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Også i de lande, som ikke er omfattet eller indbudt til at komme med til for handlingerne med OECD-landene.
I would like to see a substantial revision of the current proposals and a delay pending a much more inclusive process.
MAI-aftalen sætter globale standarder for staternes virksomhed, men ikke for selskabernes virksomhed.
I would like to see a legitimate in ternational forum where developing countries can be in cluded and where international institutions like UNCTAD can be involved.
Derfor er MAI uafbalanceret.
Only then will we be satisfied that we have a fair process in place on multilateral invest ments.
For det andet bestrider vi det forhold, at OECD er de rig tige rammer for en aftale, der skal gælde næsten alle lande i verden.
Consequently, without fundamentally prejudicing my final opinion, I fully agree with the call by the rapporteur, Mr Kreissl-Dörfler, and I would like to congratulate him on his work.
På denne måde tager man endnu en gang ikke det mindste hensyn til kravene og problemerne i udviklingslandene, selvom det netop er blandt de fattigste lande, at følgerne vil blive meget store.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am in favour of the rapporteur's request to the Member States of the Eu ropean Union not to sign the MAI without a broad public debate, for that is the only way to ensure the total trans parency essential in this case.
Hr. Kreissl-Dörfler har udarbejdet en god betænkning, skønt han har en for stor tro på EU's magt og EU's god hed.
Brittan, Sir Leon, Vice-President of the Commission. -Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, may I firstly thank the Committee on External Economic Relations and its rapporteur Mr Kreissl-Dörfler for an excellent re port on the negotiations on the MAI.
EU repræsenterer den kapitalistiske livsform i Europa. MAI-aftalen er til gengæld ved at blive en ny livsform for verdens kapitalisme.
I would also like to thank the other committees and their rapporteurs for their efforts in preparing the present report.
Hautala (V). - (FI) Hr. formand, jeg bør fortælle min kollega hr. Seppänen, at både min og hans regering har deltaget, endda helt selvstændigt, i forhandlingerne om denne aftale.
Otherwise, without going into detail, I broadly agree with the questions asked and the remarks made by the rapporteur, which again prove the need for a detailed study and absolute transparency.
Endelig finder vi, at indholdet af aftalen er helt uacceptabelt, da det i praksis vil forhindre, at de enkelte stater og regionale sammenslutninger - som f.eks.
If by some unfortunate event the MAI were to be signed as it stands, we would no longer have any means to halt globalization in its most negative form, that is, the law of the most powerful.
Dette er årsagen til, at vi ikke ønsker, at MAI-aftalen undertegnes, i hvert tilfælde ikke uden en forudgående grundig ændring af såvel dens indhold som dens form.
I have one last word to say on the issue of European culture and audiovisual production.
Thors (ELDR). - (SV) Fru formand, jeg konstaterer med glæde, at det er lykkedes organisationer bedre end for handlerne at forsøge at skabe debat om denne aftale, hvilket også forhandlerne har forsøgt at gøre.
Although I agree with the rapporteur's fresh demand for a special exception, I would insist that it is not solely within the framework of the MAI, but has reference to GATT.
Men det, der er blevet sagt om konsekvenserne af aftalen, er vist på mange punkter meget overdrevet.
This issue is much too serious for us to give any sort of an impression of backing down, no matter how small.
Kommissionen har forhandlet aftalen, som udhuler en meget stor del af Den Europæiske Unions samlede kræfter og idéer.
The European Parliament's decision to hold this debate has the importance that Mrs Castellina ascribed to it.
De mangeartede støtteformer drages i tvivl af den grund, at de nationale eventuelt favoriseres frem for de udenlandske, og der er ingen grund til at fore stille sig, at undtagelserne på nogen måde vil blive lang varige.
I share that view and I can also assure Mrs Schörling that we have had a real debate and that this will play an active part in the course of the negotiations.
Jeg er helt sikker på, at alt efterhånden vil blive støbt efter samme model, og derfor kan det ikke betale sig at nære forgæves håb om, at problemerne kan løses med undtagelser.
The European Community is the biggest outward investor in the world, sending half of our investment to the OECD and half to non-OECD countries.
De vil højst blive midlertidige.
At the same time we are the most open to inward investors in the world.
Der er absolut behov for klausuler om miljøbeskyttelse og overholdelse af arbejdsmarkedslovgivning.
The Community therefore has a big interest in the establishment of trans parent, nondiscriminatory and enforceable rules for for eign direct investment at the plurilateral as well as at the multilateral level.
