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Kohal on ka parlamendi delegatsioon, aidates kaasa ülemaailmse kliimakokkuleppe saavutamisele.
If a meaningful agreement is to be reached in the Danish capital, then the world's largest emitters of C02 - the US and China - must sign up to CO2 cuts.
Ilma nende osaluseta ei tule ka uut kliimalepet.
Given the sensitivity of the issue, lively debates on the proposals among MEPs can be expected when they are submitted to Parliament later this year.
20090826STO59790 Kopenhaagen 2009: maailm astub vastu uuele kliimaleppele Lihtsalt ja loogiliselt ELi kliimapaketist
20090826STO59790 A round-up of the Energy Efficiency Package Hearings: live from 9 am on 1 September Asylum policy September plenary Copenhagen focus
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1989: tagasivaade suurte revolutsioonide aastale
1989: The year of revolutions - a look back 20 years on
Lääneberliinlased vaatavad müüri langemist 11. novembri varahommikul 1989. aastal ©BELGA_AFP_GERARD MALIE Kakskümmend aastat tagasi lagunes Nõukogude Liidu impeerium - inimesed tulid tänavale ning liidujuht Mihhail Gorbatšov ei kasutanud nende laialiajamiseks sõjalist jõudu.
11 November 1989: West Berliners watch East German border Guards knock down pieces of the Berlin Wall. ©Belga/AFP/G.Malie Two decades ago the Soviet empire in Central and Eastern Europe dissolved as people took to the streets and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev disavowed the use of force to rein in the protests.
Berliini müüri tagused riigid on tänaseks ELi liikmed olnud juba viis aastat.
The countries behind the Berlin Wall have now come in from the proverbial political cold and joined the European Union in the last five years.
Allolevas artiklis vaatame tagasi 1989. aasta otsustavatele sündmustele Euroopas.
Here we look at some of the events of that tumultuous summer of 1989.
1989. aasta sündmuste ajatelg:
1989 timeline:
Veebruar - aprill: läbirääkimised Poola kommunistliku partei ja Solidaarsuse vahel
February - April: Roundtable talks between the Polish Communist Party and the Solidarity protest movement.
märts: 80 000 inimest koguneb Budapesti, nõudes demokraatiat
March: About 80,000 demonstrators gather in Budapest to call for democracy.
4. - 18. juuni: Poola poolvabadel valimistel saavad Solidaarsuse toetajad Senatis 100st kohast 99 ning kõik Seimi 161 kohta
4 and 18 June: In Polish semi-free elections Solidarity win 99 of 100 seats in the Senate and all 161 Sejm seats allotted to Solidarity.
27. juuni: Austria ja Ungari välisministrid lõikavad läbi riikidevahelise piirdeaia
27 June: Austrian and Hungarian Foreign Ministers cut through the border fence on the border between Austria and Hungary.
23. august: läbi Balti riikide moodustatakse 600kilomeetrine inimkett, milles Baltimaade elanikud märkisid Molotovi-Ribbentropi pakti 50. aastapäeva ja nõudsid iseseisvust
23 August: "Baltic Chain": Two million people join their hands to form a 600-kilometer long human chain across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to draw attention to the fate of the Baltic countries and to mark the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, which led to the occupation of the three states.
24. august: pärast seda, kui Poola kandidaat ei suuda valitsust moodustada, saab Poola peaministriks Solidaarsuse esindaja Tadeusz Mazowiecki.
24 August: Solidarity's Tadeusz Mazowiecki becomes Polish PM after the Communist candidate is unable to form a cabinet.
Tegu on Ida-Euroopa esimese mittekommunistliku valitsusega
The first non-Communist government in Communist Europe is formed.
11. september: Ungari valitsus teatab, et Ida-Saksamaa põgenikke ei saadeta tagasi, vaid lubatakse edasi minna läände.
11 September: Hungarian government announces that East German refugees would not be repatriated but instead be allowed to travel to the West.
