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Regionsudvalgets formand, Michel Delebarre, var overbevist om, at konventmetoden var af afgørende betydning for den fremtidige reform af traktaterne.
The President of the Committee of the Regions, Michel Delebarre, was convinced that the convention method was vital for the future reform of the treaties.
Margot Wallström, næstformand for Kommissionen, foreslog på den anden side afholdelse af åbne debatter i de nationale parlamenter og i medierne under hele ratificeringsprocessen.
On the other hand, Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström put forward the idea of holding open debates in national parliaments and in the media throughout the whole of the ratification process.
Rapportens formål er at evaluere EØSU’s gennemslagskraft, når det gælder dets tre hovedopgaver: dets rådgivende rolle, dets indsats for at bringe EU tættere på borgerne og dets bidrag til at styrke civilsamfundet uden for EU.
The aim was to evaluate the Committee’s impact with reference to its three main missions: its consultative role, its task of bringing Europe closer to the citizen, and its contribution to strengthening the role of civil society in non-EU countries and areas.
Repræsentanten for det portugisiske rådsformandskab, Manuel Lobo Antunes, erklærede: »Det er vores pligt at høre samfundet, og det er jeres ret at blive hørt.« Endelig understregede EuropaParlamentets repræsen-
The Portuguese EU representative, Manuel Lobo Antunes, declared that: ‘It is our duty to consult society and it is your right to be consulted.’
Resultaterne er talende.
Finally, the European
De sonderende udtalelser, som EU-institutionerne beder os om at udarbejde, og vores initiativudtalelser synes at være særligt egnede til at gøre vores stærke sider gældende.
According to the Commission’s follow-up reports, the EESC is seen as a useful and effective ‘pool of expertise’ which is in touch with issues of key importance for the EU.
Analysen viser faktisk, at disse to former for udtalelse har en betydelig merværdi.
Exploratory opinions drawn up at the request of institutions and own-initiative opinions appear to be particularly effective in promoting our values, as analysis shows that these two types of opinion offer significant added value.
Som fremhævet af EØSU’s formand, Dimitris Dimitriadis, ønsker udvalget at vise sin solidaritet med dem, der er blevet ramt af naturkatastrofer.
As EESC President Dimitris Dimitriadis highlighted, the Committee would like to express its solidarity with those struck by natural disasters.
Han tilføjede, at »det er helt afgørende for Den Europæiske Union, at solidariteten er synlig, og at EU konkret viser, hvordan det reagerer på sådanne katastrofer«.
He added that ‘it is of vital importance for the European Union to make its solidarity visible and to tangibly show its reaction to such disasters’.
EØSU’s anden rolle som en bro mellem EU og det organiserede civilsamfund har også givet gode resultater.
In the plenary session of 26 and 27 September 2007, the Committee adopted almost unanimously a resolution regarding the prevention and confrontation of natural disasters.
Både ved at afholde store events i medlemsstaterne og gennem initiativer, som EØSU’s medlemmer har planlagt sammen med organisationer i civilsamfundet, har EØSU bidraget til at dynamisere og demokratisere debatten om europæisk integration.
After the recent fires that struck the Greek region of Peloponnese, and the occurence of natural disasters in other parts of Europe in the past few months, the EESC decided to take action to reinforce mechanisms to protect against future disasters.
På plenarforsamlingen den 26.-27. september 2007 vedtog EØSU næsten enstemmigt en resolution om forebyggelse og håndtering af naturkatastrofer.
The second role of acting as a bridge between Europe and civil society also had a very positive impact.
Som en konsekvens af de brande, der for nylig hærgede den græske region Peloponnes, men også som følge af naturkatastrofer i andre dele af Europa i de seneste måneder besluttede EØSU at gøre en indsats for at forstærke beskyttelsesforanstaltningerne over for fremtidige katastrofer.
Both in terms of high-profile events in the Member States and initiatives by EESC members in liaison with civil society organisations, the EESC has helped to make the debate on European integration more dynamic and democratic.
Endelig har EØSU’s indsats i lande uden for EU udviklet sig meget stærkt, og EØSU’s rolle som de store EU-institutioners partner er blevet konsolideret.
In fact, the Committee had already issued a related opinion on civil protection two years ago, proposing measures to improve the Community civil protection mechanism.
Udvalget erklærede endvidere, at det snart vil offentliggøre en ny initiativudtalelse, der bygger på en tidligere udtalelse.
