we know very well that the treaties in their current are not enough and that it will be necessary for the future to develop a structure more effective and different for the union , a structure more constitutional which makes it clear what the powers of the member states and what are the powers of the union . 
messages concern firstly before the economic and social problems that we live , despite a sustained growth , as a result years efforts on the part of all our citizens . 
the current situation , particularly unbearable for many companies transport independent and for agriculture , must be improved . 
to find an agreement on the processes is a good thing in itself , but we must ensure that this system should not use of force strikes policy . 
they too have a clear vision of the rights they must respect . 
i am in agreement with its warn against the return , which attempts to some , intergovernmental methods . 
we are a lot to 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 join . 
i would also like to thank all those who have kindly criticized for not having made this speech earlier to the refugees and those , i shall reply that before speak , we must learn to know , assess the forces , because the speech policy must always be realistic and close to the reality and objectives that we have set ourselves . 
i would like to see will wage enhanced cooperation in order to give some examples of the new still has further potential in europe . 
the vote will take place today at 12.30 p.m . 
the commission cannot accept amendment no 12 . 
i shall be voting in favour of the draft regulation . 
the reports by the european court of auditors are constantly to meet these estimates , greece in portugal . 
as a result , we have not voted in favour of this report . 
according to the defenders of these buses , these are not only better market and can be used throughout the world , but they are also more environmentally friendly because their fuel consumption per passenger is less high . 
the role of the ' benchmarking ' in the field of dissemination of good practice across the eu is also pointed this out . 
a binding charter and global , detailing rights that absolutely must comply , threatens to put it difficult to a later stage . 
i would like to thank both for their tremendous commitment . 
we , we do not believe that this dialogue can be concluded in nice in less than 3 months , and this reason alone our refusal to accept the proposal to incorporate the charter in the treaties on the occasion of the nice summit . 
the the csu in the european parliament welcomes the fact that the draft charter of fundamental rights brings together and makes visible fundamental rights enjoyed by the citizens towards bodies and institutions of the eu . 
it is the image of liberal europe which is being built . 
in fact , i would have liked the freezing of this charter , so that we can continue to work , as proposed a great deal of non-governmental organisations in different countries of the union . 
( a5-0248 / 00 ) by mr queiró , on hungary ( com ( 1999 ) 505 - c5-90 h-0028 / 2000 - 1997 / 2175 ( cos ) ) ; 
i would therefore also propose that parliament is more , next year , the general report , but merely national reports to show that we attach to a further differentiated of negotiations . 
it seems to me that , on the basis of the work which have been committed by the previous presidencies and by the commission , the french presidency will be able , at least i hope , at the european council in nice , a sufficiently precise of the accession process . 
i have said and i have no hard to repeat here , the french presidency shy any difficulties that arise , which does not mean , of course , that we will have time and resources to deal with all of them . 
this question is , of course , perfectly legitimate , but we must respond properly and clear . 
enlargement is a broad perspective that we must deal with a great deal of generosity and vision . 
all the results of the intergovernmental conference reply to the enormous pressure that enlargement in the field of adaptation . 
the second major change which we are seeing and which europe must adapt is speeding up immeasurable economic development towards a global market and a global competition . 
fourthly : it is why the principle that the member states who began later in the process have a good luck to catch up those who have started earlier . 
in the areas where considerable investment and long term are necessary to achieve the requirements of the eu , we should remember that existing member states have also , in such cases , asked long transition periods . 
in the field of security of borders and the fight against crime involved our standards and the benefits of european cooperation . 
let us look trade that there are now between the european union and the countries of central and eastern europe . 
i was pleased that the commissioner is finally starting to talk to inform the people to say that the fears which have been mentioned had not reason . 
but one thing is clear - and i am pleased that mr verheugen has once again highlighted : it can be no transition period when it comes to respect democratic rules . 
on this point , we need the help of the commission , because , even if the will is there , ammunition sometimes lacking . 
it is essential so that we , the european union , to set objectives to carry out our own reforms internal . 
however , we do not agree with certain aspects and issues to be essential . 
this prejudice to the european union , its future independent north america and also a common european security and defence policy , given that this creates risks with russia and other countries . 
we hope that there will results and must not refer to another intergovernmental conference , which must be made to ensure that enlargement takes place . 
i will be brief , as i have already been , as i have left three minutes my speaking time in my first speech . 
it is very important and , from this point of view , i am pleased that the commission is working an information campaign that commissioner verheugen is both large and decentralised . 
but - and this will be my last word , because i want to understand : i am not a pessimistic , i does not ' small arms ' , i would like an option strong towards enlargement - to be credible , we must also be serious , we must also be understood , we must also be able to obtain the accession of the people , of the people of the candidate countries as well as our peoples . 
for the moment , i do not see any need to discuss the financial perspectives in relation to enlargement . 
i can tell you about none of them ! 
it is for the same reason that they have also expressed seen to join the european union . 
we shall now give the floor to the various rapporteurs . 
i am given the work of the rapporteur about estonia . 
as a member of the party it is moderate , i am very thrifty when it comes from the taxpayers ' money . 
then , it seems to me , will you make an idea that the latvians have done in recent years . 
that is not enough ; the whole of the strategy must be more looking towards the citizens . 
lithuania has a potential valuable for sustainable economic growth . 
in a broad sense , it concerns the european union 's cooperation with the russian federation . 
i now turn to another weak point : the support of public opinion , both inside and outside the european union . 
after a fiscal policy intelligent , foreign direct investment 1990-1994 , last year , more 5,45 billion euros . 
we should not interfere , especially not we germans ! 
the democracy slovakia develops stable , which has not always been the case . 
i am proposing , in this speech to stress and to take up the six aspects of the development of the situation hungarian language , which deserve to be highlighted in the prospect of accession to the european union . 
i am pleased to see that this issue was envisaged in the general report on enlargement presented by mr brok . 
it is also and above all in the nuclear sector , where the legitimate concerns about nuclear safety and environmental may be used by the lobby preventing nuclear power . 
the formation of a high level group is a measure which i commend my colleagues . 
the report that i have the honour to submit to you and which has also been adopted unanimously in committee , notes that the part of the territory controlled by the authority legal fulfils the copenhagen political criteria . 
to this end , a leading role will , without prejudice , of course of its own role of the commission , the high representative for the cfsp , javier solana . 
however , the main problem which malta must face is that the government and the opposition deem differently the accession process and that the european union is committed to the fluidity of this process . 
even between the usa and mexico , the levels are more closely , which is why we are discussing , in the area of the internal market , for a strategy well thought-out , flexible and the extent of the challenge . 
but i should also enabled us to express my respect for the citizens of the countries of central and eastern europe which sprint courage , ten years ago , take to the streets and who have contributed to set in motion this process . 
the information society is important for industry , old or new . 
nor can we allow blinded by the percentages of community law transposed into national legislation . 
but the ten new countries of eastern europe do not have such uncle of america . 
this also applies , and as degrading , for the transport of live animals to slaughterhouses . 
in all legislation major , we are considering now to impose an assessment of the effects on health . 
my report must also talk of the european union and point out that european funds for regional development cannot continue to be granted on the basis of a simple division accounting between the regions . 
elmar brok has started rightly his speech by pointing out that we will all the beneficiaries of enlargement , in particular , we stand on this side of the external border at present . 
the development of inland waterway transport internal will be essential for environmental reasons , because we must move away from quantities of goods on the roads , and if we cannot carry on rail , we must use waterways . 
it has also mentioned self-interest or populism , and the fall in the course of the euro has certainly not helped to improve things . 
the message we want to send to the candidate countries is as follows : ' does not allow mislead by the scale of the reports and documents which are before you . 
unfortunately , there is now too many parties who have lost their ideology and which demonstrate a idealism inadequate and materialism excessive . 
if we need to defer the right to the acquisition of land and housing use reunification , differ . 
it is up to now , but is certainly threatened by the lack of transparency bureaucratic and resistance clear , although not public , some governments . 
where are million jobs promised by the maastricht treaty ? 
while we are in the process of revising the treaties , some member states require a new reform . 
the vast majority of investigations international on this subject and gains throughout macroeconomic economic , linked to enlargement . 
however , except minorities to be insignificant , no political group calls into question the main objective of the policy of slovenia , which is to enter more quickly in the european union . 
if the union is enlarged quickly , we need to break up much as it is proposed in the position on the enlargement of the group of the european liberal , democrat and reform party . 
in my view , it is clear that the regime institutional prescribes has many long-term consequences on the health of orphans . 
i would therefore ask you to support the amendments to this effect . 
and even politicians in europe do not understand quite well the negotiating process . 
cyprus will become a kind of a bridge towards the countries in the region . 
i wish the negotiators the continuation of the success of their work in this important area . 
a second form of communication is also necessary between our countries and the candidate countries in order to explain what the european union . 
we cannot afford to lose even more momentum that existed at the beginning of the 1990s . 
mr president , first of all , as rapporteur of the party of european socialists for the report on romania , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur for his excellent work . 
it is for the institutions , for the member states , for us all , for us to live up to this challenge , in relation to the concerns of our own public opinion , and to return to the opposition , ambition and the vision of europe 's founding fathers . 
unfortunately , however , i have the impression that , despite all the fine words and the many chapters that the council has examined applied , this process of enlargement is not supported or driven by the energy policy is necessary . 
many countries of the union have faced similar problems at a time of their development and can advise bulgaria to help overcome those which it must now face . 
democracy is not just a question of majorities , it is also a question of codecision appropriate minorities . 
the candidate countries must be on an equal footing and their accession should be dependent on their own development . 
at the same time , we should acknowledge the efforts made by countries such as lithuania which are now catching up for lost time . 
we have therefore interest to extend our system of rights and freedoms until romania and it is an argument to make in the framework of the debate criticism with european public opinion . 
however , it is a question on the ground , namely that of enlargement . 
my group therefore supports the restriction of transition periods in environmental matters to a maximum of five years . 
mr president , we must give a boost positive for enlargement . 
the debate is certainly open in relation to the order in which these countries will join , because it will also examine the state of their internal reforms . 
i welcome the very positive report on slovenia and considerable efforts undertaken by that country to meet the copenhagen criteria . as leader delegation , i was able to report on many occasions , as does the commissioner . 
in my opinion , the proposal is worthy to be taken into account . 
these forms of violence and exploitation of women must be condemned and combated by all means , both in the eu in the candidate countries . 
to conclude , i would like to take this opportunity to join a number of fellow members , which i agree with the thoughts and concerns , and stress the need to look carefully at the question of the borders of europe and , as a result , the extent of its enlargement , as well as an opportunity for the european parliament , to draw up a special report on this subject . 
the minutes of yesterday 's sitting have been distributed . 
thank you . 
it is time to point out , quite rightly , in this house , that a europe of citizens must be a europe in which the community legislation to protect their rights as it is important . 
i put to the vote the request to postpone the committee on legal affairs and the internal market . 
we know that these undesirable substances and products are very rarely substances the toxicity violent , but that it is a question of substances accumulate in the long term in the body and which have a life long , such as dioxin , aflatoxines and heavy metals as cadmium , lead and mercury . 
it is not possible to find those responsible . 
if we are to allow this dilution , we should at least notify control services , and it must be put on record that these watering down exist because this problem must be made public and a public debate . 
it should highlight the following : the dioxin crisis has been the result of criminal acts against the existing regulations . 
mr president , i would like to thank the members who have spoken before me . 
this was an urgent need . 
for example , for fishmeal , the limit value is different from that which is proposed for products of animal origin at sea . 
it is time to break with an interpretation false the principle of subsidiarity which intends further every day to increase the tutelage of brussels on our nations . 
like the rapporteur , i believe that all these measures are justified , as it is justified to look at the case of these substances to which it refers , which are not toxic in itself , but which increase the toxicity of mixtures . 
unfortunately , a large proportion of know-how age-old , good sense the farmer , are lost , in this era to industrial agriculture , where the animals are more than production units and goods . 
the new regulations will bring together , to harmonise and simplify the requirements for health very detailed and complex which were previously scattered among many directives . 
the number of people who want to know exactly which components , according to my research , fairly small . 
secondly , farmers , who are the producers of ingredients in animal feed , suffer indeed a change . in future , it will destroy a much more important their basic products . 
the compensation is necessary , even if it is clear that the farmers themselves are also very concerned about the welfare of their cattle . 
amendment no 18 propose explicitly include water in the definition of feedingstuffs . 
on the basis of these various evaluations , the commission will propose to the member states appropriate measures to limit the presence of substances involved in animal feed . 
in view of the amendments submitted to the adoption of this house , i am grateful to parliament for its support for the proposal . 
to sum up , therefore , the commission can accept in full 15 of the 27 amendments . 
i assume that this time , they will not succeed . 
the commission has promised that it work and it has also announced that this list would not be ready tomorrow . 
the farmers should simply know - and , at least on request and in the form of percentages - what contain these of compound feedingstuffs and how much . 
to conclude , i would like to thank the rapporteur , mr graefe zu baringdorf , and mrs roth-behrendt for their reports and hope that the council will adopt a constructive attitude , so that we can achieve a transparent system on the declaration for animal feed . 
all this , of course , because of the tragedy of bse , which has been a real novel , several chapters . 
the products toxic , which affect the health of humans and animals , are not acceptable . 
but let us begin by the positive points . 
the proposal under discussion is the beginning of a number of initiatives which must be based on the white paper on food safety . 
thank you very much , commissioner . 
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report ( a5-0248 / 2000 ) m mr queiró , on behalf of the committee on foreign affairs , human rights , common security and defence policy , on the request for accession of hungary in the european union and the state of negotiations [ com ( 1999 ) 505 - c5-90 h-0028 / 2000 - 1997 / 2175 ( cos ) ] 
report / a5-0247 / 2000 ) by baroness nicholson of winterbourne , on behalf of the committee on foreign affairs , human rights , common security and defence policy , on the request for accession romania to the european union and the state of negotiations [ com ( 1999 ) 510 - c5-90 a5-0033 / 2000 - 1997 / 2171 ( cos ) ] 
thirdly , and finally , and it is perhaps the condition of the more difficult , the council must agree on the new arrangements institutional which allow the community to operate effectively , efficiently and democratically after enlargement . 
even if you support the principles of article 13 , it is clear that the legislation derived that the european union draws will sometimes very far , and that there is no reason to reject the candidate countries have a right to the differentiation of culture . 
i shall conclude by stressing the fact that the enlargement process must be gradually , at the pace of adaptation of the candidate countries . 
. ( es ) in the current context and in the light of the reservations which have started to be heard on enlargement of the european union , it is important that parliament is a political gesture clearly in favour of it . 
the european union , since its creation , serves to bring together the people . 
the criteria in the 1993 copenhagen council , on the democratisation or the ability to support the competition strengthen , by way ' acquis communautaire ' , there is a to brutal capitalism and destructive . 
a headlong rush in enlargement , in these circumstances , the risk to speed up the excesses populist and fascistic promising here and there . 
the agenda for this sitting contains a report relating to equal opportunities between men and women , which illustrates once again the attainment of the acquis communautaire in this area . 
who could deny entry , in the european house , poland copernic and john paul ii , hungary martyred in 1956 budapest or the capital symbol , prague , when democracies popular défenestraient head of state and crashing the people of jan palach for freedom . 
a europe more extensive , for the tasks and responsibilities more , needs greater financial resources . 
i would like to take this opportunity to express my greetings to the interests of pensioners and the elderly estonia , hoping that deals on their livelihoods within the european union . 
i therefore do not see any reason for latvia is not permitted in the european union , if it continues to make progress at the same rate and once the union will to carry out the necessary adjustments of its institutional structure and its policies to cope with enlargement . 
i therefore do not see any reason for lithuania is not permitted in the european union , if it continues to make progress at the same rate and once the union will to carry out the necessary adjustments of its institutional structure and its policies to cope with enlargement . 
some progress is also evident in the area of the environment , with the implementation of the ' fund national protection for del ' on the environment , public health and consumer protection ' and the application of the ' polluter pays ' principle . 
in doing into poland in the common house , the european union will show justice with regard to the new arrivante : justice which has for too long missed . 
i hope that the czech republic join the union quickly . 
. ( en ) i welcome the report queiró on the request for accession of hungary in the european union , and i share the majority of the conclusions that draws the rapporteur . 
i hope that bulgaria join the union in a future not too distant . 
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it is a position fair and balanced that the council of ministers needs to take serious account . 
i hope , that the negotiations under the aegis of the united nations will be able to achieve , so that the cypriot people greek and turkish benefit , together , benefits of membership in the framework of a republic to be reunited . 
. i welcome very much the poos report on the application of cyprus to membership of the european union . 
however , we , consumers , we stand at the last of the food chain , and we are réceptacle final of misappropriation and counterfeiting of food . 
it is particularly close to our hearts to implement , at european level , and practical way , food safety since from farm to the table , or since the farm up to the fork . 
it is precisely because we are in favour of the development of relations of cooperation , really fraternal and between partners really equal , between all the countries of the world , that we do not intend , by our vote , to support a sham . 
the council informed parliament before the vote in committee , but only just before , removing deliberately any opportunity to review the issue with me or with parliament . 
in my report , i would ask for a greater representation and participation of ngos , a strengthening of the responsibility of the european parliament , the establishment of an annual report , which must be debated in parliament , a degree of transparency as large as possible , the promotion of memory of the past as an instrument in the fight against prejudice and the recognition of discrimination on several counts . 
at the same time , the interests justified workers must be taken into account . 
given that a high responsibility falls to the social partners in relation to the rules on discrimination at work , they are to develop practical solutions . 
in response to my invitation , jenny had come to attend as coordinator of the group . 
practice , because the directives and action programmes encourage , the member states to combat discrimination on the basis of the same principles and the other hand , the commission to play its role as guardian of the treaties , but also to guide in the social debate . 
despite the fact that the legal basis to release of the appropriations for new preparatory actions , their funding in this category could lead to a reduction of appropriations earmarked for other policies . 
ladies and gentlemen , we have before us a proposal for a framework directive necessary , but insufficient , which we will have the opportunity to improve the mechanisms once a certain period of application will be passed . 
i hope that the commission , in the light of this new directive , is of interest closely discrimination on grounds of sex . 
i congratulate the commission , as well as the authors of the reports . 
i am satisfied with the opinion of mann 's report to allow organisations basis ideological ask , if necessary , the staff requirements recruitment in connection with this basis . 
the speed with which the institutions have made use of new powers of the treaty of amsterdam proves , commissioner , that the european union should maintain its status pioneer in terms of equal opportunities , and it is for this reason that i would like to thank very much the european commission . 
the fact that there are in our society of discrimination kinds various confirms the importance of the action programme in the presence , for the report by mr cashman . 
mr president , on behalf of the bonino list , i should like to express cry that we feel before the way in which europe and the member states deal with the subject of discrimination , of racism and xenophobia . 
the commissioner can explain why the commission does not take account of this aspect ? 
the second issue i would like to address is that the ngos , important that they are , are invited to deal with the implementation , regardless of their size , their very nature and actions that they lead . 
the group of the european liberal , democrat and reform party and democratic evaluated positively and particularly the work of parliament who wanted to insist , also and above all , on the prevention of the phenomenon , and not only on good practice . 
this is a challenge for us all , because we consider the other on a first impression . 
mr president , to fight and legislate against discrimination , it is to recognise that they exist and that they are , for many of them , ' regulated ' because trivialised . 
the first , unctad , the united nations conference for trade and development , has asked in 1963 in geneva the principle of inequalities reimbursement , discrimination . 
in fact , information and awareness are of fundamental importance , they must be a factor ambiguity and serve to instill a new mentality , a new way of thinking and , so that these prejudices bandied about vague in the population can be completely , removed from our midst and that a real equality is guaranteed in terms of law between all the citizens . 
it is therefore important to make progress of the two legislative initiatives discussed today , improving , however , some of their aspects and increasing the amounts earmarked for the financing of the programme , to reflect the political importance to this fight against discrimination . 
in particular , the agreement on the principle of forecast the adjustments reasonable , including sweden and ireland are setting , will now ensure that employers the whole of europe , to adapt their places of work , acquired special equipment and to change their working methods to offer a fair chance to workers with disabilities . 
article 13 is the point of departure for a new objective of the eu : the fight against discrimination or the unequal treatment of the citizens by means of the reasons which are listed in this article . 
the second point i would like to emphasise concerns foolish committed unfortunately by the commission with this first the package in the sense that it wanted to draw up a list of priorities in the grounds of discrimination . 
mr president , the discrimination based on religion is unacceptable , like any other form of discrimination . 
as layman convinced , i cannot therefore to associate myself . 
however , the idea generous to recognise each citizen the maximum freedom as possible , provided it to be compatible with the same freedom for the other , meeting still obstacles - some and the other of law . 
one of these directives has already been adopted in record time , and i think that the other has a good chance to be adopted at the french presidency in november . 
some do not comply with the legal requirements , as the amendment concerning the agreements of the committees . 
however , i cannot accept amendment no 38 , which proposes to delete article 5 of the list of differences treatment on the basis of age , which could be justified . 
you mentioned the important issue of the conformity of contract . 
that is the first time that we allow joint projects in this programme of action . 
it is clear that the code will be global , it will be effective . 
article 7 of the code commits the member states to prevent any transfer of arms to the ultimate users inappropriate . 
mr president , i must confess nostalgia of the time when en , the european parliament , but also of various movements pacifists and trade unions , incentives to think and to act in the sense of a gradual reduction in the production of weapons and where we asked how we could move military use for civil use . 
given the situation in which are now the world and our continent , after the end of the cold war and the breakdown of the equilibrium established by the terror of weapons of mass destruction , such behaviour would be irresponsible . 
these weapons have become , so to speak , the symbol of anarchy in many places in the world . 
the cfsp covers a activities designed to deal with the crisis situations outside the borders of the eu , and not anything which can be described as a defence policy . 
their aim is to prevent arms exports destination of governments that violate human rights , areas prone to conflict or regions engaged in racing weapons . 
the commission , in close collaboration with the member states , has actively participated in the development of the joint action of the european union on in small arms and light weapons . 
the next item is the commission communication on the european research area . 
introduction of forms of intervention for the longer term , as the intermediary between the support of projects and funding institutional , use of the instruments that are infinitely variable offered by the treaty , particularly the participation of the union national programmes , as it is under article 169 of the treaty . 
what we want to strengthen the character of hierarchy and it depends upon the level of how intervention . 
you say consider a recasting of a total of the framework programme . 
i think that we need now something which the structure of the european research area , something which goes beyond the framework programme , which has been additional national programmes ; we need is endeavouring , which means that we must accept formulae . 
as for the ideas with the stoa , i believe that we must do something together , as the house , the joint research centre , institutes vision present in the various member states are involved . 
it seems that the commission is making progress quantum leap towards the achievement of the european research area . 
there will a chapter on science , society and the citizens . 
there contacts have taken place with the authorities of greece , ireland and portugal to ask the government of these countries to speed up the presentation of the commission of their projects under the cohesion fund . 
probably the absence of the service you mention , which was in the previous commission and which was devoted exclusively to the cohesion fund , does not have more specific . 
my second question is : apart from the cohesion fund is concerned , there is the community support framework , the structural funds , regional programmes , etc. what countries you had projects final and what programmes which countries have you already approved ? 
in 1989 , the commission has introduced a new proposal to provide greater flexibility . 
i have , of course , the arguments of mr bolkestein and i know that the rule of the principle of the treaties forbidden to tax foreigners more than companies domestic consumption , but the rule of law in general of fair competition in europe should apply and , when the levels of taxation are totally disproportionate when , we should consider that the legislation in the field of competition can have on the situation , and in spite of the general rule that it is a prerogative of the member states . 
if you want to retain the fuel , it must be done through taxes on fuel , and not through other forms of taxation . 
i will reply to mr purvis that the question of disadvantages regional natural is probably the responsibility of national governments in part of their electorate in the peripheral regions and away . 
mr president , commissioner , i would like to thank you for this information . 
in the spring and last , the commission has made a review general of its activities and its human resources . 
we have had certain information in this direction . 
these children , in a proportion growing , are exploited by tourists and business people , which for a large number of them come from europe . 
the commission believes that all companies will be able to prepare in time for the transition end to the euro , including with regard to adapt their computer systems and their software . 
this discussion philosophico policy is no longer on the agenda , but we can debate the whole of the dangers of a referendum , although perhaps in a different context . 
this also applies momentum . 
a point has recently been sent to the french authorities . 
as far as the candidate countries , i can tell you that meetings have taken place with them on the subject of the transport of animals and agreements preliminary have been concluded . 
the commission has been informed during the season sowing in the spring of this year the interception of seed imported varieties medicine various species , understood cotton , containing traces of seeds gm . 
however , after consultation its services , i am able to inform you that the fundamental requirements of safety in the field of computer equipment for private use or professional are set by a directive on of electrical goods , the directive ' low tension ' , and by the directive on equipment and equipment terminals telecommunications . 
if provided with me that the distinction made between safety at work and security in class or security for a child working at home is not a ? 
perhaps serrera-t the hand of president khatami . 
aung san suu kyi is now de facto under house arrest . 
i object to go further in terms of trade or to advise other actions on the trade or investment . 
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those who said that were , for example reference to some of the meetings for electoral purposes to which they had seen . 
the questions 16 to 44 will receive written answers . 
what we would like , it is a report of the european consolidated , published and examined by this parliament . 
we should concentrate on the transition to the production of arms and not on the way in which we will ensure our competitiveness in relation to other countries in the world producing weapons . 
the five permanent members of the security council , which are supposed to ensure on our security , should listen to these proposals and negotiate as quickly as possible an arrangement really worthy of the 21st century . 
the debate today is an important milestone in the process of reform that the prodi commission has begun a little more than a year ago . 
i cannot help to have the impression that , in its haste to produce a proposal in the deadlines set by the white paper on reform , the commission has failed to address properly the details . 
i therefore propose that the financial controller and internal auditor produce both annual reports making account of their activities . 
the the van hulten report emphasizes , and with reason , the distinction litigated by the commission , and represents a good basis for the exchange of best practices between the institutions . 
let us hope that this is not repeated . 
if we define a rule for the major institutions , then the principle of independence put forward by the committee of wise men must prevail everywhere . 
we have very often experienced in the past situations in which the decision-making process excessively long have caused to proponents the disappointment and the loss of confidence in the european institutions . 
i would like to say to the commissioner that this report is a transitional stage is needed , which would mean that it is the first phase of building a bridge between the system of control that we have today and the system that we want after the reform . 
what is the proposal before you . 
only when they will be able to take that sampling , the procedure sampling arrangements , which will also often controlled , will be withdrawn . 
in addition words , we are all aware that the task will certainly not easy . 
i believe , of course that we are not qualified , or as politicians or as technicians , to be able to work alone in the resolution of this problem . 
fortunately , the vast majority of children and young people are growing up in an environment free such harmful factors . 
i fully agree with the chairman of the commission , when he stresses the need to establish a catalogue office ; it is absolutely necessary , in my view , to strengthen the principle of subsidiarity and it must , therefore , that the eu stops to want to establish policies in a large number of areas in which the political problems are not abroad . 
information from the world and relating to all the areas of knowledge will become available since the home in as soon as possible . for them , communicate with the whole world is one thing ordinary . 
arrêtés very quickly , they claim to police : ' funny peak-time , we will not take too easily ' . 
the legislator - i will conclude here , mr president - cannot resolve , but it must sometimes to recall the rights and duties of each . 
i am very sensitive to the remarks that have been made on education , training to read images , on the awareness of the younger generations to have a critical approach of the media and not to eat anything , any when , no matter how . 
if a report as it does not make progress , to improve the mobility , or at least begin to break down the barriers that obstruct mobility in the world of education , nothing will impact more negative on their opinion . 
the problems to solve in the various countries are diverse nature : for example , different rules in terms of social security , grants study , right of residence , taxation and lack of mutual recognition of diplomas and experience . 
it is high time that europe attaches again to the proper implementation of programmes such as socrates and youth for europe . 
the experience of mobility of students and teachers show that the real problems of this mobility are not so much on the part of the directorate of education , but in the area of the authorities in social , fiscal and immigration . 
it has mentioned the socrates programme to illustrate this problem . 
there must be a system of inspection clear , control clear , even if this sampling arrangements and , above all , a counter , a web page , where the students can table complaints . 
we therefore demand the integration of the target group of researchers among the categories of people eligible recommendations . 
it is easy to do in a speech , but not so much in practice . 
the debate is closed . 
we appreciate your approach , as the president chirac or the minister both mr joschka fischer . 
enlargement requires strengthening and reinforcing allows and compromises not enlargement . 