9. oktoober: demonstratsioonid Leipzigis muutuvad suureks - osaleb 70 000 inimest
9 October: Over 70,000 people demonstrate in the Eastern European city of Leipzig chanting "Wir sind das Volk" (We are the people).
18. oktoober: Ida-Saksamaa juht Erich Honecker astub tagasi
18 October: Erich Honecker resigns in East Germany.
4. november: üle miljoni inimese koguneb Ida-Berliini Alexandri väljakule demonstratsioonideks
4 November: Over 1 million people gather for a demonstration on East Berlin's Alexanderplatz.
9. november: pärast laialdasi proteste kaotab Ida-Saksamaa reisipiirangud - langeb Berliini müür
9 November: The Berlin Wall is breached and people stream westwards.
17. november: Sametrevolutsiooni algus Prahas, mis kiiresti viib laialdaste demonstratsioonideni kogu Tšehhoslovakkias
17 November: Czechoslovakia has its “Velvet Revolution”: Mass demonstrations bring down Communist Government.
25. detsember: hukatakse Rumeenia president Nicolae Ceausescu
25 December: Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are executed.
Nõukogude Liit vaakus hinge veel kaks aastat.
The last rites of the USSR
1991. aastal hõisati Kremlis Vene Föderatsiooni lipp ning Balti riigid kuulutasid välja iseseisvuse.
The Soviet Union continued to spiral towards disintegration over the next two years.
1990. aastal ühendati kaks Saksamaad.
In 1990 Germany was reunited, whilst in Warsaw the leader of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, became President.
Solidaaruse juht Lech Walesa sai Poola presidendiks.
The Soviet Union ceased to exist and the Commonwealth of Independent States was set up in its place.
20090826STO59792 Balti kett kui rõhutud rahvaste vabadussümbol Parlament algatas stalinismi ja natsismi kuritegude ohvrite mälestamispäeva Euroopa ja tema minevik - totalitaarsete režiimide kuriteod Euroopa südametunnistus ja totalitarism
20090826STO59792 Baltic Chain Iron Curtain Hitler and Stalin's victims remembered with special day Europe and its past - the crimes of totalitarianism 20 years on YouTube: 20th Anniversary of democratic change
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Uus parlament valmistub septembriistungiks
Political make up of new Parliament
Poliitilised fraktsioonid uues parlamendis Kuna nüüdseks on kinnitatud kõikide saadikute kuuluvus fraktsioonidesse ja parlamendikomisjonidesse, on suvepuhkuselt naasnud vastvalitud parlamendiliikmed sel nädalal ametis komisjonitööga.
Make up of the 2009-2014 European Parliament The European elections in June delivered a majority for centre right parties grouped together as the European People's Party in the European Parliament.
Parlamendi president, asepresidendid ja kvestorid tegelevad hetkel delegatsioonide moodustamisega ning valmistavad ette uue ametiaja esimest istungit 14-17. septembrini Strasbourgis.
After taking their seats in July, MEPs now look forward to a new Parliamentary session opening on 14 September at the Parliament's seat in Strasbourg, France.
Uues parlamendis on 7 poliitilist fraktsiooni:
After the election the final composition of the Parliament is as follows;
Euroopa Rahvapartei - 265 kohta
European People's Party - 265 Members
Sotsiaaldemokraatide ja demokraatide fraktsioon - 184 kohta
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats - 184
Euroopa Demokraatide ja Liberaalide Liidu fraktsioon - 84 kohta
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe - 84
Roheliste / Euroopa Vabaliidu fraktsioon - 55 kohta
The Greens / European Free Alliance - 55
Euroopa Konservatiivid ja Reformistid - 54 kohta
European Conservatives and Reformists Group - 54
Euroopa Ühendatud Vasakpoolsete / Põhjamaade Roheliste Vasakpoolsete liitfraktsioon - 35 kohta
Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left - 35
Vaba ja Demokraatliku Euroopa fraktsioon - 32 kohta
Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group - 32
Fraktsioonilise kuuluvuseta liikmed - 27 kohta
Non-attached members - 27
Poolakas Buzek on esimene idaeurooplasest president Euroopa Parlamendis, seda järgmiseks kaheks ja pooleks aastaks.
