resumption of the session I resumed the session of the european parliament , that on thursday 21 september 2000 became cut , to his adjourned . approval of the minutes of the last meeting the minutes of the meeting for thursday 21 september his distributed . no comments ? madam the president , I will me limit to a comment on the minutes . for an inexplicable ground is mine name not to the aanwezigheidslijst . I proposal you this to let correct and I maak for the occasion use for on to merken that I today only nine hour necessary had to for finland to strasbourg to travel . this is haast a personal record these autumn . indeed , madam thors , we will the minutes correct . ( the minutes become adopted ) communication of the presidential office on the situation in the middle dear collegue regions regions , as you know are jerusalem , other cities and the palestinian areas sinds a couple days in fire and are there already numerous victims . today still have helicopters targets in gaza bombed , waardoor the position still further has deteriorated . on behalf of the european parliament regret I these new wave of violence ten zeerste and betuig I mine deepest sympathy with the families of the victims . in a moment that the peace zich in a crucial stage bevindt - with real , doch fragile progress - moet the visit of the mister ariel sharon to the tempelberg wel as a provocation become considered . as the sad actualiteit aantoont , is the status of jerusalem one of the keys for peace in the near eastwards . these city wemelt by the strong symbols for the three monotheistic religions . when hierop inbreuk becomes made , becomes there voorbijgegaan to the vredeswil and becomes the zoektocht to a before everyone acceptable solution belemmerd . we are aware however that both sides peace-loving people in their midden have , that progress would books . the simultaneous presence of the gentlemen ahmed qurie and avraham burg , respectievelijk chairman of the palestinian legislative council and chairman of the knesset , in this parliament during the part-session by september has hiervan eens to more the evidence geleverd . what the matter jerusalem concerns , have she the hoopgevende signal afgegeven open to stay for suggestions and too can listen . in these opening of a new part-session of the european parliament call I the international community to everything in the work too set opdat the dialogue in a while rapidly possible again in gang becomes made . the european union has already responded . they moet zich yet more effort getroosten ; us european parliament will hieraan a maximum contribution leveren . let we a minute silence in silence take . ( the parliament takes staand a minute silence in silence ) madam the president , in the first place want I let you on behalf of the socialist party are aware that we the fully eens his with what you barely has said . is you the me also toe you on behalf of mine party to to raise this issue too involve in the debate by tomorrow on the top of biarritz . the is a uiterst important issue and the concerns , as you the in treffende way has formulated , the powers of the european union . hoewel the top of biarritz informal is , will the situation in the middle that clearly one of the to treat subjects are . you has justified said , madam the president , that there sprake has been for a unacceptable provocation of a voorman of extreem-rechts in israel , that notorious is to have extremistische deeds in the past . welnu , too I am of believe that we us particularly have to richten to our israeli friends and their have to let are aware that a democratic and legitimate gevormde government as that of israel not with kanonschoten and tanks ten strijde can withdraw against children and young that with stones gooien . that is outside elke proportie and promotes to generlei way the process . I meen , madam the president , that after the visit the previous month for the with you invited presidents of the israeli and the palestinian parliament , we adequate moral authority bezitten to our interlocutors krachtdadig to benaderen and daarbij tegelijkertijd our good services to to offer . madam the president , I have you on behalf of mine party written asked for a change of the order with concerning to the just in a special dignified way with you aangesneden issue . aangezien the mister barón crespo the word has taken , propose I to this issue direct to to roeren . us parliament has the presidents of the knesset and the palestinian legislative council in a special good moment - a month ago - together invited , precisely to to to give that the a part want play in the promotion of the process . my inziens have to we , as parliament , indeed too now our mond say . I am the helemaal with you eens that the situation in palestine and israel in this moment dramatic is . I understand very well that the mister prodi - tomorrow - , the council , wijzelf , sommigen of us would a contribution leveren to the common debate . that volstaat however not . I propose therefore on behalf of mine party before that there as fast possibly an hour becomes uitgetrokken for this in a while important issue and that there a resulution becomes approved . mocht that not possibly have , than propose I before that these issue tenminste one of the subjects becomes by us actualiteitendebat . how the too she , to the end of these part-session may niemand can claim that the parliament as zodanig - in the spirit and in the verlengde of your schitterende statement - zich not for the restoration of the peace in israel and the near eastwards has uitgesproken . dear collegue regions regions , with your welnemen maak I there a sort draft by order of . the arrangement for the work is still not to the order . I have your proposal received . I propose than too for that we in the arrangement for the work bekijken or this subject already than not on the order of tuesday moet come too stay . firstly have to we however a series proposals for order afhandelen . I have some statements to you and afterwards comes the order to bod . madam the president , dear collegue regions regions , what there in the middle happens , is a tragedy . I am you special grateful that you the to the order has made . our party is fully behind your words . how can we these serious issue here in the plenary meeting treat ? the looks like me a good case as morning during the debate with the presidents of the council and the committee the chairmen or other members on behalf of the groups ingaan on the issues in the middle . I think not that we can the entire order change , because we have these week a lot of hay on our vork taken . I noem alone but the events of last week thursday in belgrade . madam the president , too mine party is naturally very shocked about the events in the middle of the previous weekend . for each proposals that his done , want I in the first place the draft of collegue wurtz support for a suitable tijdsstip to find waarop we the advice - possibly too the committee - ask a statement finished to leggen . for our party is the too well as the parliament a own statement hierover aflegt . everyone has beslist in every possibility ways tried these issue to voren to take , but to mine believe is his draft this time the most valuable and most gepaste . thank you wel , madam hautala , but barely as the mister wurtz loopt you somewhat forward on the arrangement for the work . madam the president , the goes to an appeal to the rules . you hebt the feelings weergegeven for everyone in this parliament , certain of mine own party . the is of importance that we discuss these issue and wel as an on themselves staand issue and not as part of a long range other issues that we vóór biarritz trying to treat . mine party would the very on price set as we this issue in the a or other way separate might can bekijken . president , on 21 september of this year , in the municipality the panne , that is the uiterste north of mine country vlak with the french border , has a farmer in an evening 45 refugees in his veld aangetroffen and of that 45 refugees were 15 children . gelukkig is the case to the highest level between france and belgium matters , and one has apparently a middel found to daarover to speak . mine surprise was however large when I by a belg that me inlichtingen gave , hoorde that the not alone the fransen are that that do , but too the dutch and the germans . when I him than early or too the belgians that do , replied he , ja , finished and toe . therefore apparently has everyone still the right european reflex , namely , we take us concern on the border to the anderen . thank you wel , mister sterckx , your statement is genoteerd . madam the president , I want the about a little very otherwise have . like us parliament believe , is the convention on the opstelling of the charter of the basic rights of the european union recently afgesloten . our institution has zoveel difficulty done for the work of these convention to do succeed ; she has with particularly her vergaderruimten repeatedly on disposal made to the convention . with these opening of a new period of plenary meetings here in strasbourg regret I the than too that the not possibly has proved this charter here in strasbourg on a dignified manner to overhandigen , nadat the opstelling ervan is completed . unfortunately , the would a big symbolic value have had to our institution . madam the president , as chairman of the vervoerscommissie of the european parliament and too if greek afgevaardigde would I brief would ingaan in the accident with the ferry samina loop that recent tuesday verging . till now toe are 79 dead geborgen and are there 2 vermisten . this is a horrendous shipwreck that us in toorn does ontsteken . to the seems has human falen , negligence of the crew , here a beslissende part played . there are serious indications that the communautair legislation is overtreden and with particularly the provisions on the matter registration of passengers and respect for the in the community directives neergelegde veiligheidsvoorschriften . therefor welcome we the reaction of the european committee that already an investigation has ingesteld to the compliance of the communautair legislation . as european parliament have to we again clearly make that we of plan are the proposals of the committee concerning the veiligheidsvoorschriften for maritime in a while spoedig possible to treat . this applies with particularly for the so-called erika-pakket . daarin zitten the proposals that the committee last year after the accident with the tanker erika has done for the security in sea . my inziens have to we together with the committee particularly nagaan or we the timetable for directive 98 / 18 on the matter veiligheidsvoorschriften to passengers on ferries not can inkorten . there may not exceptions have , for not certain state . dergelijke exemptions exist at the moment for greece to ferry ouder than 27 year . my inziens is the too not justified that greece has an exception to 2004 with concerning to the liberalization . daardoor become the veiligheidsvoorschriften in this country - that toevallig too mine country has - still more undermined . voordat I the mister watts the word geef on hetzelfde issue , part I you simply with that I direct after these terrible catastrophe the chairman of the greek parliament , the mister kaklamanis , on behalf of you naturally mine condolences have betuigd with the families of the victims . madam the president , after the tragic events recent week in the aegean sea will the entire parliament pleased his too vernemen that gisteren more than 60 greek passenger off the vaart his taken as she not to the eu-wetgeving voldeden . I appreciate the that you our condolences to the nabestaanden hebt offered and our thank hebt uitgesproken to allen that in the reddingsoperaties were involved . would the president the committee regional policy , transportation and tourism next week can ask too investigate why firstly 79 people moesten omkomen voordat these boats off the vaart became taken ? these committee serves urgently to investigate why a number member states - the is not alone greece - the maritime veiligheidsvoorschriften of the eu not naleeft . we have to the committee ask too investigate why certain member states long-term of these veiligheidsvoorschriften become exempted . madam the president , I thank you for the blijk of condolences that you the chairman of the greek parliament hebt do toekomen to aanleiding of the terrible scheepsramp in the greek waters . the lijdt no doubt that the application of alike the european if domestic legislation her and der to wishes overlaat . the greek government onderzoekt nauwgezet the toedracht of these disaster . there is a vaarverbod uitgevaardigd to 65 ships . we have to hierbij however aantekenen that the goes to ships that sowieso vanaf 1 october off the vaart should have taken . this has nothing off to stay with the 79 dead of the scheepsramp . that are two volkomen many things ! according the imo-voorschriften should these ships vanaf 1 october unsuitable are for the vaart . therefor is a vaarverbod uitgevaardigd , and not because people have died , how deplorable this too moge are . this means clearly absoluut not that we not zwaar shocked his by these tragedy . integendeel , we will as government and as socialist party everything in the work set for the safety of the maritime in the aegean sea to improve . the aegean sea telt not less than drieëneenhalf thousand islands and becomes doorkruist by ferry . clearly is this a terrible catastrophe , but as people beseft hoeveel ships there elke summer on the aegean sea sail , ziet one that this one accident is on a large number probleemloze travel . the conditions waaronder this plaatsvond have to however aanleiding his for an in-depth investigation in to raise to the conditions for the shipping in us country and in very europe . this means however geenszins that the greek seas less safe should his than the seas of ongeacht iedere other state . madam the president , in your comment on the danish neen has let you verstaan that the opponents of the eu to irrational angstgevoelens have ingespeeld . indien you better in the hoogte has been , would you are aware that your assertion only to approximately 20 cent of the danish neen-stemmers for application is . for the majority of the neen-stemmers ging the vote on the democratic legitimacy of the decisions that in the framework of the economic policy become taken . they would precisely avoid that important decisions in a in a while lichtzinnige basis , as that waarop you unfortunately your statements baseert , become taken . the danish population want a clearer delimitation of the powers of the eu and the powers that too in the future in the national parliaments thuishoren . already in december in nice will in the artikels 42 and 137 meerderheidsbesluiten for the social and labour become introduced . indien people afterwards with article 42 if basis the group people waarop provisional 1408 for application is uitbreidt and with article 137 as basis meerderheidsbesluiten invoert before for example the way for werkloosheidsuitkeringen , will this big effects have for the social and labour in denmark . dear collegue regions colleagues , I question for your understanding . everyone is zich there undoubtedly for aware that the here no draft of order betrof . takes you me not kwalijk , however proposals for order serve not for campaigns naderhand still eens to feed . madam the president , I thank you for the blijk of condolences that you on behalf of the european parliament hebt sent . daarmee hebt you uiting given to the feelings of everyone here . unfortunately are 79 or 80 people the victim become of the profit of the rederskapitaal . one can clearly wel try the crew the debt in the shoes too schuiven , but the valt not to betwisten that this ship already more than 35 year old has been . the had normal spoken not eens more may sail and is too very fast sank , so rapidly that not every people konden become saved . the owners have in their teugelloos behaviour always the greek governments to their side found . this is not the first , but the umpteenth time that we victims have too regret . no certain greek government has however ever measures taken to dergelijke accidents to prevent . I moet to conclusion still say that I surprised have been on the refusal of the socialist party to this theme of the urgenties to treat . clearly can one during a spoeddebat not in detail treden , but this has been wel a very serious accident . eighty people kwamen daarbij for the life and therefor moet the european parliament my inziens immediate a position innemen . madam the president , I kom yet even back in the with our belgian collegue genoemde vluchtelingendrama that zich the last time in europe to certain borders afspeelt . eight days ago have I made a visit to the centre to sangatte , that with the french government is opened and with the red cross becomes managed . in this centre become refugees opgevangen that would try britain in to come . to the seems , become they hiertoe made by gunstiger toelatingsvoorwaarden and by the fact that other borders difficult can become overgestoken . I wijs you erop that this centre per day average 800 to 1.000 refugees opvangt , that afkomstig his off the entire world and with particularly off iran , iraq and kurdistan , the kurdish part of turkey . sinds the opening ervan 11 months ago , are there in this centre 16,000 refugees opgevangen . that is the direct result of the non-harmonisatie of the toelatingsvoorwaarden and the status of the refugees in europe . madam the president , sincerely thanks to the fact that you me as final the word verleent terwijl I the as first have requested . in the first place want I congratulate you with your statement on the sad events in jerusalem . I can you however not congratulate with your expressions tegenover the spanish press during your recent visit to madrid . you has when said that nationalism right state to war . ofschoon wijlen mitterrand the fully with you eens would have , meen I that your position earlier by exclusiveness and lack to tolerance getuigt than for transparency and democracy . there are more than 100 historical peoples in europe that to the conditions meet for the form of a nation . too are there in europe miljoenen people that nationalist are and that attached his to their nation . too the gehechtheid to and the defending of the natiestaat is a shape of nationalism . madam the president , I proposal you the nationalists in this parliament to respect . we are gematigd , peaceful and democratic . I question for respect for the historic peoples of europe and to the honderden miljoenen europeans that itself as democratic and peaceful nationalists beschouwen . madam the president , the does me pleasure the meeting to let are aware that I together with the other spanish vice-presidents of the parliament the honour and the privilege have had you during your visit to spain to vergezellen . the was too an honour and a privilege getuige to have and express to become when you to brave , vastberaden and exemplary manner your verbondenheid uitsprak with the democracy and the values that these meeting defends . when madam fontaine the sense uitsprak where the mister ortuondo in doelde , had she the about form of exclusive , dominant and blanqui nationalism . for the otherwise to say , madam fontaine referred to that form of nationalism that race , blood and soil boven the principle of democracy places . I can the are aware that madam fontaine hierop doelde , because as said am I in elk moment of her visit getuige been . as the mister ortuondo as nationalist nothing to make has with dergelijke form of nationalism , than hoeft he zich nothing take care to make . that is us goal and that is too the goal of the resulution . that goes the to , madam the president . mister trakatellis , our meeting will here in a while immediately a decision about take , in the framework of the arrangement for the work . madam the president , I kom just back off brussels where the last meeting concerning the charter of the basic rights has plaatsgevonden . these rights are of big importance . one of the basic rights of the people of the eu is free movement of goods and people . the previous weeks is many this legislation denied ten gevolge of verscheidene storingen with a number crossings , waaronder the kanaalhavens , but too landinwaarts . I have for the summer with commissieleden spoken about the compensation that , if these justified becomes demanded , becomes paid to wegvervoerders that with wegblokkades their do not can do . the current scheme provides however to nothing certain way in a compensation to people , or the now tourists have or zakenreizigers . I understand that talloze other dringende cases for treatment questions , but these issue duurt yet again voort , day in day out , week after week . therefor proposal I you the committee to require as fast possible with a scheme to get that citizens equal rights offers as carriers , indien the free movement of goods and people where they legislation to have , them becomes denied . madam the president , now you mine danish collegue has heard , know you how low the level of the debate in denmark has been . I maak for the occasion use to madam ulla sandbćk with the victory to congratulate . the were immers not alone idiotic english conservatives and jörg haider that pleased were with the result . today brings a working for the mensenrechtencommissie of the united nations report out on the issue of the mister james mawdsley , afkomstig out mine constituency in the noordwesten of england . the mister mawdsley is a voorvechter of the human rights and becomes in burma caught kept . the expectation is that the mensenrechtencommissie will oordelen that the burmese authorities in fight act with the international legislation by these man caught too remain . certain days ago is the british consul erachter gekomen that the guardians of the mister mawdsley his protest against solitary confinement have afgestraft with him three days long lashes to offer . too has the man serious injuries in the gelaat opgelopen . we will tonight talk about the meeting azië-europa and I am ervan convinced that our views on human rights nadrukkelijk to uiting will come in the final resulution . that will I clearly do , mister davies . madam the president , the racist gewelddaden in germany sinds the last plenary meeting compel me unfortunately to weather the word to ask . sindsdien is a nco by the bundeswehr redundancies and are in cologne three officers in non-actief made . they had castigated a tunisian taxi , beaten and getrapt . in a brandaanslag in a opvangcentrum in wuppertal are two children light injured geraakt nadat there a molotovcocktail has been ontploft . there becomes suspect that the perpetrators racists are , and the police zoekt they too in that circles . there are already a number suspects arrested . in dusseldorf have approximately 20 people a black man attacked and injured . he had complained about racist onbeschoftheden and is therefor interrogated . thank you wel , madam schroeder . arrangement for the work tuesday the confederal party european unitair left-wing / ngl green left-wing has submitted a proposal to statements by the council and the committee on the situation in the middle upon the order to places . if this proposal becomes ingewilligd , can the statements diezelfde day between 5.00 and 6.00 hour become afgelegd . madam the president , I will not repeat what just already has said . for reasons that you themselves excellent hebt uiteengezet , verwijs I to your statement . to this moment can there therefore for everything happen . the opportunity to a lasting peace dreigt voorbij to go and the is therefore the highest period to an initiative of the parliament . I blijf in mine initial draft , tomorrow us debate on the extension of 5.00 to 6.00 hour to interrupt teneinde the than aanwezige council pierre moscovici in the opportunity to raise a statement finished to leggen , followed by a debate and an election . if after consulting blijkt that these option with many groups in big comments stuit - too already is there according me a lot of before to tell - than are there still two other opportunities . held in presence of madam pery or thursday in presence of the mister solana . me goes the there in the first place to that the parliament zich can uitdrukken , that we heard the council and that we can a part stay play in the peace in the near eastwards . the rest is secondary . mister wurtz , we have the now on the tuesday . as the mister wurtz however vasthoudt to this proposal with concerning to the tuesday , than will I ask or iemand zich hiertegen want uitspreken and than is the you free in this framework the word to feed . as the mister wurtz a compromise voorstelt , namely to his proposal to thursday to verschuiven , than is the issue what concerns the tuesday regulated . that is , believe I , the issue . I propose to mine draft to verschuiven to the thursday , in presence of the mister solana . thursday I propose therefore to these issue of the peace in the middle and the recent unrest toe to add to the debate with the mister solana . ja , that is an important precisering , opdat the collegue regions regions a decision can take . aangezien perhaps not everyone has these case followed , like I that the here goes for a flight that everyone vereiste authorisations had , but that in the allerlaatste moment for unclear reasons is cancelled . how the too they , for every clarity : the objective of the people had that part have to take to these flight - and that I personal ken - has been in everyone issue not too but only one support too betuigen to the regime of saddam hussein , our verklaarde opponent . the was only the intention - and that is very important - for the international opinion attent to make to the fact that the embargo daadwerkelijk tragic consequences has for the population of this country , with particularly the children . therefor support I this draft . ( the parliament willigt the proposal in ) madam the president , that there already repeated occasions gezinspeeld is on the position of mine party on this painful theme , want I let are aware that the only for a vote ging on the appropriateness of this debate . the parliament is clearly eensgezind in his solidarity and sympathy with the nabestaanden of the victims . mine party is there favour of , and to I veronderstel the other groups with us , this theme - that of the security in sea valt , waarvoor the committee regional policy , transportation and tourism bevoegd has - with the grootst possibility spoed to bestuderen . yet again with concerning to the thursday : the party of the european socialists and the party the green ask the report by madam klass on propagation vegetative to vines to a latere part-session to verschuiven . for me is a proposal for a roll-call vote on this issue . madam the president , is you me toe in certain seconds off to leggen why we this proposal to postponement have submitted . the concerns here a controversial report that the issue of the gm genetically-modified organisms toevoegt to an issue that the committee not has aangesneden . madam auroi , you has this proposal toegelicht , hetgeen volkomen correct is . I veronderstel that the mister poettering zich to this proposal want uitspreken . madam the president , clearly want I that to pleiten ! this report is already several times postponed . furthermore has the french presidential office uitdrukkelijk asked for the report these week to treat and erover to vote . the comes not often for that the council and our party the with each other eens have ! as the presidential office a little reasonable asks , what here the case is , than support we that , and therefor question I you this to the order to let stay . ( the parliament willigt the proposal in ) mister maccormick , what the order of friday concerns , is your proposal to allow binnengekomen . I can you therefore already answers that the outside beschouwing is gelaten . therefor be there no changes to the fridays . if you this echt wilt , geef I you however graag the word to a draft of order . madam the president , friday saw I that bee the oral issue on talendocenten , that very late in the order came geplaatst , no resolution has been gevoegd . I understand that mine proposal for addition hiervan to allow kwam seen the nogal chaotic situation today . the is an important matter and I would graag see that there after afloop of the debate becomes a deadline vastgesteld before the indiening for resolutions in dezen . mister maccormick , that is unfortunately not possible . the spijt me , but that would strijdig his with the rules . madam the president , I wanted the order of thursday let correct . in the greek version becomes under the urgenties justified the former yugoslav republic macedonia mentioned . that is , to now toe tenminste , the official name of this country . I have here however too yet four other versions , the italian , the english , the german and the french , and that is only sprake of macedonia . perhaps is that too in the other languages in a while . my inziens may we in official documents dergelijke errors not make , but have to we us always stick to the till now toe geldende , official names . I want therefore graag that the order of thursday becomes corrected and that in the vervolg in elk document that here official in circulation becomes made bill becomes kept with hetgeen I just said . mister souladakis , you has volkomen right , we will the title change . according me is these indeed not correct . european system of national and regional bills ( taxation and social premiums ) to the order is the recommendation for the second reading ( a5-0230 / 2000 ) , on behalf of the economical and monetary committee , concerning the common position , with the council vastgesteld with the oog on the adoption of the provisional of the european parliament and the council to change for the common principles of the european system of national and regional bills in the community ( esa 95 ) ten aanzien of taxation and social premiums and to change for provisional ( ec ) nr . 