XL - Eiropas Parlaments - Europa

30 16-02-2011
Let me just mention, about energy, that there was a very successful meeting of the European Council on 4 February. For
many of us it represented a kind of breakthrough, both for the establishment of the integrated energy market and for energy
efficiency. Important decisions were also made with respect to the external aspects of the common energy policy.
Last but not least, I would just like to mention the fight against poverty, the fight for social inclusion. In this respect, I
would like to congratulate you on the resolution you have just adopted on Roma integration. I would like to extend my
very special congratulations and thanks to Lívia Járóka, who played a decisive role in the preparation of the report, and
also in the adoption of this extremely important resolution, which will be very helpful for us when we work on and finalise
the European framework strategy for Roma integration.
The other element we want to concentrate upon is the six legislative texts. Here I would like to assure Sylvie Goulard that
we do not only want to listen to Parliament. We indeed would like to have, and we have to make, an agreement with
Parliament under the terms of the ordinary legislative process. We will have to do everything possible so that this process
is accelerated and can be successfully concluded by the end of the Hungarian Presidency.
I do not want to get into the other elements of the comprehensive package. I would just like to underline one thing. The
Council wants to fully respect the Community method. We have no reservations whatsoever in this regard. As we said
many times before, the Lisbon Treaty changed many things. There were major shifts in competences. We all know about
them. But the Treaty of Lisbon did not change the heart of the European architecture and this is the Community method.
We will strictly abide by that. Of course, we always have to be in line with the Treaty. I would just like to refer to the fact
that if you read carefully the conclusions of the European Council of 4 February, you will find there that everything must
be in line with the Treaty.
Now my last remark is very short. It is about the money. As was pointed out by Lena Ek, policies need money and policies
need financing. I could not agree more. But we know very well that there are divergences in the approaches of the Member
States. At this point in time I would just like to underline one thing from the point of view of the Presidency: we warmly
suggest that first we discuss the substance and thereafter discuss the figures and the monies and the resources. There will
be a long debate. We will have very useful orientation debates on cohesion policy, on energy policy, on agriculture and so
on, but, as is said sometimes,
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Il ne faut pas mettre la charrue avant les bœufs.
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‘You should not put the cart before the horses’. So, all in all, we would really like to help all these debates and then come
to the real debate, the final debate about the resources. Again, I would like to congratulate you all and thank you very
much for the guidance we have received.
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Πρόεδρος. – Έχω λάβει έξι προτάσεις ψηφίσματος σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 110, παράγραφος 2, του Κανονισμού, σχετικά
με την Ευρώπη 2020 και μία πρόταση ψηφίσματος σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 110, παράγραφος 2, του Κανονισμού, σχετικά
με την πολιτική των κρατών μελών στον τομέα της απασχόλησης 2 .
Η κοινή συζήτηση έληξε.
Η ψηφοφορία θα διεξαχθεί αύριο, Πέμπτη 17 Φεβρουαρίου, στις 12.00 το μεσημέρι.
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Jean-Pierre Audy (PPE). – Madame la Présidente, à juste titre, M. le ministre a fait allusion au respect du traité et il a
souligné qu'il y avait eu un Conseil européen le 4 février. Je voudrais savoir, en application de l'article 15 du traité sur
l'Union européenne, quand le président du Conseil européen viendra rendre compte du Conseil européen du 4 février
devant le Parlement européen, puisque je crois qu'il ne vient pas pour cette session.
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La Présidente. – Nous en prenons note. Merci beaucoup.
Déclarations écrites (article 149)
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Petru Constantin Luhan (PPE), în scris. – Reafirm importanţa dezvoltării cât mai curând a tuturor aspectelor tehnice
privind iniţiativa „Tineretul în mişcare”. Este vital ca cei peste 100 de milioane de tineri din Uniune să aibă mijloacele
necesare şi instrumentele adecvate astfel încât să îşi aducă contribuţia la îndeplinirea obiectivelor stabilite pentru 2020.
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