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<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 4March 2020, the German crisis team made a decision to temporarily detain a shipping container in Hamburg. This container was intended for the Slovak Republic and contained medical and protective equipment earmarked for hospitals and medical facilities, especially in the urgent fight against the coronavirus epidemic. The container also contained respirators earmarked for the protection of people against infection from viral diseases. Other European countries, such as Austria and Switzerland, have also complained of similar seizures of medical devices within the EU. It is also known that Germany has issued an embargo on the export of protective respirators. By confiscating all stocks of protective medical devices, France has taken an even more radical approach to the issue of scarcity of protective medical devices.As a Member of the European Parliament and a citizen of the Slovak Republic, I find it unacceptable that any EU Member State would withhold the urgent transport of scarce and existentially important medical material to another EU Member State.In the light of the above:What measures does the Commission intend to take in order not to jeopardise mutual solidarity and to ensure that there are no future obstructions or seizures of urgently required medical supplies in the territory of other Member States in the future, in particular when dealing with emergency events?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-001561/2020

Health

On 4March 2020, the German crisis team made a decision to temporarily detain a shipping container in Hamburg. This container was intended for the Slovak Republic and contained medical and protective equipment earmarked for hospitals and medical facilities, especially in the urgent fight against the coronavirus epidemic. The container also contained respirators earmarked for the protection of people against infection from viral diseases. Other European countries, such as Austria and Switzerland, have also complained of similar seizures of medical devices within the EU. It is also known that Germany has issued an embargo on the export of protective respirators. By confiscating all stocks of protective medical devices, France has taken an even more radical approach to the issue of scarcity of protective medical devices.As a Member of the European Parliament and a citizen of the Slovak Republic, I find it unacceptable that any EU Member State would withhold the urgent transport of scarce and existentially important medical material to another EU Member State.In the light of the above:What measures does the Commission intend to take in order not to jeopardise mutual solidarity and to ensure that there are no future obstructions or seizures of urgently required medical supplies in the territory of other Member States in the future, in particular when dealing with emergency events?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Faced with the current outbreaks of COVID-19 in Europe, each Member State is implementing its own methods to try to contain them, by imposing, for example, restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens from other Member States.Such restrictions could well become more numerous in coming weeks, at which point the possibility of border closures could once again rear its ugly head.To avoid border closures, the European Commission has issued recommendations to the Member States concerning quarantine measures and the mandatory testing of travellers, but it would appear that the Member States have not followed these recommendations uniformly.1.Given the severity of the sanitary situation, the risk of a rapid increase in the number of cases and the worsening of the pandemic in the European Union, does the Commission not agree that criteria need to be unified and that a common epidemiological policy needs to be adopted to tackle COVID-19?2.Does the Commission plan on adopting such a common epidemiological policy to avoid chaos similar to that witnessed during the first stage of the pandemic in the EU?3.How does the Commission plan to proceed in that regard?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-004679/2020

Health

Faced with the current outbreaks of COVID-19 in Europe, each Member State is implementing its own methods to try to contain them, by imposing, for example, restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens from other Member States.Such restrictions could well become more numerous in coming weeks, at which point the possibility of border closures could once again rear its ugly head.To avoid border closures, the European Commission has issued recommendations to the Member States concerning quarantine measures and the mandatory testing of travellers, but it would appear that the Member States have not followed these recommendations uniformly.1.Given the severity of the sanitary situation, the risk of a rapid increase in the number of cases and the worsening of the pandemic in the European Union, does the Commission not agree that criteria need to be unified and that a common epidemiological policy needs to be adopted to tackle COVID-19?2.Does the Commission plan on adopting such a common epidemiological policy to avoid chaos similar to that witnessed during the first stage of the pandemic in the EU?3.How does the Commission plan to proceed in that regard?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "More than 400children have died from lead poisoning in the northern Nigerian region of Zamfara in the last eight months. According to Médecins Sans Frontières managers present in the area, the actual number of deaths is even higher: many cases have gone unrecorded simply because the victims’ relatives did not recognise the cause of death. The mass poisoning is caused by the manual extraction of gold from abandoned mines. Men, women and children dig deep into the ground to look for the valuable mineral. Often, however, the soil is also rich in lead, and the long days they spend digging with their bodies immersed in the mud result in contamination. Back in March a number of children started having convulsions, dying after days of suffering. Analyses of the victims’ bodies and of the soil subsequently revealed a high concentration of lead. In addition to the hundreds of victims, dozens of children have gone blind or deaf or suffered brain or muscle damage. In adults, on the other hand, the contamination has caused sterility and kidney failure. United Nations experts sent to the Zamfara region estimated that more than 18000 people could be contaminated, with more or less serious effects. Does the Commission intend to support measures that might help the Nigerian authorities put a stop to the serious problem of lead contamination? Does it intend to support the experts who will suggest an intervention strategy once they have the results of the groundwater and soil analyses carried out in the Zamfara region?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-8673/2010

Health

More than 400children have died from lead poisoning in the northern Nigerian region of Zamfara in the last eight months. According to Médecins Sans Frontières managers present in the area, the actual number of deaths is even higher: many cases have gone unrecorded simply because the victims’ relatives did not recognise the cause of death. The mass poisoning is caused by the manual extraction of gold from abandoned mines. Men, women and children dig deep into the ground to look for the valuable mineral. Often, however, the soil is also rich in lead, and the long days they spend digging with their bodies immersed in the mud result in contamination. Back in March a number of children started having convulsions, dying after days of suffering. Analyses of the victims’ bodies and of the soil subsequently revealed a high concentration of lead. In addition to the hundreds of victims, dozens of children have gone blind or deaf or suffered brain or muscle damage. In adults, on the other hand, the contamination has caused sterility and kidney failure. United Nations experts sent to the Zamfara region estimated that more than 18000 people could be contaminated, with more or less serious effects. Does the Commission intend to support measures that might help the Nigerian authorities put a stop to the serious problem of lead contamination? Does it intend to support the experts who will suggest an intervention strategy once they have the results of the groundwater and soil analyses carried out in the Zamfara region?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to reports in the Greek press, initial test results indicate that the deadly Ebola virus has caused the death of a 12-year-old girl in a town 35km north of Kampala (Uganda).The World Health Organisation's contagious disease and prevention officer in Uganda, DrMiriam Nanyunja, said tests carried out at the Ugandan Virus Research Institute showed that the girl died of the virus on 6May2011 at Bombo hospital. In light of DrNanyunja's statement, in which she said that the health authorities are currently trying to establish whether there are any more cases in the area, could the Commission say how it might support the work being carried out by doctors in this region?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-005192/2011

Health

According to reports in the Greek press, initial test results indicate that the deadly Ebola virus has caused the death of a 12-year-old girl in a town 35km north of Kampala (Uganda).The World Health Organisation's contagious disease and prevention officer in Uganda, DrMiriam Nanyunja, said tests carried out at the Ugandan Virus Research Institute showed that the girl died of the virus on 6May2011 at Bombo hospital. In light of DrNanyunja's statement, in which she said that the health authorities are currently trying to establish whether there are any more cases in the area, could the Commission say how it might support the work being carried out by doctors in this region?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to reports in the Italian press (Corriere della Salute of 13 February 1995, page 6), so-called green types ofpetrol would appear to be even more harmful than the traditional sort, since they contain higher levels of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene. 1. Does the Commission agree with this allegation? 2. Is it true that these compounds, which are used in various industrial processes as solvents, have toxic effects on the body even at very low concentrations? 3. What does the Commission intend to do to limit the damage to health and to avoid the spread of disorders involving the respiratory tract and the central nervous system?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-629/95

Health

According to reports in the Italian press (Corriere della Salute of 13 February 1995, page 6), so-called green types ofpetrol would appear to be even more harmful than the traditional sort, since they contain higher levels of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene. 1. Does the Commission agree with this allegation? 2. Is it true that these compounds, which are used in various industrial processes as solvents, have toxic effects on the body even at very low concentrations? 3. What does the Commission intend to do to limit the damage to health and to avoid the spread of disorders involving the respiratory tract and the central nervous system?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Numerous financing programmes have been developed for the Community programming period 2007‑13; with these programmes the European Union intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. In this regard, the Commission has issued a call for proposals to select organisations that are eligible for a grant to involve civil society in the implementation and development of the European Union’s drugs strategy. The municipality of Fermo (Marche, Italy) requires funding to prevent drug use, thereby helping to achieve the objectives of the EU’s drug prevention and information programme. In the light of the above, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Fermo has submitted an application for said programme? If it has, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Fermo has obtained the grants and whether they have been used in the correct way and within the proper time frame or whether they have had to be reimbursed?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2572/09

Health

Numerous financing programmes have been developed for the Community programming period 2007‑13; with these programmes the European Union intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. In this regard, the Commission has issued a call for proposals to select organisations that are eligible for a grant to involve civil society in the implementation and development of the European Union’s drugs strategy. The municipality of Fermo (Marche, Italy) requires funding to prevent drug use, thereby helping to achieve the objectives of the EU’s drug prevention and information programme. In the light of the above, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Fermo has submitted an application for said programme? If it has, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Fermo has obtained the grants and whether they have been used in the correct way and within the proper time frame or whether they have had to be reimbursed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) expresses the absorption of mobile phone radiation by a body area of ​​between 1 and 10 grams of body tissue and is measured in watts per kilogram (W/kg). According to the European Parliamentary Research Service, there is divided scientific opinion - in particular in connection with specific US and Italian studies - regarding the risks of cancer and the causality of mobile phone use. Both the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is a WHO offshoot, have also found a link, concluding that certain radio frequencies, at extreme levels, are ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’, though the likelihood is regarded as low. Several prospective studies have been announced, however. In the EU, a SAR value of 2 W/kg has been allowed, while the permissible SAR value in the US is 1.6 W/kg.1.Given that the issue is the subject of continuous scientific examination, and in the light of both the EU and US health authorities' maximum permissible SAR values, will the Commission place greater demands on manufacturers of mobile phones, for example, by requiring them to declare the SAR values of their products for consumers’ benefit?2.If the Commission does not want to place such demands on producers on the market, how will EU consumers be able to choose a product with the lowest possible SAR value?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-002425/2020

Health

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) expresses the absorption of mobile phone radiation by a body area of ​​between 1 and 10 grams of body tissue and is measured in watts per kilogram (W/kg). According to the European Parliamentary Research Service, there is divided scientific opinion - in particular in connection with specific US and Italian studies - regarding the risks of cancer and the causality of mobile phone use. Both the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is a WHO offshoot, have also found a link, concluding that certain radio frequencies, at extreme levels, are ‘possibly carcinogenic to humans’, though the likelihood is regarded as low. Several prospective studies have been announced, however. In the EU, a SAR value of 2 W/kg has been allowed, while the permissible SAR value in the US is 1.6 W/kg.1.Given that the issue is the subject of continuous scientific examination, and in the light of both the EU and US health authorities' maximum permissible SAR values, will the Commission place greater demands on manufacturers of mobile phones, for example, by requiring them to declare the SAR values of their products for consumers’ benefit?2.If the Commission does not want to place such demands on producers on the market, how will EU consumers be able to choose a product with the lowest possible SAR value?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "A recent study in The Lancet Oncology highlighted differences in cancer survival rates from one country to another worldwide. Inequalities and differing survival rates for different kinds of cancer also exist between countries within the European Union. The chance of a woman surviving for 5years after contracting breast cancer, for example, is 82% in Sweden, 69.6% in Ireland and 57.9% in Slovakia. For the Netherlands the figure is 77.6%. Survival rates for bowel cancer also vary, from 28.5% in Poland to 57% in Spain and 52.7% in the Netherlands (men). The differences in survival rates for prostate cancer are the greatest. In Warsaw the survival chance is 40%, in Vienna 86% and in Amsterdam 68%. Differences may result from diagnostic techniques, (limits on) access to care, extent of detection and treatment. Since 1993, information on health and on the effectiveness of treatment methods has been gathered in the Cochrane Collaboration. Independent reviews are published in the online Cochrane Library, and concise summaries give information which can be used not only by treatment providers and clinicians but also by patients. The Cochrane initiative chimes in well with the EU’s Public Health Action Programme, one of the priorities of which is the promotion of public health by better information and knowledge. Free access to the online library, however, cannot be taken for granted for everyone in the EU. The European Union Alliance for the Dissemination of Evidence (EU‑ADE) has submitted a petition to Commissioner Vassiliou, with the aim of obtaining access to the Cochrane Library for all EU citizens. 1.Is the Commission prepared to support this petition? 2.Is the Commission able and willing to invest in structural support for the Cochrane initiative in EU Member States so as to make optimum use of the collected evidence-based knowledge? 3.Is the Commission able and willing to invest in expanding the Cochrane initiative at European level in order to make comparable information available to patients via a single database in all official languages of the EU?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-4745/08

