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Denne forsinkelse blev irettesat af Pat Cox, der henstillede Antonione til i fremtiden at udvise større respekt for samarbejdet mellem EU's institutioner.
He welcomed the participation of Klaus HÄNSCH (PES, D) Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO (EPP-ED, E).
Efter at have beklaget forsinkelsen gik Antonione over til at fremlægge dagsordenen for Rådets møde i Bruxelles den 17. og 18. oktober 2003 .
The Minister also stressed the historical importance of the new Constitution for Europe.
at stimulere til et økonomisk opsving og styrke EU's konkurrenceevne,
It would help the EU, he said, to be more credible on the international stage.
at finde fælles løsninger på asyl- og indvandringsområdet og
He said there was a broad consensus on the timetable agreed at the Thessaloniki European Council and on the working methods for the IGC.
Det fremgik tydeligt af Antoninos tale, at stimulering af vækst for den europæiske økonomi er det emne, der ligger det italienske formandskab mest på sinde i forbindelse med næste uges Rådsmøde.
The Heads of State and Government would also be working on the situation in the Middle East, the forthcoming donor conference for Iraq and the question of nuclear weapons in Iraq.
Herom sagde Antonione bl.a., at det er nødvendigt at EU skaber instrumenter, der kan medvirke til at sikre EU`s konkurrenceevne : nøglen til vækst, at der skal arbejdes videre med strukturreformer og udbyggelse af den europæiske infrastruktur for at sikre beskæftigelsen og integrationen af de nye medlemslande i det indre marked.
On the EU economy, the Minister stated that it would be important for the EU to invest in human capital, in infrastructure and in research and development.
Endvidere sagde Antonione, at det er nødvendigt at udbygge det transeuropæiske net i forbindelse med udvidelsen.
He underlined that enlargement meant the importance of investing in trans-European transport networks would increase.
Den sociale dimension Antonione fremhævede, at den stigende andel af ældre i EU er en udfordring, der kræver en modernisering af de europæiske arbejdsmarkeder og udvikling af nye, realistiske pensionssystemer.
Given the recent black-outs across Europe, the Minister also underlined the need to reach agreement on strengthening Europe’s supplies of gas and electricity.
Antonione talte om "solidarisk-økonomisk governance" i EU.
He also called for a reform of Europe’s social security systems but defended a high degree of social protection for workers.
Asyl og indvandring Antonione understregede, at det er påkrævet at finde fælles løsninger på asyl- og immigrationsaspektet i EU .
Regarding asylum and immigration policy, the Minister stated that it was the EU’s responsibility to control migratory flows.
Det er bl.a. nødvendigt at få gennemført hjemsendelsesaftaler og at styrke borgernes sikkerhed ved at skabe et effektivt grænsebevogtningssystem i EU.
He looked forward to the signing of readmission agreements with more countries and called for a new agency to be set up to manage Europe’s external borders.
Antonione opfordrede i den forbindelse EU-Kommissionen til at arbejde aktivt hen imod at skabe et Europæisk Agentur for grænsebevogtning .
Commission President Romano PRODI also stressed the importance of creating such an agency given that after enlargement the EU would have one of the longest borders in the world.
Herunder sagde han, at bevogtningen af EU's ydre grænser er et centralt punkt , nu da EU står over for en udvidelse, der vil medføre, at EU's grænser forrykkes.
On the other hand, the President underlined citizens’ rights to confidentiality.
Kommissionens initiativer Prodi sagde, at Kommissionen i øjeblikket undersøger muligheden for at oprette et Europæisk Agentur for grænsebevogtning.
There was also a balance to be struck, he said, between the need for legal immigration and a duty to combat illegal immigration.
Endvidere ønsker Kommissionen at indføre biometrisk ID og at gøre pas mere sikre.
New readmission agreement and repatriation policies would help with the latter he said.
Prodi fremhævede, at Kommissionen har indgået aftaler med flere tredjelande om hjemsendelse af asylansøgere og sagde, at man i fremtiden vil inddrage immigrationskvoter i forbindelse med handelsaftaler med tredjelande.
Readmission agreements, he stated regrettably, sometimes needed to be ” sweetened ” with commercial links and migration quotas.
Kommissionen ønsker at oprette en europæisk fond til hjemsendelse i 2007.
On the European economy, the President recognised the recent low levels of growth but he suggested that the latest data could be signalling a strengthening in the European economy.
Lovlig immigration: en ressource Prodi sagde, at det er vigtigt at bekæmpe ulovlig immigration, men han understregede samtidigt, at lovlige immigranter er økonomiske, kulturelle og menneskelige ressourcer , der bør hilses velkomne og integreres i EU.
