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Hr. for mand, ærede kolleger, der findes ikke små nationer og store magthavere: Der findes en verden, der stråler i hele sin glans af forskellighed.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this world does not consist of great powers and small peoples: it is a firmament of -diversity shining in all its splendour.
At slukke et lys er ensbetydende med at udslukke en kultur, hvorved alle bliver fattigere.
If this light is put out, then a civilization is smothered and we are all left the poorer.
Jeg forstår, at estlændere, letlændere og litauere mener, at Sovjetunionens ombygning ikke kan være deres opgave. Men vort hus, også selv om det hidtil kun har været parlament for tolv stater, bør gen nemtænke hele problemet med alle dets aspekter.
It would therefore be distressing if our Parliament were unable to speak with a single voice on a joint resolution reaffirming that which the Soviet Parliament itself acknowledged to be an illegal act, an act which had to be reversed.
Hoff (S). — (DE) Hr. formand, jeg konstaterer på gruppens vegne, at resultatet af den af litauerne afholdte folkeafstemning er en imponerende tilkendegivelse af deres uafhængighedsvilje, hvad enten man synes om det eller ej.
HOFF (S). — (DE) Mr President, on behalf of my group, I would emphasize that the outcome of the plebiscite held in Lithuania is an impressive demonstration of the desire for independence, regardless of whether one welcomes that or not.
En særlig tak til Simeoni og De Giovanni for deres indlæg.
The political problems will unfortunately not be solved by these two referendums.
mod europæisk Politisk Union.
Soviet Union.
Hvad Golfkonflikten angår, har pressen givet det indtryk, at der har været kaos i EF, hvilket er fuldstændig forkert.
I myself would like to follow others like Mr Simeoni who have recently visited the Baltic Republic, and visit them myself in the very near future.
Hvad værre er, der er i den britiske presse en øredøvende stilhed om, hvad Parlamentet og Det Europæiske Fællesskab foretager sig i spørgsmålet om de baltiske stater.
I hope that public opinion in my own country, the United Kingdom, is aware that we are supporting our common political interests in this way.
Jeg synes, det tjener Det Europæiske Fællesskab til ære, at vi allerede har en fælles udenrigspolitik, og at vi har fordømt Sovjet unionens ulovlige besættelse af Estland, Letland og Litauen. I lighed med hr. Simeoni og andre, som har besøgt de baltiske republikker for nylig, kunne jeg tænke mig selv at besøge dem i nærmeste fremtid.
It seems essential to me that we should call on all those involved to sit down at the negotiating table, abandon ing the use of force and policies of faits accomplis, and find ways of moving towards one another.
Oplysning og en føderativ republik kan kun opnås, hvis der er pressefrihed, dvs. hvis militæret trækkes til bage fra tv-stationer og pressecentre.
I look forward to a much greater awareness in my country of the great steps we have taken towards European political union and I am grateful that this House is united across partypolitical frontiers on this important point, because on the fate of the Baltic peoples rests our own fate and the future of European democracy.
Ford (S). — (EN) Hr. formand, situationen i de baltiske stater minder mig lidt om 1956, hvor en anden Mellemøstkrise, nemlig den engelsk-franske invasion af Suez, overskyggede den brutale under trykkelse af den ungarske revolution.
Even if we wished to endorse the view taken by the Baltic states that President Gorbachev's proposal for a new Union Treaty is inadequate and that the Baits are entitled to independence without delay because they were wrongly annexed — though wrongs have also occurred elsewhere — we should still also have to take account of two essential factors in return.
Den ulovlige besættelse af de tre baltiske republikker er faktisk det sidste vidnesbyrd om Hitler-Stalinpagten. Mit eget land har stadig en litauisk ambassade og en litauisk ambassadør, som er officielt anerkendt, og som har været i landet, siden Litauen brutalt blev invaderet og ulovligt besat.
DE GIOVANNI (GUE). — (IT) Mr President, we are all witness to the decisive role in world balance played by the Soviet Union in relation to the Gulf crisis and what may still be the international function of perestroika.
Jeg ser frem til, at man i mit land i langt højere grad bliver bevidst om, hvilke store skridt vi har taget hen mod europæisk Politisk Union, og jeg er glad for, at Parlamentet i denne vigtige sag er forenet på tværs af partipolitiske skel, for af de baltiske folks skæbne afhænger vor egen skæbne og demokratiets fremtid i Europa.
