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Debat og Beslutninger : 09-02-2004
Daily Notebook : 09-02-2004
Under Europa-Parlamentets debat om en revision af direktivet om 48-timers arbejdsuge blev den såkaldte "opt-out"-klausul udsat for hård kritik.
The Commission had asked for a study of this opt-out in the UK, where it had been applied more than anywhere else, and this, he said, had shown a negative impact from its use and massive abuse.
Referenceperioden for den ugentlige maksimale arbejdstid på 48 timer er på under 4 måneder, men der er mulighed for at fravige denne regel og forlænge den til 6 eller 12 måneder.
He stated that there was no need to change the broader reference period for the 48 hour week, which had not led to problems.
Urimeligt pres!
Would noise, dust or maternity leave be the next to go, he asked.
Socialdemokraten Helle THORNING-SCHMIDT sagde under debatten, at grundlaget for arbejdstidsdirektivet er ved at skride, og at der er behov for en revision.
The Commission, she stated, did not foresee taking a sectoral approach to reviewing the directive but the Commissioner recognised that there were special problems relating to the health sector.
Hun pegede på, at de individuelle "opt-out"-regler bruges i stigende grad, og det er ikke i lønmodtagernes interesse.
With regard to " on-call tim e", clearer definitions were necessary and on the reference period, Mr Hughes raised the question of the " annualisation " of working time.
Den individuelle "opt-out"-mulighed lægger et urimeligt pres på den enkelte og afspejler ikke et reelt valg.
She stressed that the opt-out should be " truly voluntary " and stated that the abuse was not widespread.
Hvis en lønmodtager nægter at skrive under på, at arbejdstidsreglerne skal sættes ud af kraft, så kan de ofte vinke farvel til det pågældende job.
One of the main reasons why the UK had used its right to exercise the opt-out she said, was that the UK did not have a system of collective agreements in contrast to other Member States.
Arbejdstid og ulykker Helle Thorning-Schmidt fastslog, at det ofte glemmes, at arbejdstid handler om sundhed og sikkerhed.
The pattern of the directive had been hard to fit to some professions, she said, and not all problems had been predicted.
Det har resulteret i, at millionvis af englændere har øget deres arbejdstid til mere end 48 timer siden direktivets indførelse.
She stated that legislation was needed on the grounds of health and safety and that the " long-hours culture " lead to stress, strain and possible breakdown.
Hold fingrene væk!
Mrs Lambert supported the comments of Mr Hughes.
Bent Hindrup Andersen mente, at det er en syg måde at lave arbejdsmarkedslovgivning på.
They were, he said, against a long hours culture and wanted people to have the leave they deserve.
Direktivet støtter princippet om individuelle aftaler, som er i modstrid med den kollektive aftalemodel, som eksisterer i Danmark.
He concluded by stating his support for progress in this area, in particular in tackling problems in the health sector.
Direktivet om arbejdstid er et eksempel på, at EU skal holde fingrene fra arbejdsmarkedspolitikken og overlade dette til medlemslandene.
The Commission's communication had only been published one month late and this delay was due to the fact that the SIMAP judgment was published in September 2003, a time when the Commission was finalising its communication.
Vi bør stemme ja til Cercas-betænkningen og nej til de mange ændringsforslag, sluttede Bent Hindrup Andersen.
Finally, she stated that if a proposal was to be made to review the directive agreement, it would now be agreed by qualified majority as opposed to unanimity which was the case 10 years ago.
Ændringer af dagsordenen
Changes to the agenda
Dette blev vedtaget af EP efter en anmodning fra ordføreren, der mente at det er nødvendigt at give de politiske grupper mere tid til at forhandle teksten.
Specifically, he asked the President to raise with President URIBE the matter of a conference on humanitarian rights being proposed by 115 NGOs in Colombia to help involve the civilian population in the search for a solution to the 40 year old conflict there.
Stop undertrykkelse af kvinder i Irak Den danske SF'er, Pernille FRAHM anmodede EP's formand om at protestere imod den tiltagende kvindeundertrykkelse i Irak, der bl.a. er en konsekvens af, at landets midlertidige regeringsråd har indført Sharia-lovgivning i landet.
Patricia McKENNA (Greens/EFA, Dublin) argued that the visit from President Uribe must not be allowed to become a propaganda stunt, which might suggest that the human rights situation in Colombia was improving when this was not the case, especially at a time when judicial authority had been granted to the armed forces in some cases.
