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lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@en⁴
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@cs¹ "Hr. formand, efter at have hørt omhyggeligt på drøftelsen og forslagene bemærker jeg en meget positiv ånd, hvilket opmuntrer mig til at tro, at vi kan komme endnu videre med denne forhandling om vores forhold til USA. Det er sandt, at vi har været igennem en turbulent periode, men det er også sandt, at vi nu er kommet ud af denne periode, hvilket viser, at det transatlantiske forhold stadig er stærkt og holdbart. Topmødet mellem EU og USA i juni 2004 viste klart, hvor meget vi har til fælles, og hvor parate begge parter er til at fokusere på de vigtigste udfordringer, der ligger forude. Det kunne beskrives som et samarbejde mellem partnere med fælles interesser og fælles værdier, der konkurrerer med hinanden på en fair måde. Jeg vil gerne berøre nogle problemer, der allerede er blevet rejst vedrørende spørgsmålet om den transatlantiske dagsorden. Som De ved, er forholdene i dag baseret på den transatlantiske erklæring af 1990 og erklæringen med tilhørende handlingsplan vedrørende den transatlantiske dagsorden af 1995. Det er de instrumenter, der styrer det nye forhold til USA. Men efter opfordring fra Parlamentet og senest i beslutningen af april 2004 fra Udenrigsudvalget er vi ved at genoverveje rammerne for vores forhold. Vi vil iværksætte en uafhængig undersøgelse, der skal afsluttes i begyndelsen af dette år, til at vurdere rammerne omkring det nuværende samarbejde. Den vil indbefatte en analyse af alternative referencer for samarbejde. Den, der får opgaven, vil også se på fordele og ulemper ved rammeaftalen. Men hvad vi altid har anset for vigtigt, er substansen i forholdet. Vi mener, at det er substansen, der har betydning, og forsøger at fokusere på den. Hvad angår økonomiske spørgsmål og økonomisk samarbejde kunne jeg understrege, at Kommissionen stærkt støtter målet om et tættere økonomisk samarbejde mellem EU og USA. Ved det sidste topmøde mellem EU og USA blev der opfordret til en fremadskuende strategi, der skulle fremme integration og trække på idéer fra begge sider af Atlanten. Høringen af folk med interesse i sagen endte i december 2004, og vi har for nylig vurderet resultaterne. Målet er at udpege og overvinde de reelle hindringer, der står i vejen for dem, der gerne vil samarbejde på det økonomiske område, med den nye strategi, der skal forelægges for næste topmøde mellem EU og USA i 2005. Det er for tidligt at forpligte sig på nogen løsning på nuværende tidspunkt, men vi må bestemt blive ved med at styrke samarbejdet på de områder, der er blevet fremhævet, særlig i beslutningen for nylig fra Europa-Parlamentet om det transatlantiske partnerskab. Bidraget fra Parlamentet vil være velkomment, når vi igen ser på vores økonomiske forbindelser med vores partnere i USA. Vi står over for mange fælles trusler: international terrorisme, aids, fattigdom og udbredelse af masseødelæggelsesvåben. Vi må være konstruktive, når vi tager fat på spørgsmål, hvor vi er uenige, såsom klimaforandringer, Den Internationale Straffedomstol og handelskonflikter. Det er klart, at aftalen mellem EU og USA er en nødvendig betingelse for fremskridt vedrørende globale spørgsmål. Den katastrofe, vi alle stod over for for nylig, er en klar lære til os alle om, at vi ikke kan gøre tingene på nogen anden måde. Vi må lægge grundstenen til et effektivt multilateralt system, der er baseret på et FN, der har fået tilført nyt liv, og hvori USA fuldt ud deltager. Endelig vil jeg også gerne understrege, at forholdet til Canada - som er blevet nævnt - virkelig blomstrer. Det kan være grunden til, at der ikke er blevet sagt mere om det. Det transatlantiske partnerskab med Canada har altid været et yderst vigtigt forhold for os."@da² ". Herr Präsident, ich meine, eine ausgesprochen positive Grundstimmung aus der Diskussion und den Vorschlägen herauszuhören, und dies bestärkt mich in meiner Auffassung, dass wir die Aussprache und unsere Beziehungen zu den USA noch vertiefen können. Es stimmt, dass wir stürmische Zeiten hinter uns haben, aber es trifft auch zu, dass diese Zeiten nun vorüber sind und sich zeigt, dass die transatlantischen Beziehungen nach wie vor stark und stabil sind. Der Gipfel EU-USA im Juni 2004 hat deutlich gemacht, wie viel wir gemeinsam haben und dass beide Seiten bereit sind, sich auf ihre künftigen Hauptaufgaben zu konzentrieren. Man könnte es als eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Partnern mit gemeinsamen Interessen und gemeinsamen Werten beschreiben, die in einem fairen Wettbewerb miteinander stehen. Ich möchte auf Fragen eingehen, die bereits angesprochen wurden und die Transatlantische Agenda betreffen. Wie Sie wissen, beruhen unsere derzeitigen Beziehungen auf der Transatlantischen Erklärung von 1990 und der neuen Transatlantischen Agenda und dem Aktionsplan von 1995. Diese Instrumente sind wegweisend für unsere neuen Beziehungen zu den USA. Ausgehend von den Forderungen, die vonseiten des Europäischen Parlaments sowie jüngst in einer Entschließung des Ausschusses für auswärtige Angelegenheiten vom April 2004 formuliert wurden, überarbeiten wir jedoch den Rahmen für unsere Beziehungen. Wir haben eine unabhängige Untersuchung in Auftrag gegeben, die zu Beginn des Jahres abgeschlossen werden soll und in der der aktuelle Rahmen für die Zusammenarbeit bewertet wird. Dazu wird eine Analyse möglicher Schwerpunkte der Zusammenarbeit gehören. Die Studie wird