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Document C:1998:310:TOC

Official Journal of the European Communities, C 310, 09 October 1998


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Official Journal
of the European Communities
ISSN 0378-6986

C 310
Volume 41
9 October 1998
English editionInformation and Notices

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I Information
European Parliament
Written Questions with answer
(98/C 310/01)E-2844/97 by Klaus-Heiner Lehne to the Commission
Subject: Bank charges in connection with introduction of the euro (Supplementary answer) 1
(98/C 310/02)E-3337/97 by David Hallam to the Commission
Subject: Payment of Statutory Maternity Pay (United Kingdom): 16-week loophole (Supplementary answer) 2
(98/C 310/03)E-3623/97 by Pierluigi Castagnetti to the Commission
Subject: Residence permits in Germany 3
(98/C 310/04)E-3843/97 by Kirsi Piha to the Commission
Subject: ECJ's decision concerning Sweden's monopoly on the retail sale of alcohol 4
(98/C 310/05)E-3951/97 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Clarification of the limits of the Argentinian EEZ 5
(98/C 310/06)E-3954/97 by Pierre Bernard-Reymond to the Commission
Subject: Commission reasoned opinion of 17 February 1997 prohibiting the 'Mutualité' sickness insurance scheme from owning dental and medical practices or pharmacies as of 1 June 1997 5
(98/C 310/07)E-3980/97 by Konstadinos Klironomos to the Commission
Subject: Takeovers of football clubs 6
(98/C 310/08)E-3985/97 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: Competitiveness of the Community fish-canning industry 7
(98/C 310/09)E-4005/97 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Radioactive waste dumping off the coast of Scotland, in particular in the area known as Beaufort's Dyke 8
(98/C 310/10)E-4014/97 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Keeping of animals in circuses 10
(98/C 310/11)E-4068/97 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Report of the Court of Auditors 11
(98/C 310/12)E-4074/97 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Tobacco and tobacco growers 11
(98/C 310/13)E-4075/97 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: SMUs and the extraordinary Council meeting in Luxembourg 12
(98/C 310/14)E-4133/97 by Wilfried Telkämper to the Commission
Subject: Aid for nuclear or solar energy 13
(98/C 310/15)E-4140/97 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Human rights of the Tuareg population in Niger 13
(98/C 310/16)E-4219/97 by Stéphane Buffetaut to the Commission
Subject: Failure to transpose the Third Insurance Directives in respect of mutual societies governed by the Mutual Societies Code in France 14
(98/C 310/17)E-4222/97 by Ursula Schleicher to the Commission
Subject: Imports of genetically modified organisms from the USA and Canada 15
(98/C 310/18)E-4223/97 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Vancimuglio 17
(98/C 310/19)E-0009/98 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Nuclear reprocessing and radioactive waste 17
(98/C 310/20)E-0033/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso and Pedro Aparicio Sánchez to the Commission
Subject: Biological pauses in Moroccan fishing-grounds 18
(98/C 310/21)E-0050/98 by Raimo Ilaskivi to the Commission
Subject: Further follow-up question on passenger seating space on aircraft; questioner left to whistle for a straight answer 19
(98/C 310/22)E-0089/98 by Carlos Robles Piquer to the Commission
Subject: Alternatives to road transport for Spanish fruit and vegetables 20
(98/C 310/23)E-0095/98 by Bryan Cassidy and Gunilla Carlsson to the Commission
Subject: Duty-free sales within the EU 21
(98/C 310/24)E-0107/98 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the Commission
Subject: Recycling textiles 22
(98/C 310/25)E-0113/98 by Susan Waddington to the Commission
Subject: Driving Licence Directive 91/439/EEC 23
(98/C 310/26)E-0539/98 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: Driving licence restrictions on insulin dependent diabetics 24
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0113/98 and E-0539/98 24
(98/C 310/27)E-0121/98 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission
Subject: Commemoration by the Commission of the European Union of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 25