Health

A recent study in The Lancet Oncology highlighted differences in cancer survival rates from one country to another worldwide. Inequalities and differing survival rates for different kinds of cancer also exist between countries within the European Union. The chance of a woman surviving for 5years after contracting breast cancer, for example, is 82% in Sweden, 69.6% in Ireland and 57.9% in Slovakia. For the Netherlands the figure is 77.6%. Survival rates for bowel cancer also vary, from 28.5% in Poland to 57% in Spain and 52.7% in the Netherlands (men). The differences in survival rates for prostate cancer are the greatest. In Warsaw the survival chance is 40%, in Vienna 86% and in Amsterdam 68%. Differences may result from diagnostic techniques, (limits on) access to care, extent of detection and treatment. Since 1993, information on health and on the effectiveness of treatment methods has been gathered in the Cochrane Collaboration. Independent reviews are published in the online Cochrane Library, and concise summaries give information which can be used not only by treatment providers and clinicians but also by patients. The Cochrane initiative chimes in well with the EU’s Public Health Action Programme, one of the priorities of which is the promotion of public health by better information and knowledge. Free access to the online library, however, cannot be taken for granted for everyone in the EU. The European Union Alliance for the Dissemination of Evidence (EU‑ADE) has submitted a petition to Commissioner Vassiliou, with the aim of obtaining access to the Cochrane Library for all EU citizens. 1.Is the Commission prepared to support this petition? 2.Is the Commission able and willing to invest in structural support for the Cochrane initiative in EU Member States so as to make optimum use of the collected evidence-based knowledge? 3.Is the Commission able and willing to invest in expanding the Cochrane initiative at European level in order to make comparable information available to patients via a single database in all official languages of the EU?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The International Congress of Oncology in Orlando (USA) and conferences in Naples and Como in Italy have identified vitamin A, retinoids and somatostatin as effective anti-tumour agents. This was in line with the claims made by Prof. Luigi di Bella, whose methods the Italian Ministry of Health deemed to have no scientific basis in 1997. 1.Is the Commission acquainted with the research findings made public at the recent congresses? 2.Does it knows whether the therapy named after Prof. Di Bella has any connection with the latest results emerging from the above-mentioned international congresses on oncology? 3.Does it considers it appropriate to set up a committee to establish the validity of the Di Bella therapy in treating tumours? 4.In view of the scientific basis now recognised for the use of somatostatin in treating certain kinds of tumour, it does not consider it should fund research to ensure that this method is used increasingly in Europe?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-0037/03

Health

The International Congress of Oncology in Orlando (USA) and conferences in Naples and Como in Italy have identified vitamin A, retinoids and somatostatin as effective anti-tumour agents. This was in line with the claims made by Prof. Luigi di Bella, whose methods the Italian Ministry of Health deemed to have no scientific basis in 1997. 1.Is the Commission acquainted with the research findings made public at the recent congresses? 2.Does it knows whether the therapy named after Prof. Di Bella has any connection with the latest results emerging from the above-mentioned international congresses on oncology? 3.Does it considers it appropriate to set up a committee to establish the validity of the Di Bella therapy in treating tumours? 4.In view of the scientific basis now recognised for the use of somatostatin in treating certain kinds of tumour, it does not consider it should fund research to ensure that this method is used increasingly in Europe?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), sufficient evidence does not exist to support health claims related to the benefits of dietary fibre. The scientific opinion published by EFSA on dietary fibre and the digestive system stated that the physiological effects of dietary fibre depended on the physical-chemical properties of fibre components and on the level and method of consumption. The EFSA’s Panel found that there was insufficient evidence to verify the health claims related to dietary fibre and stated that a cause and effect relationship could not be established. — Could the Commission clarify its stance on the determinations of the abovementioned opinion? — Has the Commission conducted any other research or study into claims related to the health benefits of dietary fibre, particularly in relation to the different kinds of dietary fibre and their associated physiological effects? — Does the Commission and EFSA intend to conduct further research on dietary fibre and on claims related to health benefits?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-001780/2012

Health

According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), sufficient evidence does not exist to support health claims related to the benefits of dietary fibre. The scientific opinion published by EFSA on dietary fibre and the digestive system stated that the physiological effects of dietary fibre depended on the physical-chemical properties of fibre components and on the level and method of consumption. The EFSA’s Panel found that there was insufficient evidence to verify the health claims related to dietary fibre and stated that a cause and effect relationship could not be established. — Could the Commission clarify its stance on the determinations of the abovementioned opinion? — Has the Commission conducted any other research or study into claims related to the health benefits of dietary fibre, particularly in relation to the different kinds of dietary fibre and their associated physiological effects? — Does the Commission and EFSA intend to conduct further research on dietary fibre and on claims related to health benefits?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Does the Commission consider that the findings of the study on the risks of cancer caused by textiles and leather goods which are coloured by Azo-dyes, covered by the invitation to tender No III/96/61 of July 1996, will necessitate any action by footwear traders in the European Union? Does the Commission consider the health risks are proportionate to a need for legislation and if not, will it take action to remove national Azo prohibitions that conflict with the Single Market?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

P-0615/98

Health

Does the Commission consider that the findings of the study on the risks of cancer caused by textiles and leather goods which are coloured by Azo-dyes, covered by the invitation to tender No III/96/61 of July 1996, will necessitate any action by footwear traders in the European Union? Does the Commission consider the health risks are proportionate to a need for legislation and if not, will it take action to remove national Azo prohibitions that conflict with the Single Market?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "What action has the Commission taken to investigate claims made by independent academics in both Italy and the UK that unleaded petrol, which contains a number of known carcinogens, poses a major health risk? Would a proposed carbon / energy tax be levied on unleaded petrol?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-1083/96

Health

What action has the Commission taken to investigate claims made by independent academics in both Italy and the UK that unleaded petrol, which contains a number of known carcinogens, poses a major health risk? Would a proposed carbon / energy tax be levied on unleaded petrol?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "A Commission proposal was published on 2July on how to make it easier for citizens to seek medical treatment abroad (COM(2008)0414). Health systems are primarily the responsibility of the Member States, but in some cases, as confirmed by several European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings since 1998, EU citizens may seek healthcare in other Member States, with the cost covered by their own health systems. This can occur in instances where healthcare is better provided in another Member State, for example, for rare conditions or specialised treatment. The Honourable Member requests clarification from the Commission on the herbal medicine qualifications in Ireland and their equivalency in the EU. Can the Commission confirm if cross-border healthcare includes medical treatment from medical herbalists?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-4410/08

Health

A Commission proposal was published on 2July on how to make it easier for citizens to seek medical treatment abroad (COM(2008)0414). Health systems are primarily the responsibility of the Member States, but in some cases, as confirmed by several European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings since 1998, EU citizens may seek healthcare in other Member States, with the cost covered by their own health systems. This can occur in instances where healthcare is better provided in another Member State, for example, for rare conditions or specialised treatment. The Honourable Member requests clarification from the Commission on the herbal medicine qualifications in Ireland and their equivalency in the EU. Can the Commission confirm if cross-border healthcare includes medical treatment from medical herbalists?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Accidents are the main cause of child deaths in the developed countries and a UNICEF report has estimated that 20 000 children will die as a result of accidents by the end of this year. Injuries caused by accidents are responsible for 40 % of deaths among children aged from one to 14 in the OECD countries. The most frequent causes of fatal injuries to children are road accidents, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning. In view of these alarming figures and bearing in mind the campaigns conducted by the EU against other scourges affecting our society, such as cancer or tobacco, does the Commission not think it should launch a forceful Community-wide campaign to raise public awareness of the risks to children, so as to bring about a sharp reduction in the alarming number of accidents of this kind?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-0606/01

Health

Accidents are the main cause of child deaths in the developed countries and a UNICEF report has estimated that 20 000 children will die as a result of accidents by the end of this year. Injuries caused by accidents are responsible for 40 % of deaths among children aged from one to 14 in the OECD countries. The most frequent causes of fatal injuries to children are road accidents, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning. In view of these alarming figures and bearing in mind the campaigns conducted by the EU against other scourges affecting our society, such as cancer or tobacco, does the Commission not think it should launch a forceful Community-wide campaign to raise public awareness of the risks to children, so as to bring about a sharp reduction in the alarming number of accidents of this kind?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "As part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission has formally concluded six agreements with pharmaceutical companies producing vaccines.These advance purchase agreements, which are similar to framework contracts, contain several clauses, including those concerning the liability of the companies once a COVID-19 vaccine has been made available to the public. The existence of these clauses has been officially acknowledged by the Commission, although their content, as with all contracts, remains secret.However, it has been reported in the press that the contract with AstraZeneca provides for compensation by Member States to cover that company’s legal costs in the event of any legal proceedings concerning possible side effects of its vaccine.Moreover, the Commission has formally stated that provision had been made for compensation to manufacturers, by Member States, to offset the risks taken by the pharmaceutical companies.1.Does the Commission therefore consider it normal that legal costs and compensation for damages that a vaccine manufacturer should have to pay to victims, if it is held liable, should indirectly be paid by the victims themselves?2.Can the Commission say how much money is involved in these compensation measures for pharmaceutical companies?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

P-000192/2021

Health

As part of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission has formally concluded six agreements with pharmaceutical companies producing vaccines.These advance purchase agreements, which are similar to framework contracts, contain several clauses, including those concerning the liability of the companies once a COVID-19 vaccine has been made available to the public. The existence of these clauses has been officially acknowledged by the Commission, although their content, as with all contracts, remains secret.However, it has been reported in the press that the contract with AstraZeneca provides for compensation by Member States to cover that company’s legal costs in the event of any legal proceedings concerning possible side effects of its vaccine.Moreover, the Commission has formally stated that provision had been made for compensation to manufacturers, by Member States, to offset the risks taken by the pharmaceutical companies.1.Does the Commission therefore consider it normal that legal costs and compensation for damages that a vaccine manufacturer should have to pay to victims, if it is held liable, should indirectly be paid by the victims themselves?2.Can the Commission say how much money is involved in these compensation measures for pharmaceutical companies?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines counterfeit medicines as follows: ‘А counterfeit medicine is one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source.’ There are various forms of counterfeiting: the ‘perfect fake’ medicines, which are identical to the original but are imported through illegal parallel market operations; the ‘imperfect fakes’, which contain the right ingredients but not in the right quantities; the ‘only apparently fake’ medicines, which do not contain any active substances, and the ‘criminal fakes’, which contain substances that are actually harmful. The manipulation of genuine medicines should also be mentioned — in other words, medicines that are past their sell-by date but which are re-labelled and put back on the market. According to the WTO, counterfeiting concerns antibiotics (28%), hormones (18%), anti-allergy medicines (8%) and anti-malaria medicines (7%). In Europe it has been calculated that 1% of the medicines on the market are fake, while in Africa, Asia and Latin America the percentage of fakes is somewhere between 30% and 50%. China and India are the greatest producers of counterfeit medicines, but over the past few years, eastern European countries have become major producers. The trafficking in fake medicines is managed by a powerful cartel, comparable to that of drugs trafficking. The fake medicines business has a turnover of some EUR45billion per year worldwide. A growing phenomenon is that of online pharmacies, where low-cost medicines are advertised and attract growing numbers of people, especially in this period of economic crisis. Among the medicines on offer are life-saving ones, which are meant to cure diseases such as cancer, heart disease, psychiatric problems and infections; being fake, however, they can cause serious harm to people who are already ill. In the light of the above, can the Commission answer the following questions: 1. Does it not think that, in collaboration with the EMA, the European Medicines Agency, it should find an effective solution to put an end to this black market in fake medicines? 2. Does it not also think it should find some effective measures to protect consumers from trafficking in fake medicines?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-3154/10

Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines counterfeit medicines as follows: ‘А counterfeit medicine is one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source.’ There are various forms of counterfeiting: the ‘perfect fake’ medicines, which are identical to the original but are imported through illegal parallel market operations; the ‘imperfect fakes’, which contain the right ingredients but not in the right quantities; the ‘only apparently fake’ medicines, which do not contain any active substances, and the ‘criminal fakes’, which contain substances that are actually harmful. The manipulation of genuine medicines should also be mentioned — in other words, medicines that are past their sell-by date but which are re-labelled and put back on the market. According to the WTO, counterfeiting concerns antibiotics (28%), hormones (18%), anti-allergy medicines (8%) and anti-malaria medicines (7%). In Europe it has been calculated that 1% of the medicines on the market are fake, while in Africa, Asia and Latin America the percentage of fakes is somewhere between 30% and 50%. China and India are the greatest producers of counterfeit medicines, but over the past few years, eastern European countries have become major producers. The trafficking in fake medicines is managed by a powerful cartel, comparable to that of drugs trafficking. The fake medicines business has a turnover of some EUR45billion per year worldwide. A growing phenomenon is that of online pharmacies, where low-cost medicines are advertised and attract growing numbers of people, especially in this period of economic crisis. Among the medicines on offer are life-saving ones, which are meant to cure diseases such as cancer, heart disease, psychiatric problems and infections; being fake, however, they can cause serious harm to people who are already ill. In the light of the above, can the Commission answer the following questions: 1. Does it not think that, in collaboration with the EMA, the European Medicines Agency, it should find an effective solution to put an end to this black market in fake medicines? 2. Does it not also think it should find some effective measures to protect consumers from trafficking in fake medicines?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Given the importance of child helplines, the Commission has adopted a decision to reserve two Europe-wide helpline numbers. The freephone numbers 116111 and 116123 are aimed at children and adults who are seeking emotional support. The 116000 missing children number has been gradually implemented at national level. It is assigned in almost all of the Member States, but it should have been made available everywhere in Europe at the start of 2008. Does the Commission have a control system to guarantee children's access to these helplines? Will the Commission evaluate the implementation of these helplines in order to guarantee children's protection?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-005005-16

Health

Given the importance of child helplines, the Commission has adopted a decision to reserve two Europe-wide helpline numbers. The freephone numbers 116111 and 116123 are aimed at children and adults who are seeking emotional support. The 116000 missing children number has been gradually implemented at national level. It is assigned in almost all of the Member States, but it should have been made available everywhere in Europe at the start of 2008. Does the Commission have a control system to guarantee children's access to these helplines? Will the Commission evaluate the implementation of these helplines in order to guarantee children's protection?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "At present, there is not a sufficiently level playing field, or sufficient diversity of supply, on the European market for medicinal products. This means that the prices of medicines remain high, while a number of Member States have already stated that they are not prepared to buy medicines at such prices. Higher prices restrict the availability of medicines for patients. There is little cooperation among Member States in this field, with the result that demand for products from pharmaceutical companies does not change much. The Dutch Minister, MsSchippers, has already attempted to buy medicines more cheaply together with some of her counterparts, and has also stated her intention of tackling the matter during the Netherlands' Presidency. 1.Is the Commission familiar with the current situation in Europe, in which the prices of medicines are high and there is little flexibility to permit Member States to opt for alternatives? 2.What will the Commission do to create more competition and a level playing field on the market for medicines, and thus to bring prices down?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-015643-15

Health

At present, there is not a sufficiently level playing field, or sufficient diversity of supply, on the European market for medicinal products. This means that the prices of medicines remain high, while a number of Member States have already stated that they are not prepared to buy medicines at such prices. Higher prices restrict the availability of medicines for patients. There is little cooperation among Member States in this field, with the result that demand for products from pharmaceutical companies does not change much. The Dutch Minister, MsSchippers, has already attempted to buy medicines more cheaply together with some of her counterparts, and has also stated her intention of tackling the matter during the Netherlands' Presidency. 1.Is the Commission familiar with the current situation in Europe, in which the prices of medicines are high and there is little flexibility to permit Member States to opt for alternatives? 2.What will the Commission do to create more competition and a level playing field on the market for medicines, and thus to bring prices down?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The flea-repellant Tiguvon (Fenthion) manufactured by Bayer Leverkusen can be administered in different forms. Tiguvon 10 is intended for cats over 2 kg in weight. The use of Tiguvon 20 is recommended for dogs weighing between 3 and 10 kg, while dogs with a body weight of more than 10 kg should be treated with Tiguvon 20 G. People who have repeatedly treated their pets with Tiguvon (Fenthion) have suffered serious phosphate ester poisoning. As the Commission was unable to answer my Question E-1470/96 (1) on the same subject, I would ask the Council to answer the following questions as a matter of urgency: When were these agents authorized for use on small animals, especially cats? By whom? Had adequate tests been carried out? Were the tests reviewed and by whom? (1)OJ C 345, 15.11.1996, p. 76." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-1533/97

Health

The flea-repellant Tiguvon (Fenthion) manufactured by Bayer Leverkusen can be administered in different forms. Tiguvon 10 is intended for cats over 2 kg in weight. The use of Tiguvon 20 is recommended for dogs weighing between 3 and 10 kg, while dogs with a body weight of more than 10 kg should be treated with Tiguvon 20 G. People who have repeatedly treated their pets with Tiguvon (Fenthion) have suffered serious phosphate ester poisoning. As the Commission was unable to answer my Question E-1470/96 (1) on the same subject, I would ask the Council to answer the following questions as a matter of urgency: When were these agents authorized for use on small animals, especially cats? By whom? Had adequate tests been carried out? Were the tests reviewed and by whom? (1)OJ C 345, 15.11.1996, p. 76.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 23 February, the Commission proudly announced(1) that the EU was sending an additional 25tonnes of medical equipment (face masks, gloves, protective clothing and disinfectant gel) to China. This was in addition to the 30 tonnes that had already been sent, and brings us to a total of 55 tonnes of medical equipment to combat coronavirus in China.1.What quantities of face masks, gloves, protective clothing and disinfectant gel were donated to China? Please give a breakdown quoting separate figures for the 30 tonnes and the 25 tonnes mentioned on 23 February.2.What was the cost of these 55 tonnes? Please give a breakdown quoting separate figures for the 30 tonnes and the 25 tonnes mentioned on 23 February. Please also indicate the transport costs and who paid them.3.Cofinancing is involved. Was this delivery made at the request of China, and how much did China pay for these goods? (1)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/nl/ip_20_310" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

P-002405/2020

Health

On 23 February, the Commission proudly announced(1) that the EU was sending an additional 25tonnes of medical equipment (face masks, gloves, protective clothing and disinfectant gel) to China. This was in addition to the 30 tonnes that had already been sent, and brings us to a total of 55 tonnes of medical equipment to combat coronavirus in China.1.What quantities of face masks, gloves, protective clothing and disinfectant gel were donated to China? Please give a breakdown quoting separate figures for the 30 tonnes and the 25 tonnes mentioned on 23 February.2.What was the cost of these 55 tonnes? Please give a breakdown quoting separate figures for the 30 tonnes and the 25 tonnes mentioned on 23 February. Please also indicate the transport costs and who paid them.3.Cofinancing is involved. Was this delivery made at the request of China, and how much did China pay for these goods? (1)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/nl/ip_20_310

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Can the Commission inform me whether there is a European standard for wheelchair design specifications?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-3953/03

Health

Can the Commission inform me whether there is a European standard for wheelchair design specifications?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In Greece, health expenditure has been drastically cut in line with Troika memorandum requirements, thereby undermining the provision of essential health services. Lamia General Hospital is the largest hospital in the Region of Mainland Greece, with dozens of patients being admitted for treatment on a daily basis from the Regional Units of Fthiotida, Fokida, Evritania and Evia. As a follow-up to my Written Question of 4.11.2016 on dysfunctions due to staff shortages at Lamia General Hospital, Inote that in this hospital it has become impossible to provide hospital care to patients owing to shortages of medical personnel: there are only 72 doctors filling 143 posts, a rate of approximately 50%. To address this situation, the competent Ministry is promoting temporary forms of employment, mandatory periods of on-call duty and transfers of medical staff from other hospitals, but this does not solve the problem. Conditions at the hospital are thus unworthy of a modern European State. Directive2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time is being infringed, as doctors are unable to cope with the demands of overtime and many mandatory periods on call. In view of the above, will the Commission say: — What steps will it take to put an immediate end to the violation of EClaw, in particular Directive2003/88/EC, at Lamia General Hospital, in order to protect the health of patients in hospitals and the rights of medical staff?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-000106-18

Health

In Greece, health expenditure has been drastically cut in line with Troika memorandum requirements, thereby undermining the provision of essential health services. Lamia General Hospital is the largest hospital in the Region of Mainland Greece, with dozens of patients being admitted for treatment on a daily basis from the Regional Units of Fthiotida, Fokida, Evritania and Evia. As a follow-up to my Written Question of 4.11.2016 on dysfunctions due to staff shortages at Lamia General Hospital, Inote that in this hospital it has become impossible to provide hospital care to patients owing to shortages of medical personnel: there are only 72 doctors filling 143 posts, a rate of approximately 50%. To address this situation, the competent Ministry is promoting temporary forms of employment, mandatory periods of on-call duty and transfers of medical staff from other hospitals, but this does not solve the problem. Conditions at the hospital are thus unworthy of a modern European State. Directive2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time is being infringed, as doctors are unable to cope with the demands of overtime and many mandatory periods on call. In view of the above, will the Commission say: — What steps will it take to put an immediate end to the violation of EClaw, in particular Directive2003/88/EC, at Lamia General Hospital, in order to protect the health of patients in hospitals and the rights of medical staff?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "After the first case of COVID-19 in Italy was detected on 20 February 2020, the virus spread like wildfire across the country, forcing a nationwide lockdown that began on 9 March 2020.Three days later, on 12 March, China flew nine doctors and several tonnes of medical equipment to Rome. This first display of support from outside the EU was followed by others from Russia, Cuba, India, Egypt, and even Venezuela.On 13 March, the Commission President said, ‘We are absolutely ready to help Italy with whatever is necessary’. Yet there is no escaping the fact that China and other third countries did a better job of anticipating Italy’s needs.Why was the Commission – which has been endlessly extolling the principle of EU solidarity and should be the automatic first port of call for Member States seeking assistance – so slow to step in to help Italy, one of the Union’s founding members?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-002242/2020

Health

After the first case of COVID-19 in Italy was detected on 20 February 2020, the virus spread like wildfire across the country, forcing a nationwide lockdown that began on 9 March 2020.Three days later, on 12 March, China flew nine doctors and several tonnes of medical equipment to Rome. This first display of support from outside the EU was followed by others from Russia, Cuba, India, Egypt, and even Venezuela.On 13 March, the Commission President said, ‘We are absolutely ready to help Italy with whatever is necessary’. Yet there is no escaping the fact that China and other third countries did a better job of anticipating Italy’s needs.Why was the Commission – which has been endlessly extolling the principle of EU solidarity and should be the automatic first port of call for Member States seeking assistance – so slow to step in to help Italy, one of the Union’s founding members?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 11June2009 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a pandemic caused by the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu’. One year on from this declaration of a state of alert, conclusions have been drawn by two documents: an investigation published by the British Medical Journal, which shook public opinion by calling into question the transparency of the findings of the WHO task force on the dangerousness of the virus in question, and a report by MrPaul Flynn, MP, on the WHO's behaviour in managing the new H1N1 influenza. MrFlynn declared before the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe that the vaccination programme set up by the WHO was nothing but ‘placebo medicine on a large scale’. The only certainty appears to be that thanks to the race by governments all over the world to stockpile vaccines, the pharmaceutical companies have earned at least USD7billion, according to estimates by the bank J.P. Morgan. Can the Commission say how many deaths were officially ascribed to the H1N1 virus in Bulgaria? Can the Commission say how many doses of vaccine were purchased by Bulgaria and how many were actually used? Does the Commission know how much it cost Bulgaria to order its stocks?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-5768/2010