He is the first person from the 2004 enlargement countries (Central and Eastern Europe) to head one of the EU Institutions.
Klõpsa allolevatele linkidele, et selle kohta rohkem lugeda.
The make up of Parliamentary delegations is at present being discussed among Members.
Tuleva sügise eesseisvad teemad parlmamendis on järgmised: Euroopa Komisjoni presidendi usaldushääletus ning samuti kõikide teiste komisjoni liikmete ametisse kinnitamine, iirlaste hääletus Lissaboni lepingu üle, Kopenhaageni konverents uue Kyoto-järgse protokolli sõlmimiseks.
In policy terms, the run up to the crucial Copenhagen climate summit and the possible new rules on immigration and asylum are likely to be unveiled by the Swedish Presidency of the EU and are likely to become key political issues over the coming weeks and months.
20090828STO59859 Parlamendikomisjonid Poliitiliste fraktsioonide juhtide profiilid Jerzy Buzekist sai parlamendi president Uued kvestorid Uued asepresidendid
20090828STO59859 Profile of the leaders of Parliament's political groups Jerzy Buzek elected new President of the European Parliament Parliamentary Committees Quaestors elected Vice-Presidents of the EP
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Buzek andis au II maailmasõja ohvritele
Buzek honours victims on WW II anniversary
EP president Jerzy Buzek (keskel) Euroopa juhtidega II maailmasõja mälestustseremoonial Gdanskis.
EP President Jerzy Buzek (centre) joins Polish and European leaders to mark the outbreak of WW II.
Gdanskis toimunud tseremoonial kõnelenud EP president Jerzy Buzek, kes on ise rahvuselt poolakas, ütles, et "Poola ründamine tähistab Euroopat ja maailma üle ujutanud õudusunenäo algust".
An international ceremony was held at Westerplatte in Gdansk to mark the place where a German battleship opened fire on Polish fort, opening the conflict.
"Meie ajaloomälu ei saa tolmusesse muuseumisse ära arhiveerida," rääkis Buzek tseremoonial.
Speaking at the ceremony, Parliament's President Jerzy Buzek, himself a Pole, said "the attack on Poland which took place on 1 September 1939 marked the beginning of the nightmare which engulfed Europe and the world".
"Las üle ilma laiali puistatud kalmistud teenivad meie ühise mäluna, seistes seal hoiatusena kõikidele riigijuhtidele ja tulevastele põlvkondadele."
He went on to state in the strongest terms: "Our memories of history cannot be filed away in some dusty museum...Let the suffering that has been endured and the graveyards scattered across the globe serve as a shared community of memory for us and stand as a warning to all leaders and to future generations."
Vaid pool kontinendist sai vabalt hingata."
Only one half of the continent could breathe freely".
Buzek pööras tähelepanu Euroopa Parlamendi liikmete ettepanekule kuulutada 23. august üleeuroopaliseks kõikide totalitaarsete ja autoritaarsete režiimide ohvrite mälestamise päevaks.
Mr Buzek also drew attention to the resolution adopted last year by MEPs when they called for a day of remembrance for the victims of Nazism and Communism on 23 August, the anniversary of the 1939 Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact.
Päeva, mis tähistab Hitleri-Stalini salapakti sõlmimist 1939. aastal, tähistataks seeläbi väärikalt ja erapooletult.
"Last year, the Members of the European Parliament recognised that "the mass deportations, murders and enslavements committed in the context of the acts of aggression by Stalinism and Nazism fall into the category of war crimes and crimes against humanity" he said.