All the more serious, then, is our concern about the internal situation — very grave both economically and institutionally — in the Soviet Union, where the evident conflict between reformers and conservatives is becoming dramatic, specifically exacerbated by the issue of the Baltic countries and the Soviet republics.
Så meget desto større er vor bekymring for Sovjetunionens indenrigspolitiske situation, både økonomisk og institutionelt, idet konflikten mellem de reformvenlige og de konservative åbenbart til spidses, netop på grund af spørgsmålet om de baltiske lande og sovjetrepublikkerne.
Secondly, when a people wishes to leave a major nation after belonging to it for almost 50 years, there are many links in terms of trade and supply, public administration and not least finance which cannot just be severed, but need to be dealt with through a negotiated balancing of interests, probably even with a transitional period.
Hvilket håb har vi?
Is there any hope ?
Håbet om en ligevægt mellem det nødvendige forsvar for unionen af republikker og problemet om menneskerettighederne samt den vilje til uafhængighed, der allerede kom til udtryk gennem den litauiske folkeafstemning.
The hope is that of a balance between the necessary defence of the union of the Republics and the issues of human rights and the will to independence already demonstrated in the Lithuanian referenda.
I dag har Golfkrigen og de rædsler, der truer med at udfolde sig, igen overskygget begivenhederne i Østeuropa.
Parliament has taken up Mr Gorbachev's call for the rebuilding of Europe in many of its debates and resolutions.
Resultatet er, at Parlamentet har været alt for lidt opmærksom på udviklingen i Sovjetunionen og de baltiske stater.
Let us therefore offer all the help we can for renovation and restructuring, but let us not act as if we could be or wanted to be a demolition team for the Union of Soviet Republics.
Vore synspunkter er ikke underbyggede.
Is all this possible?
Jeg er glad for, at Parlamentets præsidium sender en delegation af sted for at undersøge situationen, for det er af afgørende betydning, at vi hurtigt finder frem til, hvordan vi mere detaljeret skal stille os til det baltiske spørgsmål. Den Socialistiske Gruppe sender også en delegation til Moskva og andre steder i Sovjetunionen, så vi har en bedre baggrund for at fastlægge vor holdning til Baltikum.
The Group of the European Unitarian Left believes it possible to develop the treaty of union in a federal direction, respecting autonomy and the desire for independence.
Er alt dette muligt? Gruppen for Den Samlede Europæiske Venstrefløj mener, at det vil være muligt at fremme unionstraktaten, forstået som et forbund, med respekt for selvstyre og vilje til uafhængighed.
But this House, even if it is only a parliament of twelve states as yet, has to think this whole problem through in all its aspects.
Naturligvis anser vi enhver form for undertrykkelse og anvendelse af magt for absolut uacceptabel, og i denne henseende går vi ind for en klar politik fra Europas side over for Sovjetunionen.
As long as Moscow does not fall back into totalitarian dictator ship, we must remain a point of contact for perestroika throughout the Soviet Union, for the individual republics and for the Union itself, which is still responsible for the key area of foreign policy.
Quistorp (V). — (DE) Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, på De Grønnes vegne vil jeg gerne udtrykke
QUISTORP (V). — (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Green Group, I should like to express my congratulations on the plebiscite in Lithuania and my deep respect for those people who, in recent years and recent weeks, have suffered and made personal sacrifices in order to carry on the fight for selfdetermination and democracy in these states, and for justice in a historical sense, after the terrible pact between Hitler and Stalin. I was also particularly pleased to hear the speeches by Mr Simeoni and Mr De Giovanni.
Det er nødvendigt, at vi ret hurtigt når frem til en sådan detaljeret holdning.
BEAZLEY, Christopher (ED). — Mr President, public opinion in Britain has been sadly misled about the process of European political union.
Det er nødvendigt for Europa, at der er fred inden for Sovjetunionens grænser; en »liberalisering« af Sovjetunionen, med alt hvad det indebærer, ville være en katastrofe.
Even worse, on the Baltic states question there is a deafening silence in the British press about what this House and the European Community are doing.
Der må imidlertid, som anført i vor fælles tekst, gælde det princip, at de vanskelige problemer, som vi står over for, skal løses gennem direkte forhandlinger, som skal finde sted i god tro, uden at der øves militært eller økonomisk pres.
I think it is greatly to the credit of the European Community that we already do have a common foreign policy, and that we have condemned the illegal occupation of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania by the
Der skal gennem dialog og forhandling findes en løsning på disse problemer.
QUISTORP we also have to stand up quite clearly for human rights in the Baltic states.
