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Han sagde, at Erklæringen ville komme til at bestå af fire dele.
Together we need to muster the courage and the will to meet the challenges of the 21st century".
Den tyske udenrigsminister Frank-Walter STEINMEIER talte på vegne af det tyske formandskab.
Now, he said, "if we want to win the trust of the people of Europe, we must show that the European Union makes sense for them".
Han lagde vægt på, at der i erklæringen skal arbejdes for borgernes tillid til Europa, og nævnte, at formandskabet de seneste måneder har lyttet nøje til borgernes meninger.
On the key areas of the Declaration referred to by Mr Pöttering, Mr Steinmeier said the part on the EU's achievements would emphasise peace, stability and prosperity, including "overcoming the division of our continent".
Han understregede, at kernen i erklæringen skal være fokus på fremtiden.
He pointed out that the EU's core principles had "become a model for integration in other parts of the world".
Hvordan vi i det 21. århundrede kan arbejde sammen om konkrete udfordringer som f.eks. klimabeskyttelse, bekæmpelse af terrorisme og organiseret kriminalitet.
The part on future challenges would cover "energy, climate change, a viable common foreign and security policy, organised crime and terrorism, and solutions to illegal immigration".
Den tyske udenrigsminister fandt især et budskab vigtigt: "Europa står for en samfundsmodel med konkurrence samtidig med social og økonomiske ansvarlighed".
A key message would be the importance of Europe's "social model", showing that "economic competition can be reconciled with social and environmental responsibility".
Margot WALLSTRÖM, næstformand i Europa-Kommisionen mente ligesom Steinmeier, at det var vigtigt at se fremad i den deklaration, stats- og regeringslederne skal skrive under på den 25. marts.
The German Presidency has been working hard to make the Berlin Declaration text "short and accessible", an "easy read with a shelf-life of more than a few days or weeks", she continued, adding that we should "look ahead to inspire Europeans for the future".
Hun mente, at teksten skulle skal være konkret uden at være for specifik, og at der skulle lægges vægt på vækst og økonomisk udvikling inden for en stærk social ramme.
The text should be "concrete without being too specific", she said, and should reflect the EU's "genius": its ability to balance the particular with the general, the individual with the collective, by promoting growth and economic development within a strong social framework".
Margot Wallström afsluttede med at sige, at hun mente, at Berlin-deklarationen ville vise, at det haster med at starte en institutionel og forfatningsmæssig debat.
The EU is "not 'obsessed with navel-gazing' and 'detached from citizens' concerns'", stressed Ms Wallström, adding that "if we are concerned about our institutions, it is because we want them to work well".
Berlin-deklarationen ville også ville vise et EU, der står samlet i anstrengelserne for at imødekomme befolkningernes forventninger, og som tage noget af den dynamik og de resultater, som er opnået i de sidste 50 års europæiske eventyr med ind i fremtiden.
Ms Wallström concluded by predicting that the Berlin Declaration would bring "a momentum and urgency to efforts to settle the constitutional and institutional debate", and will "show a European Union united in its commitment to meet the aspirations of our citizens and bring to the future work of the Union the same dynamism and achievement that we have enjoyed for 50 years of the European adventure".
Jo LEINEN, (PSE, DE) formand for det konstitutionelle udvalg havde ordet først.
Speaking in the name of Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee, Jo Leinen (PES, DE) said it should not be difficult to reach agreement on three of the five areas in the Declaration.
Han ønskede en henvisning til den europæiske socialmodel i erklæringen - og ikke kun en henvisning til 'the european way of life'.
The part on values should also be simple: in addition to the "standard" values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, solidarity and equality were important to Europeans, so the "European social model" should be mentioned.
Han talte desuden for at nævne yderligere brug af fællesskabsmetode, som er unik for EU, fordi det folkevalgte Europa-Parlament er med i lovgivningsarbejdet.
He thought it might be "harder to describe what is special about the EU" and he urged a reference to the "Community method", which "sets the EU apart from all international organisations", notably through the role of a directly elected parliament.
Han understregede desuden, at de hidtidige traktater ikke er tilstrækkelige til at løse de udfordringer, Europa står over for.
Lastly, he wanted to see an acknowledgement that the current treaties are not up to the task and that "we need a new foundation, new methods and options".
"Det der forener os er, at vi forsvarer samme ideer.
Thanks to the Rome Treaty, "war is no longer a reality" in Europe, but that "we have not all been equal in this successful adventure.
