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Er der planer om at maksimere Kommissionens egen kommunikationskapacitet i dialogen om afgørende EU-spørgsmål, som udfolder sig på nationalt, regionalt og lokalt plan i flere medlemsstater, især omkring spørgsmål i tilknytning til den primære lovgivning, strategiske prioriteter og Europas fremtid?
Are any plans afoot to maximise the Commission's communications potential in a dialogue about critical European issues taking place at national, regional and local level in the various Member States, in particular in respect of issues relating to primary law, the strategic priorities and the future of Europe?
Vil Kommissionen tage hensyn til resultatet af den irske folkeafstemning ved tilpasningen af »Plan D«?
Will account be taken of the outcome of the Irish referendum in adjusting ‘Plan D’?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4224/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4224/08
af Stavros Lambrinidis (PSE) , Stavros Arnaoutakis (PSE) , Maria Eleni Koppa (PSE) , Maria Matsouka (PSE) , Katerina Batzeli (PSE) , Costas Botopoulos (PSE) , Anni Podimata (PSE) og Evangelia Tzampazi (PSE)
by Stavros Lambrinidis (PSE) , Stavros Arnaoutakis (PSE) , Maria Eleni Koppa (PSE) , Maria Matsouka (PSE) , Katerina Batzeli (PSE) , Costas Botopoulos (PSE) , Anni Podimata (PSE) and Evangelia Tzampazi (PSE)
Om: Siemens-sagen — europæisk kontrolmekanisme mod korruption
Subject: The Siemens case — European control mechanism to fight corruption
Rådet vedtog den 14. april 2005 en »samlet EU-politik om bekæmpelse af korruption«, hvori man erklærede sig fast besluttet på at bekæmpe korruption i EU, og opfordrede både medlemsstaterne og Kommissionen til at iværksætte tiltag til bekæmpelse af korruption.
On 14 April 2005 the Council adopted a resolution on a comprehensive EU policy against corruption in which it declared its determination to combat corruption in the EU, calling on both Member States and on the Commission to take the relevant measures to fight corruption.
Den fremtidige udvikling af EU's overvågningsmekanisme på dette område er begrænset til overvågning af gennemførelsen af EU-instrumenter til at bekæmpe korruption.
The future development of the EU‑wide monitoring mechanism in this field was restricted to monitoring the implementation of EU acts in fighting corruption.
Kommissionen havde tilkendegivet, at den foretrak oprettelse af en EU-overvågningsmekanisme, som også skulle evaluere medlemsstaternes gennemførelse af andre internationale instrumenter til bekæmpelse af korruption.
The Commission had announced its preference for the creation of an EU‑wide monitoring mechanism which would also evaluate implementation by Member States of other international acts for fighting corruption.
I den seneste rapport fra Transparency International under OECD (juni 2008) tillægges den græske regering det største ansvar i forbindelse med de manglende kontrolmekanismer til forebyggelse af korruption, idet der navnlig henvises til Siemens-skandalen.
The latest report by the OECD's Transparency International (June 2008) lists a number of very serious failures by the Greek government as regards the absence of control mechanisms to prevent corruption, with special reference to the Siemens scandal.
Ifølge rapporten blev der peget på en række fejl, forsinkelser og huller i lovgivningen samt manglende koordinering mellem de kompetente myndigheder såvel som alvorlige forsinkelser i forbindelse med de retslige procedurer.
This report identifies a series of omissions, delays, loopholes in the legislation, a lack of coordination between the relevant authorities and serious delays in judicial procedures.
OECD har givet sådanne henstillinger til de berørte parter i Grækenland siden 2005.
The OECD had already made recommendations in this connection to the Greek authorities involved as early as 2005.
Men som det fremgår af skandalen med Siemens, har de græske myndigheder ignoreret dem, hvilket har medført, at Grækenland i de seneste år ikke har fremsendt oplysninger om nogen sag til de internationale organisationer, har ikke opklaret nogen sag om korruption og/eller bestikkelse og har ikke pålagt nogen fysisk eller juridisk person sanktioner.
However, as the Siemens scandal has shown, the Greek authorities have ignored them, and as a result Greece has over the last few years failed to inform international organisations of a single case, has failed to clear up a single case of corruption and/or bribery and failed to impose any sanctions on any legal or natural person.
