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Afstemningen finder sted i morgen kl. 11.00.
The Commission has already presented a number of pro posals.
Formanden. - Næste punkt på dagsordenen er betænkning (A4-0168/98) af Van Lancker for Udvalget om Be skæftigelse og Sociale Anliggender om situationen for grænsearbejdere i Den Europæiske Union.
We are also pressing for attention to be given to the new supplementary social security systems, which are not yet covered in the Regulation, but the Commission deserves all credit for the initiatives it has already taken, and we only hope that the Council can now finally take a decision.
Rübig (PPE). - (DE) Hr. formand, også jeg vil gerne øn ske hr. Viola mange gange tillykke med hans betænkning og derefter straks gå over til budgetpost 205 om sikring af og tilsyn med bygningerne.
On top of problems regarding the transferability of social security provisions there is the chaos of tax arrangements which are regulated in some 220 different bilateral treaties and, to make matters worse, are not coordinated with the social security rules, so that in one instance it is the country of residence which is applicable and in another the country of employment.
Her har vi en stigningstakt på 67 % Vi giver i alt ECU 17 millioner ud til vores sikker hed, og vi ved, at sikkerheden i bygningen helt sikkert stadig trænger til at blive forbedret. Vi har talrige eksempler på tyveri i huset.
Because all countries are car rying out reforms of both their social security and their taxation systems, involving modernization, even privatization, the problems will only increase.
Derfor startede jeg en aktion, sikkerhed og kamp mod kriminaliteten.
In view of all this, frontier workers are rightly calling for a European policy.
Også i Bruxelles bliver Parlamentet overvåget af politiet og selvfølgelig af militæret. Jeg mener, det ville være for nuftigt at fremskynde de officielle forhandlinger for at garantere Parlamentets sikkerhed og også virkelig bruge pengene på dette område effektivt.
In the field of taxation, on the other hand, there is a pro liferation of schemes.
Mine damer og herrer, med hr. Riibigs indlæg har vi af sluttet taletiden.
We have incorporated a number of them into this report.
Kommissæren, hr. Liikanen, som jeg byder velkommen, har sagt, at han ikke ønsker ordet.
I hope that Parliament will be able to support the report tomorrow.
Van Lancker (PSE), ordfører. - (NL) Hr. formand, hr. kommissær, kære omend få kolleger, jeg tror, at jeg ikke har uret, når jeg siger, at grænsearbejdere kan være et ba rometer for den sociale integration i Den Europæiske Union.
First demand: as prevention is better than cure, we ask the Commission to draw up a proposal for a Europe test, by which all new legislation on taxation, social protection and employment matters would be subjected to preliminary and mandatory vetting for its effects on frontier workers.
Af grænsearbejdernes situation kan vi af læse, hvor lidt det europæiske arbejdsmarked hidtil er in tegreret.
I would therefore very much like to have a concrete reaction from you on this point.
Hvor mange hindringer der stadigvæk er for personers frie bevægelighed, hvor hårdt der fortsat skal arbejdes for at samordne de sociale sikrings-og skattesystemer mellem medlemsstaterne til hinanden.
The lack of coordination between taxation and social security is really the cause of most of the problems.
F.eks. den 1. januar 1994 da en ændring af finansieringen af de sociale sikringsbidrag i Nederlandene resulterede i et løntab på BFR 3000 om måneden for 13.000 grænsearbejdere.
I myself felt that the country of employment principle best responded to the existing social security arrangements, on the one hand, and to the general principle of double taxation agreements on the other hand.
Mere end anledning nok til, at de belgiske fagforbund trak i nød bremsen og gjorde brug af deres indsigelsesret, og så er det kun toppen af isbjerget.
This, combined with systematic application of the non-discrimination principle with regard to tax deduction and a compensation scheme between Member States, could have secured the removal of the last remaining objections.
For vi har hørt mere end nok gennem vores undersøgelse under udvalgsmøderne, gen nem videnskabelige undersøgelser, domme fra Domsto-
Apparently some minds are not ready for that, Commissioner, so we ask the Commission to make a de tailed examination of the advantages and disadvantages of the possible choices of country of employment or resi-
Før forhandlingen afsluttes, vil jeg give ordet til hr. Viola, som i sin egenskab af ordfører måske vil fortælle hr.
