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Monti. — (IT) Jeg vil gerne takke fru Palacio for hendes meget venlige kommentar.
Monti, Member of the Commission. — (IT) Mrs Palacio, in the contest of the parliamentary reading of Directive 94/80/EEC establishing the procedures whereby citizens of the Union are able to take part in municipal elections in their state of residence, the Commission agreed with the House on the appropriateness, politically speaking, of citizens of the Union being able to take part in the municipal elections of 1995 in six Member States, provided that is feasible under national legislative procedures.
Formanden. — Spørgsmål nr. 26 af Alexandras Alavanos (H-0181/95):
The daily management of spending, under the European Social Fund, is basically the responsibility of the individual Member States.
Om: Bedragerier i Grækenland over for Den Europæiske Socialfond
In legal terms, however, the final text of Directive 94/80/EEC requires the Member States to give effect to the right to vote in municipal elections for all citizens of the Union only as of 1 January 1996.
Kort sagt, kan den græske regering genanvende pengene til nye programmer inden for Socialfonden i overensstemmelse med gældende betingelser?
The Commission carries out regular on-the-spot checks to check that the control mechanisms of the authorities of the Member States are functioning satisfactorily.
Ifølge pressemeddelelser har statsrevisionens og arbejdsministeriets kontrol i 1991, 1992 og 1993 afsløret, at der er blevet begået bedragerier over for Den Europæiske Social fond til et beløb af 700 mio dr. De ansvarlige græske myndigheder har rettet skriftlig henvendelse til i hundredvis af selskaber med anmodning om tilbagebetaling af de uretmæssigt modtagne beløb.
There then remains the question of whether, before 1 January 1996, a Member State is able to accord the right to vote in municipal elections only to citizens of certain countries of the Union, as in the case of Spain which is according that right to citizens of Denmark. Sweden and the Netherlands only.
I almindelighed — og det gælder naturligvis for Grækenland som for enhver anden medlemsstat — når der bliver opdaget et bedrageri, skal medlemsstaterne tilbagebetale pengene, og disse penge kan genuddeles til andre projekter, dog med en binding: det skal dreje sig om projekter, som falder ind under det pågældende operative program.
A special Commission anti-fraud unit maintains contact with the competent administrative and judicial authorities of the Member States, carries out on-the-spot checks in line with the procedures laid down and publishes an annual report on anti-fraud activities.
Hvilke foranstaltninger agter Kommissionen at træffe for at mindske omfanget af dette fænomen?
That situation arose following an exchange of letters, between 1989 and 1990, between the Spanish Government and the governments of the countries concerned.
Kan den kræve direkte tilbagebetaling af de pågældende beløb?
The procedures allowing Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and Danish citizens to vote in municipal elections were established on the basis of reciprocity.
Skal der i forbindelse med disse tilbagebetalinger tages hensyn til de ved lov fastsatte rentesatser eller forskelle i valutakurser?
During the period 1991 to 1994. the Greek authorities informed the Commission of 44 cases of irregularity in relation to the European Social Fund amounting to a total of Drachmae 734 455 708.
Skal de græske myndigheder eventuelt gøre et strafansvar gældende? Hvad agter Kommissionen at gøre i denne forbindelse?
Following notification ofthat information by the Greek authorities, the Commission instituted legal proceedings in regard to one project of particular significance involving a sum of nearly Drachmae 455 million.
Jeg er meget bekendt med, at midler fra Kommissionen under visse andre fonde, f.eks. bevillinger til vandrende arbejdstagere og minoritetsgrupper, er underlagt yderst strenge betingelser.
The Commission takes the view that the situation I have described cannot be considered to be in breach of Article 6 of the EC Treaty because that Article does not have direct effect in relation to the right to vote in municipal elections.
Beløb kræves tilbagebetalt, hvis der har været en negativ bevægelse i valutakurserne, og hvis organisationerne anvender en mindre beløb, end man oprindeligt regnede med, skal forskellen tilbagebetales.
Article 8b( 1 ) of the Treaty clearly establishes that the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections for citizens of the Union resident in a Member State of which they are not nationals is subject to the entry into force of the provisions of law laying down the arrangements for this.
Det er mig i høj grad en gåde, hvorfor man åbenbart ikke anvender den samme strenghed i forbindelse med ESF, som man tilsyneladende anvender i forbindelse med visse andre fonde.
Moreover, in the context of the new Community support framework, the authorities have provided for improvements to the system for obtaining information on local projects to enable them more effectively to identify and prosecute those specific cases in which there is greater potential for fraud.
