title: Résolution législative portant avis du Parlement européen sur la proposition de règlement du Conseil relatif à la conclusion du protocole fixant les possibilités de pêche et la contrepartie financière prévues dans l"accord entre la Communauté européenne et la République de Madagascar concernant la pêche au large de Madagascar pour la période du 21 mai 1998 au 20 mai 2001 (COM(98)0390 C4-0456/98 98/ 0217(CNS))(Procédure de consultation)

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Madagascar
agreement (EU)
financial compensation of an agreement
financial protocol
fishing agreement
fishing licence
fishing vessel

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title: PERGUNTA ESCRITA n. 2820/98 do Deputado Umberto BOSSI ao Conselho. Restituição da "taxa para a Europa" pelo Governo italiano

eurovoc_concepts:
Italy
budget deficit
gross domestic product
public debt
public financing
tax
tax system
third stage of EMU

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text: C 118/150 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias PT 29. 4. 1999 Resposta de Hans van den Broek em nome da Comissªo (21 de Outubro de 1998) O programa indicativo de 1996/1999 para o Kazaquistªo Ø abrangido por dois programas de ac(cid:231)ªo. O primeiro cobriu o per(cid:237)odo 1996/1997 e o segundo, em prepara(cid:231)ªo, abrange o per(cid:237)odo 1998/1999. No primeiro programa de ac(cid:231)ªo o Kazaquistªo participou no programa de servi(cid:231)os de consultoria europeia. AtravØs deste projecto, o governo do Cazaquistªo recebeu consultoria para as negocia(cid:231)ıes de adesªo (cid:224) Organiza(cid:231)ªo Mundial do ComØrcio. Cientes de que a adesªo a esta organiza(cid:231)ªo carece de um forte apoio, os representantes do Cazaquistªo solicitaram uma reuniªo do ComitØ Misto em Junho de 1998, em Bruxelas, entre o Cazaquistªo e a Comissªo. Durante a missªo de programa(cid:231)ªo do TACIS realizada ap(cid:243)s a referida reuniªo do ComitØ Misto, o pedido foi reexaminado e estÆ actualmente em fase de prepara(cid:231)ªo um projecto denominado «execu(cid:231)ªo dos acordos de coopera(cid:231)ªo e parceria». A maior parte das actividades do projecto incidirªo sobre a adesªo (cid:224) OMC. (1999/C 118/187) PERGUNTA ESCRITA E-2820/98 apresentada por Umberto Bossi (NI) ao Conselho (18 de Setembro de 1998) Objecto: Restitui(cid:231)ªo da «taxa para a Europa» pelo Governo italiano O Governo italiano estabeleceu, para o exerc(cid:237)cio de 1997, a chamada «taxa para a Europa» para adaptar as suas contas aos par(cid:226)metros definidos pelo Tratado de Maastricht para a passagem (cid:224) terceira fase da moeda œnica. O Ministro das Finan(cid:231)as italiano declarou recentemente que um montante equivalente a 60 % do referido imposto serÆ restitu(cid:237)do aos contribuintes atØ ao final de 1998. Alguns Estados-membros exprimiram por diversas vezes dœvidas quanto (cid:224) legitimidade desse imposto, devido precisamente (cid:224) promessa de restitui(cid:231)ªo. Se o Governo italiano vier a restituir, como prometeu, parte da «taxa para a Europa» aos contribuintes, nªo considera o Conselho que aquilo que foi apresentado como uma taxa se afigura na verdade como um emprØstimo imposto (cid:224) for(cid:231)a aos cidadªos italianos? Resposta (27 de Novembro de 1998) Na sessªo de 1 de Maio de 1998, o Conselho revogou a sua anterior decisªo sobre a existŒncia de um dØfice excessivo na ItÆlia. Consequentemente, a ItÆlia passou a preencher o critØrio de convergŒncia referido no no 1, segundo travessªo do artigo 109o-J, visto ter atingido o objectivo da sustentabilidade das suas finan(cid:231)as pœblicas. Ao revogar a referida decisªo sobre o dØfice excessivo, o Conselho tomou nota do compromisso assumido pelo Governo Italiano de manter o excedente primÆrio, que atingiu mais de 6 % do PIB em 1997, a um n(cid:237)vel que contribua de forma muito significativa para reduzir o rÆcio da d(cid:237)vida. A este respeito, o Conselho salientou que este excedente primÆrio Ø essencial para manter o rÆcio da d(cid:237)vida numa traject(cid:243)ria descendente sustentÆvel. O Conselho acompanharÆ a futura evolu(cid:231)ªo das finan(cid:231)as pœblicas da ItÆlia no (cid:226)mbito das disposi(cid:231)ıes do Pacto de Estabilidade e Crescimento


