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Selv med tyrkisk medlemskab vil EU ikke ændre sin principielle basis.
He agreed with Mr Verheugen that this was not 100% possible at the time negotiations started but added that torture must not be trivialised by calling it "unsystematic" .
Tyrkiet kan måske blive EU-medlem i 2014, og inden da vil der være sket mange positive ændringer i landet.
There was also a problem with many of the economic chapters of the acquis which, he said, could not be solved before 2014.
Cohn-Bendit mindede om "underet ved Rhinen" efter 1945, om "underet ved Oder" i 1989 og mente, at det nu er på tide med "underet ved Bosporus" , som vil medføre en udvidelse af Europas strategiske betydning.
He added that "the opening of negotiations must not hamper the ratification process for the draft Constitution" .
Daniel Cohn-Bendit tog afstand fra pindehuggeriet om, at resultatet af optagelsesforhandlingerne bør stå åbent.
Joost LAGENDIJK (Greens/EFA, NL), Chair of the EP Delegation for Turkey, welcomed the Commission's recommendation and said as far he was concerned "negotiations could start next year".
Går Tyrkiet i den forkerte retning, må vi afbryde forhandlingerne, men han håbede, at vore børn vil opleve et Europa med Tyrkiet som fuldt medlem.
He criticised however, the Commission's recommendation that the free movement of people should be " permanently suspended", saying that this measure was going too far and was based on unfounded speculation.
Den franske GUE'er Francis WURTZ fastslog, at hans gruppe går ind for tyrkisk medlemskab, og han pegede på, at det er de konservative, som er imod.
Camiel EURLINGS (EPP-ED, NL), Parliament's rapporteur on Turkey, stated that there were many outstanding issues including the freedom of religion and equal opportunities.
Vi går ind for en tolerant politik, som danner bro mellem Europa og Mellemøsten.
He said, for example, that it was still very difficult to set up a Christian church in Turkey and the 600 cases of torture "were 600 too many" .
EU ikke klar til Tyrkiet!
Responses by the Commission
Jens-Peter BONDE fra JuniBevægelsen pegede på, at Kommissionen mener, at Tyrkiet er klar til EU, men EU er ikke klar til Tyrkiet , fastslog Bonde.
Reacting to the debate, Mr Prodi and Mr Verheugen strongly defended themselves against suggestions that they were lenient on torture.
Han fastslog, at unionsforfatningen og Tyrkiet ikke lader sig forene.
Mr Prodi stated that the Commission was responding to the clear mandate from the Council to assess Turkey's suitability for opening negotiations.
EU-forfatningen udelukker tyrkisk medlemskab, og tyrkisk EU-medlemskab udelukker unionsforfatningen .
The negotiations, he said, would be long and difficult especially in terms of regional and economic policy.
Vi bør i stedet benytte lejligheden til at skabe et slankere, åbent og fleksibelt EU.
Politically speaking also, the negotiations, he said " are fraught with difficulties".
Ifølge forfatningstraktaten får vi i 2009 et EU, hvor befolkningernes størrelse bliver afgørende for indflydelse, og dermed forsvinder de små lande.
On torture, the number of cases was still too high, but Mr Prodi recognised the Turkish Parliament's "zero-tolerance" attitude towards torture.
De største lande sætter sig på magten, mente Bonde - og den indflydelse vil de færreste give Tyrkiet.
Mr Verheugen stated that he was "hurt" by Mr Poettering's use of the term "cynicism" about his attitude towards torture in Turkey.
Debat og Beslutninger : 13-10-2004
Daily Notebook : 13-10-2004
Redaktion: Jørn Damgaard Hansen
Editors: Richard Freedman/Ralph Pine Tel.
