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Jacques Delors b e k r Ø 挨 e d e dere挨er, at Regionsudvalget b Ø r e r et tungt ansvar: for det færste for at styrke borgernes tilhærsforhold til EU og for det andet for at advare EU's institutioner om risikoen for misbrug af enhver art.
President Delors went on to say that the Committee of the Regions has a heavy responsibility: «rstly, to increase citizens' sense of belonging to the Union, and secondly, to warn the Community institutions about the risks of any kind of slippage.
Akis Tsohatzopoulos, formand for det grºske rìdsformandskab: n p o l i t i s k t r i b u n e ̌ 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 0 4 E
Mr TSOHATZOPOULOS, President-in-o/ce of the Council
Oprettelsen af Regionsudvalget er et vigtigt politisk skridt. Sammen med Europa-Parlamentet symboliserer det subsidiaritetsprincippet, dvs. en supplerende institutionel faktor, der kan reducere ¶det demokratiske underskud§.§
`At last, a few months a Π e r the Treaty on European Union entered into force, the Committee of the Regions has become a reality.
¶Regionsudvalget, som be#nder sig pç korsvejen mellem de e u r o p Ø i s k e og nationale instanser pç den ene side og borgerne pç den anden side, gær det nu muligt for de
Alongside the European Parliament, it symbolises European citizenship and is the embodiment of the principle of subsidiarity, and thus an additional institutional means of reducing the democratic de«cit.'
e u r o p Ø i s k e befolkningers stemme formelt og o L c i e l t at blive hært i EU pç alle det demokratiske systems niveauer.
`Τe Committee of the Regions, which stands at the crossroads where the European and national institutions meet with the citizens, will from now on allow the peoples of Europe to make their voice heard in the Union in a formal, o D c i a l manner at every level of the democratic system.
Regionsudvalget bidrager hermed til udvidelsen af Unionens demokratiske basis.§
Τe Committee of the Regions thus helps to broaden the Union's democratic base.'
Peter Schmidhuber, medlem af Kommissionen med ansvar for budgettet:
Mr SCHMIDHUBER, Member of the European Commission
¶Med mædet i dag indleder Regionsudvalget sit konkrete arbejde.
`Today's meeting marks the start of real work for the Committee of the Regions.
Jeg takker Dem for indbydelsen til at deltage i dette mæde, der sçdan set er det færste arbejdsmæde. Jeg vil i denne anledning ænske Regionsudvalget held og lykke med dets kommende virke.
I would like to thank you for inviting me to attend this «rst `working meeting'.
Jeg hçber, at p r Ø s e n t a t i o n e n af de regionale interesser, og dermed ogsç af borgernes s Ø r l i g e interesser, bliver en v Ø r d i f u l d og u u n d v Ø r l i g del af den e u r o p Ø i s k e integra-tionspolitik.§
I hope that the presentation of regional concerns and the speci«c interests of citizens will be a valuable and indispensable component of European integration policy.'
¶I de kommende çr skal landene i Europa overvinde problemer, som hovedsageligt har deres çrsag i historien og det internationale miljæ og ikke i det e u r o p Ø i s k e samarbejde.
`Over the coming years, the countries of Europe will have to overcome challenges, most of them caused by history and the international environment, and not by European integration.
Selv for dem, der ikke mçtte have noget e u r o p Ø i s k ideal, kunne det e u r o p Ø i s k e samarbejde til næd fremstç som et instrument, der giver det enkelte e u r o p Ø i s k e land mulighed for at tilpasse sig det, som eksperterne kalder ¶globaliseringen§ eller ¶ækonomiens globalisering§.§
Even for those who have no European ideals, European integration can at the very least be the means that enables each European country to adapt to what experts call ƒeconomic globalisation•.'
