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Europa-Parlamentets informationskontor i Danmark har eksisteret siden 1974.
WHEN VOTERS across Europe go to the polls between the 10 and 13 June to elect members of the European Parliament (MEPs), EU citizens living in Gibraltar will most likely be staying at home as they do not have the right to vote in European elections.
Informationskontoret har blandt andet følgende opgaver:
But that could all change following a decision last month by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
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condemned the US's unilateral imposition of sanctions totalling $500m on EU exports.
Vi har i de senere år udgivet en lang række brochurer, som kan fås ved henvendelse til vores informationskontor:
Miss Matthews had applied to be registered as a voter in the European Parliament elections in 1994, but was told that under the terms of the EC Act on Direct Elections of 1976, Gibraltar was not included in the franchise for those elections.
Vort informationskontor besvarer årligt op imod 6.000 spørgsmål via telefonen og cirka 4.000 skrift lige spørgsmål.
Despite this unilateral action of the US, Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan stated that the EU was not planning retaliatory action and would pursue the matter through the proper legal channels.
Endvidere kan man møde personligt op og få be svaret spørgsmål eller få udleveret materiale.
He warned, however, that it was impossible for this dispute not to have a negative impact on relations be tween the two parties.
* at informere danskerne om Eu ropa-Parlamentet og dets aktiviteter samt om EU mere generelt, * at hjælpe den danske presse til at dække Europa-Parlamentets aktiviteter, * at besvare spørgsmål om Euro pa-Parlamentet og EU generelt, * at yde en særlig informationsindsats omkring EU-folkeafstemninger og valg til Europa-Parlamentet, mentet,
The ruling now puts pressure on Britain to grant people living in Gibraltar a say in choosing MEPs, but this will not be easy as it will require the unanimous agreement of all EU countries to a change to the 1976 Act on direct elections.
Danmark i Europa: - Ja til medindflydelse!, 8 sider.
Star envoys take England World Cup bid to Europe
* at hjælpe danskere, der vil klage til EU's ombudsmand, sende et såkaldt »andragende« (klage/anmodning) til Europa-Parlamentet eller som vil i kontakt med et af de 16 danske medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet.
But, stung into action by the Strasbourg decision, the UK Government is already "taking all available steps" to extend the European vote to Gibraltar, according to a recent answer given in the House of Lords.
Har man adgang til internet, er der mulighed for at finde de fleste af Europa-Parlamentets betænkninger og rapporter. På vor egen hjemmeside (www.europarl.dk) vil der være oplysninger om valget til Europa-Parlamentet og generelle oplysninger om Europa-Parlamentet. mentet.
Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst brought England's World Cup bid to Strasbourg at the invitation of Angela Billingham (Northamptonshire and Blaby, PES), who is Secretary of Parliament's Sports Intergroup
Dermed er listen over vore aktiviteter dog langtfra udtømt, idet informationsvirksomhed er en blandet landhandel, som består af et hav af forskellige aktiviteter.
Junior Minister Baroness Symons told peers that the Government would be tabling an amendment in Brussels to the 1976 Act but admitted that any change was unlikely to be in time for this June's European poll.
Europa-Parlamentets informationskontor arrangerer og deltager i en lang række konferencer, seminarer og udstillinger over hele landet, blandt andet i forbindelse med EU-valget den 10. juni 1999, som jo er det femte direkte valg til Europa-Parlamentet.
He said this helped to make the league the "most cosmopolitan in the world". Britain's Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in a personal message supporting England's bid, wrote: "I believe our country has the vision, the enthusiasm and the commitment to host an excellent World Cup in 2006.
Vi har en video med titlen »Uden demokrati - intet Europa«, som kan lånes gratis på alle amtscentraler.
The British Government, therefore, supports England's World Cup bid whole heartledly"
Vi holder gerne foredrag for besøgsgrupper både her på informationskontoret - hvor vi har plads til 30-35 personer - og ude i byen.
Glenys Kinnock (South Wales East, PES) also stressed that the EU should not give in to US blackmail.
Vi har opretttet et EU Junior Team på cirka 20 personer, som holder foredrag overalt i landet på gymnasier, skoler, handelsskoler m.m.
The dispute is a result of the EU bananas regime which gives preferential treatment ¡ iver tariffs to imports from former European colonics in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Vi har en brochure med navne og adresser på de 20 foredragsholdere. dragsholdere.
The US claims that it discriminates against ils distributors of Latin American fruit and is costing them up to $520 m each year.
Vi har en tæt kontakt til pressen og de danske journalister.