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Status over Prodi-Kommissionen:Euro - udvidelse - forfatningstraktat - "Lissabon"
The Prodi Commission's record in office
De fleste talere var enige om, at Prodi-Kommissionen især vil blive husket for
Opening his address, Romano PRODI reminded MEPs of the situation
indførelsen af euroen ,
in 1999 when he became Commission President, painting a picture of a
udvidelsen med de 10 nye medlemslande,
Europe of limited ambitions, nervousness about enlargement and the euro
forfatningstraktaten og
project and a risky situation in the Balkans.
"Lissabon-strategien" om inden 2010 at gøre
and 1999, the Commission itself was also in crisis, needing root-and-branch
De fleste talere takkede Romano Prodi for samarbejdet i de sidste 5 år, og formanden for den liberale gruppe, skotten Graham Watson sluttede sit indlæg med ordene: "Bravo, Prodi!" .
Enlargement Mr Prodi described Europe's unification as " the greatest contribution the Union could make to stabilising and developing the whole continent -- politically, economically and culturally ."
Romano Prodi mindede om, at det var sidste gang han talte i Europa-Parlamentet, idet den nye Barroso-Kommission tiltræder den 1. november 2004.
Despite the problems, public support in the new Member States was stronger than any had forecast, as the referendum results showed.
Den sidste store begivenhed Prodi deltager i, er undertegnelsen af forfatningstraktataten på Capitol i Rom fredag den 29. oktober 2004.
The process had demonstrated that "negotiations and dialogue - however arduous, complex and laborious -are the only democratic way of exporting democracy and stability. "
Krise 1999: Troværdighed og autoritet Prodi erindrede om, at hans Kommission var tiltrådt i en vanskelig situation i 1999 , hvor Kommissionen var i krise efter begivenhederne i 1998 og 1999 - og hvor Kommissionens troværdighed og autoritet var rystet .
Reforming the institutions He spoke of living through constant negotiations on institutional issues: the application of the Amsterdam Treaty, the Nice Conference, the Irish people's initial rejection of the new Treaty, the European Convention and the Constitutional Treaty.
Men den nye Kommission tog udfordringen op og fremlagde en ambitiøs dagsorden for Europa.
"The Convention approach finally won through," he said, "bringing more democracy and more transparency to the Union.
Og drivkraften bag denne dagsorden var udvidelsen med de nye medlemslande.
The vision of a stronger, political Europe that can cope with the global challenges before us.
Amsterdam, Nice og forfatning!
And another of a weak Europe, a mere area of prosperity, stability and regulation -- not a genuine political actor."
To visioner om Europa stod over for hinanden: 1) visionen om et stærkt, politisk Europa (som er Kommissionens syn) og 2)et svagt Europa.
Reforming the Commission Mr Prodi stressed that political change had to go hand in hand with in-depth reform of the administrative structures and workings - positive effects of the reforms were already being felt.
Forfatningstraktaten undertegnes den 29. oktober, og den vil føre til et mere demokratisk og effektivt EU.
"But above all," he said, "the reform sent strong political messages and sought to ensure the Commission regained its legitimacy, independence and effectiveness."
"Clash of ignorance"!
He was especially proud of his Commission's collegiate spirit.
Prodi pegede på EU's Naboskabs-politik, som tilstræber en ring af gode naboforhold fra Rusland til Marokko.
For the first time there was a new vision of the Union's borders through the European Neighbourhood Policy, which seeks to establish a genuine special relationship with the whole ring of countries stretching from Russia to Morocco.
I en tid hvor mange taler om "clash of civilisations" - som mere er et "clash of ignorance" - har Kommissionen bidraget til interkulturel dialog - især i Euro-Middelhavdområdet.
"At a time when so many speak of a 'clash of civilisations' -- though I for one am convinced it is more of a 'clash of ignorance' -- we have given strong impetus to fostering intercultural dialogue and mutual knowledge, in particular in the Euro-Mediterranean area," he said.
EU støtter multilateralismen , et styrket FN og mindskelse af "kløften" mellem Nord og Syd.
