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Desuden opfordrer MEP'erne Kommissionen til at vedtage en overordnet strategi i forhold til intellektuelle rettigheder, som skal understrege vigtigheden af at skabe et EF-patent.
- holds the view that tackling climate change and ensuring sustainable development are of paramount importance, and can be achieved only with a balanced energy mix, and that a Single Market policy promoting sustainable and competitive energy is vital to those ends;
Der skal også gøres mere for at øge forbrugernes tillid til handle i andre lande over Internettet.
- regrets that insufficient emphasis was placed on the potential contribution of nuclear power;
MEP'erne minder om, at kun 6 % af europæerne har købt ind på nettet i andre lande, og opfordrer i den forbindelse Kommissionen til at komme med støtte til en målrettet indsats for at fremme e-handlen og styrke forbrugernes rettigheder og de små og mellemstore virksomheders stilling på markedet.
- urges the Commission to adopt a global strategy concerning intellectual property rights, highlighting the importance of establishing a Community Patent;
MEP'erne mener, at de nuværende moms- og forbrugerafgiftssystemer er en hindring for gennemførelsen af det indre marked, og opfordrer Kommissionen til at undersøge skatteproblemer i forhold til personlige postordrer og køb over Internettet.
- underlines the importance of a SM policy promoting sustainable and competitive energy -- regretting, however, "that insufficient emphasis [is] placed on the potential contribution of nuclear power";
Parlamentet er af den opfattelse, at varernes fri bevægelighed har afgørende betydning for det indre markeds effektivitet, og minder om, at 25 % af de varer der fremstilles i EU stadig ikke er omfattet af harmoniseringsforanstaltninger.
- points out that 25% of the goods manufactured in the European Union are still not covered by harmonisation measures.
MEP'erne beder derfor medlemsstaterne om fuldt ud at gøre brug af gensidig anerkendelse for at sikre det grundlæggende princip om varernes fri bevægelighed.
The report calls on Member States, therefore, to make full use of the principle of mutual recognition to ensure the free movement of goods in the interest of consumers and businesses - insists on the pursuit of harmonisation in key areas, in particular retail financial services (including means of payment) and taxation;
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- urges the Commission to push ahead with its proposals concerning a common consolidated corporate tax base;
Karin Riis-Jørgensen (ALDE, DK) talte i salen på vegne af sin gruppe.
- stresses the importance of encouraging the free movement of workers within the internal market;
"Rapporten er et indspark til Kommissionen, et bidrag til Lissabon-strategien, en opfordring til, at Europa skal komme op i gear, hvis vi ønsker at være med på højeste niveau og klare konkurrencen med ikke mindst Kina og USA.
- believes that the present VAT and excise duty systems are a barrier to the completion of the Single Market, in particular in relation to cross-border trade.
Hvis Kommissionen derfor vil Europa det godt og vil gøre alt godt for Europas borgere og Europas virksomheder, så tager De, hr. kommissær McCreevy, denne betænkning med i Kommissionens arbejdsproces og følger det spor, som Parlamentet har lagt," sagde Karin Riis-Jørgensen.
The House calls on the Commission to investigate tax problems related to personal mail order and Internet shopping, and to come forward with proposals for facilitating EU citizens' full benefit from the free movement of goods.
Derfor ønsker EU-Kommissionen at gøre reglerne mere enkle ved at samle al landtransport og transport ad kanaler og floder i et og samme direktiv.
A broad majority of MEPs believe that the proposals will contribute to the objective of legislative simplification and that these simpler rules would also mean safer transport.
Det nye i forhold til EU-lovgivningen er, at de indre vandveje vil blive omfattet.
The Commission says that, if nothing is done, the current complex rules are to become even more complex with changes in international agreements.
Som det er nu, er der fire EU-direktiver, som udelukkende regulerer transporten på vej og jernbane.
The new proposal would repeal four existing directives and two Commission decisions.
Den samlede transport af farligt gods inden for EU udgør ca. 110 mia. ton-km om året, hvoraf 58 % foregår ad vej, 25 % med jernbane og 17 % på indre vandveje.
Administrative procedures for consignor and consignee, will be easier with simplified and harmonised rules.
For transport ad veje og indre vandveje er tendensen stigende, mens den er faldende for jernbanetransport.
Documentation of transport operations and vehicles is also expected to be simpler with harmonised rules, as would be the training of persons involved and the work dangerous goods safety advisors.