Health

On 11June2009 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a pandemic caused by the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu’. One year on from this declaration of a state of alert, conclusions have been drawn by two documents: an investigation published by the British Medical Journal, which shook public opinion by calling into question the transparency of the findings of the WHO task force on the dangerousness of the virus in question, and a report by MrPaul Flynn, MP, on the WHO's behaviour in managing the new H1N1 influenza. MrFlynn declared before the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe that the vaccination programme set up by the WHO was nothing but ‘placebo medicine on a large scale’. The only certainty appears to be that thanks to the race by governments all over the world to stockpile vaccines, the pharmaceutical companies have earned at least USD7billion, according to estimates by the bank J.P. Morgan. Can the Commission say how many deaths were officially ascribed to the H1N1 virus in Bulgaria? Can the Commission say how many doses of vaccine were purchased by Bulgaria and how many were actually used? Does the Commission know how much it cost Bulgaria to order its stocks?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "This question concerns the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action from 1999 to 2003 on injury prevention in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health (COM(97) 178 final - 97/0132 COD (1)). With regard to """"""""consistency and complementarity"""""""", it is vital ensure consistency and complementarity with other Community measures and programmes relating to the same subject, in particular as regards the EHLASS system, which may expire at the end of 1997. Without the aid of the EHLASS system the programme of action on injury prevention may not be able to function and could the Commission therefore extend its use? It is also essential that the Commission should publish guidelines concerning the methods to be used for the collection of data so as to ensure that the information from the various Member States is comparable. (1)OJ C 202, 2.7.1997, p. 20." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-0705/98

Health

This question concerns the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision adopting a programme of Community action from 1999 to 2003 on injury prevention in the context of the framework for action in the field of public health (COM(97) 178 final - 97/0132 COD (1)). With regard to """"""""consistency and complementarity"""""""", it is vital ensure consistency and complementarity with other Community measures and programmes relating to the same subject, in particular as regards the EHLASS system, which may expire at the end of 1997. Without the aid of the EHLASS system the programme of action on injury prevention may not be able to function and could the Commission therefore extend its use? It is also essential that the Commission should publish guidelines concerning the methods to be used for the collection of data so as to ensure that the information from the various Member States is comparable. (1)OJ C 202, 2.7.1997, p. 20.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 30 March of this year, 23 heads of governments and international agencies, gathered at an extraordinary joint meeting on tackling the pandemic, expressed the desire for closer further collaboration in relation to the pandemic. On the same day, the WHO published its report on the origin of the virus, calling for more in-depth additional research and studies into this issue. In order to address the opinions that had been voiced, the European Council proposed negotiating a new pandemic treaty. The treaty would be negotiated under the joint aegis of the WHO and the UN, since it would also affect areas not related to health, such as trade, finance, transport, biodiversity and environmental protection and law enforcement.The main aim of the treaty would be preparedness and a faster response in the event of a pandemic.1.How will the Commission remain in continuous dialogue with the European Council in terms of how the Council’s position represents the interests of all of the Member States?2.Does the Commission have a report or assessment that would give an opinion on the current collaboration between European institutions and the WHO, FAO and OIE, and how does the Commission assess the backbone of the current legal frameworks in terms of future collaboration in the context of the new treaty?3.In the Commission’s opinion, which areas of collaboration do not sufficiently address the current problems related to the promotion of a multi-sector response to a public health threat?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-001877/2021

Health

On 30 March of this year, 23 heads of governments and international agencies, gathered at an extraordinary joint meeting on tackling the pandemic, expressed the desire for closer further collaboration in relation to the pandemic. On the same day, the WHO published its report on the origin of the virus, calling for more in-depth additional research and studies into this issue. In order to address the opinions that had been voiced, the European Council proposed negotiating a new pandemic treaty. The treaty would be negotiated under the joint aegis of the WHO and the UN, since it would also affect areas not related to health, such as trade, finance, transport, biodiversity and environmental protection and law enforcement.The main aim of the treaty would be preparedness and a faster response in the event of a pandemic.1.How will the Commission remain in continuous dialogue with the European Council in terms of how the Council’s position represents the interests of all of the Member States?2.Does the Commission have a report or assessment that would give an opinion on the current collaboration between European institutions and the WHO, FAO and OIE, and how does the Commission assess the backbone of the current legal frameworks in terms of future collaboration in the context of the new treaty?3.In the Commission’s opinion, which areas of collaboration do not sufficiently address the current problems related to the promotion of a multi-sector response to a public health threat?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "What steps does the Commission intend to take with a view to enabling the producers of pharmaceutical products and the active ingredients for such products to make the necessary preparations prior to the expiry of the relevant patents or additional certificates for the protection of medicines? How long does it intend to defer implementation of the decision which Parliament took on 16April 1996 with a view to promoting the European generic medicines industry?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2702/96

Health

What steps does the Commission intend to take with a view to enabling the producers of pharmaceutical products and the active ingredients for such products to make the necessary preparations prior to the expiry of the relevant patents or additional certificates for the protection of medicines? How long does it intend to defer implementation of the decision which Parliament took on 16April 1996 with a view to promoting the European generic medicines industry?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Is the Commission fully satisfied that the operation of mobile phones and their base stations poses no significant short- or long-term health risks whatsoever to children? In this respect, is the Commission kept up-to-date by updated safety reviews? If a potential health risk is identified, does the Commission have a plan of action to deal with such a situation quickly and efficiently?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-4558/07

Health

Is the Commission fully satisfied that the operation of mobile phones and their base stations poses no significant short- or long-term health risks whatsoever to children? In this respect, is the Commission kept up-to-date by updated safety reviews? If a potential health risk is identified, does the Commission have a plan of action to deal with such a situation quickly and efficiently?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The media report that the British Transplants Society has stated that it possesses irrefutable proof that the Chinese authorities are, without consent, removing bodily organs from prisoners sentenced to death, and then trafficking in these organs. The accusation was made by the organisation's chairman in a BBC interview. He said that executions in China are planned in accordance with Western hospitals' requirements for bodily organs. According to the British Transplants Society, over and above the activities of the prison authorities, certain Chinese hospitals also illegally remove organs from accident victims. The Chinese Government has systematically denied such accusations, which have been levelled by human rights groups, above all. Amnesty International, for example, believes that in 2004 alone, organs were removed, without authorisation, from 3400 prisoners sentenced to death. — Is the Commission aware of these accusations? — What comments does it have? — Has it taken or will it be taking measures seeking to clarify whether, the Western hospitals referred to include any European health facilities? — Has it contacted the Chinese authorities in connection with this matter? — What was the response?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2046/06

Health

The media report that the British Transplants Society has stated that it possesses irrefutable proof that the Chinese authorities are, without consent, removing bodily organs from prisoners sentenced to death, and then trafficking in these organs. The accusation was made by the organisation's chairman in a BBC interview. He said that executions in China are planned in accordance with Western hospitals' requirements for bodily organs. According to the British Transplants Society, over and above the activities of the prison authorities, certain Chinese hospitals also illegally remove organs from accident victims. The Chinese Government has systematically denied such accusations, which have been levelled by human rights groups, above all. Amnesty International, for example, believes that in 2004 alone, organs were removed, without authorisation, from 3400 prisoners sentenced to death. — Is the Commission aware of these accusations? — What comments does it have? — Has it taken or will it be taking measures seeking to clarify whether, the Western hospitals referred to include any European health facilities? — Has it contacted the Chinese authorities in connection with this matter? — What was the response?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Pan-EU surveys show there to be major imbalances in the numbers of organ donors available in each EU country. One example of this is my country, Romania, where there have been cases of a patient’s condition worsening due to the lack of organ donors and of medical equipment and facilities. There are many European organisations working in the field of organ transplants, such as Scandiatransplant, Eurotransplant, the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) and the European Transplant Coordinating Organisation (ETCO). 1.What kind of action is the Commission taking to further strengthen the framework for cooperation between these European organisations with a view to ensuring the increased availability of human organs of greater quality and reliability, and to making the transplantation system more efficient and accessible across the EU?2.What initiatives is the Commission taking to reduce the imbalances that exist within theEU in this area and to guarantee all patients access to organ transplants?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-008929-16

Health

Pan-EU surveys show there to be major imbalances in the numbers of organ donors available in each EU country. One example of this is my country, Romania, where there have been cases of a patient’s condition worsening due to the lack of organ donors and of medical equipment and facilities. There are many European organisations working in the field of organ transplants, such as Scandiatransplant, Eurotransplant, the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) and the European Transplant Coordinating Organisation (ETCO). 1.What kind of action is the Commission taking to further strengthen the framework for cooperation between these European organisations with a view to ensuring the increased availability of human organs of greater quality and reliability, and to making the transplantation system more efficient and accessible across the EU?2.What initiatives is the Commission taking to reduce the imbalances that exist within theEU in this area and to guarantee all patients access to organ transplants?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In France, I have been questioned about the search allegedly made of the premises of GSection of the National Order of Pharmacists by the Commission's services on Thursday 13November 2008. This search seems to have been part of an inquiry sparked off by a complaint filed with DGCompetition. The French practitioners concerned are already very worried by the possibility that private investors may be able to buy into professional services that are exclusively healthcare‑focused and governed by professional ethics codes inspired by the Hippocratic oath. Now they feel that the Commission is trying to put pressure on the French Government in a field — healthcare — that, following parliamentary debate on the ‘services directive’, has been targeted by a specific Commission initiative. Apparently, the Commission has sent the French Government a reasoned opinion. The profession fears that as a result the French Government has agreed to dismantle the arrangements that make private healthcare practitioners what they are. The Commission search has led to a great deal of agitation, which once again sets citizens at odds with the idea of Europe. Could the Commission furnish me with all relevant information about its intentions and any steps it plans to take that affect the biology and local pharmacy sectors?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

P-6864/08

Health

In France, I have been questioned about the search allegedly made of the premises of GSection of the National Order of Pharmacists by the Commission's services on Thursday 13November 2008. This search seems to have been part of an inquiry sparked off by a complaint filed with DGCompetition. The French practitioners concerned are already very worried by the possibility that private investors may be able to buy into professional services that are exclusively healthcare‑focused and governed by professional ethics codes inspired by the Hippocratic oath. Now they feel that the Commission is trying to put pressure on the French Government in a field — healthcare — that, following parliamentary debate on the ‘services directive’, has been targeted by a specific Commission initiative. Apparently, the Commission has sent the French Government a reasoned opinion. The profession fears that as a result the French Government has agreed to dismantle the arrangements that make private healthcare practitioners what they are. The Commission search has led to a great deal of agitation, which once again sets citizens at odds with the idea of Europe. Could the Commission furnish me with all relevant information about its intentions and any steps it plans to take that affect the biology and local pharmacy sectors?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In 2009, the Commission published ‘An EU Strategy for Youth — Investing and Empowering A renewed open method of coordination to address youth challenges and opportunities’ (COM(2009)0200). Field of action 4 concerns health and sport. A number of objectives are set out which are intended to encourage healthy living for young people. Young people belong to the age-group which most frequently commits suicide. The problem of suicide among young people is not an area covered by the Commission's strategy. Will the Commission say why the problem of young people and suicide does not form part of the strategy ‘An EU Strategy for Youth — Investing and Empowering. A renewed open method of coordination to address youth challenges and opportunities’?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2162/10