He said his Commission had not just talked of multilateralism, but put it into practice.
Kommissionen har arbejdet for at styrke det transatlantiske forhold , bl.a. i kampen mod terrorisme.
On this last point, he said many had claimed there was an unbridgeable gap between Europe and America after the Iraq war, but: " I never believed that because I have always been convinced that in those areas where the Union can take action, where it is not hamstrung by national vetoes, major results can be achieved if we work with Washington."
I denne vanskelige verden er EU den eneste magtfaktor, der har været i stand til et eksportere demokrati, fastslog Prodi.
The euro and the new economic and social agenda From the start, he said, the euro was intended to underpin the new Europe: "That is why we saw the euro as a great political project from the outset -- not just an economic one.
Euroen er en hovedhjørnesten i det nye EU, og euroen var fra starten et stort politisk projekt - og ikke blot et økonomisk projekt.
A project that calls for vision, authority and coordination."
Kommissionen har ønsket at styrke den økonomiske styring i EU og fremlagt forslag om at tilpasse stabilitets- og vækstpagten til de nye økonomiske kendsgerninger.
The Commission had continually stressed the need to step up economic governance: "That is why we have made various proposals to adapt the Stability and Growth Pact to the new needs and the new economic facts of today's Europe.
Man har således ønsket at gøre pagten "mere intelligent" , som et fransk dagblad skrev for nylig.
And why we opened a debate that many felt was necessary but did not have the courage to say so."
"Lissabon-strategien" Romano Prodi understregede, at Kommissionen har søgt at gennemføre "Lissabon-strategien" , som skal gøre EU til den mest konkurrencedygtige og dynamiske økonomi i verden inden 2010.
He listed various measures intended to ensure the success of the Lisbon strategy, including the European Research Area, the focus on innovation in enterprises and the information society, the new education and training programmes for lifelong learning, the opening-up of Europe's universities to the world as well as the reform of competition policy.
Her har Kommissionen satset på forskning, informationssamfundet, uddannelse, livslang læring m.m. Men der er risiko for, at "Lissabon-strategien" mislykkes, hvis medlemslandene ikke ændrer adfærd.
In the social field, he said the Social Policy Agenda provided a reference framework for a raft of measures to encourage employment, social protection, health and safety at work, equal opportunities and social inclusion.
EP: Kommissionens demokratiske legitimitet!
"But many objectives have not been met in this area.
Prodi pegede på det forbedrede forhold mellem Europa-Parlamentet og EU-Kommissionen, og at EP er basis for Kommissionens demokratiske legitimitet .
Above all, we have not managed to meet targets where the Community method could not be applied and decisions had to be unanimous," he added, citing the linguistic delays to the Community Patent.
Der har været et tæt samspil mellem EP og Kommissionen på lovgivningsområdet, og der har kun været konflikt på ganske få områder.
"If the Member States do not behave differently, the Lisbon strategy is at risk."
Prodi mente, at hans Kommission havde lagt et godt grundlag for det fremtidige samarbejde mellem de to institutioner.
A better quality of life for all On progress to establish the area of freedom, security and justice, to protect the environment, in the energy and transport sectors, and to boost health and consumer protection he mentioned a number of areas, including the Tampere agenda and anti-terrorism work, the Gothenburg Sustainable Development Strategy, the Johannesburg Summit and EU action in support of the Kyoto Protocol.
Parlamentarisme i EU Under den politiske ordførerrunde beklagede formanden for PPE-gruppen, den tyske CDU'er Hans-Gert PÖTTERING , at Ministerrådet ikke var til stede under denne vigtige debat.
Preparing for the future: the new Financial Perspective 2007-13 He ended his policy summary by describing the new Financial Perspective proposals as "a new political project to give real substance to the concept of European citizenship across a Union on a continental scale.
Respekt for EP!
He hoped these good relations would be maintained in the future.
