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I løbet af de seneste år har der fundet mange privatiseringer sted, og der er fra forskellig hold udtrykt bekymring over arbejdernes vilkår i nogle af tekstilfabrikkerne og over svækkelsen af fagforeningerne i træplantagerne. Det er nødvendigt at beskytte principperne på disse områder og sikre, at man ikke i det hurtige fremstød for vækst cementerer en lavlønsøkonomi, som hverken er ønskelig eller nødvendig.
von Ploetz, President-in-Office of the Council. - (DE) The European Council meeting in Essen on 9 and 10 December 1994 confirmed, as part of its conclusions regarding Mediterranean policy, that Cypms and Malta would be included in the next phase of the enlargement of the Union, and asked that the Council should, at the beginning of 1995, examine the further reports due to be submitted by the Commission.
I den senere tid har regeringen, som nævnt, gjort fremskridt på menneskerettighedsområdet, men der er fortsat problemer med hensyn til NGO'er og medierne, som vi håber vil blive løst i den kommende tid.
Günther (PPE). - (DE) Mr President, in your reply a moment ago you mentioned that Malta and Cyprus would be able to enter into negotiations with the Union at the appropriate time.
Det er blevet oplyst, at præsidenten er ved at nedsætte tre nye kommissioner vedrørende personer, som er forsvundet siden januar 1988; det er noget, som en række medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet og menneskerettig hedsorganisationerne længe har opfordret til.
With regard to this last point, I should like to add by way of explanation that, according to the Council Decision of 4 October 1993, if no prospect of settling the Cyprus question emerges in the foreseeable future, the situation will be reviewed, taking into account the points of view put forward by each side in the discussions between the two Cypriot communities, and the question of Cyprus's entry into the European Union will be examined in January 1995.
Jeg glæder mig over lovforslaget om gennemførelse af FN's konvention om tortur, der blev fremsat den 5. oktober, men den 1. oktober meddelte landets aviser, at justitsministeren ville undersøge en række påstande om hemmelige torturlejre.
von Ploetz. - (DE) I have quoted the words of the Decision of the European Council in Essen, which corresponds to an identically worded Decision by the European Council in Corfu.
Højesteret gav for nylig tre ansøgere tilladelse til at anlægge sag for påstået tortur.
Of course, one could take the view that these two cases should be assessed separately.
En af påstandene drejede sig om noget, der skete den 17. august 1994, mens hr. Abeygunawardhanas påstand vedrørte en tildragelse den 5. september 1994. Dette viser, at tortur stadig er for udbredt.
Nevertheless, the European Union's decisions are as formulated in Corfu and in Essen, and this is the position that I have to put to you now.
Hvad fredsprocessen angår, opfordrer jeg rege ringen til ikke kun at forhandle om en våbenstilstand, men om en fuld fredsaftale, der indeholder en klar løsning på samtlige etniske problemer, og som omfatter samtlige religiøse og etniske grupper.
It has emerged from the Foreign Ministers' discussions in Essen last Friday that it is not possible at present to set a definite date for the beginning of accession negotiations for a specific time after the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference, for Cyprus or for any other country.
Sonneveld (PPE). - (NL) Fru formand, denne samarbejdsaftale med Sri Lanka er en god ting.
Lomas (PSE). - I find that most unsatisfactory.
Det drejer sig om et land, hvor der på det økonomiske område i almindelighed er tale om en gunstig udvikling. Men som overalt i den tredje verden er der også her talrige problemer.
The Council talks about two sides as if in some way or other this was a dispute between two equals; whereas we are talking about the military invasion and continued occupation of a country by another power.
Også Den Europæiske Union selv har interesse i en stadig udvikling af tætte økonomisk forbindelser netop i Sydøstasien.
In view of the discussions in the Council on the establishment of a customs union between the Euro pean Union and Turkey and in the light of the reply given by the presidency at the last part-session, will the Council say when it intends to ask the European Parliament for its assent to this customs union and to financial cooperation between the EU and Turkey?
Samtidig er vi kun alt for bevidste om den skrøbelige politiske situation i Sri Lanka.
Will the Council not say that we will set a date when we will begin negotiations for the accession of Cyprus?
Det er den generelle opfattelse, at
It has been held up to ransom by Turkey for far too long.
