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Eftergivelse af gæld De mindst udviklede lande bør få eftergivet deres gæld , da de stærkest forgældede landes udgifter til gældsafvikling udgør en fjerdedel af deres eksportindtægter.
Parliament therefore demanded that special attention be given to third countries which do not implement, or do not implement properly, the recommendations for preventing fraud as indicated in a study by the IMO (International Maritime Organisation).
U-landene:Sundhed og fattigdom
Stopping violence against women and children - Daphne II to be launched in 2004
Ordfører: John BOWIS (PPE-DE, UK)
Lissy GRÖNER (PES, D)
Procedure: Den ikke-lovgivningsmæssige procedure
Daphne I, which had a budget of € 20m for 2000 - 2003, was unable to keep pace with the increase in violence and the imminent accession of new countries to the EU.
1,4 mia. euro af EU's officielle udviklingsbistand forvaltes af ikke-statslige aktører.
Parliament believes this amount will not be nearly enough to enable a larger number of NGOs to take part in the programme and to meet the needs of the new Member States.
Howitt-betænkningen blev vedtaget med 284 stemmer mod 8 - medens 9 undlod at stemme.
This will enable Daphne II to start up in 2004 and avoid a conflict with the Council.
Ordfører: Fernando FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN (PPE-DE, E)
India - Mumbai bomb attack
Kommissionens meddelelse til Rådet og Europa-Parlamentet om en særlig ramme for bistand til traditionelle AVS-bananleverandører (Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 856/1999) - Kommissionens toårige rapport 2002
Joint motion for a resolution on the bomb attacks in Mumbai
EP vedtog en betænkning af den spanske PPE'er Fernando FERNANDEZ MARTIN om en meddelelse fra Kommissionen om en særlig ramme for bistand til traditionelle AVS-bananleverandører.
In the wake of the terrorist bomb attacks near the Gateway of India and in the Zaveri Bazaar on 25 August which killed and injured many civilians, Parliament adopted a joint resolution strongly condemning the terrorist bomb attacks.
Ubunden bistandshjælp: Ineffektiv bunden bistand!
The House also welcomed the fact that the Foreign Minister of Pakistan condemned the bombings.
Ordfører: Fernando FERNÁNDEZ MARTÍN (PPE-DE, E)
Finally, MEPs called for the efforts at rapprochement between India and Pakistan to continue.
Den bundne bistand har vist sig at være ineffektiv!
Furthermore, Parliament called on the Council to introduce further tough measures targeted against the SPDC, its members and their interests.
Økonomiske og monetære anliggender
MEPs also called on the Council and the Commission to show their readiness, in collaboration with the UN, to help facilitate the National Reconciliation process in Burma.
Basel II:Bankers egenkapital
Press enquiries: Richard Freedman (Strasbourg) tel.(33) 3 881 73785 (Brussels) tel.(32-2) 28 41448 e-mail : rfreedman@eurparl.eu.int
Ordfører: Alexander RADWAN (PPE-DE, D)
Liberia - welcome for peace accord
Rapport om kravene til bankernes kapitalgrundlag (Basel II)
Joint motion for a resolution on the situation in Liberia
EP vedtog en initiativbetænkning af den tyske socialdemokrat Alexander RADWAN om nye regler for bankers egenkapital .
Given the recent peace agreement signed in Accra on 18 August 2003 which provides for a transitional government and elections in October 2005, Parliament adopted a joint resolution with 69 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention welcoming this agreement and called upon all the parties to the agreement to implement it in good faith.
Det overordnede formål er at forbedre bankernes risikovurderinger.
The House commended Nigeria in particular, for swiftly making available troops to be deployed to protect the civilian population and humanitarian relief.
EU-Kommissionen vil i foråret 2004 fremlægge et direktivforslag om, hvordan Basel-aftalen kan indarbejdes i EU's lovgivning.
However, Parliament is concerned that the Multinational Force currently numbers only 2,127 men with most of them being taking up in Monrovia.
Basel-aftalen vedrører banker, der opererer internationalt, og som udgør en risiko for stabiliteten i det internationale finanssystem.
The House regretted that Security Council Resolution 1497 provides " exclusive jurisdiction " over persons who commit a crime as part of the Liberia peace keeping mission to the state that sent them.
Der arbejdes i øjeblikket på en Basel II-aftale, der forventes klar inden udgangen af 2003.
