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Den transatlantiske lovgivningsmæssige dialog, som samler europæiske og amerikanske parlamentarikere, har behov for dette kontor for at sikre en sammenhængende transatlantisk lovgivning."
"Even though the EP has now nearly the same formal rights as the US Congress, we now face the challenge of developing a political culture in which the EP actively uses its powers and increases its bargaining power.
Efter Lissabon-traktatens ikrafttrædelse er Parlamentets beføjelser næsten lige så store som Kongressens… Afvisningen af den planlagte aftale om overførelser af bankdata til USA via SWIFT er et aktuelt eksempel, som illustrerer, at Parlamentet er villig og i stand til at udøve sine nye beføjelser", sagde Brock.
Only if we achieve this can the EP can become as powerful as the Congress in practice," Mr Brok said.
Vigtigste forskelle mellem EP og Kongressen ifølge MEP´er
Some differences
Vi spurgte tre MEP´er hvad de ser, som de væsentligste forskelle mellem Europa-Parlamentet og Kongressen.
Initiating legislation : Congress can initiate legislation, the EP cannot.
James Nicholson (EPP, Storbritannien): "Den væsentligste forskel er, at de (kongresmedlemmerne ) har valg hvert andet år, mens vi i Parlamentet kun har valg hvert femte år - så i modsætning til os, er de er altid i en "valgkampsituation".
Electoral terms : Congressmen sitting in the House of Representatives serve 2 year terms, while MEPs are elected for 5 years.
Ana Maria Gomes (S&D, Portugal): "Den største forskel er, at kongresmedlemmerne interagerer med én enkelt føderal administration, mens vi i Europa-Parlamentet samarbejder med flere forskellige EU institutioner samt 27 medlemsstater."
Plurality : "The main and decisive difference is that Congress representatives interact with one federal administration, while we, in the EP, face a plurality of EU institutions and 27 Member State governments" according to Portuguese Socialist Ana Maria Gomes .
I Europa-Parlamentet er det ét kammer og 736 medlemmer
Members : There are 736 MEPs in one chamber.
I Kongressen er der to kamre (Senatet og Repræsentanternes hus) tilsammen 535 medlemmer
There are 2 US chambers, the Senate with 100 members and the House of Representatives with 435.
Antal af stående udvalg:
About 17% of the Congress is female compared with 32.5% of MEPs.
Men Parlamentet og Kongressen har også en række ligheder.
And a few of the similarities...
Lovgivningsprocesserne for begge institutioner tager udgangspunkt i betænkninger og lovforslag, der først bliver behandlet i relevante ressortudvalg før de bringes til endelig afstemning i plenum.
Legislative process : both bodies draft reports, have committee meetings and hearings and vote in plenary sessions.
Som Brian Crowley (ALDE) formulerer det: "Vores to politiske forsamlinger adskiller sig ind imellem fra hinanden.
Similar goals : serving the electorate; working on Committees, the house and in constituencies; seeking re-election.
EU´s Konkurrencekommissær diskuterer Microsoft-sagen med MEP´er
EU Competition Commissioner Kroes discusses Microsoft case with MEPs
Sagen mod Microsoft kan skabe præcedens
The case brought competition out of the shadows
Den 17. september var en god dag for EU´s konkurrencekommissær Neelie Kroes.
In the wake of the case many MEPs informally welcomed the decision as a victory for the consumer and a blow against Microsoft's domination of the market.
Det var nemlig dagen, hvor Retten i Første Instans besluttede at opretholde sin dom fra 2004, der fastslog, at Microsoft misbrugte sin dominerende markedsposition.
Following the decision the Commissioner hailed it as setting a "precedent" demonstrating that "even super dominant companies cannot disturb the market".
Microsoft blev dømt til at betale 497 millioner euro, plus yderligere 280 millioner euro for ikke at have respekteret den oprindelige dom.
This relates to the crux of the case against Microsoft; namely that it didn't not allow its products to be useable with other non- Microsoft products ("interoperability" to use the jargon).
Den 3. oktober mødtes Kroes med MEP´er fra Europa-Parlamentets Udvalg for Økonomi og Valuta.
The Court upheld the Commission's ruling that by bundling up its Windows Media Player the Seattle based company had unfairly disadvantaged its rivals.
Neelie Kroes´ job består først og fremmest i at bidrage til et fair og frit erhvervsklima, samt sikre at spillereglerne på EU´s indre marked bliver overholdt.
Mrs Kroes' job is to ensure that companies operating in the EU do not carve up the market for their own ends.
