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Europa-Parlamentet har ikke altid gjort sit arbejde i forbindelse med de begivenheder, der siden august har ført til Kommissionens fratræden.
When I first came here, I was full of admiration for the Members of the European Parliament and especially the Committee on Budgetary Control, which had carried out very rigorous and very clear analyses of what was going wrong in Parliament.
Hr. Martens, formand for Det Europæiske Folkepartis Gruppe, sagde, at hans gruppe bevarede sin fulde tillid til formanden for Kommissionen.
We tabled one, and in the end almost half the Members of Parliament voted in favour of it at the start of this year.
Hvis et flertal i Parlamentet udtalte sig mod Kommissionen, ville dette medføre en veritabel katastrofe.
Some Members, a majority, thought that we ought to secure more evidence from a committee of independent experts, and we got it.
Hr. Cox og fru Lalumière sagde, at de personligt ville stemme for decharge.
The Commission then accepted its responsibilities, and we think that is a good thing.
Ja, Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppe har endnu noget at sige.
There is, after all, no question of the present Commission, which has just resigned, staying put.
Den sagde det selv, og vi modtager hver dag opfordringer fra gruppens medlemmer til at betro dem den ekstra opgave, de bør udføre.
That is not an option. In any event, we want the incoming Commission to discharge its responsibilities fully and clean out these Augean stables.
Derfor skal Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppe udarbejde endnu en beretning.
It is of no great interest to me whether it is a short-term or a long-term Commission.
Og derfor skal Den Uafhængige Ekspert gruppe også udtale sig om Parlamentet og dets funktion, således at alt er gennemsigtigt, og så man ikke kan sige, at også Parlamentet er bange for dets egen funktion.
What matters is that the rights of the European Parliament, in other words the rights of our citizens, should be fully respected, now under the Maastricht Treaty and soon under the Amsterdam Treaty, and not before time.
Ja, det er nødvendigt med et midlertidigt udvalg, der har til opgave at helbrede det, Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppe har diagnosticeret.
The main thing is for the Council to appreciate that the Commission must be flanked by a strong and democratically elected Parliament; respect for Parliament must ensure that the Council gives us a Commission which we can hilly endorse and with which we can cooperate, so that we never again have a recurrence of what we have seen here in the last few months.
Le Pen (NI). — (FR) Fru formand, mine damer og herrer, vores kollega Jean-Claude Martinez var den første, der i 1990 afslørede Kommissionens uregelmæssigheder, alvorlige løgne og fejl i forbindelse med skandalen om kogalskab. Det tog ni år, før Kommissionen blev tvunget til at gå af. Og det er sandt, at ekspertgruppens beretning den 15. marts, hvori Kommissionen blev anklaget for bl.a. at have mistet kontrollen med den administration, den skulle forvalte, var knusende.
Fabre-Aubrespy (I-EDN). — (FR) Madam President, it is always tempting to rewrite history, but the facts always tend to remain obstinately the facts, and the fact is that the European Parliament has by no means always played the role it should have done in the events since August which have now led to the resignation of the Commission.
Denne politiske mafialignende svindel, som når helt op til Jacques Delors, forklares delvist gennem den direkte styring af betydelige fællesskabsmidler og uddelegeringen af offentlige opgaver til eksterne konsulenter eller til underleverandører, der er udvalgt efter tvivlsomme kriterier uden nogen offentliggørelse eller gennemsigtighed.
Let me remind you that last December and January it was Mrs Green, on behalf of the Socialist Group, who said that anyone who lelt able to tell the public, the Commission and Parliament that they had no confidence in the Commission's financial abilities had no place in this House, and it was Mr Martens, the chairman of the PPE Group, who said that his group still had every confidence in the President of the Commission, and if a majority in Parliament voted against the Commission it would be an out-and-out disaster.
Claude Perry, direktøren for Perry-Lux, har indrømmet, at ud af 5.0-6.000 eksterne eksperter, der arbejder i Kommissionen, nyder flere hundrede godt af fiktive jobs og modtager dagligt diæter på FRF 2.860, som det er tilfældet i Euro-Rådet.
Mr Cox and Mrs Lalumière said that they personally would be voting in favour of granting the discharge.
Maastricht- og Amsterdam-traktaterne har medført, at Kommissionen har mangedoblet sine aktiviteter og fælles skabsprogrammer med fare for at tilintetgøre borgernes og virksomhedernes liv lidt mere hver dag. I denne orwellske verden, der er overstatslig og totalitær, er det selv efter ekspertgruppens mening blevet svært at finde nogen med blot den mindste smule ansvarsfølelse.
