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For så vidt angår de spørgsmål, som det ærede parlamentsmedlem rejser vedrørende problemet med Tyrkiets forbindelser med medlemsstaten Cypern, har EU konsekvent over for Tyrkiet understreget, og vil også fremover understrege betydningen og nødvendigheden af, at der gøres væsentlige frem­skridt hen imod en normalisering af dets forbindelser med Republikken Cypern, herunder en op­hævelse af alle de restriktioner, den tyrkiske regering har indført.
Regarding, the issues raised by the Honourable Parliamentarian related to the problem of Turkey's relations with the Member State Cyprus, the Union has consistently underlined to Turkey and will continue to underline the importance and need for significant steps towards normalisation of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus, including the lifting of all restrictions imposed by the government of Turkey.
EU har desuden på ny givet ud­tryk for, at den er indstillet på at medvirke til at løse Cypern-problemet i overensstemmelse med FN's Sikkerhedsråds resolutioner.
The Union has also reiterated its determination to contribute to the solution of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions.
Med henblik herpå forventer EU, at Tyrkiet undertegner proto­kollen hurtigst muligt.
To that effect, the Union expects Turkey to sign the said protocol as soon as possible.
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3124/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3124/04
Om: Ruslands anvendelse af diskriminerende afgifter over for de baltiske lande
Subject: Discriminatory tariffs applied by Russia with regard to the Baltic States
I september 2004 vedtog transportministrene i Estland, Letland og Litauen i fællesskab at rette skriftlig henvendelse til Kommissionen vedrørende spørgsmålet om de diskriminerende jernbaneafgifter, som Rusland anvender.
In September 2004, the Transport Ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania decided to forward a joint letter to the European Commission about discriminatory rail tariffs applied by Russia.
I visse tilfælde har Rusland pålagt skibsfragt, som er bestemt til en af havnene i de baltiske lande, en to eller tre gange så høj afgift som for en skibsladning, der er bestemt til en af Ruslands egne havne.
In some instances, Russia has applied tariffs to cargo bound for ports in the Baltic States two or three times higher than those applied to cargo bound for Russian ports.
Rusland ønsker hermed at støtte sine egne baltiske søhavne.
In this way, Russia is trying to boost its own Baltic Sea ports.
Som følge heraf steg omfanget af skibsladninger i de russiske søhavne i Sankt Petersborg, Primorsk og Kaliningrad med 18,3 mio. t i første halvdel af 2004, medens der i havnene i de baltiske lande kun var tale om en vækst på 600.000 t i samme periode (jf. artiklen »Ministers to pressure Russia« i »The Baltic Times«, den 9.-15. november 2004).
As a result, the volume of cargo handled in the Russian ports of St Petersburg, Primorsk and Kaliningrad increased by 18.3 million tonnes in the first half of 2004, while throughput in the Baltic States' ports increased by only 600000 tonnes during the same period (see the article published in the 9-15 September 2004 edition of The Baltic Times, entitled: ‘Ministers to pressure Russia’).
Har Kommissionen allerede modtaget en klage fra transportministrene i de baltiske lande herom?
Has the European Commission already received a complaint from the Transport Ministers of the Baltic States about this issue?
I bekræftende fald har Kommissionen allerede undersøgt denne klage?
If so, has it already investigated the complaint?
I bekræftende fald mener Kommissionen, at denne klage er begrundet?
If so, does the Commission find the complaint well-founded?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3125/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3125/04
af Emanuel Fernandes (PSE)
by Emanuel Fernandes (PSE)
Om: Restriktioner for kørsel med lastvogne (forbud mod weekendkørsel)
Subject: Restrictions on the use of HGVs ('weekend bans')
I sit oprindelige direktivforslag (KOM)1998)0115 endelig EFT C 198 af 24.6.1998, s. 17 . , fandt Kommissionen, at de nationale foranstaltninger for kørselsrestriktioner for lastvogne havde særligt negative konsekvenser for transportvirksomheder fra lande i randområderne.
In its initial proposal for a directive COM(1998) 0115 final OJ C 198, 24.6.1998, p.
Disse foranstaltninger ville i økonomisk henseende fører til en forlængelse af transporttiderne på omkring 20% og på det sociale plan have negative konsekvenser for chaufførernes ugentlige hviletid, idet de ikke ville være i stand til at vende tilbage til deres bopæl.
17 the Commission took the view that restrictions imposed by the individual Member States on the use of HGVs had a particularly detrimental effect on road hauliers from the outlying countries: on the one hand, such restrictions increase journey times by approximately 20% and, on the other, they affect drivers' weekly rest period by preventing them from returning to their place of residence.
