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 . ( parliament adopted the resolution ) 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 . poos report ( a5-0249 / 2000 ) 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 . question no 15 by ( h-0769 / 00 ) : 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 . votes ( continuation ) 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 . dybkjær report ( a5-0198 / 2000 ) 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 . ( the minutes were approved ) 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 . competition policy 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 . ( parliament adopted the resolution ) 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 . section vi - economic and social committee 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 . question no 10 by ( h-0722 / 00 ) : 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 . report ( a5-0300 / 2000 ) by mrs haug , on behalf of the committee on budgets , on the draft general budget of the european union for the year 2001 - section iii - commission ( c5-0300 / 2000 - 1999 / 2190 ( bud ) ) madam president , my name appears as a signatory of several amendments to this report . ( parliament adopted the resolution ) 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 . report johan van hecke ( a5-0296 / 2000 ) 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 . rights of teachers of languages ' 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 which you have raised . i now turn to the question that mrs gradin . thank you , commissioner . this prize will be handed over to the partnership ' basta ya ' at the meeting of december next . it is my deep conviction on with it also opens up the constitutive process which this house has demanded many times and with such insistence , although some heads of state and government do not want to acknowledge that . i am particularly happy to stand before you today to discuss in depth a beautiful project as is the charter of fundamental rights of the european union , before you take the final position on this text . for my part , i have no doubt that this opportunity to be presented . it is true , however , we were able to make some criticisms regarding the content of the charter . i believe that this is an important position and i welcome . for the parliament was very successful done - and the groups did common front on this aspect , which is an outcome positive - that the european parliament was represented by 16 members in the convention on fundamental rights . the charter which is being presented today is , in my view a strong stake and may become the card 's presentation of europe , as i indicated a major european newspaper headline in a on 26 september 2000 . my group therefore continues to believe that it is absolutely essential to include a reference to the charter in paragraph 2 of article 6 of the treaty . they were many who felt that europe should at last chance to get out of the single free trade zone and the impasse liberal to lay the foundations for a europe of citizens . in the european summit in nice in december , civil society has mobilised decided to make its voice heard and proclaiming its desire for a charter which offers genuine guarantees for citizens of europe . that is why , in addition to the signatures , it is important to establish effective political commitments are adhered to by the day - every day - by all member states and by all political forces . then let us face lloremos or be happy , we are holding this great event which is simply a major event vacuo . the convention has done excellent work . these are the same time , the rights of individuals , the citizen 's rights , but also social rights . the right to good administration , to be referred to by mrs malmström , is one of the most significant progress . i am still not sure , not because i have heard about this , of to what extent will the lebreles freedom from mr blair to talk to the distinctive in favour of this successful project . the last time , you spoke about the glass half full or half empty . but the council of cologne , assisted by the european parliament , which has played its role of meal sembrador of confusion is over , for us to forget to everyone that this is the responsibility of national parliaments and that the latter are under-utilised , remains to be displaced gradually . a surplus of protection in terms of fundamental rights is as bad as a deficit . when one listens to the speeches by some members will realise that this information is more necessary than ever . the big issue divides us now is what is the sense that charter . therefore , once again we are disappointed and unhappy . indeed , we will vote in favour of the charter , but with this in mind that this will not achieve mobilise this enthusiasm and such participation of citizens , which is so necessary for europe and , as usual , will be the governments - and some governments more than others - to contend with the historic responsibility for this . according to the co-rapporteur , mr duff , it is an important step towards improving the quality of european integration . for those who need it , i suggest you read the explanations of the convention and 49 the case law of the two courts associated with the charter . mr president , i have long been of those who are hesitant . for the first time since the creation of the european union , we are faced with the foundations of a constitution , a constitution for a supranational structure that shapes the union . the demonstration is in favour of a social and democratic europe , in favour of a europe of citizens . the draft charter can be used for the moment , as a text of interesting discussion on the future of the cooperation between the peoples of europe for the parties , unions , environmental organisations , churches and many different groups of the member states and candidate countries of the union . i would like to highlight three aspects that my colleagues have already addressed here over this morning . the letter that today we are going to adopt both strengthens as makes visible rights and fundamental values on which the community will be based our community . naturally , i join with those and to those who wish to include in article 6 a reference to the letter and its integration later in the treaties . we have seen the case of bernard connolly whose paper critical about the commission was withdrawn from circulation by order of the court of first instance . this synthesis is important from the moment that the union needs to establish the legal status , in terms of rights and obligations , of the nationals of third countries who are legally in the european union . as far as i am concerned , i am convinced that the same as that on the one hand , the only ones and immediate effects of which , moreover , it will soon be binding . in this debate , i heard a forceful formulae : the charter would be a bone for the dog - the dog the european parliament - or the taparrabo the surrender of a french presidency moribunda , mainly on how to take the igc . this is the reason which led to our parliament to propose the implementation of a euro-turkish forum , sitting in a serious thought to those qualified representatives of the turkish community and the meps who have received the mandate . it has been a great temptation to establish the conditions of pseudo-democratic type of granting loans to turkey , but , as regards this report , there were no technical options for this . once again raised this , i know of course that turkey 's candidacy is still some question marks . the wish of the presidency is that this project will be adopted rapidly , if possible , in fact on 20 november , for the next council of ' general affairs ' , and as already indicated , whilst respecting the very specific decisions taken at helsinki . however , is still valid what clearly witnessing the commission in its report on the progress of the road to accession : turkey , like all the other candidate countries , must fulfil the copenhagen criteria as part of the process of rapprochement . the president sezar expressed very clearly in his speech to the turkish parliament last month 's why also from the standpoint of turkey , there is no alternative to follow this path of reform . i fully endorse the words of mr turco . thank you for your attention . in this case too were cast some slightly positive signals . we shall oppose the attempts of some of them rather espúreos , to derail the balance that the report achieves successfully , in particular amendments which seek to make the european parliament 's court proceedings of the past . it is an obvious fact clear , as is evident that turkey will , as will any civilised society , to be made to the idea of face their past , for quite appalling that this has been . turkey 's accession on this basis and not only for strategic considerations of the united states or the nato enrich the european union and would constitute a significant step towards a united europe . do we not already feels that it is only a small part of the turkish territory is part of the european continent ? therefore we will vote against this report , as we have voted against all the reports aimed at bringing turkey into the european union . the harm lies , above all as being awakened by turkey in the hope that an accession , however , we cannot keep due to the political situation . report ( a5-0310 / 2000 ) by mrs langenhagen , on behalf of the committee on budgetary control , on the special report no 9 / 99 by the court of auditors on the actions of research in the areas of agriculture and fisheries : fair programme ( ' fisheries , agriculture & agro-industrial research ' ) , accompanied by the commission 's answers ( c5-0227 / 2000 - 2000 / 2133 ( cos ) ] i welcome this report and i shall vote in favour of it . instead of increasing the human rights and social rights , it will facilitate the operations aimed at degrading your level . there is no doubt that their final destination is to be the preamble to a future european constitution which in turn , will be the crowning glory of the progress of the european union in the federalisation where , back in a satisfactory , decisions will be made the few powerful and all those applied . the main aim is to serve the interests of the monopolies of the european union , at the expense of the interests of workers and on the whole of the people . typical features in article ½ ' , nobody can be condemned to death , or executed ' . nowhere is it says , in spite of our requests , that the family consists of a man and a woman who training to about children , nor that constitutes the cell society 's fundamental . the extent that nobody has chosen to judges , it represents a reduction in the democratic government . i certainly would have preferred that were directly integrated into our european treaties ! however , i abstained in the final vote , because i believe that certain social rights have been laid down in a way that less franc economic rights . the initial idea of the convention was to have a text consensual enabling the fifteen governments turning it into binding via its incorporation into the treaties . in reality , the fight against social exclusion is relegated to the rank of assistance , instead of imposing the requirement of basic rights binding for all employers and for the member states . for my part , i am convinced that the secularism is of value eradicate and topical . there are plenty of duties social linked to the property . obviously , this document is not appropriate to become binding , as it is not a legislative text . members of the irish government recently created questions about whether brussels threat irish identity and mr ahern , while it expressed the accession of ireland to the eu as a fundamental to its prosperity and economic success , is being resisted firmly to any move swiftly on to make europe more federal -centralizada- , because if largely what the majority of europeans want - or are willing to aceptar- currently . i would emphasise that step in the course of this parliamentary term , a total of seven reports are incurred in national initiatives , which shows that this system , where they exist , is in fact very productive . these proactive measures are absolutely essential to combat this phenomenon , which has not bothered to develop and more . through this initiative , the french presidency proposes the adoption of a framework decision for the approximation of legislation and criminal proceedings on money laundering ( for example , comb , freezing and confiscate the funds ) . all the member states must define money laundering as a criminal offence punished as with a minimum penalty of four years ' imprisonment . as money laundering becomes recently-established proportions in the world , it is obvious that europol should have powers to fight it with a view to devise a european strategy on police and judicial cooperation . i welcome the report by mrs roure on other initiative of the french presidency : this time that aims to intensify cooperation in the legal sphere to ensuring that it will not put obstacles in order to prevent the extradition of criminals accused of money laundering or other crimes related to involve the use of funds unlawful . madam president , this is the only report that i did not support . it would be the first member geographically linked with asia and with a great tradition muslim . this applies especially at this stage in which increasing use of eib funds but without completely cover economic risks which we take . in this context i would stress the conclusion of the basic rule 22 says that turkey does not meet the copenhagen political criteria , and i note the amount of sentences of its actions and of its omissions in the field of human rights , democratic freedoms and of its behaviour international , as well as the recommendations on the european parliament to this country to enter into european values due . mr president , we over-expansion of the fact that there is heard in these days any persistence in this direction on the part of the press or of the turkish personalities , but rather there is an attempt to react . nicosia nowadays , twelve years after the fall of the berlin wall , the single european capital divided . acute that this is not yet fulfill in a sufficient degree and that turkey must follow perseverando in their efforts . mr president , mr president-in-office , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i wish to speak in this debate in my capacity as rapporteur for the accession of cyprus . mr president , we cannot vote in favour of the morillon report because we are sure that , contrary to what it says , and many people in turkey , as expected , the accession process will not improve the lives of ordinary people . but , at the same time , i believe we must not active situation too black . therefore , there is a link between both internally . mr brok , who joined us , was precisely for the delays incurred by the negotiation . we europeans , we have an opportunity to experience . in reality , it is now not only , as in 1995 , to restore a balance in the east of europe , but also to prepare for the future enlargement of the union . xenophobia , state terrorism and other forms of terrorism also form part of this commitment , and i hope that we shall have occasion to rectify the situation in this too . this is a fact that we must face . but in this respect we have to be candid once again . all this means recognising the improper of the results achieved to date , despite the fact that the answers , in my opinion , there are yet to do justice to the situation , if one can see that five years are not many for processes so complex . i therefore believe that the debate that we are addressing today may serve to take stock of the importance of this policy for the entire union . this is not about all these needs compete with each other , but to find new funds . the mechanism of the violence in the middle east , the war unleashed with determination and violence against the palestinian people , to which israel continues to refuse to the right to be a state , threaten the future of the entire region . mr president , as well as in nice , the european union has to find a balance between the deepening and enlargement , in marseilles should achieve a balanced relationship between your role as central responsibility and its mediterranean . however , on the closure of which will offer these days of five years of the barcelona process makes the idea that we must go further by simply the continuity of the process , by the fact that there has been ministerial meetings with representatives of the presence of israel , of the palestinian authority , in syria , lebanon , etc. and is , perhaps , a miserable consolation . there are many common problems today which affect the euro-mediterranean region : illegal immigration , poverty , the external debt , human rights , the drought and terrorism , which destroys mercilessly life in human beings and families innocent , as tragically sees us in spain , in algeria or in the middle east . we are prepared to creerles , but the southern countries need more than promises or speeches : atenderlos falls to us . europe has made no policy on grazing or of water acted in the mediterranean countries and we must think about doing a mediterranean policy on the environment , who understands the lacks is the logical and even the climatic diversity of the mediterranean . the current proposals are far more balanced . now , the agency for kosovo . we must not disappoint their expectations and more than ever before all these countries need our help . i conclude by saying - i repeat that the words of the commission - that these two proposals form the cornerstone of a process which must lead to those countries which have had and have so many problems can be fully integrated into european structures . we now need to concentrate responsibility in a few individuals or in a director , if you prefer , so that a person really will bear the responsibility vis-à-vis the body that selected the specific programmes . i would like to thank you , therefore , all the members who are they believed it was important that this objective and i am pleased that in future we can provide added value to these countries in this context , as well as regards the content . i read in some news concerning elections looks to the us had won the parliamentary elections in bosnia and herzegovina . the european union - as you know - it has participated with determination to contribute to these historic changes . the discussion of reports westendorp and lagendijk on the proposals for regulations , join in the framework programme , and the second concerns the european reconstruction agency gives us the opportunity to speak on the scale of the support which the union wants to grant the western balkans , so as to accompany the stabilisation and association process . the long-overdue victory for democracy in croatia , certainly in the federal republic of yugoslavia , imposes , we know , the european union to go much further . question time ( council ) as they deal with the same subject , questions nos 2 and 3 : will be taken together . you have just given to the parties to a new period of four months - the resolution 1324- to endeavour to make progress on both these fronts . i would like to ask what is the situation regarding the association agreement with morocco . - ( fr ) the stability and development of the caucasus represent one of the strategic priorities of the union . with regard to the discussions with turkey , out of a major debate on this and you know exactly what the positions of the european union on this issue . i would just like that minister again insist that this proposed legislation is directed against those who exploit and benefit from people who are in a desperate situation , and it seeks to criminalise the immigrant or the immigrant potential . not only require laws , but also for measures to encourage the debate and to raise awareness . i believe indeed that we must fight against these crimes by all means , absolutely all means , and see that both the council of the union and the united nations general assembly , in my view , the turkish government , are quite happy to do so . in any case , measures were taken precisely because the other 14 countries the desaprobaban . i take one example : if the agenda for tomorrow in my country , france - and here i am speaking in my capacity as - came to power a party to the extreme right wing , i would like us to be taken against my country 's measures such as they were taken out against austria . for my part , i wanted to talk about values - i spoke of values such as stated in our texts , i spoke of values as has been reiterated in the charter of fundamental rights and talked . it is particularly true of the fight against all forms of discrimination , which is enshrined in the introduction of european texts . that is what we must ensure respect . i would remind you that this political dialogue is , like the future accession partnership , one of the elements of the pre-accession strategy for turkey defined at this time . question no 12 by ( h-0850 / 00 ) : we are working on that and this is undoubtedly the path that we continue . for this reason , we must recognize that the moroccan side has not responded to supply the community . this is the people of scotland , where , after 110 days of detention , any person accused of being a crime should be judged or release and we can never again acusarla of this crime . do we have taken specific measures ( for example , security of supply , energy efficiency ) if the economies of the member states were to crisis hits fewer external ? what are the measures and the council 's priorities in the short and medium term when it comes to energy efficiency and saving energy ? the union 's position on the extraterritorial measures taken by the united states has not changed ? finally , i would say that the european union took note with concern the comments made on the ground for the agencies and programmes in the united nations and therefore deplored the negative consequences and often tragic events of the economic embargo for the cuban people . do not understand the council that it is a highly political issue and that is not able to observe the same distances vis-à-vis the victim and the priest ? the one hand this office covered by the committee 's decision to decentralize and , on the other hand , it can submit results exceptional in the work it does . they do not respect borders . it is our duty to combat illegal activities cross-border , whether they involve of drug trafficking , cooperation or criminal trafficking in human beings . and it would be acceptable for the commissioner , mr patten , who has a great deal of experience - not to call it wisdom - in the management of international crises , outside the location of this office in conjunction with the visits to his different regions of the balkan region , he went to thessaloniki to see how it works that service . but this region , the more turbulent region of europe , has never been so full of hope as today . firstly , i would like to thank the house for their excellent and speedy examination of the draft regulations . i would like to congratulate the rapporteurs of the relevant committees : first of all to commissioner patten . we have also had immediate results in serbia , where the commission , in the course of only four weeks , drew up a programme for emergency aid amounting to eur 200 million . of course , we can also accept the proposal that the directive which adopts the commission will reflect the search for more efficiency underlined in our reforms . i hope that parliament understands the reasoning behind the proposals we presented in may and we will continue working constructively with other on this difficult and complex issue , but i cannot give my support to parliament 's amendment to delete the requirement of unanimity , because it would come into conflict with the opinion of the college of quaestors . the challenge for the third summit in seoul was deepening the asem process both for the participants governmental and for the wider public . in the field of the relationship between peoples , related to the previous , remained principle is to open up the process of asem to a greater segment of civil society , although the initiative of the ngos to establish a social forum will not be possible due to the opposition of certain participants asians . from this point of view we are pleased that we held the summit in seoul , except that one or two exceptions all the heads of state attend to it . they have even made two concrete proposals , namely a round table on globalisation and the duo fellowship program 4.3 fellowships , to the tune of usd 25 billion american . the commission communication is limited to treat the aspects relating to the responsibilities which correspond to the community and the member states in the tasks arising from participation in the same . if we build on the basis of which everyone 's coastal states that there are around the world are fly those who have the economic potential , legal , political and legislative brings to mind the european union , you will understand how we should ask ourselves what is our responsibility . the reform of the cfp is important , but to achieve the reforms appropriate is even more important . i am thinking of the numerous migratory fish stocks . we are all aware of it throughout the european union and even beyond its borders . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , first i would like to thank you for your support our efforts to foster and strengthen the community 's participation in the regional fisheries organisations . although in this field already some progress was achieved , we must tighten up the timetable . indeed , the constant improvement in productivity in the longer nurseries generates a growth in supply and whether it should be accompanied by an enlargement without restrictions of the apparatus of production , it would lead to new , inevitably , a strong market imbalance . it would be much more appropriate that instead of that each rearers of pigs have begun to appreciate why form its own reserves . therefore , every rearers of pigs would have its own piggy bank . it also makes reference to the need to promote the producer organisations whose implantation differs greatly from one member state to another . the organisations of markets , as they have worked to date , encouraged the process of concentration instead of that . in this case the globalisation of the economy becomes a trick , this has nothing to do with crisis cyclical . all rearers , regardless of where they can find in the union will fall under this mechanism . mr president , commissioner , the rapporteur for this report , mr garot , has been dealt with objectivity and is a very precise this commission proposal on the creation of funds for the pigmeat sector . this is a matter of balance . in this respect , i must say , however , that our colleague mr garot is reaching another conclusion and that i too would almost say - yes , i could almost according to the commission 's proposal as it stands , but let us be honest , not really that will include the essential point . i would now like to comment on the idea of involving them in specialised piglets in the proposed system , as formulated in amendments nos 7 and 13 . that being so , what does the commission has presented to us ? firstly , is examined the budgetary implementation and the management practices within the budget headings specific . the court reiterates , therefore , your comments from previous years on the negative consequences of these practices , such as the decision-making unsatisfactory and hasty , the risk of making mistakes which represents the heavy burden on labour , etc . the dramatic events of the recent past has shown , without a shadow of doubt the growing importance of the issues of management and control of the european agenda . this amounts to penalise the member states aware and reward financially to the less scrupulous . in this context , i should also like to state very briefly that the improvement of the overall management of aid in the field of foreign policy is a key area for the commission 's work , as regards both the institutional reform of this whole area as well as from the point of view of the need to reduce do more and more quickly than in the past the high burden of late payments . the european parliament is now at an extremely difficult prospect , as stated earlier this year - in the month of enero- that was not prepared to accept that the settlement of the accounts for 1999 followed by remains bedevilled by serious errors . i would like to address a number of problems and i hope that mr karlsson may now reply to my questions . we must have more and more figures of facts . this year already like to see if this is possible to ensure that we can begin to assess the work of the directorates-general . of course we all know that the commission is introducing changes . this would reduce the level of errors . therefore , both now and in the future , we will judge the commission in terms of compliance with rules . firstly , let me thank mr karlsson that cooperation with the committee on budgetary control on this occasion , has been much better than in previous years . i would also like to ask you to publish a classification of countries that are the worst record of maladministration in the eu and in what fields . madam president , i too would like to express my sincere thanks to the court of auditors on his report , as well as for the political assessment offered yesterday in the committee on budgetary control . there was also underlined once more to the efforts to introduce reforms and need for . it is necessary to include what i said before mrs van der laan , and here we agree entirely . for this may be necessary to give more powers to the president of the court in taking decisions concerning the working methods of the court and the way in which it carries out their communications . the rates vary from one state to another , as well as its composition . in the most important thing was that his work on the common agricultural policy , the special report on arable crops , the court ruled that the 1993 to 1997 the community budget paid a sum in excess of eur 13 billion more than we would have been reasonable . i do not put questions to which it is impossible to respond . the court of auditors must also change its working methods . there is always something to celebrate . this report was approved by a large majority in parliament 's committee on the environment and , therefore , i will defend the results of the vote on that committee . the second point concerns the ban on exports of which is so much was praised before . for this reason , i must say that i have serious reservations about this provision and prefer to be rejected . in a second or a third reading we will need the famous 314 votes and certainly would not be achieved by a report such as we are now being presented . the commission has begun to take interim measures , but welcome , in this direction and perhaps the commissioner could tell us more about this when he responds to the debate . we showed our agreement with the rapporteur when he stresses the importance of consumer information about the risks and on transparency , particularly in the area of health and safety . i think it is better to have in mind the subsidiarity principle . however , i remember a great deal of discussion we had with my daughter elisabetta nine years and when i had asked me to go through the streets alone . we need to guarantee consumer protection seamless , without duplicate provisions or that they are even contradict each other . i would also stress the importance of the amendments adopted by the committee on the environment which enhance transparency vis-à-vis the final consumer and which determine the responsibility not only of the producers , but also of distributors in possible operations of recovery products are considered dangerous . this also means that when you introduced new sectoral legislation , this will replace the relevant provisions of this directive . many of the amendments tabled in the report represents an improvement of the document and , therefore , the commission can accept them . thirdly , amendment no 4 proposes to add , in a recital , the obligation for member states to produce reports thought-through with cooperation between the institutions public or private , competent and independent . despite the fact that the commission is in favour of the partnership and of common principles , the wording of the proposal goes against the principle of subsidiarity . the commission has not received any complaint about the current wording and the changes would weaken the provisions . amendments nos 39 and 44 propose to allow public access to information on dangerous products only when it delivers ban or to the decision to withdraw the product , and that the exchange of information protected by professional secrecy should not be possible between the authorities responsible for the surveillance of the market . mr martelli as a rule , it would not act until we have completed the round of voting but , as an exception , i will briefly give you the floor . report ( a5-0294 / 2000 ) by mrs eriksson , on behalf of the committee on women 's rights and equal opportunities on the draft council decision [ com ( 2000 ) 335 - c5-0386 / 2000 - 2000 / 0143 ( cns ) ) on the programme to community framework strategy on equality between men and women ( 2001-2005 ) mr president , i wish to refer to the order of voting on the amendments relating to paragraph 10 - about the armenian genocide . ( parliament adopted the resolution ) the responsibility is twofold : the governments of the member states of the union and the governments of the mediterranean partners . this aid is more than justified in the light of the tragedy . the prohibition of night work for women was one of the few areas where the social legislation in some countries , which seeks to protect women , older age for women workers who for workers . i hope that in future the commission submit each year , in due course , an assessment of the situation , thus creating the conditions necessary for the european parliament to be able to examine and discuss the situation in more depth . for these reasons , regretfully , i voted against it . it is important that our products are safe , but we should not exaggerate taking action extreme . today the agency for reconstruction of kosovo is governed by a council of direction , in which each of the representatives of the member states and the commission has a vote and in which decisions are taken by a two-thirds majority . i believe that in the case of serbia the equivalent of algeria is called the kosovo . . ( da ) the danish social democrats have voted against the report which will aid to producers swine of the eu . only , which , albeit with some degree of openness to the french presidency , we know that the commission cannot accept these amendments and in the council does not seem to have a majority to approve them . a small variation in the supply enough to cause a crisis situation . mr president , the armenian genocide was the first in a series of massacres perpetrated during the twentieth century , which can be regarded as the century of acts of genocide . since sweden is not prepared to participate in a common military defence , but in the use civil crisis management , do not support paragraph 15 which ' welcomes the desire for turkey to contribute to improving capabilities european within the framework of the common security and defence policy ( esdp ) ' . but beyond this duty to remember that should be required to all democracies and that we europeans know how difficult and painful it is so difficult - that certain european countries have not done completely - it is important that these barbaric practices which lives destroyed by motives of ethnic , religious or cultural and which are limited to the universal conscience will not occur ever again . these are obviously a different debate from today 's ; but , given the importance that for me is turkey today , i wanted to emphasise this . thank you for that is no longer prevents people are to exercise its right of self-determination , peace has been possible in these places . i voted in favour of the amendments calling for this recognition , today , to continue with this testimony and to recognise the pain of a people . this event occurred at the time of the ottoman empire . not only the jové peres report should spare systematised this situation with regard to regional organisations exist and to those who are being created , but i would like , moreover , strengthen and stop the custom of the commission to resort to the support of technical from various member states . my remarks are valid , of course , to the matter before us today : the representation of the european community adopted within the regional fishing organisations , but also apply in the negotiations carried out , for example , in the context of the world trade organisation . my suggestion of union was met with the support of the then president of the council , mr trittin , and the european commission of the fact that parliament 's decision to unite three directives barely found opposition . let me quote an example : pvc represents 0.7 % of the waste cremated . i conclude , mr president , saying that the ppe / de group is satisfied with the work carried out in this third reading . mr president , i would also like to thank mr blokland for drafting this report is so important . incineration does not mean recycling . the report by an mep , mr blokland , which has now come to the third reading , has been for many of the members of the environment committee elected for the first time parliament 's first test of maturity , during which we have learned the proceedings of parliament . introducing more stringent limit for emissions of the new cement works that waste is waste , as mrs evans has also pointed out . beyond the various national situations , we can therefore see , in all member states of the european union , a fairly general reduction of covering compulsory , more importance is the role played by so-called systems of sickness insurance complementary and the increase in factors discriminatory . it would , however , be a proposal for a directive which will include the following points : the ban on using medical information there from genetic research , a key point : the lack of consideration of health prior to the signing up ; the creation of an obligation to guarantee annuity on the part of the insurer ; the takeover better coordinated on compensation for people who work and are travelling within the union and , ultimately , the creation of a mechanism to mediate . every time we are more positive with regard to the attention cross-border so that the action of the market applies progressively to health care . the united states we use are often of ' example ' for the free market economy , but it would be a mistake if the totally take as a model in health policy . it would be a mistake that the eu any rules concerning , for example , information health or to exigieran your assurance that the whole world , thereby destroying the diversity of systems of sickness insurance exists today in many countries and that work on principles actuarial . later we saw that he had a way to be accommodated . at stake is the health of all citizens of our member states and the cohesion of our territories . it is no coincidence that i must now face problems of this kind from my dutch origin . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , mr rocard urges the commission to define in a green paper the traits themselves of basic insurance for the legal systems of health insurance . this is an issue which is particularly concerned . mr president , whom we have spent over our life to dealing with social issues we remember that the old manuals journeyman include a definition of social protection as a package of measures to protect state for attention for risk economically , assessable realisation of an individual or family and those individuals - unit producers were unable to cater for themselves . this means that , we need to focus on the question why the failure of the public health care . the health insurance complementary part of a legal system of agreements and services . with its attempt to eliminate discrimination on grounds of the state of health , mr rocard would have been killed by the chicken of eggs in gold . the commission will intervene immediately in the framework of its powers and try to respond to the conclusions of his report . i also hope that we approve the proposals to recognise that the status and integration in the professions are becoming a particular importance to this , so that we should bear in mind the phenomenon increasing importance of social exclusion and poverty despite the exercise of a profession remunerated . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we too , from the perspective of the committee on economic and monetary affairs , we want to congratulate the rapporteur on her document . the next item is the commission communication on the commission 's recommendations on the opinion of the council on the updating of the stability programmes in germany , finland and netherlands . this has led us to think differently and to ask ourselves whether this stability and growth pact has run with the objective of quantitative of a specific figure end , or whether it is appropriate to include other aspects concerning the quality of public finances in the forthcoming programmes . our basic message is , therefore , that the margin for making tax reductions must be complemented by a strict control of public spending . i think we have seen a whole can draw a positive balance . they are mentioned in one of the larger countries of europe , which is also one of the most important for the european economy , namely germany , is a risk of ending up entering what seems a phase of overheats of their economies . mr president , thank you , mr della vedova . i believe that you wished to us for refiriéramos these two chapters : at the moment the fight against bse in europe and their developments in france . we propose to the european commission and our partners in the union to prepare the extension of the tests at european level , according to scientific recommendations . thus , efficiency , the independence and transparency will be the key principles to be taken very clearly the risk assessment food in europe . i shall return to this later on . however , it is necessary to make such evidence to a much wider scale . the measures for active surveillance , including the tests are carried out at random , to prevent animals infected with bse could enter the food chain and animal feed . in a situation such as on the fence , provided it is tempting to find a solution , a magic solution which , in one fell swoop , eliminate the risk and restore confidence . on monday i will ask the member states if there is the fear that the gaps in the application of controls in recent years , contrary to community legislation in this respect , are a factor in the current increase in the incidence of bse . however , two things can be possible to act quickly and remain serious . as you depends suministrarlos quickly . this requirement is essential , particularly with regard to bse . our group calls for an immediate ban on meat-and-bone meal and from bones for all animals until member states can guarantee the drafting of laws on the prevention of bse and the rigorous application of the european directives . i do not know whether this is the panacea , commissioner , but on behalf of the precautionary principle , i think that experience is forcing as from today to ban the use of animal meal in feedingstuffs of all animals for breeding purposes , including the pigs , those in poultry and fish . i believe that the debate which has commenced in the house , consisting of who seek - the council , the commission or of the house - has done what is more , or at least , it seems quite unnecessary . firstly , as others have said before me , it is necessary to conduct tests of systematic screening in all the cattle slaughtered dedicated to the feeding of europeans . to show courage and ambition to be able to combine the interest the health of europeans and the economic interests of our producers , to get thus to restore consumer confidence . i repeat , they are certainly not responsible for the crisis . that is why the european union must show its solidarity with them . i do not accept the arrogance of some member states which , by not pursue that screening tests are not calling for a regulation . european solidarity must also play a role , because our policy has shown its inconsistencies : set-aside , animal meal for ruminants , nitrates and pesticides . then i have to listen to what it says here in this house , mr gollnisch that your group has been a figurehead for in the discussion about bse . i also consider it appropriate to bring about any acote flashpoint and that a ban on meat exports until they prove its security . it is not possible that we in the policy we highlight this priority , not enough . i am glad that we continue to analysing the extent of the tests on an experimental basis . but if generalizamos that screening tests , if you destroy the meat and bone meal , if we impose the whole-herd slaughter of the entire by a single , we must demand sick animal health rules strictly equivalent to third countries which are our trading partners and we are looking towards the community exporting live animals , half-carcasses and ready to base of meat . the reasons lie elsewhere . madam president , i am very pleased that the commission has said , at last - so vehemently in favour of tests which cover the entire territory . indeed , france showed this : who is searching , experiencing . what actually prevents us from acting ? why do we need to see a crisis for coming here to ensure that we in parliament , we strongly believe that public health is an absolute priority ? the link between the feed bones and bse , which moreover is a form of food completely unnatural , it became apparent to everyone . i therefore ask you to the european commission to impose a certain degree of harmonisation in this respect . i appeal to the european commission to carry out a complete revision of the systems in force in france for solving the cases of bse . the result is that the poison falls within the system , as is currently happening , and what destroys . it is obviously difficult coexistence , in the field of national and european legislation . furthermore , there is legislation in force which establishes how should be produced meat and bone meal , treatment to which should be put this view - one more measure safeguard that has been included in the system to protect public health and food safety . therefore , i have asked the standing veterinary committee , which is