Formanden for socialistgruppen, den tyske SPD'er Martin SCHULZ pegede på, at Prodi havde overtaget Kommissionen på et svært tidspunkt.
"If this is the case," he said, "it will mean the outgoing Commission has not only built up the relationship with Parliament but has also laid the foundations for further strengthening of democracy in Europe."
Men Prodi havde løsnet spændingerne mellem EP og Kommissionen, og han havde vist respekt for Europa-Parlamentet .
Finally, he made this declaration: "I am firmly convinced of the need for even more "Europe" and even more "Union" in Europe.
Og den kommende Barroso-Kommission vil blive vurderet ud fra denne målestok.
The European political project needs our full commitment and it needs all our strength, conviction and courage to make it succeed.
Schulz takkede Prodi for samarbejdet gennem de sidste 5 år.
Over the last five years, that is what we have done."
Formanden for den liberale gruppe, skotten Graham WATSON pegede på nogle af de områder, hvor Prodi-Kommissionen havde ydet en stor indsat, herunder
Parliament President Josep BORRELL offered the thanks of the European Parliament for the Commission's work, starting from difficult position, but managing a series of truly historic events: the introduction of the euro, the largest ever enlargement and the drafting of the constitutional treaty.
sikkerhedspoliti imod terror m.m.
As was predictable, he said, there were areas of light and of shadow in the Commission's record.
men dette arbejde er ikke afsluttet.
The Parliament was the Commission's ally, but also responsible for monitoring and controlling.
Prodi-Kommissionen har haft reformer som det væsentligste i sit arbejde, og Barroso-Kommissionen gør klogt i at følge dette, fastslog Graham Watson.
The framework agreement between the institutions had been a significant strengthening of parliamentary democracy in the EU, and the new Commission should be bound by it too.
Han sluttede sin tale med at udbryde: "Bravo, Prodi!" .
He mentioned enlargement as a particular achievement, and one that his group had long advocated.
Styrket demokratiet!
Mr Poettering criticised Mr Prodi's now famous remarks about the "stupid" Stability Pact, while welcoming the work of the Commissioners responsible for economic matters.
Den italienske grønne Monica FRASSONI mente, at mange MEP'er vil savne Prodi efter høringerne med de nye kommissærkandidater i de sidste 2 uger.
His group were not entirely happy with the balance struck on the REACH chemical proposals - here ecology and economy had to go together, he said.
Prodi-Kommissionen havde holdt kursen og styrket demokratiet i EU .
He also argued that the Commission had lost effectiveness through Mr Prodi having concentrated too much on Italian politics.
De grønne deler Prodis holdning til krigen i Irak og beklagede, at EU ikke taler med een stemme, når det gælder fred i verden.
The overall view, however, was positive and he wished Mr Prodi well for future personal success.
Frassoni sluttede med at fastslå, at Prodis lederskab havde været godt.
For the Socialist Group, Martin SCHULZ (DE) reflected on Mr Prodi's success in achieving détente with the Parliament after the tension caused by the fall of the Santer Commission.
EU sakker agterud!
The new, greater respect shown for Parliament was a milestone in EU history, he said.
Han mente, at EU virkelig har lært verden noget i de forløbne 5 år.
Finally, he said that the PES group would be with Mr Prodi in political will when it came to his future political role in Italy, whatever that might be.
Vi har vist, at man kan gøre fremskridt - uden at bruge magt .
Graham WATSON (UK) spoke for the ALDE group, which, he said, had backed Mr Prodi on his appointment and continued to do so now.
EU har ydet et interessant bidrag til en globaliseret verden inden for økonomi og miljø.
There were many achievements in the large view: enlargement, the euro, Lisbon, work on a common European security policy and internal reform.
Vi går ind for multilateralisme.
While the work putting the Commission's house in order was not finished, Neil KINNOCK 's work had provided a firm foothold for reform.
