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Europa-Parlamentets forhandlinger
Of course this matter is entirely in the hands of Mr Duisenberg himself.
Det er udfordring nok for Europa-Parlamentet.
Debates of the European Parliament
Man kan sige, at der midt i en generel konsensus fra Parlamentet også er en hel del utilfredshed.
Indeed, even though in a context of virtually widespread consensus, there is also widespread dis satisfaction on the part of the Parliament.
Af hensyn til de demokratiske principper bør Parlamentet nemlig gives en langt mere afgørende rolle i forbindelse med udnævnelser, der som disse har direkte indflydelse på medlemsstaternes enkelte økonomier.
Theonas (GUE/NGL). - (EL) Mr President, with today's proceedings the European Parliament is participating in the constitution of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, a body which, as the preceding hearings have substantiated, will be independent from the instruments of political and democratic control of the Member States and ofthe European Union itself.
Muligheden for at genbehandle og underkaste kandidater en mere detalje ret undersøgelse, hvis de ikke i en første analyse tilstrækkeligt klart redegør for deres valutapolitiske holdning, den demokratiske kontrol og åbenheden af det arbejde, de skal udføre på vegne af og for EU, må anerkendes.
It will also be in dependent of informal centres of power, as was shown by the political accommodation reached in Brussels, a body which regards itself as committed to implementing a tough monetarist policy, aimed at monetary stability and low interest rates, and fundamentally ignoring the effects this policy has on the social condition ofthe people ofthe European Union.
Theonas (GUE/NGL). - (EL) Hr. formand, med den pro cedure, som vi har fulgt i dag, deltager Europa-Parlamentet i udnævnelsen af Den Europæiske Centralbanks Di rektion.
With regard to the principle of democracy, in fact, the Parliament must have a more decisive role in selections that like this one have direct consequences on the individual economies ofthe States.
Det bliver et organ, der - som det jo så tydeligt fremgik af klapsalverne lige før - bliver uafhængigt af medlemsstaternes og EU's politiske og demokratiske kontrol, og det vil jo også være uafhængigt af særlige be slutningscentre, som det jo lige så klart fremgik af det po litiske kompromis i Bruxelles, et organ, der føler sig for pligtet til at gennemføre en stram monetaristisk politik, hvis målsætning er monetær stabilitet og lave renter og derfor ikke tager noget hensyn til konsekvenserne af denne politik for unionsborgernes sociale situation.
It must be recognised as having the possibility to re-examine these candidates and submit them to a more detailed verification, candidates who initially do not provide an executive framework of their attitude on monetary policies, on democratic control and on the transparency of the work that they are called upon to do on behalf of and in the interest ofthe European Union.
På vegne afalle de, der med så store omkostninger betaler prisen for denne antifolkelige, nyliberalistiske politik vil i hvert fald vi i vores stemmeafgivning nægte at legitimere dette organ og den rolle, det er givet.
In the name of all those who, in the most dramatic way, pay for the consequences of this unpopular, neoliberal policy, we refuse to use our vote to legitimize this body and the role that has been assigned to it..
Jeg gentager, som jeg nævnte på mødet den 1. april, min fuldstændige enighed med hensyn til Centralbankens selvstændighed, men det er af afgørende betydning, at man foruden at etablere en dialog med Europa-Parlamentet og en dialog i forbindelse med udnævnelsen af Direktionen og i forbindelse med monetære valg af særlig strategisk betydning går videre til en situation med større po litisk sammenhæng, der er det eneste politiske middel til at modvirke risikoen for at ende med at få en udelukkende økonomisk gigant, der er helt berøvet enhver form for po litisk værdighed.
I confirm, as already stated at the sitting of 1 April, my to tal agreement with the autonomy ofthe Central Bank, but in addition to providing for dialogue with the European Parliament and dialogue at the time ofthe appointment of the Board and at the time of the debate on monetary choices of particular strategic importance, it is essential that we advance to a situation of political cohesion that alone can guarantee that we will not risk being faced with a giant that is purely economic, but lacking any political dignity.
Hautala (V). - (FI) Hr. formand, jeg håber, at proceduren for udvælgelsen af Direktionen for Den Europæiske Cen tralbank aldrig mere vil blive gentaget.
Hautala (V). - (FI) Mr President, I hope the procedure used to appoint the board of the European Central Bank will never be repeated.
Specielt kravet om enighed mellem medlemslandene er meget ødelæggende, og det muliggør kun, at et stort medlemsland kan afpresse de andre.
The insistence on unanimity among Member States is extremely damaging, and only serves to allow one large country to put pressure on others.