Rom-traktaten udgør den første sten i det europæiske eventyr," sagde han, og som barn under krigen lagde han vægt på, at eventyret består i, at krig er blevet gjort umuligt.
Whereas we have all striven to acquire freedom, peace and prosperity, some of our countries were subject to restriction, censorship and uncertainty, oppressed as they were by communist dictatorships.
Han udtrykte sin beundring for befolkningerne i Østeuropa, for uden deres mod, ville Berlinmuren stadig være en realitet.
Some of our citizens suffered under the Communist yoke, but they are now back in the EU family, and the EU is breathing with both lungs", he said.
Han nævnte også amerikanernes afgørende engagement gennem Marshall-planen og ikke mindst Schuman-deklarationen som afgørende for det Europa, vi har i dag.
Mr Daul recalled that 2007 is also the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan: "Without the help from our American friends and without their decisive commitment to Europe, neither the Schuman Declaration nor the Treaty of Rome would have had such an easy birth".
Martin SCHULZ (PSE, DE) mente, at grunden til, at der var så høje forventninger til Berlin-deklarationen er, at Europa står i et vadested.
For the Socialist group, Martin Schulz (DE) began by stating "I don't think we ought to talk about the text but rather the context of the declaration."
"Måske går det godt i fremtiden, måske går vi væk fra integrationen ud i en usikker fremtid med renationalisering og de dertil forbundne risici.
Maybe we will continue with success or else we might end up moving away from integration into an uncertain future."
Derfor skal Berlin-erklæringen udtrykke et håb om, at det, der er lykkedes os de sidste 50 år, også kan lade sig gøre i fremtiden," sagde han.
Mr Schulz pointed out that the Berlin declaration is called upon to deliver a very strong message of hope and that we cannot just sit back and say that we have been very successful over the past 50 years.
Han understregede, at det ikke kun må være 50 års succeshistorier, men at erklæringen skal indeholde nye mål.
He said that to stop this, a message should be delivered to young people, saying "yes, we've achieved all this but you have to do something too."
Schulz mente, at de vigtige udfordringer ligger i at bevare klimaet og sikre den sociale stabilitet, så de unge i Europa har værdige vilkår for at leve og uddanne sig.
Mr Schulz spoke of the importance of looking after the world's climate, providing decent opportunities for young people and their children to "grow up in peace and have prospects."
Fra den liberale gruppe, talte Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK) om den store betydning, skabelsen af EU har haft for velstand og sikkerhed i Europa.
For the Liberal group, Graham Watson (ALDE, UK), pointed to this "significant birthday [as] a good occasion to take stock."
"Hvad var i tankerne på europæerne for 50 år siden, da Romtraktaten blev underskrevet?
He stated that "the Berlin Declaration must reflect less our pride in the past, more our determination for the future."
Der var uden tvivl håb, måske optimisme, men langt fra forsikringen om, at det ville blive succesfuldt.
Commenting on the proposed Declaration, he stated that "to debate a Declaration without even a draft is bizarre ..[..]..
Han mente dog, at Berlin-erklæringen skal fokusere mere på fremtiden end på fortiden.
He spoke of the current global challenges and of the "opportunity to explain to citizens why now more than ever integration is important."
Han var utilfreds med, at der ikke var gennemsigtighed nok omkring udformningen af deklarationen.
Lastly, Mr Watson advised the German Presidency to "keep it short ... the kind of text one might nail on to the door in Wittenberg".
"Alle kan lide at blive overrasket på sin fødselsdag, men at vi i dag debatterer en deklaration uden at have et udkast er bizart", sagde han og lagde vægt på, at det skulle være en kort tekst - på blot en side.
She pointed out that a Union of 27 cannot work with rules which were set for a union of 15 and went on to say "our historical roots ...need to be clarified for the future ..[..]..if we're to deal with others, we need first of all to know ourselves."
Cristiana MUSCARDINI (UEN, IT) henviste til Schuman-erklæringens ord om at arbejde i fællesskab.
For the Greens/EFA group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit (DE) began by calling for a more inclusive approach to the drafting of the declaration.
Hun lagde vægt på, at uden en fælles udenrigs- og sikkerheds politik er Europa svækket.
If the declaration is to be "something that the people will notice", there ought to be more specific objectives, e.g. on climate change: a target of no more than 2 degrees of global warming, resource-efficient use of materials and 100% use of renewable sources of energy within the next 50 years.