Health

In 2009, the Commission published ‘An EU Strategy for Youth — Investing and Empowering A renewed open method of coordination to address youth challenges and opportunities’ (COM(2009)0200). Field of action 4 concerns health and sport. A number of objectives are set out which are intended to encourage healthy living for young people. Young people belong to the age-group which most frequently commits suicide. The problem of suicide among young people is not an area covered by the Commission's strategy. Will the Commission say why the problem of young people and suicide does not form part of the strategy ‘An EU Strategy for Youth — Investing and Empowering. A renewed open method of coordination to address youth challenges and opportunities’?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Given the regular trade in goods and exchanges of people between China and Africa, and bearing in mind that in Africa, controls at ports and airports could be less effective than those in the EU, and that medical health facilities could also be poorer than those in the EU, does the Commission have any plan to deal with a potential outbreak of Covid-19 in Africa?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-000993/2020

Health

Given the regular trade in goods and exchanges of people between China and Africa, and bearing in mind that in Africa, controls at ports and airports could be less effective than those in the EU, and that medical health facilities could also be poorer than those in the EU, does the Commission have any plan to deal with a potential outbreak of Covid-19 in Africa?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Studies have revealed that certain nail varnishes are potentially dangerous to EU consumers. According to the latest report by the European Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products (RAPEX) commissioned by the European Commission, certain nail varnishes on the market contain toxic substances that cause cancer. At the end of 2009, an investigation by the French bodyDGCCRF (Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Repression) was carried out on a national level, revealing that prohibited phthalates and formaldehyde concentrations exceeding the 5% limit (set in 1996) could be found in certain nail varnishes. According to Frédéric Vincent, spokesperson for health and consumers at the Commission, ‘prohibited phthalates are the substances that are most often identified in these products. They mainly come from the United States but also from Europe, in particular from the United Kingdom’. The risks consumers are exposed to have therefore been established. Some environmental chemists from the RES (Health-Environment Network) claim that ‘formaldehyde is carcinogenic and phthalates are toxic to reproduction. These substances in nail varnishes can pass from the nail into the body. As they are volatile, they can also be inhaled’. In view of the above, can the Commission indicate whether it intends to implement measures to increase consumer information on the toxicity of certain nail varnishes?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-006305/2012

Health

Studies have revealed that certain nail varnishes are potentially dangerous to EU consumers. According to the latest report by the European Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products (RAPEX) commissioned by the European Commission, certain nail varnishes on the market contain toxic substances that cause cancer. At the end of 2009, an investigation by the French bodyDGCCRF (Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Repression) was carried out on a national level, revealing that prohibited phthalates and formaldehyde concentrations exceeding the 5% limit (set in 1996) could be found in certain nail varnishes. According to Frédéric Vincent, spokesperson for health and consumers at the Commission, ‘prohibited phthalates are the substances that are most often identified in these products. They mainly come from the United States but also from Europe, in particular from the United Kingdom’. The risks consumers are exposed to have therefore been established. Some environmental chemists from the RES (Health-Environment Network) claim that ‘formaldehyde is carcinogenic and phthalates are toxic to reproduction. These substances in nail varnishes can pass from the nail into the body. As they are volatile, they can also be inhaled’. In view of the above, can the Commission indicate whether it intends to implement measures to increase consumer information on the toxicity of certain nail varnishes?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "AstraZeneca is currently experiencing vaccine supply disruptions. Given that this is not the first case in which agreements between this company and the EU have been breached, is the Commission considering a possible agreement with the Indian manufacturer which also produces this vaccine under a licensing agreement and is able to supply it to the European Union promptly?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-001485/2021

Health

AstraZeneca is currently experiencing vaccine supply disruptions. Given that this is not the first case in which agreements between this company and the EU have been breached, is the Commission considering a possible agreement with the Indian manufacturer which also produces this vaccine under a licensing agreement and is able to supply it to the European Union promptly?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Directive 92/51/EEC, governing the general system for the recognition of professional education and training to be applied by Member States, has been in force since 18 June 1992. (1) In Member States such as Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom persons can qualify as an occupational therapist by taking a bachelor's or equivalent degree and may undertake further research by studying for a master's degree or doctorate. Occupational therapy is not regarded as a specialized branch of physiotherapy in any Member State, but is a separate discipline with its own official representative body, COTEC (European Committee of Occupational Therapists for the European Community). In the judgment handed down on 25 July 1991 the Court of Justice already ruled against Italy because Law 752/84, in conjunction with the later implementing decree issued on 16 July 1986, whereby entitlement to recognition in Italy of diplomas leading to admission to health professions awarded in other Member States is restricted to Italian nationals, is contrary to Articles 48, 52, and 59 of the Treaty, which enable workers within the EU to enjoy freedom of movement, freedom of establishment, and the freedom to provide services. What steps will the Commission take to make Italy comply with the above-mentioned European Directive, thus ensuring that the Ministry of Health, responsible for this matter, can confer official status in Italy on occupational therapy qualifications obtained in other Member States? (1)OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 25." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2825/96

Health

Directive 92/51/EEC, governing the general system for the recognition of professional education and training to be applied by Member States, has been in force since 18 June 1992. (1) In Member States such as Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom persons can qualify as an occupational therapist by taking a bachelor's or equivalent degree and may undertake further research by studying for a master's degree or doctorate. Occupational therapy is not regarded as a specialized branch of physiotherapy in any Member State, but is a separate discipline with its own official representative body, COTEC (European Committee of Occupational Therapists for the European Community). In the judgment handed down on 25 July 1991 the Court of Justice already ruled against Italy because Law 752/84, in conjunction with the later implementing decree issued on 16 July 1986, whereby entitlement to recognition in Italy of diplomas leading to admission to health professions awarded in other Member States is restricted to Italian nationals, is contrary to Articles 48, 52, and 59 of the Treaty, which enable workers within the EU to enjoy freedom of movement, freedom of establishment, and the freedom to provide services. What steps will the Commission take to make Italy comply with the above-mentioned European Directive, thus ensuring that the Ministry of Health, responsible for this matter, can confer official status in Italy on occupational therapy qualifications obtained in other Member States? (1)OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, p. 25.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "At midday on 11October 2000, the annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Abuse on the state of the drugs problem in the European Union was publicly launched. Chapter 3, concerning official """"""""responses to drugs use"""""""", contains a paragraph confirming the existence of aresearch project funded by the Commission to ascertain whether it is appropriate to encourage the setting up of special premises (""""""""users' rooms"""""""") where addicts can inject themselves with narcotics (p.27ofthe English version). As drug addiction is a serious social problem requiring preventive action, would the Commission state: 1. Under which programme was this type of research funded? 2. On what grounds was this type of research, based on maintaining a drugs habit rather than research into substitution treatment or preventive strategies, considered important and granted funding? 3. Were other research projects funded by the Commission involving other methods aimed at reducing the use of, and demand for, drugs?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-3364/00

Health

At midday on 11October 2000, the annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Abuse on the state of the drugs problem in the European Union was publicly launched. Chapter 3, concerning official """"""""responses to drugs use"""""""", contains a paragraph confirming the existence of aresearch project funded by the Commission to ascertain whether it is appropriate to encourage the setting up of special premises (""""""""users' rooms"""""""") where addicts can inject themselves with narcotics (p.27ofthe English version). As drug addiction is a serious social problem requiring preventive action, would the Commission state: 1. Under which programme was this type of research funded? 2. On what grounds was this type of research, based on maintaining a drugs habit rather than research into substitution treatment or preventive strategies, considered important and granted funding? 3. Were other research projects funded by the Commission involving other methods aimed at reducing the use of, and demand for, drugs?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to information from a Danish voluntary association, Hjaelp de aeldre i Rumaenien, and its chair, Laila Christensen, the conditions in the psychiatric hospitals in Romania require special attention. The Danish association is particularly concerned with poor, elderly citizens, but the negative situation applies to psychiatric patients of all age groups. In these hospitals, 25-30 patients share the same dormitory and the treatment is, at best, inadequate. There is absolutely no privacy. Evidence is difficult to obtain, as taking photos inside the hospitals is prohibited. 1.Is the Commission aware of this situation? 2.What action is the Commission taking to improve the situation of vulnerable groups in Romania? 3.How can the Commission, via its delegation to Romania, verify the conditions in the psychiatric hospitals?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-009749-14

Health

According to information from a Danish voluntary association, Hjaelp de aeldre i Rumaenien, and its chair, Laila Christensen, the conditions in the psychiatric hospitals in Romania require special attention. The Danish association is particularly concerned with poor, elderly citizens, but the negative situation applies to psychiatric patients of all age groups. In these hospitals, 25-30 patients share the same dormitory and the treatment is, at best, inadequate. There is absolutely no privacy. Evidence is difficult to obtain, as taking photos inside the hospitals is prohibited. 1.Is the Commission aware of this situation? 2.What action is the Commission taking to improve the situation of vulnerable groups in Romania? 3.How can the Commission, via its delegation to Romania, verify the conditions in the psychiatric hospitals?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Children with cancer have found that their special needs give them a way publicly to record their experiences of illness. Adequate child patient information may help patients to understand the problems, seek information from health-care providers and other sources and make informed and shared decisions, which can lead to better treatment adherence and subsequent self-management. How will the specific needs of paediatric cancer patients be taken into consideration in the area of providing information to patients, given that it is not reflected in any substantial way in the proposals from the Commission?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-9501/2010

Health

Children with cancer have found that their special needs give them a way publicly to record their experiences of illness. Adequate child patient information may help patients to understand the problems, seek information from health-care providers and other sources and make informed and shared decisions, which can lead to better treatment adherence and subsequent self-management. How will the specific needs of paediatric cancer patients be taken into consideration in the area of providing information to patients, given that it is not reflected in any substantial way in the proposals from the Commission?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on food is causing significant problems for producers working in the natural products industry. There are concerns that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is applying an unsuitable pharmaceutical assessment model for the assessment of generic health maintenance claims. Can the Commission outline the methodology used by the EFSA to evaluate Article 13.1 health claims under this Regulation? In the absence of a Commission conducted impact assessment on the consequences of the model applied, sectors of the industry (European Health Claims Alliance) have conducted their own pan-EU impact assessment on the economic consequences of the current EFSA approach to the assessment of Article 13 health claims. This study concluded that the non-vitamins and minerals section of the EU market for food supplements may decrease in size by about 25% threatening the viability of many EU businesses. Customers would also loose out because of reduced choice and potentially higher prices. What is the response of the Commission to this industry impact assessment? What measures does the Commission have in place to ensure that this Regulation does not result in the closure of businesses and the loss of jobs in this sector? Furthermore, how can the Commission ensure that this Regulation does not result in consumers having less choice?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-003305/2011

Health

The implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on food is causing significant problems for producers working in the natural products industry. There are concerns that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is applying an unsuitable pharmaceutical assessment model for the assessment of generic health maintenance claims. Can the Commission outline the methodology used by the EFSA to evaluate Article 13.1 health claims under this Regulation? In the absence of a Commission conducted impact assessment on the consequences of the model applied, sectors of the industry (European Health Claims Alliance) have conducted their own pan-EU impact assessment on the economic consequences of the current EFSA approach to the assessment of Article 13 health claims. This study concluded that the non-vitamins and minerals section of the EU market for food supplements may decrease in size by about 25% threatening the viability of many EU businesses. Customers would also loose out because of reduced choice and potentially higher prices. What is the response of the Commission to this industry impact assessment? What measures does the Commission have in place to ensure that this Regulation does not result in the closure of businesses and the loss of jobs in this sector? Furthermore, how can the Commission ensure that this Regulation does not result in consumers having less choice?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Reports have recently come to my attention concerning the shortcomings of EU aid to Albania. Will the Commission provide information on the following points: 1. How much money has so far been made available by the EU for Albania (through the PHARE and ECHO Programmes)? 2. How much have the individual districts received? 3. How much has been allocated to health centres? 4. How much money has so far been paid to Albanian health centres for completed projects?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-3315/97

