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We were called to play our part in redressing the legacy and weighty burden of our continent’s divided history and to help pave the way towards a new Europe.
Pozvali so nas, naj odigramo svojo vlogo pri odpravljanju zapuščine težkega bremena ločene zgodovine na naši celini in naj pomagamo pri tlakovanju poti novi Evropi naproti. In to smo storili.
We did our duty.
Opravili smo svojo dolžnost.
The legacy of that duty more than of ourselves will endure and will stand the test of time.
Zapuščina te dolžnosti bo, dlje kot mi, vztrajala in kljubovala času.
I congratulate the President of the Parliament on this initiative and thank him for his invitation to me to participate.
Predsedniku Parlamenta čestitam za to pobudo in se mu zahvaljujem, ker me je povabil k sodelovanju.
I also congratulate the European Parliament, its members and its and their staff on this 50th anniversary and wish them well for the future.
Prav tako čestitam Evropskemu parlamentu, poslancem in ter osebju Parlamenta in poslancev ob petdeseti obletnici in jim želim vse dobro v prihodnosti.
Their success will be Europe’s success.
Njihov uspeh pomeni uspeh Evrope.
‘ - 90 meetings of the Conference of Presidents, covering 669 agenda items; - 54 meetings of the Bureau of the House, treating 934 agenda items; - 450 other meetings in the European Parliament; - 334 meetings with visiting personalities and politicians; - 16 visits of Heads of State.
„- 90 sej konference predsednikov, kjer so obravnavali 669 točk dnevnega reda; - 54 sej predsedstva Parlamenta z 934 točkami dnevnega reda; - 450 drugih srečanj v Evropskem parlamentu; - 334 srečanj s posebnimi obiskovalci in politiki; - 16 obiskov voditeljev držav.
I represented you in this House at 12 meetings of the European Council.
Vas v Parlamentu sem zastopal na 12 zasedanjih Evropskega sveta.
Outside Parliament, outside Brussels and Strasbourg, I have made - 203 visits to - 33 states, including the European Union states and candidate states of tomorrow; - in 24 states I addressed the plenary sessions of national parliaments.
Izven Parlamenta, izven Bruslja in Strasbourga sem opravil - 203 obiske v - 33 državah, vključno z državami Evropske unije in prihodnjimi državami kandidatkami; - v 24 državah sem govoril na plenarnih zasedanjih nacionalnih parlamentov.
I have given over 1,000 TV and media interviews in Brussels and Strasbourg (236 TV interviews and 710 press conferences and press points), and an equal number on my 203 trips abroad on your behalf.
Opravil sem več kot 1000 televizijskih in medijskih intervjujev v Bruslju in Strasbourgu (235 televizijskih intervjujev in 710 tiskovnih konferenc in srečanj z novinarji) ter enako število na mojih 203 potovanjih v tujino v vašem imenu.
I have addressed this plenary, over and above the normal duties of the Chair, on 24 occasions, and made 113 major speeches outside this House on your behalf.
Na plenarnem zasedanju sem, poleg običajnih dolžnosti predsedujočega, govoril štiriindvajsetkrat in imel 113 večjih govorov izven Parlamenta v vašem imenu.
Our correspondence total runs to nearly 10,000 letters and dossiers. ’
Naša korespondenca obsega skoraj 10.000 pisem in spisov.”
End of mandate speech 5 May 2004.
Govor ob koncu mandata 5. maja 2004.
The Presidency of the European Parliament is a privileged vantage point for observing the life of the European Union and all the aairs of a globalised world, all of which are reected in the work of the EP.
Mesto predsednika Evropskega parlamenta ponuja izjemno priložnost za opazovanje življenja Evropske unije in vseh dogajanj globaliziranega sveta, ki se vsi odražajo v delovanju Evropskega parlamenta.
JULY 2004 JANUARY 2007
JULIJ 2004JANUAR 2007
My 30 months in oce were full of historic moments: EU enlargement; the rejection of the Constitutional Treaty and the search for alternative solutions; relations with our neighbours, whether close or more distant; and the new problems of immigration, energy and terrorism.
