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"Berlinmurens fald" er efter min opfattelse en meget vigtig og symbolsk begivenhed for tyskerne.
19 August: Symbolic opening of the border between Austria and Hungary for three hours for a "Pan-European Picnic".
Men det som virkelig forandrede Europa var, at det lykkedes for os i fællesskab at afvikle Jerntæppet, denne forfærdelige deling af Europa.
23 August: "Baltic Chain": Two million people join their hands to form a 600-kilometer long human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to draw attention to the fate of the Baltic countries and to mark the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, which led to the occupation of the three states.
For mig utrykker ord som 'fald' eller 'kollaps' passivitet .
The first non-Communist government in Communist Europe is formed.
Vi demonterede den gennem en enorm indsats.
4 November: Over 1 million people gather for a demonstration on East Berlin's Alexanderplatz.
Der blev udvist mod og visioner på begge sider af Jerntæppet.
9 November: The Berlin Wall is breached and people stream westwards.
Som tidligere Solidarnost-aktivist, var du personligt involveret i processen...
16 December: Protests break out in Timişoara, Romania as a response to the government's attempt to evict dissident pastor László Tőkés (now an MEP).
Det var før Solidarnost.
25 December: Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are executed.
Der kom et tidspunkt i min ungdom, hvor det gik op for mig og mine venner, at vi var ansvarlige for de ting, som foregik.
In 1990 Germany was reunited, whilst in Warsaw the leader of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, became President.
At vi ikke var objekter, men subjekter.
The Soviet Union ceased to exist and the Commonwealth of Independent States was set up in its place.
Det var op til os at beslutte, hvad der skulle ske.
Read on to discover a truly Polish perspective to democratic changes 20 years ago.
Vi indså, at vi kunne få indflydelse.
But what really changed Europe was that we together in Europe managed to dismantle the Iron Curtain, this terrible division of Europe.
Der var dog ingen af os, som troede på, at Europa ville ændre sig så meget, og at Polen ville blive et frit og demokratisk land og senere medlem af Den Europæiske Union… vi var ´frie´ og ´normale´, men vi levede i et fuldstændigt ´unormalt´ politisk system.
To me ‘fall’ or ‘collapse’ are verbs that would show our passivity, whereas it did not fall, we dismantled it with an enormous effort, courage, and vision on both sides of this Iron Curtain.
Jeg var talsmand for en studenterorganisation med navnet "Studenterudvalget for Solidaritet".
As a former Solidarnosc activist, you were personally involved in making the changes happen before 1989.
Det var en bevægelse, som eksisterede før Solidarnost.
You know I am an old woman, and it’s a long story (laughs)…I was involved in the democratic movement as a so called dissident already in the 70s, before Solidarnosc.
Bevægelser af denne type støttede fagforeningerne og de større bevægelser.
We realized that we can have influence without hoping of course that Europe would change so much within one lifespan and Poland would become a free democratic country and a member of the European Union.
Selvom det var en meget vanskelig tid - vi blev konstant overvåget af det hemmelige politi og anholdt - har jeg mange gode minder.
At least, we those groups who opposed to the Communist dictatorship, we were free people, we were normal in this completely abnormal political system.
Først og fremmest fordi jeg var fri.
And that was already a luxury, even if we paid a prize.
Selvom jeg blev arresteret flere gange , var jeg stadig et frit menneske.
I must say that even if it was a very difficult time; we were constantly followed by the secret police and frequently arrested, I have very good memories.
Jeg havde nogle fantastiske venner, jeg lærte en masse, og i dag lever jeg i et Europa, som har realiseret mere, end jeg nogensinde havde drømt om.
I was free, even if arrested, I understood and learned a lot, I had wonderful friends, and I live today in a Europe that realised more than my most daring dreams from those times.
Den tysk-sovjetiske pagt, der blev undertegnet den 23. august 1939, var "en frygtelig overenskomst mellem to totalitære regimer, nemlig nazismen og kommunismen", sagde Kommissionens næstformand Jacques Barrot, da han talte til mindekonferencen i Bruxelles.
"A common historical narrative
Skabelsen af en fælles hukommelse Konferencen fokuserede på behovet for at forene Europas historie og konsolidere en fælles forståelse af fortiden.
The conference focused on the need to unite Europe's histories and consolidate understanding of the past.
Europa-Parlamentets formand Jerzy Buzek (EN) 20 år efter murens fald 20 år efter den baltiske kæde De første sprækker i muren...