Health

Reports have recently come to my attention concerning the shortcomings of EU aid to Albania. Will the Commission provide information on the following points: 1. How much money has so far been made available by the EU for Albania (through the PHARE and ECHO Programmes)? 2. How much have the individual districts received? 3. How much has been allocated to health centres? 4. How much money has so far been paid to Albanian health centres for completed projects?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Asthma is a chronic and long-term illness, but is not classified as a long-term illness in Ireland under the Long-Term Illness Scheme which would provide free medication for asthma sufferers. Consequently, asthma sufferers are burdened with a comparatively high recurring cost for asthma inhalers, especially when compared to the cost of the same drugs in tablet form. The introduction of generic alternatives has not driven down prices commensurate with the introduction of generic alternatives to other drugs.1.Does the Commission intend to work towards standardising pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement across the Union, especially with regard to chronic and long-term illnesses such as asthma?2.What mechanisms are in place at EU level to investigate and prevent pharmaceutical companies setting artificially high prices for medications required to treat chronic and long-term illnesses such as asthma?3.What mechanisms exist for assessing the effectiveness of pharmaceutical competitiveness (including the introduction of generic medicines) in driving down the prices of medication for consumers within captive markets, such as those suffering from long-term illnesses like asthma?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-000657/2020

Health

Asthma is a chronic and long-term illness, but is not classified as a long-term illness in Ireland under the Long-Term Illness Scheme which would provide free medication for asthma sufferers. Consequently, asthma sufferers are burdened with a comparatively high recurring cost for asthma inhalers, especially when compared to the cost of the same drugs in tablet form. The introduction of generic alternatives has not driven down prices commensurate with the introduction of generic alternatives to other drugs.1.Does the Commission intend to work towards standardising pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement across the Union, especially with regard to chronic and long-term illnesses such as asthma?2.What mechanisms are in place at EU level to investigate and prevent pharmaceutical companies setting artificially high prices for medications required to treat chronic and long-term illnesses such as asthma?3.What mechanisms exist for assessing the effectiveness of pharmaceutical competitiveness (including the introduction of generic medicines) in driving down the prices of medication for consumers within captive markets, such as those suffering from long-term illnesses like asthma?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Second Community Support Framework for Greece contains an operational programme on health and welfare endowed with a total budget of ECU 339 million; its objective is to reduce regional disparities and increase the effectiveness of the health and welfare system in Greece. The programme comprises the following sub-programmes: 1. Health; 2. Welfare; 3. Human resources; and 4. Technical aid. Given that the sub-programmes have been running since 1994, will the Commission say: 1. What is the take-up rate for the sub-programmes? 2. If there have been any delays in take-up, what are the main causes for these delays for each sub-programme? 3. Did the last review of the Second CSF for Greece see cuts in the programme in question and, if so, what measures were affected and how large were the cuts?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2438/98

Health

The Second Community Support Framework for Greece contains an operational programme on health and welfare endowed with a total budget of ECU 339 million; its objective is to reduce regional disparities and increase the effectiveness of the health and welfare system in Greece. The programme comprises the following sub-programmes: 1. Health; 2. Welfare; 3. Human resources; and 4. Technical aid. Given that the sub-programmes have been running since 1994, will the Commission say: 1. What is the take-up rate for the sub-programmes? 2. If there have been any delays in take-up, what are the main causes for these delays for each sub-programme? 3. Did the last review of the Second CSF for Greece see cuts in the programme in question and, if so, what measures were affected and how large were the cuts?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Council of Europe's spokesman on bioethics recently cast doubt on Spanish legislation on xenotransplants, describing it as posing a threat to humans. Spanish legislation provides that researchers may conduct trials on humans involving the transplantation of organs taken from transgenic pigs when trials with primates have proved successful and no virus infections have been detected for a period of six months. Does the Commission share the opinion voiced by the Council of Europe's spokesman on bioethics with regard to Spanish legislation? If so, what action will it take? What is the Commission's view of the fact that the Spanish Minister for Health has not accepted the moratorium on this type of research recommended by the Council of Europe? Does the Commission share the Council of Europe's view that such research should be suspended?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-0906/99

Health

The Council of Europe's spokesman on bioethics recently cast doubt on Spanish legislation on xenotransplants, describing it as posing a threat to humans. Spanish legislation provides that researchers may conduct trials on humans involving the transplantation of organs taken from transgenic pigs when trials with primates have proved successful and no virus infections have been detected for a period of six months. Does the Commission share the opinion voiced by the Council of Europe's spokesman on bioethics with regard to Spanish legislation? If so, what action will it take? What is the Commission's view of the fact that the Spanish Minister for Health has not accepted the moratorium on this type of research recommended by the Council of Europe? Does the Commission share the Council of Europe's view that such research should be suspended?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "An extensive long-term study by the California Public Utilities Commission in the San Francisco area has shown that people who have frequently been exposed to electromagnetic fields (because they live directly beneath high-voltage electricity supply cables, or owing to the proximity of electrical apparatus) run a significantly higher risk of contracting cancer. Pregnant women are at higher risk of miscarriage. Is the Commission aware of the above findings, are they equivalent to those of the European Union, and what policy conclusions for the Union does it draw from them?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-3051/02

Health

An extensive long-term study by the California Public Utilities Commission in the San Francisco area has shown that people who have frequently been exposed to electromagnetic fields (because they live directly beneath high-voltage electricity supply cables, or owing to the proximity of electrical apparatus) run a significantly higher risk of contracting cancer. Pregnant women are at higher risk of miscarriage. Is the Commission aware of the above findings, are they equivalent to those of the European Union, and what policy conclusions for the Union does it draw from them?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Numerous financing programmes have been developed for the Community programming period 2007‑13; with these programmes the European Union intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. In this regard, the Commission has issued a call for proposals to select organisations that are eligible for a grant to involve civil society in the implementation and development of the European Union’s drugs strategy. The municipality of Novara (Piedmont, Italy) requires funding to prevent drug use, thereby helping to achieve the objectives of the EU’s drug prevention and information programme. In the light of the above, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Novara has submitted an application for said programme? If it has, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Novara has obtained the grants and whether they have been used in the correct way and within the proper time frame or whether they have had to be reimbursed?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-2584/09

Health

Numerous financing programmes have been developed for the Community programming period 2007‑13; with these programmes the European Union intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. In this regard, the Commission has issued a call for proposals to select organisations that are eligible for a grant to involve civil society in the implementation and development of the European Union’s drugs strategy. The municipality of Novara (Piedmont, Italy) requires funding to prevent drug use, thereby helping to achieve the objectives of the EU’s drug prevention and information programme. In the light of the above, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Novara has submitted an application for said programme? If it has, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Novara has obtained the grants and whether they have been used in the correct way and within the proper time frame or whether they have had to be reimbursed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Real Voices — Living with ADHD report, compiled by the ADHD Alliance for Change, was presented during the ADHD awareness-raising week (13-17October). The report seeks to promote changes in attitudes and policies regarding ADHD and was supported by over 1400 pledges. The interested parties were urged to accept their responsibility and identify the role of the Commission and to promote best practices. A similar conclusion was reached at a workshop on mental health promotion in youth and education that was held in Brussels in November. One example was the development of a protocol to coordinate the actions of the education and health systems for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Murcia, Spain. Given that the Joint Action on Mental Health specifically addresses mental health in schools: 1. Does the Commission intend to include recommendations to ensure greater cooperation between governments and the organisations responsible for detecting, diagnosing and treating mental health problems (for example ADHD) in young people? 2. Does the Commission propose to support Member States in implementing the recommendations for joint actions? 3. How does the Commission intend to monitor the levels of implementation?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [3]. </s>

E-000042-15

Health

The Real Voices — Living with ADHD report, compiled by the ADHD Alliance for Change, was presented during the ADHD awareness-raising week (13-17October). The report seeks to promote changes in attitudes and policies regarding ADHD and was supported by over 1400 pledges. The interested parties were urged to accept their responsibility and identify the role of the Commission and to promote best practices. A similar conclusion was reached at a workshop on mental health promotion in youth and education that was held in Brussels in November. One example was the development of a protocol to coordinate the actions of the education and health systems for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Murcia, Spain. Given that the Joint Action on Mental Health specifically addresses mental health in schools: 1. Does the Commission intend to include recommendations to ensure greater cooperation between governments and the organisations responsible for detecting, diagnosing and treating mental health problems (for example ADHD) in young people? 2. Does the Commission propose to support Member States in implementing the recommendations for joint actions? 3. How does the Commission intend to monitor the levels of implementation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to official figures, the percentage of illegal immigrants entering Greece is constantly rising(1). Illegal immigration causes numerous problems for host countries and is the subject of constant deliberation both by European leaders and the competent bodies of the European Commission and Parliament. The disproportionate number of illegal immigrants entering and settling on the Greek islands in the Aegean is having numerous negative repercussions, including on housing, crime, public health and so forth, all of which are exacerbated exponentially by the mass influx of tourists during the summer season. The same applies to large cities such as Athens and Thessaloniki, which are both home to famous archaeological sites. After the registration process has been completed and certificates have been issued, the illegal immigrants head for the mainland, adding to the existing population of illegal immigrants(2)(3). For Greece, tourism is a very important sector which contributes enormously to the national economy and creates jobs. However, businesses and people employed in the tourism sector are already worried about the negative effects of immigration on the tourism market. In view of the above, will the Commission say whether it has a plan and/or made provision in connection with this problem? (1)http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=%27..%27&perform=view&id=38019&Itemid=1240&lang= (2)http://money-tourism.blogspot.be/2015/04/blog-post_1.html (3)http://www.kathimerini.gr/810989/article/epikairothta/ellada/anastatoi-oi-epixeirhmaties-toy-toyrismoy-apo-to-neo-kyma" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-007599-15

Immigration

According to official figures, the percentage of illegal immigrants entering Greece is constantly rising(1). Illegal immigration causes numerous problems for host countries and is the subject of constant deliberation both by European leaders and the competent bodies of the European Commission and Parliament. The disproportionate number of illegal immigrants entering and settling on the Greek islands in the Aegean is having numerous negative repercussions, including on housing, crime, public health and so forth, all of which are exacerbated exponentially by the mass influx of tourists during the summer season. The same applies to large cities such as Athens and Thessaloniki, which are both home to famous archaeological sites. After the registration process has been completed and certificates have been issued, the illegal immigrants head for the mainland, adding to the existing population of illegal immigrants(2)(3). For Greece, tourism is a very important sector which contributes enormously to the national economy and creates jobs. However, businesses and people employed in the tourism sector are already worried about the negative effects of immigration on the tourism market. In view of the above, will the Commission say whether it has a plan and/or made provision in connection with this problem? (1)http://www.astynomia.gr/index.php?option=ozo_content&lang=%27..%27&perform=view&id=38019&Itemid=1240&lang= (2)http://money-tourism.blogspot.be/2015/04/blog-post_1.html (3)http://www.kathimerini.gr/810989/article/epikairothta/ellada/anastatoi-oi-epixeirhmaties-toy-toyrismoy-apo-to-neo-kyma

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 2March2017, the Commission presented a new set of measures for the return procedures of migrants from Member States. The new Action Plan includes recommendations for better implementation of return policy by governments and criteria on migrants refusing to cooperate with Member States. How will the Commission ensure that Member States comply with these criteria? Does the Commission have a policy for Member States which are not compliant? Does the action plan sufficiently take into account the current circumstances in Libya, which have grown more significant in the light of the migrant crisis?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-002531-17

