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Priznal je, da politikom pogosto ni všeč, če ljudje vedo, kaj želijo.
Mr Pöttering said that "each country should decide whether to hold a referendum.
Pogovor z ameriškim veleposlanikom pri EU C.
Interview with US Ambassador to EU: "relations strong and getting better"
Boydenom Grayem
External relations
Ob dnevu ameriške neodvisnosti, 4. juliju, smo se pogovarjali z ameriškim veleposlanikom pri EU C.
On 4 July, American Independence Day, we thought it a good opportunity to look at the state of EU-US relations through American eyes.
Boydenom Grayem in ga povprašali, kako ZDA ocenjujejo trenutne odnose med Evropsko unijo in Združenimi državami.
Who better to ask than C. Boyden Gray, US Ambassador to the European Union?
Veleposlanik Boyden Gray interese ZDA v EU zastopa od januarja 2006.
Ambassador Gray has held the post since January 2006.
Njegova naloga je delovati v interesu obeh strani, krepiti transatlantske odnose, pravočasno predvideti morebitne nesporazume in trenja, ter jih, če je le mogoče, odpraviti.
His job description includes a brief to "strengthen the transatlantic relationship, work out how common US-EU interests can be furthered throughout the world, provide early warning of potential frictions, and resolve problems".
Politično okolje na obeh straneh Atlantika se je spremenilo.
The political landscape has changed recently on both sides of the Atlantic.
Kako ocenjujete trenutno stanje transatlantskega partnerstva?
In this context, how do you see the current health of the transatlantic partnership?
Sem sicer republikanec, toda tu razmišljam nadstrankarsko, saj je bistvo teh sprememb demokratično življenje s skupnimi dobrinami v obojestransko korist na obeh straneh Atlantika.
I'm a Republican, but we're bipartisan over here, and the real point about these changes is that we both live in democracies which share values.
Je ena ključnih oseb v EU in optimistično pričakujemo sodelovanje z njim."
The US looks forward to working with the EU with him as one of the key players.
Gotovo ste svoji vladi poročali o soglasju glede reforme evropske pogodbe.
You have doubtless reported back to the US administration on the constitutional deal sealed at last week's European summit.
Kako ameriška stran ocenjuje rezultate vrha?
How did you assess the outcome from a US perspective?
"Še vedno ugotavljamo, kaj vse to pomeni, predvsem smo skeptični v zvezi z brisanjem določila o svobodni in neizkrivljeni konkurenci izmed ciljev EU.
We're still trying to figure out what it all means, especially on the removal of "free and undistorted" competition from the EU's objectives.
Menim, da bomo lahko dejansko ocenjevali in komentirali šele, ko bodo znani dokončni rezultati medvladne konference.
I suppose that until it's all negotiated through in the intergovernmental process, we don't really know, nor can we really comment.
V dolgoletnem partnerstvu med ZDA in EU se soočamo s svetovnimi spremembami: gospodarski vzpon velesil Kitajske in Indije, spremenjeni odnosi z Rusijo, ogrožena varnost, okoljevarstveni problemi.
The long-standing EU-US partnership now faces a very different world, with rising and assertive global powers, such as China and India, a shifting relationship with Russia, new security threats, new environmental dangers.
Je partnerstvo zaradi tega omajano?
Does our partnership have what it takes to deal with them?
Seveda terorizma še ne obvladujemo, vendar je najprej pomembno to, da enotno razmišljamo in ukrepamo.
No, we're not done with all of them, but it's good we're singing off the same page.
Glede podnebnih sprememb so razlike v retoriki večje kot v vsebini.
On climate change, the differences loom larger rhetorically than programmatically.
Na dobri poti smo pri tesnem skupnem iskanju tehnoloških rešitev, ki bi Kitajski pa tudi nam – kar je seveda predvsem pomembno – omogočilo, da zmanjšamo emisije toplogrednih plinov.
The key search for the technological advances that will allow China to reduce its emissions - and us too, but without China we will fail on this - is intense, collaborative, well under way and very productive.
