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Torsdag og fredag vil du også kunne læse vores resuméer af parlamentssamlingen.
On Friday we will have a full round-up of the Plenary debates from Brussels.
Du kan følge alle parlamentsdebatterne direkte ved at klikke på linket nedenfor.
You can follow all the Plenary debates here online using the "EP Live" part of the site.
Samlingen finder sted onsdag fra kl. 15.00 - 24.00 og torsdag fra 09.00.
Watch live on Wednesday from 1500 CET and on Thursday from 0900.
Klimaforandringer og verdens vandressourcer
Watch MEPs discuss water and global warming
Smeltende isbjerge, heftige regnskyl, ekstrem tørke og manglende adgang til rent vand.
On Tuesday afternoon, MEPs scientists and climate experts looked at these and other questions related to the impact of global warming on the world's water supplies.
Vi påmindes alt for ofte om de skadelige virkninger af klimaforandringerne.
See the first link for a full round up of the hearing.
Klimaændringerne udgør en så presserende fare, at det er nødvendigt at nedbringe udledningen af drivhusgasser væsentligt inden 2050.
It is not however just the glaciers that are melting, the collapse of the Larsen B shelf in 2002 was a graphic illustration of the melting of ice in Antartica.
I december startede forhandlinger om en traktat, der skal afløse Kyoto Protokollen, den internationale klimaaftale som forpligter de underskrivende lande til at nedbringe udledningen af drivhusgasser .
Spanish MEP Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines (right of centre EPP-ED) said ahead of the meeting that oceans play a "fundamental role in regulating the climate" and melted water "is changing the equilibrium of the oceans".
Yderligere klimaændringer vil få store konsekvenser for verdens vandressourcer i form af regnfald, oversvømmelser og tørke.
In a document prepared for the meeting Professor John Dracup said that due to the early melting of snow "we will have more water earlier in the year during the flood season when we don’t need it, and less water during the summer months during the irrigation season, when we do need it".
Ifølge FN vil 60 % af jordens befolkning i 2032 bo i områder med begrænset adgang til vand.
The UN's Habitat Agency has predicted that by 2032 60% of the world's population will live in areas of water scarcity.
Det hævdes, at adgangen til vandressourcer i fremtiden kan blive årsag til voldelige konflikter rundt omkring i verden.
It could also lead to large flows of migrants away from areas that are becoming uninhabitable.
Gutiérrez-Cortines: "Vi må ændre vores vaner"
In Europe the picture is also bleak.
Hun understeger desuden vigtigheden af, at EU - i fællesskab - gør en stor indsats for at udbrede det globale kendskab til problemet med manglende vandressourcer.
Ms Gutiérrez-Cortines called for policy to be "developed dynamically and open-endedly" and said "the role of science is extremely important" in formulating action.
Kommissionen orienterer om Bali-konferencen
She said she "was against rigid plans but in favour of strategies".
MEP'erne vil også vedtage et beslutningsforslag om emnet efter debatten i salen.
Prof. Riccardo Petrella on The great issue: from scarcity and water wars to life for all
20080125STO19639 CLIM 4th thematic session (Kun på engelsk) Det Midlertidige Udvalg om Klimaændringer Temasektion om sundhed og miljø
Prof. John A. Dracup (University of California) on the Impact of climate change on hydrology and water resources in regions with snow dominated water supplies
Ukraines premierminister Julia Tymosjénko: I er vores bedste partnere
Ukraine's PM Yulia Tymoshenko: "I cannot see any alternative to Europe"
Yulia Tymoschenko
Tymoshenko "I cannot see any alternative to Europe"
Relationerne mellem EU og Ukraine var på dagsordenen, da Ukraines premierminister Julia Tymosjénko mandag gæstede Europa-Parlamentets udenrigsudvalg.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko took her anti-corruption and pro-reform message to MEPs on the Foreign Affairs committee and Ukraine Delegation Monday.
Mødet indgik som led i Tymosjénko´s første officielle EU-besøg efter hun tiltrådte som premierminister.
She thanked them for their support during the "Orange Revolution" and said she considered integration with the EU "a priority" and that a "free trade zone was very important".
Formanden for Parlamentets udenrigsudvalg Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (EPP-ED, Polen) bød den ukrainske premierminister velkommen og kaldte Ukraine for "en vigtig og strategisk partner for EU".
On energy issues and relations with Russia she said she would strive for good relations with the Kremlin but energy independence would be Kiev's goal.
Han henviste til Udenrigsudvalgets beslutningsforslag, der anbefaler Ukraines integration i EU.
