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lpv:speaker	lp:Gary Titley⁶
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@en⁴
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)²² member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²² member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-02-16)²² unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)²² substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)²²
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@cs¹ "Hr. formand! Jeg vil gerne lykønske rådsformanden med hans beskrivelse, med karakteristisk finsk ærlighed, men en for en rådsformand ukarakteristisk ligefremhed, af Rådets problemer med at få medlemsstaterne til at acceptere tingene, og hvor umuligt det er at gøre fremskridt på visse områder, hvor der kræves enstemmighed. Det er meget vigtigt, at EU leverer resultater på områder som retlige og indre anliggender og indvandringspolitik, og vi må sikre, at vi gør fremskridt til gavn for vores borgere. Jeg vil håbe, at vi på de områder, hvor vi næsten har nået en aftale såsom udlevering af fængslede og muligheder for et hurtigt reaktionsinstrument i nødsituationer, hurtigt vil kunne få dem igennem på topmødet. Vi kan også anvende det samme princip på medlemsstaterne inden for andre områder, hvilket Kommissionen gjorde i går, da den skred til handling med henblik på at åbne energimarkederne og sikre økonomiske reformer. Vi må ikke glemme betydningen af at få medlemsstaterne til skabe resultater på de områder, hvor de lovede det med hensyn til hele Lissabon-strategien. Men udvidelsen er helt klart det store spørgsmål. Vi synes at have undgået togulykken med hensyn til Tyrkiet, men det er ikke nogen garanti for, at toget ikke vil gå i stå, og hvis det tog går i stå, vil det få meget alvorlige konsekvenser, ikke kun for Den Europæiske Union, men også for Balkan. Vi må videre med udvidelsen. Vi må ikke lade os distrahere af ting som absorptionskapaciteten, for vi ved alle, at hvis Norge ønskede at blive medlem, ville ingen ønske at tale om absorptionskapacitet. Det er et kodeord for noget andet. Lad os gøre fremskridt med udvidelsen; lad os holde gryden i kog."@da² "Herr Präsident! Ich möchte den Ratsvorsitz dazu beglückwünschen, wie er die Schwierigkeiten im Rat, eine Einigung der Mitgliedstaaten herbeizuführen, mit typisch finnischer Ehrlichkeit, aber für die Präsidentschaft untypischer Direktheit beschrieben hat, und ihm auch dazu gratulieren, dass er verdeutlicht hat, wie unmöglich es ist, in bestimmten Bereichen, in denen einstimmige Entscheidungen erforderlich sind, Fortschritte zu erzielen. Es ist unerlässlich, dass die EU in Bereichen wie der Justiz, den inneren Angelegenheiten und der Einwanderungspolitik ihre Versprechen einhält, und wir müssen dafür sorgen, dass wir zum Wohle unserer Bürger Fortschritte machen. Ich hoffe, dass wir dies in den Bereichen, in denen wir uns fast einig sind, wie der Gefangenenüberstellung und der Möglichkeit eines Vorbereitungsinstruments für Katastrophenfälle, auf einem Gipfel in die Tat umsetzen können. Wir können dasselbe Prinzip auch in anderen Bereichen auf die Mitgliedstaaten anwenden, so wie es die Kommission gestern gemacht hat, indem sie Maßnahmen zur Öffnung der Energiemärkte und für eine Wirtschaftsreform einleitete. Wir dürfen nicht aus den Augen verlieren, wie wichtig es ist, dass die Mitgliedstaaten ihre Versprechen in Bezug auf die gesamte Lissabon-Strategie einhalten. Das große Thema ist jedoch die Erweiterung. Ein Zugunglück mit der Türkei haben wir anscheinend vermieden, aber das garantiert nicht, dass der Zug nicht quietschend zum Stehen kommt, denn wenn er zum Stehen kommt, werden die Konsequenzen sehr gravierend sein, und zwar nicht nur für die Europäische Union, sondern auch für den Balkan. Wir müssen die Erweiterung voranbringen. Wir dürfen uns nicht von Dingen wie der Aufnahmefähigkeit ablenken lassen, da wir alle wissen, dass, wenn Norwegen beitreten wollte, niemand von der Aufnahmefähigkeit sprechen wollen würde. Sie ist ein Kodewort für etwas anderes. Machen wir Fortschritte bei der Erweiterung; halten wir die Dinge am Laufen!"