The report by the Committee of Independent Experts, which is an excellent one, merely repeats what Mrs Wemheuer and Mr De Luca wrote in their report on tourism, what Mr Fabra Vallés wrote in his report on the MED programmes and in his work on ECHO, and what Mr Elles himself said in his report on the discharge.
Det er denne mangel på ansvarsfølelse, som har gjort det muligt for de europæiske kommissærer, med socialdemokraten Cresson i spidsen, at tolerere eller at dække over svig, underslæb eller nepotisme.
The Committee has a good deal more to say. a point which it has made itself, and the statements we hear each day from its members would seem to indicate that they should be given further work to do here.
Det vil vælgerne og skatteyderne sikkert sætte pris på.
We need a temporary committee to implement the remedial measures in the same way that the Committee of Experts diagnosed the problems.
Der opstår derfor en retfærdig oprorsfolelse over for de anonyme tjenestemænd, som vil berøve os vores suverænitet, vores identitet og vores frihed.
Le Pen (NI). — (FR) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, our colleague Jean-Claude Martinez was the first person to condemn the Commission's mismanagement, serious errors and lies during the BSE scandal in 1990.
I hvert fald vil det franske folk den 13. juni udvise politisk modenhed og national modstandsånd ved at stemme på min liste.
The report by the Committee of Independent Experts of 1 5 March, which among other things criticised the Commission for having lost control of the administration it is supposed to manage, was absolutely scathing.
Ekspert gruppen har naturligvis ikke en guddommelig magt, men den har udarbejdet en beretning, og vi må holde os til det, der står i beretningen. Denne beretning siger ikke. at den eller den kommissær har begået svig eller forbrydelser.
Claude Perry, the director of Perry-Lux. admitted that out of 5 000 or 6 000 external experts working for the Commission, several hundred were in fictitious jobs and were receiving a daily allowance of BFR 2 860, as was the case with Euro-Conseil.
Med henvisning til Bibelen vil jeg sige, at den, der er uden synd, skal kaste den første sten.
In this Orwellian world with its supranational and totalitarian administration, it became difficult, according to the Committee ol Experts, to find anyone with even the slightest sense of responsibility.
I øjeblikket er situationen den, at Kommissionen fungerede dårligt, og at vi på grundlag af den dårlige funktion så os nødsaget til at udskifte Kommissionen.
This lack of responsibility enabled the Commissioners, and in particular the Socialist Mrs Cresson, to turn a blind eye or to cover up fraud, malpractice and nepotism.
Fra nu af indledes der naturligvis en forfatningsmæssig procedure. Udskiftningen af Kommissionen er bestemt i traktaterne, men Parlamentet er i en vanskelig situation, fordi dets mandat udløber i juni i år, og hvis Rådets forslag ikke kommer i rette tid, vil Parlamentet ikke kunne godkende den nye Kommission.
Instead of the heavy punishment that Europe's taxpayers, having seen their money squandered, are entitled to expect, the Commission is proposing to pay the 20 Commissioners in question 60% of their salary for three years, in other words a minimum ol 60 000 francs per month.
Det må vi overlade til det nye Parlament, til det Parlament, der afløser os.
The voters and taxpayers are going to love that idea.
Samtidig er det nødvendigt med en advarsel: Det brændende ønske om at kontrollere og følge Fælleskabets offentlige regnskaber må ikke føre til, at Fællesskabets handleevne odelæggcs.
This is why there is a justified upsurge of feeling against these anonymous officials who are trying to deprive us of our sovereignty, identity and freedom.
Uafhængige Ekspertgruppe, hvor den på må og få undersøger alle aspekter ved Kommissionen, muligvis kan gøre os til en virkelig magtfuld og effektiv kontrollerende institution, men det kan også betyde, at vi dermed hindrer Kommissionens normale funktion.
In other words, if the Committee of Independent Experts continues its work for an indefinite period of time and investigates every aspect of the Commission's activity, Parliament might well become a very powerful institution and a very effective one where monitoring is concerned, but there is a danger that this would hamper the normal running of the Commission.
Jeg mener, at vi må være lidt forsigtige, når vi følger ekspertgruppens aktiviteter.
I believe there is a need for caution in following up the findings of the Committee of Independent Experts.
Jeg har på fornemmelsen, at snarere end kontrol er det, vi mangler, nye idéer, der kan gøre, at den nye Kommission kan blive ordentligt struktureret.
