we know very well that the current treaties are insufficient and that , in future , we need to develop a better structure and different for the european union , a structure more constitutional which also make it clear where are the competence of member states and which belong to the union .
messages of concern in the first place before the economic and social problems for them as well , and this is despite the sustained growth , drafted after years of effort by all our fellow citizens .
the current situation untenable , especially for many hauliers self-employed and for the sector of agriculture , we must improve without a doubt .
in itself is positive in reaching agreement on procedures , but it must be ensured that this system is not likely to be used as a weapon policy .
now they have also made clear rights which must be respected .
i agree with your signal of warning against the return to which some people are tempted , at the intergovernmental methods .
many of us who want a federation of nation states .
the rapporteurs have stressed the quality of the debate and also the need to go further . of course , i can only agree with them .
the latter i say that , before making a statement , we need to learn , learn and measuring the forces of which are available , given that the political discourse must be realistic and always respond to the real forces and the objectives that we are proposing .
i would like to be set for this closer cooperation in order to give some examples of the new european talent .
the vote will take place today at 12.30 p.m .
the commission cannot accept amendment no 12 .
i shall vote in favour of adopting the draft regulation .
the reports of the european court of auditors does not leave it to designate these subestimaciones , from greece for portugal .
consequently , we have not voted in favour of this report .
according to its advocates , these buses are not only cheaper and versátiles internationally , but also more environmentally friendly because they use less fuel per passenger .
it also calls for establishing reference values in order to disseminate best practice throughout the eu .
a binding charter covering all possible cases and which spells out absolutely legal rights whose taxation could cause difficulties for later .
i thank them both for her magnificent work .
however , we believe that this cannot be brought to a now concluded in nice in less than three months , so that already for this reason we cannot vote in favour of the charter to be included in the treaty at the nice summit .
- ( de ) the group of the csu european welcomes that in the present draft charter of fundamental rights be collected and make visible fundamental rights that citizens have in front of the eu organs and institutions .
it reflects the liberal europe which is built .
indeed , it would have hoped that this charter will withdraw to be able to continue working on it , as we propose many non-governmental organisations in various countries of the european union .
( a5-0248 / 2000 ) by mr queiró , on hungary ( com ( 1999 ) - 505 c5-0028 / 2000 - 1997 / 2175 ( cos ) ] ;
that is why i want to table next year , parliament is not present a general report , but reports by countries in order to stress that we are seeking for a development differential of negotiations .
i think , secondly , that on the basis of the work undertaken by the previous presidencies and by the commission , the french presidency will be ready - at least i hope so - to produce a precise assessment of the accession process .
i have said , and i am quite happy to repeat it here , the french presidency will not shirk any of the difficulties that they are presented , which does not mean that we will have the time and the necessary means to deal with each of them .
this is perfectly legitimate , but it is necessary zanjarla in the right way and accurate .
enlargement is a broad perspective we should approach with vision and with great generosity .
not all the result of the intergovernmental conference would be to the formidable demands of adaptation that enlargement entails .
the second major change which we are experiencing and to which europe must adapt is the enormous speed of economic development , which are directed against the global market and towards the global competition .
fourthly , from the above is apparent from the principle of being granted to countries which have been incorporated following the negotiations to be fair opportunity to join with those that have moved ahead .
in the sectors where it is necessary to make massive investment and in the long term to achieve the levels of the eu , must be borne in mind that , at the same s circumstances , the current member states also disfrutaron of lengthy transitional periods .
in the protection of borders and the fight conra crime are applied equally our standards and the advantages of european cooperation .
look again at trade flows that currently exist between the european union and the countries of central and eastern europe .
i was very glad that the commissioner has begun , finally , to inform the people that the fears of the fact that talks are not necessarily be true .
this compromise , which they themselves people purchased , must be adhered to be possible until accession to the european union .
we therefore need the support of the commission , because although we have the necessary determination , sometimes we lack the munitions are essential .
this is something essential in order , as the european union , we should set objectives aimed at the implementation of our own internal reforms .
however , there are points and questions of the magnitude of those who disagree with .
this harms the european union itself , to its future independent in connection with america and also to a common european security and defence policy , since it introduces risks with russia and with other countries .
we expect to see results and that no one has to be postponed to another intergovernmental conference which must be done to ensure that enlargement can take place .
- ( fr ) i shall be brief , as i have been a moment ago , since in my first speech i have finished three minutes ago .
it is very important , and from that standpoint i am delighted the commission work in an information campaign , which commissioner verheugen wants it to be both a wide and decentralised .
but - and they will be my last words , because we want to say clearly : i am pessimistic about this matter , i do not strength by halves , want a strong choice with regard to enlargement - to have credibility , we must also be taken seriously , we must be understood , we must also be able to take up the accession of the people , of the peoples of the candidate countries and of our peoples .
at the moment , i see no need to talk about the financial perspectives in connection with enlargement .
i can say today is not a single country .
i have expressed the same reason , we are also the wish to join the european union .
we shall now give the floor to the various rapporteurs .
i was entrusted the mission to be rapporteur regarding estonia .
as a conservative , i am very careful with our taxpayers ' money .
i believe that only then would have an idea of approximately so that people have succeeded in latvia in recent years .
this is not enough , global strategy must be directed more intensively towards the citizens .
lithuania has a considerable potential for economic growth in the long term .
in the broadest sense , it is the european union 's cooperation with the russian federation .
and i have here a sensitive issue : the support of public opinion , both inside and outside the european union .
as a result of an intelligent fiscal policy , direct foreign investments of last year exceeded the 5.450. billion euros .
we do not want to interfere and much less us germans .
democracy slovak develops a stable and previously had seen the opposite .
in my speech i intend to highlight and systematised all six aspects of developments hungarian with a view to membership of the european union , worth highlighting this .
i am therefore delighted to see that there has been discussed this subject in the general report on the enlargement of the report .
finally , i must mention a cloud ominous that is hovering over europe and i must say that i am speaking for myself . for 23 years agents secrets bulgarians launched a campaign criminal in western europe and attack certain people - including my friend mr markov georgi writer , known as an integral part of the media , who was murdered in a street in london in full agenda .
the creation of a high level group is something that i commend my colleagues .
the report i have the honour to offer you and that it has also been adopted unanimously in committee notes that the part of the territory controlled by the legal authority can fulfil the copenhagen political criteria .
to this end , and without prejudice , of course , from the actual role of the commission , our high representative of the cfsp , mr solana , will play a key role .
the main problem of malta still nevertheless consists of that the accession process is assessed differently from the government and opposition and the eu attaches importance to this accession process birth would thus be continued .
even between the usa and mexico levels are closest . that is why , in the sector of the internal market we spoke in favour of a strategy well recapacitada , flexible and appropriate to the challenges .
but let me also say here that i respect the citizens of the countries of central and eastern europe , who , ten years ago had the courage to take to the streets and for the implementation of this process .
the information society is important both for the former and for the new industry .
we cannot leave blinded by the percentages of community law as laid down in national legislation .
this means that the environment is just a recover from how sensitive in eastern europe when they go between 15 and 20 years on from this point . it is unacceptably long .
this also applies to the transport of live animals for slaughter , that is something degrading .
we are now trying to impose an obligation to carry out assessments of the consequences for health in the case in all legislative rules of major importance .
my report 's opinion must also speak of the european union and must make clear that european funds for regional development cannot keep otorgándose on the basis of a mere accounting distribution between regions or localities .
elmar brok has begun right in your speech to the point that all we are to be the beneficiaries of enlargement , in particular , too , that we stand on this side of the existing external border .
the inland waterways will be important for environmental reasons , because we must draw from the road haulage and if it is unable to them to the railways then we must use our inland shipping and water .
it was also a question of selfishness and especially of populism , and the change to the fall of the euro nor has certainly helped in the right direction .
our message for the accession countries are as follows : there is no longer be confused with the extension of these reports , of the dossiers .
unfortunately , at the moment there are many parties which have removed it masquerades ideological and show , therefore , very few ideals and materialism too .
if we need to postpone the right to free acquisition of land and housing for use in family , let us do so .
there is thus far but can be put at risk in the absence of transparency and resistance , clearly , although not public , a number of governments .
furthermore , where are the millions of jobs promised by the maastricht treaty ?
at the moment that we are reviewing treaties , some states have already requested a fresh reform .
the majority of the international studies show that enlargement entails macroeconomic profits .
however , except minorities insignificant , any political group is calling into question the main objective of the slovenian policy which is to join as soon as possible in the european union .
when the union would have expanded rapidly , there should be diferenciarla considerably , as laid down in the position on enlargement as adopted by the eldr group .
to me that there is no doubt that the system of compulsory and institutional operating in that country it leads us many long-term consequences for the health of children orphaned .
i ask you to support the corresponding amendments .
and even us , european politicians , have very little understanding in the negotiation process .
cyprus will be a sort of bridge to the countries of the region .
i wish the negotiators to continue its work successfully in this important area .
of course it is also important to a second kind of communication between our countries and countries that wish to accede to transmit is at issue in the european union .
we cannot give ourselves the luxury of losing occasions such as those which took place in the early 1990s .
mr president , first of all , as a socialist rapporteur for the report on romania , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur on his excellent report .
it is for the institutions , for member states , for all of us , all show up to this challenge , also as regards the fears of our own public opinion , and to regain the encouragement , the ambition and the vision of the founding fathers of europe .
unfortunately , i have the feeling that this process of enlargement despite the many and fine words and applied to the openness and closure of numerous chapters , is not driven by the council with the necessary energy policy .
many countries of the union - similar problems at some stage in their development and can advise bulgaria to help overcome those with whom we face at the moment .
democracy is not just a question of majorities but mainly of a balanced codecision rights of minorities .
the candidate countries must be considered to be equally and its accession dependent on their own development .
the same time we have to acknowledge the efforts made by countries such as lithuania , to make up for lost time .
that is why it is in our interest to extend our legal system and the freedom to romania , and this is undoubtedly an argument in the debate with our public opinion .
however , there is a subject on which there is great interest , namely enlargement .
my group therefore supports the periods of transition periods in the environment sector up to a maximum of five years .
mr president , it is essential that we give them a positive spur to enlargement .
certainly the debate remains open when it comes to the order of the accession of these countries , because we must see the progress of its internal reforms .
i am glad that the report was that positive and that slovenia has made efforts to genuinely so massive to satisfy the criteria - which i have seen on several occasions as head of the delegation also remain mindful of the commissioner .
in my opinion , this proposal is to be examined .
these forms of violence and trade in women are to be condemned and fought now with every means at both the eu and in the candidate countries .
by ending , on this occasion , i share the thoughts and ideas , many of our members regarding the need to examine , once and for all carefully , the issue of the borders of europe and therefore , that of how much is to extend as well as the desirability of drafting a report dealing with particular of the european parliament .
the minutes of yesterday 's sitting have been distributed .

from time to time it says in this house that in a europe of citizens ' rights , must be properly enshrined in the right of the union .
i put to the vote the request for postponement of the committee on legal affairs and the internal market .
we know that the undesirable substances which concern us almost never impinge on immediately , but that they are harmful substances in the long term , a long life and bioaccumulative substances , such as dioxins , the aflatoxinas , and heavy metals , such as cadmium , lead and mercury .
we cannot seek guilty .
if it allows ' submerge \" products in this case , we must demand a minimum to cover this back to the control services and to be made known that the product has been diluted . indeed , it is also due to publish publicly and discuss this problem .
however , it must be clear that the dioxin crisis was the result of criminal acts that contravenían existing rules .
mr president , i would like to thank the words and the previous speakers .

