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Verheugen understregede, at intet land i Europa kan klare globaliseringens udfordringer alene og at national suverænitet kun kan bevares gennem samarbejde.
He recalled that it was Parliament which had pushed for more than 5 countries to be admitted in the first wave, giving all twelve the chance to catch up with the fastest.
Hans-Gert POETTERING (PPE-DE, D) sagde, at EP bør tage en stor del af æren for udvidelsen, da huset hele tiden har krævet at EU forhandlede med hele den gruppe af nye lande, der nu er kommet ind. Poettering fremhævede, at de europæiske borgere skal vide, at det var EP der krævede en klar tidsplan for optagelsesforhandlingerne.
Paying tribute to former Polish President Lech WALESA (present in the gallery) and to the work of Commissioner Verheugen, Mr Poettering concluded with a call for a Europe of solidarity, which would go forward in peaceful cooperation.
Poettering understregede, at nationale interesser er EU's interesser.
It was a great day for us all, he said.
En verdslig union Enrique BARON CRESPO (PSE, E) betegnede det udvidede EU som "en verdslig union, der respekterer alles rettigheder".
Speaking for the PES group, its leader, Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (E), said this was a date with history and with our future.
Ungarsk bidrag Mátyás EORSI (ELDR, HU) udtrykte sin glæde og stolthed over, at være den første ungarske taler, der talte til EP på sit eget sprog.
Mátyás EÖRSI (HU) , the first MEP from one of the new Member States to take the floor, spoke on behalf of the ELDR group.
Eorsi sagde, at den 1. maj "smed man endeligt arven fra Jalta i skraldespanden".
As a liberal and a Hungarian, he said he was delighted to see the legacy of Yalta consigned to the dustbin of history.
Eorsi sagde også, at udvidelsesprocessen havde varet længere end Ungarn havde ønsket og understregede at det udvidede Europa vil blive et stærkt Europa, der sætter det europæiske potentiale fri.
He paid tribute to the work of the Council of Europe and its ongoing contribution to a more stable and peaceful Europe which might one day be fully united after centuries of division.
Grundlæggeren af "Solidaritet", polakken Lech Walesa - der var tilstede under åbningen - fik ligeledes ros for sit bidrag.
The millions of dead of that war had won peace and prosperity for only part of Europe.
Bonde talte imod forfatningstraktaten, der øger EU's demokratiske underskud.
He hoped that the future would see Europe getting thing right, with proper majorities and a new way of doing things, with meaningful elections.
Bonde talte i stedet for, at Kommissærerne skal vælges nationalt, stille i medlemsstaternes "Europa-udvalg" hver uge, tilkendegive hvordan de vil stemme og herefter stå til ansvar for deres handlinger.
He called for Commissioners to be directly responsible to their Member State parliaments and peoples, and for Europe to become an association of free nations on an equal footing, working together to solve their common problems.
Han fremhævede, at EU skal løse alt det medlemsstaterne ikke kan løse alene og sikre åbenhed, nærhed og demokrati.
Marie-Françoise GARAUD (IND, F) said the new Member States had fought for democracy, and that they had much to teach the rest of us about its true meaning.
Marie-Francoise GARAUD (NI, F) citerede Paven og sagde, at "i dag trækker Europa vejret med sine to lunger".
This was the first time since the 16th century that Europe shared similar boundaries as the Roman Church of that time, and this was no coincidence.
På trods af begejstringen understregede Garaud, at staterne fortsat skal være styrende og EU blot skal understøtte de europæiske værdier.
She warned that Europe could only be built with through its States - only they could truly bring the agreement of their peoples to something more than a weak alliance based on consumer issues.
Formanden for EP's udenrigsudvalget, Elmar BROK (PPE-DE, D) afsluttede debatten med at opfordre formand Cox til at medtage de 10 ordførere fra de 10 nye lande i dagens protokol, hvilket Cox indvilgede i.
Finally, at the request of the rapporteur on enlargement, Elmar BROK (EPP-ED, D), the President agreed that the names of all the ten rapporteurs on this subject over the years should be recorded in the minutes to mark their contribution to the process.
Debat og Beslutninger : 04-05-2004
Daily Notebook : 04-05-2004
Redaktion: Jørn Damgaard Hansen og Kristine Munk
Editors: Richard Freedman Ralph Pine
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Konstitutionelle anliggender
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Jean Monnet og Altiero Spinelli:"Schuman-planen" og "Spinelli-planen"
Michel RAYMOND (EDD, F) as at: 01.04.2004 Enlargement
Visioner og lederskab!