Debat og Beslutninger : 10-02-2004
Daily Notebook : 10-02-2004
1 euro = DKK 7,45 den 10.2.2004
1 euro = £ sterli ng 0.69 as at 10.02.2004
Det meddelte EU-Kommissionens formand, italieneren Romano PRODI i Europa-Parlamentet i Strasbourg onsdag den 10. februar 2004, da han fremlagde de finansielle perspektiver for perioden 2007-2013 , som EU-kommissærerne var nået til enighed om samme dag.
Commission President, Romano PRODI began by noting that when the Berlin wall fell, the EU was busy building a single market by 1992, when history gave us an unexpected hope of creating a united area of peace and democracy in Europe.
Som nævnt foreslår Kommissionen et udgiftsloft på 1,24 % af BNI i hele perioden 2007-2013.
At the same time the gap in prosperity between Member States has been reduced.
I denne periode forudses forpligtelsesbevillingerne at stige fra 133,560 mia. euro til 158,450 mia. euro, medens betalingsbevillingerne vil stige fra 124,600 mia. euro i 2007 til 143,100 mia. euro i 2013.
There was, though, no reason for complacency.
Konkurrenceevne til vækst og beskæftigelse b.
Will growing older inevitably mean growing poorer?
Samhørighed til vækst og beskæf tigelse
Are young people to do better than unemployment or precarious jobs?
Vi har oplevet et hidtil uset velstandsniveau med en livskvalitet, som hele verden misunder os .
We needed to unite our forces, sharing what we have in common to defend the interests of all individuals.
Intet europæisk land kan klare sig alene i en globaliseret verden, og alene EU er vor styrke, og vi må kæmpe for vores fælles interesse.
Mr Prodi said the agreement on the Lisbon strategy had been a high point in recognising this need, but the process was now faltering.
Vi skal bruge vores ressourcer til at skabe mere velstand, kvalitetsjobs og bæredygtig vækst , fastslog formanden for Kommissionen.
Improving competitiveness requires real and coherent projects and requires the resources to enhance our prosperity, create a dynamic knowledge based economy, quality jobs and sustainable development.
Det vil være en fejl at fastsætte et udgiftsloft på 1 % af BNI - for det er, at begynde med taget, hvis man skal bygge et nyt hus!
It was, he said, unacceptable to look at this just as a matter of percentage points - some had suggested a limit of 1 per cent of GDP, but this, he said was putting numbers above politics, putting the cart before the horse.
I EU bør de rigeste medlemslande hjælpe de fattigste.
It was, he said, incoherent to look at the EU budget in the same light as national budgets.
Prodi fastslog, at Kommissionen har 3 prioriteter :
The EU budget was not superfluous spending, it aimed to serve the common objectives of the Member States.
bæredygtig udvikling med en vækststrategi og øget konkurrenceevne, hvor vi investerer i menneskelige ressourcer.
It was necessary to start with what we want to do and then move to the figures.
Det er det nye og det væsentlige ,
Mr Prodi said that the present budget structure and the management rules were too rigid, and this had caused problems.
EU-borgerskab : Vi skal bekæmpe kriminalitet og terrorisme og regulere indvandringen.
We should, he said, aim for a more flexible structure, able to respond to unexpected circumstances.
Rygraden er det sociale system, fødevaresikkerhed, energi og transport og
The Commission's proposals were, he said, based on maintaining some basic principles, such as solidarity and the transfer of funds from richer areas to poorer countries and regions.
EU's rolle i verden : Vi skal forholde os "voksent" til dette, og vi skal tale med en stemme internationalt og have fælles repræsentation i FN, Verdensbanken og den Internationale Valutafond.
This was a major shift in thinking, with links between institutions to help train scientists and intellectuals, and enhance lifelong learning opportunities.
Romano Prodi understregede, at der var tale om en politisk erklæring fra Kommissionens side - og ikke en bogholderi-erklæring .
Regarding European citizenship, the Commission President recalled that citizens could feel loyal to a city, a country and to Europe.
Den britiske konservative James ELLES, der talte på vegne af PPE-gruppen, mente, at vi bør være forsigtige med de finansielle perspektiver og undgå en "sovjetisk planlægning" , som forpligter os i alt for lang tid fremover.
At the same time, we needed to look further afield and work to reduce the shameful gap in opportunities and living conditions between the North and South of the planet.
Der er behov for den nødvendige fleksibilitet, og vi bør ikke have finansielle perspektiver i en periode på mere end 5 år.
Europe should find a single voice and work towards joint representation at the UN, World Bank and IMF.
Den spanske socialist Joan COLOM I NAVA L - der nu bliver chef for revisionsretten i Catalonien og derfor forlader EP - erindrede om, at han startede i politik som 18-årig under det fascistiske regime, og at det havde været et privilegium at være mange år i Europa-Parlamentet.