for example , the limit value for the fish meal is different from being proposed to the products of animal origin not sailor .
it is high time to end with a false interpretation of the principle of subsidiarity , which seeks to increase is increasing the tutelage of brussels on our nations .
like the rapporteur , i believe that there are grounds for doing all these things and in order to be paid to substances for which you mentioned , although they are not toxic for themselves , show increases in the highest levels .
unfortunately it has lost a great deal of knowledge , the wisdom inherited a farmer , on an industrial production in which animals have to be reduced production units and goods .
the new regulations fusionarán , harmonised and simplify requirements in terms of hygiene very complex and very detailed than hitherto were vis-à-vis on numerous directives .
according to my enquiries , the number of those who are reporting on the exact content is relatively small .
secondly , it is obvious that in spite of everything is going to introduce a change which affect farmers , who are the producers of raw materials used in animal feed . in future , they are being forced to destroy a considerably greater number of consignments of raw materials .
these allowances are needed , although it is obvious that the farmers themselves are esmeran maximising garnatizar for the health of their animals .
amendment no 18 explicitly proposes the inclusion of the water in the definition of feedingstuffs .
on the basis of scientific assessments of the elements of risk , the commission will propose to member states adequate measures to restrict the presence of these substances in animal feed .
having studied the amendments submitted for approval at this plenary sitting , i thank parliament 's support for the proposal .
in general terms , therefore , the commission can accept 15 of the 27 amendments .
i am indeed that is perhaps not been hindmost with yours .
the commission is committed to develop and has also announced that it will not be able to complete it overnight .
farmers simply need to be able to find out with greater accuracy , also in percentage figures - at least when it so soliciten- , everything that contain compound feedingstuffs and in what proportion is present .
graefe zu baringdorf , and also to mrs roth-behrendt for their reports and to express the hope that the council has taken a constructive position in relation to these issues and we can devise a system of declaration more transparent for animal feed .
all this , of course , is due to the tragedy of bse , which has been a real saga , with various episodes .
we cannot accept the use of harmful substances are harmful to the health of humans and animals ' .
but let us begin with the good thing .
the present proposal is the first in a number of initiatives based on the white paper on food safety .
thank you , commissioner .
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report ( a5-0248 / 2000 ) by mr queiró , on behalf of the committee on foreign affairs , human rights , common security and defence policy , the request for accession of hungary in the european union and on the development of the negotiations ( com ( 1999 ) - 505 c5-0028 / 2000 - 1997 / 2175 ( cos ) ]
report ( a5-0247 / 2000 ) by mrs nicholson of winterbourne , on behalf of the committee on foreign affairs , human rights , common security and defence policy , the request for accession in romania to the european union and the development of the negotiations ( com ( 1999 ) - 510 c5-0033 / 2000 - 1997 / 2171 ( cos ) ]
thirdly , perhaps the most difficult , the council must adopt new institutional measures which will allow the community to function efficiently , efficient and democratic after enlargement .
even though he will agree with the principles of article 13 , which clearly secondary legislation which the european union produces from he arrives at times very far away , and that there is no reason to deny the candidate countries a right to cultural diversity .
in conclusion , i would stress the fact that the enlargement process must be done by progressively , at the pace of the adaptation of the candidate countries .
at the present context and in view of the opinions which have started to heard calling into question the enlargement of the european union , it is important that parliament will give a clear political signal in favour of it .
. ( fr ) since its creation , the european union has the power to bring together the peoples .
the criteria of the council of copenhagen in 1993 on the democratisation process or the ability to compete , reinforced by way of the acquis communautaire , the rule of an unbridled capitalism and destructive .
under these conditions , a flight forward in the enlargement is in danger of emphasising the ordinary populist and trappings who talk here and there .
on the agenda of this sitting is precisely a report on equal opportunities between men and women , which is once again give an indication of how poor results being achieved the acquis communautaire in practice this specific area .
who could , in fact , denying entry to our european home to poland 's copérnico and of john paul ii , to the hungary martyrdom in 1956 in budapest , or the capital-símbolo , prague , when democracies popular defenestraban per head of state and aplastaban to the people of jan palach , inmolado freedom fighters ?
a bigger europe with new tasks and more precise and greater financial resources .
i take this opportunity to pay tribute to the elderly and pensioners to estonia 's trust that attention should be given to their opportunities to live within the european union .
if latvia progressing continues and the european union adapted its institutional structure and its policies in order to cope with enlargement , i do not see any reason why that latvia should not be able to join the union .
if lithuania continues on and the european union adapted its institutional structure and its policies in order to cope with enlargement , i do not see any reason why that lithuania should not be able to join the union .
in the environmental field , we have checked progress evident , with the creation of ' national fund for environmental protection ' and to implement the principle of \" contaminador-pagador ' .
to permit the entry of poland in the common house , the union will do justice to the newly arrival : a justice which it has been denied for too long .
i await with interest the speedy adoption of the czech republic .
. i welcome mr queiró report on the application of hungary 's accession to the european union and i share most of the conclusions they lead to the rapporteur .
i await with interest that bulgaria is one of the union in the not too distant future .
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this is a point of view , fair and balanced that the council of ministers must take seriously .
i hope it is certainly true that the negotiations which have been held under the auspices of the un can sit results , so that both countries , greek cypriot and benefits , together with the advantages of joining the eu within a republic reunited .
. ( it ) i very much welcome the report by mr poos the request for accession of cyprus to the european union .
however , we , as consumers , we are in the last stage of the food chain and therefore we are the receiving end of the corruption and of counterfeiting food .
we are particularly concerned about that , at european level and in concrete terms , food safety will go from dehesa until the bureau .
precisely because we are in favour of developing relations of cooperation which is really and truly equal fraternal between partners , between all the countries of the world , we have no intention , with our vote , to conceal a really .
the council was reported to parliament before the vote in committee , but with a very small amount of time , ruling out thereby deliberately any possibility of a debate additional me or with parliament .
in my report i advocate greater representation and participation of ngos , a greater obligation to report to parliament , the establishment of an annual report for it to be debated in parliament , the highest possible level of transparency , the promotion of the memory of the past in the battle against prejudice and recognition of the multiple discrimination .
at the same time , we must take into account the legitimate interests of employees .
as the main responsibility for solving the problems of discrimination at work , the social partners are located in the more favourable position for proposing solutions implementable .
jenny was from collective access ' charter ' was the coordinator of the group and myself , i invited to the hearings on article 13 .
in practice because of the guidelines and action programmes to encourage the member states to combat discrimination based on the same premises and the commission being able to fulfil its role as guardian of the treaties and as a pioneer in social debate .
although the present legal basis released funds for new preparatory actions , their funding within this category could lead to a reduction in appropriations for other policies .
ladies and gentlemen , we are faced with a proposal for a framework directive is necessary but insufficient whose mechanisms will have the opportunity to acquire a after a period of application .
i hope that the commission will carefully study the legislation on discrimination on grounds of sex , in the light of this new directive .
i congratulate the commission and my colleagues who have produced the report .
i am pleased with the recommendation of the mann report to give organisations from civil ideological the opportunity to ask the staff certain requirements for the performance of his duties in relation to such a nature .
the speed with which the institutions took advantage of the powers of amsterdam , madam commissioner , it shows that the european union is still a pioneer in equal opportunities , and i should like to thank very explicitly to the european commission for this .
the presence of very different types of discrimination on the agenda in our societies confirms the importance of the action programme which is the subject of the report by mr cashman .
mr president , on behalf of the bonino list , would like to express our dismay that leads the way in which europe and the member states do to tackle the issue of discrimination , of racism and xenophobia .
can the commissioner to explain why the commission took disassociating from this ?
secondly , while recognizing their importance , in my view it is a problem that we should invite ngos involved in implementing the programme , regardless of its size , its characteristics and its action .
the liberal and democratic has considered all this , but in particular the activity of parliament who wanted to stress , also and above all , prevention of this phenomenon , in addition to the good practices .
it represents a challenge for us all because we will judge people for the first impression .
mr president , combating and legislate against discrimination is tantamount to recognise that there are even which are often legalised ' ' because they are trivializadas .
the first , the cnucyd , the united nations conference on trade and development , conducted in 1963 in geneva on the principle of compensatory inequality , and therefore of discrimination .
indeed , the information and awareness campaigns are of crucial importance in this area , should serve as detonator to impress upon a new mentality , a new way of thinking and stop being so that they venzan radically these prejudices still widespread among the people and guarantees of the real equality of all citizens in terms of rights .
it is therefore important to move forward with the two legislative initiatives that are now discussing , although them in some respects and by increasing the amounts allocated for the financing of the programme and reflecting the political importance , of this fight against discrimination .
in particular , the agreement on the principle of adjustments reasonable , in which have been pioneers sweden and ireland , ensuring now that employers of europe-wide adapt their places of work , will acquire teams , special will their working practices in a way that disabled employees are really to have a fair chance .
article 13 is the starting point for a new goal for the eu : combating discrimination or the unequal treatment of citizens for the causes listed in the same .
the second point i want to point out is unfortunately the serious mistake made by the commission with this first package to prioritise between grounds for discrimination .
mr president , the discrimination on grounds of religion is as unacceptable as any other form of discrimination .
as the secular convinced that , i am not edison therefore accept this .
well , the generous idea to recognise all citizens with maximum freedom as possible , provided that is compatible with identical measure of freedom for the rest , clearing-houses , even today , with obstacles : some indeed and others of law .
one of the directives already adopted in record time , and i am hopeful that the other is adopted in november , during the french presidency .
some are not in line with other legal requirements , for example , the amendment relating to the provisions of the committees .
however , i cannot accept amendment no 38 to abolish article 5 of the list of difference in treatment on the grounds of age that can be justified .
parliament has referred to the important issue of the conformity of contracts .
this is the first time that we allow joint projects in this action programme .
it is obvious that the more universal becomes the code , will be more effective .
article 7 of the code obliges the member states to commit itself to prevent exports to divert towards end-users undesirable .
