Rights must be made binding".
Der er stort flertal blandt regeringerne om, at Charteret for grundlæggende rettigheder skal være bindende, og selv om nogle lande har udtrykt betænkeligheder i forhold til, om den bindende karakter ville gøre kompetencen hos medlemslandene mindre, ser den tyske udenrigsminister også her optimistisk på løsningsmulighederne.
Some people were concerned that this must not be to the detriment of the Member States' powers but the minister said believed an agreement could be reached.
Med hensyn til de nationale parlamenter er det blevet diskuteret meget, om de nationale parlamenteter skulle have en styrket rolle.
On subsidiarity, he pointed out that some wanted to go further and have even more involvement of national parliaments.
Den tyske udenrigsminister slog fast, at en styrket rolle ikke må øge mulighederne for veto, da det vil begrænse mulighederne for at skabe et handlekraftigt Europa.
Regarding majority voting, the German presidency was still keen to reduce the right to use vetoes.
Endelig slog Steinmeier fast, at på ét punkt var alle enige: inden Parlamentsvalget i 2009 skal der være udarbejdet et nyt grundlag for samarbejdet.
Mr Steinmeier stressed that everyone took the Berlin declaration seriously and wanted the constitutional issue wrapped up in time for the 2009 elections.
"Hvis det ikke lykkes denne gang, kan det få alvorlige konsekvenser for den fremtidige udvikling.
We should seek to "reap the benefits for the labour market and society at large" but illegal migration required better coordination, and she backed moves to set up rapid border patrols.
Som ansvarlig for EU-Kommissionens kommunikation med borgerne erkendte Wallström, at der var brug for en ny kommunikationsmodel.
Third, climate change was not a concern of the forthcoming summit agenda but, in the wake of the G8 meeting, the EU "cannot remain silent".
"Vi skal være bedre til at forklare hvad der sker, og hvorfor Unionen skal have denne nye traktat," sagde hun.
The starting point must be that the EU was there "to respond to the needs of its citizens, to realise policy goals and to deliver results".
Kommissæren var desuden tilfreds med, at topmødet også ville se på indvandringsproblematikken og særlig tilfreds med, at HIV/Aids-epidemien, som bliver et større og større sundhedsproblem i Europa, også var på topmødedagsordenen, ligesom det ville svært at komme uden om at tale klimaproblemer.
The public expects action on issues such as climate change, migration and energy but "we have not yet succeeded in persuading them to see the connection between effectiveness in these areas and an appropriate treaty settlement".
I denne forbindelse nævnte Wallström, at Kommissionen ville vedtage flere konkrete forslag i efteråret.
Most Member States seemed to agree that a short IGC focusing on "a limited list of issues" was needed.
Martin SCHULZ (PSE, DE) understregede i sin tale, at enighed gør stærk.
Martin SCHULZ (PES, DE) said that the forthcoming European Council was about the EU's very own future.
"Man står svagt, når man er splittet.
There is a risk, he said, that it could lead to a weaker EU, with divided Member States, "our strength is in our unity", he said.
Unionen skal være stærk," sagde han, og mente, at alle dem, der mente at veto er vejen frem tog fejl.
The EU had to face up to the challenges of globalisation including China and India which represent together one-third of the global population.
"Forurening er ligeglad med grænser og vetoer.
Individual Member States were "pygmies" in comparison.
Hvis man vil redde verden, har man brug for et enigt bidrag fra Europa," sagde Schultz.
"The EU needs more than Nice, Nice was a flop, Nice will kill the EU," he concluded.
"Vi tror, vi er et stort kontinent, men i forhold til Indien og Kina er vi meget små.
Graham WATSON (UK), on behalf of the ALDE Group said"' There is one thing we all know, those of us here and those protesting in Germany: the key challenges facing our people.
Selv Tyskland - med sine 82 mio. indbyggere, er et svagt lille land uden Europa," sagde han.
Acting together, Europe could make a real difference where individual Member States meet only a brick wall.
Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK) pegede i sin tale på, at EU's aktuelle nøgleudfordringer som f.eks. klimaændringer, bekæmpelse af international kriminalitet og beskyttelse af borgernes sikkerhed ikke er noget, som EU's egne institutioner nu kan leve op til.
It will insist that the Charter of Fundamental Rights is too important to be downgraded in the manner proposed by the UK because that way lies differential membership, differential citizenship, differential rights which have no place in a Europe of equals.
Monica FRASSONI (Verts/ALE, IT) var bange for, at det kommende topmøde ville blive en gentagelse af topmødet i Nice i 2000, og var ked af, at Parlamentet ikke har formået at få en stærkere rolle i den proces.