sich zudem mit den Vor- und Nachteilen des Rahmenabkommens befassen. Für uns war jedoch immer der Inhalt dieser Beziehungen von Bedeutung. Unserer Ansicht nach ist der Inhalt entscheidend, und darauf wollen wir uns konzentrieren. Was wirtschaftliche Fragen und die wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit anbelangt, möchte ich hervorheben, dass die Kommission eine Stärkung der wirtschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit zwischen der Europäischen Union und den Vereinigten Staaten nachdrücklich unterstützt. Auf dem vergangenen Gipfel EU-USA wurde eine nach vorn gerichtete Strategie zur Förderung der Partnerschaft gefordert, die auf den Vorstellungen beider Seiten beruht. Die Anhörung der Interessengruppen wurde im Dezember 2004 abgeschlossen, und wir haben vor kurzem die Ergebnisse ausgewertet. Mit der neuen Strategie, die auf dem nächsten Gipfel EU-USA 2005 vorgelegt wird, sollen die tatsächlichen Hemmnisse für Wirtschaftsakteure ausgemacht und abgebaut werden. Es wäre zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch verfrüht, sich für eine Variante zu entscheiden, doch wir sollten auf jeden Fall auch weiterhin unsere Zusammenarbeit stärken, insbesondere in den Bereichen, die das Europäische Parlament in seiner jüngsten Entschließung zu den transatlantischen Beziehungen nennt. Ein Beitrag des Europäischen Parlaments zur Überprüfung der wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen mit unseren US-Partnern ist willkommen. Wir haben es mit zahlreichen allgemeinen Gefahren zu tun: internationaler Terrorismus, Aids, Armut und die Verbreitung von Massenvernichtungswaffen. In Fragen, in denen wir unterschiedlicher Meinung sind, wie beispielsweise beim Klimawandel, beim Internationalen Strafgerichtshof und bei Handelsstreitigkeiten, müssen wir konstruktiv vorgehen. Es liegt auf der Hand, dass Einvernehmen zwischen der EU und den USA eine Voraussetzung für Fortschritte in internationalen Angelegenheiten ist. Die jüngste Katastrophe, die uns alle betroffen hat, zeigt in beeindruckender Weise, dass wir nicht anders vorgehen können. Wir müssen den Grundstein für ein wirksames multilaterales System legen, das sich auf eine gestärkte UNO stützt, an der sich die USA uneingeschränkt beteiligen. Abschließend möchte ich ferner hervorheben, dass unsere Beziehungen zu Kanada – die angesprochen wurden – wirklich hervorragend sind. Dies mag der Grund sein, warum nicht näher darauf eingegangen wurde. Die transatlantische Partnerschaft mit Kanada hat für uns immer einen besonderen Stellenwert gehabt."@de⁹ "Κύριε Πρόεδρε, ακούγοντας προσεκτικά τη συζήτηση και τις προτάσεις διακρίνω ένα πολύ θετικό πνεύμα, το οποίο μου δημιουργεί την ελπίδα ότι μπορούμε να προαγάγουμε περαιτέρω τον διάλογο και τις σχέσεις μας με τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες. Είναι αλήθεια ότι διερχόμαστε μια ταραχώδη περίοδο, αλλά είναι επίσης αλήθεια ότι τώρα εξερχόμαστε από αυτή την περίοδο, δείχνοντας ότι η διατλαντική σχέση είναι ακόμη δυνατή και ανθεκτική. Η διάσκεψη κορυφής ΕΕ-ΗΠΑ τον Ιούνιο του 2004 έδειξε σαφώς όσα μας ενώνουν και την ετοιμότητα των δύο πλευρών να επικεντρώσουμε τις προσπάθειές μας στις βασικές προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουμε. Θα μπορούσε να περιγραφεί ως συνεργασία μεταξύ εταίρων με κοινά συμφέροντα και κοινές αξίες οι οποίοι συναγωνίζονται μεταξύ τους με δίκαιο τρόπο. Θα ήθελα να θίξω θέματα τα οποία έχουν ήδη εγερθεί όσον αφορά το ζήτημα της διατλαντικής ατζέντας. Όπως γνωρίζετε, η σχέση σήμερα βασίζεται στη Διατλαντική Διακήρυξη του 1990 και τη νέα Διακήρυξη της Διατλαντικής Ατζέντας και σχέδιο δράσης του 1995. Αυτά είναι τα μέσα τα οποία διέπουν τη νέα σχέση με τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες. Ωστόσο, κατόπιν εκκλήσεων του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου, και πολύ πρόσφατα μετά το ψήφισμα της Επιτροπής Εξωτερικών Υποθέσεων τον Απρίλιο του 2004, επανεκτιμούμε το πλαίσιο των σχέσεων μας. Διεξάγουμε μια ανεξάρτητη έρευνα, η οποία θα ολοκληρωθεί στις αρχές του έτους, και η οποία αποτιμά το ισχύον πλαίσιο συνεργασίας. Θα περιλαμβάνει μια ανάλυση εναλλακτικών προτιμήσεων για συνεργασία. Ο ανάδοχος θα εξετάσει επίσης τα πλεονεκτήματα και τα μειονεκτήματα της συμφωνίας πλαίσιο. Ωστόσο, αυτό που θεωρούσαμε πάντα σημαντικό είναι η ουσία της σχέσης. Πιστεύουμε ότι η ουσία έχει σημασία και σε αυτή προσπαθούμε να εστιάσουμε την προσοχή μας. Όσον αφορά τα οικονομικά θέματα και την οικονομική συνεργασία, θα ήθελα να υπογραμμίσω ότι η Επιτροπή στηρίζει σθεναρά τον στόχο της στενότερης οικονομικής συνεργασίας μεταξύ της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης και των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών. Η τελευταία διάσκεψη κορυφής ΕΕ-ΗΠΑ απαίτησε μια προοδευτική στρατηγική για την προώθηση της ολοκλήρωσης, αντλώντας ιδέες και από τις δύο πλευρές του Ατλαντικού. Η διαβούλευση των ενδιαφερόμενων ολοκληρώθηκε τον Δεκέμβριο του 2004, και αποτιμούμε τα αποτελέσματα. Ο στόχος είναι να προσδιορίσουμε και να ξεπεράσουμε τα πραγματικά προβλήματα που τίθενται στους οικονομικούς εταίρους, και η νέα στρατηγική να παρουσιαστεί στην επόμενη διάσκεψη κορυφής ΕΕ-ΗΠΑ το 2005. Είναι πολύ νωρίς να δεσμευτούμε για οποιαδήποτε επιλογή σε αυτή τη φάση, αλλά πρέπει να συνεχίσουμε να ενισχύουμε τη συνεργασία στους τομείς που υπογραμμίστηκαν, ειδικά στα πρόσφατα ψηφίσματα του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου για τη διατλαντική εταιρική σχέση. Η συμβολή του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου θα είναι ευπρόσδεκτη καθώς επανεξετάζουμε τις οικονομικές μας σχέσεις με τους αμερικανούς εταίρους μας. Αντιμετωπίζουμε πολλές κοινές απειλές: διεθνή τρομοκρατία, AIDS, φτώχεια και εξάπλωση όπλων μαζικής καταστροφής. Πρέπει να είμαστε εποικοδομητικοί όταν ασχολούμαστε με θέματα επί των οποίων έχουμε διαφορές, όπως η αλλαγή του κλίματος, το Διεθνές Ποινικό Δικαστήριο και οι εμπορικές διενέξεις. Είναι σαφές ότι η συμφωνία ΕΕ-ΗΠΑ είναι απαραίτητη προϋπόθεση για την πρόοδο σε παγκόσμια θέματα. Η πρόσφατη καταστροφή με την οποία ήρθαμε όλοι αντιμέτωποι είναι ένα σαφές μάθημα για όλους μας ότι δεν μπορούμε να λειτουργήσουμε διαφορετικά. Πρέπει να θέσουμε τα θεμέλια για ένα αποτελεσματικό πολυμερές σύστημα, το οποίο θα βασίζεται σε έναν αναζωογονημένο Οργανισμό Ηνωμένων Εθνών στον οποίο θα συμμετέχουν πλήρως οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες. Τέλος, θα ήθελα επίσης να υπογραμμίσω ότι οι σχέσεις με τον Καναδά –οι οποίες αναφέρθηκαν– πράγματι ευδοκιμούν. Ίσως αυτός είναι ο λόγος για τον οποίο δεν ειπώθηκαν περισσότερα για αυτές. Η διατλαντική εταιρική σχέση με τον Καναδά υπήρξε πάντοτε μια εξαιρετικά σημαντική σχέση για μας."@el¹⁰ ". Señor Presidente, al escuchar el debate y las propuestas he percibido un espíritu muy positivo, que me anima a pensar que podemos seguir ahondando en el debate y en nuestras relaciones con los Estados Unidos. Es cierto que hemos pasado por un período turbulento, pero también es cierto que ya hemos salido de él, demostrando que la relación transatlántica sigue siendo sólida y duradera. La cumbre de la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos de junio de 2004 demostró claramente que tenemos mucho en común y que ambas partes están dispuestas a centrar los esfuerzos en los principales desafíos que tenemos que afrontar. Podría calificarse de cooperación entre socios con intereses y valores comunes que compiten lealmente entre ellos. Quisiera comentar algunas cuestiones ya planteadas en relación con el asunto de la agenda transatlántica. Como ya saben ustedes, hoy día la relación se basa en la declaración transatlántica de 1990 y en la nueva declaración de la agenda transatlántica y el plan de acción de 1995. Estos instrumentos guían la nueva relación con los Estos Unidos. Sin embargo, a raíz del llamamiento del Parlamento Europeo y, más recientemente, de la resolución de la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores de abril de 2004, hemos procedido a reevaluar el marco de nuestras relaciones. Vamos a lanzar un estudio independiente, que estará ultimado a principios de este año, para evaluar el marco de cooperación actual. Incluirá un análisis de preferencias alternativas para la cooperación. El contratista también estudiará las ventajas y las desventajas del acuerdo marco. Sin embargo, lo que siempre nos ha parecido importante es el fondo de la relación. Pensamos que el fondo es lo que importa e intentamos centrarnos en él. En cuanto a las cuestiones económicas y la cooperación económica, quiero subrayar que la Comisión apoya firmemente el objetivo de una cooperación económica más estrecha entre la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos. En la última cumbre de la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos se pidió una estrategia con visión de futuro para promover la integración, basada en ideas procedentes de ambos lados del Atlántico. En diciembre de 2004 concluyeron las consultas a las partes interesadas y hace poco hemos examinado los resultados. El objetivo consiste en identificar y superar los verdaderos obstáculos que afrontan los cooperadores económicos, y la nueva estrategia se presentará en la próxima cumbre de 2005 entre la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos. Es demasiado pronto para comprometerse con ninguna opción en esta fase, pero sin duda deberíamos seguir reforzando la cooperación en los ámbitos señalados, especialmente en las recientes resoluciones del Parlamento Europeo sobre la asociación transatlántica. La aportación del Parlamento Europeo será bienvenida cuando revisemos las relaciones económicas con nuestros socios estadounidenses. Nos enfrentamos a muchas amenazas comunes: terrorismo internacional, sida, pobreza y proliferación de armas de destrucción masiva. Hemos de ser constructivos a la hora de abordar asuntos en los que tenemos divergencias, como el cambio climático, la Corte Penal Internacional y las disputas comerciales. Es evidente que el acuerdo entre la Unión Europea y los Estados Unidos es una condición necesaria para avanzar en los asuntos mundiales. La últimos catástrofe que todos afrontamos es una lección rotunda para todos nosotros de que no podemos hacer las cosas de otra manera. Tenemos que colocar la primera piedra de un sistema multilateral eficaz, basado en unas Naciones Unidas revitalizadas donde participen plenamente los Estados Unidos. Por último, también quiero subrayar que las relaciones con Canadá, que ya he mencionado, están realmente floreciendo. Quizá por esto no se haya dicho nada más al respecto. La asociación transatlántica con Canadá siempre ha sido una relación extremadamente importante para nosotros."