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2810/98 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Salary of the President of the ECB

eurovoc_concepts:
Council of the European Union
European Central Bank
European official
access to EU information
administrative transparency
pay

text: 8. 4. 1999 FI Euroopan yhteis(cid:246)jen virallinen lehti C 96/149 (1999/C 96/213) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS E-2810/98 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Hiltrud Breyer (V) neuvostolle (18. syyskuuta 1998) Aihe: EKP:n p(cid:228)(cid:228)johtajan palkka Lehdist(cid:246)tiedotteiden mukaan EKP:n p(cid:228)(cid:228)johtaja Duisenberg ja muut EKP:n johtokunnan j(cid:228)senet eiv(cid:228)t tied(cid:228) tulevaa palkkaansa. 1. 2. Voiko neuvosto ilmoittaa EKP:n johtokunnan j(cid:228)senten tarkat palkkasummat? Jos ei, mik(cid:228) on syyn(cid:228) t(cid:228)m(cid:228)n tiedon salaamiseen EU:n kansalaisilta ja avoimuuden periaatteen rikkomiseen? Vastaus (9. marraskuuta 1998) EKPJ:n ja EKP:n peruss(cid:228)(cid:228)nn(cid:246)n 36 artiklassa m(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228)t(cid:228)(cid:228)n, ett(cid:228) EKP:n neuvosto vahvistaa EKP:n henkil(cid:246)st(cid:246)n palvelussuhteen ehdot. Kyseisen peruss(cid:228)(cid:228)nn(cid:246)n 11 artiklan 3 kohdassa m(cid:228)(cid:228)r(cid:228)t(cid:228)(cid:228)n my(cid:246)s, ett(cid:228) johtokunnan j(cid:228)senten palvelussuhteen ehdot ja erityisesti heid(cid:228)n palkkansa vahvistaa EKP:n neuvosto kolmesta EKP:n neuvoston ja kolmesta Euroopan unionin neuvoston nime(cid:228)m(cid:228)st(cid:228) j(cid:228)senest(cid:228) muodostuvan komitean ehdotuksesta. N(cid:228)in ollen neuvosto ei ole toimivaltainen elin vastaamaan arvoisan parlamentin j(cid:228)senen esitt(cid:228)m(cid:228)(cid:228)n kysymyk- seen. (1999/C 96/214) KIRJALLINEN KYSYMYS P-2827/98 esitt(cid:228)j(cid:228)(t): Marie-Noºlle Lienemann (PSE) komissiolle Aihe: Eurooppalaisten rekka-autonkuljettajien ty(cid:246)ajan lyhent(cid:228)minen (11. syyskuuta 1998) Kuinka kauan viel(cid:228) kest(cid:228)(cid:228) ennen kuin komissio ehdottaa parannuksia direktiiviin 93/104/ETY (1) (ty(cid:246)aikadi- rektiivi), joka