Monica FRASSONI (Greens/EFA, IT) began by saying that "Parliament has accepted that this reform process will be an inter-governmental process" but that she was "frightened we'll see another Nice."
"Vi har en tendens til at vente med at høre hvad de, der ikke vil være med, siger.
Ms Frassoni added that "we must avoid giving into the temptation to go onto the defensive", because "in the past we had to adjust to compromises and we're footing the bill for those compromises today."
Det ville være meget mere ambitiøst at stå frem og sige: "Vi vil have en forfatningstraktat og så arbejde videre derfra," sagde hun og nævnte, at der er 18 lande, der har ratificeret.
Ms Frassoni was "convinced that we have to relaunch, in the context of the IGC, the whole idea of European electoral lists" and that "for 2009 we have to start preparing European elections with European lists."
Endelig mente hun, at Det Europæiske Råd også skulle tage spørgsmålet om europæiske opstillingslister til Europa-Parlamentet op.
Concluding, Ms Frassoni stressed the need for greater involvement for the Parliament at the IGC, adding that she was "not at all happy with the idea of having three of four MEPs as observers [.]"
Helmuth MARKOV (GUE/NGL, DE) sagde, at mens nogle vil have mere Europa, andre vil have mindre, skaber det "en støjende kakafoni, som gør at vi ikke kan se, hvad målet er."
Referring to earlier in the debate, Helmuth MARKOV (GUE/NGL, DE) said that "Mr Steinmeier mentioned succeeding together...but together with whom?"
Han tilføjede, at Rådet holder fast i ideen fra Lissabonstategien om at lade flere og flere områder styre af markedskræfterne, hvilket fører til en situation, hvor politiske beslutninger træder i baggrunden.
The Council, he added, "has been sticking to the idea of the Lisbon strategy of turning more and more spheres of life into market-run practices", resulting in a situation in which "political decision making is being rolled back."
I forhold til G8-topmødet mente Markov, at "det da er i orden at stats- og regeringslederne mødes til en grill-fest for at diskutere Europas fremskridt", men at problemet er, at det er de store medlemslandes prioriteter, der kommer på dagsordenen, når der i virkeligheden ikke er en aftale mellem de 27 medlemsstater.
On the G8 summit, Mr Markov said that "it's all very well for the heads of government to get together over a barbecue to debate the future of Europe" but the problem was that the "objectives of the big Member States and economic states are being described as what the world needs" when in fact "we don't have agreement among our 27 states."
Jens-Peter BONDE (IND/DEM, DK) talte på vegne af sin gruppe: "Formandskabet og mine to gode kolleger, Barón og Brok, vil have os til at se bort fra de franske og nederlandske vælgere.
Jens-Peter BONDE (IND/DEM, DK) said that the new constitution was being "revived by giving it a new name without any proper referendums."
Lad os så holde folkeafstemning i hele EU og dermed give vælgerne det sidste ord", sagde han.
Concluding, Mr Bonde stressed the need to "get back to work" in order to produce a constitution that "represents a living, thriving democracy", and emphasised that it was crucial to "give the last word to our voters."
Ashley MOTE (ITS, UK) henviste til, at de britiske regeringsrepræsentanter havde sagt, at den nye traktat ikke ville betyde grundlæggende ændringer - men hvorfor så overhovedet en ny traktat? spurgte han.
The constitution, said Ashley MOTE (ITS, UK), "totally reverses the relationship between the EU and Member States, and between the governors and the governed."
"Europa er vores nabo og burde være vores ven - ikke mere end det," sluttede han.
Mr Mote concluded by saying of Europe, "you are our neighbours; you should be our friends, but nothing more."
Jana BOBOŠÍKOVÁ (NI CZ) talte på vegne af løsgængerne.
Jana BOBOŠÍKOVÁ (NI, CZ) stated that "everyday that goes by shows that not adopting the constitution doesn't led the EU into a crisis."
Subsidaritetsprincippet må ikke udvandes, sagde hun og mente ikke, at Chartret for grundlæggende rettigheder havde sin plads i traktaten.
But if you are proud of your European project, if you are true democrats, then you will join me in the call to let the people decide their own future.
I sine afsluttende bemærkninger understregede Frank-Walter Steinmeier, at det ikke var en mulighed for topmødet ikke at finde en løsning.
We claim to be a Europe of values based on democracy and the rule of law, yet this attempt to resurrect the Constitution in defiance of the clear and expressed will of the voters demonstrates a vast contempt for democracy and for European citizens.
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