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Müller (V). — (DE) Hr. formand, De husker, at jeg allerede på det sidste møde bad om, at grupperne og udvalgene skulle have lejlighed til at se på dette relativt spinkle værk igen og overveje, om det er den bedste løsning.
Müller (V). — (DE) Mr President, you will recall that I asked at the last part-session for the groups and committees to be given another opportunity to peruse this rather insubstantial document and to see whether it represents the best solution.
Derfor støtter min gruppe naturligvis den fornyede udvalgsbehandling.
For that reason, my group is naturally in favour of referring the report back to committee.
De Giovanni (PSE), ordfører. — (LT) Hr. formand, jeg vil gerne have lov til at sige, at jeg går ind for dette forslag, da, det efter min mening er fuldstændigt berettiget, at vi som følge af den nye situation igen drøfter en aftale, der havde nogle interessante aspekter, men som naturligvis kan forbedres yderligere med den nye Kommission.
De Giovanni (PSE), rapporteur. — (IT) Mr President, I should like to speak in favour of this proposal because, under these new circumstances, it makes a good deal of sense to reopen the discussion of an agreement which had its merits but could .of course be further improved with the new Commission.
Jeg vil således også gerne på min gruppes vegne give udtryk for min fulde støtte til dette forslag.
I can therefore say, on behalf of my group, that we are fully behind this idea.
(Fornyet udvalgsbehandling vedtoges)
(Parliament approved the request for referral back to committee)
Robles Piquer (PPE). — (ES) Hr. formand, jeg vil stille et spørgsmål, som jeg tror, at mange af mine kolleger er interesserede i at få besvaret, og som Kommissionen måske kan svare på.
Robles Piquer (PPE). — (ES) Mr President, I believe I speak for many other Members as I put the following question, which I hope the Commission can respond to.
På baggrund af Kommissionens kollektive tilbagetræden har vi utallige gange kunnet læse, at Kommissionen vil tage sig af de igangværende sager og altså ikke tage lovgivningsinitiativer osv., hvilket er fuldt ud forståeligt.
Following the resignation of all the members of the Commission, we have repeatedly read that the Commission will continue to deal with current business, but will not for instance take legislative decisions. This is perfectly understandable.
Mit spørgsmål er: Er forhandlingen om Agenda 2000, som ifølge formand Schröder og andre har førsteprioritet for Det Europæiske Råd, der finder sted i overmorgen i Berlin, omfattet af begrebet igangværende sager?
My question is as follows: does the debate on Agenda 2000 count as current business? According to statements made by President Schröder and others, this will be a key issue at the European Council to be held in Berlin the day after tomorrow.
Kommissionen kender denne sag meget godt, og jeg vil gerne vide, om den til trods for dens store betydning anser den for en »igangværende sag«?
The Commission is very well acquainted with everything involved in this debate and I should like to know if, despite its great significance, the Commission feels it counts as current business.
Formanden. — Lad os ikke indlede en diskussion om dette emne nu.
President. — I suggest that we do not debate this question now.
Ephremidis (GUE/NGL). — (EL) Hr. formand, jeg har hørt, at både Kommissionen og Rådet, det vil sige formand skabet, vil være til stede i dag og i morgen.
Ephremidis (GUE/NGL). — (EL) Mr President, I have heard that the Commission and the Council Presidency will be here today and tomorrow.
Og eftersom der i dag og i morgen, senest i overmorgen, træffes afgørelse om et vigtigt spørgsmål, nemlig en militær indgriben i Kosovo, som vil få uoverskuelige følger for freden og især for Balkan, kunne De måske tage initiativ til, at de to institutioner kommer med en udtalelse og informerer Parlamentet om Den Europæiske Unions synspunkter, om deres egne synspunkter, så Parlamentet også kan give udtryk for sin holdning.
Today, tomorrow, or at the very latest the day after tomorrow, a decision will be taken on a crucial issue, military intervention in Kosovo, the repercussions of which for peace in general and in the Balkans in particular are anyone's guess. Perhaps you could therefore take it upon yourself to ask these two institutions to make a statement informing Parliament what the position of the European Union is and what their own position is, and to hear the opinion of this House.
Der er et historisk ansvar...
Mr President, we have a historic duty...
Formanden. — Hr. Ephremidis, dette er ikke tidspunktet for en debat om Kosovo.
President. — Mr Ephremidis, this is not the time to hold a debate on Kosovo.