A national platform of social partners and experts from the social affairs and tax administrations could carry out the
Van Lancker len, vidneudsagn fra EURES-konsuIenter, at næsten alle grænseområder har deres egne problemer.
Van Lancker dence principle and to present a proposal to Parliament on the basis of that.
Med hen syn til den sociale sikring, hr. kommissær, kan jeg sige det meget kort. Kommissionen har allerede fremlagt flere forslag.
Free collective bargaining is something that we have always strongly defended.
Vi presser på for, at opmærksomheden rettes mod de nye supplerende ordninger om social sikring, der endnu ikke er dækket i forordningen, men her fortjener Kommissionen ros for de initiativer, den allerede har taget, og vi håber kun, at Rådet nu langt om længe træffer en beslutning.
That also relates to the term 'Europaprüfung' in the German version, but we have already come to an agreement with the rapporteur about ensuring that care is taken to make the appropriate changes in the different versions.
Ovenpå problemerne om overførsel af social sikkerhed kommer så kaoset i skatteordningerne, der er reguleret i 220 forskellige bilaterale traktater, der ved ikke at være samordnet med de sociale sikringsordninger blot øger katastrofen, således at bopælsstaten finder anvendelse i det ene tilfælde og beskæftigelsesstaten i det andet.
Lastly, the report also urges that service and information facilities for frontier workers be strengthened within the context of the EURES networks, but we think also that the national administrations should do much more to honour their responsibilities towards frontier workers.
Fordi alle lande arbejder på reformer både med hensyn til den sociale sikkerhed og skattesystemet med modernisering, og ofte med privatisering, øges problemerne konstant.
The situation in which border areas are literally peripheral regions and frontier workers' problems are marginal problems must not be allowed to continue.
På skatteområdet er der derimod et virvar af ordninger.
Finally, we complain so often that Europe is remote from ordinary people.
Derfor henstiller vi til Kommissionen, at den undersøger de bilaterale heskatningsaftaler, virkningen af den euro pæiske modelkonvention i stedet for OECD-konventio-nen og et bindende EU-direktiv om ikke-diskriminering af ikke-bosiddende på grundlag af det i øvrigt længe lovede memorandum.
Here we have brought a Euro-barometer in from the real world, the world of people who have di rect experience of European problems on a daily basis.
Jeg håber, at kommissæren også vil udtrykke sin mening herom, selvom det faktisk hører under hans kollega Montis beføjelser.
I hope that the Commission will take the problems of these people to heart and can report to us annually on the situation, and I hope that we can keep these problems permanently on our parliamentary agenda.
Grænsearbejdernes krav er meget rimelige.
Boogerd-Quaak (ELDR). - (NL) Mr President, Com missioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to place this report in a somewhat wider context.
Vi har derfor også medtaget en del af deres krav i betænkningen. Jeg håber, at Parlamentet vil støtte denne betænkning i morgen.
This afternoon we talked about the broad economic policy guidelines and then we noted, and that was right across the House, that there is still a lack of coordination in the European Union in countless policy sectors which are absolutely vital.
Jeg vil endvidere gerne benytte lejligheden til at takke de kolleger, der er til stede, for det gode samarbejde, i øvrigt også Kommissionen, der har bistået os med alle mulige informationer.
That is why the Van Lancker report is so urgently needed, because it exposes matters which admittedly affect frontier workers in the first instance, but which also have eve rything to do with bringing flexibility to the labour market, not only within countries but also in possible employment situations spanning different countries.
Første krav: At forebygge er bedre end at helbrede, og derfor anmoder vi Kommissionen om at udarbejde et for slag til en europæisk konsekvensanalyse, hvorved al ny europæisk lovgivning om beskatning og social sikkerhed samt arbejdsret skal forud og unden undtagelse undersøges med hensyn til konsekvenserne heraf for grænsearbejderne.
Glase (PPE). - (DE) Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this report on the situation of frontier workers is one of a series of reports which deal with the problems of people who use or want to use one of the most important basic freedoms in the European Union.
Ifølge Parlamentets juridiske tjeneste, hr. kommissær, giver traktatens artikel 49 grundlag for at gennem føre dette.
The rapporteur has devoted a good deal of work to draw ing up the report in order to demonstrate the diverse problems of workers in frontier regions.
Jeg vil derfor gerne have en konkret reaktion fra Deres side på dette punkt.