Prodi havde lige været i Kaukasus, og her stod de nationale flag ved siden af EU-flaget, fordi EU ikke er nogen kolonimagt, som vil påtvinge andre noget .
On economic reform and the internal market, he praised the work in particular of Frits BOLKESTEIN : the fault in any failure in meeting the Lisbon goals would lie with the Member States.
Vi er "mindretallenes Europa" !
He summed up his judgement with a single word of Italian: "bravo!"
Onsdag den 6. oktober 2004 offentliggjorde EU-Kommissionen i Bruxelles sin længe ventede Tyrkiet-rapport , hvori man anbefaler, at EU indleder tiltrædelsesforhandlinger med Tyrkie t. Den endelige beslutning træffes af EU's stats- og regeringschefer under EU-topmødet i Bruxelles den 17. december 2004 - altså om knap 2 ½ måned.
She too praised Mr Prodi's stance on Iraq and in standing up to the larger Member States on the size of the EU's future budget.
Mødet med EP fandt sted i den såkaldte formandskonference - dvs. EP-formanden samt de politiske gruppeledere i EP - og hvor samtlige MEP'er havde mulighed for at deltage.
There had been failures: notably on Cyprus, but also the long wait before proposing reforms of the Stability Pact.
Ingen dato - ingen garanti for medlemskab!
There should have been binding targets, with penalties, for Kyoto, she said.
EU-Kommissionen har ikke fastsat nogen dato for, hvornår tiltrædelsesforhandlingerne med Tyrkiet skal indledes, og det er nu op til det Europæiske Råd at afgøre dette den 17. december.
Relatively little had been achieved on energy and the environment, and she regretted the Commission's agreement with the USA on transfer of air passenger data.
Kommissionen fastslår, at selvom man indleder tiltrædelsesforhandlinger med Tyrkiet, så er der ikke nogen garanti for, at forhandlingerne ender med tyrkisk EU-medlemskab .
Francis WURTZ (FR), leader of the GUE/NGL group, said there were some brilliant personalities in the Commission, but he was unhappy with many of the policies they had followed.
Kommissionen gør det klart, at optagelsesforhandlingerne med Tyrkiet kan afbrydes med kort varsel, hvis Tyrkiet stopper sin politiske reformproces.
One of the Lisbon goals was full employment, but for the first time in 10 years, more jobs were being lost than created.
"Nødbremse" for indvandring!
Investment in research and education was falling.
Romano Prodi sagde, at Kommissionen har besluttet at anbefale, at EU indleder optagelsesforhandlinger med Tyrkiet, som stort set lever op til de politiske "Københavns-kriterier" fra juni 1993.
Liberal policies were failing, but the Commission did not stop to question them, they just rolled on.
Svaret er positivt, men vi er tilbageholdne og forsigtige .
The ' Fortress Europe ' policy of Tampere had not led to a solution to the problems of asylum and immigration, he said.
Resultatet af udvidelsesforhandlingerne er ikke givet på forhånd , men vi forestiller os, at fremtiden vil være fælles - og det vil være en gevinst at få Tyrkiet med i EU .
It was also necessary to be clear that our security policy did not always need to be entirely aligned with that of the USA.
Tyrkiets optagelse er en stor udfordring, som giver mulighed for vækst og fremgang .
Maciej Marian GIERTYCH (PL) for the Independence and Democracy group complained that the Commission had been unjust in its handling of enlargement.
Prodi understregede, at EU vil have garanti for at fremskridtene fortsættes og gennemføres fuldt ud.
Poland and the other new Members got a worse deal than previous countries joining the EU.
Hvis Tyrkiet arbejder hen imod demokrati, så bliver man medlem, ellers afbryder vi forhandlingerne med det samme, fastslog Prodi.
He also argued that the Commission had not ensured fair referendum campaigns on accession, and that the EU was now heading for a superstate approach, with Member States losing competences they could perfectly well manage alone.
