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Det er utilfredsstillende, at Parlamentet kun skal deltage på observatørbasis, sluttede Enrique BARÓN CRESPO (PSE, E).
It was, he felt, vital to launch numerous information campaigns to get the message across.
Det er godt med ny dynamik i udvidelsesprocessen, sagde Patrick COX (ELDR, IRL), der bød Tyrkiet velkommen som kandidatland, men krævede absolutte fremskridt med hensyn til overholdelse af menneskerettighederne og beskyttelse af mindretal.
This had already been started with the euro and could be extended by explaining clearly the role of the institutions and joint policies.
Han fandt det positivt, at regeringskonferencen skal starte allerede til februar, og at dagsordenen ikke kun er begrænset til resterne fra Amsterdam.
In this respect, he advocated strengthening the idea of European citizenship, based on a common identity, with respect for national concerns and different languages and cultures.
Han lovede at inddrage Parlamentet mest muligt i arbejdet.
This theme could be taken up with the new Charter of Fundamental Rights which he undertook to support under the French Presidency to start in the second half of next year.
Vi har i grunden en meget enkel plan, der går ud på at smøge ærmerne op og komme i gang, sluttede Romano PRODI.
And, he emphasised, this would be a "Charter of Rights and Duties" which, he felt, could see the beginning of a genuine European citizenship.
EU's betydning i det 21. århundrede vil afhænge af handlinger, ikke af tomme ord, sagde Hans-Gert POETTERING (PPE/DE, D).
Expanding on this with the accent on youth and education would, he said, be the priority of the French Presidency of Council.
Han var glad for muligheden for at udvide dagsordenen for regeringskonferencen og krævede mere indflydelse
The idea was to further exchanges between universities and other educational institutes, as well as encouraging young workers to take part.
Han var glad for den ambitiøse tidsplan, der er fastsat for den kommende regeringskonference og håbede på, at det portugisiske formandskab vil arbejde for en udvidet dagsorden.
Enlargement would, he emphasised, complete the process of rebuilding the "European family" after a century characterised by wars and the cold war.
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But, he said, now was a time for reflection on
Han fordømte på det kraftigste den overdrevne russiske magtanvendelse i Tjetjenien og fremhævede behovet for en europæisk indsatsstyrke, navnlig i samarbejde med en stærk transatlantisk alliance. Det må imidlertid uddybes nærmere, hvilken rolle såvel ikke-medlemmer som nye medlemmer af NATO skal spille i dette samarbejde, sluttede Patrick COX (ELDR, IRL).
After the reform of the institutions, he lent his support to the idea of "flexibility" or different countries pursuing different policies, as could be seen with the Schengen Agreement and the euro.
EU har i forvejen mere lovgivningsmagt end andre føderationer, og kernen i den næste traktat bliver flere flertalsafgørelser, sagde han.
Concluding, he was optimistic for the future. "Yes, the 21st century will be a European renaissance."
Frankrig og England lægger ikke deres atomvåben ind under EU, så vi ender med et forbundsstatlignende statsforbund domineret af de tre største lande, Europas gamle stormagter, sagde Jens-Peter BONDE.
Emphasising France's support for the priorities of the European Parliament such as developing knowledge, innovation, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, reform of the institutions and enlargement and a European defence policy.
Heidi Anneli HAUTALA (Verts/ALE, FIN) fremhævede åbenheden under det finske formandskab.
Before President Chirac's speech, British members walked out of the chamber.
Hun glædede sig over, at kandidatlandene nu vil blive vurderet ud fra deres egne præstationer og fremskridt.
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Gruppen vurderer, at islam er en del af den europæiske kultur, og at der ikke af den grund er anledning til at nære betænkeligheder ved den kommende udvidelse.
Tuesday 14 December - Finnish Finance Minister Suvi-Anne SIIMES set out Council's proposals on the budget that she hoped would satisfy MEPs.
Der må dog fastlægges en grænse for EU's geografiske udstrækning, sagde hun.
She recognised that many had concerns that the financial perspectives ceiling was too low.
Udvidelsen bliver ikke en forhandling om at skabe et nyt fælles demokratisk Europa, fortsatte han.
She stressed that both Parliament and Council shared the common goal of aiding Kosovo while also maintaining the level of aid to the poorest countries.
Udvidelsens første krav er, at de øst- og centraleuropæiske lande kasserer alt, hvad de selv har besluttet og erstatter dem med Unionens fælles love, den hellige almindelige acquis communautaire, vurderede han.
She welcomed the fact that the new interinstitutional agreement allowed for an extended codecision procedure and argued that Council's proposals would enable financial stability to be secured while also providing the necessary support.
