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Da det blev klart, at Goodman International stod over for vanskeligheder i august efter udviklingen i Golfkrisen, blev jeg alvorligt foruroliget over virkningerne for den sam lede oksekødssektor, for landmændene og for beskæftigelsen.
When it became clear that Goodman International was facing difficulties last August, following the development of the Gulf crisis, I was seriously concerned at the implications for the overall beef sector, for farmers and for employment.
Fællesskabets oksekødssektor stod allerede over for meget vanskelige problemer, siden ordningen trådte i kraft. De ugunstige faktorer er alle velkendte for Parlamentet, og jeg vil ikke
The Community beef industry was already facing the most difficult problems since the regime came into effect.
MacSharry, medlem af Kommissionen. — (EN) Hr. formand, jeg vil gerne sige til en begyndelse, at det primære i denne redegørelse er at reagere på skrivelsen af 4. oktober fra hr. Cot, formanden for Den Socialistiske Gruppe, til kommissionsforman den.
It was important also that all the parties concerned be made fully aware of the developments in the industry and of the degree of support available from the Community.
MacSharry opholde det ved at fortælle udførligt om dem i dag.
These were designed to restore confidence in the market.
På baggrund heraf havde den mulige lukning af Goodmans fabrikker alvorlige virkninger for efter spørgslen efter kvæg og for priserne til landmændene og ville have haft en virkning i hele Europa.
In the case of The Netherlands I felt it prudent that the Minister for Agriculture should also be aware of developments in the industry and of the likely impact of the supports available.
Konsekvenserne for oksekødsproducenterne af ikke at have disse kanaler til rådighed kunne have været altødelæggende.
During this period in August it was widely reported that 30 or more banks involved were discussing the future of Goodman International.
De fortsatte vanskeligheder inden for oksekødssektoren siden august har bekræftet betydningen af, at Goodman International fortsat spiller en vigtig rolle.
I made no request to Mr Braks to intervene vis-à-vis any particular bank in favour of Goodman International.
veret i Goodmans virksomhedsgruppe.
In fact, at that time, Mr President, I did not even know the names of the Dutch banks involved with the Goodman group of companies.
Det ville under alle omstændigheder være formasteligt af mig at mene, at mine initiativer ville være medvirkende til at bevare denne virksomhed.
It would be presumptuous of me, anyway, to think that my initiatives would be instrumental in keeping this firm in business.
Jeg tvivler på det.
I doubt it.
Men hvis det rent faktisk hjælp, glæder det mig meget, at de fortsatte vanskeligheder på markedet bekræfter mig i mit syn, at tabet eller en midlertidig lukning af de distributionskanaler, som Goodman International tilvejebringer, havde været meget ugunstigt for interesserne blandt producenterne, handelen og beskæftigelsen af tusindvis af mennesker, som jeg er sikker på alle ærede medlemmer er opsatte på at beskytte.
However, if it did help, I am rather pleased that the ongoing difficulties in the market confirm me in my view that the loss or temporary closure of the outlets provided by Goodman International would have been very detrimental to the interests of producers, of the trade and the employment of thousands of people which I am sure all Honourable Members would be anxious to protect.
Som kommissær for land brug og udvikling af landdistrikter er jeg som sagt i stadig kontakt med repræsentanter fra medlemsstaterne.
The consequences for beef producers of not having these outlets available could have been devastating.
Dette er en normal funktion, når jeg udfører mine pligter og mit ansvar.
The ongoing difficulties in the beef sector since August have confirmed the importance of Goodman International continuing to play a key role.
Delle er direkte i overensstemmelse med Kommissionens ansvar.
This is directly in line with the Com mission's responsibilities.
Og at dømme efter de alvorlige bekymringer og den utilfredshed, der er givet udtryk for i den nylige forhandling om situationen på landbrugsmarkederne, forventer og kræver Parlamentet klart en aktiv reaktion fra Kommissionen i den nuværende situation.
Indeed, judging from the serious concerns and dissatisfaction expressed in the recent debate on the state of the agricultural markets Parliament clearly expects and demands an active Commission response in the current situation.
Hvis jeg ikke havde taget de initiativer, jeg tog, det være sig ved hjælp af markedsforanstaltninger, offentlige udtalelser eller ved at optage kontakter med de pågældende myndigheder eller dem med mig, havde der virkelig været tale om en nægtelse af ansvar.
Not to have taken the initiatives that I did, whether by way of market measures, public statements or making contacts with the authorities concerned or they with me would have been a real negation of responsibility.
