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Kan Kommissionen bekræfte over for den tyrkiske regering, at hele republikken Cypern — ikke kun den sydlige del, men også den nordlige, som er besat af tyrkiske tropper — tiltrådte EU, og at det kun er acquis communautaire, der ikke gælder for den nordlige del?
Could the Commission please confirm to the Turkish Government that in 2004 the whole of the Republic of Cyprus, i.e. not only the southern part but also the northern part, occupied by Turkish forces, joined the EU but is only the acquis communautaire which does not apply to the northern part?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0514/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0514/09
Om: Tyrkiet og Nabuccogasrørledningen
Subject: Nabucco gas pipeline and Turkey
Kommissionsformand José Manuel Barroso besvarede spørgsmålet med, at den europæiske og tyrkiske energisikkerhed var for vigtig til at blive taget som gidsel i Tyrkiets forhandlinger om EU-medlemskab.
In response, Commission President Mr José Manuel Barroso said that European and Turkish energy security was too important to be held hostage by Turkey's EU membership bid.
Er det Kommissionens opfattelse, at den tyrkiske regering er helt indforstået med, at Tyrkiet ikke kan afpresse EU i dette meget vigtige energispørgsmål?
Is the Commission of the opinion that the Turkish Government has fully understood that the EU cannot be blackmailed by Turkey on this very important energy issue?
Og mener Kommissionen, at Tyrkiet i tilstrækkelig grad kan garantere, at Nabuccoprojektet ikke på nogen måde vil blive brugt til at afpresse EU?
And is the Commission satisfied that Turkey can provide sufficient guarantees that the Nabucco project will not be used by Turkey in order to blackmail the EU in any way?
Er Kommissionen enig med mig i, at der skal findes alternative løsninger på førnævnte gasrørledning, hvis en sådan garanti ikke er forestående og troværdig?
If such guarantees are not forthcoming and credible, will the Commission agree with me that alternative solutions must be found for the aforementioned gas pipeline?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0515/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0515/09
Om: Vildledende udtalelse fra Kommissionen vedrørende umuligheden af en appel i Eximosagen
Subject: Misleading statement by the Commission about the impossibility of appeal in the Eximo case
Det ugentlige dagblad »New Europe« har for nylig offentliggjort en række med 14 artikler om mulige uregelmæssigheder begået af Kommissionens tjenestegrene og OLAF, da de i 2005 besluttede at slette en gæld på 24,5 mio. EUR, der var dateret tilbage til slutningen af 1980'erne.
The weekly newspaper ‘New Europe’ has recently published a series of 14 articles on possible irregularities committed by the Commission services and OLAF when deciding in 2005 to unilaterally cancel a EUR 24.5 million debt dating from the late 80s concerning alleged irregular receipt of EU refunds for the export of skimmed milk powder by the German operator Eximo.
Afgørelsen fra retten i Hamburg blev formidlet til de tyske myndigheder den 24. september 2004.
The Hamburg court verdict was communicated to the German authorities on 24 September 2004.
Imidlertid blev underretningen om afgørelsen fra de tyske myndigheder til Kommissionen først givet den 5. april 2005, efter at appelfristen var udløbet.
However, the notification by the German authorities to the Commission on the court verdict was only communicated on 5 April 2005, after the possibility of appeal had lapsed.
Under normale omstændigheder skal Kommissionen ifølge regnskabsafslutningen vurdere medlemsstatens omhu i vedtagelsen af foranstaltninger, der på tilstrækkelig vis kan beskytte EU’s økonomiske interesser.
In normal circumstances, within the Clearance of Accounts procedure, the Commission has to assess the diligence of the Member State in adopting any possible measure to adequately protect the financial interests of the European Union.
Informerede Den Juridiske Tjeneste andre tjenester om denne forseelse, som burde have ført til den konklusion, at de tyske myndigheder havde ageret forsømmeligt og derfor skulle holdes økonomisk ansvarlige for det unødvendigt betalte beløb?
