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Hvis resultatet ender som i Nice i december 2000, så vil det være et nederlag, som er uacceptabelt for offentligheden .
On Turkey, the Minister welcomed the institutional reform and mentioned that next year's assessment of Turkey's progress would be crucial.
Prodi pegede på, at interne stridigheder har optaget for meget af regeringskonferencens tid.
To conclude, the Minister stated that at the European Council, Heads of State and Government would be required to adopt the First Multi-annual Strategic Programme, which will guide the activity of the Council for the next three years.
Kommissionen støtter det italienske EU-formandskabs initiativer og de klare fremskridt i Konventets arbejde.
Commission President, Romano PRODI told MEPs that the next European Council in Brussels comes at the end of an event filled year, and will make choices of vital importance for the future of Europe.
Men der er fare for tilbageskridt på det institutionelle område, og nogle ønsker at svække den nye EU-udenrigsministers rolle i verden.
Involving the social partners is, he suggested, the best guarantee of success in any project aimed at improving growth and employment.
Tilskuer på den internationale scene?
This will all inform the Commission's own report on the subject which will be produced next year.
Prodi pegede også på, at nogle lande ønsker at genindføre vetoretten fx. inden for handelspolitikken.
On the IGC, Mr Prodi said the Brussels meeting would show whether the new Convention method would bear fruit.
Men svækkelser vil føre til, at Europa bliver en tilskuer på den internationale scene.
The public had seen the late night negotiations of Nice as a failure, so we should not repeat those methods.
Og en stærk Kommission er en forudsætning for, at EU-reglerne anvendes på en lige og upartisk måde.
a joint response to the security, freedom and justice challenges facing us all
"Dobbelt flertal" vil give EU mere demokrati, og EP bør have større budgetindflydelse.
an ability to defend our interests and promote our values around the world.
Kommissionen er således imod en svækkelse af EP's budgetbeføjelser.
The Commission President argued that the draft Constitution is not about an ambitious new political project, it is a question of putting in place the instruments needed for any European project to be effective.
Og en forfatning - som Europa-Parlamentet ikke kan støtte - er uholdbar.
It is also vital to maintain the institutional balance: the Commission would resist attempts to dilute the European Parliament's budgetary powers - it would not be possible to build support for a Constitution which Parliament would have rejected.
"Undergravende ændringer" Det er nødvendigt, at hvert medlemsland har en kommissær med fuld stemmeret, så Kommissionen kan fungere som et kollegium.
On the make up of the Commission, Mr Prodi argued that solutions could be found to continue a collegiate approach even with all the Member States represented.
Det vil være retfærdigt med "dobbelt flertal", hvor 50 % af medlemslandene, der repræsenterer 60 % af befolkningerne skal stemme for i Ministerrådet.
Regarding voting in the Council, he argued in favour of a double majority system requiring 50 per cent of the Member States and 50 per cent of the population.
"50 %/50 %" er også godt, men det skal regeringskonferencen afgøre..
He reminded MEPs that the first referendums would follow six months after the IGC.
Beslutningsprocessen må dog ikke blive ringere end Nice, og vi må undgå "undergravende ændringer", fastslog Prodi.
We cannot, he said, start applying the rules of the Treaties and the pact only where they are easy and convenient.
Prodi pegede også på, at det var en alvorlig sag, at Tyskland og Frankrig ikke overholdt reglerne for stabilitetspagten.
The Commission would be looking at ways to move forward, he said, to continue its role in applying the rules of the treaties in a way which was equal for all Member States.
Det er Kommissionens ansvar, at alle lande behandles ens i stabilitets- og vækstpagten, idet dette er en forudsætning for, at ØMU'en virker.
He had been critical of the Pact in the past, and while it should adapt to meet new circumstances, this must be done in a rigorous way that was valid for all.
Derfor skal reglerne overholdes, men man kan debattere, om vi skal have mere "intelligente regler", og der er behov for en dybtgående debat om skattepolitikken og den økonomiske politik.
He concluded with a call for determination and optimism before the Brussels Council to achieve the great objectives that have been set: " If we do that, the Constitution now taking shape will clarify our basic objectives, define the EU's area of action and help make the working of our institutions simpler and more transparent.
Brud på stabilitetspagt: Et troværdighedstab Under ordførerrunden var der enighed om, at sidste uges brud på Stabilitetspagten har påført EU et troværdighedstab i forholdet mellem små og store lande, og i forholdet til EU's borgere.