Seveda pa časopisi o tem ne poročajo prav dosti."
You don't read about that much in the papers.
Kaj menite, kako lahko dva tako različna parlamenta učinkovito sodelujeta?
How do you think two such different parliaments can work effectively together?
V Kongresu sta dve stranki in en jezik, v Evropskem parlamentu pa 23 jezikov in osem političnih skupin?
The fragmentation of your political organisation is an issue for us.
"Menimo, da bi utegnilo biti problematično predvsem število strank.
On our side though, the fact that we have two parties doesn't mean it's as simple as that might sound: there are subgroups within both of them.
Vendar pri nas tudi z dvema strankama ni tako lahko, kot se zdi, saj imata obe številne interesne struje.
However, it is easier to deal with parties, even divided ones, than with many different ones.
Kljub temu je lažja razprava z dvema strankama kot z mnogimi raznolikimi.
So we try to deal with all this on an issue-basis.
Iščemo teme s skupno problematiko in jih poskušamo reševati.
We figure out what issues can we engage on and then let the process work itself out.
Srečujemo se s pristojnimi osebami, predsedniki odborov, člani Komisije in rezultati so pogosto pozitivni.
We get the right people to meet - congressional committee chairs with MEPs and commissioners - and we've found a very positive result.
Menim, da lahko na tak način dosežemo boljše sodelovanje med Evropskim parlamentom in Kongresom."
I think that's the way we forge greater ties between Parliament and our Congress: start with issues rather than with structures.
Kaj se lahko Evropska unija nauči od Združenih držav?
What do you think the EU can learn from the US?
In obratno: Kaj se lahko ZDA naučijo od Evropske unije?
And what can the US learn from the EU?
"Mi se lahko od vas veliko naučimo na področju finančnih storitev.
We need to learn from you on financial service issues.
Kaj bi se vi lahko naučili od nas?
What can you learn from us?
Menim, da smo nekoliko uspešnejši na področju inovacij in podjetniške kulture.
I think we do a little better with innovation and entrepreneurial culture.
Od nas bi se denimo lahko naučili, da izumi na univerzah ne smejo obležati na zaprašenih policah knjižnic, ampak jih je treba koristno uporabiti v gospodarstvu.
You can learn from us how to draw better on the intellectual property in every university and then make it more easily transferable to commercial activity.
Sicer ni splošno znano, vendar nam evropska administracija priznava, da smo vodilni pri ohranjanju čistega zraka, na primer na področju ravnanja s škodljivimi izpusti.
It will actually benefit the public, rather than sit in a library somewhere.
Tu lahko Evropi z veseljem posredujemo naše izkušnje.
On the environment too - this is not publicly known - EU officials acknowledge we have a lead on air quality, for example, and how we handle certain very dangerous pollutants.
Mnogo je področij, kjer se lahko učimo drug od drugega.
We are happy to share what we have done.
Zaradi tega mi je tudi funkcija, ki jo opravljam, tako všeč.
This is a very target-rich environment of what we can learn from each other.
Obstajajo neizmerne možnosti, kako poglobiti odnose med obema celinama."
It's one reason I like this job so much; there's no end to the potential for reinforcing the relationship between the two continents.
Veleposlanik Združenih držav pri Evropski uniji ste že osemnajst mesecev.
It is eighteen months now since you were sworn in.
Kakšno je življenje Američana v Bruslju?
What has it been like to be an American living in Brussels over that period?
"Mesto je za življenje zelo prijetno – da le ne bi toliko deževalo!
This is a most civilized place to live, though I wish it wouldn't rain so much!
Bruselj je pravi biser.
Brussels is a little gem.
Je kot majhen, zaspan Georgetown pred tridesetimi leti.
It is like sleepy little Georgetown 30 years ago.
Sedaj je tam čisto drugače.
Now, that's all gone.
Čez trideset let se bomo tudi tu žalostno spominjali majhnega zaspanega Bruslja s čudovito kulinariko in veliko dežja.
