we know very well that the current treaties are not enough and that it will be necessary in future to develop a more effective and different structure for the union , a constitutional structure , which clearly indicates what are the responsibilities of the member states and what are the competences of the union . 
messages of concern firstly to the economic and social problems that we live , and this in spite of sustained growth , fruit of years of effort on the part of all our citizens . 
the current situation , particularly intolerable for many companies and independent of transport for agriculture , must be improved . 
reaching agreement on the methods is a good thing in itself , but we must ensure that this system could not be strike force policy . 
they too have to present a clear vision of the rights they must abide . 
i am in agreement with his warning against the return , which tries to some , the intergovernmental methods . 
we are very much to want a federation of nation states . 
the rapporteurs have emphasised the quality of the debate and also the need to go further , of course , i can only join them . 
i also thank all those who have kindly been accused of not having done this speech earlier . to those i would reply that , before making a speech , we must learn , to assess the forces present , because the speech policy must always be realistic and close to the reality and the objectives we have set ourselves . 
i would prefer to have seen this closer cooperation to give a few examples of the new european order . 
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 to meet these sous-estimations , moreover , greece in portugal . 
consequently , we have not voted for this report . 
according to the defenders of the bus , these are not only better market and can be used the world , but they are also more ecological because their consumption of fuel per passenger is less high . 
the role of ' benchmarking ' in terms of dissemination of good practice across the eu is also emphasised . 
a binding charter and general , listing the rights that we must respect absolutely risk pose difficulties at a later stage . 
i want to thank both rapporteurs for their tremendous commitment . 
we do not however believe that this dialogue can already be concluded in nice in less than three months , and this reason alone our refusal to accept the proposal to include the charter into the treaties at the summit in nice . 
the csu group in the european parliament welcomes the fact that the present draft charter of fundamental rights makes visible and opposing the fundamental rights enjoyed by the citizens towards the bodies and institutions of the eu . 
it is the image of liberal europe that is being built . 
indeed , i would have liked the freezing of the charter , so that we can continue to work , as proposed by so many non-governmental organisations from different countries of the union . 
( a5-0248 / 00 ) by mr queiró , on hungary ( com ( 1999 ) 505 - c5-0028 / 2000 - 1997 / 2175 ( cos ) ) ; 
i would therefore like to propose that parliament is , next year , general report but merely national reports to show that we attach to a differentiated further negotiations . 
it seems then that , on the basis of the work that has been undertaken by the previous presidencies and by the commission , the french presidency will be able , at least i hope , to give , at the nice european council , a fairly accurate view of the accession process . 
i have said it before and i have no difficulty in repeat here , the french presidency does not shy away from the difficulties which arise , this does not mean , of course , that we will have the time and resources to deal with each of them . 
this question is , of course , perfectly legitimate , but we must respond in a proper way and precise . 
enlargement is a broad perspective that we must address with great generosity and vision . 
all the results of the intergovernmental conference fail to meet the enormous pressure of enlargement in terms of adaptation . 
the second major change which we are seeing and to which europe must adapt is speeding up words of economic developments towards a global market and global competition . 
fourthly , it follows that the principle that the member states that had started later the process has a good chance to catch up with those who have started earlier . 
in those areas where considerable investment and long term are necessary to achieve the standards of the eu , we should bear in mind that the current members have also requested , in such cases , long transition periods . 
in the area of border security and the fight against crime also intervene our standards and the benefits of european cooperation . 
let us look at the trade that there is currently between the european union and the countries of central and eastern europe . 
i was pleased that the commissioner are finally beginning to talk to inform the people to say that the fears which we spoke had not . 
but one thing is clear - and i am pleased that mr verheugen has once again highlighted : there can be no transitional period in terms of democratic rules . 
on this point , we need the help of the commission , even if the will is there , the munitions are sometimes lacking . 
this is necessary so that we can , as a european union , we set the objectives for the success of our own internal reforms . 
however , we do not agree with certain aspects and essential issues . 
this runs counter to the european union , its future independent to north america and also on a common security and defence policy , given that this creates risks with russia and other countries . 
we hope that there will be results and that we should not refer to another intergovernmental conference which must be done so that enlargement can take place . 
i will be brief , as i have already been , since i have left three minutes of my speaking time in my first speech . 
that is very important and , from this point of view , i am pleased that the commission is working on an information campaign that commissioner verheugen wants to both large and decentralised . 
but - and this will be my last word because i want to make it clear : i am not a pessimist i does not play ' small arms ' , i want a strong option for enlargement - to be credible , it must also be taken seriously , it must also be understood , it must also be able to collect the accession of the people , of the people of the candidate countries as of our peoples . 
for the time being , i see no need to discuss the financial perspectives as regards enlargement . 
i cannot tell you about any of them ! 
moreover , it is for the same reason that they have also expressed the wish to join the european union . 
we are now going to give the floor to the various rapporteurs . 
i have given the work of rapporteur about estonia . 
as a member of the moderate party , i am extremely carefully when it comes to taxpayers ' money . 
only then , i believe , could you make an idea that the latvians have done over recent years . 
that is not enough ; the whole of the strategy must be focusing more towards the citizens . 
lithuania has a significant potential for sustainable economic growth . 
in the broader sense that affects the european union 's cooperation with the russian federation . 
i now turn to another weak point : the support of public opinion , inside and outside the european union . 
by following a fiscal policy intelligent , direct foreign investment is montaient , last year in more 5,45 billion . 
we should not intrude , especially not we german ! 
the slovak democratic develops in a stable , which has not always been the case . 
i am proposing , in this speech , to emphasise and resume the six aspects of developments hungarian , which deserve to be highlighted in the prospect of accession to the european union . 
i am satisfied that this topic has been envisaged in the general report on enlargement presented by mr brok . 
it is also the case in the nuclear field , where the legitimate concerns about nuclear safety and environmental risk being exploited by the anti-nucléaire lobby . 
the formation of a high level group is a measure that i recommend to my colleagues . 
the report which i have the honour to submit to you and which has also been adopted unanimously in committee , note that part of the territory controlled by the legal authority fulfils the copenhagen political criteria . 
to this end , a key role will , without prejudice , of course , the role of the commission , to our own high representative for the cfsp , javier solana . 
however , the main problem which malta must face is that the government and the opposition think differently the accession process and that the european union is committed to the flow of this process . 
even between the united states and mexico levels are closer , and that is why we are discussing , in the field of the internal market , for a well thought-out strategy , flexible and in line with 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 who took the courage , ten years ago , to take to the streets and who have contributed to set in motion the process . 
the information society is important for industry , old and new . 
nor can we to be blinded by the percentages of community law transposed into national legislation . 
but the ten new countries of eastern europe have no such uncle of america . 
this also applies , and this is degrading , for the transport of live animals to slaughterhouses . 
for any major legislation , we are now to impose an evaluation of the impact on health . 
my report must also talk about the european union and stress that the european fund for regional development cannot continue to be granted on the basis of a simple accounting distribution between the regions . 
as mr brok rightly began his speech by the comment that we will all be the beneficiaries of enlargement , in particular , we who are working on this side of the external border . 
the development of internal inland waterways transport will be essential for ecological reasons , because we must remove quantities of goods on the road , and if we cannot carry on railways , we will need to use water routes routes . 
we also discussed or egotism of populism and the fall in the exchange rate of the euro has certainly not helped to improve things . 
the message we wish to send to the candidate countries is as follows : ' do not mislead by the scale of the reports and the issues which are before you . 
unfortunately , at the moment there are too many parties who have lost their ideology , and who are therefore an inadequate idealism and an excessive materialism . 
if we have to defer the right to housing and acquisition of land use , différons-le family . 
it is up to now , but is certainly threatened by the lack of transparency and bureaucratic resistance manifesto , albeit not public , of some governments . 
where are the millions of jobs promised by the maastricht treaty ? 
while we are in the process of revising the treaties , some member states are already referred to a new reform . 
the vast majority of international inquiries on this subject are gains state to the macroeconomic level , linked to enlargement . 
however , except for a tiny minority , no political group calls into question the objective of slovenian policy , which is to enter as soon as possible in the european union . 
if the union is enlarged , it should very quickly break up as it is proposed in taking a position on enlargement of the eldr group . 
in my view , it is clear that the institutional system prescribes has multiple long-term effects on the health of orphans . 
i would therefore ask you to support the amendments along these lines . 
and even we , european politicians , do not understand quite well the negotiating process . 
cyprus will become a sort of bridge to the countries of the region . 
i hope the negotiators the continuing 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 is the european union . 
we cannot afford to lose even more impetus which existed at the beginning of the 1990s . 
mr president , firstly , as a socialist rapporteur for the report on romania , i would like to congratulate the rapporteur on his excellent work . 
it is , for the institutions , for the member states , for all of us , to be equal to the challenge , also with regard to the concerns of our own public opinion , and to recover the inspiration , the ambition and the vision of the founding fathers of europe . 
unfortunately , i have the impression that , despite all the fine words and the many chapters that the council has examined well applied , this enlargement process is not supported or driven by political energy necessary . 
many countries of the union have dealt with similar problems , at some time or another of their development and can guide bulgaria to help overcome those to whom it must face at the moment . 
democracy is not just a question of majorities , it is also a question of codecision to minorities . 
the candidate countries must be placed on an equal footing and their accession should depend on that of their own development . 
at the same time , we should recognise the efforts made by countries such as lithuania who catch up with , so to speak , lost time . 
we have therefore interest to extend our system of rights and freedoms until romania and that is an argument to put forward in the framework of the critical debate with the european public . 
however , it is an issue on which the conversion - is that of enlargement . 
my group therefore supports the limitation of transition periods in terms of the environment to a maximum of five years . 
mr president , we should give a positive boost to enlargement . 
the debate is certainly open as regards the order in which these countries will join , because it will also check the state of play in their internal reforms . 
i welcome the very positive report on slovenia and the considerable efforts made by that country to meet the copenhagen criteria , as head of delegation , i have seen it repeatedly , just as the commissioner . 
in my opinion , the proposal is worthy of being taken into consideration . 
these forms of violence and exploitation of women must now be condemned and combated by all means , both in the eu and in the accession countries . 
finally , i would like to take this opportunity to join number of fellow members , which i share the thoughts and concerns , and to emphasise the need to look carefully at the question of the borders of europe and , as a result , the scope of its enlargement , as well as the 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 . 
we do from time to time to remind you , quite rightly , in this chamber , that a europe of citizens must be a europe in which community legislation protects their rights as it should . 
i shall put to the vote the request to postpone the committee on legal affairs and the internal market . 
we know that these substances and products are very rarely undesirable substances to the violent toxicity , but that it is a question of substances that are stored in the long term in the body and which have a long life , such as dioxin , the aflatoxines and heavy metals such as cadmium , lead and mercury . 
it is not possible to find those responsible . 
if we allow this dilution , we must at least notify in control services and it should be put on record that watering down these exist because this problem must be made public and be the subject of a public debate . 
we must highlight the following : the dioxin crisis was the result of criminal acts against the existing regulations . 
mr president , i would like to thank the members who have spoken before me . 
it was a pressing need . 
for example , for the fishmeal , the limit value is different from that which is proposed for products of animal origin not at sea . 
it is time to break with a misleading interpretation of the principle of subsidiarity , which is more each day increase the tutelage of brussels on our nations . 
like the rapporteur , i believe that all these measures are justified , as it is justified to examine the case of these substances to which she refers , which are not toxic , in itself , but which increase the toxicity of mixtures . 
unfortunately , a large part of the know-how ancestral , common sense , peasants lost , in this era of industrial agriculture where animals are more than production units and goods . 
the new regulations will combine , harmonise and simplify health requirements very detailed and complex who were so far éparpillées between many directives . 
the number of people who want to learn exactly what are the components , according to my research is relatively small . 
secondly , farmers , who are the producers of ingredients of feedingstuffs , undergo a change in future it will destroy much more important to their basic products . 
the compensation is necessary , even though it is clear that the farmers themselves are also very worried about the welfare of their cattle . 
amendment no 18 propose explicitly to include water in the definition of feedingstuffs . 
on the basis of these various evaluations , the commission will propose to member states appropriate measures to limit the presence of substances involved in animal feed . 
in view of the amendments tabled 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 fully 15 of the 27 amendments proposed . 
i assume that , this time , they will not succeed . 
the commission has promised that it would work and it has also announced that this list would not be ready tomorrow . 
farmers must simply know - and this , at least on request and in the form of percentages - everything that contain these compound feedingstuffs and in what quantities . 
finally , i would like to sincerely thank the rapporteur , mr graefe zu baringdorf and mrs roth-behrendt for their reports and hope that the council will adopt a constructive attitude in this area , so that we can achieve a transparent system concerning the declaration of feedingstuffs . 
all this , of course , because of the bse tragedy which has been a real novel , in several chapters . 
the toxic chemicals , which affect human and animal health , are not acceptable . 
but let us start by the good points . 
the proposal before us is the beginning of a series of initiatives , which are based on the white paper on food safety . 
thank you very much , commissioner . 
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report ( a5-0248 / 2000 ) by mr queiró , on behalf of the committee on foreign affairs , human rights , common security and defence policy , on hungary ' s application for accession to the european union and the state of negotiations [ com ( 1999 ) 505 - c5-0028 / 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 the accession of romania to the european union and the state of negotiations [ com ( 1999 ) 510 - c5-0033 / 2000 - 1997 / 2171 ( cos ) ] 
thirdly and lastly , and perhaps this is the most difficult conditions , the council must agree on new institutional arrangements which allow the community to function effectively , efficiently and democratically after enlargement . 
although we agree with the principles of article 13 , it is clear that the dérivée legislation that the european union makes sometimes go very far and that there is no reason to reject the candidate countries a right to cultural differentiation . 
i shall conclude by emphasising the fact that the enlargement process must be gradually , the speed of the adaptation of the candidate countries . 
- ( es ) in the current context and in view of the reserves that have begun to make themselves heard about the enlargement of the european union , it is important that parliament is a clear political signal in favour of it . 
the european union , since its creation , could bring the peoples . 
the criteria of the council in copenhagen in 1993 , about democratisation or the ability to compete , strengthen , by way of the " acquis communautaire ' , the realms of a brutal capitalism and destructive . 
a downward spiral in enlargement , in these conditions , risk to accelerate the excesses populists and who pointed fascisantes here and there . 
the agenda of this session contains precisely a report relating to equal opportunities between men and women , which illustrates once again the unsatisfactory state of the acquis communautaire in this field . 
that could indeed denied entry in the european home , poland and copernic of john paul ii , hungary martyrisée in budapest in 1956 or the capital symbol , prague , when democracies défenestraient popular the head of state and the people of écrasaient jan palach fire , for freedom . 
a europe that is more extensive , the tasks and duties more needs greater financial resources . 
i would like to take this opportunity to express my regards pensioners and the elderly to estonia , hoping that it deals with their livelihoods in the european union . 
i therefore see no reason why latvia is not be admitted to the european union , if it continues to make progress at the same pace and once the union has made the necessary corrections of its institutional structure and its policies to cope with enlargement . 
i therefore see no reason why lithuania is not be admitted to the european union , if it continues to make progress at the same pace and once the union has made the necessary corrections of its institutional structure and its policies to cope with enlargement . 
progress is also evident in the area of the environment , with the implementation of the ' national funds for the protection del' environment ' and the application of the ' polluter pays ' principle . 
by enter poland in the common house , the union will show justice with regard to the new arrivante justice : it has been too long . 
i hope that the czech republic will join the european union soon . 
i welcome the queiró report on hungary ' s application for accession to the european union and i share most of the conclusions of the rapporteur . 
i hope that bulgaria will join the union in the not too distant future . 
poos report ( a5-0249 / 2000 ) 
it is a fair and balanced position that the council of ministers must take seriously . 
i hope , in this connection , that the negotiations held under the auspices of the united nations will lead , so that the greek cypriots and turkish people , together , of the benefits of membership within the framework of a reunited republic . 
i wholeheartedly support the poos report on cyprus ' application for accession to the european union . 
however , we , as consumers , we are , in the final stage of the food chain and are therefore the final réceptacle or of pirate and food . 
it is particularly close to my heart to implement , at european level , and practical way , food safety from farm to table , or from the farm to the fork . 
it is precisely because we are in favour of the development of relations of cooperation between fraternal really and truly equal partners , between all the countries of the world , that we do not intend , by our vote , to support a farce . 
the council has informed parliament before the vote in committee , but only just before it , casting aside deliberately and any chance to review the question with me and with parliament . 
in my report , i call for greater representation and participation of ngos , a strengthening of the responsibility towards the european parliament , the establishment of an annual report which will be debated in parliament , the highest possible level of transparency , the promotion of memory of the past as a tool for combating prejudices and the recognition of multiple discrimination . 
at the same time , the justified interests of workers must be taken into account . 
given that a high level of responsibility lies with the social partners in relation to the regulation in the area of discrimination in the workplace , they are in a better position to develop practical solutions . 
in response to my invitation jenny , had come to attend as coordinator of the group that charter . 
practice , because the directives and action programmes , on the one hand , encourage the member states to combat discrimination on the basis of the same principles and , on the other hand , the commission to play its role as guardian of the treaties , but also in the social debate . 
although the legal basis release of funds for new preparatory actions , their funding within this category could lead to a reduction in appropriations for other policies . 
ladies and gentlemen , we have before us a proposal for a framework directive necessary but insufficient , we will have the opportunity to improve the mechanisms once a certain period of application is to be passed . 
i hope that the commission , in the light of this new directive , nor is closely to discrimination based on sex . 
i congratulate the commission , as well as the authors of the reports . 
i am pleased with the opinion of the mann report to enable organisations to ideological basis to ask , if necessary , the staff of the requirements for the recruitment in connection with this foundation . 
the speed with which the institutions have made use of the new competences of amsterdam demonstrates , commissioner , that the european union has always its status of a pioneer in terms of equal opportunities , and it is for this reason that i would like to thank the european commission . 
the fact that it exists in our society various kinds of discrimination confirms the importance of the action programme in the presence , with regard to the report by mr cashman . 
mr president , on behalf of the bonino list , i would like to express the effarement which we have in front of the way in which europe and the member states deal with the subject of discrimination , racism and xenophobia . 
can the commissioner explain why the commission does not take account of this aspect ? 
the second problem i should like to address is that of the ngos , important as they may be , are invited to deal with the implementation , irrespective of their size , their nature and actions that they are pursuing . 
the group of the european liberal , democratic and evaluated all this positively and in particular the work of parliament who wanted to insist , also and above all , on the prevention of the phenomenon , and not only on the good practices . 
it is a challenge for all of us , because we consider other on a first impression . 
mr president , fight and legislate against discrimination that is recognise that they exist and they are , for many of them , ' légalisées ' because banalisées . 
the first , unctad , the united nations conference on trade and development , has asked in 1963 in geneva the principle of compensatrices inequality , discrimination . 
in fact , information and awareness-raising , are of fundamental importance in this respect , they must be a trigger and serve to instilled a new mentality , a new way of thinking and to be so that these prejudices in diffuse still widespread in the population can be totally éradiqués and that a real parity is guaranteed in terms of law between all citizens . 
it is therefore important to promote the two legislative initiatives discussed today , improving however some of their aspects and by increasing the amounts for the funding of the programme , in order to reflect the political importance of the fight against discrimination . 
in particular , the agreement on the principle of provision for sensible arrangements , including sweden and ireland are the pionnières now , will ensure that employers in the whole of europe , to adapt their places of work , given the special equipment and amend their working methods in order to offer a real chance to disabled employees . 
article 13 is the start of a new eu objective : to combat discrimination or the unequal treatment of citizens through the grounds listed in the same article . 
the second point that i would like to highlight is the gross mistake committed unfortunately by the commission with this first package in the sense that it wished to draw up a list of priorities at the level of the grounds for discrimination . 
mr president , discrimination based on religion is unacceptable , just as any other form of discrimination . 
as a secular convinced , i cannot therefore associate myself . 
however , the idea generous to recognise every citizen the maximum possible freedom , provided that it is compatible with the same degree of freedom for the other , meeting today still obstacles – one and the other of law . 
one of these directives has already been adopted in record time , and i believe that the other has a good chance of being adopted during the french presidency in november . 
some are not in line with the legal requirements , as the amendment concerning the agreements of the committees . 
i cannot , however , accept amendment no 38 , which proposes to delete article 5 the list of differences in treatment on the basis of age , which could be justified . 
you mentioned the important issue of the contractual compliance . 
this is the first time that we allow joint projects in this action programme . 
it is clear that the more code will be global , it will be more effective . 
article 7 of the code commits the member states to prevent any transfer of weapons to final users incongruous . 
mr president , i confess that time where were in the past , the european parliament , but also of various pacifist movements and the unions , incentives to think and act within the context of a gradual reduction of arms production , and where we wondered how it could increase from the military to the civilian use . 
given the situation in which are today the planet and our continent , after the end of the cold war and the breakdown of the balance struck 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 is an activity designed to deal with the crisis situations outside the borders of the eu , and not anything that might be described as a defence policy . 
their aim is to prevent the export of arms to governments that violate human rights , areas of conflicts or regions engaged in arms races . 
the commission , in close collaboration with the member states , has actively participated in the drafting of the joint action of the european union on light weapons and small arms . 
the next item is the commission communication on the european research area . 
introduction of forms of intervention ; long-term intermediary between the support of projects and institutional financing instruments , use of variable geometry offered by the treaty , particularly the participation of the union in national programmes as it is laid down in article 169 of the treaty . 
what we want to strengthen , it is this character of classification and this depends on the level of the means of intervention . 
you say consider a complete overhaul of the framework programme . 
i think that we need today something that structure the european research area , in other words something which goes beyond the framework programme which tier of national programmes ; we need a structure element , which means that we must accept formulas . 
concerning the deliberations with the stoa , i believe that we must do something together , as the house , the joint research centre , the longer-term institutions present in the different member states are involved . 
it appears that the commission is taking giant steps forward towards the creation of the european research area . 
there will be a chapter on science , society and the citizens . 
contacts took place with the authorities in greece , ireland and portugal to ask the government of these countries to speed up the submission to the commission of their projects under the cohesion fund . 
probably the absence of service that you mention , which existed in the previous commission and which was devoted exclusively to the cohesion fund , does not allow more specific elements . 
my second question is : apart from the cohesion fund , there is the community support framework , the structural funds , the regional programmes , etc . , and to which countries have you received the final projects and programmes to which countries have you already approved ? 
in 1989 , the commission has introduced a new proposal to offer more flexibility . 
i listened very carefully to the arguments of mr bolkestein and i know that the rule of a principle of the treaties banning foreigners to charge more than domestic companies , but the general act of fair competition in europe should apply , and when the levels of taxation are completely unreasonable , we should look at the fact that competition law can have on the situation , and this in spite of the general rule according to which it is a prerogative of the member states . 
if you want to retain the fuel , we must do so via taxes on fuel , and not through other forms of taxation . 
i would say to mr purvis that the question of natural regional disadvantages is probably the responsibility of the national governments insofar as part of their electorate is in peripheral areas and the gap . 
mr president , commissioner , thank you for this information . 
during the spring and last summer , the commission has carried out a general review of its activities and its human resources . 
we have had some information in this respect . 
these children , in an ever increasing proportion , are exploited by tourists and businessmen , which for a significant number of them come from europe . 
the commission believes that all companies will be able to prepare in time for the changeover to the euro , including with regard to the adaptation of computer systems and their software . 
this discussion philosophico-politique is no longer on the agenda , but we can discuss general of the dangers of a referendum , although perhaps in another context . 
this also applies to the momentum . 
a point was recently sent to the french authorities . 
as regards the candidate countries , i can tell you that meetings have been held with them on the subject of animal transport and preliminary agreements have been concluded . 
the commission has , however , been informed during the seed season in the spring of this year of interception of imported conventional varieties of seed of different species , cotton understood , containing traces of gm seeds . 
however , after consulting its services , i am able to inform you that the basic safety requirements in the field of computer equipment for private use or professional are laid down by the directive on electrical , the directive ' low voltage ' , as well as by the directive on hertziens equipment and terminals telecommunications equipment . 
however , if accordera-t-il with me that the distinction made between safety at work and safety or security in class for a child who work at home is not in fact a ? 
perhaps the hand of the serrera-t-il president khatami . 
aung san suu kyi is now de facto under house arrest . 
i am therefore reluctant to go further in terms of trade or to advise other actions relating to the trade and investment . 