Det vil der være lejlighed til på et senere tidspunkt.
There are other opportunities for that.
Nu er det ikke muligt.
It is not possible at the moment.
(Den således ændrede dagsorden godkendtes)
(The order of business was thus established)
Redegørelse fra Kommissionen
Statement by the Commission
Formanden. — Hr. Santer, De kan fremlægge Deres redegørelse.
President. — Mr Santer, you have the floor to make your statement.
Santer, Kommission. — (FR) Hr. formand, ærede parlamentsmedlemmer, vi gennemgår i øjeblikket en af de vanskeligste perioder i Europas opbygning.
Santer, Commission. — (FR) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are currently going through one of the most difficult periods in the construction of Europe.
Både ud fra et personligt og et fagligt synspunkt er dette en meget svær tid for mig og de andre medlemmer af Kommissionen.
These are very distressing times for me and for the other members of the Commission, both professionally and personally.
Vi bistod den aafhængige ekspertgruppe i sit arbejde, og vi reagerede hurtigt og uden at tøve ved at meddele vores fratræden, da vi fik kendskab til konklusionerne. Dette var en smertelig beslutning, men den var nødvendig for at bevare Kommissionen som institution og Den Europæiske Union som helhed.
We assisted the Committee of Independent Experts in its work, and we acted swiftly and without hesitation by resigning as soon as we knew its conclusions.
Det er nu vigtigt at lære af erfaringerne fra denne krise, der bør medføre en omfattende og varig reform af de europæiske institutioner.
We must now ensure that the right lessons are learnt from this crisis, which must be the catalyst for deep-rooted and permanent reform in the European institutions.
Jeg håber, at disse omstændigheder vil bane vejen for et mere gennemsigtigt Europa — et Europa, der i højere grad er ansvarligt og demokratisk.
I hope that it will pave the way for a more transparent, responsible and democratic Europe, a Europe that applies the most rigorous ethical standards.
Dette er, hvad borgerne og de europæiske skatteydere forventer af os.
This is what the people and the taxpayers of Europe expect of us.
Jeg gik ind for Kommissionens ønske om at fratræde sine opgaver så hurtigt som muligt. I denne henseende er vi naturligvis afhængige af medlemsstaternes gode vilje og af Parlamentets udnævnelse og godkendelse af vores efter følgere.
1 have said that the Commission intends to leave office as soon as possible, and this naturally depends on when the Member States and Parliament decide to appoint and approve our successors.
Indtil da vil vi anstrenge os for at sikre en overgang uden problemer.
Until then we shall endeavour to provide a smooth transition.
Vi vil ikke tage nye politiske initiativer, men vi vil behandle de igangværende og hastende sager. Vi vil respektere vores institutionelle og lovmæssige forpligtelser.
We will not take any new political initiatives, but we will deal with matters already in hand and any urgent business, and we will meet our institutional and legal obligations.
Det er efter min mening i alle institutionernes interesse, at de interinstitutionelle forbindelser ikke ødelægges.
I think it is in the interests of all the institutions that interinstitutional relations should not be affected.
Med hensyn til Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppes beretning har jeg fra begyndelsen givet udtryk for, at dette arbejde havde vores støtte, og at vi ville handle efter gruppens konklusioner.
As for the report by the independent experts, 1 said at the outset that their work had our support and that we would act on their conclusions.
Vi har holdt vores ord, og jeg indrømmer gerne, at mine kolleger og jeg selv blev bestyrtede over at konstatere, at de konklusioner, der blev truffet på grundlag af de undersøgte sager, var så generelle og omfattende.
We have kept our word, but I have to say that my colleagues and I were dismayed that such general and sweeping conclusions were drawn from the cases examined.
Hr. formand, som mange parlamentsmedlemmer i øvrig har anerkendt, har vi anstrengt os mere end nogen andre tidligere for at forbedre Kommissionens arbejdsmetoder.
As many Members of this House have recognised, we have done more than any Commission before us to try to improve the Commission's working methods.
Da jeg tiltrådte mit embede for fire år siden, gav jeg mig øjeblikkeligt til at modernisere Kommissionens administration. Adskillige reformer er nu gennemført.
When I took office four years ago, I started work straight away on modernising the administrative tradition at the Commission, and many of these reforms are now in place.
Jeg beklager, at de sidste ugers røre medfører, at man ikke lægger mere mærke til de reformer, vi allerede har gennemført.