Jerzy Buzek 1989
Werner Schulz: Vi væltede muren i fællesskab
Werner Schulz: the power of words and memories
Werner Schulz har været MEP siden 2009 for Parlamentets grønne gruppe "Jeg tror, at man opfatter værdien af frihed på en helt anden måde, hvis man i årevis har længtes efter den", fortæller tyske Werner Schulz, der for 20 år siden var aktiv i organiseringen af de prodemokratiske demonstrationer i Østberlin.
Elected as a German Green MEP in 2009, in 1989 Werner Schulz was a scientist who had already lost one job after protesting about the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan. ©Belga/M.Kappeler In an exclusive interview to coincide with the anniversary of events in1989, we spoke to German Green Werner Schulz who saw the crowds gather to topple the iconic Berlin Wall and with it overthrow the East German regime in a cold November 20 years ago.
Han er overbevist om, at de folkelige protester mod DDR-styret var den direkte oversag til Berlinmurens fald.
He tells us of the events that day as a 39-year-old scientist and opposition activist and also what it feels like to have fought for freedom and democracy.
Det var den første store og frie demonstration, som jeg oplevede i Berlin.
This was the first free event of importance that I experienced in Berlin.
Folk kom alle steder fra med deres utroligt kreative og modige bannere med slogans og karikaturer.
People came from everywhere with incredibly creative and provocative banners, slogans and caricatures.
Derfor bar flere af vennerne fra oppositionsgruppen "Neues Forum" bånd med påskriften "Ingen Vold".
That is why many friends of the opposition group "New Forum" (of which he was a founding member) wore sashes saying "No to violence".
Det havde til formål at forhindre en provokation.
They were placed everywhere to prevent provocation.
Faldt Berlinmuren den 9. november 1989 af sig selv, eller blev den væltet?
On November 9, 1989, when the Wall fell, was it knocked down or were there already cracks?
Den 9. november blev grænsen brudt og folk klatrede op på muren fra vestsiden, men muren blev først senere ødelagt og fjernet.
The border was breached on 9 November, it was only later that it fell.
Jerntæppet blev denne dag brudt - ikke ved en tilfældighed, men efter folkeligt pres.
The Iron Curtain was pierced that day, not by chance, but thanks to pressure from the street.
Tidligere ville man have skudt på disse mennesker.
Before, they would have been shot.
Men grænsebetjentene var usikre og presset voksede.
But the soldiers were confused and the tension grew and grew.
Blev systemet væltet, eller var det allerede nedbrudt?
Regardless of the wall, did the system collapse in on itself?
Systemet blev væltet!
No, the system was overthrown.
Dem, som siger, at DDR allerede var historie, bedrager sig selv.
Regimes do not collapse like that by themselves.
I Nordkorea så vi intet sammenbrud.
All those who say that the GDR was at its end are wrong.
Heller ikke på Cuba.
The regimes in North Korea and Cuba are maintained even though things are going from bad to worse for the people.
Det til trods for, at det går befolkningen værre og værre.
Compared to Romania for example, people lived quite well in the old GDR.
I forhold til Rumænien gik det stadig meget godt i DDR… Intet ville være brudt sammen så hurtigt.
Nothing would have collapsed on its own.
Nej, systemet blev simpelthen væltet.
The regime was overthrown.
Problemet var, at myndighederne ikke længere var i stand til at holde folk væk fra gaden.
The problem was that it was impossible to stop people from taking to the streets.
Den første store uautoriserede demonstration, som fandt sted den 9. oktober i Leipzig, efterlod staten handlingslammet.
The first major unauthorised demonstration on October 9 in Leipzig made the political authorities impotent.
Den var ikke i stand til at forhindre en sådan demonstration.
For the first time they were unable to prevent a demonstration.
Det gav mange mennesker modet til at gøre det samme, og pludselig var der demonstrationer overalt.
This gave people the courage to do the same thing and we saw more demonstrations everywhere.
Erich Honecker sagde i begyndelsen af 1989, at muren stadig ville være der de næste 50 eller 100 år - så længe årsagerne til muren stadig eksisterede.
Erich Honecker announced in early 1989 that the wall would stay for another 50 or 100 years, while the reasons for its presence remained.
Der blev aldrig tale om "den kinesiske løsning"...
But the only reasons for the wall were the SED and to stop people fleeing the GDR.
