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Formanden tegnet ved en total ringeagt for menneskerettighederne og ved konstant vold og undertrykkelse.
Firstly, the amendments to Regulation 295/91 cover an extension of the area of applicability to all flights.
holder bestemmelserne i traktaten om Den Europæiske Union?
As such action is in breach of Articles J.3(3), J.8(2), J. 13(1) and J. 13(2) of the Treaty of Amsterdam, will the Council say what measures it will take to ensure that every presidency of the Council of the European Union complies strictly with the Treaty on European Union?
Fru formand for Rådet, jeg giver Dem ordet, så De kan svare hr. Alavanos, som sidder bag Dem.
Madam President-in-Office of the Council, you have the floor to reply to Mr Alavanos, who is situated behind you.
Agter Rådet at gøre en aktiv indsats for at tilkendegive sin skarpe fordømmelse af menneskerettighedskrænkelserne ved at kræve, at den ækvatorialguineanske regering ændrer de dødsdomme, som 15 borgere er blevet idømt ved en retssag præget af manglende rets garantier og bestræbelser på at forhindre pressens til stedeværelse, som det fremgår af udvisningen af spanske journalister?
Regarding information to passengers, allow me to com ment that yesterday, 1 was reading an in-flight magazine myself and came across a really brilliant article explain ing this issue to passengers. Generally speaking, how ever, we cannot of course set a deadline for this, because the Commission would first have to be called upon to ex amine the options, and that would probably take some time.
Finder Rådet ikke, at man bør afbryde ethvert samar bejdsprojekt, som ikke er strengt humanitært begrundet, og dermed lægge et effektivt pres på de ækvatorialguineanske myndigheder for at få dem til at garantere for retten til en retfærdig rettergang?
However, the Council is of the opinion that the stance taken by Mr Robin Cook in Ankara was in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty. The Council therefore sees no reason to act on the Member's proposal.
Ferrero-Waldner, formand for Rådet. - (DE) Hr.. for mand, jeg skal kort komme ind på parlamentsmedlem Alavanos' spørgsmål og vil bede parlamentsmedlemmet om at være opmærksom på, at Amsterdamtraktaten endnu ikke er trådt i kraft, og at der derfor heller ikke kan gøres nogen overtrædelse af de deri indeholdte bestemmelser gældende. *Rådet er i hvert fald overbevist om, at den holdning, hr. Robin Cook indtog i Ankara, er i over ensstemmelse med traktatens bestemmelser.
The Council actually reached its conclusions, based on the proposal I have just outlined, on 18 June 1998. In its conclusions, the Council firstly recognizes that the practical experience of implementation demonstrates the need for a review of the regulation, and secondly, it welcomes the Commission's proposal to amend the regulation, calls on the Permanent Representatives Committee to continue discussirig the Commission's proposals - this would indicate that matters could be resolved within a relatively short space of time - and challenges the Commission to pursue this specific matter ofinformation.
Det ser der for ingen anledning til at tage affære i overensstemmelse med parlamentsmedlemmets forslag.
Competition, too, will make for a better service and will help regulate passenger numbers, because this question is becoming an increasingly important one for all those who travel by air.
Fru formand for Rådet, tillad, at jeg er en smule indiskret, men i denne så venskabelige atmosfære har jeg forstået, at efternavnet »Campos« har en særlig betydning for Dem.
Ewing (ARE). - The practice of overbooking is openly admitted - they say to passengers like, me that all air trans port companies do it - and, as has been said, people do not know their rights.
Hr. Marset Campos befinder sig bag Dem og vil lytte til Dem, og jeg beder Dem venligst om at besvare hans spørgsmål'.
Could I ask the President-in-Office, whom I very much welcome - she has added a lot of colour to this fairly sombre Chamber - whether she believes that these proposals will come into force during the Austrian presidency?
Alavanos (GUE/NGL). - (EL) Hr. formand jeg vil gerne takke formanden for Rådet. Spørgsmålet var henvendt til hr. Cook - det yar meningen, han skulle nå at svare på det.
Alavanos (GUE/NGL). - (EL) Mr President, I wish to thank the President-in-Office.
Det gjorde han ikke, fordi der kom nyt formandskab. Jeg forventer ikke, at formanden skal kritisere sin kollega. Det er en meget vanskelig situation.
But he did not have the time because of the change in the presidency.
Men jeg vil gerne stille et tillægsspørgsmål.
I would simply like to put a supplementary question to the President-in-Office.
Vil det østrigske formandskab i udenrigspolitiske spørgsmål stræbe efter enighed blandt alle 15 lande på grundlag af både Amsterdamtraktaten, som snart træder i kraft, og på grundlag af artiklerne i den foregående traktat, og ikke kun enighed mellem 13 eller 14 lande?