@es²⁰ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@et⁵ ". Arvoisa puhemies, kuunnellessani tarkasti keskustelua ja ehdotuksianne olen havainnut, että täällä on hyvin myönteinen ilmapiiri, joka valaa minuun uskoa siihen, että voimme viedä keskustelua ja suhteitamme Yhdysvaltoihin eteenpäin. On totta, että olemme kokeneet myrskyisän jakson, mutta totta on myös, että tämä jakso on nyt takanamme, mikä osoittaa sen, että transatlanttinen suhde on yhä vahva ja kestävä. Kesäkuussa 2004 pidettävä EU:n ja Yhdysvaltojen välinen huippukokous osoittaa selkeästi sen, miten paljon meillä on yhteistä ja sen, että olemme molemmat valmiita kohdistamaan ponnistelumme keskeisiin tulevaisuuden haasteisiin. Tätä voitaisiin kuvata yhteistyöksi sellaisten kumppaneiden välillä, joilla on yhteiset etunäkökohdat ja yhteiset arvot ja jotka kilpailevat toistensa kanssa rehellisesti. Haluan käsitellä seikkoja, jotka on jo otettu esille transatlanttisen asialistan osalta. Kuten tiedätte, nykyiset suhteet perustuvat vuonna 1990 annettuun Euroopan unionin ja Yhdysvaltojen keskinäiseen julistukseen ja vuonna 1995 annettuun uuteen Euroopan unionin ja Yhdysvaltojen suhteiden asialistaan ja siihen liittyvään toimintasuunnitelmaan. Uudet Yhdysvaltojen suhteemme rakentuvat näiden välineiden varaan. Euroopan parlamentin esittämien kehotusten myötä ja ulkoasiainvaliokunnan laatimaan, huhtikuussa 2004 annettuun päätöslauselmaan sisältyvien, vielä tuoreempien kehotusten myötä olemme ryhtyneet arvioimaan uudelleen suhteitamme. Olemme teettämässä riippumatonta selvitystä, jonka on määrä valmistua alkuvuodesta ja jossa arvioidaan nykyistä yhteistyökehystä. Selvitykseen sisältyy analyysi vaihtoehtoisista suositeltavista yhteistyön muodoista. Lisäksi alihankkija aikoo perehtyä puitesopimuksen hyötyihin ja haittoihin. Olemme kuitenkin aina pitäneet tärkeänä sitä, mikä on olennaista. Meidän mielestämme olennainen on tärkeintä ja yritämme keskittyä siihen. Taloudellisten kysymysten ja taloudellisen yhteistyön osalta haluan korostaa sitä, että komissio tukee voimakkaasti tavoitetta Euroopan unionin ja Yhdysvaltojen välisen taloudellisen yhteistyön tiivistämisestä. Edellisessä EU:n ja Yhdysvaltojen välisessä huippukokouksessa peräänkuulutettiin yhdentymistä edistävää kaukonäköistä strategiaa, jossa yhdistyisivät kummaltakin puolelta Atlanttia saadut ajatukset. Sidosryhmien kuuleminen päättyi joulukuussa 2004, ja olemme viime aikoina arvioineet sen tuloksia. Päämääränä on tunnistaa ja voittaa taloudellisten toimijoiden kohtaamat todelliset esteet, ja uusi strategia on määrä esitellä vuonna 2005 pidettävässä seuraavassa Euroopan ja Yhdysvaltojen välisessä huippukokouksessa. On liian aikaista tehdä tässä vaiheessa valintoja, mutta meidän on ehdottomasti jatkossakin vahvistettava yhteistyötä mainituilla aloilla ja erityisesti niillä aloilla, jotka mainittiin Euroopan parlamentin transatlanttista kumppanuutta koskevissa tuoreissa päätöslauselmissa. Euroopan parlamentin ehdotukset otetaan mielihyvin huomioon arvioitaessa taloudellisia suhteitamme yhdysvaltalaisiin kumppaneihimme. Meillä on monia yhteisiä uhkia: kansainvälinen terrorismi, aids, köyhyys ja joukkotuhoaseiden leviäminen. Meidän on suhtauduttava rakentavasti kysymyksiin, joista olemme erimielisiä, kuten ilmastonmuutokseen, kansainväliseen rikostuomioistuimeen ja kauppakiistoihin. On selvää, että EU:n ja Yhdysvaltojen keskinäinen yhteisymmärrys on edellytyksenä edistymiselle koko maailmaa koskevissa kysymyksissä. Äskettäin koettu katastrofi on meille kaikille hyvä opetus siitä, ettemme voi tehdä asioita millään muulla tavalla. Meidän on luotava perusta tehokkaalle monenväliselle järjestelmälle, jossa lähtökohtana on elvytetty Yhdistyneet Kansakunnat, jossa Yhdysvallat on täysipainoisesti mukana. Lopuksi haluan korostaa, että suhteet Kanadaan – jotka myös mainittiin – ovat loistavat. Tämän vuoksi niistä ei varmaankaan ole ollut enempää puhuttavaa. Transatlanttinen kumppanuus Kanadan kanssa on aina ollut meille erittäin tärkeä kumppanuus."@fi⁷ ". Monsieur le Président, après avoir attentivement écouté la discussion ainsi que les suggestions émises, je décèle un état d’esprit très positif, qui m’encourage à poursuivre le débat de même que nos relations avec les États-Unis. Il est vrai que nous avons traversé une période de turbulences, mais il est également vrai que nous sommes maintenant sortis de cette période, montrant que les relations transatlantiques sont solides et durables. Le sommet UE/États-Unis de juin 2004 a clairement montré les nombreux points que nous avons en commun ainsi que la volonté mutuelle d’axer nos efforts sur les défis majeurs à venir. On pourrait parler d’une coopération entre partenaires qui partagent des intérêts communs et des valeurs communes, qui jouent le jeu loyal de la concurrence. Je souhaiterais aborder certains sujets qui ont déjà été soulevés à propos du programme transatlantique. Comme vous le savez, nos relations actuelles sont basées sur la Déclaration transatlantique de 1990 ainsi que sur la nouvelle déclaration et le nouveau plan d’action du programme transatlantique de 1995. Ce sont là les instruments qui guident nos nouvelles relations avec les États-Unis. Cela n’empêche que, à la suite des demandes exprimées par le Parlement européen et très récemment par la commission des affaires étrangères, en avril 2004, par le biais d’une résolution, nous sommes en train de réexaminer le cadre de nos relations. Nous avons lancé une étude indépendante, qui sera achevée au début de cette année, afin d’évaluer le cadre actuel de notre coopération. Elle comprendra une analyse des autres préférences en matière de coopération. L’étude examinera également les avantages et les inconvénients de l’accord-cadre. Quoi qu’il en soit, ce que nous avons toujours considéré comme important, c’est la nature de nos relations. C’est la nature de nos relations qui importe, selon