Det er svært at sige, da de daværende ledere ikke er særligt ærlige i dag. ...
And when the Iron Curtain became porous, it sounded the death knell for the SED.
På den ene side truede de med den "kinesiske løsning"...
On the one hand, officials threatened to crush the democratic movement like at Tiananmen and praised their "Chinese comrades."
På den anden side, er jeg ikke sikker på, om de virkelig mente det alvorligt.
On the other hand, I'm not sure they really wanted something similar.
Den gamle skole - dem fra Stalin-tiden, var af den opfattelse, at en modrevolution skulle tages i opløbet".
The "old school" who had lived under Stalin would not have hesitated to stifle the revolution.
Andre var mere tøvende.
Others were more hesitant.
På same tidspunkt fandt der en form for "palads revolution" sted, hvilket betød at kommandolinjen fejlede.
At the same time, a sort of palace revolution took place, so the chain of command failed.
I Leipzig (den 9. oktober) var det ikke nok at anvende knipler mod de 70.000 (demonstranter).
In Leipzig on October 9, batons would not have been enough to stop 70,000 people.
Det præger en meget stærkt, hvis man har opnået både frihed og demokrati på egen hånd.
Of course, it marks one deeply having won freedom and democracy oneself.
I modsætning til vesttyskerne modtog vi ikke nogen gave.
Unlike West Germany, this is not something that we just received.
Jeg tror, at man opfatter værdien af frihed og demokrati på en helt anden måde, hvis man gennem årevis har længtes efter den.
I think people perceive the value of freedom and democracy very differently when they have been desired for years.
Jeg har også et meget følelsesbetonet forhold til de østeuropæiske stater, og jeg arbejder meget stærkt på forholdet til Rusland, da de (russerne) befinder sig i en situation, som ligner den vi var i.
Also I am very sensitive to the situation in Eastern Europe and I worked a lot on the Russian problem, where there are people who are in a situation like the one we were in the GDR.
På en måde er deres situation endnu værre, da der er så meget rå magt...
Sometimes the situation is even worse because they are there for violence, it is not just bullying but a series of murders.
Derfor er jeg meget glad for, at Parlamentets Sakharov-pris i år går til Memorial.
That is why I advocated and worked towards the Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought being given to the Memorial Association this year.
20 år efter Jerntæppets fald Werner Schulz 20 år efter murens fald De første sprækker i muren...
1989/2009 Werner Schulz Sakharov Prize
20 år efter den baltiske kæde
He told us that he first crossed over the border when he was 20 years old.
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Parlamentets valgobservatørmissioner
Mozambique election given clean bill of health by MEPs
De bidrager også til at fremme demokrati og bekæmpe menneskerettighedskrænkelser overalt i verden.
A group of MEPs took part in the EU's Election Observation Mission and found the election to be fair despite some logistical problems.
En MEP-delegation overvågede for nylig præsident- og parlamentsvalgene i Mozambique.
He said that "the elections have shown the political maturity of the Mozambican people".
Valget i Mozambique var det fjerde af sin slags efter indførelsen af partipluralisme i 1994.
He went on to praise the "professionalism" of the election officers in Mozambique and the "significant participation of women" who not only voted but also who worked in the polling stations and as election tellers.
Ifølge de foreløbige resultater, vandt den siddende præsident Guebuza en jordskredssejr med omkring 80 % af stemmerne.
According to the results the incumbent President Armando Guebuza of the Frelimo movement won a landslide victory with 80% of the vote with estimated turnout of 41%.
Parlamentet deltager i valgobservationsmissioner over hele verden.
Members of the European Parliament formed part of the overall EU Election Observation Mission which was headed by British Liberal Member Fiona Hall.
Siden den første mission ved præsidentvalget i El Salvador i 1984, har Parlamentet deltaget i mere end 100 missioner.
Commenting on the election campaign and the poll itself she said "the elections were on the whole very well managed; the campaigning by the candidates was done in a fair way, the tone of the media was also positive.
Parlamentets valgkoordinationsgruppe blev etableret i 2001 og består af ti medlemmer.
Millions of Mozambicans came to the polling stations in a calm and orderly manner, despite of often long queues".
Forud for valget i Mozambique, mødtes medlemmerne af valgobservationsmissionen med to af præsidentkandidaterne: den nuværende præsident Armando Guebuza og MDM-partiets Daviz Simangos.
