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Jeg gad vide, hvor mange af Den Europæiske Unions lande, der ville have været i stand til at overlade et så kildent spørgsmål til borgerne; et spørgsmål, der berører alle indbyggerne i Letland, såvel statsborgerne som dem, der ikke er statsborgere.
At the same time, Romania must determinedly continue with the structural reform of its economy, in particular privatisa­tion, the reform of the banking system, the restructuring of large conglomerates and the modernisation of farming.
Det er på denne bag grund, vi må vurdere Rumæniens situation, dels i forhold til Københavnkriterierne og dels i lyset af Kommissionens rapport af 4. november 1998.
These include tack­ling financial problems, tackling the inefficient banking sector, transparency in the economy and faster adoption of the acquis communautaire.
Der er selvfølgelig stadig nogle problemer, der skal løses.
We can therefore see in these circumstances that it is premature to envisage opening up accession negotia­tions with Romania.
Dem, der ikke er statsborgere, er endnu ikke blevet inte greret helt, og der er således stadig 25 % af indbyggerne, der ikke har noget pas, og som stadig befinder sig i en uklar situation i forhold til den gamle sovjetiske situation.
It is with considerable regret that we say this since Romania is close to us - it is European cul­turally, historically and geographically - and it has re­turned to democracy.
Forvaltningen er stadig gammeldags og er ikke i stand til at leve op til borgernes krav, og retsvæsenet er endnu ikke helt velfungerende, da lovene skal til at skrives om, og da den herskende klasse af dommere og advokater endnu ikke er på højde med deres opgave.
There is no doubt that, in the end, it will be able to join, but the road to accession involves ma­jor reforms that the Romanian government must pursue or has even yet to start.
Der er kort sagt tale om en retsstat, der stadig er under opbygning.
The European Union should lend it its full support.
Der skal dog stadig gøres fremskridt med hensyn til beskyttelse af gadebørn, politiets kontrol med den dømmende magt, journalisters uafhængighed, vilkår for varetægtsfængslede, kampen mod korruption og beskyttelse af mindretal.
But I see that this is only mentioned in the report on Bulgaria. It is im­portant to me that if I agree to that point being in my re­port, then it should also feature in other reports as well, so as to avoid the impression that we are only concerned about this in the case of Slovakia and Bulgaria.
Hr. formand, vi må ikke glemme, at det i Letland kun er syv år siden - syv år, og ikke 70 år - at Sovjetunionens røde flag med hammer og segl vajede fra den højeste flag stang.
Wiersma (PSE), rapporteur. - (NL) Mr President, a year ago Parliament concluded that Slovakia was not suffi­ciently democratic to join the group of applicants for EU membership with which negotiations could begin.
Landet var en integreret del af Sovjetunionen og så ledes af et styre, der reelt havde slået en streg over alle be folkningens rettigheder; som havde kvalt enhver mulig udvikling, og som naturligvis har efterladt sig en forfærdelig arv.
The country satisfied all other criteria bar this one, the most important one, and I think that was a sad day for the peo­ple of Slovakia. I believe the decision by Parliament and by the Commission and the Council was the right one.
Hvis man ikke er klar over dette - og således heller ikke over deporteringerne og den militære besættelse af landet - kan man ikke forstå, hvorfor statsforvaltningens og retssystemets arv har været så ødelæggende og så negativ.
The government of the time was making a pig's ear of things as far as democracy was concerned, and that was why we agreed with the decision that Slovakia, although it met the economic criteria at the time, should not be in­cluded in the group of countries with which negotiations would be started in due course.
Når det gælder de økonomiske reformer, må vi konstatere, at de lovgivningsmæssige rammer for omstillingen til markedsøkonomi endnu langtfra er på plads, omend re geringen har sænket toldsatserne, liberaliseret valutamarkedet og de fleste priser samt truffet beslutning om at sætte mere skub i privatiseringerne.
But yesterday, a year down the line, I was in Bratislava at­tending a parliamentary debate on Slovakia's ambitions in a newly elected parliament, with a new government which is doing everything possible to make us forget the previous one.
Når det gælder over tagelsen af acquis communautaire, kan det fastslås, at Rumænien også på dette felt har gjort en prisværdig indsats. Men de grundlæggende reformer står endnu tilbage.
Slovakia once more features on the map of Europe, following the September elections in which the coalition government which caused us so many difficul­
Det er derfor, hr. formand, at der i Riga blæser en europæisk vind, som måske er meget kraftigere og meget mere intens og klar end den vind, der blæser i Rom, Paris og London.