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those who were said to me that for example reference to some of the electoral meetings which they had been here today . 
questions nos 16 to 44 will be replied to in writing . 
what we want is a consolidated european report , published and examined by this parliament . 
we should concentrate on the changeover to degeneration of arms and not the way in which we will ensure our competitiveness in relation to other countries in the world that produce arms . 
the five permanent members of the security council , who are supposed to ensure our security , should heed these proposals and negotiate as soon as possible a deal is truly worthy of the 21st century . 
today 's debate is an important milestone in the process of reform that the prodi commission began there is a little more than a year ago . 
i cannot fail to have the impression that , in its haste to produce a proposal within the deadline 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 van hulten report , highlights even more , and with good reason , the distinction plaidée by the commission , and it is a good basis for the exchange of best practice between the institutions . 
let us hope that this is not repeated . 
if we create a rule for the large institutions , then the principle of independence highlighted by the committee of wise men must apply everywhere . 
very often we have experienced in the past situations in which the excessively lengthy decision-making process has led to the proposers disappointment and the loss of confidence in the european institutions . 
i would like to say to the commissioner that this report is only an intermediate step , which means that it is the first phase of building a bridge between the system of control available to us today and the system that we want after the reform . 
that is the proposal which has been submitted to you . 
it is only when they will be able to assume that the sampling , the procedure to sampling , will also be controlled frequently , will be withdrawn . 
beyond the words , we are all aware that the task is certainly not an easy task . 
i certainly believe that we are not qualified , nor in our capacity as politicians or as technicians , in order to be able to work only to resolving this problem . 
fortunately , the vast majority of children and young people grow up in an environment free of such factors . 
i share the view expressed by the president of the commission , when it insists on the need to establish such a statutory catalogue ; it is absolutely essential , in my view , strengthen the principle of subsidiarity and we must , therefore , that the eu refrain from want to establish policies in a large number of areas in which the political problems are not transnational . 
information from the world and affect all areas of knowledge is available from the home in soon . for them , communicate with the entire world is one thing . 
arrested very quickly , they say : ' this is a strange to police , in the feuilletons , it is not easy to ' . 
the legislator - and i will end here , mr president - cannot do everything , but we must remember sometimes the rights and duties of everyone . 
i am also very sensitive to the points that have been made on education , on training to read images , on the awareness of the young generations to take a critical view of the media and not to consume anything , if any , how . 
if a report like this fails to make progress , to improve the mobility or at least to begin to break down barriers that hinder the mobility of the world of education , nothing will be a most negative impact on their opinion . 
the problems to solve in the various countries are diverse nature : for example , different arrangements in the area of social security , study grants , right of residence , taxation and lack of mutual recognition of diplomas and all traineeships . 
it is time that europe will again to good execution of programmes such as socrates and youth for europe . 
experiences of the mobility of students and teachers demonstrate that the real problems of this mobility are not so much on the side of the direction of education but in the area of social , fiscal authorities and immigration . 
you mentioned the socrates programme to illustrate this problem . 
there must be a clear inspection system , a clear control , even if this can be done by sampling and , above all , a guichet , a web page , where students can submit complaints . 
we therefore call for the integration of the target group of researchers among the categories of people who may benefit from the recommendations . 
it is easy to do so in a speech , but not so in practice . 
the debate is closed . 
we appreciate your approach , like that of president chirac , or the minister joschka fischer . 
enlargement requires the deepening , strengthening and does not compromise allows enlargement . 
( applause ) europe has a cultural heritage , social , legal and scientific funded by only the range and the vitality of national components . 
the motion for a resolution on the reports from the commission , on which you are going to speak earlier , is rich in this area . 
this is clearly in the report drawn up by the finnish presidency on women and decision-making . indicators that she has drafted will assess the progress made . 
beyond this conference of ministers and of the meeting on the professional equality , two very important reports , specifically devoted to equal , but from the council on employment and social affairs deserve to be mentioned . 
the second relates to the principle of non-discrimination , including on the grounds of gender . 
in the context of the annual reports , i would like to add - and the president-in-office also touched on this point - that one of the main problems facing the eu , of course , is the existence of large cultural differences . 
the reports which we are debating here also give that impression . 
we must ensure that the directive on equality truly reflected in the legislation . 
i believe that this method applied , firstly by finland , is used in a number of areas , and therefore 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 won , thanks to europe , the right to work at night . 
as a french citizen , this vision of the world is particularly me . 
despite these reservations , we shall be voting in favour of this report because , of course , we are in favour of equal opportunities and equal opportunities , it is , above all , respect for everyone . 
those who deprive the mothers freedom to increase their children will be paid without the bill later , in the form of juvenile delinquency and destructive . 
in this regard , i would remind our report on the splitting of pension rights in the event of divorce , so that the benefits for the survivors and the age of the pension should be included in the directive in 1979 . 
polish women we were very grateful to specify that the representative who was present has not even added polish position of women . 
a greater presence of women at all levels of government and in all areas is essential to strengthen democracy and to promote and maintain peace . 
finally , i would like to mention the situation of women in the countries which are preparing their accession to the european union . 
as the members of the council , and in particular the men who draft here have to shoulder the core task which is to lead europe in the fight against the mafia which hosts the trafficking in women , because this form of slavery is not the kind of problems that can make our shoulders to responsible politicians , or that they can refouler or neglect . 
we can deduct reporting and the speeches which we are considering today that the issue of equal opportunities is , as many of us knew the a structural problem and that we must address , global strategies , because women are neither one category or a social group homogenous , and still less collective . 
it is true that i was a little disappointed to see that maria de belém roseira had no more this post . 
both of you have mentioned new social rights , new rights of tax . 
thirdly , they are the basis of a strategy with regard to the european union , even for the charter of fundamental rights , we have prepared a view of the current situation has played an important role , but they also offer the opportunity at national level , because the member states can now , thanks to the comparative assessment , define their national targets . 
the joint debate is closed . 
we must see these amendments in the new context of the interinstitutional agreement and , therefore , parliament can get away with not insisting on these amendments of comitology as that , in a sense , they have been overtaken by the new interinstitutional framework . 
personally , however , i still believe that the text approved at the time by parliament was far better that have flowed to the new realities of the internal market and the liberalisation of the markets , insofar as the elements of clarification and control that introduced the amendments not accepted safeguard more regulatory compliance and the application of the same procedures . 
if we want the third countries to accept the compromise , the european community must be the first to apply to ensure respect of its own standards , because if a country has the opportunity to introduce products on the community market by smuggling , why prendrait-il worth negotiate any type of concession with us ? 
in the same way , the amendment of parliament regarding the declaration of illegal immigrants , which has been adopted by the council , will enable the customs administrations of the member states to equip instruments for the management automatisés more modern . 
but it is too late now because the vote has just taken place and members have voted in favour . 
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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 equal opportunities for women and men in the european union - 1997 , 1998 , 1999 " ( com ( 1998 ) 302 - c5-0106 / 1999 ) ( com ( 1999 ) 106 - c5-0289 / 2000 ) ( com ( 2000 ) 123 – c5-0290 / 2000 - 1999 / 2109 ( cos ) ) 
and this is not the first time that i am speaking on the mobility of students and teachers . 
this report is all the more important that it occurs at a critical moment for the european union , that of enlargement . 
discrimination does not conflict with the creation of additional administrative services , but only in the minds of people . 
. i have not voted in favour of mr mann 's report , because if it is indeed necessary to seek equal treatment of people in the field of employment and work , yet not push the zeal in point to abandon any protection of all freedoms and respect for the rule of law . 
as a convinced secular , i have been able to associate myself . 
the snp welcomes this directive and its aim to put an end to discrimination at the workplace . 
if we want to make the directive acceptable and can be enforced , it must not be overloaded with literature and wishes which do not belong in a legislative text . 
however , the eplp has strong reservations on the following areas . 
some things too should , in our view , be left to the discretion of the member states , such as the general terms of application , the organisation of training for workers of certain groups of age , the nature of the ombudsman system , and the way in which smes have to interpret the directive . 
in this interview , mr van hulten rightly pointed out 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 a positive agenda . 
the reasons for the thrust of my vote it to do , to a large extent , to the issue of rapprochement between the european union and nato , as well as to the boost given to the common defence policy . 
it also refers to european arms exports as a means of solving future local conflicts in the geographical areas bordering on europe . 
however , i cannot accept the formula that we need a common defence policy and a european security and defence policy . 
children are the first victims of violence on television . 
i welcome the achievement of this study . 
a group of experts will also be created at community level ; this task is the creation of a memorandum establishing general principles for the protection of minors in the context of the media . 
dybkjaer report ( a5-0198 / 2000 ) 
it is particularly interesting that , for the first time , be considered the need to continue with the assessment of the effectiveness of the political initiatives in the middle of the annual reports of the commission . 
peru 
mr president , peru currently experiencing one of uncertainty and we have all the hope that the current situation will be resolved by means of a process , ensuring all civil and political rights and contributing to the strengthening of democracy and peace in peru , where 25 000 people have died over the past fifteen years . 
the word in question is the word ' democracy ' . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the conditions under which the elections were held in peru , in may this year were unacceptable . 
b5-0793 / 2000 , by mrs ainardi and others , on behalf of the group of the european united left / nordic green left , on the situation of women in afghanistan . 
i am therefore delighted to see that the report contains certain points clear and precise about the situation of women and that it draws attention to the need to try to intervene in order to prevent the taliban regime does its total discrimination continues to women . 
the eu has an important task . 
there can be no recognition on the part of any member state will be maintained , as long as the policy of violation of human rights , especially for the systematic discrimination against women . 
we must take this fact into account , within the european institutions and the fact that the drug crops are being used to buy weapons . 
however , it will support of the neighbouring countries , so that they improve their ability to fight against drugs . 
i believe that the time has come to reiterate the need for the european union is starting to shape an overall policy towards countries of latin america which might prevent these countries periodically cross crisis situations , such as those that some have known . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the commission and the house welcomes the release of the spanish jésuite father 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 universities . 
that is why we are very pleased that the problem of higher education has perhaps finally found a solution really positive . 
for my part , i see this as a good example , for all the neighbouring countries , demonstrating that education is not to perpetuate hatred – as is the case in most cases - but that it can also be the cradle of a peaceful multi-ethnic coexistence . 
i would also have liked to see this solution is approved by all the parties represented in parliament . 
perhaps i can take this opportunity to stress that the commission has already been able to welcome its cooperation with the high representative , mr van der stoel . 
we are having this debate today not only to express our deep sorrow . we handle it above all to look at what has happened and what are the causes and how we are going to remedy the situation , how can we , as the commission and the european parliament , to ensure that such things are not repeated . 
in any event , mr president , we agree with the joint motion for a resolution that we support such that it is libellée , under the urgency , and on the basis , of course , that i mentioned earlier , we disagree with the amendments that have been tabled also under the urgency . 
for the amendment on working conditions , there is a relevant directive , the wording of the amendment is not as satisfactory that the text . 
it is simply unacceptable for islands in the north and west of scotland , as for the route crossing potential of the north sea to the european continent , which will , i hope , be inaugurated in the near future . 
i am glad that the greek government has meanwhile cancelled this exemption . 
that is why , following the sinking of the ship samina express , 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 of , and i would ask you to clarify this with the bureau , if , after the removal of friday , the abolition of thursday has not already begun a certain side . 
this problem is not solved and it never will be , the international financial institutions , the imf and the world bank – will not be able to help the democratic serbia and , therefore , we must also work at the level of the united nations with the countries of the former yugoslavia to find as soon as possible , an agreement which can release , when the time comes for freedom in serbia , the economic aid - through the imf and the world bank . 
in these moments perhaps will play in the streets of belgrade the advent of a democratic change where the use of violence can be avoided . 
we condemn all acts that may be considered a provocation , particularly 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 have actually supported the promotion and development of this process . 
the most shocking is the use of bullets fragmentation by the police and the israeli army ; these bullets , who in the body disintegrating in dozens of bits and which are banned at an international level , even in the fighting between soldiers , are now employed against civilians . 
i believe that europe can and must do much in this direction , with clarity and decision . 
we must therefore do everything to stop the fire in progress as quickly as possible . 
provocation of such as the action of ariel sharon must not happen . 
once again , this is the case today , and it is this which prevents and has prevented europe , over all these years , to play a mediating role in the middle east , leaving this role to the usa alone . 
we do not sacrifierons the serbian people to our moral ambitious goals because it could spell the death of thousands of people in serbia and yugoslavia . 
to conclude , madam president , i propose to send a parliamentary delegation as quickly as possible and as soon as a new yugoslavian government has been formed , in order to establish the plans for the reconstruction of a new serbia , in cooperation with the new government . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , we are of course a historic day in this parliament , which will mark the end of the last one of the pillars of a totalitarian dictatorship in europe . 
mr president , there is a problem , the german version of the collected concerning the topical and urgent debate - i do not know if it is also the case for the other versions - contains only the amendments by the gue group , but no motion for a resolution , nor even the joint text . 
mr president , i would simply like to draw my colleagues ' attention to the battery of documents shows that what we needed for the vote this week . 
if parliament could propose amendments to the council decision , it would emphasise probably unemployment and the social problems in croatia , which are due to the regime of austerity imposed in that country , and there is no legal basis for such amendments in this context . 
this is the opportunity to claim the same objectives as regards the activity of the eib . 
mr president , we discussed yesterday evening , even within this house , the question of serbia and revolutionary changes which are going on . 
i also wish to convince colleagues , and above all the council , to remain in the negotiations of the next few months on the budget for next year and the years beyond , as faithful as possible to the commission proposal , which , in my view , is the best estimate of the overall costs in croatia and in other parts of the balkans . 
in 1990 , the democratic elections held in this country were considered to be fair and free by international opinion . 
i therefore say yes to the financial aid , yes to this guarantee and i strongly urge the commission to help massively this country deeply european and now really governed democratically and according to the principles of the rule of law , to involve the candidate countries , because i believe that croatia has earned our unconditional support . 
like the rapporteur , i wonder if money intended to this end will be really available , all the more so because it seems that enormous funds must be provided soon to serbia and that the union 's budget is not increased . 
the delegations of the croatian parliament and the us were also invited the council to extend the mandate of the eib . 
i hope that the contacts are noueront quickly and that , as for croatia , aid will be granted to the serbian people , who deserves our greatest respect . 
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in the same spirit , we call upon the women of the european parliament to take part in this delegation : there will be an appeal on tuesday and wednesday we prize and the signatures and participation in the delegation , in the express intention to build bridges between women of peace where there is violence . 
on the whole , there has been greater suffering for the basque people and for the spanish ; it is true that the spanish and the basques are weary of the current conflict . 
madam president , you will remember without doubt that , during the last part-session , i mentioned the plight of a militant democrat , james mawdsley british , who was illegally detained by the burmese authorities . 
madam president , as far as i am concerned , i would say , of the rules of procedure . 
in fact , this seemingly technical report , which does not seem to be of great political change , is extremely important because , through , it introduces the possibility of practising genetic engineering in viticulture and therefore lead to a viticulture genetically modified . 
if we do not agree with the report , there will be delays . 
the council of state – as you said – has rejected this appeal and has duly informed of this . 
but today the situation to be repeated and concerns a fellow member of the ppe , admittedly , but not of my political party in italy . 
that is why we are actively for the introduction of a scoreboard social , as has been the case for the internal market , with clear , deadlines and deadlines . 
i hope , madam minister , that the council will be inspired by the expectations of 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 . 
following the informal council ' employment and social policy on 8 july in paris , the presidency had asked all the actors concerned - european parliament , of course , economic and social committee and committee of the regions , social partners , ngos , groups and committees of the council - to submit their proposals . 
the quantitative and qualitative at lisbon is a false debate has clearly set a dual objective : to create more and better jobs . 
we must encourage this mobility , while ensuring the safety of professional paths . 
we must try to reiterate and describe the shortcomings of the system and , in any event , we must put them in the agenda . 
we believe that open coordination is the right way forward towards a social europe . 
the implementation of social ambitions displayed in lisbon calls a community effort , an action plan for the creation of jobs in services , particularly those relating to the information society . 
the commission can , of course , provide an important contribution , but the social problems are anchored at local level , and it must be greatly , taking into account the different contexts . 
the social correcteur acted as the most harmful effects of economic policies . 
the proposal presented by the commission from the beginning would have been much better without amendment - congratulations , commissioner . 
this is an ambitious agenda , i can still remember how painfully we have made progress in the area of social protection during the last parliamentary term . 
i think that this will be very positive and will help women to reconcile family and professional lives . 
i sometimes get the impression that , under the concept of modernisation , people often think to strip the social protection of its content . 
what are the fundamental elements of the content ? 
it is still difficult to define european targets which will be the same in force for all the member states , since there is a reality diverse . 
49 amendments have been submitted to the commission . 
it is therefore important that we provide assurances about the possibility that will non-governmental organisations to influence the process . 
another point is that the community must do more in the estimate of needs of additional initiatives , including , if necessary , the adaptation of the regulation , equal opportunities and the fight against discrimination . 
it is not that the good ideas and the good plans to achieve equality have been in the past , but their implementation has often failed . 
it is not acceptable that the voice of women is accaparée professional by a handful of the demand for perfusion living thanks to the public purse . 
equality between men and women into civilian life , which allows women to enjoy full of human rights and fundamental freedoms . 
i expect the male players are interested finally and that they are of clichés and gender roles . 
i believe , however , that we must thank her for having followed this debate , given that its presence was not scheduled during this discussion . 
competition policy 
we must offer our companies the best possible conditions so that they can organise their production and especially their future . 
they must have a wide choice of high-quality products sold at competitive prices : that is , ultimately , the reason why we must promote the single market and , at the same time , free competition , because it benefits to all our citizens . 
it is the decision to granting or not granting aid in the coal sector . 
paragraph 16 of the riis-jørgensen report refers to the need to improve legal certainty in the demands of mergers and making it more efficient and more rapid procedures timetables applicable to appeal . 
in any event , it is public companies which have their strength not to fine a management monopoly positions , but to the past and present . 
we need to involve its citizens more in information on competition policy so that it recognises the benefits . 
they have a huge significance for employment and regional policy and i hope that is clear in the future , so that these subsidies , the internal aid , which have implications for regional development and the economies of the regions , and where the transport are of value type , can be pursued . 
this communication contains three important messages . 
i also thank mr evans warmly on his excellent report on the regulation on state aid to the steel industry and on the eighth report of the commission on state aid in the european union . 
so i would like to reassure mrs palacio and mr karas , and the other members who have spoken on these points , and say that the regulation largely takes account of their concerns . 
otherwise , we servirions our objective , namely to promote competition and consumers , in a perverse . 
the joint debate is closed . 
the financing mechanism is the application of article 119 of the treaty , which will remain in force during the third phase of economic and monetary union only for member states which are not part of the single currency . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i am delighted that we can still discuss today of the proposal for a council directive amending directive 68 / 193 / eec on the marketing of material for the vegetative propagation of the vine , and i hope that the vote tomorrow will be positive . 
some of them have launched , on 5 july , the call to beaune , where they expressed their concern at the introduction of gmos in their profession . 
they impose the rules that are also in favour of the production of a diverse vegetable material offering the best health guarantees , which is fundamental , to accompany effectively the restructuring of the community vignoble key point of the new com vini-viticole . 
it has to be said loud and clear that there was no need force-feed of the articles of the directive of references to directive 90 / 220 under review , unless we want to promote to any strength in the vine genetic manipulation . 
i am pleased to inform you that we can also accept amendments nos 35 to 40 , tabled by mr graefe zu baringdorf , which seek to strengthen the transposition of safety requirements and management enshrined in the directive 220 / 90 . 
i would simply like to point out that parliament has not been asked to comment as such . 
madam president , this is about paragraph 14 of our minutes on the request for waiver of the parliamentary immunity of our colleague pacheco pereira . 
i shall be more specific on the qualified majority . 
on the weighting of votes , the well-known two options are also on the table : weighting simple for which a slight , very slight , majority is confirmed , or of double majority , but with various formulas , double simple majority or repondérée or a form of demographic net ' . 
furthermore , without prejudice to a needs assessment and coordination of the economic and financial assistance to the federal republic of yugoslavia which will be entrusted in conjunction with the european commission and the world bank , the european council in biarritz has decided to grant the yugoslav federal republic a first emergency humanitarian aid of eur 200 million . 
but you see , ladies and gentlemen , if i had to tell you very warmly and my feeling , i would say this : whatever the sensitive nature of these issues - composition of the commission and voting system - this is not the basis on which we can measure the success or failure of nice . 
also positive was the approval by the heads of state and government of the charter of fundamental rights , but i must remind you , however , mr president-in-office of the council , the reason that has made this agreement possible . 
as we do not die of dreadful the spirit of nice , our fundamental priority during the 50 days that remain 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 defend in this house , we must defend the outside . 
from what we know of the results achieved by the prime ministers and presidents in biarritz on highly sensitive issues of reform of the treaty , the charter will probably be the most wonderful success of nice . 
the council would really european citizens ' expectations by launching a wide consultation of the people , the national parliaments , to reach a charter really meet the needs . 
we must therefore launch an invitation to all to return to the roots of our union , have the courage that had mr giscard d 'estaing and mr schmitt in deciding to the election by universal suffrage in 1976 and of the european parliament in 1979 and decide that by 2009 we will end up with a president of the european union , president of the commission . 
in particular , i would like , in this regard , to respond to what mr poettering on the rift between large and small countries . 
i have just returned from a word simply on the business of foreign trade policy , because it is a subject quite serious . 
it is something valuable that has been stressed by all the members of the european council . 
another positive point was the adoption of the charter in its entirety . 
in addition , it seems to me that on this crucial issue for the future of the european union and its decision-making biarritz , has scored points , and we can only congratulate ourselves . 
i hope we can still convince , make progress , to prevail on this point at nice . 
i quote two concrete examples : on the one hand , the right to work in the right to work and , on the other hand , a number of social rights contained in the revised social charter of the council of europe are not in the charter . 
it is clear from the debates taking place throughout europe , including those in biarritz , that major member states seek , in part , to put pressure on the member states smaller in order to reform the european union in accordance with the political line followed by the big states , and also according to their wishes . 
the two sides are dissatisfied with the proof for the negotiators that they should lead to a fair balance . 
the leaders of europe have not been clear vision . 
a commission structured on criteria of representation of each state perception betrays a little visionary . 
we would then have a centralised union , which would leave to the smaller countries less influence that the system of the united bicamérisme in leaves the federal states small . 
after sharm-el-sheikh , where all the parties involved have been met , despite everything , to find a solution to the crisis of violence and restore the dialogue between barak and arafat , we have been able to see , although there has been this moment where it seemed to be able to succeed , it is extremely difficult to contain the violence . 
bad informants , of course , to tell mr barón things which are not real about italy and of my party . 
it is important that we make progress on energy taxation in europe , which has to date suffered a total standstill because of the principle of unanimity . 
we cannot allow unfolds a situation in which the smaller states come in to fear a drift towards directorat solutions . 
i think that the convention has done an excellent job and i am proud to have been able to count amongst its members . 
in the second case , the issue will be to know at what time will operate this principle of strictly equal rotation between large and small . 
the extension to real issues of qualified majority voting and codecision , the preservation of article 250 as it is today , the place and role of the commission in the closer cooperation and not only on the first pillar : these are some of the elements which will enable us to judge instantanément if there is , ultimately , failure or success . 
mr president , thank you for jacques , firstly , to jacques delors , thanks to altiero spinelli and fernand herman , thank you all , vaclav havel to carlo ciampi , joschka fischer to jacques chirac , michel barnier to pierre moscovici , chris patten on costa simitis , via florence , and by the current multitude of meps who have included , from 1999 , the great movement for a european constitution . 
do not criticise europe mercenary too , and this is a socialist which you said : it has given us more wealth for all . 
accordons-nous at least on this objective , and since we do , say how to achieve this . 
mr president , i was pleased to note that in substance , the proposals tabled recently in the intergovernmental conference are going in the same direction that all or part of the criteria that i have set out . 
mr president , commissioner , rapporteurs , ladies and gentlemen , you expressed a wish that we have , this morning , a debate on the issues on which your house found it necessary to supplement the opinion on the intergovernmental conference that she had made in april . 
thus , while respecting the constitutional framework exists , it seems to me difficult - i say to you - to provide for more than a procedure of consultative opinion of parliament at the time of the outbreak . 
as you know , this means that we should do some political choices , a far greater importance that the regulation of the three requirements contained . 
i myself have pointed out that the formula chosen for the charter was a path to explore . 
but i understand that , beyond the linguistic aspect , your question cachait another concern . 
this is also why i wanted to thank you , and in principle and on the form , the initiative that you have taken . 
the establishment of closer cooperation should not lead to the creation of new bodies come which will add to the institutions of the union . 
it is time to revise the treaties . 
the refusal of the european council to incorporate the charter of fundamental rights of the union in the founding treaties , to make these rights and legally binding and that in this way the citizens whose rights would not have been respected to gain access to the european court of justice , undermines the fundamental consensus . 
otherwise , we will not obtain the europe of citizens , in my opinion . 
paragraph 8 : the constitution will deal with - and i quote - " questions left open ' . 
nobody has yet been able to explain to me what would have changed since then . 
secondly , in relation to an agenda insufficient , which left aside particularly important issues for the future of the union and the interests of citizenship . 
minister , is told that on the eve of the bolchevique revolution - something which should have disastrous consequences throughout the world - the russian orthodox church was plunged into a complex debate on the style of the clothes of ceremony to bear for the carême . 
it is therefore imperative that cooperation offer every guarantee that has recommended the rapporteur , that they should be open to all , in respect of the spirit of the treaties , and that they do not go against the acquis communautaire . 
however , there is one point that i would like accentuate : it does not seem right to demand or to give priority to the way the referendum obligatory in all member states for the approval of the proposed amendments . 
we have held a debate very stoked on two issues which , although different , meet with one point . 
we are prepared to ensure that it can be put to the vote during the november part-session , so that the text to be adopted under the french presidency . 