Deres nyvundne rettigheder skal overføres til lukkede døre i Bruxelles, og deres folkevalgte repræsentanter skal afgive magt til embedsmænd og ministre, sagde han.
Council was willing to accept a flexibility clause on unprecedented expenditure. However, this should not be amended permanently.
Krisestyring skal ske ved en åben og demokratisk proces, sluttede Heidi Anneli HAUTALA (Verts/ALE, FIN).
The aid for East Timor would represent no cost to other items, she added.
Vi må håbe, at der findes et folk, som tør sige nej til den næstsidste traktat før grundloven og skabe grobund for at ensretning og centralisme erstattes med demokratiernes og mangfoldighedens Europa, sluttede Jens-Peter BONDE, idet han uddelte ros til det finske formandskab for at have givet åbenheden en hjælpende hånd med formandskabets hjemmesider.
She noted that Parliament and Council had agreed that there should be funding of €360m for Kosovo in 2000. €60m could come from the 1999 funds.
Det er trist, at det udmærkede finske formandskab skal afsluttes med omdannelsen af EU til en krigsog militæralliance, sagde Esko SEPPÄNEN (GUE/NGL, FIN).
Out of the budget for 2000, €60m could come from the Obnova programme; €20 from the Echo programme and €40m from transfers.
Den kommende udvidelse kan ikke finde sted, uden at de nødvendige reformer er gennemført, men den foreslåede tidsplan er alt for ambitiøs, sagde Gerard COLLINS (UEN, IRL).
This meant that €l80m were still needed for Kosovo in 2000 as well as €20m for East Timor.
Når man læser referaterne fra topmødet, så må man sige, at George Orwell ikke har levet forgæves, og i hvert fald har hans sandhedsministerium overlevet ham, sagde Pernille FRAHM (Socialistisk Folkeparti), der talte på vegne af Den Europæiske Venstrefløjs Fællesgruppe/Nordisk Grønne Venstre.
Mrs Siimes agreed that Council would pay for all these new funds and that there would be no cuts in other items for aid recipients.
Nu hedder det ikke mere krig, men en humanitær kampagne, og en hær på 60.000 bevæbnede soldater er et humanitært udrykningskorps, sagde hun.
Before April 2000, the Commission would be proposing a whole aid programme for the Western Balkans and Parliament and Council would need to examine this.
Fremtiden vil vise, at beslutningen om at acceptere Tyrkiet som kandidatland er en fejltagelse, sagde Frank VANHECKE (TDI, B).
She stressed the importance of Council/Parliament cooperation.
Tyrkiet hører ikke med til Europa og har aldrig hørt med til den europæiske civilisation, sagde han.
Council had adopted almost all Parliament's amendments on administrative costs and the figures that Parliament had wanted to add for such programmes as Socrates.
EU's beslutning er alene udtryk for, at man ligger under for USA's geopolitiske strategi, sluttede han.
Mrs Siimes applauded this spirit of cooperation and concluded by commending her proposals to the House.
På trods af, at det finske formandskab virkelig har været ivrig i bestræbelser for åbenhed, så har jeg et dokument fra Kommissionen, efter hvilket åbenhed kun gælder i meget begrænset omfang, og ikke hvis man beder om det for ofte, f.eks. som journalist og har planer om at offentliggøre det og ligefrem sælge aviser med det, bemærkede hun.
It was the turn of the Budgets Committee's reporter Jean-Louis BOURLANGES (EPP/ED, F) to note that Council did not seem to have finalised its position and decided what it could accept. Nevertheless, while he felt progress was extremely slow, it did not seem impossible to breach the differences between the two sides.
Med mønt, politi og militær får EU rådighed over magtmidler, der normalt hører stater til, sagde Jens-Peter BONDE (JuniBevægelsen), der talte på vegne af Gruppen Demokratiernes og Mangfoldighedens Europa.
In effect, Council seemed to be insisting on cuts amounting to around €500m for the foreign aid budget with the exception of Kosovo where it was proposing to use the "flexibility clause"· to raise some of the funding.
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It has however agreed to spending in the areas of fisheries, East Timor and Turkey.
Generellesager om det skal være starten på et nyt, lige så tragisk århundrede, sluttede Bertel HAARDER.
agreement so that the ceiling on expenditure for foreign aid could be raised but so far Council had not conceded this, and indeed, later replying to the debate, Mrs Suivi-Anne SÛMES said she did not see any need for it.
Det vil kræve en overordentlig stor indsats at nå til enighed, og bagefter skal der være tid til en debat i de nationale parlamenter og i offentligheden, sagde han.