Will the Austrian presidency, in matters of foreign policy, seek the agreement of all 15 Member States, in accordance not only with the Amsterdam Treaty, which will soon be in force, but also with the articles of the previous Treaty, and not the agreement of 13 or 14 Member States?
Vil Østrig, som det demokratiske og følsomme land, det er, tilstræbe enighed blandt de 15 lande i uden rigspolitiske spørgsmål, og specielt i det meget følsomme spørgsmål vedrørende Tyrkiet?
Will Austria, as a democratic and sensitive country, seek the agreement of all 15 Member States on matters of foreign policy, and especially on the sensitive issue of Turkey?
Ferrero-Waldner, formand for Rådet. - (DE) Hr. for mand, hr. parlamentsmedlem Marset Campos.
Ferrero-Waldner. - (DE) Mr President, let me first thank my colleague Mrs Ewing for her kind words of welcome.
Til Deres spørgsmål skal jeg anføre følgende.
It is difficult to say at this juncture what will happen.
Jeg skal henvise Dem til svarene på spørgsmål nr. H-0135/98 og El 115 om situationen på øen Bioko.
As you know, the Commission has been called upon to act, but we have not as yet seen any proposals.
Adskillige hundrede mennesker skal være arresteret og mindst tre personer skal være døde i fængslet efter forhøret.
It would, therefore, be difficult for me to say to you at this point in time that it will be possible in the course of our presi dency, but it is most certainly a matter which shall receive our attention.
Ferrero-Waldner. - (DE) Hr. formand, hr. parlaments medlem, jeg kan sige Dem, at Østrig og det østrigske for mandskab virkelig vil gøre sig store anstrengelser for at tilvejebringe konsensus mellem de 15. Jeg skal også sige Dem, at vi i de vanskelige spørgsmål vedrørende Grækenland/Tyrkiet, men også i spørgsmålene Cypern/Grækenland/Tyrkiet har foretaget de første sonderinger gående i denne retning både med Grækenland og med Tyrkiet.
Ferrero-Waldner. - (DE) Mr President, allow me to re spond to the Member's question by saying that Austria and the Austrian presidency will go to great lengths to ob tain a consensus of 15.1 can also state that in the difficult matter of Greece and Turkey, as well as the question of Cyprus/Greece/Turkey, we have initially been sounding things out with both Greece and Turkey, and that this is indeed the direction in which things appear to be moving.
Formanden. • Spørgsmål nr. 4 af Pedro Marset Campos (H-0610/98):
President. - Question No 3 by Alexandras Alavanos (H-0609/98)
Om: Menneskerettigheder i Ækvatorialguinea
Subject: Strict compliance with the Amsterdam Treaty
Befolkningen i Ækvatorialguinea har i de sidste 30 år lidt under diktatoriske regimer, som har været kende
The President-in-Office of the Council, the UK For eign Secretary, Mr Robin Cook, committed multiple infringements of the Amsterdam Treaty during his visit to Ankara in attempting to formulate a common
Ved et møde mellem den leder af EU-missionen, der er akkrediteret i Ækvatorialguinea, og præsident Obiang i maj 1998 i Cameroun fremførte missionslederen over for præsidenten Den Europæiske Unions bekymring over situationen i Ækvatorialguinea.
Obviously, we are well aware that these are difficult po litical questions and that we will probably only be able to take a few small steps at a time.
Den 1. juni dømte en militærdomstol alligevel 15 af deca.
However, this matter is of genuine concern to us.
Formandskabet har for nylig på Unionens vegne appelleret til præsidenten for Ækvatorialguinea om ikke at stad-
At any rate, we cer tainly hope to make a little progress with Greece, Turkey and Cyprus on these very difficult political issues.
Så vidt det er os bekendt, er dødsdommene endnu ikke eksekveret.
As far as we are aware, the death sentences have not yet been carried out.
et krigsråd, der ganske sikkert førte til, at den ækvatorialguineanske leder, Martín Puye, blev dødsdømt og senere døde - sandsynligvis som følge af tortur.
The people of Equatorial Guinea have suffered for the last thirty years from dictatorial regimes characterized by the most absolute contempt for human rights, per petuating a situation of violence and repression.
Jeg så derfor gerne, at De ud over at følge sagen på tæt hold klart kunne sige mig, om De ikke mener, det er nød vendigt at vedtage en fælles holdning i Rådet til gennem førelse af artikel 5 i Lomé-konventionen over for Ækvatorialguinea og suspendere landets deltagelse i denne af tale, naturligvis kun så længe selv de mindste demokratiske principper og menneskerettighederne ikke respekteres.