Teh 30 mesecev je bilo zaznamovanih z zgodovinskimi trenutki, ki so bili povezani s širitvijo EU, zavrnitvijo ustavne pogodbe in iskanjem drugih rešitev, z odnosi z našimi bližnjimi in daljnimi sosedi ter z novimi problemi priseljevanja, energetike in terorizma.
For these reasons, being President of the EP was the most enthralling experience of my political life, and it is not easy to summarise them.
Zato je bilo predsedovanje Evropskemu parlamentu najzanimivejša izkušnja mojega političnega življenja, ki pa jo je težko ovrednotiti.
The European Parliament is the only Community institution directly elected by the European citizens, and thus which embodies the democratic principle within the EU’s institutional structure.
Evropski parlament je edina institucija Skupnosti s člani, ki jih neposredno izvolijo državljani, in zato v institucionalni strukturi EU pooseblja demokratično načelo.
Although it still lacks some of the classical powers characteristic of parliamentary assemblies, such as adopting taxation rules, it does have important legislative, budgetary and control remits.
Čeprav še vedno nima vseh tradicionalnih pristojnosti parlamentarnih skupščin (na primer sprejemanja davkov), pa izvaja pomembne zakonodajne, proračunske in nadzorne naloge.
And it exercises its powers by means of a highly consensual political process, radically dierent from that of national parliaments, where the relationship between government and opposition is essentially conictual.
Opravlja jih z dinamičnim sporazumnim političnim procesom, ki se radikalno razlikuje od tistih v nacionalnih parlamentih, kjer je v ospredju odnos med nasprotujočima si vlado in opozicijo.
Unlike the Council, where the national interests of the Member States are represented and set against one another, the EP represents the general interest of Europe’s citizens, and its task is to seek consensus on Community policies.
Za razliko od Sveta, kjer člani zastopajo in med seboj primerjajo nacionalne interese držav članic, Evropski parlament zastopa splošni interes državljanov Unije, njegova naloga pa je iskanje soglasja o politikah Skupnosti.
I sincerely believe that this remit acquired real strength over the course of the sixth legislature, during which the EP came of political age.
Iskreno mislim, da so naloge Evropskega parlamenta v času šestega parlamentarnega obdobja pridobile težo, hkrati pa je Evropski parlament dosegel tudi politično zrelost.
Enlargement was a feature of my Presidency.
Moje predsedovanje je pomembno zaznamovala širitev EU.
On 20 July 2004 I found myself heading a Parliament of 732 Members from 25 countries, representing 163 political parties and using 20 ocial languages.
Tako sem se 20. julija 2004 znašel na čelu Parlamenta s 732 poslanci, ki so prihajali iz 25 držav, predstavljali 163 političnih strank in se izražali v 20 uradnih jezikih.
Two and a half years later, on 1 January 2007, following the accession of Romania and Bulgaria, there were 785 Members and, with the addition of Irish, 23 languages.
Kasneje, 1. januarja 2007, po pristopu Romunije in Bolgarije je število naraslo na 785 poslancev in 23 jezikov, vključno z irskim.
Furthermore, 60% of the Members were new to the EP in 2004, and 168 came from the 10 new Member States.
Poleg tega je bilo kar 60 odstotkov poslancev novih članov Evropskega parlamenta in od tega jih je 168 prihajalo iz novih držav članic.
I myself was a ‘newcomer’ and the scale of the change made me feel slightly dizzy, given its dimensions and the complexity of running an institution which was having to take on board a far more heterogeneous experience of what politics is.
Tudi sam sem bil „novinec” in sem občutil kar manjšo vrtoglavico zaradi te spremembe razsežnosti in težavnosti delovanja institucije, ki je morala sprejeti vse te raznovrstne politične izkušnje.
D ices, and in particular, the former Secretary-General, Julian Priestley, who was the real architect of this success.
A vendar je povečani Evropski parlament odlično opravil to preizkušnjo in deloval presenetljivo mirno po zaslugi dela služb in osebja institucije in zlasti nekdanjega generalnega sekretarja Juliana Priestlyja, ki je bil resnični arhitekt tega uspeha.
Over and above this major structural transformation, there were specic moments of particular signicance.
Poleg te obsežne strukturne spremembe smo bili priča nekaterim še posebej pomembnim trenutkom.
Amongst the most important, perhaps, and certainly in media terms, was the investiture of the Barroso Commission, when Parliament’s hearings led to the withdrawal of the proposed Commission in the face of certain rejection by the EP.