Transport af farligt gods tegner sig for ca. 8 % af den samlede fragttransport.
Based on the two-year rhythm of the international agreements ARD, RID and ADN (see above) the period of renewing the authorisation is brought to six instead of five years.
Tirsdag middag modtog Parlamentet Portugals præsident Aníbal Cavaco Silva.
The President of Portugal, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, gave an address to the House in which he focused above all on the theme of solidarity "as a fundamental pillar of European integration".
Han understregede, at det var en af prioriteterne for det portugisiske formandskab at færdiggøre arbejdet med reformtraktaten, og fokuserede på solidaritet i det europæiske samarbejde.
Introducing Mr Cavaco Silva, Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering said that previous Portuguese presidencies had been particularly "ambitious" in their scope and also that Portugal's history gave it a special position:
Hans-Gert Pöttering bød den portugisiske præsident velkommen.
When Lisbon had sent ships to all corners of the world starting in the 14th century, this had marked "the dawn of globalisation".
Den portugisiske præsident lagde ud med at gentage formandskabets ønske om at gøre arbejdet med reformtraktaten færdig.
The Portuguese President told the House that one of the priorities of his country's EU presidency over the coming months would be to finalise the Reform Treaty based on the compromise reached at the European Council in June".
"Solidaritet er en betingelse for unionens fremtidige opbyggelse.
Once the treaty was concluded, said Mr Cavaco Silva, the EU must concentrate on the challenges that worry European citizens: economic growth, employment, security, the environment, energy and globalisation.
Solidaritet og nærhedsprincippet er de to fundamentale principper," sagde han, og henviste til Schuman- deklarationens formulering fra 1950 om, at Europa skal bygges gennem konkrete resultater, der vil skabe en de facto solidaritet.
He then turned to the central theme of his speech - solidarity - quoting from the Schumann Declaration of 1950: “Europe … will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity” and adding "To be a real Union we must preserve the feeling of community that was, and not by chance, the original designation of European integration".
Den portugisiske præsident talte særligt om det sociale aspekt og om kampen mod fattigdom og social udstødelse som en europæisk målsætning.
Seeing poverty and social exclusion as crucial problems, he told the House "The principle of solidarity includes an ethical and moral idea of progress, for without it the founding values of the European idea will fade".
Han nævnte, at mange børn og unge i medlemslandene har større risiko for at blive fattige.
As President of Portugal, he had highlighted social inclusion as a top priority for his country.
I nogle lande er det op mod en tredjedel af de unge, og han spurgte i den forbindelse, om de traditionelle politikker er så effektive som de burde været for at skabe social samhørighed?
But, he added, "it is also true that Europe as a whole is also some way short of the social cohesion objectives that it aims to achieve and that it cannot forsake".
Han satte fokus på at øge beskæftigelsen og hjælpe borgerne med bedre uddannelse og livslang læring.
He pointed out "In the five-year period between 2001 and 2005, the risk-of-poverty rate in the countries of the Union stood at 16%".
Den portugisiske præsident kom også ind på to temaer, som han fandt absolut afgørende for EU's fremtid - nemlig energi og miljø.
Ultimately, "the best protection against poverty and social exclusion we can give citizens is to facilitate their participation in the job market".
Han roste i den forbindelse sin landsmand Barroso for Kommissionens vision og strategiske indsats på området.
Therefore "We need more and better economic growth" together with education and training "to make the habit of lifelong learning widespread".
Aníbal Cavaco Silva er født i 1939, og har en baggrund som professor i økonomi og en doktorgrad fra Universitetet i York.
Moving on to external affairs, the President drew the House's attention to Africa, saying it was "a continent that we should advisedly consider and treat as a priority partner.
I 1980 blev han udnævnt til finansminister.
Europe’s inertia in relation to Africa may carry a heavy strategic price for the Union".
Han kommer fra Partiet PSD - Partido Social Democrata, som trods navnet er et centrum-højre-orienteret liberalt parti, der i Europa-Parlamentet hører til i den kristendemokratiske og konservative gruppe PPE-DE.
He attached great importance to the forthcoming EU-Africa Summit set to take place during the Portuguese Presidency.
Cavaco Silva var premiereminister fra 1985-1995 - og er dermed den demokratisk valgte premierminister, der har siddet på posten i længst tid.