Finally, the EESC’s activities in non-EU countries have developed considerably, and it has consolidated its role of acting as a partner of the major European institutions.
Disse resultater, som er nået i kraft af meget slid, bekræfter, at det ikke blot er vigtigt, men nødvendigt, at følge op på EØSU’s arbejde og fremme det.
These results, which have involved a significant amount of work, show that it is essential to follow up and promote the Committee’s activity.
Jeg er glad for, at EØSU’s præsidium har accepteret, at vi fremover regelmæssigt udarbejder effektrapporter af denne art. Det fortjener EØSU’s arbejde!
I am pleased that the EESC Bureau has agreed to be consulted regularly in future on such an impact report. The Committee’s work certainly warrants this step!
Effektrapporten er fremsendt til Europa-Parlamentet og kan findes på EØSU’s websted: http://www.eesc.europa.eu/documents/followup/index_en.asp
The impact report, which has been submitted to the European Parliament, is available at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/documents/follow- up/index_en.asp
Resolutionen var sat på plenarforsamlingens dagsorden på foranledning af María Candelas Sánchez Miguel, formand for EØSU’s Faglige Sektion for Landbrug, Udvikling af Landdistrikterne og Miljø (NAT) og ordfører på udtalelsen om civilbeskyttelse.
The resolution was included in the plenary session’s agenda at the initiative of Maria Candelas Sanchez Miguel, President of the EESC’s Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment (NAT), and rapporteur of the opinion on civil protection.
I sin tale fremhævede María Sánchez vigtigheden af to områder, som resolutionen vedrører: behovet for en mekanisme, der på effektiv vis koordinerer og støtter det store antal frivillige i hver medlemsstat, samt behovet for at vedtage harmoniseret lovgivning for civil- og strafferetligt ansvar, således at dem, der er ansvarlige for skader forårsaget af naturkatastrofer, ikke går ustraffet.
During her speech, Ms Sanchez stressed the importance of two points that the resolution addresses: the need for a mechanism that will effectively coordinate and support the large number of volunteers available in each Member State, and the need for the adoption of harmonised legislation on civil and criminal liability, so that the people responsible for the damage caused by natural disasters do not go unpunished.
En brandmand i kamp mod ilden på Peloponnes i Grækenland
A fireman fighting fires in the Peloponnese region in Greece.
• EØSU sætter energiproblemerne øverst på dagsordenen side 3
• The EESC puts energy problems high on its agenda page 3
12. november 2007, Bruxelles: »Formidling af Europa: Hvilken rolle ønsker civilsamfundet at spille?« Presseattachéer for civilsamfundsorganisationer afholder en konference med deltagelse af Margot Wallström.
12 November 2007: ‘Communicating Europe: What role does civil society wish to play?’.
• Hvordan ser fremtiden ud for det indre marked?
Conference in Brussels for civil society press officers, attended by Margot Wallström.
Den 11. rundbordsdialog mellem civilsamfundet i EU og Indien blev afholdt den 20.-22. september 2007 i New Delhi.
The India–EU Civil Society round table held its 11th meeting in New Delhi from 20 to 22 September 2007.
Rundbordsdialogen blev ledet af EØSU’s formand, Dimitris Dimitriadis, og Shri N.N. Vohra, der repræsenterede Indien, og var helliget tre store temaer: social udvikling, vedvarende energi samt handel og investeringer.
Co-chaired by EESC President Dimitri Dimitriadis and Mr N. N. Vohra, for India, the round table discussed three main issues: social development, renewable energy and trade and investment.
Hvad angår den sociale udvikling, noterede rundbordsdialogen sig de gode resultater, som skyldtes borgerorganisationers og ngo’ers aktive deltagelse i den praktiske gennemførelse af visse programmer.
The round table took note of success stories in social development resulting from the active involvement of civil society organisations and NGOs in the actual implementation of programmes.
Den slog til lyd for, at man fortsatte denne indsats i samarbejde med EU.
It advocated developing this type of involvement in cooperation with the EU.
EØSU går stærkt ind for at fremme vedvarende energi for at bekæmpe forurening og CO2-udslip i Indien.
The EESC is strongly in favour of promoting renewable energy to combat pollution and CO2 emissions in India.
Den 17. september 2007 søsatte Business Centre Club (en erhvervsorganisation i Polen) kampagnen »Pro-euro« — en landsdækkende kampagne, der sigter mod en hurtig optagelse af Polen i eurosamarbejdet.