Der er, afslutningsvis, endnu et problem, som er omtalt i betænkningen, og som jeg derfor kun skal komme kort ind på: nemlig at Rådet, efter at have været to måneder om at sende den undertegnede aftale til høring i Europa-Parlamentet, forlangte, at vi behandlede den inden for to uger.
von Ploetz, President-in-Office of the Council. - (DE) As the House is aware, the Corfu and Essen European Councils decided in favour of concluding the negotia tions with Turkey on the completion and full implementation of the customs union, and of extending relations with that partner country.
Det er uacceptabelt og i modstrid med vore egne
The passage that I quoted from the October 1993 Decision is
Sonneveld fred og behovet for at gøre en ende på de afskyelige myrderier på uskyldige mennesker.
12.94 von Ploetz purpose on 19 December is being continued within the Council bodies.
økonomisk stagnation og social uretfærdighed er medvirkende årsager til konflikter af radikaliserende etnisk og religiøs karakter. Det er vort håb, at et godt samarbejde mellem Sri Lanka og Den Europæiske Union vil føre til øget økonomisk stabilitet og være med til at skabe et godt klima for løsningen af de lokale problemer.
Kurdish MPs have each just been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment; while villages in eastern Turkey are being destroyed by bombardment; when their populations are forced to go to the towns; when the Turkish authorities have not been very helpful in seeking to secure a settlement in Cyprus in order that we might go ahead with the proposed accession of Cyprus as soon as negotiations could be arranged?
Til slut: menneskerettighedsklausulen i Den Europæiske Unions samarbejdsaftaler er ikke ment som udtryk for europæisk overlegenhed, men som udtryk for solidaritet.
The discussions in Essen served to confirm, again, that there is still a general reservation on the part of one Member State against the draft decision on the completion of the customs union.
Takket være forbindelserne til Sri Lanka har Den Europæiske Union meget gode chancer for at være en værdi fuld partner i denne proces.
The presidency, supported by other partners, is continuing its efforts to find a solution.
Sri Lanka ønsker en dialog med Den Europæiske Union, såvel i politiske som i økonomiske anliggender.
The peripheral talks held during the European Council in Essen also served this purpose.
Unionslandenes ambassader i Colombo og Kommissionen har et udmærket samarbejde med henblik på fortsat nøje at følge overholdelsen af menneskerettighederne og demokratiseringsprocessen.
Without knowing the content of the decisions to be taken in the context of the completion of the customs union with Turkey, it is of course still too early to lay down any timetable to be followed regarding the procedures for the approval of those decisions by the Community.
Gol (ELDR), formand for Den Interparlamentariske Delegation for Forbindelserne med Landene i Sydasien. — (FR) Fru formand, jeg glæder mig som ny formand for vores Parlaments Delegation for Forbindelserne med Sydasien over at kunne hilse oprettelsen af denne aftale om partnerskab velkommen.
Does he not think that these matters ought to be raised with the Turkish authorities and that, while making it clear that we are very anxious to go ahead with the customs union, we ought to say that for many people these issues present real obstacles to proceeding at this time?
Det er helt berettiget, at kravene til demokrati og overholdelsen af menneskerettighederne bliver betonet, men jeg vil gerne understrege, at Sri Lanka er et land, der gennem længere tid har sluttet sig til gruppen af demokratiske lande, da dets ledere regelmæssigt er blevet udskiftet gennem valg, og det er også et land med en åben økonomi siden 1978.
It goes without saying that the Council is determined to observe all the procedures required in this connection by the Treaty on European Union, and particularly the procedure by which the European Parliament has to deliver its opinion regarding the customs union between the European Community and Turkey.
Endelig deler Kommissionen fuld ud Europa-Parlamentets opfattelse af, at en ny samarbejdsaftale med Sri Lanka rummer store muligheder for samarbejde mellem disse to regioner, navnlig ved at bidrage til landets økonomiske udvikling, og ved at sørge for en større international forståelse for landet.
von Ploetz. - (DE) These events are well known to the Council and to the presidency. It used the most recent events as an opportunity to make its opinion clear to the competent government authorities in Ankara on Thursday.
I lyset af de fremskridt, der er opnået i henseende til ratifikationsprocessen, kan det forventes, at den nye aftale vil kunne træde i kraft primo 1995.
The European Council also expressed its opinion on the most recent events in its Essen conclusions.
Må det være mig tilladt afslutningsvis også at give udtryk for Kommissionens påskønnelse af ordføreren, fru Pollack, som vi gerne vil komplimentere for sin meget konstruktive rolle med hensyn til tilvejebringelsen af intensive interparlamentariske kontakter med Sri Lanka. ka.