2223 / 96 of the council ( 8276 / 2 / 2000 - c5-0328 / 2000 - 1999 / 0200 ( cod ) ) ( rapporteur : the mister knörr borrŕs ) . madam the president , best collegue regions regions , mister the officer , in the first place moet I mine satisfaction uitspreken on these regulation concerning the common principles of the european system of national and regional bills ( esa 95 ) ten aanzien of taxation and social premiums . I use the word satisfaction , for the adoption of these provisional means a step in the direction of a system waarbij there sprake is for comparability and transparency between the many member states in the calculation of the deficit . I moet say that on the common the common view of the council the merendeel of the views of the european parliament overneemt . I zeg on the common , as the council ondanks a proposal for a by the council to grant period in the implementation of these provisional - that rechts with the opvallende absence of a number left-wing representatives in the draft had can opnemen - the text in a while interprets that the member states can these period applications , but that the committee to allen tijde the proposal can afwijzen indien the not enough is onderbouwd . indien there in financial and economic vlak on european unification becomes spoken , than moet these unification clearly based his to loyalty and transparency as a ander uitgangspunt would unacceptable have . I hope that the provisional becomes adopted , as the draft has the advantage an end to make to the in certain member states unfortunately widespread practice for deficits by boekhoudkundige methods to hide . we begeven us than too precisely in opposite direction teneinde via serious boekhouden little transparent , in a while not fraudulent behaviour to prevent . I zeg therefor again that according me supported the common view of the council moet become , as with these provisional the mechanism of adjustment to the european system of accounts ( esa 95 ) introduced becomes . daardoor become the comparability and the transparency in the accounts of the member states with in a while colleagues n uiterst sensitive and important issue as the calculation of the deficit daadwerkelijk assured . with the approve of this draft becomes too guaranteed that tegenover the possibility for a proposal for a aanpassingsperiode in to serve a real competence is to dergelijke ask finished to point indien they insufficient onderbouwd are . to final moet I the aanwezige officer questions zich in these plenary meeting to oblige to the indienen for a similar regulation for the registreren and calculate of the tax on the added value , one of the own resources . that proposal have I already repeated occasions done , for not forgotten may become that the approval of the common position in mine eyes gerelateerd has been to a commitment in that sense of the committee . I repeat therefore this proposal here in the plenary meeting . mister the president , mister the officer , dear representatives , in the report of the mister knörr zit an element that mine party in the special interesseert . as you know , mister the officer , has the parliament during the part-session by april this year in first reading an amendment approved for a period . daarin stond that the member states to the committee a period of maximum two year can ask for their boekhoudkundige systems to the provisional to to adapt . the is unnecessary to say , mister the officer , that the only one aim of this proposal is dergelijke situations to objectiveren and by the committee to let regulate on basis of a vastgelegde procedure and not on basis of a procedure that discretional can become applied . that this the only one tabled amendment is , are we willing us proposal in to withdraw to the treatment of these recommendation to simplify and the adoption ervan to accelerate to condition , mister solbes , that the committee a statement aflegt . in that statement moet the committee zich after the contents of this proposal set , that once only ten goal has dergelijke requests in an objective way to regulate , so elke form of discretional act by the committee becomes prevent . one says for example that the contributions of the workers not more enough his for them later a billijk pension off to pay . often klopt that gewoon not as people haalt boekhoudkundige tricks out with the money and than says one to the workers , that their live long have worked and finally the long-awaited pensions have achieved , that the money on is ! that klopt however not as people has gewoonweg with the money gegoocheld . therefor vote we with big pleasure for the verslag-knörr borrŕs . mister the president , in the first place would I each speakers would thank for their comments . the is clearly that this draft to aim has , as the mister fatuzzo has said , figures to achieve that in a while close possible bee the reality zitten to onderschattingen of the national deficits to prevent . the work of the parliament and the council is very useful been . the committee goes entirely agreement with the common view of the council , in which already many proposals by the parliament off the first reading included his . however are there still a tweetal issues that nadere clarification behoeven . the first issue concerns article 2 , lid 7 , on the possibility that the committee a zekere degree of discretionary beslissingsbevoegdheid has in the toestaan of overgangsperiodes . the only one that the committee in this vlak wenst , is that that periods echt justified his . therefor can we too without more agreement go with the obligation to the committee these requests to accept , on condition that the involved member states the difficulties that they possibly ondervinden in the with immediate ingang apply for the provisional on objective way uiteenzetten . I believe that if the for clarity goes there sprake moet are of two-way . clearly moet the committee these periods toestaan , when that objective grounds to exist . but that objective grounds his in their turn a necessary condition for the grant by the committee for a dergelijke period . in a while not , than should we the goal of the desbetreffende standard a bad service prove . in connection hiermee would I erop would point that the committee zich in the first reading there already toe obliged had a separate regulation by the european parliament and the council to these issue in to serve . I can today let are aware that the committee on 20 september that draft has adopted and in the parliament and the council has submitted . we will than too , hope I , this issue as regulated can beschouwen soon the draft is approved . to final want I still mine satisfaction uitdrukken on the support that the committee in her work by the side of the parliament ondervonden has and the rapporteur , the mister knörr , dankzeggen for the partnership and his excellent work in this report . thank you wel , mister the officer . the debate is closed . the election finds tomorrow to 12.30 hour town . capital hoewel the available european capital fast toeneemt , remain we behoorlijk behind in the usa . for these ground have been pleased I that there during the top of lisbon zoveel important became attached to capital . hoewel there progress have geboekt , is there too less attention to the booming sectors technology , biotechnology and health , where a lot of new jobs become created . there serves in this area coordinated action to become ondernomen , alike on european level as in national level . too moet the european octrooistelsel necessarily become revised . a rapid introduction of these directive is necessary for a online-octrooigegevensbank too can opzetten with behulp waarvan the midden- and enterprises can achterhalen or a bepaald patent already than not is and how they themselves patent can applications . the midden- and enterprises negeert the octrooistelsel , how stupid this perhaps too is . measures for the stigma on the bankruptcy to reduce let already a lot of too long to zich waiting . ondanks a diversity to available funding ondervinden entrepreneurs and the midden- and enterprises yet again difficulties if they in zoek go to capital for their new businesses . a website would a resolution on european level can his . investments serve available to his for everyone , for every region colleagues programmes and each communities . the governments play hierbij an important part as funder of capital and financial assistance to areas that with the private sector become gemeden . initiatives as mentorship have in these areas a lot of well done . the prince regions regions trust in the united kingdom deserves a lot of praise for the work that the has done . ten slotte will we too attention have to besteden to the lack to ondernemerscultuur and the deficit to qualified staff and hightech-bedrijven in the midden- and enterprises , as we capital would develop . we can not enough doordrongen his by the importance of capital for the economical growth and the employment . we will well have to look to the ways waarop capital can become rationalised and simplified and more accessible can become made . what concerns the new proposals that after the commissiestemming again his submitted , I am not for amendment 1 of the mister tannock , but I am wel to his proposals 2 to and with 9 . by the amendments 10 to and with 20 voice I alone in with proposals 14 , 17 and a part of amendment 18 . mister the president , for to start would I graag the rapporteur , the mister skinner , thank for the excellent work that he has geleverd with this report . as rapporteur for advice of the committee employment and social affairs and shadow for the ppe-de in the economical and monetary committee want I the mister skinner sincerely thank . he is there excellent in succeeded the views of parliamentary committees and political groups bijeen to take and these in harmonious and balanced manner to schrift to raise . in the communication on capital was the main political message that capital essential is for the create for jobs , the increase of the productivity and the promote for the growth in europe . enterprises in the european union , in the special in new-growth as the hightech-industrie and the biotechnology , can zich not optimaal develop as she not better access to capital get . efficient capital are too a allereerste condition for the development of ondernemersschap in europe . in that opzicht am I the fully eens with the mister skinner as he says that the of big importance is the midden- and enterprises free access to offer to the new capital . according a recent investigation waarnaar in the communication of the committee becomes verwezen , is this too a very effective hulpmiddel for the employment to improve , aangezien between 80 and 90 cent of the funds that available come out capital normal spoken becomes aangewend to antiracist ; in other words , more capital states us in is us human capital efficient to benutten . in the gevecht to the unemployment are too actual measures necessary for the burden on labour to reduce . too wijs I nadrukkelijk on the importance of lower costs and less administrative procedures for the opzetten of a company and the again starten following a bankruptcy . at the moment bevinden zich to a lot of potential entrepreneurs outside the economy , purely vanwege an inadequate insolventiewetgeving . in the onderhavige communication becomes indicated that there in europe ondanks the geboekte progress yet again sprake is of very a lot of weak items , certain in comparison with our main competitors . the mister skinner merkte on that , in comparison with the united states , the amount capital alsmede the allocation ervan yet again of the maat is , and unfortunately becomes this hole with the day bigger . we might us therefore ensure have to make on the timetable that the state and government in lisbon have proposed . we have to us afvragen or the deadline 2003 to europe not to allow has . I welcome the position of gordon brown and anderen that we an speeded timetable have to consider , alike to the plan on the matter capital as to the plan for financial services . the draft to a directive concerning aanvullende pensions is of big importance to the growth of capital in europe . the committee employment and social affairs wanted refer to the findings of a recent investigation to aanvullende pensions , in the special the prudential rules . institutional investors as insurance , beleggingsmaatschappijen and pension play an increasingly larger part as the goes to the verschaffen of capital . the last 10 year are particularly the pension again belangrijker become as result of the demographic changes that have led to a greater need to products for the oudedagsvoorziening . the shift ten gunste for more results-oriented instruments asks always more for revision of the system . the recent developments with concerning to the euro are regrettable . long the european economy not strong or attractive is , will the euro that too not have . the plan on the matter capital is a political choice that we already have made . we hoeven there alone yet but for to ensure that the plan zodanig rapidly becomes implemented that the present conditions become benut . mister the president , mister the officer , ladies and gentlemen , this is an excellent report , that is already earlier said . the behandelt each items that important have for the promote for the use of capital in europe . that is urgently necessary , as efficient markets for capital play not alone an important part in the create for employment , but too with the increase of the productivity , with the finance of rapidly growing companies and in the oprichten of enterprises . out the report blijkt too that 66 cent of the employment in the community in the midden- and enterprises to find has , and that 80 to 90 cent of the capital becomes used for personnel in service to take . we have a big achterstand in the united states , and therefor expect we of the member states and of the committee more money , more capital to beginnende and young companies . the procedures have to become simplified , we have to ervoor take care that in every countries the one-stop-shop the standard becomes . we have to too us belastingstelsel adapt , the moet innovations promote , but too individuals aansporen for capital in enterprises to invest . therefor am I pleased that in lisbon has agreed to a benchmarkingsysteem in to feed to to determine what the best designs his for everyone many form of capital with each other to compare . that is an opportunity for us . mister the chairman , ladies and gentlemen , first would I the rapporteur , the mister skinner , would congratulate with are well doordachte report . we have for the sector capital in the european union now werkelijk new impetus necessary . the businesses grow already faster , young and innovative businesses have to in a rapidly changing omgeving can beschikken on efficiëntere markets for capital . we need a broader basis for the growth find . in the previous five year is too with us the use of capital fast risen , but europe has still a big achterstand in the united states . this applies particularly to the yet again rapidly growing area of the informatica and the biotechnology , but too for the preventive care , a volkomen new sector , that already faster groeit . the committee employment and social affairs has zich particularly beziggehouden with the many form of aanvullende old-age and the supervision that daarbij necessary is . aangezien the expectancy constantly stijgt become there always more financial products for aanvullende pensions offered . daardoor play pension an increasingly larger part in the verstrekken of capital . each systems of social security , in which form than too , and particularly degene that according the principle of the kapitaaldekking work , have however need to special organs for the administration , the monitoring and the co-determination to the confidence of the participants to these new systems to strengthen . therefor moet there a permanent dialogue between everyone involved parties plaatsvinden , therefore too with the european parliament , with the council , the social partners , the european bank and the europe investeringsfonds . we can there in the european union not often enough in point that we our forces have to bundelen . we have to every available financial instruments use to the market faster to develop . we have to ervoor take care that there in the european union more capital for investment available is , daarvan can everyone benefit , too the job-seekers . investments in new enterprises create namely too employment . the workers play a hoofdrol in the build for new businesses . therefor have to they can participeren , but too co-determination get . that is to allerlei reasons important . ten slotte want I there again in point that these communication and this report again a strong impetus can give to the bundelen of our forces in the sector of the capital . mister the president , as bekend gives the european parliament already jarenlang with middel of reports and resolutions blijk of interest and sensitivity to the midden- and enterprises and have concerns . in many point have we clearly made that the midden- and enterprises a very important part plays in the promotion of the employment and the technological innovation . the interest of the governments of the member states and the community establishment is usually however a and already hypocrisy . the small and medium-sized enterprises can gewoon not participate to the financial scheme regions regions . they can not profijt withdraw of the new technological developments , of the program colleagues programmes for technological modernization and the opleidings- and training programmes regions for their staff . one can them with their problems help with the disastrous conditions for bankkrediet to review and stronger an appeal to do in the medewerking for their bonden and the chambers of commerce . too that can immers an important contribution leveren to the program colleagues programmes for technological development and general training . alhoewel the action regions regions of the committee till now toe what this concerns hardly zoden to the dijk have gezet , become we now faced with a communication of the committee and a report by the parliament in which proposals prevent that official for the smes are , but in feite in maat are gesneden of the grootkapitaal , for the big credit . one says hierin namely that for the promotion of the midden- and enterprises a pan-european capital necessary is . this is however you reinste provocation , evenals the pan-european pension , the use of the reserves of the funds for investment with capital and the belastingfaciliteiten before the profits . one goes undoubtedly the good side out as people solutions zoekt before the onbillijke taxation on the midden- and enterprises , as people the octrooistelsel trying to simplify and to modernize , as people the exaggerated administrative expenditure reduces and the procedures inkort for establishment of a small or middelgroot company . the assertion however that people the midden- and enterprises helpt , terwijl people in feite alone but the wishes vervult of the big credit , is us inziens a provocation that we absoluut to the kaak have to raise . president , the unemployment in the european union is still increasingly free high : ruim 9 percent of the beroepsbevolking . I dring there in the european committee on to to vaart to put behind the directive to aanvullende pensions . with inachtneming for prudential rules have to establishment complete freedom have . daarnaast serve member states paid pensioenpremies free to set of taxation . hierdoor can a source of privé-kapitaal become aangeboord . but the availability of capital is not the only one threshold . often is the too the notorious oerwoud to rules , formulieren and counters that a small entrepreneur ervan weerhoudt for personnel in service to take . here is therefore a big task for a lot of member states to structural reforms in gang to put and unnecessary obstacles away to take . with the oog in the bepleite reform of the europe octrooistelsel question I the attention of the officer for the drietalenregime of the european office . this works distortions in the hand . an application moet therefor in elke official language of the eu submitted can become . a rechtens equal treatment of languages looks like me without more in the importance of small , innovative enterprises and has besides in accordance with the eu-verdrag . a ander issue of concern concerns the possibility patenting of clearly materials , as genes and plants , that my inziens justified in paragaaf 22 of the resolution is verwoord . the principle that the life a gift of god has and nothing acquired possession of people , deserves too allen tijde respect . mister the president , the report of the mister skinner is a good case . that not waagt , that not wint ! unfortunately applies this proverb too to already to a lot of european companies . we have a lot of patents , but to little geslaagde commercial applications . but already too often become the gebruiksrechten on patents to american or asian corporations sold . small and medium-sized enterprises in europe have often not the courage they themselves to exploit . therefor have to we the reform of the belastingrecht and of the administrative legislation promote . we have to these disabilities rapidly wegwerken . the austrian government has before which already initiatives taken . we have the levy on stock-exchange abolished and the duty-free amount for the participation of workers doubled . I hope that other governments this example will follow and not will wait till the eu they therefor asks . a actievere support for the midden- and enterprises and for independent entrepreneurs would naturally hetzelfde impact have . these goals are already long the cornerstones of us economic policy , but too of us employment . that has the mister skinner too justified on pointed . furthermore shows the communication of the committee too to - and that is justified too in the report - that in the construction of an integrated european market for capital yet again not adequate progress has geboekt . europe has here a weak plek . we kennen these concerns all , but we have clearly obstacles , that for beginnende entrepreneurs risk regions regions mean . in that connection have to we the cultural obstacles noemen , but too the bureaucracy , the moeizaam verkrijgen of licences , the complex procedure for the applications for patents by the midden- and enterprises , the costs in the long period of a patent , but too the lack to coordination between the belastingstelsels . the europe of the enterprises moet everyone opportunities and beloningen offer . therefor question I support your to already these demands . perhaps can we there still a schepje bovenop do . too networks of deskundigen can a big part play . we have to there clearly to ensure that there adequate capital available is , however alike for new businesses as for the extension of existing enterprises is that not enough . the question is too which own resources available are . I want there too yet to point that female entrepreneurs a special opportunity have to get . if parliament have to we ask the committee ervoor to ensure that the progress in this area begeleid becomes with benchmarking and with a notering in the score-board . mister the president , I am happy with this report on venture . I find namely too that daarin an opportunity is for funds to find , that absoluut necessarily have to research , development , production and the conquer of markets for new products . we are the about a lot of issues eens . there moet for example by the authorities and by individuals capital available become made , the access to capital moet become simplified , capital moet particularly to the midden- and enterprises go , as profits again in funds become invested moet that fiscal become encouraged and the octrooiwezen moet easier and cheaper become . there is however too ground to criticism in the concept . that falsified the competition