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Vores mål er et system, hvor vi har uafhængige repræsentanter og ikke en auktion, hvor den lavestbydende vinder.
Our objective is a sys tem with independent representatives, and one where we do not have an auction in which the lowest bidder wins.
Overgangsreglerne er rimelige, idet mange kandidater allerede har besluttet, om de vil stille op eller ej.
The transitional regime is reasonable in view of the fact that a considerable number of candidates have already de cided whether or not they wish to participate.
Vi er ikke bare repræsentanter for folket, vi er repræsentanter for befolkningerne.
Yet in this case, as I stated this morning in our group, we have let ourselves down.
Men samtidig repræsenterer vi folket af unionsborgere, som nu forventer af deres delegerede, at de tager det skridt, der viser, at de er repræsentanter for befolkningerne.
We have been slow to deal with such an important issue which affects us directly, and we are in grave danger of mishandling it altogether.
Som vi har konstateret, er vores gruppe delt i spørgsmålet om beskatning.
As we have mentioned, our group is split over taxation.
Jeg tilhører mindretallet, som mener, at national beskatning også bør gælde i fremtiden.
I share the minority view that national tax regimes can con tinue to apply in the future.
Jeg mener, at det er rigtigt, at vi vedtager det som generelt princip.
I think it is important for us to broadly accept this principle.
Vi skal altså ikke træffe nogen beslutning om os selv, men beslutningen skal gælde det næste parlament.
Consequently, it is not up to us to decide this matter, but a valid decision is required by the next parliamentary term.
Jeg håber, at vi kan gå ind for at gennemføre reformer i andre spørgsmål, reformer, som vi selv kan træffe beslutning om.
I hope we will be able to support other reforms which we can decide for ourselves.
van Dam (I-EDN). - (NL) Hr. formand, for mere end 20 år siden pålagde Rådet sig selv pligt til at udarbejde en statut for medlemmerne af Parlamentet.
Finally, I should like to say that there have been times when we have come up against the obduracy of the rapporteur, but on the other hand his tenacity has made it possible for us to discuss the proposal and put it to the vote tomorrow, and for this I should like to thank him.
Den er aldrig ble vet til noget.
Of course we support the Statute.
I sig selv er det ikke så slemt, fordi en fælles status kan give anledning til at styrke tanken om, at Par lamentet repræsenterer ét folk.
It has our full support. I very much fear, however, that what we are to vote on to morrow is not in fact the Statute for Members of the Eu ropean Parliament.
Den Europæiske Union består imidlertid af en rig afskygning af forskellige folk.
What we are really voting on is the Members' payslip.
Vi vælges af befolkningen i vores eget land og skal også tage hensyn til de nationale interesser.
What seems to be of prime importance is how much a Member will earn and what for.
Endelig vil jeg sige, at vi ind imellem har været tvunget til at gøre oprør mod ordførerens stædighed, men på den anden side har hans stædighed været en afgrundene til, at vi kan drøfte et forslag og stemme om det i morgen.
It is the only statute in existence to contain such an inordinate number of figures and details.
Det vil jeg takke ham for.
That is not what transparency is all about.
Selvom det er be tænkeligt, at medierne er meget mindre interesserede i vores debatter end i godtgørelserne, er det i sig selv rigtigt, at de sætter misbrug i gabestokken.
Rather, that annex, whilst referred to in the Statute in the appropriate way, should be regulated by Parliament itself at a later date, with the benefit of all necessary transparency.
Ribeiro (GUE/NGL). - (PT) Hr. formand, når vi nu er valgt af 15 befolkninger til en overnational institution, bør vi så ikke have en fælles statut?
Ribeiro («UE/NGL). - (PT) Mr President, since we are members elected by 15 nations to a supranational structure of states, should we not have a single statute?
Utvivlsomt. Måske fordi vi er alt for optaget af massemedierne, demonstrerer vi vores mangel på evne til at sende det signal, som Rådet behøver for at nå til den enighed, som Parlamentet selv er så langt fra.
Un doubtedly we should.
Et grundlæggende spørgsmål: Forudsætter en fælles sta tut ens aflønning?
We do, however, have a good opportunity to improve the draft by means of amendments.
Betænkningen ville i øvrigt, hvis den blev vedtaget som foreslået, føre til den absurditet, at den på vejen til ens aflønning - om end kun midlertidigt - ville tillade forskellig aflønning til medlemmer fra samme land!
Some issues are not really economic, but they are essential to the Statute, such as the transitional periods, taxation, pensions and incompatibilities.