@de⁹ "Κύριε Πρόεδρε, θέλω να συγχαρώ τον Προεδρεύοντα του Συμβουλίου για τον τρόπο με τον οποίο, με χαρακτηριστική φινλανδική ειλικρίνεια αλλά ασυνήθιστη προεδρική ευθύτητα, περιέγραψε τα προβλήματα που εμφανίζονται στο Συμβούλιο προκειμένου να πεισθούν τα κράτη μέλη να συμφωνήσουν σε διάφορα θέματα, αλλά και το γεγονός ότι είναι αδύνατον να σημειωθεί πρόοδος σε ορισμένους τομείς στους οποίους εφαρμόζεται η ομοφωνία. Είναι πολύ σημαντικό να υλοποιήσει η ΕΕ τις πολιτικές της σε τομείς όπως η δικαιοσύνη και οι εσωτερικές υποθέσεις, καθώς και η μεταναστευτική πολιτική, και οφείλουμε να διασφαλίσουμε την επίτευξη προόδου προς όφελος των πολιτών μας. Ευελπιστώ ότι σε τομείς στους οποίους έχουμε σχεδόν καταλήξει σε συμφωνία, όπως οι μεταφορές κρατουμένων και η δυνατότητα δημιουργίας ενός μέσου ταχείας αντίδρασης για καταστάσεις έκτακτης ανάγκης, οι συμφωνίες αυτές θα επικυρωθούν επίσης από κάποια διάσκεψη κορυφής. Μπορούμε άλλωστε να εφαρμόσουμε την ίδια αρχή στα κράτη μέλη σε άλλους τομείς, όπως έκανε εχθές η Επιτροπή ως προς την ανάληψη δράσης για το άνοιγμα των ενεργειακών αγορών και τις οικονομικές μεταρρυθμίσεις. Δεν πρέπει να λησμονούμε πόσο σημαντικό είναι να υλοποιήσουν τα κράτη μέλη τις υποσχέσεις τους στο πλαίσιο της στρατηγικής της Λισαβόνας. Ωστόσο, είναι σαφές ότι το μείζον θέμα των ημερών είναι η διεύρυνση. Φαίνεται ότι αποφύγαμε τη σιδηροδρομική σύγκρουση με την Τουρκία, αλλά αυτό δεν εγγυάται ότι η αμαξοστοιχία δεν θα σταματήσει να κινείται, διότι, αν όντως σταματήσει αυτή η αμαξοστοιχία, οι συνέπειες θα είναι πολύ σοβαρές όχι μόνο για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση αλλά και για τα Βαλκάνια. Πρέπει να προωθήσουμε τη διεύρυνση. Δεν πρέπει να μας αποσπούν την προσοχή έννοιες όπως η ικανότητα απορρόφησης, διότι όλοι γνωρίζουμε ότι, αν η Νορβηγία επιθυμούσε να ενταχθεί στην ΕΕ, κανείς δεν θα μιλούσε για ικανότητα απορρόφησης. Πρόκειται για έναν ευφημισμό που υποκρύπτει κάτι διαφορετικό. Πρέπει, λοιπόν, να σημειώσουμε πρόοδο ως προς τη διεύρυνση· πρέπει να συνεχίσουμε την πορεία μας ακάθεκτοι."@el¹⁰ "Señor Presidente, quiero felicitar a la Presidenta en ejercicio por la forma en que descrito –con la honestidad finlandesa y una franqueza poco habitual en una Presidencia– las dificultades que ha tenido el Consejo para alcanzar acuerdos entre los Estados miembros, y lo difícil que resulta avanzar en determinados ámbitos cuando las decisiones deben tomarse por unanimidad. Es sumamente importante que la UE ofrezca resultados en ámbitos como la justicia y los asuntos de interior, al igual que la política de inmigración, y tenemos que avanzar en beneficio de nuestros ciudadanos. Espero que en los ámbito en que casi hemos llegado a un acuerdo, como en la transferencia de presos y la posibilidad de crear un instrumento de respuesta rápida en caso de emergencia, estas decisiones se adopten en el Consejo Europeo. Podemos aplicar igualmente este principio a las Estados miembros en otros ámbitos, como lo hizo ayer la Comisión en relación con la liberalización de los mercados energéticos y la reforma económica. No debemos perder de vista la importancia de que los Estados miembros cumplan las promesas que hicieron en el marco de la Estrategia de Lisboa. Sin embargo, no cabe duda que la ampliación es la cuestión más importante. Al parecer hemos evitado una colisión frontal con Turquía, pero eso no garantiza que el proceso no acabe por detenerse, porque si lo hace, las consecuencias serán sumamente graves, no solo para la Unión Europea, sino también para los Balcanes. Debemos proseguir con la ampliación. No debemos distraernos en aspectos como la capacidad de absorción, porque todos sabemos que si Noruega desease la adhesión, nadie hablaría de capacidad de absorción. Es una palabra clave para algo distinto. Prosigamos con la ampliación; no dejemos que el proceso se detenga."