Det vil Kommissionen fortsat arbejde på, også når omstændighederne skønnes af en sådan art, at visse former for samarbejde med Sovjetunionen ville kunne genoptages.
The situation can only be resolved and a federative republic brought into being if there is freedom of the press, in other words if the military are withdrawn from press and broadcasting centres.
Coimbra Martins (S). — (PT) Hr. formand, den folkeafstemning, som myndighederne i Litauen arrangerede, forløb fredeligt, men situationen er stadig spændt.
FORD (S). — Mr President, the situation in the Baltic states reminds me a little of 1956 when another crisis in the Middle East, the Anglo-French invasion of Suez, overshadowed the Hungarian Revolution in its brutal repression.
Mange offentlige bygninger er stadig besat, blandt dem radio og tv-bygningen i Vilnius; den blev i øvrigt finansieret med landets egne midler.
In view of this contradiction, I shall mention first what it is important for us not to do and then suggest what it is important for us to attempt.
Patruljer kontrollerer hovedstaden og andre byer, aviserne udkommer i begrænset oplag.
Above all, we must not restrict our dialogue now with the USSR.
Moskva anerkender ikke afstemningen, hverken dens legitimitet eller relevans: Litauens folkeafstemning er ulovlig, fordi den folkeafstemning om unionsspørgsmålet, som Moskva afholder de 17. marts, er den eneste lovlige.
We must not suspend our programmes or cut our aid, at least for the present, but we must equally attempt direct dialogue with the republics.
Wohlfart, formand for Rådet. — (FR) Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, under spørgetiden i går aftes lovede jeg, at formandskabet ville informere de ærede medlemmer om resultaterne af det møde, som trojkaen af ministre havde sidste weekend i Moskva, og desuden oplæse svaret på den henvendelse, som vi havde rettet til Sovjetunionen i henhold til Paris charterets bestemmelser om den menneskelige dimension.
So, Mr President, to recapitulate : we should not cut aid or programmes or any kind of cooperation ; we should decentralize dialogue and cooperation and, whilst defending the right of peoples to selfdetermination and of nations to secede, we should not let ourselves be swept away by any kind of guarantee beyond our powers and what is appropriate for peaceful solutions. With that in mind I approve and shall vote for the motion for a resolution tabled by the Socialist Group.
Da Rådets formand, Jaques Poos, talte til Parlamentet for en måned siden, var vi alle rystet over begivenhederne i Vilnius og Riga.
Today the Gulf war and the horrors that threaten to unfold have again overshadowed events in Eastern Europe.
Siden da har der hersket en betinget fred i de baltiske lande, og våbnene har været tavse.
The result is that Parliament has paid far too little attention to what is happening in the Soviet Union and in the Baltic states.
Der har i mellemtiden fundet en vis udvikling sted, og jeg vil nu prøve at gøre rede for, hvad trojkaen af ministre, der rejste til Moskva den 16. februar, har foretaget sig.
The Socialist Group itself will also be sending a delegation to Moscow and elsewhere in the Soviet Union to establish our political situation with respect to the Baltic in some detail.
Stillet over for denne selvmodsigelse vil jeg først sige, hvad vi ikke skal gøre, og bagefter vil jeg foreslå, hvad vi bør forsøge.
ANDRIESSEN, Vice-President of the Commission. — (NL) The Commission shares the concern expressed by many Members at developments in the Baltic states.
Først og fremmest bør vi i øjeblikket ikke begrænse vor dialog med USSR.
In recent times the Commission has repeatedly informed the Soviet authorities of this concern and of its condemnation of the use of force.
Vi bør ikke stille vore programmer i bero, ej heller skære ned på vor hjælp, i hvert fald ikke endnu; men vi bør samtidig forsøge at få en direkte dialog i stand med republikkerne.
I think that today's debate comes at an opportune moment, at a time when referenda are being held or are about to be held ; we all hope that these referenda will help to reestablish and enhance the conditions under which the right to self determination may be fully enjoyed.
Flere republikker banker på Fællesskabets dør og beder om hjælp eller samarbejde.
It is necessary that we establish such a detailed position fairly urgently.
Hvad venter vi på, før vi kan give et bekræftende svar?
We must be clear, nevertheless, that there are certain principles that must be followed.
Litauen er et alvorligt problem, men desværre ikke det eneste. Vi sender en delegation til Litauen.
Europe needs internal peace in the Soviet Union, 'Lebanization' of the Soviet Union with all that implies would be a disaster.
