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I betragtning af at USA midlertidigt har indstillet proceduren med handelsmæssige modforanstaltninger mod EU, hvordan vil den søge at hindre, at der træffes modforanstaltninger, samtidig med at EU sikres mulighed for at bevare en lovramme med streng regulering vedrørende GMO'er?
Given that the USA has temporarily suspended the procedure for imposing trade countermeasures against the EU, how will the Commission seek to avert the imposition of countermeasures and yet also ensure that the EU is able to maintain a stringent regulatory framework applicable to GMOs?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3943/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3943/09
af Nikolaos Chountis (GUE/NGL)
by Nikolaos Chountis (GUE/NGL)
Om: Aftale om ophævelse af visumpligt (Visa waiver agreement) mellem Grækenland og USA
Subject: Visa waiver agreement Greece-USA
Den græske regering har meddelt, at den har fået en aftale i stand om ophævelse af den visumpligt, som den amerikanske regering pålægger græske borgere.
The Greek Government has announced that it has reached an agreement with the USA to waive the US Administration’s visa requirement for Greek citizens.
Inden for disse rammer er det kendt, at der også blev underskrevet andre aftaler om øget samarbejde og bekæmpelse af alvorlig kriminalitet.
It was also announced in this context that other agreements have also been signed to ‘strengthen cooperation’ and ‘combat serious crime’.
Under henvisning til, at lignende aftaler, der er blevet underskrevet mellem USA og andre medlemsstater for at få dem optaget i visa waiver-programmet, har vist sig at være kritiske, da de undergraver EU's fælles visumpolitik, samt da de videregiver europæiske borgeres persondata til amerikanske tjenester, bedes Kommissionen oplyse følgende:
Similar agreements signed between the USA and other Member States seeking to be covered by the visa waiver programme have been criticised because they undermine the European Union’s common visa policy and entail the transfer of European citizens’ personal data to US agencies.
Bliver disse bilaterale aftaler undtaget EU's generelle kompetence i spørgsmål vedrørende visumpolitik?
In the light of the above, will the Commission say whether such bilateral agreements are exempt from general EU competence over visa policy?
På hvilke måder agter Kommissionen at sørge for at sikre, at fællesskabslovgivningen om beskyttelse af persondata bliver overholdt?
In what ways will the Commission ensure compliance with Community legislation on the protection of personal data?
Eftersom de ovenfor omtalte aftaler vedrører videregivelse af persondata til USA, bør de græske myndigheder så ikke forelægge dem for den europæiske instans for persondata, den græske myndighed for beskyttelse af persondata eller nogen anden myndighed?
Since the above agreements relate to the transfer of personal data to the USA, should the Greek authorities bring them to the attention of the European Data Protection Supervisor, the Greek authority for personal data protection or any other authority?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3944/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3944/09
Om: Skatteparadiser og bankhemmelighed
Subject: Tax havens and banking secrecy
I april 2009 enedes lederne af G20 om at iværksætte aktioner for at begrænse udenlandske (offshore) selskabers ukontrollerede aktiviteter og muligheden for, at kapital kan undgå beskatning ved, at man enten udnytter skatteparadiser eller visse landes bankhemmelighed.
In April 2009, the leaders of the G20 agreed to take action to restrict the uncontrolled activities of offshore companies and the scope for capital to escape taxation by taking advantage of either tax havens or the banking secrecy of certain countries.
Hvilke foranstaltninger agter Rådet at træffe for at øge gennemsigtigheden i bank- og skattesystemet og for at bekæmpe den hvidvaskning af sorte penge, korruption, ublu fortjeneste og skatteunddragelse, der finder sted via offshoreselskabernes aktiviteter?
In the light of the Swedish Presidency's commitment in its work programme to establish rules and competent supervisory bodies for the financial markets, will the Council say what measures it will take to increase the transparency of the banking and tax systems and to combat money laundering, corruption, profiteering and tax evasion, which are facilitated through the activities of offshore companies?
Det Europæiske Fællesskab har arbejdet aktivt med bekæmpelse af skatteunddragelse og skatteund-gåelse i almindelighed og benyttelse af skattely i særdeleshed.
The European Community has been active in combating tax evasion and avoidance in general, and the use of tax havens in particular.
I 1977 vedtog Rådet et direktiv om gensidig bistand, som i alt væsentligt fastsætter bestemmelser for udveksling af oplysninger mellem medlemsstaterne med henblik på korrekt skatteansættelse inden for området direkte skatter.