Hvis man opdager bedrageri, er medlemsstaterne forpligtet til at tilbage betale pengene, som kan genuddeles til andre projekter, der hører ind under det pågældende operative program.
I believe that one of the tasks of the Members elected to this House is to take up both legal and political issues as forcefully as possible.
Monti. — (EN) Jeg vil gerne, hvis jeg må, sige noget om intensiteten af denne kontrol.
President. — Question No 26 by Alexandras Alavanos (H0181/95)
Den er selvfølgelig måske ikke tilstrækkelig.
Subject: Fraud on the European Social Fund
I perioden 1991-1993 gennemførte Kommissionens tjenestegrene, navnlig GD V og GD XX, 28 undersøgelser på stedet i Grækenland, og i 1994 ni undersøgelser på stedet i Grækenland.
What I would like to ask is whether the Greek government can make use of those funds, whose return is being demanded as undue payments, for new programmes formulated on the basis of the European Union's conditions, and despite the fact that they relate to programmes in past years.
En særlig bedrageribekæmpelsesenhed under Kommissionen holder sig i kontakt med de kompetente administrative og juridiske myndigheder i medlemsstaterne, udfører kontroller in loco efter de planlagte procedurer og offentliggør årligt en beretning om indsatsen mod bedrageri.
In other words, is it open to the Greek government to re-use the funds for new ESF pro grammes that conform to the correct conditions and prerequisites? sites?
I perioden 1991-94 oplyste de græske myndigheder Kommissionen om 44 tilfælde af uregelmæssigheder vedrørende Den Europæiske Socialfond til et samlet beløb på 734.455.708 drakmer.
According to press reports, checks carried out for 1991, 1992 and 1993 by the General Accounts Office and the Ministry of Labour have revealed fraud to the sum of Drachmae 700 million on the European Social Fund.
Efter oplysninger fra de græske myndigheder har Kommissionen indledt retsforfølgning af et tilfælde med et særlig stort projekt, som vedrører et beløb på lidt under 455 millioner drakmer.
The competent Greek authorities have sent out demands to hundreds of companies claiming back undue payments.
Kontrollen omfatter gennemgang af ordninger såvel som gennemgang af individuelle projektledelser.
What action will the Commission be taking to limit such occurrences?
Det var det, jeg gerne ville tilføje.
Can the Commission claim the money back directly?
Jeg vil gerne tilføje, at siden 1991 har Kommissionen gennem ført 37 kontroller på stedet.
Does it have to be returned with due interest and taking exchange rate fluctuations into account?
Blak (PSE). — Jeg er glad for at høre, at der sker en masse hvad angår kontrol på disse områder, men jeg må indrømme, at jeg er lidt skuffet, og jeg vil gerne have, at de tilstedeværende ansvarlige fra Kommissionen giver et svar.
Monti. — (IT) I should like to answer by stressing what I have already emphasized in my first response.
Elliott (PSE). — (EN) Jeg gad blot vide, om Kommissionen er bekendt med den seneste forskning i Det Forenede Kongerige inden for vuggedød, som vækker formodning om, at den langt vigtigste faktor er forældrenes rygning.
Elliott (PSE). — I am a little puzzled as to why we get these continual accusations of fraud and misuse of the fairly substantial sums in the Social Fund and allegations that the Commission is not doing all that it might to recover money.
Mener Kommissionen i lyset af disse forskningsresultater, at dette kan få nogle virkninger for de spørgsmål, vi har stillet i aften vedrørende begrænsninger for rygning, samt selvfølgelig for den gigantiske støtte, Fællesskabet yder tobaksproduktionen?
I am very well aware that Commission financing under certain other funds, for example appropriations for migrant and minority groups, is subject to extremely rigorous condition. Sums are required back if there has been an adverse movement in currency values and, if organizations spend a lesser sum than was originally anticipated, the balance must be repaid.
Monti. — (EN) Jeg vil gerne give en række yderligere oplysninger vedrørende dette spørgsmål.
The Commission is aware of the action being taken on this in various Member States.
Monti. — (IT) Jeg vil gerne modsige den betragtning, der er fremsat, for jeg er ikke enig i påstanden om, at der ikke skulle være nogen kontrol: jeg har netop givet de kvantitative, detaljerede elementer vedrørende denne kontrols eksistens.
I am very puzzled as to why we do not seem to have the rigorousness applied to the Social Fund that seems to be applied to certain other funds.
På ethvert område — bestemt også på dette — kan kontrollen altid intensiveres og forbedres, men jeg føler ikke, at jeg kan sige, at der ikke findes kontrol.