Yet, he pointed out, with some €5.5bn needed for restoration work in the Balkans over the next five years, he could not see how this policy could be sustainable.
Tyrkiet har også været under bearbejdning af sandhedsministeriet, fortsatte hun.
For the Commission, Michaele SCHREYER recognised that the reserve or flexibility clause would be the means to ensure the short term funding for Kosovo.
Nu er det angiveligt blevet mere demokratisk, selvom kurdere og tyrkere fortsat lever i undertrykkelse, sagde hun.
Yet, she pointed out it would be a long term process to rebuild the province and urgent aid was needed to provide housing, schools and restore power supplies.
Men det er et forkert signal at sende til den tyrkiske regering, at de er velkomne som ansøgere, sålænge dødsdommen over Abdullah ÖCALAN står ved magt, sluttede Pernille FRAHM.
She considered a precise figure of some $2.3bn had been put on the cost of this both by the World Bank and the Commission.
Kommissionsformanden, Romano PRODI, udtrykte igen sin skuffelse over den manglende aftale på skatteområdet.
With this in mind, she too felt was a case for revising the budgetary ceilings.
Han var også skuffet over den begrænsede dagsorden for regeringskonferencen, men han vil bruge den mulighed, der er for at få flere emner presset ind.
As to the rest of the budget some €1.4bn in pre-accession aid was on the table this year and this would increase to some €3.1bn next year with the aim of adapting agriculture, improving environmental protection and transport facilities.
Det Europæiske Råd i Helsingfors
There would be a proper control or monitoring of this expenditure.
Fælles beslutningsforslag B5-0327/1999/RC1 af PPE/DE, PSE, ELDR og Verts/ALE.
In fact, she welcomed the appointment of extra staff for OLAF, the anti-fraud unit, and was optimistic that the necessary funds for the year could be found.
(16/12) Parlamentet vedtog et beslutningsforslag, hvori det glæder sig over Rådets afgørelse om at indlede tiltrædelsesforhandlinger med Rumænien, Slovakiet, Letland, Litauen, Bulgarien og Malta, hvilket skaber en fleksibel udvidelsesproces i flere tempi. Det tager afgørelsen om at betragte Tyrkiet som kandidatland til efterretning, men gentager, at forhandlingerne ikke kan indledes, fordi Tyrkiet langt fra opfylder Københavnskriterierne.
Commenting on the foreign aid budget, Gary TITLEY (PES, North West) too, wondered if the intention was to apply this "flexibility clause" every year, yet without a change of financial perspective, he warned the situation in the Balkans could be more disturbing, not only in regard to Serbia but also Croatia after the death of President Tudjman.
Vi ser en hær, der bekæmper terrorisme ved atjævne byer medjorden og drive hundredetusinder på flugt, og vi ser en regering og en præsidentkandidat, der gør sig populær ved at hamre løs på det tjetjenske fjendebillede, sagde han.
Eluned MORGAN (PES, Wales) welcomed the extra funds allocated to enable more officials to be recruited for the anti-fraud unit and the attempts being made to solve the problems in the technical offices.
I valgkampen i Rusland er der næsten ikke nogen opposition til denne grusomme krigsførelse, bl.a. fordi vi i EU har været for svage i vores protester og vores sanktioner og dermed har svigtet de liberale og demokratiske kræfter i Rusland, fastslog han.
She supported the intention to separate "public service tasks", which should not be outsourced, from those aspects of EU policy which could be privatised.
Nu gælder det om, at Rådet lever op til sine ord, og at der gøres alt for, at vi kan bidrage til at afslutte dette barbari, og at der gøres alt for at sikre den helt nødvendige humanitære hjælp til hundredetusinder af civile, sagde han.
She was, however, disappointed at what she felt was insufficient expenditure in renewable energy programmes.
Det beklages, at Det Europæiske Råd ikke vil anvende fælleskabsmetoden ved regeringskonferencen og lade Parlamentet og Kommissionen deltage fuldt ud heri.
On social policy, Karin JÖNS (PES, D) welcomed the priority to be given to helping families, combating social exclusion and encouraging training.
Det beklages navnlig, at Parlamentets to repræsentanter ikke fuldt ud inddrages i samtlige faser og på samtlige niveauer.
It was also important to encourage local initiatives, she added.
Dette århundrede har været forfærdeligt nok, men i slumingen af århundredet har det også været løfterigt.
On the environmental front, David BOWE (PES, Yorkshire and the Humber) expressed his satisfaction on extra resources allocated to the veterinary office to deal with the results of the BSE and dioxins crises.
