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For første gang blev det nødvendigt med en tillidsafstemning i Europa-Parlamentet før indsættelsen af den indstillede nye Kommission.
For the first time, the appointment of the new EU Commissioners-des-ignate was dependent on a vote of condence in the European Parliament.
Til forberedelse af afstemningen måtte Parlamentet skae sig et klart billede af hver enkelt kandidat.
In order to prepare that vote, Parliament had to gain a clear picture of each individual nominee, the chosen method being public hearings.
Det skulle ske ved oentlige høringer.
There was no basis in the Treaties for this procedure.
Trods mange regeringers modstand og Kommissionens tøven lykkedes det mig at få gennemført, at de enkelte kandidater før tillidsafstemningen i plenarforsamlingen hver især skulle møde op til en høring i det fagudvalg i Parlamentet, der var kompetent inden for vedkommendes område.
What was then a coup has now become an established procedure by means of which the European Parliament has already demonstrated several times that it exercises some inuence over the composition of the Commission. This success showed me that it is more important for the European Parliament to exert the inuence it does have, right down to the last detail, rather than bemoaning its lack of powers.
I min tiltrædelsestale havde jeg lovet at besøge medlemsstaternes regioner og — hvis de ønskede det — også kollegaernes valgkredse.
In my inaugural speech I had promised that I would travel to the regions of the Member States and, at their request, to my colleagues’ constituencies.
Fyrre gange k jeg lejlighed til at opfylde mit løfte. Og minsandten om ikke borgernes støtte til arbejdet for at forene Europa i regionerne ofte er større, end mange politiske manøvrer i hovedstæderne lader formode.
I had 40 opportunities to full that promise and if I only learnt one thing, it was this: public support for European unication in the regions is often much greater than the political manoeuvring performed in some capital cities would lead one to suspect.
Det er ikke nogen let opgave at give et resumé af et formandskab fyldt med begivenheder og anekdoter.
It is not easy to sum up a presidency full of events and anecdotes.
Nogle minder kalder stadig de store følelser frem. Det gælder f.eks. det spanske kongepars besøg i Europa-Parlamentet og besøget aagt af Rafael Caldera, en gammel ven fra den hårde tid som opposition til Franco-styret, eller familiemedlemmers og nære venners tilstedeværelse den dag, jeg blev valgt.
Some of my memories still stir strong emotions, such as the visit to Parliament by the King and Queen of Spain, or the visit by Rafael Caldera, an old friend from the dicult times of opposition to Franco, or the presence of members of my family and close friends on the day when I was elected.
Det er imidlertid ikke mine følelser, det bør dreje sig om her, men derimod de begivenheder, der har haft relevans for Europas og Europa-Parlamentets fremtid.
However, it is not my own feelings that count here but the outstanding events for the future of Europe and the European Parliament.
Amsterdam-traktaten: Ud fra dette synspunkt er det første, jeg ønsker at fremhæve, forhandlingerne om Amsterdam-traktaten. I de første fem måneder af mit formandskab k jeg pålagt den opgave at fortsætte min forgænger Klaus Hänsch’ arbejde, og i den periode aagde jeg besøg hos orten regeringschefer i medlemsstaterne.
The Treaty of Amsterdam: From this point of view, I would start by highlighting the negotiations for the Treaty of Amsterdam: in the first five months of my presidency I set myself the task of continuing the work of my predecessor, Klaus Hänsch, visiting 14 Member State Heads of Government.
En opgave, som var fysisk udmattende, men som på det uformelle topmøde i Noordwijk satte mig i stand til på Parlamentets vegne at præsentere en holdning, som blev positivt modtaget af stats- og regeringscheferne, og som gjorde det muligt at komme ud af det dødvande, forhandlingerne befandt sig i.
This was physically exhausting, but it enabled me to go to the informal summit in Noordwijk with a European Parliament position that was favourably received by the Heads of State and Government and that provided a way out of the impasse that was blocking the negotiations.
Jeg vil her gerne fremhæve, at jeg under hele forløbet arbejdede nært sammen med det nederlandske formandskab, og at Europa-Parlamen-tet og demokratiet som resultat af dette samarbejde og denne indsats kom styrket ud efter Amsterdam.
I must stress that I acted in close cooperation with the Dutch Presidency throughout and that, as a result of this cooperation and determination, the European Parliament and democracy were strengthened in Amsterdam.
Indførelse af euroen: Et andet af de betydningsfulde øjeblikke, jeg gerne vil fremhæve, er Europa-Parlamentets godkendelse af de første elleve medlemsstater, som gik ind i euro-samarbejdet.