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that means ‘ the introduction of the possibility to retire gradually via the part-time work ' , if it is not a threat on the retirement age , however , already too high in many countries ? 
everyone knows that the pensioners , as children , like jam . 
i have asked the pensioners who have commissioned here in the european parliament , with the pensioners ' party if this sort of them to drink wine genetically modified . 
or by derogation , to put on the market of standard material , when the needs cannot be covered by other categories . 
i would therefore ask you , mr president : variations labour costs do not do , for this reason , they also a limitation to 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 within the european union , state aid still have a constructive role to play in the social and economic development . 
this aid may be necessary for the protection of the environment , the maintenance of public services and the guarantee of an equal level of income to the inhabitants of economically disadvantaged regions . 
we emphasise the risk , after the adoption of the control of the eu on state aid , important to see this target aid of a small amount in competition made reference to smes . 
section vi - economic and social committee 
if we look at the timetables for implementation of the budget for categories 2 , 3 , 4 and 7 , we see that only an average of 8 % of all the commitments are covered by payments . 
there are three years , we have concentrated through our initiative for employment in helping small and medium-sized enterprises to obtain of risk capital . 
parliament wants to do so in two ways . 
it is only then that the european institutions meet their mission . 
i would like to take this opportunity to thank the vice-president responsible for budgetary matters , mr gerhard schmid , for his constructive cooperation . 
we want this committee to be able to work but we cannot tolerate that it is the place where the demands of the european parliament , as a branch of the budgetary authority , have supported the least . 
this means that the 2001 budget is the last to full and it is in this context that we must assess the proposal of the commission and that we are presenting to parliament . 
we are also considering that the administrative expenditure . 
since 1985 - i repeat 85 - the parliamentary committee on budgets strives to ensure that the proceedings 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 diligence in the treatment of this joint declaration . 
today you are called upon to vote on a budget which has already been amended at first reading by the council . 
with regard to the structural measures : the amount of structural actions was broadly perpetuated by the budget 2000 . 
the attitude of the council with regard to the revision of the financial perspectives is fluid . 
when we look at these different figures , you will see that there are still considerable differences on the purely quantitative but also , of course , in terms of substance . 
in this regard , 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 resume this debate . 
the financial perspective agreed in berlin for the period until 2006 was later 8.1 billion for the meda programme . 
i would therefore 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 deal with foreign policy . 
the second is to provide aid to the victims of human rights violations that need treatment in the specialist institutions . 
if a compromise solution able to support the important work of the committee on economic and monetary affairs were to be cleared during the time that remains , we could even settle this question ; otherwise , our committee position remains open . 
we only have to remember this day after day to create of television and to see that the middle east is going through a difficult period . 
that is why i hope that we will succeed in spite of everything , in tomorrow 's vote , 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 especially to begin , on rural development . 
we have asked for the approval of an indicative credit of two million for an information campaign on the cfp . 
the european commission must negotiate with convincing arguments to reach a reasonable agreement with morocco and the council and the governments concerned must to give political support to these negotiations . 
today we see the 2001 budget , having in mind the images of the serbian population . 
on the whole , we would like those amendments are approved . 
however , an important route by which citizens can ensure that their concerns are taken into account is the appeal to the ombudsman or the sending of a petition to parliament . 
i shall begin by referring to the budget of this house . 
to the surprise of many members of my delegation , we have , at the beginning of september , unanimously established a strategic platform , the 400 amendments tabled by some of my colleagues have been surprise to many of us in the committee on budgets . 
indeed , it is difficult to imagine how new posts could solve the problem of management if , in the commission and in the council , it is still the complex procedures of another age who are used to implement many of the programmes . 
in recent years , this parliament has repeatedly shown that it based its work on a real parsimony . 
it is unacceptable to speak , for years , very vague in terms of commitments and re-state them regularly if that is to say , when it comes to its accounts , that it is too much for us and that we now need to cutting our promises . 
if we do not have that some unfortunate million on these lines , and we cannot not much more - we agiterons a carrot that we should withdraw when these people are given real needs . 
as last year 's budget , the budget 2001 was facing problems almost insoluble : on the one hand , the pressure in favour of the consolidation and the policy of rigour , as agreed in the interinstitutional agreement , in order to ensure the financing of enlargement ; on the other hand , the need to finance the stability pact for the balkans . 
demand better performance also entails more staff . 
the adoption of this amendment , in its original version , could begin to change the situation , but a majority of the committee on budgets rejected this idea . 
and , unfortunately , there are many other examples : the privileged treatment given to the associations of the federalist or the many ngos to the office to the philosophy and the operation of the most questionable , the financing of european political parties , via the sums made have been offset in the prince programme , to try to persuade the citizens of the member states of the relevance of the euro at a time when the european currency is a loss of confidence largely shared by europeans , from our friends danes to the leaders of the european central bank . 
finally , mr heaton-harris has rightly said , in the amendments he has proposed , the unilateral nature of many european programmes by means of which it is the citizen a propaganda about european integration , and that its own expense . 
furthermore , our administrative systems must be modernised , but we must also set a good example . 
the meda programme , dedicated to the mediterranean basin , geographical area of the utmost strategic importance , is a good example of the lack of capacity for implementation . 
when it comes to make cuts or take money in category 4 in order to provide the resources to certain priorities , we must not forget what are the priorities of the house and we have revealed this quite clearly during the vote in committee . 
this amount must therefore be the subject of a clarification . 
thank you very much , mr wynn . 
this simply means that there are real elements of flexibility to move forward on this or that policy , even when someone cannot or do not want that , and this applies to the countries of the union also applies to the candidate countries . 
i believe that austria has not complain of what happened , quite the contrary . 
the recommendations of the regional organisations and the experiences of neighbouring countries will undoubtedly contribute to the definition of these resources . 
in 1984 , 0.2 % of colombians who had 32 % of the land . 
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 must not take this as a debate on issues which are , again , very complex . 
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i shall , therefore , giving a final answer to this difficult issue . 
we just have the feeling , and your reply in a little , that the council presidency is not very pro-active in dealing with this issue . 
therefore , the income tax will certainly not do this . 
i too the sorry , but we are going to apply the rules of procedure . 
if the right side of the chamber has remained silent , that is , therefore , that we have already dealt with these issues previously , and in our opinion it is pointless to return on the same subjects several times in this chamber while our time is valuable . 
furthermore , pending the adoption of this directive on the prevention of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies , a decision of withdrawal of presenting material risks in terms of these diseases has been taken in june 2000 , in order to prevent any further spread of the epidemic and safeguarding consumer health protection at the level of the highest possible . 
i have no other elements that those that i have been able to give you earlier . 
we are following , and we are familiar with the work of the commission and of the council on the erika 1 package but about this transition , which is known of the two countries and experienced within the european union , which is a particularly difficult passage , followed by large vessels for just a few hours , with the risk that old tankers will fail and will lead to disaster , i would have liked to know , and above all the inhabitants of corsica , sardaigne would have liked to know whether it will be possible , and if you are planning to purely and simply banning the changeover from the mouths of bonifacio by these large vessels , these large containers . 
it is for this reason that i believe that we should , in principle , support the commission proposals for the revision of the policy in terms of staff . 
we must inject new money in the budget for serbia and kosovo . 
i hope , mr president , and i will end here , is that when we even the lines of the budget of eur 50 million to finance the peace agreement israel / plo . 
that is why we propose , at the european parliament , new measures , which will serve less to seek new funding - we know that the current climate does not allow it to consolidate - that new interinstitutional compromise which will improve the quality of expenditure and will ensure that no euro is not squandered . 
remember that in european policy , as in any other area , the moderate options sometimes appearing to be a majority . 
it is designed to obscure rather than to clarify , and i was disappointed by the attitude adopted today in relation to activity-based budgeting . 
the fact to allocate the expenditure in terms of activities can consider the budget as a political tool in which the classification of expenditure reflects the political priorities . 
we must find a multiannual solution in order not to have , year after year , each time discussing how we might find money for the reconstruction of the balkans . 
those who are interested in the development of a sustainable agricultural sector will appreciate that the central dynamic of the recent reform , as it was agreed in berlin , ' moves ' constantly of assistance to raw materials in direct support for farmers ' incomes . 
a budget , ladies and gentlemen , is always much more than a simple way of figures . 
finally , it is immoral , mr president , to reduce the expenditure for agricultural policy , to the meda programme , for the socially excluded , to find the resources to fund the commitments of the european union in kosovo and in yugoslavia . 
clearly , we need to prevent the serbian population is of cold and hunger during this winter . 
furthermore , i would like to express my concern to see the various parliaments of young people included in the socrates programme . 
of course , we must also make it clear to the council that it bears a share of responsibility for the inadequate development of certain external programmes . 
we now need to a stable solution on these aid , especially when it comes to their long-term planning for the western balkans . 
i believe that most people would be prepared to accept such a cost , provided that this money is used to good use . 
i share the concerns and arguments that the rapporteur , mrs rühle , has raised this evening in terms of research and social assistance . 
two weeks ago , the acp joint parliamentary assembly . 
at the same time , we want the budgetary resources are invested in the funds for research and information , in order to seek alternative production for producers of tobacco . 
i want to make it clear that the european union has had the influence the more direct and more positive that we can imagine on northern ireland . 
in this model , compliance with standards and procedures is assured by an independent authority , and , in the final instance , by the judges . 
in this way we will have , for the first time , a codecision procedure at first reading on a text extremely complex and full of technical difficulties , relating to a particularly sensitive sector for the protection of civil liberties . 
it is positive that there was not a single authority at their respective tasks . 
are we aware , for example , that the schengen system has been more than ten million sheets for almost one and a half million people , that europol is constantly broadened its competences , centralise information from different police services of the fifteen member states , and this , under the sole control of an authority which neither the competence nor the resources are made available to allow it actually do another task . 
having said that , i would like to take advantage of the presence of commissioner saying that it would be appropriate to consider not only the protection of the citizen in relation to the new technologies , but also of the use of these technologies to promote the ability of the european citizen to intervene and to interact with regard to the european institutions . 
the numérotés amendments 1 , 2 , 4 to 10 , 12 to 40 , 42 to 54 , 57 , 58 and 60 to 64 repeat the text of the council for the points where the commission can endorse . 
it goes without saying , therefore , that its opinion on the legislative proposals relating to the protection of personal data will be very valuable because it will be an important contribution to the legislative debate between the institutions . 
the treaty acknowledges the outermost regions a difficult economic and social situation , exacerbated by individuals whose permanent handicaps and interlinked detrimental impact on the development of these regions . 
it will contribute to the promotion of economic and social progress , thanks to a high level of employment . 
i therefore congratulate mrs sudre and we look forward to the implementation of the commission 's proposals so that we can take into account the specific soon , pursuant to article 299 ( 2 ) of the treaty of amsterdam . 
for many europeans , certain outermost regions are tourist destinations on the card . 
our unemployment rates are among the highest in the european union . 
i am pleased that the commission has adopted by a large majority the amendments that i had tabled . 
it is very important , in my view , that the outermost regions are included in the trans-european networks of transport , energy and telecommunications . 
the adoption , the unanimous support of the committee on regional policy , the report presented by our colleague margie sudre fidelity is a sign of the european parliament to one of its most important commitments . 
we cannot talk of a range of circumstances , and believe that from the point - let us call it - idyllic ideal , and this has been achieved , it will no longer be necessary to take other measures in the treatment of these three areas and , more particularly , the outermost regions which we are discussing here . 
this article , ladies and gentlemen , we do not do everything , but it allows us to strengthen , and i believe that it is necessary to broaden and improve our action . 
the preparation of the proposals which are necessary , of course , the commission is working with the member states and the regions affected . 
in these regions , as we know , there are lastingly difficulties and i therefore believe , objectively , according to their real level of development , that they will need the support of a regional policy and special measures . 
a meeting of this kind could be organised in the course of 2001 , when we are most advanced in the implementation of the programme presented in march . 
the presidency has stated that it was closed , and i fully accept . 
i believe that parliament does well to stick to the current rules because , as another speaker said , very often , indeed , it is not the machines which have not worked , but the members who have forgotten to vote , and if we could correcting a vote then we would finish ever . 
i am obviously what i eats . 
in short , commissioner , in addition to the authority , the competent services of the commission , in cooperation and in coordination with the member states , establish a uniform and effective system of controls in the whole food chain and that the network of laboratories of food in the european union to be strengthened and works in coordination with the commission . 
we must avoid any duplication of activities and in terms of scientific research , which means cooperation with the national and community research centres . 
today , we are discussing on a white paper and it is in our interests to define a few main principles . 
now , these procedures have been amended and changed and we have our own national agency for 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 wish to have a conscience to vote on amendment no 14 . 
in this context , i should like to say from the outset that food safety depends entirely from the organisation by the authorities of stringent controls are rigorous controls - that the weakest link . 
it is clear from the discussion of this issue is how superficial and empty the debate we are holding on the political unification of europe . 
therefore itself to the european food safety authority the only scientific experience , in conjunction with our national agencies . 
if it does the record of the spread of the main diseases affecting food in europe at present , most did in fact their first appearance in america . 
however , it is imperative to define the conditions of referral to the food safety authority to ensure effective action and quickly . 
we should also stress , like some of the 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 am today both satisfaction and recognition , on the one hand to the commission which has started this work in favour of better food safety , and on the other hand to mr bowis and the whole of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy . 
amendment no 17 seems to me to be particularly important , according to which the council is asked to consumer organisations . 
another aspect is the organic review of standards on labelling , both for sale in great detail , that a review which gives finally , thanks to the traceability of products and their ingredients proper information to consumers and allows the determination of responsibility in the event of possible risk or crisis . 
in my opinion , the drafting of a new legislation is not a good response to failure to comply with the existing legislation . 
during the vote in the committee on the environment , we managed to restore a certain balance , putting in the field of application issues relating to nutrition and other key references to the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the preservation of eating habits . 
mr president , i should like to join my colleagues in congratulating the rapporteur , mr bowis , for his very constructive approach and very logic of this specific problem . 
mr president , the fact that the white paper on food safety has no legislative value is not prejudice the dual value that it certainly is . 
the rapporteur , as well as many meps on the committee , including myself , have placed the emphasis on the food authority , which is in fact a little regrettable . 
the independence and autonomy of the body are the advantages which best serve the interests of european consumers . 
i have said many times , in that time , we had the luck with the choice of the rapporteur . 
mr president , i would like to congratulate our colleague mr bowis for be really tried to incorporate all points of view in his report , and especially for having agreed that we référions also to the more general the food . 
in short , mr president , the policy cannot evade its responsibility . 
but above all , it must win respect for his or her peers and the confidence of the public and the governments of the member states to accept its conclusions . 
that is how i see a future european food safety authority . 
there is the world health organisation in geneva . 
i do not deny that the publication of the white paper , i voted against the creation of such an authority . 
we must therefore ensure that the european union has the highest possible standards of food safety , but this concept - unanimous view - to analyse the economic consequences that this entails for the sectors affected by a requirement of production . 
the tasks of the agency will then be the following : independent scientific research , consultation , inspections and controls , independent and a rapid alert system , but certainly also a task of coordination in order to restore confidence . 
incidentally , i would say to the speakers who referred to the question of the need to be sensitive to the promotion of local products traditional or that this issue is covered by the legislation on hygiene . 
this climate of consensus will facilitate the task of the commission when the time comes to submit a balanced proposal which will take the fullest possible account of the opinions presented by parliament and by the many stakeholders in the area of food safety . 
to tell the truth , this matter has been in recent years one of the driving forces which led , from a political point of view , the signing of the ottawa convention . 
i recall my opposition to the amendments 10 and 19 to the concerns of budgetary coherence and , with regard to amendment no 29 , i ask the vote by blocks in order to have an improved wording of the text which is suffering , in my view , problems of interpretation 
that raises a first question ; the european union and , above all , the commission must do everything to ensure that the countries which have not yet done so to sign the ottawa convention . 
- ( de ) mr president , ladies and gentlemen , we all know the impact of anti-personnel mines , although they are often in special cases of military justifications important . 
it is he who has raised for the first time , in 1996 , the question of a horizontal budget line and the creation of an appropriate legal basis to provide a unique platform for very many actions in this important area . 
but i cannot hide the fact that the power of persuasion of the union to achieve this objective runs somewhat to the reluctance of some member states reluctant to sign and ratify the convention . 
the fight against landmines gain in efficiency when it can adapt to the conditions of each situation . 
parliament knows that there are already far too and that thanks to our proposals on the reform of external community aid , we hope we shirk the unwieldiness of the monitoring of individual projects and concentrate our debates with the member states on strategies and overall programmes . 
ngos have mushroomed in order to respond to the needs , and yet we are forced to note that around four years after the first un conference on landmines , which was held 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 of other unexploded ordnance . 
we need the commission to improve the quality of the programmes and the speed of their implementation . 
however , i believe that , if the parcourez you once again very carefully , you will notice that there are several amendments which you have mentioned that , in my opinion , concern awareness campaigns , on transparency , on access for the ngos , things which are working very well at the moment but that could still function more effectively . 
mrs bonino and mr patten are also right to say that parliament and the council should not deal with administrative questions , and i have listened very carefully to the comments made by mr patten on this matter , because it clearly believes that we should still less to deal with this . 
mr president , a long time ago that our group will actively on the entire spectrum of applications and the measures which are needed , since the adjournment of production , the destruction of stocks , the judgment of the marketing , until for de-mining operations , the rehabilitation of victims and awareness . 
then the member states to support the process in international bodies . 
of course , mines are a major obstacle to the reconstruction of the country and the return of refugees . 
the rate at which we shall , as has been said , we need much more than 100 years to rid the world of landmines . 
the third area concerns the concrete measures to propose , to monitor and implement . 
for every child that we protect in bosnia , in africa and elsewhere of death or the horrendous injuries resulting from the mines , the efforts that we are making all are justified . 
it must indeed be put pressure on the countries of the european union which have not signed , such as finland , or who have not ratified , such as greece . 
ladies and gentlemen , look at finland ! 
finally , we hope that the tasks for the future of the common european military force will thus settle for the training of technicians , especially of people with a local interest in the disappearance of mines . 
it stresses that the list of the countries most seriously achieved is mainly composed of developing countries . 
the european parliament 's proposals will not be more in keeping with the lisbon objectives . 
the rapporteur , mrs van lancker , hope that parliament decides to amend the commission proposal , mainly by adding some areas where the legislation is acceptable , and on the other hand , by defining a number of rights at european level . 
that is how the luxembourg process , which applies to employment policy , should be extended to social protection and social exclusion . 
the major powers such as germany , france , great britain and , to a certain extent , italy , are all agree to submit their domination small countries of eastern europe or the south who ask for their accession to the european union . 
however , we feel for legal reasons that it is a mistake to refer now to article 6 of the treaty establishing the european community , because it has not been formally adopted within the convention , because of its structure , and therefore has no legal exist . 
we think that the inclusion of a new text in the treaties could lead to legal confusion . 
furthermore , the rapporteur has been echoing the new theory fashionable in brussels , the so-called dual legitimacy of the european union : that of citizens represented by the european parliament and that of the member states represented by the council . 
the swedish and danish social democrats have today voted against the report drawn up by mr olivier duhamel on the constitutionalisation of the treaties . 
it is essential that the european union is moving towards a constitution which incorporates the charter of fundamental rights . 
a constitution would make sense only if it was the democratic framework of a real european federation of united states of europe . 
he has said that he has understood , in line with a large part of the political class , speeches we would rather govern our relations with the other countries by an international treaty . 
i welcome the report by mr duhamel as an interesting and constructive contributions to the idea of the constitutionalisation of the treaties . 
they believe that the reorganisation and a simplification of the treaties would allow citizens to define more clearly the scope of responsibility of the eu , its limits and the procedures for the exercise of the responsibilities in question , and the charter of fundamental rights has been prepared on the basis of a convention involving national parliaments , the european parliament and government representatives . 
until the treaty of amsterdam in 1997 , europe was a super trade union intergovernmental . 
the edd group has voted against the gil-robles gil-delgado report on enhanced cooperation . 
he has indeed the design of a monolithic much too union , where all the cooperation should be expressed in the institutional framework of the ' single ' , and where they should all be directed towards the objective of the super-state . 
we must therefore avoid slowing down the march of all and therefore allow some member states to go ahead with the mechanism of closer cooperation . 
the operational structures of the single market has always been a success since the beginning of the 1990s . 
- ( nl ) cooperation at european level can be useful to solve cross-border problems . 
these areas could be a fantastic laboratories in the area of sustainable development . 
the technocrats , european judges , wanted to abolish the granting of sea ' and ' which feeds in our common resources from the overseas territories and especially protects our tradesmen . 
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 therefore clarified the role and the composition of the future european authority , but also clarified our demands regarding financing and its independence . 
secondly , the european agency must be completely independent . 
we must take account of the type of agricultural practices , agro-industrial and the problems of food imports of goods , the composition of the ingredients of feedingstuffs , maximum levels of dioxins and residues of pesticides , food and other components , by giving priority to food safety . 
we voted for amendment no 15 because we are very strongly committed to the defence of the european cultural heritage linked to local food production . 
we have almost no margin in category . 
we would also like to include 50 % of the budget line and 50 % in reserve . 
i note here that other proposals aim to reduce this budget . 
report ( a5-0300 / 2000 ) by mrs haug , on behalf of the committee on budgets , on the draft general budget of the european union for the 2001 financial year - section iii commission ( c5-0300 / 2000 - 1999 / 2190 ( bud ) ) 
madam president , i appear as a signatory of certain amendments to this report . 
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the real surprise this budget relates to the external actions where selfishness and artificial small-mindedness . 
other resources could be raised by means of the flexibility instrument . 
i voted against the haug report , in the same way that i voted in favour of the proposal of my group for the rejection of the budget for 2001 . 
we are thinking in particular of the new pilot project that will finance information actions in the fight against paedophilia . 
this shows , in a way , the lack of motivation for the european project , even among citizens politically active . 
20 to 30 % of the markets will be offered to new private competition . 
given that all this is not guaranteed in the report , i voted against the report . 
if we combine the low unacceptable level of national limits , which décime premiums , with the proposed cuts the quantities of withdrawal - 5 % for the citrus fruits , 8.5 % for apples and poires and 10 % for the rest of the amount for the fruit and vegetable market - we understand that , for large quantities of processed products from fruit and vegetables , there will be no end to the distribution , which would have the result of global falling prices , the putréfaction products in the fields and conditioning plants of cooperatives , thus forcing farmers to dig what they have grown . 
i voted for this report because it meets the expectations of the portuguese organisations in the sector , who maintain horticole draconian a change of the com in fruit and horticoles products seen deeply damaging to national interests . 
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this problem plunges its roots in the sacrifice of all and everything , even the quality of the environment and climate , on the altar of capitalist exploitation of resources and of profit disproportionate . 
the rich countries had decided in kyoto to take charge of cleaning up their own atmosphere , even if it was also enabled us , within the bounds of strict enough to put on their own list of results emission reductions that they help to achieve elsewhere . 
. the fight against the greenhouse effect is a major issue for the industrialised countries , particularly a duty towards the people of the developing world who already do pay with their lives for the consequences of global warming . 
the art is to live with that intelligently . 
we must also safeguard and strengthen the effort geared towards the detection of substances suspected of human beings endocrine disrupters , perhaps in a legislative framework . 
consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises are not yet enough of the internal market , the introduction of the euro enshrines the completion . 
moreover , these countries have so far obliged the banks to communicate cross-border payments of over eur 12 500 to their central bank for the purposes of statistics for the balance of payments . 
these companies will of course have to meet the same requirements in matters of security and laundering . 
we have even aware of cases in which the transaction costs for cross-border payments have increased following the introduction of the euro , and this in considerable proportions . 
the european central bank could contribute by imposing a uniform transfer formula for payments at european level , as well as supporting the creation of a single standard for the numbering of financial accounts in the international system iban . 
it is essential that consumers accept the euro . 
madam president , the report by mrs peijs , on retail payments in the internal market , includes the old demand of the european parliament on the high cost of cross-border payments within the union . 
the peijs report the said himself in recital d of the draft resolution , and i quote : ' the high costs related to cross-border payments undermine consumer confidence in the euro ' . 
we have therefore still much to be done in this area , but on this point , the resources and the means of policies are more limited than what we can do for this question of retail payments in the internal market . 
the market of the euro is experienced as an internal area and the citizens do not understand why , in this area , where the risks are spoilt exchange and electronic payments , including banking transactions via the internet , are increasingly common , a transfer between munich and salzburg costs much more expensive a transfer between munich and kiel . 
achieving this objective will take on you and we , many years of work . 
also we will make use of the opportunity to consider reducing the deadline for implementation of the cross-border payments that the report by mrs peijs entreat . 
the debate is closed . 
it seems , however , of good policy to favour a pragmatic approach and proximity , which place the small company at the heart of the system , rather than a proposal which , under the pretext of avoiding the ' sprinkling effect ' , will only serve to produce fair statistics which the specific use would be totally impossible . 
specifically , i have three comments to make on this programme . 
let us remember that the first community action programme in this area has been adopted in 1983 , i.e. there are 17 years . 
furthermore , i have always wanted to achieve these objectives through an effective policy and pragmatic . 
i would say that they are genuine economic commandos and innovation , which is in the front line and very exposed to the risks inherent in this area . 
we will have to take account of the results of the work of the ' governance ' science and symposium held last week in brussels , under the aegis of the centre of technology foresight in seville and the follow-up to this meeting , because there are many interfering with the subject we are dealing with today . 
the rapporteur you a series of priorities to reinforce european entrepreneurship . 
this is excellent for the image of europe because we can help the people quickly , appropriate and competent . 
mr president , i too would like to join in the thanks for the excellent work done by mrs montfort . 
the important thing is to find the right balance , to avoid that some people are continually fail at the expense of others . 
this is not fair and i therefore support this report . 
that is also the guiding principle of the charter for small enterprises . 
the programme will ensure that the networks provide this information . 
it is clear that the main aim of this plan is to combat emigration towards the countries of the european union , as well as to repatriate people living illegally in the union . 
i particularly stresses the need for implementation of measures for improving internal security , the strengthening of dialogue between europeans and the regional authorities albania and , with regard to the commission and the council , the promotion of specific actions in cooperation with the albanian authorities , italian and greek . 
the absence of social , economic and political reports , combined with the lack of security and to organised crime coming out of mass migration flows . 
mr president , unlike mrs pack , my opinion is that there will be more groups which deal with albania , the better . 
it is not of course possible to find a solution to the problem in its entirety , but in a slightly longer term , the aim is to create a world of fairness and right , who men safety and the possibilities for the future . 
there is also a gap between , on the one hand , the donors , i.e. we all , europe , the united states , which give the money , which produce projects , and , on the other hand , the people who work on the ground . 
therefore use bilateral agreements , which , in a clear , establishing the legal and work , the period of residence , the place of residence , remuneration , the hours , working conditions and social security , so that people become a force and which will enhance the economies of our countries and will contribute to the friendship and cooperation between peoples and not to the culture of nationalist aspirations and worthy of the cold war . 
men and women are returned so that they are more or less integrated . 
priority must not be given the means to limit flows of migrants or refugees , but on how to improve the living conditions of the region so that people were not to leave their homes . 
mr president , i too feel that , as was rightly said mrs dimitrakopoulos , it remains at the centre of which is the difficulties of albania - economic , social and internal security - the question to help that country to restore the rule of law , to give security to its citizens , to restore the authority of its institutions and its local administrations . 
i share the opinion of mr liese , that we need to establish a sharing of the burden of asylum policy and the policy on refugees . 
the action plan for albania was adopted in june of this year , and it is therefore the sixth of its kind . 
there is , in the population , a widespread frustration , but also a knowledge of community law , but we want to invite the european parliament and the other community institutions not to shy away from the small business distressing , to work with precision , to devote time and the staff necessary for the performance of the tasks . 
with this report , we want to show the people that we take seriously their complaints relating to the poor quality of legislation as well as those relating to regionalisation and excessive centralisation . 
the matter is of course important , even if the small number of people present to debate it do not necessarily leaves assume at first sight . 
in addition , and this is an essential point , the report addresses the issue of subsidiarity , who , this evening , raises the controversy in this house . 
it would also be very interesting that it receives a state of the legislation , in the light of this principle , in order to make it simpler , more transparent , more efficient and more relevant in the texts and superfluous as asks it to paragraph 6 of the 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 theological principle . 
we must therefore ensure recognition of the principle of subsidiarity until the smaller communities , the autonomous realities , the training of training intermediaries , social , to the families and the citizens who are the real single sovereign of administrative and legislative action . 
i am therefore going to give you a brief overview of the situation . 
i give the floor to the commissioner . 
this is an area where we should move towards an exhaustive 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 , this is because it also considers the issue of high costs of exchange and transfer of in the euro zone . 
when , in some fifteen months , the same coins and notes will be introduced in eleven member states , it will be more expensive to buy this new monetary unit outside the country where they live . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i should like to begin by saying that i regret the fact that the fisheries commissioner , mr fischler , cannot be with us today . 
it must encourage cooperation in fisheries and the moroccan fisheries sector , and , at the same time , fully meet the fishing interests of eu fleets . 
we are therefore reached a consensus for work in the context of a responsible partnership , after which morocco will present its views at a meeting which will take place , as you have said , in brussels on 30 october , i.e. on monday . 
a few weeks ago , i myself visited algeciras , by having spanish on the south coast , for that is not far morocco . 
over time , we have seen that they were not only difficult but also that they could become impossible . 
by means of the fisheries agreements , the european union can exercise of fishing activities and exchange of fishing rights with third countries . 
i read in a swedish technical journal on fisheries how a land of these vessels in el aaiún its opinion , which is described as a moroccan port . 
all this is put to the test , and it is the whole of our fisheries agreements and not just with morocco because there is also mauritania and soon guinea , amongst others - who are called into question . 
it took eleven months to get to the point of policy where we are now , namely the meeting of 30 and , in this regard , we also know appreciate the recent measures taken by commissioner fischler , the results of its journey of 26 in morocco and the meetings held at a high level , including with the king itself . 
but i would like to convey to the commission today worthily represented by commissioner busquin , a few brief messages . 
my question to the commission is : if the agreement is not reached with morocco , or if this agreement is reached in the terms that have been highlighted by the commission , an agreement which stimulates the moroccan production , does the commission intend to take structural measures to compensate for the delay that occurs in the regions affected ? 
as we have envisaged , the difficulties of negotiation with the moroccan authorities have been great . 
finally , in the event , regrettable , that the negotiations should fail , the union has a political and moral duty to support fishermen and owners of satisfactory aid and able to safeguard their means of subsistence . 
we must reduce the overcapacity of the community fishing industry . 
that is why we need to quickly close economic and political relationship with morocco , whilst at the same time defending the interests of our european fishermen . 
that is why the commission is working on the basis of a new partnership seeking an interesting development both parties with , on the one hand , the full development of the fisheries sector of morocco , the fleet , aquaculture , processing commercial , research and , on the other hand , the allocation of fishing possibilities for european fishermen . 