Thirty years from now you will be longing for the days when Brussels was like that: a sleepy little town with fabulous food and much rain.
Bruslja ne bomo več prepoznali.
The "Beltway" is coming to Brussels.
Takega bisera se žal ne da ohraniti za večno."
You can´t hide a gem like this for much longer.
20070703STO08736 Ameriška misija pri Evropski uniji Delegacija Evropskega parlamenta za odnose z Združenimi državami Amerike
20070703STO08736 US Mission to the EU Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue EP Delegation to the US
Pogovor z brazilskim predsednikom Lulo da Silvo o trgovini s kmetijskimi izdelki, revščini in biogorivih
Brazil's President Lula on trade, agriculture, poverty and biofuels
Brazilski predsednik Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazilian President Lula da Silva
Povprašali smo ga za mnenje o neuspešnih svetovnih trgovinskih pogajanjih, o vlogi biogoriv in o boju proti revščini.
Prior to the visit we had an exclusive interview with President Lula in which he talked about world trade talks, biofuels and poverty.
Se vam to ne zdi protislovno?
Do you see a contradiction?
Kakšno je vaše sporočilo predsednikom političnih skupin v Evropskem parlamentu?
What will be your message to the leaders of the European Parliament?
"Strateško partnerstvo je predvsem politična zadeva.
The Brazil-EU Strategic Partnership is, first and foremost, a political exercise.
Trgovinska pogajanja med Brazilijo in EU se bodo še naprej odvijala v okviru Svetovne trgovinske organizacije in asociacijskega sporazuma med trgovinskim blokom Mercosur in Evropsko unijo.
Trade negotiations between Brazil and the European Union on the other hand will continue to take place in the sphere of the World Trade Organization and in connection with the negotiations of an Association Agreement between Mercosur and the EU.
Moje sporočilo predsednikom poslanskih skupin je, da so trenutni tehnični trgovinski razgovori zašli v slepo ulico.
My message is that the current round of technical trade negotiations has exhausted itself.
Da bi prišli do političnega sporazuma, ki bi odstranil to trenutno blokado, sem se pripravljen pogovarjati s kompetentnimi politiki.
I am willing to meet with other leaders to arrive at what must be essentially a political understanding to break the present logjam.
V pogovorih ta teden bi se lahko spoprijeli s temeljnimi problemi, ki jih je treba rešiti."
In this context, the high level dialogue this week provides a chance to come to grips with the fundamental issues at stake, which require first class political leadership.
Predsedstvo v Svetu EU je Brazilijo nedavno označilo za v svetovnem merilu največjo kmetijsko državo.
Q. The EU Council Presidency has recently described your country as possibly being the future “global farmer”.
Kaj vi menite o tem?
What do you make of that description?
"Brazilsko kmetijstvo je postalo eden najkonkurenčnejših svetovnih izvoznikov kmetijskih proizvodov.
The performance of the Brazilian agricultural sector has placed the country among the world’s most competitive exporters of agro-industrial products.
K temu so pripomogli zmanjšanje državnih intervencij, deregulacija trga in liberalizacija trgovine, skupaj z vlaganji v raziskave in tehnologijo.
Reduction in state intervention, market deregulation and trade liberalization, combined with investment in research and technology, have contributed to this achievement.
Da bi Brazilija utrdila svojo vlogo svetovnega proizvajalca hrane, potrebujemo večlateralna načela, ki bi zagotavljala svobodno in pošteno trgovino.
However, if Brazil is to further enhance its role as one of the breadbaskets of the world, multilateral trade rules must continue to sponsor open, fair trade and we need a successful outcome of the Doha Trade Talks.
Upam, da bodo trgovinska pogajanja v Dohi uspešni.
Much of the world’s poor are farmers.
Zato je za Brazilijo področje kmetijstva na pogajanjih v Dohi tako pomembno."
That’s why Brazil has emphasized all along that agriculture must be at the centre of the Doha Round.