ten detriment of the capital of the authorities . ten fourth : how would we guarantee that the greater part for the pension in the verstrekken of capital , that in the report as desirable becomes bestempeld , there not toe leads that perhaps the money for the participants lost goes , what haaks is on the importance of who that a aangename old day would ? ten fifth : niemand has can aantonen that mergers in the capital positive effects have for the availability of capital . off the experience blijkt the opposite . how less marktdeelnemers , des to less competition and des to higher the costs ! mister the president , too I would mine collegue peter william skinner luck would wishes with his excellent report that a in mine eyes uiterst important issue behandelt . as the european union want the region with the most dynamic economies of the world become , like decided during the top of lisbon , than have to particularly in the smes create the investments that employment and that zich richten in sectors with future funded can become . one want the ondernemingsgeest in europe encourage , but aspirant-ondernemers have yet talloze difficulties for profitable projects to realiseren . the is necessary these difficulties in the many countries of the european union rapidly to overcome . the difficulties start already in administrative handelingen , for example certain red rules , that veelal onnuttig are however that wel time , energy and money costs , and eindigen in the financing of the project . welnu , enterprises with capital have in this connection a uiterst important part to play . the european union moet a lot of faster forward as she the opgelopen achterstand , with particularly in the united states , want inhalen . the draft of the committee looks like us the right direction in to go , hoewel too I for view have been that there quicker progress moet become geboekt . that can through in to vote with the to the committee targeted proposal yet this year a plan for the capital to presenteren and an integrated approach out to work , so to pollution-related way each community instruments can become gebundeld . above most is the necessary that europe zich more richt on the merits of the projects and not on the personal ability of the entrepreneurs , as now still the case is . in zich has the already discutabel that banks demand a personal bail , but in the case of enterprises with capital is the ontoelaatbaar . too have to the entrepreneurs easy access have to venture and before which is active and effective informatieverstrekking on the way waarop that capital can become used important . ... that only ten good will come to a minority of the population has that capital for too beleggen and to verplaatsen . each proposals illustrate eens to more that the european union to stand has made in the allesoverheersende idea the movements and investments for the grootkapitaal to promote and in second body that of the small capital . the majority of the population is here however with involved , aangezien the european establishment with her money the measures in promotion of the private investment would finance . who that not beschikken on capital , but wel the lion of the taxation pay - with particularly via indirect taxes if the vat - have to therefore opdraaien before the subsidies and deductibility for the investors and the belastingvoordelen before the aandelenopties . the is the intention pension to support , but that houdt inevitable in that the by capitalization gekenmerkte system becomes promoted . money that aangewend would have to become for everyone an acceptable pensions to offer , becomes now therefore use for a minority in is too set anymore privé-winst to make . we oppose us than too by these total approach waarbij the pockets of the hard-working majority of the population again army become made and the aldus gebeurde money to the kapitaalbezitters stroomt . mister the president , in the first place would I you would let are aware that the committee with satisfaction responded has in the report by the economical and monetary committee and the advice of the committee employment and social affairs . I want the mister skinner and madam kauppi sincerely dankzeggen for their comments . beiden talk onomwonden their support off to the community strategy for the development of the capital in the european union . I meen a clear consensus bespeurd to have on the important part that the venture can play as driving for the economical growth and daarmee clearly too for the employment . you herinnert zich undoubtedly that the plan for the capital dates for to lisbon , and wel off the year 1998 . us interesseren however not zozeer the conditions in the past , but what we with the oog in the future do . in that connection does the me pleasure you to let are aware that the committee the council and the parliament will a communication sending about the progress in the area of the capital on basis of the objective of lisbon . in that communication will too a system for monitoring and vergelijkende evaluation are to precies too can know what there in elke state happens . that mechanism moet us in state set the relevant conclusions too withdraw and in the countries that that opportuun achten the best practices of the other countries to introduceren . before which is the onontbeerlijk a number actual actions to realiseren , waarvan the first and most important the integration of the risicokapitaalmarkt in the european union is . a number representatives have two actual examples mentioned waarop I would would ingaan : the pension and a doeltreffender communautair patent , that a better use of the venture can promote . on the pension can I tell you that the committee in principle yet these week a ontwerprichtlijn moet approve that the pension more armslag will supply in investment in effects in the entire union . we have the naturally on funds for aanvullende pensions and on a non-compulsory opportunity for these funds for capital to use . the goes to the wegwerken of the current obstacles and therefor should the with a number speakers genoemde future risks regions regions correct not have to action . the openstellen of these funds for capital will naturally by the side of the custodians of the funds require a correct behaviour to eventuele risk regions regions in a while a lot of possible to restrict . on the second issue would I you alone but would say that the committee already in july her draft to the communautair patent has adopted . the is a uiterst important tool for the costs to reduce and the certainty in the innoverende enterprises in the eu to guarantee and to improve . undoubtedly will the communautair patent practical problems opleveren - a number of you has already pointed to complex issues as the talenregime - but unfortunately can we in this moment that not nader in ingaan . these two subjects have to us however other with you genoemde aspects not do forgotten . hierbij believe I to the improvement of the economic climate and of the regulation that both essential his to the capital even dynamic to do his as in the united states . certain representatives have too pointed to the issue of government in capital . there moet clearly clarification verschaft become about the compatibility of government with the competition . a number of you has zich afgevraagd why government alone as supplement to private financing would can exist . here is however not the wish in the geding a shape of financing out to sluiten , but only the streven the available resources optimaal to use . the looks like me not wise that government with the finance for projects with capital ousts with private funding . we should government have to use for the projects that not easy private funded can become . as union are we still to the nadenken on the best possibility use of the available tools , with particularly the european bank and the europe investeringsfonds . half october will the committee publish a second communication with an analysis of the many question that the committee beheert . in that communication , that the council and the parliament will become toegestuurd , will we too in the prospects for the future of the capital ingaan . to conclusion would I you would let are aware that I the report by the economical and monetary committee excellent find . the is an important and opbouwende contribution to the efforts for the risicokapitaalmarkt to develop . the vaststelling that the recommendations of your committee in big extent stroken with the ideas in our proposals for the risicokapitaalmarkt stemt to satisfaction . I would alike the rapporteur if everyone members of the committee would thank for their participation to this debate . mister the president , the is usual to the committee toe to respond as an issue is ignored or incomplete has replied . we find that the european union a nagenoeg onontgonnen area is as the goes for capital . that moet urgently a little to done become . even in that countries where the system echt functioneert , functioneert the otherwise than to the other side of the atlantic ocean . cases as aanvullende pensions have to nonetheless betrekkelijk fast in to feed his . we may these matters not in a low pitje put . mister skinner , that is not draft of order but an afterthought that outside the order valt . how than too , mister the officer , as you in this moment wilt respond krijgt you the word . mister the president , an reply in telegramstijl . I believe that I the most issues that the mister skinner aandraagt have replied . on the acceleration of the timetable can I say that the to the member states is the necessary measures too take on implementation of the plan . by our side will we a first stage presenteren that undoubtedly as incentive will serve for the member states for in their policy to look to what the other member states do . seen the competence in this area of the committee can we difficult lake do . thank you wel , mister solbes . the debate is closed . the election finds tomorrow to 12.30 hour town . third meeting azië-europa to seoul on 20 and 21 october ( asem iii ) to the order is the statement of the committee on the third meeting azië-europa to seoul on 20 and 21 october ( asem iii ) . - ( es ) mister the president , on three weeks becomes in seoul the third topconferentie in the framework of the asem kept . I believe that the a gelukkige samenloop of conditions is that these conference in korea plaatsvindt , brief following the historic korean top that the door has opened for reconciliation and future unification . these event has clearly important positive effects to the regional én the global security . the top means that the process that four year ago in bangkok began to rijping is gekomen . this process is a supplement to our bilateral relations with our 10 asian partners of the asean and levert a contribution to the integration in asia and europe . the asem is structured rond three pillars : politics , economy and culture . the asem has the asean + 3-proces simplified with noord- and asia still closer to each other to take . the structure of the meetings of the ministers of finance , economical and foreign affairs and too for the summits is geënt in the asem-model . too in the european union moesten and have to we learn how we in effective way a process can send that alike the political dialogue want encourage with the oog in a deepening of the economical relations between both region regions regions as the contacts on personal and cultural vlak wenst to intensify . the process is based on an equal relationship . we have these dialogue opgevat as a process of equal partners that we in a while informal possible wanted remain without an institutionalized secretariat to create . that initial idea is still eens underlined by the fact that we , niettegenstaande a number difficulties , our asian partners ervan have know too convince that we with them on voet of equality relations would aangaan through distance to take for the traditional relationship donor-begunstigde and of elke form of postkolonialisme . these approach is particularly important to our efforts for the political dialogue to consolidate , to deepen and to verbreden . terwijl our asian partners there the preference to give zich bezig to stick with the issues that us unite and the other cases erbuiten to let , have we gepleit for a broad order without a only issue off to sluiten . our partners have accepted this principle in ruil for the guarantee that wisdom and healthy sense the doorslag will supply in the select of the discussieonderwerpen . the issue of the human rights is clearly the issue that the most problems oplevert . in that discussion becomes the rejecting of interference in internal aangelegenheden in stelling made , naast other arguments that us bekend in the ears klinken . however will this issue alike in the statement by the chairman of the top as in the framework for the partnership between asia and europe uitdrukkelijk mentioned become . daaraan would I still would add that there in the framework of the asem together with the foundation azië-europa a series useful seminars on human rights kept become . veiligheidsproblemen , that in the area of special importance are , play in this process an important part . in this connection moet there as example of dergelijke problems pointed become in the verschijnen for a separate statement on the korean peninsula . the leaders will zich too bezighouden with the struggle to the cross-border crime , particularly in the light of the recent tragedy in dover . the exploitation of illegal immigrants , women and children , with particularly in the florerende seksindustrie , will not alone voorwerp for debate are , but there will too initiatives taken become for these modern scourge that linked is with poverty and insecurity to fight . on economic vlak is 1993 a remarkable year , that in that year our exports to asia that to the united states overtreft . the second asem for 1998 in london has with success the crisis overcome . we have our asian partners supported and actual actions taken , as the important afspraak on trade and investment that the tendency to than toe has vice and to a aanzienlijk deficit in the trade with our partners has led . the oprichten of a trust fund , the create of a european network for financial deskundigen and the approve of two plans for the facilitate by the trade and the promote of the investments are all examples that aantonen that europe zich not alone bezighoudt with asia in good times but too gedurende crises . the coming top will us in state set the fruit to reap of the geleverde efforts and will the steps that gezet his in the direction of greater operationaliteit and efficiency bekrachtigen . furthermore will the leaders talk about the implications of the new economy , the globalization , the lessons off the crisis , the aanleggen for a transeuropese-aziatische electronic supersnelweg in vergemakkelijking of the contacts between onderzoeksinstituten and the impact of the new technologies in the economic life , with inbegrip of measures to the head to offer to the increasingly bigger wordende digital divide . as result of the current situation in the market is the safety of the security , waaronder the olievoorziening , to the order added . a ander zwaartepunt in the discussion between the leaders is the need to a common multilateral legal framework for the trade , in the trant of the organization . too the necessity this legal framework in the era of globalization to maintain will a theme form . that approach is part of our strategy for a wider consensus to achieve for the immediate starten of a new global round . the is important the cultural gap between our two area regions regions in to fill . greater awareness , the spread of knowledge with the oog in a better onderling concept and the wegnemen of onjuiste ideas are vanaf the start important purposes been for the asem . the foundation azië-europa has to this goal a significant contribution geleverd . as will the leaders initiatives take for an extensive exchange of students between the region colleagues regions , the modernise of the onderwijsstructuren , the intensify of collaboration with the development of the human capital and the exchange of views on recent events in social vlak . in this connection regret we the that our asian partners still always not ready his in the framework of the asem the establishment of a social forum to bestuderen that the civil society represents , as the ondernemersforum azië-europa the ondernemerswereld represents . this draft is afkomstig by the organizers of the forum of the peoples . for organizational and logistical reasons will the korean presidential office a statement publish in which , naast the with the leaders discussed issues , of other melding will become made by the reform of the united nations , disarmament , arms and the fight against aids . the slotverklaring will the discussion between the leaders weergeven , but in the preparation is there on this issue already a lot of work resistance . the president will therefore during the top of own responsibility the text update . the already genoemde statement for seoul on the korean peninsula recognizes the importance of the recent progress and keurt the policy good north in the international community on to take with as aim the peaceful unification of the two korea regions regions . to conclusion : the kader-2000 for the partnership between asia and europe , that a geactualiseerde version is for the framework that during the last top in london is approved , regulates detailed the goals and procedures of the asem for the komend decade . in contrast to the previous version are this time , to but two examples to noemen , the importance of the human rights and the partnership in the area of protection eraan added . the only one still unresolved issue is the quality of the membership . what that concerns have the european partners zich till now toe resistance to efforts certain restrictions to introduceren that aanleiding should can give to an interpretation that certain countries for future participation would exclude . samenvattend would I the in mine eyes most important characteristic of the asem would noemen : a regular dialogue on the highest level with half-yearly summits that in the periodic meetings of the ministers of finance , foreign and economical cases become prepared . and than have I the still not eens on the talloze meetings of high officials and deskundigen rond these summits . the dialogue with our asian partners has become a normal event that not dependent has by economical euphoria or pessimism vanwege a crisis . the asem is a clear expression of the strong verbondenheid , to voet of equality , for the eu with our partners in oost-azië . the process omvat not alone economical relations , but too political and personal relations . seen the significance to each other for the two area regions regions , the mutual lessons and the dissemination of knowledge , will the create of a network between the leaders and between the peoples contribute to the realiseren of the for asem iii chosen theme : partnership for prosperity and stability in the new millennium . mister the chairman , ladies and gentlemen , asia is one of the region colleagues regions where the european union not optimaal use is of her political potential . that is not accusation , veeleer a vaststelling . as the european union not of already her potential use is draagt she maybe not her full responsibility . therefor is this asem in a while enormous important . I durf wel to claim that the committee for the promote for this process a high degree of support by the parliament geniet . that applies to her method , to the ontwerpagenda , for almost everything . therefor is the today important to the public opinion in europe aware to make of this asem . our partners in asia have little understanding to the fact that we us almost exclusively with ourselves bezighouden , with the igc conference , with the extension , perhaps too with other dringende political difficulties for our door , as the middle . they understand not that we less do than we might can do as the goes to the issues that important his before the prosperity and the peace on earth . one expect miracles of the european union . people ziet a strategic part in asia for the europeans . that can we now and in the foreseeable future sure not waarmaken . we have to these chance tackle . that offers us tegelijkertijd the opportunity to our principles that to the man to take . too that is possibly in the asem . mister the president , the goes today not alone to the issue or these century or this millennium european or asian will become . the goes erom that both region regions regions a new shape of partnership have to find . therefor is the an excellent case that the government of europe and asia each other in these informal dialogue on verscheidene subjects again meet . very important is too that they that this year in seoul do , in an important moment in the history , with the opportunity to reunification . the interest for mutual understanding between these important area regions regions is still again to gering , hoewel the economic and handelsbeleid and certain too the security good grounds for partnership are . beiden have to we care for more understanding and better coordination , so can we actual successes books in the reform of the united nations , in the treatment of the issue of monetary and financial stability in the wto but too for the important issues that in the order of the international arbeidsorganisatie stay . now have to we normal relations build between europe and asia , than can we finally to an actual manner with each other cooperate , than becomes that too visible to the citizen . we have to the struggle aangaan against the laundering of money , we have to anymore do for the protection , we have to trust create in the policy , we have to anymore do for the safety and to healthy water , we need however too successes books in the struggle by the organised crime and - you has volkomen right , mister the officer - to smuggling , sexual exploitation of women and the abuse of children . the exchange regions regions between schools , universities and enterprises are promising . the foundation europa-azië levert good jobs . in 2000 is the question what asem werkelijk can presteren , would have to can presteren , what we the best in the asem can organise . the use group has before which excellent voorbereidend work geleverd , now have to we that concrete make . the was clearly correct that the asem has the model with the three pillars overgenomen : the political , the economical and the cultural collaboration . we need however further go , we have to too progress books in the security of the osce in europe , but too in the territoriale problems in asia . important is too the issue of human rights and democracy in burma and elsewhere . when we before which a resolution find has that stabilizing consequences for the entire region . the would too good have to in a social forum to negotiate on the constantly to important winnende issues on the matter relocation , arbeidsnormen and social issues . this forum would in a comparable level have to stay as the businessforum and a dialogue on the arbeidsrelaties and the social standards possible have to make between the politics and the social partners . a dergelijk forum moet there werkelijk come . we as members of the european parliament have there however too important bee that the dialogue between members out europe and asia new life becomes ingeblazen . we have here in strasbourg the first meeting organised between delegates out europe and asia . we have taken the first initiative , now are our collegue regions regions out asia to zet . therefor is the parliamentary dialogue too a first step on way to a dialogue between everyone geledingen of the society . we have to this all as our task for the future beschouwen , for europe and asia have each other a lot of to tell and a lot of to offer . the meeting azië-europa onderscheidt zich of other form of dialogue . asem has an informal character that we valuable find for these dialogue , that of eminent strategic importance too is . daarnaast is the a multidimensional dialogue , the goes on politics , economy and on culture . as the economical crisis in asia us a little taught has , than is the that liberalization , with the greater transparency of the economy and behoorlijke protection for too foreign investment , good works . as the now still to joint initiatives in the wto can get , is that a good case . ten third , the political dialogue : asem is forum in uitstek for too painful subjects to the order to raise . we zitten that to table with the republic china and with their ban on the falun gong , yet again the existing system of arbitrary administrative hechtenis , political detainees . already this sort affairs serves irrevocable to the order made too become . president , there becomes on extension of asem spoken , of more with india . in elk case can that extension not plaatsvinden with burma . the treatment of aung san suu kyi , now we the barely have had on the british activist james maudsley , are aanwijzigingen to more that we now not with this regime in dialogue can treden . than liever taiwan , the would mooi his if the republic china and the republic china an example names to the rapprochement between noord- and korea . mister the president , the coming meeting azië-europa in seoul offers a valuable framework for dialogue and the strengthening of political , economical and cultural partnership between the two participating area regions regions . I dring there however in every participants to to that she in seoul ten aanzien of the human rights in the area agreement have to see too achieve on the opnemen of clear commitments in the hoofddocumenten . there serves too more attention to become geschonken to the phenomenon labour to ervoor to take care that hieraan alike in asia as elsewhere in a while rapidly possibly an end comes . europe and asia have to cooperate for the struggle by the drug , zwartgeld , the international crime , terrorism and sexual exploitation of minderjarigen to tighten . the is of big importance that the two area regions regions during the eerstvolgende round talks of the trade agreement achieve . what this final concerns , merk I in that the breekbare economical recovery of asian becomes bemoeilijkt with the thorny political situation in the region . sometimes becomes forget that the unprecedented economical growth in asia the previous kwarteeuw the outcome was for a onafgebroken period for politics and strategic balance . at the moment heerst there in these area in a lot of lesser extent balance . the korean peninsula is a source of constant strategic instability . the rebuilding of timor is still again gaande . more asian countries should a contribution can leveren to the spoedeisende issue for the restoration and the reconstruction of timor . naturally will there still a lot of have to become doorgesproken to the relations between the new government of taiwan and the republic china to stabilize . everyone involved parties have to zich there