I øjeblikket er situationen eksplosiv, navn lig i Georgien — også i bogstavelig forstand, da separatistbevægelsens tropper har sprængt forbindelserne mellem Georgien og Rusland i luften.
However, the principle has to be, as stated in our joint text, that direct negotiations conducted in good faith, without the imposition of preconditions by either side or the exercise of military and economic pressure, are the way to resolve these difficult problems that face us.
Til slut vil jeg kort resumere og gentage: Vi må ikke skære ned på hjælp, ej heller på programmet eller anden form for samarbejde.
On 19 February the Ministers of the Twelve invited the Commission to review the study of the preparations for the consultations on implementing the decisions of December so that a decision might be taken at the meeting at the beginning of March.
Ud fra disse tanker vil jeg stemme for det forslag til beslutning, der er fremsat af Den Socialistiske Gruppe.
That is what the Commission will continue to work on even if we were to conclude from circumstances that there should be changes made to the forms of cooperation with the Soviet Union.
Det blev bekræftet dagen efter, da de politiske direktører samledes til ekstraordinært møde.
COIMBRA MARTINS (S). — (PT) Mr President, the plebiscite organized by the relevant authorities in Lithuania has passed off peacefully, but the situation remains tense.
På det tidspunkt begyndte Fællesskabet og dets medlemsstater at udvikle en dobbelt holdning over for Sovjetunionen.
Many public buildings are still occupied, including those of the Vilna radio and television which, moreover, are financed from the Country's own funds.
På den ene side er det indlysende, at samarbejdet med Fællesskabet ikke kan foregå uden hensyn til, hvad der sker inden for landets grænser, og navnlig i de baltiske lande.
Troops are in control of the capital and other cities and the circulation of newspapers has gone down.
Det var nødvendigt at udskyde mødet i den blandede kommission og dermed forsinke iværksættelsen af Rådets afgørelser, indtil der forelå konkrete tegn på forbedring eller i det mindste en afklaring af situa tionen.
Moscow does not recognize the plebiscite carried out in Lithuania or its legality or relevance: it is illegal, Moscow says, because the legal referendum on the question of the union will be the one to be run from the centre on 17 March.
På den anden side fremgår det, at de forpligtelser, der er indgået inden for rammerne af CSCE, stiller krav til Fællesskabet og dets medlemsstater om at indtage en mere aktiv holdning.
It is not relevant because it asked about the wish for a free and independent Lithuania, whereas the question to be put should be whether the citizens of the republic wished it to remain in the union or to leave it.
Kommissionen har i den forløbne periode gentagne gange givet udtryk for denne bekymring over for de sovjetiske myndigheder og har fordømt anvendelsen af vold.
On the other hand we have never recognized the legality of the incorporation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union.
Derfor benyttede De Tolv bestemmelserne om den menneskelige dimension til at anmode de sovjetiske myndigheder om at give oplysninger, især om hvem
When the President of the Council, Mr Jacques Poos, addressed this House a month ago, none of us had yet
Jeg vil gerne meddele, at Sovjetunionen allerede nu har svaret på anmodningen om oplysninger i form af et memorandum, og med Deres tilladelse vil jeg nu læse memorandummet op.
At the same time an investigation is being carried out by a special parliamentary committee of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. A series of measures taken by the Soviet leadership should contribute to the settlement of the complex situation in the Baltic republics.
Med sin stillingtagen ønsker ledelsen at genoprette fred og stabilitet, den ønsker loven over holdt af alle uden undtagelse og anser enhver form for magtanvendelse for uacceptabel.
On the one hand, it was clear that cooperation with the Community could not proceed oblivious of events in the USSR, and in the Baltic countries in particular.
Den ønsker ligeledes at garantere menneskerettighederne og de grundlæggende frihedsrettigheder og at bringe en konstruktiv dialog i stand mellem alle de politiske kræfter.
The postponement of the joint committee meeting and the consequent slowing down of the implementation of the Council's decisions were necessary pending concrete signs of improvement or clarification of the situation.
Sovjetunionen vil gøre alt fornødent for på sit eget område at overholde sine internationale forpligtelser, herunder dem, der vedrører menneske rettighederne.
On the other hand, the commitments entered into under the CSCE required the Community and its Member States to display a more committed attitude.