. ( it ) mr president , i confess i am nostalgically of the times in which we in parliament as well as from the various peace movements and the unions , been incitaba to reflect and to move towards a progressive reduction in the manufacture of weapons and we wondered how to put into civil war production output .
in view of the situation in which today lie the planet and our continent after the end of the cold war and of breaking the equilibrium established by the terror of weapons of mass destruction , such an approach would be irresponsible .
these weapons have become , so to say , the symbol of anarchy in various parts of the world .
the cfsp comprises actions to combat crises beyond the limits of the eu and not something that could be seen as a common defence policy .
these are designed to prevent the export of arms to the governments who commit serious violations of human rights , to areas of conflict or regions are thrown into a career in the field of armaments .
the commission , in close collaboration with member states have actively participated in the formulation of the joint action of the european union on small arms and light weapons .
the next item is the commission is to make a statement on the side of the european research .
to introduce forms of intervention in the longer term the intermediary between the support of projects and funding institutional , using the instruments with variable geometry offered by the treaty , and specifically the union 's participation in national programmes , as foreseen under article 169 of the treaty .
what we want to strengthen , is this aspect of hierarchy , and that depends on the way for intervention .
you say that you intend to a total shake-up of the framework programme .
i think that today we need something structured that the european research area , that is something that goes beyond the framework programme which comes as a supplement national programmes , we need an element of structuring , which means that we must accept formulae .
thank you for your words and their constructive spirit . with regard to the comments by the stoa , i believe it is a need to do together , since this is something that relates to the house , the joint research centre , to the institutes of foresight present in several member states .
it seems that the commission is in leaps and bounds towards the establishment of a european research area .
there will be a complete chapter on science and society and its citizens .
there has been in contact with the greek authorities , irish and portuguese to ask the government of these countries to accelerate the submission to the commission for its visions of the cohesion fund .
perhaps the absence of the service that i have mentioned - that existed in the previous commission devoted exclusively to the cohesion fund could be used to have more specific elements .
my second question is , regardless of the cohesion fund , there are the framework of community aid , the structural funds , the regional programmes , etc. what real countries have had the definitive projects and programmes are of which countries have already been approved ?
in 1989 the commission submitted a new proposal that we should offer greater flexibility .
when mr bolkestein and , despite the fact that the general rule with treaty prohibits that copper is more to foreign companies which in the home , it should apply the law on general fair competition in europe in cases where the tax system is totally disproportionate . we must examine the effect that can take in this position to competition law , despite the general rule in which these matters are the prerogative of the member states .
if we want to retain the fuel , the way of doing this through the tax and not through other forms of taxation .
i would like to say to mr purvis than that of the natural disadvantages and regional level is an issue which is probably lies with the national governments , as part of his electorate is in these areas remote and peripheral regions .
mr president , commissioner , thank you for the information society .
the spring , and the last summer , the european commission made a general review of its activities and human resources .
there are some who would argue .
these children are increasingly used by tourists and business people , who , mostly hail from europe .
the commission is convinced that all companies can get ready in time for the final step to the euro , including the adaptation of their systems and software .
the debate político-filosófico is no longer on the agenda , but in general we can examine the dangers of a referendum , but perhaps in another context .

it was recently sent a reminder to the french authorities to .
in relation to the candidate countries , i can tell you that have been held meetings with them in relation to the issue of animal transport and agreements have been reached preliminary .
however , in the season for sows this spring the commission was informed that had been eavesdrop imported from traditional seed varieties of different species , including the cotton , containing traces of genetically modified seeds .
however , after consulting their services , i am able to inform the honourable member that a directive concerning the electrical goods , the regulation concerning the limits of electricity pylons , as well as the directive on team of radio and terminals in telecommunications , set aside essential requirements on the safety of equipment for private use or in the workplace .
do you agree with me , however , that in this case the distinction between on safety at work , in a class school or for a child , which will make its own homework is a false distinction ?
perhaps we should improve the hand of president khatami .
today , aung san suu kyi is once again be subjected to be done to arrest marked .
so i am reluctant to go further in terms of trade or to advise additional on trade and investment .
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my informants spoke almost on a number of meetings electioneering , for example , to which they had attended .
questions nos 16 to 44 will receive written answers .
what we would like a consolidated european report which was published and subject to the examination of this parliament .
we should concentrate on not move on to produce weapons instead of thinking about the way to compete with other countries weapon manufacturers are throughout the world .
the five permanent members of the security council , which allegedly responsible for our security , ought to pay attention to these proposals and negotiate as soon as possible an arrangement really worthy of the twenty-first century .
the debate today is an important step in the reform process which began the prodi commission a little more than a year ago .
i cannot help feeling that in his career for drawing up a proposal within the time limit on established by the white paper on reform , the commission not properly went into the details .
i therefore propose that both the financial controller , the internal auditor make annual reports serbia their activities .
the van hulten report aggravates further , rightly , the differentiation , that is why the commission advocates and gives a good impetus for the exchange of best practices between the institutions .
we hope that this does not happen again !
if we determine something for large institutions , it should apply to the whole hierarchy such independence that the committee of wise men have said .
in the past we have seen with propensity to the excessive delay in the decision-making processes increased frustration between complainants and a loss of confidence in the european institutions .
i would say to the commissioner that this report is only an intermediate step . and an interim measure means that it is the first step in the process of building a bridge between the system we have now control and the system we want to achieve after the reform .
this is the content of the proposal tabled .
only when this will happen next intends to introduce the sampling , the selection , which is checked often .
consequently , beyond mere words , we are aware that the task is not for anything but easy .
obviously , i also think that neither politicians nor the technicians in no way can we tackle the problem we alone .
the majority of children and adolescents increases , however , fortunately , in an environment which presents no such problem areas .
i fully agree with the president of the committee on the need to draw up a list that similar to a constitution and in my opinion , it is obviously has to be strengthened by the principle of subsidiarity and that the eu must therefore refrain from making policies in the large number of areas where the policy approaches are not cross-border .
information from the world and in all areas of knowledge comes at a very short time available to our houses and communication across the globe it gives them an everyday experience .
detainees very shortly afterwards , declared themselves to the police , ' it is curious , in the television sets , cannot be resolved quite easily catch so ' .
the legislators - and i shall end here , mr president , you cannot solve everything , but they should sometimes recall the rights and duties of each country .
i am also very receptive to the remarks made about education , on the training to learn to read images , on the awareness of the younger generations to take a closer approximation criticism of medium-sized and not languish anything at all times and in any way .
nothing will do more damage to the views that are forming that the fact that a report like this it forward or not to make possible greater mobility or does not begin at least , to break down barriers to facing today educational mobility .
the remaining problems for solutions in different member states are all kinds of : for example , different rules in terms of social security , grants , right of residence , taxation and the lack of mutual recognition of diplomas and of those stages .
it is high time that europe should once again for attention to the proper implementation of programmes such as socrates and youth for europe .
the experience on the mobility of students and teachers shows that the real difficulties for freedom of movement are not so much with the authorities in education , but rather in the fields of action by the authorities of the social security , finance and immigration .
it is mentioned as an example of this , the socrates programme .
you must have a clear inspection and control clear , even by sampling , and , above all , a port , a website , where the pupils can collect their complaints .
that is why we are asking to be incorporated into the category of researchers in the scope of the recommendations .
it is easy to do so in a speech , but not so much in practice .
the debate is closed .
we appreciate its action , similar to the president chirac or joska minister fischer .
the union must speak with one voice in foreign policy and reflect a capacity of defence and security policy .
we need a forum of decision-making to tackle issues instrumental to both sides as migration flows , the transfer of the factors of production . the energy supply .
the proposal for a resolution on the commission 's reports , on which the honourable members will speak later , we could about that .
it is clearly highlighted in the report prepared by the finnish presidency on women in decision-making . indicators , which has produced will enable us to assess the progress made .
apart from the conference of ministers and the discussion concerning equality professional , two texts significant , specifically dedicated to equality but corresponding to the council on employment and social affairs , are worthy of mention .
the second concerns the principle of non-discrimination , including our based on sex .
with regard to the reports , i must say that apart , madam president-in-office of the council also took up this - that one of the great problems in the eu are of course the great cultural differences .
the reports presented here are a good example of this .
we must ensure that the directive on equal opportunities is really part of the rules .
i believe that this method is taken first for finland , is feasible in many sectors and , since it forms part of the strategy of gender equality in the commission , you might expect much of it .
on behalf of the equal opportunities , french women achieved , thanks to europe , the right to work at night .
as a french citizen , this vision of the world i find it particularly foreign .
despite these comments will be voting in favour of this report because of course we are in favour of equal opportunities , but this is first and foremost , respect for everyone .
that was taken to the mothers the freedom to educate our children without remuneration , it will become the bill later in the form of crime youth and vandalism .
in this context i remind our report on the division of rights derived from pensions in the event of divorce thanks to which the pensions of survival and retirement age were incorporated take up the directive in 1979 .
the polish women we were very grateful for having made it clear that the representative present there not conveyed the attitude of the polish women .
greater involvement of women at all levels of government and in all areas of life is essential to give greater depth for democracy and achieving and maintaining peace .
in conclusion , i should like to mention the situation of women in the candidate countries for the european union .
the council , especially the men who make it up , they have in this field on the important task of leading to europe in the fight against the mafias of exploitation of women . this slave trade is not something which the politicians responsible can escape , duck or ignore .
on the reports and interventions that today we are analysing can deduct , as we already knew many of us , that the problem of equal opportunities is a problem for structural in nature and that , in dealing with it , are necessary global strategies , because women are not a category either a homogeneous group social or any one group .
it is true that i was a little sad to see that the eu maria de no longer decentralizer this job .
two of you mentioned new social rights , new rights tax .
thirdly , because they are the fundamental strategic not only for the european union - and even to have at our disposal an image of the situation in the charter of human rights has played an important role - but also at national level , because we can member states through the benchmarking determine national targets .
the joint debate is closed .
these amendments we have them in the new context of the interinstitutional agreement and , therefore , parliament could compromise with not dwell on these amendments to comitology , because they have been overcome in any way by the new interinstitutional framework .
however , i , personally , i still believe that the text adopted at the time by the parliament was informed by a much better with the new realities which were raised when the internal market and the liberalization of markets , given that the elements of clarifying and control to introduce amendments not accepted entail a greater guarantee that the rules were going to be met and that they would follow the same processes when it comes to applying them .
if we want to third countries will accept the commitments , the european community must be the first still in ensuring compliance with its own rules , because if a country has the possibility of bringing in the community products on the path of smuggling and for what is going to disturb in negotiations with us any kind of granting discharge ?
furthermore , the amendment by parliament on the customs formalities computer through declarations , endorsed by the council , will lead to the customs administrations of member states will be meeting with the means of more modern computer control .
but now it is too late , because you have just take the vote and the members have voted in favour .
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report ( a5-0198 / 2000 ) on the commission 's annual reports \" equality of opportunity for men and women in the european union - 1997 , 1998 and 1999 \" [ com ( 1998 ) - c5-0106 302 / 1999 ) ( com ( 1999 ) - c5-0289 106 / 2000 ) ( com ( 2000 ) 123 - c5-0290 / 2000 - 1999 / 2109 ( cos ) ) committee on women 's rights and equal opportunities . rapporteur : lone dybkjær .
it is not the first time that i am speaking on the mobility of students and teachers to be the body .
this report is even more important as it occurs at a critical moment for the european union : that of enlargement .
discrimination is not being fought against creating additional administrative posts but by changing the mentality of individuals .
i voted against the mann report , therefore , although we do indeed need to try to achieve the equal treatment in employment and labour , would not have to wear the zeal such as to abandon all protection of the freedom and respect the rule of law .
as i am convinced that secular , i have not been able to join it .
the snp welcomes this directive and its objective of ending discrimination in the workplace .
if we intend to prepare a directive plausible and viable cannot weighing up phrases and illusions , because it is not what is expected of a legislative text .
however , the eplp has serious reservations about the following areas .
there are elements which should , in our view , be left to the member states , such as the aplicaión general , the provision of training for workers of certain groups of age , the nature of the system of mediation , and the way in which smes to interpret the directive .
van hulten rightly observes in this same interview that we can only begin with a positive agenda when they have been resolved problems such as for fraud , wastage and the lack of efficiency and effectiveness in the decision-making process .
the reason for my vote on this report is associated , essentially , with the question of closer relations between the european union and nato , and also with the progress towards a common defence policy .
in the report is also understands the export of weapons in europe as a way to resolve conflicts in the territories familiar .
however , i do not accept that it requires a common defence policy and a european security and defence policy within nato .
children are the first victims of violence television .
i am pleased that we have done this study .
at community level is to be established a committee of experts with a mandate to prepare a memorandum that sets out the general principles for the protection of minors in the face of the media .