@es²⁰ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@et⁵ "Arvoisa puhemies, haluan kiittää neuvoston puheenjohtajaa siitä suomalaisille luonteenomaisen rehellisestä mutta puheenjohtajille epätyypillisen kaunistelemattomasta tavasta, jolla hän on kuvannut sitä, kuinka vaikeaa on ollut saada jäsenvaltiot sopimaan asioista neuvostossa ja kuinka mahdotonta on edistyä tietyillä aloilla, joilla päätösten on oltava yksimielisiä. On hyvin tärkeää, että EU saa asioita aikaan oikeus- ja sisäasioiden ja maahanmuuton kaltaisilla aloilla, ja meidän on varmistettava, että saavutamme omia kansalaisiamme hyödyttävää edistystä. Toivon, että asiat, joista olemme lähestulkoon päässeet sopimukseen, saatetaan päätökseen huippukokouksessa. Näitä asioita ovat esimerkiksi vankien siirrot ja väline, jolla voidaan vastata nopeasti hätätilanteisiin. Voimme soveltaa samaa periaatetta jäsenvaltioihin myös muilla aloilla, kuten komissio teki eilen ryhtyessään toimiin energiamarkkinoiden avaamisen ja talousuudistuksen suhteen. Ei unohdeta sitä, kuinka tärkeää on saada jäsenvaltiot pitämään kiinni siitä, mitä ne ovat luvanneet tehdä osana Lissabonin strategiaa. Laajentuminen on silti selvästikin iso asia. Näyttää siltä, että junien yhteentörmäys Turkin kanssa on vältetty, mutta se ei vielä takaa, etteikö juna pysähtyisi kirskuen. Jos tämä juna nimittäin pysähtyy, sen seuraukset ovat hyvin vakavat paitsi Euroopan unionille myös Balkanin maille. Meidän on jatkettava laajentumista. Emme saa antaa sellaisten asioiden kuin EU:n kyvyn ottaa uusia jäseniä hämätä meitä, sillä tiedämme kaikki, että jos Norja haluaisi liittyä, kukaan ei puhuisi EU:n kyvystä ottaa uusia jäseniä. Se on salakielinen sana, jolla tarkoitetaan jotakin muuta. Jatketaan siis laajentumista ja pidetään pyörät pyörimässä."@fi⁷ "Monsieur le Président, je souhaite féliciter le président du Conseil pour la manière, empreinte de l’honnêteté finlandaise caractéristique, mais également du franc-parler de la présidence qui l’est moins, dont il a décrit les difficultés que le Conseil éprouve pour arracher un accord aux États membres et l’impossibilité d’effectuer des progrès dans certains domaines qui requièrent l’unanimité. Il est extrêmement important que l’Union progresse sur des points tels que la justice, les affaires intérieures et la politique d’immigration. En outre, nous devons éviter de faire du sur-place, et ce dans l’intérêt de nos concitoyens. J’ose espérer que dans les domaines pour lesquels un accord est sur le point d’être conclu, tels que les transfèrements de prisonniers et l’éventuelle instauration d’un instrument de réaction rapide en cas d’urgence, nous serons en mesure de finaliser le tout dans le cadre d’un sommet. Nous pouvons également appliquer le même principe aux États membres dans d’autres domaines, comme la Commission l’a fait hier en prenant des mesures visant à ouvrir les marchés de l’énergie et concernant les réformes économiques. Ne perdons pas de vue l’importance de veiller à ce que les États membres tiennent leurs promesses au niveau de la stratégie de Lisbonne, pour tous ses aspects. Cependant, il ne fait aucun doute que l’élargissement constitue la grande question. Il semble que nous ayons évité une collision de train avec la Turquie, mais qui dit que ce train ne va pas s’immobiliser dans un grincement de freins? En effet, si ce train s’arrête, les conséquences qui en découleront seront désastreuses non seulement pour l’Union, mais également pour les Balkans. Nous devons poursuivre le processus d’élargissement. Évitons de nous laisser distraire par des éléments tels que la capacité d’absorption, car nous savons tous pertinemment bien que si la Norvège faisait part de son souhait de rejoindre l’UE, personne ne viendrait mettre la capacité d’absorption sur le tapis. Il s’agit d’un mot de code désignant autre chose. Poursuivons l’élargissement. Passons à l’action."@fr⁸ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@hu¹¹ "Signor Presidente, vorrei congratularmi con la Presidente in carica del Consiglio per il modo in cui, con tipica onestà finlandese, ma con insolita schiettezza per una Presidenza, ha descritto le difficoltà incontrate in seno al Consiglio nel portare gli Stati membri a mettersi d’accordo, e quanto sia impossibile progredire in alcuni settori in cui abbiamo l’unanimità. E’ molto importante che l’Unione europea giunga a risultati concreti in ambiti quali giustizia e affari interni e la politica per l’immigrazione, e dobbiamo fare in modo di andare avanti per il bene dei cittadini. Spererei che in settori in cui abbiamo quasi raggiunto l’accordo, come quello del trasferimento dei prigionieri e l’eventualità di uno strumento di risposta rapida per le emergenze, saremo in grado di portarli avanti in