Kan Kommissionen fortsat tilslutte sig denne analyse?
Does the Commission still agree with this analysis?
Hvordan kan disse negative konsekvenser i bekræftende fald begrænses?
If so, how might the damaging effects of the restrictions be minimised?
Når der ses helt bort fra dette lovgivningsinitiativ, anser Kommissionen så de nationale foranstaltninger, som forbyder kørsel om natten og på søn- og helligdage med lastvogne, der opfylder fællesskabsbestemmelserne om støj, for værende i overensstemmelse med traktatens proportionalitetsprincip og dens bestemmelser om fri bevægelighed?
Irrespective of its legislative initiative, does the Commission consider Member-State restrictions preventing HGVs which comply with Community noise-emission rules from being used during Sunday nights and public holidays (until 7 a.m.) to be compatible with the Treaty rules and principles (including proportionality) on freedom of movement?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3126/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3126/04
Om: Midler til fremme af musikaktiviteter
Subject: Funding to develop musical activities
Den kulturelle sammenslutning »Green Melodies« er meget aktiv inden for udbredelsen af lyrisk musik og fremme af kendskabet til denne type musik blandt de yngre generationer.
Green Melodies, a cultural association, is involved in disseminating opera culture and promoting it among younger generations.
Op gennem århundrederne har lyrisk musik og opera faktisk været den vigtigste musikalske udtryksform, og den der har repræsenteret europæisk og først og fremmest italiensk kultur bedst.
Over the centuries opera has been the genre in which European and above all Italian culture has found its foremost and most representative musical expression.
I dag har de fleste imidlertid ikke kendskab til lyrisk musik, navnlig ikke i mindre byer, hvor der ikke findes teatre og lokaler, der egner sig til denne type forestillinger.
However, opera today is unknown to most people, especially in small localities where there are no theatres or venues suitable for staging it.
Derfor har enkeltpersoner og private taget en lang række initiativer med det formål at fremme den italienske musikkultur og lyriske tradition gennem undervisning, samarbejde med skoler samt tilrettelæggelse af koncerter og møder med fortolkere af hele viften af italiensk musik.
That is why there are many private individual initiatives seeking to promote musical culture and the Italian operatic tradition through teaching, collaboration with schools, and the organisation of concerts and meetings with performers from the Italian musical scene.
Af samme grund har ovennævnte sammenslutning iværksat et projekt, der tager sigte på at udbrede den italienske musikkultur og musiktradition i Roms opland gennem kurser i de enkelte instrumenter, hvor undervisningen forestås af lærere med afgangseksamen fra de statslige musikkonservatorier, konferencer, kulturelle arrangementer som forberedelse forud for overværelse af operaopførelser og musikensembler bestående af skoleelever.
For the same reason, Green Melodies has launched a project to disseminate Italian culture and the country’s musical tradition in parts of the Roman hinterland, involving teaching to play particular musical instruments, in courses given by qualified teachers at state academies, conferences, cultural events to prepare audiences to attend opera performances, and pupils’ own music groups.
Desuden kunne det forhold, at sammenslutningen og dennes skole har hjemme i Roccapriora Kommune i provinsen Rom, føre til et konkret samarbejde med Santa Cecilia-konservatoriet, Teatro dell'Opera og Auditorium di Roma.
In addition, the fact that the association and the school involved are both based in Roccapriora, a municipality in Rome province, could enable practical forms of synergy to be established with the St Cecilia Conservatory, the Teatro dell’Opera, and the Rome Auditorium.
De berørte lokale myndigheder har allerede udvist stor interesse for projektet.
The project has already attracted considerable interest within the local authorities concerned.
Kan Kommissionen på baggrund af ovenstående oplyse: 1.
1. whether the above project could be financed under the Culture 2000 programme;
om det er muligt at finansiere ovennævnte projekt over Cultura 2000-programmet? 2.
2. whether other funding is available to finance the project;
om der findes andre lignende projekter i EU?
3. whether there are similar projects in the EU?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3127/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3127/04
Om: Midler til gennemførelse af et projekt i telekommunikationssektoren
Subject: Funding to carry out a telecommunications project
»PME s.r.l.« er et førende marketingselskab inden for telekommunikation og multimedier og har sat sig det mål at skabe en tjenesteydelsesstruktur inden for medier og information gennem anvendelse af satellitplatforme og digitale platforme.
The PME s.r.l. company is a leading player in the telecommunications and multimedia marketing sector and planning to set up a media and information service facility using satellite and digital platforms.