Prior to the poll Members met with all the Presidential candidates, including the contender Daviz Simangos of the MDM movement and a representative of the Renamo party.
Medlemmerne mødtes desuden med andre udenlandske valgobservatørgrupper.
They also held talks with observers from the African Union and the Commonwealth.
Jeg vil især gerne understrege kvindernes deltagelse."
Over 100 elections monitored worldwide
Chefobservatør Fiona Hall (ALDE, Storbritannien) sagde: "Vores opgave var at lytte og tale med andre delegationer.
Since the first election observation mission in El Salvador in 1984 the European Parliament has sent observers to over 100 elections worldwide.
Valget blev alt i alt forvaltet tilfredsstillende.
The Parliament's "Election Coordination Group" was established in 2001 and consists of ten MEPs.
Kandidaternes kampagner foregik på en retfærdig måde, og tonen i medierne var positiv.
The delegations should consist of at least three MEPs (usually 5-7) and are appointed by the political groups.
Den 9. november holder Preda og Hall en de-briefing om valget i Mozambique i forbindelse med et møde i Parlamentets udenrigsudvalg.
A full debriefing on the mission will take place on 9 November in the Parliament's Development Committee.
20091030STO63464 EP Election observation in third countries (EN) EU election observation (EN) EU Election Observation Mission to Mozambique (EN) Cristian Preda Fiona Hall
20091030STO63464 EU Election Observation Mission to Mozambique Cristian Preda MEP Fiona Hall MEP EU election observation EP Election observation in third countries EISA
Jo Leinen ønsker solidaritet forud for klimatopmødet i København
Environment head Jo Leinen calls for "solidarity" at Copenhagen climate summit
Leinen vil stå i spidsen for Europa-Parlamentets delegation til klimatopmødet i København om lidt over en måned.
In this interview Leinen says that a lack of targets for CO2 cuts and who is going to finance climate adaption and mitigation are two stumbling blocks.
Du er lige kommet tilbage fra Washington, hvor du mødtes med medlemmer af den amerikanske Kongres.
You are just back from Washington where you met members of the US Congress - what signals did you get?
Hvilke signaler sendte de angående deres klimamålsætninger?
Do you think the US will undertake emission reduction commitments and do you think a transatlantic carbon market will be created?
Obama- administrationen er meget ambitiøs, når det kommer til klimabeskyttelse, men amerikanerne kom temmelig sent i gang, og de er langt bagude i forhold til Den Europæiske Union.
The Obama Administration is very ambitious in climate protection but the Americans have come quite late.
Herudover ser det ud til, at Kongressen ikke når at få vedtaget ny klimalovgivning inden FN-kongressen i København.
So they are behind the European Union and I hear that for Copenhagen the Congress will not have passed the legislation on climate protection.
Så der er flere åbne spørgsmål, omkring hvor meget de vil forpligtige sig på kort sigt (inden København).
So there are many open questions about what will be their commitment in the short term for Copenhagen.
På mellemlang og lang sigt er jeg sikker på, at vi vil opleve en mentalitetsændring i amerikansk politik - også inden for amerikansk industri.
In the medium and long term I am sure that we have a change of mindset in US politics and the US technology industry.
Der er mange åbne spørgsmål forud for topmødet i København.
There are many issues on the table for Copenhagen: targets, climate financing and technology transfer to name three.
Hvilke emner tror du vil kunne komme til at blokere forhandlingerne?
Which issues do you think have the power to deadlock negotiations?
Der er to ting, som kan blokere.
There are two blocking issues.
Det ene handler om, hvorvidt de industrialiserede lande vil tilslutte sig konkrete reduktionsmål for deres CO2-udledning.
One is the concrete commitment of industrialised countries on reduction targets for CO2.
Jeg tror, at udviklingslandene ønsker at se konkrete og bindende tilsagn fra den industrialiserede verden, som allerede har belastet atmosfæren gennem 200 år.
I think the developing world and the emerging countries want to see concrete binding commitments by the industrialised world who has already burdened the atmosphere for 200 years with climate gases.
Det andet handler om finansieringen af udviklingslandenes klimaindsats.
The second blocking issue is financing climate adaptation and mitigation in developing countries.
Europa, USA og Japan er nødt til at lægge konkrete forslag på bordet angående hvor mange penge, de er parat til at betale for at få den tredje verden med i en bindende aftale.
