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The Irish presidency presented a compromise text on this at the Council meeting of December last .
That broke the partnership , and the result of the broken partnership lies before you : a boring auto-oil concept that leads nowhere .
Even so , we do agree with the objectives of Fiorella Ghilardotti 's report .
This will allow plenty of time for your amendments to be fully considered .
Likewise the viewpoints of the scientists can change if they get together with the fishermen and find out that they are not all baddies , intent on destroying stocks .
The Commission accepts the following amendments : No 1 as a recital and Nos .
But , in a more general way , these obstacles result from the fact that the way of thinking in the sphere of academic recognition still prevails .
One of these instruments is precisely , within the framework of social protocol , social dialogue .
Not at all !
It goes without saying that child pornography and racist material are outrageous . But a cross-border medium like the Internet requires cross-border legislation , starting at the European level .
Perhaps because it is starved of fuel , because the Council refuses to free up enough funds for the various SME programmes . But that is not the main reason .
The committee supports the principle of today 's working party with regard to future maritime systems and strongly urges that this be extended to the fifth framework programme as well .
We know that driftnet fishing is unacceptable in the way that the catch of dolphins and turtles etc. is not to be recommended .
That speech may have been written yesterday , I do not know ; but it seems to me as if we are being treated as a rubber stamp .
The Green Paper addresses only the aspect of unauthorized reception of encrypted services .
Our aim should therefore be to ensure that organic feeds are in fact used exclusively , with a suitable transition period .
It is a shame that it has taken so long to appear but , as they say , ' better late than never ' .
For example , not enough attention has been paid to the EU 's northern dimension .
At the same time , Regulation No 2078 of 1992 on environmentally compatible agricultural production methods adapted to the landscape has also contributed substantially to this trend .
It will be possible to wage information society wars by means of the networks .
I am going to be asking you to be very dynamic and very cooperative .
These difficulties were all identified years ago but there seems there has been no way of solving them so far .
That is racism .
Mr President , the two reports which have been discussed here this morning should set alarm bells ringing for most European citizens .
The truth is that our joint actions are unimpressive .
Another factor also has to be borne in mind : there have as yet been relatively few rulings under the new procedure .
Shortly after this meeting , Mr Kabila announced that the capital , Kinshasa , would be taken by force if President Mobutu did not resign within a week .
But even the safest power station is manned by people .
This objective unfortunately does not exert sufficient pressure to give priority to developing renewable sources of energy .
This has to be said quite plainly here .
This is highlighted by the ongoing concern in relation to the safety of nuclear installations , including Sellafield , to which many people have referred during the earlier debate .
I am , therefore , against nuclear power practised in this way without any nuance .
Lastly , we are angered by the provocative stance of the Sudanese government vis à vis the repeated warnings by the international community , and in particular Security Council Resolution 1070 of 16 August 1996 .
He has already spent 28 months in prison under very unpleasant conditions , with serious consequences for his physical and mental health .
Whereas solar energy could be a solution in one region it is less viable in another , where perhaps water power or bio- energy would be more appropriate .
And what do we have here ?
We in the Committee on Budgets consider that this would be impossible to implement and would set an unacceptable precedent .
Our citizens are demanding rights .
Certainly this was a programme which brought great benefits in its day but these loans are less relevant now than they were .
Secondly , the Eurodac System is about the possibility of taking fingerprints in the case of asylum-seekers and has to do with the implementation of the Dublin Convention .
Mr President , ladies and gentlemen , Parliament finds the proposal which is before us today to be very positive , Commissioner .
Let me conclude by asking the Commissioner to tell us a little more in his address about other measures he is prepared to propose with the aim of further increasing safety on ferries .
Mr President , my report also concerns agriculture , bee-keeping to be precise .
In fact I describe it to my constituents as the complaints department of the Parliament .
This was sold when he was not looking .
We need a strict timetable , with updates standards and the European Union must carry out regular checks and impose sanctions in cases of violations .
The main concern is unemployment .
In truth , the single currencies creates more problems than it solves and everyone knows that full well .
We need to know what are the revenue implications for states .
It is nonetheless important because , inevitably , the discussion on monetary union must be succeeded by an in-depth discussion on fiscal union , which must follow .
We disagree totally with the rapporteur 's proposals for a form of ' economic government ' The institutional edifice of the EU has no need of new political bodies or of any strengthening of the Commission 's information-gathering powers .