Za mnoge predstavljajo upanje na področju preprečevanja podnebnih sprememb.
Q. Biofuels are a great hope in terms of fighting climate change.
Brazilija je največji proizvajalec in izvoznik teh goriv, toda s povečano proizvodnjo slednjih se zmanjšuje proizvodnja prehrambenih proizvodov.
However, they compete with food production - especially in Brazil where under-nutrition is still a problem.
Kje vidite rešitev?
How can Brazil balance these two competing factors?
Iz izkušenj v Braziliji lahko trdim, da lahko proizvodnja biogoriv prispeva k odpravljanju revščine.
The Brazilian experience shows that bio fuels can actually contribute to fighting poverty.
V Braziliji proizvodnja etanola posredno in neposredno ustvarja več kot milijon delovnih mest z nadpovprečnimi plačami.
In Brazil, ethanol production generates more than one million direct and indirect jobs, with higher than average salaries.
Pred kratkim smo oblikovali program za proizvodnjo biodizelskega goriva, ki bo zagotovil delovna mesta/delo več deset tisočim majhnim kmetovalcem, predvsem v gospodarsko zaostalih regijah na severovzhodu države.
We recently also launched a bio-diesel programme which is providing work opportunities for tens of thousands of small land owners, especially in economically depressed regions in the northeast.
V Braziliji 40 odstotkov bencina nadomestimo z etanolom in biodizel bo vedno pomembnejši.
Ethanol substitutes about 40% of all the gasoline consumed in Brazil, and bio-diesel is also expected to play an increasingly important role.
Vpliv proizvodnje biogoriv na proizvodnjo prehrambenih proizvodov je majhen.
The influence of the production of biofuels on food prices is modest.
Več kot 70 odstotkov revnih ljudi živi na podeželju in njim bodo višje cene kmetijskih proizvodov celo v korist.
More than 70% of the world’s poor live in the countryside and stand to gain even from small increases in the prices of agricultural products.
20070703STO08738 Vrh EU-Brazilija Trgovina med EU in Brazilijo Odnosi med EU in Brazilijo
20070703STO08738 EU Brazil Strategic Partnership launched EU Brazil Trade Issues EU Brazil Relations Eurolat Assembly
Plenarno zasedanje v Strasbourgu, 9. do 12. julij
Parliament's July Plenary session
Poslanci Evropskega parlamenta bodo na zadnjem zasedanju pred poletnimi počitnicami največ pozornosti namenili predstavitvi portugalskega predsedovanja Evropski uniji, ki se je začelo 1. julija in s tem povezni načrtovani medvladni konferenci o spremembah evropskih pogodb.
In this special focus you can follow the Strasbourg Plenary session day by day with a full round up of the latest debates and votes from the European Parliament.
Med pomembnejšimi temami bo tudi sprejem direktive o poštnih storitvah, zakonodaje o aditivih za živila ter razprava o gospodarskih razmerah v evroobmočju.
July's session opened with MEPs observing a minutes silence for victims of terrorism.
Ponedeljek na plenarnem zasedanju: Terorizem, aditivi za živila, zdravstvo
Monday's opener: Terror condemned, food additives and health policy debated
Teroristični napad v Glasgowu Predsednik Evropskega parlamenta Hans-Gert Pöttering je ob otvoritvi julijskega plenarnega zasedanja v Strasbourgu obsodil nedavne teroristične napade v Veliki Britaniji in Jemnu ter izrazil solidarnost z žrtvami napadov.
Aftermath of terror attacks in Glasgow The opening moments of the July plenary session saw Parliament's President Hans-Gert Pöttering recall recent terror attacks on UK and Spanish citizens.
Citiral je besede novega britanskega premierja Gordona Browna: "Ne smemo dopuščati, ne smemo biti prestrašeni".
He echoed UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's words by saying "we shall not yield, we shall not be intimidated".
Druge teme na ponedeljkovem dnevnem redu so bili aditivi za živila, živilske encime in arome ter evropska zdravstvena politika.
