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For øvrigt indeholder de to aftaler, ligesom alle aftaler indgået af Fællesskabet, betingelser for overholdelsen af demokratiske principper og menneskerettighedsprincipper, der udgør et væsentligt element i aftalerne.
I would repeat my question to the President-in-Office: How does he intend to protect the interests of those currently employed, in particular in the ferry, airline and tourism sector, as well as the travelling public?
Wohlfart, rådsformand. - (FR) Jeg vil gerne sige, at Rådet følger udviklingen i situationen i Belarus med stor opmærksomhed og har gjort en fælles indsats for at forsøge at udøve en indflydelse på myndighederne i Belarus, således at de igen skaber respekt for og praktiserer de demokratiske principper, der er accepteret på internationalt niveau.
Wohlfart. - (FR) Mr President, although my life is not being made easy I shall nonetheless try to offer some answers.
På det formelle og proceduremæssige plan har de to parter forhandlet en samlet aftale af blandet karakter samt, mens man afventer ratificeringen af denne, en midlertidig aftale om fællesskabskompetence.
I accept that, being an island, the United Kingdom is going to be particularly disadvantaged by the removal of dutyfree.
Desuden har de to parter ved en separat fælles erklæring forpligtet
The contribution of dutyfree to the
De seneste år i Belarus kunne lige så godt have været en dramatisk spændingsroman, men der er altså tale om virkeligheden.
European Community of a new requirement to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals as 'sentient beings'?
Den har registreret adskillige alvorlige institutionelle og politiske funktionsforstyrrelser i landet.
Today, after three years of functioning, we have drawn the first conclusions from this and we can see that some provisions can still be improved so that the internal market can work properly.
Formanden. - Da de følgende spørgsmål vedrører samme emne, vil vi under ét behandle spørgsmål nr. 11 af Anne Mcintosh (H-0508/97):
I think that we are here talking about something to do with the functioning of the internal market.
Om: Afskaffelse af toldfri varer
That is the whole problem.
Vil Rådets formandskab være rede til hurtigt at tage den foreslåede afskaffelse af salg af told- og afgiftsfri varer med virkning fra den 1. juli 1999 op til fornyet overvejelse af hensyn både til de ansatte inden for turistog skibsfartssektoren og til de rejsende.
There are consequences which I admit sometimes are unfortunate but this is a fact that we have to get used to: if we have an internal market that means that we want to eliminate certain forms of competition which in terms of an internal market could, let us not forget, be unfair.
Rådet undersøger også følgerne af denne holdning for Den Europæiske Union og for det pågældende land.
This increased awareness led our heads of state and government, at the recent Amsterdam European Council, to agree on including in a future treaty a protocol on the wellbeing of animals.
Det er aftalt, at hvis der ikke kommer positive foranstaltninger fra myndighederne i Belaras, a) vil medlemsstaterne i Den Europæiske Union ikke støtte Belarus' ansøgning om optagelse i Unionen i Europarådet; b) vil Den Europæiske Union hverken indgå den midlertidige aftale eller partner skabs- og samarbejdsaftalen; c) vil de bilaterale kontakter med Belarus på ministerniveau blive vurderet fra sag til sag; d) vil programmerne om teknisk assistance fra Fællesskabet og medlemsstaterne blive undersøgt igen og vurderet ud fra princippet om, at de direkte skal tjene reformprocessen.
It goes without saying that the treaty, at present, has not yet been signed or ratified. It also goes without saying that, since this is an aim which will in future be a full part of the treaty, all the Community institutions, including the Council, as well as the Member States, should take full account of requirements linked to the wellbeing of animals when working out and implementing Community policies for the fields of agriculture, transport, the internal market and research.
Er Rådet enig i, at afskaffelsen af toldfrit salg vil medføre højere billetpriser og andre rejseomkostninger for passagererne, idet færgepriserne forventes at stige med gennemsnitligt 30 %, og forbrugerne vil få færre valgmuligheder?
Primarily it will be up to the Commission to put forward whenever necessary appropriate proposals to that effect. I am quite convinced that the European Parliament will make a precious contribution to the process of developing Community legislation in this matter.
Hvilke støtteforanstaltninger overvejer Rådet i tilfælde af, at afskaffelsen af toldfrit salg fastholdes, for at modvirke de uundgåelige negative virkninger inden for turistsektoren og for at beskytte de rejsendes interesser?
