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For det udvidede EU har brug for en "sand forfatning", men dette var ikke muligt på de 60 dage, man havde under regeringskonferencen, som startede i Rom den 4. oktober.
Parliament deplores the failure of EU leaders and the Council Presidency to discuss the rights of the Guantanamo detainees to a fair trial and insist that the European Council and the new Irish Presidency should raise the matter with the US at every opportunity.
Det var godt, at vi ikke faldt tilbage til dårlige kompromiser , som er uforståelige for borgerne, og som ville have været et tilbageskridt i forhold til Konventsudkastet.
MEPs welcome the Council's willingness to take measures to counteract illegal immigration by sea, particularly in the light of the human tragedies that have occurred recently off Europe's Mediterranean shores.
Under regeringskonferencen havde der været uenighed om over 80 emner, og man havde fundet løsninger på stort set alle områder - undtagen det institutionelle.
Parliament expresses its concern at the rise in xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism and supports the decision to build upon the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, for it to become a Human Rights Agency.
uddannelse og det operative,
Turkey and Cyprus
Enighed om 82 punkter!
External relations
Man havde været tæt på enighed om disse vanskelige punkter, og man var enedes om, at de mindste lande skulle have 5 medlemmer i EP.
Parliament considers the capture of Saddam Hussein to be a turning point in the process of establishing peace, stability and democracy in Iraq.
Under regeringskonferencen var man nået til enighed om 82 punkter , og dem skal der ikke pilles ved.
MEPs ask Member States to call on the UN Security Council to ensure Saddam Hussein is tried in accordance with international rules and the Geneva Conventions.
Vi vil gerne forhandle videre - og vi skal holde fast i det vi allerede er enedes om.
They call for an urgent resumption of the Quartet Initiative.
EU skal være en politisk kæmpe på den internationale scene, og ikke blot en økonomisk kæmpe.
They also welcome the Geneva initiative as a valuable contribution by civil society to the Road Map.
Formandskabets konklusioner Silvio Berlusconi opremsede herefter hovedpunkterne fra formandskabets konklusioner fra Bruxelles:
Parliament shares the European Council's view that the transatlantic partnership is irreplaceable.
Det europæiske vækstinitiativ skal fremme et omfattende investeringsprogram, skabe økonomisk genopsving samt fremme beskæftigelsen og industriens konkurrencedygtighed.
They welcome in particular the Council's insistence on effective multilateralism and call on the Council and Commission to put forward proposals for a common agenda for deeper transatlantic cooperation.
Han understregede, at EU ligesom "Gulliver" er en økonomisk kæmpe, som fastholdes af mange snævre små bånd - som regler og andre begrænsninger, og det skal vi ud af,
Regarding relations with Russia , the House welcomes the Council's plan to draw up a report on all aspects of the relationship, but believes a possible strategic partnership is weakened by the conflict in Chechnya, the delays in ratifying the Kyoto protocol and the shortcomings of Russian democracy visible in the recent general elections.
Sikkerhed: Man havde styrket begrebet de fælles ydre grænser og opretter et fælles agentur for forvaltning af de ydre grænser 1. januar 2005.
MEPs welcome the adoption of the European Security Strategy proposed by Javier Solana, and express their support for the Presidency document on European defence.
Sikkerheds- og forsvarspolitikken har 1. prioritet, fastslog Berlusconi,
European Council report and Commission statement - European Council (Brussels 12/13 December 2003)
Udvidelsen den 1.maj 2004 er en stor succes og tiltrædelseslandene er langt fremme med at overtage EU's regelværk.
Council & Commission statements - Meeting of heads of state and/or government on the IGC (Brussels, 12/13 December 2003)
Tyrkiet har også gjort store fremskridt, og man opmuntrer Tyrkiet til at fortsætte bestræbelserne.
Opening the debate on the IGC and the European Council, President Pat COX reported on some particular issues of concern to Parliament which he had raised at the Summit.
I december 2004 skal EU's stats- og regeringschefer beslutte, om man kan starte tiltrædelsesforhandlingerne med Tyrkiet,
He had welcomed the conclusions regarding EU transatlantic relations, noting that Europe's candid friendship with the USA should not exclude raising concerns regarding matters such as Guantanamo Bay and Kyoto.
EU ønsker at give Balkanlandene et "europæisk perspektiv" med senere EU-medlemskab for øje,
On the IGC, he had raised two points in particular:
Det transatlantiske forhold er altafgørende i EU's udenrigspolitik, og det er nødvendigt med en konstant, løbende og "paritær dialog" med USA.
regarding the budget procedure, Parliament supported the balanced outcome of the Convention and wholly rejected the undue and unwarranted interference of ECOFIN in these matters.