I am glad to hear that the House supports the Commission in those areas .
The Commission 's consideration of the construction of freight freeways does not fully compensate for that omission .
But it is not a reason for simply shelving that procedure .
Am I correct in assuming they are the stumbling block in this affair ?
So we want to start in 1997 to give ourselves enough time for a full revision .
I was obliged to make this request because I absolutely had to attend the proceedings of the Dutch parliament this afternoon and I am particularly obliged to you for having agreed to hold this debate this evening .
As a Parliament , are we or are we not a budgetary authority ?
So the biggest income loss will be borne by the markets that have not been reformed since 1992 rather than by those , such as cereals market , that have been reformed .
Retailers , too , are calling for clear guidelines to ensure that they will not need to be ashamed of their customers .
But I would point out to the Commissioner that there are three readings under co-decision .
Commercially speaking , the Commission is asking for the adaptation of the treaty to current realities .
We should resist any last minute attempts to reverse that decision .
Let us not miss the opportunity .
I found it excellent .
Matters we regard as particularly important are improving the working conditions between the WEU and the EU and the development of a European security system that is not dependent on the USA .
Passing the hat round and trying to move things from pillar to post is not the model way of doing things .
I would even say , without irony , that the problem is so great that we cannot even assess the size exactly .
China , for its part , has expectations to live up to .
This is very fair and indeed this code has been welcomed by the social partners and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs .
Anything else would be disreputable . Do you not think so , Commissioner Flynn ?
First of all , recent communications on the information society and the action plan , now in its second version .
But nonetheless that represents a significant step to improve killing trapping methods , including those currently used in the Community .
We can use this programme properly to help counter the very powerful forces that are there underneath the surface but will , if unchecked , lead to racism , fascism and nationalism .
The amendment will therefore be accepted with a slight alteration in the wording .
It would also have been vital to specify , secondly , that a foreign policy is appreciated in terms of its effective influence on the ground .
But , faced with these problems , the report does not come up with an answer .
The report contains a good analysis of the ' democratic deficiency ' in the EU .
That is true for mineral oils , it is true for tobacco and it is also true for alcohol .
Well , we are already running five minutes late , but I could still hold a roll-call , as Mr Tomlinson has requested .
The group of the European People 's Party supports this report .
Madam President , this is a very technical but important report since we are dealing with the question of food safety and hygiene .
In Finland , more than two thirds of schools are networked , whereas the corresponding figure for the Union as a whole is less than 5 % .
There are criticisms to be made , there are many more things we have to achieve and we have to make it clear that these intergovernmental conferences are perhaps no longer the right method to use .
Granted , we are on the wrong course , but in fact the vessel is drifting , engines stopped .
In my own country - Austria , which has only recently joined the European Union - virtually no one has heard of the Ombudsman .
That , of course , is untrue .
We have made that crystal-clear in Article 3 .
Madam President , Mr Rothley , you have argued very , very eloquently today in favour of employment , and you have undoubtedly imparted a sense of vision with regard to this entire issue .
Legislation needs to be introduced with care , and markets should be established on a reciprocal basis .
I would like to address my remarks to two particular dimensions of the SAB , firstly on the consumer health policy unit , and secondly on the transfer of funds for the trademarks agency in Alicante .
Experience of the ad hoc procedure has been reasonably good to date .
That is not enough of an economic link , it must be greater than that .
However , I must confess to this House that we are late with inspections in other fields which are of enormous importance .
What proposals would he make in the context of the IGC in terms of specific policies and measures ?
In my view , however , it does not matter what we call the document which cites the wrongdoers and their wrongdoings .
You have one minute in all and not for each point of order .
I think that that would make sense and I do not know , since I have not yet had the time to read this enormous document , whether that is going to be possible .
I am expressly grateful to the Commission for taking an aggressive approach to this subject .
The Commission will also accept Amendment No 7 .
But I do believe that the Commission communication is a start , and we should try to take full advantage of all possibilities within the European Union .
He suggested that I said that the Court of Auditors stopped these contracts .
I myself recommended it to Parliament in the 1990 report on that strategy .
All our rural development projects in the Philippines are in the poorest parts of the country , seeking specifically to help those who are worst off .
Mr Macartney has now been made a minister for the social dialogue .