Jeg håber også, at Kommissionen støtter de medlems lande, som med eftertryk har krævet, at aftalen skal for-
There has to be a balance between the opportunities pro vided for investment and also the necessity for there to be
investeringer er en stor uligevægt mellem investorernes rettigheder og pligter.
The best thing for them to do is to supplement the negotiation in the OECD with a negotiation in WTO as soon as possible.
Det er vigtigt, at investorerne er bundet til at overholde nogle forpligtelser i de lande, hvor de opererer. Jeg vil gerne understrege, at det må give an ledning til bekymring, at man i denne MAI-aftale har valgt at referere til arbejdstagerrettighederne og miljø hensyn i indledningen af teksten.
The failure of the OECD negotiation will not ' help them because that will be used to oppose the begin ning of negotiations in the WTO by people who are bound to say: 'if the developed countries cannot even reach an agreement on this, how can you expect there to be a world agreement?'
Det, der er uklart, er, hvordan voldgiftssager skal føres.
national possibilities to regulate and control certain matters.
Skal de være åbne eller lukkede? Hvordan er reglerne for bevisførelse?
That is what the negotiation has been about and this debate has contributed to that balance.
Jeg tror, dette er noget, vi må være meget opmærksomme på.
I can assure Mrs Plooij-Van Gorsel that this will be a negotiation in which at the end of it the EC will be a member.
På dette punkt er aftalen ikke klar til undertegnelse.
In the Commission communication on a level playing field for direct in vestment worldwide, we made the case for starting negotiations in the OECD and launching discussions in the WTO.
Endvidere må vi overveje OECD-forsam-lingens stilling.
Let me remind you that the Council and the Euro pean Parliament, in its resolution of December 1995, supported this approach.
Jeg tror også, at det på længere sigt er nødvendigt med denne aftale, så udviklingslandene frivilligt kan tiltræde, hvis de opfylder de normer, som kræves.
I still consider that the successful conclusion of the MAI negotiations is the best possible starting point for multilateral rule-making in the WTO in order to achieve a worldwide level playing field for FDI.
Jeg mener, at det er rimeligt, at man i teksten tilføjer, at landene skal have ratificeret ILO's syv konventioner om grundlæggende arbejdstagerrettigheder.
It is with these considerations in mind that in May 1995 negotiations in the OECD context were launched, and in December 1996 at the Singapore Ministerial Conference we achieved the setting up of a WTO Investment Work ing Group.
Landene skal an erkende ILO's regler om arbejdsvilkår og beskyttelse af rettigheder til at organisere sig, forbud mod børnearbejde osv., så sådanne ting ikke kan blive et konkurrenceparameter, som staterne prøver at tiltrække investorer med. Det er vigtigt, at man undgår, at både staten og investorer spekulerer i social dumping.
The deadline set for negotiations in the OECD to come to a conclusion is the end of April 1998. Anybody who has ever been involved in negotiations of this kind will know that a month and a half at the end of a negotiation is a very important and crucial time in which much can be done.
Det er vigtigt at holde sig for øje, at liberaliseringen af bestemmelserne omkring uden landske direkte investeringer ikke kun skal være til fordel for investorerne og oprindelseslandet.
Let us not forget that it is the view of the vast majority of developing countries that it is in their interest that foreign direct investment should be encouraged and not discouraged.
Det skal også være med til at sikre en bæredygtig økonomisk udvikling i værtslandet.
Therefore a proper agreement will help them as much as it will help the investing countries.
Dette parlament er det eneste parlament - så vidt jeg ved - der diskuterer MAI-aftalen.
The relation between what we are doing in the MAI negotiations and what we want to do in the WTO is the key, as Mrs Mann has rightly stated.
Det er vigtigt at få startet en debat i medlemslandene og i de nationale par lamenter om denne aftale.
That relationship was something very relevant to the remarks of Mr Lannoye, Mrs Leperre- Ver rier and Mrs Kinnock.
Her drejer det sig ganske vist om, at der er risiko for en alvorlig krænkelse af forfatterrettighederne, men som man nævnte, kan det også i stor ud strækning komme til at berøre landbruget, miljøet og de sociale rettigheder.
It is a negotiation which nobody need participate in and nobody need join and the results of which nobody need accept who is not a party to that negotiation, although it is open to them.