Did the Legal Service inform the other services of this misconduct, which should have led to the conclusion that the German authorities were negligent and were consequently to be held financially liable for the amount unduly paid?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0516/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0516/09
Om: Kommissionens og OLAF's lukning af Eximosagsmappen
Subject: The closure of the Eximo dossier by the Commission and OLAF
Tidslinje for Eximosagen
Timeline of Eximo dossier
I juni 1992 foretog UCLAF undersøgelser på stedet i Rusland og Ukraine. —
In June 1992, UCLAF performed an on-the-spot check in Russia and Ukraine. —
I februar 1993 modtog den tyske finansminister et tilbagebetalingskrav fra Kommissionen. —
In February 1993, the German Ministry of Finance received the recovery order from the Commission. —
I 1995 orienterede Tyskland Kommissionen om sine egne undersøgelser og bekræftede tilbagebetalingskravet, der var udstedt den 9. august 1995. —
In 1995, Germany notified the Commission of its own investigation, confirming the recovery order, which was issued 09.08.1995. —
I 1997 blev en ikkeretlig appel fra Eximo afslået af de tyske myndigheder. —
In 1997, a first non-court appeal by Eximo was turned down by the German authorities. —
I juli 1997 appellerede den tyske producent, Eximo, tilbagebetalingskravet over for en national tysk domstol i Hamborg —
In July 1997, the German operator Eximo appealed against the recovery order before a regional German court in Hamburg. —
I september 2004 fastslog den tyske regionale domstol, at Kommissionens tilbagebetalingskravskulle annulleres. —
In September 2004, the German regional court ruled that the recovery order of the Commission should be annulled. —
I april 2005 skrev det tyske finansministerium til OLAF, at retten i Hamburg havde afsagt dom imod tilbagebetalingskravet. —
In April 2005, the German Ministry of Finance wrote to OLAF that the Hamburg court had ruled against the recovery. —
I 2005 besluttede Kommissionens tjenestegrene ensidigt og uden en kommissionsafgørelse at lukke sagen og skrive tabet på EU-budgettet, og OLAF fjernede sagen fra deres register om uretmæssigheder.
In 2005 the Commission services decided unilaterally and without a Commission decision to close the case and charge the loss arising from non-recovery to the EU budget, and OLAF removed the case from its irregularity database.
Kan Kommissionen i forbindelse med Eximosagen forklare, hvilke argumenter der blev fremsat af OLAF for at lukke sagen uden indsigelser i 2005, samtidig med at der efter en omfattende og langvarig korrespondance om denne sag er fremkommet beviser for, at OLAF systematisk har spurgt GD AGRI's tjenestegrene om at påligne medlemsstaten udgiften pga. dens forsømmelighed?
Concerning the Eximo case, can the Commission explain what arguments were put forward by OLAF for cancelling the case with no objections in 2005 while, after an extensive and protracted exchange of correspondence on this file, there is evidence that OLAF was systematically asking the DG AGRI services to charge the costs of the file to the Member State, because of its negligence?
Ifølge informationer fra Kommissionen anmodede OLAF i særdeleshed GD AGRI om a lukke sagen på denne måde i december 2004.
In particular, according to information available from Commission documents, by the end of December 2004 OLAF requested DG AGRI to close the case in that way.
Hvilke årsager — om nogen — er holdningsændringen baseret på?
What elements was the change of opinion — if there was one — based?
Hvorfor besluttede Kommissionens tjenestegrene at trække sagen tilbage uden at informere kollegiet om denne interne beslutning, mens habitalitionsprocedurer påkræver en kommissionsafgørelse i lignende sager?
Why did the Commission services decide to withdraw the case without informing the College about this internal intention, while in similar cases a Commission Decision is required by the ‘habilitation’ procedures?
Ifølge tilgængelige oplysninger blev denne sag oprindeligt inkluderet på listen over sager frikendt ved Kommissionens afgørelse 2003/481 EUT L 160 af 28.6.2003, s. 83. .
According to information available, this case was originally included in the list of cases cleared by Commission Decision 2003/481 OJ L 160, 28.6.2003, p.
Hvorfor blev denne sag fjernet fra listen, og hvem tog beslutningen om at fjerne den?
Why was this case withdrawn from that list and who took the decision to withdraw it?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0517/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0517/09
Om: Associeringsaftalen med Israel
Subject: Association Agreement with Israel
I lyset af det forestående valg til Europa-Parlamentet er der så meget desto mere grund til, at Kommissionen og dens formand fortæller den brede offentlighed, hvordan de ser på de juridiske aspekter af den israelske hærs uforholdsmæssige og bevidst brutale magtanvendelse i Gaza.
In view of the upcoming European elections, there is all the more reason for the Commission and its President to tell the wider public what view they take of the legal aspects of the unproportional and deliberately brutal use of force by the Israeli army in Gaza.
Ethvert tiltag rettet mod en ophævelse af associeringsaftalen med Israel på grundlag af overtrædelse af menneskerettighederne vil trods alt kræve et forslag fra Kommissionen til Rådet.