Tjetjenien-spørgsmålet er virkelig spørgsmålet om det skal være den tragiske sidste krampetrækning på et ulykkeligt århundrede, eller
There was also, he added, some improvement to the EU's small health budget and he welcomed Council honouring commitments to consumer expenditure.
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There was still a need
mekanismerne for den fælles europæiske sikkerheds- og forsvarspolitik.
to resolve outstanding issues concerning the LIFE environmental programme and the European Drugs Agency.
Det glæder sig over, at Rådet har forpligtet sig til uforbeholdent og hurtigt at gennemføre stabilitetspagten for Sydøsteuropa.
On regional policy, Mark WATTS (PES, South East) expressed his approval of the extra €33m granted to the Interreg Programme and the funds for transport safety.
Parlamentet er af den opfattelse, at den elektroniske handels betydning for stimulering af det indre marked er undervurderet.
Priorities seemed to have gone sadly wrong as the education budget attracted less funding than subsidies given to tobacco, he said.
Parlamentet beklager, at det ikke er lykkedes at nå til enighed om skattekoordineringspakken, eftersom det er dets opfattelse, at alle fastboende borgere i EU bør betale skat af renteindtægter fra deres opsparing.
He also had one particular complaint that funding the prestigious bodies such as the European Youth Orchestra had not even been honoured this year and that it could not possibly be expected to survive without the subsidies that were promised to it.
Parlamentet forventer, at Rusland lever op til sine folkeretlige forpligtelser, omgående standser sine militæraktioner og søger en politisk forhandlingsløsning.
Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI (PES, F) expressed her dissatisfaction at the cuts made in the development aid budget.
Det bemærker imidlertid, at yderligere fremskridt vil afhænge af konkrete politiske foranstaltninger, herunder en integrering af miljøaspektet i de forskellige relevante politiske områder.
MEPs subsequently approved an agreement that was later reached with Council to use some €200m under the "flexibility clause" to go towards financing the reconstrucion of Kosovo.
Parlamentet glæder sig over, at der lægges særlig vægt på alle bestræbelser på garantere sunde fødevarer af høj kvalitet til alle borgere gennem en forbedring af kvalitetsnormerne og en forøgelse af de kontrolsystemer, som omfatter hele fødevarekæden.
MEPs later in the week voted through a budget of some € 89.3bn (payments) and €93.28lbn in commitments for next year after an undertaking from Council to look at the financial perspective or the ceiling on expenditure in the area of foreign aid.
Parlamentet vil benytte Duma-valget den 19. december til at formidle budskabet om, at Ruslands nuværende håndtering af Tjetjenien-problemet må betragtes som uacceptabel i et hvilket som helst demokratisk land.
The understanding is that negotiations on raising it in order to accommodate fundings for Kosovo will take place should this be considered necessary.
Parlamentet beklager, at forslaget om indkaldelse til en ekstraordinær rådssamlimg "på tværs af søjlerne", som skulle beskæftige sig med bekæmpelse af narkotikamisbrug, ikke er blevet godkendt.
In the meantime a figure of some €360m commitments have been agreed between Parliament and Council to go towards the reconstruction of Kosovo next year, with some of the funding to be financed from carry-overs.
Det opfordrer til at behandle kravet om en ny EU-strategi for forebyggelse og bekæmpelse af organiseret kriminalitet som en hastesag og efterlyser en europæisk-russisk handlingsplan vedrørende organiseret kriminalitet.
Budget Committee Chairman Terry WYNN (PES, North West) welcomed the vote and told the House that the budget would amount to just 1.11% of the EU's GNP, well under the 1.27% ceiling on own resources.
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Kommissionen vil søge at realisere disse mål ved en bedre gennemførelse af bistanden, navnlig gennem:
Tuesday 14 December - Reporting on the decisions taken at the earlier Commission meeting, António VITORINO told MEPs that France had been sent a "reasoned opinion" from the Commission giving it five days to lift the ban on imports of British beef.
Indstilling ved andenbehandling af MURPHY -***ƒƒ - AS-0099/1999 - 8790/1999 - C50125/1999 - 1998/0099(COD).
Otherwise, the meeting was taken up with audio-visual policy where agreement was reached on training programmes for professionals and allocation of the budget of some €350m for the 2000-2005 period.
Udvalget om Industripolitik, Eksterne Økonomiske Forbindelser, Forskning og Energi
The question of a European fund to help repatriate refugees was also on the agenda and Mr Vitorino explained that the intention was to allocate resources according to asylum requests in the different member states.
Overgang til programmering på grundlag af dialog Fremme af større investeringer Udvidelse af viften af bistandsinstrumenter, bl.a. øget samarbejde mellem EU- og NIS-institutioner og industrisamarbejde
He declined to reply further to questions on the beef situation, pointing out that it would be taken up by Commissioner David BYRNE the next day.