( applause ) europe has a cultural heritage , social , legal and scientific single fuelled by the variety and the vitality of national components . 
the proposal for a resolution on the reports by the commission , on which you are going to speak earlier , is rich in this area . 
this is clear in the report drawn up by the finnish presidency on women and decision-making the indicators that she has drawn up will help to assess the progress made . 
in addition to this conference of ministers and the symposium on equality at work , two texts very important , specifically dedicated to equality , but under the council ' employment and social affairs ' deserve to be mentioned . 
the second is on the principle of non-discrimination , based on sex . 
in the context of annual reports , i would like to add - and the president-in-office has also addressed this point - that one of the main problems facing the eu is obviously the existence of large cultural differences . 
the reports issue here is also give that impression . 
we must ensure that the directive on equality translated really in the legislation . 
i believe that this method , applied in the first place by finland , is valid in several areas and , as it is part of the strategy of equal opportunities of the commission , we can expect good results . 
on behalf of equal opportunities , french women have obtained , thanks to europe , the right to work at night . 
as a french citizen , this vision of the world is particularly foreign . 
despite these comments , we shall be voting this report because , of course , we are in favour of equal opportunities , but equal opportunities , it is above all due respect for everyone . 
those who deprive the mothers the freedom to raise their children without being paid will receive the bill later , in the form of crime juvenile and vandalism . 
in this regard , i would remind our report on the splitting of pension rights in divorce cases , so that the benefits for the survivors and the age of the pension should be included in the directive from 1979 . 
the women polish we were very grateful to have stated that the representative who was present has not shared the position of women polish . 
a presence more and more women at all levels of government and in all areas is essential to strengthen democracy and to promote and to maintain peace . 
finally , i would like to mention the situation of women in the countries preparing their accession to the european union . 
so the members of the council , and particularly men who sit , they have to take on the important task which is to carry out europe in the fight against the mafia which organises trafficking in women , because this form of slavery is not the kind of problems which can be of raising the shoulders of politicians responsible , or that they can to hold back or neglect . 
we can be deduced from reports and speeches that we are considering today that the problem of equal opportunities is , as many of us knew , a structural problem and that , in order to tackle , we need global strategies , because women are neither a category or a social group uniform , and even less collective . 
it is true that i was a little sorry to see that maria de belém roseira revolved around this post . 
two of you have mentioned new social rights , new rights of taxation . 
thirdly , they are the basis of a strategy for the european union - even for the charter of fundamental rights , the fact that we have had a view of the current situation has played an important role , but they also offer the opportunity at national level , since the member states can now , thanks to the proper evaluation , define their national targets . 
the joint debate is closed . 
we must see these amendments in the new context of the interinstitutional agreement and , consequently , parliament can compromise insisting on these amendments comitology because , in a way , they have been overtaken by the new interinstitutional framework . 
however , i still personally think that the text approved at the time by parliament responded much better to the new realities flowing from the internal market and the liberalisation of the markets , because the elements of clarification and control that introduced amendments not accepted safeguard more respect for the regulation and the application of the same procedures . 
if we want third countries must accept the compromise , the european community should be the first to apply in order to ensure compliance with its own standards , because if a country has the opportunity to introduce products on the community market by smuggling , why take the trouble to negotiate any kind of concessions with us ? 
in the same way , parliament 's amendment concerning the declaration of illegal immigrants , which has been adopted by the council , will allow the customs administrations of the member states refit of management instruments automated the most modern . 
but it is too late now because the vote has just taken place and the members have voted in favour . 
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report report ( a5-0198 / 2000 ) by mrs dybkjær , on behalf of the committee on women 's rights and equal opportunities , on the annual reports by the commission on ' the equal opportunities for men and women in the european union - 1997 , 1998 , 1999 ' ( com ( 1998 ) 302 - c5-90 a4-0106 / 1999 ) ( com ( 1999 ) 106 - c5-90 b5-0289 / 2000 ) ( com ( 2000 ) 123 - c5-0288 / 2000 - 1999 / 2109 ( cos ) ) 
this is not the first time that i am speaking on the mobility of students and of teachers . 
this report is all the more important that it comes at a critical time for the european union enlargement . 
the discrimination fight not by the creation of the administrative services further , but only in the minds of people . 
i have not voted for the report mann , because if it is indeed necessary to seek equal treatment of people in the field of employment and work , it should not encourage the zeal to abandon the protection of the freedoms and respecting the rule of law . 
as a layman convinced , i do not have been able to associate myself . 
the snp welcomes this directive and its objective to put an end to any discrimination at work . 
if we want to make the directive acceptable and can be enforced , it cannot be overburdened literature and wishes which do not belong in a legislative text . 
the eplp expresses strong reservations on the following areas . 
some elements should also , in our view , be left to the discretion of member states , such as the general application , the organisation of training for workers of certain age groups , the nature of ombudsman system , and the way in which smes should interpret the directive . 
in this interview , van hulten pointed out quite rightly that only the resolution of problems such as fraud , waste , but also the lack of efficiency in the decision-making process , we will start with an agenda positive . 
the reasons the direction for my vote relates to a large extent , the question of rapprochement between the european union and nato and boost given to the common defence policy . 
it also refers arms exports of the european union as a means of solving future local conflicts in the geographical areas bordering europe . 
however , i cannot accept that the formula the need for a common defence policy and a european security and defence policy . 
the children are the first victims of violence on television . 
i welcome the implementation of this study . 
a group of experts will be represented at community level and task is to the creation of a memorandum establishing general principles for the protection of minors in the context of the media . 
report dybkjær report ( a5-0198 / 2000 ) 
it is a particularly interesting that , for the first time , to be addressed to the need to continue the evaluation of political initiatives by means of annual reports of the commission . 
peru 
mr president , peru are currently experiencing times of uncertainty and babies all hope that the current situation can be resolved by means of a process , guaranteeing all civil and political rights and contributing to the strengthening of democracy and peace in peru , where 25 000 people have died in the last fifteen years . 
the word in question is the word ' democracy ' . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the conditions in which took place the elections in peru in may this year unacceptable . 
b5 ­ h-0793 / 2000 by mrs ainardi and others , on behalf of the confederal group of the european united left / nordic green left , on the situation of women in afghanistan . 
i therefore welcome the fact that the report contains certain points clear and specific on the situation of women and that it draws attention to the need to try to intervene to prevent the taliban regime to continue its work of discrimination full of women . 
the eu has an important task . 
there can be no recognition of any member state , as will be maintained the policy of violation of human rights , including systematic discrimination against women . 
we must take account of this reality , within the european institutions , and the fact that drug cultivation are used to buy weapons . 
it will be resolved the neighbouring countries , so that they improve their opportunities in the fight against drugs . 
i believe that the time has come to recall the need for the european union is beginning to outline a global policy towards latin american countries which might be able to ensure that these countries are experiencing periodically crisis situations such as those that some have experienced . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the commission and the house welcome the release of the father jesuit spanish alejandro matos castro last week . 
b5-0782 / 2000 by mr haarder , on behalf of the group of the european liberal , democrat and reform party , on macedonia : legislation on higher education and the universities . 
that is why we are very pleased that the problem of higher education has finally found a solution really positive . 
for my part , i see above all a good example , for all the neighbouring countries , demonstrating that education is not spread hatred , as is the case often - but it can also be the cradle peaceful coexistence multi-ethnic society peaceful . 
i would also wanted this solution is approved by all parties represented in parliament . 
i can perhaps to take this opportunity to stress that the commission has already been welcome its cooperation with the high representative , mr van der stoel . 
we are not holding this debate today only to express our deep sorrow and we are having above all to look at what happened , what are the causes and how we are going to change the situation , how we can , as the commission and the european parliament , to ensure that such events the repetition . 
in any case , mr president , we are in agreement with this joint motion for a resolution that we support , as it is , under the urgency , and on the basis , it goes without saying that i mentioned earlier , and we disagree with the amendments which have been tabled under the urgency . 
for the amendment on working conditions , there is a directive for doing , the wording of the amendment is not as satisfactory that the text . 
it is simply unacceptable for the islands of the north and the west of scotland , as the route potential crossing the north sea to the european continent which will , i hope , be opened in the near future . 
i am pleased that the greek government has meanwhile cancelled this exemption . 
that is why , as a result of the sinking of the ship express samina , the commission immediately asked the greek government to provide clarification on the application of community law in force . 
i would like to raise the question , and i would ask you to clarify this with the bureau , whether , after the abolition of friday , the abolition of thursday did not already begun a certain side . 
this problem is not resolved and as long as it was not , the international financial institutions - the imf and the world bank - will not be able to help the democratic serbia , so it must also work at un level with the countries of former yugoslavia to find as quickly as possible an agreement which can release , when the time of the freedom comes in serbia , aid economic - through the imf and the world bank . 
in these moments will perhaps play in the streets in belgrade the advent of a democratic change where the use of violence can be avoided . 
we condemn all acts can be seen as a provocation , in particular as regards the holy places in jerusalem . 
in relation to the middle east , we europeans have made an effort , venice , madrid and oslo , stockholm - and we really supported the promotion and the development of this process . 
the fact that the more shocking is the use of bullets fragmentation by the police and army in israel ; these bullets , which triggered in the body , tens of the pieces and which are banned at international level , even in fighting against soldiers , are now employed against civilians . 
i believe that europe can and must do a great deal in this direction , with clarity and decision . 
we must therefore do everything to stop the fire in as quickly as possible . 
there provocation such as the action ariel sharon must not happen . 
that is the case today , and that is what prevents and prevented europe , in all these years , to play a role as mediator in the middle east , abandoning this role to the united states alone . 
we are not sacrifierons the serbian people our noble objectives moral because it may mean the death of thousands of people in serbia and in yugoslavia . 
to conclude , madam president , i propose to send a parliamentary delegation as quickly as possible and as soon as a new government in yugoslavia is formed in order to establish the plans of reconstruction of a new serbia in cooperation with this new government . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , we live , obviously , a historic day in this parliament , which will mark the end of one of the last pillars in a dictatorship totalitarian course in europe . 
mr president , there is a problem , the german version of collecting concerning the topical and urgent debate - i do not know whether it is also the case for the other versions - contains only the amendments of the gue / ngl group , but no proposal for a resolution , or even the joint text . 
mr president , i would simply like to draw the attention of my colleagues on the pile which shows what documents we have had need for the vote this week . 
if parliament could propose amendments to the decision of the council , it reluctance probably unemployment and social problems in croatia , which are due to the regime of austerity imposed this country , yet there is no legal base for such amendments in this context . 
this is an opportunity to claim the same objectives as far as the eib 's activities . 
mr president , we have discussed yesterday evening , in this house , the question of serbia and changes revolutionaries who produce . 
i would also convince my colleagues , and especially the council , to remain in the negotiations of the next few months on the budget for next year and the subsequent years , the more true to the commission 's proposal , which , in my opinion , is the best estimate of overall costs in croatia and in other parts of the balkans . 
in 1990 , democratic elections held in this country were considered fair and free international opinion . 
i therefore say yes to financial aid , yes to this guarantee , and i call strongly on the commission to help massive country deeply european and now really governed democratically and in accordance with the principles of the rule of law , to join in the candidate countries , because i believe that croatia has earned our our unconditional support . 
just as the rapporteur , i wonder whether the money intended to this end will be really available , particularly as it appears that enormous funds must be provided soon to serbia and that the budget of the european union is not reviewed on the increase . 
the delegations of parliament croatian and our own have also asked the council to extend the mandate of the eib . 
i hope that contacts noueront quickly and , as for croatia , aid will be granted to the serbian people , which deserves our greatest respect . 
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in the same spirit , we call the women of the european parliament to participate in this delegation : there will be a call on tuesday and wednesday and we were to gain signatures and participation in the delegation , the intention express building , between women , bridges of peace , where there violence . 
in general , there has been more suffering for the basques and for the spanish ; it is true that the spanish and the basque people are tired of the ongoing conflict . 
madam president , you will recall that , at the last part-session i mentioned the critical situation a militant democrat , the englishman james mawdsley , which was being held illegally by the burmese authorities . 
madam president , as far as i am concerned , i would like to refer to the rules of procedure . 
in fact , this report technical façade , which does not seem to make great change political , is extremely important because , in a surreptitious , it introduces the possibility to practise genetic engineering in viticulture and therefore to reach a wine growing genetically modified . 
if we do not support the report , there will delays . 
the council of state - as you said - has rejected this appeal and properly informed of this rejection . 
but now the situation again and concerns a colleague , of course of the ppe-de group , but not on my side policy in italy . 
that is why we argue actively for the introduction of a scoreboard social , as has been the case for the internal market , with clear measures , deadlines and deadlines . 
i hope , madam minister , that the council will be inspired by the expectations of the european parliament and that you will manage , at the nice summit , to set ambitious objectives in a european social agenda which we can then work over the next few years . 
in the wake of the informal council ' jobs and social policy ' of 8 july in paris , the presidency had asked to all parties involved - the european parliament , of course , the economic and social committee , the committee on regional policy , the social partners , ngos , groups and committees of the council - to their proposals . 
setting the quantity of quality is a false debate and lisbon has clearly set a double objective : more jobs and better employment . 
we must encourage this mobility , while ensuring the safety of drifting occupational . 
we must try reiterate and to describe the shortcomings of the system and , in any case , we must put in the agenda . 
we believe that the open coordination is the right path towards a social europe . 
the implementation of the ambitions of society posted at lisbon calls for a community 's efforts , an action plan for the creation of jobs in the services , particularly those relating to the information society . 
the commission can , of course provide a major contribution , but social problems are anchored to local level , and we must deal with taking great account of various contexts specific . 
the social was as correcting the effects of the most harmful of economic policies . 
the proposal put forward caused by the commission would have been much better without amendment - congratulations , commissioner . 
this is an ambitious agenda and i would point out how much we have made progress painfully in the area of social protection in the previous legislature . 
i believe that this will be very positive and will help women to reconcile family life and occupational . 
i sometimes have the impression that , under the concept of modernisation , often think strip the social protection of its substance . 
what are the fundamental elements of the content ? 
it is still difficult to define european objectives which will be equally in force for all the member states , since there is a reality diverse . 
49 amendments have been tabled in committee . 
it is therefore important that we provide guarantees for the possibility will non-governmental organisations to influence this process . 
another point is that the community must intervene more in the evaluation of the needs for further initiatives , including , if necessary , the adjustment of the regulation , equal opportunities and the fight against discrimination . 
it is not that good ideas and good plans to achieve equality have failed in the past , but their implementation has often failed . 
it is not right that the voice of women to be for exclusivity by a handful of occupational demand living thanks to the dependence of public money . 
the equality between men and women into civilian life , which allows women to benefit fully of human rights and fundamental freedoms . 
i expect that the players of men are interested , and that they are fighting stereotypes and roles of the sexes exceeded . 
i believe that we must thank him for having followed this debate , given that his presence was not provided during this debate . 
competition policy 
we must offer our companies the best possible conditions so that they can organise their production and , above all their future . 
they must have a wide choice of products of high quality sold at competitive prices : it is , ultimately , the reason why we need to promote the single market and , at the same time , free competition , because this will benefit all our citizens . 
it is the decision to grant or not to grant aid in the sector of coal . 
the point 16 of the riis-jørgensen report refers to improve legal certainty in applications of mergers , and more effective and more quickly timetables applicable to procedures appeal . 
in any case , it is public companies , which must force is not a perfectly all right governance , but to a monopoly position in the past and present . 
it is necessary to involve its citizens more in the information on competition policy , so that it recognises the benefits . 
they have a meaning considerable for employment and regional policy and i hope that we understand the future , so that this aid , aid internal , which have implications for regional development and the economy of the regions , and where transport take value typical example , can be pursued . 
this communication contains three messages are important . 
i should also like to thank mr evans for his excellent report on the rules on state aid to the steel industry and the eighth report by the commission on state aid in the european union . 
so i would like to reassure mrs palacio and mr karas , as well as other members who have spoken on these points , and say that the regulation takes account of their concerns . 
otherwise , we our objective , namely to promote competition and consumers , in a way perverse . 
the joint debate is closed . 
the mechanism of financing is the application of article 119 of the ec treaty , which is still in force during the third phase of economic and monetary union only for the member states which do not take part in the single currency . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i welcome the fact that we can still today to discuss the proposal for a council directive amending directive 68 / 193 / eec on the marketing of propagating material vegetative vines , and i hope that tomorrow 's vote will be positive . 
some of them have launched , on 5 july , the call beaune , where they express concern about the introduction of gmos in their job . 
the rules that they provide are also in favour of the production of a material plants varied and offer the best guarantees for health , which is fundamental , to support effectively the restructuring of vineyards in the community , key point of the new com vini over wine production . 
it must say loud and clear , it was not necessary gaver the articles of this directive references to the directive 90 / 220 to be revised , except to promote strength in the vines genetic manipulation . 
i am pleased to inform you that we can accept amendments nos 35 , 40 , tabled by mr graefe zu baringdorf , which seek to strengthen the transposition of the demands of security and management enshrined in the directive 220 / 90 / eec . 
i should just like to point out that parliament has not been asked to vote as such . 
madam president , it is about paragraph 14 of the minutes on the request for waiver of parliamentary immunity of our college pacheco pereira . 
i shall be more specific on the qualified majority . 
on the weighting of votes , the two options well known to remain on the table : weighting easy for which a slight , very slight majority confirms , or double majority , but with various formulas , dual simple majority or repondérée or a form of ' net population ' . 
furthermore , without prejudice an assessment of needs and the coordination of economic assistance and financial in the federal republic of yugoslavia , which will be entrusted jointly to the european commission and the world bank , the european council in biarritz has decided to give the federal republic of yugoslavia a first emergency humanitarian aid of eur 200 million . 
but you see , ladies and gentlemen , if i wanted to tell you spontaneously and very much my feeling , i would like to say this : whatever the sensitivity of these issues - composition of the commission and the voting system - this is not on this basis that it is possible to measure failure or the success of nice . 
positive was approved by the heads of state and government of the charter of fundamental rights , but i must remind you , mr president-in-office of the council , the reason has made this approval as possible . 
as we do not need to die dreadful the spirit of nice , our priority over 50 days will be to raise the negotiations at political level . 
in this respect , i would also like to address my colleagues of the european people 's party - and i would ask mr poettering to listen to me , because what we are defending in this house , we must defend outside . 
from what we know of the results obtained by the prime ministers and presidents biarritz on issues highly sensitive reform of the treaty , the charter will probably the most wonderful success of nice . 
the council would encounter expectations european citizens by launching a great consultation of the people of the national parliaments , to reach a charter which meet the needs . 
we must therefore launch an invitation to return to the origins of our union , have the courage that have been mr giscard d ' estaing and mr schmitt in deciding the election by universal suffrage in the european parliament in 1976 and in 1979 and decide in 2009 we will have finally a president of the european union , president of the commission . 
i would particularly like to respond to mr poettering on the gap between large and small countries . 
i have just come back with a word simply on matters of external trade policy , because it is a very serious . 
that is something valuable which has been emphasised by all the members of the european council . 
another positive point has been the adoption of the charter in its entirety . 
in addition , it seems to me that on this crucial for the future of the european union and its method of decision , biarritz marked points , and we can only welcome this . 
i hope that we can still convince , progress , to prevail on this point at nice . 
i quote two examples : there is the right to work to the right to work and , on the other hand , a number of social rights included in the social charter revised in the council of europe are not in the charter . 
it is clear debates which take place throughout europe , including those in biarritz , that major member states seek , in part , to put pressure on of the small member states in order to reform the european union in accordance with the line followed by the big states and their desires . 
the dissatisfied with the two sides are proof to the negotiators that they give lifts towards a fair balance . 
the leaders of europe have not made a clear vision . 
a committee structured on criteria of representation of each member state disregards view little visionary . 
we would then of a centralised union , which would leave the small countries less influence that the system of two-chamber american leaves the member states federal small . 
after the summit sheik , where all the parties concerned were together to find even a solution to the crisis of violence and restore the dialogue between barak and arafat , we have seen , though there has been the moment where it seemed to be able to succeed , it is extremely difficult to contain the violence . 
in bad whistle-blowers , of course , to say to mr barón crespo things which are not real about italy and my party . 
it is important that we acquiring progress in the field of energy taxation in europe . this has suffered a blocking total until now because of the principle of unanimity . 
we cannot allow unfolds a situation in which the small member states administered to fear a drift towards solutions directorate-general . 
i believe that the convention has produced an excellent job , and i am proud to have been able to count amongst its members . 
in the second case , the question will be when work this principle of the rotation strictly based on equality between large and small . 
the extension of the real issues of qualified majority voting with codecision , the preservation of article 250 as it is now , the place and the commission 's role in closer cooperation and not just on the first pillar : that is a few elements which will allow us to judge instantly , at the end of the day , failure and success . 
mr president , i would like to thank mr jacques , first of all , jacques delors , i would like to thank altiero spinelli and fernand herman , i would like to thank everyone , vaclav havel carlo ciampi , both mr joschka fischer jacques chirac , michel barnier pierre moscovici , chris patten costa simitis , through florence , and the variety of current members who have taken up , from 1999 , the great movement for a european constitution . 
do criticise not too europe merchant , and it is a socialist you said : it has given more wealth for all . 
let us at least on this objective , and because we do have to say how . 
mr president , i have had the satisfaction to see that in substance , the proposals presented recently at the intergovernmental conference are in the same way that all or part of the criteria that i have exposed . 
mr president , commissioner , rapporteurs , ladies and gentlemen , you have hoped that we have , this morning , a debate on the issues on which your house has found it necessary to supplement the opinion on the intergovernmental conference that she had made last april . 
thus , while respecting the constitutional framework exists , it seems to me difficult - i can tell you - to provide more than an opinion procedure advisory by parliament at the time of launch . 
you know , this means that we should do some political choices , scope far greater than the rules of procedure three requirements laid down the highest . 
i myself have pointed out that the formula adopted for the charter was a promising avenue to explore . 
but i have understood correctly that beyond language , your question disguise a further concern . 
that is also why i want to thank you , and on the substance and on the form , the initiative that you have taken . 
the implementation of closer cooperation should not lead to the creation of new bodies which administered in addition to the institutions of the union . 
it is time to review the treaties . 
the rejection of the european council to include the charter of fundamental rights of the union in the treaties establishing , to make these rights legally binding and allow the citizens whose rights would not have been respected access to the european court of justice , undermines this consensus fundamental . 
without this , it does not meet this europe of citizens , in my opinion . 
paragraph 8 : the constitution will deal - and i quote - ' issues left open ' . 
nobody has yet been able to explain to me which would have changed since then . 
secondly , in relation to the agenda insufficient , which has left side of the issues to be particularly important for the future of the union and the interests of citizenship . 
mr president-in-office , tell the eve of the revolution - an event which should have disastrous consequences throughout the world - the church orthodox russian was plunged into a debate complex the style of clothes ceremony to bear during carême . 
it is therefore imperative that cooperation offer all the guarantees recommended by the rapporteur , that they are open to all respect the spirit of the treaties , and that they do not go against the acquis communautaire . 
there are , however , a point that i would like to widen : it does not seem right to demand or to go down the road of the referendum mandatory in all the member states for the approval of the proposed amendments . 
we have had a debate very fed on two issues which , although different , meet one point . 
we are prepared to ensure that it can be put to the vote during the november part-session , so that the text can be adopted under the french presidency . 
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what means ' the introduction of the possibility of retired gradually via part-time work ' , if not a threat on the retirement age too high in many countries ? 
everyone knows that pensioners , such as children , love jam . 
i have asked pensioners who have commissioned here , in the european parliament , with the pensioners ' party they hear to drink wine been genetically modified . 
or derogation , to put on the market propagating material standard , when the needs cannot be covered by other categories . 
i would therefore ask you , mr president-in-office : variations in labour costs are they not , for this reason , they also limiting free competition in the european union ? 
it was therefore inevitable that we vote against this report ... 
despite the measures taken in favour of greater deregulation in the european union , state aid still have a constructive role to play in social and economic development . 
these aid may be necessary for the protection of the environment , the maintenance of public services and the guarantee the same levels of income people regions that are economically disadvantaged . 
we underline the risk , after the recognition of control of the eu on state aid important target aid of a small amount of money on the grounds of competition made to smes . 