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the difference is clear , and not just in german language . 
in july 1999 , the commission has borne this infringement proceedings before the court of justice . 
therefore , unless we are able to harmonise the systems - what we hope , at the moment , compliance with the principle of subsidiarity must not allow it to be discrimination which , far more probably , is the request for a privilege . 
we can certainly admit that the previous commission , mr santer , was not the best , that is why it has been . 
the members of the committee on legal affairs and the internal market for the whole union and all parties , met to proclaim the working to talk about rights and to recommend the adoption of charters of rights if , in the very real situations where individuals are deprived of their rights , it does nothing for these rights to be recognised and respected , and that is the problem in this case . 
this attitude is completely unacceptable in modern europe . 
the education sector is still of course of subsidiarity , but within the framework of the treaties , the free movement of workers and the ban on discrimination are common to us all , although we – and particularly to me , because i come from a very fédératif state - we should all declare supporters of the principle of subsidiarity as a principle of cooperation within the european union and that we engage in order for the allocation of competences between the levels in europe are classified as soon as possible under the principle of subsidiarity . 
in this context , it cannot be a case of discrimination . 
you , mr president , would you do you treat by someone who knows the terms 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 , who is due to speak as rapporteur and on behalf of the socialist group . 
as regards the council and commission statements on the third asia-europe meeting , the council has informed us that it does not wish to intervene at this time . 
consequently , it is a question which , in accordance with the treaties and the euratom treaty , falls within the competence of the commission ; it concerns , or can apply , many citizens who are not spanish exclusively because there is in this area and in his region , without there being any contingency plan , hundreds of thousands of european citizens from the fifteen countries of the union , not to mention the many people who come from outside to take advantage of the costa del soil . 
madam president , it is sad , albeit very revealing , to hear the spanish interior minister , mr mayor oreja , say that there is no point in dialogue with basque nationalists and this , even if a new cease-fire was said in the future . 
i would like to ask that we look at this week a statement by the commission on the decision by the british government to introduce a discriminatory tax for the hauliers british either . 
given that the parties that we said liberals and even europeans are increasingly oriented towards aligning ourselves with the forces of inspiration , racist and xenophobic authoritarian , i believe that it is not only a serious danger for italy but also a signal of something that affects the whole of europe . 
however , 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 debating today is intended to improve the general two conventions on mutual assistance in criminal matters , which i mentioned earlier - particularly in the area of the fight against money laundering . 
we need to acknowledge that if the project of the fight against money laundering has suffered , is not the fault of parliament , but to the council . 
we can only congratulate them on this work . 
of course , the path to be followed , as mr marinho said - i agree - is communitisation . 
all those who have spoken have agreed that it was an excellent initiative , and we support its content . 
what we need is that europol can operate across borders . 
these are facts that are all too often in our europe today and , before i give my support to a hasty mutual recognition , i would like to see a mutual recognition of standards fair . 
i can imagine that this will be difficult because we must build from dispersed instruments . 
but it is also a need to intensify the economic aspects of the european union and this corresponds to the desire of the citizen that we must also take into account for the citizens of the european union have a right to security . 
in the european union , we must fight resolutely against money laundering , we are aware that we need a policy and effective judicial cooperation between the member states , as effective as possible , especially since the creation of the single market and the liberalisation of capital markets and financial services . 
with regard to the financial council , there is no reason to think that the lawyer has not his profession as such . 
similarly , i should like to say that i am aware of sensitivity on the part of the question raised by various members on the conditions in which the confidentiality of legal professions may constitute a refusal based on judicial cooperation in the field of combating money laundering . 
this is particularly true with regard to the serious and most serious crimes committed on a cross-border . 
overall , the mission is so large and important that it cannot be supported by the council . 
it follows that it is necessary to strengthen the rights of citizens in adopting an effective instrument and to recognise the competence of the court of justice , particularly in relation to its right to the interpretation and its power to decide or not . 
therefore , although i am in favour of a strengthening of cooperation and coordination , i believe that making this a legislative system would be a mistake , and we are opposerions . 
the second point i want to raise is also interesting . 
this is a positive initiative , and it is therefore to be welcomed that it has such a support in this house . 
i shall take this opportunity - as several members have raised some very difficult questions - to tell you very frankly , as mr coelho said , that this initiative is above all as a first initiative , which shows 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 this as an important instrument for guaranteeing the judicial control of europol . 
the programme fair on research in the field of agriculture and fisheries was included in the fourth framework programme which has run from 1994 to 1998 . 
given the importance of the research programme for agriculture and fisheries , it is unfortunate that it has raised some problems in the organisation of the programme . 
the report of the court of auditors on the programme fair , behind the report of the rapporteur , has been published in march of this year , even if the letters of industry on the audit had initially been sent by the commission in december 1998 and february 1999 . 
i should like , on behalf of the committee on fisheries , to highlight certain points . 
you have stressed , and i thank you for that , the spirit that has led to this report , through dialogue with the court of auditors , the commission services and the interest that you have taken . 
this illustrates that the commission has not been stagnant and that it is responding to the comments you have made . 
i now come to the question that mrs morgan asked concerning the recovery of sums . 
thank you very much , commissioner . 
this prize is awarded the ' basta ya ' at the part-session in december . 
i am firmly convinced that it also means , even if some heads of state and government do not want to admit , the opening of the constitutional process so often and if stubbornly requested by this parliament . 
i am particularly pleased to be here today to discuss in depth of this fine project that is the charter of fundamental rights of the european union , before you take the final position of this house on this text . 
i have no doubt that this opportunity . 
it is true , however , that a few criticisms have been made regarding the content of the charter . 
i believe that this is an important position and that i welcome . 
it was a great success for us , as parliamentarians - and the groups have front on this point , which is a positive result - to have received that 16 members represent the european parliament within the convention . 
i believe that this charter is a master and that it can become , as a major european newspaper headline on 26 september , to visit the map of europe . 
therefore , my group continues to believe that it is absolutely essential to include a reference to the charter in article 6 ( 2 ) of the treaty . 
many were those who pensèrent that europe now has the opportunity to get out of the only free trade area and the liberal rut to lay the foundations of a citizens ' europe . 
at the european summit in nice in december , civil society has decided to take action to make its voice heard and proclaim its desire for a genuine charter providing guarantees for the citizens of europe . 
to this end , beyond the signatures , it is essential that all countries and all political forces take an effective commitment and respect that every day , the charter is not cannot . 
let us then weep or pretending to be happy , celebrate this great event which is not least a big event empty . 
the convention has done an excellent job . 
it is both people 's rights , the rights of the citizen , but also social rights . 
the right to good administration , which has also mentioned mrs malmström , is one of the most significant progress . 
to what extent mr blair will give its meute freedom to speak on this great project , i do not know , because i have not yet heard . 
last time , you spoke of the glass is half full or half empty . 
but the council of cologne , assisted by the house , which has been extremely well its role semeur confusion , ended up to forget to everyone that this is a responsibility of the national parliaments , that these are being done by stealing progressive shifts . 
when it comes to the protection of fundamental rights , a surplus can be equally dangerous that a shortcoming . 
when we hear the speeches made by some members , it is obvious that this information is needed more than ever . 
the big question which divides us is : what is this charter . 
we will be voting in favour of the charter , but with the feeling that this will not lead to mobilise the necessary as the enthusiasm and involvement of the citizens of europe and , as usual , the governments - and some more than others - to hold the historic responsibility . 
according to the co-rapporteur , mr duff , it represents a crucial step towards improving the quality of european integration . 
for those who feel the need , i recommend to read the statements contained in the convention 49 , and take cognisance of the case-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 beginnings of a constitution , a constitution for a supranational structure of the union . 
the demonstration is a call for a social and democratic europe , a europe of citizens . 
the draft charter can be used to provisional , by the parties , the trade unions , the environmental organisations , churches and many other groupings of the member states of the union and the candidate countries as an interesting discussion paper on the future of cooperation between the peoples of europe . 
i would like to focus on three points which have already been discussed this morning . 
the charter which will be adopted today will strengthen and will highlight the values and fundamental rights on which our common community must be based . 
i am , of course , to those who wish to include , in article 6 , a reference to the charter and its future integration into the treaties . 
let us remember the case of bernard connolly , including the critical on paper the commission has been banned by the court of first instance . 
this synthesis is important , at a time when the union is intended to define the legal status , in terms of rights and obligations , of nationals of third countries who are legally resident in the european union . 
i am , as for myself , exactly like him , convinced , on the one hand , that it will unique effects immediate and , on the other hand , that it will be binding shortly . 
i have heard in this debate a few formulas potent matters : the charter would be a bone for the dog - the dog in the european parliament - or the cache-sexe renoncements of a french presidency death , especially in its conduct of the igc . 
this is the reason which led parliament to propose the establishment of a forum euro-turc , involving in a thorough debate qualified representatives of the turkish community and european parliamentarians who have received the mandate . 
the agreement does not mean that we are all pleased with democracy in turkey and the way in which turkey respects human rights : we are not . 
against this background , i know of course that turkey 's candidature still raise questions . 
the wish of the presidency is that this project should be adopted quickly , if possible , in fact , from the 20 november by the next general affairs council and , as i have already indicated , in compliance with the very specific decisions taken in 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 pre-accession process . 
in his speech last month before the turkish parliament , president sezer has explained very clearly why turkey had no alternative to the commitment of reforms . 
thank you for your attention . 
here , too , there has been some signals slightly positive . 
we will resist attempts to , sometimes misleading , breaking the balance that the report has managed to achieve , and we will resist in particular to the amendments which seek to make the european parliament a tribunal to judge the past . 
this is a clear evidence , as it is obvious that turkey should , like any civilised society , be done to confront its past , so horrific that it has been . 
the accession of turkey on such a basis - and not in geostrategic considerations of the usa or nato - would be a gain for the european union and a significant step towards the unification of europe . 
oublie-t-on only a small part of the turkish territory is part of the european continent ? 
we will therefore be voting against this report , as we voted against all the reports to integrate turkey into the european union . 
the greatest damage in turkey would be to awaken expectations which cannot be met because of the political situation . 
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i welcome this report and i will vote in favour . 
instead of drawing human rights and social rights to the high , it will facilitate the operations designed to draw down . 
there is not a shadow of a doubt that its ultimate aim is to serve as a prelude to a future european constitution which , in turn , will be the crowning achievement of the march of the eu towards federalisation where institutionalised , from now on , the decisions will be taken by some powerful to be applied by all the main objective is to serve the interests of the monopolies of the european union to the detriment of the interests of workers and , more generally , of the people . 
a typical case presented by article 2-2 ' no one can be sentenced to death or executed ' . 
nowhere is said , despite our requests , that the family is formed between a man and a woman who raise children , and that it is the basic unit of society . 
insofar as the judges have not been elected , this represents a backward step in terms of democratic government . 
admittedly , i would have wanted directly integrated into our european treaties ! 
i am nonetheless abstained from the final vote , because i believe that certain social rights are formulated in a way that frank less economic rights . 
the original idea of the convention was to have a consensus text which would enable the fifteen governments make it binding by its incorporation into the treaties . 
in reality , the fight against social exclusion is reléguée among the assistance , instead of putting the requirement of fundamental rights binding on the employers and the member states . 
for my part , i am convinced that the secularism is an emancipatory value and topical . 
the social obligation is also linked to ownership . 
it is clear that this document is not designed to legally binding , given that it is not a legal text . 
some members of the irish government have raised , there is little , questions as to whether brussels threatened the irish identity and mr ahern , while saying that membership of ireland to the eu was fundamental to its prosperity and its economic success , is firmly opposed to any rapid movement towards a federal europe that is more centralised - - since that would go far beyond what the majority of europeans wish or are prepared to accept at this time . 
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i would point out in passing that during this part-session , a total of seven reports are caused by national initiatives , which demonstrates that this system , where there is , ultimately , is very productive . 
these measures voluntarist are absolutely necessary to combat this phenomenon , which has continued to develop and to internationalise . 
by means of this initiative , the french presidency proposes the adoption of a framework decision for the approximation of the laws and procedures in criminal matters on money laundering ( for example , screening , freezing and confiscation of funds ) . 
all the member states should deal with the laundering of money as a crime where a minimum of four years of imprisonment . 
given that money laundering takes tremendously at global level , it is obvious that europol should be given powers to combat it , in order to draw up a european strategy for police and judicial cooperation . 
i welcome the report by mrs roure on a new initiative by the french presidency - in sight , this time , to improve judicial cooperation , in order to ensure that no barrier to prevent the extradition of criminals suspected money laundering and other offences which speak of illicit funds . 
madam president , it is the only report on which i voted défavorablement . 
this would be the first member state which casts a geographical bridging above the gulf between the eu and asia , and the first yet muslim mainly tradition . 
this is particularly true when we are committed to increasing amount of resources of the eib , and without cover fully the economic risks we take . 
in this context , i would like to point out the main conclusion of paragraph 22 which says that turkey does not meet the copenhagen criteria and i would highlight the many condemnations of acts and shortcomings , which turkey has been made in the areas of human rights , democratic freedoms and in its international conduct , as well as the recommendations to comply with the relevant european values that the european parliament has addressed to the country . 
we are worried , mr president , not to hear today , such encouragement from the turkish government and the turkish press , but without doubt is there any attempt to reaction . 
eleven years after the fall of the berlin wall , nicosia is the only capital of europe that is still divided . 
the necessary progress has not been made in a sufficient amount 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 , i would like to take the floor in this debate . 
mr president , it is not possible to vote in the morillon report , because we are convinced that , contrary to what it says and what a large number of people expect , also in turkey , accession do not improve the lives of the people . 
at the same time , but i believe that we should not obtain a too black picture of the situation . 
there is therefore a internal relationship . 
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mr brok , who has joined , had been wondering precisely on the delays in the negotiations . 
we in europe have an experiment to make on this . 
in reality , it is no longer only , as in 1995 , to restore a balance with eastern europe , we must also prepare the future enlargement of the union . 
xenophobia , state terrorism or other forms of terrorism are also in this area , and i hope that we will also have the opportunity of this . 
it is a fact that we must , unfortunately , we live with it . 
once again , however , we should be honest . 
all this shows the conscience of the inadaptation the results achieved so far , even if the answers are not yet , in my view , to the tune of the situation , although it must be acknowledged that five years ago , it is not very much for the process which is so complex . 
that is why i believe that today 's debate may serve to make us aware of the central importance of this policy for the entire union . 
this is not a competition between all these needs that it is , but they are new funds that we must find . 
the spiral of violence in the middle east , the war with violence and resolutely against the palestinian people , to which israel continues to refuse its right to a state , threaten the future of the whole region . 
mr president , just as the european union must find , in nice , the balance between deepening and enlargement , it should develop , in marseilles , a balanced relationship between central european its function and its responsibility in the mediterranean . 
however , the general idea of the balance that we adopt at the fifth anniversary of the barcelona process is that we can be satisfied with the simple continuity of the process , the fact that there has been ministerial meetings with representatives of israel , the palestinian authority , syria , lebanon , etc . , and this is perhaps a little consolation . 
the common problems which affect the mediterranean region are legion : illegal immigration , poverty , the external debt , human rights , drought and terrorism , which impitoyablement destroying the lives of human beings innocent and families , as we tragically live in spain , algeria or in the middle east . 
we are prepared to believe , but the countries of the south need that promises or speech : it is up to us to give it to them . 
europe has done no policy in the field of water or desertification in the mediterranean countries ; we should undertake a specific policy for the mediterranean environment assuming that the parameters , the logical and even the diversity of the climate in the mediterranean . 
the proposals that are before us today are much more balanced . 
i now turn to the agency in kosovo . 
we cannot disappoint them and , today 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 must enable these countries , who have suffered and suffer yet , to integrate fully into the european structures . 
in future , we must give the responsibility to a more small number - a director , if you like - in order that somebody really bears the responsibility for the body which selects the various programmes . 
i therefore thank all the members who felt that this objective is important and welcome the fact that in future , we can strengthen this area - in terms of content , within these countries . 
i read in some communications on the elections in bosnia that the extremist nationalist have won the elections in bosnia-herzegovina . 
the european union - as you know - has engaged with determination to contribute to the historical changes . 
the discussion of reports westendorp and mr lagendijk on the proposals for regulations , one on the framework programme , and the other , the european agency for reconstruction , gives us the opportunity to return to the scale of the support that the european union intends to give to the western balkans , in order to accompany the stabilisation and association process . 
the long-awaited victory of democracy in croatia , and then in the federal republic of yugoslavia , as we know , requires the european union to go beyond . 
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as they deal with the same subject , questions nos 2 and 3 . 
a new period of four months has been granted to the parties - that is the resolution 1324 - to try to make progress on both fronts . 
i would like to ask you about 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 emerging from a very important debate on this issue , and you know very well the positions of the european union on this point . 
i just want to insist on the fact that the minister that the legislative measures are those who exploit and profit from those people who are in desperate situations and is not intended to criminalise immigrants or more potential immigrants . 
both legislative measures that actions aimed at increasing the debate and develop awareness are necessary . 
i believe that combating these crimes by all means , absolutely all means , and i note that both the council of the union that the general assembly of the united nations and , i believe , the turkish government , are prepared to do this . 
this is because the other 14 countries désapprouvaient they have taken measures . 
let me give you an example : if tomorrow in my country , france - and here i am speaking as minister - an extreme right-wing party came to power , i would like to take measures against my country such as those that have been taken against austria . 
for my part , i wanted to talk about values : i spoke of values such as they are in our texts , i spoke of values such as they are reaffirmed in the charter of fundamental rights and in particular i have mentioned - it is true - the fight against all forms of discrimination , which is included in the frontispiece of european texts , and that is what we must uphold . 
i would remind you that this political dialogue is , beside 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 working , and it is in this ligne-là and in no other that we are committed . 
on this occasion , we need to recognise that the moroccan side has not responded 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 should be judged to be released , and will never be accused of this crime . 
concrete measures have been taken ( security of supplies , energy efficiency ) to make the member states ' economies less sensitive to the external crises ? what are the means and the priorities of the council in the short , medium and long term , with regard to the energy efficiency and energy savings ? 
the union 's position on the measures extraterritoriales enacted by the united states has not changed . 
finally , i have reminded us that the european union took note with concern the comments made on the programmes and agencies of the united nations and therefore déplorait the negative consequences and often dramatic economic embargo for us , for the people of cuba . 
does it also include the council does not that it is a political problem par excellence and that it is unacceptable that there should be equal to distance of the victim and executioner ? 
on the one hand , the bureau is in line with the commission 's decision to decentralise ; furthermore , it contains some excellent results of management in the task that he does . 
they do not recognise borders . we must combat the cross-border illegal activities , whether in the field of drug trafficking , cross-border cooperation or the trafficking in human beings . 
it would be helpful if the commissioner patten , who has a great experience - not to say wisdom - in the treatment of international crises , and which , furthermore , has visited various parts of the balkan peninsula , going to the location of the reconstruction agency in thessaloniki , to see how it works . 
but this region , the most turbulent region of europe , has never been so met of hope that today . 
but i would first of all like to thank the house for the excellent quality and speed of his work during the examination of these two proposals for regulations . 
we have also achieved rapid results in serbia , where the commission has put in place , in the space of four weeks ago , a programme of emergency aid totalling eur 200 million . 
of course , we can also accept the proposal seeking to the guidelines adopted in the future by the commission to reflect this same quest for greater efficiency which underpins our reforms . 
i hope that parliament understands the meaning of the proposals i have presented in may and that it will continue to work constructively with the others , in this very difficult issue , but i cannot give my support to the parliament 's amendment to delete the requirement of unanimity , because it goes against the opinion of the college . 
the challenge of this third summit held in seoul was to deepen the asem process , both on the part of the governments and the general public . 
as regards the ' interpersonnel ' ( people-to-people ) , the principle of openness of the asem process to greater section of civil society has been maintained , although the ngo initiatives to establish a social forum have not achieved because of the reluctance of some asian partners . 
we are therefore very happy that the summit in seoul took place , and that all the heads of government , but one or two were present . 
there was even two concrete proposals which have been adopted , namely the round table on globalisation and its fellowship program , which provides for 4 300 fellowships to competition of 25 million dollars . 
the commission communication is confined to address the aspects relating to the corresponding powers to the community and the member states in the tasks arising from participation in the rfos . 
if it is based on the principle that , of all the countries in the world , there are those who enjoy the economic potential , legal , legislative and policy for which the european union has at its disposal , you will understand how important it is to ask ourselves what is our responsibility . 
the reform of the cfp is vital , but it will be even more important to put in place the appropriate reforms . 
i am thinking here of migrating fish . 
we are all aware , throughout the european union and beyond . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , firstly i would like to thank you for the support that you attach to the efforts that we are making to promote and strengthen the community 's action in the regional fisheries organisations . 
up to now , although some progress has already been made , but we must above all endeavour to find better planning in time . 
in fact , the continued improvements to the productivity of farms already generates growth of supply and if it were to be accompanied by an extension no bounds of the apparatus of production , it is ensuivrait again , inevitably , a heavy imbalance of the market . 
instead , it is much more sensible for each producer of beef and pork is its own economies . every farmer pigs its tirelire . 
it also refers to the need to encourage producers ' organisations , whose establishment differs greatly from one member state to another . 
the organisations of the markets , as well as they have worked so far , have promoted the concentration process more than they have prevented . 
the globalisation of the economy is presented here as a trap , and this has nothing to do with the cyclical crises . 
every farmer , wherever it is in the union , can subscribe to this mechanism . 
mr president , commissioner , the author of the report , mr garot , has dealt with seriously and clarified this commission proposal with a view to the adoption of funds regulating the meat sector swine . 
it is a question of balance . 
in this respect , i must say that my conclusions are different from those of my colleague , mr garot , in relation to the commission proposal , i could almost approve it as it has been presented , however , if we are to be honest , we must admit that it does nothing to resolve the problem . 
then there is the involvement of specialised producers of piglets in the proposed system , such as amendments nos 7 and 13 the underline . 
so , please , that the commission has presented to us ? 
firstly , an analysis of the budgetary implementation and management practices has been successful for each of the financial headings . 
on this point , the court repeat what she said in previous years , namely that such a trend has negative consequences : decisions and inadequate , jumping to overload of work , leading to a risk of errors , etc . 
the tragic events which occurred recently have clearly shown that the problems of management and control pesaient increasingly high on the european agenda . 
this penalises member states conscientious and reward those less conscientious . 
in this regard , i would like to say briefly that the commission puts the emphasis in its work on the improvement of external aid , both in the direction of an institutional restructuring in this area than in the direction of a strengthened winding-up and faster significant rals . 
to date , the european parliament is in an extremely difficult situation , because he has said this year - in january – that it would do so more serious errors in the closure of accounts for 1999 . 
i should like to raise a few issues and i hope that mr karlsson can answer my questions today . 
we need more figures and more facts . 
i would like this to be done already this year so that we can begin to assess the dgs . 
we all know of course that the commission is working on some changes . 
this will reduce the number of errors . 
the commission is , therefore , now obliged to respect the rules . 
may i start by thanking mr karlsson because this year , cooperation with the committee on budgetary control has much better market that the previous years . 
i would ask you to make a list of countries and sectors that are most affected by the mismanagement in the eu . 
madam president , i too should like to sincerely thank the court of auditors for the report and for his political assessment , yesterday , in the committee on budgetary control ; the reform efforts and their need have once again been highlighted . 
we must be able to read what has been said by mrs van der laan - and we all agree on that . 
to do this , perhaps we should give the president of the court a power of decision more important on methods of the court and on the way in which it communicates . 
the rates are different from one country to another and their composition is different from one country to another . 
in its work , the most important thing in the common agricultural policy , the special report on arable crops , the court concludes that , from 1993 to 1997 , the community budget has made available more than thirteen thousand billion more than what is reasonable . 
i am not asking questions for which it is impossible to respond . 
the court of auditors must also change its working methods . 
we can always welcome something . 
this report was approved by a large majority of members of the committee on the environment of parliament , and , therefore , i shall defend the outcome of the vote of this commission . 
the second point concerns the export ban , whose extolling the virtues of . 
i have therefore reservations and would be inclined to reject this provision . 
the second or third reading , we will need the notorious 314 votes and , as the report is currently , we will certainly not . 
the commission recently proposed a timid , but welcome , in this direction , that the commissioner will perhaps a little more when he responds . 
we agree with the rapporteur on the need to inform the consumer about the risks and to transparency , in particular in the field of health and safety . 
in my opinion , it is better to take greater account of the principle of subsidiarity . 
however , i remember an enormous discussion that i have had with my daughter elisabetta when it had nine years and she asked to go round only a in the streets . 
we should ensure that we ensure full protection of consumers , without , however , regulate certain things several times or contradictory way . 