Bruce Millan, medlem af Kommissionen med ansvar for regionaludvikling og forbindelserne med Regionsudvalget:
Mr MILLAN, Member of the European Commission responsible for regional development
Oprettelsen af Regionsudvalget er et vigtigt færste skridt, og Kommissionen ser frem til at samarbejde med Dem i de kommende mçneder og çr.§
`In my capacity of Commissioner in charge of relations with the Committee of the Regions, I am very pleased to be able to address your Committee for the «rst time.'
¶Oprettelsen af Regionsudvalget er et vigtigt skridt hen imod en gradvis reduktion af det demokratiske underskud i EU.
Τe creation of your Committee is an important «rst step and the Commission looks forward to working with you in the coming months and years.'
Rìdgivende arbejde
Consultative work
Pç plenarforsamlingerne i 1994 vedtog Regionsudvalget 21 hłringsudtalelser og 6 initiativudtalelser, dvs. i alt 27 dokumenter.
In the course of its plenary sessions in 1994, the Committee of the Regions adopted 21 referral opinions and six own-initiative opinions, making a total of 27 documents.
Medlemmernes deltagelse
Members' attendance
Samlet deltagelse303 medlemmer
Total number of members
Deltagelse efter medlemsstat
Members' attendance by country
Tilstedevºrende ordinºre medlemmer
Percentage of members present
Rìdsformandskab: Frankrig/Spanien
Council P r e s i d e n c y F r a n c e / S p a i n
X Finland, Sverige og Æstrig bliver medlemmer af Den E u r o p Ø i s k e Union.X U d n Ø v n e l s e af kommissionsmedlemmerne med et mandat pç 5 çr.
X ODcial accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European U n i o n X Appointment of members of the Commission for a «ve-year term
X I k r a 挨 t r Ø d e n af Schengen-a挨alen (gradvis o p h Ø v e l s e af kontrollen ved de f Ø l l e s g r Ø n s e r , indfærelse af en ordning for personers frie b e v Ø g e l i g h e d ) .
X Entry into force of the Schengen Agreement (phasing out of controls at shared borders and introduction of a regime of free movement of persons)
Monika Wulf-Mathies, medlem af Kommissionen med ansvar for regionalpolitik og forbindelserne med Regionsudvalget og Samhłrighedsfonden:
Ms WULF-MATHIES, Member of the European Commission responsible for regional policy, relations with the C o R and the Cohesion Fund
¶Jeg er overbevist om, at EU-politikkerne, og navnlig regionalpolitikken, skal forankres bedre i byerne og regionerne, og at vi færst og fremmest bær henvende os til folk der, hvor de har deres i n t e r e s s e m Ø s s i g e centrum.
`I am convinced that European policies, in particular regional policy, need to be better rooted in the cities and regions, and we need to speak to people above all in those places where their interests lie.
Vi har behov for, at vores politik er i permanent interaktion med borgerne, og derfor er det en god ting, at Regionsudvalget eksisterer.§
We need our policies constantly to engage with citizens, which is why the existence of the Committee of the Regions is a good thing.'
¶Der er en plads reserveret til Dem pç vore udvalgsmæder, og vi lover Dem at lade Dem rçde over vor dokumentation.§
`A place is reserved for your at our committee meetings, and we make a commitment to make all our documentation available to you.'
Reprºsentanter for EU's nye medlemsstater
Representatives of new countries joining the European Union
¶Vi æstrigere ænsker at styrke Regionsudvalget pç mçlrettet vis.
`Our wish, as Austrians, is to strengthen the Committee of the Regions in a targeted manner.
Takket v Ø r e Regionsudvalgets oprettelse har regionerne allerede çbnet dæren pç klem.
Τanks to its existence as an o D c i a l body, the regions already have a foot in the door.
Maastricht-traktaten har allerede h Ø v e t n Ø r h e d s p r i n c i p p e t til et strukturelt princip for den fremtidige Union.
Τe Maastricht Treaty has already given subsidiarity the status of a structural principle in the future European Union.