Uanset hvordan det forholder sig, hvad dækker begrebet kultur så for os? Vi ved udmærket, både i dette Parlament og i Kommissionen, at kulturen i højere og højere grad bliver reduceret til kun at omfatte de mindst strategiske sektorer, mens den audiovisuelle sek tor, forlagsvirksomhed og alt det, der vedrører informationens motorveje, bliver tilsidesat.
It is because of that and because of my view, which I' very strongly hold, that to have an agreement that adequately reflects the interests of the developing countries as well as the developed ones, there should be discussions in the WTO leading to a negotiation in the WTO which will take account of the MAI negotiation but which need not be the same.
Det er en skam, for det ville være en fordel, om vi fik ind ført en international investeringsret - hvilket er hele for målet med MAI-aftalen - der kunne give investorerne tryghed, og som kunne give alle en følelse af sikkerhed.
But I can tell you that we will only reach a conclusion if we are able to accommodate the legitimate interests of the European Union.
Hvis MAI-aftalen skal føre til, at der bliver mange flere tvister, så er det klart, at den går i den forkerte retning.
I agree with most, if not all, of the rec ommendations made in the draft resolution which is the subject of discussion today.
Hvis man erstatter hindringerne med stridigheder, tror jeg ikke, at man vinder noget som helst.
We agree on the need to safe guard in the MAI the right of contracting parties to take action to protect the environment, not only now but in the future.
NTM-projektet bør efter min mening revideres i betragtning af den modtagelse, som vi i dag giver MAI-aftalen.
So I agree with Mr ' Kreissl-Dörfler and, indeed, with Mr Habsburg-Lothrin-gen on that.
El lers vil vi se komplotmyterne bryde ud i lys lue, og MAI-aftalen risikerer at blive en fiasko og at ende blandt de projekter, som på forhånd er dødsdømt.
I would say to Mr Falconer that this agreement - if it goes through - will reinforce the status of national contact points, and that the guidelines he referred to as being in adequate are due for review.
Afslutningsvis vil jeg blot sige, at denne aftale ikke er en aftale, men en ideologisk tekst og et sandt neoliberalistisk manifest, og at min gruppe vil fremsætte et ændringsfor slag, der anmoder om en udsættelse for at give plads til en sand offentlig debat, der respekterer den offentlige me ning, som får større og større indflydelse på de internationale politikker.
I hope very much therefore that those - and there are many in this House - who have an influence on the developing countries will encourage them to move to a position in which they will welcome a negotiation in the WTO as well as a negotiation in the OECD, precisely in order that the agreement which will eventually come into effect in which they can participate will be one that fully reflects their interests and that they will not simply be faced with the alternative of signing up to the MAI negotiation or not signing up to anything at all.
Dertil erden alt for vigtig. Det, som jeg gerne vil opholde mig ved, er, at arbejdstagerrettighederne er henlagt til præamblen i MAI-aftalen.
As it happens, I do not believe that the MAI negotiation need result in a conclusion that is inimical to the interests of developing countries.
Det er foruroligende, at der i OECD's udkast til aftale om multilaterale
However, I can understand their feeling that they have not been parties to that negotiation.
Hvem er det da, der har retten til at skrive globale konstitutioner?
The draft resolution also deals extensively with the as pects of culture and intellectual property rights under the MAI, and rightly so.
Jo, det er tydeligvis de 29 rigeste industrilande i verden.
I wish to say a word about that.
De andre lande er i praksis udelukket, hvilket også er meningen, for da tilsvarende aftaler blev diskuteret i WTO, mødte man alt for stor modstand fra andre lande i verden.
The objective of preserving European cultural identity through specific policy measures and actions, in particular in the audiovisual sector, is fully shared by the Com mission.
Det eneste rimelige ville naturligvis være,
I share the concerns expressed by many, espe-
Sjöstedt at denne aftale blev diskuteret i FN, eller muligvis i WTO, i stedet for i OECD.
Our view is that a general exception, which seems superficially attractive, is not the best solution.
Endelig vil jeg gerne sige, at jeg mener, at Europa-Parlamentet bør beskytte og forsvare såvel Europa-Parlamentets egne som Unionens beføjelser imod ethvert forsøg på at indskrænke dem gennem denne investeringsaftale.
In presenting the MAI to the Council I can assure Mr García-Margallo y Marfil that the Commission will analyse the compatibility of this agreement with the important international agreements to which we are a party, in cluding multilateral, environmental and social agree ments, and with our own legislation and policies in areas such as fisheries, transport and development, as well as with the European Community Treaty itself.
I OECD-landene er forhandlingerne sket i tavshed og med mindst mulig parlamentarisk kontrol.