Vi bør styrke samarbejdet om bekæmpelse af terrorisme og masseødelæggelsesvåben og
This was an attack on the system dating back to the Budget Treaty of 1975.
Den italienske ministerpræsident sluttede med at fastslå, at i Bruxelles havde alle lande forsvaret legitime interesser, men der hersker en fælles europæisk interesse.
Parliament could be trusted to act responsibly, he concluded.
Derfor er det normalt med en tænkepause nu.
Parliament should not be used as a last minute bargaining chip.
En genåbning af forhandlingerne skal ske på baggrund af
An upper limit on its size must be respected to prevent a loss of effectiveness.
Konventets forfatningsudkast og
President Cox said the failure to agree was a setback but not a calamity.
den enighed om de 82 punkter vi allerede er nået til enighed om.
The collective will to reach an agreement had not been present and we now needed to explore how to move matters forward.
Det irske formandskab - som tager over efter Italien den 1. januar 2004 - har fået alle de tekster vi er enedes om, og jeg er helt sikker på, at vi når frem til en forfatningstraktat, sluttede Berlusconi.
Mr Cox concluded by thanking the Italian Presidency for their cooperation with Parliament over the last months.
Formanden for EU-Kommissionen, italieneren Romano PRODI indledte sin tale med at nævne de positive resultater, der er opnået under det italienske formandskab.
Italian Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, Silvio BERLUSCONI began by discussing the lack of agreement at the IGC.
Herunder fremhævede Prodi særligt vedtagelsen af Kommissionens direktiver om genmodificerede organismers sporbarhed og rammeaftalen om Det Europæiske Rumagentur.
He stressed that the Italian Presidency had been committed to reaching a high quality agreement, which did not water down the Convention's consensus and which could be put into force by the time of the next Parliament elections in June 2004.
Europæisk vækstinitiativ Prodi fremhævede også Rådets enstemmige godkendelse af det europæiske vækstinitiativ, der skal styrke EU's konkurrenceevne og fremme beskæftigelsen .
This had not been achieved; it was necessary to reflect on what to do, without recrimination.
Endelig roste Prodi Rådets aftale om at oprette syv nye europæiske agenturer, der skal beskæftige sig med sikkerhed indenfor luftfart, jernbanetransport og søfart, fødevaresikkerhed, fiskeri, kemikalier og sygdomskontrol.
He spoke of the open and transparent approach taken by the presidency in organising the work of the IGC, notably through greater involvement of Parliament's representatives than in the past.
Skuffende resultat På trods af de positive resultater, der blev opnået på topmødet, var det dog skuffelsen over den manglende vedtagelse af en europæisk forfatning , der lå Prodi mest på sinde.
He stressed that of the over 80 issues of disagreement identified at the beginning of the IGC, almost all had been resolved.
Prodi understregede, at Konventets arbejde er EU's hidtil mest ambitiøse og demokratiske institutionelle projekt, og at det derfor var en ekstra stor skuffelse, at det ikke lykkedes regeringslederne at indgå en aftale.
A notable success was the area of defence arrangements, where an agreement had been reached which rested on three pillars: operational structures approved by the European Council, an arrangement open to any Member State to join in the future and an autonomous capacity for the EU which would complement NATO's role.
Herunder sagde Prodi, at Konventets tekst fortsat skal danne udgangspunkt for de kommende forhandlinger.
Mr Berlusconi said the European leaders had preferred to end discussions when the realised they would not reach a consensus.
Vetoret: ikke demokratisk Prodi talte imod vetoretten og understregede herunder, at man ikke kan skabe nye rammer for EU's institutioner med det ene parameter at kunne blokere beslutningsprocessen.
A true failure, he said, would have been coming to an agreement which was a step backwards, which did not provide Europe with the structure it needs to take decisions effectively and play its part on the world stage.
Prodi sagde, at vetoretten ikke er udtryk for en demokratisk vilje , men at EU-samarbejdet derimod drejer sig om, at skabe sammenfaldende interesser.
He noted that there was agreement not to unravel the consensus already achieved, but rather to concentrate future consideration and discussions on the outstanding issues.
Et EU i flere hastigheder?
This was a positive note on which to conclude the summit.
Prodi sagde, at det nu er nødvendigt, at alle udviser mod og opfindsomhed, så det i en realistisk fremtid kan lykkes Rådet at træffe de vigtige politiske beslutninger.
Speaking about the European Council meeting, Mr Berlusconi focussed first on economic issues and steps to complete the internal market and relaunch European growth.