I betragtning af, at Siemens påstås at være involveret i korruptionsskandaler i en række europæiske lande og tredjelande, bedes Rådet oplyse følgende:
Bearing in mind also that Siemens appears to be involved in corruption scandals in a number of European and third countries, will the Council say:
Hvordan vurderer det medlemsstaternes gennemførelse af EU-instrumenterne til bekæmpelse af korruption siden vedtagelsen af den pågældende beslutning?
How does it view the implementation by the Member States of EU acts to fight corruption since the relevant Resolution was issued?
I betragtning af den kraftige stigning i omfanget af og symptomerne på korruption i medlemsstaterne, mener Rådet da, at det bør tage øjeblikkelige skridt til at etablere en fælles ordning på europæisk plan til overvågning og især evaluering af de foranstaltninger, medlemsstaterne træffer, med henblik på at skabe en effektiv fællesskabspolitik til bekæmpelse af korruption?
Given the increase in the scale and symptoms of corruption in Member States, does it believe that it should take Initiatives forthwith to establish a common European mechanism to monitor and, above all, evaluate measures taken by Member States with the aim of creating an effective Community policy to fight corruption?
Hvis det viser sig, at de foranstaltninger, Rådet vedtog i sin beslutning i 2005, ikke er tilstrækkelige til at bekæmpe korruptionen i EU, hvilke yderligere foranstaltninger agter den da at fremme, for at få den græske regering og andre regeringer til at opfylde deres forpligtelser til bekæmpelse af korruption og bestikkelse, som i de seneste år har indtaget yderst foruroligende proportioner, og som bl.a. fordrejer sund konkurrence i forbindelse med offentlige indkøb?
In so far as it is shown that the measures adopted in its 2005 Resolution are insufficient to combat corruption in the EU, what further measures does it intend to promote so as to prevail upon the Greek Government and other governments to honour their commitments to control corruption and bribery which have, over the last few years, assumed particularly alarming dimensions and which, inter alia , distort healthy competition in public procurement procedures?
Bekæmpelse af korruption ligger Den Europæiske Union stærkt på sinde.
The European Union is very committed to the fight against corruption, as illustrated by the European Convention of 26 May 1997 on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union Convention drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (OJ C 195, 25.6.1997, p.
Hertil kommer de forskellige instrumenter til beskyttelse af De Europæiske Fællesskabers finansielle interesser, navnlig konventionen om beskyttelse af De Europæiske Fællesskabers finansielle interesser EFT C 316 af 27.11.1995, s. 49 . .
Mention should also be made of the various instruments on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests, including the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p.
Kommissionen offentliggjorde således i 2007 en beretning om gennemførelsen af ovennævnte rammeafgørelse 2003/568/RIA Beretning fra Kommissionen til Rådet på grundlag af Rådets rammeafgørelse 2003/568/RIA af 22. juli 2003 om bekæmpelse af bestikkelse i den private sektor (KOM(2007)0328 endelig af 18.6.2007). .
With regard to monitoring of the fight against corruption in the Union, certain instruments are the subject of specific measures; in the case of Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA Commission report to the Council based on Article 9 of the Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (COM(2007)328 final, 18.6.2007). , the Commission published a report on its implementation in 2007.
Med hensyn til oprettelsen af en fælles mekanisme til opfølgning af bekæmpelsen af bestikkelse er Rådet meget opmærksom på at undgå overlapning med eksisterende aktiviteter i andre fora, som f.eks. i Greco (Sammenslutningen af Stater mod Korruption, der blev oprettet under Europarådet i 1999).
As for the creation of a Community-wide mechanism for monitoring the fight against corruption, the Council is very much aware of the need to avoid duplication with what is already being done in other fora, in particular in the GRECO framework (the Group of States against Corruption set up in 1999 within the Council of Europe).
Rådet opfordrede i en resolution vedtaget den 14. april 2005, som de ærede parlamentsmedlemmer i øvrigt selv henviser til, »Kommissionen til at overveje alle muligheder, som f.eks. deltagelse i Europarådets Greco-mekanisme eller en mekanisme til evaluering og kontrol af EU-instrumenter i forbindelse med udvikling af en gensidig evaluerings- og kontrolmekanisme, idet dog eventuel overlapning og dobbeltarbejde undgås« Dok.