MEPs then held a moments silence for victims of terror.
Nedavni poskusi napadov v Londonu in Glasgowu ter napad v Jemnu, kjer je sedem španskih turistov izgubilo življenje, kažejo, da gre za nova teroristična dejanja Al Kaide.
MEPs also debated funding for a proposed EU health programme.
Pöttering je opozoril, da je terorizem neposreden napad na svobodo, človekove pravice in demokracijo ter da je in vedno bo zločin, proti kateremu se moramo boriti z odločnostjo in solidarnostjo.
Referring both to the June 30 attacks in Glasgow, an attack in the Yemen as well as the bombing on Madrid (2004) and London (2005) Mr Pöttering called terrorism "a direct attack on freedom, human rights and democracy".
Predsednik je v imenu Evropskega parlamenta izrazil solidarnost in podporo vsem žrtvam terorizma in njihovim svojcem.
He said the European Parliament "declares its solidarity and support for the victims of terrorism and their families".
Aditivi za živila, živilske encime in arome
Food additives, enzymes and flavourings
Parlament je plenarno zasedanje začel z razpravo o štirih poročilih, ki obravnavajo štiri uredbe s področja varnosti hrane.
What exactly it is safe to add to food was the subject of four reports considered by MEPs on Monday.
Nova zakonodaja naj bi posodobila evropski postopek za odobritev uporabe aditivov, živilskih encimov in arom v živilih.
The regulations considered deal with the authorisation of food additives, enzymes and flavourings and set conditions for their usage.
Encimi pa se že stoletja uporabljajo v proizvodnji hrane, najbolj običajno v pekarstvu, pridelavi sira ter pri proizvodnji piva, sadnih sokov in drugih pijač.
MEPs want more transparency in the authorisation procedure and sweeteners and colourings banned in baby food.
Če so encimi ali arome proizvedeni iz gensko spremenjenih organizmov, mora biti to jasno označeno na embalaži.
The regulations cover an existing 300 additives on the market and 2600 registered flavourings.
Eno od poročil, poročilo o uredbi za arome, je pripravila slovenska poslanka Mojca Drčar Murko.
MEPs will hold a vote on the issue today.
Poslanci bodo o poročilih glasovali v torek.
See the link below for more details.
Evropski program za javno zdravje
MEPs debate funding for EU health programme
Evropska komisija je leta 2005 predlagala evropski program za javno zdravje za obdobje 2007-2013, za katerega je bilo prvotno predvidenih 969 milijonov evrov.
Parliament had originally asked for an extra €1,500 million for the scheme when it considered the issue at the first reading.
Poročevalec, grški poslanec Antonios Trakatellis je dejal, da program temelji na preventivi in da je to edini način, kako vzpostaviti močen sistem za ekonomijo, rast in razvoj.
Parliament's Rapporteur Antonios Trakatellis (EPP-ED) said that programme is based on prevention: "This is the only way that we can build strong fabric for the economy, growth and development" he said.
Zdravje ni le skupna dobrina temveč tudi kazalec blaginje in naložb v produktivnost.
He went on to stress that "health is not only a common goods and an indicator of prosperity but also investment into productivity".
Britanska socialna demokratka je pozdravila, da bo novi program za javno zdravje nevladnim organizacijam in organizacijam bolnikov omogočil lažji dostop do denarnih sredstev.
Linda McAvan of the Socialist PSE Group welcomed the fact that the new health programme will provide NGOs and patients organisations with better access to funding.
Poslanci bodo o poročilo glasovali v torek.
A vote follows on Tuesday.
Prenos plenarnega zasedanja v živo
Tuesday in Plenary: liberalisation of postal services and energy market, mercury
Torek na plenarnem zasedanju: Poštne storitve, živo srebro, energetski trg
Tuesday saw debates on controversial plans to liberalise Europe's €88 billion a year postal market by 2011 or 2013.