s(cid:228)(cid:228)ntelee eurooppalaisten rekka-autonkuljettajien ty(cid:246)aikaj(cid:228)rjestelyj(cid:228), etenkin kun heid(cid:228)n ty(cid:246)ai- kaansa ja ty(cid:246)olojaan ei ole eurooppalaisessa lains(cid:228)(cid:228)d(cid:228)nn(cid:246)ss(cid:228) yhdenmukaistettu lainkaan heille suosiollisempaan suuntaan? (1) EYVL L 307, 13. 12. 1993, s. 18. Komission j(cid:228)senen PÆdraig Flynnin komission puolesta antama vastaus (15. lokakuuta 1998) Komissio on sitoutunut tekem(cid:228)(cid:228)n tietyist(cid:228) ty(cid:246)ajan j(cid:228)rjest(cid:228)mist(cid:228) koskevista seikoista 23. marraskuuta 1993 annetun neuvoston direktiivin 93/104/EY soveltamisalan ulkopuolelle j(cid:228)tettyjen toimialojen ty(cid:246)aikaa koskevia ehdotuksia. Ehdotuksiin sis(cid:228)ltyy laaja-alaisia ja alakohtaisia toimenpiteit(cid:228). Osana laaja-alaisia toimenpiteit(cid:228) ty(cid:246)aikadirektiivin s(cid:228)(cid:228)nn(cid:246)kset ulotetaan koskemaan kaikkia kiinte(cid:228)ss(cid:228) asemapaikassa ty(cid:246)skentelevi(cid:228) ty(cid:246)nteki- j(cid:246)it(cid:228), ja tiettyj(cid:228) ty(cid:246)aikaa koskevia peruss(cid:228)(cid:228)nn(cid:246)ksi(cid:228) sovelletaan liikkuviin ty(cid:246)ntekij(cid:246)ihin. Lis(cid:228)ksi otetaan k(cid:228)ytt(cid:246)(cid:246)n uusia ty(cid:246)aikaa ja lepoa koskevia alakohtaisia toimenpiteit(cid:228) tai muutetaan entisi(cid:228). T(cid:228)m(cid:228) menettelytapa esitettiin selke(cid:228)sti komission valkoisessa kirjassa ty(cid:246)aikadirektiivin ulkopuolisista toimi- aloista (1), ja se vahvistettiin ty(cid:246)markkinaosapuolille osoitetussa toisessa kuulemisasiakirjassa 31. maaliskuuta 1998. Komissio on aina katsonut, ett(cid:228) ty(cid:246)markkinaosapuolten olisi mahdollisuuksien mukaan yhdess(cid:228) l(cid:246)ydett(cid:228)v(cid:228) hyv(cid:228)ksytt(cid:228)vi(cid:228) ratkaisuja niit(cid:228) suoraan koskeviin ongelmiin erityisesti alakohtaisissa kysymyksiss(cid:228). Useita ty(cid:246)aikadirektiivin ulkopuolisia toimialoja edustavat ty(cid:246)markkinaosapuolet ovat vastanneet komission aloittee- seen tehostamalla pyrkimyksi(cid:228)(cid:228)n p(cid:228)(cid:228)st(cid:228) sopimukseen ty(cid:246)ajasta