(98/C 310/28)E-0122/98 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission
Subject: European articles of association 26
(98/C 310/29)E-0145/98 by Kenneth Coates to the Commission
Subject: Anti-poverty programmes 26
(98/C 310/30)E-0146/98 by Brian Simpson to the Commission
Subject: Dresser-Rand (Supplementary answer) 27
(98/C 310/31)E-0148/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Telecoms liberalization (accounting rates charged by dominant operators) 27
(98/C 310/32)E-0149/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: Telecoms liberalization (infringement proceedings) 29
(98/C 310/33)E-0154/98 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Tobacco production in Andorra 29
(98/C 310/34)E-0157/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Repairs to the Corinth Canal 30
(98/C 310/35)E-0158/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Olive oil production 30
(98/C 310/36)E-0164/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Consumers and timber products 31
(98/C 310/37)P-0168/98 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Extension of the concession held by Autostrade Spa 32
(98/C 310/38)E-0171/98 by Freddy Blak to the Commission
Subject: Trade in Ukrainian women 32
(98/C 310/39)E-0174/98 by David Bowe to the Commission
Subject: Controls on imported foods 33
(98/C 310/40)E-0182/98 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Violation of ADR legislation by Belgium 34
(98/C 310/41)E-0184/98 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Carriage of lorries and trailers by rail 35
(98/C 310/42)E-0188/98 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Taxi licences 35
(98/C 310/43)E-0200/98 by Hilde Hawlicek to the Commission
Subject: Timing of investigation into book price agreements in Germany and Austria 36
(98/C 310/44)E-0206/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Money for biological and genetic engineering 37
(98/C 310/45)E-0209/98 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Problems facing citrus fruit producers 38
(98/C 310/46)E-0217/98 by Gianni Tamino to the Commission
Subject: Derogations granted by Italy for slaughterhouses 39
(98/C 310/47)E-0218/98 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: New road toll in Poland 39
(98/C 310/48)E-0219/98 by Joaquim Miranda to the Commission
Subject: Use of Community funds by the governments of Member States to reduce their budget deficits 40
(98/C 310/49)E-0394/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Use of Structural Funds resources to achieve compliance with the Maastricht Criteria 41
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0219/98 and E-0394/98 41
(98/C 310/50)E-0226/98 by Armelle Guinebertière to the Commission
Subject: Community derogation for tax reduction on fuels used by fire and emergency services 41
(98/C 310/51)E-0227/98 by Helena Torres Marques to the Commission
Subject: Projects funded by the Thermie Programme 42
(98/C 310/52)E-0232/98 by Antonios Trakatellis and Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Reduction in CAP expenditure and adoption of measures to modernize agriculture (Supplementary answer) 42
(98/C 310/53)E-0233/98 by Clive Needle to the Commission
Subject: Passenger safety in trains 43
(98/C 310/54)E-0245/98 by Petrus Cornelissen to the Commission
Subject: Car-jacking 44
(98/C 310/55)E-0247/98 by Christoph Konrad to the Commission
Subject: Exploitation of a dominant market position in telephone communications between mobile and fixed telephone networks 44
(98/C 310/56)E-0281/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Detentions under the Port State Control Directive (95/21/EC) 46
(98/C 310/57)E-0282/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Compliance with the Port State Control Directive (95/21/EC) 46
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0281/98 and E-0282/98 46
(98/C 310/58)E-0295/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Imports of cattle from Australia 47
(98/C 310/59)P-0308/98 by Daniel Féret to the Commission
Subject: Principality of Monaco and the euro 48
(98/C 310/60)E-0319/98 by Magda Aelvoet to the Commission
Subject: Security in Great Lakes Region of Africa 48
(98/C 310/61)E-0321/98 by Iñigo Méndez de Vigo to the Commission