Slovakia would have liked to see us now recommending to the European Council that accession negotiations should begin.
Hr. formand, det er efter min mening en fantastisk udfordring for os at give disse lande mulighed for straks at begynde på tiltrædelsesprocessen via forhandlingerne.
I should like nothing more, but enlargement is a serious matter, and intentions have to be tested against policy.
For det første skal Rumænien have genskabt den grundlæggende balance i økonomien, hvilket er en forudsætning for al vi dere udvikling.
As I under­stand it, a vote of confidence in the new government is be­ing held now or this evening in the Slovak Parliament.
For det tredje må de nævnte strukturelle reformer følges op på det sociale område.
I think Slovakia is entitled to a second chance, a chance to sit the exam again.
Det vil sige, at der må gennemføres administrative reformer, kor ruptionen må bekæmpes, og der må sikres en sammen hængende politisk indsats.
That second chance should carry a clear time frame and not a 'we shall see in the year 2000'.
Den nye regering sætter fart i sejlene. Den har et konstitutionelt flertal.
The new Slovak Government is ready to go the extra mile.
Vi skal støtte den, hvor vi kan.
That is the message which I put before Parliament in my report.
Men ikke bare demokratiet skal genopbygges, også økonomien kræver opmærksomhed.
The Slovaks appreciate the risks, but are eager for this further chance.
Den forrige regering havde på uansvarlig vis skabt et underskud og havde faktisk efter ladt en økonomisk giftpille.
Negative pressure now needs to be followed by positive encouragement.
Med hjælp fra EU og andre og støttet af relativt gunstige makroøkonomiske indikatorer skal Slovakiet løse de økonomiske problemer.
Let us not tie the des tiny of Slovakia to that of Lithuania or Latvia, but to the energy and resolve of the Slovak people, which deserves individual treatment.
Vi forventer derfor også, at regeringen hurtigt træffer foran staltninger, sådan som Kommissionen har anbefalet det.
We should look at the results for each applicant country, and where we can speed things up we must do so.
Der er i denne henseende tale om en endnu uafsluttet proces.
need for progress with regard to Lithuania's longterm energy strategy.
Rumænien er et europæisk land, hvad kultur, historie og geografi angår, og nu også et land med et stabilt demokrati.
This concerns above all the Ignalina nuclear power plant and what is to happen to it.
Der er ingen tvivl om, at Rumænien på sigt vil opnå medlemskab af EU, men der er endnu et stykke vej, der skal tilbagelægges.
The Lithuanian Government - I am pleased to tell you - is fully aware of the seriousness of the matter, and wishes to co operate with the EU in setting up a group of experts to as sess the options.
Den rumænske regering må fortsætte de igangværende initiativer og iværksætte nye, om fattende reformer med solid støtte fra Den Europæiske Union.
According to the latest information that I have from Vilnius, the government is to submit a proposal to the Lithuanian Parliament that an expert group should be set up, and the discussions also point to the possibility of shutting down the plant or reducing its activity, but at the same time an assessment will also be carried out of the scope for improving safety.
Vi anmoder den slovakiske regering om en kritisk energipolitik.
In any event, the debate on Ignalina has now reached a very practical stage.
Det er vigtigt for mig at vide, at hvis jeg accepterer dette punkt i min betænkning, så kommer det også frem i andre betænkninger for at undgå at give det indtryk, at vi kun anmoder om opmærksomhed for Slovakiet og Bulgarien vedrørende dette punkt.
However, clarifying the situation and taking a final decision on Ignalina are not expected to be a precondition for the opening of intensive negotiations on Lithuania's membership.
Jeg mener, at det også må gælde for andre lande. Men det er lige en indskudt be mærkning.
I therefore also call in my report for the accession process to be speeded up, so that intensive negotiations can begin shortly.
Wiersma (PSE), ordfører. - (NL) Hr. formand, for et år siden bestemte vi her i Parlamentet, at Slovakiet ikke var tilstrækkeligt demokratisk til at tiltræde den gruppe af an søgerlande, hvormed der ville blive ført forhandlinger om medlemskab af EU.
Kristoffersen (PPE), rapporteur. - (DA) Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is in fact the re unification of Europe which is now at issue with the en largement of the European Union, and this reunification also includes the countries bordering on the Baltic Sea.