The adoption of the euro: The second key moment I should like to recall is the European Parliament’s approval of the first eleven Member States to launch the euro.
Det var en højtidelig mødeperiode, som k bred omtale i medierne.
This took place at a formal sitting that was widely covered in the media.
Samme dag, den 2. maj 1998, udpegede Det Europæiske Råd den første formand for Den Europæiske Centralbank efter meget vanskelige og langvarige forhandlinger.
That same day, 2 May 1998, the European Council appointed the first President of the European Central Bank following tense and interminable negotiations.
Parlamentet skulle behandle den indstillede formands kandidatur, og udnyttede i den forbindelse Duisenberg’s svækkede stilling (som følge af vanskelighederne i forbindelse med udnævnelsen) til at gøre sin støtte betinget af, at Parlamentet til gengæld k et tilsagn fra den nyligt udnævnte formand om, at han med regelmæssige mellemrum ville møde op i Parlamentet for at orientere om tingenes tilstand i banken.
It was Parliament’s task to question the President designate, and it took advantage of Duisenberg’s weakened position (owing to the diculties surrounding his nomination) to ensure that its support was duly valued and to obtain in exchange an undertaking from the recently appointed President to appear regularly before Parliament to report on the bank’s progress.
Såvel Duisenberg i første omgang som Trichet siden hen har samvittighedsfuldt respekteret dette løfte, hvilket har muliggjort en kontrol fra Parlamentets side, som i fuldt omfang respekterer Den Europæiske Centralbanks uafhængighed.
Both Wim Duisenberg and his successor Jean-Claude Trichet scrupulously complied with this commitment, thus enabling Parliament to exercise scrutiny over the European Central Bank whilst fully respecting its independence.
Når man her ti år efter mindes disse begivenheder, kan man kun endnu en gang konstatere, at de, der spåede om fremtiden, tog fejl.
Looking back on these events ten years later, it becomes clear that once again the prophecies were mistaken.
Kompromiset er aldrig den optimale løsning, men på daværende tidspunkt gjorde det lige som mange andre gange, hvor opbygningen af Europa
Compromise is never a brilliant solution but at that point, as at other times when European integration
D var kommet ind i et dødvande, det muligt at komme videre.
D has been blocked, it oered a way forward.
Resultaterne springer i øjnene: Den Europæiske Centralbank har haft to fremragende formænd, som med stor succes har forsvaret dens uafhængighed og kæmpet for at gøre den eektiv.
The results are there for all to see: the European Central Bank has had two outstanding presidents who have successfully defended its independence and eectiveness.
Og euroen har udviklet sig til en førende valuta, som europæerne betragter som deres eneste valuta.
And the euro has become a leading currency that Europeans see as their own, indeed as their only one.
Kommissionens afgang: Den tredje vigtige begivenhed, som bør nævnes, er Parlamentets beslutning om at udnytte sin ret til at kontrollere Kommissionens virksomhed. En beslutning, som førte til, at Kommissionen gik af.
The resignation of the Commission: The third key moment that must be highlighted is Parliament’s decision to exercise its right of control over the Commission’s activities, a decision which eventually led to the latter’s resignation.
Det var en meget vanskelig og smertefuld proces for mig på grund af mit venskab og mit ideologiske slægtskab med Jacques Santer og andre medlemmer af Kommissionen, i særdeleshed Marcelino Oreja.
This was a tense process that was particularly painful for me, given my friendship and ideological anity with Jacques Santer and other members of the Commission, especially Marcelino Oreja.
Men for Europa-Parlamentets fremtid var det et meget afgørende øjeblik.
But it was a decisive moment for the future of the European Parliament.
Siden Maastricht har Kommissionen måttet gøre sig fortjent til Parlamentets tillid.
Since Maastricht, the Commission has had to obtain Parliament’s con-dence.
Santer selv erkendte dette i sin indsættelsestale.
Jacques Santer himself recognised this in the speech he made on taking oce.
Men den fremherskende holdning i Kommissionen dengang var, at Kommissionen ikke alene skulle være uafhængig af nationale interesser, men også af Parlamentet.
But the conviction then held by the Commission that it should be independent in relation not only to national interests but also to Parliament prevailed.
Den første konsekvens af denne episode er, at Kommissionen ikke kan bringe sig selv på konfrontationskurs med den parlamentariske forsamling, hvis tillid den til enhver tid skal forsøge at bevare.
The first consequence of that episode is that the Commission cannot place itself in a position of confrontation with the parliamentary assembly, whose condence must be maintained at all times.
