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Derudover kræver den internationale situation efter den kolde krigs tid, hvor USA har fået en førende position, en revision af de transatlantiske forbindelser.
The joint action plan of 17 December 1996 consolidates the 1976 framework agreement and thus opens up a new form of cooperation between the European Union and Canada.
I den sammen hæng er forbindelserne EU-Canada et tegn på genvindelse af balance. Vi er igen inde på at sige nej til unilateralisme og Helms-Burton- og d'Amato-lovene er et interessant og betydningsfuldt eksempel på dette interessesammenfald.
I am pleased that this agreement is before us, and I am glad that we have also found new types of cooperation as a basis for this.
Antony (NI). - (FR) Hr. formand, kære kolleger, hr. Graziani kommer i sin betænkning om forbindelserne mellem Canada og EU ind på mange meget forskellige emner, som går fra rævesakse over kystfiskeri til overvejelser vedrørende interessen i en trilateral dimension EU -USA - Canada.
As far as the report is concerned, I am pleased to report to Parliament on the recent positive developments in relations between the European Union and Canada. Further to the communication from the Commission to the Council on 28 February last year, on 17 December last a joint political declaration and a joint action plan were adopted.
Jeg er derfor helt enig i det synspunkt, hr. Graziani, som har udarbejdet denne udmærkede betænkning, gav udtryk for.
The action plan has already had a positive effect on bilateral relations which are now more balanced than a year ago.
Vi må ikke lade kontroverser inden for nogle sektorer drage de bilaterale forbindelser i tvivl, som har eksisteret altid.
This was confirmed on 20 June last by both parties during the summit between the EU and Canada in Denver.
Den gensidige interesse, der ligger i en styrkelse af de politiske og handelsmæssige forbindelser, er for betydningsfuld. ningsfuld.
At a meeting a few weeks later within the context of the political dialogue, Foreign Minister Axworthy said that the progress made so far with the action plan had exceeded Canadian expectations.
Der ville derfor være meget at sige og også kritik at fremsætte, navnlig for så vidt angår den positive stilling tagen til verdenshandelsorganisationen WTO det vil sige til en verden uden grænser udleveret til de multinationales forgodtbefindende.
The main focus of the agreement is the area of bilateral trade and investment relations, but also closer cooperation in multilateral trade matters, and closer and more stable political cooperation.
Men det kan ikke nås på to minutter, så meget desto mere som den tekst, vi har fået forelagt, ikke kommer ind på det væsentlige.
This is a wide-ranging package, and the Commission has put in very solid work.
Det, Canada er blevet, er en forløber for det, Europa kan gå hen og blive, en føderal helhed som er USA's satellit.
In general, Canada is, however, an important transatlantic partner for us with whom we share common values and aims.
Ottawa er model for Bruxelles, hovedstad i en kunstig
I am completely behind Mr Graziani's comments on the importance of our relations with Canada.
Men der er to problemer: fiskeriet er den første anstødssten og spørgsmålet om fangstkvoter har bogstavelig talt forgiftet forbindelserne Canada-EU i de sidste år.
With regard to the action plan, I would also draw your attention to four agreements with Canada that have almost been completed.
Et andet stridens æble er spørgsmålet om rævesakse og import af pelsværk.
Firstly, there is the mutual recognition of standards and certification.
I begge tilfælde bør der findes løsninger, så at det gode forhold bevares.
The negotiations have been completed and the agreement was initialled on 30 May.
Og omfanget af samarbejdsområder genspejler de udfordringer, hele den vestlige verden står over for.
There is a much more direct form of political cooperation, that is, in future there will simply be direct means of cooperation for each case and for each topic to be dealt with.
Antony fremtiden ganske enkelt vil eksistere direkte samarbejdsmuligheder for hvert enkelt tilfælde og hvert enkelt emne, der skal behandles.
gence criteria for economic and monetary union and the funding of the social security systems in the Member States of the European Union.
helhed, der er anbragt i en føderalisitsk spændetrøje bestående af to nationer, franskcanadierne og angelsakserne. De er begge ofre for dette system.
Secondly, an agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters.
For det andet kan handelsstridigheder afgøres direkte og på en mere ukompliceret måde end tidligere.
Fourthly, in the field of competition, the negotiations have also been completed and the agreement will be sent to the Council in the next few weeks.
Det skal vi ikke undervurdere.