On 17 September 2007, the Business Centre Club (a business association in Poland) launched its pro-euro campaign — a national campaign aimed at promoting Poland’s rapid entry into the euro area.
Kampagnen vil fortsætte, indtil Polen optages i euroområdet.
The campaign will continue until Poland joins the euro area.
Projektet ledes af et kampagneudvalg, der bl.a. tæller følgende medlemmer: EU-kommissær Danuta Hübner, EØSU-formand Dimitri Dimitriadis, tre medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet, Bronisław Geremek, Jerzy Buzek og Dariusz Rosati, samt Marek Goliszewski, formand for Business Centre Club. EØSUmedlemmerne Jarosław Mulewicz og Krzysztof Ostrowski deltager ligeledes i kampagnen.
The project is being overseen by the campaign board, whose members include Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner, EESC President Dimitris Dimitriadis, the MEPs Bronisław Geremek, Jerzy Buzek and Dariusz Rosati, and Marek Goliszewski, president of the BCC, EESC members Jarosław Mulewicz and Krzysztof Ostrowski are also taking part in the campaign.
I den forbindelse bør rundbordsdialogen spille en afgørende rolle som forum for meningsudveksling med og deltagelse af civilsamfundet.
The round table will meet again in Europe during the first half of 2008 to address the issues of climate change, trade and investment, and migration.
Rundbordsdialogen drøftede problematikken omkring vedvarende energi og fremhævede Indiens særlige luftforureningsproblem, herunder forurening af indeluften i landdistrikterne.
The round table focused on renewable energy and addressed the specific nature of air pollution in India, including indoor air pollution in rural areas.
Den glædede sig over Indiens indsats for at forsyne befolkningen med renere brændsel til madlavning og lagde op til et tættere samarbejde mellem EU og Indien på området samt anvendelsen af lokalt fremstillede ressourcer.
It welcomed Indian efforts to provide people with cleaner cooking fuels and called for significant EU–India cooperation in this field, with emphasis on local sourcing.
Rundbordsdialogen glædede sig ligeledes over premierminister Manmohan Singhs initiativ, som den tyske forbundskansler, Angela Merkel, støtter, og som indebærer, at konvergensen af emissioner pr. indbygger skal danne grundlag for de fortsatte forhandlinger inden for rammerne af Kyoto-protokollen.
The round table also welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s initiative, which won the support of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to use the convergence of per capita emission rates as a basis for pushing forward negotiations within the framework of the Kyoto Protocol.
Velkommen til vores nye medlemmer!
Welcome to our new members!
(fortsat fra side 1 — Budskab til regeringskonferencen 2007)
(Continued from page 1 — Message to the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference...) fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights was not to be included in the treaty.
De andre paneldeltagere gav ligeledes udtryk for deres vurdering af situationen.
Marco Felisati has joined the EESC’s Employers Group.
Han sagde endvidere, at der var behov for at opbygge en »demokratisk infrastruktur«.
He is a member of the International Affairs Committee of Business-europe (formerly UNICE).
Antonio Marzano, formand for CNEL, understregede det vigtige i at fastholde bestemmelserne om arbejdsmarkedsparternes rolle.
Throughout his career he has been devoted to European integration, in particular to the representation of industry interests, at both European and international level.
Marco Felisati er nyt medlem af EØSU’s arbejdsgivergruppe.
Jean-Marc Roirant, co-chair of the EESC Liaison Group, made it clear that citizens do not trust policymakers because their opinions are not heard.
Han er medlem af udvalget for internationale anliggender i »Businesseurope« (det tidligere Unice).
He also said that there was a need to build a ‘democratic infrastructure’.
Han har gennem hele sin karriere arbejdet for europæisk integration, især repræsentation af industriens interesser på såvel europæisk som internationalt niveau.
Antonio Marzano, President of CNEL, underlined the importance of retaining the provisions recognising the role of social partners.
Fra 1996 til 1998 arbejdede han for den italienske arbejdsgiverforening (Confindustria) med ansvar for EU’s eksterne forbindelser ved den faste repræsentation i Bruxelles.
Between 1996 and 1998 he was in charge of EU external relations at the Confederation of Italian Industry (Confindustria), working in the permanent representation in Brussels.
Fra 1999 til 2002 var han som udstationeret national ekspert ved Kommissionen i Bruxelles projektleder for Asia-Invest-programmet. I dag er han chef for Confindustrias handelspolitik.
From 1999 to 2002 he was task manager of the ‘Asia-Invest’ programme at the European Commission in Brussels, as a detached national expert.