He also stressed the importance of energy and the environment, saying these areas reflected "common vital interests and must be seen as the new driving force of European integration".
Fra 1995 til 2005 var Cavaco Silva ude af politik, hvor han helligede sig sin akademiske karriere indtil han i 2005 stillede op til præsidentvalget, og i 2006 blev indsat som præsident.
Lastly, Mr Cavaco Silva spoke of the role of the EU on the international stage, saying that "ensuring the conditions for Europe to be a central, influential actor in the global, multilateral and multipolar world that is emerging is crucial for the very sustainability of the European integration process".
Bedre lovgivning er mere end at fjerne bureaukrati
Better regulation in the EU - MEPs adopt four reports
Europa-Parlamentet vedtog tirsdag fire egen-initiativbetænkninger om Kommissionens initiativer til at forbedre den europæiske lovgivning.
MEPs adopted four reports on better regulation in the EU.
De ønsker også, at Kommissionen skal lægge mere vægt på gennemførelse, anvendelse og evaluering af EU-lovgivningen, og advarer mod brug af 'soft law'- instrumenter.
The first report strongly supports the process of Better Regulation with a view to strengthening the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, accountability and transparency of EU law.
I den første betænkning af Katalin LÉVAI (PSE, HU), understreger MEP'erne, at bedre lovgivning handler om mere end at fjerne overdrevent bureaukrati, og at det er vigtigt at sikre, at det er en proces, som føres ud i livet af Kommissionen, Rådet og Parlamentet i fællesskab.
The Parliament considers, in particular, that the practice of using incomprehensible acronyms and the over-abundance of needless recitals must be abandoned.
Og endelig lægges der vægt på, at forenklingerne i lovgivningen på ingen måde må føre til forringelse af de standarder, der gælder i den nuværende lovgivning, og at der bliver taget hensyn til de økonomiske, sociale, miljømæssige og sundhedsmæssige aspekter.
The report deplores Member States' practice of 'gold plating', and calls upon the Commission to investigate what further measures might be taken to prevent it, including the introduction of a right of direct action for citizens.
I Lévais betænkning bliver Kommissionen opfordret til at lægge mere vægt på gennemførelse, håndhævelse og evaluering af EU-lovgivningen, hvilket MEP'erne mener er en vigtig del af processen for en bedre lovgivning.
The report calls for 'follow-up impact assessments' analysing how decisions are in fact implemented in Member States and at local level.
Endelig understreger MEP'erne, at det er vigtigt med en regelmæssig og grundig konsekvensanalyse i forhold til forenklingsprocessen.
The report accepts that the Council, like Parliament, must consider the impact of its major amendments upon the Commission's impact assessment.
I den tredje betænkning af h Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA (PSE, ES) handler det om "soft-law"-instrumenter, som er de lovgivningsinstrumenter, som f. eks. henstillinger, grøn - og hvidbøger og konklusioner fra Rådet, som ikke er direkte retsligt bindende, men som kan bruges til at fortolke EU-lovgivningen.
The House stresses the need for cost-benefit analyses that better reflect the complex regulatory cost structures when directives are implemented by way of national legislation and change the regulatory framework within which companies and individuals operate.
MEP'erne forholder sig kritisk til brugen af disse instrumenter og mener, at den bløde lovgivning ofte er alt for tvetydig og ineffektiv.
The report strongly advocates transparency and independent scrutiny of the carrying-out of impact assessments.
MEP'erne mener, at en omfattende brug af disse instrumenter kan betyde, at det særlige ved EU's måde at lovgive på, med direkte bindende retsakter, kan ændres til at fungere som en traditionel international organisation.
The House agrees with the Commission that better lawmaking cannot be achieved without an overall picture of the economic, social, environmental, health and international impact of each legislative proposal.
Endelig vedtog Parlamentet en fjerde betænkning af Bert DOORN (PPE-DE, NL) om brugen af nærhedsprincippet og proportionalitetsprincippet, hvor MEP'erne blandt andet konstaterer store fremskridt i antallet af offentlige høringer af de parter, som lovgivningen berører.
In a second own-initiative report on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, the House considers that bad regulatory quality in the Member States and at Community level weakens the rule of law and alienates citizens from their institutions.
I 2005 blev der lanceret 106 internetbaserede konsultationer mod 11 i 2004.
The House stresses the importance of adequate and independent impact assessments, based on wide-ranging consultation of stakeholders.