Det sker f. eks ved at overvåge, at virksomheder ikke opdeler markederne eller fastsætter priser mellem sig.
She also ensures that government subsidies are not used to prop up enterprises and distort the market.
Billigere flyrejser og lave mobiltelefontakster er to eksempler på, hvordan EU´s konkurrenceregler kan komme forbrugerne til gode.
Cheaper roaming phone calls and the low cost air fare market are two examples where competition rules have benefited consumers.
Kroes: Innovation skal ses i et helhedsperspektiv
In reply Mrs Kroes conceded the position of Media Player in the market was "firm" but defended the ruling.
Den tyske MEP, Wolf Klinz (ALDE) var mere skeptisk og spurgte til hvilken betydning kommissæren mente, at dommen ville få for innovation i Europa.
German Liberal ALDE Member Wolf Klinz pressed Commissioner Kroes on the implications the case could have for innovation.
Kroes svarede, at innovation måtte ses i et helhedsperspektiv, og at stærk markedsdominans generelt påvirkede innovative markeder negativt - til skade for forbrugerne. .
Mrs Kroes replied saying that for innovation "we have to take responsibility for the whole market".
Dommen over Microsoft kan meget vel få følger.
Mrs Kroes said it had revealed a number of potential problems, but that there was "not sufficient evidence of anti-competitive behaviour".
EU-Kommissionen forventes i løbet af de kommende måneder at iværksætte tilsvarende monopolsager mod flere teknologivirksomheder, der dominerer markederne.
At the time of writing Microsoft have still not formally announced whether they intend to contest the Court's decision - in effect appeal against the decision of the appeal.
20071008STO11297 Kommissionens konkurrencebrochure (på engelsk) MEP´ers reaktion på dommen Udvalget for Økonomi og Valuta Kommissær, Neelie Kroes´ hjemmeside
20071008STO11297 MEPs initial reaction to ruling: 20 September Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee EU Competition policy and the Consumer Commissioner Neelie Kroes - homepage
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Fordeling af pladser i Europa-Parlamentet
Seat distribution up for discussion in Parliament
Pressekonference med Severin and Lamassoure
Debating seats: Adrian Severin and Alain Lamassoure
Hvordan kan vi sikre en fair parlamentarisk repræsentation af 497 millioner indbyggere, og hvor mange medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet skal hvert medlemsland have efter valget i 2009?
How can we ensure fair representation of 492 million European citizens?
Forud for det afgørende EU topmøde i slutningen af oktober, vil Europa-Parlamentet præsentere et forslag om fordelingen af pladser for Europæisk Råd.
Before the decisive summit at the end of this month (which will decide on the future EU-Treaty), the EP has to make a proposal to the European Council on the distribution of its seats after the 2009 European elections.
MEP´erne vil i dag tage stilling til en betænkning om dette følsomme spørgsmål.
Today in plenary MEPs consider a draft report from the constitutional affairs committee on this sensitive issue.
Lige nu er der 785 medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet.
The new Treaty fixes a limit of 750 MEPs instead of 736, as laid down in the Nice Treaty.
Der er et rekordhøjt antal - og langt højere end det loft på 736, som var besluttet med Nice-traktaten.
Under the proposals no EU member would have more than 96 seats or less than 6 seats.
Men fordi Rumænien og Bulgarien blev medlemmer midt i en valgperiode (1. januar 2007) - har Parlamentet siden da ekstraordinært haft flere medlemmer end traktaten tillader, da man ikke midt i en valgperiode kan skære ned på antallet af folkevalgte.
(Parliament now has 785 MEPs, due to the accession of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007).
I juni 2007 inviterede Europæisk Råd MEP´erne til at udarbejde et forslag til den fremtidige fordeling af pladser i Parlamentet forud for EU-topmødet i slutningen af oktober.
French MEP Alain Lamassoure (EPP-ED) and Romanian Socialist Adrian Severin drafted a report that was approved by the EP's Constitutional Affairs Committee 2 October.
Forslaget er udarbejdet af Alain Lamassoure (PPE-DE, Frankrig) og Adrian Severin (PSE, Rumænien).
Main points of the Lamassoure Severin draft report
Og det har ikke været nogen nem opgave for de to ordførere, som har skullet navigere mellem mange forskellige nationale interesser og forskellige regnemodeller på hver deres måde regnede ud, hvor mange medlemmer der skulle være.
The Constitutional Affairs Committee agreed on the principle of "degressive proportionality" (bigger Member States agree to accept fewer seats than they would receive if the total were divided according to population size, so as to allow for better representation of less-densely populated states)
Spørgsmål til ordførerne
Ahead of consideration of the report in Plenary we put a number of questions to the two rappporteurs.