Desuden vil der blive afsat størst mulig plads til uddybende kulturelle, politiske og økonomiske programmer under hensyn til behovene som følge af internationaliseringen af samfundene og økonomierne.
In addition, the greatest possible space will be devoted to exhaustive analysis of cultural, political, and economic affairs, bearing in mind the needs arising from internationalisation of societies and economies.
Kan Kommissionen på baggrund af ovenstående oplyse: 1.
1. what programmes or action plans exist to finance projects of this type;
hvilke handlingsprogrammer eller handlingsplaner der er bestemt til finansiering af den ovenfor omhandlede type projekter? 2.
2. whether the above project could be financed under the MEDIA Plus programme;
om der findes andre lignede projekter i EU?
3. whether there are any similar projects in the EU?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3128/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3128/04
Om: Fortolkning af Rådets direktiv 1999/70/EF
Subject: Interpretation of Council Directive 1999/70/EC
Er dette tilfældet, ser det ud til, at der er sket en overtrædelse af paragraf 5 (bestemmelser om misbrug) i bilaget til direktiv 1999/70/EF, som gennemført ved artikel 4 og 5 i lovgivningsdekret nr. 368 fra 2001.
Any such extension in the scope of the agreement appears to be contrary to clause 5 of the Annex to Directive 1999/70/EC, ‘Measures to prevent abuse’, as incorporated in Articles 4 and 5 of Legislative Decree No 368/01.
i hvilke tilfælde der i henhold til fællesskabsretten og Domstolens faste retspraksis er tale om overtrædelse af paragraf 5 i bilaget til direktiv 1999/70/EF som gennemført ved artikel 4 og 5 i lovgivningsdekret nr. 368 fra 2001?
2. what, according to Community legislation and case law, constitutes an infringement of clause 5 of the Annex to Directive 1999/70/EC, as incorporated in Articles 4 and 5 of Legislative Decree No 368/01?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3132/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3132/04
Om: At sanktionere løgne fra EU's embedsfolk
Subject: Punishment for lies told by EU officials
Det Europæiske Kontor for Bekæmpelse af Svig (OLAF) har hidtil hævdet, at de ikke har haft noget at gøre med de belgiske myndigheders beslutning om at ransage den tyske journalist, Hans-Martin Tillacks, lejlighed og kontor.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has hitherto maintained that it had nothing to do with the Belgian authorities’ decision to search the home and office of the German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack.
Ifølge de officielle båndoptagelser fra Budgetkontroludvalgets møde den 7. april 2004 fortalte Peter Baader fra »Interne Undersøgelser«, at OLAF på intet tidspunkt (»zu keinem Zeitpunk«) i forbindelsen med de juridiske myndigheder havde nævnt ordet »ransage« i forbindelse med hr. Tillack.
According to the official tape recording of the meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control on 7 April 2004, Mr Peter Baader of OLAF’s Internal Investigations department stated that OLAF had at no time mentioned the word ‘search’ in its communications with the judicial authorities in connection with Mr Tillack.
I denne anledning anmodes Kommissionen om at oplyse, hvordan man agter at sanktionere sådanne tilsyneladende usandheder fra førende embedsfolk fra OLAF over for Europa-Parlamentet, samt hvilke tiltag Kommissionen påtænker for at undgå lignende situationer i fremtiden.
In this connection, can the Commission state how it proposes to punish the making of such apparently untrue statements by leading OLAF officials to the European Parliament, and what measures it proposes to take to prevent similar situations in future?
Svar afgivet på Kommissionens vegne Svar afgivet på Kommissionens vegne
Answer given by Mr Kallas on behalf of the Commission
(31. januar 2005)
(31 January 2005)
OLAF har meddelt Kommissionen, at kontoret på intet tidspunkt har foreslået, at »hr. Baader og hr. Penneman ….. kunne foretage samtidige ransagninger i Bruxelles og Hamburg«.
The Commission has been informed by OLAF that at no time did the Office suggest that ‘Mr. Baader and Mr. Penneman…..might carry out simultaneous searches in Brussels and Hamburg’.
Ransagningen af Hans-Martin Tillacks lejlighed og kontor i marts 2004 blev foretaget af det belgiske politi på grundlag af instrukser fra den kompetente retlige myndighed (»juge d’instruction«), uden at der var embedsmænd fra OLAF til stede eller involveret.
The search of Mr. Tillack’s apartment and office in March 2004 was carried out by the Belgian Federal Police in accordance with the instructions of the competent judicial authority (‘juge d’instruction’) without the assistance or presence of any OLAF employee.