seno a un Vertice. Possiamo applicare lo stesso principio anche agli Stati membri in altri settori, come ha fatto ieri la Commissione, intervenendo in merito alla liberalizzazione dei mercati dell’energia e alla riforma economica. Non perdiamo di vista l’importanza di far mantenere agli Stati membri le loro promesse relative all’intera strategia di Lisbona. L’allargamento, tuttavia, è chiaramente la questione principale. A quanto sembra abbiamo evitato un disastro ferroviario con la Turchia, ma questo non garantisce che il treno, stridendo, non si arresti e, se quel treno davvero si ferma, le conseguenze saranno gravi non solo per l’Unione europea, ma anche per i Balcani. Dobbiamo procedere con l’allargamento. Non dobbiamo farci sviare da cose come la capacità di assorbimento, perché tutti sappiamo che se la Norvegia volesse aderire nessuno sentirebbe il bisogno di parlarne. E’ una parola in codice per dire qualcos’altro. Procediamo con l’allargamento; mettiamoci al lavoro."@it¹² "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@lt¹⁴ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@lv¹³ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@mt¹⁵ "Mijnheer de Voorzitter, ik wil de fungerend voorzitter gelukwensen met de wijze waarop zij met die typisch Finse oprechtheid en tegelijkertijd met die atypische resoluutheid die een goede voorzitter betaamt, de moeilijkheden heeft beschreven die zich hebben voorgedaan bij de pogingen om in de Raad een akkoord te bewerkstelligen tussen de lidstaten. Zij heeft duidelijk gemaakt dat het onmogelijk is vooruitgang te boeken op de terreinen waar unanimiteit voor nodig is. Het is van groot belang dat de EU resultaten boekt op gebieden als justitie, binnenlandse zaken en immigratie. We moeten in het belang van onze burgers vooruitgang boeken. Ik hoop dat we op een top alsnog verder kunnen komen op de terreinen waar we al bijna tot overeenstemming waren gekomen, zoals de overdracht van gevangenen en een mogelijk instrument voor snelle respons bij ernstige noodsituaties. We kunnen op andere terreinen hetzelfde principe op de lidstaten toepassen als de Commissie gisteren deed toen ze actie ondernam ten aanzien van de liberalisering van de energiemarkten en economische hervorming. Laten we niet vergeten hoe belangrijk het is dat wij de lidstaten zover krijgen dat zij zich aan de beloften houden die zij in het kader van de gehele Lissabon-strategie hebben gedaan. Uitbreiding is echter duidelijk het hete hangijzer. Het lijkt erop dat we een botsing met Turkije konden ontwijken, maar dat is geen garantie dat de trein straks niet alsnog met knarsende wielen tot stilstand komt. Als die trein tot stilstand komt, dan zijn de gevolgen enorm, niet alleen voor de Europese Unie, maar ook voor de Balkan. We moeten doorgaan met de uitbreiding en niet afgeleid raken door begrippen als opnamevermogen, want indien Noorwegen zou willen toetreden dan weten we allemaal dat we het niet over opnamevermogen zouden willen hebben. Dit is geheimtaal voor iets anders. Laten we verder gaan met de uitbreiding en die trein rijdende houden."@nl³ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@pl¹⁶ "Senhor Presidente, desejo felicitar a Senhora Presidente em exercício do Conselho pela forma como, na sua honestidade finlandesa, mas com a sua pouco característica franqueza presidencial, nos descreveu as dificuldades sentidas pelo Conselho ao tentar levar os Estados-Membros a chegarem a acordo sobre os assuntos e sobre como é impossível fazer progressos em certos domínios em que temos unanimidade. É muito importante que a UE cumpra a sua missão em áreas como a justiça e os assuntos internos, bem como a política de imigração, e temos de nos assegurar que são feitos progressos em benefício dos nossos cidadãos. Espero que em áreas, nas quais quase chegámos a acordo, tais como transferência de prisioneiros e a possibilidade de um instrumento de resposta rápida para emergências, sejamos capazes de as fazer avançar numa cimeira. Podemos igualmente aplicar o mesmo princípio aos Estados-Membros em outros domínios, tal como a Comissão fez ontem, ao actuar em relação à abertura de novos mercados energéticos e em relação à reforma económica. Não podemos perder de vista a importância