Den uofficielle aftale om fordelingen af gene raldirektørens mandatperiode er heldigvis kun en del af det værdiløse skuespil - den bør ikke have en juridisk binding. Lad os betragte dette som et advarsel om, at euro områdets monetære politik ikke kan underkastes natio nale interesser.
The unofficial agreement to share the president's term of office is fortunately only part of an unworthy show, as it will not be legally binding.
Metten (PSE). - (NL) Hr. formand, før vi i sidste uge af holdt høringerne af kandidaterne til Den Europæiske Cen tralbank, vidste vi naturligvis, at vi juridisk ikke havde vetoret mod kandidaterne.
Metten (PSE). - (NL) Madam President, before we held the hearings with the candidates for the European Central Bank last week, we obviously already knew that, legally speaking, we had no veto right against the candidates.
I mellemtiden er det blevet klart, at denne vetoret politisk er reel nok.
In the meantime it has become clear that, politically speak ing, this veto right does exist.
Ingen af kandidaterne kan fungere, hvis han eller hun ikke nyder tillid hos det store flertal i Parlamentet.
None of the candidates is able to function as a Member of the Board if he or she does not have the confidence of a large majority within this Parliament.
Selv i Parlamentet viser det sig, at dette vigtige forhold ikke i tilstrækkelig grad er trængt ind.
Even this Parliament does not seem to be sufficiently convinced of this important fact.
Det har diskussionerne om én kandidat, der klart præsterede dårligere end de andre, gjort klart.
The discussions about one candidate, who clearly performed less well than the others, have made this clear.
Hvilke konklusioner kan vi så drage af disse høringer?
What conclusions can we draw from these hearings?
Jeg fremdrager et par kritiske opdagelser fra høringerne.
I would like to make a few critical observations regarding the hearings.
For det første udviste de nominerede personer en temmelig forundrende tilbageholdenhed med hensyn til kravene om Centralbankens åbenhed.
Firstly, the nominees displayed a pretty in credible mood of reserve when it came to demands for openness on the part of the Central Bank.
Wim Duisenberg gik endda så langt, at han sagde, at Direktionens protokoller først kunne offentliggøres efter 16 år. Dette kan vi ikke acceptere.
Wim Duisenberg even went so far as to say that the contents of the Minutes of the Board could only be made known in six teen years' time.
Europa-Parlamentet skal straks indlede forhandlinger med medlemmerne om denne sag.
The Eu ropean Parliament must immediately initiate talks on this subject with Board members.
De nominerede understregede også bekæmpelsen af in flationen endda i højere grad, end der kræves i Maastricht-traktaten.
The nominees also stressed the need to fight against inflation, even more than is required of the Maastricht Treaty.
Høringerne i sidste uge må alligevel være et udgangspunkt for dialogen, som Centralbankens
They must also give weight to the fact that the ECB, described as the world's most inde pendent bank, must in the future operate in such a way that it is accountable both to the European Parliament and to the general public.
For det første, at en god forberedelse betaler sig.
The organization of the hearings worked well.
Min gruppe henvendte sig for nogle få måneder siden til en række europæiske topeksperter, der har fungeret som råd givere og »sparringspartnere« for de socialdemokratiske spørgere.
Nevertheless, I must stress the need to review some of the mechanisms for the future appointments to the Executive Board of the European
Vi har ladet uafhængige eksperter opstille politiske profiler af alle kandidaterne.
Secondly, it seemed to me that there was sufficient aware ness amongst all candidates of the importance of open ness, active communication and good relations with the European Parliament.
Nogle af os har i USA rådført os med Senatet og FED om de amerikanske erfaringer. ringer.
Only a few weeks ago we, the Group ofthe Party of European Socialists, had to put up a
Svarerne på spørgsmålene om det demokratiske ansvar udgør et centralt punkt for Parla mentet.
Many of our conservative colleagues were still associating openness in the ECB with infringement of its independence.
Organisationen af høringerne har fungeret godt.
These misunderstandings have now clearly been dispelled.
Vores metode, hvor vi udspurgte den enkelte kandidat gennem en ordfører, altid fra en anden medlemsstat end kandidaten, kan absolut anbefales til andre.
I can even see agreement being reached on the anonymity of the Minutes of the European Central Bank.
Formandskandidaten er villig til at møde for Europa-Parlamentet fire gange om året. Kvartalsberetningen står så på dagsordenen.
The candidate for the Presidency of the Bank is prepared to appear before the European Parliament four times a year.