President - Mr Wohlfart, I do not think that members of this House wish to make things difficult, but sometimes things are difficult and perhaps this is a difficult issue. Let us see if we can try to make things a little easier now that Mr Lindqvist has the floor for one minute.
og spørgsmål nr. 12 af Brian Crowley (H-0545/97):
Lindqvist (ELDR). - (SV) I am not sure that it will do so.
Om: Kompensation som følge af den foreslåede af skaffelse af toldfri handel i 1999
This is really about the loss of many jobs in the EU region, which is perhaps the biggest problem in Europe at the moment.
Kommissionen har for nylig antydet, at statsstøtte eventuelt kan komme på tale som kompensation for nogle af de sociale og økonomiske virkninger på regionalt plan, der følger af afskaffelsen af handelen med toldfri varer inden for EU.
I understand what you are saying about the need to first ratify the protocol, but can you tell me if work is beginning on certain specific areas where we can look for progress in the short term, so we can make people even more confident that these are not just words in a Treaty, but will actually result in specific action?
Den opfordrede myndighederne i Belarus til reelt at leve op til deres forpligtelse til at indlede høringer med den valgte trettende øverste sovjet for at opnå en retfærdig ligevægt mellem magterne.
Wohlfart. - (FR) Mr President, employment is one of our main concerns and you can be quite sure that I am the last person not to be concerned about people losing their jobs: I think that is one thing which unites us in a question which may divide us.
Rådet glæder sig over nedsættelsen af en trepartsarbejdsgrappe bestående af repræsentanter fra regeringen i Be larus, den trettende øverste sovjet og eksperter fra Den Europæiske Union, der vil forsøge at gennemføre dette mal.
If you have any questions about the effects on tourism and other branches of our. economic activities I think - and believe me it is not because I want to ask you a question - but I think that in this context the Commission is better prepared than I am to give you more satisfactory answers.
Er det Rådets opfattelse, at statsstøtte bør overvejes som kompensation for følgerne af, at toldfri handel afskaffes på rater inden for EU, herunder især rater, der forbinder fjerntliggende maritime lande og regioner, som f.eks.
In respect of his concerns about putting into practice various measures aimed at improving the fate of animals in various areas such as fanning, 'transport, the internal market and research, I should like to say that any changes to existing legislation on this matter must, before being submitted to the Council, be the subject of a Commission proposal.
Irland, med resten af Den Europæiske Union?
I hope that we shall soon be receiving Commission initiatives and proposals heading in the direction which he desires.
Den Europæiske Unions indsats supplerer og styrker endelig bestræbelserne fra OSCE og Europarådet.
Subject: Changes in EU policy welfare requirements of animals as 'sentient beings'
Ahlqvist (PSE). - (SV) Det glæder mig, at Rådet har truffet i hvert fald lidt mere konkrete foranstaltninger vedrørende situationen i Belaras, end Kommissionen har.
What changes in EU policy does the Council envisage following the introduction into the Treaty of the
Når Rådet med vedtagelsen af de direktiver, der fastsætter afskaffelsen af de skattemæssige grænser i 1993 besluttede midlertidigt at forlænge den toldfri handel for passagerer inden for Unionen indtil den 30. juni 1999, var det netop
Is the Council aware of the cunent inquiry into the murder of 24 Tamil civilians in the village of Kuma-
Wohlfart for at undgå de sociale og regionale problemer, der kunne følge af en pludselig afskaffelse af denne handel.
President should be changed and the debate on the Graziani report (A4-0140/97) should be postponed.
således, at folk, der forlader Fællesskabet, stadig ville have ret til at købe toldfrit.
rapuram in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka in February 1996 by military personnel?
Ved De, hvor mange af Fællesskabets borgere, der rejser ud af Fællesskabet, i forhold til det antal af Fællesskabets borgere, der regel mæssigt er på rejse inden for Fællesskabets område?
Rule 96(2) of the Rules of Procedure states that once the agenda has been approved, it may only be changed pursuant to Rules 97 and 128 to 132, or following a proposal by the President.
Alene i Irland svarer det til omkring 74 %, der rejser inden for Fællesskabet, og 26 %, der rejser til andre lande.
Since today we do not have a quorum so that a proper vote can be taken, the Bureau accepts the proposal by Mr Martens that the report by Mr Graziani should not be debated.
Det drejede sig således om at give tilstrækkelig tid til de berørte sektorer, navnlig lufthavnsmyndighederne, flyselskaberne, losnings- og ladningsselskaberne, producenterne af de varer, der sædvanligvis sælges i de toldfri butikker og forpagterne af disse butikker, således at de kunne forberede afskaffelsen af toldfri handel inden for Unionen som fastlagt i direktiverne fra 1993.