Prodi så dette meget klart og indgik en aftale med Parlamentet, som gav Parlamentet mulighed for at kræve, at enhver kommissær, som havde mistet dets tillid, skulle træde tilbage.
Romano Prodi saw this clearly and reached an agreement with Parliament that would enable it to demand the resignation of any Commissioner who had lost this condence.
Barroso har ligeledes fulgt denne kurs i Buttiglione-sagen.
José Manuel Barroso also followed the same course in the Rocco Buttiglione episode.
Der er her således tale om en afgørende fase i udviklingen hen imod et parlamentarisk system.
It can thus be seen as a decisive stage in the evolution towards a parliamentary system.
Den anden konsekvens er, at Kommissionen har gennemført en gennemgribende intern reform med henblik på at styrke kontrolmekanismerne, således som Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppe havde anmodet om.
The second consequence is that the Commission has carried out an in-depth internal reform to strengthen control mechanisms, as called for by the Committee of Independent Experts.
Dette har været til gavn for de europæiske borgere.
European citizens have beneted.
Den tredje, og knap så kendte, konsekvens er set med mine øjne lige så klar og tydelig: her tænker jeg på forsøget på at omdanne Kommissionen til en slags teknisk sekretariat for Rådet — et forsøg, som de, der ønskede at reducere Den Europæiske Union til en mellemstatslig organisation, bragte på banen ved adskillige lejligheder.
The third and less well-known consequence is in my view equally clear: it concerns the goal of transforming the Commission into a technical secretariat of the Council – a recurrent goal set by those who would like to reduce the European Union to an intergovernmental organisation.
Dette forsøg blev nu endegyldigt ryddet af vejen.
This goal was finally cast aside.
Et organ, hvis magt er baseret på Parlamentets tillid, er ikke og kan ikke være et teknisk organ.
An institution whose power is based on the condence of Parliament is not and cannot be a technical body.
Det er et politisk organ, som med dette flertals støtte får en enorm potentiel magt … forudsat naturligvis, at det ønsker at gøre denne gældende.
It is a political body which is given tremendous potential force by this majority … provided, of course, that it is willing to use it.
En udøvende magt, som bygger på Parlamentets tillid, kan være et redskab for politisk lederskab eller det kan være en marionet — det afhænger af viljen og beslutsomheden hos de mennesker, den består af.
An executive based on the condence of Parliament can be an instrument of political leadership or it can be a puppet ; it depends on the resolve and decisiveness of its members.
Og endelig er den erde konsekvens, som er en underliggende konsekvens af Kommissionens afgang, men som har stor betydning for fremtiden, at det to tredjedels flertal, som kræves for at få vedtaget et mistillidsvotum, ikke er tilstrækkeligt til at holde Kommissionen i live, hvis et simpelt parlamentarisk flertal er imod den og har mistet tilliden til den.
And the fourth consequence, which is an underlying consequence of the resignation but one that is of great importance for the future, is that the two-thirds majority required for a motion of censure to succeed is not sucient to keep the Commission alive against a simple parliamentary majority that has no condence in it.
Fra det øjeblik, hvor udnævnelsen af Kommissionen kræves godkendt af et parlamentarisk flertal, må en tilbagetrækning af denne tillid nødvendigvis betyde, at Kommissionen skal gå af, selv om kun et simpelt og ikke to tredjedels flertal måtte ønske det.
Once the Commission’s appointment requires the approval of the parliamentary majority, the withdrawal of that condence must mean the end of the Commission, even if it is expressed by a simple majority rather than a two-thirds majority.
Andre tiltag under formandskabet: Det er klart, at mit formandskab ikke kun omfattede disse vigtige begivenheder.
Other dimensions of the presidency: My presidency did not, of course, consist of those key moments alone.
Blandt mange andre kan nævnes:
It covered many other issues:
De parlamentariske forbindelser med de tolv lande, der lige var tiltrådt Unionen;
• Parliamentary relations with the twelve countries that would subsequently join the Union;
Oprettelsen af Den Middelhavsområdet;
• The launching of the Mediterranean Interparliamentary Assembly;
Hvad angår den interne dimension i Parlamentet kan nævnes færdiggørelsen og indvielsen af bygningerne i Bruxelles, færdiggørelsen af bygningen i Strasbourg og fornyelser på de øverste trin i Parlamentets administration.
• As regards the internal dimension of Parliament: the completion and inauguration of the buildings in Brussels, the completion of the building in Strasbourg and the renewal of the highest levels of Parliament’s administration.