Den daværende regering tog det så at sige let med demokratiet, og det var for os en grund til at stemme for beslutningen om ikke at optage Slovakiet, i gruppen af lande, som man senere begyndte at forhandle med, selvom det opfyldte de økonomiske kriterier på det tidspunkt
These are the three Baltic states which were brought into the Soviet sphere of interest when Hitler and Stalin di vided up Europe at the end of the 1930s through the notorious pact signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop, the foreign ministers from Moscow and Berlin.
Men i går, og vi er nu kommet et år frem, var jeg i Bratislava til stede under parlamentets debat om Slovakiets europæiske ambitioner i et nyvalgt parlament med en ny regering, som gør alt for at få os til at glemme den gamle.
Now things are open ing up between East and West, it will soon be ten years since the Berlin Wall came down, and we have a platform which can help us to bring Europe together again, that is if we have the courage to do so and the real political will to use this platform provided by the enlargement of the European Union.
Slovakiet står igen på det europæiske landkort efter valget i september, hvor regeringskoalitionen, som vi havde så mange problemer med, blev skubbet til side.
That is the clear direction that we should be indicating here in the European Parliament with a view to the forthcoming summit in Vienna.
I Slovakiet så man gerne, at vi nu ville anbefale Rådet at starte forhandlinger om medlemskab.
Aelvoet (V), rapporteur. - (NL) Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the demands of the various applicant countries undoubtedly have to be analysed against a new background.
Der er intet Jeg hel lere vil, men udvidelsen er en alvorlig sag, hvor hensigterne skal vurderes på grundlag af politikken. Det sidste er for øjeblikket umuligt, og det er ikke en anklage mod nogen.
Following the informal sum mit in Pörtschach, a good many observers commented -rightly, in my view - that they had the feeling that the Council had been stepping on the brake pedal rather than the accelerator as regards enlargement.
Den slovakiske regering begynder i dag med at omsætte ord i handling.
So we must watch with some concern to see what happens at the Council meeting in Vienna.
Hvis jeg er rigtigt informeret, finder der på dette tidspunkt eller i aften i det slovakiske par lament en tillidsafstemning sted om den nye regering. Kommissionen anbefaler derfor med rette at vente et stykke tid.
We also see that the enlargement process is taking place against the background of an international financial crisis, and an economic crisis too which affects not only South-East Asia or Russia or Japan, but is gradually spreading to the whole of the world.
Til en sådan aftale hører en klar tidsangivelse og ikke: Måske i år 2000. Den nye slovakiske regering vil tage de nødvendige skridt.
Clearer still is the demand of ordinary people, in the European Union too, for action on the part of government or the state, not to take responsibility for eve rything but certainly to lay down rules.
I dag drøfter vi igen Slovakiet og sikke en forskel.
As a Dane, it is natural for me to look across the Baltic, a sea which has once again become a source of connections and cooperation.
For mens vi sidste år tog kritisk afstand, er vi nu i stand til at engagere os positivt. Vores kritik var delvis medvirkende til forandringen.
The Baltic area is developing rapidly, and this applies to the three countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - all three of them.
Diskussionen om Slovakiet har derfor i dag politisk karakter og skal have en politisk understregning også på grund af Parlamentets forhistorie med dette land i de forløbne år.
As rapporteur on Lithuania's application for membership of the EU, I see no reason for placing Lithuania in a different position from the two other Baltic states, even though these are of course individual negotiations and it is not necessarily the case that they will all join at the same time.
Slovakiet slår ind på en anden kurs med normale demokratiske forhold, hvor grundloven respekteres, med plads til oppo
Overall, these developments are enabling Lithuania to meet the requirements known as the Copenhagen criteria, and thus also to help ensure the re gional stability of the area.
Slovakkerne er bevidste om risiciene, men vil gerne have den ekstra chance.
The Copenhagen criteria set out not only political criteria - a state based on the rule of law, human rights, democracy - but also a smoothly functioning free market economy.
Efter negativt pres er der nu behov for positiv stimulans. Knyt derfor ikke Slovakiets skæbne sammen med situationen i Litauen eller Letland, men med den slovakiske befolknings handlekraft, som fortjener in dividuel behandling.
So in most of these countries the share of the private sector really needs to grow, otherwise you cannot talk about a free market.
Det drejer sig om resultaterne pr. an søgerland.
One need only look at Russia for an example of that.
