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Document C:1998:304:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 304, 02 October 1998


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Official Journal
of the European Communities
ISSN 0378-6986

C 304
Volume 41
2 October 1998
English editionInformation and Notices

Notice NoContentsPage
I Information
European Parliament
Written Questions with answer
(98/C 304/01)E-3597/97 by Giacomo Santini to the Commission
Subject: Invasion of the European market by elvers caught by Asian boats 1
(98/C 304/02)E-3622/97 by Giuseppe Rauti to the Commission
Subject: Protecting the rights of taxi drivers in Italy and Europe 2
(98/C 304/03)E-3866/97 by José Valverde López to the Commission
Subject: Energy self-sufficiency in Andalusia 2
(98/C 304/04)E-3904/97 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Council
Subject: Tourist massacre in Egypt 3
(98/C 304/05)E-3913/97 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Seveso directive 4
(98/C 304/06)E-3940/97 by Maren Günther to the Commission
Subject: Long-term and structural support for cultural networks in the field of the performing arts 5
(98/C 304/07)E-3981/97 by Angela Billingham to the Commission
Subject: Comparative analysis of national minimum wages in Europe 5
(98/C 304/08)E-4000/97 by Danilo Poggiolini, Pierluigi Castagnetti, Antonio Graziani, Giampaolo D'Andrea, Michl Ebner, Livio Filippi, Maria Colombo Svevo, Vincenzo Viola, Carlo Casini, Alessandro Fontana and Giovanni Burtone to the Commission
Subject: Selection criteria for the recruitment of trainees to the Commission's administration 6
(98/C 304/09)E-4012/97 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Pesticide residues in grapes 7
(98/C 304/10)E-4025/97 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: Financial instruments for regional policy funds 8
(98/C 304/11)E-4036/97 by Bryan Cassidy to the Commission
Subject: Producer responsibility obligations (packaging waste) regulations, UK 1996 8
(98/C 304/12)E-4057/97 by Ulla Sandbæk to the Council
Subject: Weapons training in Greece 9
(98/C 304/13)E-4139/97 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Waste on islands 9
(98/C 304/14)E-4160/97 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Concern about deterioration of the EU's relations with Suriname 10
(98/C 304/15)E-4161/97 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Concern about the possibility of EU citizens being taken hostage by Suriname 11
(98/C 304/16)E-4162/97 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Concern about the human rights situation in Suriname 11
(98/C 304/17)E-4163/97 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Measures in the event of EU citizens being taken hostage by Suriname 11
Joint answer to Written Questions E-4160/97, E-4161/97, E-4162/97 and E-4163/97 12
(98/C 304/18)E-4164/97 by Rijk van Dam to the Commission
Subject: Extension of the 'old for new' provision 12
(98/C 304/19)E-4170/97 by Eryl McNally to the Commission
Subject: Specific SME representation in the European-level Social Dialogue 13
(98/C 304/20)E-4178/97 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Cohesion policy and culture 14
(98/C 304/21)E-4180/97 by Riitta Myller to the Commission
Subject: Preparation in the Commission of the interim report on the EU's northern dimension 14
(98/C 304/22)E-4186/97 by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop to the Commission
Subject: Academic qualifications for A/LA grade competitions 15
(98/C 304/23)E-4212/97 by Bryan Cassidy to the Commission
Subject: Judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 26 October 1996 in the case of Elida Gibbs Limited (Case C-317/94) 16
(98/C 304/24)E-0017/98 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission
Subject: Language use in the Official Journal 17
(98/C 304/25)E-0018/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission
Subject: Cost of the Commission representation in Vienna 17
(98/C 304/26)E-0022/98 by Christian Rovsing to the Commission
Subject: Exclusive rights in the gas market 18
(98/C 304/27)E-0028/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Strange arrangements for staffing the European Environment Agency (EEA) 19
(98/C 304/28)E-0031/98 by John Corrie to the Commission
Subject: EU aid to Cyprus 20
(98/C 304/29)E-0038/98 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Second report pursuant to Article 26 of Directive 86/609/EEC 20
(98/C 304/30)E-0039/98 by Giacomo Leopardi to the Commission
Subject: Pharmaceutical expenditure - compulsory deductions and compatibility with EU principles 21
(98/C 304/31)E-0041/98 by Ulf Holm to the Commission
