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En uformel aftale med Rådet betyder, at reglerne, som også vil gøre det lettere at bruge betalingskort i andre lande, blev vedtaget allerede efter førstebehandlingen, hvilket vil give banksektoren tid til at nå målsætninger om at kunne gennemføre det nye system fra 2010.
Cheaper and faster bank transfers could be on the way with a proposed directive on payment services in the EU's internal market.
Selvom pengesedlerne og mønterne i euro-landene har været de samme siden 2002, er der stadig forskel på reglerne for de elektroniske betalinger afhængigt af, hvilket land man bor i.
The purpose is to make international payments in euro as simple as domestic payments and improve consumer protection and encourage more open competition.
Ofte er det forbundet med gebyrer, og det kan tage lang tid at overføre penge mellem lande.
MEPs welcomed the role of the Parliament in pushing for a balance between the market and the consumer.
Det skal direktivet om betalingstjenester nu rette op på.
The report - by Jean-Paul Gauzès of the European People's Party - was adopted in a vote on Tuesday.
Nye behandlingsformer og lægemidler er under hastig udvikling.
MEPs backed measures on maritime safety With thousands of miles of coastline and 350 million Europeans travelling by sea each year, unsafe ships can be a real danger.
Mandag aften debatterede Europa-Parlamentet et forslag til forordning om fælles regler for registrering af lægemidler til avanceret terapi.
Members backed a report on the need to fight the growing spread of AIDS in Europe over the next three years.
I øjeblikket er der ikke nogen fælles EU-regler på området, og producenterne er nødt til at registrere produkterne individuelt i de enkelte medlemsstater.
"A chain of maritime safety needed" The "Erika" and "Prestige" maritime disasters have in recent years highlighted the dangers to Europe's coast from old or rusting ships getting into distress.
Det store debatemne mandag aften var, om reglerne skal indeholde etiske betragtninger.
The recent sinking of a cruise liner in Greece demonstrates that safety at sea is of prime importance.
Sikkerheden til søs var igen på dagsordenen, da Parlamentet onsdag vedtog fem betænkninger om søfartssikkerhed, som er den del af den såkaldte Erika III pakke.
To deal with the effects of possible accident compulsory insurance for passengers is supported in a report by Paolo Costa of the Liberal ALDE Group.
Siden Erika i 1999 og Prestige i 2002 farvede de europæiske strande sorte af forurenende olie, har den europæiske politik for søfartssikkerhed haft en meget fremtrædende betydning.
In the debate MEPs supported a report by ALDE member Dirk Sterckx which advocates an independent authority to designate a place of refuge for a vessels in distress.
De to ulykker viste, hvor vigtigt det er, at landene i Europa arbejder sammen.
Jaromir Kohlicek for the European United Left drafted the latter.
I løbet af knap tre år er der vedtaget to pakker.
In March MEPs passed two other reports on maritime safety.
Og det er den tredje lovgivningspakke i rækken, som Parlamentet netop har vedtaget.
Budget approval but many MEPs want more national oversight Members voted yesterday to give their approval for the €105 billion the EU spent in 2005.
Hele pakken består af syv forslag.
This procedure, known as the "budget discharge" is where Parliament approves the overall implementation of the budget.
To forslag om flagstater og erstatningsansvar tog Parlamentet allerede beslutning om under forrige samling i Bruxelles.
They also granted the discharge to all the EU institutions - including the Parliament - for the discharge of the budget in 2005.
Prisen på de fremtidige udvidelser Europa-Parlamentet vedtog tirsdag med stort flertal (473 for, 113 imod og 104 undlod) en betænkning, der ser på de kommende udvidelsers betydning for effektiviteten af den regionale støtte.
In the debate the rapporteur Salvador Garriga Polledo for the European People's Party told the House that 2005 had been a difficult year in that it was "the first full budgetary year in the enlarged Union" - a reflection of the 10 new countries that joined the EU the year before.
Især Tyrkiets optagelse vil med de nuværende kriterier for uddeling af støtten betyde, at der skal mange milliarder euro ekstra i kassen.
However, the issue of oversight of how EU money is spent again proved to be a contentious point.
Yderligere udvidelser af EU vil kunne udvide EU's areal med 35 % og befolkningstallet med 27 %.
Mr Polledo praised the UK and the Netherlands for their willingness to make annual statements about the management of EU funds but he criticised the majority of other countries.
Men pengemæssigt vil det gå ned ad bakke, fordi det vil medføre en gennemsnitlig nedgang i BNP/indbygger med 18 %.