gathered as we speak , to examine this matter to determine what age should be carried out these tests . i refer to analyse housings for animals aged over a certain age to reveal whether infection and , if so , the animal depart from the food chain . serve as an example of the technique pillow which caused the death of an immigrant in belgium , the use of strong sedantes in spain , the transport of migrants crammed into holds of vessels in italy and spain , the tragedy of the 58 chinese immigrants deaths in the united kingdom in the port of dover , after having been arrested on several occasions within european territory , and the widespread use of different means of coercion and intimidation with immigrants expelled . that is my commitment to me i will answer . the issue of violence against women takes many forms : violence within the family , which is a crime hushed , various forms of sexual exploitation and trafficking in women , traffic in human beings . mr president , mr nogueira would say that it is clearly the model that we have already established , monetary policy , it is up to the central bank , and it is the european central bank who operates according to the criteria laid down in the treaty . mr president , i believe that in the public is very important to distinguish between the effect both internally and externally effect , and i would be interested : what can the commission now under way , shortly before the introduction of euro notes and coins , action to explain to the population of the difference between the effect both internally and externally effect of monetary stability ? if the greek part does not take appropriate measures , the commission will continue the procedure that has already begun . what does the commission is to ensure that there is a system of monitoring and of measurement . at the same decision , the commission had promised to investigate support schemes to all member states , based on specific criteria of compatibility approved until 2004 , year in which will expire the date of validity of the authorisation of the french system of aid . the achievement of a europe which promotes the integration in the words of the european council in lisbon , requires an effort and a joint action . secondly , allowing draw majority party in the experience of stakeholders working on the ground , and ngos , of the local authorities , from social bodies and of the people themselves who are in a position to exclusion . there are many people on older than they would agree with that , as people who have worked for many hours a salary reduced which does not provide a livelihood vital decent ( workers from the countryside , for example ) . can people with problems mentally . they may be many groups that are unaware of language is needed for getting a job . in the united states a more flexible employment guarantees that poverty is hurrah for shorter periods unemployment with a very short . in my own country , nearly 75 % of those working and living below the poverty are women . that is why we must try to meet at least in part , this commitment . i am convinced of the goodwill of mrs green . we must strengthen this allocation , taking into account the procedures and the realism needed here . mr president , i would like to thank and congratulate mrs figueiredo , and i would also like to thank the other members of parliament who are not present and who have expressed the view of the other committees . i also agree on emphasising the importance of the ngos and of the regional and local actors , as you identify as well as of a better reflected in the text of his experience on the ground . we have already agreed that the social protection committee will meet regularly with the contact group , consisting of members of parliament . the next item is the joint debate on the report ( a5-0320 / 2000 ) by mrs rothe , on behalf of the committee on industry , external trade , research and energy , on the motion for a european parliament and council directive ( com ( 2000 ) 279 - c5-0281 / 2000 - 2000 / 0114 ( cod ) ) concerning the promotion of electricity generated from renewable sources of energy in the internal electricity market . we need now to be binding objectives . another essential point to which the commission gave its assent to this problem to the link to the network and access to the relevant for renewable energies . specifically , in my country , spain , these guidelines would be responsible for that between now and 2010 be issued to the atmosphere 225.000 million tonnes of co2 additional and that they would not be able to meet the kyoto targets . mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , the commission 's proposal to create a framework within which the share of electricity from renewable energy sources will increase significantly in the european union in the medium term is an initiative to be commended . the effort which the rapporteur , mrs gradin . but the threat can always come of compatibility with the single market . the waste are not a renewable natural resource , despite the fact that every day we produce more and more . consequently , this directive is a topical inadvertently . nevertheless , i strongly support this proposal . mr president , i would like to thank mrs rothe for her excellent report , which comes very opportunely this week , especially when we are fighting the crisis of climate change . the promotion of consumption and electricity generated from renewable sources of energy is something very worthy of support . they require adjustments technological drastic . rather , the proposals on energy are only from time to time and without much coherence . mrs rothe and i would like to conclude , quite simply , mentioning three problems have arisen during the course of this debate . furthermore , as a principle of coherence , the above-mentioned objectives been translated into national parameters must be binding , because otherwise the directive would lack of substance and content . at the same reason , amendment no 3 in part , but not amendment no 7 , which is too technical for the text of the proposal . but , ladies and gentlemen , we cannot accept the parts that they prejudge the implementation of the rules on state aid . the next item is the joint debate on the report ( a5-0308 / 2000 ) by mrs theorin , on behalf of the committee on women 's rights and equal opportunities , on the participation of women in the peaceful resolution of conflicts [ 2000 / 2025 ( ini ) ) . while the processes of formal peace are a territory almost exclusively male , experience and statements international demonstrate the importance of the female participation in the settlement of conflicts and in building peace . the decisions on implementation and enforcement of aid measures are the responsibility of the office of crisis and here the competition objectively and specialist of women has also received scant attention and recognition . apparently want to maintain its position of power in matters of foreign and defence policy and believe that the interests of women can defend themselves by men . mr president , i would first like to express the full interest that i deserves this report , whose excellence might like to stress the great excellence , even . we must also be financial resources that will enable us to help women victims of this situation . mr president , a lot has already been said and i shall not repeat . theorin , on which we need this excellent report , which is a very important matter and of the utmost topicality . how no more and no less than a substantial proportion of women in the diplomatic resolve a conflict can change the world and transforming the dominant culture of confrontation and violence in culture of peace and dialogue and democratic settlement of disputes . i therefore support the demands of the report by the fact that women must have a right to exercise influence diplomatically . a report is well documented , thorough , rigorous , able to address fundamental principles with clarity , which is made in article 17 bold , but at the same time , with considerable practicality and proposals very necessary . i think that we must condemn all violations and all forms of slavery ! my fifth point is the role of echo , the european community humanitarian office , on which there is the challenge and parliament 's invitation to consider the dimension of gender . the problem is that this work is done by millions of people , particularly women , for which there is also a great demand although this work does not have any kind of situation . i believe we must oblige the member states to regulate this sector by means of directives labour as has been raised in the european parliament 's dictámen surrounding these directives . the population migrant is mostly a collective important in this sector , which calls for special measures , such as reception centres specialist , to provide the necessary aid . it is a matter of which should be dealt with by the member states . the demand has decreased in recent years in a way that fact meteórica but little has been taken into account in professional life in general and the rights and obligations arising from this . ( the sitting was closed at 12.11 a.m. ) ( loud applause ) we must not only create the house system of freedom and peace , but also to harmonise the rules and customs which the european community and the european union maintains for decades . the first step we need to take in our commitment to the restructuring of constitutional federal state is defining a framework for the democratic dialogue the widest possible on the nature of relations between the two republics . you , the european parliament representatives , who are the direct representatives of the citizens of its member states , the citizens of europe , are those which are best placed to understand why the possibility in itself to enter europe seems to us so uncertain we , the citizens of the existing federal republic of yugoslavia . and it is the fact that this is a matter of great importance and interest for the citizens , so that it would be fair and necessary that we could do so du the commission has announced that it would present a proposal that specifically within six months and has kept its word . currently , the european union already has a practice with regard to the publication of documents , and we should remember that many citizens bold and progressive many member states have been fighting for years in order to increase transparency . this report requires still be tampering in parliament too , and i therefore believe that here must be improved . we are pleased to find in the report is a principle crucial that we also defend vehemently from the committee on budgets . now , it gives them the chance to look at the subjects which do not enjoy special appreciation on the part of the media and of lobbyists and thus be able to become more involved in the open and democratic debate that has so much importance to the confidence in the eu . the petitions committee calls for shorter deadlines for make public documents . when we no longer justifies the document should be accessible . i would also like to stress that all citizens will be guaranteed access to documents , in many ways . the dogma of political responsibility must not be confused with the rights of access to documents by our citizens . i would appeal to the rapporteurs for the regulation to remove all references to the rights of members of parliament , since that is a matter of the citizens have access to documents , and i would ask all members who watch very well that their interests not prevail over the interests of the public . in these areas , access to documents is not guaranteed , and is excluded not only to citizens , but also to the european parliament to which , moreover , not even have it informs or consultation on the fundamental documents . but a great deal still remains drop of bitterness . mr president , firstly i would like to thank mr cashman for having done an outstanding piece of work into this report . it is a very important report , which represents a substantial part of what we might call the new principle of transparency in the eu . these are not only of the principle of free access to all documents , but also , of course , to ensure that we have achieved is opening the doors of the session of the council , so that the council does not take in future , à la metternich , its decisions in secret and only then to be able to suffer easily to brussels . secondly , i would like to comment on the work on the exceptions . our population believes that europe is not democratic , that decisions are taken behind closed doors . mrs maij-weggen , to present in such a short period of this report . in accordance with article 255 of the treaty , the proposed regulation should be taken before 1 may 2001 , i.e. two years after the amsterdam treaty enters into force . allow me now to address a few problems which prevent at the moment that the commission can accept certain amendments . as i said earlier , in some cases we can agree in principle , with the amendments , but we must work together in technical terms and administrative , for example , with regard to the amendments referring to the classification of documents and to the register . we do not have any written document and i would like us , but also for the future , the commission remitiese to members , in writing , its recommendations . welcome we are in favour of the greatest importance given to the weakening of the risk of appropriations , in particular to the guarantees which can provide small businesses . report ( a5-0321 / 2000 ) by mr blokland on the joint text approved by the conciliation committee , on the european parliament and council directive [ c5-0371 / 2000 - 1998 / 0289 ( cod ) ] on incineration of waste mr president , i would ask you to the liberal group , i am asking you this as well as one of the co-ponentes , which address the issue of a little more practical terms ? it is therefore a common wish of the ppe-de and pse groups to the vote be postponed until november ii part-session . i therefore propose to refer to the vote on the report villiers at the november ii part-session . i have followed the order that i have provided the competent services and the plenary has not agreed on something else . as president of question time , i must say to you today only that , as a fellow member , i can tell you that i agree with you . beyond the negative attitude displayed by the first phase , when the european parliament denounced the threat in britain , and already the second stage , when the scandal in great britain had reached the point more acute , measures were limited substantially to this country , without any short-term measures of rigorous controls and restructuring of animal husbandry at european level . we therefore wish to draw four main lessons we will be taken into account in future . we voted in favour of this joint resolution . the increasing number of cases in england to the new variant of cjd and the situation in france have brought to the agenda , with even greater vehemence , the issue of mad cow ( bse ) . for fear that it sets panic amongst the citizens or keen to prevent disasters commercial , some governments do not have greatly in real time to the commission given proper information or not proceeded , from the outset that we demonstrated in these dangerous phenomena , immediately to block the use of the products concerned and to prohibit their exports . farmers cannot cope with this crisis themselves : we must implement a plan for monitoring the livestock as well as a whole series of measures to recover the confidence of consumers . the inability of all the european institutions - the council , commission , parliament ) determine policy relevant community to respond to the security needs of the member states most directly affected will pose problems for effectively hierarchy between obligations of the single market and the demands for health and safety of our people . we have obtained , after many discussions with the council , satisfaction on several points . the days of landfill sites are coming to an end and must be replaced by technologies more advantageous for the environment . the processes are participating in the social partners and , especially , representatives of the groups affected people to be addressed , the programme . indeed , although we must congratulate ourselves on the upturn in growth and the drop in unemployment , we must not conceal the persistence , or even a worse situation , the inequalities . i believe that the rapporteur is right when he calls for greater involvement of the public authorities , the social partners and civil society in measures for overcoming poverty and social exclusion currently . the ' poor workers ' , the majority of whom are women , employed part-time , and falling and on more complete insecurity , to join the trail of misery that the official speeches on the recovery totally ignored . three years ago , prime minister has established a unit against social exclusion which it coordinates the government action and reduction of social exclusion drafting common solutions to common problems . until now there are more than 60 installed rotores that occupy the surface of thousand spheres of football . the dependence which is of approximately 50 % for the whole union , can move forward to the 70 % of here to 2020 unless there is a development of renewable energy sources . it is true that we need a uniform safety standards more advanced and effective as regards the use of nuclear energy and storage of nuclear waste . we must seek , therefore , an energy which is only natural , but without continued to be used as long as it does not produce the technical advances for this . the preparation of the asem 4 should be the opportunity to state the democratic requirement , on the one hand , assuring the information and the intervention of the elected parliaments and civil society - who behave in particular the implementation of a social forum - and , on the other , and taking full account of social rights , environmental and human . it appears that in recent times that parliament has been the victim of some misunderstandings and even of some criticism . we saw that he was the same downs suffered by those who immigrated this parliament in its infancy , because it had to fight and still battles by given greater powers , more resources , more attending and for its own dignity representativeness . the central american parliament , like the european parliament , must go hand in gaining prestige ; in credibility and in legitimacy , based on the activities of their political groups , because the life of party is , or should be at least , faithful reflection of the societies we represent . as regards human rights , we have been supporting since 1990 programmes of cooperation in the interests of respect for human rights through training and awareness in this area . ( b5-0855 / 2000 ) by mr van den bos , on behalf of the eldr group ; the extreme confusion which characterised the electoral context in recent weeks in the ivory coast , until now , however economic model , is symptomatic of a country in crisis , the economic crisis , hopeless social and hence political chaos . the political leaders , military and religious must do everything possible to achieve a national reconciliation . it is necessary that through the debate on the ' marfilidad \" , that debate confused which is none other than the application of national preference that we are fighting in our own countries , whose logical result and last is implementation of the ethnic cleansing , be completely deleted and combated any reference or element here on the ' marfilidad \" in the constitution of the ivory coast . he too has supported the suspension of the constitution , intended to eliminate their maximum opponent , watara , on the grounds that their parents were not both ivorians . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , although the ivory coast was a stronghold of stability and democracy compared with the countries in west and central africa , it is suffering as a longstanding tensions across national ethnic and religious ; recently , there have been abuses of power by the previous government of president badié , which led to taking a violent of power by the military . we condemn the ethnic violence and , above all politicians whose overdoing it has caused . the next item is the joint debate on the following motions for resolutions : the next meeting between the asean and the eu in laos , in december , provides an opportunity to demonstrate our crucial more energetic condemnation of this regime . incidentally , i have no confidence that our own ministers there raise these issues . asean has become , in the full sense of the word , in a paper tiger for its failure to cope with the terrible events in burma . the junta has said that he intends to crush the party in its entirety . it is a historic debt and of course , the situation is difficult . these improvements slight - that should not be certainly to the author of the amendments of the socialist group , mr sakellariou - have taken place over the last few years and have led to a situation that is certainly not more tragic but that it remains a disastrous and that in any way they are not enough to meet the challenges of vietnam to us today . mr swoboda , the european parliament is flexible and efficient . however , it would be very welcome in hanoi , not only the us president is concentrated in strengthening the mutual collaboration , but that it will depend on just firm promises from vietnam in relation to undertake a drastic improvement of the miserable situation in burma where human rights . i urge the council and the commission to protest strongly against this flagrant violation of the freedom of worship perpetrated by the vietnamese authorities . the process has led , in addition , the signature of the cooperation agreement between the commission and vietnam in 1995 . of course are parties who were contained in the proposal for a resolution that we are presenting . i agree that we must do everything we can to help them , but it would be changing the situation that has caused their misery and that of countless people throughout the world . the issues that are currently analysing them in the medium and long term . mr president , commissioner , the floods that some weeks ago affected a number of areas in northern italy , and also with other european countries - france , spain , ireland and france - returns to the european parliament for both the problem of urgent action and extraordinary to relieve the needs of individuals , of communities and the firms involved , as were policy more long-term which prevents us to repeat natural disasters of this magnitude . the transport sector , given its continued growth forecast - more of 38 % over the next década- , will be the most important steps that requires . the sitting . perhaps this is part of the customs and traditions of this parliament , but i think it is extremely delicate stop believing that the parliamentary institution takes european commitments on an issue like this , considering the possibility of hoping that such a mission to the commission with a participation so low . ( parliament rejected the request for postponement ) . the social and economic policy of the eu , which has led to the reduction of capacity purchasing and the possibilities of contributions for workers , the emergence of new diseases and the impunity of pharmaceutical companies have caused a marked increase in expenditure on health . moreover , it is thus opens a broad field to private insurance , on condition that they would not seleccionen ( initially ) to the sick and premiums for safe by pathology . anyone who does not receive and spent a lot of money , no longer counts . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am glad to be here today in the presence of a group of visitors from my constituency beautiful , which i am grateful to my heart . this means that we give to the entities sufficient time to adapt to the new provisions . the report takes account of a growing consensus tends to point out that the inability of the current regulations to take account of the developments in the financial sector in the past 10 years . we say yes to closer consideration to technical minimizadoras risk , and we also say yes to enlargement of the basic idea of the basle committee . we also consider satisfactory the important contribution to this report makes the entire process . finally , and this is a key point , we are quite aware that we must respect the institutional equilibrium established by the treaty . the vote will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m . allow me , mr president , before ending , we should seize this opportunity to congratulate the ombudsman , jacob söderman congratulate him on the work he has done in the combating of maladministration and therefore also in contributing to an enhanced approximation of european citizens to the life of the community institutions . mr president , fortunately , the european parliament has always maintained , in accordance with the nordic tradition , that we must strengthen and consolidate the situation of the ombudsman . the vote will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m . after all , access to documents is a fundamental and civil law for a candidate must not documentation more important than the related to the tests . we considered it legitimate that a candidate country also has access to your copy corrected , because that access to documents is a fundamental right , also recognised in the charter of fundamental rights which we have just adopted this week . this example should follow the rest of the institutions and bodies , as recommended by the committee on petitions . the citizens of the european union should receive a positive impression when dealt with the european institutions . and that is new in this case is to be guided in its practices by the pursuit of excellence and avoid anything which , according to our experience , can make it less credibility in the member states themselves . with regard to the other institutions , depends on the same the possibility of adopting the procedures have been raised in this report or in the ombudsman 's requests . the minutes of yesterday 's sitting have been distributed . if this is meant preventing a disaster inevitable we would be faced with a democratic bankruptcy , but if you do not consider relevant to come , does not deserve the votes . are sound criteria should be greater prudence adopted here , but have to consider other aspects of the matter , in particular the ratio of solvency which is a ratio of weighting by type of compensation to approximate the risk of credit inherent in the promoter of a bank . the creation of an interim european police academy ( eep ) this police cooperation is essential to be able to achieve the great objective of providing the people of europe with a high level of safety within the european area of freedom , security and justice . the enlargement of the european union , with the extension of the area of free movement of citizens , must be accompanied by flanking measures on security and peaceful coexistence among the member states . as far as i see , the conditions in prisons french and portuguese are very different . that is , if you want common standards , must these first , because otherwise you will have a police training completely colourful . however , thanks to the work of mr posselt , finally , it is envisaged that the training of staff police training must also include human rights and the defence , is also important and appropriate at this moment the suggestion of creating a virtual academy of police who exploit the potential of the internet . but here we are in strasbourg , faced with an almost deserted chamber , listening to the unthinkable . our own prime minister , mr prodi . it is a good idea and in a european union in which people enjoy freedom of movement , free trade and the freedom of establishment , in which travellers from scotland they can go to sicily or greece , is expected that we pursue a common system for the maintenance of the rule of law . in the netherlands , the police this trained in the de-escalating of conflicts and in repression tolerant , and are considered normal social phenomena such as the existence of subculturas , ethnic minorities , use of the churches as ports of refuge by persons who are out of a residence permit a legal and organisation of representations policies . anyone who believes in the good solutions which advocate must not be frightened confrontarlas with solutions to the other . i hope that the college will provide an approach on this point valid for the future . it is a good illustration of what is beginning to designated currently under the name of europe in networks , a europe that puts the nations in direct contact , without keeping superstructures useless . the majority of cases of kidnapping of children is being managed very properly and efficiently by the central authorities in all member states . so it is essential that forbidding this loophole for reasons of fairness , with the development of realism sociological and equality of rights and obligations for all citizens of the european union . meanwhile , we welcome this measure and we shall give our wholehearted support . from our sympathy for the objective raised , we agree with the proposed measures . the question of a day clearly refers to the people who travels often to the other side of the world in order to see her son . the positions adopted by parliament in this regard , as well as the jurisprudence of the european court of justice , confirms this commission 's approach . i know fifa has already played in order to obtain more time and has been delayed for more into account before submitting a response to the formal statement from the commission has done in 1998 . naturally it is the commissioner responsible for consumer affairs sporting who represent in future the union into the wada . the united kingdom 's decision to apply a tax on road transport operators , british ireland is obviously a very small but open market , and almost everything that we buy came from the united kingdom . in conclusion , we are indeed to hold this debate in the european parliament , but i welcome the fact and commissioner vitorino 's statement , which clearly states that the united kingdom has the right to introduce the system of euro-vignette , provided that respects the rules and regulations in force . mr president , the costs and the charges are sensitive , and i can monitored in the case of austria , where we are always with this issue to agonise , wherever and whenever we are seeking solutions for traffic . the question is not discriminate on the rest of drivers or carriers of europe for the benefit of the british drivers . it is going to pay for the vignette most of what you pay unless there is no special exemption per diem or a basis . on 22 november , i.e. the same day the 25th anniversary of the crowning glory of king juan carlos , which opened the way for democracy in spain , one of the high figures for this democracy ends in turn be charged with their lives for their faith in freedom , tolerance and in respect for others . guárdenlas because all with great care . the european union 's negotiating position centred around the safeguarding of the environmental integrity of the kyoto protocol in the areas of change in the use of land and forestry , the question of the ' sinks ' , the relationship between the mechanism of kyoto and the internal measures , known as ' complementarity ' , and compliance . in order to prepare the next part-session , the eu should not resume talks on all issues but concentrate on the basic priorities , in particular the mechanisms of the ' sinks ' , the ' complementarity ' and a regime of rigorous enforcement . mr prescott has now been under water and do not know how long will take some sink . finally , i find it positive that have not given up on the subject of the reductions , mainly because in this area is very difficult to carry out accurate measurements . it is not possible to reverse in respect of nuclear energy . however , we have to move forward . in may 2001 , in bonn , must be introduced in the equality . during the follow-up conference in bonn , will be held in may 2001 , should be sought still such a compromise . if we want all of us a world where we live in the future , the challenge we face in relation to the climate change is clearly one of the largest of the 21st century . the same applies to the measurement of partial co2 wells , as the planting of downstream forests . at the hague conference will continue , as you said as much , commissioner , the spring coming in bonn . madam president , thank you for your speech , commissioner wallström . if there is something there was no disunity was in the relationship between the european parliament delegation and the commission . do not reach an agreement in the next meeting of cop6 is not an option . we had very constructive and negotiate until the last minute of that discussion in the hague . has the floor , mr president-in-office . with regard to the coordination of social security , the tax system , to the issues relating to asylum , visas and immigration , to the trade negotiations in the area of services of a high point - in some countries still have major problems . i would add that have not yet reached agreement on the distribution of the seats in the european parliament . to conclude an agreement which allows for the union to operate after new accessions , all those who are preparing actively at the moment , it is a crucial stage in the future of the european union and of the enlarged union . of course , its president is invited . this will be submitted in nice , and naturally we hope that it is ratified . so you see as the debates will be very observe in nice . to ensure that the union can be effective , the conference should make significant progress in this direction , and this also involves extending the codecision procedure . he referred to the codecision procedure on the part of the european parliament . ( applause ) this challenge is the reunification of our old continent , an enlargement that has no parallel in terms of their scale and to that is what we must prepare for the nice summit . madam president , the main objective of the nice summit is to enlarge the european union and to prepare the union for this enlargement . madam president , mr president-in-office , mr president-in-office of the commission , i think i can say that to date , the governments of the fifteen were not covered itself with glory . this method is not good . now , it proposes the adoption of qualified majority decisions in 49 areas . the majority decisions killing the right of veto in the parliamentary democracies in the member states , but the eu not becomes itself into a parliamentary democracy . mr president , europe needs a leadership , needs clarity , needs to make choices , needs dynamism . the principle of blackmail by the proclamation does not seem acceptable , in view of the conclusions of the european council in biarritz , even when the latter was informal . these are , mr president-in-office , the items on the basis of which will evaluate the results of nice , and i also express our accession with regard to the point that you mentioned with regard to services of general economic interest . i shall make attitude towards the nice treaty when it sees the result , though , is an experience somewhat schizophrenic to attend this debate . in amsterdam the heads of state and government of inspections and have to return to prove well in nice . if the chasm between large and small countries in the council is going too far , we run the risk of suffering within a few years a huge crisis of legitimacy within the european union , since the smaller will no longer need to feel at home for fear of being unable to defend their identity . the french president and prime minister seem more addicted to his own political future which is of europe . they may arise serious legal problems of interpretation by not incorporate the text to the treaty , but only sign it politically . furthermore , i would stress the importance of providing strong institutions to our europe to balance out an institutional void with regard to accelerating that has come to an economic level with the euro . the stated objective of this investigation is the shape of institutions more effective and appropriate already to an enlarged europe , and at the same time , the reduction in the undeniable democratic deficit . but it also means the restructuring of the committee itself 133 : increase their accountability , we must ensure that their agendas and its conclusions are accessible and its composition is vast and inclusive . mr president , i speak not only to the president-in-office , but also to all the governments of member states , when i say that if we do not succeed in an agreement in nice on these difficult issues , they will not disappear . the codecision process during the last year showed that works . and in this direction would say that we should take for granted that trade policy will be included in this extension of qualified majority . when it was a girl of seven years , was forced to flee from their home country before the advance of the red army , which is a transient behind in the cunetas and prevent the tobacco-production ribbons aviation soviet . mr méndez de vigo just referred , rightly , the charter . we cannot expect more from him . the understanding is increasingly close and , although perhaps not present at the lowest common non-solidarity , is undoubtedly a fragmentation common small , even very small . - ( fr ) mr president , first of all i would like to thank the members because i consider this to be an excellent debate . it is not , therefore , not at all to proclaim the charter , it is not a problem of transparency . indeed , the system of rotation egalitarian also affects the large countries , which , in a given time , could be found without commissioner , as the others . i believe that parliament will be able to see that the european union has improved institutional mechanisms which will allow him to confront the continuation of this development of the european union that unites us all . the vote will take place tomorrow . mr president , i would like to join with mr santer 's statement . i am totally opposed to that nobody threatens to a minister invited , be turkish or whatever nationality . it is obvious that in this house for democracy in europe we must guarantee the safety of all our guests and the whole that she is under our ceiling . the minister for health , claim that the pellets not hurt and with the statement of \" we deal with the tumours as marijuana ' , has described the foundation for the dignity of every human being calling for the liberalization of drugs . the least we can say is that it is not a good way of proceeding , not least , a snub to parliament , and unless it is seen as european parliamentarians have nothing to say on human rights , when you have just voted by a large majority the charter of fundamental rights , the same will be absent from this forum of the european union , to which , last year , many of them had been present for dialogue with ngos and the institutions . we have already talked enough about this issue . even before amsterdam , the european parliament and also the commission were in favour of making sure that the person responsible for foreign policy matters was vice-chairman of the commission and the same time accepting the role of the high representative , with special obligation and in connection with the council . as it did before the summit in feira , adopting a resolution on 15 june , the european parliament should approve tomorrow a text which sums up its position on the eve of the nice council . the development of the esdp is a new departure for the european project , and therefore requires us to clarify the current institutional framework . the european council should adopt several decisions in nice , which i will quote . for the first debate , at the beginning of year , the commission will draw up a picture , country by country , based on the last year 's budget , which describe the state of the commitments , of payments and the amounts still to settle in connection with the main programmes financed by the community budget and by the edf . we have also worked on the issue of regional cooperation , notion that i had some resistance from some countries in this area . we do not want to bring it to shut off in a past that have come , and i can say that , because of that summit , you realize that there was no contradiction between regional cooperation and its progress , for its approach , with regard to the european union , especially through the process of stabilisation and association confirmed and specified on this occasion . before has there been a summit with india , under portuguese presidency , and will be a ministerial meeting with the asean . it is not a reason for desalentarnos . i recall the range of tasks : humanitarian aid , the evacuation of national , conflict prevention , but also separated by force of the warring parties . it is based , of course , in the independence in decision-making in the european union and the recognition of the voluntary nature and its political commitments adopted . he has done more than anyone as living embodiment of conflict resolution in part of the world who know well and has been praised properly throughout the world by her efforts . part of the emphasis in the media to the creation of that force in the country i know best find it very curious . i would like to thank mrs lalumière for having highlighted the report on the prevention of conflicts that the commission is preparing , together with the high representative for the european council in nice . thank you very much , commissioner patten . that is , in my opinion , the real test for the european union . the citizens eager complain that they are european democracy is too slow . citizens must also have the widest possible access to information and documents . in the current proposals continues to be completely unclear what should this role . with a european flag of the car , you will be everywhere else , until the more desheredado of refugee camps . this is why , mr president , for which europe must , in my opinion , decide to act now . if we as europeans we failed to play a responsible role in the solution to this conflict regardless of the united states , we must count on that in other areas of conflict will not give us no confidence as mediators . only that his personal commitment does not replace the democratic legitimacy of european security and defence policy . i cannot accept certain specific points of mrs lalumière 's report . the abandonment of this wide range of instruments for civil prevention of conflicts will find out in the long term as a mistake . i do not suffice to the statements by the council with the observation that we have already adopted resolutions and that this will make headway in any way . as you can moreau , reject the two reports , and we are committed to use all our forces against policy , which are an expression ... thirdly , we must create a corridor nuclear weapons free , as proposed in its day olof palme , from the baltic to the black sea . i would like to congratulate mrs lalumière on her report . the brok report also addresses the post of high representative for common policy on security and defence policy . what a pity , i say to mr van orden and my other colleagues , for my colleagues on the other side of the pond , the irish sea , have much to offer in this field : the tradition , experience and practice . the european parliament , in collaboration with the national parliaments , is , in our view , the place best placed to this . i believe that the lessons to learn in this final experience will serve us in the future face up to the need to establish a policy and defence capability european , which , in my view , is a component as essential for european integration as is the single currency . i also believe that the combination of these various media is a property , it is a possibility , specifically in the european union and that the task ahead of us , if this policy is progressing and is established , it is to develop a genuine european culture of prevention and treatment of conflicts . i think it is going to develop a dialogue positive . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the commission 's resignation , in march 1999 , and it highlighted the need to reform its structures and their working methods . the reform , which can be conceived from above , must be clear and has presented to the trade unions , to the range of staff , and indeed to be associated with the body of staff to this whole process . this will require time available , but it is inevitable and essential for the reform . the reform of the commission is an act of essential for the future of our institutions . drafting my report , i have studied not only the white paper , but also the second report of the committee of independent experts and the resolution passed in this parliament last 19 january , proposed by michiel van hulten , on the work of the said committee of experts . the court of auditors notes in his report that is not opposed to the abolition of visa prior provided that this derogation will be replaced by other procedures which provide guarantees , at least equivalent , and will lead in this way with players other than the financial controller . all the major organisations are now being more open . they are becoming more transparent ; they are using the information technologies for new ways ; they are walking away from the traditional forms of vertical organisation , sharing information throughout the organisation and between organisations . mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , despite its scope , the content of the white paper presented by commissioner kinnock raises not directly from an institutional matter . furthermore , we have talked about this afternoon in the context of the debate on the common foreign policy . finally , we must tackle the thorny issue of the proposal for early retirement . the decentralisation of financial control towards the directorates is an important step , but will only work if the staff receives proper training , provided that the resources are adequate and whether the responsibility of the heads of the line being required to be properly . the bodies and their heads have to have clear potential to make the best possible management . with regard to the disciplinary procedure here too there promises but not to date some clear rules or statements on how to apply these rules . and also the question of externalisation is definitely clarified . this reform is necessary to serve faithfully god and cannot be imposed by means of rules . as a whole new situations which adjusts consolidated , clearly needs to be vigilant and to be careful . however , we are going to withdraw amendment no 6 , and we shall request a split vote on the last part of amendment no 15 , since we do not believe that the current system in the ecb should be given to this situation . the last time i was part this parliament , the commission president jacques delors era and working together with commissioner brittan and before him , with the commissioner cockfield . madam president , commissioners , ladies and gentlemen , we continue with this reform justified hopes . issues such as the bse crisis , oil prices , the greenhouse effect is displaying a component of european express . the public must also have the impression that the commission is really accessible and transparent . for the european parliament , the reform is a vital issue on which it has a knock-on effect , as the budgetary authority and that legislation . many defines clear procedures for various avenues for denouncing alleged crime both within and outside the institution in which he used the official . i am therefore convinced that we will have the pleasure listening to you on future occasions . mr garriga polledo , allow me to say briefly that we retain the categories of the financial perspective . the reform must be carried out by the commission staff , so that needs to be accepted . we think that a reform cosmetic makes no sense at the moment of profound change . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , first of all i should like to highlight the quality of the own-initiative report by mrs sauquillo pérez del arco in connection with the reform of the commission and their effects on the effectiveness of the european union 's relations with the developing countries . we want to see greater responsibility . before i talk of project aid , we try to rake over all the causes of such use existing seeking to round and who has taken advantage , took off and has abused stocks that are in need of state . precisely because mr nielson is faithful to the collegiate responsibility will argue , without doubt , the proposal tonight . more serious still seems to us , in the commission proposal , the separation territorial which remains . in 2001 , for example , the financial liability will desconcentradas on 22 delegations , computer systems of other fifteen delegations will be up-to-date and they are allocated 40 new posts for officials to external services . maritime safety but nor the erika , nor the ievoli sun , were french vessels . in fact this is a matter of priority in the agenda of the commission since the fatal collapse , 11 months ago , the erika . we hope and trust that 21 december by the council of ministers will help you adopt the determination of the european institutions to truly improve maritime safety with the adoption of common positions on the three texts . i think it is within our grasp but we must make sure that this agreement comes into force . i understand and i welcome the attempt by the minister of which will soon also with these two reports ; that is why i consider positive in its proposal for a principle which , if possible , can discuss the subject in december . the result of all this , we have produced a parliamentary report to amend the directive which raises improvements in various respects upon the strengthening of the classification system as a means and valid instrument to guarantee the safety of maritime traffic . however , the legacy of so many years , in which materials were simply discharges , remains , and sometimes has once again there to haunt us , within with serious consequences . for that purpose , the publication of information is essential to facilitate that public opinion will obtain information , emergency telephones , etc . i expect great achievements of the second series of proposals and the creation of a european agency for maritime safety . i welcome it your argument , but we can only negotiate about results that have been analysed in the council . we know , of course , that in the past the port state control has not been a strong focus on maritime safety , we know that not all the classification societies have exerted to give serious and correct , but rather shoddy , its function of technical inspections of ships , and we know that without a double hull tankers are time bombs floating . we are building a new credibility on the one hand , and it should not miss out on the other , by acting wrong by the commission . anyone who does not take that responsibility must stay away from our waters and ports . the watts report tightens up the measures against vessels that present risks serious or a flying the flag of convenience , without abolishing this type of flags . despite everything , i am glad that the commission 's proposals have included the main demands made by those who have been elected by the french coast : ban on single-hull tankers with the strengthening of checks in ports and we must assess the classification societies . i also share your point of view of boosting the obligation of the voyage recorders dates . the guarantees of navigability of a ship settled. important measures on the societies and responsible on the inspection , as has already been said . in conclusion let me say that these measures lack a firm commitment to achieve the desired level of safety . as everyone is saying , and i think it is entirely justified , which has not yet reached the current 25 % demanded by the port state control . it is time for simple commitments , which are in fact some anticipate a problematic compliance . with regard to the classification society would like to emphasise once again on this occasion - and this is also my task - is this : the main focus of the current discussion seems to be focused on the responsibility . as regards the port control , it is important to make progress in the do with the legislation and in the efficiency of the inspections . the laxness compared with large companies shows without any doubt that are more powerful than democratic institutions . . ( el ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , a subject whose aim is the safety of ships and , consequently , the security of individuals and protecting the environment , it is extremely serious . the reports that have been tabled are in line with this . we agree with the imposition of a ceiling for personal damage or death and material losses and with which it offers member states the possibility of increasing those limits . the introduction of new technologies and improvements in the design of the ships are part of this important task . we need to progress towards a consensus at the highest possible level of regulation and of maritime safety . i am happy to convey to the commission will support many of the amendments proposed in these three reports . the commission is ready to accept amendments nos 6 , 7 and 8 , but can only partly accept amendment no 1 . it is hoped that the imo adopts the timetable for phasing out at its meeting in april of next year . the commission 's work is to confirm that the classification society continues to fulfil the qualitative criteria of the directive and to monitor the work of the classification societies . the commission appreciates the support received by the limit that originally proposed . again , this brings to light the urgency of the adoption of a strengthened , preventive and remedial community measures for the protection of our seas . mr turco , i fully understand your message , and in this respect too . what has to be clear from the moment is that now already in the hands of the council to make rapid progress . it seems that all concerning my report there is agreement . madam president , i would like to express the proposal to request that the amendment in a way which begins with the words : ' read , in this stockmann , the council and the commission . report ( a5-0329 / 2000 ) by mr pomés ruiz , on behalf of the committee on budgetary control , on the white paper on reform of the commission ( aspects related to the committee on budgetary control ) ( com ( 2000 ) 0200 - c5-0445 / 2000 - 2000 / 2215 ( cos ) ] mckenna report ( a5-0336 / 2000 ) the immunity of capital is strengthened with the privatisation of classification societies , which have gone into the shipowners , for lack of a substantial control of the inspection by state authorities , and even by the complicity of the national regulatory authorities . therefore i feel very positive that the rapporteurs , mr watts vachetta piétrasanta and have tried to close the rifts that still remained in the commission proposal . the responsibility of the implementation of these measures falls well in the member states . single-hull oil tankers should not be able to sail here when after 2005 , 2010 or 2015 lost them in other areas . however , mr hatzidakis is advancing proposals which restrict the commission 's proposals . the promotion of a more stringent regulations at international level , must remain a fundamental objective of our policy of maritime safety . it is particularly important to make it clear that the principle that the polluter must pay is fully in force . this community action has a double according to a revival of the imo , which in fact , complete with a real power of police to actually implement the ism code would be an effective instrument , the image of europol . while the sanctions by infrigir standards are lower than the expenditure for respect them , the companies that want the maximum benefits will be followed by where the wrong direction . preparation of the council in nice . instead of push towards above human rights and social rights , the charter will facilitate the operations are intended to reduce them . unfortunately , i miss this point in the resolutions tabled . although , as many , i have often complained that prime minister , lionel jospin , has been expressed in a few occasions during this six-month term \" because of cohabitation ' , i know the significant impetus which has led to constant its ministers and i wish to point this out . as regards the social sphere , the proposals are very timid and even give substance to cash transactions accepted at the lisbon summit , particularly with regard to the need for strengthening economic and social cohesion . in this respect should not be taken no decision on the development of the eu that conllevase the risk of alienar to the citizens of europe . the british people it wants a reform of the eu which increases accountability and efficiency . this text takes the pretext of future ( and increasingly distant ) enlargement to calling for the strengthening of a system has already been exhausted . now , so much is that burns not only between the ' big ' and the ' small ' , but also between the ' major \" . . ( sv ) we welcome and support a report which deals with many important trends in relation to the common security and defence policy . like every year , this report ritual of the european parliament , devoted in principle to the annual assessment of the cfsp , addresses in fact the method of the recognised slides progressive which are as from a gap in nature federalist obtained in one area since , in seeking relentlessly enlargement at the cost of both the treaties as to the decisions of the european councils . engaged with me , was that it is organizing a military force of the member states of europe , a power capable of acting to keep the peace in europe and its environs . furthermore , it is not the job of the european parliament to define what capacity must possess a european rapid reaction force , or whether within this context , for example , must have the capacity to intervene aviation and shipping . every future conflicts are not relaxing through military intervention , but by means of a policy of social justice , economic and ecological . are radically opposed to this european army , like that of nato and to our own national army . for example , there are points that are going too far in relation to the cfsp and nato , in the sense of using the \" threats of armed intervention ' as a means of exerting pressure on the activities of preventing conflict , something which is at odds with the un charter . a decade after the revolutions which took place in the east , we think is a sad message is that the ' peace project european ' sends with these reports to the applicant countries . precisely six of these paragraphs contain statements that have to do with the subject . unfortunately , includes the clear objective to cancel the national laws on abortion or even penalising or eliminate the traditions of faith which are opposed to abortion . if what he knew , many tens of thousands of women service of the european union is alegrarían of which we are focusing at here provisions of the law of the domestic work which exists in the black economy . smet proposes , among other things , to establish a european definition of domestic work . the needs of domestic workers should be taken into account when drawing up employment legislation . they have paid for their pension contributions to the various national governments that they have made disappear very rapidly as some good prestidigitadores . finally , the union for a europe of nations group strongly reiterates that the european union 's citizens expect more than ever for reform measures and the tendering being followed up with the takes account of the diversity of opinions and convictions who talk in our countries . as regards human resources , the merit of agents and greater transparency in terms of personnel policy in general have to become the strengths of the new administrative reform . on the occasion of this explanation of vote , i would like to reiterate and emphasise that , unfortunately , parliament does not have all the powers that should have . i would like to finish off with a point of procedure . indeed , mr barón crespo , the reports are contradictory . this is not a wish for the socialist group . this is precisely the reason that we see in difficult : it is an important summit and everything we say we commit . i have to recall that the commission will be meeting tomorrow afternoon to try to begin to understand clearly what was the conclusions of the intergovernmental conference . ( parliament gave its agreement with the proposal ) it would be grateful if report to this request . and i condemn that a few days ago , to one of those who did hunger strike as a display of solidarity , thus murdered in rotterdam a fraction of the grey wolves . of course , this would not have needed if in june the council would have given me a little more attention , or if you had paid for at least some attention to our first reading and in the amended proposal of the european commission which has already approached much to what we wanted . thirdly , we must see if we want to adopt provisions which will contribute effectively to improve the workings of the internal market and whether they are proportionate regarding the objective we are pursuing . the second concern , what is mainly a legal , has led us , however , i will become even more closely the interdependence between the harmonization of the market and the protection of health and to follow closely the guidelines set out in the reasons why they have the court of justice has recently been annulled by the directive on advertising , reasons which only by pursuing a reading instrumental can lead to the conclusion that both aspects are incompatible . mr president , ladies and gentlemen , 80 fatal cases of the new variant of creutzfeldt-jakob disease in europe and the european union , its council of ministers , the commission and parliament decided to ban animal meal and the entry of cattle over 30 months in the food chain without evidence prerequisites . we believe that it is obvious that articles 95 and 133 constitute the legal basis for this directive , as proposed by the commission in amendment no 1 . in accordance with the court , a total ban on tobacco advertising is not justifiable on behalf of the internal market work . as regards the going , such as ' low tar content in ' , ' mild ' and ' light ' , yet i still looks that are misleading and that is why i am against amendments nos 10 and 30 . i also want to talk of obligation under the treaties . the rapporteur , mr maaten , with good sense proposed strengthening this legal basis with a reference to other article , article 133 relating to foreign trade , and it has proposed a number of changes in some of the articles in order to avoid being challenge this directive on the basis of jurisprudence established by the court of justice 's judgment . i am very sorry that also in the committee on legal affairs and the internal market have arisen positions which consider that , in some way , the court of justice 's ruling on banning the advertising of tobacco void of content of this draft directive . indeed , speaking as a member of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , i have received strong pressure from various groups in the way to regulate tighten up the sale and presentation of tobacco products in europe . however , and this is a complete irony , do not see in this directive no ban on tobacco growing within the community , despite the fact that in countries like greece tobacco is grown is so strong that , in accordance with this directive , its use for the production of tobacco products would be establishing an offence . i believe it is also necessary to thank mr byrne for demonstrating as clearly as regards the legal basis . more than half a million people die each year absurdly in the european union , and this figure is expected to grow if we do not act now . in my opinion , this legal basis will not achieve anything and that is why it is right that the unions , for companies and that of our colleagues here relate to the loss of jobs . i want to opt for warnings towards , which includes a list of ingredients , open-minded research to be carried out throughout europe , that action is taken of health promotion contributing to avert the young of tobacco consumption , of tar , nicotine and 's of addiction . also on the environment committee had willingness to reach a compromise . what i have in mrs hieronymi . the derogation would apply to article 3 , as i understand the amendment , namely the levels of tar , nicotine and carbon monoxide . given the general nature of the directive we cannot separate some parts of the other , and therefore we must overcome everything . the estampación warning of a large in a few cardboard would be a good solution . finally , in the report has received a total of 54 amendments , and i am pleased to inform you that the commission can accept 33 , either totally or partially . the main argument in favour of these amendments and for drawing up a report once after five years it concerns the issue of enlargement of the european union , which in fact , as was said at the nice summit , it is very timely and appropriate . in short , the summer time can feel go hand in hand with a better quality of life , so that the positive effects of the period in which it has amply compensate for the problems related to passengers in the actual change . the summer time is not the problem of our common house europe . a single review by the commission within five years is sufficient . then there are the demands of the manufacturers of computers or of tachograph electronic , or of timetables and agendas . madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , it is necessary to authorise speedy and unbureaucratic assistance for medical research , which is necessary for patients , but it is essential to comply strictly borders ethically motivated , and people are the subject of the experiments must be protected as against the abuse . this is an important distinction that we do here in our report . so although there are still some points of disagreement with the council , i would remind you that the result that we want to achieve with the approval of this directive is the result of a long and fruitful work of commitment on the part of mr liese , our rapporteur , whom i thank and congratulate him on his management participatory and constructive , and by the council , which has become cooperative and open to the amendments adopted by the committee on the environment at second reading . i am thinking especially of research in the framework of the fight against cancer , but there are many others . unfortunately , despite the measures relating to new threats are emerging and diseases , and on many occasions medicines available enable are not enough to eradicating them . it is a duty of the medical profession exploring ways updated or more effective against these challenges . the vote will take place tomorrow at 12.30 p.m . what we agreed with the council and the commission and of course with the committee on environment , public health and consumer policy of parliament , in order to prevent a second reading and able to continue without let these programmes and were not baseless empty , was that , yes , we are in two years ' extension four programmes , as i had requested the commission , but money is to give an annual basis , so if i meantime we had the approval and could get in force in the new programme on health , it was necessary enlargement nor that were used the money for the second year . in a general way , it is high time that the member states should reach agreement on to give the european union , a subject legitimately supranational , more room for manoeuvre and an appropriate budget : diseases know no frontiers . indeed , international organisations such as europol have stated that the import of drugs in the union is increasing . public health is part of national policy and must remain so . the next item is the joint debate on the report ( a5-0355 / 2000 ) by mrs cerdeira morterero , on behalf of the committee on citizens ' freedoms and rights , justice and home affairs , on the initiative of the portuguese republic with a view to adopting a framework decision on the statute of the victim in the criminal process ( 9650 / 2000 - c5-0392 / 00 - 2000 / 0813 ( cns ) ] . other initiative at international level is the statement by the united nations on the fundamental principles of justice to the victims of crime and abuses of power , approved by the resolution 40 / 34 of the general assembly on 29 november 1985 . perhaps you will remember the debate held for some time in this house on the so-called di pietro report . this initiative has three main aspects : the right of the victim to the information , access to justice and the right to compensation for damage . however , in my opinion , the key element is the fact that it finally heightened awareness , also in the field of the union , on the need to change the point of view regarding the state intervention in the face of crime . we should force the member states to fundaran special units of the police for victims of crime . italy has repeatedly called for the extradition of this murderous multiple to france , where lojacono finds itself free , so that we can finally fulfil its worth . the victims must be the focus of attention . as stressed , the draft framework decision contains three different types of measures : firstly , it establishes minimum provisions concerning the rights of victims ; secondly , lays down specific rules aimed at taking into account the particular position of those people who are victims of an offence in one member state other than in their country of origin and , thirdly , it calls upon the member states to the development of support measures for victims . it is already working in the interconnection at european level of services of national support to victims with the aim of ensuring an appropriate care of