Eden od prvih in verjetno najbolj pomembnih trenutkov vsaj z medijskega stališča je bil proces imenovanja Barrosove komisije s predstavitvami komisarjev, ki se je končal z umikom predloga, saj je bilo jasno, da ga bo Evropski parlament zavrnil.
In this whole process, the EP consolidated its political role and ceased to be the paper tiger that many people used to say it was. It dared to make use of the powers conferred on it by the Treaties, without provoking any kind of crisis in the way the EU operates.
V tem procesu je Evropski parlament utrdil svojo politično vlogo in postal več kot „brezzobi tiger”, kakor so ga mnogi imenovali, saj si je drznil uporabiti pristojnosti, ki so mu bile podeljene s pogodbami, ne da bi s tem povzročil kakršno koli krizo v delovanju EU.
It was crystal clear that the hearings of the Commissioners were no mere formality, nor did the MEPs fall into line with the instructions issued by Member State governments, as a lot of people assumed they would.
Izkazalo se je, da predstavitve komisarjev niso le formalnost, poslanci pa se niso uklonili navodilom vlad držav članic, kot je bilo večinoma pričakovano.
Following the rejection of the initial proposal for the Barroso Commission – although only one of the proposed members was in fact rejected – the EP would no longer be seen as a ‘cage of crickets’ or a useless talking shop.
Po zavrnitvi predlagane Barrosove komisije - čeprav je bil zavrnjen le en njen član - Evropski parlament ni bil nikoli več obravnavan kot „skupina branjevk” ali nekoristen forum za razprave.
As I said at the time, it is simply not possible to assign powers to an institution elected by direct universal surage on condition that the institution does not then use these powers.
Kot sem trdil že takrat, ni mogoče dati pristojnosti instituciji, ki je izvoljena na podlagi splošnih volitev, pod pogojem, da jih ne bo izvajala.
The EP did use them, as part of normal democratic practice, and the inuence thus achieved has strengthened its role within the Union’s institutional triangle.
Evropski parlament jih je izvajal v okviru običajne demokratične prakse, s tem doseženi vpliv pa je potrdil njegovo vlogo v institucionalnem trikotniku Unije.
Alongside my memory of that historic and polemical moment, I must mention two other moments, one particularly solemn and positive, and the other extremely sad.
Poleg tega polemičnega dogodka želim omeniti še dva spomina: spomin na še posebej slovesen in pozitiven trenutek ter na drugega, ki je bil izjemno žalosten.
The first was the signing of the Constitutional Treaty in the impressive Hall of the Orazi and Curiazi on the Capitol in Rome.
Prvi je podpis ustavne pogodbe v prelepi dvorani Orazi in Curiazi na rimskem Kapitolu.
On that occasion, I had the chance, on behalf of the European Parliament, to address to the gathered Heads of State and of Government some words on the path that EU integration had taken since the first such gathering in Rome.
Takrat sem imel priložnost, da sem v imenu Parlamenta nagovoril voditelje držav in vlad o razvoju procesa izgradnje EU, ki se je začel prav tam, v Rimu.
At that point, of course, we did not know that the text was going to get bogged down in the French and Dutch referenda, and so that historic moment represented the cusp of Europe’s political ambitions, unfortunately somewhat diminished today.
Takrat se nismo zavedali, da bo besedilo obtičalo na referendumih v Franciji in na Nizozemskem, a ta dogodek je bil vrhunec evropske politične ambicije, ki je danes na žalost nekoliko šibkejša.
The other moment that is fixed in my memory was when I had to announce to the House in plenary just how tragically serious the July 2005 terrorist attacks in London had been, attacks which reminded me so strongly of those in Madrid.
Drugi dogodek pa je, ko sem moral poslancem na plenarnem zasedanju posredovati tragično razsežnost terorističnih napadov v Londonu julija 2005, ki so me tako spominjali na napade v Madridu.
There were other politically signicant moments, but I cannot list them all here.
Seveda je bilo med mojim mandatom tudi veliko drugih politično pomembnih trenutkov, a ne morem navesti vseh.
The EU-Russian Summit dinner in Lahti, Finland, where I had to tell President Putin, seated next to me, that Europe should not be exchanging human rights for energy supplies.