In a Resolution adopted on 14 April 2005, to which the Honourable Members refer, moreover, the Council ‘calls on the Commission to consider all viable options, such as participation in the Council of Europe GRECO mechanism, or a mechanism to evaluate and monitor EU instruments in relation to the development of a mutual evaluation and monitoring mechanism, while avoiding any overlap and duplication’ 6902/05. .
Rådet er endvidere i færd med at færdiggøre en afgørelse om et net af kontaktpunkter til bekæmpelse af korruption Dok.
A Council Decision on a contact-point network against corruption is also being finalised 11231/07. .
EU's medlemsstater har i Rådet samordnet deres holdninger i forbindelse med FN-forhandlingerne om bekæmpelse af korruption.
The EU Member States' position in the negotiation of the UN Convention against Corruption was coordinated within the Council.
Det samme gælder EU-medlemsstaternes deltagelse i konferencen mellem parterne i nævnte konvention.
The same applies to Member States' participation in the Conference of States Parties to that Convention.
Endelig skal det påpeges, at Den Europæiske Unions medlemsstater i international sammenhæng i vid udstrækning har ratificeret følgende konventioner og protokoller: o
Finally, it should be noted that at international level the following conventions and protocols have been ratified by a large number of Member States of the Union:
Konventionen af 21. november 1997 om bekæmpelse af bestikkelse af udenlandske tjenestemænd i forbindelse med internationale forretningstransaktioner, undertegnet i OECD-regi Tilgængelig på: http://www.oecd.org/document/20/0,3343,fr_2649_34859_2649236_1_1_1_37447,00.html#text ,
Convention of 21 November 1997 on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, signed within the OECD Available at: http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,3343,en_2649_34859_2017813_1_1_1_37447,00.html#text ;
De Forenede Nationers konvention mod korruption Vedtaget af FN's Generalforsamling den 31. oktober 2003.
United Nations Convention against Corruption Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 31 October 2003.
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4225/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4225/08
Om: Kontrakt mellem Siemens og selskabet Kinonía tis Pliroforías AE (»Informationssamfundet A/S«) i Grækenland
Subject: Contract between Siemens and Koinonia tis Pliroforias (Information Society) Ltd in Greece
Den økonomiske skandale i Siemens, som blev afsløret af de tyske myndigheder, har antaget store dimensioner.
The financial scandal surrounding Siemens which has been uncovered by the German authorities has now spread.
Ifølge ikke blot medierne, men også officielle udtalelser fra de tyske og græske justitsmyndigheder, har virksomheden betalt store beløb i bestikkelse til både politikere og ledere af forskellige organisationer med henblik på at få tildelt store offentlige projekter.
According to publications and official statements made to the German and Greek judicial authorities, Siemens transferred large amounts of money as bribes to politicians and to senior executives of organisations in order to win major public works contracts.
Navnlig henviser dagbladet Ta Nea til afgørelse nr. 20138, truffet af den administrerende direktør og bestyrelsen for Kinonía tis Pliroforías AE (hvis sammensætning fastlægges af Indenrigsministeriet), om at tildele Siemens-konsortiet projektet »TaxisNet: Udstyr – Center for Datastyring i Generalsekretariatet for Informationssystemer – en tjenestegren, der hører under Økonomi- og Finansministeriet«.
In particular, the newspaper Ta Nea refers to Decision No 20138 of Siemens' governing board and that of Koinonia tis Pliroforias Ltd (whose membership is appointed by the Ministry of the Interior) awarding to the Siemens consortium the project TaxisNet: Equipment — IT systems general secretariat data management centre — a service answerable to the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Ifølge den samme artikel blev et væsentligt billigere og mere fordelagtigt bud fra et andet konsortium afvist, mens en udtalelse fra det udvalg, der skulle evaluere buddene, og som enstemmigt havde anbefalet accept af det mest fordelagtige bud, blev ignoreret.
According to the same report, a significantly lower and more advantageous tender by another consortium was rejected, and a previous opinion by the tenders evaluation committee which had unanimously recommended the acceptance of the economically more attractive tender was ignored.
Efter to klager fra det konkurrerende selskab til den græske revisionsret, er den endelige tildeling blevet suspenderet og afventer endelig afgørelse.
After two appeals by the rival company to the Greek Court of Auditors, the final award of the contract has been suspended and the completion of the project award process is thus pending.