victims , particularly if it does not lie in the place of commission proceeds from crime . approval of the minutes of the previous sitting has the floor again mr varela , president of the committee on fisheries , the committee responsible . the last tuesday , at a trialogue we gave last embellishment for the joint declaration of the council and parliament . in this way , we have achieved a solution for the 2001 budget . we must consider how internally in the area of aid policy we can to ensure that all the existing needs are developed in the direction of a transparent procedures . we ask your name and told us : ' is the innombrable ' . the council has proceeded , therefore , at second reading of the budget in view of agreements concluded with the parliamentary delegation , with the constant desire of voting for a budget which will allow finance all the priorities of the european union and respond to real needs and the real power of implementation of appropriations . the third important component of this second reading of the council concerns the agreement reached on the programme budget allocation ' entrepreneurship ' which is continuing and complete the programme ' employment initiative ' for the years 2001 to 2005 . more generally , i would like to stress that the budgetary procedure that is to conclude in a few days has shown throughout the interest of the interinstitutional agreement of 6 may 1999 . discussions were sometimes hand but were always relevant and based on permanent exchanges which enabled us to understand each other better each other and , therefore , be easier to reach an agreement , which i hope will be satisfactory to all . the essential thing is that , as a result of the democratisation of serbia , no country in the balkans region - should now be less aid of the planned before they were postponed until such developments in serbia . in fact , the use replicated , two years running , the flexibility instrument can be viewed in error , in my opinion , as a form of revision of the financial perspectives . haug has to make some changes . today we have heard the council say that it is prepared to implement an increase of 3.5 % . thank you very much to the commission and the council . mr president , i would also like to thank mrs haug on her excellent work . i suspect that - in a sencilla- flexibility is for the small amounts and the revision to the large , but in the coming years will see how it works . we are faced with the situation in which we have to decide whether or not we can approve this budget next thursday . of course , we must look very carefully . but the interinstitutional agreements between the three institutions are also an important asset which seeks to achieve that we have a common security of planning . the increasing pressure relates mainly to unemployment , the bse crisis and the stability pact for the balkans . . ( fr ) madam president , ladies and gentlemen , i am very happy to be before you today to present you with the assessment of the french presidency of the union and also to assess the progress achieved in recent months . what we had promised : there is no which the nice summit . it is up to the procedure of closer cooperation that has been provided widely in the first and third pillars . it is both an immense challenge , and also a historic stage towards to reunite our continent . thanks to this letter our union to consolidate the safest in the values of dignity , freedom and solidarity which is based . and some weeks ago , the freighter ievolu sun , which was chemicals are averiaba close to the isles anglonormandas . we had set targets and have been fulfilled . madam president , ladies and gentlemen , this six-month period , i think i can say today , has seen to be strengthened our union is preparing to accept new members , to bring together the family now that we are sure to work together ; it also strengthened at the heart of our fellow citizens in the field of values , in the growth of employment , in that of solidarity , on the issue of safety and the safeguarding of the european social model ; enforced and thereby become hearing on the international stage . these are some of the issues that they were subjected to the attention of the heads of state and government . let me give you another , an innovation that is what i feel , will of course keep importance , since at nice , it was also discussed the organisation itself of summits , its cumbersome , its complexity and its character travelling , and the european council has taken the wise decision to go all celebrándolas in brussels . however , is very worrying that the number of members of parliament has served as , ultimately , as a variable for compensation for balances of the council . these problems and to other associated with the same should devote more attention in the future moving from a role in defending the role of major importance . ( applause ) ( applause ) the ambition to be followed in nice was the largest european ambition for a meeting at the summit for many years . madam president , president of the republic , mr santer , ladies and gentlemen , the opinion of my group is very harsh for the fifteen after the spectacle not very promising that have given the europeans , probably disbelief to check on this occasion , and in direct what actually happens to the common viewpoint , with the spirit of solidarity , with the mutual trust of the main european leaders . for any mind clear-thinking , are anunciadores of very serious consequences for which leads the proposal for a federal europe with 27 or 28 member states . allow me also emphasise , mr president , that following nice , france appears once again as a single loser . madam president , mr president , the group for a europe of democracies and diversities deplores the fact that the presidency has not handled the message to you was sent back in july last . many are not yet at the port must arrival at some point the european union . therefore , there is also a limit must be considered . i think it is not only the opinion of the three groups but also in other but which have not been able to sign for technical reasons . it is desirable to promote the development of medicines in the community , because it in this way is possible to provide patients with greater possibilities avail of treatments optimum impact . i congratulate my colleague mary honeyball for his first report on the european parliament . amazingly the floor to mr fatuzzo , and i am curious to know what you pensioner said what now . the victim must be treated as a person in a particular situation in disorientating and distress ... factors that will probably be much more serious , if the victim of crime , right in one member state other than their own . the next item is the joint debate on : it was desperate to see how it came to the discussions on the question of knowing who you you would allow a vote more or less one vote , who would gain if france , germany or , if the netherlands or whether belgium , portugal and spain . we are glad to see a new method , and we hope that , after this hope , that is based on the possibility of closer cooperation , europe needs to , which is capable of producing , for the future , a constitution which will restore public confidence , within this formidable project which is the european enterprise . the candidate countries that are preparing for enlargement , will follow the example of selfishness of our own member states . some are more positive than others , but the main message is clear : europe can now get together in a democratic and an enlarged eu , and above that , is close to its citizens thanks to the treaty of nice . it has dominated the interest in particular . to reach an agreement in extremis on the treaty , has been avoided an overt crisis that there would be called into question the enlargement , although we can talk of a crisis latent with which we must now face . i do not think it is more realistic struggle to reaffirm their own national prestige to fight for the effectiveness of the functioning of the union and do not believe that the european people were mobilized en masse to continue the battle shipbuilding of those who rule in nice . it will , however , what great project , eleven years after the fall of the berlin wall ! on that occasion was valid for average europe and now we have to do so for all her . after nice , can no longer invoke the institutional obstacle . firstly , the institutional imbalance much : the council , commission and parliament shortly . this method has died . the consequences for europe would have been absolutely incalculable . for example , you know that at the beginning of the european union , the blocking minority could gain with what we refer to two countries ' major ' , and at present there are three . the ground is paid , enlargement is possible , the european parliament has its own place in the debate , in the deepening of the ways and of the ideas . the public good european , of which nobody is repository - mr moscovici is right on this point - it cannot be based on the amount of national interests that are crossing and be disable and in this sense , the prime minister verhofstadt has sent an e-mail salvador . i personally believe that the weighting of votes must take account of the population , which is what the european parliament , which should have done so in the council . but nice , mr president , it is not the end of the road , but the point of departure for a new stage with many challenges . i would therefore like to return to what has already been said here today on some occasions . although , in fact , it seems that we have succeeded in preventing paralysis of the total an expanding european union , the wishes of the french presidency could not be reflected in the new draft treaty . mr president , for my part , nice deserves , frankly , an inadequate . i do not know whether the commission will respond to the end of this debate , but i would like to know , given the absence of the council , if you have the same confidence in which this european parliament in 2004 will comprise meps czechs , hungarians and polish and in the baltic countries . we have not shut up the need for progress with equal vigour and the same determination as we had before nice along the road to enlargement in achieving the goals we have and that the quotation is more important with history that parliament and commission have to meet in the coming years . on the other hand , and above all , the problem of funding for the balkans remains unresolved for the coming years . for my part , i would like to congratulate the rapporteurs , the president of the committee on budgets , the commission , the council and the presidency on the work carried out , for the conclusion of this agreement which will enable us to vote on the budget for 2001 . it is also positive that is made available to small and medium-sized enterprises , as a main creators of jobs , additional funds . this will create jobs , which is continuing to combat unemployment . in football terms , it is like a dead heat to 1 . not because we have a budget and we have reached an agreement in the conciliation we imagine that all our problems have disappeared . this does not win the relevance of the air , but of the treaties , even if sometimes - come to the council has acknowledged . this must be accompanied by a commitment from the college of commissioners for a fair distribution and effective of human and material resources for the management of the various policies , i.e. they must be accorded the priority policy of parliament and the priority of the commission discharge . that is why the task of the common european level is precisely to boost the securing and regeneration of the environment . there has been much talk about a later stage at nice . of course , is right to always go back to this question . we no longer talk about the fear of military power , or of a possible progress of the dictatorship . if we look carefully , is that russia is higher than to morocco in the budget , and i believe this is not appropriate . if europeans were to logísticamente dependent on russia , it would create a very dangerous situation . and here a tacis programme can only intervene in a very limited not to say that it can only be a drop in the ocean . reducing the birth rate and increases the mortality and the net reduction in the population is the order of one million people a year . mr putin himself , and what would we be worse than him , he says that the issue of the future status of chechnya is not the main thing . what happens in russia , with the population , with society , which gives them as well . mr president , the european union has adopted in the past few years various documents associated with russia which constitutes a good basis for a close ties with the russian federation . moreover , what means freedom for the chechen people ? this is the first step , then we will try to achieve the laws to be respected ; this would be the second step . furthermore , the economic development will provide greater stability , and fourthly , as a result of the above , there will be speaking about the civil society . but it is an excellent report which , as the common strategy itself , underlines the importance we attach to the relationship - estratégica- cooperation between the eu and russia . that means focus our efforts in crucial areas such as the environment - have been mentioned several of you and nuclear safety , in our own region of kaliningrad and in improving coordination between different sources of funding . we must avoid the mistake which one of you mentioned earlier , and that was made at the beginning of this century , when , after the revolution leninista of 1917 , russia was totally excluded from the european issues with disastrous consequences . . ( fr ) as you know , the council has adopted a common position on the revision of directive 90 / 220 / eec . i therefore believe that on this side are answered the questions raised . so i am ready to propose to hold this debate , quite simply have to choose a better framework . . ( fr ) i have no information elements sufficiently precise to respond to your supplementary question . i can say that it has no precise information about this . . ( fr ) the council would remind you that the conclusions adopted at its meeting on 19 may 1998 , in terms of fraud in the sectors of alcohol and tobacco . all the member states have confirmed their determination to step up the fight against fraud , both at home and in the context of their relations . the european union has stated on several occasions the absolute respect for which he deserves the right of asylum . in this respect , the association agreement signed in acp-comunidad european cotonou in june 2000 establishes that the community will guarantee , by the year 2005 , access to franchise rights with the essential matters for products originating in the least developed countries . i would remind you that the presidency is not there to express the views of so-and-so or mengano , of this or that government , but to indicate what they are at one time ' x \" , a moment \" t \" , the council 's position . it will establish a system of compra-destrucción of these cattle not analysed in order to compensate farmers from the market price . the french presidency has wanted , from the outset , that we obtain a european answer to this crisis , which is a food crisis , a social crisis and a health crisis . . ( fr ) in the context of the barcelona process , algeria endorsed a number of principles , including respect for the rule of law . - ( fr ) i have already spoken , a few weeks ago , to give you a few thoughts on the preparation of the special session of the united nations general assembly devoted to the monitoring of the world summit on children to be held in september 2001 . subject : turkey 's commitments in the association agreements eu-turkey the commission 's proposal concerning the association agreements between the european union and turkey asks the european council to re-examine the situation regarding differences outstanding for a resolution , particularly with regard to their impact on procedures for accession , in order to help ensure that the international court of justice to resolve before the end of 2004 . in this context of the partnership , which he mentioned , are you going to discuss this subject on the council and the turkish government ? does it respect properly rights to defence and will contribute to some extent the mutual recognition ? moreover , each member state must take the decision , national sovereign , of compromising or not national troops in the operation . subject : the importance of tax for the functioning of the internal market in an article published in the financial times in november , the president of the commission says that there will not be harmonisation of taxes or it will produce common standards of taxes in the eu since the tax levels are a matter for national parliaments and should remain so . questions nos 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 and 32 will get an answer in writing . the stabilisation and association agreement republic of croatia / eu comes at the appropriate time . mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , firstly i would like to congratulate mr baltas on his report , especially with its rapid report because it was important and right to react quickly in the face of the developments in croatia , which has already touched on our colleague mrs stenzel . achievements in this context are really positive . in 1991 / 92 were expelled 250 000 for the croats kraina , of the western and eastern slavonia . this has certainly been a historic year for south-eastern europe . i do not think it is a very bad record for one year . it is important for us , and i hope we can count on parliament 's support when we come back to consult the honourable members are officially , once we have negotiated with the agreement . the reaction against the wahid government is strong and the process is stagnating . similarly , the leaders of papua still imprisoned . similarly , our resolution calls on the european commission to continue this trend politics . that would justify the terms of the commission communication from the beginning of year , even if it were characterised by certain euphoria consequence of those changes . the justice that is not done and the refugee camps that there are certain areas of conflict between the old and the new powers indonesians and give an idea of the fragility of the democratisation process . what is most worrying is that in the moluccas , the jihad fighters of can act to suit themselves in an unacceptable manner . irian jaya is also a victim of migration policy . and for this , we must be able to choose priorities , we must not mix up at the same level as environmental issues , issues of social policies , issues of economic policy with the fundamental problem of respect for democracy and human rights , we must clearly be a political priority in our relationship with indonesia . this resolution stated categorically that irian jaya form part of indonesia . the situation has improved and we must encourage the president wahid , but there are still some horrendous problems . it is clearly unacceptable that tens of thousands of refugees from east timor will remain at the mercy of hostages bandits armed that , on behalf of the indonesian patriotism , try to escape punishment for their criminal past . it is by its size : the fourth world country in population ; it is by its economic level : what is on his role regional ; it is by its environmental impact . we therefore need to relate the resources and instruments , administrative police and criminal both between the member states and with the eu . ( the president cut the speaker off ) mrs schreyer , you stressed here before this house on various occasions that , as commissioner responsible for the fight against fraud , sees its task in particular to guarantee the independence of olaf . it is the creation of a financial administration at community level the author of the problems because the models of redistributing community taxpayers ' money is established by the so-called ' communities ' are badly designed and in many cases are absolutely undesirable . i would very much like to congratulate the rapporteur -alguien whom i admire as person and as a political nature - on this report , but unfortunately i cannot do . the report deals with the protection of the community 's financial interests and about how we handle and these are matters of major importance . because of the limited time i shall be brief in the exposure of the individual points . the debate is closed . we have an eu law to protect firms from such a bad management and now the commission has promised to introduce their own regulations to ensure that it is not delayed payments . we have other mechanisms in order to highlight examples of fraud not been notified beforehand . you , mrs schreyer , you just to quote the council by saying that there was a member state which is opposed to create a european prosecutor . that is why i think it is very understandable that parliament gives to the court of auditors what precisely is waiting for these reports . neither the commission nor the member states should be exempt from its responsibility , especially not through mutual referral back to the responsibility of the other . what was said in all honesty and regrets that should be . it has been a useful step for the matter and i believe that it has also been very conscious of her to include in its deliberations on the commission and the court of auditors before drawing up this report . you can see my explanations which i consider it reasonable to continue debating these proposals to see how they can be brought more closely the responsibilities . the first error is decisive is the lack of harmonisation . i therefore believe that we must also improve article 4 . within the single market for investors , be they private companies , or of pension funds should be able to exercise the rights of ownership in the interest of companies to invest and for investors in them . we cannot close our eyes to reality : when there is a stock purchase occur restructuring of staff , redundancies ... however , what have we risk do as a parliament under the proposed amendments ? that is the principle on which perhaps we divide tomorrow : the principle of a primary law seeks to regulate the takeover bids . on the contrary , it would be easier to resolve the problem of defining the competences of regulatory authorities . the rapporteur 's amendments cause confusion in the field of disputes and it would be wrong to vote in favour of the confusion possible cases of dispute . one point i want to make in relation to this directive on takeover bids is to recall very strongly that million voters in my country and millions of people have a pension schemes and savings based on investment in the stock market to be taken . this procedure , which already exists in some member states , is concerned , however , not only to the area of takeover bids , but it goes beyond and could possibly be analysed within the framework of general review adopted by the commission in the field of company law . finally , i would remind you that this is a framework directive in accordance with the wish expressed by parliament at an earlier stage . resale rights are supposed to recognize the rights of sensitive indispensable and creative artists to note a proportion of the product of sales further their works . on the one hand , the british lobistas fear