My feeling is that rather than concentrating on further monitoring, we should come up with fresh ideas to ensure that the new Commission is properly structured.
Og under alle omstændigheder forventer vi, som de foregående talere gang på gang har sagt, at Rådet giver os en oversigt over aktiviteterne, at det fortæller os, hvilken kurs vi skal følge, hvad vi kan gøre i de få måneder, som vi har tilbage for at se, om vi virkelig er i stand til at udfylde den forfatningsmæssige rolle, som traktaterne tildeler os.
As previous speakers have already made clear, we hope in any case that the Council will set the course, prepare the programme and indicate what we can do in the few remaining months of our term of office. Parliament will then be in a position to judge whether or not it is in a position to fulfil the constitutional role laid down for it in the Treaties.
Jeg mener dog, at vi over for den tidligere Kommission, over for den Kommission, der stadig fungerer, skal give udtryk for vores anerkendelse af dens medlemmers værdighed og af den anstændige måde, hvorpå Kommissionen har fuldbyrdet fratrædelsen og afstået fra at fortsætte med at udøve sine beføjelser.
Nevertheless, I think we should pay tribute to the former Commission, which is still in place in a caretaker capacity. We should pay tribute to the dignity of its members and to the dignified manner in which the Commission decided to resign, choosing not to continue in office.
Galeote Quecedo (PPE). — (ES) Fru formand, i forlængelse af det foregående vil jeg sige, at vi meget snart får lejlighed til at måle vores ansvar for denne krise, når stemmeurnerne taler deres ubønhørlige sprog.
Galeote Quecedo (PPE). — (ES) Madam President, following on from the views expressed by my colleague, I believe that the public's verdict on how we discharged our responsibilities during the present crisis will soon be made crystal clear at the ballot box.
Og jeg føler mig meget rolig ved tanken om den aktive — og i visse tilfælde afgørende — rolle, som min delegation har spillet.
I am very satisfied with the active — and on occasion decisive — part played by my delegation.
På samme måde som jeg har en klar forestilling om de følger, som det havde for hele processen at indgive forslag om mistillidsvotum med det selvmodsigende formål at styrke tilliden til Kommissionen for derefter få minutter før dens afgørende møde, efter at den berømte beretning blev offentliggjort, at true med et effektivt mistillidsvotum, hvis Europa-Kommissionen ikke kollektivt trådte tilbage.
I am also very well aware of the implications for the whole process of putting forward a motion of censure with the contradictory aim of bolstering confidence in the Commission. Further, minutes before its crucial meeting following the publication of the much-heralded report, a de facto motion of censure was threatened, should the entire European Commission not have resigned.
Men alt i alt mener jeg, at det i denne krise først og fremmest gælder om at finde en løsning forholdsvis hurtigt.
Returning to the present crisis, my view is, firstly, that a solution should be found as quickly as possible.
Desuden mener vi, at det er tvingende nødvendigt, at Det Europæiske Råd i Berlin fastlægger en klar tidsplan og metode!
Secondly, it is vital for the Berlin European Council to set out clearly the timetable and procedure to be followed.
Jeg er overbevist om, at vi kan have tillid til, at Det Europæiske Råd i Berlin vil handle fornuftigt.
We should trust the wise judgment of the Berlin European Council.
Endelig synes jeg, at vi skal gøre det muligt at anvende Amsterdam-traktaten, som i denne forbindelse giver Europa-Kommissionen større legitimitet.
Finally, I feel that we should make all efforts to implement the Treaty of Amsterdam as it seeks to enhance the status of the European Commission.
Men lad os ikke miste perspektivet.
Above all, we need to maintain a sense of perspective.
Det, der er vigtigst for vores medborgere, er at få at vide, hvordan vi bliver mere effektive i bekæmpelsen af arbejdsløsheden, hvordan vi fortsætter med at beskytte vores landmænd, hvordan vi kan støtte saneringen af vores økonomier, hvordan vi fremmer udviklingen af vores infrastrukturer og endelig, hvordan vi sikrer, at solidariteten fortsætter med at være fundamentet i Unionen.
What our fellow citizens really want to know is how we are going to tackle unemployment more effectively, how we are going to continue supporting the agricultural sector, how we are going to put our economies back on track, how we are going to promote the development of our infrastructure and how, indeed, we are going to ensure that solidarity remains a pillar of our Union.
Og disse ting skal også være vigtigst for os.
These must also be our priorities.