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 transparency with regard to the end consumer , which specify the responsibilities , not just producers , but also of cash in the possible operations of withdrawal of products considered to be dangerous . 
this also means that when new provisions are taken within the framework of the sectoral legislation , they supplantent the provisions of the directive . 
many of the amendments proposed are an improvement on the original text and can therefore be accepted by the commission . 
thirdly , amendment no 4 proposes to add , in the preamble , obliging the member states to produce concrete reports , with the help of independent and competent institutions , be they 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 reported to the commission and the changes would detract from the existing provisions . 
amendments nos 39 and 44 propose that information on dangerous products are not accessible to the public that , after that a decision to ban or to recall , was taken ; they also propose that the exchange of information covered by professional secrecy is not possible , between the supervisory authorities of the markets . 
mr martelli , normally , you cannot give you that at the end of the vote , but i give you the floor exceptionally and briefly . 
report ( a5-0294 / 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 in the field of equality between men and women ( 2001-2005 ) ( com ( 2000 ) 335 - c5-0386 / 2000 - 2000 / 0143 ( cns ) ) 
mr president , my question relates to the order of the vote on the amendments concerning paragraph 10 , i.e. the armenian genocide . 
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the responsibility is twofold : there are the governments of the countries of the union , but also that of the governments of the mediterranean partners . 
this aid is justified by the scale of this tragedy . 
the prohibition of night work for women was one of the few areas in which the social legislation of some countries , in order to protect women , was a little more ahead for the workers and for the workers . 
i very much hope that in the future the commission will present annually and in due time a report enabling parliament to conduct an analysis and a discussion in more depth . 
it is therefore with some regret that i voted against this proposal . 
it is important that our products are safe , but we must not go beyond certain limits in extreme action . 
today , the kosovo agency is headed by a board of directors where the representatives of the member states and the commission to have a voice and where decisions are taken by a two-thirds majority . 
for serbia , the problem is that of kosovo . 
the danish social democrats have voted against a report to introduce a system of support for the producers of pork within the eu . 
if this is that , as everyone knows , even with a certain openness of the french presidency , the commission rejected these proposals , and it does not appear to be a majority within the council to approve them . 
a small supply is enough to trigger a crisis situation . 
mr president , the armenian genocide was the first in a series during the twentieth century of genocide . 
sweden is not willing to participate in a common military defence , but the actions of civil crisis management , we cannot support paragraph 15 , where we ' welcomes the desire to turkey to contribute to the improvement of european capacity in the framework of the common european policy on security and defence ' . 
but beyond the duty to remember that we must demand of any democracy , and which europeans know how difficult it is difficult and painful , so that some european countries have not been completed , it is important that such acts of barbarism which destroys lives on the grounds of ethnic , religious or cultural and which afflict the universal conscience will never happen again . 
this is , without doubt , another debate than today but , on behalf of the importance that i attach to turkey , i wanted to say it again today . 
peace is possible because these people are no longer blocked to exercise their right to self-determination . 
i voted for the amendments calling for this recognition , today , in order to continue this testimony and to recognise the pain of a people . 
it took place at the time of the ottoman empire . 
not only the jové peres report would make this situation for the existing regional organisations and those that are being created , but it would strengthen the putting an end to the habit of the commission to call on the support of technicians from different member states . 
my remarks are of course for the subject we are dealing with today , the representation of the european community in the regional fisheries organisations , but it also applies to the negotiations for example in the framework of the world trade organisation . 
my suggestion them together was then supported by mr trittin , president-in-office of the council , as well as by the european commission , so that parliament 's decision to merge three directives has not met with a great deal of opposition . 
an example : pvc is 0.7 % of the total volume of waste incinerated . 
i shall end , mr president , by saying that the ppe / de group is satisfied with the work that has been done in this third reading . 
mr president , i would also like to thank mr blokland for the work he has done on this important dossier . 
incinerate is not recycle . 
mr blokland 's report now at third reading was for many members elected for the first time in the committee on the environment in the first test for greatness nature to hear the parliamentary practice . 
new , more stringent emission limits have been introduced for the new cement kilns for the coincineration , as has been pointed out by mrs evans . 
regardless of the diversity of national situations , we can therefore see , in all the states of the european union , a reduction of the compulsory cover almost universal , a greater role for so-called supplementary sickness insurance systems and enhancing reintroducing factors . 
on the other hand , it would be a proposal for a directive for the following elements : the prohibition of the use of nominative information from genetic research , a point-clé ; the absence of examination prior to the health underwriting ; the establishment of an obligation to guarantee by the insurer ; they take into consideration the coordinated better compensation for the people who work and moving within the union and , finally , the establishment of a mechanism for mediation . 
we are adopting an increasingly positive attitude towards the cross-border care , and the functioning of the market is therefore becoming increasingly applicable to healthcare . 
the united states , for example , we are often used to ' example " in terms of liberal economy , it would be a fatal mistake to take as an example for health policy . 
the eu should not be needlessly rules regarding , for example , therapeutic intelligence or to everyone by the requirement to be assured , which destroy the diversity of supplementary sickness insurance systems that exist today in many countries which are working on the basis of actuarial principles . 
it was subsequently that there is still a way to be accepted . 
it is about the health of all the citizens of our member states and the cohesion of our territories . 
it is not by chance that i am confronted with these problems in the context dutch . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , mr rocard , calls on the commission to define in a green paper the characteristics of a basic insurance in the framework of legal health insurance . 
it is a concern . 
mr president , those who , like us , have devoted throughout their lives in the assessment of the social issues to remember that the old books generally until social protection as a whole package of measures for the protection of the state covering risks verify , economically orders or familiar and which individuals - the core family - could not deal with themselves . 
so this means that an important debate on the causes of the failure of the public medical assistance is necessary . 
supplementary sickness insurance presupposes a legal system of rights and benefits . 
by trying to eliminate discrimination on the basis of medical precedents , mr rocard would have killed the egg golden eggs . 
the commission will act immediately in the framework of its powers , and i will try to reply to the conclusions of your report . 
i also hope that the proposals which seek to recognise the importance of the qualification and integration into working life will also be approved , because it must take account of the phenomenon still more important to social exclusion and poverty people holding a professional activity paid . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the committee on economic and monetary affairs , too , would like to congratulate the rapporteur for his speech . 
the next item is the commission 's recommendations for an opinion by the council on the updated stability programmes in germany , finland and the netherlands . 
this has led to a different reflection and ask ourselves if this stability and growth pact has elapsed with the achievement of a quantitative target of a final figure determined , or whether it is appropriate to introduce other aspects relating to the quality of public finances in future programmes . 
our basic message is therefore that the margin aimed to tax reductions must go hand in hand with a strict control of public spending . 
i believe that on the whole , we can see that this is a positive balance sheet . 
they are the risks of state overheating in one of the largest countries in 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 aspects , on the news of the fight against bse in europe and on the developments in france , as you suggest we hear today . 
we propose to the european commission and to our partners in the union to prepare for the extension at european level the tests , depending on the préconisations scientists . 
thus , efficiency , transparency , independence will be the key principles guidant clear risk assessment food in europe . 
i shall return to this point later . 
however , it is necessary that these tests are implemented on a far greater scale . 
active surveillance measures , including random testing , are in progress to prevent cases of bse to enter the food chain . 
in the kind of situation we are facing , it is always tempting to look towards a magic solution , a solution which can both eliminate risks and restore confidence . 
on monday i will ask the member states if they fear that the weaknesses in the implementation of controls , weaknesses which might be an invasion of community legislation in the field , are a factor for the current increase in the incidence of bse . 
it must be possible to combine both rapid action and seriously . 
it is up to you to conclude the quickly . 
this is a requirement capital , particularly as regards the problem of bse . 
our group is calling for an immediate ban on meat and bone meal for all livestock , as long as the member states will not be able to guarantee the implementation of laws on the prevention of bse and the rigorous application of european directives . 
i do not know whether this is the panacea , commissioner , but in the name of the precautionary principle , it seems to me that the experience needed now to ban the use of animal meal to feed all livestock , including poultry and pigs , the fish . 
i believe that the debate which has begun in our house , which is to ask who , the council , the commission and the house , has been more or less , seems to me to be somewhat superfluous . 
firstly , others have said before me , we must pursue a systematic screening on all cattle slaughtered for the feeding of europeans . 
by showing courage and ambition , we can combine the health interest of europeans and the economic interests of our producers and then we can restore confidence . 
they are not , i repeat , responsible for the crisis , which is why the european union must demonstrate its solidarity with them . 
i do not accept either the arrogance of certain member states which do not practise tests , does not require regulation . 
european solidarity must play also because our policy has shown its inconsistencies : set-aside land , animal meal for ruminants , nitrates , pesticides . 
and that is that i have to hear mr gollnisch said that his group has been at the forefront of the battle in the bse crisis . 
in addition , we consider it appropriate to ensure that any outbreak of bse is identified and that the export of meat is prohibited until their sound is proved . 
it is unacceptable that we accept insufficiently this priority in the political field . 
i am pleased to see that we are always looking at the extension of tests on a voluntary basis . 
but if we généralisons screening tests , if we are throwing away the animal meal , if we impose the slaughter for one sick animal , we must demand that the health standards equivalent strictly from third countries that are our trading partners and who seek to export to the community of live animals , carcasses , meat preparations . 
the causes of the problem are elsewhere . 
madam president , i am pleased that the commission has finally opted with force in favour of widespread screening tests , because , as france has just show : which seeks find ! 
what we then prevent ... why should a crisis for every time that we gathered here and that we make it crystal that parliament puts public health at the top of the agenda ? 
the link between bse and the feeding of animal meal , a very little follow-up to feed animals incidentally , is clear to everyone now . 
i therefore call on the european commission to reach a certain harmonisation on this point too . 
i call on the commission to review all the systems that are put in place in france to deal with cases of bse . 
the poison between in the system that it ends by destroy . 
certainly it is also difficult to live together , in the field , of national legislation and european legislation . 
another safeguard was drawn up in the system to protect public health and food safety in the form of legislation which sets out the terms for the manufacture of animal meal . 
it has been said that they would be very expensive , they would affect a large number of carcasses , etc . 
for example , we citera the technique of the oreiller which has caused the death of an immigrant in belgium , the use of sédatifs powerful in spain , the transport of migrants in amassed gradients of boats in italy and spain , the tragedy of 58 chinese immigrants found dead in the united kingdom in the port of dover having been arrested on various occasions within the european territory and the widespread use of various means of coercion and intimidation against immigrants expelled . 
that is my commitment and i reply as far as i am concerned . 
violence against women is several forms : there is violence within the family , which is the crime of silence , there also forms of sexual exploitation , trafficking in women , the trafficking of human beings . 
mr president , i would say to mr nogueira that , of course , in the model that we have defined , monetary policy is the responsibility of the european central bank and the commission takes decisions in accordance with the criteria set out in the treaty . 
mr president , i believe that for public opinion , it is very important to make the distinction between internal impact and the external impact , and i would like to know whether the commission is now , just before the physical introduction of the euro , to launch an action in order to explain to the people of the difference between the internal and external impacts of monetary stability ? 
in the absence of concrete actions of the greek government , it will continue the procedure already committed . 
the commission 's role is to ensure the existence of a system of monitoring and measure . 
in the same decision , the commission has undertaken to review the aid schemes in all the member states , based on these specific compatibility criteria that approved until 2004 , the date on which will expire on the validity of the authorisation of french scheme of support . 
the achievement of a europe which promotes the integration , according to the terms of the lisbon european council , requires an effort and action . 
secondly , to take more account of the experience of the local agents , ngos , local authorities , social organisations and people who are themselves in a situation of exclusion . 
many elderly people could confirm that , as well as all those who work for hours for the low salaries do not ensuring a decent life - i am thinking , for example , farm workers . 
it can also be important population groups which have an inadequate command the language for a job . 
in the united states , with a more flexible labour market , we have a guarantee that poverty is experienced during the periods of much shorter times of unemployment , with a very brief . 
in my country , approximately 75 % of those who live and work below the poverty line are women . 
then we must seek to achieve , even in part , this commitment . 
this allocation must be strengthened , given the development of realism and that are required in this area . 
mr president , i would like to thank and congratulate mrs figueiredo and members who are not here today who have brought the opinions of the other parliamentary committees . 
as you suggest , we must also stress the importance of the ngos and the regional and local players and - as you suggest - better take account of their experience on the ground . 
we have already agreed that the social protection committee meeting on a regular basis with the contact group composed 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 ( com ( 2000 ) 279 - c5-0281 / 2000 - 2000 / 0116 ( cod ) ) . 
we need now to binding objectives . 
another important point approved by the commission is the issue of the connection and access to the network for renewable energies . 
specifically , in my country , spain , these guidelines would be responsible for emissions into the atmosphere of 225 billion tonnes of additional co2 by 2010 and the fact that we could not achieve the kyoto targets . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , we can only applaud the commission proposal to create a framework allowing for a substantial increase in the medium term of the proportion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the european union . 
but the threat can always come compatibility with the internal market . 
waste does not constitute a renewable natural resource , even if we produced every day . 
therefore , this directive will have a unintentional topical . 
having said that , i warmly support this proposal . 
mr president , i would like to thank mrs rothe for her excellent report , which is very at peak in this week we are debating in the crisis of climate change . 
the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources is an objective that we must support without reservation . 
radical technological changes are essential . 
instead , proposals have been tabled on the hoof and without consistency . 
and i would like to end by simply mentioning three problems which have arisen during this debate . 
furthermore , for the sake of consistency , the objectives mentioned translated into national parameters must be binding because otherwise fail the directive of content and substance . 
this 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 parts 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 are formal almost exclusively reserved for men , the experiences and statements collected internationally demonstrates that 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 are the responsibility of the cells of crisis ; however , the competences of women will have little attention and recognition . 
obviously they want to maintain their position of power in the field of foreign and defence policy and believe that the interests of women can be defended by men . 
mr president , i should like to say first of all that i interest in this report , and i would like to highlight the excellence , the great excellence , even . 
similarly , the financial resources to help the women who are victims of this situation must exist . 
mr president , much has already been said and i do not want to pay in duplication . 
mr president , commissioner , i would firstly like to congratulate mrs theorin for having taken the initiative of this excellent report , which deals with an important issue , but also topical : how the genuine participation of women in the negotiations to solve conflicts can change the world and transform the dominant culture of enmity and violence in a culture of peace , dialogue and democratic regulation disputes ? 
that is why i support the demands of the report , according to which women should be given the right of diplomatic influence . 
a very well-researched , deep , rigorous , capable of essential principles with the clarity that is present in article 17 , bold but both practical and with a great sense of the 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 for humanitarian aid of the european commission , and parliament has also invited to take account of the sexospécificités . 
the problem is that millions of people ( mainly women ) carry out this work ; there is a very strong request but not the slightest legalise applicable in this area . 
i believe that we must encourage the member states to regulate the sector through the directives on employment , in accordance with what has already been asked in the opinion of the european parliament on these directives . 
the immigrant population is generally a group important to this sector , which requires special measures , as the reception centres specialised , responsible for providing the necessary assistance . 
this is a matter for the member states . 
the needs in terms of domestic aid have increased considerably in recent years ; however , this situation has hardly been taken into account in working life in general and in the rights and obligations attached to working life . 
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not only do we need to create an internal system of peace and freedom , but we must also adapt it to the customs and habits that exist for decades within the european community and the european union . 
the first step to take in order to restructure the constitution of a federal state is to define a framework for promoting the widest possible democratic dialogue about the type of relations between the two republics . 
the result achieved is historic , you , the members of the european parliament , which directly representative of the citizens of the member states of the union , you who represent the citizens of europe , are the 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 current federal republic of yugoslavia . 
return to the sitting . 
it is , as you know , extremely important and a matter of the greatest interest to the citizens , and this is the least we can stop a decision today on this subject during voting time . 
the commission has now announced that it would present a practical proposal on this matter in the six months , and it took floor . 
there are 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 progressive many member states are fighting for years for greater transparency . 
this report still to be fine-tuned in the european parliament , and that is why i believe that we need to make further improvements here . 
we are pleased to see in this report the important principle that we also support resolutely as the committee on budgetary control . 
now is the opportunity offered to become more familiar with the things that are not brought to their attention by the media and certain interest groups so that they can participate in the more democratic and open debate , which is an element which is so important to guarantee the confidence in the eu . 
the committee on petitions tells us that it raccourcisse the waiting periods before publication of documents . 
as soon as the secrecy will no longer be justified , the document should naturally become accessible to the public . 
i would also like to emphasise that all citizens must have the guarantee of access to documents in all forms as possible . 
the dogma of political responsibility must not be confused with citizens ' rights in terms of access to documents . 
i should therefore like to make an appeal to the rapporteurs in order to remove in the regulation on public access to documents any reference to the rights of members , and i would invite all colleagues to ensure that their interests do not prevail on those of the public . 
in these sectors , access to documents is not guaranteed and it is refused , not only for citizens , but the european parliament which , on the other hand , is not even officially informed or consulted on the fundamental documents . 
there are , however , a dash of important bitterness . 
mr president , allow me first of all 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 part of what we could call the new principle of transparency in the european union . 
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this is not only to promote the principle of unrestricted access to all the documents , but also to achieve open the doors during the council meeting , so that it is more in the future to take its decisions in silence and the secrecy , what is then to others to practise the cheap smear to brussels . 
secondly , i would like to mention the work focused on derogations . 
our people see europe as being undemocratic , as a place where the decisions are taken behind closed doors . 
in accordance with 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 turn to some of the problems which , for the moment , the commission is unable to accept some of the amendments . 
as i said earlier , we can , in some cases , agree in principle with the amendments , but we need to work together on administrative and technical terms , for example , as regards the amendments relating to the classification of documents and the register . 
we have no written document and i hope that , in the future , the commission diffuse members , in writing , its recommendations . 
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we welcome the improved status granted to the credit risk mitigation , particularly the guarantees that can be offered by small businesses . 
report ( a5-0321 / 2000 ) by mr blokland , on the joint text , approved by the conciliation committee , for a european parliament and council directive on the incineration of waste [ c5-0371 / 2000 - 1998 / 0289 ( cod ) ] 
mr president , could i ask the liberal group , and i also ask as co-rapporteur , to be rather more practical ? 
the postponement of the vote until november ii therefore corresponds to a common view of the ppe-de and pse groups . 
i therefore propose to postpone the vote on the report villiers to november ii . 
i have followed the order that i received in the service of the acts of the plenary and the house has not decided otherwise . 
as president for the sitting , today , i have to tell you that this ; as a colleague , 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 condemned the dangers in great britain , and in the second stage , when the scandal in the united kingdom , measures have in fact been limited to that country , without direct programme implemented a strong controls and restructuring of the farming at european level . 
that is why we want to draw four main lessons , that must be taken into account in the future . 
we voted in favour of this joint resolution . 
the increase in the number of cases of the variant creutzfeld-jakob disease in england and france have imposed on the agenda , with more force , the issue of ' mad cow disease ' ( bse ) . 
for fear of conceptual panic among the citizens , or in order to avoid the commercial disasters , some governments have not sent in good time the information due to the commission or have not been done , from the first demonstration of dangerous phenomena , the immediate suspension of the consumption of the products in question and the prohibition of their exports . 
farmers cannot cope with this crisis only : a plan to accompany livestock farming is to put in place as well as measures to win back consumer confidence . 
the inability of all the european institutions - the council , the commission , parliament ) to define a relevant community policy which meets the needs of security of the member states most directly affected will indeed pose problems of a hierarchy between the constraints of the single market and the requirements of health and safety of our people . 
we have achieved , after many discussions with the council , satisfaction on several points . 
the time for landfill sites is today at its end , they must be replaced by the technologies more beneficial to the environment . 
to participate in the social process entities , including the representatives of sensitive groups covered by the programme ; 
indeed , if we must congratulate the return to growth and lower unemployment , we must not overshadow the persistence and indeed the escalation , inequality , ! 
i am of the opinion 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 , most of which are women , part-time employees cut-price precariousness and in total , join the chain of misery that the official statements on the resumption ignore magnificently . 
three years ago , prime minister has created the unity of social exclusion , which coordinates the government action to reduce social exclusion in framing identical solutions to problems of the same nature . 
it is for the moment of facilities involving more than 60 rotors covering an equivalent to thousands of football grounds . 
the dependence , which is around 50 % for the whole of the union , could be raised to 70 % by 2020 , in the absence of development of renewable energy sources . 
it goes without saying that the use of nuclear energy and storage of radioactive waste must comply with the instructions of safety more modern and more efficient . 
we must therefore find a source of energy already present in nature , but which has kept inexploitée as long as nobody has developed technology for the in extract . 
the preparations for asem 4 must be able to affirm the democratic requirement on the one hand , by ensuring that the information and the intervention of elected parliaments and civil society , especially with the establishment of a social forum - and , on the other hand , taking full account of the social , environmental and human rights . 
recently , this parliament has been the victim of certain ambiguous and even certain criticisms . 
we have seen that it is faced with the same mishaps that parliament in its infancy , that he had to batailler continuing to do and to do so in order to obtain more powers , more resources , more of a presence and to enforce its representativeness . 
parliament in central america , like the european parliament , must be more prestige , credibility and legitimacy based on the work of its political groups , because the lives of political parties , or at least should be recognisable reflection , the companies they represent . 
as regards human rights , we support , since 1990 , the cooperation programmes in favour of respect for human rights by means of training and awareness in this area . 
( b5-0855 / 2000 ) by mr van den bos , on behalf of the eldr group ; 
the extreme confusion that has characterised the electoral context in recent weeks in côte d 'ivoire , yet so far , economic model is symptomatic of a country in crisis , economic crisis , social despair and by political chaos . 
the military , political and religious leaders must make every effort to enable the national reconciliation . 
we need that in the debate on the ivoirity , this debate fumeux which is the establishment of the national preference that we are fighting in our own countries , whose ultimate and the logical consequence is the establishment of the ethnic cleansing , either totally combated , and removed any reference or even name on the coast in the constitution . 
has also supported the revision of the constitution , intended to exclude the main opposition , watara , owing to the fact that its parents were not both ivorian nationals . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , even if , unlike other states of western and central africa , the ivory coast was formerly a haven of stability and democracy , this state has nevertheless experienced long ethnic and religious tensions , and it has also seen abuses of power from the last government in office under president bédié , which has finally led to a brutal power by the military . 
we condemn the ethnic violence and above all the political demagoguery which has led . 
the next item is the joint debate on the following motions for resolutions : 
the next meeting between the eu and asean in laos in december , offers a good opportunity to demonstrate that we condemn with force this regime . 
incidentally , i am not sure that our own ministers régleraient then the situation . 
asean is , in every sense of the word , a paper tiger in its failure to deal with the terrible events in burma . 
the junta has stated that it intends to try to undo the whole party . 
his past is responsible and , of course , the situation is difficult . 
these improvements slight - that we should certainly not to the author of the amendments of the socialist group , mr sakellariou , took place in recent years and have led to a situation which is certainly more tragic , but which is still disastrous and which is not equal to the challenges which are those in vietnam today . 
mr swoboda , the european parliament is an institution flexible and effective . 
but it would be a positive that the american president in hanoi does not focus solely on strengthening the mutual cooperation , but the makes precisely dependent on farms promises from the vietnam , radically improve the miserable situation which is in the field of human rights . 
i call on the council and the commission to protest vehemently against these flagrant violations of 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 we have introduced were of course included in this motion for a resolution . 
i fully agree with the fact that we must help them , but we aiderions even better by changing the situation which is the cause of their misery and countless other people in the world . 
it is about the issues which relate to the medium and long term . 
mr president , commissioner , the floods that have hit these past few weeks various regions in the north of italy and other european countries – the united kingdom , spain , ireland and france - again raises two problems to this parliament : those of the emergency intervention to provide exceptional assistance to people , communities and the companies concerned , and a more long-term policy aimed at preventing the repetition of natural disasters of this scale . 
this is the transport sector will require the most important measures , given its constant development - more than 38 % , according to the forecasts , in the next decade . 
the debate is closed . 
this is perhaps one of the customs and habits of this parliament , but it is extremely difficult to believe that the european parliament takes the commitments on a subject such as this , intends to entrust a task like this to the european commission with such a low turnout . 