the loss of jobs . consequently , the compromise adopted by the council is not only a weak reflection of the commission 's initial proposal , which was broadly supported by parliament at first reading . i also hope the commission 's support , at least one of the three major trouble spots . it is also a question concerning the vitality and the competitiveness of the art of the european market . in any event , article would have been sold without doubt in another place , namely in america . however , this amendment is acceptable only in part . competition in postal services it is my proposal , mr savary . firstly , we must ensure that the prices of postal services will be favourable . secondly , we must try to ensure a high level of quality and , thirdly , we have to be able to guarantee a high level of availability of postal services in all areas of the european union . the committee on legal affairs was more stringent in relation to the limit of prices in the reserved to universal service provider , but is equal to its proposal on the threshold of weight of 150 grammes and common the rejection of the 50 established in the draft directive . finally , we cannot accept a new date of liberalisation until there is prior assessment . we know very well the difficulties involved in this subject as ideologically charged , sometimes on both sides . therefore , despite the fact that this measure can be found to be welcomed among certain members of this house and its consequences would be devastating for the postal services across the european union . it also entail the closure of small shops which offer postal services in rural areas , because they depend on the postal services for their survival . if we stick to our own pace , we shall need 100 years to achieve an open market for the postal services in europe . madam president , i would like to make three observations . in our deliberations on this new directive should be clear one specific matter . it is not and must not be so . if there is a fair competition , the monopolies can demonstrate that they know their profession . however , if the grandmother is glad to receive the visit of a postman amiable , which also forms part of the postal services are of high quality , we must not pacem ; we should also be welcomed . whoever comes so badly prepared to a negotiating , who has not submitted the report asked about the repercussions recorded since 1997 , who argues with ideological approaches perhaps objectives you have addressed there can only be achieved if we , and we liberalizamos- , must not be surprised if it has a as it falls to face . mr bolkestein , the commission is the guardian of the treaties . mr bolkestein , being released as cross-border mail . it is as if we establish the average income between the rich and poor ; it could result in arithmetically satisfactory but could not be considered a socially acceptable , because obviously the existence of a very poor . these new age mr simpson . the governments that they did not were socialists but conservative or liberal . since i came to the proposal , for me it was clear that the proposal can never be acceptable in the way that the commission presented . because of this opening up and this liberalisation as we all agree , but the pace is important . the purpose of the first directive does not have been published since the consequences are obvious : loss of jobs and degradation of the working conditions , inequality of operation of the public service throughout the territory , mainly in the field and in working-class areas . the commission proposal provides for a progressive opening up , which i thought it will improve the services to lend themselves to the consumer at a lower price than . it is a fundamental prerequisite for the development of the sector 's direct advertising . i would express appeal to the british conservatives . let me say this to an post : if this happens , you have given a valuable breath . we can only hope that one day be able to overcome the situations consumadas and overcome the corporatism selfish to make europe truly for progress . it has been liberalised only 3 % of the market of letters . will it be relegated to the technology and ignored by consumers that they will not get a good service for their money . only the introduction of real competition in a controlled way and progressive , according to a timetable , you will help to achieve this objective . regarding amendments nos 60 and 61 . i agree with the principle of completing the internal market into a future date must be laid down in the foreseeable future . the commission will present the same opinion and , consequently , the council take on the commission proposal as thinks fit . however , parliament must now speak out . my second report is therefore much to the first and incorporates the amendments approved by the plenary . it is true , commissioner , that we have some reservations , and some differences . mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would firstly like to congratulate the rapporteur , mr dary , so that we explicitly has commented on the reform and its history and synthesis - which i shall not repeat - . production is given in a series of special regions community , the outermost regions , which have a number of difficulties to compete in the markets and that any of the few products that are having this is precisely the bananas . in fact , it is a restriction of chaos , because it seeks to introduce standards by which we must all coasting . it is no exaggeration to say that this issue is one of those who raised a greater focus on all institutions . we have to continue without complexes of these producers the means to live by buying priority basis of their produce . mr president , we must express our thanks and appreciation to the rapporteur for the treatment of this difficult report . i also thank the presidents of political groups in this house that you have accepted the stubborn determination and the obstinacy of parliamentarians ultra-peripheral so that this proposal for reform of the banana sector is being discussed today in this house , it will be able to give the opinion mandatory and then end up time at the meeting of the council of ministers for agriculture to be held in the coming days and go to the year 2001 with a new reform of the com in bananas . in this debate has been much talk about the apparent unanimity in the committee on agriculture and rural development , when it comes to support the report by mr dary . ladies and gentlemen , i have the honour to inform you of the presence in the official gallery a delegation from parliament in korea . this has enabled us to achieve a positive decision in favour of the media programme in the council . report ( a5-0377 / 2000 ) by mr trakatellis , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , on the draft decision of the european parliament and council [ com ( 2000 ) 448 - c5-0400 / 2000 - 2000 / 0192 ( cod ) ) concerning the extension of specific programmes for community action on public health , adopted by the decisions no 645 / 96 / ec , no 646 / 96 / ec , no 647 / 96 / ec , 102 / 97 / ec , no 1400 / 97 / ec and no 1296 / 1999 / ec and on which we modify those decisions mr president , i should just like to take the opportunity to recall , in relation to the statements made by commissioner at 12.15 a.m. to yesterday evening , that amendment no 1 commits the commission . i was very glad to hear that mr prodi . ( parliament adopted the oral amendment ) amendment no 2 : parliament was forced to insist and submit it again the majority of them ; those referring to the size of the warning , the mention of the ingredients , consumer protection , and especially for young people . should such , to some members , two categories of people , one which is protected and one that is being put at risk for economic reasons ? . ( it ) i am particularly keen to explain why i voted against the ban on exports from the eu tobacco products that exceed a certain level of tar , nicotine and why i supported the amendments which seek to lift this ban . madam president , i would welcome the proposed radical using images to illustrate the damage that consumption of tobacco leads to health , as they do in canada . i think that everything is positive , although i would like you - and i am saying this time - we spent a lot more in order to prevent illnesses . i would have preferred this regulation should arise with a regulation more consistent with the activities designed to help people across the european union . zimmerling asestarán a fatal blow to the vitality of the art market in europe and the loss of jobs and , i am afraid , will be very few people living artists who benefit from this right of participation . . ( nl ) i would like to thank mr zimmerling for his work on this complex dossier . for this reason , i am obliged to vote against the directive . and the stabilisation and association agreement , the cards programme and the european investment bank cannot be the main instruments of the european union 's contribution to the economic and social development in croatia . the indonesian government and army have an obligation to ensure that the life and the safety of citizens , irrespective of creed that faith . we must therefore create as soon as possible the necessary instruments for combating fraud involving eu funds more effectively . the measure would make the eu into a single legal framework for research purposes , to initiate legal proceedings and implement the judgments relating to this type of crime . sometimes seems to lose sight of this aspect . amendments nos 11 and 13 aim to have the system of quotas is not reviewed but up to ten years ' time , but without any decision now no compromise with regard to the signing of the tariff only ' system proposed by the commission and required by a number of our trading partners . as regards the recital on the preference for the acp countries , we also agree with the figure of eur 300 per tonne - but we think it is not necessary the added ' as far as possible ' . furthermore , the chances of our trading partners accept an extension so prolonged would be virtually void . the next item is the move to the commission statement on the summit eu / united states of america . i recognise that it is easier said than done , but we should try to resist the temptation - and i know that the secretary of state albright shares this view - that these summits are coated too to the heart of our political and economic relations daily . one of the main lessons has been that we europeans bear an increased burden of strengthening the european security . i would be grateful if you examine in detail here in the communication scheduled for this spring and also your and beyond the analysis he asked for the other side of the house , proposals in relation to all the aspects on which our chances of achieving new objectives in the future in the context of dialogue and cooperation , in the area of foreign policy and security policy , but also on the detail pragmatic . they could be for recognition agreements . i am also aware of the \" everything but arms \" initiative that i welcome , and i would urge the commission to use the holding of the summit to urge the united states to return to subscribe to this initiative . we must therefore act to prevent something irreparable which hopes to audits and those who , like mumia abu-jamal or leonard pelletier , are on death row over many years . it is a useful idea and no doubt that we will continue . thank you , commissioner . i fear that at this moment i find under crossfire of my own group . thirdly , it must be simple acudirse formulas of collection tax and specifically in the form of investment of the person passive . the first conclusion is that very little can be done while not be amended so that international framework . . mr president , the first point that the commission wish to which i represent is that the provisions in force are unfavourable to the suppliers of the eu on the following : services software , processing of data and computer services , one web [ practice concerning bearer websites of third parties ] , design of websites and information . i had always heard that one of the first rule or principle as a legislator should be : not dictate laws that will not be able to fulfil . i am pleased that in the report , partly thanks to the environment committee , it contains a number of important elements which receive insufficient support due to a heap of circumstances in the committee on transport . however , to change the order prevalent in international terms , we shall have to argue for a review of the chicago convention of 1944 . the advantageous position can be achieved in the short term a country 's obtains at the expense of other or other eu member states . mr president , europe will pioneer in the internet use in the coming decade . some people are wondering , commissioner , why are we europeans are always so quick to set taxes and establish new rules . the chicago convention has become obsolete at this point . i do not consider the introduction of a common vat system is a priority and i do not agree with the introduction of a common system is long overdue . our objective is , therefore , policies and simplify our tax systems and not to increase , but , to reduce taxes . the preferred option is in much of the zero rate for the european e-empresas with regard to the laws on an equal footing with us businesses and other parts of the world . tax competition is in the interest of citizens and the economy . well , so that the operators from outside the eu should be subject to the same fiscal obligations that operators household when all seek services to consumers , be registered for the purposes of vat in one member state of their choice , being the rate of vat on national chosen the when applied to its operations . it is true that the situation is not , however , so simple . the place of origin , in which must apply the tax is of concern and i believe that the discussions surrounding the number of countries which would create the right to which businesses can be registered in them will be a tricky issue and , of course , will bring about a complaint from the united states before the wto . is completely lacking in the sense that i can travel from london to brussels ida and around barely 89 £ in virgin airways , for example , whereas when i use eurostar , which produces far fewer greenhouse gases and offers a way to go a lot more comfortable , should pay the equivalent of £ 250 000 for a trip similar . mr president , this debate shows how old demons notion . finally , there has been talk of proposals which would have been able to make the french presidency so that the taxation were to happen in the place of consumption , with an obligation for the service providers to be recorded in all member states . the measure would place in a position to disadvantage european airlines in relation to those of third countries and cereal-based structures of intra-community tariffs in respect of intercontinental . however , it seems to me that only within the framework of the oecd and not through individual negotiations punctual , will be possible to reach a solution not to cause an outflow of capital of europe . i am aware that certain member states are consumed with conflicting views . this is a way that avoids the complexity deriving from the application of macro-economic criteria or similar . let me now deal with the proposal relating to the minimum level of the normal rate . one of the consequences secondary is that we have not undertaken any preparatory work of importance within the groups working of the icao , and it seems unlikely that during the forthcoming general assembly is decided to renegotiate the chicago convention . this feeling , unfortunately , still held today in the mind of the peoples of europe . and the ultimate aim of this directive is to strengthen the management of emergency situations at sea , through the obligation to designate ports of refuge , prohibition of getting into the sea over a fierce storm and a greater powers of intervention in the sea for part of the coastal state in the event of serious risk of contamination . the oil companies are telling us that we have created a voluntary fund . i hope that after the momentum of nice , we have reduced the doubts and the resistance of some countries , and that we do so . we hope , of course , be it for guaranteeing safety at sea , because it should be aware that not one single week passes without being questions on this question : ' what are you doing , meps , to guarantee security , to change the rules ? ' . . mr president , the commission is aware that one of the plans announced by the united kingdom government on 8 november 2000 is the introduction of a kind of rate for the users of the roads of the same type as the eurovignette who pay all road transport operators , british and not british alike , by using the road network of the united kingdom . secondly : if , in accordance with the original intention of the minister , it proposes to taxing the foreign lorries to subsidise carriers from his own country , surely that is contrary to community law ? this imbalance of an economic nature between charges and taxes which are bearing lorry drivers in the various member states distorts the conditions under which the hauliers from different nationalities compete in the uk . on the issue of animal meal : its export is covered by the same legislation governing the production of meat and bonemeal and of bonemeal in the european union , and it is subject to compulsory scrapping of meat-and-bone meal , for example , the leftovers from sick animals , legislation which will enter into force on 1 march 2001 . the jews are traitors and unfair . i am hopeful that in all countries in the region we shall discover that services of teaching promote tolerance and not intolerance . the response from mr monti is not unexpected . question no 37 by ( h-0900 / 00 ) : furthermore , the commission will propose simultaneously a subsidy mechanism of assistance , invented specifically to counter unfair practices korean during the period necessary until the conclusion of the procedure of the wto . this is a dramatic issue is concerned . the industry employs coke-works user of a total of 70 000 people , but this product represents no more than a very marginal part of its costs , around 2 % . question no 40 by ( h-0889 / 00 ) : we have communicated our proposal to acp countries are virtually the same time as to our member states . this initiative does not have moreover intended to regulate , i must reassure him , in both the extra money that could be imported into the community market are low . these countries are not , unfortunately , taking account of their situation , no negotiating capacity autonomous and therefore it is a gesture of that in my view we have done unilaterally , with nothing in return . the procedure for the commission to give financial aid will be completed within a short time , and this will also affect the resources which ecpat needs for 2001 . . ( it ) we are following three types of activity in this area . the commission 's proposal is not a question on the geographical location of the future court . . ( it ) i am not sure what you mean by ' proliferation ' . . ( nl ) mr berenguer fuster 's question concerns the trade names . i take it as an incentive to resume our action and try to make that spain as soon as it should do . on the previous question has answered that is the fault of spain and you will do what we should do ; in this case , however , is the fault of yours . it has been a good explanation to the answer that i gave earlier . the directive 89 / 48 / eec concerns qualifications of vocational training with a minimum duration of three years after secondary education . subject : transport services maritime at the close of the gulf of bothnia between vaasa ( finland ) and umeå ( sweden ) maritime transport in the straits of the gulf of bothnia will cease to operate as it has ceased to be profitable for since the shipping companies have been deprived of the opportunity of exercising tax-free sales . for example , in the city of vaasa to which i referred , have been lost over the last two years 550 jobs in precisely the tourism sector , probably because of that it will stop the duty-free sales . this proposal follows the objective of the lisbon summit , because it seeks to stimulate the development and use of digital content . i also call on the commission to draw up the procedures for setting up of submitting proposals more effective and rapid . even if only we include the content of benefit to the companies , namely the weather and is geographically - which is a very desirable , certainly - we must not forget that , for the content devoted to the citizens , this is a much more complex than the useful information for companies . the digital content , which represent over quantity to quality and diversity , homogenizan condensan social . the second point , as essential as the previous in my view , it is that we take account of small and medium-sized enterprises , for companies in phase to launch . however , if we make a virtue of necessity , if we invest the perspective and see our languages not as barriers but as bridges , as an advantage , and as such take advantage of them , they can be the basis of the european market and a degree of independence . i shall not dwell on the objectives of this programme : favourable conditions for the marketing ; dissemination and exploitation of the digital content , in order to promote the economic activity , widening the scope for employment , to encourage exploiting the potential of the digital content europeans in comparison with islam and the united states . therefore , is becoming increasingly important to have the right conditions for the production of digital content multilingual european . some of them are in themselves certainly very valuable , but it will be better located in other instruments that in the present decision . no vote is scheduled for this afternoon , and if the largest group in this parliament 's opinion that it should not be voting tomorrow , it seems to me that the correct is that this proposal will be submitted tomorrow , when it comes to the vote and with parliament in plenary , instead of doing so today , which seems to me to be hurried . . ( nl ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , in europe , there are more and more people who suffer for the noise nuisance . the member states are free to decide when it begins late and when the period night he continues . i am glad , therefore , on the commission proposal , although i see as an initial far too cautious . consequently , the reduction and prevention of environmental noise in the future must form an essential aspect of the european environmental policy . the group of the united left will lend its support to a great pleasure , although we would have liked to have come a little further in seeking a definitive solution , and in the way to deal with those who make money out of the nuisance caused by noise . but in any case , let me say something about down and between , on the fight behind the scenes within the commission and in their vicinity , in recent times , and today , here too . consequently , i am not hiding that my own country will have great difficulty in accepting the commission proposal , unless it incorporates a mechanism for sufficient flexibility that the way of life inherited from our forefathers and regulations , so much appreciated both by the spanish themselves and for