I am certain that we shall pass on to future generations a Union that is not only larger and more influential but also better organised, more democratic and closer to its citizens.
I tråd hermed mente Graham R. WATSON (ELDR, UK), at det er ironisk, at EU står overfor at skulle vedtage en ny forfatningstraktat med nye regler , netop som én af de grundlæggende regler (Stabilitetspagten) brydes.
He noted that the Naples meeting had made progress on a number of areas, especially in the field of security and defence.This decision would allow us to move forward, and left the door open to others to join in, without jeopardising the transatlantic relationship.
Watson sammenlignede bruddet på stabilitetspagten med den amerikanske regerings negligering af Guantanamo-fangernes rettigheder : et billede på, at de store tryner de små og tilsidesætter de smås rettigheder, som det passer dem.
" I am hopeful that there will be progress elsewhere: the European Foreign Minister must be a member of the Commission and must be the president of the Foreign Affairs council - this is the only way that makes any sense.
Dette kritikpunkt var samtlige ordførere enige i.
He insisted on maintaining the legislative Council proposals as contained in the Convention.
Enrique Barón Crespo fremhævede, at der var flere punkter i det italienske formandskabs kompromistekst, der ikke er færdigbehandlede.
As to the Commission, he foresaw a more " flexible approach " and did not see the requirement to have one Commissioner per Member State.
Herunder nævnte han spørgsmålet om EU-Kommissionens sammensætning, og talte for en "fleksibel løsning", der vil medføre, at Kommissionen bliver en "ansvarlig europæisk størrelse" .
Mr Baron also welcomed the progress on the Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy, however he warned against attacks on the powers of the European Parliament, and stated that Parliament would use " all channels available " to defend its existing powers.
Barón Crespo understregede, at EU under ingen omstændigheder skal "tilbage til Nice".
Mr Watson stated that the Stability Pact " was dead " due to Member States " abusing their right to break the Pact ".
Han efterlyste dog afklaring af en række punkter , herunder klarhed over hvad en EU-udenrigsminister skal foretage sig.
Citizens need to know exactly what the responsibilities of the Council President and Foreign Minister would be.
Endvidere mente han, at flere kompetencer fortsat skal henhøre under national kontrol, herunder beskatning.
Mr Collins went on to stress a number of points of national interest: " I believe very strongly that taxation should remain under the control of the Member States.
Bonde mente, at det, der skulle have ført til mere åbenhed, demokrati og borgerinddragelse, istedet vil medføre, at den samlede åbenhed mindskes, den lovgivende magt gøres til den udøvende og vælgerne får mindre indflydelse.
This means more decisions taken by civil servants in Brussels, fewer by the European Parliament and by national parliaments.
Bonde talte for, at kommissærer skal udgå fra de nationale parlamenter og stå til ansvar for de nationale parlamenter.
The national parliaments will lose more power than the European Parliament gains.
Han afsluttede sin tale med en opfordring: "Byg Europa op, nedefra og op, og ikke oppefra og ned."
The winners will be lobbyists and civil servants meeting in secret ."
Økonomiske og monetære anliggender
" All the main posts will be appointed, and appointed possibly against the wishes of eight Member States.
Stabilitets- og vækstpagten:Skarp kritik af Økofin-Rådet!
Marco PANNELLA (IND, I) made a particular appeal for the Brussels Council to address matters of war and peace.
Under Europa-Parlamentets debat om stabilitets- og vækstpagten blev EU's økonomi- og finansministre udsat for voldsom kritik af deres beslutning fra 25. november om at tillade Tyskland og Frankrig at bryde stabilitetspagtens regel om maksimalt at have et budgetunderskud på 3 % .
It was not enough, he said, to call for the withdrawal of troops: " We need to respect international law, and 're-legalise' the situation, with the UN, Europe and the US working together to launch a real peace process for the Middle East.
"Ånden i Stabilitetspagten er ikke død" Den italienske finansminister Giulio TREMONTI fremlagde det italienske formandskabs udlægning af den seneste udvikling omkring EU's Vækst- og Stabilitetspagt.
He did not criticise this point and stated that the Union should rather defend the principle of " digressive proportionality " where smaller Member States and component countries like Scotland and Flanders could be fully represented in the EU.
Herunder forsvarede han Tysklands og Frankrigs brud på Stabilitetspagten med henvisning til, at den europæiske økonomiske udvikling har taget en anden (negativ) drejning, end forventet.