After all, any measure aimed at suspending the Association Agreement with Israel on the basis of a violation of the human rights provision would require a proposal from the Commission to the Council.
Ifølge medicinske kilder inden for FN er mere end 1 300 palæstinensere blevet dræbt under Israels angreb, herunder mere end 400 børn, og 5 300 er blevet såret.
More than 1 300 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, including more than 400 children, and 5 300 have been injured, according to UN medical sources.
I den samme periode er mindst 13 israelere blevet dræbt, herunder tre civile.
At least 13 Israelis have also died during the same period, three of them civilians.
Detaljerede rapporter fra adskillige organisationer, herunder FN, Den Internationale Røde Kors Komité, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch og mange andre, peger på alvorlige overtrædelser af krigens love, og ifølge Navi Pillary, FN's højkommissær for menneskerettigheder, indeholder drabene elementer, der kan betragtes som krigsforbrydelser fra den israelske hærs side.
There are detailed reports from several organisations, including the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and many others pointing to blunt violation of the laws of war or, as Navi Pillary, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights put it, the killings show ‘elements of what would constitute war crimes’ by the Israeli armed forces.
Herunder hører drabene i Zeitun, bombardementet af skoler, der af FN er udpeget til at huse flygtninge, brugen af hvidt fosfor i civile områder (herunder bombardementet af UNRWA's hovedkvarter i Gaza by), hensynsløse og vilkårlige bombardementer af beboelsesområder, angreb på tydeligt afmærkede steder for lægebehandling, herunder drabet på 12 ambulancefolk i afmærkede køretøjer, samt undladelse af at hjælpe sårede civile, herunder episoden, hvor overlevende børn i fire dage klamrede sig til deres døde mødres kroppe, mens den israelske hær forhindrede redningsarbejdere i at komme frem til de sårede.
These include the killings in Zeitun, the shelling of UN-designated schools housing refugees, the use of white phosphorus in civilian areas (including the shelling of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City), reckless and indiscriminate shelling of residential areas, attacks on clearly marked medical facilities, including the killing of 12 ambulance men in marked vehicles, and failing to assist wounded civilians, including the incident where surviving children clung to the bodies of their dead mothers for four days while the Israeli army prevented rescuers from reaching the wounded.
Herudover har Israel ikke tilladt de internationale medier at rapportere frit inde fra Gaza, heller ikke efter tilbagetrækningen af landets militære styrker.
In addition, Israel has not allowed the international media to report freely from inside Gaza, even since the withdrawal of its forces.
Udgør krigsforbrydelser et brud på de menneskerettighedsbestemmelser, der er indeholdt i associeringsaftalerne mellem EU og tredjelande?
Would war crimes constitute a breach of the human rights provisions contained in Association Agreements between the EU and third countries?
Gælder dette også for associeringsaftalen med Israel, eller giver Kommissionen Israel et bredere spillerum, end tilfældet er for andre stater?
Would this also apply to the Association Agreement with Israel, or does the Commission make allowances for Israel that it would not have for other states?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0518/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0518/09
Den såkaldte alzheimer-plan blev prioriteret højt under det franske EU-formandskab i 2008.
The Alzheimer Plan was a genuine priority for the French Presidency of the European Union in 2008.
Adskillige forskere, som f.eks. professor Boyd Haley fra University of Kentucky, har undersøgt de skader, som kviksølv forårsager i hjernevævet i forbindelse med degenerative sygdomme, med fokus på autisme og alzheimer.
Many researchers, such as, for example, Professor Boyd Haley of the University of Kentucky, are studying the cerebral tissue damage caused by mercury in the context of degenerative diseases, with a particular research focus on autism and Alzheimer’s disease.
Disse undersøgelser bekræfter, at størstedelen af det kviksølv, der findes i menneskelige organismer i den vestlige verden, stammer fra dentallegeringer og ikke fra miljøet eller fra gift, der indtages, hvilket er den almindelige opfattelse.
They report that it is now proved that the mercury load in human organisms in the western world is attributable to dental amalgam, and not to environmental pollution or eating fish, as people would have us believe.
De bekræfter endvidere, at enhver kompetent kemiker kan bestemme kviksølvudledningen fra dentallegeringer, og at det er absurd at ignorere dette aspekt af eksponeringen for kviksølv.
They also state that any competent chemist can determine that mercury is released by dental amalgam and that to ignore this aspect of mercury exposure is absurd.