Naj omenim večerjo na vrhunskem srečanju med EU in Rusijo v Lahtiju na Finskem, kjer sem moral predsedniku Putinu, ki je sedel zraven mene, povedati, da Evropa ne more zamenjati spoštovanja človekovih pravic za oskrbo z energijo.
My speeches, only a few hours apart, to the Knesset in Jerusalem and the Palestinian National Assembly in Ramallah.
In govora, med katerima je minilo le nekaj ur, v izraelskem parlamentu v Jeruzalemu in v palestinski nacionalni skupščini v Ramali.
My visit to Cairo to chair the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, from which the EP carried out important mediation work in the dispute over the Danish cartoons of Mohammed.
In ko sem v Kairu predsedoval evro-sredozemski parlamentarni skupščini, kjer smo opravili pomembno delo pri posredovanju glede spora zaradi danskih karikatur Mohameda.
And, right at the end of my mandate, the establishment of the Eurolat Parliamentary Assembly, which unites the EP and Latin America.
Ali pa na koncu mojega mandata, ko je bila ustanovljena evro-latinskoameriška parlamentarna skupščina, ki nas združuje z Latinsko Ameriko.
I put a great deal of eort into this project, in a race against the clock, surrounded by a fair amount of unwillingness.
V ta projekt sem vložil veliko napora, saj smo bili bitko s časom, hkrati pa nas je obkrožalo nezaupanje in odpor.
I was briey co-President of the Assembly, with all the satisfaction it gave me to have managed to increase the amount of attention the EP devotes to Latin America.
Le kratek čas sem bil sopredsednik skupščine, vendar sem bil s svojim delom zadovoljen, saj sem uspel povečati pozornost, ki jo je Evropski parlament namenjal Latinski Ameriki.
The world is really crying out for Europe.
Svet resnično potrebuje Evropo. Evropski parlament se je na to poskušal odzvati tako, da je okrepil parlamentarno diplomacijo.
For example, it sent electoral observation missions to 26 countries, including Ukraine, Palestine, Afghanistan, Congo and Venezuela.
Napotil je na primer misije za opazovanje volitev v 26 držav, med katerimi so Ukrajina, Palestina, Afganistan, Kongo in Venezuela.
And the EP has become an important world forum, visited by 15 heads of state from non-EU countries, such as Evo Morales and Mahmud Abbas.
Prav tako je postal pomemben svetovni forum, ki ga je obiskalo že 15 voditeljev držav, ki niso članice EU, kot sta Evo Morales in Mahmud Abas.
I must not pass over in silence a whole series of bills whose passage into law underlined the role of the EP.
Omeniti moram tudi obravnave številnih predlogov zakonov, pri katerih je Evropski parlament poudaril svojo vlogo.
It achieved a dicult balance between the precautionary principle and the demands of competitiveness.
Med njimi je direktiva REACH o kemikalijah, ki je bila eno od tehnično najbolj zapletenih zakonodajnih zadev, ki jih je moral obravnavati Parlament.
The EP also played a signicant role in the rejection of the software patents directive (where for the first time in history, Parliament rejected a directive at second reading under the codecision procedure); the rejection of the port services directive, which the Commission denitively
Pri tej direktivi je bilo v predlogih sprememb, ki jih je predlagal Parlament, upoštevano načelo odgovornosti industrije in varstvo potrošnikov.
D withdrew; and, above all, the so-called Bolkestein Directive on liberalising services, which gave birth to the ‘Polish plumber’ myth, and which was substantially modied on its passage through Parliament.
Vzpostavljeno je bilo tudi krhko ravnotežje med previdnostnim načelom in zahtevami konkurenčnosti.
In the Bolkestein Directive, the EP implicitly exercised a role which the Treaties reserve for the Commission, namely that of initiating legislation.
Evropski parlament je imel pomembno vlogo tudi pri zavrnitvi direktive o patentih za programsko opremo (pri tem procesu je prvič v zgodovini s postopkom soodločanja zavrnil direktivo pri drugem branju), direktive o pristaniških storitvah, ki jo je Evropska komisija dokončno umaknila, in predvsem direktive o liberalizaciji storitev, znane kot Bolkesteinova direktiva, ki je sprožila mit o poljskem vodovodnem inštalaterju in je bila po obravnavi v Parlamentu močno spremenjena.