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it is particularly interesting is the fact that , for the first time , make clear the need to assess the effectiveness of the political initiatives with the commission 's annual reports .

mr president , in peru is currently living time of uncertainty and are all in the hope that the current situation will be resolved through a process , which guarantees the all civil and political rights , which gives rise to the strengthening and the consolidation of democracy and peace in peru , a country that has suffered 25 000 deaths in the last fifteen years .
the word in question is the word ' democracy ' .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the conditions under which were developed in the elections peruvian at last may that were unacceptable .
b5-0793 / 2000 by mrs ainardi and others , on behalf of the group of the european united left / nordic green left , on the situation of women in afghanistan .
and i therefore think it is also positive that the resolution contains several points clear and unequivocal specifically relating to the situation of women and drawn attention to how necessary it is that we are trying to help prevent the taliban continue its total discrimination against women .
the eu is an important task awaits you .
it cannot occur recognition by any member state as long as there the policy of violation of human rights , in particular the systematic discrimination towards women .
and that we do have to take this into account from the european institutions and also crops are drugs are used to buy arms .
however , will give its full support to the neighbouring countries in order to help to improve their resources when it comes to combat this evil .
i think this is a good time to reiterate the need for the european union begins to devise a policy of which is comprehensive in relation to latin america they possibly can to prevent these countries from being built periodically crisis situations such as those that have occurred in some of them .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , both the commission and parliament we welcome the release of jesuit spanish , mr alejandro matos castro , ever occurred last week .
b5-0782 / 2000 by mr haarder , on behalf of the group of the european liberal , democrat and reform party , on macedonia : law of higher education and universities ;
consequently , all of us are pleased about that the problem of higher education at last may seem geared towards a solution really positive .
that is , as far as i am concerned , a good example to all the neighbouring countries in which no one can only breed hatred through education , as is now so often , but that education can also serve as a cradle for peaceful coexistence multi-étnica .
i also have liked to have been found a solution than ever the approval of all the parties represented in parliament .
let me take this opportunity to say that the commission has already had a very good experience so far as the cooperation with the high commissioner , mr van der stoel , are concerned .
we are today debating in the house just to express our sorrow . we are debating mainly on what has happened , about why this has happened , and how are we to remedy the situation , how can we help from now on , the commission and the european parliament , so that those facts are not repeated in future .
mr president , in any event , we approve of this joint motion for a resolution , which we support as it stands , with a matter of urgency , and of course , basing as far as i mentioned earlier , we do not agree with the amendments presented as well as urgent .
as for the amendment on working conditions , there is a directive on this issue ; on the other hand , the wording of amendment is not as successful as the text .
that is simply not acceptable for the islands and northern oriental scottish and neither is the potential for route from the north sea until the european continent , which i hope will be established in the not too distant future .
i am glad that the greek government has suspended this exemption in the meantime .
consequently , the commission addressed the greek government immediately the wreck of the samina express , requesting information about the application of community law in force .
i would therefore ask the following question and would appreciate the put to the presidency . i wonder , apart from the abolition of friday , some have begun to delete it on thursday .
let me also say that , on the part of the european union , they are in place the mechanisms to ensure that the moment the will of the people of the serbian people is respected , i.e. at the moment that we have a government sustained by people who voted through the ballot box by mr kostuníca , we can have : first , an immediate lifting of sanctions and , secondly , a package of economic aid which can help the serbian people to re-establish its economy .
perhaps it is decided at the moment in the streets in belgrade , if the democratic change is starting now and can be made without violence .
we condemn all actions which can be seen as a provocation , especially as regards the holy places of jerusalem .
and we must tenderle 's hand in a very symbolic has said , mr solana at that meeting in zagreb .
the strange thing is the fact that the police and the israeli army have used bullets of fragmentation , bullets that when they reach the body have always broken out in dozens of shreds and which are banned internationally , even in the fights between soldiers , and which has now been deployed against citizens .
i think that europe can do a great deal and must do much in this respect with transparency and decision .
consequently , we must do everything in our power to stop such fire as soon as possible .
we must avoid provocations as the action of ariel sharon .
today the same thing has happened , and so it will impede and prevented from europe , in all these years , has a key role to mediate in the middle east , leaving this role for the united states .
not to sacrifice the serbian population in the name of our noble objectives and moral , because that could mark the deaths of thousands of people in serbia and yugoslavia .
madam president , as my final point i would like to suggest that as soon as possible and as soon as there is a new yugoslavian government , will send a delegation from parliament to planning , together with the new yugoslavian government , the reconstruction of a new serbia .
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , it is clear that today we are experiencing probably an historic day in this parliament , the day that possibly puts an end to one of the last cornerstones of a totalitarian dictatorships in europe .
mr president , we have a problem which account for the german dossier to the subject matter of urgency , i do not know whether the same is happening in the remaining versions replaced only to pick up the amendments of the gue . there are no proposals for a resolution and the common text .
mr president , i should just like to draw your attention to the lot of documents which have brought this week to vote .
if parliament could table amendments to the decision of the council , it reminds the social problems and unemployment rate in croatia derived from the japanese diet imposed on this country , but in these circumstances there is no legal basis for such a kind of amendments .
this is the opportunity to claim the same objectives as regards the activity of the eib .
mr president , yesterday afternoon , we are talking about serbia and on revolutionary changes taking place there .
i would therefore make an urgent appeal to my colleagues and also , in particular to the council , so that during the negotiations of the budget for next year and in the years after this complies with the greatest care for the commission 's proposal , which in my opinion , carried out the better evaluation of the total costs in croatia and also in other parts of the balkans .
in 1990 , held democratic elections , which were considered internationally as free and fair .
so yes , to this economic aid yes , to guarantee this , but also a strong request to the commission gives its full support to this country profoundly european , now already governed democratically in accordance with the rule of law , and so that you put on the list of candidates for membership , because i believe that croatia has earned our total support .
like the rapporteur , i wonder if in practice will be available for money for this purpose , particularly bearing in mind that , in short , we will have to define a broad monetary flows towards serbia , and that the union budget will not increase .
also the delegations in croatia and of our parliament asked the council have extended the mandate of the eib .
i hope that will commence soon contacts and , as well as for croatia was also grant aid to the serbian people that deserves all our respect .
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therefore , is the spirit in which we invite the women of the european parliament to participate in this delegation : tuesday and wednesday we will have a list , and we shall harvest signatures and accessions to the delegation , precisely in wishing to build bridges between women of peace , where there are , however , violence .
in short , there has been more suffering for the basque people , and the spanish ; indeed , spanish and basque tired of the current conflict .
madam president , you will remember that in the last week 's part-session , evoqué the plight of the ombudsman 's democracy british , james mawdsley , which had been illegally detained by the burmese authorities .
madam president , in my case it is really a point of order .
in reality , this report ostensibly technical , does not seem to attract major changes of political order is extremely important insofar as the back door , it introduces the possibility of applying the genetic engineering at a wine growing genetically modified .
if we are voting on the report , it will result in delays .
the council of state - as you said - has rejected this resource and we were told in due form this desestimación .
however , now the case is repeated and affects a colleague who , while it is in the ppe , does not belong to my political level in italy is concerned .
that is why we call for the introduction of a scoreboard social , as has also been made for the internal market , with clear measures , with maximum periods and with constraints of time .
madam president-in-office , i hope that the council will draw its inspiration from the expectations of the parliament and i hope that at the nice summit will be translated into a european social agenda ambitious objectives , with which it can continue to work together in the coming years .
following the informal council meeting on \" employment and social policy ' on 8 july in paris , the presidency has called on all the players involved - european parliament , of course , economic and social committee , committee of the regions social partners , ngos , groups and committees of the council which you to communicate its proposals .
what quantitative counter to the qualitative is a false debate and lisbon clearly established a dual purpose : more jobs and better quality .
we need to promote mobility and the same time guaranteeing the security of the separate professionals .
we must try to make an inventory of the gaps remaining in the system and , in any event , to put them on the agenda .
the open coordination is in our opinion , the way forward if we are going to secure a social europe .
the implementation of the pretensions social vaunted at lisbon requires an effort , a community action plan for the creation of jobs in the services , particularly those relating specifically to the information society .
obviously the cooperation of the commission is important , but the social problems have grassroots support local and a more manejarlos while respecting the specific circumstances .
what social acted as a factor of correction of the most harmful effects of economic policies .
the commission 's original proposal was much better without changes ; congratulations commissioner .
anna diamantopoulou , for an excellent document . it is an agenda stubbornness and i can still remember what difficulties we are moving in the area of social security in the last parliament .
i believe that it will be very positive also help to reconcile family life and professional status of women .
i sometimes get the impression that the concept of modernising the understanding is often the undermining of social protection .
what are the focal points of the text ?
it is still difficult to determine european objectives that have the same effect for all the member states , since the reality is different for each .
the commission has tabled amendments 49 .
perhaps this relates only to parliament and the commission , but , mrs wulf-mathies .
another point is the increase in support of the community in judging the need for additional initiatives , including , if necessary , the transposition of legislation , equality and the fight against discrimination .
in the past there has been no lack of good ideas or the good schemes designed to achieve equality , but often failed its implementation .
this is not right that the voice of women is dominated by a handful of professionals in the claim that live in the injection of public money .
equality of men and women in civil life , which allows women to the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms .
i hope that , finally , the players men also meet halfway here and combat the roles of gender and stereotypes outdated .
i think we should now like to thank him for having followed the debate , because it was not anticipated her presence during this debate .