Debate on the future of the enlarged Union
Jean Monnet sagde, at "det er ikke stater vi forener, men folk vi forener" .
Council and Commission s tatements "Towards a European Constitution"
Den irske Europaminister Dick ROCHE talte på vegne af de irske EU-formandskab, og han sagde, at Jean Monnet ville have glædet sig over at se det Europa, vi har i dag med 25 medlemslande med 450 millioner indbyggere.
Representing the Irish Presidency, Dick ROCHE, T.D. praised the work of the Convention in producing a draft treaty which was the framework for a future constitution which would serve Europe well and serve the test of time.
Det drejer sig om lande, som har været bitre fjender i århundreder, men som nu samarbejder.
The Convention draft had made real progress in making clear who does what, in clarifying subsidiarity and the scope of the EU's powers and in enhancing accountability.
Monnet arbejdede for, at gøre krige i Europa umulige, og EU er den mest succesfulde fredsproces i Europas historie .
It paved the way for workable institutions capable of meeting the needs of the EU and its people.
Altiero Spinelli arbejdede for en demokratisk og gennemsigtig borgernes union.
The minister said he was at a loss to see what critics and sceptics of the draft were talking about.
De var begge handlingens mænd med kreativitet og en kritisk holdning , og EU er på trods af fejl og mangler et heroisk projekt.
He said he took some satisfaction at the progress which had been made since the dark days of December, when agreement had seemed impossible.
Dick Roche understregede, at vedtagelsen af Konventets forfatningstraktat er et af vore mål, og han håbede, at den kunne vedtages under EU-topmødet i juni måned.
The Irish Presidency was doing all in its power to bring about an agreement by the June European Council meeting.
Pragmatisme og idealisme!
Agreement was now closer than ever.
Den spanske EU-kommissær Loyola DE PALACIO pegede på, at Jean Monnet ville opbygge Europa via gradvise, konkrete resultater, en "de gradvise skridts politik".
Foreign ministers will hold detailed discussions in mid-May and would meet again if necessary to try to clear as many outstanding issues as possible.
Monnet stod for metoden bag den gradvise opbygning af det nye Europa.
The Taoiseach, Bertie AHERN, T.D. , would do the same through his pre-summit tour of European capitals.
Spinellis visioner og "Spinelli-planen" fra februar 1984 førte senere til Maastricht- og Amsterdam-traktaten og nu forfatningstraktaten, som ikke havde været mulige uden "Spinelli-planen".
If there was a political will, ways could be found to overcome the remaining disagreements.
De Palacio fastslog, at Monnet og Spinelli byggede på pragmatisme og idealisme, og at dette har ført til fredens og velfærdens Europa.
Mr Roche said that any viable voting system would have to be based on the double majority, but he hoped an outcome could be reached which met the needs of everyone.
Profeter og opbyggere Den italienske socialist Giorgio NAPOLITANO har været formand for EP's forfatningsudvalg i de sidste 5 år, og han pegede på, at genopbygningen af Europa efter 2. verdenskrig er foregået i etaper.
Qualified majority decisions would lead to greater efficiency, but there was a need to find a satisfactory compromise.
Monnet og Spinelli var de store profeter og opbyggere, som tilstræbte at overvinde nationalisme og fjendskab mellem de europæiske stater.
There were questions as to how to balance the effectiveness of the Commission with an equitable composition, which perhaps could be answered by continuing with one member per state for an extended period.
Denne udvikling bør føre til vedtagelsen af Konventets forfatningstraktat, som ikke er perfekt, men som udgør det mulige kompromis på dette tidspunkt.
Mr Roche said he would like agreement to be reached before the elections, but it was more likely to come at the European Council at the end of June.
Napolitano mente, at forfatningstraktaten bør træde i kraft, når den er vedtaget af et flertal af medlemslandene..
The constitution would be good for the EU, for its Member States, but above all good for its citizens.
Ellers er der risiko for, at det netop udvidede EU løber ind i en krise.
Enlargement was a great achievement, and the constitution would be the next step.
Der er behov for handling - uden retorik , sluttede Napolitano.
For the Commission, António VITORINO said he had been encouraged by the joy of yesterday's arrivals.
Nationalistiske mure Under den politiske ordførerrunde sagde den spanske PPE'er Inigo MENDEZ DE VIGO , at "Spinelli-planen" fra februar 1984 faktisk er meget moderne, og at den var baggrunden for den forfatningstraktat, vi står med i dag.
Enlargement represents a future of peace and solidarity on a continental scale.
Både Jean Monnet og Altiero Spinelli ville forene personer/mennesker .