Subject: Rules on the importation of domestic animals 21
(98/C 304/32)E-0045/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of air traffic directive 22
(98/C 304/33)E-0052/98 by Hartmut Nassauer to the Commission
Subject: Arrangements affecting building contractors posting workers to another country in the framework of the provision of services 23
(98/C 304/34)E-0054/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Dramatic reduction in Community olive oil subsidies 24
(98/C 304/35)E-0063/98 by Jan Mulder to the Commission
Subject: Lower than anticipated costs of the swine fever crisis in the Netherlands 25
(98/C 304/36)P-0064/98 by Gijs de Vries to the Commission
Subject: Restrictions on direct marketing 26
(98/C 304/37)E-0066/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Leonardo Programme 27
(98/C 304/38)E-0069/98 by Gerhard Botz to the Commission
Subject: Possible investigations into the use of plant protection products and their impact on human fertility 27
(98/C 304/39)E-0072/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Pollution of drinking water springs in Ioannina 28
(98/C 304/40)E-0078/98 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Driftnets 29
(98/C 304/41)E-0080/98 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Incineration of domestic waste 29
(98/C 304/42)E-0082/98 by Carlos Robles Piquer to the Council
Subject: Information on technology from NATO 30
(98/C 304/43)E-0106/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Computer problems caused by the change of the millennium 31
(98/C 304/44)E-0114/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Urban policy 32
(98/C 304/45)E-0115/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Battery hens 33
(98/C 304/46)E-0124/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Follow-up question on the school milk programme 33
(98/C 304/47)E-0125/98 by Petrus Cornelissen to the Commission
Subject: Research into civil aviation incidents 33
(98/C 304/48)P-0128/98 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Transport of calves and maximum weights (Supplementary answer) 34
(98/C 304/49)E-0130/98 by Kirsten Jensen to the Commission
Subject: GMO 35
(98/C 304/50)P-0134/98 by Georg Jarzembowski to the Commission
Subject: Shipbuilding industry 36
(98/C 304/51)P-0137/98 by Ilona Graenitz to the Commission
Subject: Recognition of sign language in the Member States 37
(98/C 304/52)E-0139/98 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Campaign against smoking 38
(98/C 304/53)E-0140/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Fisheries operational programme in Greece 39
(98/C 304/54)E-0151/98 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: The Italian Government's attitude to liberalization of the telecommunications sector 40
(98/C 304/55)E-0156/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission
Subject: Recall of the head of delegation in Bratislava (continued) 41
(98/C 304/56)E-0159/98 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Bank lending rates and hotel businesses in Greece 41
(98/C 304/57)E-0160/98 by Mary Banotti to the Council
Subject: Gaza European Hospital 42
(98/C 304/58)E-0162/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Combined bicycle and rail travel 42
(98/C 304/59)E-0163/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Battery hens 43
(98/C 304/60)E-0166/98 by James Fitzsimons to the Commission
Subject: Legislation in EU Member States on bicycles 44
(98/C 304/61)E-0174/98 by David Bowe to the Commission
Subject: Controls on imported foods 44
(98/C 304/62)E-0176/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Disposal of sewage and waste water 45
(98/C 304/63)E-0179/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Disposal of sewage and waste water 45
(98/C 304/64)E-0181/98 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Possible contravention of environment laws in the Marjal de Massamagrell 46
(98/C 304/65)E-0185/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Disability benefits in EU Member States 47
(98/C 304/66)E-0186/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Disability benefits in EU Member States 47
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0185/98 and E-0186/98 47
(98/C 304/67)P-0193/98 by Paul Lannoye to the Commission
Subject: Zoonoses 47
(98/C 304/68)P-0194/98 by Antoni Gutiérrez Díaz to the Commission
Subject: Illegal construction activity with EU funding 49
(98/C 304/69)P-0196/98 by Karin Riis-Jørgensen to the Commission
Subject: EU export of steel wire ropes to Poland 50
(98/C 304/70)E-0199/98 by Hilde Hawlicek to the Commission