Selvfølgelig skal godtgørelsen være i overensstemmelse hermed.
The basic question is this: does a single statute necessarily mean a single salary?
Et sidste ord, hr. formand, om en sag, der længe har været varm.
If the proposal is approved, the report
Hr. formand, vi har i mange år slået til lyd for, at der ikke godtgøres mere end de afholdte udgifter. Ordførerens for-
In addition, Mr President, we must make every effort to avoid an obvious risk: that the Statute may prove to be to
Månedslønnen er et problem af en helt anden type.
siderably cheaper to fly than to buy a full-fare rail ticket.
Som nederlænder finder jeg det i øvrigt tvivlsomt, at mit nationale parlament har koblet aflønningen af nederlandske europæiske parlamentarikere fra aflønningen af dets egne medlemmer.
Over shorter distances, certainly those served by fast rail links, Members of the European Parliament should set an example by using the train, not the plane.
Nederlandene reducerer lønnen med ca. ECU 1.000 om måneden.
Clearly, the ex penses paid must reflect that.
Ud fra David Martin-arbejdsgruppens konklusioner for søger betænkningen af Willi Rothley nu at komme med løsningsforslag.
Finally, on a subject that was a burning issue some time ago, perhaps we should take care not to moralise and stir up trouble about the cost of members' travel expenses, especially in the case of people who come to meetings from a very long way away.
Vores kære tyske kollega har arbejdet hårdt for at udforme forslag, og mange af disse er meget originale.
Smoke might get in people's eyes but there is no smoke without fire.
Og han har virkelig arbejdet under et hårdt tids pres, for at vi kunne fremlægge den første skitse på top mødet i Wien.
Mr President, we have been suggesting for years on our side that the expenses paid should on no account be greater than the actual cost incurred.
På trods af dette pres mener jeg dog, at han burde have udvist større fleksibilitet for at finde nogle løsninger, der var mere acceptable.
The rapporteur's proposals now offer a cohesive framework for achieving all this.
I så alvorlige spørgsmål er jeg ikke den eneste, der har den opfattelse, at vi ikke kan komme med forslag, som er baseret på tilfældige flertal på nogle få stemmer.
We shall support his proposals, together with those amend ments which seek to reimburse costs in a thrifty and real istic way.
Jeg håber, at vi undgår dette under morgendagens afstemning.
We shall not support amendments which seek to add new bells and whistles to the system.
Jeg formoder, at medlemskab af Parlamentet i med lemstater med en meget lav godtgørelse sansynligvis ikke betragtes som et heltidsjob.
The work of its Members is still governed by rules that were devised at a time when this House was merely a parliamentary assembly of MPs from the Member States.
Et medlem af Europa-Parlamentet, der tager sit arbejde alvorligt, har imidlertid mere end et fuldtidsjob.
What we are planning now is nothing more or less than the Europeanisation of the pre-European conditions in which our parliamentary work is conducted.
Akkumulering af medlemskabet af Europa-Parlamentet med et andet politisk mandat anser jeg derfor også for at være i strid med omfanget og betydningen af dette arbejde.
From where can we draw the strength we need for this step on the road to Europe?
Sammenfattende vil jeg gerne anbefale ændringsforslagene fra Gruppen af Uafhængige for Nationernes Europa.
The rule is that each Member of the European Parliament gets the same as members of his own national parliament.
Hvis disse ikke vedtages, vælger vi som det næstbedste de ændringsforslag, der går ind for soberhed, og som støtter ordføreren, der har gjort et godt stykke arbejde for at komme ud af denne hvepserede.
As a Dutchman, I find it rather suspect that my national par liament has broken the link between the salaries paid to Dutch MEPs and those paid to its own members.
Når den fælles statut har fået Rådets godkendelse, skal den gennemføres snarest muligt.
The European Parliament, it says, shall consist of representatives of the peoples of the States brought together in the Community.
Men her er der nogle ting, vi må gøre os klart én gang for alle, også her i elvte time.
We are not simply representatives of the people, but representatives of the peoples.
Vi er nogle, der har kæmpet i årevis for denne fælles statut, men det har aldrig været vores mål at få en fælles statut for enhver pris.
Anyone who does not know what that means would be well advised to come along to the Committee on Petitions, where he would see that our mandate is not to represent one people but rather all the peoples of the European Union.
Der er en grænse for, hvor meget vi vil give os, hvor meget vi vil sælge ud af vores principper, hvor meget vi vil gå på kompromis.