Blaney (ARC). — (EN) Hr. formand, jeg vil gerne nu tage min tidligere anmodning om en forhandling om dette spørgsmål tilbage.
Turning now, Mr President, to my contact with Mr Braks, the former Netherlands Minister for Agriculture.
Jeg er fuldt ud tilfreds med hans redegørelse, og det eneste, jeg vil sige, er, at i stedet for at kritisere ham bør vi komplimentere ham for at have taget de skridt, han tog.
I have known Mr Braks for over ten years now and have always felt a close affinity with him, not least by virtue of his practical approach to the problems of Community agriculture.
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BLANEY (ARC). — ...
Disse ordninger garanterede i praksis en distributionskanal for næsten al oksekødsproduktion.
I am fully satisfied with his explanation and all I would say is that instead of criticizing him, we should be complimenting him on having taken the steps that he did.
Formanden. — Jeg har fra Den Socialistiske Gruppe modtaget et forslag om, at redegørelsen efterfølges af en forhandling.
PRESIDENT. — I have received from the Socialist Group a request to have a debate on the statement.
(Dette forkastedes)
(Parliament rejected the request)
Hoon (ED). — (EN) Hr. formand, i betragtning af, at kommissæren er opsat på at afklare dette spørgsmål, og i betragtning af at vi har forkastet en efterfølgende forhandling, er kommissæren da villig at besvare spørgsmål i forbindelse med denne sag?
HOON (S). — Mr President, given the Commissioner's anxiety to clarify this matter and given the vote we have just taken to avoid a debate, is the Commissioner willing to answer questions on this issue?
Formanden. — Hr. Hoon, medlemmerne kan i hen hold til forretningsordenen inden for en periode på tredive minutter stille korte, præcist formulerede spørgsmål til Kommissionen.
MacSHARRY, Member of the Commission. — Mr President, the implication of the question from the opposite
Det var også vigtigt, at alle berørte parter fuldt ud blev gjort bekendt med udviklingen inden for erhvervet og med den grad af støtte, der var til rådighed fra Fællesskabet.
Mr Braks, Mr President, was one of several people, including representatives of governments and other organizations to whom I spoke throughout August about the developing situation in the beef industry.
På det tidspunkt tilkende gav jeg dette klart, navnlig i form af offentlige udtalelser. Disse skulle genskabe tilliden til markedet.
At that time it seemed likely that difficulties in Goodman International would compound an already problematic situation for the Community's beef industry.
I Nederlandenes tilfælde fandt jeg det klogt, at landbrugsministeren også var bekendt med udviklingen inden for erhvervet og med den sandsynlige virkning af den forhåndenværende støtte. I denne periode i august forlød det i vide kredse, at 30 eller flere banker, som var involveret, drøftede Goodman Internationals fremtid.
It was essential for the purpose of maintaining stability and confidence in the cattle trade that all concerned should be aware that despite the loss of some key markets the common market organization provided a sure outlet in the form of substantial intervention support.
Jeg fremsatte ingen anmodning over for hr. Braks om at gribe ind over for nogen speciel bank til fordel for Goodman International. På det tidspunkt kendte jeg faktisk ikke engang navnene på de nederlandske banker, som var invol
Apart from the normal system, special arrangements known as the safety net system, applied in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
MacSharry, medlem af Kommissionen. — (EN) Hr. formand, det, der ligger i spørgsmålet, er, at Kommissionen måske ikke er villig til at besvare
These arrangements, Mr President, guaranteed an outlet for almost all steer beef production in practice.
Jeg er her for at besvare spørgsmål og bruge lige så lang tid, som Parlamentet ønsker af mig.
I am here to answer questions and to spend as long as this House wishes me to.
Tomlinson (S). — (EN) Hr. formand, jeg har en række spørgsmål at stille på vegne af medlemmer af Den Socialistiske Gruppe.
TOMLINSON (S). — Mr President, I have a number of questions to ask on behalf of members of the Socialist Group.
Vil kommissæren for det første erkende med den samme grad af åbenhjertighed, hvormed han kritiserede den skrivelse, der oprindeligt blev sendt til ham den 4. oktober, at han den 10. oktober modtog et senere brev, som han fik i går aftes, og hvori der var stillet en række specifikke spørgsmål?
First of all, will the Commissioner acknowledge with the same degree of forthrightness with which he criticized the letter that was sent to him originally on 4 October, that he received a subsequent letter on 10 October, which was given to him last night and which asked a number of specific questions?