Subject: Books and the cultural heritage 50
(98/C 304/71)E-0202/98 by Gerhard Hager to the Commission
Subject: Budget line on the family 51
(98/C 304/72)E-0205/98 by Rainer Wieland to the Commission
Subject: Financing mother-tongue teaching abroad - mother-tongue teaching in the consular district of Stuttgart (Germany) 52
(98/C 304/73)E-0207/98 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Discrimination against the Greek agricultural trade union confederation SY.DA.SE 52
(98/C 304/74)E-0208/98 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Problems facing the olive oil market 53
(98/C 304/75)E-0213/98 by Bryan Cassidy to the Commission
Subject: International Group of P&I Clubs 54
(98/C 304/76)E-0214/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Replacement of dry-cleaning machines and compensation 55
(98/C 304/77)E-0221/98 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Junk medicine 55
(98/C 304/78)E-0224/98 by Christine Crawley to the Commission
Subject: The impact of changing work patterns 56
(98/C 304/79)P-0229/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Baby-walkers 57
(98/C 304/80)E-0230/98 by Panayotis Lambrias to the Commission
Subject: Under-performance and downgrading of the National School for Public Administration in Greece 58
(98/C 304/81)E-0231/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Dam on the River Arachthos 58
(98/C 304/82)E-0244/98 by Karla Peijs to the Council
Subject: Closure of European Business Information Centres 59
(98/C 304/83)E-0248/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Child welfare in the European Union 60
(98/C 304/84)E-0250/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: The absence of a common European Noise Directive 60
(98/C 304/85)E-0251/98 by Marco Cellai to the Commission
Subject: Taxation of companies' net assets 61
(98/C 304/86)P-0252/98 by Peter Skinner to the Commission
Subject: Agriculture 62
(98/C 304/87)P-0253/98 by Karla Peijs to the Commission
Subject: Obligation to accept two currencies for the same transaction 62
(98/C 304/88)E-0258/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Occupational and general disability 63
(98/C 304/89)E-0259/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Cot death 63
(98/C 304/90)E-0263/98 by Yiannis Roubatis to the Council
Subject: The systematic and provocative policy of increasing tension pursued by the Turkish Government 64
(98/C 304/91)E-0264/98 by Yiannis Roubatis to the Commission
Subject: The systematic and provocative policy of increasing tension pursued by the Turkish Government 65
(98/C 304/92)E-0265/98 by Yiannis Roubatis to the Council
Subject: The Tudjman regime's tactics in Croatia 65
(98/C 304/93)E-0269/98 by Yiannis Roubatis to the Commission
Subject: Destruction of the archaeological site of Vouthrotou 66
(98/C 304/94)P-0272/98 by Danielle Darras to the Commission
Subject: Abolition of sales of duty-free products within the Community as from 1 July 1999 67
(98/C 304/95)P-0275/98 by Gary Titley to the Commission
Subject: Satellite jamming and the EC Trade Barrier Regulation 67
(98/C 304/96)E-0278/98 by Panayotis Lambrias to the Commission
Subject: New LEADER programme 68
(98/C 304/97)E-0283/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Compliance with the ISM Code (Regulation 3051/95) 69
(98/C 304/98)E-0284/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: ISM Code (Council Regulation 3051/95) 69
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0283/98 and E-0284/98 69
(98/C 304/99)E-0285/98 by Glenys Kinnock to the Commission
Subject: Transport of racing pigeons 69
(98/C 304/100)E-0287/98 by Mirja Ryynänen to the Commission
Subject: Status of the Student unions' umbrella organization ESIB as an expert on education matters in the EU 70
(98/C 304/101)E-0288/98 by Blaise Aldo to the Commission
Subject: Court of Auditors' report 71
(98/C 304/102)E-0289/98 by Blaise Aldo to the Commission
Subject: Transport costs between different islands 71
(98/C 304/103)E-0324/98 by Bernard Castagnède to the Commission
Subject: Supplies of cereals to the remotest regions 71
(98/C 304/104)E-0400/98 by Dominique Souchet to the Commission
Subject: Community aid for the supply of the most remote regions: livestock farming 72
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0288/98, E-0289/98, E-0324/98 and E-0400/98 72
(98/C 304/105)P-0290/98 by Jan Bertens to the Commission
Subject: Diplomatic representation of the EU in Malaysia 72
(98/C 304/106)E-0300/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Clarification of the situation as regards Turkey's accession to the EU 73
(98/C 304/107)P-0307/98 by Luis Campoy Zueco to the Commission
