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Bonde fastslog, at trøsten er, at der nu måske skal være folkeafstemninger i alle EU-lande om forfatningstraktaten, som tager magt fra vælgerne og giver den til embedsmænd og det fjerne Europa-Parlament.
President Borrell also underlined that the Constitutional Affairs Committee would be drawing up its own report on the Constitutional Treaty.
Han håbede på frie og fair folkeafstemninger, hvor det går retfærdigt til.
He said that this would be the most important debate on Europe since the founding of the Union.
Efter at den ny EP-formand Josep BORRELL havde holdt sin programtale i EP i Strasbourg tirsdag den 14. september 2004, holdt han en pressekonference i briefingrummet pressesalen.
On the approval of the new Commission, President Borrell stated that it would not be a case of rubber-stamping, but the House would bring real political value to the process.
Borrell sagde, at EU - og dermed EP - har en "tung dagsorden" i den kommende tid, det drejer sig bl.a. om
He also said that he would call on Mr BARROSO and Mr SOLANA regularly to meet the political groups in Parliament as well as addressing the plenary.
EP's holdning til forfatningstraktaten : Der er her ikke
This would be before the Commission publishes its report on whether to open negotiations.
kun tale om en højre-venstre eller nord-syd debat, idet der er mange
The European Parliament, he said, should also deliver its opinion before the end of the year so as to engage in the process.
Borrell svarede, at han som EP-formand ikke kunne udtale sig partipolitisk, men at der foregår en mere intens debat på venstrefløjen end på højrefløjen, som er mindre splittet i dette spørgsmål.
This is why he had suggested setting up a temporary Committee on the financial perspective which could be chaired by the President himself.
En italiensk journalist fra TV-stationen RAI spurgte Borrell om, hvilket syn han havde på ratificeringsprocessen.
President Borrell also looked forward to hearing from Wim Kok on the progress made under the Lisbon agenda.
Borrell svarede, at Spanien er første land til at holde folkeafstemning om forfatningstraktaten - i slutningen af februar 2005 - og han venter et "ja" fra Spanien.
In conclusion, President Borrell said the dream of the reunification of Europe set out by the Union's founders had finally been achieved.
En spansk journalist fra dagbladet El Pais spurgte om, hvordan Borrell vil fremme mangetsprogetheden i EU og sprog, som ikke er arbejdssprog i EU.
For the EPP-ED group, Hans-Gert POETTERING (DE) said the main lines the President had set out would be supported by the whole of Parliament.
Borrell svarede, at man i øjeblikket i EP kun har 2 hold tolke, som dækker alle 20 officielle sprog i EU, og der er derfor problemer med at tolke til alle 20 sprog .
He pointed out that there was no representative of the Council present, which happened too often.
Mangetsprogetheden koster ca. 1/3 af EP-budgettet, som er på 1,2 mia. euro.
On the issue of the language regime in Parliament, he said that the use of all the official languages was a matter of respect for national cultures and backgrounds; a mark of Europe's unity in diversity.
Dvs. at der på årsbasis bruges ca. 400 mio. euro til mangetsprogetheden/multilinguismen , og da der er omkring 200 arbejdsdage, koster det ca. 2 mill. euro om dagen at have 20 officielle sprog i EP.
Regarding the confirmation hearings for the Commissioners-designate, he drew attention to his group's ten point plan to ensure the Commission respected Parliament's powers and subsidiarity, and worked for a less bureaucratic EU - the Commission would have to accept this before receiving his group's blessing.
Malta En maltesisk journalist spurgte, om han kunne tale maltesisk, og Borrell svarede, at det var han ikke sikker på.
Looking ahead to legislative issues, Mr Poettering highlighted the REACH package on industrial chemicals.
Journalisten fortsatte på engelsk og sagde, at de 5 maltesiske MEP'er ikke kan tale maltesisk i EP, og at de ikke har nogen indflydelse.
This was not just about chemicals, he said, it was a matter of where the balance should be struck between environmental protection and keeping and creating jobs.
Borrell svarede, at de maltesiske MEP'er har samme "magtkvote" til at øve indflydelse, som alle andre MEP'er.
He said that terrorism was never justified and needed to be fought with all our force, but this did not mean abandoning human rights.
MEP'ernes statut En journalist fra The European Voice spurgte om, hvordan man kommer ud af dødvandet om MEP'ernes statut .
It was important to remember that all human lives have equal value, regardless of nationality or religion.
Josep Borrell svarede, at han havde været i Den Haag den 8. september og talt med rådsformanden.
Finally, on the MEPs' Statute, he said the ball was in the Council's court, and that they should announce what they planned to do, if anything.