aware of are that politics balance a first vereiste is to to economical developments to come and I wish everyone participants to the conference in seoul a lot of success . the is not enough for a time in the five ŕ six year with each other to come to a parliamentary dialogue between the representatives of this parliament and the representatives of india , nepal , pakistan , sri lanka , bangladesh and bhutan - this are only the countries where the delegation that I voorzit , zich with bezig houdt . I proposal madam randzio-plath , that a big input has in the committee , to help the necessary geldmiddelen free to make to these delegation - and other if that zinvol has - in is to raise the number meetings on to schroeven . mister the president , for to start zeg I to the mister nassauer that the weliswaar to deplore valt that the european union not face has in the asian countries , but that we too a cautious schuldbekentenis have to afleggen and have to admit that we opportunities voorbij let go . as have we a month ago the report of the mister galeote on diplomacy and the foreign policy approved . the umpteenth missed opportunity . what concerns the asean , have to we eens critical look to the nature of the ties that existence or might have to exist between the european union and the asean . for to start can we not voorbijgaan to the strong many concept of integration in the european union and in the asean . there is no sprake of political integration , even not for a prospect to political integration between the countries of the asean . certain last speakers seem furthermore forget too are that the within the asean vertegenwoordigde regimes strong of each other differences : they vary by totalitarian or dictatorial - of other in the event for china even strong dictatorial - regimes to democratic countries . the is therefore not strange that there in these context noch sprake is for real integration , noch for a real political dialogue . perhaps moet the european union zich on this issue buigen and the bee good , healthy bilateral relationship remain , waaraan a very other invulling can become given to gelang the other party a democratic country or a dictatorial or totalitarian state has . too believe I that the onverholen optimism on the korean herenigingsproces somewhat exaggerated is . that ene zwaluw of the top between the president of the republic korea and the leader of the korean dictatorial regime is certain yet not summer for the korean people . dear collegue regions colleagues , I remind you eraan that under this paradijselijke regime the recent five year two to four million people the starvation are died . I am the with the mister maaten eens that taiwan not a lot of longer outside beschouwing may become gelaten , not alone in the framework of the toenaderingsproces between taiwan and the republic china , but too in the - my inziens weliswaar not very effective - mechanisms for international collaboration . I believe therefore that we this chinese monster , that slow verandert in a communist dictatorship , in a new national communist dictatorship , not longer off the road have to go . we have a veertigjarige cold war between the sovjetunie and the democratic world after the rug ; the becomes stilaan time that we in occasions as these top this big issue not verdoezelen . by madam randzio-plath zeg I , to conclusion , that we the parliamentary collaboration weliswaar would strengthen , but that only the democratic countries in these area hiervoor in eligible come , that want say the countries that a parliament have . parliamentary partnership with these countries : ja . but certain not with the officials of the communist party of china or for other countries in the region . president , I want the officer thank to have input in this debate and to have good plans . I believe that the very good is that the economical , cultural and political ties with asean and asem become aangehaald . I think too that the well is to ngos regions regions , the civil society and the people of that countries daarbij to involve . I want me however focus on the political contacts and a comment make about two countries off that area , about burma and indonesia . burma is without only one doubt one of the worst dictatorships in world . a military government has 10 year ago the elected president , madam aung san suu kyi , opzij gezet , the parliament dissolved , tal of members the country uitgestuurd , caught gezet and even omgebracht and then a huge terror developed ten opzichte of the population and ten opzichte for minorities . the european union has already a number actions hit ten aanzien of burma , but the has nothing helped . recent is madam aung san suu kyi again restricted in her freedom , became a number important partijgenoten opgepakt and kregen western mensenrechtenvertegenwoordigers big difficulties in burma . nothing seems too help . therefor would I here in line with previous resolutions of the european parliament still eens would pleiten for a tougher approach and that would together with asean- and the asem-landen have to . and than indonesia . indonesia comes moeizaam back on way to a democratic rule . the goes to aggressive moslimfundamentalisten . indonesia kent meanwhile one million refugees internal , waarvan 130 in timor and 300 in the moluccas . particularly in the moluccas which aggressive moslimgroepen dead and verderf sow , is the situation ronduit catastrophic . the big moluccan community in netherlands - the goes to 50 eu-burgers - is lethal ongerust on the lake than 5.000 dead , the tienduizenden injured and the more than 300 refugees . the european union moet the democratic forces in indonesia support . but tegelijk would the european union have to nagaan how they indonesia can help to that negative forces in indonesia the head to offer - sure if the goes to the moluccan , as daarover zoveel moluccan european people in a while deadly ongerust are . mister the president , I thank officer solbes for his statement . sometimes have I the feeling that asia , asean and asem the assepoesters of europe regions regions foreign relations are . they get to industrial , economic , financial and politics area alsook in the area of the security not the focus that they deserve . I am happy with the commitment that we change in these situation have to take . I want graag three important issues to voren take . too welcome I the draft on the matter the again opzetten of the joint parliamentary meetings with members of the asem-lidstaten . we remain hope that the military regime in burma uiteindelijk will inzien that the only one possibility way forward that for the dialogue with aung san suu kyi has and not that of the confrontation . we hope that the member states the condition that remain follow . mister the president , best collegue regions regions , a number brief comments by mine hand to our big concerns about timor to expression to take . I want erop aandringen that the issue timor wel degelijk a special agendapunt becomes in the coming top . we remind us sure yet the eerbetoon to xanana gusmao , when he almost a year ago in this parliament the prize ontving . we dragen ten opzichte by xanana gusmao , hetgeen he represents and the timorese people a permanent responsibility . the last time is the situation in timor worsened and therefor would I the committee would the very strong message meegeven that elke positive development in the relations with indonesia dependent is for real guarantees of that country to peace and freedom in timor . I proposal these message too in krachtdadige way on to take to the indonesian authorities . I want ingaan on the relationship between the republic china and taiwan . I think that we clearly have to make that the election of the new president in taiwan an historic opportunity is for the contradictions to both sides of the taiwan strait to overcome , and that opportunity may we not let liggen . we as europeans have to finally the courage have to in taipei a representation of the european union to open . taiwan is namely a very important partner of europe . the goes however for a political dialogue . ten second : we have to too unpleasant things dare to say about economical issues . we have korea helped during the process , of other with the loans by the imf . the is however inconceivable that korea our yards in the issues brings with his yards yet again unauthorized subsidies to give ? ten third : one issue raakt us , but too the countries in asia . we have already said that there a dialogue moet come between the parliaments , between the european parliament and the parliaments of the 10 asian countries . you has justified said that a of the hoofdpunten in our order a dialogue on everyone subjects moet have , that can everyone than tell what his interests are . the is however unacceptable that these talks between asia and europe alone but between governments and officials become gevoerd ? the is very royaal that too the scientists and the journalists hierbij become involved , but too the parliamentarians have to their voice can let heard . this goes namely further than the foreign policy , this goes on political issues that direct big effects have for the situation in the involved countries . therefor have to the parliamentarians in this process involved become . when the japanese representatives in november to strasbourg come , mister the president , will we ask she or the possible is for the next meeting of the european parliament and the representatives of the asian parliaments in japan too remain . mister the president , in the first place would I each speakers would thank for their contribution to the debate . I will still brief on a number affairs ingaan . what the social aangaat have we destijds a new body proposed , the social forum , that the civil society would have to represent . as I you barely during mine uiteenzetting have said were the asian countries unfortunately by that draft , hetgeen we regret . what concerns the parliamentary collaboration would I you eraan would recall that there already two meetings on co-operation between young parliamentarians have been , waaraan too members of the european parliament have participated . the first meeting has plaatsgehad in the philippines and the second in portugal . further activities in interparliamentary vlak will we very positive judge . now would I would respond to comments on a number concrete genoemde countries . ten first : burma is clearly not deelnemer to the asem and there is too not only intention to that country toe to let . in elke political dialogue comes this issue in sprake and the is clearly that the conditions gewoon in a while are that progress in that direction not possibly is . what concerns india would I eraan would recall that there outside the asem-kader in july jongstleden a first topontmoeting between india and the european union is been . daarbij dringen we again to on the necessity the democratization to promote . for on this issue progress to can books has chairman prodi hierover to the indonesian president sent a message . what timor aangaat offer we clearly our full political support to that country and will we every humanitarian assistance grant that we necessary achten . president , I have helemaal no reply received in mine comments on the moluccan in indonesia . the issues that are worse than in timor to this moment . there are 300 refugees . there are likely 10 dead , there are tienduizenden injured . the can nonetheless not in a while his that the moluccan onbesproken remain in the asem-overleg . I question therefore again to the officer which focus one to this problem goes besteden . mister the president , I want alone but say that I spoken have on the promote for the democratization in indonesia . daarmee doelde I clearly in each concerns that connection remain with the human rights and with particularly in the moluccan issue that constantly our special attention has . I thank you for your illuminating speech . the debate is closed . I have six motions received pursuant article 37 , lid 2 of the rules . the election finds wednesday town . seaports and binnenhavens to the order is the recommendation for the second reading ( a5-0232 / 2000 ) , on behalf of the committee regional policy , transportation and tourism , concerning the common position , with the council vastgesteld with the oog on the adoption of the disposal of the european parliament and the council to change for disposal nr . 1692 / 96 / ec ten aanzien of seaports and binnenhavens alsmede ten aanzien of project nr . mister the president , I want graag a general comment make about what here happening , because this is a classic example of how the procedure not would have to verlopen . as was the procedure really not intended , so have I that in everyone case never seen ! the council moet however are aware that the legislative tasks sinds the treaty of amsterdam his grown , particularly in the area of the transportation . indertijd had promised the committee a draft to the ports . that is there too gekomen , and the goes not alone about ports , but too on binnenhavens and intermodal terminals , inclusief project 8 , one of the 14 big projects of essen . this project moet still become adapted . the parliament supports the approach of the committee , that seaports , binnenhavens and terminals together want treat , because they hubs in one and hetzelfde networks are . the council has the view of the parliament only ten dele overgenomen , and our criteria for the junctions entirely by the hand pointed . the council want maximum 1 million tons and eist no link with a ander european vervoersnet . that leads there however toe that for example in mine geliefde schleswig-holstein - that kom I namely vandaan - a plaatsje as langballigau , which hoogstens one ramp is and two bolders for a ship to vast to make , sudden as european seaport becomes considered . that is volslagen ridiculous . that may we as parliament too not tolerate ! intermodal terminals vonden we a good idea , because they erbij heard . the council ziet that not in a while , hoewel the terminals in a future european transport clearly a a lot of greater part will play than now . the ports are competitors , and that is too good in a while . we would however fair competition , and therefor has demanded the parliament that we the superstructure not subsidize , but hoogstens the infrastructure . to this principle was the council till now toe helemaal not to find , and the committee trouwens too not . therefor have to we find a way to too for the infrastructure a fair competition to guarantee . the is good news that the adjustment of project 8 by the council apparently is approved . the parliament is the daarmee eens . that means however too that the council definitive has accepted that the procedure too becomes followed for the 14 important projects for essen . what we morning decisions comes during the conciliation however again in sprake . I spreek with emphasis mine appreciation out for the efforts of the french presidential office for now already common procedures to develop . the advice is that a bit dwars . I want too the officials of the committee thank for their hulpvaardige opstelling . nonetheless had the all a bit faster can go . once mine hartelijke thanks to the partnership in the committee ! I think that we after the election tomorrow fast can start with the conciliation , and that we the period for six weeks not helemaal hoeven to use . I have knowledge taken by your comments on the mediation . I hope that you the seminar on 6 and 7 november kunt attend to these issues to voren to take . the hoofdteneur by this report is finally that we before the ports in the trans-european vervoersnetwerk a policy have to feed waardoor we the ports in the network opnemen that relevant have to europe . that are they alone but when they have a link with a ander vervoersmiddel in the trans-european network . ten second have to we the limited resources that we before the trans-european networks have naturally concentrate on the infrastructure of the ports , and not in the superstructure . I would still in two issues would ingaan . that danger is too for the regional policy , officer barnier has daarop pointed . we need a signal let heard , but that can alone but when we the money werkelijk consistent to the important projects spend , and not to for everything and yet what . we may not everything on one kam scheren . ten second is there not alone competition between the ports , but too in a port . if the authorities subsidies may offer to the buildings , to the of carrier and other investments , than would that to unfair competition lead between private enterprises and overheidsbedrijven in a port , but too between ports . therefor have we a clear trans-european produce necessarily , that the competition daadwerkelijk respects ! mister the president , mister the officer , the in our committee adopted report for the mister piecyk on the common view of the council is a serious stuk work . daarin become substantial proposals done to opneming of intermodal terminals in the trans-european networks , verwezenlijking for equal conditions for each ports with the oog in investment , application of stringent criteria and conditions for the opneming of seaports in the trans-european networks and support for binnenhavens . these proposals seem logical to be what the minima qua goederenverkeersvolume and the number passengers concerns . desalniettemin remain we vraagtekens put in the full gelijkschakeling . these gelijkschakeling applies for each proposed measures , alhoewel of equal objective conditions not sprake is . that see we too in the onderhavig issue . let we however eens a small or middelgroot island take with only one port . how can one increase the movement in that port ? now we the however however on the shipping have want I not nalaten mine regret too uiten about the loss of zoveel medemensen . they were onderweg with one of the many boats that necessary his for the links with already our island to verzorgen . daaruit blijkt that we the islands special attention have to schenken . long there islands are with special natural conditions where the man not vat on has , may these focus never verslappen . mister the president , mister the officer and value collegue regions colleagues , I want off name of mine party the rapporteur congratulate with the thorough work in these important issue . the intention of the trans-european networks is particularly for the many area regions regions of the european union with each other to verbinden , so the internal market effective can function . the rapporteur has the matter however above most off the oogpunt of the big ports bekeken . the verkeersvolumes in tonnes freight are important yardsticks , but they tell not always the entire truth . too the quality of the freight has a beslissende impact on the verkeersvolumes . in the peripheral area regions regions have ports very important , hoewel the verkeersvolumes of freight and passengers smaller are than in the kernregio regions regions . the draft to the vrachtvolume to seaports to 1.5 million tons to increase and the classification of ports in categories to change , is to the position of our party not bevorderlijk for the development of the trans-european networks . the would mean that the ports that to the ten behoren zich in the populated kernregio regions regions should concentrate and that a lot of populated peripheral area regions regions accordingly outside the ten should vallen . an other deterioration is that in the vaststelling of the verkeersvolume in ports only bill becomes kept with international passengers . for example the ferry between scotland and ireland vervoeren 1.8 million passengers per year , but the ports will outside the ten vallen if alone the global movement becomes meegerekend . that link is not alone of importance for scotland and ireland , but too for the republic ireland . president , in the european union kennen we a big diversity , but we are however inclined to everything to uniformeren and to centralize . that see we too again in the report of the mister piecyk on seaports and binnenhavens . really goes that report and the proposals daarop on a number very many situations . barely as earlier in the treatment of the reports on waste in sea and on air have to we make a distinction between north and south , between big and small , and between policy that aimed is in profits , and policy that aimed is on environment . the is therefor not easy for everyone ports in the entire area of the european union to assess to the hand of equal yardsticks . the a ziet in the report and the proposals daarop the opportunity for the positions of small ports to strengthen , ports that indispensable his before the accessibility and the survival of islands and remote kustgebieden . in that opvatting behoort iedere small port and iedere veerhaven with a lot of toeristenverkeer in the european list to come . policy is than particularly aimed to help to the peripheral area regions regions . in the dichtstbevolkte part of europe rond the north and to the channel exist daarentegen special big ports waaronder that for mine domicile rotterdam . that finds a verbitterde concurrentiestrijd village , under more through with in a while low possibility tariffs in a while a lot of possible facilities to to offer to transportondernemingen . rotterdam want the largest port in world stay and ousts for equal ladingsstromen with le havre , dunkirk , zeebrugge , antwerp , amsterdam , bremen and hamburg . too other big ports streven to growth and domination . that concurrentiestrijd goes ten expense for the environment and ten expense of the financial area for the big cities . an european policy would that what against have to do and a spreiding of the ladingsstromen on a bigger area possibly have to make . unfortunately mis I that till now toe in the proposals . mister the president , the trans-european networks are intended as link between the many area regions regions in the european union , not alone as vervoersverbinding , but too as middel for the mededingingskwaliteiten for and daarmee the employment in certain area regions regions to increase . the emphasis is daarbij in the trajecten between many member states . logically means this that the focus uitgaat to projects waaraan a cross-border importance kleeft . the vervoerssituaties in the many member states are verre of identical . which in the southern member states with particularly weg- and railvervoer the continental transport for their bill take , is in the noordelijker gelegen countries a considerable part for the transport on water weggelegd . to these background is the vanzelfsprekend that in the tens too these modes , and the interaction daartussen , prevent . furthermore have to certain that modalities waarvan the public and milieubelasting the slightest are in the tens become understood . this is mine referentiekader to the report of collegue piecyk , that goes on the position of the ports in the tens . the seaports are not seldom points and eindpunten of the cargo in europe . the link with the hinterland can in various ways plaatsvinden . the exclude by these terminals in the tens is certain no incentive for the position of which transportvorm than too . the comments by the rapporteur hieromtrent can I than too of harte onderschrijven . short , the rapporteur has proposals done waarvan I hope that the advice they in harte will take . mister the president , in the first place want I congratulate the rapporteur with his enlarged report . I will here not ingaan in the share of the report which we the with eens have . I want however wel in a couple issues point that mijzelf and a number other members take care baren . aangezien we at the moment trying the maritime too stimulate as alternative to the air , is that a little to account with to remain . this said hebbende - not because we the with the rapporteur oneens are , however wel as we about certain things otherwise denken - rest me alone yet our support to the report off to talk and the rapporteur to congratulate . mister the president , too I want the rapporteur , the mister piecyk , with his schitterende and fast uitgevoerde do congratulate . I want also point to a report of the association friends or the eearth , that I just have received . the distance between the port of pasajes in basque and vlissingen is on sea approximately even large as on the road or per railways . a certain cargo cars regions programmes and caravans can between both places with gemak by a small vessel for tweeduizend tons become transported , terwijl to hetzelfde transport 204 trucks with oplegger or 7 trains with 102 wagons necessary might have . there are too remarkable differences in the external costs that the three modes with zich meebrengen in the shape of congestion , accidents , noise , pollution and klimaatsverandering . what concerns the other conclusions of the report , am I the eens with the mister piecyk and not with the beperktere view of the council . sommigen find this a ruimer position , but I find the beperkter with concerning to the effectiveness of the european means that we hiervoor uittrekken . mister the president , too I schaar me after the congratulations to the adres for the rapporteur . he has werkelijk excellent jobs done seen the geringe period that him on disposal stond . almost every collegue regions regions have already pointed to the strong uiteenlopende vervoerssituaties in the eu , with particularly what the maritime and the transportation via the seaports concerns . in the south is the situation otherwise than in the north . if we however would - and that would we : this is absoluut necessary - that too the zee- and binnenhavens become included in the trans-european vervoersnetwerken and a system go form , have to we ourselves a hierarchy and a rangorde impose . the lijdt nothing doubt that one issue open remains , the issue of the island , for the outermost areas , that too other collegue regions regions have aangesproken and that during the conciliation in the middelpunt for the interest moet are . we have to with other words look to the areas where we other dimensions have than who that here become described . mister the president , sinds the ontstaan of the trans-european networks pleit I to the waterways and for the scheepvaartverbindingen . therefor will the you not surprised that I the emphases a bit otherwise town . the market bepaalt which seaports zich can develop , that are we the all on eens , that may we not to tornen . therefor question I the parliament urgently , already zit georg naast me , for still eens following too denken on the decision of march last year . the parliament want a transhipment of 1.5 million tons per year . the is however nonsensical to the potential for ports with an transhipment of minstens 1 million tons onbenut to let , particularly too when to the strategic conditions of the trans-european networks is met ? let we trust the forces of the market and too the smaller ports offer an opportunity ! we would the short vaart promote . before which have we too the small ports necessary . that can not in us importance are . investment in the