Subject: Aid for music 74
(98/C 304/108)P-0309/98 by Doeke Eisma to the Commission
Subject: Taxation of aircraft fuel 75
(98/C 304/109)P-0313/98 by Luis Campoy Zueco to the Commission
Subject: URBAN programme 75
(98/C 304/110)E-0316/98 by Wilmya Zimmermann to the Commission
Subject: Common European holiday on 9 May 75
(98/C 304/111)E-0317/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Council
Subject: Commission proposals for third countries' nationals 76
(98/C 304/112)E-0322/98 by Riitta Myller to the Commission
Subject: The EU's new public health programme 77
(98/C 304/113)P-0326/98 by David Hallam to the Commission
Subject: Discrimination against persons on the grounds of height 77
(98/C 304/114)P-0327/98 by Dominique Souchet to the Commission
Subject: Community aid for cereal supplies to the most remote regions/impact on employment 78
(98/C 304/115)E-0335/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Business impact assessment 79
(98/C 304/116)E-0336/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Business impact assessment 79
(98/C 304/117)E-0337/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Business impact assessment 79
(98/C 304/118)E-0338/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Business impact assessment 80
(98/C 304/119)E-0339/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Business impact assessment 80
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0335/98, E-0336/98, E-0337/98, E-0338/98 and E-0339/98 80
(98/C 304/120)E-0340/98 by Luis Campoy Zueco to the Commission
Subject: Objective 2 81
(98/C 304/121)E-0343/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Crisis on the olive-oil market 82
(98/C 304/122)E-0344/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy 82
(98/C 304/123)E-0345/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy 83
(98/C 304/124)E-0346/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy 83
(98/C 304/125)E-0347/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy 83
(98/C 304/126)E-0348/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Framework for Community action in the field of water policy 83
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0344/98, E-0345/98, E-0346/98, E-0347/98 and E-0348/98 84
(98/C 304/127)P-0352/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: Nature of eligible expenditure for training activities financed by ESF contributions 84
(98/C 304/128)E-0358/98 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Budget heading A-7001 (agency staff) 85
(98/C 304/129)E-0359/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Extension of deadline for tabling proposals regarding the programme for the return of refugees to Bosnia 86
(98/C 304/130)E-0363/98 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: The Aguamarga salt-marshes in Alicante 86
(98/C 304/131)E-0366/98 by Stefano De Luca to the Commission
Subject: Community aid for the restoration of the Petruzzelli Theatre 87
(98/C 304/132)E-0371/98 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Radioactive waste and Article 18 of Directive 92/3/Euratom 88
(98/C 304/133)E-0372/98 by Nuala Ahern to the Council
Subject: Shipment of high-level radioactive waste from the COGEMA plant at La Hague 89
(98/C 304/134)E-0373/98 by Nuala Ahern to the Council
Subject: Proposed action on threats posed by the Sellafield plant 89
(98/C 304/135)P-0391/98 by Leoluca Orlando to the Commission
Subject: Failure of the Italian authorities to incorporate Directive 93/42/EEC 90
(98/C 304/136)E-0393/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Taking mountain regions into account in connection with the reform of the Structural Funds 90
(98/C 304/137)E-0395/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Effects of Agenda 2000 on the existing Community of Fifteen 91
(98/C 304/138)E-0396/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Assistance for frontier regions 92
(98/C 304/139)E-0397/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Laundering of Illegal Funds in Northern Cyprus 93
(98/C 304/140)E-0401/98 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Consorzio Venezia Nuovo (New Venice Consortium) 94
(98/C 304/141)E-0402/98 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: Helms-Burton Act and EU appeal to the WTO 94
(98/C 304/142)E-0403/98 by Lis Jensen to the Commission
Subject: Number of Council recommendations since 1986 95
(98/C 304/143)E-0409/98 by Carmen Fraga Estévez to the Commission
Subject: Coordination for aid for the development of the fisheries sectors of the ACP States 95
(98/C 304/144)E-0413/98 by Jan Andersson to the Commission
Subject: EU support for drugs policy organizations 96