What moves will the Council take to ensure that the results of the independent inquiry are made public when its investigation is completed and will it support moves to ensure that the families of the 24 civilians receive compensation from the state. Payment would indicate the commitment of the state in establishing proper accountability and preventing future infringe ments by security personnel?
Wohlfart. - (FR) Med risiko for at skuffe hr. Crowley vil jeg dog understrege, at initiativretten altid henhører under Kommissionen og ikke Rådet.
Barón Crespo (PSE). - (ES) Mr President, on behalf of the Socialist Group, I would just like to support your proposal - although it has no statutory value - and to wish our colleague, Mr Graziani, all the best for a swift recovery so that he might present his report at the September part-session.'
Mcintosh (PPE). - (EN) Det var et meget skuffende svar fra Rådet.
Wohlfart, President-in-Office of the Council. - (FR) The European Union has persistently expressed its concern at the violent violations of human rights in the civil conflict in Sri Lanka.
De afgiftsmæssige grænser består stadig. Grænsekontrollen mellem Det Forenede Kongerige og andre lande er endvidere nu blevet værre, fordi vi har både Schengen og andre ikke-Schengeiilande.
The European Union has already made comments in the framework of political dialogue with Sri Lanka and is undertaking steps in the appropriate interna tional bodies, in particular by means of declarations.
Elliott (PSE). - (EN) Jeg vil gerne spørge formanden for det første om han har nogen dokumentation for, at turismen vil blive negativt påvirket af, at den toldfri handel falder bort inden for Fællesskabet?
Castagnetti (PPE). - (LT) Mr President, may I thank you on behalf of the PPE Group for your understanding and flexibility.
For det andet, hvis den toldfri handel fortsat skulle eksistere, kan han så give en logisk begrundelse for, at det skulle være dem, der rejser ad luftvejen eller søvejen, der skulle have glæde af den, mens togrejsende og bilister, der krydser nationale grænser, ikke skulle have mulighed for at handle toldfrit?
Let us hope that it will be possible to deal with the Graziani report on EU/Canada relations during the next partsession in September.
Wohlfart. - (FR) Hr. formand, selv om man ikke gør livet let for mig, vil jeg dog forsøge at give et delsvar.
(Parliament adopted the proposal to amend the agenda)
Jeg kan se, at da Det .Forenede Kongerige er en ø, vil landet blive specielt defavoriseret ved fjernelse af den toldfri handel.
As far as the specific case mentioned by Mrs Oddy is concerned, it has not been made directly known to the Council.
Den toldfri handels bidrag til Det Forenede Kongeriges økonomi, til vor turistbranche og vor beskæftigelse er højere, for så vidt angår fastholdelse af afgiftsniveauet, fastholdelse af serviceniveauet, valgfrihed med hensyn til service og beskæftigelse.
The Council recalls its declarations of 17 April 1997 welcoming the exchange of letters between the President of Sri Lanka and the head of the opposition, concerning a joint approach by both parties to the ethnic conflict in the country.
Vil han være så venlig at besvare spørgsmålet?
The European Union hopes that this agreement will help to restore confidence and bring an end to the policy of confrontation.
Jeg tror, at vi befinder os i en situation, der er en følge af det indre marked.
President. - The next item is the continuation. of the debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission on the situation in Albania after the elections.
Wohlfart. - (FR) Jeg kan forstå, at det svar, jeg har givet, ikke tilfredsstiller fru Mcintosh.
Fassa (ELDR). - (IT) Mr President, today, more than ever, Albania needs Europe.
Denne frist skulle gøre det muligt for operatørerne og de ansatte i sektoren at finde løsninger med henblik på en blid overgang, hvis jeg tør udtrykke mig sådan, til andre økonomiske aktiviteter.
More than 1, 500 people were murdered in the run-up to the elections of 29 June and 6 July, and about one million automatic firearms are still in private hands.
Jeg vil gerne endnu en gang understrege, at det ikke er lige på en studs, at afskaffelsen af den toldfri handel er blevet besluttet.
The organization which informed me is very well respected in Sri Lanka.
Det siger sig selv, at Rådet vil give eventuelle forslag, som Kommissionen måtte forelægge det på dette område, al nødvendig op mærksomhed.
President. - As the time allotted for Question Time to the Council has run out, Questions Nos 15 to 37 will receive written answers. (')
Efter at have fungeret i tre år har man i dag draget de første konklusioner af det indre marked, og man kan se, at visse bestemmelser stadig skal forbedres, så at det kan fungere rimeligt.