The original regime was condemned in 1997 by the WTO, and, in the light of this ruling, the EU has made changes to the arrangements, including a ten-year programme worth £250m encouraging banana growers to diversify.
Vi arrangerer ofte journalistseminarer for at ajourføre deres viden om Europa-Parlamentet og EU.
It is awaiting a WTO ruling as to whether these modifications were sufficient.
Og vi kontakter selv og bliver dagligt kontaktet af danske jounalister både i København og under Euro pa-Parlamentets samlinger i Strasbourg.
It is now arguing that the US has flouted the rules by going ahead and imposing sanctions because it has not received the authorisation of the WTO to do so.
Vi har mulighed for at invitere danske journalister med til Europa-Parlamentssamlinger, og i en årrække har vi haft 2 danske lokalradioer til at sende direkte fra disse samlinger.
Each year the EU imports 3.9 million tonnes of bananas, of which two thirds come from plantations which are mainly in South America and are largely controlled by American corporations.
Denne lille oversigt over nogle af vore aktiviteter er dog langtfra ud tømmende.
The remaining imports come mainly from the former colonics which enjoy the preferential rates.
Vi udgiver et nyhedsbrev, som ud kommer 23 gange om måneden.
"I believe without question that bid is England's.
Der er cirka 400 modtagere af ny hedsbrevet, blandt andet dagbla
"As you all know, my old friend and rival on the football field, Franz Beckenbauer, is leading German's bid.
Torsdag den 10. juni 1999 er der EU-valg i Danmark.
In many of the close encounters between our two countries over the years it has sometimes been difficult to keep the score."
Den dag skal de godt 4,1 millioner danske vælgere - samt de EU-borgere, der har bopæl i Danmark - vælge de 16 EU-parlamentarikere, som skal repræsentere Danmark I Europa-Parlamentet i perioden juli 1999 -juni 2004.
Eight countries have announced their intention to bid for 2006 - England, Ger
Brochuren er på 8 sider og har titlen »Danmark i Europa: Ja til medindflydelse!«.
Aiming to boost rights for women
På billeder ses de nuværende medarbejdere - pr. 1. marts 1999-på Europa-Parlementets informationskontor i København (fra venstre): Jens Damgaard, Ingelise Andreasen, Heine Lytsen, Franca Ferrara, Henrik Carøe Gjellebøl, Jørn Damgaard Hansen og Søren Kragh.
EU Commissioner Emma Bonino said the UK faced legal proceedings for failing to ensure that an EU directive on company law had been implemented in Gibraltar.
Nyt fra Europa
NEWS IN BRIEF
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S Day on 8 March was marked by a series of debates in Parliament in which MEPs discussed a range of issues that affect women.
For os danskere gælder det om at være med der, hvor beslutningerne træffes.
No commitment to extend duty free women has been discussed as a 'women's problem'.
Og når det gælder EU-lovgivning, så træffes de af gørende beslutninger i EU's Ministerråd og i Europa-Parlamentet.
But it is not the women who are the problem; it is the violent behaviour of men... who argue with physical force instead of words."
Derfor er det vigtigt, at så mange danske vælgere som muligt møder op og stemmer ved EU-valget torsdag den 10. juni 1999.
She outlined Commission proposals for the new Daphne programme that is part of the fight against violence to women and also children.
Således vil de 16 danske EU-parlamentarikere, der bliver valgt, møde op med et stærkt mandat fra de danske vælgere, når de skal være med til at træffe beslutninger sammen med de andre EU-landes parlamentarikere i Europa-Parlamentet.
Running since 1997, the programme has backed some 95 projects across the EU.
Der vil styrke de 16 danske EU-parlamentari keres muligheder for at varetage danske interesser og mærkesager bedre under den stadige meningsbrydning og kamp om at få indflydelse i Europa-Parlamentet i Strasbourg og Bruxelles.
The new programme will run from 2000 to 2004 and have a budget of £16m to promote similar activities.
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equality between women and men; and to allow member states to maintain and adopt positive action measures in favour of the unrepresented sex".
Bladet giver en orientering om aktuelle EU-sager bl.a. på baggrund af debatterne i Europa-Parlamentet.
"The key", added Patricia McKenna (Dublin, Greens), "is to have women in decision-making roles and in positions of power.
De kan få tilsendt Nyt fra Europa ved at udfylde og indsende denne kupon.
"Women have to be two or three times better than men if they are to get anywhere, to actually achieve anything.
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THE GERMAN Presidency of Council was not prepared to commit itself to a delay in the abolition of duty free which Is due then we will have true equality."
