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Regeringerne ved nemlig godt, at en fornuftig valutapolitik er en forudsætning for at skabe et solidt grundlag for vækst og udvikling, men det er klart, at det også er nødvendigt med nogle hensigtsmæssige og samordnede økonomiske politikker for at skabe et økonomisk opsving og navnlig for at skabe fremgang i beskæftigelsen, der er en sand og stor nødvendighed i Europa.
We are in fact hearing at the highest level in a growing number of Union countries, including the more powerful ones, that a country's contribution to the Union budget should match the financial benefits it gains from it; this means the general application of the 'fair returns' principle for which Mrs Thatcher became famous in her day.
Det er netop denne opgave, som regeringerne absolut ikke må undlade at udføre.
That is at the very least a curious conception of European solidarity on the part of governments which claim to be champions of the utmost social justice.
Pasty (UPE). - (FR) Hr. formand, kære kolleger, Det Europæiske Råd er i henhold til traktaterne ikke et besluttende organ, men det er en vigtig drivkraft i forbindelse med nye politiske initiativer i EU, og dets legitimitet er uomtvistelig, eftersom alle stats- og regeringschefer står direkte til ansvar over for de respektive medlemslandes parlamenter.
The Union has never before seen so many governments of a socialist persuasion or with socialist participation; and yet never before has the principle of solidarity been so much denied, at least in statements of intent, despite the fact that it acts as the binding force of joint action and is the key to the prosperity of all the Un ion countries.
Forud for et møde i Det Europæiske Råd kan vi blot give udtryk for vores ønsker.
We find the French Government's philosophy more positive, with its proposal for a 35- hour week.
Vi skal ikke opstille en udtømmende liste over emner, vi ønsker behandlet, hvilket uundgåeligt vil give anledning til skuffelser og desillusionering.
Oskar Lafontaine^ proposals are also encouraging, and could result in substantial investment, particularly in the European trans port, communications and energy networks.
Lad os i stedet begrænse os til nogle hovedpunkter.
We are prone to criticise the Commission, but it too has put forward in teresting proposals which have, to date, been blocked by the Council.
Jeg vil for mit vedkommende fremhæve tre punkter.
Here I would solemnly warn that cofinancing the common agricultural policy would risk dismantling it.
Første punkt: reformen af Agenda 2000 og den fremtidige finansiering af Unionen.
With regard to Agenda 2000, Madam President-in-Office, we are concerned about the failure of the ECOFIN Council.
Højtstående kilder i et stadigt stigende antal medlemslande, herunder nogle af de største
Agenda 2000 as a whole has been postponed, along with the report on own resources, the allocation of funds and external representation of the euro.
Hvad angår de andre punkter på dagsordenen, levede det uformelle topmøde desværre ikke op til vores forventninger.
As we have said before, as a political symbol and by virtue of its social, economic and commercial implications, this en largement goes immeasurably further than the preceding ones.
Der var faktisk ikke noget om retsvæsenet og de interne anliggender, eller om kriminalitet og illegal indvandring, og der var heller ikke noget om påbegyndelsen af institutionsreformer. tionsreformer.
In addition, the Austrian Presidency's proposal to freeze expenditure in percentage terms and set it at ECU 85 000 million for next year seems to us to be a step back wards where internal solidarity is concerned. The sugges-
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Puerta tions made by certain Member States are even more alarming.
lande, giver udtryk for, at et medlemslands bidrag til Unionens budget bør ligge på niveau med landets økonomi ske fordele ved medlemskabet.
A reduction of the Community budget in real terms has been proposed, which would bring it down to 1.10 % of Community GDP.
Hvad angår Agenda 2000, fru formand for Rådet, er vi foruroligede over fiaskoen på ØKOFIN's møde.
This would create major un certainties for enlargement.
Dette ville gøre udvidelsen meget usikker, en udvidelse, der endnu ikke har en klar udformning og en tidsplan, som garanterer, at det vil lykkes.
Indeed the enlargement process lacks the clear plan and timetable essential to its success. cess.
Andet punkt: EU's udvidelse.
around the central issues of reform.
Lad os ikke udelukke nogle lande på et diskutabelt grund lag, og dermed skabe en kunstig opdeling af ansøgerlandene.
We are calling for quantified and quantifiable objectives with well-defined time-scales and evaluation procedures.
Lad os heller ikke undervurdere de betydelige van skeligheder, der venter såvel ansøgerlandene som de økonomiske aktører i de 15 EU-lande.