He stated that it represented a move towards a federal superstate and that he was opposed to the Union possessing its own legal personality, as well as the setting up of an EU Foreign Minister.
Tremonti sagde, at ØKOFIN's (EU's økonomi- og finansministre) beslutning om at komme Tyskland og Frankrig til undsætning, blev truffet i overensstemmelse med alle gældende regler, og understregede herunder, at Stabilitetspagten skal fortolkes "fleksibelt og intelligent" .
Gary TITLEY (PES, North West), the Head of the Labour delegation to the European Parliament, extended an invitation to the President to come along to his local pub in Bolton, where he said people were not discussing " CFSP, IGC and QMV ".
Han understregede, at Kommissionens rolle er, at håndhæve traktaten og bestemmelserne i Stabilitetspagten .
At the same time, we must ensure that the European Council Presidency does not conflict with the role of the Foreign Minister or that of the Commission President, who up to now has been the only permanent leader of the EU.
Han mente, at ØKOFIN's beslutning er med til at svække fremtidige henstillinger, hvilket kan medføre problemer for EU's økonomiske politik.
He also issued a warning that the Convention text was the bottom line compromise: " In reality, if the IGC's version is to be ratified, it will need the support of this Parliament, the Commission and national parliaments.
"Opportunistisk omgang" med EU-retten!
Yet Poland and Spain want to return to Nice ."
Formanden for PPE-gruppen, den tyske CDU'er Hans-Gert PÖTTERING fastslog, at den 25. november ikke havde været nogen god dag for Europa, for ØMU'en og for EU-retten.
Perhaps, he argued, we could look at the experience of the early 90s, when a compromise was reached on the blocking minority needed after the enlargement of that time.
Der havde været tale om en "opportunistisk omgang" med EU-retten - og det var uacceptabelt.
It was agreed that if the new system adopted a measure which the old would have blocked, the minority states could insist on more discussions. "
Stabilitets- og vækstpagten er ikke død, men "beskadiget".
This has never been invoked, but it allowed face to be saved and progress to be made ."
Og tilliden har lidt skade .
We need a full cost-benefit analysis which looks not only at the costs but the benefits as well. "
Bruddet på pagten fører til højere renter og højere inflation.
He warned against moving away from the Convention's draft Constitution.
Og det er middelklassen, som har brug for gunstige lån for at skabe nye jobs.
He opposed the current direction of the IGC stating that it was a " recipe for disaster and a defeat for Europe ."
Det er den lille mand, som kommer til at betale prisen.
However, the Minister stated that both countries had made commitments to reducing their debts in 2004 and 2005.
Borgerne i tiltrædelseslandene siger, at hvordan kan I forlange af os, at vi er mådeholdne med den økonomiske politik, når visse EU-lande viser så dårligt et eksempel?
Commissioner Pedro SOLBES MIRA , on the other hand, stated that the " current institutional crisis " surrounding the stability pact was due to a lack of convergence in Member State's economic policy.
"Fællesskabs-kultur" Formanden for den socialistiske gruppe, spanieren Enrique BARON var dybt bekymret over krisen, for man kan ikke hoppe over reglerne på den måde.
Hans-Gert POETTERING (D), for the EPP-ED group, stated that the Council's decision not to back the Commission's recommendation to start the process of imposing fines was wrong and as he put it " it was a bad day for Europe and for the balance between large and small Member States. "
Økofin-Rådet har ikke "fællesskabs -kultur".
Those that had badly designed the Stability and Growth Pact in the 1990s were now paying for its ineptness.
Nu er fremtiden for stabilitets- og vækstpagten sat på spil!
Sustainable economic growth was at stake for future generations and countries should not simply be allowed to flout existing rules.
Den kan tages op til revision, men vi bør ikke bryde reglerne.
For the Socialists, Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (PES, E) stated that he was " deeply concerned about the crisis and that Member States should not be allowed to trample all over EU law ".
Og til tiltrædelseslandene kan vi sige: - "Nu skal I gøre som vi siger - ikke som vi gør!".
Graham WATSON (South West), for the Liberals, stated that the Pact was now on a " life-support machine and that it was close to falling apart because of France and Germany's attitude of do what we say, not what we do. "
Der er sket skade på tilliden og troværdigheden, renten og inflationen vil stige - og vi får mindre stabilitet, fastslog Graham Watson.
It was now time, according to Mr Watson, to reshape the Pact and as he put it, " taxes and spending should balance over the business cycle and the new Pact should include a system of sticks and carrots ".