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, the Polish EPP-ED Member who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, welcomed her saying that Ukraine is an important, crucial strategic partner for the EU and that a report by the Committee strongly advocates Ukraine's integration into the Union.
Adrian Severin (De Europæiske Socialdemokraters Gruppe, Rumænien), der er formand for Parlamentets delegation til Ukraine, sagde at valgresultaterne (september 2007) viser "Ukraines vilje til at skabe demokratisk udvikling og bevæge sig nærmere europæiske strukturer og institutioner".
Romanian MEP Adrian Severin - the Socialist chair of Parliament's delegation to the Ukraine, said that the last elections there could be interpreted as "the will of Ukrainians to see democratic progress and to come closer to European structures and institutions".
Orange slips i Kiev
Orange Ties in Kiev
Intet alternativ til Europa
“We are historically a European country”
Julia Tymosjénko lagde i sin tale stor vægt på at opretholde de tætte bånd mellem Ukraine og EU: "I er vores bedste partnerne", sagde hun og fortsatte: "Jeg kan ikke se noget alternativ til Europa.
The Ukrainian premier was clear about where she thought her country should be orientated: “We are historically a European country" and "I cannot see any alternative to Europe."
Vi er historisk set et europæisk land".
She said that she would devote a lot of her time to EU policy and a lot of the government's policies would be "filled with EU aspirations".
Hun påpegede, at EU-integration er en vigtig prioritering for Ukraine, og at hendes regering vil kæmpe hårdt for at bekæmpe den udbredte korruption i landet.
She asked for cooperation from the EU in electronic measures to control smuggling as well as for the EU to be Kiev's "strategic partner on security".
Derudover udtrykte hun ønske om en skattereform, der blandt andet skal sikre bedre forhold for små og mellemstore virksomheder.
On Russia Ms Tymoshenko said, "we will do our best to have the best relations with Russia, but Ukraine’s national interests will be upfront, and energy independence will be important for us".
Læs via linket nedenfor en mere dybdegående dækning af Tymosjénko´s besøg.
She finished by saying "for my team the Orange Revolution is a principle for life".
20080125STO19640 Presseinfo (på engelsk) Telegrammer fra Ukraine Udenrigsudvalget Parlamentets Ukraine-delegation Yulia Tymoshenko (på engelsk) 18:09
20080125STO19640 “I am totally persuaded of the European future of Ukraine,” says Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko Dispatches from Ukraine Resolution 15 Nov.
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En europæisk strategi for romaer
Roma in Europe: MEPs vote on anti-discrimination measures
Fattigdom og arbejdsløshed er meget udbredt blandt denne befolkningsgruppe, der for størstedelens vedkommende bor i Østeuropa.
Often discrimination in jobs and schooling are just some of the problems that Roma people face in Europe.
Forud for afstemningen talte vi med MEP´erne Lívia Járóka og Viktória Mohácsi, der begge selv er romaer.
Ahead of the vote we spoke to Hungarian MEP's of Roma origin Lívia Járóka and Viktória Mohácsi about the strategy and the situation of the Roma in Europe today.
Roma-samfundene er særligt udbredt i Rumænien, Bulgarien og Ungarn.
Roma communities are mainly based in Romania, Bulgaria or in Hungary.
I løbet af de sidste fire år er alle tre lande indtrådt i EU.
In the last four years all these states have joined the EU pushing the issue up the political agenda.
Romaerne er ofte ofre for diskrimination, fattigdom og social eksklusion.
Roma often suffer from racial discrimination, poverty and social exclusion.
Forud for afstemningen stillede vi en række spørgsmål til de to MEP´er.
Ahead of the vote we put some questions to the two MEPs;
Beslutningsforslaget anerkender "at den sociale inklusion af romaer stadig er et mål, der skal opnås".
The draft resolution recognizes "that the social inclusion of Romani communities is still a goal to be achieved".
Hvorfor er det stadig et problem?
Why hasn’t this been the case yet?
Viktória Mohácsi (Gruppen Alliancen af Liberale og Demokrater for Europa, Ungarn) fortalte os, at selvom "medlemslande anerkender behovet for integrationen af romaerne, er det de færreste, der tager ansvar og sætter konkret handling bag ordene for at få løst problemerne".
Viktória Mohácsi (Liberal ALDE) told us that "while Member States recognize the need of integration of Roma, most of them are not taking responsibility for creating steps to solve the problems".
Hun fortsatte "EU´s manglende minoritetspolitik kunne også være en del af forklaringen".