At the same time, how ever, we do represent a single people in that we represent the people of the Union, which now expects its Members of Parliament to take this step whereby they can establish their credentials as representatives of the peoples.
Det er et spørgsmål om beskyttelse af vores værdighed, som hverken kan diskuteres eller forhandles.
A standardised salary is not our top priority in view of the national office we hold, even though the salary differentials between Member States which the rapporteur has highlighted are enormous and hard to justify.
De uetiske angreb, som nogle forsøger at arrangere gennem medierne, må ikke få os til at fravige dette princip.
But a Member of the European Parliament who takes his re sponsibilities seriously has a more than full-time job.
Vi kan ikke kræve ligestilling med de i øvrigt udmærkede tjene stemænd i kategori B2.
I would guess that there is not one country which comes close to 45 weeks of meetings a year.
Og hr. Rothley må undskylde, at vi ikke er enige i hans tankegang, men hælder mere til tankegangen i Det Europæiske Folkepartis ændringsforslag.
So I do not think that combining membership of the European Parliament with another political office is compatible with the scale and scope of our work here.
Men der må ikke være nogen grunde, påskud eller und skyldninger, som foranlediger, at Rådet tager fejl om kring dette spørgsmål.
To sum up, I would commend to the House the set of amendments tabled by the Group of Independents for a Europe of Nations.
Der skal nu indføres en fælles statut for medlemmerne af Europa-Parlamentet.
van Dam (I-EDN). - (NL) Mr President, more than 20 years ago now, the Council undertook to draw up a statute for all Members of this Parliament.
Af ganske simple årsager: Den fælles statut ville kunne sætte en stopper for de provokerende uligheder, der er mellem medlemmerne.
That is not in itself so bad, because having a Community statute may nurture the idea that Parliament repre sents one people.
Således har behovet for løsninger, som ikke indebærer alvorlige ulemper, vokset sig større og større.
We are elected by the people of our own nation and must also bear in mind our national interest.
Jeg tror, at vi som demokratisk forsamling har pligt til at tage os af alle former for ondskabsfuld kritik.
Anastassopoulos (PPE). - (EL) Mr President, after so many years we have come as far as this evening's debate on the Rothley report, in the sincere hope that we are approaching the beginning of the end.
Men på samme måde må vi også tage afstand fra angreb, som bunder i antieuropæiske følelser og har til formål at bag vaske Europa-Parlamentet og andre EU-institutioner.
However, the interim solution of being paid a salary by the Member State and expenses by Europe has resulted in disparity, an uneven picture marked by excessive reimbursement of expenses, the improper use and even abuse of expenses.
Vi kan ikke rystes af forsøg på at terrorisere os, ligesom vi heller ikke kan skjule den sorg, vi føler, når nogle enkelte af vores kolleger har deltaget i disse angreb med demagogiske anklager af deres egne kolleger og ved at føre sig frem som de eneste hæderlige medlemmer, så de er sikre på genvalg.
While it is worrying that the media are far less interested in our debates than in our expenses, it is essentially right that they should attack these anomalies.
Vi ønsker den fælles statut. Men ikke en ydmygende sta tut, som skader vores værdighed.
If we are to clean up our act, there has to be an end to the situation in which the amount refunded for travel ex penses is far greater than the actual costs incurred.
Og på dette grundlag står vi urokkeligt fast og er rede til at fortsætte vores kamp.
Competition in air travel has meant that in many cases it is con
Sjöstedt derfor ikke noget behov for at erstatte nationale regler om vores forhold med en fælles statut.
Anastassopoulos ssopoulos fidious and sometimes malicious attacks. The need for so lutions free from serious drawbacks has constantly become more urgent.
I begrundelsen for dette forslag fremføres det, at vi skal have lige vilkår, f.eks. lige løn.
Mr President, we want the common Statute, but not a de meaning one which will offend our dignity.
Forslaget indebærer imidlertid, at vi fortsat vil have ulige vilkår.
And we are prepared to continue our fight unwaveringly on that basis.
Derimod får mange af os en kraftig lønforhøjelse, som er helt umotiveret.
Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL). - (SV) Mr President, we are elected as Members of Parliament for constituencies in our respective countries whose voters we represent.
Der er ingen grund til, at vi skal have højere lån end medlemmerne af vores nationale parlamenter.
I therefore do not see any need to replace national rules re lating to our terms of employment with a common statute.
alle bestemmelser, der har at gøre med statutten, dét er vores første grundsætning.
The Council, however, rejected our proposal and since then the problem has remained outstanding.