Han understregede, at det ikke er de 3 %, der er problemet, men at landene ikke har konsolideret budgetterne.
Philippe HERZOG (EUL/NGL, F) said that the Commission should require that the Member States abide by the law, but should also be flexible.
Det har været en dårlig uge for retstilstanden i Europa, sluttede Watson.
After years with a fragile economy, we should not cut deficits which would help to stimulate growth.
"Intelligent pagt" kontra "dum pagt"!
We cannot operate a policy " which is all stick and no carrot. ".
Den franske GUE'er Philippe HERZOG mente, at regeringerne havde udvist "opportunistisk adfærd" .
Its effect of exacerbating the economic cycle was what made it a " stupid " Pact.
Pagten er ikke død, men det er nødvendigt med en reform, som skal gøre den mere fleksibel.
The new Constitution, he said, should include a more intelligent pact, which sanctioned those who failed its criteria, but sheltered those who invested for the future, such as to meet the Kyoto goals.
Han beklagede ikke, at pagten var død, for den var "dum", som Romano Prodi sagde sidste år.
The EU economy was in the doldrums, he said, and an imaginative effort was needed to return it to growth.
Der er behov for en ny "intelligent pagt" , som respekterer Kyoto-protokollen, sluttede Lipietz.
Hans BLOKLAND (EDD, NL) asked why we would want to enter a new Treaty if we were not prepared to respect the present ones.
Åbning af EP's plenarmøde den 3. december 2003
If we are only going to respect the rules when it suits us then we should say so openly.
Der er to betænkninger, der er blevet trukket tilbage.
This was a stupid decision which came back to haunt them, he said.
Disse er én af Sir Neil MacCORMICK (Verts/ALE, UK) om ophævelse af italieneren Giuseppe GARGANI's immunitet og en af Luis BERENGUER FUSTER (PSE, E) om finansielt og økonomisk samarbejde med Vestbredden og Gaza.
Christopher HUHNE (ELDR, South East) explained France and Germany's excessive debt levels by an overly lax policy between 1999 and 2002 when France and Germany's spending had been around 1.5% of GDP too much.
Betænkningerne vil blive afstemt torsdag uden forudgående debat.
He believed the debate was focussing too much on form rather than substance.
Der er yderligere fire betænkninger, der vil blive afstemt torsdag uden forudgående debat.
He added that Europe needs real European economic governance, and this is something that can be developed in the light of the Constitution.
Debat og Beslutninger : 04-12-2003
Daily Notebook : 04-12-2003
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Situationsrapport om regeringskonferencens arbejde
Jorge MOREIRA DA SILVA (EPP-ED, P) as at 06.10.2003
Procedure: Forslag til beslutning
Emilia Franziska MÜLLER (EPP-ED, D)
EP-beslutningen blev vedtaget med 346 stemmer mod 58 - medens 106 undlod at stemme.
Raquel CARDOSO (EPP-ED,P) as at 16.10.2003
EU-topmødet i Bruxelles:Stabilitetspagten - jobskabelse - bæredygtig udvikling
Intergovernmental Conference
Forberedelse af Det Europæiske Råds Møde
Brussels Summit, 12-13 December
EP vedtog en betænkning om det kommende EU-topmøde i Bruxelles 12.-13. december, hvori man fastslår, at EU er på et kritisk punkt i sin udvikling efter en længerevarende økonomisk stagnation og stor arbejdsløshed.
On economic growth, MEPs argue that a prolonged period of economic stagnation and high unemployment has brought Europe to a critical point in its development.
Man beklager derfor, at EU ikke er i stand til at tale og handle ud fra en fælles strategi.
They regret that the EU does not have a common strategy to tackle the situation.
Stabilitetspagten Europa-Parlamentet udtrykker bekymring over Økofin-Rådets beslutninger den 25. november om stabilitets- og vækstpagten.
Parliament is concerned by the decisions of the ECOFIN Council on the Stability and Growth Pact, believing that stability is a public good which has to be defended.
EP mener, at stabilitet er et offentligt gode som skal forsvares, og at økonomisk vækst fører til mere stabilitet.
MEPs say economic policy should aim for job creating and sustainable growth.
frihed, sikkerhed og retfærdighed,
Freedom, security and justice
Nye styreformer i EU:"Borgertest"/konsekvensanalyse af EU-lovforslag?
They also call for all the present and future EU states to accede to the Convention prohibiting anti-personnel mines.
