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I asked you: what amount are you going to provide?
From that point of view, the Treaty of Amsterdam is a failure, and illustrates exactly this lack of political will which is characteristic of the way the enlargement process as a whole has been handled.
We all know that, in 1995, it was agreed that the Union' s financial interests should be given better protection under criminal law.
The decision to receive and allocate a status falls, in the end, within the competence of each Member State.
If there were no budget, then the funding could not be made available.
Thirdly, I should like the Council to be willing to take account of Parliament's declared priorities, given that Parliament has always been willing to negotiate on Council decisions, which often have financial implications.
That is why I am so happy to see that we together – Parliament, the European parties and the Commission – can have a true European debate with ordinary people.
I am also very pleased that you have mentioned Mozambique today, and in this context, and that a major humanitarian effort can be made using the resources in question.
An independent, international inquiry is still desperately needed.
Spanish boats that were in Portuguese waters illegally fishing bivalve molluscs were identified by the Portuguese Maritime Police.
Mr President, Mrs Taubira Delannon has not been able to make it from Guyana to Strasbourg, held up no doubt by a few local difficulties we are all aware of.
In my home country, Sweden, economists, employers and trade unionists are, with few exceptions, vehemently opposed to a reduction in working hours, but I no longer share their view.
Lisbon set its own test for survival: acceptance in all Member States.
Finally, sanctioning Member States is a very dangerous area.
The European Parliament calls for measures to ensure transparency in media ownership and to ensure the financial and editorial independence of the public broadcaster.
For example, emissions in Germany would fall by 4%.
I would be grateful to hear the Commission’s views on that.
Of course we are particularly sensitive about the fact that the employment summit has not produced better things.
I have never seen this as a criticism of Croatia's right to defend itself.
You spoke of our need for compromises, and that, too, throws up a very pertinent question.
In addition, Europe must look at ways of promoting new technologies, including with European funds, for example, by promoting the construction of CO2-neutral greenhouses that are also capable of producing energy, instead of us always viewing agriculture as a problem.
Again, I am conscious that I speak to this Parliament today representing the Presidency rather than any one individual Member State.
I am talking about the situation - which in my view is unacceptable today - whereby certain non-Community countries, benefitting from Community funding through cooperation aid or other schemes, issue official certificates to vessels far too easily and fail to check their seaworthiness properly, even when they are aware of the risks involved.
We are still only at the preliminary stage, and we can clearly see that the path will be full of pitfalls.
The proposal for the committee to coordinate bilateral and Community cooperation, is too ambitious and exceeds the competence of the committee.
This Directive is catastrophic for the European Union's attempt to make a name for itself as a body that campaigns internationally for human rights.
We should like to have it in tomorrow' s.
It is for that reason that I voted in favour of the report.
In my view, the statistics show that we are not.
These commitments and efforts by Turkey should be viewed as an opportunity for Turkey itself to modernise, given the support from Turkish citizens and civil society for Turkey's further democratisation and their commitment to an open and pluralistic society.
There are no sanctions, nor have there ever been. against the import of food and medicine.
The stocktake looks at the importance of the right to housing, work, social security and the rights of women and persons with disabilities.
A conciliation procedure had to take place.
The Union’s policy for fighting illegal immigration will not be credible without measures to combat moonlighting, but instead of penalising those who come to our countries looking for hope, we should be penalising employers who shamelessly exploit immigrants who have no papers.
Latvia supports the Convention’s proposal to implement a double majority voting system within the European Council and Council of Ministers.
Mr President, in addition to being an important engine for economic growth, tourism, by virtue of the cultural exchange and solidarity between peoples that it engenders, is a very important social and cultural activity.
I will vote in favour of his proposal to create a register of lobbyists so as to increase transparency in the European institutions.
There is a need for strict controls on what takes place internally, so that we can pursue a common policy and not devote our energies to investigating whether we are cheating one another.
The terrorists want their crimes to be publicised and the media must refuse to satisfy them.
As far as the phasing out of single hull tankers is concerned, the timetable laid down at international level by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is being followed, reinforced by the Member States' commitment not to make use of the derogation allowed by the IMO.
Mr President, may I have an answer from Mr Bangemann to the question I asked concerning his thoughts on Amendment No 30 which I have tabled with Mrs Dybkjær.
However, in spite of the efforts of the presidency - who cannot be held responsible - the Conference is marking time.
The package will, I hope, contain a political statement of intent for establishing relations with the EU and also a series of specific measures supporting the Iraqi Interim Government.
That is all I have to say on the matter for now.
In this way, bees largely determine the abundance of food on our tables.
I would therefore like to believe that the forthcoming reform of the Canadian asylum laws will remove the concerns of Canadians regarding the abuse of their social system by citizens of certain European countries and will pave the way for visa-free travel for all EU citizens to Canada.
Minority rights are rights of a particular population group.
Mr President, I think you have covered the point I was going to raise but Mr Bourlanges is being deliberately, or otherwise, disingenuous in the point of order he has raised.
Secondly, with regard to the newly authorised sweetener erythritol, I agree with the rapporteur that its laxative effect, even if at very low percentage levels, should be made known in the form of product labelling.
We are very concerned about the timid progress made in this matter and, I repeat, about the timid progress proposed in this matter proposed for the Intergovernmental Conference.
Secondly, it is not healthy for the Community budget to fund, year in year out, a European clone of the political science faculties to help supply a bureaucracy that harms democracy and political debate, whilst claiming, sometimes perhaps in good faith, to stimulate them.
I voted for this report as I believe that uncompetitive coal mines must be able to benefit from the State aid contribution, given that without this, the mines would close, resulting therefore in a huge wave of redundancies and very serious social problems.