Immigration

On 2March2017, the Commission presented a new set of measures for the return procedures of migrants from Member States. The new Action Plan includes recommendations for better implementation of return policy by governments and criteria on migrants refusing to cooperate with Member States. How will the Commission ensure that Member States comply with these criteria? Does the Commission have a policy for Member States which are not compliant? Does the action plan sufficiently take into account the current circumstances in Libya, which have grown more significant in the light of the migrant crisis?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Save the Children recently released a report detailing the experiences of children returnees from the EU to Afghanistan. Their research found that most of the children did not feel safe during the return process and that many of them returned alone or accompanied by the police. Almost all children received little or no support on arrival and had no specific reintegration plan. Several children even reported attempts to recruit them to commit violent acts.(1) .In the EU-Afghanistan Joint Way Forward (JWF) agreement, the EU agreed that special consideration would be given to the needs of children in the development and implementation of the reintegration programmes.(2) .1.Does the Commission consider that the JWF contributes to sustainable returns, as the report shows that many minors are likely to attempt to remigrate to the EU?2.Can it confirm that it cannot fully monitor the return and reintegration of children returnees in Afghanistan under the current circumstances?3.Will it now suspend its cooperation with children returns to Afghanistan in light of the apparent unfeasibility to ensure post-return monitoring and reintegration support? (1)https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/node/14238/pdf/sc-from_europe_to_afghanistan-screen_1610.pdf (2)https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eu_afghanistan_joint_way_forward_on_migration_issues.pdf" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-000585/2020

Immigration

Save the Children recently released a report detailing the experiences of children returnees from the EU to Afghanistan. Their research found that most of the children did not feel safe during the return process and that many of them returned alone or accompanied by the police. Almost all children received little or no support on arrival and had no specific reintegration plan. Several children even reported attempts to recruit them to commit violent acts.(1) .In the EU-Afghanistan Joint Way Forward (JWF) agreement, the EU agreed that special consideration would be given to the needs of children in the development and implementation of the reintegration programmes.(2) .1.Does the Commission consider that the JWF contributes to sustainable returns, as the report shows that many minors are likely to attempt to remigrate to the EU?2.Can it confirm that it cannot fully monitor the return and reintegration of children returnees in Afghanistan under the current circumstances?3.Will it now suspend its cooperation with children returns to Afghanistan in light of the apparent unfeasibility to ensure post-return monitoring and reintegration support? (1)https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/node/14238/pdf/sc-from_europe_to_afghanistan-screen_1610.pdf (2)https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eu_afghanistan_joint_way_forward_on_migration_issues.pdf

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Last summer, a cooperation agreement was concluded in Belgium between the Aliens Affairs Department (DVZ) and Fedasil concerning the deportation of people whose residence documents are no longer in order but who still receive support at open accommodation centres. Under the agreement, the police have access to open accommodation centres between 7.00 and 20.00 and the civil managements of the centres are required to cooperate in arrests by them. These practices seem to violate Council Directive2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum‑seekers in the Member States. More particularly, the cooperation agreement seems to violate Article14(5) (confidentiality principle applicable to persons working in accommodation centres), Article7(1) (the ‘unalienable sphere of private life’ must not be affected) and Article14(2) (protection of family life). Does the Commission acknowledge that the cooperation agreement between DVZ and Fedasil violates the provisions of Council Directive2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum‑seekers in the Member States and if not, on what grounds does it maintain that the above approach accords with European law? What action will the Commission take vis-à-vis the Belgian Government, which still has not transposed the above directive, despite the fact that it should have done so by 6February 2005?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-0871/06

Immigration

Last summer, a cooperation agreement was concluded in Belgium between the Aliens Affairs Department (DVZ) and Fedasil concerning the deportation of people whose residence documents are no longer in order but who still receive support at open accommodation centres. Under the agreement, the police have access to open accommodation centres between 7.00 and 20.00 and the civil managements of the centres are required to cooperate in arrests by them. These practices seem to violate Council Directive2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum‑seekers in the Member States. More particularly, the cooperation agreement seems to violate Article14(5) (confidentiality principle applicable to persons working in accommodation centres), Article7(1) (the ‘unalienable sphere of private life’ must not be affected) and Article14(2) (protection of family life). Does the Commission acknowledge that the cooperation agreement between DVZ and Fedasil violates the provisions of Council Directive2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum‑seekers in the Member States and if not, on what grounds does it maintain that the above approach accords with European law? What action will the Commission take vis-à-vis the Belgian Government, which still has not transposed the above directive, despite the fact that it should have done so by 6February 2005?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On the basis of data collected from the 32 EU and European Free Trade Association Member States and international organisations, the Pew Research Centre has reported that between 3.9 million and 4.8 million people are classed as unauthorised immigrants.In the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, these citizens are in a more vulnerable situation than ever. Access to basic services such as healthcare, social services and housing has become impossible. In order to work, they must go through the underground economy to access a residence permit, which in turn worsens wage and social inequality.On 1 April 2020, the Portuguese Government announced that all migrants with open residency applications will be given a regularised status, granting them full access to healthcare and social services.1.Is the Commission aware of the vulnerable situation faced by millions of people in the EU due to their irregular status in the context of COVID-19?2.Is it considering the possibility of coordinating an action plan together with the Member States, regions and municipalities to automatically extend or grant temporary residence permits to undocumented migrants to allow them access to basic public services?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-002325/2020

Immigration

On the basis of data collected from the 32 EU and European Free Trade Association Member States and international organisations, the Pew Research Centre has reported that between 3.9 million and 4.8 million people are classed as unauthorised immigrants.In the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, these citizens are in a more vulnerable situation than ever. Access to basic services such as healthcare, social services and housing has become impossible. In order to work, they must go through the underground economy to access a residence permit, which in turn worsens wage and social inequality.On 1 April 2020, the Portuguese Government announced that all migrants with open residency applications will be given a regularised status, granting them full access to healthcare and social services.1.Is the Commission aware of the vulnerable situation faced by millions of people in the EU due to their irregular status in the context of COVID-19?2.Is it considering the possibility of coordinating an action plan together with the Member States, regions and municipalities to automatically extend or grant temporary residence permits to undocumented migrants to allow them access to basic public services?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Union's external frontiers are being breached systematically and every day. The high temperature levels of the present season, together with the incompetence and short-sightedness of the Spanish Government, are allowing the mafias who traffic in human beings to transport hundreds of migrants to Spain's shores. Since 11May more than 1500 clandestine migrants have reached the Canary Islands. Can the Council confirm whether the Spanish Government has in recent weeks asked for any type of aid to deal with the expected — and foreseeable — avalanche of canoes?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-2945/07

Immigration

The Union's external frontiers are being breached systematically and every day. The high temperature levels of the present season, together with the incompetence and short-sightedness of the Spanish Government, are allowing the mafias who traffic in human beings to transport hundreds of migrants to Spain's shores. Since 11May more than 1500 clandestine migrants have reached the Canary Islands. Can the Council confirm whether the Spanish Government has in recent weeks asked for any type of aid to deal with the expected — and foreseeable — avalanche of canoes?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Owing to numerous wars and high levels of poverty in non-EU countries the protection of the EU's external borders is becoming more important than ever. Since the Schengen Convention permits free transit within the EU, those countries having EU‑external borders (Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) must protect their borders well. 1.How many persons are deployed by Estonia for border control? 2.What is Estonia's border control budget? 3.Are there any EU subsidies to Estonia for border control? 4.If so, how much does the EU pay to Estonia? 5.How many intercepted illegal border crossings are reported each year in Estonia? 6.What equipment does the Estonian control service have at its disposal? 7.Is the Commission aware of the deployment of ‘Blackwater organisations’ in Estonia? 8.If so, what organisations are deployed for the control of Estonian borders?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-1524/10

Immigration

Owing to numerous wars and high levels of poverty in non-EU countries the protection of the EU's external borders is becoming more important than ever. Since the Schengen Convention permits free transit within the EU, those countries having EU‑external borders (Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) must protect their borders well. 1.How many persons are deployed by Estonia for border control? 2.What is Estonia's border control budget? 3.Are there any EU subsidies to Estonia for border control? 4.If so, how much does the EU pay to Estonia? 5.How many intercepted illegal border crossings are reported each year in Estonia? 6.What equipment does the Estonian control service have at its disposal? 7.Is the Commission aware of the deployment of ‘Blackwater organisations’ in Estonia? 8.If so, what organisations are deployed for the control of Estonian borders?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Illegal immigration to Europe is increasingly taking the form of slave-trafficking, devaluing human dignity and often costing lives. Does the European Union bear any responsibility for this? As an area which receives immigrants, should the European Union not develop a common immigration policy establishing clear and mutually acceptable relations with the immigrants' countries of origin, which will combat illegality and trafficking in human beings, as well as illegal employment in the European Union? Will the countries applying for membership participate in the process of drawing up and implementing these policies?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-1469/00

Immigration

Illegal immigration to Europe is increasingly taking the form of slave-trafficking, devaluing human dignity and often costing lives. Does the European Union bear any responsibility for this? As an area which receives immigrants, should the European Union not develop a common immigration policy establishing clear and mutually acceptable relations with the immigrants' countries of origin, which will combat illegality and trafficking in human beings, as well as illegal employment in the European Union? Will the countries applying for membership participate in the process of drawing up and implementing these policies?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Thousands of refugees and migrants, including young children, as well as the inhabitants of surrounding villages, have been displaced following several blazes at the Moria reception and identification centre in Lesbos, which destroyed the entire facility. The Commission’s announcement that it will finance the transport of unaccompanied minors and teenagers, and the risk to health — which is the responsibility of the Greek Government — are just some of the myriad issues that need to be resolved. Meanwhile, the EU-Turkey Agreement and the Dublin Treaty, trapping refugees and migrants on the islands and prohibiting them from travelling to the Greek mainland and their countries of destination, continue to apply.What is the Commission’s view on the demands:1.to definitively close the Moria reception and identification centre and not open another facility — whether closed or open — in Lesbos or on another island?2.to arrange for the immediate transfer to the mainland of refugees and migrants, in accordance with all the health protocols, to areas with proper health and safety, where temporary accommodation can be provided until the refugees and migrants receive the necessary travel documents to reach their final destinations, where it is their right to submit applications for asylum?3.to provide staff and equipment to Greece’s free public health service so that it can offer the necessary services to test and treat everyone for the pandemic?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-004991/2020/rev.1

Immigration

Thousands of refugees and migrants, including young children, as well as the inhabitants of surrounding villages, have been displaced following several blazes at the Moria reception and identification centre in Lesbos, which destroyed the entire facility. The Commission’s announcement that it will finance the transport of unaccompanied minors and teenagers, and the risk to health — which is the responsibility of the Greek Government — are just some of the myriad issues that need to be resolved. Meanwhile, the EU-Turkey Agreement and the Dublin Treaty, trapping refugees and migrants on the islands and prohibiting them from travelling to the Greek mainland and their countries of destination, continue to apply.What is the Commission’s view on the demands:1.to definitively close the Moria reception and identification centre and not open another facility — whether closed or open — in Lesbos or on another island?2.to arrange for the immediate transfer to the mainland of refugees and migrants, in accordance with all the health protocols, to areas with proper health and safety, where temporary accommodation can be provided until the refugees and migrants receive the necessary travel documents to reach their final destinations, where it is their right to submit applications for asylum?3.to provide staff and equipment to Greece’s free public health service so that it can offer the necessary services to test and treat everyone for the pandemic?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Italian courts have just revealed the findings of an investigation carried out since 2017. It accuses three non-governmental organisations (NGO): Save the Children, Médecins sans frontières and Jugend Rettet of working in collusion with people-smuggling gangs in the Mediterranean(1). Italy is charging these NGOs with collaborating with Libyan human traffickers and for abetting illegal immigration to Italy.Twenty-one members of these NGOs, all from the European Union or the United Kingdom, have been put on trial. Each of them risks up to 20 years’ imprisonment.Some of these NGOs, such as Médecins sans frontières, were opposed to the EU-Turkey agreement, introduced to limit the number of refugees admitted to Europe(2).These NGOs are thus reportedly willing to break the law, endangering the lives of refugees and the sovereignty of Member States, with the sole purpose of promoting their pro-immigration agenda.1.Was the Commission aware of these illegal operations, carried out by NGOs in the Mediterranean?2.How does it intend to address the actions of these NGOs, which are alleged to have abetted criminal activities that directly compromise the integrity of Member States?3.Does it intend to suspend all funding for NGOs guilty of breaking Member States’ national laws?Supporters(3) (1)www.letemps.ch/monde/trois-ong-sauvetage-mer-accusees-complicite-passeurs-criminels (2)www.voanews.com/europe/doctors-without-borders-rejects-eu-funds-over-migrant-deal (3)This question is supported by Members other than the authors: Jordan Bardella (ID), Thierry Mariani (ID), Annika Bruna (ID), Nicolaus Fest (ID)" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-001797/2021