The Commission therefore decided that this should be approved before the end of July .
We shall now proceed to the vote .
Developments on the lines of those in Georgia and Armenia are unfortunately not yet visible in Tajikistan , which only recently began to introduce economic stabilization measures .
However , ladies and gentlemen , we began our week here with an expression of grief .
It takes away our individuality and our humanity .
' Nine thousand banana producers ?
All this has done no more than create further confusion on the matter and has not indicated a clear route for taking a decision at Community level .
These things concern all of us .
These have come primarily from Russia , often relabelled as being recycled products - Russia appears to be contravening the Montreal Convention - and from China where output is actually growing .
And we have never accepted the extra-territorial principle of the act , which interferes with the trade relations of the European Union and its Member States with third countries such as Cuba .
Libel and slander would not fall into this category either - no indictable offence which is punishable by a sentence of up to three years .
There must be a strict limit to what Member States can finance via a universal service mechanism .
That is the least one can ask if one wants to talk at all about combatting fraud .
Instead of at last taking the necessary steps , however , what does the Amsterdam Treaty do ?
Internal state authorities can also regulate this to whatever extent they think necessary .
In fact the President 's Office has already investigated this and agrees with your interpretation .
Mr President , I am beginning to get irritated .
I have the bill from the restaurant which I will give to administration .
When will it be realised that it is high time for the use of reason and most certainly not of weapons ?
Madam President , General Pinochet will cease to be Chief Head of State of Chile in March 1998 .
This is quite a good idea .
This was a matter the Commission had discussed within the action plan with Canada .
Given the importance and sensitivity of the subject , our rapporteur has guided the committee skilfully throughout this period until we were able to reach a conclusion which we were able to adopt with no votes against .
That is a proven fact and has been discussed for years in great detail .
All the creatures of the Earth love , suffer , and die as we do .
That must be our primary objective .
Therefore , we have to be extremely careful when we analyse them .
The information society forum , in which all these people mentioned by Mr Theonas work , is quite enthusiastic about the new possibilities .
Mr President , I appreciate your being present in Madrid on 12 October for our anti-racism match , although of course that is not my point .
Fourthly , we should harmonize our skills training , that is to say we must bring this to the level proposed by the Commission .
I think we have said a lot about the 20 million unemployed , which is good , but we have said nothing about the 55 million poor people , many of whom actually have jobs .
Next year , as budgetary rapporteur , I hope to be able to treat Raphael as a true son , and not as a stepson .
I hope that we will , in the field of employment , be won over by the same pressure for convergence which has been ours for the last few years in the field of economic and monetary matters .
But until that occurs , I would like to say three things .
Question No 3 by Patricia McKenna ( H-0689 / 97 ) :
We support the proposal to set up a separate budget item for special measures for the Baltic area .
Now a short comment on the declaration itself . I completely agree with the contents .
The Slovak President , Prime Minister and Parliament have publicly undertaken to remedy these deficiencies .
People may also have been seriously injured .
Indeed , what is important is article 100A , since the purpose of this action is effective and uniform application of the rule of Community law , which is a condition of the good functioning of the internal market .
For that reason we are currently negotiating parity agreements with these states on veterinary matters and plant protection , in the form of supplementary agreements to the association agreements .
Age is important as well , to avoid speculative transactions spanning this intervention .
Besides that the age requirements for trees are difficult to check .
I cannot therefore share the view of some of my colleagues who feel they see in the report an attack on community rights .
Afterwards of course , the market will come into its own .
When we look at what the USA and Japan are doing , then these are fairly modest demands .
We believe that our amendments contribute something useful .
Now , this standardization cannot be obtained directly , because public opinion rejects it .
The final version of the draft agenda as drawn up by the Conference of Presidents pursuant to Rule 95 of the Rules of Procedure has been distributed .
However , differences of opinion existed as to when action should commenc , above all regarding objective 2000 .
The pressure of public opinion and the pressure of markets would then have much more effect than the initiation of any breach of contract proceedings by the Commission .
But how could he have overlooked you ?
Madam President , ladies and gentlemen .
In practical terms this means defining salient points on the basis of which the living standards of women in the poorest countries can be improved by integrating gender issues in development cooperation .
Those who say that the available funds are insufficient are right .
Perhaps rather , it demonstrates that the treaty does not frighten them .