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if we consult the timescales for implementing the budget for categories 2 , 3 , 4 and 7 , we see that only an average of 8 % of all commitments are covered by payments . 
there are three years , we are prepared through our employment initiative by helping small and medium-sized enterprises to obtain of risk capital . 
parliament wants to do in two ways . 
only then the european institutions meet their mission . 
i would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to the vice-president responsible budgetary matters , our colleague gerhard schmid , for its constructive cooperation . 
we want this committee should be able to work , but we cannot tolerate that it is the place where the requirements of the european parliament , as part of the budgetary authority , to meet the least response . 
this means that the 2001 financial year is the last year 's budget fully and it is in this context that we must assess the proposal by the commission and we are presenting to parliament . 
we also want that we look at administrative expenditure . 
since 1985 - and i repeat 85 , parliament 's committee on budgets is trying to ensure that the procedures of the european parliament take account of the financial implications of the resolution that vote parliament . 
i will end , mr president , by thanking the other institutions for their hard work in the treatment of this joint declaration . 
you are called upon today to you to vote on a budget which has already been amended at first reading by the council . 
with regard to structural actions : the amount of structural actions has generally been extended the 2000 budget . 
the council 's attitude to the revision of the financial perspectives is fluid . 
when we look at these different figures , we see that still remain considerable differences on a purely quantitative but also , of course , in terms of substance . 
in this respect , i must point out that last year , a new decision was taken with the council at the end of a long debate , and i have little hope to be able to take up this debate . 
the financial perspective decided in berlin for the period during to 2006 provided 8.1 billion euros for the meda programme . 
i should therefore like to ask the council and the committee on budgets to think in terms of foreign policy and not only in terms of budgetary policy , when they are working on foreign policy . 
the second concerns support for the victims of human rights violations , who need treatment in specialist bodies . 
if a compromise solution fit to support the important work of the committee on economic and monetary affairs had to achieve during the time we have to be able to resolve this issue ; otherwise , the position of our committee remains open . 
it is enough for us to remember day after day sparking our positions of television and the fact that the middle east is going through a difficult period . 
that is why i hope that we will be able , despite everything , when we vote tomorrow , the majority required for the monitoring centre in dublin . 
mr president , on behalf of the committee on agriculture and rural development , i would like to make a few comments and in particular , to start on rural development . 
we have asked the approval of a credit a guidance two million euros for an information campaign on the cfp . 
the european commission must negotiate with arguments weight to achieve a reasonable agreement with morocco and the council and the governments concerned must give political support to this negotiation . 
we consider the budget for 2001 , with at the top of the images of the serbian population . 
overall , we would like to see these amendments are adopted . 
however , a path important which people can ensure that their concerns are taken into account is the call to the ombudsman , sending a petition to parliament . 
i should like to begin by talk of the budget of this house . 
in the surprised many members of my delegation , we have the beginning of september , established unanimously a platform strategic . for example , 400 amendments tabled by some of my colleagues have been surprise to many of us in the committee on budgets . 
it is difficult to imagine how new posts could solve the problem of management if , the commission as the council , are still procedures complex of another age , which are used to implement many programmes . 
over recent years , this parliament has consistently shown that it was based its work on a thrift real . 
it is unacceptable to speak , for years , very vague about commitments and reaffirm regularly if it is to say , when it comes to its accounts , that it is too for us and that we must now restricting on our promises . 
if we do not imagine that some unfortunate million on these lines - and we cannot not much more - we agiterons a carrot that we will have to withdraw when these people will really need it . 
as last year 's budget , the budget for 2001 was faced with problems practically insoluble : one , the pressure for the consolidation and the policy of rigour , as agreed in the interinstitutional agreement , in order to ensure the funding of enlargement , on the other hand , the need clear-cut of financing the stability pact for the balkans . 
requiring better performance also means more staff . 
the adoption of this amendment , in its original version , could begin to change , but the majority of the committee on budgets has rejected this idea . 
and , unfortunately , are many other examples : the special treatment given to associations of the federalist or the many ngos to function , the philosophy and operation of the most was debatable , the financing of european political parties , passing through are offset the prince programme , to try to persuade the citizens of the member states of the appropriateness of the euro at a time when the european currency is experiencing a loss of confidence largely shared by europeans , our friends danish until the leaders of the european central bank . 
to conclude , our colleague mr heaton-harris has rightly pointed out , in the amendments he has proposed , one-sided many european programmes by means of which serves a propaganda citizens on european integration , and that its own expense , collected . 
what is more , our administrative systems must be modernised and we must also set a good example . 
the meda programme , devoted to the mediterranean , geographical area of the utmost importance strategic , is a good example of lack of capacity of implementation . 
when we talk about reductions or take money to heading 4 to give resources some priorities , we must not forget what are the priorities of the house , and we have revealed clearly during the vote in committee . 
this amount must therefore be a clarification . 
thank you very much , mr wynn . 
this means simply that there are real elements of flexibility to make progress on this or that policy , even when someone is not , or do not want , and this applies to the countries of the union also applies to the candidate countries . 
i believe that austria has not to complain about what happened , quite the opposite . 
the recommendations regional organisations and the experience of neighbouring countries will certainly contribute to the definition of these resources . 
in 1984 , 0.2 % of owners colombians had 32 % of the earth . 
the council is not here to comment on this or that aspect of this issue , which is extremely delicate and painful . 
at the same time , we cannot hold a debate on issues which are , once again , an extremely complex . 
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so , i will not attempt to give a definitive answer to this difficult issue . 
quite simply , we have the feeling , and your answer shows a little , that the presidency of the council is not very determined in the treatment of this issue . 
therefore , the income of this tax will , of course , not null and void . 
i also i excuse , but we are going to apply the rules of procedure . 
if the right of the chamber has remained silent , it is , therefore , that we have already discussed these issues earlier and our opinion , it is unnecessary to come back several times on the same issues in this chamber that our time is valuable . 
furthermore , pending the adoption of this directive on the prevention of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies , a decision of withdrawal of material presenting risks in the light of these diseases has been taken in june 2000 , to eliminate any progress new epidemic and guarantee consumers the level of health protection as large as possible . 
i have no other elements that those i have been able to tell you earlier . 
we follow , and we know the work of the commission and the council on the erika package 1 , but , on this passage , which is known two countries and had within the european union , which is a passage particularly difficult , moved by large vessels in order to win a few hours , with the risk that old tankers come to fail , and lead to a disaster , i would like to know , and especially the people in corsica , sardinia , would have liked to know if it will be possible , and if you are looking to ban purely and simply the changeover bouches bonifacio by these major ships , these major containers . 
that is why i believe that we must , in principle , to support the commission 's proposals for the revision of the policy on staff . 
it must inject money in the budget for serbia and kosovo . 
i hope , mr president , and i end , that we will scrapping the lines of the budget of eur 50 million to finance the peace agreement with israel / the plo . 
that is why we propose , in the european parliament , new measures , which will serve to seek new funding - we know that the current climate will not allow - cement new compromises between the institutions which will improve the quality of expenditure and ensure that no euro to be wasted . 
remember that european policy , as in any other area , the options and fair stop sometimes majority . 
it is designed to overshadow rather than to clarify , and i was disappointed by the attitude adopted today with regard to the budgeting activity . 
the attaching expenditure on the basis of activities allows us to consider the budget as a political tool in which the breakdown of the expenditure reflects the political priorities precise . 
we must find a solution multiannual so that we do not have , year after year , to discuss every time the way in which we could find money for the reconstruction of the balkans . 
those who are interested in the development of an agricultural industry sustainable know that the momentum central of the recent reform , as it was agreed in berlin , ' moves ' constantly of aid to the raw material in direct support of the income of farmers . 
a budget , ladies and gentlemen , is always much more than a mere danse figures . 
finally , it is immoral , mr president , to reduce the expenditure for agricultural policy , for the meda programme , for the excluded social , in order to find resources intended to finance the european union 's obligations in kosovo and in yugoslavia . 
clearly , we must avoid the serbian population is suffering from cold and hunger in the winter . 
furthermore , i would like to express my concern that the various parliaments of young people included in the socrates programme . 
of course , it must also say very clearly in the council that it bears a share of responsibility in the development inadequate of certain external programmes . 
we now need a stable solution on this aid , especially when it comes to their long-term planning for the western balkans . 
i think that most people would be prepared to accept such a cost , provided that this money to be used efficiently . 
i share the concerns and the arguments that the rapporteur , mrs rühle , has raised this evening in research and of social aid . 
there are two weeks , held the joint parliamentary assembly of the acp . 
at the same time , we want the budgetary resources to be invested in the fund for research and information , in order to find alternative production for tobacco producers in the current . 
i would like to make it clear that the european union has had the influence of the more direct and more positive that we can imagine on northern ireland . 
in this model , the respect of rules and procedures is guaranteed by an independent authority and , ultimately , by judges . 
we will , for the first time , a codecision procedure at first reading on a text extremely complex and riddled technical difficulties , on a sector particularly sensitive for the protection of civil liberties . 
it is good that we have not met in a single authority their the respective duties . 
are you aware , for example , that the schengen system has achieved more than ten million statements on almost one and a half million people , that europol sees its powers constantly extended , centralize information from various police service of the fifteen member states , and under the only control authority or the competence nor the resources are available to give it a chance to do actually another task . 
having said this , i take the opportunity of the presence of the commissioner to say that it would seem appropriate to be concerned about not only the protection of citizens in relation to the new technologies , but also of the use of these technologies to promote the capacity of the european citizen to intervene and interact with regard to the european institutions . 
amendments nos 44-45 1 , 2 , 4 to 10 , 12 40 , 42 to 54 , 57 , 58 and 60 64 reintroduce the text of the council for areas where the commission can agree . 
it goes without saying , therefore , that its opinion on the legislative proposals which concern the protection of personal data will be very valuable because it will be an important contribution to the debate legislation between the institutions . 
the treaty gives to the outermost regions economic and social situation difficult , exacerbated by handicaps , in particular the permanent and interaction are seriously damage to the development of these regions . 
it will help to the promotion of economic and social progress , thanks to a high level of employment . 
so i congratulate mrs sudre and we look forward to the application procedures of the proposals of the commission to be taken into account in the near future of the specific characteristics , in accordance with article 299 ( 2 ) of the treaty of amsterdam . 
for many europeans , some of the outermost regions are destinations of tourism on the map . 
our unemployment rates are among the highest level of the union . 
i am pleased that the committee has adopted by a large majority of the amendments i tabled . 
it is very important , in my opinion , that the outermost regions to be incorporated into the trans-european networks of transport , energy and telecommunications . 
the adoption of unanimity of the members of the committee on regional policy , the report presented by our colleague margie sudre is a testimony of loyalty to the european parliament towards one of its commitments the most important . 
we cannot discuss a number of circumstances and believe that the ideal and idyllic - call - will have been achieved , there will be no need to take further action in the treatment of these three areas and , more particularly , in the outermost regions . 
this article , ladies and gentlemen , does not , but we can strengthen and , i think that it is necessary , to extend and improve our action . 
for the preparation of the proposals which are necessary , the commission is cooperating with the member states and the regions concerned . 
in these areas , as we know , there are permanent difficulties and i believe , therefore , objectively , according to their real level of development , that they will need in the long term the support of regional policy and special measures . 
a meeting of this kind could again be organised in the course of the year 2001 , when we will be more advanced in the implementation of the programme presented in march . 
the presidency has said that it was closed , and i accept fully . 
i believe that parliament to keep to the current rules because , as another speaker said , very often , indeed , it is not machines which have not worked , but the members who have forgotten to vote , and if we could to correct a vote in the future , we would end up ever . 
i am clearly what i have been eating . 
in short , mr commissioner , as the authority , it is important that the commission services responsible , in cooperation and coordination with the member states must establish a system of controls homogenous and effective in the food chain , and that the network of laboratories food of the european union to be strengthened and work in coordination with the commission . 
we must avoid duplication of activities and scientific research , which means cooperation with the research centres national and community . 
today , we are discussing a white paper and we have an interest to define a few basic principles . 
now , these procedures have been amended and changed , and we have our own agency national food safety , the food standards agency . 
finally , we will also support a number of new amendments , in particular amendments nos 11 , 13 , 7 , 9 , and we want to have a vote in all conscience on amendment no 14 . 
in this context , i would like to say at the outset that food safety completely relies on the organisation by the authorities of stringent controls - controls which are also rigorous link the weaker . 
it is clear the matter how superficial and empty with this debate on political unification of europe . 
confions european authority of food safety , the only experience scientific , in liaison with our national agencies . 
if we raised the spread of the main diseases of origin of food which affect europe at the moment , most of which have in fact their first appearance in america . 
nevertheless , it is imperative to define the conditions of referral of the food safety authority to ensure the most effective and rapid action . 
we should also emphasise , as some previous speakers , in particular mr whitehead and mrs gebhardt , that the white paper is much more than a new regulatory framework within the european union . 
mr president , i feel today both satisfaction and the recognition of the commission has initiated this work for a better food safety , and on the other hand for mr bowis and the whole of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy . 
amendment no 17 seems to me particularly important and provides that we ask the council to consumer organisations . 
another aspect is the review organic standards on labelling , both for sale in great detail , a review which finally , thanks to the traceability of products and their ingredients , accurate information to consumers and allow the determination of responsibilities possible in the event of risk or crisis . 
in my opinion , the drafting of a new legislation is not a good response failure to respect the existing legislation . 
during the vote in the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , we have managed to restore a certain balance bringing in the area of application issues relating to nutrition and other references essential role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the safeguarding of eating habits . 
mr president , i would like to join my colleagues in congratulating the rapporteur , mr bowis , for his very constructive approach and very logical to this specific problem . 
mr president , the fact that the white paper on food safety will not value legislation does not prejudice to the dual value that it is certainly . 
the rapporteur , as well as many members of the european members of the committee , including myself , have placed the emphasis on the food authority , which is somewhat regrettable . 
the independence and autonomy of the body are the advantages which serve the best interest of european consumers . 
i said , during this period , that we had had the opportunity with the choice of the rapporteur . 
mr president , i would like to congratulate our colleague mr bowis for really tried to integrate all the points of view in his report and above all for having accepted that we referred to the concept of the more general food . 
in short , mr president , the policy must not shirk its responsibilities . 
but above all , it must win the respect of his or her peers and public confidence and to bring the governments of the member states to accept his conclusions . 
that is how i envisage a future european food safety authority . 
it is the world health organisation in geneva . 
i will not conceal the fact that the white paper , i voted against the creation of such an authority . 
we must therefore ensure that the european union has the highest standards possible food safety , but this view - unanimously shared - must also analyse the economic consequences that it creates for the sectors affected by a requirement of production . 
the tasks of the agency will then : independent scientific research is needed , consultation , inspections and independent monitoring , as well as a rapid alert system , but surely also a task of coordination in order to restore confidence . 
incidentally , i would say to the speakers who have made reference to the question of the need to be sensitive to the promotion of local products or traditional that this issue is covered by the legislation on hygiene . 
this climate consensual will facilitate the task of the commission when it comes to submit a balanced proposal which takes account as far as possible of the opinion expressed by parliament and the many stakeholders in the area of food safety . 
to tell the truth , this matter has been in recent years of the driving forces which have led , from a political point of view , the signature of the ottawa convention . 
i would remind my opposition to amendments nos 10 and 19 to the concerns of coherence in the budget and , with regard to amendment no 29 , i request a vote by blocks in order to have an improved wording of the text which is suffering , in my view of the problems of interpretation 
this raises a first question , the european union and especially the commission must do all it can to ensure that those countries which have not yet signed the ottawa convention . 
- ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we all know the impact of anti-personnel mines , although they are often in some cases justification military important . 
it is he who has raised for the first time in 1996 , the question of a budget line for a horizontal approach and the creation of an adequate legal basis to provide a platform unique to very many actions taken in this important area . 
but i cannot conceal the fact that the power of persuasion of the union to achieve this objective runs somewhat the reluctance of some member states which fail to sign and ratify the convention . 
the fight against anti-personnel gain in efficiency when it can adapt to the conditions within each situation . 
parliament knows that there are already far too , and that , thanks to our proposals for the reform of community aid from outside , we hope shirk the severity of the control of individual projects and concentrate our debates with the member states on strategies and programmes comprehensive . 
the ngos have mushroomed to meet the needs and , however , there is no escaping the fact that around four years after the first conference of the united nations on anti-personnel mines which took place in geneva and more than one year after the entry into force of the ottawa convention , many countries and thousands of people in the world , often in the poorest regions , continue to suffer the terrible consequences of anti-personnel landmines and unexploded ordnance . 
it is important that the commission to improve the quality of its programmes and the speed of their implementation . 
however , i think that , if you read once again very carefully , you will notice that there are several amendments you quoted which , in my opinion , concern awareness campaigns , on transparency , on access reserved for ngos , on things which work very well at this moment , but which could still function more effectively . 
mrs bonino and mr patten have also right to say that parliament and the council should not to deal with questions of administrative , and i have listened very carefully the remarks made by mr patten on this subject , because it considers clearly that we should still less to concern ourselves . 
mr president , a long time ago that our group is taking place actively on the range of applications and the necessary measures , since the decommissioning of production , the destruction of stocks , the judgment of the marketing , until the de-mining operations , the rehabilitation of victims and awareness . 
in the member states then to support the process in international forums . 
the mines are of course a major obstacle to the reconstruction of these countries and the return of refugees . 
with the rate we will , as has already been said , we should more than 100 years to get rid of the world of anti-personnel mines . 
the third area concerns concrete measures to propose , to monitor and to implement . 
for every child that we protect in bosnia , in africa and elsewhere death or of the horrendous injuries resulting from the mines , the efforts that we are providing all are justified . 
we need to put pressure on the countries of the european union which have not signed , such as finland , or which have not ratified , such as greece . 
ladies and gentlemen , look at finland ! 
finally , we hope that the tasks for the future of the common eu military force stakeholders in the training of technicians , especially of people with an interest at local level in the elimination of mines . 
it does not emphasise that the list of countries most seriously affected is mainly composed of developing countries . 
the european parliament 's proposals comparisons to be more in contradiction with the lisbon objectives . 
the rapporteur , mrs van lancker , hope that parliament decides to amend the commission proposal , mainly by adding some areas in which the legislation is appropriate , and on the other hand , and in defining a number of rights at european level . 
that is how the process of luxembourg , which applies to the policy of employment , should be extended to the social protection and social exclusion . 
the major powers such as germany , france , great britain and , to a certain extent , italy , are all agreed to submit their dominant small countries of eastern europe or the south who call their accession to the european union . 
however , we feel for legal reasons that it is a mistake to refer to article 6 of the treaty establishing the european community , because it has not been able to be formally adopted in the convention - because of its structure - and therefore has no legal basis . 
we believe that the inclusion of a new text in the treaties could lead to confusion legal . 
moreover , the rapporteur is reflected in the new theory to be a general trend in brussels , the so-called of dual legitimacy of the european union : that of citizens represented by the european parliament and the member states represented by the council . 
the members swedish social democrats and democrats have today voted against the report drawn up by mr olivier duhamel on the constitutionalisation of the treaties . 
it is important that the european union is moving towards a constitution which incorporates the charter of fundamental rights . 
a constitution would not make sense if it was the democratic framework of a real european federation , a united states of europe . 
it has said understand , in agreement with a large part of the political class , that we govern our relations with other countries by an international treaty . 
. ( en ) i should like to welcome the report from mr duhamel as an interesting and constructive contributions to the idea of the constitutionalisation of the treaties . 
they think that a reorganization and a simplification of the treaties allow citizens to define more clearly the scope of the responsibilities of the eu , its limits and the procedures for the exercise of responsibility in question , the charter of rights has been prepared on the basis of a convention involving national parliaments , the european parliament and representatives of government . 
until the treaty of amsterdam in 1997 , europe was a super union intergovernmental . 
the group for a europe of democracies and diversities voted against the report gil-robles gil-delgado on closer cooperation . 
it demonstrates the concept of a union far too monolithic , where all cooperation should speak within the single institutional framework ' , and where they should all be directed towards the objective of the super-state . 
we must therefore avoid to slow down the functioning of the whole , and therefore allow certain member states to go by developing the mechanism of closer cooperation . 
the structures operational of the single market have always been a success since the beginning of the 1990s . 
. ( nl ) the cooperation at european level can be useful to resolve cross-border problems . 
these areas could be a tremendous laboratory in terms of sustainable development . 
the technocrats , european judges , have tried to remove the granting of sea ' which feeds resources our common of the french overseas departments and , above all protects our craftsmen . 
on the other hand , france has the overseas territories in the indian ocean and in the caribbean . 
its independence will be an indispensable element to its credibility . 
our vote has clarified the role and the composition of the future european authority , but also stated in our demands on its funding and its independence . 
secondly , the european agency must be completely independent . 
we must take account of the type of agricultural practices and agri-food industrial , the problems of imports of goods food , the composition of the ingredients for animal feed , maximum levels dioxins and pesticide residues , components food and others , giving priority to food safety . 
we have voted in favour of amendment no 15 , because we are very strongly committed to the defence of europe 's cultural heritage linked to local food production . 
we do not have margin in almost no category . 
we would also like to include 50 % of the budget line and to 50 % in reserve . 
i note that other proposals are designed to reduce this budget . 
report ( [ c5-0300 / 2000 ) by mrs haug , on behalf of the committee on budgets , on the draft general budget of the european union for 2001 - section iii , the commission ( c5-90 b5-0300 / 2000 - 1999 / 2190 ( bud ) ) 
madam president , i appear as signatory of certain amendments to this report . 
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the real surprised about this budget on external actions , where the dominant selfishness and meanness . 
other resources could be provided by means of the flexibility instrument . 
i have voted against the haug report , in the same way as i have voted in favour of the proposal of my group for the rejection of the general budget for 2001 . 
we refer in particular to the new pilot project who will finance the actions of information in the context of the fight against paedophilia . 
this shows , in a way , the little motivation that gives rise to the european project , even among the citizens politically active . 
20 to 30 % of the markets will be new offered to competition to the private sector . 
given that this is not guaranteed in the report presented , i voted against the report . 
if we combine the low unacceptable limits national , starvation premiums , with the proposed cuts amounts of withdrawal - 5 % for citrus fruits , 8.5 % for apples and pears and 10 % for the rest of fruit and vegetables in the amount for the market - we understand that , for large quantities of in processed fruit and vegetable products , there will be no way out for the distribution . this would result to reduce the overall prices , putrefaction of products in the fields and in installations of packaging cooperatives , forcing farmers to dig what they have grown . 
i have voted for this report because it meets the expectations of the organisations in portugal in the sector horticulture , which claim a change belt-tightening of the com on fruit and products horticultural considered deeply damaging national interests . 
report johan van hecke ( [ b5-0296 / 2000 ) 
this problem has its roots deep in the sacrifice of all and , even the quality of the environment and climate , on the altar of capitalist exploitation of resources and profit out of proportion . 
the rich countries had decided at kyoto to take charge of cleaning up their own atmosphere , even if it was also allowed in strict enough limits , to put on their own list of results for the reduction of emissions that they are helping to achieve . 
the fight against the greenhouse effect is a major issue for the industrialised countries , a duty towards the people in the third world who pay their lives with the consequences of global warming . 
all art is to live with intelligently . 
we must also ensure and strengthen the effort geared towards the detection of substances suspected people endocrine disrupters , perhaps in a legislative framework . 
the consumer and small and medium-sized enterprises do not benefit enough of the internal market , the introduction of the euro will devote completion . 
furthermore , they have so far obliged banks to communicate cross-border transfers of eur 12 500 their central bank for the purposes of statistics of the balance of payments . 
these companies will obviously meet the requirements are the same in matters of security and money laundering . 
we have even aware of cases in which the costs of transaction for cross-border payments have increased later to the introduction of the euro , and this in the proportions are considerable . 
the european central bank could help by imposing a formula transfer uniform for payments at european level , and in supporting the introduction of a single standard in the numbering of the financial accounts in the international system iban . 
it is important that consumers will accept the euro . 
madam president , the report by mrs peijs , on payments of detail in the internal market , includes the old demand on the part of the european parliament on the high cost of cross-border transfers within the union . 
the peijs report himself says in recital d of the draft resolution , and i quote : ' the costs high linked to cross-border transfers undermine consumer confidence in the euro ' . 
we have therefore still much to be done in this area , but on this point , resources and means of policies are more limited that what we can do for this question of payments of detail in the internal market . 
the market of the euro is perceived as an area internal and the citizens do not understand why , in this area , where the risks involved in changes are spoilt ballot papers and where electronic payments , particularly banking transactions by the internet , are increasingly currents , transfer between munich and salzburg costs much more transfer between munich and kiel . 
the achievement of this objective will require to you as many years of work . 
we to the benefit of the opportunity to consider a shorter deadline for the implementation of cross-border payments that the report by mrs peijs urge . 
the debate is closed . 
it seems a good policy to favour a pragmatic approach and of subsidiarity , which the small business at the heart of this mechanism , rather than a proposal which , under the pretext to avoid the scattering of resources , would serve only to produce a fair statistics whose use specific would be impossible . 
specifically , i have three comments on this programme . 
we should remember that the first community action programme in this area has been adopted in 1983 , i.e. there ten seven years . 
furthermore , i have always wanted to achieve these goals through effective policy and pragmatic . 
i would say that they are real commandos economic and innovation , situated in the first line and very vulnerable to the risks involved in this area . 
we will finally to take account of the results of the work of symposium ' sciences and governance ' , which was held last week in brussels , under the aegis of the centre technology foresight in seville , and the monitoring of this symposium , because it has many interfering with the subject we are debating today . 
the rapporteur details a set of priorities to strengthen european entrepreneurship . 
this is an excellent for the image of europe because we can help people quickly , correct and responsible . 
mr president , i too would like to express my thanks for the excellent work done by mrs montfort . 
the important thing is to find the right balance , to avoid some fail constantly at the expense of others . 
this is not right and i support this report . 
that is also the guiding principle of the charter for small businesses . 
the programme will ensure that the networks provide this information . 
it is clear that the main aim of this plan is to put a stop emigration towards the countries of the european union , as well as to repatriate people who live illegally in the european union . 
i emphasise , in particular the need implementation of measures to improve internal security , the strengthening of dialogue between europeans and the regional authorities in albania and , in relation to the commission and the council , the promotion of separate actions in cooperation with the albanian authorities , italy and greece . 
the lack of reports social , economic and political , combined lack of security and organised crime , lead the flow of migration of mass destruction . 
mr president , unlike my colleague mrs pack , in my opinion is that there are groups which planks of albania , the better . 
it is , of course not possible to find immediately a solution to the problem in its entirety , but a little more long term , the aim is to create a world of fairness and right , which offers men the safety and the possibilities for the future . 
there is also a gap between donors , in other words , all of us , europe , the united states , which give money , which lay down projects , and the other hand , people who are working on the ground . 
let us use the bilateral agreements , which , on a legal basis and clear , jointly work , the duration of residence , the place of residence , the remuneration , hours , working conditions and social security , so that migrants will become a force which will value of the economies of our countries and will contribute to the friendship and cooperation between peoples and not culture aspirations nationalists and worthy of the cold war . 
some men and women are sent back when they were more or less integrated . 
the priority must not be given to the means to limit the flow of migrants or refugees , but how to improve the living conditions of the region in such a way that people do not have to leave their homes . 
mr president , i too think , as has been said by mrs dimitrakopoulos , that there is still at the centre of what is the difficulties of albania - economic , social and internal security , the question we can help to restore the rule of law , to give security to its citizens , to restore the authority of its institutions and its local authorities . 
i share the opinion of our colleague mr liese , according to which we need to establish a distribution of the policy on asylum and refugee policy . 
the action plan for albania has been adopted in june this year , and it is the sixth of its kind . 
we can see , in the population , a frustration vague , but also a lack of knowledge of community law , we would like to ask the european parliament and the other community institutions not shrink small work hard to work precisely , to devote time and staff necessary to the achievement of tasks . 
with this report , we want to show the citizens that we take it seriously their complaints about the poor quality of legislation as well as those on regionalisation and centralization excessive . 
the treaty is of course important , even if the limited number of people here to discuss leaves not necessarily mean at first sight . 
in addition , and it is an essential point , the report addresses the issue of subsidiarity , which , this evening , raises the dispute in this house . 
it would also be very interesting that the commission to make a survey of the legislation , in the light of this principle , to make it more simple , more transparent , more efficient and more relevant densities texts superfluous , as call paragraph 6 of this report . 
having studied the report with a great deal of attention , i have come to the conclusion that it is not even a political principle but a principle of theology . 
we must therefore guarantee the recognition of the principle of subsidiarity to the smaller communities , the realities autonomous , to training intermediaries , the training of social , to the families and citizens who are unique real sovereign legislative action and administrative . 
i shall therefore give you a vision brief of the situation . 
i give the floor to commissioner . 
is this an area where we should move towards full regulation , with the guarantee that it will be implemented everywhere or should we move towards a voluntary agreement , provided that it can be implemented and controlled ? 