Vil han nu tage fat på de seks spørgsmål, som jeg gerne vil stille ham?
Will he particularly address himself now to six questions I would like to ask ?
Spørgsmålet er: Anser Kommissionen denne form for involvering for at være rigtig og passende, og kan vi i tidens løb forvente, at andre kommissærer vil gøre det samme og citere dette som et præcedens?
The question is, does the Commission regard this sort of involvement as right and proper, and can we expect in the course of time that other Commissioners will do the same thing and will quote this as a precedent ?
Hvis vi vil se denne form for involvering fra kommissærernes side, er hver enkelt kommissær så berettiget til udelukkende på grundlag af sit eget skøn at træffe beslut ning om omfanget og den økonomiske betydning af de pågældende virksomheder?
If we are to see this sort of involvement by Commissioners, then is each Commissioner entitled to decide solely on the basis of their own judgement, about the scale and the economic importance of the enterprises involved ?
Hr. Goodman er ikke den første og den sidste, og det princip, der er forbundet hermed, er, hvorvidt vi kan forvente at se kommissærerne blive involveret i situationer som denne i fremtiden.
Mr Goodman is not the first and the last and the principle involved is whether or not we can expect to see Commissioners involve themselves in this sort of situation in the future.
Jeg mener, at kommissionsformanden bør tage dette generelle spørgsmål op, således at vi vil kende de rammer, som vi vil arbejde inden for i Fællesskabet i fremtiden.
I believe that the President of the Commission should address himself to this general question so that we will know the framework within which we will operate in the Community in the future.
For det fjerde: Omfattede stigningen i de offentliggjorte satser, som der henvises til i Revisionsrettens beretning, Goodman International!
Second, has the Commission intervened previously for any reason on behalf of Goodman International or in such a way that the result was specifically beneficial to Goodman International?
Woltjer (S). — (NL) Hr. formand, i tilslutning til de spørgsmål, der allerede er stillet, vil jeg sige følgende.
WOLTJER (S). — (NL) Mr President, further to the questions that have been asked, I would just add this.
Hr. MacSharry meddelte udtrykkeligt, at hans intervention havde til formål at stabilisere markedet inden for kødsektoren, og at der ikke var nogen anden grund for ham til at intervenere over for f.eks. minister Braks, som i øvrigt personligt har meddelt i radioen, at der havde været tale om en anmodning fra hr. MacSharry til ham, ministeren, om at gøre sin indflydelse gældende over for banken for at forhindre, at banken skulle kræve sine for dringer i Goodman International tilbage.
Mr MacSharry has expressly stated that his intervention was intended to stabilize the market in the meat sector and that there was no other reason for him to intervene, for example, with Minister Braks, who incidentally admitted personally on the radio that he, the Minister, had received a request from Mr MacSharry to use his influence with the bank to prevent the bank from pressing its claims on Goodman Inter national. I wonder what the truth is about this.
Jeg gad vide, hvordan det egentlig forholder sig.
Fourth, did the increase in published rates referred to in that Court of Auditors' report involve Goodman International ?
For det sjette: Vil han bekræfte, at stigningen i de offentliggjorte satser forhøjede dem med i 5,5 ECU pr. hundrede kg, eller 155 ECU pr. ton, således at den samlede omkostning for fællesskabsbudgettet af stigningen i de offentliggjorte satser var £ 19 065 000?
Six, will he confirm that the increase in published rates raised them by 15.5 ECU per hundred kilos, or 155 ECU per tonne, so that the total cost to the Community budget of the increase in the published rate was £19,065,000?
Dette er en række specifikke spørgsmål, som Parlamentet har brug for detaljerede og specifikke svar på, og jeg er hr. MacSharry taknemlig for, at han siger, at han er her i Parlamentet for at give os svar på alle vore spørgsmål.
These are a series of specific questions to which the House needs detailed and specific answers, and I am grateful to Mr MacSharry for indicating that he is here before the House to give us answers to all our questions.
McCartin (PPE). — (EN) Hr. formand, først vil jeg gerne sige, at jeg beklager, at dette spørgsmål er opstået, og jeg beklager absolut problemerne i en irsk virksomhed, som har fremkaldt denne situation.
BLANEY (ARC). — Mr President, may I ask the Socialist Group and the people tabling the six questions, whether or not the questions asked by the first speaker, plus the question asked by the last speaker, were inspired by reports in Irish papers ?
Jeg vil også gerne sige, at jeg ikke erkender, at
The Goodman operation was so large that many toes were trampled on.