The Commission is aware of the efforts made in this area by the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and France, where a campaign of information has been undertaken with the aim of reducing annually by between 30% and 50% deaths resulting from SIDS.
Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 27 af Freddy Blak (H-0196/95): Om: Forskning indenfor vuggedød
Monti. — I would like, if I may, to give some indication of the intensity of these controls.
I Europa rammes hvert år 6.000 børn af vuggedød.
They may, of course, not be sufficient.
Hvad kan Kommissionen oplyse om forskningen inden for vuggedød og hvilke initiativer agter Kommissionen at tage for at øge vores viden herom?
In the period from 1991 to 1993 the Commission services, DGV and DGXX in particular, carried out 28 on-the-spot checks in Greece and, in 1994, nine on-the-spot checks in Greece.
Den forskning, der hidtil er gennemført, har vist, at 15% af tilfældene af vuggedød skyldes omstændigheder som hjerte fejl, lungebetændelse, stofskiftesygdomme og, i et lille omfang, børnemishandling.
Blak (PSE). — (DA) I thank the Commission for the consider able work it is doing in this area, as it affects families struck down by the extremely bitter tragedy of losing a child.
Andre 15% af tilfældene af vuggedød viser ikke, selv ikke efter en omfattende og specialiseret obduktion, noget tegn på sygdom eller dødsårsag.
I should like to ask whether, in cases where a support group has been set up by parent couples who have lost children, the Commission would be willing to step in and provide financial assistance to the support group in question.
Disse tilfælde af vuggedød er fuldstændig uventede og uforklarlige.
The controls include audits of systems as well as audits of individual project promoters.
Resten — 70% — af tilfældene af vuggedød er også uventede og uforklarlige, men obduktioner og undersøgelse af den socioøkonomiske baggrund har afsløret faktorer, som selv om de ikke direkte forårsager vuggedød, kan udløse en kaskade af begivenheder, som fører til vuggedød.
The aim of the audits is to control the eligibility of expenditure, to improve and evaluate the national systems of reporting European Social Fund data and to detect and report fraud cases to the Commission UCLAF services.
Blandt de vigtigste af disse har man fundet frem til sovestilling, rygning, alkoholforbrug samt rum- og sengetemperatur, som alle kan forebygges. Foranstaltninger til forebyggelse af vuggedød i adskillige medlemsstater er rettet mod disse faktorer med særlige oplys nings- og uddannelsesmæssige strategier.
In any case, the Commission does intend to intensify its own on-the-spot controls in Greece, the Member State in question, and to cooperate closely with the Greek authorities within the framework of the partnership arrangements, in order to increase the number of on-the-spot checks carried out by Greek authorities. These were the points I wished to add.
Monti, medlem af Kommissionen. — (IT) Det er trist emne med »vuggedød«.
Monti. — (IT) The issue of exchanges of information between parents who find themselves in that situation is largely a matter for the Member States.
Kommissionen holdes orienteret om udviklingen gennem programmet BIOMED I. Siden 1993 har der været et projekt i gang om SIDS, »pludselig, uventet spædbarnsdød«, som inddrager 16 enheder i elleve europæiske lande.
I can, however, add that while the Commission does not anticipate setting under way its own campaign of information, it is prepared to consider or rather intends considering the appropriateness and desirability of measures of that nature once they have been scientifically endorsed.
Endelig vil jeg blandt de adskillige andre elementer, der kunne anføres, blot nævne, at Kommissionen i 1993 besluttede at finansiere et fælles program for forskning inden for biomedicin og sundhed, som omfatter koordinerede kontrolundersøgelser med henblik på at finde måder, hvorpå man kan reducere forekomsten af vuggedød i Europa.
There is therefore a problem of information, both in the sense that you, Mr Blak, have stressed, of contacts and exchanges of information between the parents affected and in the more general sense of a campaign of information on preventive measures, but before a campaign of that nature is launched, we have to establish that those measures are valid.
Kommissionen er bekendt med de aktioner, der er iværksat i forskellige medlemsstater.
Blak (PSE). — (DA) I am glad to hear that so much is happening with regard to controls in these areas, but I must confess that I am a little disappointed, and I would like the Commission officials present to give an answer.
Formanden. — Spørgsmål nr. 28 af Alfred Lomas (H0199/95):
That means that Greece is not carrying out any controls.
Den britiske regering har fremsat et lovforslag om uarbejdsdygtighed, som kan få negative følger for op imod 300.000 kronisk syge og handicappede.