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we must provide our businesses optimum conditions for them to have an opportunity to plan their production and especially its future .
consumers must have access to a wide variety of high-quality products , and at competitive prices and , ultimately , this is the reason for moving forward with a single market and , alongside that , with free competition , because it benefits to all our citizens .
it is the decision to subsidise or of the decision not to subsidise in the field of coal .
point 16 of the riis-jørgensen report speaks of greater legal security in the processing of applications for fusion and shorter deadlines and effective measures to the appeals to the courts .
in all cases , public companies which should not its force with financial an impeccably corporate governance but for the past and present positions monopolies .
we need greater introduction of the citizen in the information on competition policy , for it to advise the advantages .
these are matters of great importance to the regional economy and for employment , and i hope that , in future , this can be brought to light so that these subsidies , subsidies household affecting the development and the regional economy and whose factor most exemplary is precisely the transport , will continue to be granted .
this communication contains three messages right .
evans for her excellent report on the rules on state aid to the steel industry and on the eighth report on state aid to the european union .
i would therefore reassure messrs mrs palacio and mr karas , as well as other members who have spoken on these points , which the regulation takes note of your concerns .
otherwise we shall be doing a disservice to competition and to consumers .
the debate is closed .
the mechanism for financing develops article 119 of the treaty on european union which is still in force for the third phase of economic and monetary union only for the member states not participating in the single currency .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to thank you because today we can still discuss the proposal for a council directive amending the directive 193 / 68 / eec on the marketing of materials vegetative propagation of the vine and i also expect a positive vote tomorrow .
some of them , launched on 5 july , the so-called ' beaune where we are expressing their concern in relation to the introduction of gmos in the profession .
the rules that are envisaged for the rest are favourable to the production of a plant material diversified and which offers the best guarantees health , which is fundamental , effectively to accompany the restructuring of vineyards community , key aspect of the new com in wine and wine-growing .
we should tell is heard loud and clear , was not necessary overloading the articles of that directive with reference to directive 90 / 220 on review procedure unless of wanting to promote force through the genetic modifications of the vine .
i am happy to inform you that we can also accept amendments nos 35 to 40 tabled by mr graefe zu baringdorf , that aim to strengthen the transposition of safety requirements and management according to directive 90 / 220 .
i would simply like to note that there has been asked parliament to make a statement like that .
madam president , with regard to paragraph 14 of our minutes on the request for waiver of parliamentary immunity of mr pacheco pereira .
i shall be more precise on qualified majority voting .
on the weighting of votes , and are also on the table the two options that are well known : weighted simple campaigning for and which we can demonstrate a slight , very slight , most people , either double majority , but with various formulas , double simple majority or reponderada or a form of ' mesh demographic ' .
moreover , without prejudice to an assessment of needs and the coordination of economic and financial assistance to the federal republic of yugoslavia , which is encomendarán jointly to the european commission and the world bank , the european council in biarritz decided to grant the yugoslav federal republic an initial emergency humanitarian aid of eur 200 million .
however , you see , if it had to tell you sincerely spontaneous , my impression , it would read as follows : whatever the delicacy of these issues groupe of the commission and the system of vote - will not be based on this in order to gauge the success or failure of nice .
another positive aspect was also the adoption of the charter of fundamental rights by the heads of state and government , however , mr president-in-office , i cannot fail to mention the same time as to why it was possible .
we must not kill a platitude to the spirit of nice and , therefore , there is a fundamental priority over 50 days that remain : increasing of negotiation at political level .
in this connection i should also address my colleagues in the european people 's party - and i would ask mr poettering that i escuche- because what we in this house what we need to defend outside .
as far as we know the actions of those prime ministers and presidents in biarritz on the further tough issues on the reform of the treaty , the charter will probably should become the largest trophy at nice .
launching a wide consultation with the people , and to the national parliaments , enabling it to bring about a charter of truly based on the needs , the council would really should meet the aspirations eu citizens .
it therefore needs to make an appeal to everyone to return to the origins of our union , have the courage which took giscard d ' estaing and mr schmitt , when deciding the election by universal suffrage in the european parliament in 1976 and in 1979 , and we shall have to decide by 2009 at last a president of the european union , the commission president .
in this regard , i would like to respond to what mr poettering said about the division between the countries large and small countries .
i refer back with a few words on matters of foreign trade policy , because it is a matter entirely seriously .
it is , however , be something precious which was stressed by all the members of the european council .
a second very positive thing has been the adoption of the charter in its entirety .
that aside , it seems to me on this crucial issue for the future of the european union on its way of decision , biarritz achieved some thieving , and we can only be welcome .
i hope we can still persuade the move to achieving results in this respect at nice .
i cite two examples : on the one hand , proceed to the right to work on the right to work and on the other , several social rights enshrined in the revised social charter of the council of europe are not included in the charter .
the debates which have been taking place throughout europe , including those in biarritz , it is clear that the larger member states are trying to partly to terrorise smaller member states to reform the eu into line with the line followed by the former and with your wishes .
the dissatisfied with the two extremes are proof to the negotiators , who are moving towards a fair balance .
the leadership of the european union has clearly formulated a vision .
a commission based on criteria of representation of each member state reveals a little far-sighted vision .
a union of this kind would centralist and would make the small states of the union 's less power than in the united states 's two-chamber system attaches to the smaller american states .
following the summit in sharm in which were present all parties concerned to find a way to end the violence and resume the dialogue between barak and president arafat , we have seen how difficult it is to stop the clashes , even if there was a moment when it seemed that will mean .
obviously some poor informants makes him to say to mr barón things that are not certain about italy and to my party .
it is important that the introduction of the european tax on energy consumption , which has so far been blocked by the implementation of the principle of unanimity , progress .
we should not allow the member states to bring the fear of being able to move towards solutions coming to an executive board .
in my opinion , the convention has done an excellent job and i am proud of having been a member of the same .
in the latter case , the issue will be making at which time running this principle of the rotation strictly egalitarian between large and small .
enlargement to matters of truth of the qualified majority voting , together with the codecision procedure , the conservation of article 250 , in its current wording , the place and the commission 's role in closer cooperation and not only on the first pillar : these are some of the elements which will lead us to judge instantly if there is , after all , success or failure .
. ( fr ) mr president , thank you , firstly to jacques , to jacques delors , thanks to altiero spinelli and to mr herman , thanks to everyone , from vaclav havel until carlo ciampi , since joschka fischer until jacques chirac , since michel barnier until pierre moscovici , since chris patten until coast simitis , including at florence , and the multitude of current meps who has repeated , from 1999 , the great movement in favour of a european constitution .
not criticise in excess of the trader europe , and it is a socialist in carrying out says given us greater wealth for all .
let us agree at least on this objective , and because we do , say how to achieve this .
i have had , mr president , the gratifying to hear that the proposals tabled recently at the intergovernmental conference are agreed on the substance with all or part of the criteria that i have outlined .
. ( fr ) mr president , commissioner , rapporteurs , ladies and gentlemen , you were keen to have this morning , a debate on the topics on which your house has considered necessary to complete the opinion on the intergovernmental conference that i said last april .
thus , while respecting the constitutional framework exists , i find it difficult - i warn you foresee - more than an advisory procedure for the opinion of parliament at the beginning .
as you know perfectly well , this means that we make certain political elections , to reach a far larger than the regulation of the three requirements indicated previously .
i myself have stressed that the formula adopted for the letter was a path to explore .
but i got it well beyond the linguistic aspect , your question conceals a further concern .
this is also why i wanted to thank you , in the fund and in the way , the initiative which you have taken .
the implementation of closer cooperation should not lead to the creation of new bodies to forthcoming added to the union 's institutions .
it is time to revise the treaties .
the european council contravenes this basic european consensus with its refusal to integrate into the treaties and the european charter of fundamental rights , offer a binding legal value and give the citizens whose rights are injured able to go to the european court of justice .
otherwise , i believe that it will not be possible to achieve a europe of the people .
paragraph 8 : the constitution will consider - and i quote - ' issues that have been left open ' .
until such time nobody has known tell me what has changed in the meantime .
secondly , on the agenda is inadequate , which has left outside issues particularly relevant for the future of the union and the interest of citizenship .
minister , it says that on the eve of the revolution bolshevik -acontecimiento which was going to take a very serious consequences for everyone - the orthodox church russian was mired in complex discussions on the design of their estimate of cuaresma .
therefore , the cooperation should give any guarantees that the rapporteur has proposed , open to all , respecting the spirit of the treaties and without being opposed to the acquis communautaire .
however , there is one point i would like to stress : i do not think it right that we require that either we move towards the demand for a referendum mandatory in all member states to adopt precisely the proposed changes .
gil robles for his work . we held a debate in great depth on two issues which are different , are at one point .
we are prepared to make sure that we vote during the november part-session , allowing it to be adopted during the french presidency .
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what do we mean by ' the introduction of the opportunity to access to retire gradually , through the part-time work ' , but a threat to the retirement age , in spite of everything already excessively high in many countries ?
we know that both to pensioners and the children they annoy the marmalade .
i asked to pensioners who sent me to the european parliament with the pensioners ' party if you like drinking wine genetically manipulated .
or even , exceptionally , having the vegetative propagation material standard when other categories are not able to satisfy the needs .
consequently , mr president , i am wondering : is it that variations in labour costs are not for these reasons a restriction on free competition in the european union ?
thus , the vote could only , as has been , against .
despite the progress towards greater deregulation within the european union , state aid can continue to play a constructive role in achieving the economic and social progress .
in order to protect the environment , public services and to guarantee equal income of the inhabitants of the regions most economically weak , this aid may prove necessary .
we indicate the danger that also situated in the picture of the european union aid to little scope after consolidate the control of the european union in the important state aid , under the guise of competition in small and medium-sized enterprises .
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an examination of the timetable for implementation of the categories 2 , 3 , 4 and 7 of the budget can see that only an average of 8 % of all the commitments are covered by payments involved .
three years ago we put in place our initiative in favour of employment with the support to the access of small and medium-sized businesses to venture capital .
parliament is proposing to do so in two ways .
the european institutions have been fulfilled its mission only if this is achieved .
in this context , i would like to thank the vice-president responsible for the budgetary matters , as mr gerhard schmid , for their constructive cooperation .
we want this committee will maintain its ability to work , but we cannot allow it to the institution that less attention paid to the orders of the european parliament as part of the budgetary authority .
that is to say that the year 2001 will be the last budget exercise complete and in this context , it must also appreciate the commission proposal and is being presented to parliament .
we also call for a review in administrative expenditure .
since 1985 - well 85- parliament 's committee on budgets has been pushing ahead to ensure that the european parliament 's procedures take account of the financial impact of the resolutions that parliament votes on the full .
to conclude , mr president , by thanking the diligence of the other institutions in the processing of this joint declaration .
now is asked to speak out on a budget that was amended at first reading by the council .
with regard to internal policies , the council bowled prudent , a margin in heading 3 , the more important than that proposed by the commission .
i would like to conclude , not to be given to the financial perspectives for the symbolic value which do not have .
an examination of the three sets of statistics shows that there are still considerable differences , also a budgetary purely quantitative and , of course , as regards the substance .
i must remind you that last year , after a long debate , reached a new comitology decision by common agreement with the council , and i have little hope of being possible to reopen the debate .
in the financial perspective agreed in berlin for the period until 2006 we foresaw 8.100 million euros for the meda programme .
mr solana . i would therefore ask you to both the council and parliament 's committee on budgets to think in foreign policy and not only in the budget if we are concerned with the common foreign policy .
the second concerns the aid that has to be given to the victims of human rights violations which require treatments specialised in institutions .
if the time that we still have to achieve a compromise solution which will support the important work of the committee on economic and monetary affairs , we will reach an agreement ; otherwise , we will maintain our position .
it is enough to look at our televisions and let us look at the current difficulties in the middle east to reiterate this every day .
i therefore hope that in the vote tomorrow will still need to achieve the necessary majority in favour of the monitoring centre in dublin .
mr president , i would like to make some observations , starting with the rural policy , from the perspective of the committee on agriculture .
we have asked to approve a credit indicative of two million euros for an information campaign on the cfp .
the commission executive should negotiate with arguments of weight to achieve a reasonable agreement with morocco and the council and the governments concerned is theirs boosting politically this negotiation .
today we are examining the 2001 budget with the image of the people of serbia in our souls .
overall , we should like to adopt these amendments .
an important way in which europe 's citizens can ensure that they reflect their concerns is to call upon the ombudsman or produce petitions to parliament .
the first step towards parliament 's budget .
for surprise to many of the members of my delegation , at the beginning of september we laid down unanimously a basic strategy and the 400 amendments introduced by some of my colleagues have resulted in a way as a surprise to many of the members of the committee on budgets .