The Commission was realistic though, and its extensive work in developing these proposals had led to the conclusion that the budget could remain within the existing limit of 1.24 per cent of gross domestic income, plus the funds for ACP cooperation that have to be entered in the budget.
Han var enig med Prodi i, at man ikke må starte med at fastsætte et EU-udgiftsloft, for det er at starte husbyggeriet med taget.
Mr Prodi said a budget of this size was certainly not sufficient to achieve all the goals fixed by the Member States, but it would be enough to obtain real results.
Colom i Naval mente, at Kommissionen burde have haft flere visioner , og at oplægget var for uambitiøst .
Measures in the field of external relations, for example, were to be reduced from over 100 to just six.
Formanden for den liberale gruppe, skotten Graham WATSON mente, at vi bør sætte ind mod spild, og mest på det nationale niveau.
This was, concluded Mr Prodi, not a technical announcement, but a political declaration, a strong expression of the Commission's confidence in Europe and its institutions.
Han beklagede, at de 6 nettobidragydere har indgået en alliance for at holde udgiftsloftet nede på 1 % af BNI, idet dette er for lidt med de 10 nye medlemslande.
He hoped the proposals would become a message of hope and realism for the future.
Uansvarlig og kynisk politik Den franske GUE'er Francis WURTZ mente, at vi har levet med et latterligt lavt EU-budget, hvilket betyder, at vi må smide mange gyldne løfter i skraldespanden.
Terence WYNN (PES, North West), Chairman of the Budgets Committee, stated that decisions of this nature would take at least one year.
Solidariteten forsvinder, og man fører en uansvarlig og kynisk politik .
Over the last 15 years, he said, the average spending of the EU had been 1 per cent of Gross National Income, but in certain years the 1 per cent threshold had been surpassed.
Ligesom Colom i Naval pegede Wurtz på, at Kommissionen mangler ambitioner.
For example, in 1993, EU spending was 1.15 per cent of GNI.
Ærlig og modig Den hollandske grønne Kathalijne BUITENWEG mente, at Kommissionen havde været ærlig og modig i sit oplæg - og mere ærlig end de 6 nettobidragydere.
Secondly, Mr Wynn stated that those people who had advocated flexibility in respect of the stability pact should also advocate flexibility in the EU's budget.
For et udvidet EU kan ikke fungere uden, at man forhøjer EU-budgettet.
Moreover, the European Council, he pointed out, had agreed to increase spending on the CAP year on year until 2013.
Jens-Peter BONDE fra JuniBevægelsen var imod flere midler til EU-budgettet, og han gik ind for et udgifts- og skatteloft.
In any case, Mr Wynn stated that in order to reach a deal, there would have to be an inter-institutional agreement including the consent of Parliament.
Vi bør fokusere på de grænseoverskridende problemer, vi ikke kan løse hver for sig.
If not, Parliament would revert to its powers as set out in Article 272 of the treaties.
Bonde understregede, at vi bør holde op med at give strukturstøtte til de rige lande, og nettomodtagerne bør fremover stilles bedre.
Finally, Mr Wynn paid tribute to Joam Colom i Naval who had been the rapporteur on the financial perspectives for several years.
Formanden for Europa-Parlamentet Pat COX gav mandag den 9. februar udtryk for, at EU er blevet voksen og har brug for mere end lommepenge.
James ELLES (South East), for the EPP-ED group, welcomed the fact that the Commission had first addressed its communication on the financial perspectives to the European Parliament.
Vi kan ikke opbygge EU i en billig udgave - et "discount-EU".
However, he questioned whether financial perspectives were truly necessary since the EU institutions had been functioning well using multi-annual agreements.
Det er nødvendigt med en bæredygtig finansiering.
He was another speaker to point to Parliament's powers over the EU's budget as set out in the existing treaties.
Forslag til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning om oprettelse af et europæisk center (for forebyggelse af og kontrol med sygdomme)
Joan COLOM I NAVAL (E), for the PES group, first of all, stated that his 18 years in Parliament had been " a privilege " and thanked all colleagues and staff for their support.
Sygdomme som AIDS, SARS, fugleinfluenza, malaria og meningitis kender ingen landegrænser .
Mr Colom i Naval stated that cuts would have to be made in both agricultural and structural fund spending should the 1 per cent figure be agreed.
De spreder sig rundt i verden som følge af befolkningsstrømme og den udvidede verdenshandel.
He also wanted to know the procedure for moving from one subheading of the budget to another as well as the definitions the Commission was using for GDP and GNP.
Truslen om bioterrorisme - hvor sygdomme spredes bevidst! - er en ny form for mulig sygdomsspredning.