Endvidere sagde han, at det er muligt, at EU vil udvikle sig i flere hastigheder , således at en række pionerstater danner et tættere samarbejde, som andre stater siden kan tilslutte sig.
EU leaders had agreed the European Growth Initiative put forward by the Italian Presidency, to increase investment in Europe's infrastructure in terms of transport and energy networks, but also in terms of human capital, research, development and technology.
EU: historisk nødvendighed Prodi afsluttede sin tale med at understrege, at borgerne betragter EU som en historisk nødvendighed, og ikke blot som en abstrakt idé.
The aim was a qualitative leap in the material structures of the enlarged EU, but also to stimulate growth and job creation.
Han advarede om, at et splittet Europa vil medføre tab af selvbestemmelse og indflydelse i verden , såvel for EU som for medlemstaterne og borgerne.
The initiative would be financed from both the public sector, including EU and Member State budgets, and the private sector, with a guarantee from the European Investment Bank.
"Bruxelles-fiaskoen" Under den politiske ordførerrunde sagde formanden for PPE-gruppen, den tyske CDU'er Hans-Gert PÖTTERING , at hans gruppe var skuffet, og at den 13. december ikke havde været nogen god dag for Europa.
Since eurozone states could no longer devalue their currencies nor run large budget deficits in the medium term, and since, according to Mr Berlusconi, the European Central Bank was unfortunately focussed on controlling inflation not on supporting the economy along the lines of the US Federal Reserve, other measures were needed to stimulate growth.
Men fiaskoen på regeringskonferencen må ikke føre til en fiasko for forfatningstraktaten - for ellers vil EU ikke være klar til det 21. århundrede.
Mr Berlusconi also noted that the summit had agreed on an updating of the Trans European Network projects to reflect the enlarged EU.
Det udvidede EU med 450 millioner indbyggere har behov for en forfatning i det 21. århundrede , så vi kan forsvare vore europæiske værdier i verden.
Mr Berlusconi stressed the need for structural reform in the EU economy.
Pöttereing erkendte, at det var flot, at man var enedes om 82 punkter - og dette må man ikke lukke op for igen.
Painful sacrifices were needed to relaunch the economy.
Vi bør ikke nu fordele skylden for Bruxelles-fiaskoen, idet vi har brug for alles gode vilje.
He warmly praised the work of the task force led by Wim KOK on employment policy, which had presented useful detailed proposals for each country.
Formanden for socialistgruppen spanieren Enrique BARON pegede på, at Berlusconis fodboldklub A.C. Milan var nået frem til straffesparkkonkurrencen under VM-finalen for klubhold i Tokyo (Red.: mod Boca Juniors fra Buenos Aires, som vandt 4-2 efter straffesparkskonkurrence!), medens Berlusconi ikke en gang nåede til 2. halvleg under regeringskonferencen.
They had also agreed on a programme to tackle maritime migration flows, in particular to deal with the tragic outcome of attempts by migrants to land on EU's coast.
Socialistgruppen er dybt skuffet over resultatet af regeringskonferencen, som kan føre til en eksistenskrise i EU.
At a recent meeting with five EU and five African countries from around the Mediterranean, there was consensus on the need for more measures to be taken by the African states to control migration but also that the EU should contribute to some of the costs they incur in doing so.
Nu må solidariteten i højsædet, fastslog Enrique Baron.
EU leaders had also agreed, said Mr Berlusconi, on the need to welcome and integrate legal migrants.
Berlusconi var dårligt forberedt til Bruxelles-topmødet.
Mr Berlusconi also noted that the European Council had stressed the EU's total opposition to extremism, intolerance, terrorism and anti-Semitism.
Tragikomisk komedie Den franske kommunist Francis WURTZ fastslog, at EU forbliver liberalt - uanset fiaskoen i Bruxelles.
Also agreed was the previously problematic subject of the site of ten EU agencies, undecided for two years.
Han mente, at der havde været tale om en tragikomisk komedie , hvor alle deltagere understregede, hvor enige de var - bortset fra stemmevægtene i Rådet.
Mr Berlusconi asserted that the 2004 enlargement was likely to be a full success, with all the accession countries continuing to transpose the acquis.
Han beklagede resultatet, som giver populisterne en gave.
He encouraged Turkey to continue on this path.
Wurtz var imod en "hård kerne" i EU, hvor de rige EU-lande siger: - "Jamen, så betaler vi ikke mere til de mindre rige!".
He also stressed the strategic nature of relations with Russia, and hoped for a better integration of Russia into European structures in the future.
Så er der ingen solidaritet.
Mr Berlusconi concluded with a message of confidence and trust.