The EU of tomorrow should be based on transparency and effectiveness, but also based on the issues which affect the daily lives of its citizens.
De nye lande har gavn af EU - de får en friheds- og en velfærdshorisont, og det er et smukt historisk tidspunkt vi gennemlever, fastslog Mendez de Vigo.
The Convention had made real progress on all of these, proposing a text which achieved simplification, greater democracy and greater effectiveness.
Ventotene-manifestet Det britiske labourmedlem Richard CORBETT erindrede om, at han for 20 år siden som ung, begejstret europæer i EP's udvalgssekretariat havde arbejdet sammen med Spinelli, hvilket havde været et stort privilegium.
Mr Vitorino said the Commission believed there was still room for improvement on a number of aspects, including the decision making process and the process for revising the treaties in future, notably to deal with Part III, which was too inflexible, he said.
Spinelli havde i 17 år været politisk fange under Mussolini, og han havde i 1941 skrevet Ventotene-manifestet (Red.: som var et anti-fascistisk manifest med visioner for Europas fremtid) .
He called on Parliament's representatives at the IGC to help ensure that there were no backward steps in the final agreement, in particular with regard to the EP/Council balance on budgetary powers.
Spinelli var ambitiøs, men mestrede kompromisets kunst.
It was crucial to ensure there was a real European public debate on the constitution as a whole, he said, if the constitution was to provide effective democratic answers to the challenges ahead.
Richard Corbett fastslog, at de 4 regeringskonferencer og den nye forfatningstraktat havde ændret Europa, som er blevet mere effektivt og mere demokratisk.
EPP-ED group leader Hans-Gert POETTERING (D) spoke of his hope and confidence in the future in the light of the successive steps made in enlarging and deepening the EU over the last 20 years.
Spinelli gik ind for "konsensus-metoden", og den nuværende forfatningstraktat er kronen på Spinellis værk, sluttede Corbett.
He also congratulated Mr Vitorino for his work on the Convention.
Den irske UEN'er Gerard COLLINS fastslog, at både Jean Monnet og Altieri Spinelli ville have været stolte over EU's udvidelse med 10 nye medlemslande den 1. maj 2004, og at man har fået et EU med 25 medlemslande, der arbejder for velstand og demokrati.
He stressed, however, that the Convention text strengthened parliamentarism and subsidiarity, and provided clear rights to local and regional authorities for the first time, and gave national parliaments new rights over subsidiarity.
Folkeafstemninger om forfatningstraktaten!
It was a basis for unity in a diverse Europe.
Jens-Peter BONDE fra JuniBevægelsen havde læst Jean Monnets erindringer, og ingen steder kunne man læse, at Jean Monnet gik ind for et udemokratisk supercentraliseret EU.
It was time, though, he said, to answer some important questions on which countries might join the EU in the future and which we would aim to have as good neighbours.
Bonde mindede om, at han selv havde siddet ved siden af Spinelli i 10 år.
Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (E), leader of the PES group, paid his own tribute to the work of Jean Monnet and Altiero Spinelli, and recommended to Mr Roche that he keep a copy of the Spinelli draft treaty with him during the IGC negotiations.
Spinelli og grundlæggeren af Agence Europe Emmanuel Gazzo var af den opfattelse, at f øderalisme ikke er centralisme.
He spoke of the progress made in solidarity and through taking small steps forward, noting that the Schuman declaration began by speaking of peace, not just of coal and steel.
De havde en smuk drøm om Europa, men den bliver et mareridt, hvis borgerne ikke står bag.
It was, he said, high time to support the Convention's draft constitution, even if some points were outstanding.
Bonde pegede på, at valgdeltagelsen ved valg til Europa-Parlamentet er faldet fra 63 % til 49 % i 1999, medens valgdeltagelsen ved det seneste valg til Folketinget var på 87 %.
His group favoured a democratic, secular Europe for everyone.
Bonde var ikke anti-føderalist, men realist, og hans gruppe arbejdede for nationernes Europa og demokratiernes mangfoldighed.
They had always favoured more QMV in the Council, and still supported the idea of a Legislative Council, which would take decisions in public.
På vej mod en EU-forfatning: Resultat i juni?
Andrew DUFF (Eastern) spoke for the ELDR group.
Under dagens debat om en kommende forfatningstraktat for EU, sagde Dick ROCHE - repræsentant for det irske formandskab - at regeringskonferencen har "en strålende ramme" med Konventets udkast til en forfatningstraktat.
He said it was a privilege to serve in a Parliament which had made such progress towards the European constitutional settlement which Europe needs.