Subject: EU-subsidized Prince Programme 49
(98/C 310/62)E-0325/98 by Per Gahrton to the Commission
Subject: Rules on organic farming 50
(98/C 310/63)P-0330/98 by Ulf Holm to the Commission
Subject: Public sector in Sweden 51
(98/C 310/64)E-0350/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: Environmental taxes 51
(98/C 310/65)E-0351/98 by Amedeo Amadeo to the Commission
Subject: SMEs and RTD (research and technological development) 52
(98/C 310/66)E-0360/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Safety and health at work of workers with a fixed duration employment relationship 53
(98/C 310/67)E-0365/98 by Georges Garot to the Commission
Subject: Compensatory allowance for natural handicaps 54
(98/C 310/68)E-0368/98 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Belgian customs officials' bonuses 54
(98/C 310/69)E-0370/98 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Submission of the Fourth Report of the Standing Working Group on the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials in the EU 55
(98/C 310/70)E-0374/98 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Assessment of the practice of 'Sham Recovery' by companies contracted to use reprocessing services 55
(98/C 310/71)E-0392/98 by Elisabeth Schroedter to the Commission
Subject: Evaluation of the implementation of the Structural Funds in the Land of Brandenburg, with particular reference to the environmental impact thereof 56
(98/C 310/72)E-0398/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Conversion of an Armenian Monastery into a Hotel in Occupied Cyprus 57
(98/C 310/73)E-0404/98 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Problems affecting the production of olive oil, cotton and citrus fruits 57
(98/C 310/74)E-0405/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Use of radioactive iron for the construction of the Athens underground railway 58
(98/C 310/75)E-0406/98 by Phillip Whitehead to the Commission
Subject: Prescribed Quantity systems 59
(98/C 310/76)E-0407/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Aircraft safety in the year 2000 59
(98/C 310/77)P-0415/98 by Yvan Blot to the Commission
Subject: Payment periods in commercial transactions 60
(98/C 310/78)E-0421/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The Millenium Bug 61
(98/C 310/79)E-0423/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The Millenium Bug 61
(98/C 310/80)E-0424/98 by Graham Watson to the Commission
Subject: The Millenium Bug 62
(98/C 310/81)E-0431/98 by Leonie van Bladel to the Commission
Subject: Refusal by Slovenia to grant citizenship to 70 000 residents 63
(98/C 310/82)P-0436/98 by Mark Killilea to the Commission
Subject: Take-up of EU agri-environmental measures 63
(98/C 310/83)E-0445/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Decentralization of the Interreg II programme 64
(98/C 310/84)E-0447/98 by Concepció Ferrer to the Commission
Subject: Current situation in the onion sector 64
(98/C 310/85)E-0449/98 by Carlo Ripa di Meana to the Commission
Subject: Urban waste in the Lombardy region 65
(98/C 310/86)E-0450/98 by Carlo Ripa di Meana to the Commission
Subject: Building agreement involving the Parco Veio protected natural area 67
(98/C 310/87)E-0451/98 by Carlo Ripa di Meana to the Commission
Subject: Private residences in the Tor Marancia area 67
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0450/98 and E-0451/98 68
(98/C 310/88)E-0454/98 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Persistence of the franchise system for mobile and personal telecommunications 68
(98/C 310/89)E-0465/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: The failure of Member States to fulfil MAGP III targets for fishing fleets 69
(98/C 310/90)E-0468/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Completion of structural fund programmes 1994-1999 70
(98/C 310/91)E-0470/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Article 10 70
(98/C 310/92)E-0472/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Negotiating period for SPDs in the new structural fund programming period 1999-2006 71
(98/C 310/93)E-0476/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Consultation with local and regional partners in east and south-east England regarding structural fund reform 71