Hvor vi kan fremme tempoet, skal vi bestemt gøre det.
In the resolution on Lithuania which is contained in the report I have drawn up, there is also a reference to the
2.12.98 batten om Ignalina er i hvert fald inde i en meget konkret fase.
We were very happy with the Commission's announce ment at the beginning of November concerning the re ports on the applicant countries and the related proposals for accession.
I dialogen med regeringen i Vilnius rejses også spørgsmålet om, hvorvidt EU er villig til og har mulighed for at deltage i de finansielle omkostninger.
We in the European Parliament were especially pleased to see the Commission really keen to sustain the tempo by holding out the prospect of negotiations in the relatively near future to Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia. I hope the Council will move at the same speed.
Samtidig for venter man, at den endelige afklaring og afgørelse om Ignalina ikke skal være en forbetingelse for optagelse af in tensive forhandlinger om Litauens medlemskab.
I welcome this opportunity for a more in-depth debate on enlargement in Parliament.
Kristoffersen (PPE), ordfører. - Hr. formand, hr. kom missær, ærede kolleger, det er jo i virkeligheden den euro pæiske genforening, som det drejer sig om nu med udvidelsen af Den Europæiske Union, og denne europæiske genforening omfatter også de baltiske lande ved Østersøen.
As regards the Commission report on Bulgaria, as rapporteur for Bulgaria I am very glad that credit is being given to the efforts which this country has made.
Det er de tre baltiske lande, der blev anbragt i den sovjetiske interessesfære, da Hitler og Stalin i slutningen af 1930'erne delte Europa op med den berygtede Molotov/von Ribbentrop-aftale, undertegnet af de to udenrigsministre fra Moskva og Berlin.
Macro-economic stability has largely been achieved, inflation has been drastically lowered, the banking sector has been brought under control, and a higher priority is to be given to agricultural reform and the promotion of SMEs.
Det er den klare vej, som vi skal vise her i Europa-Parlamentet med adresse til det forestående topmøde i Wien.
Major legislative initiatives have also been taken to promote decentralisation.
For mig som dansker er det naturligt at rette blikket hen over Østersøen, det hav, der igen er blevet forbindelser nes hav, samarbejdets hav.
I would like to say something more now about the Commission's standpoint on these five candidates and I will also be pleased to respond at the end of this debate to any points or questions raised by honourable Members.
Østersø-området er i rivende udvikling, og hertil hører de tre baltiske lande Estland, Letland og Litauen. Dem alle.
I would begin by recalling that enlargement is a process that concerns not five countries but thirteen.
Aelvoet (V), ordfører. - (NL) Hr. formand, hr. kommis sær, kære kolleger, analysen af de forskellige ansøgerlandes fremskridt finder uden tvivl sted i en ny atmosfære.
The Commission published as a result 12 regular reports covering the 10 candidates from Central and Eastern Eu rope, Turkey and Cyprus.
Vi skal derfor med nogen bekymring være opmærksomme på, hvad der sker på mødet i Wien.
The thirteenth country, Malta, reactivated its application for membership in September.
Endnu tydeligere høres også borgernes efterlysning, også i EU, af at gribe ind fra myndighedernes eller statens side, ikke for at ordne alt, men for at fastsætte regler.
Par liament and the Commission are pulling together on this, but the Council will not easily be persuaded to relax its policy.
Denne internationale baggrund er også en anmodning om, at vi er meget, opmærksomme på de svære og krævende overgangsprocesser, som ansøgerlandene har med at gøre.
So we in Parliament are continuing to send very clear political signals for a political solution, but we know that some adjustments may be needed to simplify administrative procedures as far as possible, so that things can be made easier for Bulgaria's citizens pending a general relaxation of policy.
Ja, der er i det hele taget tale om en ud vikling, som sætter Litauen i stand til at opfylde kravene i det, vi kalder København-kriterierne, og dermed også bidrager til sikring af den regionale stabilitet i dette om råde.
Turning now to the regular reports on the Central Euro pean countries, I should like to emphasise right at the out set that the Commission's analysis was conducted in an objective and impartial manner and free of all political prejudice.
I kriterierne fra København er der ud over politiske kriterier, som retsstat, menneskerettigheder, demokrati, også tale om en velfungerende markedsøkonomi.
Our assessment was based on exactly the same Copenhagen and Madrid criteria as last year's opinions.
Den private sektors andel skal i de fleste lande vokse effektivt, ellers kan der ikke blive tale om et frit marked.