title: SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE Nr. 2810/98 von Hiltrud BREYER an den Rat. Gehalt EZB-Präsident

text: 8. 4. 1999 DE Amtsblatt der Europ(cid:228)ischen Gemeinschaften C 96/149 (1999/C 96/213) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE E-2810/98 von Hiltrud Breyer (V) an den Rat (18. September 1998) Betrifft: Gehalt EZB-Pr(cid:228)sident Laut Presseberichten wissen weder der EZB-Pr(cid:228)sident, Herr Duisenberg, noch die weiteren EZB-Mitglieder, welches Gehalt sie beziehen werden. 1. Kann der Rat die pr(cid:228)zisen Geh(cid:228)lter der EZB-Mitglieder benennen? 2. Wenn nein, welche Gr(cid:252)nde gibt es, diese Auskunft den B(cid:252)rgerinnen und B(cid:252)rgern der EU vorzuenthalten und gegen den Transparenzgrundsatz zu versto(cid:223)en? Antwort (9. November 1998) Nach Artikel 36 der Satzung des ESZB und der EZB legt der EZB-Rat die Besch(cid:228)ftigungsbedingungen f(cid:252)r das Personal der EZB fest. In Artikel 11 Absatz 3 ist ferner vorgesehen, da(cid:223) die Besch(cid:228)ftigungsbedingungen f(cid:252)r die Mitglieder des Direktoriums und insbesondere ihre Geh(cid:228)lter vom EZB-Rat auf Vorschlag eines Ausschusses festgelegt werden, der aus drei vom EZB-Rat und drei vom Rat ernannten Mitgliedern besteht. Der Rat ist daher f(cid:252)r die Beantwortung der Frage der Frau Abgeordneten nicht zust(cid:228)ndig. (1999/C 96/214) SCHRIFTLICHE ANFRAGE P-2827/98 von Marie-Noºlle Lienemann (PSE) an die Kommission Betrifft: Verk(cid:252)rzung der Arbeitszeit von europ(cid:228)ischen Fernfahrern (11. September 1998) Wie lange dauert es noch, bis die Kommission eine Verbesserung der (Arbeitszeit) Richtlinie 93/104/EWG (1) vorschl(cid:228)gt, die die Arbeitszeitgestaltung der Fernfahrer in Europa regelt, da doch bekannt ist, da(cid:223) zur Zeit keine europ(cid:228)ische Rechtsvorschrift ihre Arbeitszeit und -bedingungen › nach oben › angleicht? (1) ABl. L 307 vom 13. 12. 1993, S. 18. Antwort von Herrn Flynn im Namen der Kommission (15. Oktober 1998) Die Kommission ist darauf verpflichtet, Vorschl(cid:228)ge zur Arbeitszeit f(cid:252)r diejenigen Sektoren und T(cid:228)tigkeitsbe- reiche vorzulegen, die von der Richtlinie 93/104/EG des Rates vom 23. November 1993 (cid:252)ber bestimmte Aspekte der Arbeitszeitgestaltung ausgenommen sind. Diese Vorschl(cid:228)ge werden horizontale und sektorielle Ma(cid:223)nahmen umfassen. Im Rahmen der horizontalen Ma(cid:223)nahmen sollen die Bestimmungen der Arbeitszeitrichtlinie in vollem Umfang auf alle nicht-mobilen Arbeitnehmer ausgedehnt werden, und eine Reihe grundlegender Vorschriften zur Arbeitszeit soll f(cid:252)r alle mobilen Arbeitnehmer Anwendung finden. Ferner sollen sektorspezifische Ma(cid:223)nahmen f(cid:252)r die Arbeits- und Ruhezeiten eingef(cid:252)hrt bzw. abge(cid:228)ndert werden. Die Kommission hat diesen Ansatz in ihrem Wei(cid:223)buch zu den Sektoren und T(cid:228)tigkeitsbereichen, die von der Arbeitszeitrichtlinie ausgeschlossen sind (1), verdeutlicht und in ihrem zweiten Konsultationspapier, das sie den Sozialpartnern am 31. M(cid:228)rz 1998 (cid:252)bermittelt hat, nochmals bekr(cid:228)ftigt. Die Kommission war stets der Auffassung, da(cid:223) die Sozialpartner in Angelegenheiten, die sie unmittelbar betreffen, m(cid:246)glichst gemeinsam tragbare L(cid:246)sungen finden sollten, besonders, wenn es um sektorspezifische Ma(cid:223)nahmen geht. Auf die Initiative der Kommission hin haben die Sozialpartner in mehreren der ausgeschlossenen Sektoren ihre Anstrengungen verst(cid:228)rkt, um eine Vereinbarung zur Arbeitszeit zu erreichen