At the present stage the negotiations are in a difficult phase.
Men aftalen er ikke bare uacceptabel på grund af den måde, hvorpå den forhandles, men også på grund af sit indhold.
Our American partners have indicated that given the need for continued negotiations on a number of crucial issues they think that the April deadline cannot be met.
I aftalen gives dé multinationale virksomheder rettigheder på stater nes bekostning.
They tell us that they are not in a position to suggest an alternative date for conclusion of the MAI.
Det er fuldstændig urimeligt, at virksomheder skal have mulighed for via en domstol at ophæve demokratisk trufne beslutninger på vigtige områder så som miljø, forvaltning af naturressourcer og sociale vil kår.
That sends a bad signal concerning our determination to hold the OECD countries to their current economic policy course despite the recent crises in, notably, Asia, and to respond to the challenges of globalization by enhancing the present open system for trade and investment. We cannot accept the American announcement as a fait accompli.
Theonas (GUE/NGL). - (EL) Fru formand, Europa-Parlamentet bør ganske simpelt kræve øjeblikkelig forkastelse af den multilaterale investeringsaftale.
In the period ahead important progress can be made if the political will is there.
Konsekvenserne af dens anvendelse vil være ødelæggende for befolkningerne og økonomierne i de mindre udviklede lande.
It will then be for ministers to de cide on the fate of the MAI reflecting the wishes of democratically elected governments.
Jeg synes ikke om alt i denne betænkning, f.eks. ikke punkt 7 og 8.
It is now up to us to test in the weeks to come if the political will is there.
Men betænkningen indeholder også megen vigtig kritik, ikke mindst i punkt 5,14 og 23, hvilket er til strækkeligt til, at jeg stemmer for den.
We are determined to do everything we can to achieve a success ful conclusion of the negotiations, but an agreement at any price is not what we are looking for.
Karamanou (PSE). - (EL) Fru formand, hr. kommissær, kære kolleger, vi bør virkelig alle sammen give al den ros, vi kan, til vores kollega, hr. Kreissl-Dörfler, der tog initiativ til denne usædvanlige betænkning.
There is one thing I want to assure this House of beyond a doubt: I had the privilege and the honour of conducting the Uruguay Round negotiations on the part of the Euro pean Union.
Det forhold, at de gennemførte forhandlinger har medført så voldsomme diskussioner og krydsede klinger på me ningsfronten, viser behovet for, at der for et så afgørende spørgsmål for verdensøkonomien er tilstrækkelig tid til en udtømmende dialog under åbne, gennemskuelige forhold og med en fortsat parlamentarisk kontrol.
It was the United States which blinked. I can assure this House that, faced with a situation of that kind, if the European Union, through its negotiator, the Commission, was prepared to resist thai pressure, do not think we are going to be so naive as to give away in the MAI negotiations what we resisted success fully in the Uruguay Round negotiations.
Jeg gentager, fru formand, at det eneste krav, som Europa-Parlamentet kan stille, er en fuldstændig forkastelse af aftalen, og de ændringsforslag, der er stillet, bør vi som Parlament tilslutte os.
There is absolutely no question of that happening and any disagree ment can only be about the way in which we are most effectively protected. < It is also important to stress the need to find a suitable arrangement with the United States inside and outside the MAI, to deal with the problem of extraterritorial legisla tion which Mr Souchet referred to in general and the Helms-Burton Act and ILSA in particular.
Der er selvfølgelig ingen grund til at være uenig i, at der bør fastsættes regler vedrørende fremme af og sikkerhed omkring udenlandske investeringer, så situationer med forvanskninger af den internationale konkurrence undgås.
With political will, taking account of the points rightly raised in this House, we can reach a conclusion which will be in the in terests of the European Union as a major investor outside the European Union, in the interests of the developing countries and in the interests of all the policies that we hold dear. We shall only sign up to an agreement if we reach that.
Efterhånden som vi bevæger os i retning af mere og mere multilateralt baserede miljøaftaler, mener jeg, at der er større risiko for at løbe ind i pro blemer, hvis MAI bliver gennemført i den nuværende ud formning.
In the mean time the Community and its Member States have a clear interest in having an MAI that protects our interests, pro tects the interests of developing countries and secures our ability to continue with the policies which we hold dear.
Den rene udviklingsmekanisme er nødvendig for denne protokols succes og kan muligvis komme i direkte modstrid med MAI.
I do not myself think that there is any necessity or value in obtaining the opinion of the European Court of Justice.