The European Parliament has come out in favour of a tree as the symbol of a growing community and not for three rigid pillars .
The rise in the number of those working part time is especially marked in certain countries , such as the Netherlands and Great Britain , where part time work accounts for 25 % of the whole .
We know from surveys that before 1993 compliance with customs controls was costing traders some ECU 7.5 billion every year - that is based on 1992 trade levels but expressed in today 's money .
Mr President , it is my pleasure this evening to welcome this report on behalf of the Group of the Party of European Socialists .
During its five year duration further useful experience will be gained , and this is to find constant reflection in the one year planning .
We were unable to support the report in the vote .
I believe this is the approach we have to take now in planning this , the greatest enlargement - the greatest challenge of our history .
It omits to note that the euro , if it is brought in , will be a new and powerful factor of division between the Member States of the wider Europe .
It would be helpful if we could support this initiative .
Everything they do is basically a step in that direction .
Its need cannot seriously be questioned .
We have also signed it and would like that to be recorded please .
It is important to provide these countries with a continued incentive to prepare for a future admission to the European Union .
We now hope that through the individual projects we shall gain experience and knowledge which can also be of benefit to others .
Is it possible to get a reasonably satisfactory answer to this question ?
It goes without saying , of course , that the Commission does not pursue a nuclear policy , in the sense of trying to obtain as many nuclear contracts for industries in the Member States .
For instance , the 5 cent coin , at 21.75 mm , is exactly the same size as the 20 cent coin , which makes things extremely difficult for people with disabilities .
We have spared no effort , in particular by clearly stating the progress envisaged in the deepening of our customs union .
In any case , I cannot recommend voting in favour of these two amendments .
Then of course there are the well-known objections to this technology , not least in terms of waste .
Still we frequently see that American or other delegations handle their work efficiently and better than ours .
According to the Commission 's draft regulation , only products with proteins checked and analyzed with the current methods of analysis will necessarily be labelled as genetically modified soya- or maize-based products .
I would like to thank Commissioner van de Broek and his cabinet colleagues for their assistance in this " liberation ' .
The destruction of a life is always painful , but this was the life of a democratic representative of the people .
Because of where I live , I regularly experience the deficiencies of the rail link between Madrid and Lisbon , and there are other capital cities within the Union which could be mentioned as further examples .
It is regrettable that the Commission has excluded the social question , despite the fact that some 500 000 jobs have already been lost throughout the European rail industry .
In this way , Parliament will not have access to the recommendations of the Ecofin Council until the morning of 2 May .
This federal Europe of the regions destroys nationhood , and is in tune with the wishes of the supporters of the global economy .
I have a very brief question .
We are disturbed by the current deadlock , which is a matter of vital concern to the European Union as much as it is to anybody else .
Europe is sick .
Large differences exist , both between categories of businesses and workers .
Support for these areas includes help for the fishing industry , laid down initially in a regulation of 1992 , postponed in 1994 and 1995 and which should have been completed by 31st December 1997 .
I hope you will understand that , in Bosnia , we are largely dependent on the cooperation of the authorities .
I should like , first of all , to thank the rapporteur , Mr Seal , for his account of the evolution of aviation liberalization in the European Union .
They are low paid with poor working conditions and their legitimate demand is that they be represented professionally with regard to pay and health and safety conditions .
That to me seems a backward step .
According to the Commission , the new Objective 2 should only benefit 18 % of the Community population .
Secondly , as regards the Structural Funds , there is another problem : the Structural Funds Regulation does not allow for payments to cover natural catastrophes .
It goes without saying that inspectors from the Member States can be included in this too .
All that will need to change is what happens anyway with banking institutions : an extra currency needs to be added to the list of currencies that the banking system deals with .
There has been a debate between Parliament , the Council and the Commission about exactly where these lists should be submitted .
The various existing bilateral agreements on investments were to be replaced by a multilateral agreement based on the principles of most-favoured nation treatment and national treatment , which would significantly liberalize investment and provide broadly-based protection for it .
Does the Commission accept that serial complaints are themselves injurious to the Community interest ?
Madam President , I would like to confine my remarks to Alzheimer 's disease .
The second issue over which there is concern is the issue of delay .
I note that the period since the Bangkok Summit has also seen much thought being given to questions of process , coordination and vision .