These three components are inextricably linked to each other.
Vi ved, at handelsstridigheder kan gøre livet besværligt for os, og for såvidt er det vigtigt, at vi får denne mulighed.
In this sense the targets the Commission wishes to propose to the Member States also contain important elements of social security and income guarantees.
Vi har helt nye aftaleformer liggende på bordet, og det glæder mig, at Kommissionen har gjort dette.
It is important that during the Luxembourg Summit on employment the coherence of these three components is not lost from view.
Befolkningen i Quebec kæmper bravt for at forsvare det franske, men det bratte fald i deres fødselstal siden den såkaldte tavse revoultion gør kampen forgæves.
A start has also been made on the preparatory work for a joint trade study on the promotion of trade in goods and services and the reduction or removal of tariff and non-tariff obstructions.
Der er fare for, at de seks millioner franskcanadiere vil være forsvundet i løbet af nogle få årtier, slettet af landkortet i lighed med befolkningen på Nova Scotia og franskmændene i Louisiana.
On 30 September, lists of the trade restrictions were exchanged within the context of this study.
Men De har dog fuldstændig ret, hr. formand, når De siger, at vi har brug for, at programmerne i højere grad støttes parlamentarisk.
I would just say as an aside that, on the one hand, it is a mistake to say, regarding compliance with the conver gence criteria in the budgetary field that non-compliance could solve the employment problem.
Jeg vil gerne bede Kommissionen om at holde os løbende informeret om, hvad den foretager sig.
On the other hand, it is also a mistake to use compliance with the conver gence criteria as an excuse to cut back social security and in that way also indirectly mortgage the employment policy.
Der er dog endnu en udvej for de to befolkninger.
Also worthy of mention is the fact that Canada is an important ally in our resistance to the Helms-Burton and d'Amato Acts.
Det ér grunden til, at vi som franske patrioter støtter sagen et frit Quebec.
In the field of foreign and security policy, the Union and Canada have for years worked closely together in multilateral forums such as the UN and the OSCE.
Vores intelligentsia er ganske rigtigt arvtager efter Voltaire, som dengang sagde, at han ville ønske, at Canada lå på bunden af Ishavet.
I think we should guard against artificial comparisons with the United States of America.
Næste gang bliver lykkeris gang.
We have our own Rhineland model.
Befolkningen i Quebec skal vide, at den ikke står alene.
We must also remain true to our own Rhineland model here in Europe.
Når vi selv i Frankrig får os frigjort fra afhængigheden af Bruxelles, vil vi kunne knytte de bånd til vores brødre i Quebec igen, som blev revet itu for to århundreder siden.
On the contrary, in a country such as Belgium, compliance with and pursuance of the convergence criteria has certainly become the best way to guarantee the financing of social protection in the long term.
Van den Broek, medlem af Kommissionen. - (NL) Hr. formand, må jeg også begynde med at takke ordføreren hr. Graziani for denne omfattende betænkning og derefter tilslutte mig hans indledende bemærkninger om den katastrofe, der har ramt hans land.
As Mr Graziani rightly remarks in his report, Canada is an important player in the Pacific Ocean region.
Vi har til morgen endvidere helt spontant konstateret, at det er trist, at vi på grund af manglende midler og tomme budgetlinjer ikke er i stand til at forvandle et tegn på medfølelse til et nok så symbolsk støttebeløb, fordi vi ikke råder over midler til naturkatastrofer.
As such, it currently holds the chair of the APEC and next November is organizing the APEC summit in Vancouver.
Vi har søgt efter muligheder, og jeg ved, at kommissær Oreja undersøger, hvorvidt der til reparationen af de ødelagte kunstskatte - og vi ved alle sammen, at den store basilika i Assisi også har lidt skade - muligvis kan ydes et bidrag. Resultatet kan jeg i øjeblikket ikke sige noget om, men jeg syntes, at det var rigtigt at nævne dette.
As far as the last chapter of the action programme is concerned, the title of which is 'fostering links', I am of the opinion that the agreements with Canada in the field of higher education and vocational training and also in the field of science and technology have already led to some very good results.
Det er et vigtigt fundament for de vestlige værdier, og jeg er Dem meget taknemmelig herfor. Det er for resten meget dejligt at se, at De er blevet rask!
But one thing is clear, caution is required, and here I would echo the position the European Commission expressed in its latest communication on the modernization of social security, in the transition from one system to the other.