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For many years the issue of violence against
For hvis de danske vælgere og EU-parlamentarikere ikke søger medindflydelse i EU, så er der nogle andre - udenlandske politikere - der træffer beslutningerne også på Danmarks vegne.
For instance, a Commission report found that Danish and Irish women had the lowest life expectancy - at 77.8 and 78.6 years respectively - among women in the EU, and the UK has the third highest proportion of women following a diet (34.6%).
Derfor bør de danske vælgere sige JA TIL MEDINDFLYDELSE ved at deltage i EU-valget den 10. juni 1999!«
Heidi Hautala (Fin, Greens) called on member states to provide comprehensive health care for all, based on prevention and providing regular free check-ups.
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More controversially, MEPs supported her call for abortion - illegal in Ireland - to be legalised in all member states.
Europa-Parlamentet Kontoret i Danmark Christian IX's Gade 2, 2.
"Main-streaming" or incorporating equal opportunities into all EU policies is also an active subject.
EU-valg-brochuren kan bestille på Europa-Parlamentets informationskontor i Danmark, og afhentes på alle landets biblioteker og rådhuse.
He noted that there was no consensus in Council on the Issue and that the Presidency was seeking to reach a common basis for agreement.
Ja til medindflydelse! - Danske interesser og mærkesager 2.
To stem loss es to the smugglers, Sweden has slashed cigarette duty by 27%.
Amsterdam-traktaten - Demokratisk gennembrud i EU - Åbenhed og nærhed 3.
MEPs called on the Commission to come up with a study on tobacco taxes and the implications of different EU duty rates before 30 June 2000.
Europa-Parlamentets beføjelser - Demokratisk kontrol i Eu - EU-budgettet - Mistillidsvotum 4.
A non- binding amendment tabled by the Liberal group to a technical Commission proposal for an increase in the minimum rate just failed to be adopted.
Europa-Parlamentets mærkesager - Miljø- og forbrugerpolitik - Myten om EU's miljøpolitik 5. EU's udfordringer i de kommende år 6.
At present, EU rules provide for a minimum rate of 57% for cigarettes and 30% for hand-rolled tobacco, leaving member states free to increase the figure as much as they like.
EU-valg gennem 20 år 7.Få mere at vide før du stemmer til EU-valget Kontakt partierne direkte(Adresser, telefon- og faxnumre samt E-mail på samtlige partier og bevægelser).
This produces wide discrepancies with the UK price top of the list £3.05 and Spain on 60p a packet at the bottom, and it is considered an incentive to smuggling.
Nedenfor følger enkelte uddrag af EU-valg-brochuren:
While a recent Commission paper recognises
Udgivet af Europa-Parlamentets Centrale Presseafdeling
European Parliament, May 1999
Åbent brev fra José María Gil Robles, formand for Europa-Parlamentet, til Den Europæiske Unions borgere.
EPs voted 392 to 72 with 41 abstentions to endorse Ro­mano Prodi as the new Commission President, with his term of office in the first
første har Europa-Parlamentet, som allerede er medansvarlig for lovgivningen, de samme beføjelser som Rådet, når en stor del af fælleskabsreglerne skal vedtages, og for det andet kan den kom mende formand for Kommissionen ikke indtage sin plads, hvis Parlamentet ikke viser ham sin til lid gennem en indsættelsesafstemning af bindende karakter.
"The cabinets need to acquire a more markedly supranational structure and must simply serve as an instrument supporting poli­cies developed by the President and the Com­missioners," he said. To prove his intention to carry out his reform, he then appointed a distinguished Irish Commission Official David O'Sullivan to lead his own cabinet.
det ukendte og for det "fjerne" Bruxelles eller Strasbourg har bidraget til, at der er opstået strømninger, der stiller sig meget kritiske over for den europæiske op bygning.
Experts from Europe's building industry calculate that up to 270,000 jobs could be created in the maintenance sector alone, es­pecially as VAT is more than 20 per cent in some countries, such as Belgium and France.
Europa-Parlamentet bør stå som en troværdig afspejling af denne europæiske virkelighed og derfor også af alle disse strømninger, men det bør først og sidst være en effektiv institution, der tjener alle europæeres fælles interesser. teresser.
In Britain, a spokesman for the National Hair­dressers Federation said a VAT cut would increase the number of people employed in the sector, lead to increased investment and help to reduce prices.