Although in theory and in practice the internal European frontiers are in tended to present no obstacles to the free movement of people, there are plenty of difficulties in terms both of tax law and of social security law, so that clarification is ur gently necessary in the interests of the workers.
Den manglende samordning af skatte-og socialordningerne giver de fleste problemer.
This is a matter that various Commissioners are working on.
Dette kombineret med en konsekvent anvendelse af ikke-diskri-mineringsprincippet vedrørende skattefradrag og en kom pensationsordning mellem medlemsstaterne havde faktisk kunnet sørge for, at de sidste indvendinger faldt bort.
Nevertheless, frontier workers are often in extraordinarily difficult po sitions and, in taking the initiative to work across the border, lose quite fundamental rights, including basic entitlements such as the right to a pension.
Åbenbart er sindene endnu ikke modne hertil, hr. kom missær, og derfor anmoder vi Kommissionen om nøjagtigt at undersøge fordelene og ulemperne ved princippet om bopælsstaten og princippet om beskæftigelsesstaten og på basis heraf at fremsætte forslag til Parlamentet.
I have tabled an amendment following on from the Decker v. Kohl cases, and I hope that the rapporteur will include this amendment in the considerations, because here too a quite fundamental matter is at issue, namely the right to medical care even after the employment relation ship ends.
I betænkningen er denne europæiske konsekvensanalyse i øvrigt udarbejdet mere konkret.
In short, I am very happy indeed with Mrs Van Lancker's report.
En national platform be stående af de sociale parter og eksperter på social-og skat teområdet vil kunne gennemføre denne undersøgelse i den enkelte medlemsstat.
She has done an excellent job and I hope that this report will be a basis for resolving a number of anomalies that still exist.
Det kan ikke mere være sådan, at grænseregionerne bogstaveligt er perifere regioner, og at grænsearbejderproblemerne er marginale problemer.
In this matter, our view is that no genuine solution can be achieved on the basis of this sort of more or less voluntary individualisation between the Member States.
Her har vi netop et eurobarometer fra det virkelige liv.
I would like to encourage the Commission to take concrete steps in this regard and to press for the proposals which it has already put forward.
Mennesker, der dagligt har at gøre med den europæiske problematik.
The Council has put a tight leash on itself by virtue of the unanimity procedure.
Jeg håber, at Kommissionen vil tage sig af disse menneskernes problemer, at den årligt vil aflægge rapport herom i Parlamentet, og jeg håber, at denne problematik vil være et permanent emne på vores parlamentariske dagsorden.
These are brake-blocks which should at long last be abolished now in th,e interests of the European cause. We shall also reject the demand
Andet forslag: Vi anmoder medlemsstaterne om at oprette kompensationsfonde til dækning af det indtægtstab, som grænsearbejderne lider på grund af lovændringer.
Wolf (V). - (DE) Mr President, I believe that Mrs van Lancker has not only worked hard but also well, which is most important.
Her må jeg sige, kolleger, at der er en del misforståelser omkring dette forslag.
I would like to refer again to her thesis of the signal function.
Det drejer sig absolut ikke om oprettelse af en EU-fond.
I believe that frontier workers are in some ways like bio- indicators which record the level of free movement and equal rights in this Union.
Initiativet overlades helt til medlemsstaterne.
It has to be said that this level seems to be under a high degree of pressure.
Dette er en opfordring fra Parlamentet.
If we take that as our measure, then there is an urgent need for action.
Det drejer sig i øvrigt kun om de tilfælde, hvor det efter gennemførelsen af den europæiske konsekvensanalyse konstateres, at ændringer af skatte- eller sociallovgivningen medfører indtægtstab og den pågældende medlemsstat alligevel be slutter at gennemføre ændringen, og i nogle tilfælde har medlemsstaten gode grunde herfor, kun i det tilfælde skal kompensationsfonden yde kompensation.
This is not the first time that we have agreed on this matter; we withdrew the report by Mrs Oomen-Ruijten, for example, until we could reach a more positive understanding with the Commission.
Jeg håber der for også, at kollegerne vil lade deres sidste indvendinger mod dette forslag falde.
In this case, it is mainly a matter of social security and taxation, and their interaction.
Glase rettigheder i Den Europæiske Union.
ments with other states.
Ordføreren har lagt meget arbejde i at udarbejde betænkningen for at gøre op mærksom på de mange problemer, arbejdstagerne i grænseregionerne har.