Given the diculties encountered in amending the Directive in Council, and the Commission’s inability to withdraw it, it ended up being Parliament which had to seek consensus between all the many opposing interests amid all the confusion spawned by the text and its various interpretations.
S tem je Evropski parlament pri tej direktivi izvajal možnost zakonodajne pobude, ki je v pogodbah namenjena izključno Komisiji.
This was a thorny challenge which Parliament successfully pulled o, preventing a conict between new and (some) old Member States.
Zaradi težav pri spreminjanju te direktive v Svetu in nezmožnosti Komisije, da bi jo umaknila, je moral Parlament poiskati soglasje med številnimi nasprotujočimi si interesi in preprečiti precejšno zmedo, ki bi jo povzročilo to besedilo in njegovo tolmačenje.
As a whole, this legislative work displays the success of a Parliament which manages to achieve agreements on Commission legislative proposals which had not, perhaps, taken adequate account of the new situation created by enlargement, and which got bogged down in Council.
To težko nalogo je uspešno opravil in preprečil spor med novimi in nekaterimi starimi državami članicami.
constructive and eective role of the EP is acknowledged today.
Ta zakonodajni izziv pooseblja uspeh Parlamenta, ki je dosegel dogovore o zakonodajnih predlogih Komisije, v katerih morda niso bile ustrezno upoštevane nove razmere, nastale zaradi širitve, in so ponavadi obtičali v Svetu.
Of the Community institutions, Parliament is the one that has most improved the way in which it works and has acquired the most political weight in recent years.
Zato mi je bilo v veliko zadovoljstvo, da sem bil priča potrditvi nove, konstruktivne in učinkovitejše vloge Evropskega parlamenta - institucije Skupnosti, ki je v zadnjih letih najbolj izboljšala svoje delovanje in pridobila največ politične teže.
Today, Parliament is held in much higher regard by the European Council, at each of whose meetings I had the opportunity of speaking on Parliament’s behalf to the EU Heads of State and of Government.
Evropski svet danes veliko bolj ceni Evropski parlament.
I witnessed how, every time, they paid ever closer attention to the EP, which is more and more frequently invited to take part in the Council’s deliberations.
Na vseh njegovih srečanjih sem imel priložnost, da sem v imenu Parlamenta nagovoril voditelje držav in vlad EU, in opazil sem, da ga ti vse bolj upoštevajo in ga tudi večkrat povabijo k sodelovanju na svojih obravnavah.
A distinct feature of the EP’s identity is speaking out on behalf of democratic values and human rights which have also been consolidated. This constitutes a central issue in EP relations with other countries.
Zagovarjanje demokratičnih vrednot in človekovih pravic je postalo eno od prepoznavnih znakov Evropskega parlamenta in je tudi osrednja tema v njegovih odnosih z drugimi državami.
This fact was one I recalled on all of my ocial visits, sometimes under dicult circumstances.
Na vseh svojih uradnih obiskih sem se spomnil tega, celo v težkih okoliščinah.
And the EP took important initiatives, such as the Committee of Inquiry into the claims of illegal CIA activity within the Union, reminding the Member States just how important it is to safeguard the democratic values in which our Union is founded.
Evropski parlament je sprejel pomembne pobude, kot je ustanovitev odbora za raziskavo domnevnih nezakonitih dejavnosti ameriške obve-
Following the experience of those 30 months, I believe that the EP, the symbol of European representative democracy and the embryonic representative of supranational democracy, needs to continue to improve the way in which it operates, so as to contribute to giving the European project a fresh start.
Mislim, da mora po tej izkušnji Evropski parlament, ki je simbol evropske predstavniške demokracije in razvijajoči se predstavnik nadnacionalne demokracije, še izboljšati svoje delovanje, da bo prispeval k ponovnemu zagonu evropskega projekta.
We cannot go on any longer building Europe without involving our citizens, i.e. without more involvement of the national parliaments or a more leading role for the EP.
Ta pa ne bo napredoval brez svojih državljanov, kar pomeni brez večje vpletenosti nacionalnih parlamentov in večje vloge Evropskega parlamenta.
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