nous, et c’est vers elle que nous devons diriger nos efforts. En ce qui concerne les questions économiques et notamment la coopération dans ce domaine, je tiens à souligner que la Commission soutient largement l’objectif consistant à renforcer la coopération économique entre l’Union européenne et les États-Unis. Le dernier sommet UE/États-Unis a demandé la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie tournée vers l’avenir en vue de promouvoir l’intégration en s’inspirant des idées émises de part et d’autre de l’Atlantique. La consultation des parties prenantes s’est achevée en décembre 2004 et nous nous sommes mis récemment à évaluer les résultats. L’objectif consiste à identifier et à surmonter les véritables obstacles que doivent affronter les coopérateurs économiques. La nouvelle stratégie sera présentée lors du prochain sommet UE/États-Unis en 2005. Il est trop tôt pour pencher à ce stade à en faveur de l’une ou l’autre hypothèse, mais nous devrons sans aucun doute continuer à renforcer notre coopération dans les domaines qui ont été relevés, en particulier dans les récentes résolutions adoptées par le Parlement européen sur le partenariat transatlantique. La contribution du Parlement européen sera la bienvenue dans le cadre de la révision de nos relations économiques avec nos partenaires américains. Nous devons faire face à de nombreuses menaces communes: le terrorisme international, le SIDA, la pauvreté et la prolifération d’armes de destruction massive. Nous devons faire preuve d’un esprit constructif dans la manière d’aborder les questions litigieuses, telles que les changements climatiques, la Cour pénale internationale et les différends en matière commerciale. Il est évident que la conclusion d’un accord entre l’Union européenne et les États-Unis représente une condition nécessaire à tout progrès en vue de résoudre certains problèmes que connaît le monde. La récente catastrophe à laquelle nous avons tous été confrontés nous montre clairement qu’il ne peut en être autrement. Nous devons établir les fondations d’un système multilatéral efficace, basé sur une revitalisation des Nations unies auxquelles les États-Unis participent pleinement. Permettez-moi enfin de souligner que les relations avec le Canada - ce point a été mentionné - sont véritablement florissantes. C’est peut-être pour cette raison que rien de plus n’a été dit à leur propos. Le partenariat avec le Canada est depuis toujours un élément extrêmement important pour nous dans le cadre de nos relations transatlantiques."@fr⁸ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@hu¹¹ ". Signor Presidente, ascoltando attentamente la discussione e i suggerimenti avanzati ho riscontrato uno spirito molto positivo, che mi spinge a dire che possiamo fare ulteriormente avanzare il dibattito e le nostre relazioni con gli Stati Uniti. E’ vero che abbiamo attraversato un periodo turbolento, ma è anche vero che ora da quel periodo siamo usciti, e questo sta a dimostrare che le relazioni transatlantiche sono ancora forti e durevoli. Il vertice di giugno 2004 tra Unione europea e Stati Uniti ha chiaramente dimostrato quanto abbiamo in comune e la disponibilità di entrambe le parti a concentrare gli sforzi sulle fondamentali sfide che ci attendono. Si potrebbe parlare di cooperazione tra con interessi comuni e valori comuni in equa concorrenza reciproca. Vorrei soffermarmi su questioni che sono già state sollevate a proposito dell’agenda transatlantica. Come sapete, oggi le nostre relazioni si basano sulla Dichiarazione transatlantica del 1990 e sulla Nuova dichiarazione dell’agenda transatlantica e sul piano d’azione del 1995. Sono questi gli strumenti su cui si fondano le nuove relazioni con gli Stati Uniti. Tuttavia, a seguito di richieste avanzate dal Parlamento europeo e più recentemente dalla risoluzione della commissione per gli affari esteri di aprile 2004, stiamo riesaminando il quadro delle nostre relazioni. Stiamo avviando uno studio indipendente, da completare all’inizio di quest’anno, in cui valuteremo l’attuale quadro di cooperazione. Il contraente esaminerà anche i vantaggi e gli svantaggi dell’accordo quadro. Ciò che però abbiamo sempre ritenuto importante è la sostanza della relazione. A nostro parere è la sostanza che conta ed è su questa che cerchiamo di concentrarci. Riguardo alle questioni economiche e alla cooperazione economica, mi preme sottolineare che la Commissione è fortemente favorevole all’obiettivo di stringere una più stretta cooperazione in quest’ambito tra Unione europea e Stati Uniti. Nell’ultimo vertice UE-USA si è parlato della necessità di adottare una strategia lungimirante volta a promuovere l’integrazione, prendendo spunto da idee provenienti da entrambe le sponde dell’Atlantico. La consultazione delle parti interessate è terminata a dicembre 2004 e recentemente ne stiamo esaminando i risultati. L’obiettivo è individuare e superare gli ostacoli effettivi cui devono far fronte i cooperatori economici e la nuova strategia dovrà essere presentata al prossimo vertice UE-USA del 2005. In questa fase è troppo presto per dedicarsi a qualsivoglia opzione, ma dobbiamo sicuramente continuare a rafforzare la cooperazione nelle aree evidenziate, soprattutto nelle recenti risoluzioni del Parlamento europeo sul partenariato transatlantico. Il contributo del Parlamento europeo sarà benaccetto durante la revisione delle nostre relazioni economiche con i degli Stati Uniti. Ci troviamo dinanzi a molte minacce comuni: il terrorismo internazionale, l’AIDS, la