We are calling for an end to ruinous European fiscal dumping, for the harmonisation of tax systems, for moves towards ecological tax reform, and for the European Central Bank to carry out its duty of supporting European economic policy objectives within the framework of price stability.
Jeg slutter nu, hr. formand, med at henvise til behovet for at udforme klare retningslinjer for forbindelserne til Tyrkiet og for at reagere strategisk og solidarisk på de enorme problemer i Mellemamerika.
As I conclude, Mr President, I should like to mention the need for clear guidelines where relations with Turkey are concerned.
Vi må én gang for alle have en statut for Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer, så der eksisterer en seriøsitet og en gennemsigtighed for os selv og den europæiske of fentlighed.
We must also show our solidarity with Central America, and come up with a strategic response to the enormous problems facing the region.
Det tredje punkt, jeg ønsker at fremhæve forud for Det Europæiske Råds møde, er de institutionelle reformer.
We are calling for the regulation of the financial markets and for job-creating investment not to be taken into account within the context of the stability pact.
Disse reformer er uløseligt knyttet sammen med udvidelsen og må nødvendigvis gennemføres forud for en sådan udvidelse. De må imidlertid ikke tjene som påskud for at forhale udvidelsen.
Finally, we wish there to be a debate on the fair distribution of work through reductions in working hours.
Kære kolleger, lad os være fordringsfulde på dette felt.
Lastly, I feel I should mention the problem of the Euro pean Parliament.
Lad os indtrængende anmode stats- og regeringscheferne om fordomsfrit og uden bagtanker at diskutere de grundlæggende institutionelle reformer, som må gennemføres, såfremt EU fortsat skal bestå og udvikle sig.
We urgently need to reach agreement, once and for all, on a statute for Members of the European Parliament, to facilitate seriousness and transparency within the House and before European public opinion.
Puerta (GUE/NGL). - (ES) Hr. formand, jeg er fuld stændig enig med fru Ferrero-Waldner i, at Det Europæiske Råd i Wien bliver afgørende for forsøget på at løse den europæiske konstruktions hovedproblemer.
Sainjon (ARE). - (FR) Mr President, the citizens of Eu rope, and in particular the unemployed and the young, are indeed expecting a great deal of the European social model and hoping to benefit from the historic opportunity offered by the coming to power of leftwing governments in most of the European countries.
Derfor insisterer vores gruppe på en støtte til beskæftigelsespolitikkerne, der går ud over samordningen mellem de nationale politikker og Fælles skabets retningslinjer.
Faced with the reality of today, we can no longer confine ourselves to generous statements or expressions of sympathy.
Formanden. - Jeg vil byde velkommen til formanden for Letlands delegation til Det Blandede Parlamentariske Ud valg Den Europæiske Union/Letland, hr. Gundars Bojars, og formanden for Udvalget om Europæiske Anliggender, hr. Edvins Inkens, som har taget plads i den officielle loge og er kommet for at følge forhandlingen om betænkningerne fra Udenrigsudvalget om optagelsen af de lande, der har ansøgt om tiltrædelse.
President. - I should like to welcome Mr Gundars Bojars, chairman of Latvia's delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee, and Mr Edvins Inkens, chairman of the European Affairs Committee, who have taken their seats in the official gallery to follow the debate that will be taking place shortly on the reports from the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the accession of the applicant countries.
Velkommen.
I welcome them to the House.
Vil det efter topmødet i Wien være muligt at få en euro pæisk beskæftigelsespolitik?
The moment has indeed come, with the Vienna summit, to make social Europe our ideal by ensuring that the people feel they are involved in a grand social plan, in one which -1 am tempted to say - is worthy of our democratic and progressive traditions.
Vi må lægge samme ihærdighed i det, som det var tilfældet i bestræbelserne på at opnå den fælles mønt, fordi stabilitetspagten og den fast hed, hvormed den anvendes, efter vores mening bremser jobskabelsen og er i modsætning til borgernes interesser.
What concerns them most is unemployment, as the minister said. That is where we need to take strong action, and even though we welcome the trend towards falling unemployment in Europe, it is essential that we now implement the proposals made in Luxembourg in November 1997, at the summit on employment, which set as a major priority that no young per son must remain out of work for more than six months and no adult for more than a year.
Voggenhuber skal tilbydes job eller uddannelse, før de har været ledige i seks måneder, voksne før de har været ledige i et år.
I must say that they have been treated very gently, and I also know that the Commission would have liked to deal with some Member States a little more roughly.