For this reason, the outcome of the recent elections, which many Members regard as satisfactory, must not lead the Council and the European Union in general to lower their guard.
Jeg tror, at man i dag har talt om mange ting, der også vedrører det indre marked samt bestemmelser, der vil være nødvendige, for at det indre marked fungerer 100 %.
The Council must, in particular, do everything necessary, appropriate and expedient to stabilize and democratize Albania, not least by means of economic aid conditional upon respect for human rights and the application of democratic principles in that unfortunate country.
Jeg tror, at vi befinder os i denne problematik med det indre markeds funktion.
(The sitting was suspended at 7.05 p.m. and resumed at 9 p.m.)
Endelig vil jeg også gerne erindre om, at den skattefri handel for passagerer, der rejser uden for Fællesskabet, opretholdes.
Only an approach of this kind can justify the policy of expansion to the countries of former Eastern Europe which the European Union is conducting.
Fru Mclntosch, for at resumere mit svar afventer Rådet stadig eventuelle forslag fra Kommissionen om de områder, som De har nævnt.
We can no longer resign ourselves to the principle that 'something is better than nothing'.
Og lad os nu se, om hr. Lindqvist, som har ordet i et minut, vil gøre tingene meget vanskelige for os.
IN THE CHAIR: MR AVGERINOS Vice-President
Lindqvist (ELDR). - (SV) Jeg er ikke så sikker på, at det kan gøre det.
Papayannakis (GUE/NGL). - (EL) Mr. President, I hope that despite the absence of the Commission and the Council, we can point out the following:
Svarene har været nogenlunde ens. Men vi har jo fakta.
(The sitting resumed at 9.00 p.m.)
Crowley (UPE). - (EN) Jeg vil gerne takke Rådets formand for dette svar.
President. - I want to announce that the Leader of the PPE Group has informed the Bureau that Mr Graziarti is absent, he is unwell and has requested that the agenda
Efter det, han sagde, har Parlamentet fået at vide af Kommissionen, at den ikke kan sætte noget i værk, fordi Rådet har truffet en beslutning og har nægtet at ændre denne beslutning på nogen måde.
The elections were indeed difficult, but in the end they were accepted by everyone.
Vil formanden derfor være så venlig at give os det løfte, at han vil tage sagen op på det næste møde i Rådet for at undersøge, om der kan blive tale om at ændre beslutningen eller om en udvidelse af en eller anden art?
I recall, for example, that Mr Berisha, who controlled the television in Albania, forbade the transmission of anything about the pre-election campaign. Now, however, the difficulties to be faced by the new government are beginning.
For det andet forholder det sig, som min kollega allerede har været inde på det, med hensyn til den perifere beliggenhed - og det nævnte Rådets formand jo også -
Mr President, since all that needed to be said has already been said, I want to stress the following:
Lindqvist tilfredsstillende oplysninger om, hvilke følger afskaffelsen kan få.
Papayannakls ary database as a useful tool for translators, were adopted as well.
Wohlfart. - (FR) Beskæftigelsen er en af vores store bekymringer, og De kan være helt sikker på, at jeg er den sidste til ikke at bekymre mig om de mennesker, der mister et arbejde: Jeg tror, at det er en ting, der forener os i denne sag, der deler os. Jeg ved 'godt, at der blev truffet beslutninger enstemmigt af ØKOFIN-Rådet dengang for at gennemføre denne ordning, sådan som jeg har beskrevet det, med en overgangsperiode.
First, we hope - and I would very much have liked to have the views of those who are absent - that there will no longer be any support at all for Mr Berisha's regime, since his perfidy needs no further proof either within Albania or in relation to his adventuring abroad, because there are already signs of that.
Jeg vil gerne have, at Rådet gør sig klart, at vi medlemmer siden da har modtaget en utrolig mængde udtryk for tillid til, at tingene nok skal blive bedre. Der kommer for eksempel til at ske frem skridt med hensyn til burhønsene, der bliver fremskridt med hensyn til forholdene i de zoologiske haver.
Secondly, so far as aid is concerned, Mr President, we have granted Albania the largest ever amount of aid percapita.
Hvis der er vanskeligheder, kan jeg forsikre Dem om, at det er noget, der også optager os.
Thirdly, as a priority, future aid must go towards compensating the victims of the pyramid swindle, for which the previous regime was entirely responsible.
Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 13 af Clive Needle (H-0510/97):
Otherwise, there will be no political stability in the country.
Wohlfart. - (FR) Jeg vil gerne takke hr. Needle for hans positive reaktion på Rådets svar.
I am referring of course to the funding of the programme and to comitology.
Med hensyn til hans bekymringer for den praktiske gennemførelse af de for skellige foranstaltninger, der skal forbedre dyrs skæbne på de forskellige områder som landbrug, transport, indre marked og forskning, vil jeg gerne sige, at enhver ændring af den eksisterende lovgivning herom, inden den forelægges Rådet, skal være indeholdt i et forslag fra Kommissionen.
I can do not more than express my sonow and disappointment, not only because the duration of the programme was reduced to two years, 1997 and 1998, with a total budget of just 7 million ECU, but also because despite our persistent efforts the Council left us no margin for negotiation on that point.
Jeg håber, at Rådet snart får forelagt initiativer og forslag fra Kommissionen, der går i den retning, som hr. Needle ønsker.
As for the issue of comitology, I must stress that the order was adopted in a compromise way, because at the last minute and quite suddenly the Commission did not support our proposal.
Har Rådet kendskab til den igangværende undersøgelse om mordet på 24 civile tamiler, som militærfolk begik i landsbyen Kumarapuram i Trincomalee i Sri Lanka i februar 1996?
Perhaps my last comments may cast a shadow on my pleasure at the adoption of the Ariane programme.
Wohlfart, rådsformand. - (FR) Ved at gentage den mere og mere tydelige bevidsthed hos vores offentlighed er Rådet i stand til at bekræfte, at forbedringen af fælles skabslovgivningen, der skal sikre en større beskyttelse og en bedre respekt for velfærdet hos dyr som sansende væsner udgør en af prioriteterne i medlemsstaterne i Den Europæiske Union.
President - The next item is the debate on the report (A4-0237/97) by Mrs Mouskouri, on behalf of the Euro pean Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee, on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council Decision establish ing a programme of support, including translation, in the field of books and reading (Ariane) (C4-0294/97-94/0189/COD)).
Denne bevidsthedsgørelse har foranlediget vores stats- og regeringschefer på det nylige Europæiske Råd i Amsterdam til at aftale at inkludere en protokol om dyrs velfærd i den fremtidige traktat.
I hope that by then the members of the Council will have grasped the thread of their own Ariane, which will help them emerge from the labyrinth and acknowledge the importance of the European Union's civilization and cultural dimension.
Det siger sig selv, hr. formand, at denne traktat på nuværende tidspunkt endnu ikke er underskrevet ej heller ratificeret.
I also believe that it is better to have a programme with a little bit of money that is accepted by everyone, than a programme which would always remain at the pilot stage.
Det siger også sig selv, at når det drejer sig om et mål, der fremover skal være en integreret del af traktaten, skal alle de omhandlede fællesskabsinstitutioner, herunder Rådet, ligesom medlemsstaterne, fuldt ud tage højde for kravene, der er forbundet med dyrenes velfærd, når det drejer sig om at formulere og iværksætte fællesskabspolitikkerne på områderne: Landbrug, transport, det indre marked og forskning.
Mouskouri (PPE), rapporteur. - (EL) Mr. President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, you will perhaps remember that about two years ago, in April 1995, in this chamber I very enthusiastically presented the Ariane programme. I remind you that it is a programme whose aim is to support the spread of literature^ dramatic art and reference works by means of translation, to promote cooperation in the field of books, and to contribute to the better training of translators.
Wohlfart rådsformand. - (FR) Den Europæiske Union har konstant givet udtryk for sine bekymringer over for den vold og overtrædelse af menneskerettighederne, der karakteriserer den civile konflikt på Sri Lanka.
You will also perhaps remember that after that first presentation, we had to wait for more than a year before the Council finally expressed a common position on the amendments we had proposed at first reading.
Den Europæiske Union har formuleret sine bemærkninger in den for rammerne af den politiske dialog med Sri Lanka og iværksætter skridt i de egnede internationale forsamlinger, navnlig gennem erklæringer.
To that already time-consuming process were added the difficult negotiations carried out in the context of the Conciliation Committee, and those negotiations finally led to an agreement with the Council.
Det påhviler først og fremmest Kommissionen at formulere, hver gang det er nødvendigt, passende forslag hertil.
Today, I would like to present to you the product of that agreement about the Ariane programme, while trying at the same time to preserve undiminished enthusiasm, be cause it is indeed a programme which deserves our support.