She went on to say that "the lack of minority policy of the EU could also be a possible reason: some countries recognise the Roma as a minority, some of them declare that all people have the same rights according to the constitutions".
Livia Járóka (Gruppen for Det Europæiske Folkeparti (Kristelige Demokrater) og De Europæiske Demokrater, Ungarn): "Den succesfulde integration af Europas yngste og mest blomstrende mindretal må ikke blive offer for snæversynet partipolitik...
Lívia Járóka (EPP-ED): "The successful integration of Europe's youngest and most rapidly thriving minority shouldn't fall victim of narrow-minded party politics, since it would be a national, moreover an all-European interest.
I mange lande bor romaerne i slumområder.
In many States Roma live in slums and are can be even expelled from the country.
Hvad kan der gøres for at skabe bedre livsbetingelser for dem?
What can be done to provide better living conditions?
Járóka: "Det store antal immigranter i Vesteuropa udtrykker fejlene ved de lande, som de forlod.
Lívia Járóka: "The appearance of large migrant groups in Western Europe is the complete failure of the states that they have left.
Romaer og også ikke-romaer forlader deres lande på grund af den forfærdelige situation, som de befinder sig i...
Roma and also non-Roma migrants leave their countries, because of the terrible situation they have to face, namely segregated living conditions and segregated education-systems as well as poverty and social exclusion.
Roma-befolkningerne ser de lande, som de befinder sig i, som deres moderlande, og de har et ønske om at bidrage til deres samfund".
Roma people see the country they live in as their motherland and they want to contribute to their societies as well".
Mohácsi: "Europa-Parlamentet sendte et klart signal, da det vedtog beslutningen om fri bevægelighed den 17. november 2007.
"The European Parliament has sent a clear answer when it adopted the resolution on free movement, on November 14, 2007", says Viktória Mohácsi .
Nogle medlemslande ignorerer det faktum, at fri bevægelighed er et grundlæggende princip - også for romaer!
(This resolution "reaffirm" the value of the free movement of persons as a fundamental principle of the European Union” and advocate the establishment of a network of organisations dealing with the social inclusion of Roma as well as the promotion of awareness-raising instruments regarding the rights and duties of the Roma community).
Det er derfor, at beslutningen om en europæisk strategi for romaer er så vigtig."
Ms Mohácsi told us that "in some Member States ignoring the fact that free movement is basic principle for the Roma also.
Et af udspillene i forslaget er at tilbyde mikrolån.
That's why this resolution on European Roma Strategy reflecting on the case of housing is important".
Hvorfor kunne det være en god løsning?
One of the concrete solutions proposed would be micro-credit: can you explain why it can be a solution?
"I de fleste lande er arbejdsløsheden blandt romaerne ofte højere end 80 %, hvilket skyldes eksklusionen fra uddannelsessystemerne.
"In most countries, the unemployment rates amongst Romani communities are still higher than 80%, because of exclusion from the education system.
Mikrolån kan blive en af de gode metoder til at promovere selvstændigt arbejde", sagde Mohácsi.
Micro-credit scheme could be one of the adequate possibilities to promote self-employment" says Mohácsi.
Har vi behov for en mere pro-europæisk indsats for at takle udforingerne med romaerne?
Do we need a more collective, pan-European effort to tackle Roma issues?
Mohácsi: "Blot 5 medlemslande (ud af 27) iværksatte handlingsplaner for integrationen af romaerne, men vi mangler stadig at se resultaterne.
"Only 5 Member States (out of 27) created an action plan for the integration of Roma but we still do not have a result.
Det skal ved at tage udgangspunkt i deres grundlæggende rettigheder, når det kommer til boligsikring, arbejde, sundhed og uddannelse".
Lívia Járóka : "This plan should identify and effectively address the practical barriers that Roma face by accessing their unalienable fundamental rights in the fields of housing, employment, health care and education".
I et beslutningsforslag, som Parlamentet stemmer om torsdag, fordømmer MEP'erne alle de former for racisme og diskrimination, som romaer udsættes for.
Thursday's vote on draft Resolution follows up plenary debate of 16 January 2008 on steps planned to improve the situation of the Roma.
20080125STO19645 Fælles beslutningsforslag Fællesskabskodeks for personers grænsepassage EP`s beslutning om romakvinders situation i EU 2006 Roma decade 2005-2015 (på engelsk)
20080125STO19645 Vote on report EP Resolution of 14 November 2007 Roma decade 2005-2015 Watch the debates live
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Onsdag under EP-samlingen
Wednesday in Plenary: Iran, Gaza, anti-missile shield, postal services
Gaza: Kunne en mulig løsning kunne være EU-grænsevagter?