I regret that the turbulence of the last few weeks has prevented greater attention from being focused on the reforms that we had already launched.
Men måske er det en historisk lov, at kriserne opstår, når forholdene begynder at blive bedre, og ikke når de forværres.
Perhaps it is a law of history that crises occur when things are getting better, not when they are getting worse.
Men vi må nu se fremad og lære af fortidens fejltagelser. Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppes beretning taler meget om ansvarlighed.
We now need to move on and learn from past mistakes.
Jeg er overbevist om, at vores reformer vil begynde at ændre tingene. Den kommende Kommission skal gå endnu længere.
I am convinced that our reforms are starting to bring about change, and the next Commission needs to go even further.
Men dette koncept gælder for alle institutionerne. Dette vil sige, at det er nødvendigt med en tilpasning mellem de opgaver, der er betroet Kommissionen, og de ressourcer, man giver den.
The concept is one that applies equally to all the institutions, and it also implies that the funding the Commission is allocated must be commensurate with the tasks it is given.
Uanset det politiske pres må Kommissionen afstå fra at påtage sig nye opgaver, når den ikke råder over de nødvendige menneskelige og finansielle ressourcer til at udføre dem.
No matter what the political pressure, the Commission must not take on any new tasks if it does not have the financial and human resources to carry them out.
Hr. formand, mine damer og herrer, jeg ønsker min efterfølger — som jeg håber bliver udpeget hurtigt — held og lykke med den vanskelige opgave. Og jeg ønsker, at Europa-Parlamentet vil støtte ham fuldt ud i vores Unions interesse. esse.
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, 1 wish my successor, who 1 hope will be appointed ver)' quickly, every success in his difficult task, and I hope the European Parliament will give him its full support in the greater interest of the Union.
Parlamentet har med sit bifald givet udtryk for, i hvilken grad det har sat pris på den værdighed, hvormed De har handlet i løbet af denne periode. Tak.
Through its applause, the House has shown how much it has appreciated the dignity with which you have acted throughout this period.
Formanden. — Næste punkt på dagsordenen er redegørelse fra Rådet efter Kommissionens fratræden efterfulgt af forhandling.
President. — The next item is the Council statement following the resignation of the Commission, followed by a debate.
Det har udøvet sin parlamentariske kontrolret efter trykkeligt, og det er godt.
It has vigorously exercised its parliamentary right of scrutiny, which is only right and fitting.
Uden det engagerede arbejde fra mange af Deres medlemmer fra alle grupper ville vi aldrig have fået den helbredende proces, som vi nu befinder os midt i.
Without the dedicated work of many of your staff from all the political groups, the beneficial process that is now taking place would never have happened.
Borgerne i vores medlemsstater forventer med rette, at Den Europæiske Unions institutioner forvalter deres skattepenge ansvarligt.
The people of our Member States rightly expect the institutions ol the European Union to use the revenue from their taxes in a responsible manner.
Jeg vil imidlertid gerne tilføje med al tydelighed, at også Kommissionen og dens medarbejdere fortjener respekt og tak.
But let me add in the clearest possible terms that the members of the Commission and their staff also merit our respect and thanks.
Respekt, fordi de har taget det politiske ansvar for de forhold, der er beskrevet i beretningen fra Den Uafhængige Ekspertgruppe, og vores tak fortjener Kommissionen og dens medarbejdere for det arbejde, som de har ydet for Den Europæiske Union i de forløbne år. for dens uddybning og udvidelse.
They deserve respect for having accepted political responsibility for the circumstances described in the independent experts' report: and the Commission and its staff also deserve our thanks for the work they have done over the last few years to deepen and broaden European union.
I deres embedsperiode er der truffet strategiske beslutninger for den europæiske integrationsproces, som Kommissionen har bidraget væsentligt til, som ved indforeisen af euroen og indledningen af den igangværende udvidelsesproces.
Strategic decisions were taken during their tenure, such as the introduction of the euro and the start of the present enlargement process, decisions in which the Commission played a vital part.
Flertil hører ikke mindst Agenda 2000.
Not least among its achievements is Agenda 2000.
Det arbejde, der er indledt her, skal Kommissionen afslutte som fungerende Kommission. Jeg håber, det kan ske i løbet af få dage.
The Commission must complete the work it has started on this initiative while it is still in office, which I hope will be done within a few days.
Europa, formandskabet, vi alle må i de næste dage kunne stole på, at vi har en fuldt funktionsdygtig Kommission.