In 1977 the Council adopted a directive on mutual assistance which essentially provides for the exchange of information between Member States with a view to the achievement of correct assessments in the area of direct taxation.
Dette direktiv supplerede direktivet om gensidig bistand i forbindelse med opkrævning af skattemæssige tilgodehavender (først vedtaget i 1976 og kodificeret i 2008), som havde til formål at lette medlemsstaternes opkrævning af skat.
That directive complemented the directive on mutual assistance for the recovery of tax claims (first adopted in 1976 and codified in 2008), which was designed to facilitate the collection of taxes by Member States.
I februar 2009 foreslog Kommissionen en revision af disse to direktiver med henblik på at gøre samarbejdet mellem medlemsstaterne mere effektivt hvad angår skatteansættelse og opkrævning af direkte skatter.
In February 2009 the Commission proposed an overhaul of those two directives with a view to making cooperation between Member States more efficient as regards the assessment and collection of direct taxes.
Disse forslag er til behandling i Rådet.
Those proposals are under examination at the Council.
Endvidere har Rådet specifikt i forbindelse med renteindtægter fra opsparing vedtaget en række foranstaltninger for at sikre national beskatning af indtægter fra opsparing, der trådte i kraft i juli 2005, og som sigter mod at bekæmpe skatteunddragelse begået af personer hjemmehørende i én medlemsstat, som har deres opsparing i en anden medlemsstat eller visse tredjelande.
In addition, with specific reference to interest payments on savings, the Council adopted a set of measures to safeguard national savings taxation that entered into force in July 2005 and are intended to combat tax evasion by residents of one Member State who hold savings in another Member State or certain third countries.
Medlemsstaterne har indgået aftaler med samme formål med associerede territorier.
Agreements to the same effect have been concluded by the Member States with associated territories.
Med hensyn til EU-interne situationer fastsætter Rådets direktiv 2003/48/EF af 3. juni2003 om beskatning af indtægter fra opsparing, at medlemsstaterne kan udveksle oplysninger om grænseoverskridende investorers renteindtægter eller i en overgangsperiode opkræve kildeskat af udgående rentebetalinger.
In intra‑Community situations Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income provides for Member States to exchange information on the interest received by non‑resident investors or to apply, during a transitional period, a withholding tax on outbound interest payments.
Kommissionen forelagde i september 2008 Rådet en rapport om, hvordan direktivet fungerer, og i november 2008 forelagde den et forslag om at udvide direktivets anvendelsesområde.
In September 2008 the Commission submitted to the Council a report on the functioning of the directive and in November 2008 a proposal to extend the scope of its application.
Forslaget er til drøftelse i Rådet.
The proposal is being discussed at the Council.
Med hensyn til forbindelser med tredjelande er der adskillige aftaler om beskatning af indtægter fra opsparing, som Fællesskabet har indgået med fem tredjelande, og som medlemsstaterne har indgået med ti associerede og afhængige territorier, og hvori der fastsættes lignende eller tilsvarende foranstaltninger som dem, der gælder inden for Fællesskabet.
In external relations, there are numerous savings tax agreements, concluded by the Community with five third countries and by the Member States with ten associated and dependent territories, which put in place measures similar or equivalent to those that apply within the Community.
Endvidere forhandler Fællesskabet i øjeblikket om aftaler med Liechtenstein om bekæmpelse af svig og udveksling af skatteoplysninger.
The Community is also in the process of negotiating anti‑fraud and tax information exchange agreements with Liechtenstein.
De første resultater af forhandlingerne blev forelagt for Rådet i oktober 2008, og i februar 2009 opfordrede Rådet kraftigt Kommissionen til at fortsætte forhandlingerne med Liechtenstein i overensstemmelse med mandatet fra 2006 med henblik på at opnå sådanne ændringer i teksten til aftaleudkastet, at der sikres effektiv administrativ bistand og adgang til oplysninger med hensyn til alle former for investeringer, særlig fonde og truster.
The initial outcome of negotiations was presented to the Council in October 2008 and in February 2009 the Council strongly invited the Commission to continue the negotiations with Liechtenstein, in conformity with the mandate from 2006, in order to obtain such changes in the text of the draft agreement as will ensure effective administrative assistance and access to information with regard to all forms of investment, in particular foundations and trusts.