Does the Council intend to take a firm stand on the matter and unequivocally condemn the violations of human rights, calling on the Government of Equatorial Guinea to commute the death sentences passed on fifteen citizens in a trial without guarantees from which the media were barred, as in the case of the Spanish journalists who were expelled? Does the Council not consider that real political pressure should be put on the authorities of Equatorial Guinea so as to ensure the right to a fair and objective trial, by suspending all cooperation projects that are not strictly humanitarian in nature?
Rådet følger fortsat nøje udviklingen i Ækvatorialguinea og benytter enhver lejlighed til at gøre opmærksom på, hvilken betydning den tillægger overholdelse af menneskerettighederne og de demokratiske principper i dette land.
The Council will continue to observe developments in Equatorial Guinea very closely and will take every opportunity to underline the importance it attaches to upholding human rights and democratic principles in that country.
Hvad EU's udviklingshjælp angår, har præsident Obiang i august 1996 anmodet om konsultationer med Kommissionen i henhold til artikel 366 a i den fjerde Lomé-aftale med det formål at opnå enighed om en gen optagelse af udviklingssamarbejdet.
As regards EU development aid, in August 1996 Presi dent Obiang requested consultations with the Commission under Article 366a of the Fourth Lomé Convention with the objective of reaching agreement on the resumption of development cooperation.
I forbindelse med et besøg i Kommissionen den 31. oktober 1997 blev han modtaget af formand Santer, over for hvem han forklarede og forsvarede sit demokratiseringsprogram.
On his visitto the Com mission on 31 October 1997, President Obiang was re ceived by Commission President Santer and during this meeting he proceeded to explain and defend his pro gramme of democratization.
Kommissionen lod forstå, at en gradvis genoptagelse af hjælpen afhang af fremskridtene vedrørende menneske rettighederne, de demokratiske principper og retsstatslige forhold.
The Commission made it clear that a gradual resumption of aid would be dependent upon progress in human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.
Formanden. - Spørgsmål nr. 5 af Allan Macartney (H-0616/98):
Ferrero-Waldner, President-in-Office of the Council. -(DE) Mr President, Mr Marset Campos, I would like to mention the following in connection with your question.
Om: Kommissionens dokument om kompenserende foranstaltninger i forbindelse med afskaffelsen af den afgiftsfri handel
These individuals were accused of belonging to, or supporting, the independence movement, namely the Movimiento de Autodeterminación de la Isla de Bioko, or the MAIB.
Marset Campos (GUE/NGL). - (ES) Jeg vil gerne takke Rådets formandskab for venligheden og høfligheden over for dette spørgsmål, men jeg forestiller mig, at vi alle i dagspressen har modtaget den triste nyhed om, at en af de dømte, som netop ikke var dødsdømt, er afgået ved døden på hospitalet, og dette røber de umenneskelige forhold, som de dømte lider under, og den systematiske krænkelse af menneskerettighederne, som Obiang påfører et helt folk.
Marset Campos (GUE/NGL). - (ES) I want to thank the Austrian presidency for its kindness and courtesy in an swering this question, but I should imagine we have heard the sad news, reported in today's press, of the death in hospital of one of the people who had been sentenced. They were not actually condemned to death, but this event reveals the inhuman conditions suffered by such people and the systematic violation of human rights which Obiang is imposing on the whole country.
Jeg mener, at dette giver anledning til at frygte endnu mere dramatiske følger i den nære fremtid og gør det vanskeligt for den demokratiske opposition i Ækvatorialguinea at gennemføre den nødvendige overgang.
I believe this provokes fears of even more dramatic consequences in the near future, and makes it more difficult for the democratic opposition in Equatorial Guinea to bring about the necessary transition.
Med henblik herpå bør Den Europæiske Union handle fast med alle disponible midler for at genetablere menneskerettighederne i denne del af verden og for at forhindre ikke-afri-kansk indblanding.
So the European Union must act firmly with all the available means so that human rights are respected once again in this part of the world and, moreover, so that forces from outside Africa are not al lowed to intervene.
Kan Rådet give forsikring om, at Kommissionens dokument om mulighederne for kompenserende foran staltninger til de regioner, som vil blive mest berørt af afskaffelsen af den afgiftsfri handel i EU efter 1999, som vedtaget på Økofin-rådets møde i maj, vil blive forelagt og behandlet på et Økofin-rådsmøde til efter året?
On 24 February 1998, the Council expressed its deep con cern to the Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea regarding infringements of human rights following the alleged at tack on the town of Luba by the MAIB on 21 January.