it is difficult to imagine the increasing number of posts will solve the problem of administration , if there are still obsolete and complex procedures in the commission and the council to deal with the many problems that exist .
this house has repeatedly demonstrated in recent years have based its work on the principle of a rigorous austerity .
it is not acceptable that for years to talk about gloves of commitments and always of the promise of adhering to them , but when it comes to pay , then people say they are excessive and let us cut a little .
we put only a few million - may be much more - and at that time you are making promises suculentas . then , when we really need it , we again withdraw them .
the 2001 budget , as has already happened with the council last had to face with practically insoluble conflicts between the pressure in favour of the consolidation and austerity , as decided under the interinstitutional agreement , which is designed to guarantee the financing of enlargement , on the one hand and , on the other hand , the urgent need to finance the stability pact for the balkans .
the requirements of a higher yields also require more staff .
the adoption of this amendment , in its original version , there would be able to start changing the start , but a majority of the committee on budgets rejected this idea . in this way , the european parliament is preparing , despite what you say , to take on board implicitly the council 's position .
and in that case , the examples are , unfortunately , numerous ; the privileged treatment to partnerships with a federal vocation or to the many ngos have a role , a philosophy and a functioning of the most controversial , with the financing of european political parties , via the quantities engullidas in the prince programme , to try to persuade the citizens of the member states on how well founded on the euro at a time when the single european currency is experiencing a loss of confidence is largely shared by all europeans , since our friends danes until the leaders of the european central bank .
finally , my colleague mr heaton-harris has displayed correctly with your amendments in its structure of many european programmes upon which offers the citizen a story propaganda about european integration and which are , attention , funded by the individual citizen .
in addition , we must modernise our administrative systems and we must continue , there is also a good example .
the meda programme is devoted to the mediterranean basin , geographical area of major strategic importance , is a good example of lack of capacity to implement .
when we talk about making cuts or to find funds in category 4 for financing certain priorities , must not forget that parliament has its priorities . what we expressed clearly in the vote in committee .
such a way that they will have to clarify that figure .
thank you , mr wynn .
it simply means that there are real elements of flexibility in moving in this or that policy , even when any cannot or do not wish to do this , and what it is true for the countries of the union also applies to the candidate countries .
i think that austria cannot complain about what has happened , quite the opposite .
the recommendations of the regional organisations , as well as the experiences of the neighbouring countries will undoubtedly contribute to the definition of these resources .
in the year in 1984 , the 0.2 % of owners in colombia possess 32 % of the land .
the council is not here to comment on one or another aspect of this issue , which is extremely delicate and painful .
the same time , either in this way can start a debate on issues that are , once again , an extremely complex .
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i am , therefore , i will ensure to give a definitive answer on this difficult issue .
quite simply , we have to her feeling , and your reply is shown quite so that the council presidency is not shows very proactive when it comes to discuss this issue .
therefore , the entry of tax is obviously not be void .
i do apologise , but we are going to apply the regulation .
i would , however , i would ask you if i have understood that the french presidency has no intention to propose new actions to the introduction of the tobin tax , or if i have interpreted that it is not in any way a question of political will , but simply that you too , those who sit on the left the hemicycle , have reached the conclusion that this is not possible . the introduction of the tobin tax at world level is impossible .
moreover , pending the adoption of this directive on the prevention of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies , was taken , in june 2000 , the decision to withdraw the materials that present risks with regard to these diseases , in order to go any further progress in the epidemic and to secure consumer the highest possible level of health protection .
i have no other elements which are just arrived .
we sit and are very familiar with the work of the commission and council on the erika 1 . but , at this stage , which is common to both countries and seen within the european union , which is a step is particularly difficult , whereby larger transitting ships to win only a few hours , with the risk that old cascarones come and encallar and to lead a disaster , i would like to hear , and especially for the people in corsica and sardinia , they would have liked to know whether it will be possible and if they are expected to ban just plain changeover from the straits of bonifcacio to these large ships , with these large containers .
i therefore believe we must support in principle , the commission 's proposals to amend the staffing policy .
the budget needs new funds in cash for serbia and kosovo .
i hope , mr president , i would like to end with this , which will be cut in spite of all the lines of the budget of eur 50 million to finance the peace agreement between israel and the plo .
so , from the european parliament propose new measures , not addressed both to seek new funding - which we already know that in the present circumstances , there will not be able to ejecutar- but to establish new commitments interinstitutional that improve the quality of expenditure and ensure that not to lose a euro .
just think in european policy , and in any other area , sometimes options moderate cease to be majority voting .
it is designed to obscure rather than to clarify and i am disappointed by the attitude adopted today about the budgeting depending on the activities .
however , the fact that the expenditure is distributed according to activities , there is also largely how the budget is seen as a political instrument where the distribution of expenditure reveals obvious political priorities .
and then we can find a solution multiannual , so that it for next year and next year , once again we do not also have to go through this discussion on how to find money for the reconstruction of the balkans .
those interested in the development of a sustainable agriculture must know that the main thrust of the recent reform agreed in berlin is a step in the continued support for products to direct support farmers ' incomes .
ladies and gentlemen , a budget is always more than a cold calculation of figures .
finally , it is immoral , mr president , cut expenditure for agriculture policy , for the meda programme , for the excluded social , and then try to ensure the resources allocated to finance the obligations of the european union in kosovo and in yugoslavia .
it is very simple : this winter serbs cannot die of hunger or cold .
furthermore , i would like to express my concern about the fact that the various parliaments of the young people have been included in the socrates programme .
naturally , we also have to say quite clearly the council to give him also concern you bear some responsibility with regard to the development of poor many programmes belonging to the external actions heading .
we need solutions stable around these subsidies and , to a greater extent , to the long-term planning which is needed in the western balkans .
i believe that the majority is prepared to accept that , on condition that these resources are being used properly .
i share the rapporteur mrs rühle and criteria with concerns that you mentioned this afternoon in relation to the chapters on research and the social assistance .
two weeks ago , we welcome the joint parliamentary assembly acp .
at the same time , we demand that the research fund and information should be given budgetary resources allocated to the study of alternative products for the current tobacco growers in .
i want to be very clear that , in terms of northern ireland is concerned , the union europeaha had its influence more direct and positive conceivable .
in this model to the respect for the rules and procedures is guaranteed by an independent authority and , ultimately , so judges .
in this way will be made for the first time in a codecision procedure at first reading on a text that is extremely complex and full of technical difficulties associated with a sector in particularly sensitive to the protection of individual freedoms .
it is very appropriate that we do not have fused their respective roles .
it is known for example that the schengen system has stored over 10 million sheets which affect around eur 1.5 million citizens , that europol is seeing it extended receding its competences , centralisation of the information from various police services of the fifteen member states , and this under the exclusive control of an authority whose power and resources are not posts at their disposal to enable it to fulfil really another task .
that said , i welcome the presence of commissioner to say that it would appear appropriate concerned not only about protecting the consumer in relation to the new technologies , but also in the face of using them to promote the capacity of the european citizen in order to act and to interacting vis-à-vis the european institutions .
amendments nos numbered as 1 , 2 , 4 , 10 , 12 to 40 , 42 to 54 , 57 and 58 and 60 64 to pick up the council text to the points on which the commission is able to give its approval .
clearly , then in its opinion on the legislative proposals relating to the protection of personal data will be particularly regarded the extent that it will constitute an important contribution to the legislative debate between the institutions .
the treaty recognizes in effect to the outermost regions an economic and social situation difficult , compounded by obstacles individuals amongst them the durability and the interaction cause serious damage to the development of these regions .
this will contribute to the promotion of economic and social progress through a high level of employment .
therefore , i would like to congratulate mrs sudre and look forward to the development of the rules of the commission 's proposals so that we will soon be taking into account the specific features in a planned in article 299 ( 2 ) of the treaty of amsterdam .
for many europeans some outermost regions are nothing more than a tourist destination on the map .
our rates of unemployment are among the highest in the union .
i am delighted that the commission has adopted by a broad majority of the amendments i tabled .
in my opinion , it is very important for the outermost regions are integrated into the trans-european transport networks , energy and telecommunications .
the unanimous approval of the members of the committee on regional policy of the report presented by our colleague mrs sudre margie represents the accuracy of the european parliament is one of its most important commitments .
we cannot discuss an entire set of circumstances and believe that we reached that point and proper idyllic -denominémoslo -it , will no longer be necessary to take further measures in the handling of these three areas and especially of the outermost regions as to which the discussion today .
ladies and gentlemen , this article allows us to do everything , but we can strengthen and i believe it necessary to extend and improve our action .
for the preparation of the proposals that are necessary , the commission obviously cooperates with the member states and regions in question .
we know that in these regions there are persistent problems and i thus think objectively , according to its real level of development , which will need a long time for the support of regional policy and of individual measures .
a meeting of this kind could organise itself again over the year 2001 , when they go more advanced in the implementation of the programme presented in march .
the presidency declared settled the matter and i fully accept that .
i believe that parliament is right to stay with the current provisions , because , as another member said , this is not often in a malfunction of the wearing of vote , but we are forgetting that members to vote , and if you would provide an opportunity to correct one vote , it would be a problem of never stop .
there is no doubt that i would like that .
in short , commissioner , in addition to the authority , it is essential for the commission services responsible , in cooperation and coordination with the member states to introduce a system of controls homogenous and effective throughout the food chain and that the network of laboratories food from the european union is assists and work in a coordinated with the commission .
in order to prevent them being repeated scientific research is being imposed in cooperation with national research centres and community .
today we are discussing a white paper , and we should define certain general principles .
these procedures have already been modified and lost and now we have our own ' food standards agency ' .
finally , we will also support some of the new amendments , without doubt , amendments nos 11 and 13 until 7 until 9 , and we want a free vote on amendment no 14 .
in the light of this difference i would first like to emphasize that it should be guaranteed the food safety depends on the strength of the inspections carried out by the authorities , and let us not forget that the degree of stability in the same determined by the weakest link .
we are discussing an issue on which to highlight the superficial and the vacuidad of this debate on the political union of europe .
let us hope , therefore , to the european food safety authority only experience scientific , in conjunction with our national agencies .
if we follow the traces of the progress of the main diseases from the food that affect europe at present , the majority of them were delivered its first appearance in the americas .
however , we must determine the conditions required for convening the authority of such a way to ensure a rapid and efficient action .
we must also point out , as has been some of the previous speakers , especially mr whitehead and mrs gebhardt , that the white paper is much more than any new site rules and regulations of the union .
mr president , today , i feel happy and thank the commission , because it has started work on improving food safety , to mr bowis and the whole of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy .
i think that amendment no 17 is particularly interesting . it states that have to consult the consumer organizations .
another aspect is the review of organic regulations on labelling for both the wholesale and retail that , when it comes to the traceability of products and their components , offers an accurate information to consumers and permitting cleanse possible responsibilities in the case of high-risk or of crisis .
in my opinion , the adoption of new legislation does not provide an adequate response to the evasion of existing legislation .
thanks to the vote on the environment committee , we managed to restore some balance including within the scope of the problems relating to the nutrition and some important references to the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the protection of the different eating habits .
mr president , i should like to join with other colleagues who have congratulated the rapporteur , mr bowis , that he approached this particular problem in such a constructive and logical .
mr president , the fact that the white paper on food safety itself not magazine a legislative nature without jeopardising the dual value which certainly possesses .