Oma kõnes tänas Buzek ka Euroopa Liidu asutajaid, eriti Robert Schumani solidaarsuse loomise eest.
He went on to pay tribute to the founders of the post war European Community by saying "when proposing the founding of the Community, Robert Schuman declared that: "The solidarity in production thus established will make it plain that any war (...) becomes not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible".
Kõne lõpetuseks ütles ta: "Annan au kõigile neile, kes võitlesid vabaduse eest.
Finishing his speech he said "I salute those who fought for freedom.
Ehitame üles Euroopat, mis on seda ohvrit väärt."
We will build a Europe worthy of your sacrifice".
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Sharon Bowles finantskriisist: "Hullem on möödas"
Interview with Sharon Bowles - Head of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
Sharon Bowles arvab, et oleme tänaseid õppetunde juba varem kogeda saanud Märgid näitavad, et Euroopa suurimad majandused - Prantsusmaa ja Saksamaa - hakkavad vaikselt taastuma finantskriisist, mis lõi tugevalt tervet maailma.
British Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles: "Regulation should be sensible" Current economic indicators seem to show a cautious recovery in some of the biggest European economies, such as Germany and France.
Kas usute, et finantskriisi hullem osa on möödas?
Do you think the worst of the financial crisis is over?
Olen optimist ja arvan, et hullem on möödas, samas on asju, mille detaile me veel ei tea ning mis alles tulevad välja.
SB: I am an optimist and I think the worst is over, but there are still some things that we do not know the details about and some that are continuing to trickle out.
Nii et suund on õige ?
So the indicators we see are pointing in the right direction?
Jah, arvan, et on.
SB: Yes, I think they are.
Olen mures vaid tehtava regulatsiooni tasakaalu pärast.
I am worried we have problems in terms of how to balance up the regulation that we are doing.
Reguleerimine peaks olema mõistlik ja ei peaks iseendas peitma šokke, olles kas liiga tugev või kiire.
Regulation should be sensible and should not itself cause aftershocks by being too much or by coming too soon.
Palju on räägitud, kuidas suurendada pankade kapitali, ELi Solvency II meetmete rakendamise teemast ning kuidas uued reeglid survestavad kapitalinõudeid.
A lot has been discussed how to increase the capital for banks, issues surrounding the implementation measures for the EU Directive "Solvency II", and how much the new rules are going to push capital requirements.
Kas te arvate, et finantsturud on võimelised ka iseennast reguleerima?
Do you think the financial markets are able to self regulate?
Usun, et vaja on segu iseregulatsioonist või enesedistsipliinist ja ametlikust regulatsioonist.
SB: I think you need a mixture of self regulation or self discipline and also official regulation.
Oleks liiga palju soovida, et reguleerides pääseme me riskist.
It is to deceive the public to say that if we can regulate, there is no risk.
Üks asi on kindel - varem või hiljem tuleb uus kriis.
One thing is certain, that sooner or later there will be another crisis.
Kuidas hindaksite ELi poolselt kriisiohjamist?
How would you assess the handling of the financial crisis by the EU?
Kaalukausilt vaadates on see mõistlik.
SB: On balance it is reasonable.
Mõned inimesed soovisid veelgi enam tegutsemist ja koostööd, aga nad soovisid midagi, mida ei eksisteeri.
Some people demanded more action and cooperation, but they want something that doesn't exist.
Missugune ELi abinõudest oli kõige tõhusam?
Which of the measures the EU has taken was the most effective?
Arvan, et keskpankade töö oli hea ja tõhus.
SB: I think the concerted action by the central banks was good and effective.
Kas EL õppis oma vigadest?
Has the EU learned from its mistakes?
Mul on kahju öelda, et oleme tänaseid õppetunde juba varem kogeda saanud.
SB: I regret to say that the lessons we are learning today are the lessons we had learned before.
Arvan, et peame äri tegemise viise karmimaks muutma.