Elliott (PSE). — I just wonder if the Commission is aware of recent research in the United Kingdom into cot deaths, which suggests that the most important factor by far is that of smoking by the parents involved.
Agter Kommissionen i betragtning af dens tidligere bestræbelser på at støtte de syge og handicappede at rette henvendelse til den britiske regering om at trække dette lovforslag tilbage?
In the light of these research findings, does the Commissioner feel that this may have some implications for the questions we have been asking this evening about restrictions on smoking and, of course, for the gigantic subsidies granted by the Community for tobacco production?
Monti, medlem af Kommissionen. — (IT) Som hr. Lomas anerkender, har Kommissionen tidligere udfoldet relevante anstrengelser for at støtte handicappede, og den vil bestemt fortsætte med det i fremtiden.
Monti. — (IT) If you will permit me, Mr President, I wish to object to what has been said because I cannot support the view that there is no control: I have just provided substantial and detailed information on the existence of such controls.
Blak (PSE). — Jeg vil geme takke Kommissionen for det store arbejde, den gør på dette område, der vedrører utrolig hårdt ramte familier, der har mistet et barn.
Monti. — I should like to give a number of further details on this matter.
Hvidbogen »Europæisk socialpolitik: et middel til fremskridt for Unionen« anerkender især, at det er nødvendigt at konkretisere de handicappedes fundamentale ret til lige muligheder i Unionens politikker.
In any area — and certainly in this area also — controls can always be strengthened and improved, but I cannot, in any event, agree that there are none.
Monti. — (IT) Emnet med informationssamarbejde mellem forældre, som befinder sig i denne situation, er i det væsentlige medlemsstatemes kompetence.
President. - Question No 27 by Freddy Blak (H-0196/95) Subject: Research into cot deaths
Alligevel hører sociale sikkerhedsforanstaltninger for syge og handicappede til medlemsstaternes kompetence.
There are an estimated 6 000 cot deaths in Europe every year. This is a horrifying state of affairs, not least for the parents.
Kommissionen agter derfor ikke at anmode Det Forenede Kongerige om at ophæve loven om uarbejdsdygtighed Incapacity for Work Aet.
What information does the Commission have on cot deaths, and what initiatives does it intend taking to increase our knowledge of this subject?
Lomas (PSE). — (EN) Jeg forstår Kommissionens modvilje mod at gribe ind i sager som denne, men i dette særlige tilfælde, eftersom ca. 300.000 handicappede i realiteten får at vide, at de skal ud og finde et arbejde af den grund, at de egentlig slet ikke er så handicappede, og fratages bistanden på
Monti, Member of the Commission. — (IT) The subject of cot deaths is a sad one. The Commission is being kept informed of developments on this as part of the Biomed I programme.
Der består imidlertid et informationsproblem, både i den forstand, som De, hr. medlem, understregede, om kontakt og informationskoordinering mellem ramte forældre, og mere generelt med hensyn til en forebyggende informationskampagne om foranstaltninger, hvis værdi dog bør være fastslået, inden kampagnen sættes i gang.
These cot deaths are fully unexpected and unexplained. The remainder — 70% — of the sudden infant death syndrome cases are also unexpected and unexplained, but post-mortem examinations and study of the socio-economic background have revealed factors which, while not directly causing cot deaths, might trigger off a cascade of events leading to cot death.
Lomas et tidspunkt, hvor vi har 3 mio arbejdsløse, og eftersom virksomhederne ikke tager deres kvote af handicappede, mente jeg blot, at der var nogle specifikke problemer her, som Kommissionen muligvis geme ville se nærmere på.
Monti in several Member States is directed towards these factors with specific information and education strategies.
af Europa-Parlamentet skal hente deres informationer fra pressen, og hvis de skal debattere på grandlag af de oplysninger, der offentliggøres i pressen?
Question No 30 by Eva Kjer Hansen (H-0203/95) Subject: UCLAF's sixth annual report
Det er mig også bekendt, at medlemmer af nationale parlamenter rent faktisk har fået adgang til rapporten før medlemmerne af Europa-Parlamentet.
Finally, of the several other elements that could be adduced, I will simply mention that, in 1993, the Commission decided to finance a concerted biomedical and health research programme involving coordinated case control studies to determine ways of reducing the incidence of SIDS in Europe.
Vil kommissæren gøre en særlig indsats for at sikre, at medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet får denne rapport?
The project, led by Dr Carpenter in London, involves 16 teams working in 11 European countries.