For nu at vende tilbage til det spørgsmål, som hr. MacSharry rejste, så vil jeg gerne vide, hvilke kriterier hr. MacSharry mener, der bør anvendes ved vurderingen af, hvornår hans intervention er berettiget i sådanne sager.
McCARTIN (PPE). — Mr President, first of all I want to say that I regret that this issue has arisen and I certainly regret the problems in an Irish company, which has brought this situation about.
Er kriteriet virksomhedens størrelse og dennes indflydelse på markedet, eller findes der et andet kriterium, hr. MacSharry? Dette står mig endnu ikke helt klart.
I want to say as well that I do not recognize that the Commissioner has broken any law, nor do I want to make any judgements about him acting in good faith when he did what he did.
Findes der regler i Kommissionen vedrørende adfærdskodeks i sådanne tilfælde for at forhindre, at der sker en sammenblanding mellem de private interesser, der skal forsvares, og den sag, som Kommissionen skal tage sig af, hvilket vil sige landbrugssektorens almindelige interesser? resser?
Nevertheless, we have to acknowledge that there is a principle involved here and the principle is whether the Commission, or any individual Commissioners, should become involved in resolving problems between business and their bankers, or indeed at any level not
Jeg vil gerne spørge formanden og Parlamentet, hvorvidt de er klar over de irske avisers fjendtlige indstilling, da dette blev kendt?
There is no question about that, but it is important to clarify that particular aspect because it seems to be at the root of the kind of innuendo and publicity that has been circulat­ing.
Goodmanforetagendet var så stort, at man trådte mange over tæerne.
This is the time to nail it, and you can nail it. I would ask you to do so now.
Selv i Europa som helhed, at det var af en sådan dimension, at hvis kommissæren, hr. MacSharry, ikke havde vist nogen som helst interesse, ville jeg have forelagt en beslutning, som fordømte ham for det.
whole it was of such a dimension that if the Com­missioner, Mr MacSharry, had not taken any interest whatsoever I would have had a resolution down condemning him for that.
Jeg siger dette efter nøje overvejelse og har allerede sagt det samme i mit parlament, hvor vi havde et ekstraordinært møde for at forsøge at redde Goodman-foretagendet.
I say that after due reflection, having already said likewise in my own Parliament, where we had a special session to try and rescue the Goodman operation.
Vi forsøgte ikke at passe på hr. Goodman, det er hans foretagende, vi forsøgte at bevare.
We were not trying to look after Mr Goodman, it is his operation that we were trying to preserve.
Det er det, kom missæren har fortalt os, og dette er kendsgerningen uden hensyn til de forudfattede meninger og de insinuationer, der er bragt ind i Parlamentet, ikke kun af aviserne, men også af nogle af mine kolleger fra Irland.
That is what the Commissioner has been telling us and that is the fact, regardless of the prejudices and the innuendoes that have been carried into this House, not only by newspapers, but by some of my colleagues from Ireland.
Maher (LDR). — (EN) Hr. formand, kommissæren har fremsat en meget omfattende og meget klar redegørelse, og han gjorde det ret så overbevisende.
VERBEEK (V). — (NL) Mr President, I do not think we are here out to get Mr MacSharry's scalp.
Jeg tror Dem. Der er ingen tvivl om det, men det er vigtigt at afklare dette aspekt, fordi det synes at være kernen i den slags insinuationer og offentlig omtale, som har verseret.
Our duty as Members of Parliament, no matter what our party, is to keep watch over the public cause of politics, its decency, its integrity and its honesty.
Jeg beder Dem om at gøre det nu.
That is our duty.
Dette er vores opgave, hvor få midler vi end har hertil som parlament.
No matter how little resources we, as Parliament, may have for the purpose.
Derfor vil jeg også tro, at hr. MacSharry sætter pris på, at vi stiller ham dette spørgsmål.
And so I think that Mr MacSharry appreciates our putting this question to him.
Han har ret til at forsvare sig over for dem, der angriber ham, det være sig politikkere eller pressen.
For he is entitled to a defence, whether he be attacked by politicians or by the press.
Jeg synes også, at det er besynderligt, at der er mennesker her i salen, der har stemt imod afholdelse af en sådan debat, for det var i kommissærens interesse.
I find it strange that people in this Chamber should have voted against holding a debate, since it was in the interests of the Commissioner.
Desmond (S). — (EN) Hr. formand, kommissæren sagde »Mit ansvar som kommissær er at beskytte producenternes interesser og beskæftigelsen«.