I think we need to get tougher on the way how we conduct business.
20090828STO59861 Finantskriisi ohjeldamine: parlamendi panus Othmar Karas kapitalinõuete kohta: see on alles esimene samm Sharon Bowles Majandus- ja rahanduskomisjon Majanduskriisiga toime tulek vajab üle-euroopalist koostööd Rahaturgude kriis - kui haige on meie patsient?
20090828STO59861 Economic crisis: the European Parliament's response Capital Requirements Directive - rapporteur Karas interviewed Sharon Bowles Economic and Monetary AffairsCommittee Economic MEPs speak on financial market turmoil
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Saadikud alustasid hooaega gaasiaruteluga
Gas security debate returns to European Parliament
Vene-Ukraina gaasitüli tänavu jaanuaris näitas ELi nõrkust energiaküsimuses.
Belga/AFP/D.Dilkoff The security of Europe's gas was the subject of a debate in Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee on Wednesday 2 September.
Parlamendi energeetikakomisjoni liikmed arutasid oma esimesel koosolekul Euroopa gaasiküsimust ühise energiapoliitika loomise raames.
Amid concerns of a repeat of the shortages of gas supplies this winter if Russia and Ukraine have yet another dispute, the Commission has put forward plans to improve the security of Europe's gas supply.
Euroopa Liit impordib hetkel 50% oma vajaminevast energiast.
The European Union depends heavily on outside countries for its gas needs, with Russia being the foremost supplier.
Ukraina ja Venemaa vaheline gaasitüli selle aasta jaanuaris jättis mitmed ELi liikmesriigid gaasita ligi kolmeks nädalaks.
If Russian imports account for 42% of the total, for some Eastern European member states this dependency can be over 70%.
Juulis tegi Euroopa Komisjon ettepaneku parandada gaasi tarnekindlust, et tugevdada ELi gaasi tarnekindluse tagamise senist süsteemi.
Now the Commission wants European action to anticipate possible disruptions and to be able to respond promptly when they occur, improving transparency and solidarity between EU countries.
Ettepanekuga kohustatakse kõiki liikmesriike ja nende gaasiturgudel osalejaid tegutsema tõhusalt ja ennetavalt, et gaasitarnete võimalikke häireid ära hoida või nende tagajärgi leevendada.
The Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, told MEPs that the new regulation would oblige each EU member to be fully prepared in case of gas disruption, both for prevention and in case of emergency.
Energeetikavolinik Andris Piebalgs kutsus nõukogu ja Euroopa Parlamenti üles määrust kiiresti vastu võtma. „Meile on juba mõnda aega teada, et praegused mehhanismid gaasitarnehäiretega toimetulekuks ei ole piisavad.
It would set up a common standard defining the risk of disruption for each country, and then national authorities should ensure the infrastructure to respond to a possible crisis, setting up preventive as well as emergency plans.
Sel nädalal toimunud energeetikakomisjoni koosolekul väljendasid saadikud muret uue võimaliku kriisi üle.
"Are we prepared for another winter?'
Saadikud tunnistasid, et vaja on ühist Euroopa energiapoliitikat.
Mr Piebalgs answered that "we're prepared to face a crisis, but it is better to avoid it".
"Ainus viis, kuidas hakkama saada mõne liikmesriigi mitteeuroopaliku suhtumisega, on tugeva ELi poliitika loomine, mis sunniks neid käituma komisjoni soovi mööda."
MEPs also insisted on the need to have a truly common European energy policy: "The only way to counter the non-European attitudes of some member states is to have a strong EU policy that would force them to follow the Commission's way" said Italian Socialist Patrizia Toia.
Lisaks väljendasid paljud saadikud, et alternatiivsed projektid Nabuccole - ELi toetusega ehitatavale gaasitorule - võiksid nurjata ühise Euroopa energiapoliitika.