Roche understregede, at det irske formandskab er loyalt over for udkastet, men at det samtidig er nødvendigt at finde afbalancerede og pragmatiske løsninger, hvis forfatningstraktaten skal godkendes under næste måneds topmøde.
There was a clear answer to the question of whether Europe could widen and deepen at the same time: it could.
Hvert land en kommissær Roche sagde, at det irske formandskab arbejder for at hvert land skal have en kommissær, men han udelukkede ikke at fordelingen senere må ændres for at sikre Kommissionens effektivitet.
He called for the European Council to show the necessary political will and bring the IGC to a quick and successful conclusion.
Endvidere støtter formandskabet Konventets forslag om indførelsen af dobbelt flertal og vækst i antallet af områder, der vedtages ved kvalificeret flertal.
Mr Duff said Parliament's role should not fade at the last minute, as there were some worrying signs that the IGC wished to remove Parliament's codecision on the structural funds.
Roche understregede, at politisk vilje fra regeringsledernes side er helt afgørende for et succesrigt udkomme af regeringskonferencen.
If there was a crisis, the President should call a meeting of the Conference of Presidents - even if it was in the middle of an election campaign - to help strengthen his hand in defending Parliament's views.
EU's kommissær for indre anliggender, portugiseren Antonio VITORINO sagde, at udvidelsen frembyder en enestående chance for at forandre EU's politikker og give unionen de nødvendige redskaber til at handle.
The leader of the EUL/NGL group, Francis WURTZ (F), recalled the presentation of the draft treaty by Valery Giscard d'Estaing in Parliament on 3 September last year: his group had said then that we need Europe to be able to transform the world, but refused to go along with the constitutionalisation of the liberal model.
Han betegnede baggrunden for Konventets arbejde som et ønske om at fjerne afstanden mellem borgerne og EU ved klart at definere kompetencefordelingen, forenkle beslutningsprocedurerne og derved give EU demokratisk merværdi.
He repeated his call for referendums across the EU on the constitution.
Efterlyser europæisk offentlighed Vitorino sagde, at forfatningstraktaten er afgørende for EU's evne til at træffe beslutninger i et EU med 25 lande og talte for indførelsen af beslutninger med dobbelt flertal i Rådet.
The defeat of the French right in recent regional elections and continuing job losses and problems in education systems showed, he said, that there was a crisis in the liberal reform project.
Ifølge Vitorino skal princippet om én kommissær per medlemsstat gælde indtil de "gamle" og de "nye" medlemsstater er fuldt integrerede med hinanden.
He said the turnout at the European elections risked to be a real punishment for these failings.
Vitorino understregede, at den konsensus, der prægede Konventets arbejde, skal bevares og at ligevægten mellem Rådet og EP skal sikres.
For the Greens/EFA group, Monica FRASSONI (B) told Mr Roche that the real difference between the Convention and the IGC was that the first worked in public while the second was taking place in secret, which was, she said, having a clear negative impact.
Endelig sagde Vitorino, at folkeafstemninger om forfatningstraktaten i medlemsstaterne skal ledsages af en offentlig debat, der ikke skal indskrænke sig til nationale debatter, men derimod være en egentlig europæisk debat.
The Presidency's apparent optimism was hiding changes which risked the whole process being in vain: there was a return to unanimity on justice and home affairs matters, an interpretative clause on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, leaving it a 'virtual' document, and a removal of Parliament's powers over the structural funds.
EP: Nej til begrænsede beføjelser Under ordførerrunden understregede gruppeformændene, at man ønsker en hurtig vedtagelse af EU's forfatningstraktat, men at man ikke vil acceptere begrænsninger i EP's beføjelser.
Yesterday's dreams of a new Europe were already lost, she said.
Hans-Gert POETTERING (PPE-DE, D) roste det irske formandskab for på én gang at have været visionært og pragmatisk.
She also asked that it be made clear that a Member State voting ' no ' in a referendum would be putting itself outside Europe.
Poettering fastholdt, at den kristdemokratiske gruppe vil have indføjet Europas kristne-jødiske arveelement i forordet til traktaten.
For the UEN group, Rudolf ŽIAK (SK) said reform of Europe's institutions was vital, but that citizens must be involved in the process.
Han sagde, at en begrænsning i EP's budgetbeføjelser vil være uacceptabelt.
We must listen to the voices of all, he said, building an approach to Europe which retained sovereignty for cultural traditions.
Endelig fremhævede Poettering, at forfatningstraktaten er det bedste redskab til at sikre et fælles, demokratisk Europa, at nærhedsprincippet bliver styrket og at den europæiske mangfoldighed varetages.