Den belgiske grønne Monica FRASSONI mente, at Berlusconi og det italienske formandskab havde mindsket EU's troværdighed - bl.a. ved den ukritiske støtte til Bush og Sharon.
He believed the Irish Presidency could build on the achievements of the Convention and the agreements reached under the Italian Presidency, to come to a final agreement on a constitutional treaty which would unite Europe, not divide it.
Hun mente, at det vat trist, hvis Berlusconi via sine medier kunne overbevise italienerne om, at det italienske EU-formandskab havde været en succes, fordi man havde fået EU's fødevareagentur til Parma , og fordi man havde vedtaget finansieringen af de transeuropæiske netværk.
Romano PRODI opened his remarks on the Italian Presidency and the IGC by saying that the six months that were drawing to a close had been full of events and ideas.
Frassoni mente ikke, at der var "konsolideret enighed" om de 82 punkter - som Berlusconi påstod - og som var et tilbageskridt både i forhold til Konventsudkastet og i forhold til Nice-traktaten.
At the opening sitting on 2 July, he stated that he had listed 13 legislative proposals that the Commission hoped would go through by the end of this year.
Det italienske formandskab havde været et svagt formandskab!
President Prodi noted with satisfaction that thanks to the efforts of the Italian Presidency, agreement had been reached on five important items on that list.
Hun var dog glad for krisen, som måske kunne føre til en bedre forfatning.
The latter would give, he said, a big boost to the EU's space policy.
Forfatningen er nemlig ikke død.
The Italian Presidency in general, he added, "has carried the flame with a keen sense of responsibility for which the Commission is grateful."
Den italienske UEN'er Christiana MUSCARDINI beklagede den manglende enighed om forfatningstraktaten, og hun ville undgå 1. og 2. klasses lande i EU.
The topic the President was keenest on, was the European Initiative for Growth, which the Council approved unanimously.
Den franske EDD'er William ABITHOL fastslog, at 2003 var "annus horribilis" for EU.
This Initiative, he said, " is the most visible part of a more general plan to stimulate the EU economy ."
EU står nu uden forfatning, men borgerne beklager det ikke.
The economic measures adopted by the Council include action to enhance competitiveness and encourage job creation.
EU med 25 medlemslande er endnu ikke blevet voksent!
There were two reasons, he stated, why the agreement on the Agencies is so important, he said. "
Ingen grundlov uden folks billigelse Jens-Peter Bonde fra JuniBevægelsen understregede, at der bør afholdes folkeafstemninger i samtlige EU-lande om en eventuel forfatningstraktat .
First , it provides a more flexible and more efficient model for Community structures, a model that will help bring the Union even closer to the people.
Han sagde, at det manglende resultat af regeringskonferencen giver ekstra tid, som han bl.a. gerne vil bruge til oplysningsarbejde samt til at indsamle underskrifter til, at der skal afholdes folkeafstemninger i alle EU-lande.
Secondly , it is the result of a comprehensive approach that reconciles individual countries' interests, which can hold up or impede progress towards the common interest if they are not brought into harmony ."
Bonde fremhævede, at man ikke kan give folk en grundlov uden først at spørge dem om lov .
Turning to the Brussels summit: he stated that he was " sad and disappointed " at the failure to adopt a constitution for the European Union.
Medlemmers immunitet og Statut
The Union, he outlined, needed a sounder and better-structured institutional framework.
MEP'ernes statut/vedtægt: Endelig enighed mellem EP og Rådet?
He recalled at Laeken, the Member States agreed on three basic points:
Procedure: Fælles beslutningsforslag
the need to rationalise our legislative and institutional procedures.
Efter debatten om MEP'ernes statut/vedtægt vedtog Europa-Parlamentet en beslutning om MEP'ernes statut, hvori man opfordrer EU's Ministerråd til hurtigst mulig t - og helst inden udløbet af det italienske EU-formandskab - og under alle omstændigheder inden den 15. januar 2004 at meddele, om det kan acceptere det foreslåede kompromis og godkende statutten for Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer, under forudsætning af, at den beslutning EP vedtog den 3.-4. juni 2003 ændres på en række punkter.
After 18 months it presented a draft Constitution that was a good basis for the Intergovernmental Conference to work on.
EP-beslutningen blev vedtaget med 345 stemmer mod 94 - medens 88 undlod at stemme .
And as the Commission had kept repeating, the text needed just a few amendments on certain points.
Efter afstemningen sagde den irske EP-formand Pat COX , at Europa-Parlamentet havde stemt godt og klogt, og nu ville man sende kompromisforslaget videre til Rådet.