This was due in part, he said, to countries respecting the Stability Pact rules that they had agreed on.
220 mia. euro til projekter indenfor det transeuropæiske net Prodi sagde at der i øjeblikket er alt andet end positive signaler , hvad angår den europæiske økonomi.
The President also welcomed the commitment of both the private and public sector to invest heavily in Europe’s transport infrastructure with over €200 billion being spent on 29 different projects by 2020.
Væksten er negativ og der er ingen investeringstillid.
President Prodi finally stressed the need to create centres of excellence within the EU, so that young European talent could be nurtured and would not leave the EU.
Kommissionen har fremlagt sit europæiske initiativ for vækst , der tager udgangspunkt i Lissabonstrategien.
For the EPP-ED group, Hans-Gert POETTERING (EPP-ED, D) called for a reform of Europe’s social security systems and for greater flexibility in the labour markets.
Herunder har Kommissionen bl.a. afsat 220 mia. euro (for perioden 2003-2020) til nye projekter inden for udbyggelsen af det transeuropæiske net.
He also called for more individual responsibility in preparing for pension reform.
Prodi sagde, at der skal lægges pres på medlemsstaterne til at prioritere forskning og udvikling af ny teknologi, og at man skal støtte de fælles europæiske forskningscentre.
Economic growth, he said, could be achieved by reducing taxes and bureaucracy, this he stated, was particularly helpful for SMEs.
Opfordring til mådeholdenhed Under ordførerrunden sagde Hans-Gert POETTERING på vegne af PPE-DE-gruppen, at EU's erklærede mål om at blive den mest konkurrencedygtige økonomi i verden måske er for stor en ambition , og at en vis portion mådeholdenhed ville være mere hensigtsmæssig.
Mr Poettering supported the need for centres of excellence in Europe, but above all he called on the Presidency to concentrate its efforts on achieving a Constitution for Europe.
Mere "eget-ansvar" i de sociale systemer Poettering understregede, at en reform af de sociale systemer og et fleksibelt arbejdsmarked i EU er påkrævet for at stimulere den økonomiske vækst.
Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (E), for the PES group, welcomed the report on the first meeting of the IGC.
Han talte for mere "eget-ansvar" i de sociale systemer.
He agreed that the priority should be economic growth.
Overholdelse af stabilitetspagten Under ordførerrunden var der gennemgående kritik af Frankrigs og Tysklands manglende overholdelse af stabilitetspagten.
For the Liberals, Graham WATSON (ELDR, South West) was in a rather pessimistic mood on the state of the Union and was of the opinion that the ” glass was half-empty ”.
Herunder sagde Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (PSE, E), at det er centralt at holde fast i stabilitetspagtens krav og ikke stifte ny gæld, hvilket fører til en nedgang i investeringer og dermed ikke skaber nye arbejdspladser.
He stressed the need to avoid repeating the catastrophe of the Nice Summit and stated that Poland and Spain ought to stop bickering over relatively minor issues.
I tråd med Barón Crespo henstillede formanden for ELDR-gruppen, briten Graham R. WATSON, Frankrig til at overholde stabilitetspagten .
He called for business impact assessments to be carried out on new Commission proposals for legislation.
Den italienske løsgænger, Benedetto DELLA VEDOVA sagde ligeledes, at stabilitetspagten skal sikres.
He welcomed and supported the work on justice and home affairs and for the balance between the need for immigrants combating illegal immigration and defending civil liberties.
Franskmanden Francis WURTZ , der talte på vegne af GUE/NGL-gruppen, tog til genmæle overfor Watsons kritik og sagde, at kravene om prisstabilitet og blokering af Frankrigs offentlige udgifter indtil 2007 har direkte konsekvens for de franske borgere, der må se passivt til, mens der skæres ned i de offentlige ydelser indenfor f.eks. sundhedsvæsen.
Francis WURTZ (F), for the EUL/NGL group, stated that Germany, Italy and Portugal were all in recession and that France was on the verge of the recession.
Økonomisk vækst Formanden for UEN-gruppen ireren Gerard COLLINS understregede nødvendigheden af at prioritere stimuleringen af den økonomiske vækst i EU .
Mr Wurtz criticised the Stability Pact but stated that it was a way for the Member States to find a scapegoat for economic difficulties by blaming ” Brussels .”
Han henviste til, at den manglende vækst i EU (ca. 1 % i 2003) er et alvorligt problem.