Det eneste formål med denne lov er at spare regeringen for 1,5 mia £ på et tidspunkt, hvor den bruger 25 mia £ på våben. Det er et forfængeligt håb, men jeg tænkte blot, at De måske var i stand til at gøre noget.
Can the Commission explain the circumstances under which the new UCLAF [fraud prevention unit] annual report, which will not be adopted by the Commission for several more weeks, has already been widely quoted and reported in the French press?
Men hvis De ikke kan, så under alle omstændigheder tak.
Does it not consider it shocking and dangerous that Parliament should learn of this in the press?
Monti. — (EN) Jeg ved ikke, om vi kan gøre meget. Men jeg kan da sige et par ord mere for måske bedre at illustrere grænserne for vore foranstaltninger med hensyn til et spørgsmål, som vi erkender er af overordentlig stor betydning.
President. - Question No 28 by Alfred Lomas (H-0199/95) Subject: Long-term sick and disabled people
Gradin. — (SV) Jeg er helt enig med det ærede medlem i, at vi må prøve at finde en måde, hvorpå sådanne rapporter kan gøres tilgængelige for Parlamentets medlemmer, så snart de er blevet godkendt i Kommissionen. Men jeg kan ikke garantere, at et dokument ikke havner et forkert sted i Kommissionen eller i Parlamentet.
The British Government's proposed Incapacity for Work Act may adversely affect up to 300 000 long-term sick and disabled people.
Fællesskabets kompetence er som bekendt begrænset til koordinering af den sociale sikring for vandrende arbejdstagere — artikel 51 i EF-traktaten og den lovgivning, der er vedtaget herunder, navnlig forordning 1408/71 med ændringer — og lige behandling af mænd og kvinder med hensyn til social sikring.
Monti, Member of the Commission. — (IT) As the honourable Member has acknowledged, the Commission has in the past made substantial efforts to helped the sick and disabled and will, certainly, continue to do so in the future.
Udelukker passivitet fra Kommissionens side på nuværende tidspunkt så foranstaltninger på et senere tidspunkt?
Gradin, Member of the Commission. — (SV) On 7 March, a French daily had three articles on cases of fraud which explicitly mentioned the 1994 report on combating fraud.
Men jeg vil godt sige, at det ikke er en tilfældighed.
The Commission regrets the incident.
Jeg er næstformand i Budgetkontroludvalget, og jeg har endnu ikke fået den her i Parlamentet.
The Commission is not aware of how the newspaper obtained the information.
Ydermere har Kommissionen indkaldt til et pressemøde, hvor den samlede presse i Bruxelles får udleveret den, og vi som de budgetansvarlige i Budgetkontroludvalget og oven i købet jeg, der er næstformand, har stadigvæk ikke modtaget rapporten fra Dem.
These reports, which are also intended for the public, do not contain any confidential information as such.
Der bør virkelig gribes ind på dette område, men jeg er sikker på, at når det er med en nordisk kommissær som ansvarlig, så skal vi nok finde ud af det.
The Commission, therefore, does not take any of the special security precautions that are required for sensitive documents.
Formanden. — Da spørgeren ikke er til stede, bortfalder spørgsmål nr. 29.
The sixth report, which in fact was adopted on 29 March, was forwarded to the European Parliament in line with normal procedure.
Gradin. — (SV) Jeg vil blot oplyse det ærede medlem om, at det var mig selv, der sørgede for, at rapporten blev sendt til udvalget samme dag, som den blev godkendt.
However, the social security provisions relating to the sick and the disabled fall within the responsibility of the Member States. The Commission does not, therefore, intend asking the United Kingdom to repeal its Incapacity for Work Act.
Om: Sjette årsrapport fra Afdelingen for Koordinering af Bedrageribekæmpelse (UCLAF)
Lomas (PSE). — I appreciate the Commission's reluctance to intervene in matters like this but in this particular case, since about 300 000 disabled people are in effect being told to go and find a job on the grounds that they are not really as disabled as all that, and are being taken off benefit at a time when we have 3 million unemployed, and since firms are not taking their quota of disabled people, I just thought that there were some specific problems here that the Commission might possibly like to look at.
Formanden. — Spørgsmål nr. 31 af Winfried Menrad (H0204/95):
Kjer Hansen (ELDR). — (DA) Thank you for the answer, Commissioner.
Om: Direktiv om udstationering af arbejdstagere som led i udveksling af tjenesteydelser (KOM(93)0225)
As this leak was apparently not deliberate, I would like to ask what the Commission intends to do to prevent such occurrences in the future.