Fra den 10. til den 13. juni i år af holdes der valg til Europa-Parlamentet.
instance to run until the end of the year. He is now faced with the task, in conjunction with the national governments, of putting together a top quality team, which will have to face a grilling before the new Parliament's committees at special hearings due to be held in the first week of September.
For femte gang siden 1979 kan alle stemmeberettigede borgere i Unionen vælge sine re præsentanter i den institution i Fællesskabet, der har udviklet sig mest, og som er blevet styrket mest i de sidste tyve år.
Mr Prodi is determined to give the new Commission a sharper political edge by con­centrating policy on strategic areas such as foreign policy, monetary affairs and inter­nal security, under the supervision of senior vice­presidents.
Disse to beføjelser gør Europa-Parlamentet næsten lige så relevant på europæisk plan, som de nationale parlamenter er det i de enkelte medlemsstater.
But this will contain a new intake, with almost half the newcomers only too well aware that the most dramatic act of the outgoing Parlia­ment was to force the previous Commis­sion to resign.
Ærede borger, De stemmer ganske sikkert selv altid ved lokale, regionale eller nationale valg i De res eget land, for det er sammensætningen af Deres kommunalbestyrelse eller Deres parlament, der er afgørende for, hvor dan sigtet bliver med en lang række beslutninger, der berører Dem direkte som borger.
Urging the British government to take ad­vantage of the new arrangement, Graham Mather (Hampshire North and Oxford, EPP) said, "When the proposal was launched in November 1997, it was hailed as a 'sharp change of policy' by EU Tax Commission­er Mario Monti. The slow progress of this proposal through the EU's legislative labyrinth illustrates that most member states are terrified of cutting taxes."
Det er den samme tankegang, der skal få os til at møde op på valgstederne i juni.
In his address to MEPs, Commission President designate Romano Prodi supported tax reductions as a means of creating new jobs.
Mens det at stemme ved valget til Europa-Parlamentet i 1979 og 1984 først og fremmest var udtryk for en tro på et fremtidigt forenet Europa, er det at stemme til Europa-Parlamentet i 1999 et demokratisk krav på samme måde som det, der får os til at stemme ved nationale valg.
Mr Prodi's later remarks in Britain about the creation of a "European army" and the Commission becoming the "government for the power that is given to Europe", confirm this intention but have to be placed in con­text.
Maastricht- og Amsterdam-traktaternes ikrafttræden har omdannet Europa-Parlamentet til et vigtigt organ såvel med hensyn til udarbejdelse af fællesskabslovgivning som for kontrollen med Unionens udøvende institutioner.
The Commission's powers are clearly limited and while Mr Prodi undoubtedly sup­ports closer defence co­operation, he told MEPs this could be based on "the gradual and progressive model which has already been used for monetary union", in other words, a scaled­down role for the Commission.
I de seneste måneder har den institution, jeg repræsenterer, ændret meget på sine interne regler for at skabe større åbenhed og troværdighed omkring medlem mernes arbejde.
In fact, discussions are already underway at an inter­govemmental level under the Ger­man Presidency on how to strengthen co­operation without involving other Nato countries or the USA.
Samtidig har vi brugt vores stadig vigtigere kom petenceområder til at gennemføre en effektiv kontrol med Europa-Kommissionen.
Here the political re­ality is that a reliable EU defence policy in­dependent of the US A would require increased spending by most of the member states.
I forbindelse med krisen omkring "kogalskab" var Europa-Parlamentets arbejde på afgørende vis med til at forhindre, at epidemien bredte sig.
Although Mr Prodi has already empha­sised his determination to use the new pow­ers of the Amsterdam Treaty ­ which give him a say in the choice of fellow Commis­sioners ­ to the maximum by insisting on high calibre candidates, he was warned by MEPs to make sure there is a proper gen­der balance.
For nylig er der også takket være Parlamentet begyndt at ske betydelige forbedringer i Kommissionens arbejdsform. bejdsform.
Furthermore, whichever party comes out the strongest after the June elec­tions will be looking closely at the politi­cal credentials of the candidates for Commissioners.
Konsolideringen af den europæiske integration som en realitet, der er til stede i alle borgeres daglige liv med dens succeser og fejltagelser, er gået hånd i hånd med en vis afmystificering af den europæiske tanke. Angsten for
Both Parliament and Council have to agree on the rules gov­erning pay and conditions, and although there is acceptance of a common salary of £45.000 per annum, MEPs want to continue talks with Council to iron out difficulties over pensions and taxation questions.