Vi skal som f Ø l l e s mçl have at çbne dæren pç vid gab i 1996 for yderligere at styrke vore muligheder for at bidrage til at give Europa form, for jeg er s t Ø r k t overbevist om, at et demokratisk Borgernes Europa vil v Ø r e et n Ø r h e d e n s Europa og et regionernes Europa, ellers vil det ikke kunne realiseres.§
Our common goal must be to open the door wide in 1996 in order further to strengthen the opportunities we have to help shape Europe, as I am deeply convinced that if it is to be anything at all, a democratic Europe of citizens must be a Europe of regions that respects the principle of subsidiarity.'
¶Vi #nner har behov for Europa.
`We Finns need Europe.
Vi venter os meget af samarbejdet i EU.
We have high expectations of cooperation within the EU.
Vi deltager i oprettelsen af et kontaktnet mellem Æsteuropa og Vesteuropa, vi ænsker at udvikle Æstersæomrçdet, vi ænsker ogsç færst og fremmest, at alle vore b e s t r Ø b e l s e r overbeviser de andre EU-lande om, at de har valgt rigtigt ved at optage Finland i EU.§
We are in favour of creating a network of contacts between eastern and western Europe, we want to develop the Baltic area, and above all, we want our e C o r t s to convince the other countries of the EU that they made the right choice in allowing Finland to join the European Union.'
¶Sverige er blevet medlem af EU, og vi, som hærer til de regionale og lokale svenske myndigheder med beslutningskompetence, ænsker at arbejde sammen med Dem i Regionsudvalget for i hæjere grad og sç direkte som muligt at inddrage borgerne i beslutningstagningen i EU.§
`Sweden has joined the European Union, and those of us who are part of Swedish regional and local authorities with decision-making powers intend to work with you in the Committee of the Regions in order to involve citizens as directly and as closely as possible in the EU's decision-making institutions.'
Monika Wulf-Mathies, medlem af Kommissionen med ansvar for regionalpolitik:
Ms WULF-MATHIES, Member of the European Commission responsible for regional policy
K o m m i s s Ø r e n forklarede, at Kommissionen havde vedtaget en ¶ a d f Ø r d s k o d e k s § , der skal give samarbejdet mellem Kommissionen og Regionsudvalget indhold og styrke.
She explained that the European Commission had approved a code of conduct aimed at guiding and strengthening the cooperation between the Commission and the Committee of the Regions.
Han kvali#cerede Regionsudvalget som ¶en vigtig politisk forsamling§ og e r k l Ø r e d e i relation til Regionsudvalgets forbindelser med Europa-Parlamentet, at ¶EU har brug for alle parter, for vi er ikke konkurrenter, men partnere med k o m p l e m e n t Ø r e roller§.
He described the Committee of the Regions as a `major political assembly' and declared, with reference to relations between the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament, that `the European Union needs them both, as we are not competitors, but rather partners with complementary roles'.
Hänsch mente ogsç, at Regionsudvalgets anmodning om at blive hært af Europa-Parlamentet ¶ville kunne styrke bçde de g r u n d l Ø g g e n d e bçnd mellem de to instanser og Regionsudvalgets rçdgivende befæjelser§.
Mr Hênsch therefore believed that the Committee of the Regions' request to be able to be consulted by the European Parliament was `likely to strengthen the links between the two bodies and, at the same time, the consultative power of the Committee of the Regions.'
¶Jeg ved, at det ligger Dem pç hjerte bl.a. at mindske afstanden mellem Bruxelles og borgere.
`I know that you are committed, among other things, to reducing the distance between Brussels and our citizens.
Det er De det helt rette forum til.
You are extremely well placed to achieve this.
De kender den konkrete virkelighed i regioner, byer og kommuner.
You know the everyday realities of regions, cities and towns.
Borgerne meddeler Dem deres bekymringer og deres forhçbninger.
Members of the public tell you about their hopes and fears.
Deres viden og erfaring beriger debatten i EU.
Your knowledge and your experience enrich the debate within the Community.