(98/C 304/145)P-0414/98 by John Cushnahan to the Council
Subject: Beef blockade 97
(98/C 304/146)E-0416/98 by Freddy Blak to the Council
Subject: SAFE Directive 97
(98/C 304/147)E-0418/98 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Permanent EU representation in the ASEAN countries 98
(98/C 304/148)E-0422/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The Millenium Bug 98
(98/C 304/149)E-0425/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The Millenium Bug 98
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0422/98 and E-0425/98 98
(98/C 304/150)E-0427/98 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Expenditure on EU staff pensions 100
(98/C 304/151)E-0428/98 by Spalato Belleré to the Commission
Subject: Commission's representations and other offices 100
(98/C 304/152)E-0429/98 by Spalato Belleré to the Commission
Subject: Cuba 101
(98/C 304/153)E-0430/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: Anti-Semitic radio station in Poland 102
(98/C 304/154)E-0434/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Freedom of the press in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia 103
(98/C 304/155)E-0435/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Supporting European security policy by rebuilding the Yugoslav economy 104
(98/C 304/156)P-0437/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Duty-free concessions 104
(98/C 304/157)E-0439/98 by Niels Sindal to the Commission
Subject: State aid 105
(98/C 304/158)E-0440/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Aegean island floods 105
(98/C 304/159)E-0441/98 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Bad weather in Greece and the tragic consequences on Lesbos and Samos 106
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0440/98 and E-0441/98 106
(98/C 304/160)E-0443/98 by Eryl McNally to the Commission
Subject: EU-Israel Association Agreement 106
(98/C 304/161)E-0446/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Interreg II programme 107
(98/C 304/162)E-0448/98 by Gerardo Bianco, Michl Ebner and Pierluigi Castagnetti to the Council
Subject: Cavalese (Trento) tragedy 108
(98/C 304/163)E-0452/98 by Luigi Florio, Claudio Azzolini, Giacomo Santini, Alessandro Danesin, Livio Filippi and Alessandro Fontana to the Commission
Subject: Milk quotas in Italy and sums withheld by buyers 109
(98/C 304/164)P-0461/98 by Ilona Graenitz to the Commission
Subject: Food controls 109
(98/C 304/165)E-0462/98 by Mark Watts to the Council
Subject: Aircraft safety in the year 2000 110
(98/C 304/166)E-0464/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Advisory Committee on Fisheries 111
(98/C 304/167)E-0466/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Competition rules and television rights for the European Football Championships in 2000 111
(98/C 304/168)E-0467/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Definition of time at sea under the MAGP IV 112
(98/C 304/169)E-0473/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: State aids 113
(98/C 304/170)E-0475/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Reproductive health 114
(98/C 304/171)E-0480/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Respect for local and regional diversity within structural fund programmes 114
(98/C 304/172)E-0484/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Transitional arrangements for KONVER areas losing eligibility after 1999 115
(98/C 304/173)P-0487/98 by Honor Funk to the Commission
Subject: EU ban on the import of meat from hormone-treated animals (ruling of the WTO Appeals Panel) 116
(98/C 304/174)E-0568/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: EU ban on the import of meat from hormone-treated animals (ruling of the WTO Appeals Panel) 116
Joint answer to Written Questions P-0487/98 and E-0568/98 116
(98/C 304/175)P-0489/98 by Karl Habsburg-Lothringen to the Commission
Subject: Report on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages 117
(98/C 304/176)E-0490/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Council
Subject: Duty-free sales 117
(98/C 304/177)E-0491/98 by Anna Karamanou to the Commission
Subject: Floods in northern Greece 118
(98/C 304/178)E-0740/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Flooding on the island of Lesbos 118
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0491/98 and E-0740/98 119
(98/C 304/179)E-0492/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Community subsidies for illegal crops 119
(98/C 304/180)E-0494/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Council
Subject: Application by the Turkish authorities of Article 14 of the Treaty of Lausanne 120