Press enquiries: Richard Freedman (Strasbourg) tel.(33) 3 881 73785 (Brussels) tel.(32-2) 28 41448 e-mail : rfreedman@eurparl.eu.int
Ordfører: Helena TORRES MARQUES (PSE, P)
Budgetary Control
Forslag til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning om:
CRS Employee involvement – May Employee participation – June I Employment strategy – March I, June I Health care for the elderly - Jan I Statistic on income - May
1. administrativt samarbejde vedrørende merværdiafgift
Environment & Consumer Policy
2. ændring af retsgrundlaget for forslag til Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets direktiv om ændring af Rådets direktiv 77/799/EØF om gensidig bistand mellem medlemsstaternes kompetente myndigheder inden for området direkte og indirekte skatter
Burma – June I Cambodia – March I Chechnya - Jan I Cuba – Apr Egypt – Apr Equatorial Guinea - Jan I Indonesia – June I Kazakhstan - Feb Macao – Apr Myanmar – March I Nigeria – Amina Lawal – March I North Korea - Jan I Uganda - July UN Commission - Jan II Venezuela - Feb Zimbabwe –Feb, June I
Procedure: Den fælles beslutningsprocedure - Førstebehandling (***I)
Preliminary rulings – June I Public service contracts – July Tractors – Apr Uncontested claims – Apr Vehicle blind spots - July
EP vedtog en betænkning af den finske PPE'er Piia-Noora KAUPPI om et forslag til forordning om gensdidig bistand mellem medlemslandenes myndigheder om direkte og indirekte skatter.
Breast cancer – June I Economic reform – March I Gender budgeting – July Gender mainstreaming in EP – March I Rural areas - July Social partners – March I Sports and women – June I Structural Funds – March I
Ugen I Parlementet : 22-09-2003(s)
The Week : 22-09-2003(s)
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(32-2) 284 14 48
Medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet
Close: Thursday 25 September 2003
Forfatningsudkastet og regeringskonferencen:Ingen væsentlige ændringer, tak!
MEPs warn WTO members against the risks for developing countries, and especially less developed countries, inherent in unilateral trade policies.
I betænkningen - der var udarbejdet af den spanske PPE'er José Maria GIL-ROBLES og den græske socialist Dimitris TSATSOS - fastslår EP, at det er vigtigt, at regeringskonferencen ikke ændrer afgørende på det kompromis, som Konventet om Europas fremtid nåede frem til med forfatningsudkastet/forfatningstraktaten.
MEPs called on the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which begins in early October, not to challenge the consensus achieved by the Convention and to approve the draft treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe " without altering its basic balance while aiming at reinforcing its coherence ".
Under Europa-Parlamentets debat om Konventets forfatningsudkast - som skal behandles på regeringskonferencen, som starter den 4. oktober i Rom - var der bred enighed om, at det er vigtigt, at EU's stats- og regeringschefer ikke ændrer afgørende på det kompromis, som Konventet om Europas fremtid nåede frem til.
Parliament gave the green light for the IGC to start on 4 October in Rome and it supports the Italian Presidency's intention of winding up the proceedings by December this year.
Flere talere udtrykte bekymring for, at regeringskonferencen ville udvande Konventets forfatningsudkast, så vi ender med en "Nice II-fiasko" med laveste fællesnævner .
If their constitutions allow, all Member States should then hold a referendum, if possible on the same day as the European elections.
EP holdt sig i det store og hele til forfatningsudvalgets udkast, selvom man vedtog 9 ændringsforslag fra PPE-gruppen og den socialistiske gruppe, som var lette omformuleringer af den oprindelige tekst.
The Parliament welcomed the progress achieved with the drafting of the Constitution for Europe, " even if not all demands in respect of democracy, transparency and efficiency in the European Union were met ".
Folkeafstemninger Europa-Parlamentet håber, at den nye traktat vil kunne underskrives af de 25 EU-medlemslande på "Europa-dagen" den 9. maj 2004 , og at de medlemslande der afholder folkeafstemninger om den nye traktat, gør det på den samme dag, hvor man afholder valg til Europa-Parlamentet i juni 2004.
The House therefore spoke of the " important steps towards a more democratic, efficient and transparent European Union " but also of the " aspects requiring further monitoring " and the " shortcomings " of the draft Constitution.
Europæisk forfatningstraktat EP finder det passende at anvende udtrykket europæisk forfatningstraktat for traktaten om en forfatning for Europa, da der er tale om en tekst, som udtrykker de europæiske borgeres og medlemsstaternes vilje på en højtidelig og udførlig måde.
Parliament also endorsed the solidarity clause regarding the fight against terrorism and the possibility of structural co-operation in security and defence policy while respecting the Alliance commitments.