our visitors foreigners , can continue . however , i would like to recommend the house the report and , of course , the commission 's proposal . secondly , they come from the daughter directives relating to the standards of quality . i would like to fully support the need to harmonise the indicators of noise and methods of evaluation , the whole area of the noise maps , drawing up action plans to reduce noise and protect areas calmer as appropriate and extend the scope of the public information . secondly , the present proposal uses a new approach to assess the situation of the general noise in europe , in terms of the number of people who are affected by noise . they are acceptable , in principle or in part , the following amendments : nos 6 , 7 , 12 , 13 , 17 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 28 , 29 , 32 , 39 , 42 , 44 and 45 . furthermore , in general , additives cannot be used for products unprocessed - what is happening in this case - in other words , they have not been subject to no treatment that has changed substantially their original state . mr president , on the environment committee voted , along with the ppe group in favour of mr lannoye 's report , which , moreover , it fits in with our aspirations . the next item is the debate on the report ( a5-372 / 2000 ) by mr staes , on behalf of the european parliament delegation in the conciliation committee , on the joint text approved by the conciliation committee , of the european parliament and council directive amending directive 95 / 53 / ec of the council , which is to establish the principles relating to the organisation of the controls animal nutrition ( c5-0499 / 2000 - 1998 / 0301 ( cod ) ] . the french presidency i became a clear signal , a clear message . a message which said : ' no pasarán ' . after lengthy negotiations within the conciliation committee has finally been reached an acceptable compromise : to guarantee that safeguard measures taken by the commission will remain in force until they are replaced by another decision , and the commitment of member states to give all the aid to the officials of the commission to undertake the on-the-spot inspections . i welcome this legislation . the eu 's structural funds , mainly through the esf , as well as the finances of public finances , must go always addressed to the development of the less-favoured areas and poorest in our society . the cities of europe are important poles economic , political and socio-cultural . other tools laws are clear and rigorous controls . the commission also appreciates the important support she has given it the european parliament in this proposal , as well as the large number of useful amendments which have been tabled . given the nature of the activity of the commission can accept amendments nos 10 and 23 . i say famous because that is an issue which is very fashionable for and i agree , it is not a day , which the precautionary principle is not present for holders of the press , with or without good reason , with or without reason , but in most cases , thereby making unjustified . the maximalist seek to block the innovation and progress , while the minimalist advise recourse to the precautionary principle just in case of significant risk to health and the environment , namely when overrun a threshold below which must be defined , but that fact that no one knows very well how ! the clarification of the various functions which should make each is a necessary precondition to restore public confidence in the scientific community , as well as on those responsible for decisions , us politicians . in such situations are usually see a safety margin for prudence . we have also called for measures in the world trade organisation , perhaps a set of rules , which will guarantee the possibility of invoking other obligations in the wto context , such as those we have entered into in multilateral agreements on the environment , in order to broaden the scope of the precautionary principle . obviously , this is also an important step up the weight of the legal principle of precaution , mega-airport with a standard of international law . the art of live consists of receiving and deal with these risks and uncertainties in a prudent . as soon as used too , we have been , as we use less and leads to our indignation . we have , for example , phthalates in toys . we have the strange idea of introducing toys in sweets , ice cream other products and foodstuffs . the same applies to the ambition of the commission to undertake a thorough analysis of risks in advance . the resolution calls on the commission to use the guidelines adopted and incorporates the precautionary principle to be necessary in drawing up its legislative proposals and all its actions . it is not possible to provide a minimum threshold of risk in general . by giving for the first time the sakharov prize to human rights defenders who within the union , the european parliament affirms solemnly that any violation of human rights must be tackled with no concessions . madam president , ladies and gentlemen , first of all the citizens ' initiative ¡ basta ya ! ' wishes to express its gratitude to the house for the recognition that proud today gives us . and it is not only of assassinations . i would ask you to do that and i propose to rely on me . ( parliament adopted the legislative resolution ) madam president , if this house will forgive me i would like to point something out a verbal amendment no 51 by me . report ( a5-0334 / 2000 ) by mr garcía-margallo y marfil , on behalf of the committee on economic and monetary affairs , on the commission communication on the council , the european parliament , the economic and social committee and the committee of the regions on the taxation of aviation fuel ( com ( 2000 ) - 110 c5-0207 / 2000 - 2000 / 2114 ( cos ) ] this agreement will benefit some companies , but it is damaging to the environment and democracy . the most important event happened since our budgetary debates unprecedented crisis is obviously the so-called ' mad cow . this will clearly against the letter and spirit of the agreements already mentioned by the heads of state and government on the subject of the seats . parliament has achieved by securing some aspects priority , among others , greater efforts to combat unemployment and poverty , numerous matters relating to the environment and equal opportunities between men and women . we voted against the strikes the right wing opposed the life programme and against ' european women 's lobby . the importance of the provision for kosovo does , however , give rise to legitimate questions about the real power of absorption of this region of yugoslavia of eur 350 million which had initially been foreseen rasmussen in 2001 . there is no reason to give tax advantages to a certain form of distribution . the setting up a final date would be a clear information for the various players in the postal market and national monopolies could be better prepared with a view to liberalisation . may we delete with a mere decision , supported by a small majority , perhaps a whole concept of the postal service , philosophy which finds its roots and their explanations on the peculiarities of each state ? the limits proposed by the committee on 50 need with a rate of up to two and a half times the tariff official are really too drastic and would have devastating effects for the providers of universal services . hence our unequivocal and firm opposition to the most of the purposes for which it is designed . . ( sv ) we believe that the postal services are not a matter which should be treated in the eu , although the proposal , after the treatment in the commission , this has been much improved in relation to the commission 's original proposal . dary report ( a5-0374 / 2000 ) however , we consider to be protected from the consequences of this war to small producers who work in their plantations without exploiting anyone , as well as their income regardless of market fluctuations . in accordance with article 10 press freedom involves a series of duties and responsibilities which can give rise to conditions and constraints and sanctions . we can only welcome such an initiative when we know that the value of the digital content european accounts for 5 % in terms of european gdp and 4 billion in terms of employment . under these conditions , are particularly its coherence and its unity which has assured the united states that a pre-eminence in this market 's future . i also hope that the 2-year in 2004 , in this division of competences , applying the principle of subsidiarity so that regions and the autonomous communities can have their status within the union . for example , in the trade negotiations which i mentioned , the national parliaments are to be plundered from their recent rights of ratification , and one country , if it is two minority in the council , can no longer say \" no \" where a negotiation violate their interests . we noticed several times of the dangers of such a thing , and what has happened in nice also shows quite clearly the desirable that an agenda considerably broader could have proved that it had not reached any results for years with disastrous consequences for enlargement . . ( it ) given the fundamental importance of the decisions that were to be taken at the nice summit , we must recognise the merits where they are there . in other words , what parliament wants is control on taxation and the social security matters . these council agreements negotiated for long hours night-time does not offer any support certain . deficiencies in respect of important issues such as transparency , promotion of identity , more democracy and citizen participation or conscience reforms . thus , we need to see its conclusions as the result of a compromise for which no one has been entirely winner nor victorious . on the contrary , reduces the influence of national democracies , by restricting the right to veto and be given more power to the european parliament . it must , therefore , vote in favour of this proposal which continues to limiting the imposition of aircraft , because in this way a plane ticket will cost us increasingly less and , consequently , we can go further with this form of transport . ' ' no passes below the balcones of houses , you may fall a pot above . the complexity and diversity of technological change and the processes of structural transformation urgently require the incorporation of all local and regional partners in the regional associations for development , form part of designs strategic regional policy for each region . we must therefore try to avoid anything that would stifle or diminish these three important prerequisites . one could say that innovation is open to all the players that lie around the production process . the gap between the more developed regions technologically and the less is more complex than that of their respective gdp . as you know , the argument is fundamental for the bureaucrats is in danger of making mistakes . i do not know if it was a direct consequence of the initiative risi three ladies who have signed the european budget , but i would like to see that the christmas have now voted benefit in future to women . it is also wrong to reduce the budget in a chapter like that have been committed to pilot , to new ideas in the field of local development and urban - with results which more than aceptables- that have been on the basis of community programmes so dear by local depressions urban and interreg . rack , i have never understood and not from ever this regional policy and the cohesion policy as a kind of charity which allows for poor regions . that is why , when i am in the negotiations , currently , the docup , rather than to pursue the innovative actions , with reference to the mainstream , i am very interested in which each of the programming documents commands a plan of regional access to information society and verifico quality , beyond the scope of this regional programme , especially as regards directly to small and medium-sized enterprises , educational establishments and even agricultural holdings . the commission 's reply to mr titley 's question . the prices of the construction of new ships have fallen dramatically in recent years to get in 1999 , due to the korean policy , the worst . the commission had to make a special vote for this item to be here today in the agenda of the debates . incidentally , this concept is in accordance with the treaty . i do not have time to discuss it in more detail . however , the commission 's proposal , which includes an aid to research and development , the reporting of what happens in korea to the world trade organization - because they are working with prices below even from coste- , and the possibility that measures of transitional aid as long as they are solved the resource , seems to us , perhaps , a way out more or less weak , but at least a way out . the same time we should increase the pressure on korea , adopting anti-dumping measures , if possible within the framework of the oecd . that is to say that we are - unemployment and the other commissioners are the ones who really do the business with shipyards . i think that it makes excellent inventory of the shipbuilding sector in europe , a real inventory . this process will not be quick results and , in case of reaching its final conclusion , it will take up to two years . the mechanism would apply until we have to take a decision on this procedure with the wto . i am sure that we are all united in defending with vigour and strength freedom in europe , but i wanted to say that , rather than the solidarity of our colleagues in the european parliament , in spain we need your commitment . sail the waters of sicily , apart from the month of may , his heart nuclear showed signs of worrying deterioration . it would be alarming that , in this situation is not well soon . in both express to the need for the two member states concerned , the united kingdom and spain , cooperate closely in the search for solutions will become more secure for the repair of the submarine whilst still - naturally the public is fully informed . we have heard statements in the responsible armed british saying that the wreck it was not important , and others who said on the contrary , it was of scale and that needed to repair long and difficult . i know that the house understands that she had been here for having been possible , correspondiéndome to me to respond in his place . the commission is studying this plan . it is already taking place ; therefore , let us be realistic about the options available to the authorities in the uk and gibraltar that deal with the matter . cooperation is calmly the method we use our union . the british government is behaving as was recently the russian government during a breakdown occurred in one of its submarines . mr president , i would also like to express my deepest condolences to our spanish colleagues in the last murder by terrorism of eta . the commission , in your clear statement of two months ago and with your answer today , it has had a responsibility in agreement about this , although not to recognize that the draft resolution of the ppe group , which , together with other trivializaciones the matter , and prevented us live . the prime minister peter caruana wisely has asked for a group of experts to receive their information directly . this is , and remains in our view , the position more coherent and ensures that the best interests and the safety of all the parties involved . mrs maij-weggen and mr posselt , on behalf of the ppe-de group ; in 1980 , the unhcr was concerned with five million refugees . today we welcome the unhcr and the whole humanitarian personnel . mr president , the commission i would , of course , to join the support which parliament has given to the unhcr in its 50th anniversary . i would like to address a wider issue which is very relevant for what he said earlier . b5-0909 / 2000 by mrs pack and others , on behalf of the ppe-de group ; and the final problem which i would like to mention is the terrible events in the border between serbia and kosovo . there must be milosevic and not in the congresses party in belgrade . we are hoping that equally within the same kosovo the mentality of the ethnic groups over which continue to give in on mutual respect . without sit flowers , can also say that the european union has responded very quickly to the new situation . b5-0915 / 2000 by mr medina ortega and others , on behalf of the pse group ; b5-0918 / 2000 by mrs napoletano and others , on behalf of the pse group ; the chilean government guaranteed that , in chile , the general pinochet would have a fair trial and , indeed , at the moment , general pinochet has lost his immunity and judicial authorities chilean are starting against him . and let me remind you that it is important that we approve this joint resolution and are now pinochet in chile , what we were unable to do when pinochet was in the united kingdom . i say this in the knowledge that these are the fundamental conviction of the party of european free alliance and the greens in this house . mr president , before we start my speech i would also like to condemn the attack that has cost the lives of an elected representative of the people , to a militant and councillor of the people 's party in catalonia , in spain . for this reason , i am delighted that my group and , in my opinion , the majority in parliament , not to be drawn into play the role of a sounding board for the exploitation of the current crisis . his life is in great danger . the league of human rights is only suspended its premises are disconnect and its chairman , moktar trifi , has been announced before the courts , as you have just said , the 25 of december . fighting for human rights , members of the trade unions , professional , journalists and students constantly informed about the atrocities that commit the authorities . their condition is extremely delicate . the daily harassment and tundas who receive all democrats really are prevalent . i hope that in this case the judicial system chilean will continue to show its independence and effectiveness . we know that the heads of mission of the european union are closely following the political situation in the country . finally , i would like to mention the crucial role played by parliament , which has contributed to raising awareness and to intensify the dialogue on these matters through visits parliamentary and through public debates like this . laurent gbagbo must undertake a genuine policy of national reconciliation , which includes a break with the discussion on the concept of ivoirité , the modification of the constitution of racist and the holding of democratic elections in which none of the candidates excluded . otherwise , the risks of secession and civil war will only increase . mr president , since several months ago , the news from the ivory coast came causing justified alarm in the european public opinion and the corresponding concern in our parliament . conditions for this are : that no-one feels shut out , to revoke the supreme court established by the military authorities , and that the head of state is involved without ambiguity in the process of restoring democratic and that we will hear the views of the committee for national reconciliation . the concept of ivoirité seems to me , in my view , perfectly well-founded . there are available around half a dozen copies of the presidency . mr president , on behalf of the greens , here too we withdraw our proposal for a resolution . mr president , i can confirm what has just made by mr turco . ( the minutes were approved ) with regard to these people , the member states must pursue different political confront both the subject of the care needed as the issue of the coverage of expenditure , especially for the benefit of disabled people whose relatives cannot become truly conscious of them finally and completely . mr president , i am pleased to speak on behalf of the greens / european free alliance and to congratulate the rapporteur for this excellent report . currently , people are becoming ever have higher expectations of living thanks to the resources and health to information , assistance is concerned , to housing and to the pension systems . who can do something , with many recommendations , are the governments of member states , the governments of the autonomous communities , provinces and municipalities . the basis of this concept of life is in the family , where the human being is developed since the children . it often happens that , in recent years of our life , enfermamos very seriously , we were entirely disabled and we need the support of all . finally , i should stress something connected with the medical assistance . well then , were that women were not to participate in working life to men glafcos work . first analysis , this may seem a disadvantage . we must find the means and the way to do so . the countless elderly people active should encourage us all to fight for a society where solidarity between generations will not be just a catchword . these measures must be adapted to different situations and characteristics in relation to the quality of life and the economic self-sufficiency . only a common effort permanent will help us confront . there must be adequate margin for preferences and individual decisions . if someone is all the objects which lacks to our colleague , being asked to be delivered ; above all their glasses , because mrs flemming was behind you , mr fatuzzo . finally , it would be necessary to reintroduce explicitly in the text the option of actions in favour of the products of the outermost regions and their logos . another issue which must be stressed is the methods of production in europe , environmentally friendly and with animals . that is why i am pleased with the creation of a working group on biotechnology in the european parliament this week . of course , these measures and institutional communication must be more complete operations advertising organised primarily by the major distribution . if they had transposed parliament 's proposals , which were passed here on three occasions by majority - but this once again demonstrates the impotence of parliament - to the effect that in the areas of setaside could be cultivate legumes , it could be sowing clover and allow pastase livestock , should have been able to have more basic foodstuffs , the more proteins for livestock . this is the responsibility of producers , the traders and the organisations of the two arms of production , but not the european union . we must ask ourselves why we failed in the past , when it comes to foster european industry is being regarded the resources available . of course , if we can produce and promote food in a more weak for the environment , aware of the conditions of animals and sell on international markets , then we are actually complying with the original vocation of the common agricultural policy . as regards amendments nos 9 and 10 , where the calls for the creation of a management committee special , as well as amendments nos 7 , 19 , 23 , 27 , in which the call for other changes the procedure , i must say that the commission must observe the rules of procedure being consistent . all remember that in europe is still possible to eat at home are right . mr president , it is scientifically proven that the moderate consumption of wine is one of the best ways of preventing the cancer , the collapse , alzheimer 's disease and many others . . ( nl ) i wish to compliment the rapporteur for his work .