It was this point that led 161 MEPs from the ALDE and Green groups to vote against the discharge for the Council.
Og skal man bruge de nuværende kriterier for uddelingen af strukturfondsstøtten, vil det betyde, at der skulle 150 milliarder euro mere i struktur-kassen for 2007-2013.
HIV/AIDS: treatment and prevention must be a "top priority" The number of people infected with the AIDS virus has almost doubled since 1998 with more than half of the new cases being in the heterosexual community.
Det er de tørre tal i den betænkning af Markus Pieper (PPE-DE, DE), som Parlamentet vedtog tirsdag.
Against this background MEPs yesterday adopted a report on the prevention and treatment of the virus over the next three years.
Betænkningen sætter fokus på konsekvenserne af de fremtidige udvidelser i forhold til samhørighedspolitikkens effektivitet.
In a bid to collect date on the spread of the virus he urged all EU countries to report their data on HIV/AIDS to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Rapporten ser på de sandsynlige konsekvenser i forhold til optagelse af Tyrkiet, Kroatien, Den tidligere Jugoslaviske Republik Makedonien, Montenegro og Serbien incl.
For the Socialist PES Group Michael Cashman was forthright on the issue of prevention: and “to those who say that condom use is not effective in preventing the transmission of the HIV virus, I say they do a great deal of damage and in fact they cost lives".
Kampen mod aids skal styrkes Parlamentet ønskede tirsdag at sikre en mere effektiv kamp mod hiv/aids i EU og nabolandene gennem blandt andet mere forskning og flere målrettede informationskampagner.
Also in the debate Hungarian Socialist Zita Gurmai pointed out that women and children are increasingly affected.
Ifølge UNAids under FN var der i 2006 22.000 nye tilfælde af hiv/aids i Vest- og Centraleuropa i 2006.
Maritime safety: background Interview: Budget Control Committee Herbert Bösch AIDS: more info
Det står endnu værre til i nabolandene (ca. 270.000 nye tilfælde i 2006, heraf 90 % i Rusland og Ukraine).
Wednesday: India's President and EU-US relations
Og ifølge en undersøgelse fra EU's statistiske kontor Eurostat fra februar 2006 tror 45 % af EU-borgerne stadig, at man kan blive smittet med sygdommen ved at drikke af det samme glas som en, der har aids eller er hiv-positiv.
Politics and poetry at the hemicycle, India's President Abdul Kalam Europe's relations with the outside world were in focus yesterday with the Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam addressing the house and a debate on transatlantic relations ahead of the 30 April EU-US summit.
Medlemslandene skal tage større ansvar for EU's penge Parlamentet godkendte tirsdag EU's regnskaber for alle institutioner og agenturer fra 2005 i den såkaldte dechargeprocedure, men kom med en række anmærkninger ikke mindst i forhold til, at det efter 12 år stadig ikke har været muligt for Revisionsretten at give en blank revisionsrapport.
In the debate leaders of the main political groups agreed on the need for closer trade relations, legal means to fight terrorism and a commitment to combating climate change.
Mange MEP'ere var utilfredse med, at Rådet ikke var til stede under debatten.
MEPs later gave Dr Kalam a standing ovation for a speech that mixed politics, spirituality and poetry.
Flere af dem, blandt andet ordføreren Bart Staes (Verts/ALE, BE) og det spanske medlem Javier Pomés Ruiz (PPE-DE, ES) undrede sig over, at Rådet valgte at være fraværende, når nu Parlamentet især bad om handling i forhold til medlemslandenes forvaltning af EU-budgettet.
Ahead of summit, MEPs debate relations in Washington There was agreement across the house on the importance of the transatlantic relationship although differences as to how to deal with the US.
Mange andre stillede spørgsmålstegn ved det stigende antal EU-agenturer.
The stated purpose of the summit is to establish a "single transatlantic market place" by 2015.
Siim Kallas, Kommissær med ansvar for Administrative Anliggender, Revision og Bekæmpelse af Svig, sagde under debatten, at han var sikker på, at EU i fremtiden ville få en ren revisionsrapport, hvilket også var et af hans mål, da han tiltrådte i 2004.
As well as trade relations MEPs also discussed visa restrictions, the need for a legal basis for the fight against terrorism and the importance of tackling climate change.
Kallas sagde, at de positive fremskridt som nogle lande havde gjort, var et skridt i den rigtige retning.
Joseph Daul for the European People's Party told MEPs that "we owe a great deal to Americans...if we had not had the Marshall Plan we have not been where we are now."