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economic and social policy of the eu , which has led to the weakening of purchasing power and opportunities of workers for everything that has to do with the payment of contributions , annexed to the emergence of new diseases and immunity of pharmaceutical companies , led to a sharp increase in spending on health . 
for the rest , a very broad scope is open and private insurers , only on condition that they do not sélectionnent ( at the beginning ) the sick and the insurance premiums by . 
anyone who gets and does not spend a great deal of money are more . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i am very pleased to be able to speak in the presence of a group of visitors from my constituency and beautiful that i warmly welcome . 
this presupposes , however , that the institutions have a sufficient time to prepare for the new rules . 
the report a growing consensus that tend to highlight the inability of current legislation to take account of developments in the financial sector over the past ten years . 
we say yes to greater consideration of delaying the techniques of risk and we say ' yes ' to an extension of the basic principles of developed by the basle committee . 
similarly , we welcome the important contribution of this report to the whole process . 
finally , and this is a key point , we are perfectly 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 i finish , mr president , i should like to take this opportunity to congratulate mr jacob söderman , congratulate him on the work he has done in the fight against the maladministration and , therefore , for a better approximation of european citizens with regard to the lives of the community institutions . 
mr president , the european parliament has always made a very positive , and in line with the tradition is that of public service in the nordic countries , we need 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 fundamental civil law and no document is more important for a candidate from the one on his exams . 
we felt it legitimate for a candidate can have access to its homework corrected , because access to documents is a fundamental right recognised moreover by the charter of fundamental rights that we have just adopted this week . 
and that is how it should go . 
this example should be followed by all the other institutions and bodies , as the committee on petitions has recommended it . 
the citizens of the european union should have a positive impression when they are faced with the institutions of the community . 
and the new , in the circumstances , is to follow the best practices and to avoid anything which , according to our own credibility would apply in the member states . 
with regard to the other institutions , it is they that depends on the possibility of adopting the procedures set out in this report , or in the demands of the european ombudsman . 
the minutes of yesterday 's sitting have been distributed . 
if they are prevented from doing so by a disaster inevitable , that is a denial of democracy , if they do not give the trouble to come , they do not deserve to participate in the vote . 
the criteria for greater caution adopted are justified , but we must also consider other issues , in particular the factor of solvency , which is a weighting parameter by type of return which gives a precision the risk of real credit in the assets of a bank . 
provisional establishment of the european police college ( cep ) 
this police cooperation is essential to achieve the great objective of ensuring that the 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 measures complementary security and peaceful coexistence between the member states . 
as far as i can see , the conditions in the prisons in france and portugal are very different . 
so , if you want to common standards , you must firstly to define , otherwise you will be faced with an education which will be able to take the most varied . 
but , thanks to the work of mr posselt , it is finally expected that staff training of police must also include human rights and defence , as is now very adapted the suggestion to create a virtual police college which exploiterait the possibilities of the internet . 
but we are here in strasbourg , in an almost deserted chamber , to hear something almost incredible . 
it is a good idea and in the european union , where citizens have freedom of movement and trade , and the right to settle in scotland , where travellers can go in sicily or in greece , it is only logical to expect develops a common system designed to maintain the rule of law . 
in the netherlands , the police is dragged along in the dédramatisation conflicts and repressive tolerance , within the framework of which the existence of sous-cultures , ethnic minorities , the use of churches as refuges for people without status of legal residence and the organisation of political protests are regarded as normal social phenomena . 
those who believe in the right solutions that they are defending must not be afraid to confront them with the solutions of others . 
i hope that this college will be a point of departure for the future . 
this is a good illustration of what we are now beginning to appoint today under the name of networks in europe , a europe which place the nations in direct contact , without maintain superstructures unnecessary . 
the majority of cases of child abduction are dealt with effectively and appropriately by the central authorities in all member states . 
we therefore need to bridge this gap for reasons of fairness , unrealistic to developments sociologique and equal rights and obligations of all the citizens of the european union . 
meanwhile , we approve this measure and we will be happy to vote in favour . 
because of our sympathy for the objective asked , we agree with the measures proposed . 
the visit of a day clearly concerns people who are often around the world to see a child . 
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 by the commission . 
i know that fifa has already played the clock and has waited far too long before answering the formal statement issued by the commission in 1998 . 
it is natural that the european union should be represented in the future within the wada by the commissioner in charge of sports affairs . 
the uk 's decision to apply a tax to hauliers british not 
it is clear that ireland is a very small market , but an open market ; however , the greater part 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 commissioner vitorino which makes it clear that the british government has the right to introduce a system of euro-vignette provided to respect the rules and regulations already in force . 
mr president , the contributions and the tolls are obviously vexatious topics and i can confirm in the case of austria where we are debating this subject continually and continuously seek solutions for an optimisation of road traffic . 
this system is not discriminatory against drivers or hauliers from other countries of europe to the benefit of british drivers . 
this routier-là pays more than reason for its vignette , unless there is a special payment on a basis per diem . 
on 22 november , i.e. on the same day the 25th anniversary of the crowning achievement of the king juan carlos , which paved the way for democracy in spain , a high figures of this democracy has , in turn , to pay his life its faith in freedom , tolerance and in respect of the other . 
you therefore bear all carefully . 
the position of the european union in these negotiations has concentrated on safeguarding environmental integrity of the kyoto protocol in the areas of change of land use and forestry , on the issue of the ' absorption wells ' , on the link between the kyoto mechanism and the action at national level , known as the ' supplémentarité ' , and on the conformity . 
in preparing this new session , the eu should not reopen the debate on all the issues , but to focus on priority issues , particularly on the mechanisms of ' absorption wells ' , on the ' supplémentarité ' and on a system of solid compliance . 
mr prescott is now affected under the below line and we do not know how long it will remain afloat . 
one final point : i think that is a good thing that the commission has remained firm on the question of the reduction of emissions , particularly because it is extremely difficult to measure accurately the size of the reduction to pursue . 
nuclear energy has no chance to take a come-back . 
but we must go further , in bonn in may 2001 , by introducing the conditions of equality . 
we need to find a compromise at the bonn conference which will take place in may 2001 . 
the challenge before us , on climate change , is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges facing us in the 21st century , if we want to live in a world where the future . 
the same goes for the partial inclusion of sinks , such as the planting of additional forests . 
the hague conference will continue , and you have announced , commissioner , in spring next year in bonn . 
madam president , thank you , commissioner wallström , for your speech . 
if there is one area where there has not been disunity , is that of the relationship between the delegation of the european parliament and the commission . 
we cannot afford not to reach an agreement at the next meeting of the cop6 . 
we have been very constructive and have negotiated until the last minute conversations in the hague . 
you have the floor , mr president-in-office of the council . 
on the coordination of social security systems , on taxation , on the issues of asylum , visas and immigration , on the trade negotiations in the area of services - very important subject - some countries still have serious problems . 
i would add that the distribution of seats in the european parliament has not yet had an agreement . 
reach an agreement which will allow the union to function after further accessions , all those who are active at the moment , is vital to the future of the union and the enlarged union . 
your president is of course invited . 
it will be sent , and , we hope , of course , enshrined in nice . 
so you will see that the discussions will be very close-woven at nice . 
in a union of 27 or more member states , the requirement for unanimity will simply lead to hamstring the progress in any area where it will be maintained . 
you mentioned the issue of codecision by 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 it is to this that 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 this enlargement . 
madam president , mr president-in-office of the council , mr president of the commission , so far , we cannot say that the fifteen have covered itself with glory . 
this method is not good . 
proposals are now in order to allow of majority decisions can be taken in 49 areas . 
the majority decisions supprimeront the right of veto granted to the parliamentary democracies of the member states , but it will not do the eu a parliamentary democracy . 
mr president , europe needs be moving , it does need clarity , choices , dynamism . 
the principle of blackmail in the declaration does not seem to us acceptable in view of the conclusions of the european council in biarritz , even if it was informal . 
yes , we believe that the conclusions of nice must include a statement urging the commission to draft a framework directive in this area . 
i shall be voting on the treaty of nice when i have been able to see the results , but i am currently live a somewhat schizophrenic experience after listening to the debate today . 
in amsterdam , they have been recalés class , and must again stand 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 not , in a few years ' time , a serious crisis of legitimacy , since the small countries feel more home and that they are afraid of no longer being able to defend their identity . 
the french president and prime minister appear to be more concerned about their own political future by that of europe . 
the fact of not integrate the text in the treaty and is politically support that could give rise to major problems of legal interpretation . 
on the other hand , i would stress the great importance of providing our europe strong institutions in order to counteract a institutional vacuum in relation to the acceleration that took place at the economic level with the euro . 
the proclaimed objectives of this revision are to create efficient institutions which are appropriate now to an enlarged europe and , at the same time , to reduce the democratic deficit which , undoubtedly , is there . 
but it is also a question of the restructuring of the 133 committee itself : make it much more responsible , ensuring that its agenda and its conclusions are open and that its composition is broad and open . 
mr president , when i say that the thorny issues cannot be addressed in nice if they are not subject to any agreement at the summit , i do not just say 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 , initially , it should be recognised that the area of trade policy will be included in the extension of qualified majority voting . 
seven years old , it was forced to flee their country with regard to the success of the red army , dissimulant gaps in order to prevent the fire of aircraft soviet control . 
mr méndez de vigo rightly spoke about the charter . 
we cannot expect more from him . 
the agreement stipulates that day by day is not the lowest common denominator , it is unfortunately only a tiny , tiny a common denominator . 
mr president , i should first like to thank the members of parliament because i think this debate of a high quality . 
it is therefore not at all not to the state , it is not a problem of transparency . 
indeed , the system of equal rotation also concerns the large countries which , at a given time , could not have a commissioner , like any other . 
i believe that parliament will be able to see that the european union is endowed with the improved institutional mechanisms which will allow it to confront the continuation of this development of the european union which unites us all . 
the vote will take place tomorrow . 
mr president , allow me to endorse the statement of mr van orden . 
i am totally opposed to this threat that it is a minister invited , albeit turkey . 
it goes without saying that we must , within this house of european democracy , to guarantee the safety of all our guests and of all those who come under our roof . 
the minister of health , under the pretext that the pellets are not harmful and under the slogan ' soignons cancer by the marijuana ' , has curtailed human dignity in asking for the liberalisation of drugs . 
that is at least a bad way , not to say a slap in the face for our parliament , except that the meps have nothing to say about human rights , while they have just voted by a very large majority the charter of fundamental rights , they will be absent from this forum of the european union which , last year , they were many for dialogue with the ngos and the institutions . 
we have enough said about this . 
in fact , the european parliament , like the commission , was of the opinion , already before amsterdam , that the ideal would be to have a vice-president of the commission , which endosserait dual role of responsible for foreign policy and of high representative accepting a responsibility and a special obligation to the council . 
as it did so before the feira summit in voting for a resolution on 15 june , the european parliament should vote tomorrow , a text which sums up its position , on the eve of the nice council . 
the development of a european security and defence policy is an important to relaunch the european project and therefore requires the clarification of the existing institutional framework . 
in nice , the european council should agree to several decisions , which i quote now . 
in the first debate , at the beginning of the year , the commission will prepare a scoreboard , country by country , for the previous budget year , showing the state of commitments , expenditure and the outstanding amounts for the main programmes financed by the community budget and the edf . 
we have also worked on the issue of regional cooperation , concept which created some resistance on the part of countries of this region , who do not want to be réenfermés in a history of which they are no longer , and i think i can say that , thanks to this summit , they have realised that there was no contradiction between regional cooperation and their progress , their rapprochement with the european union , including through the stabilisation and association process which has been confirmed and clarified in this opportunity . 
there had been before , a summit with india , under the portuguese presidency and a ministerial meeting will take place with the asean 
this is not a reason to discourage us . 
i would like to reiterate the range : humanitarian aid nationals , disposing of conflict prevention , but also separation by force of warring parties . 
it is based , of course , on the autonomy of decision by the european union and on the recognition of voluntary nature and political commitments . 
he has embodied more than anyone else the resolution of conflicts in a region of the world that i know well and has benefited from the world recognition justified for his efforts . 
i find it quite extraordinary cover offered to the creation of this force 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 , together with the high representative in view of the european council in nice . 
thank you very much , commissioner patten . 
this is , in my view , the real test for the european union . 
impatient citizens complain that the bureaucratic machinery of the union should be of a slow inconceivable . 
but the citizens , too , must have access to information and documents in a measure as widely as possible . 
the current proposals have total confusion about what should be this role . 
with a european flag on your car mentions everywhere , even in the most déshérité refugee camps . 
that is why , mr president , europe must , in my view , to decide to act now . 
if we europeans do not manage to play , regardless of the united states , an influential role in the solution of this conflict , we should not expect that either we give confidence as mediators in other cases of crisis . 
that said , your personal commitment cannot replace the democratic legitimisation of the common european policy in the field of security and defence . 
there are some points in the report by mrs lalumière that i cannot accept . in the final vote tomorrow , i shall be voting against the report . 
this not being utilised the broad range of instruments for crisis prevention will prove to be a mistake in the long term , and in this respect , the explanations of the council that resolutions have already been adopted and things will follow their way , do not suffice ! 
as you know , we are voting against the two reports and we are committed to unite all our forces against the policy they express ... 
thirdly , as the one day palm olaf had suggested , we must create a dénucléarisé corridor from the baltic to the black sea . 
i should like to congratulate mrs lalumière on her report . 
the brok report also refers to the post of high representative for the cfsp . 
i regret the attitude of some of my colleagues - mr van orden and others - because i believe that my colleagues from the other side of the irish sea have much to contribute in this matter : the tradition , experience and practice . 
the european parliament , in cooperation with the national parliaments , is in our view the most appropriate body to that effect . 
i believe that the lessons of these recent events we serve if we accept the need for a european defence policy and create the relevant capabilities , which is an equally essential component of european integration as the single currency . 
i also think that the combination between these various means is a property , is a possibility , specific to the european union and the work that we have before us , if this policy is consolidated and , it is to develop a genuine european culture of prevention and treatment of conflicts . 
i believe that a positive dialogue will develop . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , ladies and gentlemen , the resignation of the commission , in march 1999 , has shown 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 exposed to the trade unions , all staff , and that the entire staff are actually involved in all this . 
this provision will take time , but it is inevitable and essential for reform . 
the reform of the commission is essential for the future of our institutions . 
in drafting my report , i have been able to consider 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 committee of experts . 
the court of auditors points out in its opinion that it is not opposing the removal of prior visa , provided that this method will be replaced by other procedures which offer guarantees , at least equivalent different players and that of the financial contribution can be involved . 
all in all , the large organisations to become more open , more transparent ; they resort to new forms of use of information technology ; they fall outside the traditional forms of vertical organisation and make an exchange of information , both internally and with other organisations . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , in spite of its scope , the contents of the white paper presented by commissioner kinnock does not raise directly institutional issue . 
we have also discussed this afternoon in the context of the debate on the common foreign policy . 
finally , there is a need to address the thorny issue of the proposal to retirement . 
the decentralisation of financial control within each directorate-general 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 hierarchical frameworks is applied properly . 
we must give the institution and its director of real possibility of reaching the best possible management . 
with regard to the disciplinary procedure , we see here too many promises but , until now , no clear rule , any clear statement on how these rules must be applied and even the question of external has still not been resolved . 
this transformation is indeed needed to serve god faithfully and cannot be inspired by the rules . 
as for any new situations which alters the established , it is obvious that we 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 current system within the ecb corresponds to the situation . 
during my last mandate in this parliament , the president of the commission was jacques delors and he was working alongside commissioner brittan , and before him , of commissioner cockfield played an . 
mr president , commissioners , ladies and gentlemen , it is with a justified expectations that we accompany this reform . 
issues such as the bse crisis , the explosion in the price of oil and the greenhouse effect is a strong european dimension . 
the public must also have the feeling that the commission really is accessible and transparent . 
for the european parliament , the reform is a crucial issue on which there can be placed as the budgetary authority and legislative . 
it sets out a number of clear procedures enabling an official , by various channels , to denounce the potential failures within the institution which employs or outside it . 
therefore , i am sure that we shall have the pleasure of listening to you in the future . 
allow me , mr garriga polledo , you point out briefly that the categories of the financial perspectives are maintained . 
the reform must be supported and accepted by the staff of the commission . 
it seems to us that a cosmetic reform at this time of profound change . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , i would first like to highlight the quality of the own-initiative report by mrs sauquillo on the reform of the commission and its impact on the effectiveness of relations between the european union and the developing countries . 
we want greater responsibility . 
before talking about aid to projects , we must try to remove all the causes of exploitation , in seeking and by pursuing those who have benefited , which have abused the people who live in need . 
it is precisely because mr nielson is fair to the collegiate responsibility that it will defend undoubtedly this proposal this evening . 
it seems to us to be even more serious than in the commission proposal , the territorial division is maintained . 
in 2001 , for example , will be déconcentrées financial responsibility towards 22 delegations , 15 delegations will acquire a further update computer processing plants and 40 additional posts of officials will be allocated to the external services . 
maritime safety 
but the erika , as the ievoli sun , were not french ships . 
in fact , this matter of concern to the top of the agenda of the commission since the fatal accident of the erika there are 11 months . 
we hope that the transport council of 21 december will make its contribution to the joint determination of the european institutions to really improve maritime safety , in adopting a common position on the whole of the three texts . we expect this to be the case . 
i believe that we are not far , but we must ensure that this agreement will be applied . 
i understand and appreciate the desire of the minister that we go down as soon as possible with these two reports , and therefore i judge has a priori positive its proposal to what we were discussing this issue in december . 
all this has enabled us to draw up a parliamentary report on the modification of the directive which proposes improvements to various aspects leading to strengthening the classification system , as a valid instrument and to guarantee the safety of maritime traffic . 
however , the legacy of the years when the waste were simply dumped is present until the present time , and sometimes comes back to haunt us , often with severe consequences . 
to this end , the publication of information is essential , because it is a means , which is vital for the public to obtain information , as is , among other things , the establishment of emergency telephone numbers . 
i expect a great deal from the second series of proposals and the creation of a european maritime safety agency . 
your comment seems respectable , but we can only negotiate on the results that have been examined in the council . 
we know that the port state control was not great store of maritime safety and we know that all the classification societies do not effectuaient their technical control properly and serious , but rather a hurried . 
we should not allow the credibility that we seek to regain is threatened by bad behaviour on the part of the commission . 
that does not deal with these responsibilities must remain outside our waters and ports . 
the watts report increases the measures against ships with serious risks or sailing under flags of convenience , without removing these flags . 
i am pleased , however , that the proposals of the commission have included the main requests made by the members of the french coast : phasing-out of single-hull tankers , strengthening of controls in ports , and evaluation of the classification societies . 
i also share his idea of an incentive to impose the data recorder . 
the guarantees of competency of a vessel require important measures with regard to the societies responsible and the inspection , as has already been said . 
in short , the measures are permissive in bringing the security at the appropriate level , and that is bad for men . 
everyone talks about it , and i think it is fully justified that the 25 % today required for this port state control are not yet achieved . 
the time is not mere compromise that some people from elsewhere prédisent quite difficult to achieve . 
as regards the classification company , i would like to take this opportunity - this is also my task - to highlight an important element : the central point of the present debate seems to be taking on responsibility . 
as regards the port controls , we must make the regulation even more severe . 
the lax attitude of big business is a sign that they are more powerful than the elected institutions . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , the question about the safety of ships , and therefore the safety of people and the protection of the environment , is certainly a very great seriousness . 
the reports which have been submitted are a step in this direction . 
we agree with the imposition of a threshold for personal damage or the deaths and the material damage , while leaving the member states the opportunity to meet these limits . 
the new technologies and the improvements in the design of ships play a decisive role in this area too . 
we must make progress towards a consensus on the highest possible level of regulation and maritime safety . 
i am pleased to announce that the commission will support many of the amendments tabled in the framework 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 in april . 
the task of the commission is about to confirm that the classification society continues to meet the quality criteria set by the directive ; the commission carries out a follow-up of performance of classification societies . 
the commission welcomes the support expressed for the initial limit . 
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 taken note of your message and i am going to consider . 
that is , in principle , a good thing , in relation to the other two reports , in other words the report on classification societies and the report on the port controls , there are divergent viewpoints , and parliament is that which has the most rigorous approach on most of the issues . 
madam president , i would like to make a proposal to change the amendment to that effect , so that it begins with the words : ' urges in this respect , the council and the commission " . 
report ( a5-0329 / 2000 ) by mr pomés ruiz , on behalf of the committee on budgetary control , on the white paper on the reform of the commission ( the aspects which concern the committee on budgetary control ) ( com ( 2000 ) 0200 - c5-0445 / 2000 - 2000 / 2215 ( cos ) ) 
mckenna report ( a5-0336 / 2000 ) 
the unaccountability of big business is reinforced by the privatisation of classification societies in the hands of the past , shipowners , and by the absence of a real control on the part of the national authorities , or by the complicity of recent . 
that is why it is good that the rapporteurs mr watts , vachetta and mr piétrasanta has tried to close the loopholes still remaining in the commission proposal . 
the responsibility in the implementation of these measures and is based on the member states . 
monocoque tankers cannot continue to be used here if , furthermore , they disappear after 2005 , 2010 or 2015 . 
however , mr hatzidakis made proposals which restrict those of the commission . 
the promotion of a stricter rules at international level must remain a fundamental objective of our policy of maritime safety . 
it is particularly important to emphasise that the principle which is to make the polluter pay should be fully applied . 
this community action must be doubled the rekindling of the imo , which , with a real power of police to apply the ism code , would be an effective instrument , to the image of europol . 
as long as the costs of the transgression of the rules will be lower than those compliance with these companies , the willingness to produce a maximum benefit will continue to be the wrong choice . 
preparation of the nice council 
instead of drawing human rights and social rights to the high , the charter will facilitate the operations designed to draw down . 
unfortunately , this seems to me to be completely absent of motions for resolution . 
if , like many , i sometimes have regretted that prime minister lionel jospin , has little expressed during this six-month period of cohabitation ' , ' because i know the strong impetus has constantly data to its ministers and i want to say so . 
with regard to the social sphere , the proposals are very timid and does not provide more effective content to the commitments given at the lisbon summit , particularly in relation to the need to strengthen economic and social cohesion . 
that is why any decision on the development of the eu should be taken if it threatens to keep the citizens of europe . 
the british want a reform that makes europe more accountable and more effective . 
this text takes the pretext of future ( and increasingly distant ) enlargement to ask the strengthening of a system already out of breath . 
now , the torchon burns do not just between ‘ large ’ and the ‘ small ’ , it is also between ‘ large ’ . 