de fazer com que os Estados-Membros façam aquilo com que se comprometeram em relação a toda a questão da estratégia de Lisboa. No entanto, o alargamento constitui claramente o grande tema. Parece que conseguimos evitar uma colisão de comboios com a Turquia, mas isso não garante que o comboio não vá parar no meio de grande chiadeira. Se o comboio parar, as consequências serão graves, não apenas para a União Europeia, mas também para os Balcãs. Temo de avançar em frente com o alargamento. Não nos podemos deixar distrair por coisas como capacidade de absorção, pois todos sabemos que, se a Noruega quisesse aderir, ninguém se punha a falar em capacidade de absorção. Trata-se de uma palavra de código para outra coisa. Continuemos progredindo com o alargamento, continuemos com o “espectáculo na estrada”."@pt¹⁷ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@sk¹⁸ "Mr President, I wish to congratulate the President-in-Office on the way in which, with characteristic Finnish honesty but uncharacteristic Presidency bluntness, he has described the difficulties in the Council of getting Member States to agree on things, and how impossible it is to make progress in certain areas where we have unanimity. It is very important that the EU delivers in areas like justice and home affairs and immigration policy, and we must ensure that we make progress for the benefit of our citizens. I would hope that in areas where we have almost reached agreement, such as prisoner transfers and the possibility of a rapid response instrument for emergencies, we will be able to carry these through in a summit. We can also apply the same principle to Member States in other areas as the Commission did yesterday in taking action about opening up energy markets and on economic reform. Let us not lose sight of the importance of getting Member States to deliver on what they promised to do on the whole Lisbon Strategy. However, enlargement is clearly the big issue. We seem to have avoided a train crash with Turkey, but that does not guarantee the train is not going to come grinding to a halt, because if that train does come to a halt, the consequences will be very severe not only for the European Union but also for the Balkans. We must move ahead with enlargement. We must not become distracted by things like absorption capacity, because we all know that if Norway wanted to join, nobody would want to talk about absorption capacity. It is a code word for something else. Let us make progress on enlargement; let us keep the show on the road."@sl¹⁹ "Herr talman! Jag vill gratulera den tjänstgörande ordföranden till att han, med karakteristisk finländsk ärlighet men ett okarakteristiskt rättframt ordförandeskap, har beskrivit de svårigheter rådet har med att få medlemsstaterna att komma överens i olika frågor och hur omöjligt det är att göra framsteg inom vissa områden där vi har enhällighet. Det är väldigt viktigt att EU uppnår resultat inom områden som rättsliga och inrikes frågor och invandringspolitik, och vi måste se till att framstegen görs för våra medborgares bästa. Jag hoppas att vi inom områden där vi nästan nått en överenskommelse, till exempel fångtransporter och möjligheterna till snabbinsatsenheter vid nödlägen, kan genomdriva dem vid ett toppmöte. Vi kan också tillämpa samma princip på medlemsstaterna inom andra områden, vilket kommissionen gjorde igår när den vidtog åtgärder för att öppna upp energimarknaderna samt för ekonomiska reformer. Vi får inte glömma vikten av att få medlemsstaterna att genomföra vad de lovat att genomföra inom ramen Lissabonstrategin som helhet. Men utvidgning är helt klart den stora frågan. Vi tycks ha undvikit en tågkrasch med Turkiet, men det finns inga garantier för att tåget inte ska stanna helt. Om det gör det kommer konsekvenserna att bli mycket allvarliga, inte bara för Europeiska unionen utan också för Balkanländerna. Vi måste fortsätta vårt utvidgningsarbete. Vi får inte distraheras av detaljer som absorptionsförmåga, för vi vet alla att ingen skulle vilja prata om absorptionsförmåga om Norge skulle vilja gå med. Det är ett kodord för någonting annat. Låt oss fortsätta med utvidgningen, låt oss hålla oss kvar på vägen."@sv²¹
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