- ( de ) i voted in favour of the report , even if some of my amendments were not adopted , it is because it looks on the issue of costs high of exchange and transfer in the euro zone . 
when , in around fifteen months , the same the notes and coins will be introduced in eleven member states , it will cost more to obtain this new body monetary outside the country where we live . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to begin by saying that i regret that the commissioner on fisheries , mr fischler , cannot be with us today . 
this should encourage cooperation in fisheries and the moroccan fisheries sector and at the same time to comply fully the fishing interests of the european fleets . 
we are therefore reached a consensus to work in the context of a responsible partnership , after which morocco will present its point of view at a meeting which will take place , as you pointed out , in brussels , 30 october , i.e. monday . 
a few weeks , i am myself visited algeciras , on the south coast spanish , because that is not far short of morocco . 
over time , we have seen that they were not only difficult , but also that they could become impossible . 
by means of fisheries agreements , the european union can exercise of fishing activities and exchange of the prerogatives of fishing with third countries . 
i have read in a revised technical swedish on fisheries how one of these vessels cornered taken in el aaiún , which is described as a port of morocco . 
all this is tested , which is the whole of our fisheries agreements and not just with morocco because it is also mauritania and soon guinea , amongst others , - which are called into question . 
it has been 11 months to get to the point covering where we are now , namely the meeting of 30 and , in this respect , we also know to assess the latest measures taken by commissioner fischler , the results of its journey of 26 in morocco and the meetings held a high level , including with king itself . 
however , i would like to convey to the commission , today worthily represented by commissioner busquin , a few messages very brief . 
my question to the commission is this : if we do not succeed an agreement with morocco , or if this agreement is concluded in terms pointed out by the commission , an agreement which stimulates production moroccan , the commission does it intend to take structural measures to compensate for the delay which will happen in the regions affected ? 
as we foreseen , the difficulties of negotiations with the moroccan authorities have been great . 
finally , in the case , regrettable , where the negotiations fail , the european union has the political and moral duty to support the fishermen and the owners of aid satisfactory and the appropriate to safeguard their livelihoods . 
we need to reduce overcapacity of the fishing industry of the community . 
that is why we need more quickly close economic and political relations with morocco , in defending the interests of our european fishermen . 
that is why the commission is working on the basis of a new partnership for development interesting both parties , the development intact the fisheries sector of morocco , the fleet , aquaculture , the processing of trade , research and the other hand , the granting of fishing opportunities for european fishermen . 
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the difference is clear , and not just in german . 
in july 1999 , the commission has brought this treaty infringement proceedings before the court of justice . 
so , unless that will be able to harmonise the systems - what we hope - at the moment , respect for the principle of subsidiarity must not allow to move for discrimination , much more probably , is the request a privilege . 
we can certainly accept that the previous commission , mr santer , was not the best , it is the reason why it has gone . 
the members of the committee on legal affairs and the internal market of the whole of the union and all the parties , met to proclaim unwieldy talk of rights and recommend the adoption of charters rights if , in situations real where people are deprived of their rights , nothing is done to ensure that these rights to be recognised and respected . that is the problem in this case . 
this attitude is completely unacceptable in a modern europe . 
the area of education is obviously of subsidiarity , but within the framework of the treaties , the free movement of workers and the prohibition of discrimination are own all , we - and in particular , because i come from a state fédératif - we say in favour of the principle of subsidiarity as a principle of cooperation within the european union and that we undertake to ensure that the remit of competences between the levels in europe are classified as quickly as possible in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity . 
in this context , it can no longer be a question of discrimination . 
you , mr president , you would you treat by someone who knows the terms and surgical in italian , english , french , german , or by a surgeon ? 
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we express our deepest sympathy . 
i give the floor to mr ceyhun , which is expressed in my capacity as rapporteur , and on behalf of the socialist group . 
as far as the council and commission statements on the third asia-europe meeting , the council has indicated that it does not wish to intervene at this time . 
therefore , it is an issue which , in accordance with the treaties and of the euratom treaty , the responsibility of the commission ; it concerns , or can apply , many citizens who are not exclusively in spain , because it is , in this area and in that region , without there is any contingency plans , hundreds of thousands of european citizens from fifteen countries of the union , not to mention many people who have just outside to use the costa del . 
madam president , it is a sad , although very revealing , to hear the interior minister of spain , mr mayor oreja , to say that there is no point to engage in dialogue with the basque nationalists , even if a new cease-fire was said in the future . 
i should like to ask that we look at this week a statement by the commission on the uk government 's decision to introduce a tax discriminatory for hauliers , not in the uk . 
given that the parties of the european liberal , democrat and reform party and european tend more and more to combine with forces inspiration xenophobic , racist and authoritarian behaviour , i believe that it is not just a serious hazard to italy , but also a sign of something which affects the whole of europe . 
my report contains serious criticism of the french proposal . 
these demands are expressed in amendments nos 2 and 4 of the karamanou report . 
the initiative of the french presidency that we are discussing today has must aim to improve the two agreements in general on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters - that i already mentioned - especially in the area of the fight against money laundering . 
we must admit that if the project of the fight against money laundering has suffered damage as a , the blame lies in parliament , but the council . 
we can only congratulate this work . 
of course , the way , as mr marinho - and i agree - is the communitarisation . 
all those who expressed have agreed that it was an excellent initiative , and we support its content . 
what we need is that europol can operate across borders . 
these facts occur too often in our europe of today and , before to give my support for mutual recognition premature , i would like to see a mutual recognition of standards fair . 
i accept that this will be difficult , because we must build on the basis of instruments fragmented . 
but it is also a need to strengthen the economic side that is the european union , and this is the wishes of the citizen , which we must take into account because the citizens of the european union have a right to security . 
in the european union , we must fight it resolutely against money laundering , being aware that we need a political cooperation and justice effective between the member states , as effective as possible , especially since the creation of the single market and the liberalisation of the markets of capital and financial services . 
as for the advice financial , nothing will enable us to think that the lawyer not exercising his profession as such . 
furthermore , i would like to say that i am aware of the consideration of the question raised by various members on the conditions in which the confidentiality of the legal professions may be a rejection based of judicial cooperation in the fight against money laundering . 
this is particularly true with regard to the serious crimes and the most serious crimes cross-border . 
overall , the mission is so widespread and important that it cannot be supported by the only the council . 
it follows that it is necessary to strengthen the rights of citizens by adopting an effective instrument and to recognise the competence of the court of justice , particularly with regard to its right to the interpretation and its power to regulate or not . 
therefore , although i am in favour of a strengthening of cooperation and coordination , i think that this legislative system would be a mistake , and we oppose . 
the second point i would like to raise is also interesting . 
this is an initiative to be welcomed , and it must therefore welcome the fact that it is to obtain such support in this house . 
i shall take this opportunity - as several members have raised very sensitive issues - to say quite frankly , as we have just heard mr coelho , that this initiative , seems to us , above all as a first initiative , which demonstrates the political will of the council to recover the delay which exists in the field of judicial cooperation , in relation to police cooperation . 
and that is why i see as an important instrument for guaranteeing judicial control of europol . 
the programme fair on research activities in the field of agriculture and fisheries was included in the fourth framework programme which has drove from 1994 to 1998 . 
given the importance of the research programme for agriculture and fisheries , it is regrettable that it has raised some problems in the organisation of the programme . 
the report by the court of auditors on the programme fair , the origin of the report of the rapporteur , has been published in march this year , even if the letters sector on audit had initially been sent by the commission in december 1998 and february 1999 . 
i would like , on behalf of the committee on fisheries , highlight certain points . 
you have emphasized , and i thank you , the spirit behind this report by the dialogue with the court of auditors , the commission services and the interest you brought . 
this illustrates that the commission is not remained passive and that it is responding to the comments that you have made . 
i now come to the question that mrs morgan has asked for the recovery of . 
thank you very much , commissioner . 
this price will be issued association ' basta ya ' during the december part-session next year . 
i am firmly convinced that it also means , even if some heads of state and of government do not want to admit , the opening of the constitutional process so often and consistently requested by this parliament . 
i am particularly pleased to be before you today to discuss in depth of this beautiful project that is the european union 's charter of fundamental rights , before you do not adopt the final position of your parliament on this text . 
i , for my part , no doubt that this opportunity will . 
it is true , however , that some criticisms have been made on the content of the charter . 
i believe that it is an important position and i welcome . 
it was a great success for us , members of parliament - and the groups have front on this point , which is a positive result , we have obtained sixteen members represent the european parliament in the convention . 
i believe that this charter is a blow master and that it can become , as has the headline a major european newspaper on 26 september last year , the visiting card of europe . 
therefore , my group still think that it is absolutely essential to include a reference to the charter in article 6 ( 2 ) of the treaty . 
there were those who pensèrent that europe held last the opportunity to get out of the single free trade area and of the rut liberal to lay the foundations for a europe of citizens . 
at the european summit in nice , in december , civil society has decided to take action to make its voice heard and have proclaimed its desire a charter offering real guarantees for the citizens of europe . 
to do this , beyond signatures , it is important that all countries and all political forces to take a commitment effective and respect every day , the charter is not . 
so weep or are pretending to be happy , celebrate this great event which is still not a great event empty . 
the convention has done excellent work . 
it is both the rights of the individual , the rights of citizens , but also social rights . 
the right to good administration , also mentioned by mrs malmström , is one of as much progress . 
to what extent mr blair will give its self-enforcing the freedom to speak on this project brilliant , i do not know , because i have not yet heard . 
the last time , you mentioned the glass half empty or half full . 
however , the cologne european council , assisted by the house , which has played well its role semeur confusion , has finally make us forget to everyone that it is a matter of the national parliaments , that these are being stealing shift progressive . 
when it comes to the protection of fundamental rights , a surplus may be just as dangerous lack ! 
when we hear speeches by some members , we realise that this information is needed more than ever . 
the big question which divides us is what this charter . 
we will be voting in favour of the charter , but with the feeling that this will not to mobilise the enthusiasm and the involvement of both necessary of citizens of europe . as usual , the governments - and some others - will be taking the historic responsibility . 
according to the joint rapporteur , mr duff , it is a crucial towards improving the quality of european integration . 
for those who feel the need , i recommend to read the explanations contained in the convention 49 , and to be aware of the law of the two courts which are linked to the charter . 
mr president , i have long been doubts . 
for the first time since the creation of the european union , we have the foundations of a constitution , a constitution for the supranational structure of the union . 
the demonstration is an appeal to a social and democratic europe , a europe of citizens . 
the draft charter can be used , sometimes temporarily , by the parties , trade unions , environmental organisations , churches and many other groups of the member states of the union and candidate countries , as an interesting reflection document on the future of the cooperation between the peoples of europe . 
i would like to focus on three points which have already been addressed this morning . 
the charter which will be adopted today will strengthen and will clear the values and fundamental rights and principles on which our community must be based . 
i would like to join , of course , those who wish to include , in article 6 , a reference to the charter and its further integration in the treaties . 
let us remember the case of bernard connolly , the book of criticism on the commission has been banned by the court of first instance . 
this synthesis is important , at a time when the union is called upon to define the legal status , in terms of rights and obligations of nationals of third countries which are legally in the european union . 
i am , just like him , convinced , that it will have effects unique immediate and , on the other hand , that it will be binding shortly . 
i have heard , during this debate , some formulae potent matters : the charter will be a bones for the dog - the dog as the european parliament - or behind the sex of withdrawals of a french presidency , particularly in his conduct of the igc . 
that is the reason which has led our parliament to propose the establishment of a forum for the euro in turkey , involving in an in-depth analysis of the representatives described in the community of turkey and meps who will have a mandate . 
the unanimity does not mean that we are all pleased democracy in turkey and the way in which turkey respects human rights : we are not . 
this asked , i know , of course , that turkey 's candidacy continues to raise questions . 
the desire of the presidency is that this project will be adopted quickly , if possible 20 november , the next general affairs council and , as i have already indicated , in respect of the decisions very precise taken at helsinki . 
it is nonetheless - as the commission has very clearly stated in its regular report - that turkey must , as all the other candidate countries , meet the copenhagen criteria in the framework of the process of rapprochement . 
in his speech last month before the turkish parliament , the president sezer has explained very clearly why turkey had no alternative to the commitment of reforms . 
i thank you for your attention . 
here too , there has been some signals slightly positive . 
we resisted attempts , sometimes misleading , to break the balance that the report has been achieved , and we resisted in particular to the amendments which seek to make the european parliament a court to judge the past . 
this is a matter of course clear , as it is clear that turkey should , as of any civilised society , to the idea to face its past , horrific that it has been . 
the accession of turkey on such a basis - and not because of the considerations geostrategic the usa or nato - would be a enrichment for the european union and a significant step towards the unification of europe . 
is that a small part of turkey 's territory is part of the continent of europe ? 
we will therefore be voting against this report , as we have voted against all the reports to integrate turkey in the european union . 
the greatest damage would arouse in turkey expectations which cannot be satisfied because of the political situation . 
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i welcome this report and i shall be voting for . 
instead of draw human rights and social rights to the high , it will facilitate operations intended to draw downwards . 
there is no doubt that its ultimate aim is to serve the preamble to a european constitution to come which , in turn , will be the crowning glory of the functioning of the eu towards the federal , which now institutionalised , the decisions will be taken by some powerful to be applied by all the main aim is to serve the interests of the monopolies of the european union at the expense of the interests of workers and , more generally , the people . 
a classic case is presented by article 2 2 ' no one can be sentenced to death , or implemented ' . 
nowhere is said that , despite our demands , that the family is formed a man and a woman voices of children , and that it is the fundamental social unit . 
in the judges have not been elected , it represents a step backwards in terms of democratic government . 
of course , i would have wished directly integrated into our european treaties . 
i abstained in the final vote , because i believe that some social rights are formulated in a less decent that economic rights . 
the idea initially of the convention was to have a text has been agreed which would allow the fifteen governments make binding by its incorporation into the treaties . 
in reality , the fight against social exclusion is fades into among assistance , rather than to ask the requirement of basic rights binding for employers and the member states . 
for my part , i am convinced that secularism is a value emancipatory and topical . 
lack social obligation linked to the property . 
it is clear that this document is not designed to become legally binding , given that it is not a legal text . 
some members of the irish government have raised , there is little , about whether brussels posed the identity of ireland and mr ahern , by saying that membership of ireland to the eu was essential for prosperity and its economic success , is firmly opposed to any movement quickly towards a europe federal - centralised - , given that would go far beyond what the majority of europeans want or are prepared to accept at this time . 
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i stress , in passing that during this part-session , seven reports a total have their origins in national initiatives , which demonstrates that this system , where it exists , finally very productive . 
these measures simply good intentions are absolutely necessary to combat this phenomenon , which has continued to develop and internationalized . 
through this initiative , the french presidency is proposing the adoption of a framework decision for the approximation of laws and procedures in criminal matters on money laundering ( for example , screening , freezing and confiscation of funds ) . 
all the member states should deal with money laundering as a crime offence a minimum of four years ' imprisonment . 
given that money laundering is immense at world level , it is clear that europol should be given powers to combat , in order to draw up a european strategy for police and judicial cooperation . 
i welcome the report by mrs roure on a new initiative of the french presidency - in view , this time , to improve judicial cooperation , in order to ensure that no barrier to prevent the extradition of criminals suspected of money laundering or other offences in doing so to speak of funds illegal . 
madam president , it is the only report on which i have voted harshly . 
it would be the first member state which casts a bridge geographical above the gap that separates us asia , and the first tradition mainly islam . 
this is particularly true at a time when we call quantity increasing the resources of the eib and without cover totally economic risks that we take . 
in this context , i would point out the conclusion of the essence of paragraph 22 , which states that turkey does not fulfil the copenhagen criteria and i stress the many condemnations of acts and shortcomings , which turkey has been the subject in the areas of human rights , democratic freedoms and in its behaviour international , and the recommendations to comply with european values related that the european parliament has addressed this country . 
we are concerned , mr president , not hear , today , such encouragement from the official in turkey and the turkish press , but without doubt , is there an attempt to react . 
eleven years after the fall of the berlin wall , nicosia is the only capital in europe which is still divided . 
the progress necessary have not been made in a proportion sufficient and turkey must continue its efforts . 
mr president , mr president-in-office of the council , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , it is in my capacity as rapporteur for the accession of cyprus that i would like to speak in this debate . 
mr president , it is impossible to vote in the morillon report , because we are convinced that , contrary to what he says that a large number of people expect , turkey , accession will improve the lives of the people . 
but i believe at the same time we must not establish a picture too black of the situation . 
there is therefore a relationship internally . 
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mr brok , who has joined , had been wondering about the delays that are identified in the negotiations . 
we europeans have experience to make . 
in fact , it is no longer just , as in 1995 , to restore balance with the east of europe , it is also to prepare the future enlargement of the union . 
the xenophobia , state terrorism or other forms of terrorism is a matter of this area , and i hope that we will have the opportunity in order . 
this is a fact which we must , unfortunately , we live with . 
however , once again , we should be francs . 
all this shows the awareness of the inadequacy of the results achieved so far , even if the answers are not yet , in my view , equal to the situation , and even if it must be acknowledged that five years , this is not very much for process too complex . 
that is why i believe that today 's debate can be used to make us aware of the central importance of this policy for the union as a whole . 
this is not competition between all these needs , but they are funds new that we must find . 
the mechanism of violence in the middle east , the war waged with violence and determination against the palestinian people , who israel continues to refuse its right to a state , threaten the future of the whole region . 
mr president , as the european union must find , at nice , the balance between deepening and enlargement , it should be developed , in marseilles , a balanced relationship between its role in the european union in central and its responsibility in the mediterranean . 
however , the general idea of records that gives this fifth anniversary of the barcelona process is that we can we be satisfied with the simple continuity in the process , the fact that there has been ministerial meetings with the presence of representatives of israel , the palestinian authority , syria , lebanon , etc. that may be a poor consolation . 
the common problems which afflict the mediterranean region are quite a few : illegal immigration , poverty , external debt , human rights , drought and terrorism , which destroyed ruthlessly the life of human beings and families innocent , as we are experiencing tragically in spain , algeria or in the middle east . 
we are ready to believe , but the countries of the south need other things that promises or speech : it is up to us to give them . 
europe has made no policy on desertification or water in the mediterranean countries ; it would be appropriate to make a specific policy on the environment , public health and consumer protection of the mediterranean which would transpose the parameters , the logical and even the diversity of the climate in the mediterranean . 
the proposals before us today are much more balanced . 
i now turn to the agency in kosovo . 
we cannot disappoint them and , now more than ever , these countries need our help . 
in conclusion , and i shall return to the words of the commission - i would say that these two proposals are the cornerstone of a process which should enable these countries , which have suffered and suffering , to be able to fully incorporate into european structures . 
in future , we must give the responsibility of a few - a director , if you want to assuming truly responsibility towards the body that will be selecting the various programmes . 
i would like to thank all those colleagues who felt that this objective was important and i am glad that in the future we will be able to strengthen this area - in terms of content , in these countries . 
i have read in some communications on the elections in bosnia that the nationalists extremists have won the elections in bosnia and herzegovina . 
the european union - you know - is involved with determination to contribute to these changes historic . 
the examination of the reports westendorp and mr lagendijk on the proposals for regulations concerning the framework programme and the other , the european agency for reconstruction gives us the opportunity to come back on the extent of support for the european union intends to give to the western balkans , in order to accompany the stabilisation and association process . 
the victory as expected of democracy in croatia , then in the federal republic of yugoslavia , requires , as we know , the european union go much further . 
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as they deal with the same subject , question nos 2 and 3 will be taken together . 
a new period of four months has been given to the parties - and this is the resolution 1324 - to try to make progress on two fronts . 
i would like to question the state of the association agreement with morocco . 
the stability and development of the caucasus represent one of the strategic priorities for the european union . 
with regard to the discussions with turkey , we are now emerging a very important debate on this subject , and you know exactly the positions of the european union on this point . 
i just want that the minister emphasises that legislative measures proposed aim of those who exploit and profit from people who live in situations desperate and is not intended to criminalise more immigrants or immigrants potential . 
both of legislative measures that actions intended to increase the debate and develop an awareness are necessary . 
i believe that the fight against these crimes by all means , absolutely all means , and i can see that both the council of the european union that the united nations general assembly and , i believe , the turkish government , are prepared to do so . 
this is because the other 14 countries disapproved that they have taken measures . 
let me take one example : if tomorrow in my country , france - and here i am speaking as minister - came to power a party of the extreme right , i would like to take against my own country of the measures of the kind of those who have been taken against austria . 
for my part , i wanted to talk about the levels : i have talked about value as they are included in our texts , i have talked about value as they are reaffirming in the charter of fundamental rights and i have spoken in particular - that is true - in the fight against all discrimination , which is included in frontispiece of european texts , which is what we must respect . 
i would remind you that this political dialogue is , on the side of the future accession partnership , one of the elements of the pre-accession strategy for turkey defined on this occasion . 
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that is what we are trying , and it is in this line and in any other that we will take . 
on this occasion , we must recognise that the moroccan side has not replied to the supply of the community . 
these are the people of scotland , where , after 110 days of detention , anyone accused of having committed a crime must be judged , be released and not be accused of this crime . 
concrete steps have been taken ( security of supply , energy efficiency ) to make the member states ' economies less sensitive to crises outside ? what are the means and the council 's priorities in the short , medium and long term , in terms of energy efficiency and saving energy ? 
the union 's position on the measures extraterritorial enacted by the united states has not changed . 
finally , i have pointed out that the european union took note with concern of the observations made by the agencies and the united nations programmes and deplored the negative consequences and often tragic the economic embargo american for the people of cuba . 
the council does not understand that it is a political problem par excellence and that it is unacceptable that it takes the same distance of the victim and a bully ? 
firstly , this office is in line with the decision of the commission to decentralise ; on the other hand , it has excellent results of management in the task that he is doing . 
they do not recognise borders , and we must fight illegal activities cross-border , either in the field of drug trafficking , cross-border cooperation or the trafficking in human beings . 
it should that commissioner patten , who has a great experience - not to say wisdom - in the treatment of international crises , and which , visited the different regions of the korean the balkans , to go to the location of the reconstruction agency in thessaloniki , to see how does this service . 
but this region , the region haunted in europe , has never been so full of hope that today . 
but i would first of all like to thank the house for the excellent quality and speed of its work in the discussion of these two proposals for a regulation . 
we have also achieved rapid results in serbia , where the commission has put in place , in the space of four weeks only , a programme of emergency aid of a total of eur 200 million . 
of course , we can also accept the proposal wanting that the guidelines adopted in the future by the commission reflect this search for a greater efficiency behind our reforms . 
i hope that parliament understands the significance of the proposals that i have presented in may and that it will continue to work constructively with the other to this very difficult , but i cannot give my support parliament 's amendment to remove the requirement of unanimity , because that would go against the opinion of the college . 
the challenge of this third the summit held seoul was to deepen the asem process , both for participants of governments for the general public . 
as regards ' interpersonal ' ( people-to people-to-people ) , the principle of opening of the asem process more section of the civil society has been maintained , although the ngo initiatives to establish a forum social have not been able to see the day as a result of the reluctance of some asian partners . 
so we are very pleased that the summit seoul has taken place , and that all the heads of government , except one or two , were present . 
there was even two concrete proposals which have been adopted , namely the round table on globalisation and duo program , which provides for 4 300 fellowships competition of 25 million us dollars . 
the commission communication is limited to address the aspects relating to the responsibilities corresponding to the community and the member states in the tasks arising from participation in the rfos . 
if the assumption that all the countries coastal existing in the world , there are few people who benefit from economic potential , legal , legislation and that the european union has at its disposal , you will understand how important it is ask ourselves what is our responsibility . 
the reform of the cfp will be vital , but it will be even more important to put in place appropriate reforms . 
i am thinking here of the fish migratory . 
we are all aware , throughout the european union and beyond . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to start by thanking you for the support that you attach in particular to the efforts that we are making to promote and to strengthen the action of the community in regional fisheries organisations . 
up to now , some progress has already been made , but we must above all to try to find a better planning in time . 
in fact , the improvement is still the productivity of livestock generates a growth of supply and if it should be accompanied by a extension without bounds production equipment , impairment once again , inevitably , a heavy imbalance of the market . 
instead , it is much more sense that every manufacturer of pigmeat is its own economies . every farmer pigs piggy . 
it is also mentioned the need to encourage producers ' organisations , including the location differs greatly one member state to another . 
the organisations of the markets , and they have worked so far , have promoted the process of concentration more than they have prevented . 
the globalisation of the economy here as a trap , and this has nothing to do with crises cyclical . 
all the farmer , wherever it is in the european union can subscribe to this mechanism . 
mr president , commissioner , the author of the report , mr garot , has dealt with seriously and clarified the commission 's proposal for the establishment of funds regulation of the pigmeat sector . 
this is a matter of balance . 
in this respect , i must say that my conclusions are different from those of my colleague mr garot and the commission 's proposal , i could almost approve , as it has been tabled , though , if we want to be honest , we must recognise that this does nothing to resolve the problem . 
secondly , there is the involvement of the producers specialised piglets in the proposed system , such as amendments nos 7 and 13 underline . 
what is , i would ask you , that the commission has presented ? 
firstly , an analysis of the budgetary implementation and the practices of management has been carried out for each of categories financial . 
on this point , the court to repeat what she has said in previous years , namely that such a trend has negative consequences : decisions unsuitable and hasty , increased workload involving a risk of errors , and so on . 
the dramatic events which occurred recently have clearly demonstrated that the problems of management and control constraint more heavily on the european agenda . 
this penalises member states thorough and reward less very carefully . 
in this respect , i would like to say briefly that the commission places the emphasis in its work on improving of external aid , both in the direction of a restructuring of institutional reform in this area in the direction of a payment strengthened and faster important the rals . 
now , the european parliament is in a situation is extremely sensitive issue , because he has said this year - in january - that it would accept more serious errors in the closure of accounts in 1999 . 
i would like to raise a few problems and i hope that mr karlsson can answer my questions today . 
we need more figures and more facts . 
i would like to make this year , so that we can begin to assess the dg . 
we all know , of course , that the commission is working certain changes . 
this will reduce the number of errors . 
the commission is therefore now obliged to respect for the rules . 
may i first of all thank mr karlsson , because this year , cooperation with the committee on budgetary control has much better market than in previous years . 
i would ask you to make a ranking of countries and sectors most affected by the poor management in the eu . 
madam president , i should like to thank the court of auditors for the report and for his political assessment , yesterday , the committee on budgetary control ; reform efforts and their need were once again highlighted . 
we must be able to read what has been said by mrs van der laan - and we are all agreed on this . 
to do this , perhaps we must be given to the president of the court a power of decision on the methods of the court and the way in which they are given . 
the rates are different one member state to another and their composition is different one member state to another . 
in its work the most important on the common agricultural policy , the special report on arable crops , the court concluded that , in 1993 to 1997 , the community budget has paid more than 13 thousand billion euros more than what would be reasonable . 
let me raise questions which it is impossible to answer . 
the court of auditors must also change its working methods . 
we can always welcome something . 
this report was approved by a large majority of the members of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy of parliament , and , consequently , i will defend the result of the vote of this committee . 
the second point concerns the export ban , which has just celebrate . 
i have reservations and am inclined to reject this provision . 
in the second or third reading , we will need the famous 314 votes and , such as the report is at present , we will certainly not . 
the commission has just to propose a cautious but welcome , ranging from in this direction , that the commissioner will prove can be a little more when he responds . 
we are in agreement with the rapporteur on the need to inform the consumer about the risks and play the map of transparency , particularly in terms of health and safety . 
in my view , it is better to take greater account of the principle of subsidiarity . 
however , i remember a big debate that i have had with my daughter elisabetta when it had nine years and that it asked me to go to turn only in the street . 
it was necessary to ensure that we can guarantee full protection of consumers , without , however , to regulate certain things several times or contradictory . 
furthermore , i would like to stress the importance of the amendments approved by the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , which strengthen the transparency of the final consumer and which clarify responsibilities , not only of the producers , but also of distributors in any operations of withdrawal of products regarded as dangerous . 
this also means that when new provisions are taken in the context of the sectoral legislation , they replace the provisions of the directive . 
many of the amendments proposed are an improvement of the original text and can therefore be accepted by the commission . 
thirdly , amendment no 4 proposes to add , in the preamble , a demand binding on the member states to produce concrete reports with the help of the appropriate institutions and independent , that they are public or private . 
although the commission is in favour of cooperation and common principles , the proposed wording goes against the principle of subsidiarity . 
no problem arising from the current wording has been pointed out to the commission and the amendments would weaken the existing provisions . 
amendments nos 39 and 44 propose that the information on dangerous products are accessible to the public that after a decision to ban or reference has been taken , and they are proposing that the exchange of information covered by professional secrecy is not possible between the supervisory authorities of the markets . 
mr martelli , normally , you cannot say that at the end of voting time , but i give you exceptionally and briefly the floor . 
report ( [ h-0294 / 2000 ) by mrs eriksson , on behalf of the committee on women 's rights and equal opportunities , on the proposal for a council decision on the programme on the community strategy on equality between men and women ( 2001-2005 ) ( com ( 2000 ) 335 - c5-90 ­ 0386 / 2000 - 2000 / b5-0143 ( cns ) ) 
mr president , my question concerns the order of the vote on the amendments on paragraph 10 , i.e. the armenian genocide . 