Aftalen med Schweiz om bekæmpelse af svig er blevet undertegnet, men skal stadig ratificeres af nogle få medlemsstater.
The anti‑fraud agreement with Switzerland has been signed but has still to be ratified by a few Member States.
Da Fællesskabet godkendte aftalen, fremsatte formanden for Rådet en erklæring om, at Fællesskabet indtil aftalens ikrafttræden for sit vedkommende og inden for rammerne af sin kompetence vil anvende aftalen Se artikel 3 i Rådets afgørelse af 18. december 2008 (EUT L 46 af 17.2.2009) og pressemeddelelsen fra Rådssekretariatet af 17. februar 2009 påhttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/er/106097.pdf .
When the Community approved the agreement the President of the Council issued a declaration to the effect that until the entry into force of the agreement the Community shall consider itself bound by it, within the limits of its competence See Article 3 of Council decision of 18 December 2008 (OJ L 46, 17.2.2009) and the Press Release of the Council Secretariat of 17 February 2009 at http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/er/106097.pdf .
Kommissionen har desuden forelagt en henstilling om, at der indledes forhandlinger med henblik på indgåelse af aftaler om forebyggelse af svig og udveksling af skatteoplysninger med Andorra, Monaco og San Marino samt forlængelse af den nugældende aftale med Schweiz.
The Commission has also submitted a Recommendation that negotiations be opened with a view to the conclusion of agreements on fraud prevention and the exchange of tax information with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and to extension of the existing agreement with Switzerland.
Dokumentet er til behandling i Rådet.
The document is under examination at the Council.
Rådet vedtog i maj 2008 konklusioner om nødvendigheden af en større indsats for at bekæmpe skat-teunddragelse og skatteundgåelse overalt i verden ved at gennemføre principper for god regerings-førelse på skatteområdet, herunder gennemsigtighed, udveksling af oplysninger og fair skattekon-kurrence, som medlemsstaterne har tilsluttet sig på fællesskabsplan.
In May 2008 the Council adopted conclusions concerning the need for greater efforts to combat tax fraud and evasion throughout the world through the implementation of principles of good governance in the tax area, such as transparency, exchange of information and fair tax competition, as suscribed to by Member States at Community level.
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3945/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3945/09
Hvilke foranstaltninger agter Kommissionen at træffe for at øge gennemsigtigheden i bank- og skattesystemet og for at bekæmpe den hvidvaskning af sorte penge, korruption, ublu fortjeneste og skatteunddragelse, der finder sted via offshoreselskabernes aktiviteter?
What measures will the Commission take to increase the transparency of the banking and tax systems and to combat money laundering, corruption, profiteering and tax evasion, which are facilitated through the activities of offshore companies?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3946/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3946/09
Om: Om at skabe betingelser for normal integration af immigranter i byområder
Subject: Creation of conditions for the smooth integration of immigrants in urban areas
Stigningen i antallet af de immigranter, som visse »førstelande« i EU, såsom Grækenland, har modtaget de senere år, selv om mange af immigranterne i virkeligheden ønsker at flytte til andre medlemsstater, har i kombination med manglen på planlægning og anvendelsen af integrationspolitikker skabt alvorlige problemer for en normal sameksistens mellem lokalbefolkningen og immigranterne, særligt i byområder.
The increase in the number of immigrants admitted in recent years by some ‘countries of entry’ into the European Union, such as Greece — though, in fact, numerous immigrants wish to move on to other Member States — in combination with the lack of planning and implementation of integration policies, has made peaceful coexistence between the local population and immigrants extremely difficult, particularly in towns and cities.
Dele af byerne ændres meget hurtigt til lukkede, isolerede ghettoer, de lokale beboere og immigranternes livsvilkår forringes, de eksisterende sociale strukturer går i opløsning, borgernes formue i fast ejendom falder i værdi, og racistiske og fremmedfjendske udtalelser vinder terræn.
Parts of towns are swiftly transformed into closed, isolated ghettos, the living conditions of locals and immigrants decline, existing social infrastructure disintegrates, citizens’ property is treated with contempt and racism and xenophobia find a fertile breeding ground.
For at bekæmpe disse forhold bør regeringerne gribe ind i disse områder ved at investere i aktioner, der samlet forbedrer bygningsmiljøet, genopretter de sociale strukturer, skaber betingelser for integration af immigranterne i det sociale netværk og andre både kortsigtede og langsigtede handlinger med det formål at opnå fredelig sameksistens for alle.