He warned against cuts in social security spending.
Collins sagde, at det er nu at beslutningerne skal tages og Lissabon-strategien gennemføres.
Nelly MAES (B), for the Greens/EFA group, expressed her disappointment at Ford’s decision not to continue to invest in Belgium which would result in the loss of 3000 jobs.
Della Vedova mente, at den fælles landbrugspolitik skal ud af EU's budget , og at der hermed ville blive frigjort ressourcer til at styrke økonomien.
She was also concerned about the situation in the Middle East, the decision by Turkey to send troops to Iraq ” against the will of the Turkish people ” and the question on nuclear weapons in Iran.
Immigrationspolitik Barón Crespo talte imod nødvendigheden af at skabe et Europæisk Agentur for grænsebevogtning og mente, at spørgsmålet kunne løses indenfor allerede eksisterende samarbejdsfora.
In particular, she criticised the Israeli government for not ” coming clean ” on its nuclear weapons and questioned the continuation of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Han fremhævede, at "hjælp til selvhjælp" til tredjelande vil være den bedste måde at løse problemet med illegal indvandring.
Gerard COLLINS (UEN, Munster) for the UEN group underlined the need for reinvigorating the European economy.
Watson støttede derimod et fælles grænsebevogtningsagentur med henvisning til, at EU efter udvidelsen vil have den længste grænse i Europa.
Information technology, he stated, for all regions of Europe should be fully harnessed.
Regeringskonference Watson understregede, at Spanien og Polen skal have klar besked om , at deres krav om bibeholdelse af afstemningsreglerne fra Nice-traktaten ikke kan blive indfriet.
He also called for the financial services action plan to be fully implemented and for the gas and electricity markets to be fully liberalised.
Han mente, at de to lande må respektere udfaldet af Konventets arbejde, hvilket de selv har været med til at godkende.
He stated that the EU could play a key role in brokering a peace agreement in the Middle East.
3000 arbejdstagere fyres i Belgien Den belgiske grønne Nelly MAES udtrykte dyb bekymring over de seneste tal, der viser at 3000 arbejdstagere skal afskediges i Belgien.
Jens-Peter BONDE (DK), for the EDD group, stated that only 50% of Danes knew of the existence of the draft Constitution and 78% were against the loss of a Commissioner with full voting rights.
Hun sagde, at arbejdspladser ikke skal være noget kapitalen kan lege med.
He also called for Commissioners to be directly elected.
Mellemøsten I forbindelse med de nyeste uroligheder i Mellemøsten mente Maes, at det er påkrævet, at EU går ind og spiller en ledende rolle i fredsbestræbelserne .
Andrew DUFF (ELDR, Eastern) criticised Spain and Poland for their ” spurious ” complaints over their voting weight in the Council in the draft Constitution compared to the Nice Treaty.
Hun mente ligeledes, at det er på tide at stramme kursen overfor Israel.
He called on the Heads of State and Government to concentrate on more substantial issues.
Inget folkeligt kendskab til Konventet Jens-Peter BONDE (EDD, DK) fremhævede, at kun ca. halvdelen af den danske befolkning har kendskab til Konventets arbejde, og at 78 % vil bevare det nuværende system, hvor hvert land har en kommissær .
Baroness Sarah LUDFORD (ELDR, London) stated that it should be for national governments to set national quotas on immigration.
Endvidere mente han, at kommisærerne burde have mødepligt til Europa-udvalgets møder og hver uge rapportere til dette.
She regretted that racism had not been recognised in international criminal law, and that despite a lot of rhetoric on human trafficking, few criminals had been put behind bars.
Bonde sagde, at kommissærerne også bør være vælgernes repræsentant i Bruxelles .
Finally, she lambasted the Member State governments for not doing more to protect the rights of the 25 Europeans being held in Guantanamo Bay.
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Højtideligt møde:Tale af Letlands præsident
Addres s by Mrs Vaira VIKE-FREIBERGA, President of the Republic of Latvia
Han understregede, at det er første gang, en lettisk præsident taler til EP .
Referring to the successful result of Latvia's recent referendum on EU membership, with its high level of participation and overwhelming 'yes' vote, President Cox paid tribute to the Latvian President for her personal leadership and dedicated campaigning role.
Et overbevisende lettisk "ja" til EU Cox roste det overvældende lettiske "ja" til tiltrædelse af EU, der blev tilkendegivet ved folkeafstemningen i september 2003.
She had also played a leading role in what he termed the "transforming generation" of politicians in the accession countries, and had helped to bring Latvia to "its European vocation".