Endvidere kan nævnes forhandlingerne om de finansielle overslag 1999-2006, som var særdeles komplekse, oprettelsen af OLAF (Kontoret for Bekæmpelse af Svig), indledningen af forhandlingerne om
I might also mention the negotiations on the 1999-2006 financial perspective, which were particularly complex, the launching of OLAF (the Anti-Fraud Oce), and the start of the negotiations on the Statute for Members (whose inclusion in the Treaty of Amsterdam was a personal commitment of mine).
Og endelig bestræbelserne på at få Den Europæiske Union til at gribe ind for at forhindre folkedrabet i Kosovo (en indsats, som ikke blev nogen succes), osv.
Finally, eorts to bring about European Union intervention to prevent the genocide in Kosovo (eorts which did not meet with success), etc.
Uden dem ville jeg ikke have kunnet varetage denne opgave.
I could have done nothing without them.
MAJ 1998EUROPAPARLAMENTET SIGER JA TIL EUROEN: JOSÉ MARÍA GILROBLES SAMMEN MED JACQUES SANTER, KARL VON WOGAU OG DOUG HENDERSON.
MAY 1998:THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SAYS YES TO THE EURO: JOSÉ MARÍA GILROBLES WITH JACQUES SANTER, KARL VON WOGAU AND DOUG HENDERSON
Europa-Parlamentets formænd vælges for en kort embedsperiode på to et halvt år.
Each President of the European Parliament is customarily elected for a brief two-and-a-half year term of oce.
De tiltræder alle deres funktion vel vidende, at de kun udgør et led i en fortsat kæde, og at der vil være uafsluttede opgaver at overdrage til deres efterfølger. De er sig også bevidst, at deres personlighed, nationale eller politiske tilhørsforhold eller dybere overbevisning ikke må overskygge hensynet til den pluralisme og forskelligartethed, der er kendetegnende for denne parlamentariske institution, som er den eneste af sin art i verden.
On taking up their duties, Presidents therefore realise that their term is merely one stage in an on-going process, that when they leave oce they will pass on to their successors incomplete business which they have initiated, and that their own personality, national or political sensitivity and personal beliefs should not take precedence over the need for pluralism and diversity in all areas which characterise this unique parliamentary institution.
Det glæder mig, at vores nuværende formand, Hans-Gert Pöttering, har taget initiativ til udgivelsen af denne bog, som på bedste vis illustrerer denne kontinuitet.
I congratulate Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering, our current President, on his excellent idea of producing this book to illustrate the continuity of the process.
500 millioner indbyggere.
I have, of course, not forgotten the importance of the substantial legislative work done over this period.
Endelig skal nævnes den omvæltning af verdensordenen, som attentaterne den 11. september 2001 medførte.
However, we owe this essentially to Parliament as a whole, which had reached its democratic maturity through the increasing excellence of its Members, the practical organisation of its parliamentary business and the new powers conferred on it by the recent treaties, particularly on codecision matters.
Jeg husker især det omfattende lovgivningsarbejde, der blev udført i denne periode. det kan hovedsagelig tilskrives den demokratiske modenhed, Parlamentet havde nået. Den gav sig udtryk i medlemmernes stadig større ekspertise, den velorganiserede afvikling af parlamentsarbejdet og de nye beføjelser, de seneste traktater havde sikret Parlamentet i forbindelse med bl.a. den fælles beslutningsprocedure.
More specically, as regards the ocials of the European Parliament, and by extension the Members’ assistants, I know of no other similar large institution in which courtesy, respect for other people and their dierences, willingness to cooperate and devotion to the common cause beyond national or political allegiances, are as strong, tangible or as enduring.
Hvad angår Europa-Parlamentets tjenestemænd såvel som medlemmernes assistenter, kender jeg ingen tilsvarende større politisk organisation, der i så udpræget grad til stadighed er kendetegnet ved en høig omgangsform, respekt for andre og for deres forskelligartethed, beredvillighed og engagement i den fælles sag frem for nationale eller politiske tilhørsforhold.
The more personal touch which I wished to give my Presidency was to ensure, as my predecessors had done, that the European Parliament was perceived within the Union and in the world at large as a leading advocate of universal values and solidarity, of people’s aspirations, in addition to acting as co-legislator for a Community of just under half a billion people.