Once again, there is no shortage of examples, especially in Switzerland.
Selvom de indre europæiske grænser teoretisk og praktisk set ikke skal hindre nogen i at praktisere princippet om den frie bevægelighed for personer, findes der tilstrækkeligt mange forhindringer i skatteretlig og også socialforsikringsretlig forstand, og det gør en afklaring til fordel for arbejdstagerne nødvendig.
In France, for ex ample, the committee for the defence of frontier workers in the Upper Rhine throws up many examples, such as that of the Italian national who worked and paid his dues for 25 years in France, followed by two years in Switzerland and who, falling victim to a disability, lost his claim for compensation because of the last two years since he is Italian and therefore not covered by the Franco-Swiss bilateral agreement.
Gruppen under forsæde af Monti vedrørende be skatningen og gruppen under forsæde af fru Veil har gjort et godt stykke arbejde.
Ladies and gentlemen, let us not forget that in the first in stance, we are the elected members responsible for pro moting the common good.
Ikke desto mindre kommer grænsearbejderne ofte i meget vanskelige situationer, og de mister ved at tage initiativ til at arbejde over grænserne ofte fundamentale rettigheder og også meget grundliggende ting som f.eks. retten til pension. sion.
Europe will not be built on large coalitions, declarations of intent and self-congratulation, but by the day-to-day approval of its members, I mean individuals and whole peoples.
Jeg har på foranledning af sagerne Dekker og Kohll ind givet et ændringsforslag til denne betænkning, og jeg håber, at ordføreren vil inddrage dette i sine bemærkninger, fordi det også her drejer sig om en meget fundamental sag, nemlig retten til sundhedspleje også efter arbejdslivet. vet.
This is because we will know, when we acquire the legal and technical jurisdiction, how to listen to them and solve their problems and they, in turn, will be able to listen to us and under stand.
Kort sagt, jeg er meget glad for betænkningen af fru Van Lancker. Hun har gjort et udmærket stykke arbejde, og jeg håber derfor også, at denne betænkning er anledning til at få rettet en række af de fejl, der stadigvæk findes.
Moreover, in everyday life it is also a matter of access to healthcare, security for family members, early retirement, supplementary pension systems, access to unemployment insurance and taxation.
Som det første bør begrebet grænsearbejder defineres en tydigt. Alt for ofte bliver der fortolket forskelligt. Det ville være en fin opgave for Kommissionen at foreslå no get på dette punkt.
All of that is caught up with the problem of unanimity in the Council of Ministers, even though in other areas everything that is needed to implement the internal market is not subject to unanimity but can be decided by majority vote.
Vi i vores gruppe har beskæftiget os meget intensivt med emnet og kan erklære os indforstået med mange af ordførerens tanker.
I think that¿he proposal of a compensation fund for disadvantages suffered or for an early warning system through the consultation procedure in advance of relevant legislation is a good proposal.
Vi vil med vores ændringsforslag gerne bidrage til, at betænkningen om grænsearbejdernes problemer også bliver ved netop dette emne og ikke blander sig i andre problemområder.
I am not convinced by the tendency of the European People's Party Group to delete essential elements by means of draft amendments, on the pretext that a global solution which might some day be achieved will be prevented by adopt ing interim solutions.
Wolf (V). - (DE) Hr, formand, jeg mener, at fru van Lancker har arbejdet ikke blot meget, men også især godt.
Oomen-Ruijten (PPE). - (NL) Mr President, I want to say a sincere thank you to the rapporteur for a good report.
Jeg vil gerne komme ind på Deres tese om symbolværdien igen. Jeg mener, at grænsearbejderne er en form for bioindikator, der viser graden af fri bevægelighed og lige rettigheder i denne Union.
The report has its origin in the problems of Belgian frontier workers who, through the fiscal treatment of social security in the Netherlands, suffered a loss of purchasing power amounting to a few hundred guilders a month.
Man må sige, at belastningsgraden lader til at være høj her.
The rapporteur has made use ofthat and has referred to numerous petitions submitted to the Committee on Petitions.
Hvis vi bruger det som målestok, er det tvingende nødvendigt at handle.
The Committee on Petitions is in fact the last resort for tens of thousands of people who constantly face border problems.
Det var vi jo også allerede blevet enige om én gang, og så trak vi betænkningen af fru Oomen-Ruijten tilbage, indtil vi fandt frem til en mere positiv forståelse med Kommissionen.