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Jens-Peter Bonde (IND-DEM) og Ole Christensen (PSE) talte begge under den fælles debat om de fire betænkninger mandag aften.
The report welcomes the Commission action programme to measure the administrative cost for undertakings in Europe and to reduce needless and disproportionate administrative burdens by 25% by 2012.
Jens-Peter Bonde talte om de såkaldte soft-law-instrumenter, og kom med et dansk eksempel på, hvordan de 'bløde' lovinstrumenter kan blive tolket som 'hård lovgivning'.
The House notes that the strategy for a 25% reduction refers to needless administrative burdens for undertakings and cannot, therefore, be equated to a deregulation, nor lead to a change in the policy objectives and level of ambition contained in Community legislation.
"I 2005 udsendte Kommissionens indre markeds-folk en meddelelse om komponisternes og autorernes ophavsret.
In this light, the Parliament supports the Commission proposal for the introduction of thresholds for all information requirements, limiting them for SMEs wherever possible.
Den blev samordnet med konkurrencedirektoratet i sager mod rettighedsagenturerne.
MEPs call on the Member States to extend their efforts to reduce the burden resulting from purely national legislation.
Danske KODA trues stadig med en bøde på 10 % af omsætningen siden 1973.
MEPs welcome strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment
Jeg opfordrer Kommissionens formand José Barosso til at gribe ind og forsvare den kulturelle mangfoldighed.
The report calls on the Commission to avoid the proliferation of documents containing lists of simplification initiatives, in order to have as clear a reference framework as possible.
En ikke-valgt udøvende myndighed skal ikke lovgive og ekspropriere gennem meddelelser og konkurrencesager.
It calls on the Commission to guide and monitor this process also at national level, for instance by acting as a centre for collecting and disseminating the best practices developed within the European Union and its Member States and, not least, responding to indications from stakeholders.
Kom i stedet med et forslag til direktiv om kunstnernes ophavsret og rettighedsagentur," sagde Jens-Peter Bonde.
Finally, MEPs stress that regular and thorough impact assessments play a key role in the simplification process and that such assessments should be considered by the Council and Parliament when amendments are made to a proposal during the legislative process.
Ole Christensen talte på vegne af Beskæftigelsesudvalget til Lévais betænkning.
Soft law" instruments: "Too often ambiguous and ineffective"
Det fastsatte mål om en reduktion på 25 % kan man dog stille sig tvivlende overfor, det er et tilfældigt tal.
The report considers the open method of coordination to be legally dubious, as it operates without sufficient parliamentary participation and judicial review.
Hvis det er unødvendig lovgivning, skal vi heller ikke stoppe ved de 25 %," sagde Ole Christensen.
The House believes that it should therefore be employed only in exceptional cases and that it would be desirable to consider how Parliament might become involved in the procedure.
I en egen-initiativbetænkning om godslogistik af Inès Ayala SENDER (PSE, ES), som blev vedtaget onsdag, er Parlamentet ikke afvisende overfor at tillade mega-lastbiler på over 60 tons på bestemte strækninger på de europæiske veje, så længe det sker under skarpe regler og med mulighed for, at de enkelte lande kan forbyde brugen af de store vogntog.
The European Parliament adopted by a large majority (577 votes in favour to 52 against with 51 abstentions) a report proposing that the controversial use of mega-liners or 60 tonne lorries in the EU should only be allowed for certain routes following Member State approval and within the Member States.
Det var uden tvivl spørgsmålet om de store lastbiler, der var emnet for det meste af debatten tirsdag eftermiddag i salen.
During a lively debate, Members were strongly divided on this matter, with some of them claiming that introducing proposals for admitting 60t lorries would induce a definitive imbalance in favour of only one mode of transport and would have a serious impact on the environment and with others saying that this form of road transport innovation deserved a change.
Det var også det, der optog den eneste danske taler under debatten, Margrethe AUKEN (Verts/ALE)
Parliament adopted an own-initiative report by Inés AYALA SENDER (PES, ES) on a Commission communication on freight transport logistics in Europe in which the issue of the megatrucks was raised.
Det er en naturnødvendighed - det er, hvad der kommer ud af billigere transport.
The use of mega-liners should, consequently, be permitted under strict conditions only.
Vores veje vil blive fyldt op med disse mobile lagerhaller, og her hjælper hverken såkaldt intelligent trafikstyring eller andre 'fiksfakserier'.