Graham WATSON (South West), for the ELDR, questioned whether Member States were really looking for the best deal for Europe or just the best deal for themselves.
Epidemiologisk overvågning EU har hele tiden lagt vægt på at forbedre kommunikation, koordinering og samarbejde, og i en beslutning fra 1998 oprettede man et net af epidemiologisk overvågning af og kontrol med overførbare sygdomme i EU.
The EU, he pointed out, would have to integrate 10 new Member States, the EU's budget would likely to rise to 1.1 per cent of GNI in 2006 and it would therefore be unwise to reduce the budget to 1 per cent in 2007.
sygdomme, som overføres seksuelt,
He also pointed out that the US Federal Government's budget was 20 per cent of GNI.
andre sygdomme, som overføres via ikke-konventionelle agenser - herunder Creutz-feldt-Jakobs sygdom,
EU budgets in recent years had been derisory, he said, falling below 1 per cent of GDP in 2004.
sygdomme, som omfattes af det internationale sundhedsregulativ - gul feber, kolera, gnaverpest og
Facing enlargement, if the proposals from the six net contributors were to be adopted any number of promises would go up in smoke: the Growth Initiative and the Cohesion funds would melt like snow in the sunshine.
Styrke netværket Kommissionens nye forslag indfører en mere formaliseret koordineringsstruktur i EU for at styrke netværkets arbejde .
He said the Commission was inconsistent for proposing a larger EU budget while taking the Council to Court to enforce limits on Member State spending.
Eftersom mange medlemslande kan trække på betydelige ressourcer til kontrol med overførbare sygdomme, kan EU gøre størst nytte ved at oprette et lille center, som forbedrer og udnytter disse nationale ressourcer.
After the Iraq war, the nonsense of the Stability Pact and failure to agree a constitution this modest budget proposal was the latest aspect of a crisis in building Europe.
Det foreslås, at centret gradvist øger sit personale og sine finansielle ressourcer over de første 2 år med en evaluering det tredje år.
For the Greens/EFA group, Kathalijne Maria BUITENWEG (Greens/EFA, NL) congratulated Mr Prodi on presenting his proposals in good time.
De samlede årlige omkostninger vil i starten beløbe sig til omkring 12 mio. euro og efter 5 år omkring 48 mio. euro.
Budgets, she said, were merely the transposition of policies into figures.
en hurtig indsats i nødsituationer,
This was more honest than the six countries who hoped to limit spending to 1 per cent despite enlargement, Lisbon and the EU's growing role in the world.
harmonisering af overvågningsmetoder, herunder en højere grad af sammenlignelighed og forenelighed mellem overvågningsdata, der indsamles i medlemslandene,
On the other hand, she criticised the lack of proposals for the greening of agriculture and the lack of funding for rural development.
uddannelsestilbud inden for epidemiologi,
Francesco TURCHI (UEN, I) for the UEN group welcomed the document, but had some major concerns.
uafhængig videnskabelig rådgivning til Kommissionen, medlemslandene og andre EU-agenturer,
He was worried for the fate of farming, culture, TENs, technology and research in the context of enlargement, with what he called a 'discount' agreement on the budget.
fortsat forvaltning af systemet for tidlig varsling og reaktion og
We should continue the fight for a stronger Europe, he said, with more resources.
teknisk bistand til EU-agenturer og tredjelande samt et tæt samarbejde med WHO (Verdenssundhedsorganisationen).
The EDD group was represented by Rijk van DAM (NL).
Centret kommer til at fungere som et synligt videnscenter, der kan lette samarbejdet mellem Kommissionen og medlemslandene på den ene side og tredjelande og internationale organisationer - som WHO - på den anden side.
He was concerned that the Commission was proposing ineffective increases in regional aid, when this should be limited to 1 per cent of the recipient's GDP in order to be effective.
I en betænkning af den britiske konservative John BOWIS godkender EP Kommissionens forslag, selv om man fremlægger en række ændringsforslag.
These proposals had little sense of political reality, he said, though he did support the idea of a general correction mechanism.
EP understreger, at centret ikke blot bør indsamle oplysninger.
Gianfranco DELL'ALBA (IND, I) highlighted a number of problems: when there were continual demands for the EU to do more, more steps forward were needed on the budget.
Det skal være et operationelt center - og ikke blot en tænketank.
The Sapir report had shown the need for a major change in priorities, but items such as the CAP had already been set in stone by the Member States.
Fra ad hoc til struktur Under debatten sagde den irske EU-kommissær David BYRNE , at SARS i foråret 2003 havde vist, at det er nødvendigt, at EU har kapacitet til at handle hurtigt og gribe hurtigt ind i krisesituationer .