Den fælles handlingsplan af 17. december 1996 konsoliderer rammeaftalen fra 1976 og åbner hermed for nye muligheder for samarbejdet mellem Den Europæiske Union og Canada.
With regard to the links, that is to say from one people to another, I would like to say how pleased I am about the Canadian decision in April that for Portuguese nationals there is no longer a visa requirement.
Det glæder mig, at vi har denne aftale, og det glæder mig, at vi har valgt nogle nye modeller til at begrunde dette samarbejde. Jeg vil gerne komme tilbage til dette senere.
This was a matter the Commission had discussed within the action plan with Canada.
Vedrørende betænkningen. Det glæder mig at underrette Parlamentet om den seneste positive udvikling i forbindelserne mellem Den Europæiske Union og Canada.
Not least I should point out that the European Parliament delegation for relations with Canada will visit the capital later this year and in my view that visit comes at an extremely convenient time in EU-Canadian relations and I hope and expect that it will be a success.
Handlingsplanen har allerede haft en positiv virkning på de bilaterale handelsforbindelser, der nu er mere afbalancerede end tidligere.
The best guarantee for the future of social security because it will in future allow more funds to be made available for social security.
Efter min mening kan man roligt fastslå, at også vores forventninger er oversteget.
Our task here is not so great.
Alligevel er der stadig nogle problemer i den bilaterale sfære, specielt vedrørende de forskellige holdninger til - det har allerede været oppe i eftermiddag
We can only try to create the framework to bring this task that I have just described to a satisfactory conclusion.
Hvori består denne nye model, og hvordan ser den nye samarbejdsstil ud?
There are three important instruments.
For det første er der en direkte samarbejdsmodel, det vil sige, at Kommissionen samarbejder med det tilsvarende administrative canadiske organ.
First of all, fiscal coordination between the Member States in the field of mobile bases of taxation.
Der findes en meget mere direkte samarbejdsmodel, det vil sige, at der for
I am pleased with what President Santer said this afternoon on this point.
Generelt er Canada imidlertid for os en vigtig transatlantisk partner, som vi deler fælles værdier og målsætninger med. Jeg bakker da også helt op om hr. Graziani's bemærkninger om betydningen af vores forbindelser med Canada.
Secondly, the search for coordinated fiscal responses to the need for alternative financing of the social security system, for example, energy tax to finance the reduction in the
Der skal endnu udveksles information om institutionerne for konformitetsbedømmelsen.
Thirdly, the establishment of social convergence criteria in order to direct social protection and wage policy and to prevent social dumping in the future.
For det andet en aftale om samarbejde og gensidig bistand i toldspørgsmål. Denne aftale ligger klar til underskrift.
competitiveness. Thirdly, the promotion of employment, for example, by using unemployment benefit as a wage allowance.
Formanden. - Næste punkt på dagsordenen er betænk ning (A4-0255/97) af Willockx for Udvalget om Økonomi, Valutaspørgsmål og Industripolitk om konvergens kriterierne for ØMU og finansieringen af socialsikringsordningerne i Den Europæiske Unions medlemsstater.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am firmly convinced that the more democratic Europe becomes, the greater the strength will be of an adapted, modernized social security system.
Men bestemte spørgsmål vedrørende BSE-situationen skal udarbejdes nærmere.
The more democracy there is in Europe, the more efficient our social security system will be.
For det fjerde om konkurrencen.
That is my firm conviction.
Willockx (PSE), ordfører. - (NL) Hr. formand, hr. kom missær, ærede kolleger, jeg vil begynde med at gøre det klart, at min betænkning om social sikring egentlig er integreret i en helhed. En helhed bestående af tre komponenter: Arbejde, social sikring og indtægt. Disse tre komponenter er uadskilleligt forbundet med hinanden.
In the draft Treaty of Amsterdam it states that the European Union is aiming for a high level of employment and a high level of social protection.
I den forbindelse skal de såkaldte »targets«, som Kommissionen vil foreslå medlemsstaterne, også indeholde elementer om garanti af social sikring og indtægt.
Although at the moment there is no European social contract, the employment chapter is in the Treaty of Amsterdam and in the employment summit to be held in November.
På beskæftigelseskonferencen i Luxembourg drejer det sig om ikke at miste sammenhængen mellem helheden af disse tre komponenter af syne.