Da De nu er bedre inddraget i udformningen af EU-politikkerne, er jeg sikker pç, at De er bedre i stand til at forklare dem og gære dem forstçelige.§
As you are now involved in drawing up Community policies, you are, I am sure, better able to explain them and help people understand them.'
¶I betragtning af den stemning, der rçder her, fæler jeg mig i godt selskab i dette forum.
`In the light of what has just been said, I sense that I am in good company in this forum.
Allerede i begyndelsen af februar bad Regionsudvalget i sin udtalelse om, at der tages hæjde for de sociale og regionale aspekter af informationssamfundet og understregede, at udviklingen af ny teknologi ikke kun skaber hçb, men ogsç usikkerhed over for det ukendte.
As early as the beginning of February, the Committee of the Regions asked in its opinion that social and regional aspects of the information society be taken into account, and emphasised that the development of new technologies gives rise not only to hopes, but also to fears of the unknown. However, the aim of politics is
Derudover er det p r i m Ø r e mçl for regionalpolitikken at hindre, at der opstçr et samfund i to hastigheder.
to «ght fears about information and to ensure that people have equal opportunities to use it in a balanced way.'
Regionsudvalget understregede i udtalelsen om EU's handlingsplan for informationssamfundet, at et vigtigt element for den sociale samhærighed er en global garanti for universaltjenester i EU.§
In its opinion on the European Union's action plan on the information society, the Committee of the Regions emphasised that guaranteed access for all to universal services was a key element in social cohesion.'
¶Jeg er her, fordi jeg er fuldt ud bevidst om betydningen af dette organ i EU's institutionelle mekanisme.
`I am here because I am well aware of the importance of this body in the institutional mechanism of the European Union.
De r e p r Ø s e n t e r e r de regionale og lokale myndigheders interesser, som er v Ø s e n t l i g e i befolkningernes liv for at opbygge Europa.
You represent the interests of local authorities, which are essential to making European integration a reality in the lives of our peoples.
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Pç plenarforsamlingerne i 1995 vedtog Regionsudvalget 12 hłringsudtalelser, 26 initiativudtalelser, dvs. i alt 38 dokumenter.
In the course of its plenary sessions in 1995, the Committee of the Regions adopted 12 referral opinions and 26 own-initiative opinions, making a total of 38 documents.
Samlet deltagelse176 medlemmer
Total number of members
Rìdsformandskab: Italien/Irland
Council P r e s i d e n c y I t a l y / I r e l a n d
X I k r a 挨 t r Ø d e n af toldunionen mellem EU og Tyrkiet.
X Entry into force of the customs union between the EU and Turkey
X Çbning af regeringskonferencen i Torino med henblik pç at revidere EU-traktaterne.
X Opening of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in Turin to revise the Community treaties
X Konference om udvikling af landdistrikterne i Cork, Irland.X Rçdsmæde i Dublin ̋ a挨ale om, hvorledes enhedsmænten skal indfæres.
X European Conference on Rural Development in Cork, Ireland
Han p l Ø d e r e d e for s n Ø v r e r e samordning mellem det organ, han leder, og Regionsudvalget, sç samtlige regionale og lokale myndigheders interesser kan forsvares korrekt.
He advocated closer coordination between the CLRAE and the Committee of the Regions in order better to defend the range of interests of regional and local authorities.
Hun udtrykte ænske om, at udvalget kan bidrage til at s Ø t t e EU's regionalpolitik i den ækonomiske og sociale samhærigheds samt den b Ø r e d y g t i g e udviklings tjeneste for at gære EU mere attraktivt.
She expressed the wish that the Committee help ensure that European regional policy serve to improve economic and social cohesion and sustainable development, which would make the Union more attractive.
Men det pçhviler e挨er hendes opfattelse i færste r Ø k k e de regionale og lokale myndigheder at i v Ø r k s Ø t t e programmerne med respekt for miljæet.
However, she believed that it was primarily the role of regional and local authorities to implement programmes, with due respect for the environment.