trans-european networks have alone but sense as daardoor real networks in big parts of europe ontstaan , where each people of the union of can benefit . a maritime strategy for the future may not exclusive are , we may niemand buitenspel put . I hope that the rapporteur and mine collegue regions regions me will support . mister the president , I want the mister piecyk for his work thank . the theme of the seaports , binnenhavens and intermodal terminals is very complicated , and I want therefor stress that there a broad consensus is achieved . we are the there allen on eens that the trans-european vervoersnetwerk a multimodal nature moet have . we find too all that the main verbindingspunten in this network have to become included . I think that we also of believe his that the current provisions on ports in the trans-european networks not bevredigend are , and that with a strengthening of the part of the ports in the network too the trans-european networks will become verstevigd . I believe that the parliament and the committee the in the most areas largely eens are . we are the erover eens that if there to a lot of ports in the network become included , the trans-european opzet daaronder can suffer , and that therefor alone the strategic most important ports have to become included . I believe that the parliament and the committee the there too on eens are that the binnenhavens an important part of the network uitmaken and in the whole process a wezenlijke part play we have the today not on financial support , but I want however opmerken that these economical support according us correct moet become use and not moet become spent to the aanleggen of superstructures that uiteindelijk a negative uitwerking in the competition have . on certain issues will the however difficulty costs for progress to books . the parliament and the committee can together perhaps still wel progress make , but we may not forget that too the council plays a basic part in the decision-making . the motivering that there in the report of the mister piecyk to becomes given , is that the number plants that uiteindelijk as part of the trans ­ european networks becomes treated , not too big may become . the committee would the ideal find alone the ports in to take that not alone within these limits vallen , but too on certain facilities beschikken . this issue will undoubtedly yet by the council become discussed . where the to draait , is that she - without only one doubt - part uitmaken of the network . we denken that we maybe in way of compromise the map with intermodal terminals achterwege can let , for in place daarvan the guidelines nauwkeuriger to formulate or they more weight to offer , if you wilt . we should than stress that the intermodal terminals part uitmalen of the network without in discussion to go on a map , what would the issue compliceren . we support the objective of these proposals , but we are the not eens with the wording . in the first place for we denken that these guidelines not the correct context form for in the funding in to go , in the second place for we the not necessarily find daarnaar to refer . the sort projects which the parliament to refers when the about superstructures speaks , valt namely not of the projects of common importance and becomes therefor too not funded . really is discussion hierover than too unnecessary . yet a comment on amendment 15 . the committee can the intention of this proposal accept . we find the strekking correct , but too here should we the formulation what more accurate have to bekijken for issues to avoid . finally denken we that too the community spending , the verlening of staatssteun and the bevoegdhedenverdeling an important item form , that still moet become treated . we denken that there still to a solution to these and other issues moet become worked , waarbij bill moet become kept with the interests of involved parties . I thank you wel , mister the officer . the debate is closed . the election finds tomorrow to 12.30 hour town . national and international movement to the order is the report of the mister hatzidakis ( a5-0231 / 2000 ) , on behalf of the committee regional policy , transportation and tourism , on the draft to a directive of the european parliament and the council to change for directive 96 / 53 / ec by the council houdende vaststelling , for certain to the movement in the community participating wegvoertuigen , for the in the national and the international movement maximum permitted dimensions , and by the in the global movement maximum permitted weights [ com ( 2000 ) 137 - c5-0164 / 2000 - 2000 / 0060 ( cod ) ] . mister the president , mister the officer , hoewel this a uiterst technical issue is his hiermee aspects linked that direct effects have for the daily life of the european citizen and the internal market . at the moment lopen in the member states of the european union the wettelijk maximum admitted incredulity of passagiersvoertuigen strong uiteen . in 7 countries is the maximum admitted length 12 metres , in one country 13,7 metres , in two countries 14.5 and in five other countries 15 metres . this issue is not uitdrukkelijk harmonized in the european union that this not fell included in directive 96 / 53 . now can alone buses for maximum 12 metre unhindered in very the territory of the european union rijden . to proposal of the council has done the committee a draft for opneming of passagiersvoertuigen in directive 96 / 53 . daarmee becomes not alone harmonization proposed by turgid buses , but become too nadere toelichtingen given to the position of demonteerbare aanbouwdelen of buses and trailers . the till now toe gevoerde work have their beslag found in the onderhavig draft . we have to daarbij wel realise that even the countries that nothing official maximum length of 15 metres have , buses with that length in the practice toelaten and not terugsturen . with the onderhavig draft becomes therefore an attempt done this issue on to resolve through to very the european union common standards vast to leggen . the lijdt nothing doubt that bee the length of buses is in the game are . in a bus for 15 metres can approximately 67 passengers plaatsnemen , that want tell 16 more than in a bus of 12 metres . the competition zet a lot of forwarders ertoe to longer buses to use . in full buses is the to use better longer buses to use . with the onderhavig draft becomes ten slotte too the situation regulated by the demonteerbaar toebehoor of buses , particularly skiboxen , that in the maximum toelaatbare length moet become meegerekend . personal ga I agreement with the obligation of three axes to buses longer than 12 metres , that these the maximum toelaatbare weight per ashes likely overschrijden . with the three axes improve we the verkeersomstandigheden and reduce we the taxes to the roads . I want hierbij still in herinnering take that vanaf 1 january 2000 the maximum breadth of buses has increased by 2,50 to 2,55 metres . the adjustments of the maximum length of turgid buses will likely lead to dienovereenkomstige changes in the legislation to turgid trucks for the goods , ofschoon the issue to dergelijke vehicles likely not very big will his . I want brief the three amendments noemen that in our committee have adopted . in the first proposal comes a transition before in which to domestic movement buses may become use that weliswaar already his admitted however not to the new vereisten of the directive meet . as these period on 31 december 2009 would verstrijken would one wel very little time supply . than would one namely the movement of already ingeschreven buses for boven the 12 metre wel very very limit . that would unacceptable economical disadvantages opleveren for the companies that in good faith , for the entry of the onderhavige directive , dergelijke buses in circulation have made . according the second amendment moet clearly become indicated that the for turgid buses goes and not to gelede buses . as the maximum admitted length of buses with two axes becomes increased , have to buses of 12 metre the possibility get demontabel toebehoren , as skiboxen , with to take . the verhoogde maximum admitted length is trouwens too a challenge to the busfabrikanten and will them ertoe aanzetten the weight of the vehicles to reduce . before which will they go zoeken to alternative solutions to busmaterialen and -uitrusting , opdat buses that longer are than 12 metres but a lot of shorter than 15 metres , built and ingeschreven can become as vehicles with two axes . than is there yet a third proposal that goes on the demonteerbaar toebehoren , as skiboxen , and on the manoeuvreerbaarheid of the bus . than are there still other proposals submitted . I can not instemmen with amendment 4 of the liberals that this , as I too in the committee already have said , not strookt with the spirit of the directive . I would graag firstly explanation hierover would for the socialists and of the committee voordat I a position state . again , two year looks like me a bit teveel of the well . I can eventueel instemmen with a shorter time , mits the committee clearly hiermee agreement can go . the european committee had already two and a half year ago a report published on the use of stadsbussen and coaches for more than 15 metres . daarin became pointed to the distortions between the vervoersbedrijven in the member states , but too , and before which am I grateful , on the potential for the security to promote and for more comfort to take care . today treat we finally a directive on these issue , and that have I the recent years almost iedere month for asked . certain member states have unilateral decisions taken on the issue . that has the distortions still tightened , and furthermore has the for a lot of people the credibility of europe in the geding made . ten second can we the rules for demonteerbare plants as bagageaanhangwagens and skiboxen clearly vastleggen . ten third can we the meetmethode before the uitzwenkmarge adapt to the scientific and technical progress , and therefore too to the topical version of the ece-regeling , that sinds 1996 her usefulness in the practice has proven . furthermore is the with the oog on the subsidiarity zinvol that the member states get a long period , and wel to 2015 . till than can they for the transportation in own country buses use that now wel admitted his , but clearly still not meet to the new requirements for these directive . naturally have local and regional governments the volste legislation for the use of buses of 15 metres to prohibit in streets where not a lot of village has for the movement , as narrow stegen in the old centre of cities . verdergaande national measures for the own market to protect have we however not necessary . mister the president , in hoofdlijnen welcome I this draft for the previous directive hiermee becomes completed . unfair competition becomes in a while prevent and there becomes bill kept with veiligheidsaspecten . however make we take care us . in place for a further extension of the wegcapaciteit should we liever friendly form of transport promote , for example transportation per railways . what concerns the proposals support we the transition to buses that at the moment admitted his , that want say , amendment 1 , and too that for the industry , for in a while the industry in is too set to the new requirements to meet . I would against the mister hatzikadis would say that the for the industry prescribed period of 24 months shorter is than in grond of the original directive for 1996 has been permitted . when was the period four year . furthermore support we the draft for buses longer than 12 metres but shorter than 15 metres with two axes , like that in certain member states still in use his in the public transportation , to retain , that this what concerns us the security not in danger brings . chairman , mister the officer , the to us liggende directive beoogt that passagiersbussen in the vervolg unhindered with the many countries can rijden ; that is a good case and that becomes too supported by mine party . the principle that now in each member states too longer buses may rijden , with a limit of 15 metres and that also have to meet to equal standards what concerns safety and weight , welcomes the democrat toe . for the free movement of goods and services is the necessary that too in the transportsector this sort cases become harmonized and that the industry can count on a level playing playing . the big capacity is the transportation efficient in the operational atmosphere , and that means profits for alike the carrier if the consumers . the longer bus is too efficient use of the roads possible and that means profits for the environment . that find we an inbreuk on the freedom of the manufacturer . these moet in consultation with the customers can determine hoeveel axes necessarily have to to meet to the safety and the weight , for long not everyone buses and coaches have an even heavy taxes , think for example but to vip-coaches . that means in the practice that the exploitatiekosten not unnecessary negative have to become influenced by the aanbrengen for a third axis , that strict taken not necessarily is . many bleken the that during the commissievergadering with eens and therefor have I on behalf of mine party once the proposal of that strekking submitted . mister the president , the rapporteur has the directive still tightened and more aimed in the practice , which I him for harte congratulate . mister the president , mister the officer , we have the here on buses and on the fact that there many practices were in a number countries in europe , variërend for a permitted length of 12 metres to uiteindelijk even 15 metres . the is sowieso zinvol for that to zover possible to harmonize . there are barely a couple aardige things said about effects that that can have for example in terms of efficiency , in terms of security , in terms of environment . that wring than too also a couple shoes . the goes clearly for someone form of transport , in this case transportation per road , which too standards to toegekend become . allow I even look to a bus , a larger bus and environment . to the ene side can there sprake his by a situation , as madam sanders holte aangaf , for cheaper and efficient transport waardoor mogelijkerwijs small neringdoenden in this vlak perhaps more go deserve , profit make enzovoort . to the other hand go prices omlaag and the has undoubtedly the impact , and that is in this moment very well visible , that there massive use built becomes by buitengewoon cheap transport per bus . with other words , that extension of a bus vanuit milieu-overwegingen and a number other considerations can I wel approve , but there are a number bijeffecten that with these directive really gewoon not regulated become and that too here not regulated can become , but waarvoor we however focus would ask . the given by only one room for the industry to to come to adjustment looks like me justified . three axes , as madam sanders holte has indicated , is not always necessary , but you kunt better wel a good directive vaststellen . mister the president , mister the officer , first mine appreciation for the active rapporteur hatzidakis and his report . european maten for buses looks like a trivial matter , but in a while is the helemaal not . a dynamic internal market that we us ten goal have made , can alone become gerealiseerd as each medespelers equal rules in silence take . competition , the engine behind real development , ontstaat as carriers their services on the border can offer . greek carriers have we in finland still not , but the scots have already a fixed voet to the grond received . zuinigheid loont the difficulty . for a constant verbreiding of positive competition to guarantee , have to we the standards for buses harmonize . equal dimensions remain too for the manufacturers an kostenbesparing in , what back to see is in the price of a buskaartje and in the wallets of the european citizen . the current directive is gebrekkig , because they leads to a big diversity to buses in the many member states and that bemoeilijkt the opstellen for safety . the tragic news out greece for the recent days requires of us that we safety create and respect . the committee has right with her draft for buses with a length of 15 metres toe to stay . how more people zich in a bus bevinden , how cheaper the travel becomes . for yet but to zwijgen of the atmosphere that exponentieel groeit as the number passengers toeneemt . too off milieuoverwegingen moet the use of long-term buses become recommended . rapporteur hatzidakis has right that the unreasonable would be too demands that the transition to buses in the national movement already in 2009 would have to eindigen . there come not more voorstanders of the european union as buses that still in good state verkeren , voortijdig become demolished . in that way slopen we too already gauw the faith that the entrepreneur and the man of the strait still in the healthy sense of the european decision-makers have . mister the president , in the first place want I the mister hatzidakis thank for his excellent work to this technical uitermate complex draft . according the report moet there a balance between commercial and issues become gezocht . tegelijkertijd need however the technical progress and the safety too become guaranteed . that does the committee pleasure , for this are vanzelfsprekend too our goals . the aim of these text is clearly , and is here already mentioned : the vastleggen of uniform rules concerning the dimensions of ongelede buses for passenger . the in the member states existing legislation loopt strong uiteen , waardoor the need for harmonization here for the hand lies . for a good understanding of the response of the committee on the many proposals , which I dadelijk certain comments on will make , want I one thing clearly set . in our optiek has intended this draft for a maximum length of 15 metres toe to stay in the entire european union , mits to two conditions becomes met . I start with the first vereiste : the three axes . the committee states that three axes of wezenlijk important have to to guarantee that the weight of these buses gelijkelijk on their length becomes divided , so she the surfaces not beschadigen . that is an essential issue . we can understand that there discussion is on the issue or each buses right have or not , but we denken that the opstellen of already too specific rules uiteindelijk a slechtere solution is . we denken that three axes to buses boven the 12 metre the simplest formula is , waardoor the difficulties the best become resolved . therefor can the committee the amendments 2 and 4 not accept . that are namely intended to these demand off to zwakken through the third axis alone obliged too set for buses between 13.5 and 15 metres . as said , denken we that this adverse effects has for the roads . the second demand that in us draft becomes made , is that the bus a certain wendbaarheidstest moet can doorstaan . we denken that this a crucial issue is , reason why the committee proposal 3 not can accept . in that proposal become namely other standards on the matter the wendbaarheid proposed , that less strict are than the existing . the is clearly easier to that standards to meet , but daarmee should also risk regions programmes for the safety of these buses ontstaan . the looks like us however wel reasonable that there a overgangstermijn comes before the buses to 15 metres that at the moment already his admitted however not to the genoemde demand concerning the three axes and the wendbaarheid meet , and that that overgangstermijn longer is than aanvankelijk has been voorzien . sincerely thank , mister the officer . the debate is closed . the election finds tomorrow to 12.30 hour town . ( the meeting becomes to 8.50 hour closed ) value collegue regions programmes , today viert germany that the 10 year ago became reunited . what certain years before which still unthinkable seemed , has become a reality . these reunification , that possible became made by the fall of the wall the year before which , has been not alone for the germans of big significance , but gold for very europe as symbol of the reconciliation between oost and west after 40 year cold war . I want today on behalf of us parliament blijk supply for the joy that we share with our german friends that the reunification celebrating . approval of the minutes of the last meeting the minutes of the meeting of gisteren his distributed . no comments ? ( the minutes become adopted ) madam the president , we have gisteren decided - and that is too in the minutes - that we on thursday a debate should feed on the developments in the near eastwards . we have however still not period vastgesteld before the indiening of resolutions . I want graag that a period becomes vastgesteld for not alone the resolutions , waarvoor we vanmiddag 6.00 hour should can aanhouden , but too the proposals . these period should we as late possible reasons have to vaststellen to account to can remain with the eventuele results of the meeting between ehud barak and yassir arafat that tomorrow in paris plaatsvindt . I proposal you therefore these period vast to raise and wel in a in a while allow possibly tijdstip . the party of the party of the european socialists has submitted a proposal to the debate on the situation omtrent the peace in the middle , that for thursday in the order is , off to sluiten with a resolution . I breng this proposal in election . ( the parliament willigt the proposal in ) preparations for the informal european council of 13 / 14 october to biarritz ( igc ) / charter of fundamental rights to the order is the gecombineerde treatment of statements by the council and the committee on the preparations for the informal european council of 13 / 14 october to biarritz ( igc ) and the next oral questions : b5-0538 / 2000 , of the mister napolitano , on behalf of the committee constitutional affairs , to the council and b5-0539 / 2000 , of the mister napolitano , on behalf of the committee constitutional affairs , to the committee . ( fr ) madam the president , mister the chairman of the european committee , dear representatives , you hebt me asked the debate by today to wijden to the aankomende european top of biarritz , that an important stage will inluiden of this half-yearly presidential office of the council . as you allen know comes the european council usually not one , but two time per halfjaar bijeen . I think that that extra meeting for very big importance is , with particularly seen the informal nature of that top . we have the gunstigste tijdstip for these top selected . on 13 and 14 october aanstaande , that want say halfway us presidential office , come we in biarritz bijeen . the work are already in an advanced stage and be furthermore conflictloos verlopen . we naderen the moment waarop the balance can become opgemaakt and there agreements made can become with the oog in the european council of nice . as you merkt will not everyone subjects to bod come . that has immers little sense . to mine big satisfaction can I you in everyone issue melden that the french presidential office now fast progress begins too books with concerning to the many issues . I believe that certain observers zich very critical have uitgelaten , but that comes undoubtedly doordat they too high expectations for this presidential office have gekoesterd . as have certain events , that broad his overexposed in the press , a shadow geworpen on the work of the recent weeks . I think hierbij with particularly to the sudden risen olieprijzen - besides will this issue uitvoerig in the european council discussed become - , to the fluctuations of the euro and to the danish referendum . I can you however assure that we our work according the vastgestelde timetable will continue , with undoubtedly the desired results to consequence . in a while is for example in the last council general affairs the agreement on meda ii in gang gezet . further is the debate on the improvement of the external hulpverlening of the eu continued , and is there a statement aimed to the serb people , that of big influence is on the current situation , and in the first reporting with concerning to the process . we will here vanmiddag yet to terugkomen . too in the last council of ministers of justice and internal affairs have progress made : the provisional concerning the european refugee is approved , the powers of europol with concerning to the fight for laundering his extended and there is a politics agreement achieved on the establishment of eurojust . the decision on this agreement was besides already on the top of tampere taken . further gives the informal council of ministers of defence of 22 september jongstleden each aanleiding to veronderstellen that there what the capaciteitstoezeggingen concerns during this presidential office very encouraging results will become geboekt . that applies too to our priorities that overeenkomen with the wishes of our european citizens , that want tell employment and growth , the training of our children - on this issue has zich previous weekend a council of ministers of education gebogen - , the future of the social security and the progress : an issue that in a new daglicht has come too are following the sudden increase of the olieprijzen . the presidential office pakt too this issue to and works daarbij nauw together with the committee and the parliament . I kom now back in the order of the european council of biarritz , waarbij I firstly want ingaan on the intergovernmental conference . on 11 july jongstleden have we on invitation of the mister napolitano participated to a debate on this issue . I am besides ingenomen with this initiative by the mister napolitano . we have therefor stressed that the three not opgeloste issues of amsterdam not los for each other seen can become . voorts would we feed an in-depth debate on the for the extension very important issue for the enhanced partnership . these issues are special complex . I moet therefor admit that we aanvankelijk less fast progress have geboekt than gewenst . this will you not ontgaan have . your chairman has this besides too again to the start of the monthly meetings in the framework of the igc indicated . barely if the committee has the presidential office already sinds the informal meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of beginning september - the gymnich of evian - with klem stressed that the top of nice in a failure would can uitdraaien and that france as president-in-office chairman of the council gave the preference to a mislukte top boven a bad agreement . during the council general affairs of 18 september and the special meeting that I diezelfde evening in brussels have chaired , have I noticed that people zich hiervan aware begins to become . hoever is the now concrete with the negations ? everyone has his or her arguments clearly uiteen can put . we will in a given moment however a number contradictions have to resolve . I silence the in everyone issue impossible that we without reforms with the current system doorgaan if the eu straks 20 , 25 or 30 member states telt . I am of believe that there