På denne baggrund bedes Kommissionen oplyse følgende:
In view of the above, will the Commission say:
Eftersom ovennævnte projekt medfinansieres af EU under den tredje EF-støtteramme, hvilke skridt (herunder sagsanlæg ved EF-Domstolen i henhold til artikel 226) har Kommissionen da til hensigt at tage for at afgøre, om bestemmelserne i direktiv 2004/18/EF er blevet overtrådt?
Given that the project to be awarded is being co-funded by the European Union under the third Community support framework (third CSF), what actions (including recourse to the European Court of Justice on the basis of Article 226) does it intend to take in order to establish whether the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC have been infringed?
Er de beslutninger, der hidtil er truffet for tildeling af kontrakten, forenelige med bestemmelserne i ovennævnte direktiv, for så vidt angår tildelingskriterier og princippet om det økonomisk mest fordelagtige bud såvel som principperne om åbenhed, ikke-forskelsbehandling og ligebehandling?
Are the decisions that have been taken so far for awarding the contract compatible with the provisions of the above directive concerning the criteria for awarding contracts and the principle of accepting the economically most advantageous bid, and the principles of transparency, of avoiding discrimination and of equal treatment?
I betragtning af de vilkår, der er fastsat i dette direktiv, vedrørende virksomheders udelukkelse fra deltagelse i offentlige udbudsprocedurer, og i betragtning af de domme, der er afsagt af de tyske domstole mod Siemens for at bestikke offentlige myndigheder, er de græske myndigheder da berettiget til at tage hensyn til de tyske domstoles afgørelser med henblik på en procedure til at indføre lignende sanktioner, navnlig bøder?
Given the terms set by the directive in question concerning the exclusion from participation of companies in public contract award procedures and given the judgments handed down by German courts against Siemens for bribing public authorities, are the Greek authorities entitled to take into account the decisions by the German courts with a view to proceeding to impose similar sanctions, in particular fines?
I hvilket omfang agter den at undersøge den pågældende sag med hensyn til dens forenelighed med Fællesskabets konkurrenceret, navnlig for så vidt angår overtrædelse af bestemmelserne om misbrug af dominerende stilling (artikel 82 i EF-traktaten)?
To what extent does it intend to investigate the case in question to examine whether it is compatible with Community competition law, in particular as regards the violation of provisions on the abuse of dominant position (Article 82 of the ECT)?
Hvilke andre bestemmelser i fællesskabsretten er relevante for Siemens-bestikkelsessagen, og kunne de anvendes til at belyse sagen og indføre sanktioner?
What other provisions of Community law are relevant to the Siemens bribery clause and could they be applied to elucidate the case and impose the relevant sanctions?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4226/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4226/08
I vore dage er sundhedsturisme blevet et af de mest komplekse sociale fænomener, der har betydelig indflydelse på nationale sundhedssystemer, nationale økonomier og internationale økonomiske forbindelser.
Nowadays health tourism has become one of the most complex social phenomena, with important implications for national health systems, national economies and international economic relations.
Rumænien har store ressourcer, hvad angår mineralholdigt vand og varme kilder (næsten 70 % af spapotentialet i Europa), hvilket har øget spaturismen i landet.
Romania has large mineral water and thermal resources (almost 70 % of the spa potential of Europe), which has led to the development of spa tourism in this country.
Planlægger Kommissionen programmer til støtte af udvikling af spabade i de østeuropæiske lande? —
Does the Commission envisage any programmes to support the development of spas in the countries of Eastern Europe? —
Planlægger Kommissionen at iværksætte programmer for spaturisme? —
Does the Commission envisage any programmes for spa tourism?; —
Er det muligt at lade spabehandlinger få forrang over medicinske behandlinger samt at få sygeforsikringsselskaber til også at dække omkostninger ved spabehandlinger, i og med at det udgør en naturlig måde at forbedre europæiske borgeres helbred på?
Is it possible to find a way for spa treatments to take precedence over pharmaceutical treatments, and for health insurance companies to also cover the costs of spa treatment, given that it represents a natural way of improving the health of European citizens?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4227/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4227/08
Om: Alexander Litvinenko
Subject: Alexander Litvinenko
Europa-Parlamentet valgte for nylig at ære den myrdede russiske journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, ved at opkalde dets presserum efter hende.
Recently the European Parliament chose to honour the murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya by naming its press room in her memory.
Gennem denne symbolske handling bekræftede Europa-Parlamentet dets engagement i ytringsfriheden.