Han understregede betydningen af at styrke begrebet unionsborgerskab, et omrçde, hvor udvalget har en vigtig rolle at spille, ved at bidrage til t i l n Ø r m e l s e n mellem borgerne og EU-institutionerne.
He highlighted the importance of strengthening the concept of European citizenship, adding that this was an area where the Committee had an important role to play by bringing the citizen closer to the European institutions.
Han roste Regionsudvalget for dets initiativer og arbejde og opmuntrede det til at arbejde i f Ø l l e s s k a b , som f.eks. at skabe et mere gennemsigtigt og demokratisk EU, som er n Ø r m e r e pç borgerne.
He congratulated the Committee of the Regions for its initiatives and its work and encouraged it to work towards shared aims, such as creating a more transparent and more democratic European Union that was closer to its people.
Dette skal v Ø r e et overordnet f Ø l l e s mçl for Europa-Parlamentet, regionerne og de lokale myndigheder i hele EU.
Τis, he said, should be a major shared aim of the European Parliament, the regions, local authorities, and the whole of the European Union.
Han var overbevist om, at bçde Regionsudvalget og Europa-Parlamentet ænsker, at EU gær fremskridt og antager nye dimensioner, og at det er i den çnd, at Regionsudvalget og Europa-Parlamentet skal arbejde.
He made clear his conviction that both the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament wanted the European Union to move forward and expand, and that this was the spirit in which they needed to work.
Han mindede om, at Europa-Parlamentets institutionelle udvalg er s Ø r l i g t o p m Ø r k s o m pç Regionsudvalget, fordi det er bevidst om, at afstanden mellem borgerne og institutionerne bliver mindre, e挨erhçnden som det regionale og lokale og EU-niveauet fçr t Ø t t e r e og mere $eksible forbindelser.
He said that the institutional a C a i r s committee of the Parliament gave particular attention to the Committee of the Regions, because it was aware that the gulf between citizens and the institutions was narrowing thanks to the closer and more ‹exible relations enjoyed by the regional, local and Community levels.
NØrhed udgær, konstaterede han, uden tvivl et positivt begreb for livet i EU og er et princip, der skal anvendes pç substatslige niveauer.
He added that subsidiarity was beyond doubt a positive concept for the life of the Community, and that this principle should be applied at sub-State level.
Piero Fassino, statssekretºr for eksterne anliggender i den italienske regering:
Mr FASSINO, State Secretary responsible for external a.airs in the Italian government
Han anfærte vedrærende b e s k Ø 挨 i g e l s e n , at en g r u n d l Ø g g e n d e del af styrkelsen af alle former for dialog mellem arbejdsmarkedets parter og regeringerne ligger i n Ø r h e d s p r i n c i p p e t .
With respect to employment, he indicated that a fundamental part of strengthening all forms of dialogue between social partners and governments lay in subsidiarity.
Franz Fischler, medlem af Kommissionen med ansvar for landbrug og udvikling af landdistrikter:
Mr FISCHLER, Member of the European Commission responsible for agriculture and rural development
Han ænskede et frugtbart samarbejde med Regionsudvalget, idet landbruget berærer samtlige regioner i Europa, og den f Ø l l e s landbrugspolitik skal tage hæjde for forskelligartetheden i EU.
He hoped for fruitful cooperation with the Committee of the Regions, as agriculture a C e c t s every region of Europe, and the Common Agricultural Policy needed to take the diversity of the European Union into account.
Han g l Ø d e d e sig over rapporten om de territoriale b e s k Ø 挨 i g e l s e s p a g t e r vedtaget af forsamlingen og e r k l Ø r e d e , at han venter en meget aktiv stætte fra Regionsudvalget, fordi det via dets erfaringer beriger debatterne om EU-politikkerne og bidrager til at formidle dem, sç de bliver forstçet ude i marken, hvorved Regionsudvalget bringer EU n Ø r m e r e pç borgerne.
He welcomed the report on territorial employment pacts adopted by the Assembly; he was expecting very active support from the Committee of the Regions, as its experience enriched the debates on Community policies and helped people at the grass roots to understand them, thus bringing the European Union closer to its citizens.