povertà e la proliferazione delle armi di distruzione di massa. Dobbiamo essere costruttivi nell’affrontare questioni su cui abbiamo delle divergenze, come il cambiamento climatico, il Tribunale penale internazionale e le dispute commerciali. E’ evidente che l’accordo UE-USA è una condizione necessaria per compiere progressi su questioni globali. La recente catastrofe di cui siamo stati tutti testimoni insegna chiaramente a noi tutti che non possiamo agire in alcun altro modo. Dobbiamo gettare le basi per un efficace sistema multilaterale, fondato su un’ONU rivitalizzata in cui la partecipazione degli Stati Uniti sia totale. Vorrei infine sottolineare che le relazioni con il Canada – di cui si è parlato – sono davvero floride. Forse è per questo che non si è detto altro al riguardo. Il partenariato transatlantico con il Canada ha sempre rappresentato una relazione estremamente importante per noi."@it¹² "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@lt¹⁴ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@lv¹³ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@mt¹⁵ ". Mijnheer de Voorzitter, wanneer ik zorgvuldig naar de discussie en de suggesties luister, bespeur ik een heel positieve stemming, die me hoop geeft dat we het debat en onze betrekkingen met de Verenigde Staten nog verder kunnen voeren. Het is waar dat we een turbulente periode achter de rug hebben, maar het is ook waar dat we nu uit deze periode zijn gekomen en laten zien dat de transatlantische relatie nog altijd sterk en duurzaam is. De EU-VS-Top van juni 2004 heeft duidelijk laten zien hoeveel we met elkaar gemeen hebben en dat beide zijden bereid zijn onze inspanningen te concentreren op de belangrijke uitdagingen die voor ons liggen. De relatie zou kunnen worden omschreven als een samenwerking tussen partners met gemeenschappelijke belangen en gemeenschappelijke waarden die op een eerlijke manier met elkaar concurreren. Ik wil kort iets zeggen over zaken die al ter sprake zijn gebracht met betrekking tot de kwestie van de transatlantische agenda. Zoals u weet, is de relatie tegenwoordig gebaseerd op de Transatlantische Verklaring van 1990 en de Nieuwe Transatlantische Agenda en het actieplan van 1995. Dit zijn de instrumenten die als richtsnoer dienen voor de nieuwe relatie met de Verenigde Staten. Na oproepen van het Europees Parlement, en heel recent van de resolutie van de Commissie buitenlandse zaken van april 2004, zijn we echter bezig het kader voor onze betrekkingen opnieuw te beoordelen. We starten een onafhankelijk onderzoek, dat begin dit jaar moet zijn afgerond, dat het huidige samenwerkingskader beoordeelt. Het onderzoek zal ook een analyse van alternatieve preferenties voor samenwerking omvatten. De contractant zal ook kijken naar de voordelen en nadelen van de kaderovereenkomst. Wat we echter altijd belangrijk hebben gevonden, is de inhoud van de relatie. We zijn van mening dat het de inhoud is waar het om gaat, en we proberen ons daarop te concentreren. Wat betreft economische aangelegenheden en economische samenwerking, wil ik onderstrepen dat de Commissie helemaal achter het doel van nauwere economische samenwerking tussen de Europese Unie en de Verenigde Staten staat. De laatste EU-VS-Top heeft opgeroepen tot een op de toekomst gerichte strategie om integratie te bevorderen, op basis van ideeën van beide zijden van de Atlantische Oceaan. De raadpleging van de belanghebbenden is in december 2004 afgerond en de laatste tijd zijn we bezig geweest de resultaten te beoordelen. Het doel is de echte obstakels waar economisch samenwerkenden mee te maken hebben, te identificeren en weg te nemen en de nieuwe strategie te presenteren op de volgende EU-VS-Top in 2005. Het is nog te vroeg om ons in dit stadium al vast te leggen op een bepaalde optie, maar we moeten zeker doorgaan de samenwerking te versterken op de gebieden die naar voren zijn gehaald, vooral in de recente resoluties van het Europees Parlement over het transatlantisch partnerschap. De inbreng van het Europees Parlement is welkom wanneer we onze economische betrekkingen met onze Amerikaanse partners kritisch tegen het licht houden. We worden geconfronteerd met allerlei gemeenschappelijke bedreigingen: internationaal terrorisme, aids, armoede en de verspreiding van massavernietigingswapens. We moeten ons constructief bezighouden met de aangelegenheden waarover we van mening verschillen, zoals klimaatverandering, het Internationaal Strafhof en handelsgeschillen. Het is duidelijk dat overeenstemming tussen de EU en de VS een noodzakelijke voorwaarde is voor vooruitgang in mondiale aangelegenheden. De recente catastrofe waar we allemaal mee te maken hebben gehad, is een duidelijke les voor ons allemaal dat we de dingen op geen enkele andere manier kunnen doen. We moeten de basis leggen voor een effectief multilateraal systeem dat is gebaseerd op gerevitaliseerde Verenigde Naties waarin de Verenigde Staten volledig participeren. Tot slot wil ik ook onderstrepen dat de betrekkingen met Canada, die zijn genoemd, echt floreren. Dat is misschien ook de reden waarom er niet meer over deze betrekkingen is gezegd. Het transatlantisch partnerschap met Canada is altijd een uiterst belangrijke relatie voor ons geweest."