Ferdinando Riccardi, redaktør for Agence Europe, opsummerede panelets bemærkninger og tilføjede, at man ikke kunne høre offentligheden om en uforståelig tekst.
Ferdinando Riccardi, editor at Agence Europe, summarised the panel’s comments.
På trods af denne kritik mente han dog, at traktaten burde vedtages.
He added that one could not have popular consultation on an incomprehensible text, but said he thought that the treaty had to be adopted despite the criticism.
EØSU’s næstformand, Jillian van Turnhout, sluttede konferencen af med at opfordre alle civilsamfundspartnere i medlemsstaterne til at forklare borgerne EU’s egentlige rolle.
Concluding the conference, EESC Vice-President Jillian van Turnhout called on all civil society partners in Member States to explain the real role of Europe to citizens.
Formidling af EU i partnerskab!
Communicating Europe in Partnership
Der var over 200 deltagere i konferencen, herunder en lang række repræsentanter for civilsamfundsorganisationer.
The conference brought together more than 200 participants, including a large number of representatives from civil society organisations.
Åbningsmødet blev efterfulgt af tre parallelle workshopper, som beskæftigede sig med demokratisk legitimitet, inddragelse af det organiserede civilsamfund, borgerrettigheder og de forskellige EU-politikker i lyset af traktatreformen.
The opening session was followed by three parallel workshops, which dealt with democratic legitimacy, the participation of organised civil society and citizens’ rights, and the different EU policies in the light of the Reform Treaty.
I forbindelse med mødet i ECAS (European Citizens Action Service) den 3. oktober, der havde overskriften »Lytter EU virkelig til sine borgere?
Speaking in the framework of the European Citizens Action Service (ECAS) seminar ‘Is the EU really listening to citizens?
En ABC i et deltagerbaseret demokratis metoder«, understregede EØSU’s næstformand, Jillian Van Turnhout, at udvalget spiller en nøglerolle i høringen af civilsamfundet.
The ABC of participatory democracy methods’ on 3 October, EESC Vice-President Jillian van Turnhout stressed the key role of the Committee in civil society consultation.
Gundars Strautmanis er også medlem af EØSU’s arbejdsgivergruppe.
Gundars Strautmanis is a member of the Committee’s Employers Group.
Han er i øjeblikket administrerende direktør for LATTELECOM, hvor han desuden har beklædt poster som formand for direktionen (1994-2004) og formand for bestyrelsen (19931994).
He is currently chairman of the management board of Lattelecom, where he has also been chairman of the management committee (1994–2004) and chairman of the board of directors (1993–94).
Han har i løbet af sin karriere fået rig erfaring på industriens område og inden for mikroelektronisk forskning, idet han har arbejdet som videnskabelig medarbejder, laboratoriechef og vicegeneraldirektør med ansvar for forskning på instituttet for videnskabelig og mikroelektronisk forskning i Riga.
Throughout his professional career, Mr Strautmanis has acquired wide experience on the research and industrial side of microelectronics, working as a scientist, lab head and deputy director-general in charge of research at the Institute of Scientific and Microelectronics Research in Riga.
Dagen efter, på det afsluttende møde, fremlagde EØSU’s tre gruppeformænd de forskellige workshoppers konklu-sioner: traktatreformens resultater og mangler, de næste skridt efter regeringskonferencen og den europæiske integrationsproces’ fremtid.
The workshops’ conclusions were presented by the three EESC Group presidents at the closing session on the following day: ‘Achievements and deficiencies of the Reform Treaty, next steps after the IGC and the future of the process of European integration’.
Herefter fulgte en generel debat.
This was followed by a general debate.
Under sin præsentation advarede Henri Malosse, formand for EØSU’s arbejdsgivergruppe, om manglende demokratisk legitimitet i det europæiske projekt.
During his presentation, Henri Malosse, President of the EESC Employers Group, warned that the European venture lacked democratic legitimacy.
Gundars Strautmanis har også været lettisk repræsentant i rådet af medlemsstater i den europæiske telekommunikationsorganisation EUTELSAT siden 1995, medlem af rådet for Letlands arbejdsgiverforbund siden 2000 og medlem af bestyrelsen for den elektrotekniske og elektroniske industris landsforbund i Letland siden 2006.
She welcomed the presentation made at this occasion by Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström and the key innovations brought forward by the Commission’s proposal to communicate Europe in Partnership, but warned against the temptation to create new heavy structures. When it comes to civil society consultation, the EESC is and should remain the bridge between the European institutions and organised civil society.