In doing so, the European Parliament symbolically reaffirmed its commitment to the freedom of speech.
I den kontekst har de trusler, der har været fremsat mod dem, der som Anna Politkovskaya har kritiseret den russiske regering, været kilde til stor bekymring.
In this context, the tactics of intimidation that have been used against those who have, like Anna Politkovskaya, chosen to criticise the Russian Government, have been a source of immense concern.
Kort efter Politkovskayas død i 2006 blev den russiske forfatter, Alexander Litvinenko, som er naturaliseret EU-borger, myrdet i London.
Shortly after Politkovskaya’s death in 2006, the Russian writer Alexander Litvinenko, a naturalised EU citizen, was murdered in London.
Det Forenede Kongeriges anklagemyndighed, Crown Prosecution Service, har forsøgt at få udleveret den russiske statsborger, Andrei Lugovoi, med henblik på anklage for mord.
The Crown Prosecution Service in the United Kingdom has sought to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, a Russian citizen, on charges of murder.
Er Kommissionen enig i, at den manglende beskyttelse af sikkerheden for europæiske borgere samt den ufuldendte retsforfølgelse af en mand, der er mistænkt for mord, udgør en brist i vores eksterne forbindelser med Rusland?
Does the Commission agree that this failure to protect the security of a European citizen, and to successfully prosecute a man suspected of his murder, represents a failure in our external relations with Russia?
Mener Kommissionen, at det vil være muligt at fuldende opklaringen af sagen samt foretage fuld retsforfølgelse?
Does the Commission believe that it will be possible to successfully solve and prosecute this case?
Mener Kommissionen, at udfaldet af denne sag indtil videre udgør en trussel mod den ytringsfrihed, som alle EU-borgere sætter pris på?
Does the Commission believe that the outcome of this case so far represents a threat to the freedom of speech without fear of intimidation which is enjoyed by all EU citizens?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4228/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4228/08
Om: Jernbanetjenester i Ashford
Subject: Ashford rail services
På det internationale transportforum om klimaforandringer i Leipzig i maj 2008 var ministrenes overordnede budskab, at det er nødvendigt at fastsætte transportpolitikker og -foranstaltninger.
At the International Transport Forum on Climate Change in Leipzig in May this year, the key message for ministers stated that transport policies and measures are indispensable.
Disse omfatter øget fremme og servicekvalitet af offentlig transport og offentlige jernbaner samt støtte til transportformer uden motor.
These include enhanced promotion and service quality of public transport and rail, as well as support for non-motorised means of transport.
Kan Kommissionen forklare, hvordan dette er foreneligt med, at Eurostar har nedlagt stop i Ashford, i betragtning af at dette projekt var delvist finansieret af EU?
Can the Commission explain how this can be reconciled with the removal of Ashford stops by Eurostar, bearing in mind that this was a project partly financed by the European Community?
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4229/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4229/08
Om: Konsekvenserne af Irlands nej til Lissabontraktaten
Subject: Consequences of Ireland's No vote to the Lisbon Treaty
I lyset af den irske befolknings afvisning af reformen af Lissabontraktaten vil det da være muligt uden at ændre traktatens ordlyd at udforme forklarende erklæringer, der angiver de lande, som traktatens artikler finder anvendelse på, om f.eks. præcisering af neutralitet, forsvarspolitik, beskatning og abort?
In light of the rejection by the people of Ireland of the Lisbon Reform Treaty, is it possible to consider devising explanatory declarations outlining the countries to which various articles in the Treaty apply, such as clarification on neutrality, defence policy, taxation and abortion, without changing the text of the Treaty?
Rådet henviser det ærede parlamentsmedlem til konklusionerne fra Det Europæiske Råds møde den 19.-20. juni 2008, hvortil det ikke har noget at føje.
The Council would refer the Honourable Member to the European Council's conclusions of 19 and 20 June 2008, to which it has nothing to add.
Det tilkommer ikke Rådet at gøre sig tanker om de spørgsmål, som det ærede medlem har rejst.
It is not for the Council to speculate on the matters raised by the Honourable Member.
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-4230/08
WRITTEN QUESTION E-4230/08
Om: Websteder og flersprogethed
Subject: Internet sites and multilingualism
EU hævder at være tilhænger af multikultur og flersprogethed.
The European Union claims to be respectful of multiculturalism and multiculturalism.