(98/C 304/181)P-0512/98 by Carlos Carnero González to the Commission
Subject: Use of Objective 2 Structural Funds in the Autonomous Community of Madrid 120
(98/C 304/182)P-0513/98 by Jan Sonneveld to the Commission
Subject: European criticism of the way in which swine fever is being tackled in the Netherlands 121
(98/C 304/183)E-0515/98 by Paul Rübig to the Council
Subject: Right of information under the group exemption regulation 122
(98/C 304/184)E-0516/98 by Paul Rübig to the Council
Subject: 8th European Development Fund 123
(98/C 304/185)E-0517/98 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: 8th European Development Fund 123
(98/C 304/186)E-0519/98 by Ilona Graenitz to the Commission
Subject: Duty-free shops 124
(98/C 304/187)E-0520/98 by Thomas Megahy to the Commission
Subject: Financial support for growers of addictive drugs 124
(98/C 304/188)E-0522/98 by Shaun Spiers to the Commission
Subject: Welfare of animals at slaughter 125
(98/C 304/189)E-0523/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: The use of agricultural intervention stocks - fruit and vegetables 125
(98/C 304/190)E-0524/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: The promotion of certain foodstuffs 126
(98/C 304/191)E-0531/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Raphael Programme 126
(98/C 304/192)E-0533/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Aid to the Mexican Government to investigate the Acteal massacre 127
(98/C 304/193)E-0534/98 by Raimo Ilaskivi to the Commission
Subject: Uniform pricing of postal services (continued) 127
(98/C 304/194)E-0538/98 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Level of subsidies for the transport of slaughter cattle 128
(98/C 304/195)E-0559/98 by John McCartin to the Commission
Subject: Exclusion from agricultural markets 129
(98/C 304/196)E-0561/98 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Civil law in Belgium 130
(98/C 304/197)E-0562/98 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Conflict between agriculture and wildlife in Cameroon 130
(98/C 304/198)E-0565/98 by Karla Peijs to the Commission
Subject: Effective legislation against fraud involving non-cash means of payment 131
(98/C 304/199)E-0567/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Council
Subject: EU ban on the import of meat from hormone-treated animals (ruling of the WTO Appeals Panel) 132
(98/C 304/200)E-0575/98 by Gérard Caudron to the Council
Subject: Motorway driving in thick fog 133
(98/C 304/201)E-0576/98 by Gérard Caudron to the Council
Subject: Double taxation for border workers 133
(98/C 304/202)P-0590/98 by Sirkka-Liisa Anttila to the Commission
Subject: Fundamental differences in food hygiene testing between the USA's 'decontamination' approach and the EU's 'from the field to the table' approach 134
(98/C 304/203)P-0593/98 by W.G. van Velzen to the Commission
Subject: Commission reply to the complaint by EnerTel N. V. 135
(98/C 304/204)P-0594/98 by Luigi Florio to the Commission
Subject: Nuclear radiation risks for European citizens 136
(98/C 304/205)E-0596/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Projects relating to the Olympic Games in 2004 138
(98/C 304/206)E-0606/98 by José Valverde López to the Council
Subject: Ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty 139
(98/C 304/207)E-0611/98 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Net payments by the Netherlands in 1997 139
(98/C 304/208)E-0614/98 by María Izquierdo Rojo to the Council
Subject: Violence against women 140
(98/C 304/209)P-0615/98 by Angela Billingham to the Commission
Subject: Study on the risks of cancer caused by textiles and leather goods 140
(98/C 304/210)E-0621/98 by Angela Billingham to the Commission
Subject: Kurdish Community in Diyarbakir 141
(98/C 304/211)E-0625/98 by Juan Colino Salamanca and Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission
Subject: COM in raw tobacco: use of the research fund 141
(98/C 304/212)P-0648/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Abolition of co-responsibility levy for olive oil 142
(98/C 304/213)E-0660/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Council
Subject: The Netherlands obstructing the international hunt for a drug baron 143
(98/C 304/214)P-0662/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Installation of hazardous nuclear reactor at Akkuyu 143
(98/C 304/215)P-0683/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Commission
Subject: The Banca d'Italia's gold and the Italian public sector borrowing requirement 144
(98/C 304/216)E-0684/98 by Umberto Bossi to the Council