Der er altså en masse gode grunde til, at borgerne skal tage det kommende valg til Europa-Parlamentet alvorligt, men jeg kunne have lyst til at tilføje to, som er det i langt højere grad: for det
temal security across a continent without bor­der controls and economic policies to con­quer unemployment, where he came out in favour of tax cuts, another policy area firm­ly in the hands of national government, as decisions have to be agreed unanimously.
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He was, however, criticised by some MEPs for neglecting social policy or mea­sures to help those living on the margins.
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He saw a "more integrated and open" EU as a model to heal differences between peoples and nations.
Torsdag den 10. juni går danskerne til stemmeurnerne for at vælge de danske repræsentanter, der skal sidde i Europa-Parlamentet de næste fem år.
Com­missioners would be responsible for drawing up policy in agreement with each other, leav­ing civil servants in the directorates gener­al to implement it.
Danmark har 16 af de 626 pladser i Parlamentet, og det gælder, uanset hvor man ge danskere, der gør brug af de res stemmeret.
You mentioned employment but did not talk much about the need for the fight against social exclusion, the struggle for a fair and just Europe for all our citizens, the
Men jo flere dan skere, der stemmer den 10. juni, jo større opbakning får de danske medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet.
But while acknowledging these concerns, Mr Prodi looked to the future and painted a picture of a Europe in 2005 with a single currency part of everyday life, a more lib­eral economy and enlargement well under­way.
Derfor er det vigtigt at møde talstærkt op på valgstederne den 10. juni.
Success in all these areas would be no mean achievement.
Men antallet af ansøgerlande og de meget store forskelle i økonomisk og social udvikling, som de bringer med sig, vil stille EU over for større politiske og institutionelle udfordringer end nogen sinde før.
In the run-up to the European elections, to be held across the EU from the 10-13 June and in the UK on 10 June, EP News will appear as a monthly supplement with The Independent.
Samtidig kæmper Europa med problemer som de nuværende uacceptabelt høje arbejdsløshedsprocenter og den sociale udelukkelse, som slår skår i samfundsstrukturen.
The next issue, explaining the background to the elections and discussing the various platforms of the political parties, will be published on 4 June.
Mange borgere er foruroliget over de voksende trusler mod miljøet, og der er stigende opmærksomhed på narkotikamisbrug og organiseret kriminalitet. minalitet.
praised for his integrity and for his unswerv­ing commitment to defending Parliament's independence. While many MEPs will be hitting the campaign trail, for quite a num­ber this was their last Strasbourg session.
Europa-Parlamentet er verdens eneste internationale forsamling, der er valgt direkte af borgerne i de enkelte medlemslande.
THE EUROPEAN Parliament's fourth term of office came to an end this week, with MEPs sitting for three night sessions to clear the backlog of legislation and voting through some 100 reports on a whole range of is­sues, from charges for heavy lorries using Europe's roads to the conservation of trop­ical forests.
Parlamentet sikrer demokratiet i EU på tværs af landegrænser og nationale interesser.
The Parliament now goes into recess and will reconvene after the June elec­tions on 20 July 1999.
Med Amsterdam-traktaten får Europa-Parlamentet mere indflydelse.
He is joined by fellow Scot, Winnie Ewing (Highlands and Islands of Scotland, ERA) who also bows out.
Traktaten giver borgernes repræsentanter større medbestemmelse, idet Rådet nu får Parlamentet som medlovgiver på langt flere områder.
She first joined as a nom­inated member in 1975, and is stepping down to become "Mother" of the newly elected Scottish Parliament.
"Nyt fra Europa" giver på de følgende sider en række eksempler på Europa-Parlamentets virksomhed inden for de seneste år.
For the Tories, Sir Jack Stewart­Clark (Sussex East and Kent South, EPP), who was first elected as MEP for Sussex East in 1979 and is former Vice­President of the Parlia­ment, is leaving.
I den kommende tid skal det nyvalgte Parlament være med til at føre EU ind i det 21. århundrede.
The new Parliament will be a much­changed body, with many senior MEPs standing down.
Folkets valgte repræsentanter har de bedste muligheder for at påvirke udviklingen i retning af et EU, som er tættere på borgerne, og som tager hensyn til det, der ligger dem mest på sinde.
These include from the British members Lord Plumb (The Cotswolds, EPP), former President of the Parliament and ACP/EU Joint Assembly.
Spanien: Holland: Belgien: Grækenland: Portugal: Sverige: Østrig: Danmark: Finland: Irland: Luxembourg:
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Det nytter noget at gå til urnerne den 10. juni.
The week in Strasbourg
Sæt et lille kryds med stor betydning.
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