Det betyder, at vi ikke må vende ryggen til det, som fortsat er det vigtigste formål med Det Europæiske Råd i Berlin.
Consequently, every effort should be made to remain focused on what must still be the main objective of the Berlin European Council.
van Bladel (UPE). — (NL) Fru formand, lad mig først sige, at jeg beklager, at der ikke længere er nogen til stede fra Kommissionen.
van Bladel (UPE). — (NL) Madam President, firstly may I say that I find it a pity that no one is left from the Commission.
Men hvorom alting er, så var Kommissionens tilbagetræden efter beretningen uundgåelig.
But anyway, after the report it was inevitable that the Commission should resign.
Alligevel ville det efter min opfattelse have været en hel del bedre for de demokratiske og politiske udviklinger i Europa, hvis Parlamentet havde haft mod til at afsætte Kommissionen i januar i år.
To my mind, it would have been far better for democratic and political developments in Europe if Parliament had had the courage to send the Commission packing in January.
Egentlig har Parlamentet gemt sig bag ekspert gruppens ryg og er dermed gået glip af en politisk chance.
Parliament has really hidden behind the skirts of the Wise Men and has thus let a political opportunity slip.
Denne Kommission har forberedt euroen og Agenda 2000 på en beundringsværdig måde.
This Commission prepared admirably for the euro and for Agenda 2000.
Jeg synes egentlig heller ikke, at det er rigtigt, at der så let kan fremsættes beskyldninger over for individuelle personer og deres familie, uden nogen bevisbyrde.
Nor do I like the ease with which accusations are made against individuals and their families, without any proof.
For borgerne er det ikke nemt at skelne mellem dårlige tilstande i Parlamentet og i Kommissionen.
For the man in the street, it is not easy to distinguish between improprieties in Parliament and in the Commission.
Derfor er tyde ligere forholdsregler nødvendige, bl.a. med hensyn til, hvordan embedsmandsapparatet i virkeligheden fungerer, netop fordi borgerne viser modvilje mod tjenestemænd, teknokrater og deres bureaukrati.
That is why clear measures are needed to show people, amongst other things, how the official machinery actually works, for the very specific reason that people have a strong aversion to officials, technocrats and their bureaucracy.
Der er således behov for en uafhængig finansiel kontrol.
So independent financial scrutiny is required.
Miranda og udøvende magt, som er koncentreret i den.
We need a strategic approach to secure democracy in Europe.
Derfor er det spørgsmål, som vi står over for i dag, ikke, om Kommissionen skal styrkes eller ej, men først og fremmest kontrollen med dens virksomhed.
But the issue we are discussing today is the replacement of the Commissioners, and in that context we consider it essential that the Commission should be replaced as speedily as possible so as to reflect all the political and legal consequences of the Commission's resignation.
Det næste Europæiske Råd må tage hensyn hertil, og det bør gerne i samarbejde med Parlamentet udarbejde en præcis og realistisk tidsplan, som gør en analyse af disse forhold og en hurtig udpegning af den nye Kommission mulig.
But there is also the obvious insularity and remoteness of the Commission from the public because of the misguided policies that have been implemented and in particular because of their impact on our societies.
Jeg vil til sidst gerne nævne, at topmødet i Berlin også har finansieringsspørgsmålet på sin dagsorden.
It will be essential in future to provide for greater and more effective control of the Commission, in view of the concentration of both legislative and executive powers in that body.
Rådets succes ligger ikke kun i, om det kan finde svar, hvad de så end bliver, på disse to relevante spørgsmål.
Lastly, I would like to mention that financial matters also feature on the agenda of the Berlin Council.
Det er frem for alt vigtigt, at Rådet, hvad angår såvel Kommissionen som Agenda 2000, finder tilfredsstillende svar.
It is particularly important for the Council to achieve a satisfactory outcome on both the Commission issue and Agenda 2000 — for it to be a success, the Council cannot accept just any solutions to these two important problems.
Dét bør det allerførst bestræbe sig for.
This should be its chief concern.
Holm (V). — (SV) Fru formand, vi, som har ageret her i to måneders tid, for at Kommissionen ikke skulle opnå ansvarsfrihed, har jo fået ret nu.
Holm (V). — (SV) Madam President, those of us who have been taking steps here during the past two months to ensure that the Commission should be held accountable have won our case.
Vi har vist, at vi tillidsvalgte ikke accepterer svindel og bedrageri, og Kommissionen er nu endelig blevet tvunget til at træde tilbage.