When the Association Council meets, it goes without saying that it will discuss not only the question of the customs union and the resumption of financial cooperation, but also, and in particular, the questions that the honourable Member has raised here.
Formanden. - Forhandlingen er afsluttet. Afstemningen finder sted i morgen kl. 10.
Eisma (ELDR). - (NL) We will of course be coming back to this subject tomorrow afternoon in the topical and urgent debate on human rights, but I should still like some clarification on Mr Kaklamanis' question.
(Mødet udsat kl. 20.25 og genoptaget kl. 21.00)
I understood that the German presidency still has some latitude in deciding on a legal basis for this customs union.
Der er ingen tvivl om, at det er hensigtsmæssigt at sikre overholdelsen af menneskerettighederne og demokratiet i dette land.
Kaklamanis (RDE). - (EL) Mr President-in-Office, I regret to say that I cannot thank you, because you have not answered my question.
Hvordan skal vi medvirke til det?
I am not asking you what you are going to decide on the 19th of the month in Essen concerning customs union.
Unionens lande burde især undgå at opmuntre visse bevægelser, der i dag udvikler volden i dette land og fæste lid til den nye regering i Sri Lanka, der skal bedømmes på forslagene om våbenhvile og invitationer til dialog.
I am asking you, and I would like a specific yes or no answer, whether the Council intends to respect the regulations and the Treaty and will bring whatever decision it takes in Essen on 19 December before Parliament for approval.
FORSÆDE: Sir Jack STEWART-CLARK Næstformand
That is what I am asking and that is what I want to hear.
Formanden. - Næste punkt på dagsordenen er spørgetiden (B4-0228/94).
Will you bring the matter up, and if not, which would in my view amount to a coup against Parliament, I want you to justify why not.
Van den Broek, medlem af Kommissionen. - (NL) Fru formand, den nye samarbejdsaftale, som er en trediege-nerations-aftale for halvfemserne, hvori man fremhæver partnerskab med henblik på udvikling, giver os samtidig lejlighed til at fremhæve henvisningerne til menneskerettighederne og de almene demokratiske principper som basis for et samarbejde og til at give disse principper indhold.
Lastly, I would like to tell you that I did not ask you anything to do with your intimation of possible objections by some Member State, and consequently I have no comment on the subject.
Spørgsmål til Rådet Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 1 af Watson (H-0672/94):
von Ploetz. - (DE) I have the impression that the problem that lies behind the wording that the Council opted for in its reply to the question is very well known.
Om: En ensartet valgprocedure for valget af repræsentanterne i Europa-Parlamentet
Perhaps I might point out that it is not in fact solely on the question of the customs union that opinions differ in the manner indicated, but also on the question of whether financial cooperation between the European Union and Turkey should be resumed.
Styrkelse af Den Europæiske Unions institutioner indgår i den tyske regerings erklærede politik.
There fore in my opinion the House can be quite sure that its opinion on this matter will be a factor in determining the outcome.
Denne nye aftale viser de forandringer, udfordringer og chancer, som skabes^ gennem den nye verdensorden, udvikling af selve Den Europæiske Union og Sri Lankas styreformer.
von Ploetz. - (DE) I have tried not to repeat the November answer, but rather to let you know the latest situation in the light of the discussions that took place on 28 November at the Council meeting and on 9 December on the periphery of the Essen European Council.
Aftalen er udtryk for Den Europæiske Unions og Sri Lankas gensidige interesse i partnerskabet, i tilslutningen til Sri Lanka-regeringens anstrengelser med henblik på en udvidelse af de internationale politiske og økonomiske kontakter, samt omstillingen til en åben markedsøkonomi, alt dette inden for demokratiske rammer. mer.
When I stated that there is still a general reservation on the part of one Member State against the completion of the customs union, my reply reflected the truth and had nothing to do with the nationality of the honourable Member.
Hvilke foranstaltninger træffes der i øjeblikket af formandskabet for at sikre, at det tilsagn med hensyn til indførelse af en ensartet valgprocedure, som Adenauer-regeringen og Rom-Traktatens øvrige kontraherende parter har givet, bliver opfyldt inden de næste europæiske valg?
I also believe that I answered correctly and precisely that part of the question that had to do with the behaviour of the European Parliament. Perhaps I should repeat it once more; perhaps it got lost in the translation.
Landet søger aktivt direkte investeringer fra Europa.