Lady Shirley Williams, tidligere britisk arbejdsminister, leder af De Liberale Demokrater i Overhuset:
Baroness WILLIAMS, former British Minister for Employment; Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords
Hun tilfæjede i den forbindelse, at de lokale og regionale myndigheder kan bidrage til at skabe job til lavere udgi挨er end de nationale regeringer pç grund af deres praktiske kendskab til t e r r Ø n e t .
She added, on this subject, that local and regional authorities could help create jobs at lower cost than could national governments, thanks to their practical local knowledge.
Jacques Delors, tidligere formand for Europa-Kommissionen:
Mr DELORS, former President of the European Commission
Han understregede, at regionerne og lokalmyndighederne har en v Ø s e n t l i g rolle at spille, for at der opstçr en ny udviklingsmodel, fordi de regionalt ansvarlige som o挨est bedre kender b e g r Ø n s n i n g e r n e og mulighederne for udvikling end de ansvarlige pç centralt plan.
He emphasised that regions and local authorities had a key role to play in enabling a new model of development to emerge because, more o Π e n than not, regional leaders had a better understanding of the constraints to and opportunities for development than did the national level.
¶Det er via samarbejde, at der er skabt et EU stærre end addendernes sum.
`It has been through working together that a Union has been created that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Vi mç ikke hvile pç vore l a u r b Ø r , men skal viderebringe processen mod et mere e K e k t i v t EU, et EU, der fungerer til gavn for alle.§
We should not rest on our laurels, but continue the process towards a more e C e c t i v e Europe, one that works for all.'
Hun anfærte, at det er vigtigt, at regioner og lokalmyndigheder inddrages mest muligt i gennemfærelsen af programmet for lige muligheder for m Ø n d og kvinder, da det er nædvendigt at have lokalkendskab, da forholdene kan v Ø r e meget forskel-ligartede.
She stressed the importance of the towns and regions in taking practical steps to promote equal opportunities between men and women; it was necessary to have local knowledge of situations that can vary greatly.
¶Kommissionen vedtog den 6. november sin seneste rapport om ækonomisk og social samhærighed.
`On 6 November the Commission approved the Cohesion Report.
Det g l Ø d e r mig allerede i dag, dvs. blot nogle fç dage e挨er Kommissionens beslutning, at kunne f o r e l Ø g g e rapporten for Regionsudvalget, som sçledes vil v Ø r e den færste blandt EU-institutionerne, der fçr lejlighed til at l Ø s e den.§ n p o l i t i s k t r i b u n e ̌ 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 0 4 E
I am pleased to be able to present the report for the «rst time to the Committee of the Regions just a few days a Π e r the Commission's decision.'
Pç plenarforsamlingerne i 1996 vedtog Regionsudvalget 25 hłringsudtalelser, 18 initiativudtalelser og 4 forskellige dokumenter ( e r k l Ø r i n g , resolution, memorandum osv.), dvs. i alt 47 dokumenter.
In the course of its plenary sessions in 1996, the Committee of the Regions adopted 25 referral opinions, 18 own-initiative opinions, and four other documents (declarations, resolutions, memoranda, etc.), making a total of 47 documents.
Samlet deltagelse171 medlemmer
Total number of members
Rìdsformandskab: Nederlandene/Luxembourg
Council P r e s i d e n c y N e t h e r l a n d s / L u x e m b o u r g
X E k s t r a o r d i n Ø r t rçdsmæde i Den V e s t e u r o p Ø i s k e Union ̋ e r k l Ø r i n g om dennes rolle og forbindelser til Den E u r o p Ø i s k e Union.
X Extraordinary Council of the Western European Union (WEU) ̌ declaration on its role and its relations with the European Union
Jorge Sampaio, Portugals prºsident og tidligere medlem af Regionsudvalget:
Mr SAMPAIO, President of the Republic of Portugal and former Member of the C o R