(98/C 310/94)E-0479/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Guidelines in structural fund programmes as agreed at the informal Council in Ireland on 14-15 November 1996 72
(98/C 310/95)E-0481/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Use of experts to evaluate structural fund bids and performance 72
(98/C 310/96)E-0482/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Projections of regional performance during the next programming period 73
(98/C 310/97)E-0485/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Continuity and change in eligible areas between different structural fund programming periods 73
(98/C 310/98)P-0488/98 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Information activities on the Amsterdam Treaty 74
(98/C 310/99)E-0495/98 by Richard Howitt to the Commission
Subject: Failure to issue driving licences to persons suffering from Diabetes Mellitus in the UK 75
(98/C 310/100)E-0498/98 by Riitta Myller to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the EU's development programmes 76
(98/C 310/101)P-0514/98 by Edouard des Places to the Commission
Subject: The internal market and the agricultural guidance law 77
(98/C 310/102)E-0521/98 by Shaun Spiers to the Commission
Subject: Local Exchange Transfer Schemes (LETS) 77
(98/C 310/103)E-0530/98 by Ludivina García Arias to the Commission
Subject: Sexist content of recruitment tests 78
(98/C 310/104)E-0535/98 by Raymonde Dury to the Council
Subject: Cultural repression of the Albanian-speaking peoples' right to education in a mother tongue 79
(98/C 310/105)E-0536/98 by Giuseppe Rauti to the Commission
Subject: Prevention of severe damage to the environment in Porto Corsini, Ravenna 80
(98/C 310/106)E-0537/98 by José Apolinário to the Commission
Subject: Funding of BICs 80
(98/C 310/107)E-0542/98 by James Nicholson to the Commission
Subject: State earnings related pension scheme 81
(98/C 310/108)E-0543/98 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba to the Commission
Subject: European financing for the archaeological park of Populonia (Livorno) 81
(98/C 310/109)E-0544/98 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: Receipt of a Belgian pension 82
(98/C 310/110)E-0545/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Cable car disaster caused by a US military aeroplane 83
(98/C 310/111)E-0546/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: The 'Di Bella' therapy: disparities in treatment 84
(98/C 310/112)E-0547/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: The central dairy in Rome 84
(98/C 310/113)P-0549/98 by Lyndon Harrison to the Commission
Subject: Ill-treatment of children in Greek care centres 85
(98/C 310/114)E-0552/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Regional operational programme for Attiki - sub-programme 3, measure 1 86
(98/C 310/115)E-0554/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Regional Operational Programme for Attiki - sub-programme 2 measure 2 87
(98/C 310/116)E-0556/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Regional Operational Programme for Attiki - sub-programme 2, measure 3 (Eleon) 87
(98/C 310/117)E-0557/98 by Phillip Whitehead to the Commission
Subject: Telecommunications base stations 88
(98/C 310/118)E-0560/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission
Subject: Incorporation of Community social law into domestic law 88
(98/C 310/119)E-0564/98 by Luigi Vinci to the Commission
Subject: Elettrolux-Zanussi industrial group 89
(98/C 310/120)E-0566/98 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Animal testing ethics committee 90
(98/C 310/121)E-0569/98 by Kenneth Collins to the Commission
Subject: Legal base of the regulation establishing the European Medicines Evaluation Agency 91
(98/C 310/122)E-0570/98 by Eryl McNally to the Commission
Subject: Plutonium storage 91
(98/C 310/123)E-0572/98 by Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm to the Commission
Subject: Aid to combat the citrus wilt virus 92
(98/C 310/124)E-0573/98 by Fernand Herman to the Commission
Subject: Commission Recommendation of 8 June 1995 concerning improvement of safety of existing lifts (95/216/EC) 93
(98/C 310/125)E-0574/98 by Edouard des Places to the Commission
Subject: Agricultural guidance law 94