Det var et af de budskaber, som Europa-Parlamentet gav videre til det tyske formandskab og Kommissionen forud for EU-USA-topmødet den 30. april.
For the Socialist PES group Jan Wiersma referred to the Democratic Party's control of Congress saying that "everyone can see that a new wind is blowing in Washington" - thus providing an opportunity for greater cooperation.
Det skete både i debatten onsdag formiddag og i det beslutningsforslag, der blev vedtaget efter debatten.
Mr Wiersma also said that Paul Wolfowitz should resign his position at the World Bank over the recent controversy over the promotion of his partner.
De økonomiske bånd over Atlanten, klimaforandringer og terrorisme blev også debatteret.
Brian Crowley for the Union of Europe for the Nations said the economic relations between American and Europe are "the most important that exist in the world".
I beslutningsforslaget kommer Parlamentet ind på mange forskellige aspekter af samarbejdet over Atlanten.
The debate yesterday morning had begun with the European Council and Commission making statements on the current state of play in EU-US relations.
MEP'erne opfordrer Rådet og den amerikanske regering til inden for rammerne af Mellemøstkvartetten at øge deres indsats for at fremme forhandlinger mellem israelere og palæstinensere, og Parlamentet støtter dannelsen af en palæstinensisk national samlingsregering og opfordrer indtrængende både USA og EU til at indlede en konstruktiv dialog med denne regering.
India's President lauds EU and calls for "World Knowledge Platform" Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering gave President Kalam a warm welcome underlining his commitment to technology, science and economic development.
Betænkningen, som blev vedtaget med 325 stemmer for, 124 stemmer imod og 150 undlod, ønsker, at Parlamentet sender en undersøgelsesdelegation til Polen, og opfordrer til en verdensomspændende afkriminalisering af homoseksualitet.
As MEPs stood and applauded President Pöttering called it "one of the most extraordinary speeches we have ever listen to" and thanked the Indian President for emphasizing themes of "listening to each other, understanding, respecting and cooperating".
Parlamentet ønsker desuden, at Kommissionen skal anlægge sag mod medlemslandene, hvis de ikke lever op til deres EU-forpligtelser i antidiskriminationsdirektiverne.
Based on a report by EPP member Miroslav Mikolášik the final draft represents a compromise between the Germany Presidency of the EU, the PES group, the Liberal ALDE bloc and the European United Left (GUE/NL).
Torsdag under EP-Samlingen
Thursday : Russia, Zimbabwe, BBC journalist and Geremek case
Torsdag vedtog Parlamentet med overvældende flertal sin årlige rapport om menneskerettigheder.
MEPs pledged support for BBC journalist Alan Johnston The last day of April's Plenary in Strasbourg was dedicated mainly to human rights.
Der er også kritik af Rusland og den russiske regering.
They condemned them and warned of the growing seriousness of the situation.
Kommissionen og Rådet bliver opfordret til at tage disse eksempler op på højeste plan og i forhold til den nye partnerskabsaftale med Rusland.
Liz Lynne for the Liberal ALDE called on the Palestinian authority to "work to put an end to the attacks the journalists are suffering".
Pöttering fortalte forsamlingen, at Formandskonferencen med stort flertal, dog ikke enstemmigt, torsdag formiddag havde bakket op om den pressemeddelelse, han havde udsendt onsdag (se herunder).
Parliament's Hans-Gert Pöttering made a statement to MEPs on the issue in which he said that "The Polish Constitutional Court is currently examining the law on which the withdrawal of the mandate of Mr Geremek is based.
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EU’s forhold til USA: åbent luftrum, åbent marked, åbent sind?
EU-US relations: open skies, open markets, open minds?
Forud for mødet mellem Angela Merkel og George Bush på Washington-topmødet mandag, debatterede MEP’er i sidste uge de transatlantiske forbindelser.
Ahead of a meeting between Angela Merkel and George Bush at the EU-US summit in Washington Monday, MEPs last week debated transatlantic relations.
Der var stærk opbakning til et tæt forhold til USA på trods af uenighed om klimaforandringerne og håndteringen af terrormistænkte.
There was strong support for a close relationship with the US despite differences over climate change and the treatment of terror suspects.
I marts stemte MEP’er for at støtte luftfartsaftalen ”open-skies” om liberalisering af transatlantiske flyvninger.
In March MEPs voted to support the "open-skies" aviation agreement on liberalising trans-Atlantic aviation which is due to be signed today.