( parliament adopted the resolution ) 
the responsibility is twofold : there is one of the governments of the countries of the union , but also of the governments of the mediterranean partners . 
this aid is more than justified by the scale of this tragedy . 
the ban on night work for women was one of the few areas in which social legislation of some countries , protecting women , was a little more in advance for the workers for workers . 
i very much hope that in the future , the commission will submit an annual report and in good time an assessment to allow parliament to carry out an analysis and a discussion in depth . 
it is therefore regret that i voted against this proposal . 
it is important that our products are safe , but we must guard against exceed certain limits carrying actions extremes . 
today , the european agency for kosovo is governed by a board of direction in which the representatives of the member states and the commission have each a voice and where decisions are taken two-thirds majority . 
in serbia , the problem that needs to be solved is that of kosovo . 
the danish social democrats have voted against a report to introduce a support system for producers of pork within the eu . 
if this is that , as everyone knows , even with a certain opening of the french presidency , the commission rejects these proposals and it does not appear to be a majority in the council to approve . 
a variation minimal of supply is sufficient to cause a crisis . 
mr president , the armenian genocide was the first in a long series during this 20th century that we can describe century genocide . 
sweden is not prepared to take part in a common military defence , but in the actions of treatment of civil crises , we cannot support paragraph 15 , where ' welcomes the desire to turkey to contribute to improving european capacities in the context of the common european security and defence policy ' . 
but beyond the duty memory that we must demand a democracy , and which we europeans know how difficult it is and painful , so difficult that certain european countries have not been completed , it is important that such acts of barbarism have destroyed lives for reasons ethnic , religious or cultural and which afflict the universal conscience never occur again ever . 
that is without doubt , a different debate today , but , on behalf of the importance i attach to turkey , i wanted to say it again today . 
the peace is possible because these people are not hindered to exercise their right to self-determination . 
i have voted for the amendments asking this recognition , today , in order to continue this evidence and to recognize the pain of a people . 
it has taken place at the time of the empire change-over . 
not only the jové peres report would systematic this situation for regional organisations exist and those which are being creation , but it would strengthen putting an end to the habit of the commission to appeal to the support of the technicians from different member states . 
my remarks are worth , of course for the subject we are discussing today , the representation of the european community in the regional fisheries organisations , but it also applies to the negotiations , for example , in the context of the world trade organisation . 
my suggestion together has been supported by mr your colleagues trittin , president of the council at that time , and by the european commission , so that the decision of parliament to merge three directives has not having a great deal of opposition . 
one example : pvc is 0.7 % of the total volume of waste incinerated . 
i shall conclude , mr president , by saying that the ppe / de group is satisfied with the work which has been done in the course of this third reading . 
mr president , i would also like to thank mr blokland for his work on this important matter . 
incinérer is not to recycle . 
the report by mr blokland now at third reading was for many members elected for the first time in the committee on the environment , public health and consumer protection the first test greatness nature to learn practices members . 
new the emission limits , more stringent , have been introduced for the new cement kilns for co-incineration , as emphasised by mrs evans . 
whatever the diversity of national situations , we can therefore see , in all the countries of the european union , a reduction of almost general cover compulsory , a greater role systems so-called sickness insurance supplementary and enhancing factors reintroducing . 
it would , however a proposal for a directive for the following points : the ban the use of information open-ended from of genetic research , a key point ; the absence of tests health prior to the subscription ; the establishment of an obligation to guarantee by the insurer ; consideration better coordinated payments for people who work and travel within the union and , finally , the establishment of a mechanism of negotiation . 
we adopt an attitude more and more positive care cross-border , and the operation of the market is therefore more applicable to health care . 
the united states , for example , we are often used as an example ' liberal economy . however , it would be a fatal error exemplary for health policy . 
it is not that the eu establishes rules on , for example , of the information for therapeutic purposes or imposing everyone must be guaranteed , which ruin the diversity of systems of health insurance supplementary which exist today in many countries , and which are working on the basis of principles actuarial . 
it was then that there was a means to be admitted . 
it is the health of all the citizens of our member states and the cohesion of our territories . 
it is not by chance that i am faced with these problems in the context of the netherlands . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , mr rocard calls on the commission to define in a green paper the characteristics insurance as a basis in the context of sickness insurance legislation . 
it is a concern to the fore . 
mr president , those who , as we are spent throughout their lives for the study social issues remember that the old textbooks autarkic generally social protection as a package of measures to protect the state covering risks economically assessed , nature individual or familiar and in which individuals - the core family - could not be faced themselves . 
so this means that a major debate on the causes of the failure of medical assistance public is necessary . 
the sickness insurance supplementary presupposes a legal system of rights and services . 
in trying to eliminate discrimination on the basis of background care , mr rocard would have killed the chicken eggs in gold . 
the commission will act immediately in the context of its powers , and i shall try to respond to the conclusions of your report . 
i also hope that the proposals which aim to recognise the importance of qualifications and integration into working life will also adopted , because we must take account of the phenomenon ever more important social exclusion and poverty people exercising a professional activity paid . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the committee on economic and monetary affairs is also congratulate the rapporteur for his explanation . 
the next item is the recommendations of the commission for an opinion of the council on the updating of the stability programmes in germany , finland and the netherlands . 
this has led to consider different and to ask ourselves whether this stability and growth pact left with the implementation of the quantitative target of a figure final determined , or whether it is necessary to introduce other aspects relating to the quality of public finances in the forthcoming programmes . 
our basic message is that the margin for to tax reductions must go hand in hand with a tight control of public expenditure . 
i believe that in all , we can see that it is a positive balance sheet . 
they are the risks of overheating in one of the big countries of europe , which is also one of the main countries for the european economy , namely germany . 
mr president , i would like to thank mr della vedova . 
it seems to me that it is on these two components , on events in the fight against bse in europe and its developments in france , that you have called we heard today . 
we propose to the european commission and our partners in the union to prepare the extension on a european scale of the tests , on the basis of scientists . 
for example , efficiency , independence , transparency will be the key principles clearly risk assessment of food in europe . 
i will return to this later . 
however , it is essential that these tests are implemented to a scale . 
some measures active surveillance , including random testing , are in progress in order to prevent the cases of bse to enter the food chain . 
in the kind of situation which we are facing , it is always trying to turn to a solution magic , a solution which can remove the risks and restore confidence . 
i would like to ask on monday to the member states they fear that the weaknesses in the implementation of controls , weaknesses which would go against the community legislation in this area , are a factor explaining the increase current the incidence of bse . 
it must be possible to combine both rapid action and serious . 
it is up to you to conclude quickly . 
this is a requirement capital , particularly with regard to this problem in particular of bse . 
our group is asking immediate ban on meat and bonemeal for all animals , as long as the member states can guarantee the establishment of laws on the prevention of bse and the rigorous application of european directives . 
i do not know if it is the panacea , mr commissioner , but on behalf of the precautionary principle , it seems to me that the experience need to ban the use of meat-and-bone meal in food of all the animals , including the pigs , poultry and fish . 
i believe that the debate which has begun in this house , which is to seek , the council , the commission or the house , has more or less , seems somewhat superfluous . 
firstly , others have said , we need to pursue a screening systematic on all cattle slaughtered for food of europeans . 
in doing courage and ambition , we will be able to combine the interest of health of europeans and the economic interest of our producers and we can restore confidence . 
they are , i repeat , not responsible for the crisis , which is why the european union must show its solidarity . 
i do not accept the arrogance of certain member states which do not practising tests , calling regulation . 
european solidarity must play because our policy has shown its inconsistencies : set-aside land , animal meal for ruminants , nitrates and pesticides . 
and now i hear mr gollnisch say that his group has been at the forefront of the fight in the bse crisis . 
in addition , we consider it appropriate to ensure that any outbreak of infection polarised and that the export of meat is forbidden until that their nature healthy is proved . 
it is unacceptable that we accept insufficiently this priority in the area of policy . 
i am pleased to see that we are considering the extension of tests on a voluntary basis . 
but if we généralisons screening tests , if we destroy animal meal , if we impose the slaughter of the whole herd for one sick animal , we must demand these health rules strictly equivalent on the part of third countries who are our trading partners and which seek to export to the community of live animals , carcasses , in meat preparations . 
the causes of the problem . 
madam president , i am pleased that the commission finally decided with force in favour of testing generally applied , because , such as france has just show : which seeks to find ! 
what is which prevents us to act ? why should every time a crisis that we gathered in this house and that we state that the european parliament puts public health in the first priority ? 
the link between bse and feeding animal meal , very little natural to feed animals , is clear to everyone now . 
i therefore ask the european commission to reach a certain degree of harmonization on this point . 
i call on the commission to review completely systems in place in france for dealing with cases of bse . 
the poison between in the system will eventually destroy . 
it is certainly be difficult to coexist , national and european legislation . 
a further the safeguard has been drawn up in the system to protect public health and food safety in the form of legislation which defines the procedures for the manufacture of animal meal . 
it has been said that they were going to be very expensive , that they were going to apply a large number of carcasses , and so on . 
for example , contributor technical oreiller which has caused the death of an immigrant in belgium , the use of sédatifs powerful in spain , the transport of immigrants amassed in holds vessels in italy and spain , the tragedy of 58 chinese immigrants found dead in the united kingdom in the port of dover after having been arrested on various occasions on european territory and the widespread use of different ways of constraint and intimidation against immigrants expelled . 
that is my commitment and i shall answer as far as i am concerned . 
violence against women takes many forms : there is violence within the family , which is the crime of silence , there are also forms of sexual exploitation , trafficking in women , trafficking in human beings . 
mr president , i would say to mr nogueira , of course , in the model that we have defined , monetary policy is a matter of the european central bank and the commission takes decisions in the light of the criteria established in the treaty . 
mr president , i believe that public opinion , it is very important to distinguish between the impact of internal and the impact external , i would like to know whether the commission is considering now , just before the introduction of euro notes and coins , to launch an action in order to explain to the people the difference between the impact internal and external monetary stability ? 
in the absence of concrete actions of the greek government , it will continue the process already committed . 
the role of the commission is to ensure the existence of a system of monitoring and a measure . 
in the same decision , the commission promised to review the aid schemes in all member states , on the basis of these specific compatibility criteria approved until 2004 , when will expire the validity of the approval of the regime french support . 
the achievement of a europe which promotes integration , under the terms of the european council in lisbon , requires an effort and action . 
secondly , allowing better to take into account the experience of the players in the field , ngos , local authorities , bodies in the social and people who are themselves in a situation of exclusion . 
there are many older people could confirm that all those who work for hours of low wages ensuring a decent life - i am thinking , for example farm workers . 
it can also be population groups important cannot control sufficiently language to obtain a job . 
in the united states , with a more flexible labour market , the guarantee that poverty is experienced for periods much more short , with a time of unemployment very brief . 
in my country , around 75 % of people who live and work below the poverty line are women . 
we must then seek to achieve , even in part , this commitment . 
this funding must be strengthened in the light of developments and realism that are necessary . 
mr president , i would like to thank and congratulate mrs figueiredo and members are absent , which have been told the opinions of other committees . 
as you suggest , we must also stress the importance of ngos and regional players and local and - as you suggest - better to take account of their experience on the ground . 
we have already agreed that the social protection committee meeting regularly with the contact group made up of members of the european parliament . 
the next item is the report ( a5-0320 / 2000 ) by mrs rothe , on behalf of the committee on industry , external trade , research and energy , on the proposal for a european parliament and council directive on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market on the internal electricity market ( com ( 2000 ) 279 - c5-90 h-0281 / 2000 - 2000 / 0114 ( cod ) ) . 
we need now binding objectives . 
another important point approved by the committee is the problem of the connection and access to the network for renewable energy sources . 
specifically , in my country , spain , these guidelines will be responsible emissions in the atmosphere 225 billion tonnes of co2 further by 2010 and the fact that we could not achieve the kyoto objectives . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we can only applaud the commission 's proposal to create a framework for an increase sensitive in the medium term the proportion for electricity from renewable energy sources in the european union . 
but the threat can always come from the compatibility with the internal market . 
the waste are not a renewable natural resource , even if it produces every day . 
therefore , this directive becomes a topical unintentional . 
having said that , i strongly support this proposal . 
mr president , i would like to thank mrs rothe on her excellent report , which falls really welcome this week where we are debating in the crisis of climate change . 
the promotion of for electricity from renewable energy sources is an objective must be supported without reservation . 
there adjustments technological radical are essential . 
instead , the proposals are presented by the coup and coherence . 
i would like to conclude simply by mentioning three problems which have arisen during this debate . 
furthermore , in the interests of consistency , aims translated into parameters national must be binding , because otherwise , the directive certainly content and substance . 
it is also the case , for 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 parties which prejudge the application of the rules on state aid . 
the next item is 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 to peaceful conflict resolution ( 2000 / 2025 ( ini ) ) . 
while the peace process firm are almost exclusively reserved to men , experience and statements collected at international level show how the participation of women is important when it comes to resolve conflicts and to build peace . 
the decisions on the implementation and the implementation of humanitarian actions is the responsibility of cells crisis , but the powers of women to meet little attention and recognition . 
they want clearly retain their position of strength in the field of foreign and defence policy and believe that the interests of women can be defended by men . 
mr president , i would like to say own interest to this report , which i would like to stress the excellence , the great excellence . 
furthermore , the financial resources to help women who are victims of this situation must exist . 
mr president , much has already been said and i do not want to pay in repetition . 
mr president , commissioner , i would first like to congratulate mrs theorin for having taken the initiative of this excellent report , which concerns a very important issue , but also topical : how effective participation of women in the negotiations to resolve conflicts can change the world and changing the culture dominant antagonism and the violence in culture of peace , dialogue and of the rules of procedure democratic of disputes ? 
that is why i support the demands of the report , which women should be given a right influence diplomatic . 
a report which is well documented , profound , rigorous , capable mentioned the essential principles with clear who is present in article 17 , bold , but at the same time with a great sense practical and proposals very necessary . 
for my part , i condamnerais all forms of rape and all forms of slavery . 
fifthly , the role played by echo , the agency of humanitarian aid of the european commission ; parliament has invited to take account of the sexospécificités . 
the problem is as follows : millions of people ( mainly women ) carry out this work , and there is a very strong demand but no regulation applicable in this area . 
i think that we must encourage member states to regulate this sector through the directives on employment , in accordance with what has already been asked in the european parliament 's views on these directives . 
the population immigrant is usually a collective important in this sector , which requires special measures , as reception centres specialised , responsible to provide the assistance necessary . 
it is a matter for the member states . 
the needs in terms of aid family are considerably increased in recent years , but this situation has hardly been taken into account in working life in general and in the rights and obligations linked to professional life . 
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not only do we need to create a system of internal peace and freedom , but we will have to reconcile with the customs and habits which exist for decades in the european community and the european union . 
the first step to overcome to restructure the constitution of the federal state is to define a framework for promoting a democratic dialogue as widely as possible on the type of relationship which unite the two republics . 
the result reached is historic , you , the members of the european parliament , which represent directly to the citizens of the member states of the union , you represent the citizens of europe , you are best placed to understand why the simple opportunity to become a member of the european union is extremely uncertain in the eyes of the citizens of the existing federal republic of yugoslavia . 
now the sitting . 
it is , as you know , an extremely important matter and the greatest interest to the citizens and that would be the least we can stop a decision today on this subject during voting time . 
the commission has indicated that it would present a specific proposal on this within six months , and it has kept its word . 
there is already at the moment in the european union a practice in the field of public access to documents , and we must not forget that citizens courageous and many member states progressive are fighting for years for greater transparency . 
this report calls to be perfected the european parliament , and that is why i believe that we will have to make improvements here . 
we are pleased to find in this report to the principle it is important that we also support strongly in committee on budgetary control . 
the opportunity is now being offered to know better things which do not get their knowledge by the media and certain interest groups , so that they can be more to take part in the debate open and democratic , which is an element so important to ensure that the confidence of the eu . 
the committee on petitions wants shortened periods before the publication of documents . 
as soon as the secrecy will no longer justified , the document will of course become available to the public . 
i would also like to stress that all the citizens must have the guarantee access to documents under forms as possible . 
the dogma of the political responsibility must not be confused with the rights of citizens in terms of access to documents . 
i would therefore appeal to the rapporteurs to eliminate in the regulation dealing with public access to documents any reference to the rights of members and , furthermore , i would like to ask all my fellow meps to ensure that their interests prevail on those of the public . 
in these areas , access to documents is not guaranteed , and it is refused , not only to citizens , but even in the european parliament which , on the other hand , is not officially informed and consulted on the documents which are fundamental . 
there is , however , a major cutting edge of bitterness . 
mr president , first of all , i should like to thank mr cashman for the quality of the work done in the context of his report . 
we are dealing with a very important report , which represents a major that we could call the new principle of transparency of the european union . 
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it is not just to promote the principle of unlimited access to all the documents , but also to pave the way of the sittings of the council , so that it does in the future its decisions in silence and the secrecy , which allows then other to practise smear cheap in brussels . 
secondly , i would like to mention the work that has focused on derogations . 
our people see europe as being undemocratic , as a place where it takes decisions behind closed doors . 
under article 255 of the treaty , the proposed regulation should be adopted before 1 may 2001 , i.e. two years after the entry into force of the treaty of amsterdam . 
now , let me deal with some of the problems which , at the moment , prevent the commission to accept some of the amendments . 
as i said before , we can , in some cases , be in agreement , in principle , with the amendments , but we must work together on a technical and administrative , for example , in relation to the amendments relating to the classification of documents and in the register . 
we have no written document and i would like , for the future too , the commission is spread to members , in writing , its recommendations . 
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we welcome the statute improved granted watering down of the risks of credit , particularly guarantees which can be offered by small businesses . 
report ( a5-0321 / 2000 ) by mr blokland on the joint text , approved by the conciliation committee , parliament and council directive on waste incineration [ c5-90 ­ 0371 / 2000 - 1998 / h-0289 ( cod ) ] 
mr president , may i ask the group of the european liberal , democrat and reform party , and i would also ask as co-rapporteur , to be a little more practical ? 
the postponement of the vote november ii corresponds to a common groups ppe-de and pse . 
i therefore propose to get the vote on the report villiers november ii . 
i have followed the order which has been sent out by the service of the actions of the sitting and the house has not decided otherwise . 
as president of this sitting , today , i must tell you that , as mr , i can tell you that i agree with you . 
in addition to the negative position adopted during the first stage , when the european parliament has denounced the dangers in great britain , and in the second phase , when the scandal was raging in great britain , the measures have been limited to this country , without is implemented a programme of direct strict supervision and restructuring of livestock farming at european level . 
that is why we want to take four large lessons , which will have to be taken into consideration in the future . 
we have voted in favour of this joint resolution . 
the increase in the number of cases of the variant of cjd in england and the situation in france have imposed on the agenda , with greater force , the question of the ' mad cows ' ( bse ) . 
for fear is causing panic amongst the citizens , or by concern to prevent disasters of trade , some governments do not sent in good time the information due to the commission or have not carried out in the first demonstration phenomena dangerous , the blockade immediate consumption of products in question and the ban on their exports . 
the farmers cannot cope with this crisis only : a plan to accompany livestock farming is to put in place as well as measures to winning back consumer confidence . 
the failure of the whole of the european institutions - the council , the commission , parliament ) to define a community policy relevant that meets the needs of the safety of the member states most directly affected will cause problems hierarchy between the constraints of the single market and the requirements of health and safety of our peoples . 
we have achieved , after many discussions with the council , satisfaction on several points . 
the time for landfill sites today concerns an end , they must be replaced technology more beneficial to the environment . 
to take part in the process of entities social , particularly the representatives of the groups sensitive covered by the programme . 
in fact , if we must welcome the return of growth and the reduction of unemployment , we must not hide the persistence , or even exacerbating inequality . 
i believe that the rapporteur is right when he calls for greater involvement of the public authorities , the social partners and civil society in the measures to be taken to defeat poverty and social exclusion . 
the ' poor workers ' , many of whom are women , employed part-time , on the cheap and insecurity in the most complete , join the trail misery that official speeches on the recovery ignore magnificently . 
there are three years , prime minister has created the unit social exclusion , which is coordinating the action of the government to reduce social exclusion in producing solutions identical to the problems of nature . 
it is now plants comprising more than 60 rotors which cover a size equivalent thousands of land football . 
the dependency , which is around 50 % for the whole of the union , threatens to move to 70 % by 2020 in the absence of development of renewable energy sources . 
it goes without saying that the exploitation of nuclear energy and the storage of radioactive waste must comply instructions of safety more modern and more efficient . 
we must therefore find a source of energy already present in nature , but which has remained unexploited as long as no one has developed the technology to delete . 
the preparation of asem 4 must be an opportunity to say that the democratic requirement , ensuring information and the intervention of the democratically elected parliament and the civil society - involving in particular the establishment of a forum social - and the other hand , taking full account social rights , environmental and human resources . 
more recently , this parliament has been the victim of some that are ambiguous and even some criticisms . 
we have established that it was faced with the same misadventures that the european parliament in its infancy , that it had been fighting and continued to do in order to get more powers , more resources , more presence and to make its representation . 
the parliament in central america , like the european parliament , must win prestige , credibility and legitimacy on the basis of the activities of its political groups , because the lives of the parties , or at least should be , reflects the faithful companies that they represent . 
with regard to human rights , we support , since 1990 , cooperation programmes in favour of respect for human rights by means of training and awareness in this area . 
( b5 -b4-0855 / 2000 ) by mr van den bos , on behalf of the group of the european liberal , democrat and reform party ; 
the extreme confusion which has characterised the context of the election in recent weeks in côte d ' ivoire , so far economic model , is symptomatic of a country in crisis , the economic crisis , desperation social and chaos policy . 
the political leaders , military and religious must do everything we can to enable national reconciliation . 
it must throughout the debate on the of ivoirité , this debate fumeux , which is nothing other than the introduction of national preference that we are fighting against in our own countries , including the logical consequence and ultimate is the introduction of ethnic cleansing , either totally fought , and removed any reference or real of ivoirité in the constitution côte . 
he too has supported the revision of the constitution , designed to exclude its principal opponent , watara , because of the fact that his parents were not both ivorian . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , even if , unlike other states of central africa and western , and the ivory coast was once a haven of stability and democracy , state knows , however long ethnic tensions and religious and has also had the abuse of power from the last government office under president bédié , which has finally led to a decision of power violent by the military . 
we condemn ethnic violence and , above all politicians whose demagoguery has led . 
the next item is the joint debate on the following motions for resolutions : 
the meeting in the future between the eu and asean in laos in december , provides the ideal opportunity to demonstrate that we condemn with vigour this regime . 
i am , nevertheless , not sure that our own ministers then the situation . 
asean proved , in all sense of the word , a paper tiger in its failure to deal with the terrible events in burma . 
the junta has said that it intends to try to destroy the whole of the party . 
its past is responsible and , of course , the situation is difficult . 
these improvements slight - that we should certainly not the author of the amendments of the socialist group , mr sakellariou - have taken place in recent years and have led to a situation which is certainly tragic , but which is always disastrous and which is not up to the challenge which are those of vietnam today . 
mr swoboda , the european parliament is an institution flexible and efficient . 
it would be a good thing that hanoi , the us president does not only focus on the strengthening of reciprocal cooperation , but makes the very dependent on firm promises , on the part of vietnam , to improve radically paltry situation there in the field of human rights . 
i call on the council and the commission to protest vehemently against these infringements of the freedom of religion by the vietnamese authorities . 
similarly , the process has enabled the signature of a cooperation agreement between the commission and vietnam in 1995 . 
the elements that we tabled were of course included in this motion for a resolution . 
i fully agree with the fact that we must bring aid , but we aiderions even better by changing the situation which is the cause of their misery and countless other people in the world . 
the issues which concern the medium and long term . 
mr president , commissioner , the floods in recent weeks in various parts of the north of italy , and other european countries - great britain , spain , ireland and france - raises two problems in this parliament : the intervention as a matter of urgency exceptional to help the people , communities and companies involved , and a policy in the long term , seeking to prevent the repetition of natural disasters on this scale . 
that is the transport sector which will require the most important measures , given its constant development - more than 38 % , according to the forecasts , at the next decade . 
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this may be part of the customs and habits of this parliament , but it seems to me extremely sensitive to allow believe that the parliamentary institution in the european union takes commitments on a subject such as this , intends to entrust a mission to the european commission with such a weak participation . 