Crisis in Gaza - not exactly child's play
Det var i høj grad udenrigspolitiske emner, der prægede onsdagens parlamentssamling i Bruxelles.
Javier Solana, the EU's foreign affairs chief was in Parliament on Wednesday to report to MEPs on relations with Iran and events in the Gaza strip.
Først holdte EU´s høje repræsentant for den fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik, Javier Solana tale om situationen i Iran og Gaza, hvilket blev efterfulgt af debat.
He stressed the need to ensure that Tehran's nuclear ambitions were peaceful - a call echoed by MEPs.
Derefter diskuterede MEP´erne det kontroversielle amerikanske antimissilskjold.
Plans by Washington to station anti-missile batteries in the Czech Republic and Poland and the effect this would have on European security policy were discussed.
Senere på dagen orienterede Rådet og Kommissionen om resultaterne af FN´s klimakonference på Bali.
MEPs also debated proposed legislation liberalising postal services in Europe.
Iran mangler stadig troværdighed
Iran "our objective is to remove suspicions"
EU's høje repræsentant for den fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik, Javier Solana lagede ud med at fastslå, at Iran er et af de vigtigste emner på det internationale samfunds dagsorden.
The High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy told the House that Iran is a key country in the Middle East that it is "an imperfect democracy" but better than nothing and that "we should engage with its parliamentarians."
"Hvis de udvikler atomvåben, vil det være meget skadeligt og skabe ustabilitet i Mellemøsten," sagde Solana, og tilføjede "vores ønske er at fjerne mistanken".
Mr Solana added, "our objective is to remove suspicions".
Solana savnede stadig en forklaring på hvorfor, Iran har behov for at berige uran.
He also raised concerns over the high number of executions, reports of torture and uranium enrichment.
Han understregede, at EU ikke havde noget problem med et civilt program, men at det var nødvendigt at sikre at "iranernes intentioner er fredelige".
On a positive note he pointed out the international community's good cooperation with Iran in Afghanistan.
For EU-kommissær for udenrigspolitiske anliggender Benita Ferrero-Waldner var Irans atomprogram heller ikke til at komme udenom.
EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner criticised the state of human rights: "Without systematic improvement on human rights...our relations with Iran cannot develop properly."
Hun understregede, at det internationale samfund står sammen om at støtte FN's Sikkerhedsråd og Det Internationale Atomenergiagentur (IAEA) og Javier Solanas indsats.
In the debate that followed, MEPs criticised the fact that more that 30% of candidates were excluded form the March parliamentary elections in Iran.
Hun kritiserede desuden menneskerettighedssituationen i Iran.
Some speakers suggested that the EU support the Iranian opposition or set up an EU Representation in Iran.
Gaza striben: Kan EU spille en rolle som grænsevagt?
Gaza Strip
Israel besluttede den 19. januar at lukke grænserne til Gaza og blokere for brændselforsyningerne, som reaktion på de fortsatte raketangreb fra Gaza ind i Israel.
On January 19 Israel closed the border with the Gaza strip and stopped fuel supplies as a response to continuing rocket attacks from this area controlled by Hamas.
Solana beklagede, at menneskerettighedssituationen over de seneste uger er blevet kraftigt forværret i Gaza.
Mr Solana said, the "humanitarian situation has worsened and, security deteriorated.
Der var under debatten stor sympati med den civile befolkning i Gaza.
A possible solution could be an EU border mission that would attempt to police the situation."
Nogle MEP´er opfordrede til, at man fra EU´s side, genoptog dialogen med Gaza, der siden 2007 har været isoleret fra det internationale samfund.
MEPs were sympathetic to the position of the Palestinian population of Gaza, with recent events prompting calls for the EU to move away from a policy of isolating Hamas and accepting the need for talks.
Andre mindede derimod om, at Hamas stadig figurerer på EU´s egen liste over terrororganisationer, og at Israel har fuld ret til at forsvare sit folk mod angreb.
Others however reminded the House that Hamas is on the EU list of designated terrorist organisations and emphasised the right of Israel to defend its own population.
Parlamentet vil vedtage et beslutningsforslag om emnet i februar.
Parliament will adopt a resolution on the subject in February.
USA´s antimissilskjold
US anti-missile system
Efter redegørelser fra Rådet og Kommissionen debatterede MEP´erne USA´s kontroversielle antimissilskjold.