Lad os fortsætte ad denne vej og gå skridtet videre, så vi skaber en ny velfærdsstat, som fremmer beskæftigelse og livslang uddannelse for enhver borger i Den Europæiske Union.
I hope this was only the gentleness of the first wave, because I am absolutely convinced that the Commission, and probably also the Council, must take a firmer approach to those Member States which are in fact not matching up to their plans, ideas and objectives.
Denne neoliberalisme betragter ligefrem arbejdsløshed som en indikator for modernisering, arbejdstagernes faldende indkomster som et fremskridt. Deregulering er ligefrem blevet til et pseudoreligiøst bud.
Added to this, the Greek Prime Minister, Kostas Simitis - whose government had previously, albeit unofficially, refused to take in Ocalan -came out in favour of granting political asylum to the PKK leader but leaving this 'honour' to Italy, a country which, in his words, was 'handling the matter very well'.
Finansmarkederne reagerer imidlertid ikke på noget med så stor eufori som på meddelelsen om personalenedskæringer og afskedigelser.
I am tempted to say that, if this is how parties belonging to the Socialist International demonstrate solidarity on matters of foreign policy, it is to be hoped that such unedifying conduct is not transferred to the handling of Community affairs.
Hvad denne ideologi har anrettet af ødelæggelser i de senere år i Sydøstasien, i de nyindustrialiserede lande eller i Rusland, efterlader åbenbart næsten ikke noget indtryk. Den, som ikke vil tilbage til det 19. århundrede, stemples som reaktionær. tionær.
Linked to the Ocalan case is the prob lem of pressure, threats and acts of terrorism perpetrated or merely threatened by well-organised ethnic and religious groups which have a huge following in Europe, as reported by no less a figure than a leading German leftwing intellectual, Peter Schneider, who states: 'It is clear that Turkey is striving to manoeuvre the Turkish minority in Germany, like a sort of fifth column.
Efter min opfattelse kan vi på den måde helt bandlyse ordet arbejdsløshed fra vores ordforråd.
What about in vestment in Europe?
Vel er det undertiden nødvendigt med offentlig støtte, men denne støtte er ikke meningsfyldt, medmindre den er led i et aktiverings- og uddannelsesforløb.
Are the measures announced in Pörtschach, and which were already contained in the Delors White Paper, actually being implemented now?
Den en kelte skal livet igennem veksle mellem erhvervsaktivitet og uddannelse, uden uønskede afbrydelser.
What about cooperation between Member States on fiscal matters?
Men ud over politisk bekendelseslitteratur og social poesi er der kun blevet produceret lidt.
Do we really have a coordinated tax policy for the whole economy?
Man kan ikke undgå at få det ind tryk, at dele af den europæiske politik ligefrem skal for stås som hjælpeorgan for denne aggressive ideologi.
I sometimes get the impression that members of the Council and some countries are afraid to have the courage of their convictions.
Vi. kræver derfor eftertrykkeligt, at der sættes konkrete handlinger på dagsordenen på topmødet i Wien, og at man holder op med at gøre de centrale reformspørgsmål til tabu.
They say they want to do something, but as soon as a practical proposal is put before them, they find good excuses for wriggling out of it again.
Endvidere afslutning af den ruinerende europæiske skattedumping, har monisering af skattesystemerne, forsøg på at udarbejde en økologisk skattereform, påmindelse om Den Europæiske Centralbanks pligt til at støtte de europæiske økonomisk politiske mål i forbindelse med prisstabiliteten.
So I wish to state quite clearly and plainly once again that I consider employment policy, more clearly de fined guidelines on employment and stricter examination of the various countries by the Commission as of the utmost importance.
Parigi (NI). - (IT) Hr. formand, ærede kolleger, uden rigspolitikken er et område, der hører ind under denne for handling, og for at understrege Fællesskabets mangel på udenrigspolitik vil jeg tillade mig på symbolsk vis at tage Ocalan-spørgsmålet op.
I turn now to foreign policy. A good deal has been said on this, and I am glad that Commissioner van den Broek at least is here, who may perhaps be glad in the short term that none of his colleagues from the Council is here to talk to him about foreign policy.
Selvom retsvæsenet havde udstedt en internatio nal arrestordre for PKK's leder, foretrak den tyske regering at lade sorteper gå videre til de italienske frem skridtsvenlige kammerater.
But now I hear rumours that the Council is in favour in prin ciple but cannot agree on names, and that once again it is shying away from the decision actually to appoint a high representative.