Næstformand Noyer siger, at han også indser vigtigheden af at stå til ansvar på denne måde. For mændene for de nationale centralbanker kan forklare den monetære politik i de nationale parlamenter.
The Vice-President, Mr Noyer, says he also sees the impor tance of this accountability.
Det er klogt af hr. Duisenberg, der ikke går ind på det franske parla ments ønsker om at lade medlemmerne af Direktionen for ECB møde op i de nationale parlamenter.
It is sensible of Mr Duisenberg, who is ignoring the wishes of the French Parliament, to make the members of the Executive Board of the ECB appear in the national parliaments.
Jeg ser det for mig, hr. Duisenberg i det franske »Assemblée« - Marianne ville falde ned fra sin jomfruelige piedestal.
Just imagine, Mr Duisenberg in the French Assemblée. Marianne would topple from her virginal pedestal.
Denne misforståelse er nu helt fjernet. Selv med hensyn til Den Europæiske Centralbanks protokol i anonym form tror jeg, at der vil blive opnået enighed om.
Thirdly, it has become very clear during the hearings that price stability, the necessity of which my group also ex pressly endorses, is being achieved at the moment.
For det tredje er det under høringerne blevet klart, at pris stabilitet, som min gruppe også anser for en absolut nød vendighed, nu er opnået, og at ECB straks konfronteres med spørgsmål om, hvordan den vil løse sin sekundære opgave, nemlig støtte til den generelle økonomiske politik. tik.
It has also become clear that the ECB will immediately be faced with the question as to how it is going to give shape to its secondary task, namely supporting general economic pol icy.
Janssen van Raay (UPE). - (NL) En bemærkning og et spørgsmål.
Janssen van Raay (UPE). - (NL) I have one comment and one question.
Min bemærkning er: I Nederlandene skal møntloven af 1987 ændres ved lov, og det vil være en god anledning til at afprøve den nye mulighed for at afholde en folkeafstemning, fordi alle nederlandske borgere er be rørt af gylden.
My comment is the following. From a Dutch perspective the 1987 Currency Act will have to be amended by law, and this could be an excellent reason for using the new resource of the referendum, as every Dutch person has to deal with the guilder.
Det er en god lejlighed til at spørge det nederlandske folk: Ønskeret flertal at afskaffe eller beholde gylden?
This would be the op portunity to ask the Dutch people whether the majority wants to get rid of the guilder or not.
Det var min bemærkning.
That was my com ment.
Man har givet tilstrækkeligt mandat til de mere end 40.000, som loven foreskriver til at afholde en folkeafstemning.
Sufficient mandate has been given to the minimum of 40 000 people who are required by law to initiate a ref erendum.
Desværre må jeg konstatere, at svarene på dette spørgsmål var meget vage.
Unfortunately I have to note that the answers to this ques tion were always very vague.
Det så faktisk ud, som om renten for centralbankfolk kun kan gå op.
It seemed as though, as far as those in the Central Banks were concerned, the interest rates could only go up.
Min sidste konklusion er, at kandidaterne viste tilstrækkelig forståelse for de usikkerheder, som den monetære politik på EU-plan indebærer, og at de ikke fremførte traditionelle, nationale løsninger for det europæiske problem.
My final conclusion is that the candidates demonstrated sufficient awareness of the un certainties entailed in monetary policy at European level, and that they did not proffer traditional, national solutions for European problems.
Denne åbenhed giver mig tilstrækkelig tillid til, at den permanente dialog, som vi skal føre med ECB, vil blive frugtbar.
This openness of spirit gives me enough faith in the fruitfulness of the constant dialogue which we will enter into with the ECB.
For Parlamentet bliver denne dialog en af vores vigtigste opgaver.
For this Parliament this dialogue will become one ofthe most important tasks.
Det er en fascinerende udfordring, som vi gerne modtager.
It is a fascinating challenge which we will gladly accept.
Ojala (GUE/NGL). - (FI) Hr. formand, ved forhandlingerne om Den Europæiske Centralbank og nomineringen af dens Direktion har Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer ofte fremført, at banken i sit arbejde skal bestræbe sig på størst mulig åbenhed og konstant holde Parlamentet ajour om dens aktiviteter.
Ojala (GUE/NGL). - (FI) Mr President, in the talks Members have conducted on the nomination of the ECB Executive Board, it has been frequently mentioned that the Bank must endeavour to achieve the greatest possible openness and always keep Parliament informed of its ac tivity.
Peijs (PPE). - (NL) Hr. formand, når man lytter til hr. Metten, får man faktisk en lidt dårlig smag i munden.