(98/C 310/126)E-0577/98 by Ernesto Caccavale to the Commission
Subject: State aid for RAI - the Italian broadcasting corporation 94
(98/C 310/127)E-0582/98 by Elly Plooij-van Gorsel to the Commission
Subject: Award to European firms of projects funded from the EDF 95
(98/C 310/128)E-0583/98 by José Barros Moura to the Commission
Subject: Child labour 96
(98/C 310/129)P-0586/98 by Giovanni Burtone to the Commission
Subject: Alitalia's promotional fares - infringement of the rules on competition 96
(98/C 310/130)E-0588/98 by Josu Imaz San Miguel to the Commission
Subject: Incident in Equatorial Guinea 97
(98/C 310/131)P-0591/98 by Honório Novo to the Commission
Subject: Express railway for Porto - tendering procedure 98
(98/C 310/132)E-0600/98 by Panayotis Lambrias to the Commission
Subject: Civil aviation safety 99
(98/C 310/133)E-0602/98 by Arthur Newens to the Commission
Subject: Comparative value of state pensions in European Union countries 100
(98/C 310/134)E-0603/98 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Socio-political adult education and its role in the Commission's education policy 100
(98/C 310/135)E-0607/98 by José Valverde López to the Commission
Subject: Social and economic cohesion 101
(98/C 310/136)E-0612/98 by Fernando Moniz to the Commission
Subject: The Sela dam - an ecological crime 102
(98/C 310/137)E-0613/98 by Tommy Waidelich to the Commission
Subject: Budget items for EU aid to organizations operating in the field of drugs policy 102
(98/C 310/138)E-0616/98 by Ursula Schleicher to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances 103
(98/C 310/139)E-0622/98 by Angela Billingham to the Commission
Subject: Kurdish prisoners of conscience in Turkey 104
(98/C 310/140)E-0623/98 by Angela Billingham to the Commission
Subject: Children and Juvenile Code in Guatemala 105
(98/C 310/141)E-0624/98 by Angela Billingham to the Commission
Subject: Plight of Guatemalan street children 105
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0623/98 and E-0624/98 105
(98/C 310/142)E-0626/98 by Raimo Ilaskivi to the Commission
Subject: Charge levied by Russia on motorists crossing the border 106
(98/C 310/143)E-0629/98 by Yves Verwaerde to the Commission
Subject: Financial support for an information campaign to publicize Natura 2000 106
(98/C 310/144)E-0632/98 by Mark Watts to the Commission
Subject: Export of live cattle from the EU to third countries 107
(98/C 310/145)E-0633/98 by Maartje van Putten to the Commission
Subject: Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the ACP countries and Central and Eastern Europe 108
(98/C 310/146)E-0634/98 by Angela Sierra González to the Commission
Subject: Parlevilet company installation in Puerto de Las Palmas 109
(98/C 310/147)P-0647/98 by John Iversen to the Commission
Subject: Promotion of beef and veal 110
(98/C 310/148)E-0650/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Imprisonment of a Kurdish leader in Turkey 112
(98/C 310/149)E-0652/98 by Gerardo Fernández-Albor to the Commission
Subject: Involvement of Galician businesses in the Community Al-Invest Programme 112
(98/C 310/150)E-0655/98 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Use of hormones in cattle rearing 113
(98/C 310/151)P-0661/98 by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz to the Commission
Subject: Nuclear waste at Dounreay 113
(98/C 310/152)E-0664/98 by Undine-Uta Bloch von Blottnitz to the Commission
Subject: Germany's failure to implement EU legislation on the protection of species 115
(98/C 310/153)E-0665/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Employment of teachers in extra tuition programme for Greek lower secondary schools 115
(98/C 310/154)E-0668/98 by Sir Jack Stewart-Clark to the Commission
Subject: Commission proposal for levy on blank tapes 116
(98/C 310/155)E-0680/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Funding for consumer associations 116
(98/C 310/156)P-0694/98 by Riccardo Nencini to the Commission
Subject: Protection of patients 117
(98/C 310/157)E-0723/98 by Amedeo Amadeo, Cristiana Muscardini, Gastone Parigi and Salvatore Tatarella to the Commission
Subject: Petition signed by 5 000 Italian dairy farmers on application of the system of milk quotas 118
(98/C 310/158)E-0731/98 by Sören Wibe to the Commission