I lighed med mine forgængere søgte jeg at give mit formandskab et mere personligt kendemærke. Det bestod i at sikre, at man inden for EU såvel som i resten af verden betragtede Europa-Parlamentet som en vigtig fortaler for bestemte værdier og universel solidaritet, dvs. en tiltro
On first being elected in 1984, my political activities at European level were focused on working towards two objectives: first of all, building an irreversible Union based on peace and progress for all, between all
Den tog sigte på en gang for alle at opbygge en Union med fred og fremskridt for alle stater og folk i Europa, der måtte ønske det, samt at bidrage til, at dette Europa blev opbygget og sågar elsket af alle, der forventede sig mere end blot et marked uden indre grænser. Denne tilgang lå mig til stadighed på sinde i min formandsperiode, selv om jeg selvsagt kunne have ønsket at opnå ere og bedre resultater.
D the states and peoples of Europe who wished to be part of this Union and, secondly, ensuring that this Europe under construction was supported and – I am not afraid to say it – loved by all those hoping to see it develop into more than a mere market without internal borders.
Set i dette perspektiv var perioden præget af mange markante og symbolske begivenheder.
From this point of view, there were a large number of striking and emblematic events.
Som da to unge fra Guinea, der havde rettet en gribende henvendelse til mig, blev fundet døde af kulde i Roissy lufthavn i Paris i hjulkassen på et y fra Conakry blot nogle få dage efter min indsættelse, fordi de drømte om Europa og var døde for denne drøm.
There were the frozen bodies of two Guinean adolescents found in the undercarriage of an aeroplane on arrival at Paris-Roissy from Conakry, only a few days after I took oce. They were so eager to reach Europe that they died in doing so but they had prepared a poignant message for me.
Som da jeg valgte at lade min første rejse gå til Kosovo, hvis forfærdelige skæbne vi alle følte os ansvarlige for.
There was my first visit abroad, which I decided would be to Kosovo, for whose shameful martyrdom we were collectively responsible for too long.
Som i forbindelse med den oentlige afstandtagen fra ETA’s dødelige og grusomme handlinger i Baskerlandet i Spanien, som jeg besøgte syv gange for at vidne om Parlamentets støtte til dette splittede land.
There was the repeated public condemnation of ETA’s murderous acts perpetuated in the Basque country, in Spain, which I visited on seven occasions to express Parliament’s support to that violence-stricken country.
Som under det fælles besøg af Knessets formand, Avraham Burg, og formanden for Det Palæstinensiske Lovgivende Råd, Ahmed Corrie, hvis taler på plenarmødet den 4. september 2000 gjorde et dybt indtryk på Parlamentet. De to mænd respekterede og værdsatte hinanden og nærede et inderligt ønske om fred for deres to lande.
There was the joint visit by Avraham Burg, President of the Knesset, and Ahmed Corrie, President of the Palestinian Legislative Council, on 4 September 2000. Members of our Parliament were deeply marked by their statements in plenary.
Selv om det var en kolossal skuelse, at den onde cirkel med vold, usikkerhed og undertrykkelse blev genoptaget i de efterfølgende uger, blev deres budskab om overbevisning og mod modtaget med intens interesse i Parlamentet, idet de begge udtrykte forventning om, at Europa-Parlamentet engagerede sig yderligere i fredsprocessen.
Although, to our huge disappointment, the infernal spiral of violence, insecurity and repression resumed in the weeks that followed, the message delivered by these two men of conviction and courage was an intense experience for our Parliament: both of them told us about their profound hope that the European Parliament would become more closely involved in the peace process.
Dette historiske besøg efterfulgtes af overrækkelsen af Sakharovprisen for tankefrihed til en palæstinensisk far, hvis søn var død under et israelsk angreb, og en israelsk mor, hvis datter var død som oer for et palæstinensisk attentat. Deres taler rørte mange parlamentsmedlemmer til tårer.
This historic visit was followed by the award of the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought to a Palestinian father whose son had been killed in an Israeli raid, and an Israeli mother whose daughter had died in a Palestinian bomb attack, and whose speech brought tears to the eyes of many Members.
Som da jeg nogle måneder tidligere i samme ånd aagde besøg i Israel, Palæstina, Jordan og Libanon og i denne forbindelse henvendte mig til Knesset i Jerusalem i skarpe vendinger uden dog at blive afvist.
There was my visit, a few months earlier, to Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon, in the same spirit. There was my speech to the Knesset in Jerusalem on that occasion, which, though strongly worded, did not meet with a hostile reception.
Som under den første internationale interparlamentariske konference mod dødsstraf afholdt under Europa-Parlamentets medformandskab i Strasbourg.
There was the first world interparliamentary conference against the death penalty, co-chaired by the European Parliament, in Strasbourg.