Forbedring af bistandens kvalitet, navnlig gennem en incitamentsordning
Climate change
(16/12) Kommissionen har fremsat forslag til direktiv om bekæmpelse af overskridelse af betalingsfrister i handelstransaktioner.
Wednesday 15 December - Opening the debate on climate change, the Finnish Environment Minister, Mrs Satu HASSI, stressed that it was one of the major challenges of sustainable development in the next millennium.
Direktivet omfatter ikke området forbrugerkredit.
It had also been one of the priorities of the environmental agenda of the Finnish Presidency.
På baggrund heraf har Parlamentets Udvalg om Industripolitik, Eksterne Økonomiske Forbindelser, Forskning og Energi med Jaime VALDIVIELSO DE CUÉ (PPE/DE, E) udarbejdet en betænkning, hvori der fremsættes en lang række ændringsforslag, som svarer til Parlamentets traditionelle prioriteter for så vidt angår målene for og bestemmelserne for bistanden.
At the Helsinki Summit, Member States stressed their intention to proceed with ratification and underlined the importance of integrating environmental issues and sustainable development into policy definition and implementation. Council committed itself to ensuring that CoP6 which would be held at The Hague next year, would reach coherent and credible decisions.
Hovedpunkterne i forslaget er, at medlemsstaterne skal sikre, at forfaldsdatoen for betaling af gæld ikke overskrider 21 kalenderdage efter fakturadatoen.
At Bonn, he noted, a number of concrete steps were taken in the field of review of implementation of Kyoto such as technical reviews of greenhouse gas inventories.
Endvidere skal kreditor være berettiget til at kræve morarenter.
Mrs Hassi also stressed the need to involve developing countries in such areas as technology transfer.
De skal ligge otte procent over Den Europæiske Centralbanks udbudsrate (repo-renten).
In conclusion, she underlined the need to take action on the growing greenhouse gas trend.
I lande uden for euro-zonen skal referencesatsen fastsættes af landenes nationalbanker.
Ratifying the Kyoto protocol for 2002 was a challenging task that needed immediate attention.
Ordføreren bemærker, at visse spørgsmål ikke er tilstrækkeligt analyseret i forslaget, f.eks. differentieringen for de enkelte lande og regioner, mulighederne for at koncentrere bistanden, den specifikke nødvendighed af nuklear sikkerhed, samt indførelse af en incitamentsordning.
For the Commission, Margot WALLSTRÖM also welcomed Council's intention to ratify Kyoto by 2002 and believed that this process should start after CoP6 next year.
Fristen for offentlige myndigheders betalinger må ikke overstige 60 kalenderdage, og denne frist kan ikke forlænges ved kontrakten.
She accepted that there were a number of unresolved issues, such as emissions trading, but believed that there had been good progress so far.
Hvis den offentlige myndighed overskrider betalingsfristen, skal der også betales morarenter, og det skal ske automatisk, uden at kreditor behøver at fremsætte krav herom.
It was important to build a bridge at CoP6 between the industrial and developing countries.
Ordføreren anser det for sandsynligt,, at Kommissionens forslag vedrørende de harmoniserede procedurer for gennemførelse af eksterne programmer vil kræve en revision af finansforordningen.
Regarding nuclear energy, she believed that environmental and safety problems were too important to allow its encouragement under "clean development".
Direktivforslaget åbner mulighed for at medlemsstaterne kan opretholde eller vedtage love og administrative bestemmelser, der er strengere end de love og bestemmelser, der er påkrævet for at efterkomme direktivet.
Mrs Wallström stressed the importance of getting developing countries on board and also emphasised that much other technical and critical work remained to be completed if the Kyoto Protocol were to be put into affect.
Det bemærkes, at ordføreren foreslår at suspendere al støtte til Rusland under dette program, indtil der er fundet en tilfredsstillende løsning på konflikten i Tjetjenien.
In the subsequent debate, most speakers stressed the need to cut greenhouse gasses.
Ved førstebehandlingen vedtog Parlamentet bl.a. et ændringsforslag om at fastsætte fristen for offentlige myndigheders betaling til 45 kalenderdage, medmindre kontrakten overstiger 100.000 euro.
Peter LIESE (EPP/ED, D) noted that humanity was producing twice as many greenhouse gases as the planet could absorb in the long term.
(15/12) Parlamentet godkendte forslaget med udvalgets ændringsforslag.
Reductions were most important in the developed world, he said.
Rådet har i sin fælles holdning accepteret en del af Parlamentets ændringsforslag.
He believed the Kyoto protocol was the first step in the right direction.