I voted in favour of the proposal.
The question could equally well be applied to the whole of Central and South America and the rest of the economically developing world.
In the current version, it is no longer possible to ensure the confidentiality of the written word, citizens' privacy can no longer be guaranteed when questions are asked, data protection is called into question and the consequences for our security and for the financial market policy of the European Central Bank cannot be predicted.
The Commission agreed on Council's common position on national emission ceilings, which result in 25 days as an attainable target.
The European Union has an enormous task ahead of it.
The other two amendments, numbers 19 and 20, would, if approved, have the result that carriers from third countries would be exempt from the obligation to inform their passengers on the rules relating to their liability, and we therefore cannot accept this discrimination and reject both amendments.
I therefore hope, by way of conclusion, that the vote will endorse the text agreed by the Committee on Fisheries.
It is therefore noticeable that 'equality', 'gender' and 'women' are barely mentioned in 'Shaping the New Europe'.
Asking a state in an economic recession to make deposits or to pay large fines is like trying to cure someone of anaemia by bleeding them.
Five months have gone by and the Court has still not pronounced judgment, but there is reason to fear the worst as the postponement tactics, under the veil of a concealed, silent indifference that has descended onto the case, could prove lethal for Mumia AbuJamal.
There is a similar situation with regard to the mandatory indication of the place of origin for agricultural products, such as milk.
The key question, however, is that of status.
To meet the goals, it is also of paramount importance that we are more creative in enhancing the impact of our aid, in promoting more sustainable and more inclusive growth, and in mobilising other and additional sources of finance for development.
Parliament aims to enhance data protection in the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to institutions in third countries.
One case remains ongoing, since Europol needs more time to comply with the draft recommendation that it should approve some public access to documents.
This decision merged the two categories with which we protected our highest quality products into a single category indicating quality wines and introduced the possibility for third countries to produce wines using our designations – using equivalent requirements as the only point of reference.
Will the Commissioner agree with that assessment of the situation and will she agree that the Environment Committee - which, incidentally, was not attended by any of the people who have raised this matter - will she agree with me that the Environment Committee got it right?
Mr President, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, I thank you for this opportunity to address Parliament on the wide range of issues that we have covered in the course of our afternoon, looking ahead to the informal meeting of Heads of Government that will take place at Hampton Court tomorrow.
The research policy of Member States can only be coordinated if there is cooperation.
My final point is that we adopted a resolution during the last plenary sitting on the subject of resistance to antibiotics.
In particular, we are ready to actively discuss how the directive works in practice, and how to take best account of a swiftly changing environment in the coming years.
Would the Commission regard this as a motion of no confidence, or would it simply disregard it?
But that is not possible because, given the negotiating process that is under way, the global package will in fact not be tied up until March.
How much longer can we tolerate the fundamental values on which the European Union is founded being held in such contempt in Belarus, a country with which the Union has a common border?
Our people need us to face up to our political responsibilities.
The successful implementation of such projects would directly contribute to achieving the energy objectives set by the European Union.
In this area, the institutions of the European Union - including the Commission of course - have a generic responsibility, because this is a question of spreading and promoting essential values which, furthermore, are the same as those which underpin our European project.
Mr President, I do not wish to sound even more pessimistic than the previous speaker, but I cannot help noticing that the number of farms is continuing to decrease, and that the number of employees in agriculture has fallen dramatically... so what kind of European agriculture model do we want for the future?
Mr President, well, we are supposed to stay cool when following a debate, but this debate has got out of hand and it has literally gone with the wind, and with it has gone honesty and rationalism.
In this way the report aims at making research a genuine tool for regional development, even if it is deplorable that the resources allocated to this great European ambition have been reduced by the slimming course that the financial perspectives have undergone.
In this connection I would once again urge that Denmark give up its reservations on EU cooperation in the area of legislation.
It exacerbates social inequalities and results in cuts in public investment, it increases unemployment and it undermines countries' growth prospects.
The problem is to follow up.
The Member States have different models for taking care of companies’ interest in developing their business, which is to say entrepreneurs’ interests.
Member States are responsible for achieving these objectives, which is why they must respond effectively to the current challenges.
Against the background of the economic difficulties the EU and its Member States currently face, the real challenge lies not so much in reaching the quantitative target level of ODA, but in achieving the biggest impact with the money we spend.
That does not necessarily follow - but I do not know when the job becomes vacant!
(DE) Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, farmers can be compensated, but human life cannot be recovered.
European Union citizens must enjoy equal and fair treatment.
I am quite sure that our proposal is already being seized upon in the press as another example of over-zealous bureaucracy.
We want a European Union that supports women effectively, that encourages the Member States to make working hours more flexible and to provide equal pay for equal work, we want parental leave to be enjoyed according to the choice of the parents, we want measures such as the current assistance Spain gives for children to be extended and become the general rule, and we want to promote the construction of nurseries, with deductions for companies, and greater benefits to be received by companies that act responsibly from the point of view of families.
Mr Bolkestein, who is responsible for the internal market, is well aware of this.
Last but not least, it also applies to the question of outgoing payments from the European Union.
The time limit for this provision causes problems and therefore we will have to see how this situation can be resolved.
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are asking the Commission whether it would be prepared to negotiate a voluntary agreement with oil companies based in the European Union, in which some of the unexpectedly high profits that have resulted from rising oil prices would be invested in research and development with regard to alternative forms of energy.
That is a step that no parliament in the world which is committed to constitutional principles can permit.
While we do have a huge problem with saturated fats, why do we have to put up with the additional problem of trans-fats as well?
If I say two female politicians, however, then I must also say that these are two women who have been elected.