President. - Question No 7 by Maren Günther (H0714/94)
Europa-Parlamentet har med vedtagelsen den 10. marts 1993 af den såkaldte De Gucht IH-betænkning, der opstiller almindelige principper for en ensartet valgprocedure for valg til Europa-Parlamentet, allerede ydet et vigtigt bidrag til opfyldelsen af dette tilsagn.
It goes without saying that the Council is determined to observe all the procedures required in this connection by the Treaty on European Union, and particularly the procedure by which the European Parliament has to deliver its opinion regarding the customs union between the European Community and Turkey.
Den sri lankanske befolknings kraftige opbakning bag fru Kumuratunga ved præsidentvalget den 9. november i år er et tydeligt tegn på dette lands længsel efter velstand og
In the annex to the Council Decision of 24 October 1994 concerning the common position adopted by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union on the objectives and priorities of the European Union vis-à-vis Rwanda (94/697/ CFSP), the European Union is called upon to rein force the OAU's actions to prevent and solve region al conflicts.
I betragtning af, at det er et noget kildent spørgsmål for enkelte partnere, kan det ikke påregnes, at der vil blive truffet beslutninger allerede mandag.
this support by individual partner countries, with a view to improving internal and external coordination, and has pointed to the European Union's recent statement, made within the framework of the UN, concerning cooperation with the OAU.
På baggrund af de tragiske forhold, som mange forældreløse børn lever under i Rumænien og det tidligere Jugoslavien, bedes Rådet oplyse, om det vil gøre en øjeblikkelig indsats for at mindske disse børns lidelser ved at bevilge midler til de europæiske organisationer, der arbejder i børnehjemmene i de pågældende lande?
It was decided to institutionalize the dialogue by holding regular joint meetings of both organizations. I am sorry that my reply cannot go into more specific details at the moment, but I hope that these details will emerge from the discussions.
Jeg vil gerne komme lidt nærmere ind på den sidste del af spørgsmålet.
President. - Question No 8 by Yiannis Roubatis.(H-0728/94)
von Ploetz, formand for Rådet. - (DE) Rådet er klar over det dramatiske problem, som det ærede parlamentsmedlem henviser til.
Subject: Price of newsprint von Ploetz, President-in-Office of the Council. - (DE) The Essen European Council decided in favour of intensifying the dialogue between the European Union and the Organization of African Unity.
Fællesskabet indledte sin indsats til fordel for forældreløse rumænske børn kort efter Ceausescu-regimets fald.
On 25 November, on the basis of guidelines submitted by the Commission, the Council recommended an immediate rehabilitation action programme for social and production structures in Rwanda, of up to ECU 67 million.
Også med hensyn til det tidligere Jugoslavien har Unionen siden konfliktens udbrud bestræbt sig på i det omfang, det var muligt, at lindre nøden blandt befolkningen i dette område og navnlig blandt de dårligststillede grupper som f.eks. børn.
On 28 November 1994 the Council issued a statement on Rwanda which stressed the need for a regional conference on refugees in Central Africa in view of the deteriorating situation in the refugee camps, which entails the risk of regional destabilization.
Jeg vil gerne understrege, at de her omtalte fællesskabs foranstaltninger fuldt ud ledes og forvaltes af Kommissionen, som jeg beder det ærede parlamentsmedlem henvende sig til, hvis han ønsker detaljerede oplysninger.
Is the Council prepared to put an end to Community protection of what appears to be a trust formed by producers of newsprint and to liberalize imports of paper or at least increase the quota in line with increasing overall consumption?
Fællesskabsstøtten til de rumænske børn hidrører fra PHARE-programmet. Programmerne, som blev iværksat i 1990, er lidt efter lidt blevet tilpasset de reelle behov.
By what other means does the Council intend to respond to the continuing rise in the price of news print and, consequently, the rising cost of publishing newspapers with its implications for the freedom of the press, free expression of ideas and for democracy in the Member States of the European Union?
Der er 12 medlemsstater i Den Europæiske Union, men der er 13 forskellige valgsystemer, for i Nordirland er der et system med forholdstalsvalg. Jeg håber, at Rådet vil handle meget hurtigt med hensyn til gennemførelse af De Gucht-betænkningen, så at de europæiske vælgeres ønsker angående sammensætningen af Parlamentet ikke bliver forvrænget, sådan som det sker i øjeblikket.
As regards the OAU, it is the view of the EU that, in the long term, conflicts like the Rwandan crisis should be solved by Africa itself, by strengthening Africa's ability to prevent and solve regional conflicts at OAU level and at sub-regional level, in particular by enhancing its capacity for crisis management.
von Ploetz. - (DE) Jeg kan kun erklære mig enig i indholdet af disse kommentarer.