Han sagde, at Vike-Freiberga med sit engagement og arbejde i marken for et ja til EU , i høj grad havde bidraget til det positive resultat, der markerer at de lettiske borgere har truffet et intelligent valg ved at vælge en fremtid i uafhængighed.
President Cox also alluded to Latvia's "long night" of oppression and occupation following the infamous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact which robbed the three small Baltic republics of their freedom.
Cox talte om hvordan de tre baltiske lande for 64 år siden med indgåelsen af Molotov-Ribbentrop Pagten blev fratvunget deres selvstændighed , og om hvordan Europa-Parlamentet i 1983 vedtog en resolution, der henstillede til, at Estland, Letland og Litauen fik deres selvstændighed tilbage.
Back in 1983, the first directly-elected European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the restoration of independence to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Selvom resolutionen primært var en symbolsk handling, mente Cox, at den alligevel havde bidraget til den "syngende revolution" .
He believed this gesture, though symbolic at the time, may have contributed, "and with some considerable foresight", to the ultimate success of Latvia's "singing revolution".
Cox sammenlignede den lettiske præsidents tilbagevenden til Letland, efter en opvækst i tysk fangelejr og skolegang i Marokko, med Letlands tilbagevenden til Europa.
Parliament would, he said, be paying close attention to the monitoring reports on the accession states which the Commission was due to present shortly.
Cox understregede, at Letland har gjort betydelige fremskridt hvad angår skabelsen af god administration, juridisk kapacitet, bekæmpelse af kriminalitet og korruption i Letland og sagde, at der stadig er arbejde der skal udføres for at målene kan opfyldes.
Latvia and the other accession states had made "remarkable progress" but certain issues still needed to be tackled in order to create a top-class administrative and judicial capacity in the country.
En tale på tre sprog Den lettiske præsident Vaira VIKE-FREIBERGA åbnede sin tale på lettisk med at fremhæve, at hun var særligt beæret over at have fået muligheden for at tale til EP på sit modersmål.
The drive and determination which the Latvian Government had shown needed to be deepened and sustained, and Latvia had much to gain by continuing these efforts.
Den første del af Vaira Vike-Freibergas tale foregik på lettisk, hvorefter hun gik over til engelsk og endelig afsluttede på fransk, til stor jubel for EP.
Finally, in a reference to Mrs Vike-Freiberga's recently-published biography, "In the Name of Freedom", President Cox said that her own personal journey was part of the modern European journey.
"Vi vender tilbage til Europa" Vike-Freiberga talte i lighed med Cox om de historiske begivenheder , der nu er kulmineret med Letlands tiltrædelse af EU i maj næste år.
Speaking in Latvian, President Vike-Freiberga opened her formal speech to the House by stating that it was a great honour to be the first Latvian Head of State to address the European Parliament.
Hun takkede medlemmerne af EP for deres støtte til Letlands optagelse, og gentog Anders Fogh Rasmussens ord fra København-topmødet i december sidste år: "Vores nye Europa er født ".
As the last accession country to vote on EU membership, Latvia had felt its referendum to be a significant historical moment, a '"special day" on which it took responsibility for its own future while also fulfilling its duty to its neighbours and fellow accession countries.
Hun fremhævede nødvendigheden af et Europa, der arbejder tæt sammen om den europæiske vision og de åndelige værdier.
As for what EU membership would do for Latvia, it was clear that it would help to strengthen democracy and would also help the country to "focus more on the future rather than dwell in the past".
Letlands bidrag til EU's fremtid Vike-Freiberga fremhævede, at Letland har fremtrædende forskere indenfor særligt fysik, kemi, matematik og IT, og at disse vil kunne bidrage til at skabe en stærk vidensbaseret europæisk økonomi.
Latvia needed to become a modern dynamic country, and being able to travel and study abroad would also contribute to this.
Hun sagde, at Letland siden 1999 har samarbejdet med de øvrige EU-lande indenfor det 5. og 6. rammeprogram for udvikling af videnskab og teknologi.
Moreover, EU financial assistance pre- and post-accession would help to develop a knowledge-based economy as well as improving the country's infrastructure, which was vital not only for Latvia but also for connecting the EU as a whole.
Letlands forventninger til EU Letland ønsker med EU-medlemsskabet at styrke deres suverænitet, beskytte deres nationale identitet og sprog og at opnå sikkerhed og stabilitet.
Two projects - the Rail Baltica and the Via Baltica road network projects - were of crucial importance and should be implemented as soon as possible.