Der bør medtages en bindende miljø klausul, som i det mindste indebærer de samme garantier som artikel 20 i GATT, og ikke viser sig at være en utilstrækkelig, frivillig klausul som artikel 114 i NAFTA-af-talen.
We negotiate habitually on matters of great importance, we have our legal advisers, and if every time there was a negotiation we ran to the European Court of Justice that would undermine the institutional balance.
Men der er god grund til at sætte spørgsmålstegn ved den vigtige og presserende karakter, som hele dette spørgsmål har antaget.
If we proceed boldly but coolly, ready to defend our inter ests but also recognizing that the right kind of MAI on the right conditions is in the interests of the European Union, then we shall be doing something that reflects the will of the peoples of Europe.
Tværtimod har de multinationale selskaber og in ternationale virksomhedsgrupper allerede rigelig magt, og de bør ikke gives nogen som helst fortrinsret i forhold til de nationale virksomheder, hverken i form af automatisk ret til international domstolsmægling eller jurisdiktionelle ændringer, som er helt i strid med princippet om lige adgang.
Of course I can happily confirm, as Mr Kreissl-Dörfler in vited me to do, that the Commission will recommend to the Council that if there is an agreement that the Member States and the Commission support, we will request the assent of the European Parliament before its enactment.
Der skal endvidere fastlægges bestemmelser om miljørevision af alle udenlandske investorer.
Plooij-Van Gorsel (ELDR). - I asked a very specific question.
Uden disse garan-
I would like to know
Pollack tier for bæredygtig udvikling bør vi være meget bekymrede over aftalen på dette tidspunkt.
Parti about a decision procedure. Will there be unanimity in the Council on this before signing, or is it possible that there is...
Der findes in gen bindende forpligtelser for virksomhedernes adfærd, og den nødvendige grad af liberalisering vil være uhensigtsmæssig for udviklingslandene.
Subject: Women and employment in the regional and local context
Reglerne om investering bør dreje sig om mere end øko nomisk liberalisering og bør indeholde en meget tydelig forpligtelse til bæredygtig udvikling og kvalitet i investe ringerne på langt sigt.
Under the new employment promotion policies, will there be specific measures for women in the regional and local context?
Jeg ønsker et legitimt internationalt forum, hvor udviklingslandene kan deltage, og hvor internationale institutioner som UNCTAD kan inddrages.
What regional development policies will operate in this connection?
Uden at dette går ud over min endelige mening om ind holdet, tilslutter jeg mig derfor helt anmodningen fra ord føreren, hr. Kreissl-Dörfler, som jeg gerne vil lykønske for hans arbejde.
IN THE CHAIR: MR GUTIERREZ DIAZ Vice-President
Sir Leon Brittan, næstformand i Kommissionen. - (EN) Fru formand, mine damer og herrer, først vil jeg gerne; takke Udvalget om Eksterne Økonomiske Forbindelser og ordføreren hr. Kreissl-Dörfler for en fremragende be tænkning om MAI-forhandlingerne.
Flynn, Member of the Commission. -The 1993 structural funds reform incorporated equal opportunities for men and women on the labour market as a policy goal, and equal opportunities in the Social Fund is defined in Art. 1 ( 1 )(d) as a specific priority.
Jeg vil også gerne takke de øvrige udvalg og deres ordførere for deres ind sats ved udarbejdelsen af denne betænkning.
Member States have chosen to implement this priority of the present ESF regulation with a dual approach.
Jeg tror og håber, at alle vores regeringer i Den Europæiske Union vil blive klar over dette.
I have spoken about it with the President, and I hope that in future we will be able to take appropriate measures in order to keep to the timetables set by our agendas.
Til sidst et par ord om spørgsmålet om den europæiske kultur og det audiovisuelle område.
Mr McMahon requests the floor on a point of order.
Dette spørgsmål er alt for alvorligt til, at man på den ene eller den anden måde må give indtryk af en tilbagegang, hvor lille den end måtte være.
McMahon (PSE). - I raised a question this morning about my own question which I submitted about the NUTS nomenclature and eligibility for a designation un der the various funds.
Forhandlingerne er ikke af sluttet.
It should be in its rightful place.
Det Europæiske Fællesskab er den største eksterne investor i verden, og vi sender halvdelen af vores investeringer til OECD-lande og den anden halvdel til ikke OECD-lande.
The intention is to have the mainstreaming strategy permeate the whole implementation process from the programming phase right through to reporting.