Rådet må forklare, hvorfor de ikke vil acceptere EP's forslag, og EP vil ikke fremsætte noget nyt forslag.
For the Socialist Group, Martin SCHULZ (DE) spoke of the dual legitimacy of the EU as a Union of states and peoples.
EP ved godt, hvilke lande, der har stemt imod i Rådet, men ingen har informeret EP om årsagerne.
With the Parliament representing the people, the language regime should not be seen as a burdensome evil - it should instead be highlighted, since it ensured any EU citizen could stand for election, regardless of national or educational background.
Tyrkiet På et spørgsmål fra et tyrkisk TV-selskab oplyste Borrell, at den tyrkiske premierminister Recep Erdogan kommer til Bruxelles den 23. september , hvor han deltager i et møde i EP's formandskonference.
On terrorism, he argued that violence could not be fought with violence and highlighted the importance of dialogue as a means of resolving differences and consolidating democracy.
Og det er kort før EU-Kommissionen fremlægger sin Tyrkiet-rapport den 6. oktober.
On the accession of Turkey, he said that EU business must be based on the respect for undertakings made.
EP har endnu ikke besluttet, hvilken MEP'er der skal være ordfører for EP's Tyrkiet-betænkning, oplyste Borrell.
Promises made over 40 years must be reliable.
Herunder bebudede Borrell, at EP tirsdag kl. 12 vil holde et minuts stilhed til minde om alle de børn, der blev ofre for terror i Beslan.
He promised to listen to what all Commissioners-designate had to say, regardless of their past ideological background.
Borrell anmodede i sidste uge EU's 25 stats- og regeringsledere om simultant at afholde et minuts stilhed på samtlige skoler i EU - en anmodning flere regeringer har imødekommet.
ALDE/ADLE group leader Graham WATSON (UK) spoke of the Parliament as a machine with thousands of moving parts producing a million words a week - it was up to President Borrell to keep it working.
Ligeledes vil Borrell tirsdag kl. 9 i sin åbningstale til EP beskæftige sig med "terrorismens svøbe set ud fra et politisk synspunkt" samt berøre den følelse af utryghed, mange medborgere i dag lever med.
None more than the President bore the burden of building Parliament's legitimacy.
Borrell understregede, at han ønsker at mindes alle, der er "faldet som ofre for terror overalt i verden herunder i New York, Madrid, Irak, Rusland, Mellemøsten, Indonesien og Afghanistan".
The EP needed, he said, to stand up for citizens, even sometimes against the Member States, as with the nine million stateless Roma, the population of Cyprus or indeed Gibraltar, the people of which were among his constituents.
Borrell afsluttede sit indlæg med at "appellere stærkt" til de personer, der tilbageholder to unge, italienske humanitære hjælpearbejdere i Irak samt til de, der har taget to franske journalister som gidsler.
He called on the President to continue to reform the Parliament itself, and argued that the House should call the Council's bluff by pushing forward work on the Members' Statute, beyond the package of the end of last year.
Herunder understregede Borrell, at det er uacceptabelt at tage gidsler, der forsøger at udføre et arbejde - henholdsvis for at hjælpe irakiske børn og informere verden om situationen i Irak.
On the Constitution, he told Mr Borrell to renew his frequent flyer package and travel around the continent, leading a campaign to get across the ideas of the Constitution.
Økonomiske og monetære anliggender
Parliament, he said finally, needed to work constantly to maintain and build citizens' trust.
Stabilitets- og vækstpagten:Mere fleksibilitet!
Monica FRASSONI (IT) for the Greens/EFA group spoke of the need to fight Euroscepticism and aim for an 80-90 per cent turnout at the next EP election.
Fredag den 3. september 2004 fremlagde EU-Kommissionen en meddelelse om stabilitets- og vækstpagten.
She said there was a need to challenge the drift to Parliament being an annex of the Council, with too much emphasis on the position of national delegations within the groups.
Formanden for Kommissionen Romano PRODI sagde, at formålet er at skabe en stærkere og mere troværdig stabilitets- og vækstpagt .
It was possible to have a visible supranational democracy, she said.
Almunia understregede, at "dette ikke er en a-la-carte-pagt" , men derimod "økonomisk fornuft i et EU med 25 medlemslande med stigende diversitet (forskellighed)".
The Commission needed to provide Parliament with sensitive documents, and MEPs should have a say in infringement proceedings and on trade issues.
Det ventes, at den endelige beslutning om tilpasning af stabilitets- og vækstpagten træffes i 1. halvår 2005 under det luxembourgske EU-formandskab.