- ( sv ) we believe welcome this report , which addresses many trends that are essential to the development of the common foreign and security policy , and we are supporting it . 
like every year , this ritual report of the european parliament , in principle , on the annual assessment of the cfsp , is in fact well-known method of progressive shifts that consist , on the basis of a breach of federalist nature , obtained in a given area , to seek to extend the , in violation of the treaties as decisions of the european councils . 
in bavardant with me , he has heard that we are in the process of organising a military force of european states , a force ready to intervene to maintain peace in europe and in its parages . 
on the other hand , it is not a matter for the european parliament to define the capacity which should have a european crisis intervention force and whether , in this connection , the ability to act must be the maritime and aviation . 
the conflicts which will arise in the future will not be solved by military interventions , but by means of a policy of social justice , economic and ecological . 
we are radically opposed to this european army , like nato and for our own national army . 
the wording relating , for example , on the cfsp and nato , seem to me to go too far , when it is a question of using the threat of the use of force ’ as a means of exerting pressure in the actions of conflict prevention , which is directly to the united nations charter . 
ten years after the upheavals which have taken place in eastern europe , the ' european project of peace ' which speak of these reports is , in our view , a bad signal to the candidate countries . 
only six of these subparagraphs contain passages addressing the subject . 
unfortunately , a quite clear objectives is to override national laws on abortion or even to condemn or remove the religious traditions opposed to abortion . 
if they were well informed , tens of thousands of women affected living within the european union would no doubt be happy to learn that we are dealing today on a regulation on the work at home in the informal economy . 
mrs smet , proposes that we establish a european definition of the domestic work . 
the need for domestic work should be taken into account when drafting legislation on employment . 
they have paid their pension contributions to the various national governments , which have as their clever prestidigitateurs . 
finally , the group union for europe of the nations recalls that the citizens of the european union expect more than ever that the reform measures in the lead and taking into consideration the diversity of opinions and beliefs that is expressed in our countries . 
as regards human resources , the merit of agents and greater transparency in terms of staffing policy in general must become the strengths of the new administrative reform . 
on the occasion of this explanation of vote , i would like to stress and emphasise the fact that our parliament has unfortunately not all the powers that it should have . 
i wish to conclude under point of order . 
indeed , mr barón crespo , the new are contradictory . 
this is not a request of the socialist group . 
that is precisely why we are in difficulty : this is an important summit and what we will say we take . 
i must point out that the commission will meet tomorrow afternoon so , above all , to try 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 denounce the fact that this is a few days , one of those who maintain a hunger strike in support for the detainees in rotterdam was murdered by an armed attack ' grey loups ' . 
this does not , of course , would have been unnecessary if the council had granted in june greater attention - or its attention , quite simply - in our recommendation for the first reading and the amended proposal of the european commission , which abondait in our direction . 
thirdly , we need to establish whether the provisions that we agree actually help to improve the functioning of the internal market , and if they are proportionate to the objective pursued . 
the second concern , legal itself , has however been encouraged to make even more closely the interdependence between the harmonisation of the market and the protection of health , strictly in accordance with the recommendations arising from the grounds on which the court of justice has recently cancelled the directive on advertising ; only a partial reading these motives may lead to the conclusion that these two aspects are incompatible . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , 80 fatal cases of the new variant creutzfeld-jakob disease in europe and europe , its council of ministers , the commission , parliament decides to ban animal meal and the non-entrée of cattle aged over 30 months in the food chain without prior test . 
we think 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 in the name of the smooth 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 talk about obligation in the treaties . 
the rapporteur , mr maaten , has proposed , with common sense , to strengthen this legal basis with a reference to a different article , article 133 on foreign trade , and has also proposed a series of amendments to certain articles in order to prevent this directive becomes contested in accordance with the case law established by the judgment of the court of justice . 
i regret that within the committee on legal affairs and the internal market , some have taken a stand by saying that the refusal of the court of justice on banning the advertising of tobacco products dashes somehow this directive . 
indeed , as a member of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , i have had the attention focused firmly by various groups of pressure on the need to regulate more strictly presentation and sale of tobacco products in europe . 
however , and this is the last straw , i cannot see any provisions in this directive to ban tobacco cultivation within the community , even in countries such as greece , the cultivated tobacco is so strong that in terms of this directive , it would be criminal to use it to production . 
i 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 from smoking in the union , 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 , that companies and that my colleagues talk about this job losses . 
i would like to see adopted the option of warning by the pictures , the clauses on the advertising of lists of ingredients , research at european level , the measures for the promotion of health to help children not to smoke and not to be under tobacco , the tar and nicotine . 
this willingness to compromise was also present in the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy . 
according to my reading of the amendment , the exemption would apply to article 3 , i.e. the tar , nicotine and carbon monoxide . 
but given the general nature of the directive , we cannot separate one another , and we must therefore show severity everywhere . 
the creation of warnings of a size for certain large packages would be a balanced solution . 
finally , a total 54 amendments have been tabled 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 , in fact affects 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 an increased quality of life , the positive effects of the period of time to been driven the largely on the unrest passengers bound to change . 
the other question is not the stumbling block is essential for our common europe . 
a single control by the commission after five years is sufficient . 
we must also take into account the requirements to which producers are facing computers and electronic tachographs and timetables and agendas . 
madam president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , medical research , necessary for patients , must be approved so unbureaucratic and functional , however to scrupulously respect ethical limits and protecting the maximum participants in a clinical trial against abuse . 
this is an important distinction that we do in our report . 
so , even if certain points of disagreement with the council remain , i would remind you that the result that we seek to achieve by the adoption of this directive is the result of a long and fruitful compromise work done by mr liese , our rapporteur , whom i thank and congratulate for his constructive and participative approach and by the council , which has said cooperative and open to the amendments that the committee on the environment has adopted at second reading . 
i am thinking particularly in research in the framework of the fight against cancer , but there are many others . 
unfortunately , despite the measures taken in this area , new threats and new diseases are emerging and , often , the existing medicinal products are not enough to deal with it , and it is up to the community to seek medical modern means and more efficient to respond to these challenges . 
the vote will take place tomorrow at 12.30 p.m . 
what has been agreed with the council and the commission and , of course , with the environment committee of parliament , not to have a second reading and continue to smooth these programmes avoiding any hiatus , is to extend by two years the four programmes , as has been requested by the commission , but of allocating the appropriations per 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 appropriations for the second year are not necessary . 
in general , it is high time that the member states agree to allow the european union , and on a supranational legitimately , greater room for manoeuvre and a budget otherwise : therefore , diseases know no borders . 
international organisations such as europol consider that the import of drugs in the european union are on the increase . 
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 , on the initiative of the portuguese republic with a view to the adoption of a framework decision on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings ( 9650 / 2000 - c5-0392 / 2000 - 2000 / 0813 ( cns ) ) . 
another international initiative is the un declaration on fundamental principles of justice relating to the victims of crime and the victims of abuse of power , adopted in accordance with the resolution 40 / 34 of the general assembly of the united nations , on 29 november 1985 . 
you may recall the debate on the di pietro report which took place a few times 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 most important aspect , however , is , in my opinion , in the fact that we should finally conscience , at union level too , of the need to change the view by means of which it considers state intervention with the crimes . 
the member states should be obliged to create special police units for the victims of crimes . 
italy has requested the extradition of this man , who has committed various manslaughter , france , where lojacono circulates freely , so that we can finally serve his sentence . 
in the field of crime , the victim must always be placed at the heart of our concerns . 
as you remarked , the draft framework decision contains three different types of measures : firstly , it sets minimum rules concerning the rights of victims ; secondly , it sets specific rules whose aim is to take account of the situation of the victims of crime in a member state which is not their country of origin ; thirdly , it encourages the member states to develop measures of aid to the victims . 
it is already working to support networking at european level of national services for helping the victims , in order to ensure an appropriate treatment for the victims , particularly those which do not lie in the country where the offence took place . 
approval of the minutes of the previous sitting 
mr varela , chairman of the committee on fisheries , responsible on the substance , has the floor once again . 
well bravo ! 
during the trialogue last tuesday , we still have made a last retouche to the joint declaration by the council and parliament . 
we managed to find a solution for the 2001 budget . 
we must carry out an internal debate on the way in which , in the field of the policy of promotion , they will completely transform our current requirements in a transparent procedure . 
we have asked for the sake of this island and we have replied : " it is the unspeakable ' . 
the council has therefore made its second reading of the budget , taking account of the agreements reached with the parliament delegation , with the ongoing concern to vote a budget to finance all the priorities of the european union and that correspond to the real needs and the real capacity for 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 entrepreneurship and comprehensive programme which pursues the ' employment ' initiative for the period 2001 to 2005 . 
more generally , i would like to stress that the budgetary procedure will be completed in a few days has demonstrated 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 enabled us to better understand each other and , therefore , to facilitate an agreement , which i hope will be acceptable to all . 
it is important that no country in the region of the balkans will now receive , because of the ongoing democratisation in serbia - less aid that what had been planned before the recent events in that country . 
in fact , the repeated use , two years on , the flexibility instrument can be seen , wrongly in my view , as a form of revision of the financial perspective . 
the council has said today that he is prepared to increase payments of 3.5 % . 
i thank in particular the council and the commission for this decision . 
mr president , i would also like to thank the rapporteur , mrs haug , for the excellent work she has done . 
i have the impression that , to put it simply , flexibility , it is for the small amounts and the review , for the significant amounts , but over the coming years we will see how this will develop . 
we are now in a situation of having to decide whether or not we can approve the budget next thursday , therefore , we must of course examine this budget . 
but the interinstitutional agreement between the three institutions are also a very important and they should give us a common security in terms of planning . 
the increasing problems relate mainly to unemployment and to the bse crisis and 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 progress in recent months . 
we had promised : there are no remnant of nice . 
it concerns the procedure of closer cooperation , which has been widely facilitated in the first and third pillars . 
it is both a great challenge and also a historic step towards the reunification of our continent . 
thanks to this charter our union , better assured the values of dignity , freedom and solidarity which the based . 
and there are a few weeks , it is the chemical tanker , ievolu sun , which is closely abîmait the channel islands . 
we have established the objectives , they have been achieved . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen of the european parliament , this six-month period , i think i can say today , our union has been strengthened in preparing to welcome new members , to bring the family now that we are assured to work together ; strengthen also in the heart of our citizens on the ground of values , growth and employment , the principle of solidarity , namely that of safety and the preservation of the european social model ; strengthen and win 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 : on the one hand , because it leads to make qualified majority more difficult to achieve , and therefore the blocking easier , while the logic should have been the exact opposite in an enlarging union ; 
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at the same time , the statement on enlargement - which is good - 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 currently negotiating applauded nice . we must however take account of one thing : it is as if a child urge their friends to a birthday and that we do not know if it has enough room at home and if there is money for the sample . 
the ambition of nice was the most important european ambition of a summit meeting for many years . 
madam president , mr president of the republic , mr president of the commission , ladies and gentlemen , the opinion of my group is to the fifteen in the aftermath of the arts uglier they have offered to the europeans , probably disbelief measure on this occasion and direct it really is the vision , the spirit of solidarity , mutual trust of the main european leaders . 
for all spirit lucid , they are annonciateurs of the very serious consequences which we led the draft federal europe to 27 or 28 member states . 
allow me also , mr president , that after nice , france is once again made as loser . 
madam president , mr president , the group for a europe of democracies and diversities regrets that the presidency has not given following the message which had been sent from july . 
many people do not yet see the finishing line towards which the european union must bring them . 
there is therefore also a limit which must be appreciated . 
i believe that they do not only reflect the opinion of these three groups , but also that of the other groups , which have not been able to sign for technical reasons . 
thus it is desirable to promote the development of medicines in the community and it is possible to provide patients increased opportunities to enjoy effective treatments . 
i congratulate my colleague mary honeyball of his first report to the european parliament . 
to our great surprise , mr fatuzzo has the floor , and i am anxious to know what he met pensioner and what he said . 
the victim must be treated as a person to tackle a situation conscientious and destitution , factors which are probably even more acute if the person is victim in a member state other than his own . 
the next item is the continuation of the joint debate on : 
it has been désespérant to focus the debate on the question as to which one vote more or less , achieving a voice that germany or france , the netherlands or belgium , portugal or spain . 
we welcome the fact that a new method is put in place , and we hope that , behind this hope , which is written with the possibility of closer cooperation , europe will continue to make progress , that it will be able to develop for tomorrow a constitution which re-establishes the hope to our fellow citizens in this fantastic project that is the european adventure . 
the future member states which are preparing for accession egotism will follow the example set by the current member states . 
some welcome in more than others , but the basic message is clear : europe can now be met within a democratic european union enlarged and , thanks to the treaty of nice , which is close to the citizens . 
they dominate the vested interests . 
a last-minute by reaching agreement on the treaty , it has avoided a open crisis which would have put enlargement in question , but we can talk about a latent crisis that we should now be settled . 
i do not think it is more realistic to fight to reaffirm its own national prestige that for the effective functioning of the union and i do not believe that european citizens are mobilised on a massive scale to monitor the actions of flibusterie conducted at nice by their governments . 
and what a beautiful project , nonetheless , eleven years after the fall of the berlin wall . 
at the time , they had had to do this for half of europe , and now we must do this for the whole of europe . 
the institutional obstacle can no longer be invoked after nice . 
firstly , the institutional imbalance : very much for the council and for the commission and parliament . 
this method has had its day . 
the consequences for europe would have been quite incalculable . 
for example , you know that at the beginning of the european union , the blocking minority could meet two so-called ‘ big ’ countries , and today we need three . 
the foundations are laid , enlargement is possible , the european parliament will have their place in the debate , in the deepening of the directions and ideas . 
the european public , and no one is embodying - mr moscovici is right on this point - cannot be based on the addition of national interests which meet and neutralisent and , in this regard , prime minister verhofstadt , has had a beneficial message in this respect . 
we have recommended their ratification . 
personally , i think the re-weighting of votes must take account of the population , like the european parliament , and would have had to be done within the council too . 
but nice , mr president , is not the way , but the starting point of a new stage involving many challenges . 
i would like to return to what has already been mentioned several times here today . 
if it seems indeed that it has managed to avoid paralysis of the future 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 believe , quite simply , that nice deserves mention the inadequate . 
i do not know if the commission will respond at the end of this debate , but i wonder , in the absence of the council , if the commission is equally sure that in 2004 , the european parliament will be members of the czech republic , hungary and poland and the baltic members . 
we have not concealed the need to continue with the same vigour and determination that we had before nice , on the road to enlargement to achieve our goal , namely the greatest opportunity that parliament and the commission have for the coming years . 
on the other hand , and above all , the issue of the funding of the entire balkans remains for the years to come . 
i would like to congratulate the rapporteurs , the chairman 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 for the year 2001 . 
it is good that additional resources have been made available for small and medium-sized enterprises , which are the biggest employers . 
in football , it can match a void . 
precisely because we have a budget and because we have reached an agreement in the conciliation , we should not delude ourselves that all our problems have been resolved . 
this importance is not from anywhere but of the treaties , although the council has sometimes difficult to recognise this . 
these rules must be accompanied by a commitment of the college of commissioners towards a fair and effective distribution of human and material resources , for the management of the various policies , i.e. that the political priority of parliament and the priority of the management of the commission must coincide . 
it is therefore a common duty of europe to contribute to security and the regeneration of the environment . 
there is a lot of talk about the post-nice situation . 
you are of course right to come back to this issue . 
there is no fear of a military attack or a possible expansion of a dictatorial regime . 
if you take well , we see that russia is substantially in the budget at the same level as morocco , or a little earlier , and i do not believe that this is right . 
it would be very dangerous that europeans are becoming dependent on russia on the logistical plan . 
and a programme such as tacis has only a very limited effect in such a context , not to say that it is only a drop in the ocean . 
the birth rate is falling , the mortality rate is increasing and the net loss of the population is of a million people per year . 
mr putin himself , and we would be less well that mr putin , said that the question of the future status of chechnya is not the main issue . 
what are russia , its people , its society , their is indifferent . 
mr president , the european union approved in recent years several documents relating to russia and which form a good basis for closer relations with the republic of russia . 
and then , that means freedom for the chechen people ? 
it comes in a second time to achieve the respect laws . economic progress also contributes to this stabilisation , the fourth stage is to get the characteristics of a civil society . 
but it is an excellent report which , as the common strategy itself , underlines the importance that we attach to relations – in the strategic partnership – between the european union and russia . 
this means that we must concentrate our efforts on key areas such as the environment - several members have mentioned - , nuclear safety , the enclave of kaliningrad itself and improving the coordination between the various financial resources . 
we must avoid the mistake that a member has mentioned earlier , that was made at the beginning of the last century , when russia was excluded from the european affairs after the revolution léniniste of 1917 . we know that the consequences will be disastrous . 
as you know , the council adopted a common position on the revision of directive 90 / 220 / ec . 
i therefore think that this is the part that you will be able to find the answer to the questions that you have raised . 
therefore , i am quite prepared to propose that this debate is taking place : simply , we must choose the most suitable framework . 
i have no information elements precise enough for me to respond to your supplementary question . 
we cannot tell us that it has no precise information on this subject ! 
the council would remind the honourable member of the conclusions he has adopted at its meeting on 19 may 1998 in terms of fraud in the sectors of alcohol and tobacco . 
all member states have confirmed their willingness to intensify the fight against fraud , both internally and in their relationship . 
the european union has stated on several occasions absolute respect that it attaches to the right of asylum . 
in this respect , the european acp-communauté partnership agreement signed in cotonou in june 2000 stipulates that the community will by 2005 at the latest in terms of access for essentially all products from the least developed countries . 
i would remind you that the presidency is not here to express the views of this or that , that it is not a question of one government or another , but to express what are , at a moment ' x ' , a moment ' t ' , the positions of the council . 
a system of achat-destruction will be put in place for these cattle have not been tested , in order to compensate farmers to the market price . 
the french presidency , from the outset , has been so as to enable a european response to this crisis , which is a food crisis , a crisis of society and a health crisis . 
within the framework of the barcelona process , algeria has subscribed to a number of principles which 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 special session of the general assembly of the united nations for the follow-up of the world summit for children , who will take place in september 2001 . 
subject : obligations to turkey in the framework of the partnership agreement with the european union under the commission 's proposal on the partnership agreement between the european union and turkey , the council is called upon to re-examine the situation of the outstanding disputes , considering the consequences for the accession process , in particular , in the aim of promoting their solution by calling on the international court of justice , for the end of the year 2004 at the latest . 
the council , in the framework of the partnership which he has just said , will the council raise this issue with the turkish government ? 
respecte-t-on the rights of defence , and the mutual recognition contribuera-t-elle there ? 
furthermore , it is up to each member state to take the decision to take sovereign national , or not national troops in the operation . 
subject : the importance of the tax for the functioning of the internal market , the president of the commission , mr prodi , recently assured november in an article in the financial times that it does not wish to tax harmonisation or common tax rates within the european union by stipulating that the rate of taxation is , and must remain , the national parliaments ' . 
questions nos 23 to 32 will be replied to in writing . 
the stabilisation and association agreement with the european union and the republic of croatia has come at the right moment . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i wish to begin by congratulating mr baltas for his report and above all for the speed with which it has produced this report , it was important to react quickly following the changes in croatia , which mrs stenzel has just said . 
developments in this area is particularly valuable . 
in 1991-1992 , more than 250 000 croats were expelled from krajina , western slavonia around vukovar and eastern slavonia around vukovar . 
there is no doubt that this year is a great day for south-eastern europe . 
i do not think we can talk about a meagre outcome on a year . 
for us , this is an important point and i hope we can count on your support when we will formally consulting you once the agreement negotiated . 
the reactions of opposition to the wahid government , are many and the process seems to stagnation . 
the heads papous are still in prison . 
we also call on the european commission to follow this course . 
the terms of the commission communication which dates back to the beginning of the year are therefore justified , even if they were characterised by a certain euphoria certainly that of these changes . 
the justice that is not done and the refugee camps are areas which are éternisent confrontation between the old and new powers in indonesia , they demonstrate the fragility of the process of democratisation . 
the most worrying is that of the moluccas , where the jihad fighters have a margin of manoeuvre unacceptable . 
the irian jaya is also a victim of immigration policy . 
we have to get the priorities , we cannot interfere in environmental issues , social , economic with the main 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 the irian jaya is part of indonesia . 
the situation has certainly improved and we must encourage president wahid , but very serious problems . 
it is surely unacceptable that tens of thousands of refugees est-timorais hostages remain at the mercy of armed bandits which , under the pretext of indonesian patriotisme , are trying to learn without pay for their criminal past . 
it is because of its size : this is the fourth countries in the world by its population and account because of its economic dimension , because of its role in the region and , finally , because of its environmental impact . 
that is why we must combine the means and the instruments police , criminal and administrative both between the member states and at eu level . 
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mrs schreyer , you said here several times , as the commissioner responsible for the fight against fraud , you see that it was especially your duty to guarantee the independence of olaf . 
this is the establishment of a financial administration at european level which creates the problems seen the bad design of models of distribution of european taxpayers ' money in the context of the so-called " community " ; furthermore , these models are , in many cases , no hope for . 
i would love to be able to congratulate the rapporteur , one that i appreciate and i admire very much as an individual and politically , for his report , but unfortunately i do not then . 
the report concerns the protection of the financial interests of the community and on how we let us solve this issue and that is the main points . 
through lack of time , i will confine myself to a brief presentation of these different points . 
the debate is closed . 
there is a european legislation to protect companies against the effects of such a poor management and the commission is now committed to implement its own regulations to ensure the speed of payments . 
we have other mechanisms at our disposal to reveal in the light of previous cases of fraud which were unnoticed that far . 
mrs schreyer , you mention the council by saying that a member state is opposed to the establishment of a european prosecutor . 
also , i think it is very sensible meaning to the court of auditors what he expects precisely these reports . 
neither the commission nor the member states can no longer to shirk their responsibility and in particular the reject each other . 
he said in all honesty , regretting that it is . 
the involvement of the commission and the court of auditors in the drafting of this report has been a very useful and , i believe , very deliberate from you . 
you can see in my speech that i think it is interesting to deepen the debate on these proposals in order to see how we can strengthen the responsibilities in this area . 
the first important shortcoming of this text is the absence of harmonisation . 
i therefore believe that article 4 should also be improved . 
within the single market , investors , whether it is private investors , societies or of pension funds , should be able to exercise their powers of shareholders to benefit the societies in which they invest and for themselves . 
we cannot close our eyes to reality : a takeover of actions is accompanied by restructuring of personnel , redundancies , etc . 
having said that , what effect may have the amendments we are tabling as a parliament ? 
what should be the dominant concern of legislation governing acquisitions ? this is the principle on which we diviserons perhaps tomorrow . 
it should however be easier to resolve the question of what will be the competent supervisory authority . 
the rapporteur 's amendments cause confusion around the disputes , and we should not vote in favour of the confusion with regard to potential disputes . 
one thing i should like on this directive on takeover bids , it is to be able to defend it very strongly to the millions of voters in my country and the millions of people who have different pension plans and economies based on investments on the stock exchange . 
this procedure , which already exists in a number of other member states , is of course the field of takeover bids , but it extends still much further and could perhaps be examined in more detail in the framework of the general review of company law proposed by the commission . 
finally , i would remind you that this is a framework directive , in accordance with the wishes expressed earlier this parliament . 
the resale right is the right incessible inalienable and artists creators of receiving part revenue from resale of their works . 
first of all , there is the british lobbyists who fear the loss of jobs . 
the compromise adopted by the council is thus more than a weak reflection of the original commission proposal , widely supported by the european parliament at first reading . 
i also count on the support of the commission , at least for one of the three major points of contention . 
this is also the vitality and the competitiveness of the european market of the art . 
in another case , the picture was certainly sold elsewhere in america , for example . 
this amendment is acceptable , but only in part . 
postal services to competition 
this is my proposal , mr savary . 
first : we must ensure that we obtain fair prices for postal services ; secondly , we must ensure that high quality standards for these services and thirdly , to ensure the provision of a universal postal service throughout the european union . 
the committee on legal affairs has been more demanding with regard to the limit of prices of the reserved services provider of universal service , but its proposal concerning the weight limit is the same at 150 grams and it rejects the limit of 50 grammes foreseen by the proposed directive . 
finally , we cannot accept a new date of liberalisation as long as there is no prior evaluation . 
you know how complicated the matter is ; it is indeed of ideological brakes , sometimes made on both sides . 
even if some in this parliament may be able to agree to these proposals , we see that they would have had a devastating effect on the postal services of the european union . 
these proposals would lead to the closure of small rural post offices , whose survival depends on the postal services . 
if we continue at this rate , we will need to nearly a century in order to realise the opening up of the market in postal services in europe . 
madam president , i would like to make three comments . 
looking at this new directive , we must be clear on one particular point . 
this is not the case , and it must not be . 
in a situation of fair competition , the monopolistes can show that they understand their area . 
but if grandmother welcomes receive a congenial factor , which is also part of the requirements of a postal service quality , it must not be attrister , but on the contrary we rejoice . 
those who are so badly prepared in a negotiation , those which do not present the report requested since 1997 on the consequences , those who argumentent on an ideological plan - we can achieve the objectives mentioned precisely by you that if we liberalising , liberalising , liberalising - must not be surprised fall back 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 the billionaire and lacking , which may give a figure satisfactory but cannot be regarded as socially acceptable , clearly due to the existence of the mediocre . 
times have changed , mr simpson . 
the governments that are causing were not socialists conservative or but liberals . 
when the proposal was presented by the commission , i immediately known that it would never accepted in its initial form . 
because if we all agree on the principle of openness and deregulation , 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 deterioration of working conditions , inequality of functioning of public service throughout the territory , particularly in the countryside and the districts . 
the commission proposal provides for a gradual opening of this sector and , in my opinion , will lead to an improvement of these services and more competitive prices . 
what is essential to the development of the direct marketing sector . 
i appeal directly to the british conservatives . 
let me say this to publicly-owned : if this compromise is accepted , you will have to carry a little . 
we need to ensure that one day we know exceed the acquired situations and defeat the selfish first to make real progress in europe . 
only 3 % of the correspondence market has been liberalised . 
it will be exceeded by technology and boudé by consumers who feel that they have not for their money . 
to help them do this , it is necessary to establish a real competition , in a controlled way and progressively , associated with a timetable which is predetermined . 
concerning amendments nos 60 and 61 , i support the principle of completing the internal market at a later date , to determine within a reasonable timeframe . 
the commission will inform the same view and the council decides on the commission 's proposal seems expedient as he sees fit . 
however , parliament must now give its opinion . 
my second report is therefore very much to the first and incorporates the amendments voted by the plenary . 
it is true , commissioner , that we have a few reservations and objections . 
mr president , commissioner , ladies and gentlemen , i would first of all like to congratulate the rapporteur , mr dary , who has clearly commented on the reform , its history and its synthesis - that i am not going to repeat . 
it exists in a number of specific areas of the community , the outermost regions and subjected to a series of difficulties to be competitive on the markets and one of the few products is precisely bananas . 
this organisation discouraged rather chaos insofar as it seeks to establish rules which we all following . 
it is no exaggeration to say that this issue is one of those which have caused the greatest attention of all the institutions . 
we must continue to give these producers complex without the means to live by buying priority in their production . 
mr president , the rapporteur deserves our thanks and sympathy for having handled this difficult report . 
similarly , i wish to thank the presidents of the political groups in this parliament who have accepted the stubborn persistence and of the members from the outermost regions , so that the proposed reform of the banana sector be discussed today in this house , so that we can make our opinion compulsory and be prepared for the meeting of the council of agriculture ministers , which will take place shortly and start the year 2001 with a new reform of the com in bananas . 
much has been said here about the so-called unanimity within the committee on agriculture and rural development on the report by mr dary . 
ladies and gentlemen , i have the honour to inform you of the presence among us of a korean parliament delegation in the official gallery . 
this support has provided the council with a positive decision for mass media . 
report ( a5-0377 / 2000 ) by mr trakatellis , on behalf of the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , on the proposal for a european parliament and council decision extending some community action programmes in the field of public health adopted by the decisions 645 candidates / 96 / ec , 646 / 96 / ec , 647 / 96 / ec , 102 / 97 / ec , 1400 / 97 / ec and 1296 / 1999 / ec and amending these decisions ( com ( 2000 ) 448 - c5-0400 / 2000 - 2000 / 0192 ( cod ) ) 
mr president , i would simply like to take this opportunity to point out , with reference to the explanations from the commissioner tonight at 00.05 a.m. , that amendment no 1 commits the commission . 
( parliament accepted the oral amendment ) 
amendment no 2 : 
parliament has the duty to return and to restore the greater part of these amendments - as regards the size of the warning , the entrenchment of ingredients , consumer protection and especially young people . 
is there , for some members , two categories of people : that we protect and that it endangers for economic reasons ? 
i would particularly like to explain why i voted against the export ban of tobacco products beyond a certain level of tar / nicotine from the eu and supported the amendments which aimed to increase this limit . 
madam president , i would be in favour of the radical proposal to use images to illustrate that the cigarette can cause damage to health , as is the case in canada . 
i think that all this is positive , even if i would like - and i take this opportunity to say this - that spending more for the prevention of diseases . 
i would have preferred that this provision is translated into a regulation , which would be better for a subject of concern to the citizens of the european union as a whole . 
the amendments that mr zimmerling has proposed a strong body blow to the vitality of the european market art , with the loss of jobs and , i fear , very little to living artists who will benefit from this resale right . 