Hopefully they are both a start on intervention that in itself will not be sufficient to secure the financing of social security, but in combination with the various national policy measures could ensure that the way is opened to an economic, monetary and at the same time social union and that is ultimately what we have to do.
Til sammen mener vi at kunne sige, at disse fire aftaler uden tvivl vil fremme handelen med Canada. Endvidere er der gjort en begyndelse med forberedelserne til en fælles undersøgelse af mulighederne for at fremme handelen med varer og tjenester og om reduktion eller fjernelse af tarifmæssige eller ikke-tarifmæssige hindringer.
Chanterie (PPE), draftsman of the opinion of the Com mittee on Social Affairs and Employment. - (NL) Mr President, first of all I should like to say as the draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment that I am pleased that both the rapporteur and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy have largely taken up the conclusions of our advisory committee.
Den 30. september blev der udvekslet oversigter over handelshindringer inden for rammerne af denne undersøgelse.
There is no doubt that economic and monetary union has an important influence on social security in the Member States.
Dette spørgsmål har vi drøftet med vores canadiske venner.
IN THE CHAIR: MR HAARDER Vice-President
Det er på den anden side også forkert at anvende overholdelsen af konvergenskriterierne som udnskyldning for at skære ned i den sociale beskyttelse og på den måde uretmæssigt at belaste beskæftigelsespolitikken.
Not because they form part of some economic dogma, but because they contribute to the success of EMU and thus to monetary stability, economic growth, more competitiveness and consequently to promoting employment.
På det udenrigs- og sikkerhedspolitiske område har EU og Canada allerede i mange år haft et nært samarbejde i multilaterale organer som FN og OSCE.
Donnelly (PSE). - Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Willockx for his report and Mr Chanterie for his opinion.
Som et direkte resultat af handlingsplanen skal EU under det luxembourgske formandskab på ekspertplan føre forhandlinger på følgende områder: Reformen af FN, afrustning og non-proliferation, menneskerettigheder samt Østeuropa og Centralasien.
This is a very timely debate because we heard President Santer earlier this afternoon discussing the issue of the jobs summit meeting to be held in Luxembourg and there is an intimate link between our social security systems, the levels of unemployment and the whole future of growth and employment within the European Union.
Jeg mener, at vi skal være forsigtige med kunstige sammenligninger med USA.
Mr Willockx's report points that out very clearly indeed.
Vi må være trofaste over for vores egen Rhinlandsmodel her i Europa.
This should nevertheless happen with out running the risk of jeopardizing social security.
Disse kriterier er for mig ingen risiko for finansieringen af den sociale beskyttelse.
Social security is, after all, one of the cornerstones of the European social model.
Tværtimod, i et land som Belgien, har overholdelsen af og bestræbelserne på at nå disse konvergenskriterier vist sig at være det bedste middel på sigt til at sikre finansieringen af social sikringsordningen.
We all agree that the financing of social security nevertheless forms the major problem facing every Member State.
Som hr. Graziani korrekt bemærker i sin betænkning, spiller Canada en vigtig rolle i Stillehavsområdet.
The Socialist Group wants to see a review of social security but as Mr Willockx's report points out, we want to do it on the basis of ensuring that we keep a social safety net.
Som sådan er Canada i øjeblikket formand for APEC og organiserer i november i år APEC-topkonferencen i Van couver.
We must reform the system but maintain the safety net we have within the European Union.
I denne debat er der flere gange også diskuteret om pensionerne.
It is too often forgotten that social security is not of course only influenced by EMU, but also by demographic developments and technological factors.
Man skal også her være forsigtig med slogansprog.
Just think of ageing and the fact that there are not enough younger people in work to provide funds for social security.
Kapitalisering er ikke en mirakelkur til fremtidig sikring af pensionerne.
Think of the changes in the composition of families, the entry of women on to the labour market and the constantly high unemployment.
Understøttelse af tilsagnsordninger gennem supplerende kapitaliseringsordninger er på den anden side, i hvert fald hvad mig angår, ingen dødssynd.
Think, on the other hand, too of the progress in medical science and medicines, the develop ments in information technology, robotics, telematics and multimedia.
Vedrørende båndene, om jeg så må sige fra folk til folk, vil jeg udtrykke min tilfreds over den canadiske beslutning om fra april i år at ophæve visumpligten for portugisiske statsborgere.