Hertil kommer, at den græske premierminister Kostas Simitis - hvis regering tidligere havde afvist at modtage samme Ocalan, selvom det ikke var officielt - har givet udtryk for at være tilhænger af, at PKK's leder får politisk asyl, idet han dog overlader denne »ære« til Italien, som efter hans mening »administrerer spørgsmålet på en udmærket måde«.
Either the Council realises that it is important to appoint a representative, and then it must do so -and do so soon, after all the negative experiences we have had; or the Council does not consider it important, in which case it should delete these provisions from the Am sterdam Treaty.
Sainjon (ARE). - (FR) Hr. formand, EU's borgere, og i særdeleshed de arbejdsløse og de unge, forventer sig meget af EU's sociale dimension, og de håber, den historiske chance, der nu byder sig, vil komme dem til gode, idet der nu i hovedparten af medlemslandene er socialdemokratiske regeringer ved magten.
In the view of the Alleanza Nazionale delegation, there fore, the Ocalan case has revealed the current limitations of the Community edifice, namely its immaturity as re gards the common foreign and security policy and its non existence in the field of international justice and jurisdiction.
Disse regeringer kan ikke for svare at skuffe borgerne ved ikke at gennemføre en politik, der lever op til forventningerne.
This has been a timely crisis, demonstrating the in dividual Member States' inadequacies and unwillingness to seek solutions to particular problems which could have serious repercussions in terms of law and order, diplomatic and trading relations.
Jeg får lyst til at sige, at hvis det er udenrigspolitisk solidaritet mellem de partier, der hører til samme Socialistiske Internationale, så må man håbe, at denne lidet rosværdige form for solidaritet ikke bliver overført til administrationen af fællesskabspolitikkerne.
Swoboda (PSE). - (DE) Mr President, I should like to re turn to the real subject, the Vienna summit, and address two points which in my view will decide whether or not that summit is a success, namely employment and foreign policy.
En af de højintellektuelle fra den tyske venstrefløj, Peter Schneider, gør opmærksom på dette, idet han udtaler, at »det er klart, at Tyrkiet stræber efter at styre det tyrkiske mindretal i Tyskland som en slags femte kolonne. Det la der til, at kurderne opfører sig på samme måde«.
That is not because we cannot think of anything better to talk about; it is because this is an issue of such immense importance to Europe, with its unacceptably high level of unemployment, that we must keep formulating new employment initiatives.
Det, som især berører borgerne, er imidlertid arbejdsløsheden.
We must tie that up in a package with the Commission president and other individuals.
Ministeren var inde på dette spørgsmål.
My question is this: does the Council, do the Member States not know that in future this Parliament will also be appointing the president of the Commission, but that this will only happen at a later date?
Det er på dette felt, der bør sættes hårdt ind, også selvom vi for øjeblikket kan glæde os over, at arbejdsløsheden i Europa er faldende.
Has the Council not real ised that the balance of decisionmaking has changed, and that it has to take the important decision on whom to appoint as the foreign policy representative, in other words on the person who will be the contact and discussion part ner for Mr van den Broek and the other Commissioners?
Især er der grund til at understrege målsætningen om, at alle unge
The Council would be giving a clear sign of weakness, a sign that it remains as indecisive as ever in foreign policy matters, if it did not
Det kan måske glæde ham på kort sigt, hvis han ikke får nogen kolleger fra Rådet inden for udenrigspolitikken.
I believe this Parliament should say loud and clear that if the European Union's foreign policy is to be changed and rendered more effi­cient, then we need a high representative of the Council, and that decision must be taken in Vienna!
Men jeg vil gerne minde om, at følgende blev sagt klart i Cardiff: I Wien skal hr. eller fru FUSP vedtages.
ployment policy guidelines for 1999 which the Commis­sion is submitting to the Heads of State and Government, I feel a little disturbed.
Imidlertid hører jeg nu rygter om, at man ganske vist ønsker det i princippet,, men ikke kan enes om navne, og at Rådet igen farer for skrækket tilbage fra en afgørelse om virkelig at udnævne en øverste ansvarlig person.
The recent European day of action by railway workers in protest at the Commission's deregulation proposals clearly reflected the demand for public services which can respond to current needs and requirements in the Un­ion.
Det er næsten en gavnlig krise, der er opstået.
I would like to speak on two subjects.
Swoboda (PSE). - (DE) Hr. formand, jeg vil gerne vende tilbage til det egentlige emne igen, nemlig topmødet i Wien, og komme ind på to punkter, der for mig at se er meget afgørende for, om topmødet bliver en succes eller ej, nemlig beskæftigelsen og udenrigspolitikken.