Hun mente desuden, at der skal gang i debatten om den grundlæggende traktat.
Turning to immigration, he stated that the debate on this issue should acknowledge the 50m legal immigrants living in Europe today.
Fra den grønne gruppe var det Daniel COHN-BENDIT (Verts/ALE, DE), der havde ordet.
On behalf of the GUE/NGL group, Francis Wurtz (FR) stressed the need for consultation.
Han lagde vægt på, at det er vigtigt at få befolkningerne med i debatten.
The declaration needs to look at the day-to-day realities of ordinary people, he said, in order to make relevant to them the "Europe that is being created".
Når man taler om rigdom og stabilitet, må man også se fattigdommen i øjnene, og når man taler om retsstaten skal man også tænke på alle dem, der ingen rettigheder har, mente Cohn-Bendit, som ikke havde meget tillid til processen.
For the Independence and Democracy group, Nigel Farage (IND/DEM, UK) mocked the optimism of earlier speakers and reflected that there were present those who seemed to think that the Berlin declaration "may even be able to control the weather in the future."
"Der er alt for meget hemmelighedskræmmeri - det går ikke - vi må have mere åbenhed," sagde han, og understregede, at det skal være en kort og enkel tekst, som ikke må blive banal.
Contrasting EU levels of GDP and R&D investment with those of the US, Mr Farage emphasised the economic challenges that needed to be addressed in a practical and constructive manner.
Francis WURTZ (GUE/NGL, FR), mente at der skulle have været mere debat med borgerne i forbindelse med erklæringen.
Lastly, he urged the House to "Please please please...ask the peoples of Europe" about the declaration.
Han fandt det fint at fejre de 50 år, men mente, at deklarationen som en stor hyldest til de sidste 50 år efterfulgt af en masse fine og ambitiøse hensigter, navnlig inden for det sociale område, ville være ude af trit med folks hverdag.
Bruno Gollnisch (FR), the leader of the Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty group, argued that the declaration should focus upon the young people of Europe, to tackle the unemployment and poverty that still exists.
"Tror I virkelig, at borgernes virkelighed er så glat?," spurgte han.
It should not be difficult, he stressed, for young people to be able to find a job to enable them "to start a family and buy a few possessions."
Nigel FARAGE (IND/DEM, UK) talte på vegne af sin gruppe.
Roger Helmer (UK) for the non-aligned MEPs, told the House "This Berlin Declaration fails to recognise that the EU is making us poorer, less democratic and less free".
Han fandt debatten udtryk for "en typisk morgen i Euro-land", hvor folk klapper sig selv på skulderne og roser sig selv for de gode ting, EU har gjort - og fandt det nærmest religiøst.
The "elephant in the room" was the Constitution, which "should be dead" but which EU leaders were determined to bring back somehow, despite the No votes in two referendums.
"Ja", tilføjede han med hentydning til debatten om klimaforandringer - "der er endda nogen, der siger, at Berlin-erklæringen måske kan styre vejret i fremtiden".
They would use every procedural trick to avoid further referendums, but "when the backlash comes" from the people of Europe, he said, "it will sweep away this failing European project".
Han sluttede af med en bøn til forsamlingen: "Vil I ikke godt spørge Europas befolkninger, om de overhovedet vil have dette projekt?"
He stressed, though, that the aim was not just to "produce a declaration" but "genuinely to take stock" of the past and present.
Bruno GOLLNISCH (ITS, FR) gik heller ikke med på at rose for de sidste 50 år i EU, og tegnede et sort billede af fremtiden i en globaliseret verden.
He rejected Mr Cohn-Bendit's reaction to his original comments on illegal immigration, saying he had simply emphasised the need for a joint approach on this issue.
"Unionen har forrådt Europa," sagde han og mente, at Europa på grund af den indre fri bevægelighed, som nedbryder grænserne inden for Europa var blevet var blevet ofre for globaliseringen.
To the rest of the House, he said that 90% of their concerns matched the Council's discussions last week, so there was no need to fear that the Council would overlook anything.
"Vores industri går konkurs, landbruget kan dreje nøglen om i 2013, selv vores tjenesteydelser er i fare.
Ultimately, however, a key aim must be "to formulate our views in a manner that is widely comprehensible" to the people of Europe.
Ved at åbne grænserne har Europa skabt arbejdsløshed og fattigdom," sagde han.