In order to treat all candidates fairly, the reports cover only decisions or measures that have actually been taken or implemented since last year's opinions.
Det er dog meget vigtigt, at den privatiseringsproces, som foregår der, foregår på en gennemskuelig og politisk mere social forsvarlig måde.
Legislation in the pipeline will, when adopted, be highlighted in forth coming reports.
Ønsket om hurtig privatisering kan ellers nemt føre til far west - forhold, hvor nogle få snupper de nationale rigdomme, mens flertallet går stærkt tilbage.
Our analysis shows that the all-inclusive enlargement process remains broadly on track and that the momentum of the candidates towards enlargement is grosso modo being maintained.
Se i den forbindelse på Rusland.
The second stumbling-block is of course Bulgaria's en ergy policy.
Vi mener, at Rådet og Kom missionen skal være opmærksomme på privatiseringens forløb.
We believe it is in the interest of the safety of the Bulgarian people in the first instance, but also of course of all other Europeans too, that efforts should be made towards specific and proper implementation of the 1993 Nuclear Safety Account.
Vi var meget tilfredse med Kommissionens meddelelse i begyndelsen af november i anledning af rapporterne om ansøgerlandene og de dertil knyttede forslag om tiltrædelsen.
We hope that the process of accession for the Bulgarian Government and people will be dynamic and rapid, and we very much hope that.in Vienna the Council will match the pace set by the Commission, so that enlargement is not delayed but moves forward swiftly.
Europa-Parlamentet glædede sig over, at Kommissionen vil opretholde tempoet ved at stille bl.a.
van den Broek, Member of the Commission. - Mr President, on 4 November I had the honour to announce here the publication of the first set of regular reports on the 12 candidate countries that are progressing towards EU membership.
Jeg håber, at Rådet vil følge dette tempo.
I am pleased to say that with the exception of one or two mild and somewhat un
Her drejer det sig i højeste grad om atomkraftværket Ignalina, og hvad der skal ske med det.
Last year the Commission con sidered that Slovakia was the only candidate that did not fulfil the Copenhagen political criteria.
Den litauiske regering - vil jeg gerne oplyse - er fuldt ud klar over alvoren i denne sag, og den litauiske regering ønsker at indgå i et samarbejde med EU om etablering af en ekspertgruppe, som skal bedømme mulighederne i denne sammenhæng.
However, follow ing last month's general election a new government has taken office and a new impetus for political and economic reform is palpable.
Aelvoet minde om, at udvidelsen er en proces, der ikke kun berører fem lande, men 13 lande.
So, additional measures are needed and some recent develop ments still need to be tested in practice.
banksektoren er under kontrol, landbrugsreformen og fremme af SMV'er skal placeres højere på dagsordenen. Vedrørende forvaltningsreformerne er alt på niveau med den nye lovgivning godkendt af Parlamentet.
In consequence, the Commission will recommend the opening of negotiations on condition that its political in stitutions demonstrate their ability to function in a stable and democratic manner.
Det, det drejer sig om nu, er at få gennemført disse reformer på området uden at give det indtryk, at omstruktureringen fuldbyrdes på grundlag af partitilhør.
It will also be necessary before opening negotiations to verify that Slovakia has under taken measures to remedy its economic situation and that it also has introduced greater transparency into its operation.
Der er taget vigtige lovgivningsinitiativer også for at gøre decentralisering mulig.
You know that was one of the main features regard ing the economic criteria criticised in our report - or at least we said that the new government would have to address the situation it had inherited.
Som følge heraf har Kommissionen offentliggjort 12 re gelmæssige rapporter om de 10 ansøgerlande fra Centralog Østeuropa, Tyrkiet og Cypern.
As far as the nuclear power plant in Ignalina is concerned, the Commission's general conclusion on Lithuania was not predicated on the situation regarding that power plant.
Det 13. land, Malta, fornyede sin ansøgning om medlemskab i september. Det kan vi naturligvis kun glæde os over.
I have set out in brief the reasons why Lithuania still does not yet meet the economic criteria for the opening of negotiations.
Som De ved, er det tidligere blevet sagt, at vi regner med at afslutte opdateringen af konklusionerne fra 1993 om Malta midt i februar 1999.
On the other hand, we would hope that Lithuania will present a satisfactory comprehensive energy strategy and will restate a firm commitment that there will be no re-channelling of Unit 1 of Ignalina.