Fra Ferrero-Waldner, vil De venligst besvare hr. Macartneys spørgsmål.
Several hundred people were reported to have been arrested and after interrogation at least three people are un derstood to have died in custody.
Jeg må endnu en gang sige, at der er så meget mere grund til, at Rådet fortsat følger udviklingen i Ækvatorialguinea nøje og benytter enhver lejlighed til at gøre op mærksom på, hvilken betydning netop menneskerettighederne og de demokratiske principper skal have i dette land.
Let me now say again that the Council will be observing developments in Equatorial Guinea all the more closely and will take every opportunity to point out the high value that must be attached to human rights and democratic principles in that country.
Det vil sætte alt ind på, at sådan noget kan undgås i fremtiden.
The Council will do everything in its power to avoid any repetition of this in future.
Ferrero-Waldner, formand for Rådet. - (DE) Hr. for mand, hr. parlamentsmedlem.
The Commission has called on the authorities to investigate and punish those responsible for such infringements of human rights.
Som resultat af drøftelserne på ØKOFIN-rådets samling den 19. maj 1998 erdet blevet klart, at der ikke er enighed om at anmode om en undersøgelse på fællesskabsplan af virkningerne af af skaffelsen af den afgiftsfrie handel i EU den 30. juni 1999.1 lyset af de forskellige undersøgelser i enkelte stater og de bemærkninger, der blev fremsat på denne samling, vil Kommissionen dog - og det skal jeg særligt hen vise til - i et arbejdsdokument præcisere, hvilke instrumenter der står til rådighed for medlemsstaterne til at afbøde virkningerne af denne foranstaltning.
The Ambassador stated that the Ministry of the Interior had set up a special commission to receive and investigate complaints regarding infringements of human rights, and that the President had even intervened personally to ensure that no further such acts of violence would go unpunished. The Ambassador gave further as surances to the effect that those responsible for the attack on 21 January had been identified and would be tried; all other persons arrested had been released.
Carnero González (GUE/NGL). - (ES) Fra formand for Rådet, også jeg takker for Deres venlighed, men jeg må sige, at De desværre ikke på nogen måde har levet op til de forventninger, vi her i Parlamentet eller den demokratiske ækvatorialguineanske opposition kan have i den foreliggende situation.
Carnero González (GUE/NGL). - (ES) Madam Presi dent-in-Office of the Council, I too thank you for your kindness, but unfortunately I have to say that you have not by any means satisfied the expectations of this House or the democratic opposition in Equatorial Guinea as regards the situation we are dealing with.
Det mystiske her er, at på Rådets møde i maj lovede kom missær Monti, at man ville indføre foranstaltninger for at
I understand, of course, that your country, Austria, no doubt views the terrible hu-
Macartney lempe de negative virkninger af, at det toldfri salg på rejser inden for EU falder bort.
EU duty-free and tax-free sales.
Siden da synes visse kom missærer at have fået kolde fødder, og synes at være imod det, Monti lovede.
Since then there seems to have been a rearguard action by certain Commissioners who seem opposed to what he undertook.
Det, jeg håbede på, var et løfte fra Rådet om, at det vil gøre sit bedste for at sikre, at disse for anstaltninger gennemføres.
What I was looking for was an undertaking from the Council that they will do their best to make sure these measures are forth coming.
Ud fra det, rådsformanden siger nu, går jeg ud fra, at Rådet allerede har taget hånd om dette og på en måde har overtaget ansvaret, og hvis det forholder sig sådan, glæder det mig. Vi må kende konsekvenserne for de områder, der kommer til at lide under dette, herunder mit eget.
I take it from what the President-in-Office says now that the Council already has this in hand and, in a sense, has taken over the responsibility, in which case I am de lighted.
Vi afventer et sådant dokument fra Kommissionen, men vi har bedt Kommissionen om at præcisere, hvilke instrumenter der står til rådighed for medlemssta terne til at afbøde virkningerne af denne foranstaltning. Dette dokument eksisterer ikke endnu.
We are awaiting such a document from the Commission, but what we have asked the Commission to clarify is exactly what instruments Member States have at their disposal to help absorb the impact of these measures.
Dette dokument vil så ligeledes komme ind på spørgsmålet om indholdet af foranstaltningerne, som jeg imidlertid på nuværende stadium endnu ikke kan besvare.
It will also address the question of the content of these measures, but I cannot give an answer to this at the present stage.