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the economic and social policy of the eu , which has led to the weakening of the purchasing power and the possibilities of workers for everything which concerns the payment of contributions , attached to the emergence of new diseases and the immunity of the pharmaceutical companies , led to a significant increase in expenditure of health . 
for the rest , a very broad scope is open to insurers private , the only condition that they are not ( at the beginning ) the sick and insurance premiums pathology . 
anyone who does not receive and does not spend a great deal of money . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am very pleased to be able to speak in the presence of a group of visitors from my good constituency and i welcome very much . 
this presupposes , however , that the institutions have sufficient time to prepare the new rules . 
the report growing agreement designed to emphasise the inability of the present rules to take account of the developments of the financial sector of the last ten years . 
we say ' yes ' greater consideration of technical watering down of risk and we say yes to an extension of the basic principles developed by the basle committee . 
similarly , we welcome the important contribution of this report to the whole process . 
finally , and it is a key point , we are absolutely aware of the need to respect the institutional balance laid down in the treaty . 
the vote will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m . 
before concluding , allow me , mr president , to take this opportunity to congratulate mr jacob söderman , to congratulate him on the work he has done in the fight against the poor administration and , consequently , for a better approximation of european citizens in relation to the lives of the community institutions . 
mr president , the european parliament has always said , very positive and in line with the tradition which is the civil service in the nordic countries , that it is necessary to strengthen and consolidate the position of the ombudsman . 
the vote will take place tomorrow at 9 a.m . 
after all , access to documentation is a civil law fundamental and no document is more important for a candidate on its tests . 
it seemed legitimate that a candidate having access to its homework corrected , because access to documents is a fundamental right , recognized by the charter of fundamental rights that we have just adopted this week . 
and that is how it should go . 
the example should be followed by all the other institutions and bodies , as the committee on petitions has recommended . 
the citizens of the european union should have a feeling positive when they face the institutions of the community . 
and the novelty , in the circumstances , is to follow the best practices and to avoid , according to our experience , would affect its credibility in the member states . 
as far as the other institutions , it is they that depends on the opportunity to adopt the procedures set out in this report or in the requests of the european ombudsman . 
the minutes of yesterday 's sitting have been distributed . 
if they are prevented from doing so by a disaster inevitable , it is a failure to respect democracy . however , if they do not give the trouble to come , they do not deserve to take part in the vote . 
the criteria caution increased adopted are justified , but it must also consider other aspects of the matter , in particular the weighting of solvency , which is a parameter weighting by type of compensation which gives a to fulfil the risk of credit real in active a bank . 
claimed provisional european police academy ( cep ) 
this police cooperation is fundamental to achieve the great aim to provide european citizens a high level of safety within the european area of freedom , security and justice . 
the enlargement of the european union , by extending the area of free movement of citizens , must be accompanied by additional measures of security and of peaceful co-existence between the member states . 
as far as i can see , the conditions in prisons in france and portugal are very different . 
so , if you want common standards , you will have first define , otherwise , you will be facing a training which can take the aspects and varied . 
however , thanks to the work of mr posselt , it is expected that the training of staff police must understand the human rights and defence , as is currently very appropriate the suggestion to create a college police virtual exploiterait the possibilities of the internet . 
but we are here in strasbourg , in a parliament almost deserted , to hear something almost incredible . 
this is a good idea and in the european union , where citizens enjoy freedom of movement and trade and the right to establish , where travellers in scotland can go sicily or in greece , it is only logical to expect that to develop a common system designed to maintain the rule of law . 
in the netherlands , the police ensuing dédramatisation conflicts and tolerance repressive , under which the existence of cultures , ethnic minorities , the use of churches as refuges for people without status with legal residence and the organisation of protest policies are regarded as social phenomena normal . 
those who believe in the right solutions that they defend must not be afraid to confront with the solutions of others . 
i hope that the college will be a starting point for the future . 
this is a good example of what we are beginning to designate today under the name of europe networks , a europe which the nations in direct contact , without maintain superstructure unnecessary . 
the majority of cases the abduction of children are treated efficiently and in an appropriate way by the authorities of nuclear power stations in all member states . 
it is therefore necessary to bridge this gap , for reasons of fairness , realism development sociological and equal rights and obligations of all the citizens of the european union . 
meanwhile , we welcome this measure and we will be happy to vote in favour . 
as a result of our sympathy for the objective asked , we agree to the measures proposed . 
the visit clearly people who are often around the globe to see a child . 
the the position adopted by the european parliament in this area , as well as the case law of the court of justice of the european communities , confirms this approach to the commission . 
i know that fifa has already played shows and has waited far too long before to respond to the formal statement of the commission issued in 1998 . 
it is only natural that the european union is represented in the future in the wada by the commissioner in charge of the business of sport . 
decision of the united kingdom to apply a tax to hauliers from the uk 
it is clear that ireland is a very small market , but an open market , but most of what we buy comes from the united kingdom . 
in conclusion , this debate in the european parliament is premature , but i welcome the fact and the statement by the commissioner vitorino which makes it clear that the british government has the right to introduce a system of the euro stickers provided to respect the rules and regulations already in force . 
mr president , the contributions and charges are of course sensitive issues , and i can confirm in the case of austria where we are debating constantly and are seeking constantly solutions for the enhancement of road traffic . 
this system is not discriminated against drivers or hauliers of other countries of europe for the benefit of drivers in the uk . 
this road pays reason for its stickers , except if there is a payment special on the basis per se solely . 
the 22 november , i.e. on the same day the 25th anniversary of the crowning glory of king juan carlos , which has opened the way for democracy in spain , a high of the devices of this democracy has , in turn , to pay his life his faith in freedom , tolerance and respect for the other . 
you bear all carefully . 
the european union 's position in these negotiations focuses on the protection of the integrity of the environment of the kyoto protocol in the areas of change in the use of soil and forestry , on the issue of ' wells intake ' , on the link between the mechanism of kyoto and action at national level , known ' supplémentarité ' , and on compliance . 
in order to prepare this new session , the eu should not reopen the debate on all the questions , but to concentrate on important issues , particularly on the mechanisms ' wells intake ' , on the ' supplémentarité ' and on a system of conformity sound . 
mr prescott is now affected under the line float and we do not know how long it will remain afloat . 
my final point : i think that this is a good thing that the commission remained firm on the question of the reduction of emissions , in particular because it is extremely difficult to measure accurately the scale of the reduction target . 
nuclear energy has no chance to make a come back . 
but we must go further in bonn , in may 2001 , by introducing equality . 
it should end to find a compromise at the bonn conference , which will take place in may 2001 . 
the challenge , on climate change , is undoubtedly one of the great challenges facing us for the 21st century , if we want a planet to live in the future . 
the same applies to the inclusion partial of carbon sinks , such as planting forests more . 
the hague conference will continue , and you have said , commissioner , next spring in bonn . 
madam president , thank you , commissioner wallström , for your speech . 
if there is an area where we have not had disunity , it is the relationship between the delegation of the european parliament and the commission . 
we cannot afford not reach agreement at the next meeting of the cop vi . 
we have been very constructive and negotiated up until the last minute discussions in the hague . 
you have the floor , mr president-in-office of the council . 
on the coordination of social security systems , on taxation , on questions of asylum , visas and immigration , on the trade negotiations in the area of services - very important subject , some countries have serious problems . 
i would add that the seats in the european parliament has not yet agreed . 
to find an agreement which will allow the union to operate after the new accessions , all those who are preparing actively , is a major challenge for the future of the union and the enlarged union . 
your president is , of course invited . 
it will be forwarded , and we hope , of course , endorsed at nice . 
you can therefore see that the discussions will be very dense in terms at nice . 
in a union of 27 or more member states , the requirement of unanimity will simply paralyse progress in the area where it will be maintained . 
you mentioned the question of the codecision procedure of the european parliament . 
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this challenge is the reunification of our old continent this challenge is an unprecedented enlargement in terms of scale and that is nice must prepare ourselves . 
madam president , the most important objective of the nice summit is the enlargement of the european union and the preparation of the union for enlargement . 
madam president , mr president-in-office of the council , mr president of the commission , until now , we cannot say that the fifteen are covered itself with glory . 
this method is not good . 
these proposals are now presented in order to allow majority decisions can be taken in 49 areas . 
the majority decisions supprimeront the right of veto given to parliamentary democracies of the member states , but it will not of the eu a parliamentary democracy . 
mr president , europe needs moving , it needs clarity of choice , dynamism . 
the principle of blackmail the proclamation do not think that is acceptable in terms of the conclusions of the european council in biarritz , even if it was informal . 
yes , we believe that the conclusions of nice will include a statement inviting the commission to draw up a framework directive in this area . 
i shall on the treaty of nice when i have seen the results , but i am going to experience somewhat schizophrenic on hearing discussions today . 
at amsterdam , they have been , and the class must again come in nice . 
if the difference between large and small countries is too important to the council , it is to be feared that the european union is experiencing , in a few years , a serious crisis of legitimacy , since the small countries will feel at home and that they will fear of being able to defend their identity . 
the french president and the prime minister seem more concerned by their own political future of europe . 
the fact that we do not include the text in the treaty and support policy could give rise to major problems legal interpretation . 
on the other hand , i would stress the great importance to give our europe strong institutions to counteract a gap in institutional speeding up which took place in economic with the euro . 
the the declared objectives of this review involve creating efficient institutions which are now would be appropriate to an enlarged europe and , at the same time , to reduce the democratic deficit , which certainly exist . 
but it is also the restructuring of 133 committee itself : to make much more responsible , ensuring that its agenda and its conclusions are accessible and that its composition will be broad and open . 
mr president , when i say that the burning questions raised in nice will not go away if they are subject to any agreement at the summit , i am speaking not only to the president-in-office of the council , but also to all the governments of the member states . 
the functioning of the codecision procedure in the last two years shows that this procedure works well . 
so i would say that , in the first time , it should already be admitted that the area of trade policy should be included in the extension of qualified majority voting . 
âgée seven years , it was forced to flee from his country in the face of the progress of the red army , window-dressing in ditches to prevent the flames of aircraft soviet power . 
our colleague , mr méndez de vigo has just referred quite rightly the charter . 
we cannot expect more . 
the agreement which specific day by day is certainly not the lowest common denominator , it is unfortunately only a small , a tiny common denominator . 
mr president , i would first like to thank the members of parliament because i think this debate of a high quality . 
it is therefore not at all not claim , this is not a problem of transparency . 
in fact , the system of rotation based on equality also concerns the large countries which , at a given time may not have a commissioner , like any other . 
i believe that parliament will be able to see that the european union is endowed with institutional mechanisms improved which should allow him to face the future development of the european union which unites us all . 
the vote will take place tomorrow . 
mr president , allow me to support the statement by our colleague mr van orden . 
i am totally opposed to this threat a minister invited , was in turkey . 
it goes without saying that we must , in this house of the european democracy , to guarantee the safety of all our guests and all those who penetrate under our roof . 
the minister of health , on the pretext that pellets are not harmful and under the slogan ' soignons cancer marijuana ' , has undermined human dignity in asking for the liberalisation of drugs . 
that is at least the wrong way , not to say a snub , for our parliament , and except to consider that members have nothing to say on human rights , when they have just voted by a very large majority of the charter of fundamental rights , they will be absent this forum of the european union where , last year , they were many to enter into dialogue with ngos and the institutions . 
we have said enough about this . 
in fact , the european parliament , as the commission , was already before amsterdam , that the ideal would be to have a deputy chairman of the commission endosserait dual responsibility of the common foreign and the high representative accepting responsibility and an obligation entitlements with regard to the council . 
as he paid before the feira summit in voting for a resolution on 15 june , the european parliament , tomorrow , should vote a text which summarises its position on the eve of the council in nice . 
the development of a european security and defence policy is an important relaunch of the european project and therefore requires the clarification of the existing institutional framework . 
in nice , the european council should adopt several decisions , and i quote now . 
for the first debate , at the beginning of this year , the commission will draw up a scoreboard , country by country , for the budget year up , which will show the state of commitments , payments and the amounts still unspent for the main programmes financed by the community budget and by the edf . 
we have worked on the issue of regional cooperation , a concept which anti-european some resistance on the part of countries in this region which do not want to be réenfermés in the past they are spent , and i think i can say that , thanks to the summit , they have understood that there was no contradiction between regional cooperation and their progress , their harmonisation in relation to the european union , particularly through the stabilisation and association process which has been confirmed and clear on this occasion . 
there was , before , a summit with india , under the portuguese presidency and a ministerial meeting will take place with asean 
this is not a reason for us to discourage . 
i would like to reiterate the variety of humanitarian aid , the evacuation of nationals , conflict prevention , but also of the separation of the power of warring parties . 
it is based , of course , on the autonomy of decision of the european union and on the recognition of the voluntary character and policy of the commitments made . 
it has personnifié more than anyone conflict resolution in a region in the world that i know well and has received world recognition justified for his efforts . 
i find it quite extraordinary cover , which has benefited the creation of this strength in the country i know best . 
i would like to thank mrs lalumière for having highlighted the report on the prevention of conflicts that the commission is preparing with the high representative in view of the european council in nice . 
thank you very much , commissioner patten . 
that will be , in my view , the real test for the european union . 
people looking forward to complain that the machine bureaucracy of the union to be a slow inconceivable . 
but the citizens , too , must have access to information and documents in a measure that is as wide as possible . 
the current proposals to maintain the vagueness of the total about what should be this role . 
with a european flag on your car , you pop everywhere , even in the cinderella refugee camps . 
that is why , mr president , europe must , in my view , to decide to act now . 
if we , as europeans , we do not manage to play , regardless of the united states , a role is influential in the solution to this conflict , it must not expect that we give confidence as mediators in other spots . 
that said , your personal commitment does not replace the democratic legitimacy of the common european security and defence policy . 
there are some points of the report by mrs lalumière that i cannot accept . at the final vote tomorrow , i shall be voting against the report . 
the use of this vast range of instruments of prevention of crises will prove in the long term a mistake and in this respect , the explanations of the council that resolutions have already been adopted and things will follow their course , i am enough ! 
as i am sure you understand , we are voting against the two reports and we are committed to unite all our forces against the policy they express ... 
thirdly , as olaf palme had suggested , we must create a corridor nuclear-free in the baltic sea in the black sea . 
allow me to congratulate mrs lalumière on her report . 
the brok report also mentions the post of the high representative for the cfsp . 
i regret the attitude of some of my colleagues - mr van orden and others - because i believe that my counterparts from the other shore of the irish sea have much to make in this matter : the tradition , experience and practice . 
the european parliament , in cooperation with the national parliaments , is our opinion the obvious body . 
i believe that the lessons of these recent events will serve if we accept the need to draw up a european defence policy and to put in place capacity relating , which is , in my view a component of the essence of european integration is the single currency . 
i also believe that the combination between these various resources is a property , is a possibility , specific to the european union and the work that we have before us , if this policy is progressing and consolidated , it is to develop a genuine european culture of prevention and the treatment of conflicts . 
i believe that a very positive dialogue will develop . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the resignation of the commission , in march 1999 , has revealed the need to reform its structures and its working methods . 
the reform , if it can be drawn up by the high , must be clear and vulnerable to the unions , to the whole of staff , and that all staff to be associated with this approach . 
this provision will take time , but it is inevitable and it is essential for the reform . 
the reform of the commission is an act which is essential for the future of our institutions . 
in drafting my report , i have been able to study not only the white paper , but also the second report of the committee of independent experts and the resolution adopted by this parliament on 19 january , proposed by michiel van hulten , on the work of the above-mentioned committee of experts . 
the court of auditors says in his opinion that it is not opposed to the abolition of visa beforehand , provided that this method should be replaced by other procedures which provide guarantees , at least equivalent , and that players different speaker financial can be involved . 
in all , large organisations are becoming more open , more transparent ; they resort to new forms the use of information technology ; they fall outside the scope of traditional forms of organization vertical and to proceed to an exchange of information , both internally with other organisations . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , in spite of its scope , the content of the white paper presented by commissioner kinnock raises no directly institutional matter . 
we have discussed this afternoon in the framework of the debate on the common foreign policy . 
finally , we need to address the difficult problem of the proposal to the early retirement . 
the decentralisation of financial control within each dg is an important step , but it will only function if the staff is properly trained , if the resources available are enough and if the responsibility of the frameworks hierarchical is implemented properly . 
we must give the institution and its director genuine opportunities to achieve the best possible management . 
as regards the disciplinary procedure , we see here too many promises , but up to now , no rules clear , no clear statement on the way in which these rules must be applied and even the issue of external is still not finally resolved . 
this change is necessary to serve god loyally and cannot be inspired by the rules . 
as for any new which alters the situations established , it is clear that there must be careful . 
however , we will withdraw amendment no 6 , and will be asking for a split vote on the last part of amendment no 15 because we do not believe that the system which within the ecb corresponds to the situation . 
in my last mandate in this parliament , the president of the commission was jacques delors and he was working on the side of commissioner brittan and , before him , the commissioner cockfield . 
mr president , commissioners , ladies and gentlemen , it is with justified expectations that we monitored this reform . 
issues such as the bse crisis , the explosion in oil prices and the greenhouse effect contain a strong european dimension . 
the public must also have the feeling that the commission is really accessible and transparent . 
for the european parliament , the reform is a crucial issue on which it can influence as the budgetary authority and legislative . 
it sets out a large number of clear procedures for an official , by different channels , to condemn the shortcomings potential within the institution which employs or outside it . 
therefore , i am sure that we will have the pleasure to listen to you in the future . 
allow me , mr garriga polledo , you say briefly that the categories of the financial perspectives are kept . 
the reform must be supported and accepted by the staff of the commission . 
it seems to us that a reform cosmetic at this moment of profound change . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , first of all i would like to stress the quality of this own-initiative report by mrs sauquillo on the reform of the commission and its impact on the effectiveness of the european union 's relations with developing countries . 
we want a greater responsibility . 
before talking about aid projects , we must try to remove all the causes of exploitation , in seeking and pursuing those who have benefited from , which have abused of the people who live in need . 
it is precisely because mr nielson is fair towards this collegiate responsibility that he is defending without any doubt that this proposal this evening . 
it seems to us even more serious than in the commission 's proposal , the separation territorial cohesion be maintained . 
in 2001 , for example , of the financial responsibility will be déconcentrées towards 22 delegations , 15 delegations more will an update their installations about information technology and 40 additional posts of officials will be allocated to the external services . 
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but the erika , as the ievoli sun , were not vessels in french . 
in fact , this is the summit on the agenda of the commission since the wreck fatal of the erika 11 months ago . 
we hope that the transport council of 21 december will make its bit of the common resolve of the european institutions to improve maritime safety , by adopting a common position on all three texts , and we expect that this is the case . 
i think that we are not far , but we must ensure that this agreement will be applied . 
i understand and welcomes the concern for the minister that we dilute as quickly as possible with these two reports , and therefore i judge a priori positive his proposal that we are debating this issue in december . 
all this has enabled us to draw up a parliamentary report on the amendment of the directive , which proposes improvements the various aspects leading to strengthen the system of classification , as a means and valid instrument to guarantee the safety of maritime traffic . 
however , the legacy of the years when waste were simply dumped is now up to our days , and is sometimes to haunt us , often with serious consequences . 
to this end , the publication of information is essential , because it is a way that it is vital for the public to obtain information , as is , amongst others , the introduction of numbers telephone as a matter of urgency . 
i expect a great deal of the second series of proposals and the creation of a european maritime safety agency . 
your comment seems to me respectable , but we can only to negotiate on the results which have been examined by the council . 
we know that port state control was not much of maritime safety , and we know that all the classification societies their the technical inspection properly and serious , but rather hurried . 
it should not credibility that we seek to return to be threatened by bad behaviour on the part of the commission . 
who does not deal with these responsibilities must remain outside our waters and our ports . 
the the watts report increases measures against vessels displaying grave risks or flying flags of convenience , without abolishing these flags . 
i am pleased that the commission 's proposals have covered the main requests made by the elected representatives of coastline french : the banning of single-hull tankers , strengthening controls in ports , and evaluation of classification societies . 
i also share his idea of an incentive to impose the voyage data recorder . 
the guarantees of competency a ship require important measures with regard to companies responsible and inspection , as has already been said . 
in short , the measures are permissive to bring the security wanted , which is bad for men . 
everyone talks about and i think fully justified that 25 % now necessary for port state control have still not achieved . 
the time is no longer simply a compromise that some forecast quite difficult to achieve . 
with regard to the classification company , i would like this time - it is also my task - to highlight an important element : the central point of the present debate seems focus on the responsibility . 
with regard to controls ports , we must make the regulation even more stringent . 
the laxity towards large companies is a sign that they are more powerful than the elected institutions . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the question on the safety of ships , and therefore the security of individuals and the protection of the environment , is certainly very serious . 
the reports which have been tabled go in this direction . 
we are in agreement with the imposition of a threshold for the damage personal or deaths and damage material , leaving the member states the opportunity to meet these limits . 
the new technologies and improvements in the design of vessels to play in this area a decisive role . 
it is important that we are moving towards a consensus on the highest possible level of regulation and safety at sea . 
i am pleased to announce that the commission will support many amendments tabled in the context of these three reports . 
the commission can accept amendments nos 6 , 7 and 8 , but it can only partly accept amendment no 1 . 
the imo normally formally adopt the timetable for decommissioning at its meeting next april . 
the commission 's task is to confirm that the classification company continues to respond to the quality criteria set by the directive , the commission carries out a follow-up of the performance of classification societies . 
the commission appreciates the support expressed in favour of the limit the original . 
once again , this accident demonstrates the urgent need to adopt community measures strengthened , prevention and rehabilitation , for the protection of our seas . 
mr turco , i have clearly heard your message and i will have to think about . 
that is , in principle positive and the other two reports , in other words , the report on the classification societies and the report on controls ports , there are different points of view , and parliament is the approach of the more rigorous on most issues . 
madam president , i would like to make a proposal to change the amendment in this direction , so that he starts with the words : ' ins respect , the 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 ( the aspects which concern the committee on budgetary control ) ( com ( 2000 ) a4-0200 - c5-90 h-0445 / 2000 - 2000 / 2215 ( cos ) ) 
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the impunity of capital is reinforced by the privatisation of the classification societies , in the past in the hands of shipowners , and to the lack of a real control on the part of the national authorities , even by the complicity of recent . 
that is why it is positive that the rapporteurs watts vachetta and mr piétrasanta have tried loopholes that still remain in the commission 's proposal . 
the responsibility in the implementation of these measures is founded on the member states . 
the oil tankers monocoque cannot continue to navigate here if they disappear after 2005 , 2010 or by 2015 . 
however , mr hatzidakis made proposals which restrict those of the commission . 
the promotion of a regulation stricter at international level must remain a fundamental objective of our policy of maritime safety . 
it is particularly important to point out that the principle that the polluter pays must be fully implemented . 
this community action must be coupled with a reactivation of the imo , with a real power of police in order to apply the code ism , would be an effective instrument , the image of europol . 
as long as the costs of the violation of rules will be lower than those of respect , companies eager to reach a benefit maximum will continue to make the wrong choices . 
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instead of draw human rights and social rights to the high , the charter will facilitate operations intended to draw downwards . 
unfortunately , this concept seems to me quite absent motions for resolution . 
if , as many , sometimes i regret that the prime minister , lionel jospin , little expressed during this six-month period ' because of cohabitation ' , i know the impetus strong that he has given constantly its ministers and i want to say . 
as for the social field , the proposals are very timid and add not content effective commitments made at the summit in lisbon , particularly in relation to the need to strengthen the economic and social cohesion . 
that is why no decision on the development of the eu should be taken if it is in danger , away from the citizens of europe . 
the british want a reform which makes europe more responsible and more effective . 
this text takes the pretext of the future ( and more and more distant ) enlargement to ask the strengthening of a system at the end of breath . 
now , the dishonest burning not only between the large ' and ' the small countries , burning between ' major ' . 
. ( sv ) we consider welcome this report , which refers many trends are essential for the development of the common foreign and security policy , and we support . 
as every year , this report ritual of the european parliament devoted its annual assessment of the cfsp , contains the method well-known shift progressive consist , from a breach of federalist nature , obtained in a field , seeking constantly extended , regardless of the treaties as decisions of the european councils . 
in chat with me , it has heard that is currently organising a military force of the member states of europe , a force ready to intervene to maintain peace in europe and in its places . 
on the other hand , it is not up to the european parliament to define the capacity which should have a european reaction force , and if , in this respect , the capacity of intervention must be at sea and air . 
the conflicts which will arise in the future will not be resolved by military intervention , but by means of a policy to social justice , economic and ecological . 
we are radically opposed to this european army , as of nato and our own national army . 
the wording concerning , for example , on the cfsp and nato , seem to me to go much too far , when it is a question of using the ' is threatening the use of force ' as a means of pressure in the actions of conflict prevention , which is contrary directly to the united nations charter . 
ten years after the upheavals which have shaken eastern europe , the ' european project of peace ' which talk about these reports is , in our view , the wrong message to the candidate countries . 
only six of these paragraphs contain passages addressing the subject . 
unfortunately , one of the goals clear override national laws on abortion or even to condemn or remove the religious traditions opposed to abortion . 
if they were informed , several tens of thousands of women involved living within the european union would no doubt happy to hear that we are debating today on a regulation on the home working in the economy informal . 
mrs smet is proposed , for example , that establishes a definition of family . 
the need to work family should be taken into account when drawing up legislation on employment . 
they have paid their pension contributions to the various national governments , which have made disappear as clever prestidigitateurs . 
finally , the group union for a europe of nations emphasises that the citizens of the european union expect more than ever that the reform measures and appointments to be translated into consideration the diversity of opinion and the views expressed in our countries . 
as regards human resources , deserves agents and greater transparency in terms of staff policy in general must become the strength of the new administrative reform . 
on the occasion of this explanation of vote , i would like to stress and to highlight the fact that our parliament has unfortunately not all the powers that it should have . 
i should like to end under point of order . 
in fact , mr barón crespo , the new are contradictory . 
this is not a wish of the socialist group . 
it is precisely why we are in difficulty : it is an important summit and what we shall we will start . 
i must point out that the committee will meet tomorrow afternoon so , above all , to seek to understand the conclusions of the intergovernmental conference . 