Subject: Negotiations on transport subsidies to Volvo in northern Sweden 119
(98/C 310/159)P-0732/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: EU funds for Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland since January 1995 (Supplementary answer) 120
(98/C 310/160)P-0734/98 by Paul Lannoye to the Commission
Subject: Ban on 'organic farming' classification in the departments of Aude and Pyrénées Orientales (France) 120
(98/C 310/161)E-0739/98 by Klaus Lukas to the Commission
Subject: Discrimination against non-ABTA travel agents 121
(98/C 310/162)E-0742/98 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: 'Western Road Axis' 121
(98/C 310/163)E-0745/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Cheque book eugenics 122
(98/C 310/164)E-0751/98 by Allan Macartney to the Commission
Subject: Assistance measures for foreign inward investment within the Community 122
(98/C 310/165)E-0753/98 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
Subject: Outstanding appropriations (RAL) in various Community programmes 123
(98/C 310/166)P-0759/98 by Christa Randzio-Plath to the Commission
Subject: Information on the disbursement of EU funds for Hamburg from 1995 to date (Supplementary answer) 123
(98/C 310/167)E-0761/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Import and processing of milk and other dairy products from areas of eastern Europe exposed to high radiations levels 124
(98/C 310/168)E-0765/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Hazards associated with biological treatment of sewage at Psyttalia 125
(98/C 310/169)E-0769/98 by Gérard Caudron to the Commission
Subject: Premix 126
(98/C 310/170)E-0772/98 by Jessica Larive to the Council
Subject: Book price agreements and Article 128 of the Maastricht Treaty 126
(98/C 310/171)P-0775/98 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
Subject: Commitments still outstanding in structural actions 127
(98/C 310/172)E-0782/98 by James Provan to the Commission
Subject: Hens in battery cages 128
(98/C 310/173)E-0784/98 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Italian trading rules 129
(98/C 310/174)P-0787/98 by Doeke Eisma to the Commission
Subject: Threat to the badger (Meles meles) in the United Kingdom 129
(98/C 310/175)P-0788/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Sale of World Cup tickets 130
(98/C 310/176)E-0793/98 by Wilmya Zimmermann to the Commission
Subject: Disbursement of EU funds to the district of Upper Franconia 131
(98/C 310/177)E-0798/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Trafficking in human organs and drugs 131
(98/C 310/178)E-0801/98 by Peter Truscott to the Commission
Subject: Opening up of the Japanese market for consumer photographic materials 132
(98/C 310/179)E-0802/98 by André Laignel to the Commission
Subject: Applying the 35-hour-week initiative throughout the European Union 133
(98/C 310/180)E-0805/98 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Discriminatory taxation affecting international road hauliers in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe 134
(98/C 310/181)E-0806/98 by Frederik Willockx and Anne Van Lancker to the Commission
Subject: Unlawful practices in connection with applications for subsidies 134
(98/C 310/182)E-0813/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: North-West of England Programme Monitoring Committee 135
(98/C 310/183)E-0826/98 by Lis Jensen to the Commission
Subject: Information budget of the Commission's Copenhagen office 136
(98/C 310/184)E-0832/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission
Subject: Application of Cuba to join the group of ACP countries under the Lomé Convention 136
(98/C 310/185)E-0837/98 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: The content of television programmes and freedom of expression 137
(98/C 310/186)E-0845/98 by Edith Müller to the Commission
Subject: Visits by senior figures from Directorate-General IA to Bosnia-Herzegovina 137
(98/C 310/187)E-0849/98 by Marco Cellai to the Commission
Subject: Appeal to the Court of Justice by the Commission 138
(98/C 310/188)P-0853/98 by Graham Mather to the Commission
Subject: World Cup ticket allocation (France 98) 138
(98/C 310/189)E-0855/98 by Michl Ebner to the Commission
Subject: Restriction of imports of apples into the Czech Republic from the EU 139