Inden for rammerne af CSCE-for-handlingerne har Sovjetunionens repræsentanter i CSCE's komité af højtstående embedsmænd i Wien den 28. og 29. januar givet en redegørelse herom. I overensstemmelse med loven er der indledt kriminalretslige undersøgelser af årsagerne til de tragiske begivenheder i Vilnius og Riga.
The Federation Council, consisting of senior representatives of all the republics in the Soviet Union, has confirmed the inadmissibility of recourse to the use of armed force in order to solve political issues and also the need to remove the causes of the conflict and to restore constitutional order.
Samtlige omstændigheder i forbindelse med brugen af våben undersøges indgående og vil blive vurderet ifølge loven.
Negotiating machinery has been created with a view to examining the whole complex of political, social and economic questions with Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
De, der har skylden for det, der er sket, bør straffes.
This machinery will function on a permanent basis.
Parallelt hermed vil der blive foretaget en undersøgelse af en særlig parlamentarisk kommission under Den Øverste Sovjet.
The President of the Soviet Union has instructed the delegations of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to conduct these negotiations.
Sideløbende med deres formelle henvendelse med delte De Tolv de sovjetiske myndigheder, at de var villige til at genoptage den politiske dialog.
Accordingly, making use of the mechanisms provided for by the humanitarian section of the Helsinki Accords, the Twelve requested the Soviet authorities to provide information on those responsible for the tragic incidents in question.
Der havde rent faktisk ikke været kontakter på højt niveau mellem Sovjetunionen og Fællesskabet, siden Sjevardnadze trådte tilbage. Men hvordan skulle vi få de sovjetiske myndigheder til at forstå vore synspunkter, hvis vi ikke fik mulighed for at forklare dem mundtligt?
The Soviet Union has now responded to that request for information in the form of a memorandum, which I shall now take the liberty of reading out to you.
Men vi mente, at vi netop i svære tider måtte pege på, hvad der var opnået under perestrojka, for ikke at tale om under CSCE.
Mr President, this reply is at present being studied by the appropriate bodies in the Community, but its very existence seems to me to indicate on the part of the Soviets a desire to provide reassurance.
Indbydelsen til trojkaen kom samtidig med, at den diplomatiske aktivitet blev koncentreret om Moskva.
'The position of the Soviet leadership on the events that have occurred in Lithuania and Latvia, including its political assessment of what happened ant the pro gramme for overcoming the crisis in the Baltic region, is set out in the statement by the President of the Soviet Union, Mr Gorbachev, of 22 January 1991.
Konflikten i Golfen var ikke fraværende fra de tre ministres drøftelse, men det er dog betegnende, at næsten hele mødet på to timer med præsident Gorbatjov drejede sig om det baltiske spørgsmål.
This position refers to the reestablishment of peace and stability, to respect for the law by everyone without exception and to the unacceptability of all forms of recourse to force.
Budskabet fra Gorbatjov var direkte og åbenhjertigt: Der er intet alternativ til perestrojka, tidsfaktoren er den eneste, der tæller.
It also refers to the guarantee of human rights and fundamental freedoms and to a constructive dialogue between all the political forces involved.
Men det er klart, at reformbevægelsens fremtid står på spil i det baltiske spørgsmål.
The Soviet Union will do whatever is necessary in order to meet its international commitments, including those relating to human rights, throughout its territory.
Gorbatjov mente, at De Tolv havde reageret uden at afvente resultaterne af den undersøgelse, han selv havde givet ordre til, og som jeg omtalte tidligere i mit indlæg.
On 28 and 29 January, within the framework of the CSCE process, the Soviet Union's representatives on the Committee of Senior Officials at the CSCE meeting in Vienna gave the appropriate explanations.
Det var efter hans opfattelse en holdning, der udsprang af en mangel på tillid, som stod i modsætning til de forpligtelser, man havde indgået i november i Paris.
In accordance with the law, criminal investigations have opened into the causes of the tragic events in Vilnius and Riga. All the circumstances connected with the use of firearms are being carefully investigated and will be considered in
Der er blevet skabt en forhandlingsramme, således at alle de politiske, sociale og økonomiske spørgsmål kan drøftes med repræsentanterne for republikkerne Letland, Litauen og Estland. Denne ramme vil fungere permanent.
And how do we make the Soviet authorities understand our point of view if we do not have the opportunity to explain it in direct talks ?
Sovjetunionens præsident har pålagt delegationerne fra Unionen af Socialistiske Sovjetrepublikker at føre disse forhandlinger.
It seemed to us that the achievements of perestroika, and of the CSCE, ought to be referred to precisely at this difficult time.