It should avoid legislation being rushed through at first reading, and make sure it was not only the largest groups which had influence on the process.
Målet er at gøre pagtens regler mere effektive.
Perhaps, she said, it should be a full committee in the future.
ECOFIN i Scheveningen Den 10.-11. september 2004 holdt EU's økonomi- og finansministre - ECOFIN - et møde i badebyen Scheveningen ud for Den Haag i Holland om Kommissionens oplæg til ændring af stabilitets- og vækstpagten.
For the GUE/NGL group, Francis WURTZ (FR) spoke first of the legislative priorities ahead, expressing concern at the proposed directive on the liberalisation of services, the so-called Bolkestein directive, which he said would allow massive social dumping, if the social conditions of a company's country of origin applied everywhere.
Onsdag den 15. september 2004 mødte den hollandske finansminister Gerrit ZALM og den spanske EU-kommissær Joaquin ALMUNIA op i Europa-Parlamentet i Strasbourg for at gøre rede for forslaget til ændring af stabilitets- og vækstpagten og det uformelle ECOFIN-møde i Scheveningen.
He said action to achieve the Lisbon and Tampere II goals of full employment and leading competitiveness should start immediately, not waiting for the 2005 review.
Gerrit Zalm fastslog, at man havde haft et interessant møde i Scheveningen, hvor man havde debatteret på baggrund af 3 dokumenter:
On other matters, he highlighted concerns about the concentrations of the media in some Member States and the six million deaths around the world last year from AIDS, TB and malaria.
3 %-kriteriet skal ikke ændres og
Brian CROWLEY (IE) spoke for the UEN group.
fælles regler på dette område er den bedste garanti for,
After the tragedy of Beslan, he said, it was incumbent on Parliament to resist all kinds of violence.
at de gennemføres i alle lande.
It should be a beacon of hope, showing that there need be no clash of civilisations.
Den spanske EU-kommissær Joaquin Almunia sagde, at det afgørende er, at anvendelsen af stabilitets- og vækstpagten forbedres.
In this regard, he called on the President to show some flexibility to allow opening statements in Parliament to be made in languages other than the official ones, if a translation was provided in advance.
For det er bedre at tilpasse reglerne, end at de ikke overholdes!
Finally, he emphasised that the EP's role was to speak for those without a voice of their own.
Pöttering var glad for EU-Domstolens dom, ligesom han var glad for at ECOFIN-Rådet vil bibeholde grænserne på 3 % og 60 %.
In adopting a resolution on Darfur, MEPs underlined the need for dialogue and political negotiation rather than military intervention.
Vi bør således ikke ændre fortolkningen af pagten og traktaten.
A delegation of six MEPs visited Darfur from 2nd to 7th September and met many refugees, including those at the Zamzam camp which no other high level delegation had yet visited.
Og vi skal undgå en ny gældssætningspolitik i EU, som vi alle kommer til at betale for, sluttede Pöttering.
MEPs recalled that the refugees and internally displaced people met by the Parliamentary delegation in Chad said that they all belonged to non-Arab tribes.
Hvert land må således løse sine egne problemer.
MEPs were prudent in the use of the term so as not to devalue it but they underline the gravity of the crimes committed against humanity.
Den tyske FDP'er Wolf KLINZ talte på vegne af den liberale gruppe.
MEPs strongly condemned the Sudanese government for its support of the militia and the impunity accorded to them.
Klinz fastslog, at pagten truer med at blive en "papirtiger" , idet Tyskland og Frankrig overtræder reglerne for tredje år i træk.
To end this situation, MEP called on the UN Security Council to consider a total embargo on arms as well as other targeted sanctions against those responsible for the atrocities, but also ensuring that the sanctions do not add to the suffering of the population.
Også han var enig i, at 3 %-kriteriet skal overholdes.
They therefore called on the Sudanese government to invest more in the negotiations with rebel forces.
Realiteten passer ikke til reglerne, derfor tilpasser man reglerne til realiteten.
The House wished to see a global solution to be found, both for peace in Darfur (following the negotiations in Abuja) and in the South of the country.
Den franske grønne Alain LIPIETZ beklagede, at Rådet ikke har sanktioneret de store EU-lande, der bryder reglerne, medens den tyske PDS'er Sahra WAGENKNECHT-NIEMEYER fastslog, at pagten ikke har ført til stabilitet og vækst, men derimod til større arbejdsløshed.
In order to ensure the safety of civilians, MEPs called for consideration to be given to the establishment of an international police force to increase protection and security for civilians at risk and with a view to advising and supporting the Sudanese police and to restoring civilians' confidence and sense of security.