Europe, the presidency and all of us here must be able to depend on a fully operational Commission in the coming days.
Kommissionens fratræden viser, at der langsomt, men støt begynder at vise sig en europæisk offentlighed og en styrkelse af de demokratisk-parlamentariske komponenter.
The resignation of the Commission has highlighted the slow but steady development ol a European public opinion and the strengthening of parliamentary democracy as a component of the Union.
Efter min overbevisning har de demokratiske principper stået deres prøve, og det er jeg inderligt tilfreds med.
It is my belief that the principles of democracy have stood this test, and I welcome that from the bottom of my heart.
De beklagelige fejl, der nu er bragt for dagens lys, må imidlertid ikke føre til, at hele institutionen bringes i miskredit.
But the deplorable errors that have now been uncovered must not bring the entire institution into disrepute.
Kommissionen har siden oprettelsen af De Europæiske Fællesskaber for over 40 år siden været en nogleinstitution for de fortsatte fremskridt i den europæiske integration.
Since the European Communities were founded more than 40 years ago, the Commission has been the key institution in the unceasing advance of European integration.
Den skal upartisk repræsentere alle 15 medlemsstaters almene interesse og skal også i fremtiden være motor og initiativtager til den videre udvikling af den europæiske
It has to represent the common good of all 15 Member States in an
Vi må ikke bringe denne institution, som ikke har nogen fortilfælde i vores nationalstater, i miskredit, hvis vi — og det er der vel ingen tvivl om — vil realisere Unionens mål.
If we wish to achieve the aims of the Union — and there is surely no doubt of that — we cannot afford to discredit an institution which is unparalleled in the history of our nation states.
Den Europæiske Union har brug for en stærk, handlekraftig Kommission — meget hurtigt.
The European Union needs a strong Commission with authority to act, and needs it quickly.
Det, der nu er behov for, er en grundlæggende og gennemgribende reform, som formand Santer allerede har indledt.
What is now required is the total radical reform that President Santer has already initiated.
Også dette må man klart udtrykke anerkendelse for.
That too must be explicitly recognised.
Programmerne MAP 2000 for en bedre organisation og personaleadministration og SEM 2000 for bedre økonomisk kontrol er skridt i den rigtige retning.
The MAP 2000 programme for better organisation and personnel management and the SEM 2000 programme, designed to improve financial control, are steps in the right direction.
Kommissionens interne kontrolmyndighed, UCLAF, skal ændres til et uafhængigt kontrolorgan.
The Commission's internal inspectorate, UCLAF, must become an independent control body.
Hvordan skal det nu fortsætte?
Where do we go from here?
Det er helt afgørende, at Den Europæiske Union viser sig handlekraftig i denne vanskelige fase.
It is absolutely crucial that the European Union should demonstrate its effectiveness at this difficult juncture.
For det særlige topmøde i Berlin betyder dette, at det tyske formandskab vil gøre alt for, at der i Berlin kan opnås en politisk aftale om et samlet kompromis om Agenda 2000.
As far as the special meeting of the European Council in Berlin is concerned, this means that the German Presidency must do everything it can to broker a political deal on the Agenda 2000 package.
Det er vigtigere end nogensinde, at mødet i Berlin bliver en succes!
Success in Berlin is now more crucial than ever.
Dette vil — det vil jeg gerne tilføje — blive en af de mest afgørende uger for Europa, for i denne uge har vi ikke bare Berlin, vi har desværre også en tilspidsning af situationen i Kosovo.
Let me add that this will be one of the most decisive weeks Europe has faced; not only do we have the Berlin meeting this week, but the crisis in Kosovo has regrettably come to a head.
Kommissionen er trådt tilbage.
And we have had the resignation of the Commission.
Ophobningen af disse tre kriser viser også, hvor stor den udfordring er, som vi i Europa, nationalstaterne, Kommissionen, Det Europæiske Råd, Parlamentet står over for netop nu, og hvor stort det ansvar, som vi skal løfte for i fællesskab at kunne klare disse kriser, er.
The accumulation of these three crises also shows how much we in Europe — our nations, the Commission, the European Council and Parliament — have to do at the present time; we have a huge burden of responsibility to shoulder if we are to overcome these crises together.
Forbundskansler Schröders rundrejse og drøftelserne i Rådet i går har overbevist os om, at alle medlemsstaterne virkelig ønsker denne succes. Kommissionens fratræden er hverken en politisk eller en juridisk hindring for, at vi kan opnå denne succes i Berlin, som vi alle stræber efter.