The European Union will consider supporting appropriate initiatives for conflict prevention and resolution in Africa, in accordance with procedures which have yet to be determined.
Det er ønskeligt, at tilsagnet opfyldes snarest, men samtidig er vi os bevidst, at eksistensen af så mange forskellige valgprocedurer i de enkelte lande viser, hvor vanskeligt det er her at nå til enighed.
This issue was the subject of the discussions between the Directors responsible for Africa and an OAU delegation on 1 December 1994 in Bmssels.
Det er ikke ret længe siden, Kommissionen vedtog et supplerende program med en økonomisk ramme på 158 millioner ecu, som vil gøre det muligt at sikre hjælpen vinteren igen nem.
von Ploetz, President-in-Office of the Council. - (DE) Mr President, I think that the essence of this question is addressed not to the Council so much as to the Commission.
Dermed kommer det samlede beløb, der er ydet i støtte, siden konflikten brød ud i efteråret 1991, op på over 950 millioner ecu. Hvis man til denne hjælp fra fællesskabsbudgettet føjer den hjælp, som medlemsstaterne har ydet, når man op på et beløb på 1,3 milliarder ecu.
I would point out that, under Article 25 of the Treaty, 'If the Commission finds that the production in Member States of particular products contained in Lists B, C and D' - and newsprint is included in List C - 'is insufficient to supply the demands of one of the Member States, and that such supply traditionally depends to a considerable extent on imports from third countries, the Council shall, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, grant the Member State concerned tariff quotas at a reduced rate of duty or duty free'.
Unionen er således med en andel på ca. 70% af den samlede bistand verdens største bidragyder til det tidlige re Jugoslavien.
As far as I am aware at present, the Commission is not considering this matter or preparing a proposal.
von Habsburg (PPE). - (DE) Hr. formand, er De ikke også af den opfattelse, at det i sig selv er temmelig ligegyldigt, hvordan pladserne bliver tildelt?
Roubatis (PSE). - (EL) Mr President, the answer is not satisfactory because it does not say anything specific.
Vigtigt for et Europa-valg er, at vælgerne har mulighed for at vælge, og at man, når tildelingen af pladserne nu engang er overladt til de enkelte folk og derfor ikke bør ændres, egentlig blot bør have en valgret, der garanterer alle, at de kan deltage i valget.
It says nothing specific, but is evasive and consequently is no help to the press, to freedom of the press, and in the last analysis, to democracy itself, part of which involves the right of citizens to be informed.
Crowley (RDE). - (EN) Grunden til, at jeg har taget dette spørgsmål op over for Rådet, er, at der bliver gjort et stort arbejde af ikke-statslige organisationer fra alle medlems stater både i Rumænien og det tidligere Jugoslavien.
Günther (PPE). - (DE) Mr President-in-Office, I am sorry, but I think that your reply misses the point of my question.
Mit andet spørgsmål lyder, om det ikke også inden for parlamentarismen er bedre at have et direkte valgsystem, der muliggør opnåelse af et flertal og ikke fører til den opsplitning, der i mange europæiske stater i ait for høj grad forhindrer, at der skabes flertal?
My question was only concerned with the penultimate paragraph in the German version of the annex, which recommends that the OAU's ability to prevent and resolve regional conflicts should be strengthened.
von Ploetz. - (DE) Jeg takker for forslagene og vil inddrage dem i det videre arbejde.
What I wanted to learn from you was what practical steps are envisaged here in order to strengthen the OAU's ability.
von Ploetz. - (DE) Jeg finder, at Rådet må holde sig til traktatens ordlyd i dette spørgsmål.
I am sure that all you have said about Rwanda is accurate and correct, but I was particularly concerned about this point.
Formanden. - Da de følgende spørgsmål vedrører samme emne, vil vi undet ét behandle spørgsmål nr. 3 af Lomas (H-0687/94):
For example, I wanted to know whether consideration is being given to involving the OAU member countries to a greater extent in the international court, which is also called for in this paper, and more of that sort of thing.
Teverson (ELDR). - (EN) Jeg vil gerne spørge rådsformanden, om han kan sige noget om, hvilken tidshorisont man forestiller sig.
von Ploetz. - (DE) Mr President, ideas about how this should look in detail were discussed at the abovementioned meeting on 1 December, but as yet no definite conclusions have been reached.