the rapporteur , but also many members belonging to the commission , including myself , have placed the emphasis on food safety authority and , in fact , this is regrettable that in some respects .
the integrity and independence of this agency will protect the best guarantee the safety of european consumers .
throughout this process i thought we had repeatedly luck to choose the rapporteur 's report .
mr president , i too should like to congratulate my colleague mr bowis for the remarkable effort made to include all points of view in its report , mainly for agreeing to talk about the overall concept of food .
at the end , mr president , the policy cannot cope with its responsibility .
most importantly of all , it will have to win the respect of their peer , the public confidence and the will of the governments of member states to accept its findings .
that is how i see a food authority for the future .
we have the world health organisation in geneva .
i am not hiding when we issued a white paper i talked against this authority .
therefore , we must ensure that the european union to have the highest possible standards of food safety , despite the fact that this approach - shared unanimously - must also look at the consequences that implies , from an economic point of view , a need productive .
the tasks will be the following : research , independent scientific advice , controls and inspections independent , rapid alert system and coordination in order to restore public confidence .
as about the way we can say to the speakers who have spoken about the need for flexibility in relation to the production of local specialities culinary and of typical products , that this issue is already covered in the legislation on the hygiene .
that will facilitate the task of the commission as regards the presentation of a balanced proposal which takes account of the greatest possible number of the opinions of parliament and the many interested in the field of food safety .
rather , in the past , this problem was one of the driving forces that , politically speaking , was the signing of the ottawa convention .
i reiterate my stand against amendments nos 10 and 19 , for consistency budgetary and , as for amendment no 29 , i request a split vote separately on closer formulation of the whole text which i think has undergone some lack of interpretation .
this is where the first point : the need for the european union , in particular , the commission will do everything possible to those countries are not signatories so that they become signed the ottawa convention .
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we all know what consequences have anti-personnel mines , despite the fact that in isolated cases often there are large justifications military .
it was parliament that first proposed it , in 1996 , the creation of a budget heading horizontal and an appropriate legal basis would be a unique platform for the wide range of the speeches that we undertake in this important area .
although i cannot conceal the fact that , of course , the powers of persuasion of the union aimed at achieving this objective , but who are limited to some extent by the difficulties that prevail in some member states to sign and ratify the convention .
the effectiveness of mine action will be greater if it has been drawn up in accordance with the specific conditions for each situation .
as parliament knows , there are already too many and - as well as parliament knows , with our proposals on reform of the community assistance to third countries we hope to leaving behind the petty control to individual project and concentrate instead , in our negotiations with the member states on global strategies and programmes .
the ngos have been spreading in response to the need and yet , when it is nearly four years since the first un conference on landmines held in geneva and over a year since the entry into force of the ottawa convention , we are obliged to recognise that many countries and thousands of people , mostly in the world 's poorest regions , are still suffering from the terrible consequences of antipersonnel landmines and ammunition without should .
the commission should improve the quality of their programmes , as well as the speed with which implements them .
i think , however , that if you would make this matter serious thought it would understand that some of them - at least in my opinion , have to do with of the awareness campaigns , to promote transparency , with the access of the ngos , with things which work well at this stage , but that could operate more effectively .
mr patten also you are right that parliament and the council must maintain its power away from the administration and listened very carefully the comments of mr patten on this point , because apparently thinks that we must maintain our hands still further .
mr president , our group has become active for some time in the whole range of demands and actions necessary , since the termination of production , destruction of stocks , cessation of marketing , clearing of mines , fields of rehabilitation of victims , and awareness .
then it is up to the member states support the process in international forums .
of course the mines represent a major obstacle for reconstruction in these countries as well as for the return of refugees .
the pace of disposal which we are taking it would take such as has been said earlier - rather more than 100 years in cleaning up the planet with anti-personnel mines .
a third area i see it in concrete measures which should be examined , propose and implement .
every child that we can save of death by mines or of terrible wounds in bosnia , africa or in another place worth the effort to us all .
we must , in fact , put pressure on the european union countries which have not signed , such as finland , or which have not ratified , such as greece .
ladies and gentlemen , i look around you take finland !
and finally , we hope that in the context of the future tasks of the common military force european proceed to the formation of technical and in particular of people who are interested in the disappearance of mines at local level .
nor is it stresses that the list of countries most severely infected understands , fundamentally , countries of the developing world .
parliament 's proposals could not be more inconsequential with the lisbon objectives .
the rapporteur van lancker wants parliament to decide on the amendment to the commission 's proposal , mainly by adding a number of areas in which it is appropriate to legislate and laying down certain rights at european level .
for example , we want to extend the luxembourg process , which applies to employment policy , also to the protection and to social exclusion .
the powers of important , such as germany , france , england and , to some extent , italy , they are prepared to put its domination of the small countries of eastern and southern countries applying for membership of the european union .
however , for legal reasons , we consider it wrong because now make a reference to the same in article 6 of the eu treaty because in the convention - according to its estructura- there can be agreed informally , so that it has no legal aid .
the inclusion of the new text in the treaties could lead to legal confusion .
furthermore , the rapporteur is echoes of the new theory fashionable in brussels , the so-called dual legitimacy of the european union is to the citizens , represented by the european parliament , and that of the member states , represented by the council .
the swedish and danish social democrats have today voted against the report presented by olivier duhamel regarding the constitutionalisation of the treaties .
for that reason , it is essential that the european union will have a constitution which includes the charter of fundamental rights .
a constitution only makes sense if representing the democratic framework of a genuine european federation , the united states of europe .
you told us having believed to understand , according to a large part of the political class , we prefer to our international relations are rigieran by an international treaty .
. ( it ) i welcome the report by mr duhamel because it makes a useful and constructive contribution to the idea of the constitutionalisation of the treaties .
we believe that a reorganization of the treaties and the simplification would enable people to see quite clearly the remit of the eu - and its limits - and the procedures for exercising these competences .
until the treaty of amsterdam in 1997 , europe was a supersindicato intergovernmental .
the edd group voted against the report presented by josé maría gil-robles gil-delgado on enhanced cooperation .
this report makes clear , in fact , the concept of a union very monolithic , where all the partnerships should be expressed in the ' single institutional framework \" and where all should be directed towards the goal of a super-state .
it is therefore necessary to avoid reducing the progress of the whole , and , therefore , to authorise some member states to make progress , developing the mechanism of closer cooperation .
at the structures which govern the operation of the internal market have been negative for the success since the beginning of the 1990s .
. ( nl ) the european cooperation can be useful for resolving cross-border problems .
these areas could pose a formidable laboratory in terms of sustainable development .
the technocrats , european judges , have sought to delete that ' the rate of footpath ' , which seeks resources at our communities of the french overseas departments and , above all , it protects our craftsmen .
france , for your hand possesses overseas departments are in the indian ocean and the caribbean .
its independence will be an essential element for the credibility of this body .
our vote has been clarified , therefore , the role of the composition of the future european authority , but also described our demands on their funding and its independence .
secondly , the european agency must be completely independent .
we must take account of the kind of agricultural methods and processed , the problem of imports of goods food , the composition of the ingredients in animal feed , the maximum levels of dioxin and residues of pesticides , food additives and other technical , giving priority to food safety .
we voted in favour of amendment no 15 , since we are defending vigorously defend the european cultural heritage linked to the local food production .
i should like to make two requests . one of my colleagues in the agriculture committee who have presented by approximately 30 amendments .
we also want to convert 50 % of appropriations in the budget line and another 50 % in reserve .
i note here that there are proposals to reduce the budget .
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madam president , my name appears as a signatory of several amendments to this report .
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the real surprise of this budget relates to external actions which dominates the selfishness and meanness .
it is also possible release resources through the use of the instruments of flexibility .
. ( el ) i voted against the haug report , the same way that i voted in favour of my group 's proposal to reject the budget for 2001 .
we refer in particular the new pilot project be funded actions of information to take action to combat paedophilia .
this demonstrates the poor motivation solidly aroused by the european union project , even among citizens politically active .
in this way , a 20 to 30 % of the markets will provide a new competition with private .
given that all this is not guaranteed under the present report , i voted against the same ,
with the unacceptably low thresholds , national that massive subsidies - in combination with the proposed cuts the ceiling of withdrawals at 5 % for the citrus fruit , by 8.5 % for apples and pears , and to 10 % for the rest of fruit and hortalizas- , is becoming apparent that , to have large amounts of fruits and vegetables , which was pudrirán within the areas and in the working areas of cooperative societies , will not have any chance to market , with the consequent general drop in prices . this means that farmers will inevitably have to start to their crops .
i voted in favour of this report , because it is up to the expectations of the organisations of the portuguese hortofrutícula sector , which have vindicated drastic a modification of the com in fruit and vegetable products , i find it deeply lesiva for national interests .
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the root of the problem lies at the expense of everything , even in the quality of environmental and climate , on the altar of capitalist exploitation of productive resources and the achievement of the most profit .
in kyoto , it was agreed that the richer countries were inter-club of clean air , although it may also be registered in a limited in their own list of results broadcasts produced in other parties who have contributed to reducing .
. ( fr ) the fight against global warming is one element of vital importance to the industrialised countries , and especially a duty towards the peoples of the third world that already pay with their lives the effects of global warming .
the art of life is to live in a sensible with such risks and uncertainties .
they must be guaranteed and the same way as efforts to establish precise of substances suspected of being endocrine disrupters ( a ) and .
the consumer and the smes are not sufficiently benefit of the internal market , which is completed by introducing the euro .
after all , the banks are forced to date by the member states to inform its central bank cross-border payments which exceed eur 12 , with a view to the statistics relating to the balance of payments .
of course , calls for these companies the same strict criteria in terms of prudential and money laundering .
we know even cases in which the charges for cross-border transfers have increased after the introduction of the euro , and not just in a small amount .
the european central bank could help by applying a format of data unified european in payment transactions , as well as for the use of a code of identification banking unit at european level within the international system iban .
it is crucial that consumers will accept the euro .
madam president , the report by mrs peijs , concerning the payment of little value in the single market , incorporates the former vindication of the european parliament on the high cost of cross-border transfers within the union .
the peijs report what it says in recital d of the draft resolution . i will quote : ' the high level of expenditure in connection with cross-border transfers are harmful to consumers ' confidence in the euro ' .
so , we have much to be done in this area , but the resources and the means available enable the politicians in this regard are far less than the existing in connection with the issue of payments in the internal market .
the market of the euro will in future an internal market , and the citizens not understood that , in this area in which go off the risks of change and methods of electronic payment via the internet for banking incorporated in everyday life , a transfer from munich to salzburg it much more costly than a transfer from munich to kiel .
the implementation of this objective will mean we are still many years of work for us and for you .
it is on that occasion too , we will check the reduction of the deadline for making cross-border transfers , issue on which it has insisted on the report by mrs peijs .
the debate is closed .
but it seems to be a good policy to favour a pragmatic approach , and of proximity that puts the small business at the heart of this mechanism , more than a proposal which , under the pretext of small steps to prevent desultory , it would serve only to create statistics whose use specific would be entirely impossible .
however , i would like to make three comments on this programme .
let us remember that the first programme of community action in this area was adopted in 1983 , i.e. seventeen years .
i have always been in favour of this to be supported in a policy that is sensible and pragmatic .
i would say that they are real economic commandos and innovation , they are in the first line and are exposed to risks that this poses .