schot zit in the issue of the re-weighting of the votes and that a lot of member states inzien that reweighting of the votes as is boven the mechanism of the double majority , in which form than too . the issue of the re-weighting of the votes depends however nauw together with the previous issue . the moge than too clearly his that these issue only to the end of the negations can become resolved . wees however gerust , we will not to biarritz or even nice waiting for this issue to to tackle . we are already began with the hoognodige voorbereidende work . personal am I however for believe that only in a later stage wezenlijke progress can become made . desalniettemin is the of important that the state and government in the european council of biarritz this issue aanroeren . the important work that with concerning to the qualified majority done his , starting daarentegen their fruit off to werpen . the committee has very opbouwende proposals done and I am her hiervoor quite grateful . on basis of these proposals can we progress books , waarbij however bill serves to become kept with the most important objections by iedere delegation . I believe that the debate in the igc on this issue the good side to goes and that the principle of concordantie between co-decision and legislation to field wint , ja even entirely becomes accepted . the issue of the enhanced partnership is yet always difficult , as you know . a lot of member states have immers afraid that these shape of co-operation the road will open to a europe of two speeds and that the 15 member states hierdoor no real progress can books on the issue of the qualified majority . I want however again stress that the enhanced partnership not seen moet become as a way to a strong , stable core to form or as substitute for the qualified majority . the parallel debate on the future of the europe of following the extension has here are own - positive , but sometimes too somewhat negative - contribution to geleverd . the most member states seem not to opt for a radical reform ten gunste for a ander institutional model that a lot of anymore in federal leest geschoeid is . therefor believe I that the enhanced partnership beantwoordt to the realistic constatering that in the enlarged europe not every member states always in hetzelfde ritme progress can and would books . flexibility and souplesse are therefore onontbeerlijk for certain member states the opportunity to offer quicker to go than other member states . the achterblijvers serve however the opportunity to have to the level of the tail-end toe to work . naturally serves there in this vlak still a lot of to become done . in a while moet with particularly clarified become under which conditions the principles simplified can become and how the conditions for the of start go for this mechanism can become relaxed , naturally with preservation of a number guarantees . voorts have to we investigate which measures there affected have to become in the area of the cfsp . this brings me to the second hoofdthema that in the order of biarritz is ingeschreven , namely that of the charter of the rights . as you believe is the situation gisteren , that want say 2 october , in solemn manner with the convention approved . the assistance of the representatives of your parliament speelde hierbij a very valuable and decisive part . the mister napolitano has niettemin on behalf of your committee constitutional cases the question raised or this version has a future and or the possible is the charter in the treaties on to take , waartoe the decision on the european council of nice taken would have to become . I can here therefore off distract that the parliament , or tenminste his committee constitutional affairs , the text of the convention goedkeurt . naturally serves there firstly still wel an inventory to become opgemaakt , but that can I alone but toejuichen . we will therefore still undoubtedly in-depth on this issue of thoughts can wisselen during the debate that here in november kept will become on the promulgation of the charter by the three establishment . alvorens I nader inga on the issue of the committee constitutional affairs want I firstly uiteenzetten why the work of the convention a dubbel success may become mentioned . in the first place be they a success as there well on the to follow procedure becomes nagedacht . that procedure moet become drafted by the convention , that is samengesteld out members of the european parliament , national representatives , members of the european committee and personal representatives of the state and government . we have aldus broken with the traditional method of the nogal complex diplomatic or intergovernmental conferences . voorts am I special ingenomen with the werkwijze of the convention , that not alone transparent is however too getuigt by a big interactivity with the people via internet . for transparency to bewerkstelligen has the convention during her work the big ngo regions regions , social partners and candidate heard . dankzij that transparency and openness is the text of the situation gradual to improved . the charter is a clear and good geordend document , and that want I graag stress , because this applies bepaald not to already our texts . the charter omvat just a vijftigtal articles , distributed on six chapters that everyone treat a clear theme : dignity , freedom , equality , solidarity , citizenship and justice . the charter is a coherent text . the editors stonden to the heavy task two vereisten in the text to verwerken . enerzijds mocht the text no exact copy become of the already existing rights in the eu and anderzijds moest they adapted can become to the developments in the eu . the charter will my inziens however particularly dankzij are ijzersterke content as an authoritative text seen become . in the text become the burgerrechten , as vermeld in the european agreement to protection of the rights of the man , to clear way again confirmed . the authors of the charter have there everything to done to inconsistencies to prevent between enerzijds the jurisprudence of the european court for the rights of the man , that responsible is for the compliance of the agreement , and anderzijds the jurisprudence of the court of justice of the european community . they are hierin with particularly managed through to the text of the agreement of the council of europe to choose as these better and actueler bleek to have . as everyone know become in the charter not alone the already existing rights regurgitated . in the text be many new rights included that samenhangen with the developments that our societies noodzakelijkerwijze have doorgemaakt as result of the development of the technology , the ontstaan of new afhankelijkheidsrelaties and the complexity of our administrative systems . voorts will the council the other establishment , as the committee , your parliament and , why too not , a number national parliaments the time supply to zich about the contents of this document out to speak . what concerns the timetable moge the clear his that the charter only during the european council of nice can become afgekondigd , what will the first step his to a possibility further development . personal comes the me however to that the merendeel of the member states , to not to say the lion , opponent is for an immediate inclusion of the charter in the conventions . the presidential office serves with these position clearly account to keep . I am there namely of convinced that the as referentie to the values of the eu and as inspiratiebron before the court of justice in luxembourg will go serve . the first theme has concerning to the improvement of the institutional function of a union with 30 members . in the framework of the coming igc becomes there already to this issue worked . the is however clearly that we the community werkwijze a lot of ingrijpender will have to change as we the essentie ervan would retain . in the framework of the enhanced co-operation have I here already a little on said . I will here now further not anymore in terugkomen . there is still a third issue that not off the oog may become lost and that concerning has in the improvement of the management of the union . in a while serves los for the reform of the treaties the functioning of the establishment to become improved . this means that we everyone of our establishment to a higher politics level have to verheffen . everyone for the establishment serves to politics area reformed too become and the balance between these establishment moet become vergroot . in this opzicht are the proposals that president prodi for the next year voorbereidt buitengewoon bruikbaar . I think besides that the time becomes that I allow him to the word . I am ervan convinced that he us already certain points will voorleggen with concerning to the central institution waarvan he is the president . voordat I mine speech echt afsluit want I here as president-in-office president stress that we have to us focus on our own tasks and us together have to inspannen for these tasks to a good end to take . progress in biarritz concerning the issue of the igc and the charter will contribute to the success of the european council of nice . afterwards can we go us prepare to an optimum follow-up of the top of nice . madam the president , mister the minister , dear representatives , the top of biarritz will a beslissend moment his . than have to we us buigen on the issues that of doorslaggevend importance his before the extension and the institutional reform . us streven to solutions to our problems may us however not beletten in thoughts with our neighbours and friends to have that beslissende beproevingen doorstaan . in serbia has the democracy dankzij the want for the serbian people fixed voet can get . let we serbia now help these page finally to to slaan and his part in the international community to resume . in the middle is however through irresponsible deeds , that old wounds have opengereten and that we condemn , the peace again further away come too liggen . the committee will the council and the parliament to side are . together have to we the european union in is set to strong politics action , to an action that strookt with the humanitarian and financial efforts in which we now already the hoofdrol vervullen . striktheid and objectivity are absoluut necessary if we alike in the countries as too in the member states of the eu would the public opinion behind us get . the moment is than too gekomen to to the efforts by the negotiators a little toe to add : we have to now go explain and persuade . in the member states of the eu does zich a strong discussiebehoefte gevoelen . one want know what is the importance of the exceptional geschiedenisbladzijde that at the moment with the recovery of the unit in europe becomes wrote . too will we than in is his everyone benefits to describe that will voortvloeien off the totstandkoming of a common market of 500 million consumers . the new democracies ondernemen at the moment huge , ja even weergaloze efforts for their political and economical systems to to adapt to hetgeen gangbaar is in the community . anderzijds groeit in the countries , with equal intensity , the concern about the lack of a nauwkeurig and binding timetable . we need a reply offer in their efforts and their concerns . through the extension forced his we firstly and particularly to care for the necessary reforms of the community establishment . without the necessary adjustments for the establishment will with the extension to the nearly double number member states by now onoverbrugbare problems ontstaan . without these adjustments would the eu on a final crisis afstevenen . this is than too the task waarvan people zich during the top of biarritz and afterwards the top of nice moet kwijten . as we in december a treaty of nice sluiten in which already hetgeen I just have described his full beslag will have found , can we , account houdend with the for the ratification by the member states benodigde period , the eu start 2003 ready have for the extension . what hierbij in the game is hebt you just by way moscovici heard . you know also what the position of the committee hierover is . we have to ervoor take care that the application of the enhanced partnership becomes relaxed . the door of the enhanced partnership moet always open remain for the member states that daaraan would meedoen . people moet the coherent nature of the acquis communautair and the uniform nature of the rechtskader vrijwaren . the enhanced partnership moet an instrument are that anderen opneemt and not uitsluit . niemand may however prevent that a group of countries the mutual ties stronger aanhaalt than hetgeen uitdrukkelijk in the conventions is neergelegd . before which moet in the framework of the establishment of the eu toepasselijke rules become uitgevaardigd . also moet people the effects of the extension to the establishment opvangen . we have to with particularly ervoor ensure that the committee in state remains in waarachtig collegiate way to function and that the council decisions can take that alike the majority of the countries if the majority of the peoples represent . we have to furthermore the rechtspraak in the eu reform and to conclusion too - and this issue is to me by doorslaggevend importance to the success of nice - the vetomogelijkheden and the number decisions with unanimity of vote zoveel possible limit . the debate on the charter of the rights , that firstly in biarritz and than in nice will plaatsvinden , is of even big importance to the future of europe . as secretary moscovici already said , make we hiermee big political progress . we have to however for outset off to account remain with the period after biarritz and nice . we have the duty following too denken about our future . I want today not fully model supply to the europe of tomorrow , but only , with certain fixed issues , the framework aangeven waarbinnen the debate daarover moet plaatsvinden . the future of europe , for the europe that his unit has hervonden , is not eens and to always , black in wit vast . the outcome of these political cycle depends finished by hetgeen we if our want to uiting take . I have the impression - and this steekt me a heart of the riem - that the consensus on the need for a solution to these problems now a lot of bigger is than a year ago , when I here for the firstly , ten overstaan for you , gewag of maakte . as we the future to opbouwende way would aanpakken have to we us baseren in the heden and the past , and in the debate that in the previous months dankzij the contributions of vooraanstaande persoonlijkheden in gang is made . already the hardy that , with four opeenvolgende enlargements heen , in the eu is built - for the internal market to the euro - is the vrucht for a absoluut original system , for a system that gegrondvest is on the delicate balance between the establishment of the eu . the committee is a regelrechte crucible in which enerzijds the many tension and the many national interests samenvloeien , and anderzijds the proposals become uitgewerkt that the often conflicting interests with each other can reconcile . the committee is not alone an analysis and a synthesis of the problems , but setting too negations . the part of the committee is weliswaar onontbeerlijk but volstaat not to europe in to build . the european importance becomes bepaald by the institutional bestel in which parliament , advice and court of justice an even important part play . sommigen are however for believe that antagonisme between advice and committee good has , and weldadig can his before the parliament . the european system is a balanced system in which dankzij the proper operation of elke institution the joint importance becomes guaranteed . afzwakking of one of these establishment is afzwakking by the entirely . ( applause ) the igc method can immers but two results , two poor results opleveren : ofwel would daardoor the community become changed in a forum for international talks , in which people however not in state is the sovereign rights to manage in the common importance , ofwel might - and this would still a lot of worse his - the people in the neus become taken as than continu new bodies should ontstaan where they with lack to democratic elections not vat to have . than only would one with legislation can talk of a government of bureaucrats ! ( applause ) the is deceptive to , like sometimes happens , to claim that in the event of an intergovernmental model the legitimacy of the involved governments adequate guarantee is to democratic accountability . one can the democratic nature of the european process not grondvesten on a double legitimacy : the direct legitimacy with the european people that you , dear representatives , represents and the legitimacy with the governments of the member states that voortkomen out democratic national elections . as the with direct , general elections elected parliament are you the institution in uitstek that legitimised is for the union for the peoples of europe to represent , and out the confidence that you , european delegates , the committee schenkt , haalt the committee her democratic legitimacy . daarnaast have we than too yet the other legitimatiebron : the in the council vertegenwoordigde member states . the would trouwens uiterst hazardous are the principle too undermine of an on the legislation gefundeerde community , which the respect of the legislation becomes guaranteed by the courts where each people an appeal to can do . what the recent events in austria concerns , has the feeling zich to have to oppose against racist or authoritarian scrubbing - a feeling which I besides fully behind sta - led to an artificial distinction between bilateral action by the member states and action of the eu . the looks like now alsof democracy exclusively an issue is for the countries . ( applause ) anderzijds is the too onbetwistbaar that when the goes to concrete regeringsoptreden , there a discussion on gang moet become made on what to european level and what to national level moet become done , and the is clearly that afterwards everyone country can decisions what in regional and what to lokaal vlak moet geschieden . too I am therefore of believe that the moment is gekomen for a discussion to open on the scheidslijn between the powers of the eu and the powers of the member states . we will the area pave for these discussion with the paper on the bestuursvormen that we at the moment to the prepare his and in which we clearly will make how the existing levels of decision-making on each other have to aansluiten . we will daarbij not alone transparency and democracy , but too coherence and efficiency guarantee . as we the development of the eu however only and alone in the schoot leggen of the intergovernmental partnership , create we machtsystemen in the european structure that each other in the vaarwater zitten . that would lead to fragmentation that which correct unity necessary is . this inability was precisely to wijten to us fragmented system . our credibility are we never lost by us action , but wel with us inability . I want still two examples noemen of these fragmentation . the first example is the appointment of high representatives . what the buitenlands- and security concerns has the treaty of amsterdam just a voorlopig reply given to a continue demand . people moet the current situation see as a overgangsfase , as a useful stage for the opstarten of european action on a new area . afterwards moet this action however become included in the normal institutional reilen and sails , like that too with other experiences off the past is happened . denkt you but to schengen . I am there therefore rotsvast of convinced that the function of high representative thuis hoort in the committee and to these function a special , on security and defensievereisten afgestemd statute moet become toegekend . to min or more equal conclusion have to we get as we nadenken on the solutions that necessary his before the management of other sectors , as the economic policy and the euro . the huidig management of the economic policy allow a aarzelend and confused europe see . the european central bank is independent but becomes not terzijde gestaan - like the case is with elke other hoofdrolspeler in the economy - with a stable body for economic policy in which the economical oriëntaties of the eu and her members samenvloeien and in which with the necessary speed decisions can become taken . the zoektocht to a dergelijke body , that for elk monetary policy onontbeerlijk is , may however not eindigen in the appointment of weather a high representative , in this case of a high representative for economical cases . there is trouwens already a solution , a simple , vanzelfsprekende , efficient and for everyone visible solution : the committee ; the committee moet with mandate of the council as mouthpiece can fungeren for the economic policy of the eu . perhaps has the eu the instrument of the agencies wel necessary , but than to authorities and authorities in the life to roepen that in every bestellen exist and that the committee in state can raise without already too heavy bureaucratic burdens her part as uitvoerend body to vervullen . daarbij moet however wel the logic that to the communautair system ten basis is become respected . the recent crisis in the aardoliemarkt speaks what that concerns volumes . ofschoon clearly has been that a eensluidend reply absoluut necessary has been , has been the barely in a while clearly that a eensluidend reply impossible has been . the has regular in the history of the european integration voorgekomen that the president of the committee zich to the european parliament begaf to to to kondigen that we upon a crossroads were aanbeland . too I want this today here repeat , because I am there namely diep of convinced that this lake than ever which has . off the applause of the collegue regions regions kunt you distract , mister the chairman of the committee , that we your speech very have appreciated . I want you before which sincerely thank . is you me toe also minister moscovici of harte to thank for his uitvoerig reply to the with me on behalf of the committee constitutional affairs tabled oral issue . I believe not that I these oral issue now still hoef toe to lichten . that has minister moscovici really itself already done and wel to excellent way . I will mine attention therefore toespitsen in his reply and on the questions that hijzelf has made in the committee constitutional affairs of the parliament . I want the satisfaction - that my inziens in very broad degree in this parliament present has - on the results of the with the uitwerking of the charter of the rights belaste convention not under stoelen or banks steken . I have tremendous appreciation for the commitment of everyone members of the convention and with particularly for the contribution of the delegation of the european parliament that as excellent became led by the mister méndez the vigo . I am the eens with the good motivated and pertinent remarks by minister moscovici on hetgeen he the double réussite , the double success has mentioned , a success qua procedure and qua text . the european parliament will zich that to zijner period , when the charter becomes afgekondigd , on uitspreken . I have however each grounds to to to take that this a clear and convinced agreement will his . ten first would we , mister the representative of the presidential office , absoluut not that people in biarritz rejection of the charter riskeert , only and alone as to opneming daarvan in the conventions becomes requested . I can me however fair said difficult proposals how responsible government firstly can say that this content a good charter is and the than reject . I have well to you listened and hetgeen you said snijdt wood . you said that in the most member states the issue still not enough is uitgerijpt and a hostile attitude heerst . that klopt indeed , alhoewel people wel enig confidence may have - and many of us have that trust - in the strength of the charter as zodanig and in the ability of the charter for in the area of the rechtspraak a source of inspiration to his before the court in luxembourg . us position is however , minister moscovici , that the issue of the opneming of the charter in the conventions how than too not off the road can become gegaan . that moet to the order become made during the intergovernmental conference and in nice moet hiervoor a uitweg become found . we have to there namely absoluut to ensure that the charter in the future not alone legal fully to his legislation can get , but too as first stone can fungeren for a constitutionaliseringsproces . the opneming of the charter in the treaties may not become postponed till the moment waarop a constitution becomes uitgewerkt , where the charter than the preamble by would can his . veeleer moet the charter are the issue of waaruit one can vertrekken for after a certain - and necessarily longer - time a european constitution to achieve . we ask short that people in biarritz a start is with the discussion and to nice daarmee doorgaat . we would that people in nice believe welk concrete parcours will become followed , too in the period after the intergovernmental conference . madam the president , mister the chairman of the committee , mister the president-in-office chairman of the council , ladies collegue regions programmes , we werpen today a blik in the future of the european union and daarmee in the future of europe . our blik richt zich however correct in these hours too in belgrade and serbia . we have admiration for the vrijheidsdrang of the people that and we would them ertoe encourage the way in the direction of the european waardengemeenschap to to put . we are solidair with the elected president vojislav kostunica and each democrats in serbia . they have the legislation toe to treden to the waardengemeenschap of the european union . our party will on initiative of collegue alain lamassoure a resulution indienen in which we aandringen in a dusdanig timetable for the extension that the first peoples of midden-europa to the next european elections in the year 2004 can participate . the ereburger of europe , the former german chancellor , helmut kohl , has some days ago in budapest a hartstochtelijke lans broken for the membership of the european union for the midden-europese countries . we would helmut kohl today thanks say . I see that the president-in-office chairman of the council in a book bladert and leest . mister the president-in-office chairman of the council , I necessary you , and too president prodi out this debate to follow and your books away to leggen . I want you , president prodi of the committee , sincerely thank to the excellent speech that you here today hebt kept . the parliament - mine party tenminste - will vastberaden to your side are as you these principles too in the future wilt defending . let we elke form of arrogance of the big countries in the european union see too prevent . too the small countries have their dignity and perhaps was the referendum in denmark otherwise verlopen if we us in the recent weeks in a very specific issue otherwise