In certain areas the Convention's work was excellent pointing to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the arrangements on qualified-majority voting and the allocation of political responsibilities.
Bliver kompromisforslaget om MEP'ernes statut vedtaget enstemmigt i EU's Ministerråd betyder det formentlig, at alle MEP'er får en månedsløn på 8.671 euro, dvs. 7.197 euro efter at have betalt social forsikring.
Above all, the President made reference to the increased role of the European Parliament, to which the draft Constitution finally gives greater powers of decision over the Union's budget.
Disse lønninger vil blive betalt via EU-budgettet , medens MEP'ernes lønninger i øjeblikket betales af de enkelte medlemslande.
On the issue of the Commission's make-up the principle of one Commissioner per Member State was already there in essence.
I øjeblikket er der store forskelle i MEP'ernes lønninger .
The practical arrangements were not satisfactory, but work to follow up the Intergovernmental Conference sorted this out.
En italiensk MEP'er tjener 3 ½ gang så meget som en spansk MEP'er.
"Like every working basis, the Convention's draft was intended to take us forward.
Italieneren tjener 12 gange 10.974 euro , medens spanieren tjener 14 gange 2.618 euro årligt!
But some Member States have used it to take us backwards."
Efter italienerne, som tjener mest, følger de østrigske MEP'er, som årligt tjener 14 gange 7.50 euro, tyskerne 12 gange 7.009 euro, briterne 12 gange 7.106 euro og hollænderne, der tjener 12 gange 6.467 euro.
Last week, the President pointed out, the European integration project ground to a halt and the EU missed a great chance. "
Det var især de italienske, tyske og østrigske MEP'er samt et par få britiske MEP'er, der stemte imod beslutningen eller undlod at stemme, ligesom de fleste EDD'er og UEN'er.
But the consequences will not be dramatic if the EU can keep resolutely to the course set by the Convention.
Nye MEP'er De nye medlemslandes aflønning af MEP'erne ligger meget lavt.
The problems identified in the Laeken declaration still need solving and the basic text is still the Convention's.
En ungarsk MEP får 761 euro om måneden, en slovak 888 euro, en lette 980 euro, medens en MEP fra Estland får 2.458 euro, en MEP fra Slovenien 4.155 euro og en cypriot 4.080 euro om måneden.
The deadlock at Brussels means the Council as a whole failed to reach consensus on a unitary proposal.
Samlet kompromis!
But sharing the blame is not enough."
EP mener, at et samlet kompromis om MEP'ernes statut kan bestå af bl.a. følgende elementer:
In line with the Laeken declaration, the President stated that the solution could not lie in a combination of vetoes but in converging interests.
den del af statutten, som hører under afledt ret og den del, som hører under primær ret , behandles særskilt og selvstændigt og de godkendes i overensstemmelse med de respektive gældende institutionelle bestemmelser,
The President was convinced that the right solution would be found with time and patience.
hvad angår den del, der hører under primær ret, opfordres medlemslandene til at revidere bestemmelserne om MEP'erne i protokollen af 1965 om privilegier og immuniteter med den statut, som EP vedtog den 3.-4. juni 2003, som model,
He hoped that future European Councils would come back to the issue of our Constitution with a realistic timetable and a comprehensive approach that the Union had perhaps lost.
en række artikler, betragtninger og bemærkninger i 3.-4. juni-beslutningen udgår , som følge af kompromiset,
Finally, President Prodi pointed out that only a few days had gone by since the Brussels summit and he said it was too early and could be presumptuous to put forward a full response as yet.
MEP'erne har ret til alderspension ved det fyldte 63. år ,
But the EU clearly had a duty to give it thought.
bestemmelsen om, at MEP'erne betaler EU-skat af vederlaget , berører ikke medlemslandenes ret til at underkaste MEP'ernes vederlag de nationale beskatningsregler - under forudsætning af, at enhver form for dobbeltbeskatning undgås ,
"Some are thinking about a vanguard of pioneering States breaking new ground in terms of greater cooperation and paving the way for a stronger and more closely integrated Union.
de nye bestemmelser om omkostningsgodtgørelser til MEP'erne træder i kraft samtidig med statutten.
Similar solutions are part of the tradition of European integration.
Den 3.-4. juni 2003 vedtog EP et forslag til statut for MEP'erne.
And if we cast our minds back, we see that such solutions emerge in particular when times are toughest.
Men dette forslag lå langt fra Rådets holdning, og man kunne derfor ikke nå til enighed på baggrund af EP's juni-forslag.
Europe is essential and we must see it as beyond a simple conglomeration of nation-states otherwise we risk being left on the edge of history".