Transport Commissioner Jacques BARROT told MEPs that the Commission would take a decision after a study regarding experiences with mega-liners and only after a thorough exchange of views on this issue with all those concerned.
De vil blot være som små hæfteplastre på et kæmpe sår, der bare bliver større og større med den nuværende transportpolitik, " sagde hun, og understregede, at der i stedet skulle fokuseres på at styrke sø- og jernbanetrafikken.
During the debate, Mathieu GROSCH (EPP-ED, BE) said that Member States should decide.
Transportudvalget havde været meget delt på dette område, da flere medlemmer var nervøse for, at man ved at tillade brugen af de store lastbiler også ville skabe mere godstransport på vejene.
Gilles SAVARY (PES, FR) took the view that admitting mega-liners would be a disaster for the railways in the Community.
Parlamentet endte i betænkningen med at anbefale, at der skal gælde strenge regler for brugen af de store lastbiler.
Jeanine HENNIS - PLASSCHAERT (ALDE, NL) said that it was not helpful to turn down innovative transport concepts.
Brugen af lastbiler på over 60 t skal kun være tilladt på bestemte strækninger i en medlemsstat på dennes anmodning og efter tilladelse fra Kommissionen.
The latter said that European logistic sector lacked software studies on intelligent modes of transport, but not hardware like megatrucks, which should not be allowed in mountain areas and agglomerations at all.
I behandlingen af anmodningerne bør der tages hensyn til den eksisterede infrastruktur og sikkerheden.
Finally, Georg JARZEMBOWSKI (EPP-ED, DE) Corien WORTMANN-KOOL (EPP-ED, NL) were in favour of the compromise.
MEP'erne udtrykker desuden i betænkningen tilfredshed med Kommissionens intention om at komme med en handlingsplan for godslogistik i efteråret 2007, som skal sætte logistikken på den politiske dagsorden.
MEPs further welcome the intention of the Commission to present an Action Plan for Freight Logistics in Autumn 2007, which must serve to put logistics on the political agenda and raise its profile by focusing on its potential, appeal and usefulness.
For at lette den administrative byrde i forhold til transporten ønsker MEP'erne, at et enhedstransportdokument for al slags transport skal give transportvirksomhederne entydig retssikkerhed og erstatte de mange eksisterende transportdokumenter.
In order to achieve a further simplification of administrative burden, Members demand that an EU single document for all carriage of transport must provide undertakings with clear legal certainty and replace the large number of existing documents.
Medlemmerne af Europa-Parlamentet havde stillet en række spørgsmål til Rådet og Kommissionen om EU's indsats i forhold til bekæmpelse af terror, blandt andet om, hvordan indsatsen bliver evalueret og i forhold til, hvad der skal ske med den post som anti-terrorkoordinator, som har stået tom siden marts, hvor Gijs de Vrijs forlod stillingen.
EU Member States must go on co-operating in their implementation of counter-terrorism measures, so as to ensure they respect fundamental rights and freedoms, stressed Mr Manuel Lobo Antunes Minister for European Affairs, speaking for the Council.
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Terrorism is a scourge that must be fought at both national and international levels - it is a global threat that needs a global answer, he continued.
På vegne af det portugisiske formandskab var det statssekretær for Europæiske anliggender, Manuel LOBO ANTUNES, der havde ordet.
Efforts to improve information exchange and co-ordination with third countries are under way in international fora, led by the United States, and also closer to home, e.g. through dedicated Euro-Mediterranean meetings and work on the Mediterranean code of conduct against terrorism.
Han holdt fast i, at der skal være underbyggede begrundelser, før personer eller organisationer kommer på listen, der hvert halve år bliver revideret.
Franco Frattini , Vice-President of the Commission with responsibility for Justice, Freedom and Security, told the House that the Commission "continues to be fully committed to the implementation of the EU counter-terrorism strategy" and to finding the right balance between "the right to life" and "the right to privacy and procedural rights".
Wiersma ønskede at vide, hvordan koordineringen af indsatsen mod terrorismen finder sted, nu hvor koordinatoren De Vrijs ikke er der længere, og hvad der var sket med den rapport, som Parlamentet havde udarbejdet om CIA-overflyningerne.
Graham WATSON (UK), speaking for the ALDE group, said: "Once again laws that take away our freedoms risk entering by the back door.
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I do not argue that counter terrorism laws are unnecessary.