had behave . madam the president , mister the president-in-office chairman of the council , mister the chairman of the committee , ladies and gentlemen , 10 year after the german reunification , that the end beginning of the cold war and waaraan our institution active has meegewerkt , bevinden we us again to a crossroads . this is not gemeenplaats : we need now act to us continent definitive to unite and a reply to offer to the challenges of the globalization . we have aandachtig listened to the report of the president-in-office chairman of the council and to the excellent speech by the chairman of the committee , that today are rentrée is following the summer . the is alsof we a pattern vastleggen , for the is exact a year ago that the committee came ingehuldigd and now feed we a debate on the crossroads waarop we us bevinden and on the future of europe . the top of biarritz is for the door . mine party and mine political family , the party of the european socialists , are of believe that the work of the convention for the uitwerking of the charter of the rights is a success , alike what concerns the result as what concerns the toegepaste method . ten overstaan for everyone want I our collegue regions regions of presidential office of our collegue méndez the vigo , and everyone that , too during the summer , to the charter has meegewerkt of harte thank . the work have nine months geduurd ; we may say that the a gelukkige pregnancy has been . the is important that the charter on the top of biarritz by the council becomes adopted . madam the president , I believe that the charter is an important message to our citizens and to the countries . straks will we feed a debate on the extension . mine party is of believe that the of crucial importance is that we a positive signal to these countries uitzenden . we have drawn a resulution with 120 paragraphs . in the first place have to we the wish uitdrukken that the entire process in a clear and transparent manner doch in gestaag pace plaatsvindt , waarbij bill becomes kept with eenieders needs . daarnaast moet the parliament unequivocal to kennen offer that there after a successful european council of nice a timetable moet become vastgelegd . ten second : the charter is an important signal with the oog on dangerous developments in the eu , namely toenemend populism and xenophobia and a afnemende solidarity . we have now eens a little to table gelegd that echt well is and where we all gelukkig with his , and I understand therefor not - and now richt I me to the president of the council - why we the charter after nice in the ijskast should leggen . ten second : the method of the convention is perhaps not the stone der point , but the is wel a democratic method , that openness and transparency guarantees and waarbij the people and the society in real time can follow what we do . we have heard the report by the chairman of the council on the progress of the intergovernmental conference . the chairman of the council spoke in elegant and tactvolle bewoordingen as the the presidential office betaamt , particularly when the a french presidential office concerns . what he said , kwam erop neer that the situation fully vastzit ; he had the about a paradox . ( applause ) ( applause ) therefore believe I that we still a message to our government have to meegeven for their meetings in biarritz and nice , namely that in the next intergovernmental conference , and really bee these already , the method of the convention moet become applied . ten third want I mine assent betuigen with one of the comments by the chairman of the committee . now there namely finally a debate becomes gevoerd in which terms vallen as constitution and federalism and now the state vurige speeches stick to a european future - tomorrow will president ciampi us get visit - , raise we vast that the government and state in the public kennelijk a lot of more say ten gunste of europe than they behind closed doors do . mister the chairman of the committee , the is where that the heden the basis is for the future . we are the there entirely on eens that the heden becomes characterized by the interinstitutional triangle . madam the president , mister prodi , you has still never in a while geschitterd as vanmorgen sinds you follow the leadership on the european committee . I believe that you has a good moment elected . you has an important and pollution-related vision uiteengezet and with big personal conviction a challenge formulated . as parlementslid propose I with large respect vast that you your important strategic vision in this parliament has would voordragen . the is an approach that balance nastreeft , that the differences and interests of big and small member states to each other emerges and that the european project gives the ability to cases done too get . too in the past have we already the way for the intergovernmentalism bewandeld , for example in the schengen-akkoord , but with the lack to accompanying instruments have we however have to teruggrijpen in the community method . ( applause ) to conclusion can I on behalf of mine party mededelen that we believe in what the mister prodi today has betoogd . in an other fight and in an other village said winston churchill ever that his country zich never would overgeven . he had the about strijden on the beaches , strijden in the places which troops to country might come , strijden in the fields and strijden in the streets . we have to in the streets strijden to europe and you moet vasthouden to your intense hartstocht and your message uitdragen . madam the president , eenmaal done is still not habit and therefor want I to the start of mine speech alike the chairman of the council if the president of the committee of harte thank to the quality of their speech . mine thank goes with particularly out to the mister moscovici , that a clear and helder speech hield and zich in politics area favour toonde for the introduction of a constitution . voorts may we the mister prodi grateful his that he in a while courageous has been a number deficiencies in the functioning of our establishment to voren to take , and with particularly that he the igc method very clear to the kaak has made . this said hebbende , think I that we not too long with us head in the clouds have to lopen . as other speakers to me already have indicated , have to we us realiseren that in the whole european union sprake is for a vertrouwenscrisis what concerns the european establishment . these vertrouwenscrisis manifesteert zich with particularly in denmark and too already can the uitslag in many point become interpreted , niemand twijfelt eraan that a part of the danish electorate their suspicion jegens the eu kenbaar wanted make . these voters storen zich with particularly to the inability of the eu to to social area and with concerning to the protection and the democratic transparency blijk to supply by her political want . ( applause ) I want brief what say on the charter of the rights . what concerns this issue , am I not equal position toegedaan as the two previous speakers . enerzijds beschikken we on a charter that vanuit politics oogpunt relatief weak is and anderzijds want one the charter not dwingend nature supply . the is therefore not echt an instrument for the european citizen , which these an issue can aanspannen in the court of justice to his or her rights to defend . lukt this not , than will we therefore again to the slag have to . postponement of the process is however to alike the european people if the people of the countries the least favourable option . we have to prevent that the european union purely a big market becomes by 500 million consumers , in which sprake is of big structural imbalances . this is the most important challenge waaraan we have to the head offer and hiertoe will we in nice an beginning have to make with the bewerkstelligen of a constitution on basis waarvan we the question of the establishment ingrijpend can reform . madam the president , mister the chairman of the council , mister the chairman of the committee , I can me entirely in your comment find , mister prodi , that the current igc model are restrictions kent . I see the situation even still bleaker in than you . in a lot of respects can made become that the current system versleten and transfixed is . the moet therefore replaced become . the resolution moet however not gezocht become in the focus of the powers in the committee . in mine eyes serves the institutional system as entirely to become review , with inbegrip of the committee . the goes there with these changes in the special for that the male and female players for the social movement get a central place in the system , that want tell the people that you in your speech entirely outside beschouwing late . the europeans accept increasingly less that they before fait facts become geplaatst . the whole process moet a democratischer nature get , that want say vanaf the vaststellen of the issues to and with the find and evaluate of the solutions . the many actors and she that the effects of the unification ondervinden serve nauwer in that unification involved too become . this is the political challenge that europe now moet aangaan . I find the however a very helder document . our ambition moet are the people ervan to convince that they use have to make for their diversity and together have to work for in a while their common future safe to raise . we will here not in succeed as the committee and the governments behind the scenes their bevoegdheidsgeschillen thrash , too already trying they hierbij the gunst of the parliament to win . I am ervan convinced that we can succeed as we an in co-determination gebaseerde democracy draw , social progress books , the mutual solidarity increase , and build to our civilization and ethical values . I have vanochtend nothing in these direction heard . we have kortweg need to a noble shape of politics . alone so can we my inziens to the future of europe build . madam the president , the decision by the danish people by 28 september on participation to the european currency will undoubtedly on the order are of the meeting of the european council in biarritz . the governments of the eu-lidstaten will now serious have to nadenken on what there in denmark has happened . the danish decision comes two months voordat the government and state in nice bijeenkomen for the current eu-verdragen and the policy to review . I support the extension of the european union . the extension will contribute to a strengthening of the democratic and social structures in midden- and oost-europa , the market promote and contribute to a europe that in peace with itself can live . but the governments of the eu-lidstaten are to difficult choices . we can not deny that the danish people has the recent referendum aangegrepen if a motion of confidence in the structures of the european union . the referendum in denmark had earlier to make with the koers of the european union and with the future political integration than with the eigenlijke issue , the participation to the euro . a lot of danish voters were afraid that abolition of the veto in the area of the fiscal policy in the european union , the social uitkeringen in the future in the tocht would put . that is the crucial issue . if the governments of the member states in nice to ver go with the political integration , than can we difficulties expect to hiervoor support too find in the referendums that in several member states will become kept . elke reform of the european treaties moet billijk and balanced his and the interests of the smaller member states protecting . we may not europe for two speeds create in which the larger member states the cases in the eu bestieren ten detriment of the smaller member states . furthermore have to we the national cultural and linguistic diversity protecting . mister the chairman , president prodi , president moscovici , in biarritz serves precisely the charter of the rights as solution to the institutional issues . sure , the text is in the first oog insignificant , but nonetheless is he wel degelijk of important if we look to the events in the world of today . in the preamble becomes for example spoken about the safety of the human dignity and freedom , hetgeen for application is on the situation in palestine . we need therefore article 48 of the charter to the right proportions terugbrengen and not as a chicken without kop doorratelen . in the area of the human rights are we immers already bevoorrecht . in the preamble is for example that the national identity moet become respected . there moet therefore a council of ministers come that with unanimity of vote beslist on the fundamental freedom for the nation-states . voorts serves on basis of the principle of equal rights for every people , that in many states gegroepeerd are , iedere state tenminste one officer to the committee too can send . in article 21 of the charter is that discrimination prohibited is . this are the requirements that in the charter are verwoord . let we the charter therefor not already violate still voordat the in operation has getreden . mister the president , as you the comments of the recent days hoort , would you inclined his too believe that hetgeen zich on 28 september jongstleden has afgespeeld not certain significance has . I am however for believe that denmark us just a lesson in the principles of the democracy has given . the danish people has for the occasion use made to us a strong signal to offer . we have to the danes hiervoor grateful are . the europe before allen is town to the europe of the enkeling . who that wel gelooft begaat a serious denkfout . iedere discussion about the future of the establishment , with particularly in biarritz , serves based too his on the legislation for otherwise to may his and to onderling respect . this is of very large importance for europe again in the right koers to get . we need therefore off for the idea of a europe that streeft to harmonization and uniformering , because the europeans can zich hierin justified entirely not find . unfortunately becomes on the igc however wel degelijk gestreefd to a uniform europe . one states zich immers ten goal the votes in basis for a qualified majority out to extend . the environment will for example not with these gang of cases gebaat have , as in the policy that us becomes imposed voorbij becomes gegaan to the economical realities and the needs of the peoples . let we therefor use make for the current debates on the igc to the system that his borders has achieved , now finally to change . europe will not dichterbij the people become made by the number votes on basis of a qualified majority out to extend , as people of plan is . this will alone but to consequence have that the people that zich not to the eenheidsgedachte conformeren , buitenspel come to stay . these internal tension will europe not stronger make in the international negations . to a europe of hoeveel speeds wilt you us meeslepen ? there are many other roads to bewandelen . I will there here some noemen . we have to for example the cannot accept and promote . europe moet zich alone bezighouden with cases that the member states themselves not doelmatig can afhandelen . the free movement of goods and people moet the trade encourage and people encourage to other cultures and other ways of life to discover , but may not lead to uniformering . the politics and the people have to again to the word come . to conclusion have to we better to the peoples listening and their wishes better respect . we have to try to understand why the people zich for this europe afkeren . in these way can we allen progress books . the southern part of spanish domination is gesplitst in two autonomous region colleagues regions : navarre and the so-called euskadi . the northern part of french domination becomes in the entirely not official acknowledged , hoewel two third of the people and of the elected representatives an own basque département would . mister the president , as already many speakers to me want I in the first place chairman prodi congratulate with his speech . the applause waarop his speech came onthaald , shows overduidelijk to that eenieder that a clear political objective has on the support of this parliament can count . afgezien for the last minute has kept he an excellent speech . in the last minute of his speech kon I the mister moscovici however not more follow . itself was I that less surprised about , but sommigen of you will say that a christen-democraat that not in miracles gelooft not good christen-democraat is . allow I therefore say that I in miracles faith and that the convention was a miracle . that personal representatives of the governments , members of the european parliament , domestic members and the committee the in 10 months eens might become on a charter for the rights of the european union seemed impossible . short , the method has worked and the contents of the charter is well . the previous speakers have zich in positive bewoordingen on the charter uitgelaten , for the is a good charter that the traditional rights off the nineteenth century verzoent with the modern rights for the twenty-first century . the is a charter of the people , that than too active have participated to the uitwerking ervan . there came already said that the a charter of the era of the virtual reality is . now is the position as follows : we have drawn a charter according an original method and with a good content - and now kom I in the last part of the speech by the mister moscovici - and now says one : let we proclaim the charter and then wait we wel off what there in the future of becomes . the argument that the president-in-office chairman of the council aanvoert , is that the risk is that not every member states the charter will accept as the legal binding becomes . I believe that a lot of governments aanvankelijk serious doubts had , but that they inmiddels overstag are gegaan . and there are governments - the spanish government is here the recent days very clear about been - that ervoor pleiten that the charter becomes included in the conventions . therefor , mister the chairman of the council , want I you oproepen in the voetsporen to treden of one of your predecessors in an other convention , and that the french presidential office the l regions audace , encore the l regions audace et toujours the l regions audace may have . mister the president , mister the president-in-office chairman of the council , mister the chairman of the committee , ladies collegue regions regions , the chairman of the committee has us just said that subsidiarity and democracy not together go . I want him as reply let are aware that this too for the human rights applies . this charter is in first body intended for the people that in the european union live , but applies believe I too for the countries that zich with us would add . the goes here for a special strong politics signal , waarvan I want the importance stress . the criteria of copenhagen are sometimes immers somewhat limited as the goes to the rights of the individual . I believe that this issue now off the road is geruimd . this charter serves part out to make for the communautair communautaire . we get too heard that the bad goes with europe . as 62 very many people , ja sometimes even elkaars rivals , together in nine months one text are aware on to set waarover consensus exists , terwijl the society constantly on the schouder is , than gives that my inziens blijk of the political health of our union . we may that pleased about his . I think that we as trouwe poodles of this parliament use have made for the whole mandate and even still a little more than that . that does me pleasure . the charter is now on disposal of everyone . the is readable and clear . I believe that with this charter furthermore important progress his built , óók in comparison to the current texts . that does us pleasure and makes us proud . we can us today after these text scharen . too already know I that the contents of this charter in november to a debate becomes onderworpen , however want I now already a number items stress . for a french-speaking women is that very bevredigend and I believe that this too to anderstaligen applies . as I just already said become in this charter new rights acknowledged . in that opzicht is this therefore a modern text , in which the rights to the area of the biotechnology and the protection of data , the environment and the proper management become recognized . I am besides barely if you , mister the minister , for believe that the text an original and new structure contains . there becomes not anymore on equal way spoken about the human rights . the most important legislation , that if uitgangspunt can become seen , is now the legislation on dignity . then the other rights in a fine series which I again proud to have been : dignity , freedom , equality , solidarity , citizenship and justice . there becomes further too spoken about the legislation on good management . I think , mister the chairman of the committee , that this issue you in the special aanspreekt . this legislation is ingeschreven in the chapter on citizenship . the applies not alone to the people , but for everyone . we have the understanding citizenship , that in our conventions mentioned became however to to heden no actual significance had , in the charter wider opgevat . I am of believe that we with this charter a real step forward have gezet . we will these progress have to consolidate and there use of have to make . I want graag what say about the to follow werkwijze . many speakers to me have confirmed that the situation ofwel not more changed moet become , ofwel that the convention moet become asked zich there again on to buigen . I am of believe that voorafgaand to the presentation of the charter alone the convention may the legislation have a specific issue to to adapt as blijkt that this necessary has . the is for the firstly sinds the assisen of rome that we an dergelijk original process of start let go . my inziens is the difference however that this time the werkwijze as entirely well has uitgepakt . the state and government may immers gewoon indications supply and their representatives onderling consultation let feed . ditmaal happens that however to transparent way , waarbij everyone involved parties oplettend toezien . this applies in first body for this parliament that zich in a dergelijk process entirely can kwijten of his responsibilities and blijk can offer of his want to a outcome to bewerkstelligen that for each sides interesting is . I want finally yet what kwijt on the issue of the integration . on this issue is already a lot of said , mister the president-in-office chairman of the council . you has us just let know how pressure the igc at the moment is with the change of article 7 . this debate can my inziens however not become opened as we the issue of the status of this charter outside beschouwing let . the would paradox his for this charter not legal to anchor , precisely now we iedere day the need feel for the too bekrachtigen as the the basis vormt by our values . the would paradox are as in nice a new igc becomes belegd for our conventions to simplify , eventueel a start to make with a european constitution and this charter in a before which suitable moment in to take in our conventions . in afwachting for the outcome of the coming igc verandert there however nothing to us treaty . parliaments do normal spoken not to afkondigingen . ten second moet in biarritz the possibility overwogen become that the european union the existing european treaty to protection of the rights of the man ondertekent . ten third moet a future review and a procedure for review of the articles of the charter become overwogen . to conclusion have to we the committee ask a broad campaign on to starten to the public vertrouwd to make with this grootse project . as many here have I long to that clear words waited . minister moscovici , the european parliament has for outset off to demanded that the charter of the rights in the treaties would become included , that the legal binding would become and the people in violation daarvan to the european court of justice should can steps . elk article for this charter is already in international conventions , in constitutions of the member states , in the volkenrecht , or in conventions and protocols of the eu . the only one that still resolved moet become is the question or the european union and her establishment zich barely in a while need subjects to these tradition of rights in europe as the member states . mister the minister , the is however really to gek to los to lopen that state and government rights would proclaim to zich by the state to can oppose . the is the task of the parliaments to rights off to kondigen and she as rights to anchor . my inziens should the governments and the european council there in these situation well to do the demand of the parliament in connection with legal binding rights and the opneming in the conventions hoogst serious in to vatten , and zich in these demand neer to leggen ! mister the president , I moet say that the however a ontroerend moment was when the convention gisteren in brussels the charter of the rights goedkeurde . I had in the last 10 months as lid of the convention fair said strong doubts received or this project wel would succeed . the work is now however done and if you the good finds want I vanaf these place the delegation , the mister méndez the vigo of harte thank for his personal commitment . the charter of the rights is indeed an important politics project for the future of the european union . daarmee become the rights of the people ten opzichte for the establishment and organs of the european union transparent made and becomes a gap filled in the protection of the rights of the people . the now tabled text is undoubtedly a sensitive politics compromise between the uiteenlopende belangensituaties of the 15 member states , between the many political parties and forces in the eu , with their many social concepts and waardepatronen . the text of the charter has alike strong as weak sides . my inziens withdraw the social rights to the shortest end . people zoekt vain the legislation in a billijk werkloon , ofschoon this legislation in the social charter for 1961 with every countries is vastgelegd . in environment and protection is there for individual rights for the people not sprake . the is also regrettable that the asylum not as individueel legislation to nationals of third countries is vastgelegd . I see however too strong sides to the charter . the safety of the rights to the people will overeenkomen with the in the european agreement on the matter the rights of the man neergelegde safety and even further go . there is a legislation to strike , there is a legislation to dienstweigering , and the pleased me particularly that the full gelijkstelling between man and woman are beslag has found in the charter . I sluit me in the previous speakers to . my inziens moet the decision of cologne become corrected . too these issue moet however my inziens on evaluation become submitted to the people . in a while would one