Formanden. - Fru Ferrero-Waldner, dette spørgsmål om kompenserende foranstaltninger i forbindelse med afskaffelsen af den afgiftsfri handel vækker stor interesse i Par lamentet, hvorfor jeg har modtaget anmodning om fire til lægsspørgsmål.
Ferrero-Waldner. - (DE) Mr President, ladies and gen tlemen, let me assure you that we are of course following this difficult situation closely. Up until now, this informa tion has not been available to us in any detail.
I henhold til forretningsordenen kan jeg kun tillade to, og jeg vil derfor give ordet til først hr. Mor ris og derefter hr. Lindqvist, som har bedt om det i nævnte rækkefølge.
I assume, however, that the Council will be dealing with these de velopments soon, although we will need more detailed in formation, and I can assure you that we are keeping a very close watch on affairs, and we will of course be doing everything in our power to improve the situation.
Jeg beklager meget, at jeg ikke kan give ordet til hverken fra Mcintosh eller hr. Cushnahan, som har bedt om ordet efterfølgende.
At the present time, I cannot say any more than that, because I cannot, of course, preempt the Council and its decisions.
Nu hører jeg, at der kommer et sådant arbejdsdokument, hvilket lyder mægtig godt. Det ville imidlertid være endnu bedre, hvis Rådet kunne love, at man vil give kompensation til de lande, som rammes.
Subject: Commission document on compensatory measures on the abolition of duty-free sales
Hvis vi kan få et godt svar på det punkt, er jeg tilfreds.
The Rules of Procedure only allow me to grant two.
Derfor stiller jeg dette spørgsmål endnu en gang, for at kunne give et svar til mine spørgende repræsentanter i Skandinavien. vien.
So I shall give the floor to Mr Morris and Mr Lindqvist in turn, who made their requests in that order, and I am very sorry but I shall not be able to let either Miss Mcintosh or Mr Cushnahan speak, since their requests came later.
Først giver jeg ordet til hr. Morris, som vil stille et tillægsspørgsmål. " ; '
Mr Morris has the floor first, for a supplementary question. tion.
Morris (PSE). - (EN) Jeg hilser udsigterne til kompensation velkommen, hvis det er muligt.
Morris (PSE). - I welcome the prospect of compensation, if it is available.
Men i et fællesskab med omkring 20 millioner arbejdsløse - og eftersom vi har udsigt til yderligere 42.000 arbejdsløse, nemlig de an satte inden for den toldfri handel - ville jeg foretrække, at Kommissionen via Rådet lover os at gennemføre nogle seriøse undersøgelser for at vi kan få et billede af situationen, som den ser ud i øjeblikket.
However, in a Community where there are approximately 20 million people unemployed -and since we are faced with the prospect of a further 42 000 people who are employed in the tax-free industry facing unemployment -1 should prefer it if the Commission, via the Council, could undertake very serious re search to give us the facts as they stand at the present time.
Det, jeg ønsker mig nu, er, at vi får disse oplysninger før de foranstaltninger, som Kommissionen og Rådet måske gennemfører med hensyn til afskaffelse af det toldfri salg.
My concern now is that we must know the facts ahead of any action that the Commission and the Council might take in abandoning the tax-free policy.
Tak for Deres venlige ord. Vedrørende sagen må jeg endnu en gang sige, at hvad kompensationerne angår, ved De, hr. parlamentsmedlem, at Rådet dengang - som jeg allerede har gjort rede for - vedtog denne beslutning enstemmigt og dermed ikke på ny kan tage affære i denrie sag.
Ferrero-Waldner, President-in-Office of the Council. -(DE) Mr President, Mr Macartney, as a result of consultations at the European Ecofin Council on 19 May 1998, it became apparent that there was no consensus on the question of calling for a Community-wide study into the effects of the abolition of intraEU duty-free sales on 30 June 1999.
Men jeg har også henvist til, at Kommissionen nu er blevet pålagt af Rådet at udarbejde en undersøgelse heraf, et arbejdsdokument, og jeg kan kun henvise til, at dette derefter vil skabe mulighed for at give medlemsstaterne selv instrumenter i hånden eller anbefale instrumenter, som står til rådighed med henblik på at afbøde virkningerne af og kompensere for denne foranstaltning.
In light of the various studies conducted in individual states and comments from the sitting, however, the Commission will - and I would particularly like to draw attention to this - clarify in a working paper exactly what instruments Member States have at their disposal to help absorb the impact of these measures.
I den forbindelse skal det betones, at afskaffelsen af den afgiftsfrie handel ikke udg'ør nogen fuld stændig ny foranstaltning.
The mystery here is that, at the Council meeting in May, Commissioner Monti promised that there would be measures to alleviate the negative impact of the loss of intra-