(98/C 310/190)E-0865/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Tropical forests and biodiversity in Indonesia 140
(98/C 310/191)E-0866/98 by Anita Pollack to the Commission
Subject: Bananas 141
(98/C 310/192)E-0869/98 by Hilde Hawlicek to the Commission
Subject: European educational cooperation in southeastern Europe 142
(98/C 310/193)E-0875/98 by Florus Wijsenbeek to the Commission
Subject: Confiscation of driving licences and vehicle registration certificates in Italy 143
(98/C 310/194)E-0877/98 by Gunilla Carlsson to the Commission
Subject: Warning on Swedish snuff 143
(98/C 310/195)E-0882/98 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Number of reminders 144
(98/C 310/196)E-0883/98 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Millennium and new technology 144
(98/C 310/197)E-0884/98 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Length of time to reply to correspondence 144
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0882/98, E-0883/98 and E-0884/98 144
(98/C 310/198)E-0885/98 by Bill Miller to the Commission
Subject: Access to documentation 144
(98/C 310/199)E-0898/98 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Permanent Representations of the European Union 145
(98/C 310/200)E-0922/98 by Katerina Daskalaki to the Commission
Subject: Re-opening of the Khalkis Theological College 146
(98/C 310/201)E-0924/98 by Nikitas Kaklamanis to the Commission
Subject: Full details of funding to Israel and Palestine 146
(98/C 310/202)E-0925/98 by Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm to the Commission
Subject: Information on the amount of European Union aid to colleges of higher education and research institutions in Catalonia in 1995, 1996 and 1997 147
(98/C 310/203)E-0935/98 by Antonio Tajani to the Commission
Subject: Health protection for local police officers 147
(98/C 310/204)P-0937/98 by José Escudero to the Commission
Subject: Cultural cooperation with Latin America 148
(98/C 310/205)E-0945/98 by Jesús Cabezón Alonso to the Commission
Subject: Nicaragua's foreign debt 148
(98/C 310/206)P-0955/98 by Gianfranco Dell'Alba to the Commission
Subject: UNDCP programme in Afghanistan 149
(98/C 310/207)E-0963/98 by Josu Imaz San Miguel to the Commission
Subject: Respect for minority languages 150
(98/C 310/208)P-0964/98 by David Thomas to the Commission
Subject: SRM BAN 151
(98/C 310/209)E-0969/98 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Greek companies in the FYROM 151
(98/C 310/210)E-0984/98 by Eryl McNally to the Commission
Subject: UFO sightings within the European Community 152
(98/C 310/211)E-0988/98 by Cristiana Muscardini, Amedeo Amadeo, Roberta Angelilli, Spalato Belleré, Marco Cellai, Sebastiano Musumeci, Gastone Parigi, Salvatore Tatarella and Antonio Trizza to the Commission
Subject: Pre-accession negotiations with Slovenia 152
(98/C 310/212)P-1004/98 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: The Commission's plans for nuclear energy in the Eastern European applicant countries 153
(98/C 310/213)E-1013/98 by Wilmya Zimmermann to the Council
Subject: Problems concerning the freedom of movement in the EU for foreign children fostered by German families 154
(98/C 310/214)E-1024/98 by Christof Tannert to the Commission
Subject: Community assistance for the Federal German 'Land' of Berlin in 1997 155
(98/C 310/215)E-1041/98 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Council
Subject: Particular advantages for national minorities in elections 155
(98/C 310/216)E-1065/98 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Grant to neo-Nazi group 156
(98/C 310/217)E-1114/98 by Harald Ettl to the Commission
Subject: European Parliament call for a White Paper on the social aspects of EU enlargement to the east (A4-0368/97) 156
(98/C 310/218)E-1125/98 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström to the Commission
Subject: Charges to Erasmus programme exchange students 157
(98/C 310/219)E-1415/98 by Riitta Myller to the Commission
Subject: The right of citizens of the European Union to vote in local elections in the Member States 157
(98/C 310/220)E-1474/98 by Ursula Stenzel to the Commission
Subject: Fourth Framework Programme for Research 158
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