DESMOND (S). — Mr President, the Commissioner said 'My responsibility as Commissioner is to protect producers' interests and employment'.
Jeg vil gerne spørge kommissæren, hvordan han beskytter disse interesser, og navnlig Fællesskabets interesser, når denne virksomhed er blevet nægtet eksportkreditforsikringer til en værdi af £ 100 mio. på grund af alvorlige uregelmæssigheder med hensyn til dens eksport fra Irland; hvordan han beskytter Fællesskabets interesser, producenternes interesser og beskæftigelsen, når denne virksomhed lånte £ 430 mio. i 33 banker i hele verden og brugte pengene ikke inden for levnedsmiddelindustrien, ikke inden for oksekødssektoren, men til at købe aktier i Beresford og Unigate.
I wish to ask the Commissioner how he protects those interests, and particularly the interests of the Community, when this company has been denied £100 m worth of export credit insurance because of grave irregularities in relation to its exports from Ireland ; how he protects the Community interests, the producers' interests and employment when this company borrowed £430 m from 33 banks worldwide and used the money not in the food industry, not in the beef industry, but to buy Berisford and Unigate shares.
Jeg spørger kommissæren, hvordan han har i sinde at forsvare denne virksomhed og i realiteten gå i forbøn for den, selv om det ikke lykkedes ham at gøre det, når denne virksomhed har renvasket ikke mindre end £ 25 mio. i Cypress, som der for øjeblikket føres retssag mod, når denne virksomhed har overtrådt den irske skattelovgivning med hensyn til paragraf 84-lån, og når denne virksomhed — som jeg beviste i det irske parlament sidste år — hengav sig til alvorlige uregelmæssigheder, hvis ikke fuldstændigt bedrageri, for så vidt angår eksportrestitutioner i forbindelse med oksekød — og det i en sådan grad, at regeringen, som man vil huske, idømte den en bøde på £ 1 mio.
I ask the Commissioner how he proposes to defend this company and virtually intercede whatever way he did not manage to do so on its behalf when this company has laundered no less than £25 m in Cyprus which is currently in litigation, when this company has breached Irish tax laws in section 84 loans, and when this company — as I proved in the Irish parliament last year — indulged in grave irregularities, if not total fraud in relation to export beef refunds — so much so that the government, as you will remember, fined it £1 m.
Og nu kommer jeg til mit spørgsmål.
Now to my question.
Hr. kommissær, mener De, at det hører til en kommissærs opgave at intervenere over for problemer i private virksomheder?
Mr Commissioner, do you deem it one of a Commissioners' duties to intervene in private companies' problems ?
De er ansvarlig for kødsektoren, og kødsektoren er der jo ofte problemer med i EF.
You are responsible for the meat sector and, in the EC, meat often has an odour.
Lugter det ikke lidt af nepotisme?
Does not this smell, to say the Iea;st, of the old-boy network ?
Jeg skal ikke forsvare eksminister Braks, som jo ikke længere er i embedet — men jeg har ret til at interessere mig for hans integritet, også posthumt.
I do not have to defend ex-minister Braks — heis anyway no longer in office — I do have to defend his integrity, albeit posthumously.
De taler et helt andet sprog end hr. Braks. En af Dem taler usandt.
You say the exact opposite of Mr Braks.
Derfor mener jeg, at De her helt klart bør sige, hvad hr. Braks anmodede Dem om.
I therefore think you would do well to say exactly what you asked Mr Braks.
For tydelighedens skyld: Hr. Braks siger: »Kommissær MacSharry har anmodet mig om at intervenere over for den nederlandske AMRO-bank i forbindelse med firmaet Goodman, der truer med at gå fallit«. Hvis det ikke
For the record : Mr Braks says : 'Com­missioner MacSharry asked me to intercede with the Dutch AMRO Bank to avert the likely bankruptcy of the Goodman firm.'
Hvis han ikke var bekendt med det, medfører det, han sagde til hr. Braks, ikke nogen som helst skyld. Men hvis han var bekendt med det, er der absolut en mørk plet, og jeg vil gerne have den plet fjernet.
If that is not so, some elucidation is needed here ; but you must not only deny it — you must state precisely what it was you asked Mr Braks.
Under disse omstændigheder foreholder jeg kommissæren — og jeg imødegår absolut den udtalelse, hr. Killilea fremsatte i dag, da han sagde, at jeg var »indblandet i forræderi«.
In these circumstances I put it to the Commissioner — and I refute absolutely the statement issued by Mr killile.ι today when he said that I was 'implicated in treachery'.