Tidspunktet, det valgte tidspunkt på da gen - eller rettere - om natten til behandling af betænkningen i Europa-Parlamentet, der så at sige automatisk udelukker offentligheden, taler for sig selv.
The usual argument for this proposal is that we should have the same conditions, for example as regards salary.
Er det i over ensstemmelse med vores forestillinger om gennemskuelighed, eller skal barnet hellere fødes i dølgsmål?
Under the terms of the proposal, our conditions would continue to be different. However, many of us would re ceive a large pay rise, which would be totally unjustified.
Også her mener jeg, at vi ikke ønsker at løse noget problem, men egentlig bare ønsker at blive fri for det.
There is no good reason why we should be paid more than members of our national parliaments.
Endnu mere urimeligt er forslaget om, at vi skal have en særlig, meget lav EU-skat.
The proposal that we should have a special, very low EU tax is even more unwarranted.
Vi bør præcis som andre højt lønnede, hvilket vi er, betale skat der, hvor vi bor og lever.
Like other high income earners, we should pay tax where we live.
Jeg håber ikke, at nogen af dem, der stemmer for forslaget om EU-skat vil argumentere imod skattedumping i andre sammenhænge.
I trust that an yone who votes for the proposal on an EU tax will not op pose tax dumping on other occasions.
For hvad indebærer dette forslag andet end, at vi, en meget privilegeret gruppe, bevilger os selv større formuer?
After all, what is this proposal if not an excuse for us, a highly privileged group, to give ourselves still more perks?
Trods alt dette anerkender jeg uden forbehold, at en fælles europæisk statut har en uhyre stor betydning for Europa-Parlamentets vægt.
Following the arguments of the David Martin working group, the report by Mr Willi Rothley attempts to propose solutions.
Det er dog vigtigt, at en sådan statut bliver vedtaget med et tydeligt flertal.
But I believe that despite this pressure, he should show still greater flexibility in the search for solutions that will be more widely acceptable.
Der skal tilstræbes absolut flertal, for det er ikke forståeligt, at vi stiller os til fredse med et mindre flertal, hvis vi samtidig forlanger absolut flertal for en ændring - der er nok så ubetydelig -af forretningsordenen.
Where such serious issues are concerned, I am not alone in think ing that we should not submit proposals based on opportunistic majorities of just a few votes, and I hope that in the voting tomorrow that phenomenon will be rejected.
Lindholm (V). - (SV) Hr. formand, i henhold til traktaten er EU et samarbejde mellem 15 suveræne stater.
Lindholm (V). - (SV) Mr President, according to the Treaty, the EU is an association of 15 independent states.
Europa-Parlamentets medlemmer repræsenterer vælgerne i deres egne medlemsstater og ikke andre.
Members of the European Parliament represent voters in their own Member State, and no other.
Jeg forstår ikke helt, hvorfor ordføreren reagerer så følsomt på, at nogle af vores kolleger foreslår at orientere godtgørelsen efter dommernes løn. Jeg synes især, det er snedigt, når han foreslår et gennemsnit.
It therefore goes without saying that salaries should be determined by individual Member States in accordance with national rules, and that tax should be paid where one lives, even if one is a Member of Parliament.
Det vigtige ved betænkningen er imidlertid de institutionelle ændringer, der ville ske gennem dette skridt, idet medlemmerne ville få fjernet forbindelsen til deres vælgere og nationale parlamenter og blive til en slags satellitter.
However, the significance of this report lies in the institutional changes that would take place as a result of the Statute, and which would mean that the ties between Members of the European Parliament and their electorates and national parliaments would be weakened and that we would end up rather like satellites.
Mon ikke medlemmernes misfornøjelse med lønnen bare er simpel misundelse fra en række forskellige sider? Ingen af os sulter jo!
Surely the dissatisfaction among Members over salaries is just a simple matter of envy?
Det er denne misfornøjelse, der nu bruges som begrundelse for, at man vil indføre en politisk status, der indebærer, at høj løn, skat og pension fastsættes af EU.
This dissatisfaction has now become a pretext for introducing a statute that will mean a high salary, taxation and pension, all of them regulated by the EU.
Med hensyn til rejsegodtgørelsen og kritikken af denne havde dette spørgsmål kunnet klares for længe siden, hvis Parlamentets Præsidium havde villet det.
As for travel allowances and the criticism levelled against them, this problem would have been resolved long ago had Parliament's Bureau so desired.
Palacio Vallelersundi (PPE). - (ES) Hr. formand, når Parlamentet tager fat på en hvilken som helst betænkning eller en retsakt, skal vi huske, at vi repræsenterer de euro pæiske borgere, og at vi tillige er lovgivere.