Var det let at finde en fælles europæisk position med hensyn til antallet af pladser, som hvert land skal være berettiget til?
Question: Was it easy to find a common position among MEPs when modifying the number of seats allocated to each member state?
Vi må sandsynligvis tage spørgsmålet op igen ved fremtidige udvidelser og demografiske forandringer."
It’s probable that we’ll have to work on it again with new enlargements and demographic changes".
Tror du, at det vil lykkes at få flertal for forslaget i plenum?
Question: Do you think you’ll manage to get a majority in plenary?
"Jeg håber, at det lykkes os at få overvældende støtte i plenum.
Adrain Severin: “I hope we'll manage to get an overwhelming majority in the plenary.
Det vil sende et stærkt signal om, at MEP´er er i stand til at overkomme national subjektivitet og valgopportunisme, når det drejer sig om at træffe epokegørende beslutninger.
This will make the political message of the EP strong, proving that MEPs are able to overcome their national subjectivity and their electoral opportunism in order to make important decisions, which among others increase legitimacy of the EP and the solidarity between 'big', 'medium' and 'small' member states.”
Dette vil styrke Parlamentets solidaritet mellem store, mellemstore og små medlemsstater."
Follow the debate: Wednesday 10 October from 1500 CET.
20071008STO11298 EP-Briefing Europa-Parlamentets sammensætning i 2009 Lamassoure-Severin´s udkast til betænkning EP Live 49:57
Lamassoure-Severin draft report on the composition of the European Parliament Background note EP Live
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Onsdag under EP-samlingen
Brussels session opens: Death penalty, Bulgarian medics, EU Summit, Gaza strip
Europa-Parlamentets formand, Hans-Gert Pöttering
Pöttering: "we pay tribute to all victims of the death penalty"
Europa-Parlamentets formand, Hans-Gert Pöttering indledte parlamentssamlingen med at byde de fem bulgarske sygeplejersker, der tidligere var blevet dødsdømt i Libyen, velkommen til Parlamentet.
On International day against the death penalty, Hans-Gert Pöttering welcomed released Bulgarian medics who were sentenced to death in Libya.
Under onsdagens samling blev der blandt andet diskuteret EU-topmøde, Gaza og fordelingen af pladser i Parlamentet efter 2009.
MEPs debated the upcoming informal summit on the reform treaty.
Parlamentets formand Hans-Gert Pöttering markerede den internationale og europæiske dag mod dødsstraf 10. oktober med at komme med en meddelelse, hvori han bekræfter Parlamentets modstand mod dødsstraf.
Parliament's 3 representatives said they believe political agreement is possible but have concerns on ratification and the extent of opt outs.
Til stede under åbningen af samlingen var de bulgarske sygeplejersker og den palæstinensiske læge, der for nylig er blevet frigivet efter at have været dømt til døden i Libyen.
One of them - Elmar Brok - welcomed more EP involvement in justice, agriculture and budget.
Debat inden EU-topmødet i Lissabon
MEPs also debated the future number of seats per country.
Forud for stats- og regeringschefernes uformelle EU-topmøde i Lissabon den 18 - 19. oktober, diskuterede MEP´erne forslaget til den nye reformtraktat.
MEPs applauded as the president paid tribute to the 5 Bulgarian nurses and 1 Palestinian doctor in the Parliament's public gallery.
De fleste var optimistiske og troede på, at en aftale nok skulle komme i hus.
Until their recent release the medics had faced the death penalty in Libya after being falsely accused of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus.
En del af dem kritiserede dog, at forhandlingerne om traktaten har været for lukkede for offentligheden, og at det færdige resultat er sværere at læse for borgerne end den foreslåede forfatningstraktat.
Mr Pöttering reaffirmed Parliament's opposition to the death penalty - he reminded the House that MEPs had passed 3 resolutions against it in this year alone.
Antunes fastslog, at det portugisiske formandskab stadig arbejder hårdt på at få en politisk aftale i hus under EU-topmødet fra den 18.-19. oktober.
He also wanted Parliament to have a say in the appointment of a "high representative" to oversee EU foreign policy.
Den spanske socialist, Enrique Barón beklagede den manglende åbenhed i arbejdet med traktaten, men understregede samtidig, at det nu en gang var den måde, som forhandlinger om store traktater føres på.
Spanish Socialist Enrique Barón regretted a lack of transparency in the drafting process but said this was the nature of intergovernmental deals.