Aftalen underskrives i dag.
MEPs stress common interests in relationship
Debatten og beslutningsforslaget sidste onsdag understregede de fælles interesser, der samler EU og USA.
The debate and resolution last Wednesday stressed the common interests that bring the EU and the US together.
Washington og Bruxelles er foruden de stærke handelsbånd også forpligtet af demokrati og retsregler.
As well as a strong trade relationship, Washington and Brussels are committed to democracy and the rule of law.
Brian Crowley fra Unionen for Nationernes Europa (UEN) sagde, at der på begge sider er “mere, der forener end adskiller os”.
Brian Crowley for the Union of Europe for the Nations group (UEN) said both sides have "more in common than dividing us".
MEP’er sagde, at EU og USA burde gøre fælles front i bekæmpelsen af internationale problemer inklusive Afghanistan, Mellemøsten, nukleare ikke-spredningsaftaler og Kosovo.
Stress was also laid on the need for a common front to deal with international problems including Afghanistan, the Middle East, nuclear non-proliferation and Kosovo.
Angelika Beer fra de grønne sagde, at Europa skal være mere proaktiv i forholdet til Kosovo og at vi ”ikke kan vente på, at amerikanerne løser vores problemer for os”.
Angelika Beer for the Greens said Europe must be more proactive in relation to Kosovo and that we "cannot wait for the Americans to solve our problems for us".
I resolutionen hedder det, at NATO-samarbejdet fortsat er vigtigt, men der efterlyses en nærmere uddybning af de foreslåede amerikanske missilforsvarssystemer, der kan få baser i Tjekkiet og i Polen.
The resolution said cooperation with NATO remains important but asked for further explanation of the proposed US missile defence system, which could be based in the Czech Republic and Poland.
Nogle MEP’er var forsigtigt optimistiske omkring en bedring i forholdet som følge af valget af en ny demokratisk Kongres.
Some MEPs were cautiously optimistic that relations were on an upward path due to the election of a new Democrat Congress.
Den hollandske socialist Jan Wiersma talte om, “at der blæser nye vinde i Washington”, og Joseph Daul fra det Europæiske Folkeparti foreslog, at Nancy Pelosi, der er den nye talskvinde for Repræsentanternes Hus, skulle inviteres til Parlamentet.
Dutch Socialist Jan Wiersma spoke of a "new wind blowing in Washington" whilst Joseph Daul suggested that Nancy Pelosi, the new speaker of the US House of Representatives, should be invited to the Parliament.
Kampen mod terror
Fight against terrorism
Der er dog stadig uenigheder.
The debate and resolution made it clear that differences remain.
Beslutningsforslaget opfordrer til, at Guantanamobasen skal lukkes, og de indsatte skal for retten eller løslades.
The resolution called again for the Guantánamo base to be closed and the inmates charged or released.
Den opfordrer også til, at CIA’s hemmelige program for tilbageholdelse skal afsluttes.
It also called for the CIA's secret detention programme to be ended.
I sidste måned talte MEP’er fra Udvalget for borgernes rettigheder med amerikanske lovgivere om emner der omfatter kampen mod terrorisme.
In the middle of last month MEPs from the Civil Liberties Committee held talks with US lawmakers on several issues - notably the fight against terrorism.
Parlamentet fordømte CIA’s fangeoverførsler i en betænkning i februar.
A report critical of the CIA's renditions programme of terrorist suspects was condemned in a report supported by the European Parliament in February this year.
Den liberale Graham Watson sagde, at EU skulle tale med Washington om tortur, hemmelige fængsler og at det skulle anerkende problemet med 2 mio. irakiske flygtninge.
Graham Watson of the Liberal ALDE bloc told MEPs that the EU must talk to Washington about torture, secret prisons and that it must acknowledge the problem of 2 million Iraqi refugees.
USA og EU er verdens to største udledere af CO2.
The US and EU are the two largest emitters of CO2 in the world.
EU har underskrevet Kyoto-aftalen (selv om ikke alle medlemmer har nået dens mål), men Bush-administrationen har afvist at ratificere traktaten.
The EU has signed up to the Kyoto protocol (although not all members have met its standards) but the Bush Administration has refused to ratify the treaty.
Kyoto-aftalen udløber i 2012 og MEP’er opfordrede USA til at ratificere den og arbejde hen imod en ny traktat.
With Kyoto due to run out in 2012, MEPs called on the US to ratify it and work towards a new treaty.