text: 8. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 96/149 (1999/C 96/213) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2810/98 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council (18 September 1998) Subject: Salary of the President of the ECB According to press reports neither the President of the ECB, Mr Duisenberg, nor the other ECB staff know what their salaries will be. 1. Will the Council state the precise salaries of ECB staff? If not, what are the reasons for withholding this information from EU citizens and for breaching the 2. principle of transparency? Reply (9 November 1998) Article 36 of the Statute of the ESCB and the ECB provides that the Governing Council of the ECB shall lay down the conditions of employment of the staff of the ECB. Article 11. 3 of this Statute provides furthermore that the terms of employment of the members of the Executive Board and in particular their salaries, shall be fixed by the Governing Council on a proposal of a Committee comprising three members appointed by the Governing Council and three members appointed by the Council of the European Union. The Council is therefore not the competent body to answer the question put by the Honourable Member. (1999/C 96/214) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2827/98 by Marie-Noºlle Lienemann (PSE) to the Commission (11 September 1998) Subject: Reduction of working time for European road haulage drivers How much longer will it be before the Commission submits an amendment to Directive 93/104/EC (1) (the working time Directive) to improve the organization of working time for road haulage drivers in Europe, given that there is at present no European legislation to harmonise their working time and conditions at a more favourable level? (1) OJ L 307, 13. 12. 1993, p. 18. Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (15 October 1998) The Commission is committed to making proposals on working time in respect of the sectors and activities excluded from Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time. These proposals will consist of horizontal and sectoral measures. Under the horizontal measures, the full provisions of the working time directive will be extended to all non-mobile workers and certain basic provisions in respect of working time will be made applicable to mobile workers. In addition, sector specific measures in respect of working time and rest periods will be introduced or modified. This approach was clearly identified by the Commission(cid:146)s white paper on the excluded sectors (1) and confirmed in the second consultation document addressed to the social partners on 31 March 1998. In this regard, the Commission has always considered that the social partners should, if possible, jointly find acceptable solutions in matters which directly concern them, especially in respect of sector specific measures. In response to the Commission(cid:146)s initiative, social partners in several of the excluded sectors stepped up their efforts to reach agreement on working time


title: WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2822/98 by Umberto BOSSI to the Council. Measures to tackle the crisis in Russia

eurovoc_concepts:
EU Member State
Italy
Russia
commercial bank
economic recession
financial institution
international finance
loan
monetary crisis
venture capital

text: 14. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 135/125 (1999/C 135/149) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2822/98 by Umberto Bossi (NI) to the Council (18 September 1998) Subject: Measures to tackle the crisis in Russia Among the victims of the recent economic crisis in Russia are the Italian banks. According to the latest surveys carried out by the Bank for International Settlements, Italian banks have exposures in Russia amounting to $4,3 billion, the equivalent of over LIT 8 000 billion. The SACE in particular has exposures totalling LIT 10 600 billion. Any deterioration in the crisis in Russia could give rise to the so-called ‘contagion effect’ which would worsen the general crisis in market confidence. Can the Council say what the actual exposure of European and, in particular, Italian banks to the rouble crisis is? Can the Council clarify whether measures will be taken in relation to the introduction of the single currency to protect the economies of European countries against financial crises in third countries, in which the Community’s own programmes have encouraged investment? Reply (16 November 1998) According to the Bank for International Settlements’ available data, EU commercial banks account for about 70 % of foreign bank exposures to Russia. As for Italian banks, their lending to Russia represents about 9 % of the European commercial banks exposure to this country. Moreover, the Council considered the means by which the EU can help Russia to overcome the present crisis and concluded during the General Affairs Council meeting of 5 October 1998 that its response should depend on a credible and sustainable Russian economic programme, to be developed in close co- operation with the international financial institutions. At the EU-Russia Summit which took place in Vienna on 27 October 1998, the EU and Russia recognized that a credible and sustainable economic policy programme is essential to address pressing social needs, meet existing financial obligations and restore confidence in the markets and stability of the currency while stimulating investment, including foreign investment. The Council is of the opinion that the decision on the introduction of the euro at the preannounced exchange rates, as from 1 January 1999, has shown to be a safeguard against monetary instability between the currencies of Member States following the Asian and Russian financial crises. (1999/C 135/150) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2828/98 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (28 September 1998) Subject: Deposits of caesium-137 exceeding 40 Kbq/m2 in areas of Greece following the Chernobyl disaster According to the map showing caesium deposits in Europe in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster published by the Commission in cooperation with scientific institutes and bodies in Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine and certain Member States, an increased accumulation of caesium-137 (exceeding 40 Kbq/m2) can be observed in a number of European countries (apart from countries in the immediate vicinity of Chernobyl), including Greece, Austria, Italy and Germany. In Greece, deposits of this radioactive substance can be observed in certain areas in particular


title: Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001 (COM(98)0390 C4-0456/98 98/0217(CNS) )(Consultation procedure)