Man noterer sig med tilfredshed, at forfatningsudkastet i vid udstrækning er baseret på værdierne, principperne og institutionerne i Europas forfatningstradition , idet der dog er givet plads til tilføjelser og forbedringer, og på den måde i høj grad har karakter af en forfatning.
Among the points to be welcomed, MEPs highlighted the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the simplification of EU acts, the abolition of the pillar structure, the wider use of the co-decision procedure and of qualified majority voting, the election of the President of the Commission by Parliament, the introduction of the citizen's right of legislative initiative, the possibility of structural co-operation in security and defence policy " while respecting Alliance commitments " , and the separation of the Euratom Treaty from the legal structure of the future Constitution.
Behovet for økonomisk og social samhørighed og samordning af medlemslandenes økonomiske politikker,
As regards the ” shortcomings ”, the House voiced concern about ” unsatisfactory answers to some fundamental questions ”, particularly regarding the consolidation of economic and social cohesion policy, the co-ordination of economic policy, the appointment of members of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, the continuation of unanimous voting in Council for the CFSP and certain areas of social policy.
Indførelse af 2 kategorier af kommissærer , idet kollegialitet forudsætter stemmeret for alle kommissærer m.m.
During the debate, several MEPs highlighted the fact that Parliament was for the first time expressing its views on the convening of an IGC in full knowledge of the text which would be the basis for the negotiations.
Han fastslog, at det italienske formandskab ikke vil acceptere tilbageslag, som forringer Konventets udkast.
Mr Antonione called for the future Treaty to be signed between the date of entry of the ten accession countries, May 2004, and the elections of the European Parliament. "
Formanden for den socialistiske gruppe, spanieren Enrique BARON støttede Michel Barniers forslag om en "europæisk ratificeringsdag", hvor alle 25 lande ratificerer på samme dag.
National Parliaments, he stated, would act as the " watchdog of subsidiarity " ensuring that the EU did not go beyond the powers conferred to it by the Member States.
Den østrigske grønne Johannes VOGGENHUBER var af den opfattelse, at den kommende regeringskonference udgør en reel trussel mod Konventets forfatningsudkast, og hvor vi risikerer en "Nice II-løsning" med laveste fælles nævner .
For the Greens/EFA group, Johannes VOGGENHUBER (A) underlined the success of the Convention method that brought greater democracy, such as the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into the future Constitution.
Folkeafstemninger i alle lande!
Finally, he pointed out that a qualified majority voting should be granted for any future revision of the Constitution.
Men kernen er, at forfatningsudkastet flytter magten fra de demokratisk valgte til embedsmænd, og at det beskærer vore demokratier.
However, she warned that the EU was making law that was not always implemented and she called for the all institutions to produce cost-benefit analyses of amendments proposed to legislation.
Men der er fortsat meget at gøre, og hvis forfatningsudkastet åbnes, så burde man gøre mere for ligestillingen.
Firstly, it would be a mistake to revert back to the voting system stipulated in the Nice Treaty, as requested by the Spanish government.
"Demokratisk landvinding" Lone Dybkjær - der havde deltaget i Konventets arbejde som suppleant - talte i anden omgang på vegne af den liberale gruppe, og hun fastslog, at vi bør støtte forfatningsudkastet, og at Konventsmetoden er kommet for at blive.
Secondly, by providing ' one vote per commissioner ', the college " might be transformed into a sort of coreper ".
Ingen anden region i verden har så flotte værdier og målsætninger , fastslog Lone Dybkjær.
Citing the example of the Abattoirs Directive, he stated that the EU Ministers had come to agreement on a 12 page document.
Endvidere får de nationale parlamenter mere ansvar.
He stated that the UK should involve MPs more in the transposition of directives, as was the case in other Member States.
”Prestiges” forlis:Hvilken lektie kan vi lære?
Patentability of computerised inventions
Ordfører: Dirk STERCKX (ELDR, B)
Arlene McCARTHY (PES, North West)
Skærpelse af sikkerheden til søs efter olietankeren Prestiges forlis
Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
Endelig var der uenighed om, hvorvidt Europa-Parlamentet skulle nedsætte et midlertidigt undersøgelsesudvalg om "Prestiges" forlis - og konsekvenserne af miljøkatastrofen.
MEPs also strictly define what is meant by the " technical contribution ", also called " invention ", it means a contribution to the state of the art in a technical field.
EP vedtog en betænkning af den belgiske liberale Dirk STERCKX om olietankeren "Prestiges" forlis ud for Galiciens kyst i november 2002, og om hvilken lektie vi kan lære af denne miljøkatastrofe .
The technical character of the contribution is one of the four requirements for patentability.
I Sterckx-betænkningen lægger EP op til en skærpelse af sikkerheden til søs.