- ( nl ) it is like to thank mr zimmerling for the work he has done on this difficult . 
i am therefore obliged to vote against this directive . 
and the stabilisation and association agreement , the cards programme and the european investment bank cannot be the main instruments of the european union contribution to the economic and social development of croatia . 
the indonesian government and the army have the clear duty to protect the safety and lives of citizens , irrespective of their religious affiliations . 
that is why we must create as soon as possible the instruments to fight more effectively against fraud against the financial interests of the community . 
that would make the eu a single legal area for the investigations , the prosecution , the trial and the executions of sentences for this type of crime . 
sometimes we seem to have lost sight of this element . 
amendments nos 11 and 13 seek to re-examine the quota system after 10 years ago and to the implementation of the customs system proposed by the commission and demanded by several of our trading partners . 
as far as the reason for the tariff preference for the acp countries , we are also in agreement with the 300 per tonne , but we believe the word " maximum ' as superfluous . 
there is little chance of our trading partners to accept such a delay . 
the next item is the commission statement on the eu-us summit of america . 
that is , i know , easier said than done , but we must try to resist the temptation - and i know that the secretary of state albright share this point of view - to allow these summits are embourber in the details of our day-to-day relations and economic policies . 
one of the main lessons was that europe must assume greater responsibility for european security . 
i would be grateful if , for the communication planned for the spring repreniez you in detail on this point and if , in addition to the analysis that has been requested by the other side of this house , you made proposals on all points , on how we can achieve in the future new objectives in the field of dialogue , cooperation in foreign policy , security policy , but also of pragmatic as these issues are , for example , the mutual recognition agreements . 
i know too and welcome the ' everything but arms ' initiative and ask the commission to take the opportunity of the summit to put pressure on the united states to adopt to this initiative . 
we must therefore act to prevent the irreparable ahead of those who , like mumia abu-jamal or leonard pelletier , are in the corridors of sometimes death for years . 
it is a very useful idea that we will continue to follow . 
thank you very much , commissioner . 
however , i am afraid i find the crusades firing of my own group . 
finally , it is important to use simple formulae perception of tax and , more specifically , in the form of investment from the subject passive . 
the first conclusion is that nothing can be done without amending the international context . 
mr president , the commission would firstly point out that the current provisions european suppliers operate to the disadvantage of these services : software , treatment of data , information services , accommodation and design of sites and information on the web . 
i have always said that one of the first rules of the legislator should be : does no law that you do not pourras obeyed . 
i am pleased that , in particular thanks to the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , on the report on the substance to resume a number of important points which , because of the interplay of circumstances , did not receive sufficient support within the transport committee . 
at the same time , we must pursue the line which is to ask for the revision of the chicago convention of 1944 , in order to obtain a new provision internationally . 
the short-term local advantages granted to a country are at the expense of other member states of the european union . 
mr president , in the next decade , europe will find themselves in a world first position for the use of the internet . 
many people , indeed , commissioner , are wondering why we europeans are always so quick to introduce taxes and new regulations . 
on this point , the chicago convention is totally obsolete . 
i do not regard the introduction of a common system of vat as a priority and i do not agree that such an introduction is long overdue . 
therefore , our aim must be to clearing and simplify our tax systems without increasing the tax burden , but on the dwindle . 
the most desirable option is to apply a zero rate for companies to electronic commerce in order to put them on an equal footing with their american rival and others in the world . 
tax competition is in the interests of the citizens and the economy . 
thus , for that operators established outside the union are subject to the same fiscal obligations community operators when they provide services to consumers , they should be subject to vat in one of the member states of their choice , and they are applied to the vat rates in force in that state . 
but this is not so easy . 
where the tax must be applied is an important issue , and the debate on the number of countries which would be qualified to be registered companies is something that will , in my view , unwieldy and , of course , lead the united states to bring a complaint before the wto . 
it is absurd that when a aller-retour costs londres-bruxelles 89 books with virgin airways , for example , the eurostar , which produces far less greenhouse gases and which is a far more pleasant to travel costs , the equivalent of approximately 250 books for the same trip . 
mr president , this debate is making of old demons . 
finally , we talked about the proposals that had been able to make the french presidency for that taxation is carried out on the place of consumption , with an obligation for service providers to be registered in all member states . 
european companies would be put at a disadvantage compared to third country airlines and that would create a distortion of the price structure intra-ue compared to intercontinental price . 
it seems to me , in any case , be a solution which would lead to a capital flight outside europe and which is possible only in the field of the oecd and not isolated way through the individual negotiations . 
i am aware that some members of this house feel overwhelmed by conflicting views . 
that makes it possible to prevent the complexity that involves the use of macro-economic criteria or even nature . 
i turn now to the proposal on the minimum level of the normal rate . 
consequently , any important preparatory work has been done in the working groups of icao . , and it is highly unlikely that the next general assembly already allows to renegotiate the chicago convention . 
this feeling persists even today , and it is regrettable , in the spirit of public opinion in europe . 
the final objective of this directive is the strengthening of handling emergencies at sea , by describing of ports of refuge , by banning the ships to take the sea in the event of a strong storm and by asking the coastal state concerned to implement more major means of intervention at sea , in the event of serious risk of pollution . 
the oil companies tell us that they have a voluntary fund . 
i hope that after the boost given to nice , the doubts and the resistance of certain countries will be reduced and that we shall achieve this objective . 
we are of course confidence to ensure maritime safety , because it needs to know that it is not a week without that we are involved with this question : ' but you , members of the european parliament , what are you doing to ensure the safety , to change the rules ? ' . 
mr president , the commission is aware 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 as a vignette payable by all the hauliers , british or not , for their use of the road network of the united kingdom . 
secondly , if , as the minister originally intend , it proposes to tax foreign lorries to subsidise carriers from his country , this is contrary to european legislation ? 
this imbalance between economic nature of charges and taxes on the roads in the various member states should lead to a distortion of competition on the territory of the united kingdom between hauliers of different nationalities . 
on the question of the use of meat and animal meal , their export is covered in exactly the same way by legislation regulating the production of meat and animal meal in the european union ; the obligation to withdraw , for example , the risk material of meat and animal meal is covered by the legislation and to become effective on 1 march 2001 . 
the jews are traitors and unfair . 
i very much hope that in each of the countries of the region , seeing that educational services rather than promote tolerance intolerance . 
this is not surprising response on the part of mr monti . 
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the commission will also propose at the same time a temporary support defensive mechanism designed specifically to counter unfair korean practices during the period required for the conclusion of the wto procedure . 
this is a dramatic problem . 
the user industry employs a total of coke 70.000 people , but this product only represents a very marginal part of its costs , around 2 % . 
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we have made our proposal to the acp countries almost at the same time that , in our member states . 
this initiative has not even intended to deal with , i would like to reassure you , both the quantities imported which could be on the community market are low . 
these countries have unfortunately , given their situation , no autonomous capacity for negotiation and , consequently , a gesture that we must , in my view , take unilaterally , without any return . 
the procedure followed by the commission to grant financial aid requested will soon be completed , and it also includes the sums which ecpat needs for 2001 . 
we have three types of activities in this area . 
the commission proposal makes no mention of the place where could settle this future court . 
i am not sure that i understand what the honourable member means by ' proliferation ' . 
the question by mr berenguer fuster concerns the trademarks . 
i take as an encouragement to renew our action and to ensure that spain should as soon as possible what has to be done . 
to my previous question , you replied that it was the fault of spain and that you prendriez measures which are imposed . 
it has clarified that which had been made before . 
the directive 89 / 48 / eec concerns diplomas couronnant vocational training of at least three years after the secondary education . 
subject : maritime communications in the straits between vaasa in finland in umeå in sweden maritime traffic in the straits of the baltic sea is likely to disappear because it is more profitable , insofar as the shipowners can no longer use the sale . 
in the town of vaasa that i have just mentioned , for example , 550 jobs have been lost in the field of tourism over the last two years , maybe because of the end of the sale . 
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 draw up the implementation procedures more effective and more quickly in the field of calls for proposals . 
if we are only the content useful companies , especially the météorologie and geography , which is highly desirable , of course , we must not forget that for the content for citizens that is far more complicated than take only the useful information to companies . 
digital content , which is more the quantity , quality , standardises and limited cultural diversity and social . 
the second point that i see as equally important , is that we must pay particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises , the start-up . 
however , when we make a virtue of this weakness and that we change the negative signal simply on the positive side , we believe that our various languages as barriers but rather as bridges and we recognise as strengths , then it becomes a basis for a european market and for a degree of independence . 
i shall not go back over all the objectives of this programme : conditions to marketing , distribution and use of digital content , to encourage economic activity , extend the possibilities of jobs , encourage the exploitation of the potential of the european digital content and compared with the united states . 
therefore , the establishment of appropriate conditions for the production of european multilingual digital content is of increasing importance . 
some of them are in itself very valuable , but will find a better place in other instruments that the present decision . 
the different positions can be exposed now , the vote is not on the agenda this evening , and if the largest group of parliament was of the opinion that parliament should not hold the vote tomorrow , it seems to me much more correct to make such a proposal in plenary session of parliament in the vote tomorrow , rather than to do so this evening . 
mr president , ladies and gentlemen , ladies and gentlemen , more and more people in europe are victims of noise pollution . 
the member states are free to define when will the day and night , therefore . 
i am therefore pleased with the commission proposal , but i see it as a first step , i think 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 the european united left supports it , even if we wanted to go even further in the search for solutions conclusive and in the approach of those who earn money with pollution . 
but let me turn to the bickering and the fight which is behind the scenes , within the commission , in part , below , above , recently and still here at the moment . 
consequently , i cannot deny that my country to cause an enormous difficulty to accept the commission 's proposal , unless it includes a sufficiently flexible mechanism for the way of life that we have inherited our ancestors , furthermore both appreciated by both by the spanish foreign visitors , can be maintained . 
however , i would recommend this report and , of course , the commission proposal to this house . 
secondly the daughter directives to the quality standards . 
i am entirely in favour of the need to harmonise the noise indicators and evaluation methods , in regard to the noise maps , drawing up action plans to reduce the noise levels and protect the peaceful areas , as well as the need to extend the whole area of information to the public . 
secondly , this proposal adopted a new approach in order to assess the general situation in terms of noise in europe according to the number of people affected by noise . 
the commission can accept the following amendments in principle or in part , namely 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 not processed food - which is the case here - which have no treatment conferring a substantial change in their country of origin . 
mr president , with the ppe group , we voted for the lannoye report in the committee on the environment , public health and consumer policy , and it corresponds fully also our expectations . 
no one to speak . 
the next item is the report ( a5-0372 / 2000 ) by mr staes , on behalf of the european parliament delegation to 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 the principles relating to the organisation of official inspections in the field of animal nutrition . 
then i have received from the french presidency a clear signal , a very clear message , a message of the type ' no pasarán ’ . 
after lengthy negotiations , an acceptable compromise has been reached in the conciliation committee : it concerns the 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 member states to give their full support to the experts of the commission during the investigation and they will , controls on the ground . 
i welcome this legislation . 
the eu structural funds - mainly through the esf - and that the appropriations national treasuries should always be focused on the development of the poor and disadvantaged areas within our societies . 
the cities of europe are important tools economic , political and socio-cultural . 
clear legislation and scrupulous monitoring of its implementation are additional means of action . 
the commission also expresses its recognition of the substantial support provided by the european parliament on this proposal and for the many useful amendments which have been tabled . 
given the nature of the activity , the commission can accept amendments nos 10 and 23 . 
i say ' famous ' because it is an issue which is very fashionable and you will agree with me that it is not a day without the press title on the precautionary principle , about everything and nothing to good or misuse , but more often . 
the be both maximalists seek to block innovation and progress , while the minimalist advise not to use the precautionary principle that in case of significant danger to health and the environment , i.e. above an threshold to define , but we do not know very well how ! 
the clarification of the respective roles is a sine qua non for the restoration of the necessary public confidence in the scientific community , and in the political decision-makers - namely , we , the politicians . 
in these situations , a safety margin is retained , for the purposes of caution . 
we have also requested that measures should be taken within the world trade organisation - a regulation , perhaps - which would guarantee that it will be possible , in the context of the wto , to invoke other requirements , such as those that we must pay under multilateral agreements in the field of the environment , to extend the scope of application 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 sensibly these risks and uncertainties . 
sometimes it uses too and the trivialised , sometimes it is too little and is causing our indignation . 
i am thinking , for example , of phthalates in toys and we have had the idea of introducing curious toys in sweets , of ice and other food . 
the same applies to the demands of the commission , which calls for an in-depth analysis of the risks to be carried out in advance . 
the resolution calls on the commission to make use of guidelines adopted and integrate the precautionary principle , whenever that is necessary , in preparing its legislative proposals and in all its actions . 
it is not possible to give a de minimis general threshold . 
for the first time in attribuant sakharov prize to the defenders of human rights who are fighting within the union , the european parliament solemnly states that any violation of these must be combated without compromission . 
madam president , ladies and gentlemen , popular initiative ' basta ya ! ' , above all , wishes to express its gratitude to parliament for recognition honourable it is giving us . 
it is not just a question of assassinations . 
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 explanation of my oral amendment 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 aviation fuel ( com ( 2000 ) 110 - c5-0207 / 2000 - 2000 / 2114 ( cos ) ) 
this agreement is attractive to a few enterprises but harmful to the environment and democracy . 
the major event which has occurred since our previous budgetary debates crisis is , of course , the so-called ' mad cow disease ' . 
clearly it would run counter to the spirit and the letter of the decisions , mentioned earlier , the heads of state and government . 
parliament has managed to impose certain important priorities - in particular , greater involvement in the fight against unemployment and poverty , a number of problems relating to the environment and to equal opportunities for women and men , etc . , we voted against the attacks on the right brought to the life programme and the lobby of the european women on . 
the importance of the planned appropriations for kosovo is not , however , without causing legitimate questions about the real capacity for absorption of yugoslavia , in the region of eur 350 million that originally planned to affect in 2001 . 
nothing justifies the granting of fiscal advantages through a form of distribution determined . 
a deadline gives a clear response to the postal market players and allows national monopolies to prepare better for liberalisation . 
can we reduce to a simple majority decision , possibly petitement , a view of the postal service , which has its roots and its explanations in the peculiarities of each state ? 
the threshold of 50 grammes proposed by the commission , associated with a price ceiling at two and a half times the public tariff , really is too radical , would have had devastating consequences on the universal postal services . 
hence our opposition firm and clear to all its words . 
we believe that the postal service does not fall within the competence of the eu , even if the proposal following the reading of the commission is considerably better than the original commission proposal . 
dary report ( a-0374 / 2000 ) 
we believe , however , that must be protected from the consequences of this war small producers who work their own plantations without exploiting person and their income regardless of market fluctuations . 
according to article 10 , freedom of expression is the cause of the obligations and responsibilities which may lead to the conditions and limitations and sanctions . 
we can only welcome such an initiative when one knows that the value of the european digital content is 5 % in terms of european gdp and 4 million in terms of jobs . 
in these circumstances , it is particularly their coherence and their unity in the united states , which have provided a hegemony in this market of the future . 
i also hope that there will be , in 2004 , a reduction in the distribution of competences and that we will apply the criterion of subsidiarity so that regions and autonomous communities can have their status within the union . 
we can only congratulate ourselves . 
for example , on the trade negotiations mentioned earlier , the national parliaments will be dépossédés of their last rights of ratification , and a country , whether it is in the minority in the council , can no longer say " no " when a negotiation violera its interests . 
we have , on several occasions , tried to put and the nice summit has very clearly demonstrated that an agenda significantly extended could lead to a lack of outcome this year , which would have been disastrous for enlargement . 
given the fundamental importance of the decisions to be taken at the nice summit , give to caesar what is caesar . 
in other words , what parliament wants is a control over taxation and social security issues . 
the decisions of the council - obtained in the cobbled during the night - does not offer a solid basis ; they represent enormous gaps as regards transparency , the constitution of an identity , democracy , the participation of citizens and the conscience of the reform . 
that is why we must consider its conclusions as the result of a compromise which nobody came out entirely winner or conquered . 
on the contrary , the power of national democracies is always more force to restrict the right of veto and always give more power for the european parliament to the eu . 
therefore , you must vote in favour of this provision which still limit the taxation of aircraft , because in this way the ticket cost we always cheaper , then we will be able to travel more by this means of transport . 
" does not establish the buildings , you could receive a retro-fitted flowers on the head ! 
the complexity and the variety of technological development and the process of structural change , demands include absolutely all the local and regional partners in the development partnerships , which are involved in the preparation of strategic programmes on regional policy for each region . 
we must therefore prevent at all costs to stifle or undermining them . 
we could say that innovation is the scope of all agents surrounding the production process . 
the gap between the developed regions and regions lagging behind is indeed much more important in terms of technological development and the gross national product . 
as we know , the bureaucrats have as the main argument the risk of errors . 
i do not know whether the fact that three women have signed the european budget is a direct result of the initiative risi , but i am pleased that the christmas present that we are in the process of deciding also serves to women . 
reducing the budget in a chapter devoted to the expériences-pilotes like this , with new ideas in terms of local development and urban results - giving more than acceptable - which formed the basis of community programmes also valuable at local level are the urban and interreg would also be a mistake . 
as mr rack , i have never understood and i do not comprendrai this regional policy and cohesion policy as a kind of charity that the poorest regions . 
that is why , when i am in the negotiations the docup beyond the innovative actions , i am speaking here of mainstream , i am extremely attentive to recover in each of the programming documents a regional level of access to the information society and i quality , beyond the scale of this regional programme , particularly as regards directly to small and medium-sized businesses , educational establishments and even the farms . 
mrs schroedter , mr izquierdo collado and mr ortuondo larrea , have rightly referred to this question of budgetary envelopes . 
the price of new shipbuilding have fallen over recent years and have achieved their lowest level in 1999 , because of this policy sud-coréenne . 
the commission has had to make a special vote to ensure that this point was on the agenda for today 's debate . 
this view is also in accordance with the treaty , and i do not have time to return to it in more detail . 
however , the commission 's proposal , which includes aid for research and development , the complaint against korea before the world trade organisation - they work with lower prices , even in relation to costs - and the possibility that there are transitional aid measures as recourse is not resolved is perhaps , in our view , a solution more or less fragile , but it is at least for a solution . 
at the same time , it is imperative to increase the pressure on korea , if possible in the framework of the oecd , by adopting anti-dumping measures . 
in other words , we contribute unemployment and these are in fact the others doing business with the shipyards . 
i think it is an excellent is the european shipbuilding industry is a genuine . 
this procedure will not make rapid results and that it can take up to two years to achieve the final conclusion , if it is to succeed . 
this mechanism would be applied until the conclusion of the wto proceedings . 
i am sure that we are all united today to defend with vigour and with complete freedom in europe , but i should like to say that , more than the solidarity of the members of the european parliament , the spanish need their commitment . 
by a day of may , sailing on the waters of sicily , its nuclear arms sums up very worrying signs of deterioration . 
so it would be against alarming that , faced with this situation , we do not act as quickly as possible . 
in both , we express the need for the two member states concerned , the united kingdom and spain , cooperate closely in the search for a solution that is safer for the repair of the submarine , while taking - of course - the public informed punctually . 
we have heard the statements of the uk fleet saying that the fault was minimal and others who said exactly the opposite , that it is important and that it required redress difficult and lengthy . 
i know that the house assume that , without these commitments , it would have been present . it is i who has the disadvantage . 
the commission is currently analysing it . 
since they are already commencées with realism , consider the range of options available today the united kingdom and the authorities in gibraltar . 
cooperation and calm methods are in use in our union . 
the british government is as the recently made the russian government at a fault which took place at one of its submarines . 
mr president , i , too , i would like to express my deepest support to our spanish colleagues last time in the face of terrorism of eta . 
the commission , in the clear answer she gave two months and in his answer today , took responsibility to recognise this , although the motion for a resolution from the ppe-de group which , together with other banalisations of the subject , has prevented from the share , has not recognised . 
the prime minister of the government of gibraltar , mr peter caruana , has made a wise decision , when he asked a panel of experts to hold it personally aware of developments . 
we think this is and remains the attitude the more coherent and the best guarantee the interests and the security of all the parties involved . 
b5-0908 / 2000 by mrs maij-weggen and mr posselt , on behalf of the ppe-de group ; 
in 1980 , the unhcr is taking care of five million refugees . 
today we welcome the unhcr and the whole humanitarian personnel . 
mr president , the commission is of course share the support that parliament makes the unhcr on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this institution . 
i would like to develop a broader issue which has a direct connection with what the honourable member said earlier . 
b5-0909 / 2000 by mrs pack and others , on behalf of the ppe-de group ; 
the last issue i wish to address concerns the tragic events that have taken place in the border between serbia and kosovo . 
that is the place of milosevic , and not to the party congress in belgrade . 
as far as we are concerned , the mentality of ethnic groups in kosovo still fighting them 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 reacted very quickly to this new situation . 
b5-0915 / 2000 by mr medina ortega and others , on behalf of the pse group ; 
b5-0918 / 2000 by mrs napoletano and others , on behalf of the pse group ; 
the chilean government has guaranteed that chile , general pinochet would have a fair trial and indeed , he has now lost his immunity and the chilean judicial authorities instigate proceedings against him . 
let me remind you that it is important that we support this joint resolution , now that pinochet in chile is what we were not able to do when pinochet was in the united kingdom . 
i declare , in the knowledge that these fundamental principles are those of the european free alliance parties and the greens in this house . 
mr president , before i start my speech , i would like to join in the condemnation of the attack which has cost the lives of an elected representative of the people , a militant and a councillor of the popular party in catalonia , spain . 
it is for this reason that i am glad that my group and i believe , the majority of our parliament , does not allow itself to lead to play treasury resonance for the exploitation of the crisis underway . 
their lives are in great danger . 
the league of human rights is suspended , its premises are put under scellés and its president , moktar trifi , is convened before the court , as you have just said , the 25 december . 
defenders of human rights , trade unionists , universities , journalists and students of constant persecution on the part of the authorities . 
it is in a critical state . 
daily harassment and the tabassage of all democrats really are generally applied . 
i hope that in this case the chilean judicial system will continue to show of independence and efficiency . 
we know that the european union heads of mission are following carefully the political situation in the country . 
finally , i should like to mention the crucial role played by the parliament , which has helped to raise the awareness and to intensify the dialogue on these issues , through the parliamentary visits and public debates like this . 
laurent gbagbo must enter into a genuine policy of national reconciliation , which involves a break with the speech on the ivoirity , the amendment to the constitution , racist and by the holding of democratic elections where any candidate country is excluded , otherwise the risk of secession and civil war will only grow . 
mr president , the news of côte d 'ivoire cause for months the justified concern amongst the citizens of europe and the corresponding concern in our parliament . 
the conditions are the following : that nobody feels excluded , that the supreme court established by the military power to disappear , that the head of state means without ambiguity in the process of restoration of democracy and that we listen to the opinion of the committee for national reconciliation . 
the concept of ivoirité seems , in my view , perfectly justified . 
half a dozen copies are now available to the president . 
mr president , on behalf of the greens , we withdraw our motion for a resolution . 
mr president , i can confirm what mr posselt said . 
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with regard to these people , the member states must implement various policies , by addressing both the problem of the necessary assistance and the coverage of costs , especially for disabled people which the families are not actually in a position to accept a total and definitive care . 
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 on this excellent report . 
at present , thanks to the improvement of health resources , information , health care , housing and pension systems , more and more people are living longer . 
it is , above all , the governments of the member states , the authorities of the federal states , municipalities and provinces which , by many recommendations , may be somewhat useful . 
the basis of this vision of life is thrown away in the family , in which every human being is growing as child . 
it often happens that in recent years of life , it is seriously ill , it still totally handicapped , it needs the support of all . 
finally , i should like to emphasise a point with regard to medical care . 
the speech was also : women should not work for that men have a job . 
at first analysis , for many , it may appear as a handicap . 
we shall have to find ways . 
the many elderly people active should motivate us to fight for a society in which solidarity between generations is more than a nice word ! 
these measures will have to be adapted to different situations and features in relation to the quality of life and economic self-sufficiency . 
only with joint efforts and supported can help us . 
there must be room for manoeuvre for the discretionary preferences and individual decisions . 
if someone is all objects who fail to our colleague , request to bring them , particularly its glasses , because mrs flemming was in your back , mr fatuzzo . 
finally , it should be explicitly in the text reintroduce 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 . 
that is also the reason why i am pleased that this week in the european parliament , we have created a working group for biotechnologies . 
of course , these actions of institutional communication must rather supplement the advertising operations controlled by large-scale distribution in particular . 
if the proposals of parliament , which by three times have obtained the majority of our voice , were applied - but this is yet another example of the powerlessness of parliament - for set-aside land can be planted with fodder or trèfles and that are authorised grasslands , we had more grasslands , and therefore more to fodder protein . 
it is right that these costs are borne by the producers , the vendors and professional organisations , and not by the european union . 
we must ask ourselves why we have failed in the past to encourage industry to the european union to use the money that is available . 
of course , if we can produce food products and promote best for the environment , taking account of animal welfare , and sell on world markets , then we really can achieve the objective for which common agricultural policy has been constructed . 
with regard to amendments nos 9 and 10 which call for the establishment of a county of special management , and with regard to amendments nos 7 , 19 , 23 and 27 , which require other changes of procedure , i must add that the commission must adhere to the rules of procedure consistent . 
all those who insist that in europe we still like the good things are right . 
mr president , it is scientifically proven that the moderate consumption of wine is one of the best preventing against cancer , into the , alzheimer 's disease , and so forth . 
- ( nl ) i would like to praise the rapporteur for his work .