Wagenknecht-Niemeyer afviste Kommissionens forslag og fastslog, at man bør begrave de neo-liberale dogmer.
MEPs were particularly concerned at the plight of women in Sudan, where many have been raped and have lost children.
Karin Riis-Jørgensen bad Poul Nyrup Rasmussen om at tage fat i forbundskansler Gerhard Schröder , så han overholder reglerne.
The European Parliament delegation was composed of Luisa MORGANTINI (GUE/NGL, IT) Head of delegation, Jana HYBASKOVA (EPP-ED, CZ), Glenys KINNOCK (PES, UK), Ana GOMES (PES, PT), Fiona HALL (ALDE/ADLE, UK) and Emma BONINO (ALDE/ADLE, IT).
Mere fleksible regler vil nemlig ikke hjælpe Schröder.
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Irak:På vej mod borgerkrig?
MEPs call for hostages in Iraq to be freed immediately
Situationen i Irak
Motion for resolutions on the situation in Iraq
Onsdag den 15. september 2004 havde Europa-Parlamentet i Strasbourg en debat om situationen i Irak.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the current situation in Iraq by 533 votes in favour to 43 against with 26 abstentions.
Debatten fandt sted dagen efter at 47 mennesker var blevet dræbt af en bilbombe i Irak og ugen efter, at det amerikanske tabstal var steget til over 1.000 døde amerikanske soldater efter afslutningen af krigen mod Irak.
MEPs express their strong condemnation of all indiscriminate terrorist attacks against civilians, religious minorities, police forces and soldiers of the multinational force.
Efter Irak-debatten vedtog Europa-Parlamentet en beslutning om situation i Irak.
MEPs particularly condemn in the strongest terms the abduction of French journalists Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot, as well as Italian aid workers Simona Torretta and Simona Pari.
EP fordømmer på det skarpeste alle terrorangreb mod civile, religiøse mindretal, politistyrker og soldater fra den multinationale styrke, gidseltagning blandt journalister og NGO-personale, og de grusomme mord, der er blevet begået og stadig er ustraffede.
They demand their " immediate unconditional release ", as well as that of all other hostages, " whatever their national origin ", and the repatriation of the remains of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni.
EP vedtog beslutningen med 533 stemmer for, 43 imod medens 26 undlod at stemme.
The Parliament urges the Presidency of the Council, the High Representative for CFSP and the Commission, in co-operation with the Member States concerned, to take " an immediate and concrete initiative for the release of hostages ".
FN-resolution 1546 EP noterer sig den enstemmigt vedtagne FN-resolution 1546 fra FN's Sikkerhedsråd, hvori det bekræftes, at den irakiske overgangsregering, der tiltrådte den 30. juni 2004, er suveræn, og EP støtter at resolutionen gennemføres.
MEPs also call on the new Iraqi government authorities and the religious communities in the country to condemn strongly, clearly and unequivocally every form of terrorism.
I beslutningen kræver Europa-Parlamentet, at valgene til overgangsnationalforsamlingen , som efter planen skal afholdes i januar 2005 og betragtes som et afgørende skridt hen imod etableringen af et demokratisk Irak, bliver retfærdige og frie .
In that regard, the elections to the Transitional National Assembly, which are scheduled to be held by January 2005, are considered a major step towards the establishment of a democratic Iraq, be free and fair.
EP støtter Kommissionens forslag om at afsætte yderligere 200 mio. euro i EU-bidrag til genopbygningen af Irak i 2005 .
MEPs support the Commission proposal to allocate a further €200 million EU contribution towards Iraq's reconstruction in 2005.
Synlig EU-rolle i Irak?
However, on the reconstruction of Iraq the EU was now united.
Men sikkerhedssituationen i Irak er meget afgørende for, om EU kan bidrage til genopbygningen.
He also welcomed the agreement struck in Najaf as a " step in the right direction. "
EU's indsats bør være i overensstemmelse med det irakiske folks behov , og EU bør bidrage til merværdi og synergi.
The EU would contribute and work on crisis management, re-establishing the Iraqi police force, maintaining the rule of law and facilitating elections.
Den britiske EU-udenrigskommissær Chris PATTEN var glad for, at Europa-Parlamentet i de forløbne 5 år - hvor han havde været kommissær - havde givet demokratiske rødder til EU's udenrigspolitik, som ikke kan overlades til diplomatiske eksperter.
Minister Bot also welcomed Kofi Annan's recent words on the UN's role in Iraq and recalled that sufficient protection for their offices would have to be provided.
EP har således ydet stor indflydelse på udenrigspolitikken.