Additionally, to deserve a patent, the technical contribution has to be new, non-obvious, and susceptible of industrial application.
"Prestige"-katastrofen har vist, at bestemmelserne for nødstedte skibe fortsat er utilstrækkelige, og man opfordrer medlemslandene til - i samarbejde med det Europæiske Agentur for Søfartssikkerhed - at sikre hurtig og fuld overensstemmelse mellem de nationale katastrofeberedskaber og udpegning af nødhavne/tilflugtshavne.
Accordingly, inventions involving computer programs which implement business, mathematical or other methods and do not produce any technical effects beyond the normal physical interactions between a program and the computer, network or other programmable apparatus in which it is run should not be patentable.
Med 315 stemmer mod 183 - medens 6 undlod at stemme - besluttede EP at opfordre Europa-Parlamentets Formandskonference til at behandle enhver anmodning om nedsættelse af et midlertidigt udvalg positivt, som efter en detaljeret analyse vil foretage en tilbundsgående undersøgelse af årsagerne til og følgerne af katastrofen forårsaget af "Prestiges" forlis.
Finally, MEPs also introduce a " grace period " in respect of elements of a patent application for any type of invention disclosed prior to the date of the application.
Årsagerne til "Prestige"-ulykken EP mener, at denne parlamentariske betænkning - Sterckx-betænkningen - udgør et vigtigt skridt hen imod en klarlæggelse af årsagerne til "Prestige"-katastrofen .
It is maintained that this would be particularly useful for innovative SMEs and co-operation between universities and industry.
Man mener imidlertid, at det parlamentariske arbejde på baggrund af den omfattende udvikling, som for nylig er sket, de nye skøn over mængden af olieudslippet fra vraget og behovet for at fastslå ethvert ansvar, bør ajourføres og fortsættes, således at man kan få et fuldstændigt billede af årsagerne til og følgerne af ulykken.
However, such an innovation could not be introduced solely for patents for computer-implemented inventions without a prior study of its impact and its compatibility with the Community's international obligations under, for instance, TRIPs.
katastrofeberedskab og
But it is to firstly clarify the scope of patentability of software.
veludstyrede havne.
Secondly, the aim was to harmonise on the base of existing practises, he added.
udveksling af "bedste praksis",
He expressed his concern on a number of the House's amendments, which were " unacceptable to the Commission ".
fremme af samarbejdet mellem medlemslandene og
For him, two consequences, unforeseen by some Members of Parliament, may arise and cause further inconveniences.
indførelse af EU-retningslinier eller mindstekrav på dette område.
As a result, this would not only maintain legal uncertainty but also push back from the general objective.
Under fremlæggelsen af sin betænkning sagde Dirk Sterckx, at tanken med udvalgsarbejdet var at forbedre sikkerheden til søs, og at lære lektien af "Prestiges" forlis.
Arlene McCARTHY (PES, North West), the rapporteur, made it clear that her report was not about introducing a new patent law, nor was it about patenting software and extending the scope of patents.
Hvad gik galt?
This despite much lobbying to the contrary.
Sterckx pegede bl.a. på 4 lektier vi kan lære af "Prestiges" forlis:
She stated that she was against going down the US route of patenting software and cited the " one click " Amazon patent as an example of a bad patent law.
Der var ingen nødhavn, hvor ulykken fandt sted, og det var en fejl at slæbe skibet til havs, hvilket blot forværrede katastrofen.
Mrs McCarthy rejected the criticisms from small and medium sized enterprises, stating that she had received letters from SMEs calling for such legislation to be introduced.
Han håbede på, at Kommissionen ville fremlægge et lovforslag om nødhavne/tilflugtshavne,
A company from the South West of England, specialising in voice recognition technology, had written to her welcoming her report.
Gamle skibe skal kontrolleres bedre .
This would ensure interoperability, and she underlined that this was not just about big business.
En af ballasttankene i "Prestige" var ikke kontrolleret ordentligt.
The introduction of affordable patents and the protection of open-source community formed important parts of her report.
Dobbeltskrogede skibe er dog ingen mirakelkur, og nogle eksperter mener, at dobbeltskrogede skibe vil få problemer med rust og metaltræthed om 25 år,
Speaking on behalf of the Industry Committee, Elly PLOOIJ-VAN GORSEL (ELDR, NL) stated that in her nine years of working in the European Parliament, she had never been lobbied in such an aggressive way.
Det er nødvendigt med en europæisk kystvagt til at bekæmpe olieforureningsulykker og
For her, the aim was to harmonise but, she argued, that there was legal uncertainty to what is patentable to software.