Ordfører: Margrietus van den BERG (PSE, NL)
Guantanamo Bay and the Transatlantic Dimension
Beretning fra Kommissionen om nye styreformer i EU
It reiterates its call for this issue to be entered on the agenda for the next EU-US summit.
Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
IGC: MEPs call for a "balanced and positive" result
Man foreslår derfor, at alle EU-institutioner samler de forskellige internetsites i en fælles portal.
It hopes that at least the option of introducing the Legislative Council at a later stage will be maintained.
Større effektivitet og omfattende demokratisk legitimitet har altid været af afgørende betydning i EU, og disse behov vil blive yderligere forstærket, når EU i maj 2004 udvides med 10 nye medlemslande.
Parliament considers that appointing one Commissioner per Member State would risk giving it an intergovernmental character, and therefore reiterates its support for the Convention's proposals on the composition of the Commission.
Derudover ønsker man at gøre EU-lovgivningen mere forståelig for borgerne, og man vil forenkle EU-lovgivningen betydeligt med 35.000 sider.
MEPs also support the compromise reached by the Convention whereby the proposed Foreign Minister, as a full Vice-President of the European Commission presides over a joint administration comprising Commission, Council and national officials within the Commission, and chairs the Foreign Affairs Council.
Indholdet og formen i de eksisterende lovtekster bør omskrives, så de bliver mere fleksible, effektive og "passende".
Finally, MEPs state that the proposal to limit the remit of the public prosecutor to the fight against fraud affecting the Unions' financial interests must be accompanied by the application of the ordinary legislative procedure; that revisions to Part III of the Constitution should be made by a light and flexible procedure, and that a Euratom Treaty Revision Conference should be convened.
Baggrunden er, at der ikke findes "rigtig effektive" forbindelser mellem EU-institutionerne - først og fremmest Kommissionen - og de lokale/regionale myndigheder i medlemslandene.
They say the experimental period of three years with a one-year extension has been "insufficient" to evaluate fully such a complex issue and its impact on employment.
Det er ofte aktører på det regionale/lokale plan, som skal gennemføre vedtagne EU-politikker i praksis , og i mange tilfælde har de ikke haft passende muligheder for at give deres mening til kende på et tidligt stadium i beslutningsprocessen.
Moreover, the report points out that "data presented to the European Parliament by the industries concerned demonstrate that there has been a significant net job creation" , contrary to what the Commission says.
Information Europa-Parlamentet udtrykker tilfredshed med Kommissionens oplæg til trepartsoverenskomster på forsøgsbasis.
The House also says that Member States should be allowed to apply a reduced rate of VAT to a wider range of goods and services than suggested in the Commission proposal, provided this does not affect the functioning of the internal market.
Evaluering af OLAF:"Eurostat-skandalen": Fejlvurdering og sabotage?
Critical Assessment of EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Kommissionens meddelelse om evaluering af
Report on the Commission report on the evaluation of the activities of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
EP vedtog en betænkning af den østrigske socialdemokrat Herbert BÖSCH om en rapport fra EU-Kommissionen med en evaluering af OLAF's aktiviteter .
Parliament made a critical assessment of the activities of the EU anti-fraud office OLAF when it adopted by 381 votes in favour, 88 against and 18 abstentions a non-binding resolution calling for strong leadership, clear priorities and a clear investigation policy at OLAF as well as a greater role for OLAF's Supervisory Committee.
OLAF er EU's anti-svindel kontor.
The Supervisory Committee secretariat should be moved from OLAF itself to the European Parliament.
Europa-Parlamentet fastslår, at "Eurostat-sagen" har åbenbaret svagheder i OLAF's undersøgelsesaktiviteter:
OLAF's budget should have a separate heading, in the same way as the Ombudsman's.
undersøgelserne har til dels strakt sig over flere år, selv om OLAF har været bekendt med dem siden 2000, hvilket indikerer indledningsvis fejlvurdering af forholdene fra ledelsens side og muligvis endog sabotage af efterforskningen fra medarbejdernes side og
MEPs insisted that the Commission has failed to recognise its political responsibility for the work of OLAF, as it does have to take disciplinary measures if irregularities occur, although it must not influence the course of investigations by OLAF.
de strenge bestemmelser om interne undersøgelser - beskyttelse af rettighederne for de personer, der berøres af undersøgelserne - er til dels blevet omgået og overtrådt .
At least 140 posts, Other recommendations made by the committee were for more effective controls of directors-general in order to avoid misuse of power, for example by having the DGs' internal auditors answer to the central internal auditor rather than to their director-general.