In order to tackle these situations, governments should intervene in such areas in an integrated manner, investing in comprehensive projects to upgrade the housing environment, restore social infrastructure, create conditions to integrate immigrants into the social fabric and take other, short and long-term measures so that everyone can live peacefully together.
Hvilke muligheder er der for at finde midler gennem den nationale, strategiske referenceramme for Grækenland eller gennem andre programmer?
What are the possibilities of finding resources under the National Strategic Reference Framework for Greece or other programmes?
Vil den forhandle initiativer herom med den græske regering?
Will it discuss relevant initiatives with the Greek Government?
Vil den føre forhandlinger med alle medlemsstaternes regeringer, så de accepter de immigranter, der ønsker at flytte derhen, men som nu befinder sig i »førstelandene«?
Will it discuss with all Member States’ governments the admission on to their territory of immigrants currently in ‘countries of entry’ who wish to move to those Member States?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3947/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3947/09
Om: Beskyttelse af minoritetsaktionærer i Organismos Tilepikinonion Ellados (Grækenlands telekommunikationsorganisation, OTE)
Subject: Protection of minority shareholders in the Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE)
Under salget af en aktiepakke, som den græske stat ejede i OTE, til Deutsche Telekom AG ignorerede man på en provokerende måde minoritetsaktionærernes rettigheder, eftersom der ikke blev afholdt noget offentligt overdragelsestilbud, hvilket er en overtrædelse af artikel 3 og 5 i direktiv 2004/25/EF om overdragelsestilbud.
The process by which a package of shares owned by the Greek Government in OTE was sold to Deutsche Telekom AG flagrantly ignored the rights of minority shareholders and no takeover bid was submitted, in breach of Articles 3 and 5 of Directive 2004/25/EC on takeover bids.
Man ignorerede altså 108 000 fysiske og 4 000 juridiske personers rettigheder, nemlig de personer, der havde de øvrige aktier i OTE.
That is to say that the rights of 108000 natural persons and 4000 legal persons owning the remainder of the shares in OTE were ignored.
Kommissær McCreevy betonede i sit svar på en tidligere forespørgsel herom ( H-0553/08 Forespørgsel til mundtlig besvarelse af 3. september 2008. ), at »når medlemsstater fraviger reglen om obligatoriske bud, skal de stadig respektere det overordnede princip om beskyttelse af minoritetsaktionærer og sikre, at de kan nyde fordel af en behandling, der svarer til behandlingen af majoritetsaktionærer.
In his answer to a previous, related question (H‑0553/08 Oral question of 3.9.2008. ), the Commissioner responsible, Mr McCreevy, stated that ‘ when Member States derogate from the mandatory-bid rule, they must nevertheless respect the general principle of protection of minority shareholders and ensure that they benefit from a treatment equivalent to that of majority shareholders.
Jeg har endnu ikke set noget til, hvordan de græske myndigheder vil sikre en sådan beskyttelse i den foreliggende sag.
I have yet to see how the Greek authorities will ensure such protection in the present case.
Jeg har derfor bedt mine tjenestegrene om at undersøge, om en sådan beskyttelse er opnået, og om reglerne i direktivet om overtagelsestilbud er blevet respekteret af de græske myndigheder i denne sag.«
Therefore I have asked my services to enquire whether such protection has been achieved and to examine whether the rules of the Takeover Bid Directive have been respected by the Greek authorities in this case ’.
Under henvisning til, at den interministerielle kommission til afnationalisering for nylig har besluttet at sælge yderligere 5 % af de aktier, som den græske stat ejer i OTE, til Deutsche Telekom AG, samt at sammenslutningen af ejere af Athens Børs (SMECHA) anklager den tidligere administration i børspolitiet for ikke at have fremsat noget offentligt tilbud til OTE, bedes Kommissionen oplyse følgende:
In view of the fact that the Biministerial Committee for Privatisations recently decided to sell to Deutsche Telekom AG an additional 5 % of the shares owned by the Greek Government in OTE, and that the Association of Members of the Athens Stock Exchange accuses the former Administration of the Capital Market Committee of failing to submit a takeover bid to OTE, will the Commission say what emerged from the inquiry carried out by its services?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3948/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3948/09
I den nye »oil bulletin«, som Kommissionen offentliggjorde den 6. juli 2009, kan man stadig læse, at Grækenland har nogle af de højeste priser på basale olieprodukter.