@nl³ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@pl¹⁶ "Senhor Presidente, enquanto escutava atentamente a discussão e as sugestões apresentadas, detectei um espírito muito positivo que me encoraja a pensar que podemos levar ainda mais longe o debate e as nossas relações com os Estados Unidos. É verdade que atravessámos um período turbulento, mas também é verdade que agora já emergimos desse período, o que demonstra que as relações transatlânticas ainda estão fortes e duradouras. A Cimeira UE-EUA de Junho de 2004 demonstrou à evidência quanto temos em comum, bem como a disponibilidade de ambas as partes para concentrarmos esforços nos principais desafios que nos aguardam. Essas relações poderiam ser descritas como cooperação entre parceiros com interesses e valores comuns, competindo mutuamente com toda a lealdade. Gostaria de me referir a alguns assuntos que já foram trazidos à colação a respeito da questão da Agenda Transatlântica. Como sabem, actualmente, as relações baseiam-se na Declaração Transatlântica de 1990, na Nova Agenda Transatlântica e no Plano de Acção de 1995. São esses os instrumentos que orientam as novas relações com os Estados Unidos. Todavia, na sequência de apelos do Parlamento Europeu e, mais recentemente, da Resolução da Comissão dos Assuntos Externos de Abril de 2004, estamos a proceder a nova avaliação do quadro das nossas relações e a empreender um estudo independente de avaliação do actual quadro de cooperação, estudo que deverá estar completo nos princípios do ano em curso. O adjudicatário desse estudo irá averiguar igualmente as vantagens e desvantagens do acordo-quadro. Contudo, o que sempre considerámos importante é a natureza das nossas relações. Cremos que o que importa é a natureza das relações, pelo que tentamos concentrar-nos nesse aspecto. No que diz respeito aos assuntos económicos e à cooperação económica, gostaria de sublinhar que a Comissão apoia firmemente o objectivo de uma cooperação económica mais estreita entre a União Europeia e os Estados Unidos. A última cimeira UE-EUA pediu a adopção de uma estratégia voltada para o futuro, para promover a integração, servindo-se de ideias de ambos os lados do Atlântico. A consulta dos investidores terminou em Dezembro de 2004, tendo nós procedido recentemente à avaliação dos resultados. O objectivo é identificar e ultrapassar os obstáculos reais com que se defrontam os cooperadores económicos, com a nova estratégia a ser apresentada na próxima Cimeira UE-EUA, em 2005. É demasiado cedo para arriscarmos qualquer opção nesta fase, mas devíamos, sem dúvida, continuar a reforçar a cooperação nos domínios sublinhados, particularmente nas recentes resoluções apresentadas pelo Parlamento Europeu relativas à parceria transatlântica. A contribuição do Parlamento Europeu será bem-vinda, quando procedermos à revisão das nossas relações económicas com os nossos parceiros EUA. Enfrentamos grande número de ameaças comuns: o terrorismo internacional, o SIDA, a pobreza e a proliferação de armas de destruição maciça. Temos de ser construtivos, quando nos ocuparmos de questões em que temos diferenças, tais como mudanças climáticas, o Tribunal Penal Internacional e diferendos em matérias comerciais. É evidente que o acordo UE-EUA constitui condição necessária para o progresso em questões de natureza global. A recente catástrofe com que todos nos vimos confrontados constitui uma lição clara para todos nós, demonstrando-nos que não podemos fazer o que quer que seja de outro modo. Temos de lançar os fundamentos de um sistema multilateral eficaz, baseado numas Nações Unidas revitalizadas, em que os Estados Unidos tenha plena participação. Para terminar, queria também sublinhar que as relações com o Canadá - a que também se fez referência - estão verdadeiramente florescentes. Talvez seja essa a razão por que mais se não disse a esse respeito. A parceria transatlântica com o Canadá sempre constituiu uma relação extremamente importante para nós."@pt¹⁷ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@sk¹⁸ "Mr President, listening carefully to the discussion and suggestions I detect a very positive spirit, which encourages me that we can take the debate, and our relations with the United States, still further. It is true that we have been through a turbulent period, but it is also true that we have now emerged from that period, showing that the transatlantic relationship is still strong and durable. The EU-US summit of June 2004 clearly demonstrated how much we have in common and the readiness of both sides to focus efforts on the key challenges ahead. It could be described as cooperation between partners with common interests and common values who are competing with one other in a fair way. I would like to touch on matters that have already been raised concerning the question of the transatlantic agenda. As you know, the relationship today is based on the Transatlantic declaration of 1990 and the new Transatlantic agenda declaration and action plan of 1995. Those are the instruments which guide the new relationship with the United States. However, following calls from the European Parliament, and most recently from the Foreign Affairs Committee Resolution of April 2004, we are reassessing the framework for our relations. We are launching an independent study, to be completed early this year, assessing the current cooperation framework. It will include an analysis of alternative preferences for cooperation. The contractor will also look into the advantages and disadvantages of the framework agreement. However, what we have always held to be important is the substance of the relationship. We believe that it is the substance that matters and try to focus on that. Concerning economic issues and economic cooperation, I would underline that the Commission