Belært af den lettiske historie og den mangeårige undertrykkelse af lettisk kultur og sprog under det kommunistiske styre, er det vigtigt for Letland at sikre disse områder.
She added that Latvia must ensure the uniform development of its regions and rural areas, with particular attention needed for the Latgale region in the east of the country.
Herunder sagde Vike-Freiberga, at Letland sætter stor pris på EU's hjælp i forbindelse med at sikre de eksterne grænser.
Switching to English, Mrs Vike-Freiberga stressed that the major challenge facing the EU was that of overcoming the large economic disparities that still exist between the current and future Member States.
EU-medlemsskab vil ifølge Vike-Freiberga hjælpe Letland til at se fremad og lade fortiden præget af tab og lidelser ligge.
Only once the distinction between Old and New Europe was eliminated, she said, would the European Union be fully complete.
Udligne indkomstforskelle mellem "gamle" og "nye" lande Vike-Freiberga holdt anden del af sin tale på engelsk, og herunder sagde hun bl.a., at EU's største udfordring efter udvidelsen er at reducere de store indkomstforskelle, der eksisterer mellem de "gamle" og de "nye" EU-lande .
"Europe cannot be divided into large and small, old and new, or rich and poor Member countries", she declared to widespread applause.
Hun mente, at EU bør skele til allerede afprøvede metoder, der er blevet brugt i bestræbelserne på at hæve levestandarden i bl.a. Grækenland og Spanien.
In institutional terms, she said that such equality lay in each country's right to nominate a member of the European Commission, who must be equal in every way and have the right to vote, thus ensuring that the Commission remains a "collegial institution".
Regeringskonferencen Vike-Freiberga udtrykte glæde over, at tiltrædelseslandene deltager på lige fod med de nuværende medlemslande i Regeringskonferencen, og sagde, at det er med til at understrege lighedsprincippet i EU .
Decision-making procedures within the EU should be simple and straightforward, and Mrs Vike-Freiberga advocated an uncomplicated scheme whereby each country is accorded one vote within the European Council and Council of Ministers.
Herunder benyttede hun lejligheden til at fremføre, at Letland mener, at hvert land skal have en kommissær med stemmeret.
This would have the added advantage of being easily understood by EU citizens, unlike the present complex system of qualified majority voting.
Også princippet om de rullende formandskaber ønsker Letland bibeholdt.
Lastly, she was strongly in favour of ensuring that the minimum number of MEPs per country should be five and not four.
Vike-Freiberga mener, at en beslutningsprocedure i Rådet med dobbelt flertal, vil gøre EU's arbejde enkelt og effektivt.
Turning to international affairs, she said that the EU should take greater responsibility in ensuring worldwide peace and security, while simultaneously maintaining Europe's close partnership with North America.
EU og det internationale samfund Vike-Freiberga talte for, at EU skal spille en fremtrædende rolle i det internationale samfund i kraft af en fælles udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitik.
Despite the differences that had arisen between Europe and the United States over Iraq, Mrs Vike-Freiberga stressed the importance of the Transatlantic partnership.
Hun understregede dog, at dette skal ske i et tæt samarbejde med USA , der er Europas naturlige medspiller i kraft af fælles værdier.
"We all share the same fundamental values and ideas, which we must protect by acting together", she said.
EU skal arbejde tæt sammen med NATO i bekæmpelsen af den internationale terrorisme og i forbindelse med fredsbevarende opgaver rundt omkring i verden.
The forthcoming expansion of the EU also underscored the importance of the Union's relations with its current and future eastern neighbours, in particular Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
EU og Rusland Forholdet mellem EU og Rusland var ligeledes et emne, der blev taget op af Vike-Freiberga.
She said that the EU must provide as much support as possible for democratic processes in those countries.
Herunder understregede hun, at Rusland bør inddrages mere i de europæiske processer, og at EU skal støtte Ruslands demokratiske udvikling.
The involvement of Russia was essential both for the Baltic Sea region and for Europe as a whole, and Latvia certainly wished to promote increased cooperation between the EU and Russia "at the practical and pragmatic level".
Enhed i mangfoldighed Den tredje og sidste del af Vike-Freibergas tale foregik på fransk.
Delivering the final part of her speech in French, Mrs Vike-Freiberga stressed that Europe's great strength lay in its cultural and linguistic diversity, which should be preserved.
Herunder talte hun om mangfoldigheden som en central europæisk værdi, som Letland identificerer sig stærkt med.
Latvia's language and culture had nearly been wiped out during half a century of Russian occupation, to the extent that Latvians had "almost become a minority in their own country".