So, Europe, USA and Japan have to put on the table concrete proposals on how much money they are ready to give for the developing world for being in the same consensus on the same agreement.
Vil EU have en stærk forhandlingsposition i København?
Will the EU still have a strong negotiating position?
Det Europæiske Råds udspil er dog ikke nok; det er for svagt og tilbageholdent.
What is coming out of the European Council is not enough, it is too weak and I think it is too timid.
Der skal være mere engagement op til København, hvis vi skal nå frem til et reelt udtryk for solidaritet mellem den rige fattige verden.
So there must be more engagement till Copenhagen to commit a real act of solidarity between the rich world and the poor world.
20091030STO63474 Jo Leinen 40 dage til klimatopmødet i København Rådet for Den Europæiske Union EuroparlTV interview
20091030STO63474 Jo Leinen Copenhagen countdown Council conclusions 30 October Europarltv interview of 21/7/09 Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Climate protection: "We can do it"
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Første møde i udvalget om den finansielle krise
Financial, Economic and Social Crisis Committee holds opening session
Den finansielle krise har betydet øget fattigdom i Europa ©BELGA_SCIENCE Den 4. november holdt Parlamentets nye særlige udvalg om den finansielle krise sit første møde.
Families across Europe are feeling the financial pinch as the economic crisis takes it toll. ©Belga The remit of the Parliamentary Committee set up to examine the financial crisis was debated at its first meeting on Wednesday (4 November).
Det 45 mand store udvalg ventes i den nærmeste fremtid at afholde en lang række høringer.
The 45-strong committee, led by German Liberal Wolf Klinz, is expected to hold hearings and investigations with the aim of drawing up a report soon.
Franske Pervenche Berès (S&D) indledte mødet med at fundere over, hvorvidt udvalgsarbejdet skal sigte mod at finde en strategi ud af den nuværende økonomiske krise, eller man i stedet bør fokusere på tiden efter krisens afslutning.
At the opening session Ms Berès, a French Socialist, wondered aloud whether their mandate was to find an exit strategy out of the crisis or an entry strategy for a new approach.
Pascal Canfin fra den grønne gruppe advarede de europæiske politikere mod en ny periode med økonomisk spekulation og risikofyldte investeringer.
For the Greens Pascal Canfin said that he felt the European economy was still tottering on the brink saying "we are once again in a period of speculation".
For polske Othmar Karas (EPP) var tiden inde til åbenhed og pragmatisk tænkning.
"Unconfined and pragmatic thinking"
Han mente, at udvalgsarbejdet bør have et så bredt sigte som muligt.
For the centre-right EPP group Othmar Karas called for an open mind saying that what was needed was "unconfined and pragmatic thinking".
Den italiesnke socialdemokrat Sergio Cofferati ønskede på den anden side, at udvalgets arbejdsopgaver skal være mere veldefinerede: "Vi er nødt til at fokusere på særlige aspekter af krisen, for at kunne omdefinere den europæiske konkurrencemodel", sagde Cofferati.
Italian Socialist Sergio Cofferati wanted the Committee's remit to be more defined however: "We need to focus on specific aspects of the crisis, to redefine the European competitive model, but also to establish red lines beyond which one cannot cross" he said.
Han understregede også vigtigheden af, at virksomhederne påtager sig et socialt ansvar.
He also said that "the spirit of enterprise" was essential as it was "the other side of the coin of social justice".
20091030STO63481 Udvalgets medlemmer Wolf Klinz om det særlige udvalg om den finansielle krise Økonomisk krise: Europa-Parlamentets svar Udvalget om Den Finansielle, Økonomiske og Sociale Krise
20091030STO63481 List of Members Wolf Klinz interviewed Economic crisis: the European Parliament's response Special committee on financial and economic crisis
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Thijs Berman: Den afghanske regering skal genvinde folkets tillid
Afghan Government must win trust of people, say MEPs
Tilhængere af præsident Hamid Karzai danser på gaden i Kabul den 4. november 2009 Afghanistans valgkommission, IEC, besluttede for en uge siden at aflyse anden runde af det afghanske præsidentvalg, hvilket betyder, at Hamid Karzai kan fortsætte som præsident.
Supporters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai dance in the street in Kabul on November 4, 2009 as they celebrate his re-election. ©Belga/N Asfouri Winning the trust of the people will be the number one challenge for Hamid Karzai's Afghan government, according to MEPs just back from Kabul.