He said the current draft constitution did not create a superstate, but that it was vital that each Member State be treated equally in the future, with each having a Commissioner.
9. maj 1950: Erklæring for fred Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (PSE, E) tilsluttede sig hyldesten af Altiero Spinelli og Jean Monnet og understregede, at 9. maj erklæringen fra 1950 ikke blot omhandlede handel, men i endnu højere grad fred.
William ABITBOL (F) for the EDD group asked why the European electorate would be voting without knowledge either of the Constitutional agreement or of the future borders of the EU.
Barón Crespo tilkendegav støtte til forfatningsudkastet, men efterlyste endnu mere åbenhed i beslutningsprocesserne.
This, he said, showed the contempt in which the EU held the will of its peoples.
EP: "En spiller på inderbanen" Andrew Nicholas DUFF (ELDR, UK) sagde, at EP er blevet "en spiller på inderbanen" og har bidraget til at besvare det ofte stillede spørgsmål med et rungende JA: Kan EU udvides og gå i dybden samtidig?
Surely two years after the Convention started work, it was possible to come to an agreement.
Han opfordrede Rådet til at vise goodwill og afslutte regeringskonferencen hurtigt og med succes.
He called on the Irish presidency to hold the summit before the June elections rather than after.
Duff opfordrede ligeledes EP's delegation til regeringskonferencen om at fortsætte deres rolle og sikre, at EP's beføjelser ikke begrænses.
Georges BERTHU (IND, F) spoke of the joy of receiving the new Member States from Eastern Europe after their liberation from the Communist yoke.
Herunder henviste Wurtz til Lissabon-strategien, der vil sikre sociale reformer, mens det i praksis viser sig, at 100.000 arbejdspladser er blevet fjernet i EU og at hver 6. unge europæer hverken kan læse eller skrive.
Timothy KIRKHOPE (EPP-ED, Yorkshire and the Humber) said 1 May marked one of the greatest achievements of the postwar era, as countries which had suffered under the Soviet Union or socialist dictatorship were finally welcomed to the EU.
Wurtz tilkendegav, at han ønsker at fortsætte sit arbejde for et socialt Europa, og efterlyste en ægte debat om forfatningstraktaten.
This was the triumph of liberal democracy, he said, and the British Conservatives wholeheartedly welcomed the new members.
Monica FRASSONI (UEN, B) sagde, at der var stor forskel på Konventets og regeringskonferencens arbejde, idet Konventets arbejde foregik i åbenhed, hvorimod regeringskonferencen arbejder i det skjulte.
It was also the 25th anniversary of the first election of Margaret Thatcher in the UK, and he paid tribute to her role in confronting communism, which he said was perhaps greater than any other leader's.
Frassoni beklagede, at Dick Roche ikke var gået i detaljer og frygtede at chartret for borgernes grundlæggende rettigheder nu bliver rent virtuelt.
Nigel FARAGE (EDD, South East) said that this had been a good week for the Euro-nationalism he opposed.
Hun understregede, at borgerne skal vide på hvilket grundlag man diskuterer på regeringskonferencen.
With all the talk of reunification, he wondered what past model people had in mind.
Staternes suverænitet: Udgangspunkt for EU-samarbejde Det slovakiske medlem af Nationernes Europa, Rudolf ZIAK sagde, at forfatningstraktaten ikke kan vedtages uden borgernes og staternes inddragelse og godkendelse.
He also asked if the new Member States knew what they were letting themselves in for, with a wholly new constitutional order now on the point of being adopted.
Han understregede, at staternes suverænitet skal være EU's udgangspunkt og at kulturelle principper skal respekteres.
He said the idea of pooled sovereignty seemed similar to the Brezhnev doctrine of limited sovereignty, something the new members had been keen to escape.
William ABITBOL (EDD, FIN) betegnede det som kritisk, at 300 millioner borgere skal stemme i 25 lande uden at kende svaret på to afgørende spørgsmål: hvilken forfatningstraktat får EU og hvor går grænserne for EU?
Proinsias DE ROSSA (PES, Dublin) said it was important that there be no backsliding on the details of the constitution.
Han understregede, at folket er suverænen og har ret til at træffe egne beslutninger.
He argued against a reference to God in the treaty.
Abitbol problematiserede, at et eventuelt tyrkisk EU-medlemskab vil give EU en fælles grænse med Irak, og opfordrede regeringskonferencen til at vise borgerne hvad der skal behandles på juni-topmødet.
But, he said, there was more to this than the details: it was a matter of appealing to people's better instincts to create a Europe based on human values, and to show that global democratic governance was achievable.