Han sagde, at den nye traktat ville genoplive tanken om medborgerskab og gøre menneskerettighedscharteret retligt bindende.
He said the new treaty would reinstate EU citizenship and make the Charter of Fundamental Rights legally binding.
Martin Schulz (PSE, DE, DE) takkede Parlamentets tre repræsentanter Elmar Brok (PPE-DE), Enrique Barón Crespo (PSE) og Andrew Duff (ALDE) for deres arbejde under forhandlingerne.
He also called for EU leaders to be "loyal to the compromises" reached.
Det var nu meget vigtigt "at få de sidste ting juridisk og politisk på plads i Lissabon."
British liberal Andrew Duff said he thought agreement possible but was worried about the "quality" of the agreement and the emergence of a "self service Europe" propelled by demands for opt outs by the UK and Poland.
Han roste det portugisiske formandskabs indsats som koordinator og mindede forsamlingen om, at ratificeringsprocessen i de 27 medlemslande ville blive den største udfordring af dem alle.
Portugal's Secretary of State for European Affairs Manuel Lobo Antunes told MEPs that negotiations had finished and the Portuguese Presidency hopes to reach political agreement at the EU Summit.
"Vi har brug for denne traktat, hvis vi skal undgå, at nationalisterne overtager dagsordenen i Europa", vurderede Schulz.
Margot Wallström, the European Commissioner in charge of institutional relations said a reform treaty would help the EU deal with the challenges of globalisation.
Britiske Andrew Duff (ALDE) troede på en forhandlingsløsning, men var bange for "kvaliteten" af aftalen. .
The majority of the speakers from the political groups supported the draft treaty and stressed the importance of returning the European agenda to more citizen-based issues.
Udviklingen af et "self service"-Europa med inspiration fra Storbritaniens og Polens opt outs var ikke ønskeligt.
To read what the group leaders and other MEPs said about the reform treaty, click on the first link below.
MEP´er bekymret for den humanitære situation i Gaza striben
MEPs concerned about humanitarian crises in Gaza Strip
De finder det helt afgørende, at der kommer en forbedring af levevilkårene for palæstinenserne i Gaza og på Vestbredden, og at fredsprocessen bliver genetableret.
Belgian MEP Véronique De Keyser (PSE) said "it is unacceptable that a people is dying slowly, in a huge open air ghetto, watched by cameras from across the globe, with no rights to develop, move freely, educate their children, a people whose survival has a heavy price for us".
Etableringen af velfungerende palæstinensiske institutioner er helt afgørende for bestræbelserne på at opnå en retfærdig og varig fred mellem israelere og palæstinensere, mener Parlamentet.
Others, like Charles Tannock (EPP-ED), stated that "Israel has already retired troops from Gaza, but this gesture does not seem to count for the critics" and added, "Hamas still wants Israel to disappear".
Antallet af pladser i parlamentet efter 2009
Numbers of MEPs per country after 2009
Fordelingen af pladser i Europa-Parlamentet efter 2009 var genstand for eftermiddagens debat i Parlamentet.
The number of MEPs per country was the subject of a debate Wednesday afternoon.
En betænkning om emnet af Alain Lamassoure (EPP-ED) og den rumænske socialist Adrian Severin fik stor opbakning i Udvalget om Konstitutionelle Anliggender.
A recent report on the issue by French MEP Alain Lamassoure (EPP-ED) and Romanian Socialist Adrian Severin was recently backed by Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee.
Klik på linket nedenfor, for at se et uddrag af debatten
For more details on the issues mentioned above see the press releases below.
20071008STO11299 EP støtter dag mod dødsstraf Åbning af samlingen Debat om den nye reformtraktat Artikel: Fordeling af pladser i EP
20071008STO11299 10 October - EP President Pöttering calls for the abolition of death penalty Reform treaty debate in full Debate on seat issue Background to seat issue: 10 October
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Torsdag under EP-samlingen
Thursday in plenary: EU-US air transport, airport capacity
Europa-Parlamentet gav torsdag grønt lys til en aftale mellem EU og USA om et fælles luftrum.
MEPs backed the EU-US "open skies" agreement
Aftalen vil træde i kraft til marts næste år.
The European Parliament Thursday gave the green light to the EU-US "open skies" air transport agreement, which will come into effect in March next year.
Derudover opfordrede MEP´erne Kommissionen til at udarbejde en masterplan for lufthavnskapaciteten i Europa, og de præsenterede deres forslag til omfordelingen af pladser i Parlamentet fra 2009.