The first is to establish a new system of social security systems which offer flexible help, tailored to the needs of the individual citizen and focused on assisting people through periods of unemployment rather than excluding them permanently from work.
Det var et spørgsmål, som Kommissionen havde drøftet med Canada i forbindelse med handlingsplanen. lingsplanen.
It is a fact that in some of our countries the social security systems permanently exclude our people from work.
Det er den bedste garanti for den sociale beskyttelse i fremtiden, fordi det vil gøre det muligt i fremtiden at stille flere midler til rådighed til social sikring.
Firstly, the completion of the internal market in order to counteract distortions in competition and social dumping.
For det tredje, den nødvendige modernisering af systemerne i forhold til den nye udfordring..
Mr President, our group has not difficulty voting for this report and we would like to thank and congratulate Mr Willockx again.
Hvad kan Europa gøre ved dette?
the European Union.
Vi kan kun forsøge at skabe rammerne for, at den opgave, som jeg lige har formuleret, kan løses på en god måde.
That is why, Commissioner, this summit meeting in Luxembourg is crucial not only for the social cohesion of the European Union but also to bring down the budget deficit and ensure that the pact for stability and growth can actually operate.
Sådanne demografiske omvæltninger fører overvejende til reduktion af indtægterne og øgede udgifter til socialsikring.
In the European Union today it is virtually impossible for some of our young people to make that move from benefit to work.
For det første den skattemæssige koordination mellem medlemsstaterne med hen syn til det mobile beskatningsgrundlag.
But nevertheless it is a fact that nobody can really recognize their views in the report.
Jeg glæder mig over det, som kommissær Santer har sagt herom i efter middag.
It is difficult to ignore the fact that the resolution is disjointed and ambiguous.
For det andet undersøgelse af mulighederne for koordinerende skattemæssige løsninger på behovet for alternativ finansiering af socialsikringsordninger, f.eks. en energiskat til finansiering af en nedsættelse af børnetilskud. For det tredje, formulering af sociale konvergenskriterier til at afstemme den sociale beskyttelse og lønpolitikken og undgå social dumpning i fremtiden.
Disjointed, for example, because it is difficult to maintain that Maastricht affects the criteria for budgetary leeway on social measures and at the same time that it does not really do so because a small shortfall leads to lower interest costs, more investment, growth, jobs and therefore a broader tax basis.
Udvalget om Sociale Anliggender foreslår derfor fire foranstaltninger.
Herman (PPE). - (FR) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, if I so obviously applauded Mr Willockx and Mr Donnelly, it is because what they said was exactly what I wanted to hear.
For det første færdiggørelse af det indre marked for at modvirke konkurrenceforvridning og social dumping.
But it was not exactly what was written in their text.
For det andet fremme af den økonomiske vækst bl.a. gennem supplerende investeringer og forbedring af konkurrenceevnen.
This is why we have some small differences of opinion, although on the whole I am happy with the combination of ideas and consensus between us.
For det tredje fremme af beskæftigelsen bl.a. ved at anvende arbejdsløshedsunderstøttelsen som løntillæg.
On behalf of the Liberal Group, I should like to make a few things clear.
For det fjerde en reform af skattesystemet for at reducere skattetrykket på arbejde og få balance på statsbudgettet.
I should first like to stress that it is the countries that persevere and systematically make their government finances healthy that score highest in terms of jobs and therefore lay the bases for affordable social security.
Uanset hvad nogle teoretikere påstår: Befolkningen, der vælger os, vil aldrig acceptere, at et godt socialsikringssystem nedbrydes.
Secondly, as far as pensions are concerned, we are of the opinion that the system of capitalization can exist next to the system of distribution.
Jo større demokrati i Europa, desto større bliver vort socialsikringssystems modstandsdygtighed.
It is not a matter of replacing one system by the other, both can function side by side.
I udkastet til Amsterdamtraktaten står der, at Den Euro pæiske Union tilstræber et højt beskæftigelsesniveau og et højt niveau af social beskyttelse. Dette er eksplicit angivet.
In fact, as Mr Donnelly has clearly said, we need to keep our social security systems, and we are very happy to do so, if they are adapted.
Også selvom der endnu ikke findes en europæisk social kontrakt, er der beskæftigelseskapitlet i Amsterdam traktaten og beskæftigelseskonferencen, der afholdes i november.
If you had said we must reform them in order to adapt them, I would immediately have been in agreement.