The results of the round of visits undertaken by Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, as well as yesterday's discussions in the General Affairs Council, have convinced us that all the Member States ardently desire success in Berlin.
Kommissionen vil i henhold til traktaten fungere, indtil den erstattes af en ny Kommission. Dette er nødvendigt for at sikre en stabil overgang.
In accordance with the Treaty, the Commission will continue to perform its official duties until it is replaced by a new Commission.
Jeg har tillid til, at Berlin bliver en succes, og at Agenda 2000 kan afsluttes formelt i Parlamentets indeværende valg periode.
I am confident that Berlin will be a success and that Agenda 2000 can be formally adopted before the end of the present legislative term.
Forudsætningerne for det er blevet skabt gennem de regelmæssige kontakter mellem Europa-Parlamentet, formandskabet og Kommissionen om arbejdets gang.
The way has been prepared by regular contacts between the European Parliament, the presidency and the Commission for progress briefings.
Naturligvis skal Det Europæiske Råd i Berlin også beskæftige sig med følgerne af Kommissionens tilbagetræden.
The European Council in Berlin will also have to deal, of course, with the consequences of the Commission's resignation.
Uden af foregribe stats- og regeringschefernes forhandlinger, som sikkert ikke bliver nemme, kan man allerede i dag sige, at de nødvendige beslutninger for at indsætte en ny Kommission skal træffes i en vanskelig politisk og juridisk situation, med overgangen fra Maastricht-traktaten til Amsterdam, de konstitutionelle spørgsmål, som er forbundet hermed, i det hele taget det faktum, at det er første gang, vi har at gøre med alle disse spørgsmål.
Without wishing to anticipate the discussions of the Heads of State and Government, which will certainly not be easy, I think we can already say that the decisions which need to be taken to appoint a new Commission will have to be reached in a difficult political and legal context, at a time of transition from the situation created by Maastricht to the new Amsterdam regime with the accompanying constitutional issues, coupled with the fact hat we are dealing with all these matters for the first time.
Rådsformandskabet har stor forståelse for Deres formands forslag, som får støtte fra alle grupperne, om at proceduren med at udpege en kandidat til posten som formand for Europa-Kommissionen skal indledes så hurtigt som muligt.
The Council presidency has a great deal of sympathy with your President's proposal, which is supported by all political groups, that the procedure to nominate a candidate for the office of President of the European Commission should be initiated as soon as possible.
Efter dette forslag ville Europa-Parlamentet kunne godkende udpegelsen af den nye kommissionsformand allerede på Parlamentets møde i april og godkende den nye Kommission allerede i maj — men det dog en meget ambitiøs tidsplan.
According to that proposal, the European Parliament could approve the nomination of a new Commission President at its part-session in April, and then in May — which is a very ambitious target — it could approve the nomination of the new Commission.
I denne sammenhæng dukker der et andet problem op, nemlig spørgsmålet om, for hvor lang tid Kommissionen indsættes i forbindelse med den samtidige overgang fra dette Europa-Parlament til det nye, som skal vælges, og som så, efter hvad jeg hører, vil træde sammen den 20. juli, og hvis fuldt suveræne beslutning heller ikke kan eller må foregribes.
This in turn raises another specific problem, which concerns the length of time for which the Commission is to be appointed, given the fact that its appointment coincides with the transition from the present Parliament to the one which will be elected this summer and which, I am informed, is due to convene on 20 July. The sovereign decision of the new Parliament cannot and must not be pre-empted.
De beslutninger, der skal træffes, er af stor politisk betydning.
The decisions that have to be taken are of enormous political importance.
Jeg vil gerne forsikre Dem om, at Rådsformandskabet er interesseret i at nå frem til en hurtig og konstruktiv løsning i et tæt samarbejde med Europa-Parlamentet, part nerne i Den Europæiske Union og den fungerende Kommission.
Let me assure you that it is the concern of the Council presidency to arrive at a speedy and constructive solution in close coordination with the European Parliament, the Member States of the European Union and the Commission which is in office.
Stats- og regeringscheferne vil i Berlin beskæftige sig intensivt med spørgsmålet om den videre procedure og — hvis det er muligt — også med personspørgsmålet.
In Berlin, the Heads of State and Government will deal in detail with the question of the next steps to be taken and — if possible — may even move on to talk about specific individuals.