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i would be grateful if you could welcome this request . 
and i would like to condemn the fact : now few days , one of those who are experiencing a hunger strike to support the prisoners was murdered rotterdam by a squad ' grey grey ' . 
this would , of course been necessary if the council had given last june greater attention - or its attention , quite simply - our recommendation for the first reading and the amended proposal of the european commission , which abondait in our view . 
thirdly , we must determine whether the provisions that we approve will help to improve the functioning of the internal market , and if they are in proportion to the objective . 
the second concern , strictly legal , we have an incentive to make even more closely the interdependence between harmonisation of the market and the protection of health , in following strictly information arising from grounds on which the court of justice has recently set aside the directive on the advertising ; only one reading biased motives may lead to the conclusion that these two aspects are incompatible . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , 80 fatal of the new variant of cjd in europe and europe , its council of ministers , the commission , parliament decide to ban animal meal and not the entry of cattle aged over 30 months in the food chain without test beforehand . 
we believe that it is normal that article 95 is the legal basis of this directive , with article 133 , that the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy proposes in amendment no 1 . 
according to the court , a total ban on tobacco advertising cannot be justified on behalf of the good functioning of the internal market . 
as regards the information such as ' low tar ' , ' mild ' and ' light ' , i remain convinced that they are deceptive and i am therefore opposed to amendments nos 10 and 30 . 
i would also like to mention requirement in the treaties . 
the rapporteur , mr maaten , has proposed , with good sense , to strengthen this legal basis with a reference to a different article , article 133 on external trade , and has also proposed a number of changes to certain articles in order to avoid this directive to be challenged in accordance with the jurisprudence established by the judgment of the court of justice . 
i regret that in the committee on legal affairs and the internal market , some have taken a position by saying that the refusal of the court of justice on the tobacco advertising ban on tobacco products dashes in some way this directive . 
in fact , as a member of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , i have had the attention firmly struck by various groups of pressure on the need to regulate more strictly to the presentation and sale of tobacco products in europe . 
however , and that is the last straw , i do not see in this directive no provision to ban tobacco growing within the community - even though in countries such as greece , tobacco grown is so strong that under this directive , it would be criminal to use for production . 
it must also thank mr byrne for the clarity with which he has explained the legal basis . 
more than half a million people die needlessly each year in the union of the consequences of smoking , and the number is doomed to increase if we do not take action now . 
in my opinion , this legal basis is not at all acceptable either , that is why it is right that the trade unions , companies and my fellow members refer to this job losses . 
i would like to see adopted the option of warning by the photographs , clauses providing the advertising of lists of ingredients , research at european level , the measures to promote public health to help children not smoking and not be dependent on tobacco , tar , nicotine . 
that willingness to compromise was also present in the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy . 
in my reading of the amendment , the exemption would apply to article 3 , i.e. the tar , nicotine and carbon monoxide yields . 
but given the nature of the general of the directive , we cannot separate , and we must therefore show severity everywhere . 
the creation of warnings size for some major packages would be a balanced solution . 
finally , 54 amendments to the total have been submitted in the report , 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 a report at the end of a period of five years is in fact to the enlargement of the european union , which , in the wake of the nice summit , is particularly relevant and appropriate . 
the summer time seems ultimately go hand in hand with a quality of life more , the positive effects for the period of summertime triumphing largely on the disturbances passengers linked to change . 
the time is not the stumbling block essential to our remains a common europe . 
a control only by the commission after five years is sufficient . 
we must also take into account the requirements which are facing producers computers and tachograph electronic , and timetables and agendas . 
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , medical research , necessary for patients , must be approved quickly and not bureaucratic , ensuring to comply scrupulously of ethical boundaries and protecting a maximum participants with a clinical trial against abuse . 
it is an important distinction that we do in our report . 
for example , even if some of the points of disagreement with the council are still , i would like to point out that the result that we are trying to achieve by the adoption of this directive , is the result of a long and fruitful work compromise done by mr liese , our rapporteur , whom i would like to thank and congratulate him on his approach participatory and constructive and by the council said cooperative and open to the amendments that the committee on the environment , public health and consumer protection has adopted at second reading . 
i am thinking in particular to research in the context of the fight against cancer , but there are many others . 
unfortunately , despite the measures taken in this area , new threats and new diseases are day and often for existing products are not enough to face and falls to the community medical to seek modern means and more efficient to respond to these challenges . 
the vote will take place tomorrow at 12 p.m . 
this has been agreed with the council and the commission and , of course , with the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy of parliament , not to have a second reading and be able to continue smoothly these programmes avoiding gap , is to extend two years to the four programmes , as requested the commission , but to allocate appropriations by year in such a way that , if , in the meantime , the new programme on health is adopted and comes into force , the extension and the use of the appropriations for the second year are not needed . 
in general , it is high time that the member states have agreed to allow the european union , and on a legitimately supranational , more room for manoeuvre and a budget otherwise : diseases , they do not know the borders . 
there the international organisations , such as europol believe that imports of drugs in the european union are increasing . 
the public health is national policy and must remain so . 
the next item is the 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 and the rights of citizens , justice and home affairs , on the initiative of the portuguese republic in view of the adoption of a framework decision on the status of victims in the framework of criminal procedures ( 9650 / 2000 - c5-90 ­ 0392 / 2000 - 2000 / 0811 ( cns ) ) . 
a further international initiative of the universal declaration of the united nations on the fundamental principles of justice relating to the victims of crime and the victims of abuse of power , which was adopted under the resolution 40 / 34 of the united nations general assembly , on 29 november 1985 . 
you will recall the debate on the di pietro report which took place there are some time in this house . 
this initiative concerns three fundamental aspects : the right of the victim to information , access to justice and the right to compensation for the damage caused . 
the key element is , however , in my view , in the fact that we finally to take conscience , at union level , the need to change the point of view in which we consider the intervention of the state towards crimes . 
the member states should be forced to create units with special facilities for the victims of crime . 
italy has asked several times extradition of this man , who has committed various murder , france , a country where lojacono can move freely , and so that he can finally serve another of his sentence . 
in terms of crime , the victim must always be placed a central concern . 
as you have seen , the draft framework decision contains three types of different measures : firstly , it sets minimum rules on the rights of victims ; secondly , it sets specific rules whose aim is to take account of the position of individual victims of offences in a member state which is not their country of origin ; and thirdly , it encourages member states to draw up measures to help the victims . 
it is already working to support networking at european level of national services for helping the victims , in order to ensure the appropriate treatment for the victims , particularly those which lie not in the country where the offence took place . 
approval of the minutes of the previous sitting 
mr varela , president of the committee on fisheries , responsible on the substance , has the floor again . 
so congratulations ! 
during the trialogue of last tuesday , we still have made a final clarification of the joint declaration of the council and parliament . 
we have reached a solution for the budget for 2001 . 
we must reflect internally on the way in which , in the area of policy to promote , we transform the current requirements to a transparent procedure . 
we have asked the name of this island and we replied : ' it is downright ' . 
the council has made its second reading of the budget , taking account of the agreements concluded with parliament 's delegation , with constant view voting on a budget which will allow to finance all the priorities of the european union and corresponding to real needs and the capacity actual implementation of the appropriations . 
the third important element of this second reading of the council concerns the agreement reached on the allocation of the programme ' spirit company ' , which is continuing and complete the programme ' initiative employment ' for the years 2001 and 2005 . 
in general , i would like to emphasise that the budgetary procedure which will be concluded in a few days has shown the interests of the interinstitutional agreement of 6 may 1999 . 
the discussions were sometimes tight , but they were always relevant and based on permanent exchanges , which have been better to understand one another and , therefore , to find more easily an agreement , which i hope to be satisfactory for all . 
it is important that no country of the balkans receives now - because of democratisation in serbia - less aid that what had been planned before the recent events in that country . 
in fact , the use repeated , two years as a result , the flexibility instrument can be seen , wrongly in my opinion , as a form of revision of the financial perspectives . 
the council has said today that it is prepared to increase the payments of 3.5 % . 
i thank in particular the council and the commission for this decision . 
mr president , i would also like to thank mrs haug on her excellent work . 
i have the impression that , just to say , the flexibility , it is for small sums and the revision , for the amounts important , but we will see in the next few years how this will develop . 
we are now in the situation of having to decide whether we can agree or not the budget on thursday , and we must of course examine this budget closely . 
but the interinstitutional agreements between the three institutions are also a very important , and they should give us a common security in planning . 
the problems increasing refer particularly to unemployment , the bse crisis and to the stability pact in the balkans . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen of the european parliament , i am very pleased to be here today to present to you the results of the french presidency of the union and also to measure the progress made in recent months . 
we had promised : there is no leftovers of nice . 
it concerns the procedure of closer cooperation which has been widely facilitated in the first and third pillars . 
it is a huge challenge and an historic step towards the reunification of our continent . 
thanks to this charter our union is being strengthened , better guaranteed value of dignity , freedom and solidarity which are based . 
and there are a few weeks , it is ievolu sun , which abîmait close islands the british . 
we have set ourselves objectives , they have been achieved . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen of the european parliament , this six months , i think i can say today , has seen our union strengthen preparing to welcome new member states , to bring together the family , now that we are confident that we can work together and strengthened in the heart of our citizens on the ground of values , growth and employment , solidarity , security and the preservation of the european social model , strengthen and earn hearing on the international stage . 
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it was inevitable , in view of the approach followed , but the result is all the more disappointing : one , because it leads to make the qualified majority more difficult to achieve , and therefore blocking easier , while the approach should be the opposite true in a union to widen ; 
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at the same time , the declaration on enlargement - which is positive - states that the candidate countries will be able to join the union at the end of the year 2002 , and the heads of government of the countries which are currently negotiating applauded nice and take into account : it is when a child invite friends anniversary and that it does not know if it has enough at home and if there is money to sample . 
the ambition of nice was the most important european ambition a summit for many years . 
madam president , mr president of the republic , mr president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , the judgment of my group is strict for the fifteen after the spectacle initiating that they have offered to europeans , probably shocked to measure on this occasion and direct what it is really the common view of the spirit of solidarity , mutual trust of the main european leaders . 
for all spirit lucid , they are glimmers of very serious consequences , which led the project of a federal europe to 27 or 28 member states . 
allow me , mr president , to point out that after nice , france is once again as oddly loser . 
madam president , mr president , the group a europe of democracies and diversities regret the fact that the presidency has not followed up the message which had been sent from july last . 
there is not the finishing line to which the european union must bring . 
there is therefore also a limit which must be appreciated . 
i believe that they do not reflect the view of these three groups , but also of the other groups , which have not been able to sign for reasons technical . 
so it is desirable to promote the development of medicinal products in the community because it is possible to provide patients opportunities for increased to benefit from treatment productive . 
i congratulate my colleague mary honeyball its first report for the european parliament . 
in our amazement , mr fatuzzo has the floor , and i am interested to know what a pensioner , it has met and what he has said . 
the victim must be treated as a person to deal with a situation of confusion that exists and distress - factors which are probably exacerbated if the person is the victim in another member state that his own . 
the next item is the continuation of the joint debate on : 
it has been discouraging to see focus the debate on the question of a more voice or a voice less , which would gain from germany and france , the netherlands or belgium , portugal or spain . 
we welcome the fact that a new method to be put in place and we hope that , behind this hope , which is written with the possibility of closer cooperation , europe will continue to move forward , that it will be able to draw up tomorrow a constitution , which gives renewed to our citizens hope in this tremendous draft european enterprise . 
the future member states who are preparing for accession will follow the example self-interest given by the current member states . 
some welcome more than others , but the basic message is clear : europe can now be met in a democratic european union and enlarged , which will be , thanks to the treaty of nice , close to the citizens . 
the special interests dominate . 
in reaching an agreement in the nick of time on the treaty , we avoided a crisis open which would have put enlargement in question , but we can talk of a crisis that is latent that we must now tackle . 
i do not believe that it is more realistic to fight to reaffirm its own of national pride for the effectiveness of the functioning of the union , and i do not believe that european citizens to be mobilised mass to follow the actions of filibustering carried out in nice by their governments . 
and what a beautiful project , eleven years after the fall of the berlin wall . 
at that time , they had had to do for half of europe , and now we must do for europe as a whole . 
the obstacle institutional can no longer be invoked after nice . 
firstly , the imbalance institutional : much for the council and for the commission and parliament . 
this method has done its time . 
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 meet the so-called two ' major ' countries , and now we need three . 
the are the points raised , enlargement is possible , the european parliament will its place in the debate , in the deepening approaches and ideas . 
the european public , which no one is repository - mr moscovici is right on this point - cannot be based on the bill of national interests which cut and neutralise and , in this sense , the prime minister verhofstadt , has had a message helpful in this respect . 
we have recommended their ratification . 
personally , i believe that the new weighting of votes must take account of the population , like the european parliament , and should have done in the council . 
but the treaty of nice , mr president , is not progress , but the point of departure for a new stage involving many challenges . 
i would like to come back to what has already been mentioned several times here today . 
if it seems that we managed to avoid paralysis total of the future of the enlarged european union , the ambitions of the french presidency could not be reflected in the new draft treaty . 
as far as i am concerned , mr president , i think quite simply that nice deserves mention inadequate . 
i do not know whether the commission will respond to the end of this debate , but i ask myself , in the absence of the council , if the commission is also sure that in 2004 , the european parliament will consist of members czech hungarian and polish and members baltic . 
we have not concealed the need to continue , with the same force and the same determination as we had before nice , on the enlargement process to achieve our objective , namely the greatest meeting with history that parliament and the commission have for the next few years . 
on the other hand , and above all , the problem of the financing of the balkans remains for the years to come . 
i would like to congratulate the rapporteurs , the president of the committee on budgets , the commission , the council and the presidency for the work that has been done , for the conclusion of this agreement which will allow us to vote on the budget of the year 2001 . 
it is also good that additional resources have been made available for small and medium-sized enterprises , which are the main employers . 
in football , tantamount to a match between null and void . 
precisely because we have a budget and because we have reached an agreement at the conciliation , should not delude ourselves that all our problems have been settled . 
this importance is not anywhere but of the treaties , the council has sometimes find it hard to recognise that . 
these rules must be accompanied a commitment of the college of commissioners towards a fair distribution and effective of human and material resources for the management of the various policies , which is to say that the priority policy of parliament and the priority for the management of the commission must coincide . 
it is therefore a common obligation of europe to contribute to the security and the regeneration of the environment . 
it is much after nice . 
you have , of course right to return to this question . 
there is no longer fear of a military attack or expansion possible for a dictatorial regime . 
in watching , we see that russia is , in the budget , considerably at the same level as morocco , or a little more high , and i do not believe that this is quite normal . 
it would be very dangerous that the europeans becoming more dependent on russia logistics . 
and a programme such as tacis has only a very limited in this context , not to say that it is only a drop in the ocean . 
the birth rate is falling , mortality is increasing and the net loss of the population is a million people per year . 
mr putin himself , and we would do less that mr putin , says that the question of the future status of chechnya is not the main question . 
this become russia , its people , its society , is irrelevant . 
mr president , the european union has adopted in recent years several documents which concern russia and which are a good basis for closer relations with the republic of russia . 
and then , that means freedom for the people of chechnya ? 
it will in a second time to achieve respect for the law . economic progress contributing to this stability , the fourth step is to get the characteristics of a civil society . 
but it is an excellent report which , as the common strategy , underlines the importance we attach to relations - the strategic partnership between the european union and russia . 
this means that we must focus our efforts on key areas such as the environment - several members have mentioned , nuclear safety , of kaliningrad itself and improving the coordination between the various financial resources . 
we must avoid the mistake that a member mentioned earlier , which has been committed at the beginning of the last century , when russia was excluded of european affairs after the revolution léniniste 1917 , and we know that the consequences will be disastrous . 
as you know , the council has adopted a common position on the revision of directive 90 / 220 / ec . 
therefore , i think that it is on this side that you will find the answer to the questions that you raised . 
therefore , i am prepared to propose that this debate is taking place : it simply , we must choose the most appropriate . 
i have no information precise enough which will allow me to respond to your supplementary question . 
it cannot say that it has no precise information on this subject . 
the council would remind the honourable member the conclusions adopted at its meeting of 19 may 1998 in the field of fraud in the fields of alcohol and tobacco . 
all the member states have confirmed their determination to step up the fight against fraud , both internally in their relations . 
the european union has said on several occasions absolute respect that it attaches to the right of asylum . 
in this respect , the partnership agreement with the acp countries of the european community signed in cotonou in june 2000 provides that the community will at the latest by 2005 access openness rights for most of products from ldcs . 
i would remind you that the presidency is not here to express the views of this or that it is not of this or that government , but to express , at a time ' n ' , for a moment ' tonnes ' , the positions of the council . 
a system of purchasing destruction will be put in place for these cattle are not tested , in order to compensate farmers at the price of the market . 
the french presidency , from the outset , has been as concern allow a european response to this crisis which is a food crisis , a crisis of society and a health crisis . 
in the context of the barcelona process , algeria has supported a number of principles which respect the rule of law . 
i have already had the opportunity , a few weeks ago , to present to you a few thoughts on the preparation of the un general assembly special session devoted monitoring of the world summit for children who will take place in september 2001 . 
subject : obligation of turkey in the context of its partnership agreement with the european union under the terms of the commission 's proposal on the partnership agreement between the european union and turkey , the council has been called upon to re-examine the situation of disputes outstanding , in view of the consequences for the accession process , in particular , in order to promote their solution through the international court of justice , for the end of the year 2004 at the latest . 
the council , in the framework of the partnership in which he has just to talk about , intend to address this matter with the turkish government ? 
does the rights of defence , and the mutual recognition contribute and how will it ? 
furthermore , it is up to each member state to take the decision of the national , sovereign , to take it or not troops national in operation . 
subject : importance tax for the functioning of the internal market mr prodi , the president of the commission , has recently confirmed in an article in november of the financial times that it did not wish to tax harmonisation or tax rates common within the european union by saying that the rate of taxation ' is a matter of national parliaments and must remain ' . 
the questions 23 to 32 will be replied to in writing . 
the stabilisation and association agreement of the european union and the republic of croatia is a timely one . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i wish to begin by congratulating mr baltas for his report , and especially for the speed with which he has produced this report . it was important to react quickly following the changes in croatia , which mrs stenzel has just to talk about . 
the development in this area is particularly valuable . 
in 1991 and 1992 , more than 250 000 croats have been driven out of krajina , slavonia western and of eastern slovenia . 
there is no doubt that this year is a milestone for south-eastern europe . 
i do not think that we can talk about meagre outcome on a year . 
it is an important point and i hope we can count on your support when we come back to consult you formally once the agreement negotiated . 
the reactions opposition wahid government are many and the process seems to float . 
there the heads of state papous are still in prison . 
we also call on the european commission to follow this approach . 
the terms of the commission communication which date at the beginning of the year are therefore justified , even if they were characterised a certain euphoria arising from these changes . 
justice , which is not made and the refugee camps eternally are areas of confrontation between the powers old and new in indonesia , they demonstrate the fragility of the process of democratisation . 
the situation in the most worrying is that in the moluccas , where the fighters jihad enjoy a margin for manoeuvre is unacceptable . 
the irian jaya is also a victim of migration policy . 
we must choose priorities , we cannot interfere environmental issues , social , economic with the basic problem of respect for democracy and human rights , which must be clearly a political priority of our relations with indonesia . 
this resolution states categorically that irian jaya is part of indonesia . 
the situation is certainly much better , and we must encourage president wahid , but very serious problems remain . 
it is surely unacceptable that tens of thousands of refugees in timor remain hostages at the mercy of gangsters armed , which , on the pretext of patriotism in indonesia , trying to learn to pay for their the criminal past . 
it because of its size : it is the fourth countries in the world by its people and because of its economic dimension , because of its role in the region and , finally , because of its environmental impact . 
that is why we need to combine the resources and instruments policemen , administrative and what is criminal both between the member states at eu level . 
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mrs schreyer , you have several times repeated here that the commissioner responsible for the fight against fraud , you consider that it was particularly your duty to guarantee the independence of olaf . 
that is the establishment of a financial administration at european level which creates the problems , given the wrong approach models distribution of european taxpayers ' money in the framework of the so-called ' community ' ; these models are , in many cases , no desired . 
i would like to congratulate the rapporteur , one that i welcome and i greatly admire as an individual and political , for his report , unfortunately , i am unable . 
the report concerns the protection of the community 's financial interests and on the way in which we we should settle this question , the main points . 
the lack of time , i will confine myself to a brief presentation of these various points . 
the debate is closed . 
there is a european legislation to protect companies against the effects of such a poor management and the commission has now undertaken to establish its own regulations to ensure the speed of payments . 
we have other mechanisms at our disposal to reveal in the light of day cases of fraud previous which were gone unnoticed until then . 
mrs schreyer , you have just mention the council by saying that a member state is opposed to the creation of a european public prosecutor . 
therefore , i think that it is very sensible meaning to the court of auditors what it expects precisely these reports . 
neither the commission nor the member states can no longer to shirk their responsibility and in particular to reject each other . 
it has been said in all honesty , to regret the fact that it should be . 
the involvement of the commission and the court of auditors in drawing up this report has been an approach very useful and , i think , very deliberate on your part . 
you will see my speech that he is interesting to deepen the debate on these proposals to see how to strengthen the responsibilities in this area . 
the first lack the importance of this text is the lack of harmonisation . 
i therefore believe that article 4 must also be improved . 
in the single market , investors , whether for private investors , companies or pension funds , should be able to exercise their prerogatives shareholders for the benefit of companies in which they invest and for themselves . 
we cannot close our eyes to reality : acquisition action includes of restructuring staff , redundancies , and so on . 
that said , what is likely to have the amendments that we are tabling as a parliament ? 
what should be the concern dominant legislation governing acquiring the principle on which we diviserons can be tomorrow . 
it should , however , be easier to resolve the question : what will the supervisory authority responsible . 
the rapporteur 's amendments generate a confusion around disputes , and it would be wrong to vote in favour of the confusion in terms of disputes potential . 
one thing i would like on this takeover directive , it is to be able to defend firmly before million voters in my country and the millions of people who have about pension plans and economies based on investment on the stock market . 
this procedure , which already exist in several other member states , is of course the area of takeover bids , but it goes much further and could perhaps be looked into more detail in the framework of the revision general of company law proposed by the commission . 
finally , i would like to remind you that it is a framework directive , in accordance with the wish expressed earlier this parliament . 
the resale right is the right incessible and indispensable artists artists to receive a part of revenue from the resale of their works . 
it is first lobbyists in the uk who fear the disappearance of jobs . 
the compromise adopted by the council is therefore more than a low reflection of the original commission proposal , broadly supported by the european parliament at first reading . 
i also count on the support of the commission , at least for one of the three main points of dispute . 
it is also the vitality and the competitiveness of art market in europe . 
in another case , the picture was certainly sold in america , for example . 
this amendment is acceptable in part . 
competition of postal services 
that is my proposal , mr savary . 
firstly , we must see to obtain a reasonable price for the postal services . secondly , we must ensure to establish quality standards high for these services and thirdly , to ensure the provision of a postal service widespread throughout the european union . 
the committee on legal affairs and citizens ' rights has been more demanding the limit prices reserved services provider of universal service , but its proposal on the limit weight to 150 grams is the same , and it rejects the limit 50 grammes proposed by the proposal for a directive . 
finally , we cannot accept a new date of liberalisation as long as there will be no prior evaluation . 
you know how the matter is complicated ; it includes brakes ideological , sometimes on both sides . 
even if some in this parliament may be able to approve these proposals , we must see that they would have had a devastating effect on postal services of the european union . 
these proposals would lead to the closure of small post offices rural , whose survival depends on postal services . 
if we continue to this rate , we will have almost a century in order to achieve the opening of the market for postal services in europe . 
madam president , i would like to make three comments . 
in examining this new directive , we must be clear on one specific point . 
it is not the case , and it must not be the case . 
in a situation of fair competition , consisting can show that they understand their field . 
but if grandmother is pleased to receive a factor nice , which is also part of the demands a postal service quality , it must not collapsing , but on the contrary , we welcome . 
those who are so bad ready in a negotiation , those who are not in the report requested since 1997 on the consequences , those who argue ideological - we can achieve the objectives mentioned precisely by you that if we liberalising , liberalising , liberalising , should not be surprised fall on the nose ! 
mr bolkestein , the commission is the guardian of the treaties . 
in other words , it is as if we calculait the average income of billionaire and lacking , which may give a figure satisfactory but cannot be regarded as socially acceptable , clearly because of the existence of lacking . 
the times have changed , mr simpson . 
the governments which are causing were not socialists , but the conservatives or of the european liberal , democrat and reform party . 
as soon as the proposal has been put forward by the commission , i immediately known that it would never accepted in its initial form . 
because if we are all agreed on the principle of openness and liberalisation , it is no less than the pace is important . 
the effects of the first directive are not made public , because the consequences are obvious : job losses and deteriorating working conditions , inequality of the functioning of public service throughout the union , particularly in the countryside and working-class areas . 
the commission 's proposal provides for a progressive opening up of this sector and , in my opinion , will bring an improvement of these services , and prices more competitive . 
it is essential for the development of the sector of direct marketing . 
i appeal directly to the british conservatives . 
let me say this greetings post : if this compromise is accepted , you what blow a little . 
it that remains for us hope that one day we know exceed situations acquired and overcome the foundations of self-seeking to make real progress in europe . 
only 3 % of the market correspondence has been liberalised . 
it will be overtaken by the technology and boudé by consumers who believe that they do not for their money . 
to help , it is essential to establish a real competition in a controlled way and gradual , associated with a timetable which is predetermined . 
on amendments nos 60 and 61 , i support the principle of the completion of the internal market at a later date , to determine within a reasonable period . 
the commission will be describing the same opinion and the council will decide on the proposal from the commission as a good think . 
however , parliament must now decide . 
my second report looks very much in the first and includes the amendments voted by the house . 
it is true , mr commissioner , that we do have some reservations and some objections . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would like to start by congratulating the rapporteur , mr dary , which has clearly comment on the reform , its history and its synthesis - that i shall not repeat it . 
it exists in a number of the particular areas of the community , the outermost regions , in the middle of a series of difficulties to be competitive in the markets and one of the few products is precisely the banana . 
this organisation discouraged rather chaos because it seeks to set up rules which we keep all . 
it is not an exaggeration to say that this issue is amongst those who have caused the greatest attention of all the institutions . 
we must continue to give without complex these producers the means to live by buying priority their production . 
mr president , the rapporteur deserves thanks and sympathy for having handled this difficult report . 
furthermore , i would like to thank the presidents of the political groups in this parliament who have accepted persistence and stubbornness of members of the outermost regions to ensure that this proposal for reform of the banana sector will be discussed today in this house , so that we can make our opinion compulsory and be prepared for the meeting of the council of ministers of agriculture which will be held shortly and start the year 2001 with a new reform of the banana com . 
there has been much talk about the so-called unanimity within the committee on agriculture and rural development around the report by mr dary . 
ladies and gentlemen , i have the honour to inform you of the presence here a delegation of parliament korea in the official gallery . 
this support has given to the council a positive decision for media . 
report ( [ ­ 0377 / 2000 ) by mr trakatellis , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , on the proposal for a decision of the european parliament and the council extending some action programmes of the community in the field of public health adopted by the decisions 645 / 96 / ec , 646 / 96 / ec , 647 / 96 / ec , 102 / 97 / ec , 1 400 / 97 / ec and 1296 / 1999 / ec and changing these decisions ( com ( 2000 ) 448 - c5-90 a4-0400 / 2000 - 2000 / 0192 ( cod ) ) 
mr president , i would simply like to take this opportunity to point out , reference to the explanations of commissioner last night at 00.05 a.m. , that amendment no 1 commits the commission . 