according me for example in 2004 , during the european elections , a referendum in already our member states can remain and the people can ask or they would that the charter becomes included in the conventions . mister the president , the danes have via the referendum by recent week on the euro let are aware that they against further integration of europe and the establishment of a european superstate are , however favour are of a gedifferentieerd europe that the national democracies respects . furthermore have I this time still a lesje before the fransen and undoubtedly too to other peoples . the fransen have in 1992 therefore on basis of onjuiste information a decision taken . seen the events serve the fransen again a decision to take , alone this time on basis of full knowledge of cases . mister the chairman , ladies collegue regions programmes , president prodi will zich still wel recall that the italian radicals last year by his investiture have voted . I know not or we hetzelfde should have done as you when , mister the president , to the european parliament had the speech kept that now hebt kept . you hebt - and this strekt you to honour - every mankementen to the kaak made that zich in the european opbouwproces have accumulated and that zich too in nice can voordoen as equal method and equal mentality of the final intergovernmental conferences again the overhand get . the mister barón has you justified eraan reminded that you was one of the signatories of the treaty of amsterdam which the ambt of mister cfsp came ingesteld . I would daaraan would add that correct your government a for most hardnekkige defenders has been for the new and legal unorthodox ambt of the mister solana , waarbij I the absoluut not have about his personal merits . therefor have we however des to more appreciation to the fact that you now today the igc method to the kaak states . the parliament has these always as one of the important causes considered by the european weakness , not alone in internal , but too in international vlak . as we in a while doorgaan , mister moscovici , will we the there never well for deflected in the extension and than kunt you in nice hoogstens decisions the still eens on to do with for example a new intergovernmental conference bijeen to roepen . as other speakers too already zeiden , president prodi , moet the committee again krachtig her part as engine of the european integration vervullen . you hebt that today the big lijnen for indicated . goes you in a while with , late your voice krachtig heard alike in biarritz as in nice ! allow you zich inspireren through the - tenminste what this concerns - manner and reasonable positions of the european parliament . mister the president , mister the chairman of the council , mister the chairman of the committee , the questions that collegue napolitano on behalf of the committee constitutional matters to the council and the committee stelde , witnesses of a vision on the charter , that our party sadly not can share . indien the charter part off would go make of the treaties , goes this ten expense for the authority of the council of europe and for the european agreement for the rights of the man . in the long period leads this virtually certain to competentiestrijd and belangenconflicten between the european union and the council of europe . what concerns us , would accession of the european union to the european agreement for the rights of the man therefor one of the subjects may his waarover the member states in the framework of the igc negotiating . as party europe for democracies in diversity hope we however that in a while colleagues n federal state there never will come . mister the president , the pleased me special that following the lifting of the sanctions the situation again normal has , in certain exemptions after maybe , that the all not faith can schelen . till than will this charter only lip can prove . the is trouwens yet but the issue or a new convention a deugdelijk instrument will his before the a lot of complicated theme of the opstelling of a european constitution . what biarritz concerns am I in a while free erop to point that the distance between biarritz and nice not as big has , too not qua period . the is still absoluut not sure or the member states in nice ready will they before an agreement on a new agreement . the attitude of the french presidential office is that no agreement better is than a bad agreement , and that is my inziens a sensible attitude . the views on what a good and what is a bad agreement liggen however still mijlenver uiteen . furthermore oefenen vooraanstaande european diplomats criticism out in the leadership of the negations with the french presidential office . the will however precisely for the behaviour of the french presidential office depend or the small member states will the negations on the intergovernmental conference leave with the impression that their comments and their position less weight in the scale leggen than that of the big countries . first is there elected to the werkwijze with a convention that in intelligent way is samengesteld and alike to national as on european level on the benodigde legitimacy beschikt . officer vitorino has besides justified stressed that there still a lachende fourth party has . the three musketeers were in feite with their celebrate , but their werkwijze will too later yet by usefulness blijken to within the eu progress to make . the third advantage is the proper parliamentary work that is done and waarover the parliament still always satisfied may his . aangezien the previous speakers this item already in excellent way have discussed , want I here not too long to ingaan . there is in everyone issue sprake for a real added value . what concerns the scope , is account kept with the state . the was not so simple a charter on to raise that vanuit legal oogpunt balanced has been , but tegelijkertijd too somewhat aanlokkelijk and legible for the people . tegenover these three benefits is a triple responsibility . the first responsibility depends together with our critical remarks . I am of believe that we representatives our frustration , that as always inherent his to the consensus-building , to the side have to put and us lovend on this charter have to uitlaten . let we not too long uitweiden on hetgeen we further yet graag in the text had seen . our second responsibility has concerning to the adoption of the charter . I hope that this parliament in november the charter of the rights solemn can adopt . traditiegetrouw are parliaments immers the guardians of the public freedoms . the european parliament moet now for the occasion use make for these reputation which to make . our third and final responsibility depends together with the follow-up that this charter moet get . we have already shown that we volhouders are . we have with overwhelming majority a resulution approved in which becomes asked this charter in the treaties on to take . I believe that there already a lot of subjects on the order of nice are ingeschreven and think than too not that we there well to do this issue in that stage already in table to take . wel can we in nice verlangen that there a special nauwkeurig timetable becomes drawn on basis waarvan this charter to period in the conventions can become included . I think besides that if the charter eenmaal with us is approved and by the government is presented , the too in legal sense of impact can his . we beschikken therefore finally on a text that inside europe , as many already have emphasised , by big value will blijken . that is a pluspunt for the people . personal schep I there pleasure in to denken that these text perhaps in the future as introduction can fungeren to a still on to set constitution . further think I that europe zich to outside toe daadwerkelijk for the rights of the man can inzetten . we beschikken here immers on a european patriarchy waarvan we the substance in concentric concentric to our partners can overbrengen . this applies in first body for the countries that to the eu would join and in second body for other countries which we negotiate . daarin becomes the indivisibility of the rights vastgelegd and become conventional scheidslijnen between burgerrechten , economical and social rights and nieuwe-generatierechten broken . too has the equality between men and women in elk area of the human act daarin are beslag found . the charter is now however particularly a symbol , the symbol of a transition , for the transition of the europe of the market to the politics europe , for the europe of the states to the europe of the people . the european union is off many peoples and nations , that verschillend would remain and their own traditions , languages and beliefs would retain , but that their identity not grondvesten in the behoren with equal ethnic group , in the bewonen of equal grond , and to birth out hetzelfde blood , but on the respect of equal principles , of equal basic human rights . that is the european commission that after centuries vol bloody conflict lasting peace of our peoples has assured . that peace and that social model offer we too the applicant to . we ask them not traditions and beliefs , however rules on to take , rules that a ieders freedom and dignity can guarantee . as justified became said is the opstelling of the charter geschied according a very original method , that fast fruit has afgeworpen . this has been mede to thank to the participation of representatives of the peoples and the governments , to the consultations with everyone ranks of the society that their voice wanted let heard , to the transparent and collegiate werkwijze , to the willingness to to different views to listen and dignified compromises to sluiten . the uitputtende , halfgeheime or confidential negations that the igc method be own , werpen not equal fruit off . this symbolic document is a milestone in the constitutionaliseringsproces of the european union . my inziens will the european constitution namely not voortspruiten off a certain akte , off a in a bepaald moment uitgevaardigde akte , but veeleer the vrucht his by the gradual consolidation of the common establishment and for the opstelling of shared grondregels . the conventions have the eu to an area of freedom , security and justice made . daarin may the commitment to respect for clear to expression gebrachte rights not lack . the states zwaaien the scepter on the treaties and the is their duty ervoor to take care that these commitment becomes aangegaan and the charter on the most passende way legal value becomes granted . the charter is the soul of the eu . this may not too long in the voorgeborchte remain , but moet as fast possible in the corpus of the existing legislation neerdalen . the governments have to the rights of the people serious take , and their rechtskracht and efficiency grant . the governments have to the european citizenship tangible content supply . only than will the people europe serious take and as their common homes beschouwen . mister the president , with the meeting in biarritz has fought the struggle for a new agreement before the half . unfortunately is the to dusver a little exciting and futile battle . the european people would now wel eens results see . in the countries wacht people in positive signals that erop point that the membership ondanks everything in handbereik is . in the member states wait we in the moment that the council the political courage and willingness shows to the present partnership daadwerkelijk to reform . the french presidential office has therefor the important responsibility ervoor to ensure that there in nice actual results become geboekt . also moet the new agreement daadwerkelijk resulteren in a european union to new member states . the institutional issues have to become solved and there moet a clear mandate given become to the work for a mensvriendelijke and understandable european constitution . the charter moet become included in these constitution and I hope that in biarritz hiervoor a signal becomes afgegeven . for us liberals is the vast that the current intergovernmental conference the final is voordat there new member states become admitted . unresolved issues on the future of the europaproject can not as reason become aangevoerd before the again suspend for our historical duty for europe to unite . the eu is never helemaal off , but the countries have to active go participate to the future discussions . the method of the convention is perhaps geschikter than the previous intergovernmental conferences . the hopes for the meeting in biarritz are hooggespannen . we hope all that there progress becomes geboekt . the is time for goals to raise , so we the trust and interest during the struggle not losses . mister the president , my inziens is lichaamstaal often expressiever than words . I hope alone that the verstrooide attitude which minister moscovici this debate follows not representative is for the attitude of the council that he voorzit . I know really wel sure that this not in a while is , and I hope that the countries that now with a sigh of relief and enthusiasm the speech by president prodi have received , in the period to nice the hands off the mouwen will steken and ervoor will take care that nice a success becomes . I want a brief comment make on the value of the adopted . indeed , these is better than the igc method , but fits you wel on , collegue regions regions ! too the convention moest uiteindelijk for elk word a consensus see too find and to the end , during the slotfase , zaten we in an species igc ii . when moest us presidium with the member states negotiate and not with the parliaments , or in everyone issue not alone with the parliaments . my inziens is the need for unanimity on not alone the eindresultaat but elk word of the charter , a zwaar block to the been if the erom goes the contents of the charter too judge . mister the chairman , president prodi has just spoken about the referendum that in denmark is kept . I believe that this referendum a common feeling of onbehagen uitdrukt that not alone in denmark leeft . a lot of europeans places vraagtekens with the situation in the eu , her aims and even the usefulness of the unification . we are of believe that there sprake is for a vertrouwenscrisis jegens the establishment . my inziens becomes these crisis with particularly caused by the fact that the eu not in state is to the social hopes to meet . there is weliswaar sprake of vergevorderde growth , but the disparities become increasingly schrijnender . increasingly louder sounds the call for a fair distribution , more consultation , greater transparency and more public debate . there serves better listened to become . I am ingenomen with the werkwijze , but find that the charter of the rights , that the social fundament for the european union had have to become , not to the expectations and verkondigde ambitions meets . ondanks the positive changes that the convention in the final version has aangebracht , remains there a big gap exist between enerzijds the investment of burgerverenigingen and their expectations , and anderzijds the present results . I want hieraan add that the charter in a lot of issues unclear is . in navolging of mine collegue wurtz want I let are aware that bee the necessary reform of the establishment well gekeken serves too become to the issue of the democratization of the eu . mister the president , mine comments on the speech by the chairman of the committee can I with one word samenvatten : bravo ! we are aware that the allesbehalve good goes , and than kun you the better ronduit say . till now toe is there nothing bijzonders off the bus gekomen in the negations . integendeel , to zover we are aware is still on not only issue of the 75 cases waarvoor unanimity is requires , an entirely agreement achieved . furthermore blijkt off a poll in italy that in one of the most important area regions regions , in the noord-oosten , the assent with europe for the firstly tanende is . know you , europe is barely a opstijgend aircraft : or the vliegt faster to too can stijgen , or the stort to below . you hebt , mister prodi , the biggest responsibility . ten first moet clearly become made that if the in nice wrong uitpakt , internal crisis the result will his and that crisis eventueel even the resign by the committee can mean . ten second moet people barely in a while onomwonden say that for extension not sprake can his long nothing serious reforms have plaatsgevonden . europe loopt the risks to below to storten , not by the crises , but with already that compromises . crises are always healthy as daarin opinions botsen . mister the president , as each klassewielrenners goes president prodi there on the right moment vandoor . that was too the significance of his speech by vanmorgen and daarmee has he new hope gewekt . I want even stil remain are in two facts waarover the feelings uiteenlopen : the satisfaction on the convention and the disappointment about the uitslag in denmark . the ene result has ogenschijnlijk nothing with the other off to stay , but they are my inziens wel degelijk nauw with each other linked . the are both voorbodes for the coming period . to the referendum in denmark has almost 90 cent of the population participated . out these turnout blijkt onbetwistbaar that the people would participate to the european decision-making . the uitslag , that we fully respect , shows daarentegen to that the people zich likely still ver by the european ideal verwijderd feel . likely goes the hierbij for a common concern . after 50 year joint life is there maybe yet again not sprake of real involvement with europe , and than bedoel I not alone geographical involvement . clearly are the borders and soon the common currency important symbols . we have that symbols too necessary ; they influence the everyday life concrete and help the european ideal strengthening , but the wishes of the people do they sure not entirely in vervulling go . the people would immers that lake to them becomes listened and more bill becomes kept with their interests and particularly too with their expectations . we are aware that the goals of the current igc conference not entirely to that demands meet , ofschoon the reform of the stemweging and the extension of the decision-making with majority wel the good side uitgaan . one has the now already geruime time on hetgeen after nice comes , about a period in which establishment and werkingsvoorschriften diepgaander have to become reformed , with particularly with the oog on the extension . that formula is to repetition vatbaar , mits they her and der bijgeschaafd becomes . than will the way - and that was too the wish that president chirac kortgeleden to voren bracht - increasingly better go meet to the requirement according which our establishment closer with the people have to get too are . the convention is a success for very europe been , not alone vanwege the elected formula and the important outcome , but too vanwege the verantwoordelijkheidsbesef for every participants . let we this model now too in the future go apply , opdat the european hope in vervulling can go . chairman , too I am proud to the chartertekst that to the council of biarritz becomes presented . the is the first time that invulling given becomes to the indivisibility of rights that sinds the meeting in wenen in 1993 bepleit becomes in the international debate . the presidium has no result given to the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the convention for a clear reference to to take to the revised social charter of the council of europe . I believe that the unwise is , but I ga ervan out that the european court are that bee interpretation of social rights that wel will do . as former vakbondsonderhandelaar have been accustomed I onderhandelingsresultaten to defend . for me zult you therefore not an entire litany heard of items that lack or that not mooi enough formulated his . that was the mandate of cologne and that is too what can the charter do , or the now binding becomes or not . clearly moet the charter included become in the treaty and hoort the the basis to his by a european constitution in the future . but certain member states have what more time necessary to to the idea to wennen . the slowest dreigen here the pace to determine , but the is no reason for the charter than however to the waste-paper to refer as the now not immediately binding can become . the charter moet a levend instrument become , legal and politics . legal are that other form of enforcement denkbaar than direct individual afdwingbaarheid with the european court . for example in the council of europe and the ilo is there a lot of experience with rapportageprocedures , expertcomités and collective right of unions and ngos regions programmes and too in that way can the charter legal controlled become . minstens as important is that the charter zich as politics project can doorzetten as middel for people in europe to involve . the discussion that zich ontspon following the statements of verheugen on a referendum has embarrassing demonstrated how quite the schort to that communication between brussels and the people . too the danish referendum can as point of mistrust become opgevat . ngo regions regions and vakbeweging are there ready before . that has a huge involvement in the process till now toe pointed . let we that involvement vasthouden and uitbouwen . last week have the benelux-regeringen in a igc-memorandum proposed that volgend year of belgian presidential office a richtinggevend plan for the future of europe moet become neergelegd in which that sort issues , as the verankering of the charter , to the order have to come , but too the discussion on the reform of the establishment and the powers where the mister prodi the on had has . I believe that the a realistic timetable is to under that presidential office that project for the future of europe to to raise and that charter has that a plek in . mister the president , mister the chairman of the committee , mister the president-in-office chairman of the council , ladies collegue regions programmes , we make an important moment with in the history of not alone the eu , but very europe and even very our planet . the opstelling and adoption of the charter of the rights and the intergovernmental conference , during which an important u-turn can become built , are evenals the extension historical events that a stempel can drukken in the beginning of these century . perhaps will one the potential of these historic opportunity however not entirely to ontplooiing can take as the charter not legal binding becomes made , as the igc conference not to reform zorgt and if the extension bijgevolg a block to the been of the political integration becomes . the member states that that would , have to the possibility have - she the than in a common accepted legal and institutional framework - for the road to a stronger political integration to bewandelen . the other countries can that way than go soon she the tijdstip before which ripe achten . in feite moet people a everyone in the eu offer the opportunity be own political intentions hard to make . this can geschieden in mutual respect for elkaars individuality , hetgeen already eens earlier the winnende card is proved in the history of the european union . mister the president , as many in this parliament am I pleased with the words of the mister prodi of vanmorgen on the architecture of the eu and the establishment and on the charter of the rights . I behoor to who that menen that the charter , too if the alone becomes afgekondigd , a welkome step forward is , as the too zijner time undoubtedly a volwaardig , legal binding charter will become . voorts would I the parliament and the committee would point to an issue that we here friday will discuss , namely the rights of the lettori , the teachers strange languages to italian universities . here is the condition that the rights of citizens of the eu already 12 year and longer become violated . the has little sense for the to the highest level eens to become on a charter for the rights as individual citizens that by a member onrechtmatig become bejegend , not on an effective mechanism beschikken . we dringen there therefor on to that the committee zich not alone commitment to the charter , as she today has promised , but too for the protection of the rights of individual citizens . mister the president , the proposed charter of the rights means nothing extension of the rights of the people . the adds nothing toe to the content of the policy that the eu , the member states and the european council in this area already feed . this comes too clear to voren in article 50 of the charter . out left-wing oogpunt seen has the contents of the text of the charter big shortcomings . the charter can therefor alone seen become as an attempt to the responsibility for the burgerrechten on to hevelen by the authorities where they now thuishoren to the european union . we are of believe that there better alternatives are , namely that the eu tekent and daarmee the agreement of the european council in this area subordinate is . this would furthermore the pan-european collaboration in this area increase in place of verkleinen , what the eu to result can have . mister the president , the result of the danish referendum may not wrong interpreted become . the danish regions nee regions is not uiting of gewenst isolation or nationalism . the is a signal of the majority der danes that she the european partnership not wishes , but the means not that they bad in the hoogte his by the current situation and the future plans for the eu . as too in 1992 and 1993 the issue was , has a majority of the danes more integration in europe , the loss of sovereignty and a european constitution rejected . I onderstreep that the opponents in everyone political ranks of the country back to find his , too the half of the regerende democrats has nee voted . the through commissievoorzitter prodi in a while clearly described european project kon the danes impossible persuade and to a positive voice bewegen . the danish government and the voorstanders of the eu have the future integration and the planned loss of sovereignty in allerlei ways making . for a people , that already 1000 year zelfstandig is , to sussen , zeiden she that the eu dead is . indien the danish government had the things said as the gentlemen prodi and poettering that here today have done , should there still more danes nee have voted . what the top however wel can do , is a basis leggen to nice and daarmee has this debate too wel degelijk sense for our parliamentary message off to offer . what biarritz concerns hope I of harte that the leftovers of amsterdam fast can become resolved . what the number commissioners concerns , is one officer per member for us wel enough . the parliament can volstaan with a maximum of 700 members . and further , and that is the most important issue , serves every legislation of the union of qualified meerderheidsbesluitvorming to vallen with , and that is a strong issue , the codecision of the parliament , as I hear here and that say that that two cases still not automatic coincide .