Hun bifaldt kommissionsmedlem Margot Wallströms tale og så positivt på de vigtige innovationer, som der blev lagt op til i Kommissionens forslag om formidling af EU i partnerskab, men advarede mod fristelsen til at skabe nye tunge strukturer. Hvad angår høring af civilsamfundet, er og bør EØSU forblive bindeleddet mellem EU’s institutioner og det organiserede civilsamfund.
Mr Strautmanis is also the Latvian representative on the council of the Member States of the European Telecommunications Organisation (Eutelsat) (since 1995), a member of the council of the Latvian Employers Confederation (since 2000), and a member of the board of directors of the Latvian Electronics and Electrotechnology Association (since 2006).
Staffan Nilsson, formand for EØSU’s gruppe »Andre Interesser«, spurgte forsamlingen, hvordan unge kunne deltage i demokratiet.
For his part, Staffan Nilsson, President of the EESC’s Various Interests Group, asked the audience about ways in which young people could participate in democracy.
Mario Sepi, formand for arbejdsgivergruppen, fremhævede ligesom formanden, Dimitris Dimitriadis, behovet for langt større gennemsigtighed.
And Mario Sepi, President of the EESC Employees Group, stressed the need for much more transparency, as did President Dimitriadis.
De økonomiske og sociale konsekvenser af tendenser på de finansielle markeder af Olivier Derruine ber, pensionsfonde og senest de såkaldte private equity-fonde og hedgefonde — indflydelse har ført til, at de virksomheder, hvis vigtigste, stabiliserende aktionærer (banker, staten eller andre virksomheder) er forsvundet, er nødt til at prioritere kortsigtede mål.
The economic and social consequences of financial market trends by Olivier Derruine pension funds and, more recently, so-called ‘private equity’ funds (hedge funds) — companies which have lost their reference shareholder (banks, the State or other companies), a stabilising factor, have had to focus on short-term objectives.
I endnu højere grad end fortjenesten er nøgleindikatoren i denne sammenhæng »earnings per share«, dvs. afkastet pr. aktie, som markedet forventer vil stige fra kvartal til kvartal, når virksomhederne offentliggør deres kvartalsresultater.
Timely action: following turbulence in the financial markets over the last few months, the EESC is launching a debate on the economic and social consequences.
I rette tid: Efter de seneste måneders uro på de finansielle markeder starter EØSU en debat om de økonomiske og sociale konsekvenser.
Even more than profit, the key indicator in this respect is earnings per share (EPS): the market systematically expects to see an increase each quarter in the companies’ published results.
Denne koncentration på kortsigtede resultater kan tilskynde virksomhederne til at vedtage strategier som f.eks. fusioner/overtagelser, nedlæggelser af mindre produktive filialer eller afdelinger, udflytninger og ændringer af kontrakter med henblik på at gøre disse mere fleksible, således at faste udgifter konverteres til variable udgifter.
This focus on the short term can encourage companies to adopt strategies such as merger-acquisition, the disposal of an under-perform-ing subsidiary or department, relocation, and making contracts more flexible to convert fixed costs into variable costs, etc.
Desuden stimuleres disse spekulative markeder af det forhold, at lederne af investeringsfonde ikke finansielt bærer de tab, der opstår som følge af fejlagtige beslutninger, og markederne disciplineres således ikke.
Furthermore, these speculative markets are themselves driven by the fact that the investment fund managers will not bear the losses generated by poor decisions, and so have no reason to exercise discipline.
Det er derfor i sidste ende sparerne, der skaber grobund for spekulation.
Therefore, in the final analysis, it is investors who provide the ammunition for speculation.
Siden begyndelsen af 1980’erne har det europæiske økonomiske system gennemgået en genetisk forvandling.
Since the early 1980s, the European economic system has been undergoing a sea change.
EU har — bevidst eller ubevidst — gradvis taget et stort antal normer af amerikansk oprindelse til sig, navnlig inden for virksomhedsledelse.
Gradually, and whether deliberately or not, the EU has adopted a vast array of standards taken from the USA, particularly in the field of corporate governance.
Man har imidlertid glemt, at økonomisk organisation og social model er to sider af samme mønt, hvorfor overtagelsen af normer fra den anden side af Atlanterhavet har fået gennemgribende sociale konsekvenser.
However, the Union has forgotten that economic organisation and the social model are two sides of the same coin, and so convergence towards US standards has been accompanied by profound social consequences.