Parlamentets beslutning understreger også behovet for samarbejde om en fælles indsats for at udvikle den alternative energiproduktion og energieffektivitet.
The resolution also stressed the need for cooperation as "the EU and the US, representing 38% of world energy consumption, should take the lead through joint efforts to develop alternative energy production and energy efficiency".
Visa: Opfordring til et ”transatlantisk Schengen”
Visas: "transatlantic Schengen" called for
Borgerne i 12 af EU’s lande har stadig brug for visum for at kunne rejse til USA, og MEP’er ønsker at gøre rejserne over Atlanten lettere.
With citizens from 12 EU countries still needing visas to travel to the US, a major demand from MEPs is that agreement be reached so as to ease travel across the Atlantic.
Watson opfordrede til et ”transatlantisk Schengen” med henblik på at hjælpe erhvervsrejsende og turister.
Graham Watson called for a "transatlantic Schengen" to help business and leisure travellers.
Endelig opfordrer Parlamentet Verdensbankens formand Paul Wolfowitz til at trække sig tilbage for at ”undgå, at bankens anti-korruptions-politik skal undermineres”.
Finally, the resolution calls for President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz to resign in order to "prevent the Bank's anti-corruption policy from being undermined".
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Gul truck på turné imod diskrimination
Yellow truck hits the road against discrimination
Onsdag d.
The anti-discrimination tour will take in 21 countries
25. april holdt en stor gul lastbil parkeret udenfor Parlamentet i Strasbourg.
Last Wednesday 25 April saw a large yellow truck parked outside the Parliament in Strasbourg.
Det var starten på en truckrundtur mod diskrimination til 21 lande på 7 måneder.
It was there at the start of an anti-discrimination tour of 21 countries in 7 months.
Den specialbyggede truck vil fungere som mobil udstilling, og offentligheden opfordres til at komme på besøg og selv deltage.
The specially adapted truck will act as a mobile exhibition with the public encouraged to visit and take part.
Budskabet er dobbelt: Diskrimination på grund af race, køn, alder, handicaps eller seksuel orientering er uacceptabelt; og mennesker har nogle rettigheder, som de skal kende.
Its cargo - or message - is twofold: Firstly, that discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability and sexual orientation is unacceptable.
Mottoet er “Brug forskellene.
Secondly that people have rights and should know them.
Stop diskriminationen”, og det er en del af de begivenheder, der i 2007 markerer “Det europæiske år for lige muligheder for alle”.
The truck tours message is "For Diversity, Against Discrimination" and it forms part of the events organised as part of the 2007 "Year of Equal Opportunities for all".
Et Europa ”hvor alle er lige”
A Europe "where everyone is equal"
MEP’er fra alle sider af salen deltog i præsentationen som udtryk for deres opbakning.
MEPs from all sides of the hemicycle were there at the launch of the truck tour to show their support for the initiative.
Han lovede handling mod diskrimination. ”Vi er fast besluttede på at skabe et Europa, hvor alle er lige, og hvis nogen bliver forfulgt, er det vores pligt at forsvare dem.”
He pledged action against discrimination saying "we are determined to create a Europe where everyone is equal and if someone is attacked it is our duty to defend them".
Udstillings-trucken vil fungere som et forum, hvor folk kan få information om de rettigheder, de har efter såvel EU’s som de nationale lovgivninger.
The truck's role will be to act a forum where people can receive information about their rights under national and EU legislation.
På turen fra land til land vil NGO’er benytte den til at afholde udstillinger og debatter om forskellighed og diskrimination.
As it travels from country to country, NGOs in the field will use it to host exhibitions and discussions about diversity and discrimination.
Særligt fokus på handikappede
Special focus on the disabled
Man regner med, at 37 mio. mennesker i EU er handikappede.
An estimated 37 million people across the EU are believed to be disabled in some way or another.
Det er noget, der lægger enormt pres på deres familier og på social- og sundhedsvæsnet.
This puts enormous stress on their families and on medical and social services.
Disse mennesker skal behandles med lighed, værdighed og indlevelse.
It requires that they are treated with equality, dignity and empathy.
Britisk liberale Liz Lynne sagde: ”Vi må sikre os, at handikappede bliver behandlet helt ens og at lovgivningen indføres på samme måde i alle medlemsstater, samt at særligt udsatte grupper – fx handikappede ældre – også omfattes”.
As Liz Lynne, a Liberal ALDE member put it at the launch: "we must make sure that disabled people are treated exactly the same and that legislation is implemented across all member states equally and that excluded sectors, like older and disabled people, are included".