It says in the Agence Europe that the draft in­clusions for submission to the Vienna European Council were challenged vehemently by Spain.
Hvad angår beskæftigelsen, har nogle allerede taget stilling her til.
That shows that, indeed, on this point not much progress is in sight.
Det skyldes ikke, at der ikke falder os noget bedre ind, men da dette emne er så overordentlig vigtigt for Europa med den uacceptabelt store arbejdsløshed, er vi nødt til igen og igen at komme med nye initiativer i forbindelse med beskæftigelsen.
If the President of the Council were here I would ask her what the strategy of the presidency is in this respect.
Det andet er fuldstændig uacceptabelt, også for Parlamentet.
I think there are three essential conditions if actions are to measure up to intentions.
Jeg spørger: Ved Rådet ikke, ved landene ikke, at kommissionsformanden fremover også vælges af Parlamentet, og at det først er tilfældet på et senere tidspunkt?
Thirdly, the current stability pact must be replaced by a genuine pact on growth and employment.
Denne af gørelse skal træffes nu.
In the end, there will be no progress unless the people are involved.
Det ville være et meget tydeligt tegn på svaghed fra Rådets side, det ville være en fortsættelse af Rådets hidtidige ubeslutsomhed i udenrigspolitiske spørgsmål, hvis Rådet ikke træffer disse afgørelser i Wien, og jeg mener, at Parlamentet skal sige klart og ty deligt: Hvis Den Europæiske Unions udenrigspolitik skal ændres og gøres effektiv, har vi brug for en øverste an svarlig fra Rådet, som skal vælges nu i Wien!
There is certainly a need for a genuine social di­alogue, for a great public debate on the major European issue of employment. An annual conference on economic and employment policy could make a contribution here by checking what results have been achieved and propos­ing adjustments to employment policies, if necessary with binding quantitative criteria.
Takket være Amsterdamtraktaten har vi opnået noget.
Secondly, the issue of the third pillar: In Cardiff there was a lot of talk about progress injustice and home affairs.
De nationale beskæftigelsesplaner i de enkelte med lemslande er blevet gennemgået af Kommissionen.
The integration of the Schengen Accord into the EU treaty framework about 16 months after the signing in Amsterdam should now be in place. It is not.
Jeg må sige, at de er blevet behandlet meget blidt, og jeg ved også, at Kommissionen kunne have taget noget hårdere fat i nogle medlemslande.
The danger is, if we are ratifying Amsterdam and nothing has happened, the result will be that everything will remain in the third pillar.
Jeg håber, at det kun var blidhedens første bølge, for jeg er absolut overbevist om, at Kommissionen og sandsynligvis også Rådet er nødt til at tage hårdere fat i nogle medlemslande, som faktisk sakker bagud med deres planer, med deres forestillinger, med de res målsætninger.
To add insult to injury, it seems now that in the Justice and Home Affairs Council there is talk of setting up a special committee to monitor justice affairs which is not foreseen by the first pillar.
Brinkhorst (ELDR). - (EN) Hr. formand, det er virkelig en skam, at formanden for Rådet ikke er her længere. Vi har efterhånden en tradition for at spille for galleriet.
In the first pillar it is COREPER, it is the Commission, but not the K4 Committee, the Special Committee on Justice and Home Affairs.
Jeg vil gerne tale om to emner.
Will it resist?
Det ene handler om de økono miske aspekter af Agenda 2000.
What is the attitude of the Commission?
I Agence Europe står der, at Spanien stillede store spørgsmålstegn ved ud kastet til de spørgsmål, der skal behandles på det Europæiske Råd i Wien.
I hope that he could reply that the Commission would not accept any non­le­gal situations concerning justice and home affairs.
Det viser, at der ikke er udsigt til de store fremskridt på dette område. Hvis formanden for Rådet havde været her, ville jeg have bedt hende om at redegøre for formandskabets strategi i den henseende.
In par­ticular, on this committee it is quite important that it will be this traditional structure and it will not be the third pil­lar and in the governmental structure.
Vi skal træffe foranstaltninger, hvilket der også allerede har været tale om, især fra Manolo Médinas side.
It will be essential to determine the right steps to take in a few key areas, for example enlargement and Agenda 2000.
Hvor dan går det med investeringerne i Europa?
In view of the many crucial but unre­solved questions in the agricultural and structural fields, I wonder how it will be possible to keep to the timetable.