Striby (I-EDN). - (FR) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the matter raised in Mrs Van Lancker's report merits our full attention.
Man ville, om overhovedet, finde frem til mange mellem statslige aftaler, som ville gøre forvirringen komplet.
There are in Europe a good six hundred thousand workers who commute across frontiers and, if we add the number of people who receive benefits from past employment in another Member State, we have a substantial group of people who desire more European coordination in the field of social security, taxation and benefits or allow ances for sickness.
Her efter skal intet land se sig beflittet på at arbejde hen imod en fælles og grundlæggende løsning på problemet.
Compared with employees or benefit recipients who live and work in the same Member State, they often have an inferior status.
Jeg vil gerne opmuntre Kommissionen til at foretage konkrete skridt i denne retning og rykke for de forslag, som den al lerede har fremsat.
What are we to think in an age when trade, electronic in teraction, professional and geographical mobility on a world scale are becoming commonplace, how do we view a European Union that professes lofty principles, in this case the abolition of all domestic borders, yet fails to broach problems of stewardship.
Rådet lænker sig selv med enstemmighedsproceduren.
It is a sensitive problem and even the euro, the alleged panacea for all our problems, offers no relief.
Det er bremseklodser, som man for den europæiske sags skyld snart burde afskaffe.
Different and frequently complex social regimes exist within our individual Member States.
På samme måde afviser vi kravet om, at der skal føres kontrol med og dirigeres rundt med den frie forhandlingsret.
We therefore need a strong political will and a genuine desire to promote the common good in order to confront the problems posed in this area.
Den frie forhandlingsret er noget, som vi altid har forsvaret meget her.
In the preambles to her report, Mrs Van Lancker quite rightly referred to the many petitions that our committee responsible handles in this respect.
Jeg trak vores ændringsforslag nr. 10, som vedrører nr. 13, tilbage, da det blev udarbejdet på grundlag af en oversættelsesfejl i den tyske udgave.
Thus, for instance, the many cases of dual taxation in the state of residence and in the state of employment, or non-payment of various allowances because the citizens reside in another Member State.
Det vedrører også begrebet »europæisk konsekvensanalyse« (Europaprüfung) i den tyske udgave, men her er vi allerede blevet enige med ordføreren om, at der sørges for at ændre dette tilsvarende i de andre udgaver.
It is indecent to appeal throughout the report for more resources to assist the mobility of citizens of the Member States or to claim the creation of a citizens' Eu rope when those very citizens, on a daily or weekly basis, cross domestic borders and face staggering problems.
Her er der på en eller anden måde et systematisk problem.
A major problem results from taxation not being in step with social security or sickness allow ances.
Jeg mener, at forslaget om en kom pensationsfond til de forfordelte eller et alarmsystem i form af høringsprocedurer forud for den pågældende lov givning er et godt forslag.
Now that social legislation is being constantly amended in the Member States and more and more tax-related elements are being introduced, it is high time for fiscal coordination to be tackled at European level.
Tendensen hos Det Europæiske Folkepartis Gruppe til at slette væsentlige punkter med ændringsforslag under påskud af, at man måske forhindrer en global løsning, der kunne komme på et eller andet tidspunkt, hvis man finder frem til en mellemløsning, overbeviser ikke mig.
A study of the University of Limburg, carried out in response to the Belgian problem, indicates that it would be possible to put an end to the many instances of unfairness by allow ing people to opt for both their social security contribution and their tax assessment to be located in their country of residence or, if they prefer, in their country of employment.
Vi bør støtte det sådan. Fru van Lancker har efter min mening udarbejdet de væsentlige punkter.
The clear choice that the rapporteur had for that concurrence in the first instance has been invalidated by her subsequent amendment of the original quite categorical formulation.
Boogerd-Quaak (ELDR). - (NL) Hr. formand, hr. kom missær, kolleger, jeg vil gerne betragte nærværende be tænkning i et noget bredere perspektiv.
We might add to this those situations where Community nationals face difficulties due to the lack of coordination on the position of Member States in their bilateral agree
Striby (I-EDN). - (FR) Hr. formand, kære kolleger, det spørgsmål, som fru Van Lancker behandler i sin betænkning, bør få al vores opmærksomhed.
Oomen-Ruijten sion is being given the task of working something out in the field of taxation too.