It emphasised the need to reduce the effect of aviation on climate change and wants to be fully consulted on the next stage of talks on EU-US air transport.
Rådet besluttede, at aftalen skulle træde i kraft den 30. marts 2008.
Separately, the EP called for a "master plan" to enhance airport capacity.
Der kan skabes 80.000 nye transatlantiske jobs
MEPs also discussed the problem of feminicide in Mexico and Central America.
Kommissionen anslår, at der med den ny aftale med vil kunne skabes 80.000 nye jobs - mere eller mindre ligeligt fordelt mellem USA og EU, fordi barriererne for flytrafikken bliver nedbrudt.
With greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft growing, Members stressed the importance of the US and EU taking steps to counter this.
Europa-Parlamentet støttede med stort flertal Anne E. Jensens (ALDE, Danmark) betænkning om, hvordan man kan gøre lufthavnene i EU mere effektive.
The original EU-US agreement was ruled to be incompatible with EU law by the European Court of Justice in 2002.
Flytrafikken over Europa bliver tættere og tættere.
Action to avert crisis over airport capacity
Inden for EU vokser flytrafikken med 5,2 % årligt.
The capacity of Europe's airports to cope with increasing demand was discussed on Thursday.
Det betyder, at efterspørgslen på fly i 2025 vil være 2,5 gange større, end den var i 2003.
Figures show that demand for flights will be 2.5 times higher in 2025 than they were in 2003.
MEP'erne lægger vægt på, at lufthavnskapaciteten skal udnyttes ordentligt, og at der skal være en mere effektiv ground handling (f.eks. bagagehåndtering og brændstofpåfyldning).
With this growth more than 60 airports around Europe will not be able to cope with the demand at peak times.
Anne E. Jensen holdt som ordfører for betænkningen tale torsdag formiddag: "Der er i dag så meget pres på Europas lufthavne, at selv den mindste forsinkelse i én lufthavn kan betyde endnu større forsinkelser for fly i andre lufthavne.
The EP backs the report, which stresses the importance of air transport in ensuring territorial, economic and social cohesion in the Union, in particular with regard to remote, peripheral and island regions, as well as the economic importance of airports for job creation, particularly at regional level.
Og med fortsat stigende flytrafik vil problemerne blive voksende, og det vil få negative følger for effektiviteten, miljøet og konkurrenceevnen".
The EP calls on the Commission to draw up a plan, although Ms Jensen conceded that countries have to work out a solution for themselves.
Kapacitetsproblemer i Europas lufthavne er ikke kun et nationalt problem.
"At the end of the day, it's the Member States, which have the competence to build and increase the airports.
Det er et europæisk problem".
The master plan has to be a tool or a method, to ensure that Member States coordinate their initiative" she said.
Fordelingen af pladser i Parlamentet
Murders of women in Central America and Mexico
Torsdag vedtog Parlamentet med 378 stemmer for, 154 imod og 109 hverken for eller imod en fordeling af parlamentspladser, som stats- og regeringscheferne skal tage stilling til på topmødet den 18.-19. oktober.
MEPs asked for a strengthened fight against corruption and impunity, as well as against the inefficacy of the judiciary system.
I forslaget anbefales princippet om "degressiv proportionalitet" som betyder, at store medlemslande accepterer at afgive flere pladser, end de ville være berettiget til under proportionalitetsprincippet.
They urged the countries of Central America to take all necessary steps to enable violence against women to be combated effectively and called on the European institutions to work for cooperation between the EU, its Member States and the countries of Central America and Mexico.
Mord på kvinder i Centralamerika og Mexico
MEPs call for a revision of the proposed distribution of seats for the 2014-2019 parliamentary term.
Kampen mod korruption og drab på kvinder skal styrkes.
The report was adopted with 378 votes in favour, 154 against and 109 abstentions.
MEP´erne opfodrer landene i Centralamerika og Mexico til at tage alle nødvendige skridt for at for at bekæmpe vold mod kvinder.
The question now moves to the meeting of EU leaders in Lisbon on Thursday and Friday for further discussion.
20071008STO11300 El Khadraoui´s betænkning Jensen´s betænkning Pressetjenesten: Grønt lys for 'Open Sky' -aftale Murders of women in Central America and Mexico Fordeling af pladser i Europa-Parlamentet
20071008STO11300 El Khadraoui report Jensen report MEPs call for "master plan" for enhanced airport capacity MEPs give green light to the EU-US Open Sky agreement EU action to tackle murders of women in Central America and Mexico Composition of the European Parliament after European elections in June 2009 Open skies and the environment: 13 March 07
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