Responding to the debate, Minister Dick ROCHE , T.D. for the Presidency of Council stated that the debate was about more than a simple budgetary framework for the EU, it was about the actual policies the EU would be carrying out in the future.
Det nuværende netværk er et godt udgangspunkt, men nu bør vi gå fra ad hoc-samarbejde til et mere struktureret samarbejde.
He recognised that this would be a long process but stated that the Irish Presidency would do all it could to advance the dossier including an initial debate at the General Affairs Council of 23 February.
I øjeblikket studerer forskellige medlemslande de samme sygdomme, og det fører til overlapning og dobbeltkonfekt, hvilket vi bør undgå, fastslog David Byrne.
The Minister hoped that an agreement on the calendar and process for the financial perspectives could be agreed at the Spring Summit.
Ikke-bureaukratisk netværk!
Responding to the debate, Mr Prodi rejected criticisms that his proposals lacked ambition.
Under forelæggelsen af sin betænkning sagde John BOWIS , at der er tale om et netværk af netværk, som ikke er bureaukratisk , og det er ikke dyrt.
While there was some quantitative change, there was major qualitative change, with new priorities meaning dramatically increased funding for a number of areas.
Det drejer sig om at skabe et endnu tættere netværk med de nationale netværk.
Very ambitious choices had been made, he said, not by starting from the top down, but by building a policy based on the Lisbon objectives.
Det haster, og forslaget bør vedtages under 1. behandlingen, fastslog John Bowis.
This proposal was both ambitious and realistic, and was a contrast with the funereal approach of the six Member States proposing a 1 per cent limit.
EU's kommissær for sundhed, ireren David BYRNE sagde, at Kommissionen har iværksat forskellige foranstaltninger i blokeringen og bekæmpelsen af den fjerkræinfluenza, der i øjeblikket hærger i Cambodja, Kina, Japan, Laos, Pakistan, Syd Korea, Thailand og Vietnam.
The ambitions were major ones: meeting the Lisbon goal of becoming the most competitive knowledge based economy by 2010, creating an area of freedom, security and justice and playing a greater role in the world.
40 % af fjerkræproduktionen i disse lande er ramt af sygdommen, hvilket vil sige ca. 6 mio. inficerede fugle.
The budget proposals set an important framework for these policies.
Influenzaen kan - indtil videre - ikke overføres fra menneske til menneske.
It was necessary to have sufficient funding so that the hope raised by these objectives were not dashed, leading to disappointment among citizens.
EU støtter Vietnam med op til 1 mio. euro til beskyttelses- og laboratorieforanstaltninger og flere eksperter fra EU befinder sig i landet.
The Commission had succeeded in respecting a 1.24 per cent ceiling and left sufficient room for flexibility under the ceiling.
Ligeledes yder medlemsstaterne bistand til de øvrige berørte lande.
The proposals from the 6 Member States of a 1 per cent ceiling did not reflect reality.
- Forslag til Rådets afgørelse om indgåelse af en aftale i form af brevveksling mellem Det Europæiske Fællesskab og Republikken Slovenien om det midlertidige pointsystem, som i perioden 1. januar 2004-30. april 2004 finder anvendelse på tunge lastvogne, der kører gennem Østrig
Ms Schreyer told the MEPs that, at the end of their mandate, they could go to the citizens of Europe with the message that they had made the most of the EU budget.
- Forslag til Rådets afgørelse om indgåelse en administrativ ordning i form af brevveksling mellem Det Europæiske Fællesskab og Det Schweiziske Forbund om det midlertidige pointsystem, som finder anvendelse på tunge lastvogne, der kører gennem Østrig
She concluded with a reference to Oscar Wilde's comment on knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing.
Mobilt udstyr:International garantistillelse
New EU Centre to fight communicable disease
Ordfører: Joachim WUERMELING (PPE-DE, D)
John BOWIS (EPP-ED, London)
Ordfører: Giuseppe GARGANI (PPE-DE, I)
However, a series of studies has shown the limits of this system in the long term.
Forslag til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv om anvendelse af udlejningskøretøjer uden fører til godstransport ad landevej (kodificeret udgave)
These improvements to the system are necessary to achieve the mission of the Centre, which is to " search for, collect, collate, evaluate and disseminate data " on current and emerging risks, whether of natural or criminal origin (such as bioterrorism).
EP vedtog en betænkning af Giuseppe GARGANI (PPE-DE, I) om anvendelse af udlejningskøretøjer uden fører til godstransport ad landevej.
The Centre should have a highly qualified team of 35 people in the first year of its activity, rising to 70 after two years and a budget of around €48 million for its first three years.