With the Council's agreement, the common Statute ought to be established soon, but even at this late stage there are some things which must be made clear once and for all.
Som repræsentanter for de europæiske borgere har vi forpligtelser over for borgerne. Som lovgivere skal vi lave en god rets akt, der er retligt korrekt og afbøj kvalitet.
Some of us have fought for years for this common statute, but it was never our aim to sacrifice everything in order to achieve a common statute at any price.
Den første af de forpligtelser, som jeg har nævnt, er speciel i dette tilfælde.
It is a matter of protecting our dignity, which is not open to debate or negotiation, and the Council must understand that.
Mosiek-Urbahn (PPE). - (DE) Hr. formand, mine da mer og herrer, ordføreren har taget udgangspunkt i kravet om at ville løse et problem, ikke at ville blive fri for et problem.
We must not claim equality with category B2 Community officials, agreeable though they may be in other respects.
I september forelagde han Udvalget om Retlige Anliggender og Borgernes Rettigheder en liste af emner i form af et arbejdsdokument, som skulle diskuteres i et af ham foreslået eksternt studie om evalueringen af EP-medlemmernes opgaver.
And I hope Mr Rothley will forgive us for disagreeing with, his way of thinking and preferring the rationale of the amendment by the European People's Party.
Resultatet heraf skulle så foreligge tre måneder efter traktatens indgåelse eller ratifikationen.
The Council too should not be misled about this for any reasons, on any pretexts or by any excuses.
Vi har godt nok ikke noget studie, men til gengæld vil vi allerede vedtage en komplet statut, og det uden overhovedet at kunne være sikker på, om Amsterdam-traktaten, der jo i det hele taget er retsgrundlaget, træder i kraft, før sessionen til maj er slut.
We have fought for reforms a great deal in the European Parliament and have promoted important ones in recent years, not because we give way to the pressure of often perfidious attacks by the media, but because we believe in the need for radical reforms.
Det bøjer jeg mig for, men jeg kan ikke frigøre mig for følelsen af, overbevisningen om, at vi ikke løser noget problem, at vi kun bliver fri for det. Størst mulig gennemskuelighed for
In September, he submitted a work ing paper to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights containing a list of the subjects that should be discussed in an external study he was proposing which would evaluate the tasks undertaken by the Members of
Og jeg må sige, at jeg har diskuteret meget med ham, og han har selvfølgelig altid haft en konstruktiv holdning, selvom vi nogle gange ikke er blevet enige om konkrete retlige punkter.
Likewise, however, we must disregard attacks motivated by anti-European sentiments which aspire to discredit the European Parliament and the European Un ion's other institutional bodies.
Og jeg vil klart give udtryk for min aner kendelse af det mod, som han har udvist.
No attempt to terrorise us must be allowed to divert us from our course, and we can
Ikke desto mindre vil jeg gerne på vegne af den neder landske CDA-gruppe (kristlige demokrater) pointere et par ting, fordi vi ved den fri afstemning i vores gruppe gerne vil angive nogle linjer.
Mr President, the courage and single-mindedness displayed by the rapporteur as he dealt with this issue de serves special mention.
Vi går ind for forslaget om lige løn på grundlag af gennemsnittet af de nuværende nationale lønninger.
He did not hide behind the legal framework, the huge raft of rights and duties enshrined in a statute.
Vi finder, at det princip er bedre end det gamle forslag om en bestemt procentsats af lønnen for en dommer ved Domstolen. Vi støtter hr. Rothley.
Instead, he came right out into the open, and tackled the central issue fearlessly and resolutely.
Hvad angår de retlige aspekter - som jeg først og frem mest vil beskæftige mig med - er det blevet nævnt, at Amsterdamtraktaten ikke er trådt i kraft.
the European Parliament. Moreover, the results of the study were to be on the table in three months, after the conclusion and ratification of the Treaty.
Vi går ind for muligheden for at lade det gamle system gælde i endnu fem år for dem, der har været i dette system i mange år.
I am bound to say that I have engaged in a good deal of debate with the rapporteur, but he has consistently displayed a constructive attitude, even though we have not reached agreement on certain issues.
Vi mener, at det er en klog måde at behandle den gamle situation på.
I should like my admiration for him and for the courage he has shown to go on record.
Vi mener også, at det er godt, at de supplerende pensioner nedtrappes.
Several times in the course of this debate, I have protested against this type of summary procedure, but to no avail.