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3133/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3133/04
Om: OLAF's forsøg på at manipulere med de juridiske myndigheder
Subject: OLAF's attempts to manipulate the judicial authorities
Da OLAF ved den offentlige anklager i Tyskland og i Belgien indgav anmeldelse (»Strafanzeigen«) mod den tyske journalist, Hans-Martin Tillack, blev det understreget, at der var tale om en hastesag, idet man forventede, at hr. Tillack snart ville forlade EU for at flytte til Washington D.C. Det har efterfølgende vist sig, at hr. Tillack er i stand til at bevise, at destinationen for hans flytning ikke var Washington D.C., men derimod Hamborg i Tyskland.
When OLAF officially reported the German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack to the prosecuting authorities in Germany and Belgium, the urgency of the matter was stressed, since it was expected that Mr Tillack would shortly be leaving the EU and moving to Washington D.C. It subsequently turned out that Mr Tillack could prove that he was moving not to Washington but to Hamburg.
Endvidere er der grund til at frygte, at OLAF’s generaldirektør, Franz-Hermann Brüner, allerede var bekendt med dette og på denne baggrund kan befrygtes at have fortiet viden om forholdet.
There is also reason to fear that the Director-General of OLAF, Franz-Hermann Brüner, already knew this and that he may thus have concealed his knowledge of this fact.
Kommissionen bedes på denne baggrund oplyse, hvordan den forholder sig til, at OLAF tilsyneladende har forsøgt at manipulere og mislede de juridiske myndigheder med det formål at opnå en hurtig ransagning af hr. Tillacks lejlighed og kontor hos det tyske ugeblad »Stern«.
That being so, what is the Commission’s attitude to the fact that OLAF apparently attempted to manipulate and mislead the judicial authorities with the aim of obtaining a rapid search of Mr Tillack’s home and his office at the German weekly magazine ‘Stern’?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3134/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3134/04
Om: Vildledning af Den Europæiske Ombudsmand
Subject: Misleading statements to the European Ombudsman
I brev til Den Europæiske Ombudsmand af 24. marts 2003 hævder OLAF’s generaldirektør, Franz-Hermann Brüner, at oplysningerne om bestikkelse i forbindelse med den tyske jounalist, Hans-Martin Tillack, var kommet fra medlemmer af Europa Parlamentet.
In a letter of 24 March 2004 to the European Ombudsman, Mr Franz-Hermann Brüner, Director-General of OLAF, maintained that information relating to bribery in connection with the German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack had come from Members of the European Parliament.
Franz-Hermann Brüner skriver i brevet:
In his letter, Mr Brüner states:
»OLAF havde modtaget oplysninger fra pålidelige kilder – inklusive medlemmer af Europa Parlamentet – om, at der var blevet foretaget betalinger for nogle dokumenter.
‘OLAF had received information from reliable sources – including from Members of the European Parliament – that payment was made for some documents.
Der blev ikke nævnt specifikke navne på hverken journalister eller andre for at have foretaget sådanne betalinger.
No specific names of those – either journalists or others – who had made these payments, were mentioned.
På baggrund af disse fakta påbegyndte OLAF en intern efterforskning for at fastslå, om disse oplysninger kunne underbygges«.
In the light of this, OLAF started an internal investigation to ascertain whether this information could be verified.’
Ved mødet i Budgetkontroludvalget den 7. april 2004 trak Peter Baader fra Interne Undersøgelser ovenstående udtalelse tilbage.
At the meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control on 7 April 2004, Mr Peter Baader of the Internal Investigations department withdrew the above statement.
Det skal her bemærkes, at Franz-Hermann Brüner er Peter Baaders overordnede.
It should be pointed out here that Mr Brüner is Mr Baader’s superior.
Ifølge den officielle båndoptagelse fra mødet i Budgetkontroludvalget sagde hr. Baader, da han blev spurgt om hr. Brüners påstande, at han ikke havde nogen ide (»keine Ahnung«) om, hvem der var kilden til hr. Tillacks artikel.
According to the official tape recording of the meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control, Mr Baader said, when asked about Mr Brüner’s opinion, that he had no idea who was the source of Mr Tillack’s article.
(3. februar 2005)
(3 February 2005)
Efter de foreliggende oplysninger er der ingen uoverensstemmelse mellem de to udtalelser, som det ærede medlem nævner.
According to available information, there is no contradiction between the two statements mentioned by the Honourable Member.
Derfor har der ikke været gjort forsøg på at vildlede Ombudsmanden.
Therefore, no attempts to mislead the European Ombudsman have been made.