Peijs (PPE). - (NL) Mr President, listening to Mr Peijs leaves a bit of a bad taste in the mouth.
Som om Den Socialdemokratiske Gruppe i Parlamentet er den eneste, der kæmper for åbenhed og transparens, når det drejer sig om Centralbanken.
As if the Group of the Party of European Socialists are the only ones here in this Parliament who defend openness and transparency where the Central Bank is concerned.
Ingen bør være i tvivl om, at PPE kun var imod, at Parlamentet skulle kunne hjem sende bestyrelsen for Centralbanken.
Let no one be under any misapprehension, the Group of the European People's Party was only against this Parliament being able to dismiss the Board ofthe Central Bank.
Jeg vil også lige minde om de store brød, som hr. Metten slog op for at hjemsende en af kandidaterne, eller med andre ord at af holde sig fra at stemme, men i morgen eller i eftermiddag stemmer han alligevel for.
I would like to re mind everyone of Mr Metten's fine words about dismiss ing one of the candidates, or rather, abstaining from voting, but tomorrow or this afternoon he will be voting in favour again.
Mærkeligt, hr. formand, jeg tror, at hr. Metten slår større brød op, end han kan bage.
Strange, Mr President, I do not think Mr Metten lives up to his fine words.
Jeg vil fokusere på en anden side af sagen, nemlig den, at åbenhed som denne er nyttig for banken og særligt i dens indledende fase helt nødvendig.
I would like to mention another aspect of the matter, namely that such openness will be of benefit to the Bank itself, and even vital at the beginning.
For at målsætningen med Den Europæiske Centralbank skal kunne lykkes, er der behov for tillid både fra markeder og medborgerne.
In its endeavour to succeed, the European Central Bank will need the confidence of the public in addition to that of the market.
I den sammenhæng kan Europa-Parlamentet være en god samarbejdspartner for Centralbanken.
In this respect the European Parliament could act as one side in an excellent partnership.
En åben diskussion med banken om det monetære politik vil give banken den feedback for medborgerne, den har brug for, og nedsætter den mistillid, som medborgerne føler mod banken.
Open dialogue on monetary policy with Parliament will furnish the Bank with the feedback from the Community that it needs, and will help reduce the distrust that people have of the Bank.
Jeg håber, at medlemmerne i bankens Direktion, som alle har min opbakning, alle forstår fordelene ved åbenhed og de mokrati.
I hope that the nominees for the Board, all of whom I give my support to, will appreciate the advantages of openness and democracy.
Hr. formand, med hensyn til »the hearing«, beroligede hr. Duisenbergs svar på mine spørgsmål mig.
Mr President, on the subject of the hearing, Mr Duisenberg's replies to my questions reassured me.
Han bestemmer selv, siger han, hvornår han nedlægger sit hverv.
He will de cide himself, he says, when he should resign his office.
Han finder det absurd allerede nu at tale om sin efterfølgers na tionalitet for slet ikke at tale om dennes navn.
He thinks it is absurd to start talking already about the nationality, let alone the name of his successor.
På trods áf god tandbørstning, som hr. Duisenberg har foreslået, er vores dårlige smag i munden fra weekenden 2.-3. maj endnu ikke helt forsvundet.
Despite much tooth-brushing at Mr Duisenberg's suggestion, the bad taste in the mouth caused by the weekend of 2 and 3 May has not yet entirely disappeared.
Det viser sig også, at for mandsposten i sådan et tilfælde virkelig kræver professionel handling.
It also appears that being president requires a truly professional approach in such circumstances.
I hovedet og hjertet bliver der hos menne
Some suspicion continues to linger in the minds and hearts of the people.
Harrison (PSE). - (EN) Hr. formand, jeg er glad for og beæret over at have deltaget i alle de høringer af cheferne for Den Europæiske Centralbank samt de resterende fem
To remove all their doubt, I call from within this Parliament on Mr Duisenberg to stay in place until 2003 at least, as a way of dem onstrating beyond doubt to the political world that the Eu ropean Central Bank is independent.
Jeg tror, at høringerne ryddede en del af den usikkerhed af vejen, som kendetegnede Rådets møde i Bruxelles den foregående weekend, hvor valget af Duisenberg og Trichet til en 12-årig embedsperiode som chefer for ECB var en succes, men den underlig gende aftale var noget mangelfuld.
Harrison pearance of uncertainty which characterised the meeting ofthe Council in Brussels the weekend before, where the eventual choice of Duisenberg and Trichet for a 12- year incumbency of the ECB governorship was a success but the nature ofthe deal which buttressed it left something to be desired.