Following Council and Commission statements, MEPs debated the controversial US anti-missile defence system designed to counter threats from potential emerging nuclear powers.
Andre emner
Other issues
Fiona Hall (Gruppen Alliancen af Liberale og Demokrater for Europa, Storbritannien) præsenterede sin egen-initiativ betænkning om en handlingsplan for energieffektivitet.
British Liberal Fiona Hall presented her own-initiative report on an action plan for energy efficiency.
Kommissionen og Rådet orienterede om resultatet af FN´s klimakonference, der fandt sted på Bali fra den 3.-14. december 2007, hvilket blev efterfulgt af en parlamentsdebat.
MEPs also supported the outcome of the recent Bali climate change conference (3-14 December 2007).
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Torsdag under EP-samlingen
Thursday Plenary in Brussels: climate roadmap, Roma, postal services
Undervisning af romaer i Slovakiet
Roma language classes in Slovakia
Derudover vedtog Parlamentet også et beslutningsforlag, der skal forbedre romaers rettigheder i EU.
Thursday also saw an incident in the Chamber sparked by a row over a procedural matter.
Bali konferencen
Climate change roadmap on track
I et beslutningsforslag, der blev vedtaget torsdag, udtrykker Parlamentet sin støtte til konklusionerne fra klimatopmødet på Bali om, at der i 2009 skal underskrives en international klimaaftale under klimakonferencen i København.
A resolution adopted by MEPs welcomed the Bali roadmap's 2009 deadline for the conclusion of an international agreement on climate change.
Selvom MEP'erne er tilfredse med, at det lykkedes at nå frem til en "klar tidsplan" på klimatopmødet i december på Bali, beklager de, at det "ikke var muligt at få utvetydige videnskabelige henvisninger i handlingsplanen i forbindelse med de nødvendige reduktioner af drivhusgasser".
Though satisfied that the Bali Action Plan contains "a clear timetable" for reaching agreement, MEPs regretted "that it was not possible to make unambiguous references to science in relation to the necessary greenhouse gas reductions".
De glæder sig dog over, at Kyoto-protokollens parter har anerkendt, at det er nødvendigt at opnå reduktioner på mellem 25-40 % i de industrialiserede lande (sammenlignet med 1990 niveauet) inden 2020.
They welcomed, however, the Kyoto Protocol parties' recognition of the need for industrialised countries to cut emissions by 25-40% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2020.
MEP'erne ønsker også, at der i WTO-regi skal tages initiativer til at fremme fremstilling og eksport af klimavenlige produkter.
The EP also called for the WTO to consider "temporary measures that favour the manufacture and export of climate-friendly products and innovative technology".
Diskrimination af romaer skal bekæmpes
Call for better rights for Roma people
Ud af de knap 15 millioner romaer der lever i Europa, bor omkring 10 millioner i EU-lande.
Out of the 12 to 15 million Roma living in Europe, about 10 million live in EU countries.
Hovedparten dem af dem blev EU-borgere i forbindelse med EU-udvidelserne i 2004 og 2007.
A majority of them became EU citizens after the 2004 and 2007 enlargements.
Parlamentet fordømmer i et beslutningsforslag alle de former for racisme og diskrimination, som romaer udsættes for.
MEPs believe Roma communities still suffer clear discrimination and adopted a resolution on the European Strategy on the Roma warning of the risks of anti-Gypsy sentiments promoted by extremists.
MEP'erne ønsker mere fokus på området, blandt andet ved at gøre en Kommissær særligt ansvarlig for udviklingen af en strategi på uddannelsesområdet ønsker MEP'erne, at lovgivningen mod raceadskillelse skal styrkes, så romaerne bliver integreret i skolerne.
They call for renewed efforts to integrate Roma through positive measures in housing, health, education and employment.
Opfordrer Parlamentet Kommissionen til at tage de nødvendige instrumenter i brug for at integrere romaerne på arbejdsmarkedet, hvilket blandt andet skal ske gennem uddannelsesmæssig opkvalificering.
Calls for steps to get more Roma people into the labour market and the use of more training.
Opfordrer Parlamentet Kommissionen til at styrke lovgivningen mod diskrimination i uddannelsessektoren.
MEPs also want the Commission to strengthen anti-discrimination legislation in education.
Parlamentet har netop afsluttet behandlingen af det direktiv, der skal sikre liberalisering af posttjenester for breve under 50 g fra 1. januar 2011.
On postal services, Parliament voted for a general ending of postal monopolies in Europe by 2011, with a few exceptions until 2013.