Finally, several MEPs raised the concern that alternative projects to Nabucco, the EU funded gas pipeline, could jeopardize European efforts to have a common policy.
"Nordstreami projekt tõstatab keskkonna- ja julgeolekuküsimusi," ütles Rootsi liberaalist parlamendiliige Lena Ek.
"The Nord stream project raises environmental and security concerns" warned Swedish Liberal MEP Lena Ek.
Parlamendiliikmed arutavad Nabucco gaasitrassi ning gaasiküsimust üldiselt 16. septembri istungil.
The debate on gas pipelines and the state of play of the Nabucco pipeline project will be on the agenda of the Plenary session which opens on 16 September.
20090828STO59862 Komisjoni pressiteade Energiajulgeolek: ELi riigid peavad üksteist välja aitama
20090828STO59862 Gas security supply (EC) Press release on the Regulation proposal For you: Q&A on the regulation proposal Gas crisis last year EUtube video: securing energy
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Saadikud panid volinikukandidaadid proovile
Photo slideshow: Hearings of Commissioners-designate
Koosolekuruum sai kiirelt täis, kui volinikud olid valmis saadikute küsimustele vastama Kolm volinikku parlamendis (ülalt): Algirdas Šemeta, Karel De Gucht and Pawel Samecki Uue kooliaasta esimestel päevadel, 1. ja 2. septembril käisid kolm volinikukandidaati parlamendis saadikute küsimustele vastamas.
The meeting room filled up quick with press as MEPs questioned the potential future Commissioners The three commissioners during the hearing at the EP: Algirdas Šemeta (Financial Programming and Budget), Karel De Gucht (Development and Humanitarian Aid) and Pawel Samecki (Regional Policy) On 1 and 2 September, the three candidates entering the European Commission for the final months of its mandate to replace Members who left early were in Parliament to set out their stalls to MEPs.
Usaldushääletus toimub eesoleval istungil Strasbourgis.
The first link below goes straight to more photos.
Rahastamis- programmide koostamise ja eelarve volinik Algirdas Šemeta ütles kuulamisel, et läbirääkimised pole kunagi lihtsad, kui mängus on raha.
"Negotiations are never easy when money is involved" said Mr Šemeta, former Lithuanian minister of finances, during his presentation to the Budgets Committee of the European Parliament.
Šemeta teab, sest ta on endine Leedu majandusminister, kes vahetab välja Leedu presidendiks saanud Dalia Grybauskaite.
In light of the current global economic crisis, he reinforced the need for immediate responses.
"Meil pole aega raisata," rääkis ta.
"There is no time to lose", he said, as this crisis "brings us opportunities and responsibilities towards future generations".
"Majandus on Euroopa kodanike üks suurimaid muresid ning Euroopal on vaja kindlat märki stabiilsusest."
The Commissioner-designate to replace Dalia Grybauskaitė, who was elected President of Lithuania, underlined that "the economy is still the biggest concern for European citizens" and "Europe needs a clear sign of economic stability".
Šemeta prioriteedid on majanduskasv, töökohtade loomine, ELi energiajulgeolek, kliimamuutus ning ELi ülemaailmne roll.
His top priorities included economic growth, job creation, EU energy security, responses to climate change and the EU's global role.
Arengukomisjoni liikmete ristküsitluse all viibinud belglane Karel De Gucht töötab arengu ja humanitaarabi voliniku kohal.
Belgium's Karel De Gucht: Development and Humanitarian Aid
Endise Belgia välisministri jaoks on majanduskriis hetkel kõige olulisema tähtsusega küsimus.
Former MEP, Belgian MP and minister for foreign affairs, Mr De Gucht faced MEPs on the EP's Development Committee.
Tema sõnul on kriis tugevalt tunda arenguriikides ja ei saa lubada sotsiaalset ja poliitilist ebastabiilsust.
He said the crisis was now striking developing countries and that "we cannot afford more social and political instability in the world".