at the end we must bear in mind the results of the work of the talks ' science and government ' which took place last week in brussels under the aegis of the centre of technology foresight in seville , as well as the monitoring of this conference , as there are numerous interference with the subject we are facing today .
the rapporteur lists a number of priorities in order to strengthen the european business climate .
this is extremely important for europe , because it can provide rapid aid , appropriate and technically correct .
mr president , i would also like to echo the congratulations she has received mrs montfort on his excellent work .
it is important to find the right balance , to avoid a situation continues to people who fail at the expense of others .
this is not justice and , therefore , support this report .
this is also the guiding principle of the charter for small businesses .
the programme will be necessary to ensure that networks will offer this information .
clearly the fundamental objective of the plan is to limit the exodus towards countries of the european union , as well as to repatriate few people are staying illegally into the european union .
i stress in particular the need to take measures aimed at improving the internal security , the reinforcement of the dialogue between europeans and local authorities , albanian and , as regards the commission and the council , at the instigation of specific actions in cooperation with the albanian authorities italian and greek .
the lack of social , economic and political situation in combination with the missing or with the inadequate legal certainty and organised crime taking uncontrolled migration massive .
mr president , unlike that of mrs pack , i think that the more groups are concerned with albania better .
it is clear that it cannot be an immediate solution to all of this problem , but not in a very long term , we need to create a world reasonably fair , safe and with prospects .
there is also a bridge between donors , all of us , europe , the united states , we give money , we have projects and similar questions , and the people themselves who is on the ground .
let us therefore bilateral agreements which so clear and established legal proceedings , the time and place of residence , the salary , the clock , working conditions and social security , so that immigrants can itself as a force in the service of the economies of our countries and to contribute to the friendship and cooperation between peoples and not to grow and nationalist aspirations of the age of the cold war .
to repatriate people who have been properly integrated .
the focus of attention must not lie in the ways to curb the influx of migrants and refugees , but how to improve the living conditions of the region so that people can remain in their homes .
mr president , i also believe that , as has rightly said by mr dimitrakopoulos , with regard to the difficulties of albania - economic , social and internal security - is still the central theme of help in that country to restore the rule of law , to give security to the citizens and to restore the authority of the institutions and the local authorities .
i share the opinion of mr liese that we need a burden sharing in the field of asylum and refugee policy .
the action plan for albania and the neighbouring region was adopted in june this year , and it is therefore the sixth of the series .
it does is legitimate to frustration , but also the surprise before the european law , and we want to appeal to this parliament , but also to the other community institutions , not to shrink back to the efforts of the thorough work , to work with precision , and to provide for this reason the necessary time and their assistants are needed .
with this report we send to the citizens of the message that we take seriously the complaints about the poor quality of legislation and on the suprarregionalización and centralization .
it is in itself a matter quite important , of course , although one cannot say that to judge by the restricted assistance to discuss more detail on this issue .
another issue more of vital importance is that the report raises the question of subsidiarity , to some extent is controversial this evening in this house .
it would also be interesting to see them a study of the current situation of legislation , in the light of this principle , to make it simpler , more transparent , more efficient and more relevant and basin by freeing itself from the texts superfluous , as you call this paragraph 6 of this report .
having studied the report very carefully , i have reached the conclusion that it is not even a political principle : that is a principle theological .
in other words , we need to secure recognition of the principle of subsidiarity also communities to smaller , realities of the autonomous , to the cores intermediate , to the greek social , to the families and to the citizens who are the only real sovereign action by the legislative and administrative .
let me therefore give a vision of synthesis .
i give the floor to commissioner .
so this is an area in which we must intervene and produce a detailed legislation which ensures that implantará everywhere , or should we regarded as an alternative a voluntary agreement which is completed and can be controlled ?
. ( de ) i voted in favour of the report , although i have not achieved the adoption of certain amendments , because it concerns the issue of the high cost of change and of transfers within the eurozone
when within fifteen months we have , indeed , the same notes and coins in the eleven member states , it will be more expensive to learn that money uniform outside the country in which they live .
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i must start by regretting that the commissioner for fisheries , mr fischler , cannot be here today .
it must be an agreement which encourages fisheries cooperation and the moroccan fisheries sector , but we also fully satisfies the fishing interests of the european fleets .
consequently , we have reached a consensus to work from the perspective of a cooperation responsible , after which we morocco will express its views at a meeting which , as you pointed out , will be held in brussels on 30 october , i.e. monday .
a few weeks ago , i was myself as algeciras , in the south coast spanish . it falls far short of morocco .
the time , in its duty , we produce as well as difficult could become impossible .
by means of the fisheries agreements , the union can exert fishing activities and exchange fishing rights with third countries .
i read in a magazine swedish specialised in fisheries that one of these boats landing their burden on the el-ayun , described as a port moroccan .
all this is at stake are in danger of our fisheries agreements , not only with morocco because they are also mauritania and soon of guinea , among others .
eleven months it has been slow to arrive at a turning point on which we , the meeting on 30 and in this respect , we also appreciate the latest measures taken by commissioner fischler , the results of its journey of last day 26 to morocco and regards meetings held in high level , even with the actual king .
but i would like to convey to the commission , represented today by commissioner busquin worthily , messages very brief .
my question to the commission is : if you do not get an agreement with morocco , or if this agreement is being held in the terms identified by the commission , an agreement to stimulate production moroccan , does the commission intend to take structural measures to compensate for the delay which will happen in the affected regions ?
as we had difficulties in the negotiations with the moroccan authorities have been very great .
finally , in the case of undesirable that the negotiations fail , the union has the political and moral duty to support the fishermen and the owners with support them to ensure adequate means of subsistence .
we must dismantle the excess capacity of the eu fishing industry .
that is why we need as quickly as possible closer economic and political relations with marruecossin prejudice to the imposition of our european interests in the area of fisheries .
that is why the commission is working on the basis of a new cooperation aimed at a development that interest to both parties and permitting , on the one hand the integrated development of the moroccan fisheries sector , the fleet , aquaculture , processing trade and research , and secondly , the granting of fishing opportunities for european fishermen .
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' not only in german there is a clear distinction between both formulations .
in july 1999 , the commission took the infringement procedure before the court of justice .
therefore , at least that we have achieved is to harmonize 's standards - something we hope - today , respect for the principle of subsidiarity cannot allow it to be done via the discrimination that , in all likelihood , is a request from a privilege .
perhaps we can accept that the previous commission under the direction of mr santer were not the best , that is why it was dissolved .
members of the committee on juridicos and the internal market throughout the union and all the parties have been concentrated in order to say that there is no point in talking about rights , supporting letters of rights , whether in real examples of where this would negate the rights of individuals are not effective action taken that are to be recognised and applied , and that is the problem in this case .
this is absolutely unacceptable in a modern europe .
of course , the field of education falls within the subsidiarity principle , but within the framework of contracts , freedom of movement of workers and the prohibition on discrimination concern us all , although we are in favour - and i would especially because i come from a federal state - the principle of subsidiarity as principles of cooperation in the european union and to which the distribution of competences between the different levels of europe to be an orderly according to the princio of subsidiarity as quickly as possible .
in this context , i cannot speak of discrimination .
mr president , do you would be dealt with by a great expert on the terms surgical in italian , french , english , german or by a surgeon ?


i give the floor to mr ceyhun , which is expressed in my capacity as rapporteur , on behalf of the socialist group .
with regard to the council and commission statements on the third asia-europe meeting , the council has informed us that it wishes to speak at the moment .
it is therefore an issue which - according to the treaties and , according to the euratom treaty , is the competence of the commission ; it affects , or can be affected , to many people who are not only spaniards because in that area and within your area , without there being any contingency plan , there are hundreds of thousands of european citizens from all 15 countries of the union , in addition to many coming from outside , because this is the coast of day .
madam president , this is unfortunate , but highly illustrative squint through the spanish minister for home affairs , mr oreja , most of which there is any possibility of dialogue with basque nationalists , even if in future there were a new truce .
i request that we take account of this week a statement by the committee on the british government 's decision to introduce a tribute to discriminatory nature for carriers of nationality not british .
given that the parties , including so-called liberal europe , are tending increasingly to aligning with forces of inspiration , racist , xenophobic autocratic , i think this is a grave danger does not only for italy , but is also a sign that affects the whole of europe .
now , in the report also contains critical comments to the french proposal .
these demands are contained in amendments nos 2 and 4 of the report by mrs karamanou .
the initiative of the french presidency that we are examining today is aimed at improving the two general conventions on mutual assistance in criminal matters - i have just mentioned - in particular in relation to the fight against money laundering .
i can only say that if the idea of the fight against money laundering is damaged , will be the fault of the council and not from parliament .
we can only congratulate them on this work .
marinho - and i also agree - the path is the communitisation .
all of us who have spoken are agreed that it is a very valuable initiative and we support her remarks .
what we need is given to europol operational capacity to act in a cross-border .
such events are too many common in our current europe , so the prior to lend my support to a hurried aerial of mutual recognition of judicial decisions , would like to see a recognition of standards set fair .
i understand that it is very difficult because here we must build on the basis of a dispersal of instruments .
but it is also a need in order to strengthen the economic area of the european union , and it is also a desire for citizens , to whom we have to wait , because the citizens of the union have a right to security .
in the european union , we must continue to be carrying out a persistent fight against money laundering , aware that , especially after the introduction of the single market and the liberalization of capital markets and financial services , this calls for cooperation between police and judicial assistance between member states , as efficient as possible .
as consultant financial , nothing authorises to assume that the lawyer , and it is not to exercise their profession .
similarly , i would say that i am aware of the sensitivity of the question raised by several of your colleagues on the conditions in which the confidentiality of the legal professions may constitute a rejection based on cooperation in criminal matters in the fight against money laundering .
this is true , particularly in the case of serious crimes , crimes of a particularly serious and of cross-border nature .
overall , the task is so great and so important that cannot be played solely by the council .
so we need to strengthen the rights of citizens by adopting an effective instrument and recognise the competence of the court of justice , particularly with regard to its right of interpretation and its power to decide whether or not .
therefore , while i pay my support for greater cooperation and coordination , i believe it to make this a legal system would be a wrong decision and we will oppose it .
the second point is also interesting .
this is something positive and it is pleasing to note that is both support from this parliament .
i shall take this feedingstuff as several members raised issues very sensitive - to tell you quite frankly , as has just pointed out by mr coelho , that this initiative we seem to be primarily an initial initiative which shows the political will of the council of overcoming the delay on judicial cooperation , with regard to police cooperation .
this is why i regard it as an important instrument for guaranteeing the judicial supervision of europol .
the programme fair relating to research in the fisheries sector , of agriculture and the agro-industria sat on the fourth framework programme for research to spread from 1994 to 1998 .
with regard to the importance of the programme of research for agriculture and fisheries , it is regrettable that we have established some problems which relate to the organisation of the programme .
the court of auditors ' report on the programme is fair , on which to base the rapporteur 's report , it was published until march this year , although the letters of sector were passed to the commission in december 1998 and february 1999 .
on behalf of the committee on fisheries , i would like to highlight several points .
you emphasised , and i thank you , the spirit within which it drew up this report , thanks to the dialogue with the court of auditors and the commission services and the interest which you laid upon him .
that shows that the commission he was not inactive and that led to effect the comments