The Minister stated that the EU would work with Iraq's interim President and would soon be in a position to spell out a " clear- cut offer " to his administration.
Patten understregede, at hvis det går galt med de demokratiske valg i Irak i januar 2005, så kommer vi alle til at lide under det.
Commissioner Chris PATTEN , in what was likely to be his last speech to Parliament in his role as External Relations Commissioner, said the disagreement between EU Member States over the Iraq war was unquestionably the worst shambles of the past five years in the field of external relations.
Patten erindrede om, at EU har lovet at yde 200 mio. euro til Irak i 2004, og han håbede, at man bliver enige om også at yde 200 mio. euro i 2005.
If there was any doubt, this had showed that there could be no common foreign policy when the larger EU states were in clear disagreement.
Sikkerhedsklimaet i Irak er imidlertid dårligt, og udbetalingerne går langsomt.
Whatever the answers, he pointed out that the war was a fact: Saddam had been overthrown and the regime changed.
Patten var overbevist om, at den multilaterale vej er den rigtige.
Violence was raging across Iraq, while a new interim government attempted to organise elections.
Han erindrede om Kommissionens meddelelse af 9. juni 2004 om "Den Europæiske Union og Irak.
Regardless of past stances, " we are all up to our ears in Iraq, and we will all suffer if it goes badly, so we must work together ."
Rammen for et engagement" , og at Kommissionen lægger særlig vægt på at støtte det kommende valg i Irak.
Mr Patten pointed out that €200m had been allocated for Iraq this year, and he hoped the same amount would be available next year.
Han mente ikke, at det ville være muligt med valgobservatører, og at det vil være vanskeligt og farligt at åbne et kontor i Bagdad .
The EU was also ready to help in whatever way it could with the planned elections, though a traditional observer mission would clearly not be possible, said the Commissioner.
Den amerikanske unilateralisme førte ikke til fred, og USA er nu vendt tilbage til multilateralismen - takket være det amerikanske udenrigsministerium.
Turning to the wider issue of Europe's relationship with the United States, Commissioner Patten noted that the US administration seemed now to be more interested in multilateralism and even in the UN than it had before the war began.
Chris Patten citerede i denne forbindelse Machiavelli , som havde sagt, at "det er en god ide at blive beundret, og ikke frygtet."
On the other hand, he said Europe should not mistake sniping at the Americans for a common foreign and security policy.
Patten sluttede med at fastslå, at EU's udenrigspolitik ikke bør være at lange ud efter USA, idet vi står over for de samme problemer.
Europe, he said, needed to answer the difficult question of how force could be used to back up international law, a question that was too often ducked.
"EU bør være en superpartner for en respekteret global leder - ikke en superkrybskytte", fastslog Patten under sin formodentlig sidste tale i Europa-Parlamentet.
Europe should find a way to be a " super-partner " for the US, if America was willing to engage with its allies.
Under den politiske ordførerrunde sagde den spanske PPE'er Jose SALAFRANCA SANCHEZ-NEYRA , at EU var uacceptabelt svag i Irakspørgsmålet, og at man havde oplevet endnu en forfærdelig dag i Bagdad.
European and American citizens, who faced the same problems and dangers, deserved better than a confrontation between testosterone on one side of the Atlantic and superciliousness on the other.
Salafranca roste Chris Patten, som altid har været positiv og samarbejdsvillig.
He expressed regret that the Council, in its statement to the House, had not mentioned specifically the French, Italian and Syrian hostages.
Besættelsen: Tragisk fejltagelse!
The EU could not be apathetic to the crisis, he remarked.
De amerikanske konservative har således skabt mere terrorisme.
He criticised the US administration for using the wrong tactics against terrorism and called for a return to mulitilateralism.
Formanden for den liberale gruppe, skotten Graham WATSON fastslog, at Irak er brudt sammen, og det kan sprede sig til naboerne.
He said his group supported the extra €200m for the reconstruction of Iraq as proposed by the Commission.
En international styrke bør dæmme op for mordene og gidseltagningen i landet.
The EU should focus its efforts on rebuilding civil society and facilitating the elections in January 2005.
EU har erfaring med at genopbygge infrastruktur og skabe en ny forfatning.
For the Greens/EFA group, Angelika BEER (DE) said that the EU had an interest in a peaceful solution in Iraq and in the wider Middle East, including Israel and Palestine.
Den tyske grønne Angelika BEER fastslog, at EU bør påtage sig fælles politisk ansvar, og at vi frem for alt bør være troværdige.
The whole House should reject violent actions, speaking out against such attacks as that which killed 47 the previous day in Baghdad.