( parliament accepted the oral amendment ) 
amendment no 2 : 
parliament had a duty to return and restore the greater part of these amendments - which affects the size of warning , the inclusion of ingredients , the protection of consumers and particularly young people . 
is there , for some members of parliament , two categories of people : to protect and puts at risk for economic reasons ? 
i would particularly like to explain why i voted against the export ban on tobacco products beyond a certain level of tar / nicotine from the eu and supported the amendments which sought to increase this limit . 
madam president , i would be in favour of the radical proposal to use pictures to illustrate the damage that cigarettes may cause health , as is the case in canada . 
i believe that this is positive , even if i should like - and i would like to take this opportunity to say - that spending more for the prevention of diseases . 
i would have preferred that this provision would be reflected by a regulation , which would be better to a subject which concerns the citizens of the european union as a whole . 
the amendments that mr zimmerling has proposed bear a fatal blow to the vitality of art market in europe , with jobs and , i fear , very little to living artists which will benefit from this right of resale . 
. ( nl ) it is very pleased that i would like to thank mr zimmerling for the work he has done in this matter difficult . 
i am therefore obliged to vote against this directive . 
and the stabilisation and association agreement , the programme cards and the european investment bank can be the main instruments of the european union 's contribution to economic and social development of croatia . 
the indonesian government and the army have a duty clear to protect the safety and the lives of our citizens , regardless of their religious affiliations . 
that is why we must create as quickly as possible the instruments to combat fraud more efficiently the financial interests of the community . 
this would make the eu a zone legal single for investigations , the proceedings , the trial and executions sentences for this type of crime . 
we seem sometimes have lost sight . 
amendments nos 11 and 13 seek to re-examine the system of quotas after ten years only and to reject the establishment of the system of customs proposed by the commission and required by a number of our trading partners . 
as far as the reason of tariff preference for the acp countries , we also agree with the eur 300 per tonne , but we consider the word " maximum ' as superfluous . 
there is also luck for our trading partners to accept such an extension . 
the next item is the statement by the commission on the summit of the united states of america . 
it is , i accept , easier said than done , but we must try to resist the temptation - and i know that the secretary of state albright shares this point of view - to leave these summits embourber into the details of our relations on a day-to-day basis economic and political . 
one of the most important lessons was that we europeans should take greater responsibility in the field of security in europe . 
i should be grateful if , for the communication planned for the spring , you re-gather in detail , and if , as the analysis , which has been requested by the other side of this house , you were going proposals on all points , on the way in which we can achieve in the future new objectives in the field of dialogue , cooperation in foreign policy , security policy , but also of these issues pragmatic , for example recognition agreements . 
i also know and welcomes the ' everything but arms ' initiative , and calls on the commission to take this opportunity of the summit to put pressure on the united states , so that they are joining this initiative . 
we must therefore act to prevent irreparable which expects those who , like mumia abu jamal or leonard pelletier , are in the corridors of the death sometimes for years . 
it is a very useful that we shall certainly not to follow . 
thank you very much , commissioner . 
however , i am afraid to be under shot to tatters sit my own group . 
finally , we must use formulae simple that tax should be levied and , more specifically , in the form of investment passive . 
the first conclusion is that nothing can be done without amending the international framework . 
mr president , our committee would like firstly to point out that the existing provisions désavantagent suppliers european of these services : software , treatment of data , of the computer service , accommodation and concept of sites and information on the web . 
i have always said that one of the first rules of the legislator should be : make no law that you respect . 
i am pleased that , in particular thanks to the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , the report on the substance to adopt a number of important points , because the assistance of circumstances , did not receive support enough in the committee on regional policy , transport and tourism . 
at the same time , we must pursue the line which is to ask for the revision of the convention chicago administrations 1944 , in order to obtain a new provision on an international level . 
the advantages at local level in the short term granted to countries are at the expense of other member states of the european union . 
mr president , during the next decade , europe will be in the first position in the world for the use of the internet . 
many people , in fact , mr commissioner , wonder why the europeans are always so easily to introduce taxes and new regulations . 
on this point , the convention chicago administrations is totally obsolete . 
i do not see the introduction of a common vat system as a priority , and i do not agree that such introduction is long overdue . 
therefore , our objective must be in clearing and simplify our systems of taxation without increasing the tax rates , but by cutting . 
the option desirable is to apply a zero rate to companies electronic commerce in order to put on an equal footing with their competition american and other in the world . 
the tax competition is in the interest of citizens and the economy . 
so , for the operators established outside the union to be subject to the same tax obligations that the operators of the community when they provide services to consumers , they will have to subjugate vat in one of the member states of their choice and they will apply the rate of vat in force in this state . 
but this is not so easy . 
the place where the tax should be applied is an important issue , and the debate on the number of countries which would be qualified for companies registered is something that will , in my view , burden and which will move , of course , the united states to complain at the wto . 
it is absurd that when a return journey from london to brussels costs 89 books with virgin airways , for example , eurostar , which produces far fewer greenhouse gases and which is a far more pleasant to travel costs equivalent about 250 books for the same trip . 
mr president , this debate to see happen old demons . 
finally , it has talked about the proposals had been able to make the french presidency for taxation to be done on the place of consumption , with an obligation for service providers be registered in all member states . 
european companies would be at a disadvantage compared to third country airlines and cause a distortion of the price structure within the eu prices intercontinental . 
this seems to me , in any case be a solution which does not lead to a flight of capital outside europe , and which is possible only in the area of the oecd and not an isolated incident by means of negotiations for the individual . 
i am well aware of the fact that some members of this house feel swamped by visions contradictory . 
that makes it possible to prevent the complexity that involves the use of criteria macroeconomic economic or nature . 
i now turn to the proposal by the minimum level the normal rate . 
therefore , no preparatory work has not yet been done in working groups of icao , and it is very unlikely that the next general assembly to allow to renegotiate the convention chicago administrations . 
this feeling is still today , and it is regrettable , in the spirit of public opinion in europe . 
the last objective of this directive is the strengthening of the management of emergency situations at sea , in designating ports of refuge , by banning to vessels to take the sea in the event of strong storm and asking coastal state concerned to introduce greater means of intervention at sea , in the event of serious risk of pollution . 
the companies in oil are telling us that they have a fund voluntary . 
i hope that after boost given in nice , the doubts and resistance of some countries will have reduced and that we shall achieve that aim . 
we are , of course confidence to ensure the safety at sea , because it must know that not a week goes by without us react with this question : ' but you , members of the european parliament , what do you to ensure the safety , to change the rules ? 
mr president , the commission knows that one of the plans announced by the british government on 8 november 2000 was the introduction of a form of taxation of road users stickers holdings by all hauliers , british or not , for their use of the road network of the united kingdom . 
secondly , if , as well as the minister had originally intended , it proposes to tax lorries foreign to subsidise carriers of his country , this is contrary to the european legislation ? 
this imbalance in the nature of economic between charges and taxes imposed on the roads in the various member states is causing a distortion of competition in the territory of the united kingdom between hauliers nationalities . 
with regard to the question of the use of meat and animal meal , their export is covered in exactly the same way in the legislation which governs the production of meat and animal meal in the european union and the obligation to withdraw , for example , risk material of meat and animal meal is covered by the legislation and will be effective from 1 march 2001 . 
the jews are traitors and foul . 
i very much hope that in each country in the region , we will see that the services education promote tolerance rather than intolerance . 
this answer is not surprising on the part of mr monti . 
question no 37 by ( h-0900 / 00 ) : 
the commission will propose in the same time a support mechanism temporary defensive designed specifically to counter unfair korean practices during the period for the conclusion of the procedure for the wto . 
it is a dramatic problem . 
the industry user of coke employs a total people , but this product only represents a very , marginal costs , around 2 % . 
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we have presented the proposal to the acp countries almost at the same time that our member states . 
this initiative has not to resolve , i would like to reassure you , both the quantities of additional which could be imported on the community market are weak . 
these countries have unfortunately , taking account of their situation , no negotiating capacity autonomous and , consequently , it is a gesture we must , in my opinion , unilaterally , without any return . 
the procedure followed by the commission to give financial aid requested will soon be complete , and it also includes ecpat needs for 2001 . 
we have three types of activity in this area . 
the commission 's proposal does not mention of the place where could settle this future court . 
i am not sure understand what the honourable member is meant by ' proliferation ' . 
the question of mr berenguer fuster on trade marks tabled . 
i take as an encouragement to renew our action and ensure that spain as quickly as possible what it has to be done . 
to my previous question , you replied that it was the fault of spain and that you the necessary measures . 
it has clarified i had been made before . 
the directive 89 / 48 / eec qualifications couronnant vocational training at least three years after the provision of secondary education . 
subject : electronic sea in the straits which separates vaasa in finland in umeå in sweden the maritime traffic in this straits of the baltic sea is led to disappear because it is more profitable , because the shipowners can no longer to practise of duty-free sales . 
in the city vaasa that i have just mentioned , for example , 550 jobs have been lost in the field of tourism in the course of 2 years , perhaps because of the end of duty-free sales . 
this proposal to stimulate the development and use of digital content reflects the objective of the lisbon summit . 
in addition , i call on the commission to develop procedures to implement more efficient and more quickly in the field of calls proposal . 
if we put only content useful to businesses , in particular the weather and geography , which is very desirable , of course , we must not forget , for the content for the citizens , it is much more complicated than to take the necessary information to companies . 
the digital content , which represents more than the amount that quality , standardises and restricts the cultural diversity and social . 
the second point which i believe that it is equally important , the attention that we must take to small and medium-sized enterprises , the start-up inserted . 
on the other hand , when we are doing this weakness a virtue and that we change simply negative signal positive , that we do not consider our various languages as barriers but rather as bridges and that we recognise as assets , then it becomes a workable basis for a european market and for a certain independence . 
i will not go back to all the objectives of this programme : conditions on the marketing , distribution and use of digital content , to encourage economic activity , widening the possibilities of jobs , to encourage the use of the potential of digital content in terms and in the face of the united states . 
therefore , the establishment of the right conditions for the production of digital content multilingual european is of increasing importance . 
some of them are , in itself , very valuable , but will find a better place in other instruments that the decision . 
the various positions can be presented now , the vote is not on the agenda this evening , and if the largest group of parliament was of the opinion that parliament must not to vote tomorrow , it seems to me much more correct to make such a proposal in this plenary session of parliament , in the vote tomorrow , rather than to make this evening . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , ladies and gentlemen , more and more people in europe are victims of noise . 
the member states are free to define when begins in the evening and the night follows . 
i am therefore pleased with the proposal from the commission , but i think a first step , in my view too cautious . 
that is why the reduction and the abolition of environmental noise must be an essential part of the european environmental policy in the future . 
the group of which we in the united left supports happy , even if we wanted to go further in the search for solutions conclusive and in the approach of those who earn money with noise . 
but let me address bickering and the fight book in behind the scenes , within the committee , alongside below above , in recent times and still here at the moment . 
as a result , i will not conceal the fact that my country an enormous difficulties with the commission 's proposal , unless it provides a mechanism to be flexible enough to ensure that the way of life that we have inherited from our forefathers appreciated both by the spanish visitors foreigners , can be maintained . 
however , i would recommend this report and , of course , the commission 's proposal to this house . 
in the second place from the daughter directives relating to quality standards . 
i am entirely in favour of the need to harmonise the noise indicators and evaluation methods , the noise maps , the drafting of the action plans to reduce the noise levels and protect areas calm , and the need to increase the whole area of information to the public . 
secondly , this proposal adopts a new approach to assess the general situation in the field of noise in europe in the light of the number of people affected by noise . 
the commission can accept the following amendments in principle or in part 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 foodstuffs not processed - which is the case here - which have suffered any treatment that brings a substantial change their state of origin . 
mr president , with the group of the european people 's party , we have voted for the lannoye report in the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , and it is also fully to our expectations . 
nobody is talking about . 
the next item is the report ( [ ­ 0372 / 2000 ) by mr staes , on behalf of the delegation of the european parliament in the conciliation committee on the joint text , approved by the conciliation committee , for a european parliament and council directive amending directive 95 / 53 / ec laying down principles relating to the organisation of official controls in the field of animal feed . 
i then given on the part of the french presidency a signal of course , a very clear message , a message of the type ' no pasarán ' . 
after long negotiations , an acceptable compromise has now been reached in the conciliation committee : it is an assurance that the protection measures taken by the commission will remain in force as long as they have been replaced by a new decision , and on the commitment of the member states to give their full support to experts from the commission during the investigation and controls that they will carry out on the ground . 
i welcome this legislation . 
the eu 's structural funds - mainly by means of the esf - and the funding of the ministries of finance national should always be targeted on the development of a disadvantaged and poor within our societies . 
the cities of europe are important bastions economic , political and socio-cultural . 
a clear legislation and for meticulous control its application are means of action is needed . 
the commission also expresses its appreciation for the support substantial provided by the european parliament for this proposal and for the many amendments useful which have been tabled . 
given the nature of the activity , the commission can accept amendments nos 10 and 23 . 
i say ' the famous " because it is a very fashionable , and you will agree with me that scarcely a day goes by without the media on the precautionary principle , and nothing , or for the wrong purposes , but more often wrongly . 
the maximalist seek to block innovation and progress , while minimalist advised not use the precautionary principle in the event of danger significant for the health and the environment , i.e. above a threshold to define , but we do not know very well how ! 
the clarification of the respective roles is a condition sine qua non for the restoration of the necessary public confidence in the scientific community , and the political decision-makers , which we , the political leaders . 
in these situations , a safety margin is retained , for the purposes of caution . 
we have also asked for measures to be taken within the world trade organisation - a regulation , perhaps - which guarantee that it is possible in the context of the wto , to invoke other obligations , such as those we must carry out under multilateral agreements on the environment , in order to extend the scope of the precautionary principle . 
of course , it is also essential to strengthen the legal value of the precautionary principle for a standard of international law . 
the art of life is to manage wisely these risks and uncertainties . 
sometimes uses it too and makes it more commonplace , sometimes uses it too little and is causing our indignation . 
i am thinking , for example , of the phthalates contained in toys , we have had the strange idea to introduce toys in sweets , of ice and other foods . 
the same applies to the requirements of the commission , which calls for a detailed analysis of the risks to be achieved in advance . 
the resolution calls on the commission to make use of the guidelines adopted and to integrate the precautionary principle , each time that it is necessary , in the drafting of its legislative proposals and in all its actions . 
it is not possible to provide a threshold general minimums . 
by giving for the first time the sakharov prize of human rights defenders who argue within the union , the european parliament says formally that any breach must be combated without compromission . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , the citizens ' initiative ' basta gets ! " wish , first of all , to express its gratitude to this parliament for the recognition of the honourable that it gives . 
it is not just murders . 
i would therefore ask you to follow me and i trust . 
( parliament adopted the legislative resolution ) 
madam president , if the house will allow me , i would like to give an oral explanation of my amendment no 51 . 
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 taxation of fuel , aviation ( com ( 2000 ) 110 - c5-90 b5-0207 / 2000 - 2000 / 2114 ( cos ) ) 
this agreement is attractive to a few companies but negative for the environment and democracy . 
the major event which has occurred since at our previous debates on the budget is clearly the crisis the so-called ' mad cows ' . 
this would run counter clearly the spirit and the letter of the decisions , previously mentioned , the heads of state and government . 
parliament has managed to impose a few important priorities - not least , a greater involvement in the fight against unemployment and poverty , a number of problems linked to the environment and equal opportunities between men and women , etc. we voted against the attacks of the right brought the life programme and the lobby european women ´ . 
the importance of the appropriation for kosovo is not without cause legitimate questions on the ability of real intake of that region of yugoslavia , eur 350 million that it was originally planned affect in 2001 . 
there is no justification granting tax advantages through a form of distribution determined . 
a deadline makes a clear answer to the people of the postal market and allows national monopolies to prepare better liberalisation . 
can we of dropping a simple decision , possibly petitement majority , a concept of the postal service , view which has its roots and his comments in the special features of each state ? 
the threshold of 50 grammes proposed by the commission , associated with a price set ceilings two and a half times tariff public , is really too drastically and would have devastating consequences on postal services universal . 
hence our opposition firm and clear to all . 
we believe that the postal service is not within the competence of the eu , even if the proposal after reading of the committee is substantially better than the commission 's original proposal . 
dary ( [ b5-0374 / 2000 ) 
we think , however , that must be protected the consequences of this war small producers who are working on their planting without use person and their income , whatever the fluctuations of the market . 
according to article 10 , freedom of expression creates obligations and responsibilities which may lead to conditions , restrictions and sanctions . 
we can only welcome the initiative when we know that the value of digital content is 5 % in terms of european gdp and 4 million in terms of jobs . 
in these circumstances , particularly their coherence and their unity which have provided in the united states pre-eminence in this market for the future . 
i also hope that there will , in 2004 , a reduction in this distribution of competences and that will apply the criterion of subsidiarity so that the regions and autonomous communities are to have their status in the union . 
we can only welcome this . 
for example , on the trade negotiations mentioned above , the national parliaments will be losing their last rights of ratification , and one country , if it is in a minority in the council , can no longer say ' no ' when negotiations violera its interests . 
we had , on many occasions , tried to deter and the nice summit has very clearly shown that an agenda considerably extended could lead to a lack of a result of this year , which would have been disastrous for enlargement . 
given the fundamental importance of decisions at the nice summit , let us render unto caesar the things which are caesar . 
in other words , what the european parliament wants , it is a control on taxation and social security . 
the decisions of the council - obtained cut off from night - do not offer a solid basis ; they openly huge gaps in relation to the transparency , the creation of an identity , democracy , the participation of citizens and the awareness of the reform . 
that is why we must consider his conclusions as the result of a compromise which no one has emerged from fully winners or losers . 
on the contrary , the power of national democracies is decreasing strength to limit the right of veto and give ever more power to parliament in the eu . 
so , you must vote in favour of this provision which limits the taxation of aircraft , because in this way the ticket cost always cheaper , so we can travel more by this means of transport . 
' do not pass up of buildings , you could receive a pot of flowers on the head ! 
the complexity and the variety of technological development and the process of structural change require to include all the local and regional partners in the development partnerships , which are involved in drawing up programmes strategic of regional policy for each region . 
we must therefore avoid at all costs to stifle or damaging . 
it could be said that innovation is the scope of all agents surrounding the process of production . 
the gap between the regions developed and the regions lagging behind is much more important in terms of technological development in terms of gross national product . 
as we know , the bureaucrats as main argument the risk of errors . 
i do not know whether the fact that three women have signed today the european budget is a direct result of the initiative risi , but i would be pleased that the christmas box that we are deciding also benefits women . 
it aims to reduce the budget in a chapter devoted to experience the pilots , new ideas for local development and urban links - giving results more acceptable - which have been the basis of community programmes also valuable at local level that urban and interreg would be a mistake . 
as mr rack , i have never understood , and i do not comprendrai ever this regional policy and cohesion policy as a kind alms to the poorest regions . 
that is why , when i am in the negotiations , currently , docup , beyond the innovative actions , i am talking about the mainstream , i am very interested to find in each of the programming documents at regional level of access to the information society and i checks on the quality , beyond the scope of this regional programme , particularly as regards directly small and medium-sized businesses , establishments education and even farms . 
mrs schroedter , mr izquierdo collado and mr ortuondo larrea , have rightly raised this question of envelopes the budget . 
the price of new shipbuilding have fallen in recent years and have reached their lowest level in 1999 , because of this policy in south korea . 
the committee has had vote special measures to ensure that this was on the agenda of the debate today . 
this view is also in accordance with the treaty , and i do not have time to return more detail . 
however , the commission 's proposal , which includes aid for research and development , the complaint against korea before the world trade organisation - they are working with cheaper prices , even in relation to the price , and the possibility that there are measures the transitional aid as long as the use is not resolved may be , in our view , a solution more or less fragile , but it is at least a solution . 
at the same time , it is imperative to increase the pressure on korea , if possible in the oecd , by adopting anti-dumping measures . 
in other words , we contribute unemployment and are actually the other business with shipyards . 
i think that it is a good x-raying european shipbuilding industry , a real x-raying . 
this procedure will not rapid results . it can take up to two years to achieve the final conclusion , if it went . 
this mechanism would be implemented until the conclusion of the procedure undertaken at the wto . 
i am sure that we are all united today to defend with vigour and with force freedom in europe , but i would like to say that , more than the solidarity of colleagues in the european parliament , the spanish need their commitment . 
in may , sailing on water sicily , his heart nuclear sums also very worrying signs of deterioration . 
it would be alarming that , in the face of this situation , we do not act as quickly as possible . 
in both , we would like to express the need for the two member states concerned , the united kingdom and spain , are working closely together to find a solution to the more secure for the repair of the submarine , taking - of course - the public informed promptly . 
we have heard statements responsible for the uk fleet saying that of fault was minimal and others who said exactly the opposite , that it was important and that it required repairs difficult and lengthy . 
i know that the house means that , without these commitments , it would have been present , but i just represent . 
the commission is currently analysing . 
since they are already started , considering with realism range of options available today the united kingdom and the authorities of gibraltar . 
the cooperation and calm are methods in use in our union . 
the british government is as recently the russian government at a of fault that has arisen one of its submarines . 
mr president , i , too , i would like to express my full support to our spanish colleagues in the face of the assassination of terrorism of eta . 
the commission , in the clear answer that it has given two months ago , and in its response today , has taken the responsibility to recognise that the proposal for a resolution of the group of the european people 's party , together with other banalisations of the matter , we were prevented from doing share , has not recognized . 
the minister main the government of gibraltar , mr peter caruana , has taken a wise decision , when he has asked a panel of experts to keep personally aware of the development of the situation . 
that is and remains because we believe that the attitude of the more coherent and which guarantees in the best interests and the safety of all the parties concerned . 
b5 ­ h-0908 / 2000 by mrs maij-weggen and mr posselt , on behalf of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats 
in 1980 , the unhcr revolved around five million refugees . 
today we welcome the unhcr and all the humanitarian workers . 
mr president , the commission agree of course parliament 's support for the unhcr at the 50th anniversary of this institution . 
i would like to develop a wider issue which has a direct link with what the honourable member has said earlier . 
b5 ­ h-0909 / 2000 by mrs pack and others , on behalf of the group of the european people 's party ( christian democrats ) and european democrats 
the final problem that i would like to make concerns the dramatic events taking place at the border between serbia and kosovo . 
that is the place of milosevic and not of the congress party in belgrade . 
as far as we are concerned , the mentality of ethnic groups in kosovo who are fighting between themselves must change and become a mentality made mutual respect . 
i do not want to sing our own praise , but we can also say that the european union has responded very quickly to this new situation . 
b5 ­ h-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 the chilean government has guaranteed in chile , general pinochet would have a fair trial and in fact , it has now lost his immunity and judicial authorities in chile initiate legal proceedings against him . 
allow me to remind you that it is important that we were to approve this joint resolution , now that pinochet in chile , what we have not been able to make when pinochet was in the united kingdom . 
i declare in the knowledge that these basic principles are those of the parties of the european free alliance and the greens in this house . 
mr president , before we begin my speech , i would like to join the condemnation of the attack , which has cost the lives to an elected representative , an activist and advise the people 's party in catalonia , in spain . 
it is for this reason that i am delighted that my group and i believe , the majority of our parliament , not leave lead to play the coffers of resonance for the exploitation of the crisis . 
their lives are in great danger . 
the league of human rights is suspended , its local are put under and its president , moktar trifi , convened before the tribunal , as has just said , on 25 december . 
some defenders of human rights , trade unionists , universities , journalists and students are harassed constant on the part of the authorities . 
it is in a state very critical . 
the harassment daily and tabassage all democrats are really generally applied . 
i hope that in this matter in the judicial system of chile will continue to demonstrate independence and effectiveness . 
we know that of european union heads of mission follow closely the political situation in the country . 
finally , i would like to mention the important role played by parliament , which has contributed to increase awareness and to intensify the dialogue on these issues , through visits members and public debates like this . 
laurent gbagbo should initiate a genuine policy of national reconciliation , which is a break with the speech on of ivoirité , the amendment of the constitution racist , and the holding of democratic elections where no candidate is excluded , otherwise the risk of secession and civil war will only grow . 
mr president , the new côte d ' ivoire cause months justified concern amongst the citizens of europe and the concern to that effect in our parliament . 
the conditions are : that no one feels excluded , that the supreme court established by the military power will disappear , that the head of state requires clear in the process of restoration of democracy and that we hear the views of the committee for national reconciliation . 
the concept of ivoirité seems to me , for my part , perfectly justified . 
a half a dozen copies are now available to the president . 
mr president , on behalf of the greens / european free alliance , we withdraw our proposal for a resolution . 
mr president , i can confirm what has just said by mr posselt . 
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in these people , the member states must implement the various policies , attacking the problem of further assistance to the coverage of costs , especially for those of disabled people whose families are actually not in a position to take a paid final and complete . 
mr president , it is a great pleasure for me to speak on behalf of the group of the greens / european free alliance and to congratulate the rapporteur for this excellent report . 
at present , thanks to the improvement of resources for health , information , care of housing and pension systems , more and more people live more old . 
it is mainly the governments of the member states , the administrations of the member states federal , provinces and common which , by many recommendations , may be somewhat useful . 
the basis of this vision of life is thrown in the family , in which all human beings is growing as child . 
often , in recent years of life , falls seriously ill , is still completely handicapped , we need the support of all . 
finally , i would like to insist on a point relating to medical care . 
the statement was also : women must not work to ensure that people have a job . 
in the first analysis , for many , this may appear as a disability . 
we shall have to find ways . 
the many elderly people active should motivate them to fight for a society in which the solidarity between generations to be more than a nice word ! 
these measures must be adapted to different situations and features in relation to the quality of life and self-sufficiency economic . 
only joint efforts and supported can help us . 
there must be room for manoeuvre discretionary for the preferences and decisions of the individual . 
if anyone find all objects which fail to our colleague , request to bring , particularly its glasses , because mrs flemming was in your back , mr fatuzzo . 
finally , we need to reintroduce explicitly in the text of the possibility of actions in favour of the outermost regions and their logo . 
we must also insist on production methods which are respectful of animal welfare and the environment . 
it is also the reason why i am pleased that this week in the european parliament , we have created a working group for biotechnology . 
of course , these actions institutional communication must instead supplement operations advertising communications controlled by the major distribution in particular . 
if parliament 's proposals , which by three times have gained the majority of our voice , were applied , but it is still an example of the powerlessness of parliament - that the set-aside land can be cultivated with legumes or trèfles and that pasture land be authorised , we had more pasture land and therefore more fodder proteins . 
it is right that these costs are borne by the producers , sellers and professional organisations , and not by the european union . 
we must ask ourselves why we have failed in the past to encourage the industry of the european union to use the money which was available . 
of course , if we can produce and promotion of food products better for the environment , taking into account the welfare of animals , and to sell on world markets , then we will achieve the objective which the common agricultural policy was conceived . 
on amendments nos 9 and 22 which call the establishment of a county of management special , and as far as amendments nos 7 , 19 , 23 and 27 , which require further changes of procedure , we must add that the commission must be the provisions of procedure consistent . 
all those who insist that , in europe we like good things are right . 
mr president , it is scientifically proven that the moderate consumption of wine is one of the best prevention against cancer , collapse , alzheimer 's disease , and i going on . 
. ( nl ) i would like to praise the rapporteur for his work .