Subject: The Banca d'Italia's gold and the Italian public sector borrowing requirement 145
(98/C 304/217)E-0686/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Council
Subject: Taxation of energy products 146
(98/C 304/218)P-0693/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of operational programme for the tourist industry 146
(98/C 304/219)E-0695/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Pollution-related diseases 147
(98/C 304/220)E-0696/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Pollution-related diseases 147
(98/C 304/221)E-0697/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Pollution-related diseases 147
(98/C 304/222)E-0698/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Pollution-related diseases 148
(98/C 304/223)E-0699/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Pollution-related diseases 148
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0695/98, E-0696/98, E-0697/98, E-0698/98 and E-0699/98 148
(98/C 304/224)E-0704/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Injury prevention 149
(98/C 304/225)E-0705/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Injury prevention 149
(98/C 304/226)E-0706/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Injury prevention 149
(98/C 304/227)E-0707/98 by Amedeo Amadeo and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Injury prevention 150
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0704/98, E-0705/98, E-0706/98 and E-0707/98 150
(98/C 304/228)P-0732/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: EU funds for Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland since January 1995 151
(98/C 304/229)P-0733/98 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the Structural Funds 1994-1995 151
(98/C 304/230)P-0735/98 by Rinaldo Bontempi to the Commission
Subject: Second request for an agreement on social security between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco 152
(98/C 304/231)P-0736/98 by Sérgio Ribeiro to the Commission
Subject: Application for Cohesion Fund resources for a project for cleaning up the catchment area of the rivers Lis and Seiça (Portugal) 152
(98/C 304/232)P-0737/98 by Werner Langen to the Commission
Subject: EU trade mark directive 153
(98/C 304/233)E-0743/98 by Richard Corbett to the Council
Subject: Law and order among tourists 153
(98/C 304/234)E-0744/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Contravention of EU competition law 154
(98/C 304/235)P-0759/98 by Christa Randzio-Plath to the Commission
Subject: Information on the disbursement of EU funds for Hamburg from 1995 to date 154
(98/C 304/236)P-0760/98 by Peter Truscott to the Commission
Subject: CAP funding 155
(98/C 304/237)E-0766/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Structural Fund appropriations 156
(98/C 304/238)P-0774/98 by Helena Torres Marques to the Commission
Subject: DAPHNE projects 156
(98/C 304/239)P-0776/98 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the Commission
Subject: French legislation on liberalization of the electricity market 157
(98/C 304/240)E-0789/98 by Wilmya Zimmermann to the Council
Subject: European public holiday on 9 May 157
(98/C 304/241)E-0790/98 by Nuala Ahern to the Council
Subject: High-activity radioactive waste at the Dounreay plant in Caithness, Scotland 158
(98/C 304/242)E-0791/98 by André Laignel to the Council
Subject: Applying the 35-hour-week initiative throughout the European Union 159
(98/C 304/243)P-0843/98 by Jean-Antoine Giansily to the Commission
Subject: EU support for the holding of elections in Togo 159
(98/C 304/244)P-0854/98 by Lyndon Harrison to the Commission
Subject: Responsibility for fire 160
(98/C 304/245)E-0867/98 by Armelle Guinebertière to the Council
Subject: Netherlands' bill on the treatment of prostitution and procuring 160
(98/C 304/246)E-0873/98 by John Cushnahan to the Council
Subject: Human rights in Mexico 161
(98/C 304/247)E-0950/98 by Iñigo Méndez de Vigo to the Council
Subject: Fighting on both sides of the border between Rwanda and Congo 161
(98/C 304/248)E-0975/98 by Carlos Robles Piquer to the Council
Subject: Political prisoners in Cuba 162
(98/C 304/249)E-1051/98 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Council
Subject: Abolition of border controls and derogations 163
(98/C 304/250)P-1085/98 by Jannis Sakellariou to the Council
Subject: Implementation of the Association Agreement with Tunisia 163
(98/C 304/251)P-1098/98 by Olivier Dupuis to the Council
Subject: The case of Mr Ukshin Hoti 164
(98/C 304/252)P-1155/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Council
Subject: Detainees in Equatorial Guinea 164
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