Primært fordi alle vores retoriske spørgsmål viste, at Wim Duisenberg er aldeles uafhængig. Der var ingen problemer med denne hollænder.
First of all our forensic questioning evinced from Wim Duisenberg the clarion call of his independence.
Han har fået et otteårigt mandat, og det er ham alene, der bestemmer, hvornår han træder tilbage.
He has been given an eightyear mandate and he alone will decide any date of any de parture.
Direktionens uafhængig hed tilgodeses udelukkende ved, at genvalg ikke er muligt.
The independence of the Executive Board is guaranteed exclusively by the fact that re-election is not permitted.
Det har vi egentlig slet ikke diskuteret med hr. Duisenberg, men kun om embedsperiodens længde.
This is not a matter which we really aired with Mr Duisenberg, although we did discuss the length of his term of office.
Under høringen har det vist sig, at det er seks udmærkede fagfolk òg kandidater, som præsenteres for os.
The hear ing revealed that the six names proposed are all excellent candidates.
Der var ganske vist forskelle i udtalelserne og i præsentationen for Parla mentet, men som helhed kan disse kandidaters kvalifikation overhovedet ikke drages i tvivl.
Although there were differences in their state ments and in their presentations to the House, there can be no doubt as to their qualifications.
Alle kandidater har entydigt erklæret, at de foreslår en blanding af penge mængdestyring og inflationsmål som det vigtigste instrument til at sikre en stabil værdi af euroen.
All the candidates ex plained quite clearly that they would advocate a mixture of monetary control and inflation targets as the number one tool in ensuring the monetary stability of the euro.
Faktisk er det sådan, at hovedmålet ifølge artikel 105 er en stabil penge værdi, og at beskæftigelsen først kan afledes deraf, i mod sætning til det, fru Randzio-Plath netop har sagt.
In actual fact, contrary to what Mrs Randzio-Plath said earlier, under Article 105 the primary objective is monetary stability, to which the question of employment is only secondary.
Kun en stabil euro, en koordineret finanspolitik og streng over holdelse af artikel 104 i forbindelse med stabilitetspakten garanterer en varig succes.
Only a stable euro, a coordinated finance pol icy and strict observation of Article 104 taken in conjunction with the stability pact can offer a guarantee of sustained success.
Inflation løser ingen problemer for arbejdsmarkedet, det blev sagt entydigt under høringen. ringen.
Inflation is not the key to labour market problems as we heard quite clearly at the hearing.
For det andet fastslog Wim Duisenberg såvel som fru Hämäläinen og hr. Issing, at i overensstemmelse med traktatens artikel 105, er ECB forpligtet til efter at have sikret prisstabilitet at fremme gennemførelsen af Den Europæiske Unions generelle mål om jobskabelse og vækst gennem alle tilgængelige instrumenter.
Secondly, Wim Duisenberg placed on record, as did Mrs Hämäläinen and Mr Issing, that in accordance with Article 105 of the Treaty, once the overriding principle of price stability has been secured and established then it is an obligation not just an option - wisely exercised using all instruments available to it - for the ECB to support the broad objectives of the European Union to promote growth and employment.
Som for manden for Rådet, Gordon Brown, netop har sagt, så fin des der 18 millioner arbejdsløse i EU.
There are 18 million unemployed, as mentioned just now by President-in-Office Gordon Brown.
Denne forpligtelse kan føre til lavere renter i »euroland« for at stimulere væksten.
This obligation can entail lowering inter est rates across 'Euroland' to stimulate growth.
Tillad mig at gøre endnu en bemærkning til kollega Met ten.
Allow me to make one further comment on Mr Metten.
Kollegerne i den socialistiske og kommunistiske gruppe har betvivlet en af kandidaternes kvalifikation.
The members of the socialist and communist groups questioned the qualifications of one of the candidates.
Jeg har det indtryk - og det blev jo også klart i votumet for afstemningen - at det her ikke drejede sig om en virkelig fremragende hvalifikation, men om det forhold, at denne kandidat har været rådgiver for en kristelig-demo-kratisk ministerpræsident og derudover har arbejdet i mange år i arbejdgiverforeningen.
I have the impression - and this was borne out in the vote - that this was due not to a genuine question of suitability, but rather to the fact that the candidate in question was an adviser to a Christian Democrat prime minister and, in ad dition, had worked for many years for the Employers' As sociation.
Jeg beder Dem om at lægge disse argumenter til side og i fællesskab stemme for en fornuftig og god Direktion.
I would ask you to leave these arguments to one side and to vote together for a good, sensible Executive Board.