Det er nødvendigt med et uafhængigt organ til at undersøge miljøforureningsulykker til søs.
For the Culture Committee, Michel ROCARD (PES, F) stressed that the debate is complicated both in legal and computer terms. "
I dag er de alt for ofte part i sagen.
What is at stake is tens of billions of euros ", he reminded the House.
Dirk Sterckx fastslog, at søfartens frihed ikke er absolut, og at det er nødvendigt med mere kontrol med skibe under bekvemmelighedsflag, og mere kontrol med besætningerne.
He explained that copyright rules try to protect the inventors, whereas software is built on the creation and human knowledge of the past.
Gennemfør EU-lovgivningen!
He believes that the multiplications of patents were highly dangerous for SMEs and individual inventors. "
Den spanske EU-kommissær Loyola DE PALACIO fandt, at det var en fremragende betænkning.
We accept the Commission's proposal, but some may think, such as Members of my group, that it doesn't go far enough ", he concluded.
Hun mindede om Erika I- og Erika II-pakkerne og mente, at hvis de var gennemført i praksis, så var "Prestige"-katastrofen slet ikke forekommet.
Joachim WUERMELING (D), for the EPP-ED group, broadly supported the rapporteur, and he alluded to the technical and legal difficulties surrounding the issue.
Under ordførerrunden sagde den græske PPE'er Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS , at der er tale om et meget kompliceret spørgsmål med mange aspekter.
For the PES group, Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA (PES, E) also underlined that the proposed legislation was not about patenting software, a common misconception of some in the IT industry.
Der er mange problemer, men et af dem er, at den gældende EU-lovgivning ikke respekteres.
The US model of allowing patents for computer software, he stated, was not a model that the EU should follow.
Dobbeltskrogede skibe er en god ting, men det er ingen universalløsning.
Toine MANDERS (NL), for the Liberals, underlined that it was difficult, but necessary, to make a distinction between copyright and patenting.
Det britiske labourmedlem Brian SIMPSON mente, at der er tale om en klar og afbalanceret betænkning.
The reference to a grace period, he stated, overlaps with an on-going debate in general patenting law, as a similar concept exists in some legal systems (in particular the US), but not in the European Union legislation.
Der er dog behov for yderligere undersøgelser af katastrofen og dens konsekvenser, og der er behov for et midlertidigt undersøgelsesudvalg, ellers er der tale om ansvarsforflygtigelse, sluttede Brian Simpson
Specifically, elements disclosed by the applicant for a patent over a period of six months before the date of the application, he outlined, should not be considered to be part of the state of the art when assessing that particular claim.
Hurtigere udfasning!
It leaves some doubts, as our intention is to create more development for SMEs in this area ", she added.
Den hollandske liberale Herman VERMEER opfordrede Kommissionen til at følge op på de forslag, der fremlægges i Sterckx-betænkningen.
Arguing that this incentive could involve too many costs for the SME sector, she called on Members to listen more to what SMEs were saying.
Vermeer lagde stor vægt på, at enkeltskrogede olietankskibe udfases hurtigere end planlagt, og at man vedtager en ophugningsplan, så de ikke ender i u-landene eller i det fjerne Østen.
Raina Mercedes ECHERER (A), who spoke on behalf of the Greens/EFA group, stated that " in the market, if someone wants to use a patent to abuse a dominant position, they can do that ".
Politisk kamp Den tyske PDS'er Helmuth MARKOV pegede på den politiske kamp, man havde haft i transportudvalget, om man skulle nedsætte et undersøgelsesudvalg.
For Antonio MUSSA (I), who spoke on behalf of the UEN group, " computers are the backbone of development in all countries of the world and innovation is predicted through patentability ".
Den spanske grønne Camilo NOGUEIRA ROMÁN fastslog, at i Galicien vil man aldrig mere se en sådan katastrofe igen.
He understood the need for protection of copyright but did not see the need for introducing patents for actual computer software.
Der har været 6 alvorlige ulykker på 30 år, men Erika-pakkerne er ikke gennemført i praksis i medlemslandene, så det kan ske igen!
Marco CAPPATO (I), a non-attached Member, stated that he was broadly in favour of the rapporteur's position.
Han kritiserede de spanske myndigheders holdning, og han gik ind for nedsættelsen af et midlertidigt undersøgelsesudvalg i EP om årsagen til ulykken.
The small dividing line between patenting computer software and patenting computer implemented inventions could lead, he warned, to much confusion.
Måske kan man vedtage "Galicien-protokollen" - ligesom vi har "Kyoto-protokollen?
It was about protecting genuine inventions rather than patenting software.