I Frankrig har det arbejde, som doktor Amouel, der er leder af enheden for epistemiologi og folkesundhed under Institut Pasteur, foretager for INSERM, påvist tilstedeværelsen af ApoE 4-genet på visse kromosomer og påvist, at personer, der bærer dette gen, har fire gange større risiko for at udvikle alzheimer end andre personer, da genet hæmmer elimineringen af kviksølv og fremmer ophobning heraf i hjernen.
In France, the work, recompensed by INSERM, of Dr Philippe Amouyel, Director of the Epistemology and Public Health Unit of the Institut Pasteur, has shown the presence of the gene APOE4 on certain chromosomes and demonstrated that people with the APOE4 gene have a four times greater chance of developing Alzheimer's disease than others, because the gene inhibits mercury elimination, causing the mercury to be deposited in the brain.
Hvordan kan det være, at Kommissionen accepterer metallegeringer, der anvendes af tandlæger, som et kvalitetsmateriale, når det indeholder tungmetaller?
Why does the Commission accept that metal amalgams used in dentistry are an appropriate material although they contain a heavy metal?
Luxembourg har opfordret til et forbud mod dentallegeringer.
Luxembourg is calling for dental amalgams to be banned.
Vil Kommissionen overveje at yde finansiel støtte til forskning i et fyldningsmateriale, der er lige så solidt og nemt at anvende?
Could the Commission not envisage giving financial support to research aimed at finding a filling material that is just as durable and easy to use?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0519/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0519/09
Om: Miljørelaterede sygdomme
Subject: Environmental illnesses
Sundhedssektoren har igennem længere tid advaret de offentlige myndigheder om sygdomme, der observeres hos patienter, og som kan tilskrives miljøfaktorer.
Health circles have for a long time been warning public authorities about illnesses observed among patients which may have environmental causes.
De forskellige medicinske referencerammer giver imidlertid anledning til skævheder.
However, there are divergences in valid medical norms.
Franske læger har hverken adgang til redskaber til diagnosticering af tungmetalforgiftning eller til behandling ved hjælp af chelatering (med henblik på afgiftning) af DMPS-typen (dimercaptopropansulfonat).
French doctors do not have access to diagnosing heavy-metal poisoning or to chelation treatment (to remove heavy metals) using DMPS (dimercapto-propane sulphonate).
Fremme af miljøsundhed i Europa bør give mulighed for ligebehandling af de europæiske patienter.
The promotion of environmental health in Europe should ensure equal treatment for European patients.
Dette skal ske gennem en forbedring af de udbudte kurser på medicinske fakulteter og kræver, at uddannelsen ændres.
This will come about through improvements in the courses taught in medical faculties and requires changes to medical education.
Agter Kommissionen at etablere en referenceramme for indførelsen af et reelt miljømedicinsk fag i Europa, således at dette speciale ikke længere er forbeholdt de medicinske fakulteter?
Does the Commission plan to create a reference framework for introducing a real discipline of environmental medicine in Europe, so that this speciality is no longer isolated within medical faculties?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0520/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0520/09
Om: Udenrigshandel — USA's beslutning om at hæve toldafgifterne på visse europæiske varer
Subject: External trade — American decision to increase customs duty on some European products
Den 15. januar 2009 meddelte den amerikanske repræsentant for udenrigshandel i forbindelse med tvisten i WTO's regi om hormoner i oksekød, at hun ville ændre listen over EU-varer, som pålægges tillægstold.
On 15 January the US Trade Representative announced the intention to modify the list of European Union (EU) products subject to additional customs duty, in connection with the dispute on hormone beef at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Med denne afgørelse aktiverer USA's regering sit system med kommercielle sanktioner, den såkaldte »karrusellov«.
Through this decision the US Administration is activating its trade sanctions system, known as the ‘carousel law’.
Den kan på denne måde ændre listen over varer, der er pålagt sanktioner, hver sjette måned.
It will thus be able to revise the list of products subject to sanctions every six months.
Blandt de berørte varer vil roquefort — en ost, der fremstilles af fåremælk, og som udelukkende produceres i Frankrig og siden 1999 har været pålagt en i forvejen høj toldsats (100 %) — fra den 23. marts 2009 blive pålagt en toldsats på 300 %.
The products concerned include Roquefort, a sheep's milk cheese produced solely in France, which has already been subject to heavy customs duty (100 %) since 1999 and which will be subject to customs duty of 300 % with effect from 23 March 2009.
Er USA's afgørelse i overensstemmelse med WTO's regler?