We have demonstrated that we, the elected representatives, will not put up with nepotism and fraud under any circumstances, and so the Commission has at last been forced to resign.
Det er klart, at der skal udpeges en ny Kommission så hurtigt som muligt, så den kan komme i gang med at arbejde.
Obviously a new Commission should be appointed as quickly as possible so that work can be resumed.
Ledestjernen i dette arbejde må være at »rydde op« i Kommissionen og at skabe et ordentligt grundlag for åbenhed og offentlighed, der er mere værd end blækket på papiret.
The guiding principle behind this undertaking must be to 'clean up' inside the Commission and create the conditions for a climate of openness and transparency — more valuable assets than ink and paper.
Det er det, der er pointen i det hele.
That is really the whole point of the exercise.
Spørgsmålet er så, om Kommissionen virkelig skal have denne magt på så mange områder.
Consequently, this raises the question of whether the Commission has its fingers in too many pies.
Er det ikke på tide at anvende subsidiaritetsprincippet og lade en hel del afmagten ligge hos medlemslandene selv, f.eks. når det gælder samfinansiering inden for landbrugspolitikken?
Is it not time to apply the subsidiarity principle and delegate competence in some fields to the Member States, for example in terms of cofinancing under the common agricultural policy?
EU kan ikke klare alt. Kommissionen kan ikke engang klare det, som medlemslandene har pålagt den, hvilket denne kommission klart har vist.
The EU cannot deal with everything and the Commission is unable to fulfil the tasks allotted to it by the Member States, as the last Commission clearly demonstrated.
Jeg ønsker ikke en styrket Kommission uden øget parlamentarisme, som indebærer mere indflydelse for Europa-Parlamentet og mindre for Kommissionen.
I am not in favour of a strong Commission, but of a strong parliamentary system of government, which means that the European Parliament should have more influence and the Commission less.
Hudghton (ARE). — (EN) Fru formand, den særlige gruppes beretning har, hævet over skyggen af enhver tvivl, vist, at det er absolut nødvendigt med reformer i Kommissionen.
Hudghton (ARE). — Madam President, the report by the special committee has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is an urgent need for reform within the Commission.
Den har bragt en kultur af laden stå til over for ureglementeret praksis på højeste niveau for dagens lys.
It has brought to light a culture of complacency towards irregular practices at the very highest level.
Disse beviser var måske ikke kommet for dagens lys, hvis Parlamentet ikke havde krævet hurtig handling i januar.
This evidence might not have come to light had this Parliament not demanded urgent action in January.
Beretningen og dens eftervirkninger giver os en historisk mulighed for at gennemtvinge et seismisk ændring i forholdet mellem Kommissionen og Parlamentet for at tackle det demokratiske underskud i Den Europæiske Union og efterse undersøgelsessytemet.
The report and its aftermath gives us an historic opportunity to force a seismic change in the relationship between the Commission and Parliament, to tackle the democratic deficit in the European Union and overhaul the system of scrutiny.
Kommissionen har ikke kun brug for at blive underkastet demokratisk ansvarlighed. Jeg ønsker, at medlemmerne af Europa-Parlamentet får nye beføjelser med henblik på at tackle dårlig ledelse, svindel og nepotisme.
The Commission not only needs to be brought under democratic accountability, I want to see MEPs given tough new powers to tackle mismanagement, fraud and nepotism.
Nu hvor de er gået af, bør der ikke være tale om, at nogle kommissærer kan vende tilbage til deres poster.
Now that they have resigned there should be no question of some Commissioners returning to their posts.
Efter frivilligt at have accepteret deres kollektive ansver og være gået af, ville det være uforståeligt for borgerne i Europa, hvis de selv samme personer blev genindsat.
Having volunteered to accept their collective responsibility and resign it would be incomprehensible to the citizens of Europe if the same individuals were to be reinstated.
Unionens institutioner, hvor Parlamentet spiller en stor rolle, skal sikre snarlig indsættelse af en ny Kommission, der overdrages ansvaret for at sikre iværksættelse af en fuldstændig revurdering af ledelsen og strukturen i Kommissionen og skal sikre, at det nye Parlament efter juni får mulighed for at vurdere dem, der indstilles til Kommissionen fra år 2000 og frem.
This Union's institutions, with Parliament playing a major role, must ensure that a new Commission is put in place soon, charged with the responsibility of ensuring that a complete reassessment of Commission management and structure is initiated and that the new Parliament after June must have its opportunity to judge those who are nominated to the Commission from 2000 onwards.