En evt. udvidelse af EU med Tyrkiet må ikke føre til en tilbagegang i den europæiske integration, understregede formanden for EU-Kommissionen.
The Commission was aiming to become a common European government, and this was not acceptable, he said.
Konsekvensanalyse Den tyske EU-udvidelseskommissær Günter Verheugen fastslog, at Kommissionens Tyrkiet-rapport er en omfattende, fair og objektiv rapport , som ikke forskønner eller skjuler fejl og mangler i Tyrkiet, og nu vil man udarbejde en mere dybdegående konsekvensanalyse om konsekvenserne af tyrkisk EU-medlemskab.
For the UEN group, Cristiana MUSCARDINI (IT) said some issues had not been resolved: the passage to the euro had been difficult and only this week were proposals being made on the Generalised System of Preferences for trade with developing countries.
Tyrkiet har nu den retlige ramme, som svarer til de krav EU har stillet, men der er mangler i gennemførelsen.
Despite the rhetoric, terrorism had not been a priority - she called for action to regulate the internet to prevent its exploitation by terrorists.
Hvis kravet havde været 100 % implementering af lovgivningen, var ingen af de 10 nye medlemslande blevet medlemmer.
Having supported Mr Prodi on his appointment, her group were disappointed by the dual role he had played in trying, as she put it, to lead both the Commission and the Italian centre-left.
Verheugen fastslog, at Kommissionen lægger vægt på 3 ting:
The non-attached MEP Ryszard CZARNECKI spoke of his first meeting with Mr Prodi, thanking him for his courtesy and openness on that occasion and since.
at Tyrkiet fortsætter de politiske reformer med støtte fra EU,
The enlargement had made the EU more representative of Europe; he hoped it could also become more competitive.
at man fastsætter en snæver ramme for optagelsesforhandlingerne med Tyrkiet, og hvor der er mulighed for at suspendere forhandlingerne og
There were still questions about unemployment and a two speed Europe.
inddragelse af civilsamfundet - dvs. borgerne - med en dialog om politik, kultur, sociale forhold og religion.
It was hard, he said, to fill the shoes of Jacques Delors, perhaps easier those of Jacques Santer, but in any case there were no magic boots allowing the Commission President to move miles at a time.
Sikkerhedsklausul for tyrkisk indvandring!
Other contributions
Verheugen understregede, at man kan forestille sig en permanent sikkerhedsklausul for tyrkisk indvandring .
Ian Stewart HUDGHTON (Greens/EFA, UK) said the EFA group welcomed the new Member States, while hoping the nations like Scotland, Wales and Catalonia could one day join the top table as full Member States themselves.
Der er ingen garanti for resultatet af optagelsesforhandlingerne, som dog bør gennemføres i god tro.
He said the EU was less supported in Scotland now than in the past, and that this was largely due to the failure of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Men der er en risiko for, at optagelsesforhandlingerne ikke ender med tyrkisk EU-medlemskab.
The Commission could have offered hope to Scotland's fishermen, but it had offered only despair, without meaningful regionally devolved management.
Bulgarien, Rumænien og Kroatien Günter Verheugen fastslog, at Bulgarien og Rumænien nu er gået ind i slutspurten, og at man regner med, at de 2 lande er modne til EU-medlemskab i 2007, som planlagt.
His party, which was pro-Europe, would vote against the Constitution, because it assigned exclusive competence on fisheries policy to the EU.
Man har dog en "supersikkerhedsklausul", så man kan udsætte medlemskabet, hvis fremskridtene går i stå.
Jonathan EVANS (EPP-ED, UK) congratulated the Commission on its successful management of enlargement to the ten new Member States.
EU indleder udvidelsesforhandlinger med Kroatien i 2005, medens Tyrkiet venter på grønt lys fra det Europæiske Råd, før man kan indlede optagelsesforhandlinger, sluttede Verheugen.
However, he criticised the Commission for "its obsession with constitutional change".