First, she said, "the European construction is not 'ready' and will never be 'ready' - we are constantly adding another piece to this puzzle or architecture of Europe.
Roger HELMER (NI,UK) mente at Berlin-erklæringen forsøger at komme uden om det meget store problem, at to lande har stemt nej til forfatningstraktaten.
How do we illustrate our vision of the future to the 20 year-olds of today?" she asked, rhetorically.
"Den skulle have været død og kaput, men ligesom Dracula og Frankenstein vil den ikke forsvinde," sagde Helmer, der mente at det viste foragt for befolkningen.
"Let's put together what we are proud of, and formulate a vision for the next 50 years", she concluded.
Kommissionen bliver også opfordret til at lægge mere vægt på udviklingen af bredbåndsnet og sørge for at gøre det lettere for øerne at få adgang til tjenesteydelser, herunder sundhedspleje og online lægehjælp, elektronisk forvaltning og borgerservice.
The report encourages island communities to use the EU financial and management facilities JASPERS and JEREMIE in order to foster the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, as part of a drive to diversify island economies and promote sustainable development.
Også problemerne med illegal indvandring, som har ramt mange af de sydeuropæiske øer, f.eks. de Kanariske øer og øerne i Middelhavet, bliver berørt i betænkningen.
It also calls on the Commission to carry out a cross-sectoral study of opportunities to support sustainable tourism within the regional strategies of islands that are far from centres of population.
Parlamentet opfordrer Kommissionen og grænseagenturet Frontex til omgående at træffe støtteforanstaltninger til fordel for øerne og lette det umiddelbare pres i forhold til at løse dette problem.
It calls on the Commission to update the island statistics last gathered in 2003, to define new statistical indicators better suited to measuring economic development, and to report on them regularly, including "best practice" examples.
Endelig foreslår Parlamentet, at 2010 skal erklæres for Det europæiske År for Øerne.
The report also asks the Commission to set up, within the Directorate-General for Regional Policy, an administrative unit for the islands, like the outermost regions unit, to ensure that policy developers take systematic account of the special needs of islands and their permanent and seasonal populations.
EP-Briefing, Strasbourg, den 12.-15. marts 2007
Strasbourg Plenary session: 12-15 March
Den kommende uges samling i Strasbourg er præget af flere interessante sager.
The opening of Parliament's March Plenary session coincides with European Day for the Victims of Terrorism and 500 people from around Europe will be in Strasbourg to mark the occasion.
Tirsdag morgen vil Kommissionen komme med deres politiske strategi for 2008.
Tuesday: Commission's annual policy, EU-US agreement, biotech On Tuesday morning, the European Parliament debates the Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008.
Derefter er der bioteknologi på menuen.
The House will then debate the recent EU-US draft air services agreement.
Det handler om GMO og hvordan landmænd som ikke dyrker GMO, skal kunne beskytte deres marker mod forurening.
MEPs will also debate the merits of biotechnology for agriculture.
Tirsdag eftermiddag er der en række meddelelser fra Kommissionen blandt andet om ikke-spredning af atomvåben og strategi for Forbrugerpolitikken 2007-2013.
The committee encourages efforts to develop biotechnologies in the EU as one way of making agriculture viable and liveable.
Onsdag lægges der ud med en debat om Berlindeklarationen med Margot Wallström og den tyske udenrigsminister Frank Steinmeier, og en afrapportering fra Det Europæiske Råds møde i Bruxelles 8. - 9. marts.
Wednesday: Berlin Declaration, outcome of Council, Bosnia The two key debates of the week take place on Wednesday morning, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Commission Vice-Presidents Margot Wallström and Günter Verheugen taking the floor on the upcoming Berlin declaration (to be signed on 25 March to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome) and the outcome of the European Council last week.
Skal de have lettere adgang til statsstøtte, er spørgsmålet.
Thursday: Seal products, Human rights debates MEPs turn their attention to the banning of seal products in the European Union.
Eftermiddagen er afsat til meddelelser fra Kommissionen om blandt andet forbud mod sælprodukter.
In September 2006 MEPs adopted a written declaration calling on the Commission to immediately draft a regulation to ban the import, export and sale of all harp and hooded seal products.
Desuden vil der komme en meddelelse ang. de planlagte fyringer på air-bus-fabrikkerne.
As is usual, the plenary session ends with three debates and votes on resolutions relating to human rights in the world.