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3135/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3135/04
Om: Informering af OLAF's Overvågningsudvalg
Subject: Provision of information to the OLAF Surveillance Committee
Ifølge hr. Harald Noack, medlem af OLAF’s Overvågningsudvalg, havde OLAF ikke på forhånd informeret Overvågningsudvalget om den forestående anmeldelse af den tyske journalist Hans-Martin Tillack til den offentlige anklager i Belgien og i Tyskland.
According to Mr Harald Noack, a member of OLAF’s Surveillance Committee, OLAF did not inform the Surveillance Committee in advance that the German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack was to be reported to the public prosecuting authorities in Belgium and Germany.
På baggrund af dette, sammenholdt med pressemeddelelse af 23. marts 2004, hvor lederen af OLAF’s direktorat for undersøgelser, Alberto Perduca, udtalte: »OLAF has to inform the Surveillance Committee in advance before sending information to judicial authorities«, bedes Kommissionen oplyse, om der således her er tale om en overtrædelse af lovgivningen, samt hvilke tiltag Kommissionen påtænker i forbindelse med et sådant lovbrud.
In the light of this, together with the press release of 23 March 2004 in which the head of OLAF’s investigations directorate stated that ‘OLAF has to inform the Surveillance Committee in advance before sending information to judicial authorities’, can the Commission state whether there has been an infringement of the law in this case, and if so, what measures it proposes to take in this connection?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3136/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3136/04
Om: Kommissionens forsvar af anmeldelsen mod Hans-Martin Tillack
Subject: Commission's defence of OLAF's action in reporting Hans-Martin Tillack to the prosecuting authorities
Spørgeren er blevet bekendt med forlydender om, at OLAF ikke skulle have hørt den tyske journalist, Hans-Martin Tillack, før der blev indgivet anmeldelse (»Strafanzeige«) mod ham.
Rumours have come to my notice to the effect that OLAF did not question the German journalist Hans-Martin Tillack before reporting him to the prosecuting authorities.
Da dette i bekræftende fald vil være et brud på artikel 6 i Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedskonvention, finder spørgeren disse forlydender stærkt foruroligende.
Since this would be a breach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, I find these rumours most disturbing.
I et brev til det britiske overhus, House of Lords, af 7. juni 2004 udtaler OLAF’s generaldirektør, Franz-Hermann Brüner: »The rights of individuals are protected through relevant provisions of European law and any disregard of procedural rights, in particular the rights of defence, has as a consequence the invalidation of the evidence gathered for purposes of subseqent national and disciplinary proceedings«.
In a letter to the British House of Lords of 7 June 2004, the Director-General of OLAF, Mr Franz-Hermann Brüner, stated: ‘The rights of individuals are protected through relevant provisions of European law and any disregard of procedural rights, in particular the rights of defence, has as a consequence the invalidation of the evidence gathered for purposes of subsequent national and disciplinary proceedings.’
På denne baggrund bedes Kommissionen oplyse, hvorfor Kommissionen på trods af den mangelfulde efterlevelse af procesreglerne forsvarede videregivelsen af anmeldelsen imod hr. Tillack ved De Europæiske Fællesskabers Ret i Første Instans.
In the light of the above, can the Commission state why, in spite of the failure to comply properly with the procedural rules, it defended, before the European Court of First Instance, the action of OLAF in reporting Mr Tillack to the prosecuting authorities?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3137/04
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3137/04
Om: At indlede disciplinærsag mod Kommissionens embedsfolk
Subject: Initiation of disciplinary hearings against Commission officials
Ifølge det tyske dagblad »Süddeutsche Zeitung« af 3. juli 2004 har den offentlige anklager i Hamborg indledt en undersøgelse for bagvaskelse mod OLAF’s generaldirektør, Franz-Hermann Brüner, på baggrund af en anmeldelse fra Hans-Martin Tillack.
According to the German daily ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’ of 3 July 2004, the public prosecutor’s office in Hamburg has opened an investigation for defamation against Mr Franz-Hermann Brüner, Director-General of OLAF, on the basis of information received from Mr Hans-Martin Tillack.
Da det er almindelig praksis i medlemslandene at indlede disciplinær procedure mod embedsfolk, når disse er genstand for en kriminel undersøgelse, bedes Kommissionen oplyse, om Kommissionen har indledt eller agter at indlede en sådan disciplinær procedure mod hr. Brüner.
Since it is customary in the Member States to initiate disciplinary proceedings against officials when they are subject to a criminal investigation, could the Commission state whether it has initiated or intends to initiate such proceedings against Mr Brüner.
Hvis dette ikke er tilfældet, bedes Kommissionen endvidere oplyse årsagen hertil.
If not, why not?