Given the WTO's rules, is this American decision legal?
Hvad kan Kommissionen gøre for at berolige de producenter, der er berørt af afgørelsen?
How can the Commission provide reassurance for the producers affected by this decision?
Vil Kommissionen på vegne af EU som annonceret indbringe sagen for WTO's tvistbilæggelsesorgan?
Will the European Union, acting through the Commission, commence proceedings on this issue before the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body, as has been announced within the last few days?
Vil Kommissionen af gennemsigtighedshensyn forpligte sig til at oplyse borgerne om de foranstaltninger, som den agter at træffe vedrørende dette spørgsmål?
In the interests of transparency, can the Commission undertake to inform the public of the steps that it is taking on this issue?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0521/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0521/09
Om: Hollandsk reklameindslag
Subject: Dutch television commercial
I disse dage udsender de største hollandske tv-kanaler et reklameindslag for en sprogskole i de bedste seertider.
Over the past few days the main Dutch television channels have, at peak viewing times, been broadcasting a somewhat dubious television advertisement for a language school.
Reklameindslaget har som hovedperson italienske restauratører, som behandler de hollandske gæster, der netop er ankommet, dårligt med nedladende bemærkninger om damerne, og som er sikre på ikke at være blevet forstået, for derefter at blive irettesat af den hollandske gæst, som efter at have deltaget i et italiensk sprogkursus kan forsvare sig og henvender sig til den italienske restauratør med udtrykket »pastaspiser«.
The commercial features Italian restaurant managers being very rude to some newly arrived Dutch customers and casting aspersions on the ladies in the party, feeling sure that nobody will understand what they are saying; they are, however, paid back in kind by one of the male Dutch customers, who, having attended an Italian language course, is capable of holding his own, as he shows by calling one of the Italians a ‘pasta clown’.
Indslaget har hollandske undertekster og slutter med sætningen »hollænderne bliver mere og mere intelligente«.
The commercial has Dutch subtitles and ends with the sentence ‘The Dutch are getting more and more intelligent’.
Det er klart og forståeligt, at et land kan etiketteres af et andet land med stereotyper, som kun anvendes med satire for øje.
Obviously, and understandably, each country’s image abroad is shaped by stereotypes employed almost invariably for satirical purposes.
Samtidig står det enhver frit at være satirisk og lade sig inspirere af sådanne stereotyper for at underholde publikum eller tiltrække deres opmærksomhed.
It is also legitimate to engage in satire and exploit such stereotypes in order to amuse an audience and attract their attention.
Men der er en grænse, og hvis den overskrides, risikerer man at krænke ethvert folks ret til at blive respekteret.
However, when certain bounds are overstepped, there is a risk of damaging each people’s right to be respected.
Princippet om gensidig respekt mellem landene er grundlaget for det civile samliv blandt befolkninger og med så meget desto større ret i en folkets union som Den Europæiske Union, der er baseret på mottoet »Forenet i mangfoldighed«.
The principle of mutual respect among peoples forms the basis of civilised coexistence, especially in a union of peoples such as the EU, one that is, according to the motto on which it is built, ‘united in diversity’.
Mener Kommissionen således ikke, at grænsen for ytringsfrihed i dette tilfælde er overskredet?
Does the Commission not believe, therefore, that this is a case which has gone beyond the limits of freedom of expression at the expense of mutual respect?
I bekræftende fald agter Kommissionen at gribe ind, således at reklameindslaget ikke bliver udsendt mere?
If so, will it not take steps to ensure that the commercial is no longer broadcast?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0522/09
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0522/09
Om: Amerikanske afgifter på europæiske produkter
Subject: American duties on European products
USA har besluttet at indføre en godtgørelse på den internationale handel med nogle produkter fra Europa.
The US has decided to apply a number of compensatory measures to international trade in certain European products.
De økonomiske konsekvenser af gennemførelsen af denne foranstaltning er en fordobling af prisen på italiensk mineralvand og en efterfølgende reduktion af markedsandele, bruttoavance og overskud.
In economic terms, this measure, if implemented, will double the price of Italian mineral waters and hence reduce market shares and lower profit margins and profits.
Årsagen til udmeldingen fra den amerikanske regering er en gengældelse for den europæiske embargo på amerikansk kød, der er blevet behandlet med hormoner, og som blev vedtaget for nylig.
The US Administration is taking this action in retaliation for the European embargo which, according to the recent announcement, will remain imposed on US hormone-treated meat.