Rapporterne om lægemidler til avanceret terapi, mærkning om spiritus og bæredygtig udnyttelse af naturressourcer er blevet taget af dagsordenen.
On this occasion, the topics are Guatemala, Cambodia and Nigeria
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20070309STO03966 Strasbourg briefing in depth Watch Plenary online
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Socialydelser af almen interesse (forhandling)
Social services of general interest (debate)
Virksomhedernes sociale ansvar (forhandling)
Corporate social responsibility (debate)
Køreplan for ligestilling (forhandling)
Equality roadmap (debate)
Rettigheder til lovlige musiktjenester på nettet (forhandling)
Cross-border collective copyright management (debate)
Erhvervelser og forøgelse af kapitalandele i den finansielle sektor ***I (forhandling)
Prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings ***I (debate)
Grænseoverskridende sundhedspleje (forhandling)
Community action on the provision of cross-border health care (debate)
Én aktie, én stemme - Proportionalitet i børsnoterede selskaber i EU (forhandling)
One share, one vote - Proportionality between ownership and control in EU listed companies (debate)
Antallet af og medlemstallet for interparlamentariske delegationer (frist for ændringsforslag)
Number and numerical strength of interparliamentary delegations (deadline for tabling amendments)
Mødet den 12. marts 2007
Sitting of 12 March 2007
Marian Harkin havde meddelt, at hun havde været til stede den 2.12.2004, 9.05.2005 og 1.12.2005, men at hendes navn ikke stod på tilstedeværelseslisterne.
Marian Harkin had informed the Chair that she had been present at the sittings of 02.12.2004, 09.05.2005 and 01.12.2005, but that her name was missing from the attendance register.
Formanden fremsatte i anledning af treårsdagen for attentaterne i Madrid en erklæring, hvori han mindedes terrorismens ofre og fordømte de terrorhandlinger, der havde fundet sted rundt omkring i verden.
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks in Madrid, the President made a statement in which he paid tribute to the victims of terrorism and condemned acts of terrorism perpetrated throughout the world.
Parlamentet iagttog et minuts stilhed til minde om ofrene for terroristiske handlinger.
Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of terrorism.
- * Betænkning om forslag til Rådets beslutning om bemyndigelse af medlemsstaterne til i Det Europæiske Fællesskabs interesse at ratificere Den Internationale Arbejdsorganisations konsoliderede konvention om søfarendes arbejdsstandarder ( KOM(2006)0288 - C6-0241/2006 - 2006/0103(CNS) ) - EMPL - Ordfører: Mary Lou McDonald ( A6-0019/2007 )
- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Community, the 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention of the International Labour Organisation ( COM(2006)0288 - C6-0241/2006 - 2006/0103(CNS) ) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Mary Lou McDonald ( A6-0019/2007 )
- ***I Betænkning om forslag til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning om ændring af forordning (EF) nr. 1592/2002 af 15. juli 2002 om fælles regler for civil luftfart og oprettelse af et europæisk luftfartssikkerhedsagentur ( KOM(2005)0579 - C6-0403/2005 - 2005/0228(COD) ) - TRAN - Ordfører: Jörg Leichtfried ( A6-0023/2007 )
- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of 15 July 2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency ( COM(2005)0579 - C6-0403/2005 - 2005/0228(COD) ) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried ( A6-0023/2007 )
- Betænkning med forslag til Europa-Parlamentets henstilling til Rådet om forhandlingsmandat til en associeringsaftale mellem Den Europæiske Union og dens medlemsstater på den ene side og Det Andinske Fællesskab og dets medlemslande på den anden side ( 2006/2221(INI) ) - AFET - Ordfører: Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García ( A6-0025/2007 )
- Report containing the European Parliament's recommendation to the Council on the negotiating mandate for an association agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Andean Community and its member countries, of the other part ( 2006/2221(INI) ) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García ( A6-0025/2007 )
- Betænkning med forslag til Europa-Parlamentets henstilling til Rådet om forhandlingsmandat til en associeringsaftale mellem Den Europæiske Union og dens medlemsstater på den ene side og de mellemamerikanske lande på den anden side ( 2006/2222(INI) ) - AFET - Ordfører: Willy Meyer Pleite ( A6-0026/2007 )
- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the negotiating mandate for an association agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the countries of Central America, of the other part ( 2006/2222(INI) ) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Willy Meyer Pleite ( A6-0026/2007 )