strongly supports the aim of closer economic cooperation between the European Union and the United States. The last EU-US summit called for a forward-looking strategy to promote integration, drawing on ideas from both sides of the Atlantic. The consultation of stakeholders ended in December 2004, and we have recently been assessing the results. The aim is to identify and overcome the real obstacles facing economic cooperators, with the new strategy to be presented to the next EU-US summit in 2005. It is too early to commit to any option at this stage, but we should certainly continue to reinforce cooperation in the areas highlighted, especially in the European Parliament's recent resolutions on the transatlantic partnership. The European Parliament's input will be welcomed as we review our economic relations with our US partners. We are facing many common threats: international terrorism, Aids, poverty and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We need to be constructive in engaging on issues where we have differences, such as climate change, the International Criminal Court and trade disputes. It is clear that EU-US agreement is a necessary condition for progress on global issues. The recent catastrophe which we all faced is a clear lesson to us all that we cannot do things in any other way. We need to lay the groundwork for an effective multilateral system, based on a revitalised United Nations in which the United States fully participates. Finally, I should also underline that relations with Canada – which have been mentioned – are truly flourishing. That may be why more has not been said about them. The transatlantic partnership with Canada has always been an extremely important relationship for us."@sl¹⁹ ". Herr talman! Jag har noga följt diskussionen och förslagen och jag har märkt en mycket positiv anda, som inger mig hopp om att debatten och våra förbindelser med Förenta staterna kan utvecklas ännu mer. Det är sant att vi har upplevt en turbulent period, men det är också sant att vi nu har kommit igenom den perioden och har visat att de transatlantiska förbindelserna fortfarande är starka och hållbara. Toppmötet mellan EU och Förenta staterna i juni 2004 visade tydligt hur mycket vi har gemensamt och att båda sidor är beredda att inrikta sina ansträngningar på de viktigaste framtida utmaningarna. Detta kan beskrivas som ett samarbete mellan partner med gemensamma intressen och gemensamma värderingar, som tävlar med varandra på ett rättvist sätt. Jag vill beröra några frågor som redan har tagits upp och som gäller den transatlantiska agendan. Som ni vet baserar sig förbindelserna i dag på den transatlantiska förklaringen från 1990 samt förklaringen om den nya transatlantiska agendan och åtgärdsplanen från 1995. Det är dessa instrument som styr de nya förbindelserna med Förenta staterna. Efter uppmaningar från Europaparlamentet och nu senast från utskottet för utrikesfrågor i dess resolution från april 2004, håller vi på att omvärdera ramen för våra förbindelser. Vi kommer att göra en oberoende undersökning som kommer att slutföras i början av detta år och där man skall utvärdera den nuvarande samarbetsramen. Undersökningen kommer att innehålla en analys av olika alternativ för samarbetet. Konsulten kommer även att titta på ramavtalets fördelar och nackdelar. Något som vi emellertid alltid har ansett vara viktigt är själva innehållet i förbindelserna. Vi anser att det är innehållet som är viktigt och försöker fokusera på det. När det gäller ekonomiska frågor och ekonomiskt samarbete vill jag betona att kommissionen starkt stöder målet att åstadkomma ett närmare ekonomiskt samarbete mellan Europeiska unionen och Förenta staterna. Vid det senaste toppmötet mellan EU och Förenta staterna efterlystes en långsiktig strategi som främjar integration och som bygger på idéer från båda sidor av Atlanten. Samrådet med olika aktörer avslutades i december 2004 och vi har nyligen utvärderat resultaten. Målet är att identifiera och undanröja de verkliga hindren för de ekonomiska samarbetsparterna, och den nya strategin kommer att läggas fram vid nästa toppmöte mellan EU och Förenta staterna år 2005. Det är för tidigt att göra några åtaganden i detta skede, men vi bör absolut fortsätta att förstärka samarbetet inom de områden som belysts, särskilt i Europaparlamentets senaste resolutioner om det transatlantiska partnerskapet. Europaparlamentets synpunkter kommer att välkomnas när vi ser över de ekonomiska förbindelserna med våra partner i Förenta staterna. Vi står inför många gemensamma hot: den internationella terrorismen, aids, fattigdomen och spridningen av massförstörelsevapen. Vi måste vara konstruktiva i diskussionerna om de frågor där vi har olika åsikter, såsom klimatförändringen, den internationella brottmålsdomstolen och handelskonflikterna. Det står klart att det krävs enighet mellan EU och Förenta staterna för att framsteg skall kunna göras i de globala frågorna. Den nyligen inträffade katastrofen, som berörde oss alla, visar tydligt att det inte finns något annat sätt. Vi måste lägga grunden för ett effektivt multilateralt system som baserar sig på ett vitaliserat FN där Förenta staterna deltar fullt ut. Slutligen vill jag också betona att förbindelserna med Kanada, som nämndes tidigare, verkligen blomstrar. Det är kanske därför som inte mer har sagts om dem. Det transatlantiska partnerskapet med Kanada har alltid varit en synnerligen viktig förbindelse för oss."@sv^21,21
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