Liberalizacija poštnih storitev Torek na plenarnem zasedanju: Poštne storitve, živo srebro, energetski trg
MEPs also backed a ban on mercury in non-electrical devices and also discussed liberalisation of Europe's energy markets.
Evropski poslanci so na torkovem plenarnem zasedanju razpravljali o poročilu o liberalizaciji poštnih storitev, ki predlaga podaljšanje roka za popolno odprtje trga poštnih storitev do leta 2011 ali celo leta 2013, kar bi mnogim članicam olajšalo prehod na novi sistem.
Postal Services - MEPs back liberalisation by 2011 and 2013
Drugi temi na dnevnem redu sta bili prepoved prodaje živosrebrnih termometrov in liberalizacija energetskega trga.
MEPs supported the continuation and protection of "universal service" - which means at least one delivery and collection a day, five days a week for every EU citizen.
Liberalizacija poštnih storitev
The European Commission - which proposed the directive - sees it as a way to make postal services cheaper and more efficient although fears over job losses have been voiced by postal unions.
Evropski parlament je drugi dan julijskega plenarnega zasedanja v Strasbourgu razpravljal o poročilu poročevalca Markusa Feberja o popolni liberalizaciji poštnih storitev v Evropski uniji, ki vključuje tudi poštne pošiljke do petdeset gramov.
The compromise agreed by MEPs contains a reciprocity clause which means that countries that have already opened their markets - such as the Finland and the UK - will be protected from monopolies operating in their markets until full liberalisation takes place.
Mnogo govorcev je poročilo pohvalilo, zlasti predlog o podaljšanju roka za popolno liberalizacijo trgov za dve leti oz. do 31. decembra 2010, v nekaterih državah s posebnimi topografskimi razmerami in v novih državah članicah pa celo do konca leta 2012.
Markus Ferber's (EPP-ED) report on Community postal services presented by on Tuesday at plenary was praised by most speakers as offering a compromise solution according to which the deadline for liberalising markets would be 31 December 2010, but some countries with difficult topography would have until 31 December 2012 to find ways to maintain universal service.
Evropski poslanci bodo o poročilu glasovali v sredo.
They account for almost 1% of the Union's GDP and 5.2 million people are employed in the sector in Europe.
Prepoved trženja merilnih naprav, ki vsebujejo živo srebro
MEPs voted to support a ban on non-electrical measuring devices containing mercury - with two years exemption for barometers.
Evropski poslanci so v nadaljevanju zasedanja obravnavali in potrdili poročilo španske socialne demokratke Maríe Sornosa Martínez o omejitvah pri trženju nekaterih merilnih naprav, ki vsebujejo živo srebro, saj ta zelo strupena kovina ogroža evropske ekosisteme.
The reason is that mercury is a highly toxic metal which concentrates particularly in the aquatic food chain.
Prepoved naj bi veljala zgolj za nove termometre, ki vsebujejo živo srebro, medtem ko naj bi se tisti, ki so že v uporabi in na trgu rabljenih izdelkov, lahko še naprej prodajali, popravljali in vzdrževali.
Existing instruments can still be repaired or bought and sold second hand.
Nekaj izjem bo dovoljenih za profesionalne naprave, ki se uporabljajo v zdravstvu, medtem ko je promet z električnimi napravami, ki vsebujejo živo srebro, že urejen s posebno zakonodajo.
The ban will apply to new fever thermometers for both professional and private use, and also to manometers, barometers, sphygmomanometers, thermometers other than fever thermometers.
Izvzete so tudi naprave, starejše od 50 let, ki so opredeljene kot starine ali predmeti tehnične dediščine.
It should take effect in late 2009.
Liberalizacija evropskega energetskega trga
A liberalised energy market "as soon as possible"
Poslanci so v torek z veliko večino potrdili poročilo španskega krščanskega demokrata Alejoja Vidal-Quadrasa, ki poziva k čim prejšnji popolni liberalizacije evropskega trga s plinom in električno energijo.
Parliament considered a report prepared by Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP-ED) and backed its call for a "fully liberalised European energy market as soon as possible".