The recent oil bulletin, published by the Commission on 6 July 2009, continues to show that Greece has the highest prices for basic petroleum products.
Nærmere bestemt er Grækenland det dyreste land i EU-27 med hensyn til gasolie (automotive gas oil) med en pris på 536,65 EUR pr. ton, med Ungarn på andenpladsen med 499,62 euro pr. ton, mens gennemsnittet i EU-27 er 454,57 EUR pr. ton.
In particular, as regards automotive gas oil, Greece is the most expensive country in the EU‑27 at EUR 536.65 per tonne, followed in second place by Hungary at EUR 499.62 per tonne, the EU‑27 average being EUR 454.57 per tonne.
I forbindelse med »euro-super 95« benzin er Grækenland blandt de dyreste med 486,54 EUR pr. ton, mens gennemsnittet i EU-27 er 454,11 EUR pr. ton.
As regards ‘euro-super 95’ petrol, Greece is amongst the most expensive at EUR 486.54 per tonne, the EU‑27 average being EUR 454.11 per tonne.
Under henvisning til, at den græske konkurrencestyrelse har offentliggjort en beslutning med nr. 418/V/2008 om foranstaltninger og forslag til styrkelse af konkurrenceniveauet i oliesektoren, i hvilken der konstateres problemer og foreslås foranstaltninger på tre niveauer, nemlig på raffinaderiniveau, på engroshandelsmarkedet og på detailmarkedet, bedes Kommissionen oplyse følgende:
The Hellenic Competition Commission has published a decision, No 418/V/2008, concerning measures and proposals to boost the level of competition in the petroleum products sector, which identifies problems and proposes measures at three levels — refinement, the wholesale trading market and the retail market.
Hvorfor har den græske regering endnu ikke lovfæstet de foranstaltninger, som den uafhængige myndighed, nemlig den græske konkurrencestyrelse, foreslår og i særdeleshed de foranstaltninger, der vedrører liberaliseringen af det system, der gælder for lagerpladser?
In the light of that decision, will the Commission say why the Greek Government has not yet adopted the measures proposed by the independent authority, the Hellenic Competition Commission, and, particularly, the measures concerning the deregulation of the system governing storage sites?
Hvilke direkte aktiviteter agter Kommissionen at iværksætte for at få den græske regering til at ophæve de begrænsninger, den sætter, og det på en måde, der overtræder fællesskabsretten, for at bevare sikkerhedslagre i EU-medlemsstater, der grænser op til Grækenland, eller i andre tilstødende tredjelande?
What immediate steps will the Commission take to persuade the Greek Government to lift its restrictions — imposed in breach of Community law — on the maintenance of security stocks in neighbouring countries to Greece, whether EU Member States or third countries?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3949/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3949/09
Om: Vetoret mod lov 3676/2008 om »Ratificering af kontrakt om aktiesalg og aktionæraftale mellem den græske stat og Deutsche Telekom AG«
Subject: Rights of veto under Law 3676/2008 ratifying the Shareholders' Agreement between the Greek Government and Deutsche Telekom AG
Som det fremgår af kommissær McCreevys tidligere svar (Ε-0456/09), er den græske stats vetoret, som er fastsat i lov 3676/2008 om salg af de aktier, som den græske stat havde i Organismos Tilepikinonion Ellados (Grækenlands telekommunikationsorganisation, OTE), til Deutsche Telekom AG, ikke i overensstemmelse med fællesskabsretten.
As the previous answer (to Question E‑0456/09) given by the Commissioner responsible, Mr McCreevy, makes clear, the veto rights of the Greek Government provided under Law 3676/2008 in respect of the sale to Deutsche Telekom AG of shares owned by the Greek Government in the Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) are not compatible with Community law.
Som følge deraf indledte Kommissionen en procedure mod Grækenland for overtrædelse og undersøger nu de græske myndigheders svar af 30. januar 2009.
The Commission, therefore, initiated an infringement procedure against Greece and is examining ‘the reply of the Greek authorities of 30 January 2009.’
Har Kommissionen afsluttet sin undersøgelse af omtalte lov?
Has the Commission completed its examination of the law concerned?
Mener den i bekræftende fald, at den græske stats vetoret som omtalt i lov 3676/2008 er gældende?
If so, does it consider that the Greek Government's rights of veto referred to in Law 3676/2008 are valid?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-3950/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3950/09
Om: Hexavalent krom på Evia
Subject: Depleted chromium in Evvia