Immigration

The Italian courts have just revealed the findings of an investigation carried out since 2017. It accuses three non-governmental organisations (NGO): Save the Children, Médecins sans frontières and Jugend Rettet of working in collusion with people-smuggling gangs in the Mediterranean(1). Italy is charging these NGOs with collaborating with Libyan human traffickers and for abetting illegal immigration to Italy.Twenty-one members of these NGOs, all from the European Union or the United Kingdom, have been put on trial. Each of them risks up to 20 years’ imprisonment.Some of these NGOs, such as Médecins sans frontières, were opposed to the EU-Turkey agreement, introduced to limit the number of refugees admitted to Europe(2).These NGOs are thus reportedly willing to break the law, endangering the lives of refugees and the sovereignty of Member States, with the sole purpose of promoting their pro-immigration agenda.1.Was the Commission aware of these illegal operations, carried out by NGOs in the Mediterranean?2.How does it intend to address the actions of these NGOs, which are alleged to have abetted criminal activities that directly compromise the integrity of Member States?3.Does it intend to suspend all funding for NGOs guilty of breaking Member States’ national laws?Supporters(3) (1)www.letemps.ch/monde/trois-ong-sauvetage-mer-accusees-complicite-passeurs-criminels (2)www.voanews.com/europe/doctors-without-borders-rejects-eu-funds-over-migrant-deal (3)This question is supported by Members other than the authors: Jordan Bardella (ID), Thierry Mariani (ID), Annika Bruna (ID), Nicolaus Fest (ID)

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Since 2015, the Greek Government has received around EUR 2.77 billion in EU funding to help address migration issues, that is to say EUR 1.7 billion from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), EUR 426.1 million from the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and EUR 643.6 million EUR from the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI). Despite this, asylum seekers at reception and registration centres (‘hotspots’) on the Aegean islands, such as Moria, are living in parlous and inhumane conditions.1.What specific measures has the Greek Government taken with the above EU funding?2.How much EU funding has been earmarked for Greek hotspot facilities at Moria and elsewhere, and why are asylum seekers being forced to live in such disgracefully substandard accommodation?3.Does the Commission consider that the parlous conditions at Greek hotspots are attributable to inadequate funding or mismanagement and what additional measures would be needed to remedy matters?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-005483/2020

Immigration

Since 2015, the Greek Government has received around EUR 2.77 billion in EU funding to help address migration issues, that is to say EUR 1.7 billion from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), EUR 426.1 million from the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and EUR 643.6 million EUR from the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI). Despite this, asylum seekers at reception and registration centres (‘hotspots’) on the Aegean islands, such as Moria, are living in parlous and inhumane conditions.1.What specific measures has the Greek Government taken with the above EU funding?2.How much EU funding has been earmarked for Greek hotspot facilities at Moria and elsewhere, and why are asylum seekers being forced to live in such disgracefully substandard accommodation?3.Does the Commission consider that the parlous conditions at Greek hotspots are attributable to inadequate funding or mismanagement and what additional measures would be needed to remedy matters?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In order to be able to recognise refugees, the Czech authorities have started to mark them with an identification number on their skin. This inhuman behaviour evokes terrible images by which world history has been stained all too often. Does the Commission consider behaviour of this sort to be contrary to theEU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article18 of which states that ‘The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28July 1951 and the Protocol of 31January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union’? Does it believe that the Czech authorities have infringed Article1 (‘Human dignity is inviolable’) and Article4 (‘No one shall be subjected to … inhuman or degrading treatment’) of the Charter? Finally, what attitude will it take to the Czech authorities, given that refugees' rights have manifestly been violated?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-012503-15

Immigration

In order to be able to recognise refugees, the Czech authorities have started to mark them with an identification number on their skin. This inhuman behaviour evokes terrible images by which world history has been stained all too often. Does the Commission consider behaviour of this sort to be contrary to theEU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Article18 of which states that ‘The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28July 1951 and the Protocol of 31January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union’? Does it believe that the Czech authorities have infringed Article1 (‘Human dignity is inviolable’) and Article4 (‘No one shall be subjected to … inhuman or degrading treatment’) of the Charter? Finally, what attitude will it take to the Czech authorities, given that refugees' rights have manifestly been violated?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In his recent State of the Union address, MrJuncker said that he was promoting joint defence structures in the Union. How will the Commission ensure permanent, legal and safe routes for refugees, given that in this same address MrJuncker has confirmed that EU policy is still to increase the number of border guards, strengthen Frontex and erect new border fences in a move towards creating a ‘fortress Europe’?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-007362-16

Immigration

In his recent State of the Union address, MrJuncker said that he was promoting joint defence structures in the Union. How will the Commission ensure permanent, legal and safe routes for refugees, given that in this same address MrJuncker has confirmed that EU policy is still to increase the number of border guards, strengthen Frontex and erect new border fences in a move towards creating a ‘fortress Europe’?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Apparently, a conference on ‘shaping migration strategies’ is being held at the EP in Brussels on 20September. To announce the conference, the corridors of the European Parliament have been decorated with a political slogan stating that ‘Europe needs migration’. This political slogan goes against the views of millions of European voters who have expressed the opinion that there is already too much immigration and that Europe does not need more immigration. According to the conference flyers this is a ‘European Union — European social fund’ conference. However, on the website www.migration-conference-brussels.net the conference is being presented as an initiative of just four MEPs and a number of organisations. 1.Why is the — logical — rule that the European Parliament's premises are neutral and that consequently no political slogans should be put up on its walls being deviated from? Who gave permission for this? 2.Who is the organiser and initiator of this conference? Who is paying for it? If it is, in fact, the EU or an EU fund, why are just four MEPs presented on the website as the initiators? 3.What sum is being paid by the EU, a European body or the Parliament for the decorating of Parliament's corridors with slogans, printing, the speech by Ruud Lubbers, the design of the website, the meals provided, participants' travel and accommodation expenses and all other costs (press releases, reports,etc)? 4.Would four other MEPs be entitled to ask to do the same, including putting up slogans in Parliament's corridors, in connection with a conference against immigration? If not, why not?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-4959/07

Immigration

Apparently, a conference on ‘shaping migration strategies’ is being held at the EP in Brussels on 20September. To announce the conference, the corridors of the European Parliament have been decorated with a political slogan stating that ‘Europe needs migration’. This political slogan goes against the views of millions of European voters who have expressed the opinion that there is already too much immigration and that Europe does not need more immigration. According to the conference flyers this is a ‘European Union — European social fund’ conference. However, on the website www.migration-conference-brussels.net the conference is being presented as an initiative of just four MEPs and a number of organisations. 1.Why is the — logical — rule that the European Parliament's premises are neutral and that consequently no political slogans should be put up on its walls being deviated from? Who gave permission for this? 2.Who is the organiser and initiator of this conference? Who is paying for it? If it is, in fact, the EU or an EU fund, why are just four MEPs presented on the website as the initiators? 3.What sum is being paid by the EU, a European body or the Parliament for the decorating of Parliament's corridors with slogans, printing, the speech by Ruud Lubbers, the design of the website, the meals provided, participants' travel and accommodation expenses and all other costs (press releases, reports,etc)? 4.Would four other MEPs be entitled to ask to do the same, including putting up slogans in Parliament's corridors, in connection with a conference against immigration? If not, why not?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Reports from Medicines sans Frontières indicate that approximately 1000 sub-Saharan Africans, including pregnant women and children, have been abandoned on the edge of the Sahara desert, in the area of Bou-Izakarn, 30km north from Goulimine. They have been abandoned by the Moroccan police without food or water, and while some of them are in need of urgent medical attention. The Moroccan Foreign Minister, Mohammed Benaissa, claims that the allegations are ‘propaganda’ and is denying the international community access to investigate the allegations or to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need in the region. Is the Commission satisfied with MrBenaissa's declarations, or does it deem it necessary to demand greater transparency from the Moroccan Government so that the international community may see for itself the fate of the 1000 people whose destination remains unknown?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-4395/05

Immigration

Reports from Medicines sans Frontières indicate that approximately 1000 sub-Saharan Africans, including pregnant women and children, have been abandoned on the edge of the Sahara desert, in the area of Bou-Izakarn, 30km north from Goulimine. They have been abandoned by the Moroccan police without food or water, and while some of them are in need of urgent medical attention. The Moroccan Foreign Minister, Mohammed Benaissa, claims that the allegations are ‘propaganda’ and is denying the international community access to investigate the allegations or to provide humanitarian assistance to those in need in the region. Is the Commission satisfied with MrBenaissa's declarations, or does it deem it necessary to demand greater transparency from the Moroccan Government so that the international community may see for itself the fate of the 1000 people whose destination remains unknown?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "During the last few months, because of the bitter fighting between the Lebanese army and members of the group Fatah al-Islam the Nahr El Bared refugee camp was razed to the ground and 6000 dwellings were destroyed. The 40000 refugees from Nahr El Bared have now been transferred to the Beddawi refugee camp. Between 10000 and 15000 refugees usually live in this camp, its capacity is already being stretched and the humanitarian situation there is unsustainable. Inside the camp 5schools have had to suspend activities and be turned into reception centres, in which more than 5000 people, mostly families, live in conditions of extreme overcrowding. Hundreds of other families have been taken in by relatives and friends who were living in the Beddawi camp in already crowded housing. Other people are accommodated in hostels and reception centres inside the camp, whilst a further thousand civilians have left northern Lebanon to move to Palestinian refugee camps situated in other parts of the country. The Beddawi camp is experiencing a real humanitarian emergency. The refugees live in inhuman conditions — they sleep on the ground and hygiene and sanitation are to say the least precarious. It is impossible to cook or preserve food. The children who used to live in the Nahr El Bared camp suffered unimaginable traumas. They were already forced to live as refugees and then they had to see their homes destroyed, their loved ones killed or injured, and they remained trapped indoors terrorised by the noise of cross-fire. What steps will the Commission take to urge the international community and the Lebanese authorities (in view of the fact that a few days ago Prime Minister Siniora promised that the refugee camp would be rebuilt) to ensure that the Nahr El Bared refugee camp is rebuilt as soon as possible so that the tens of thousands of refugees crowded into the Beddawi camp in appalling conditions can return? Since the EUR4million allocated by the Commission last August seem insufficient to guarantee adequate humanitarian support and, according to Siniora himself, it would take between 1 and 2years and cost USD382million to rebuild the camp, at least 55million of which would be needed to meet the urgent needs of the Palestinian refugees, does not the Commission consider that it should draw up an emergency aid programme to guarantee adequate assistance for the Palestinian refugees?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-4911/07

Immigration

During the last few months, because of the bitter fighting between the Lebanese army and members of the group Fatah al-Islam the Nahr El Bared refugee camp was razed to the ground and 6000 dwellings were destroyed. The 40000 refugees from Nahr El Bared have now been transferred to the Beddawi refugee camp. Between 10000 and 15000 refugees usually live in this camp, its capacity is already being stretched and the humanitarian situation there is unsustainable. Inside the camp 5schools have had to suspend activities and be turned into reception centres, in which more than 5000 people, mostly families, live in conditions of extreme overcrowding. Hundreds of other families have been taken in by relatives and friends who were living in the Beddawi camp in already crowded housing. Other people are accommodated in hostels and reception centres inside the camp, whilst a further thousand civilians have left northern Lebanon to move to Palestinian refugee camps situated in other parts of the country. The Beddawi camp is experiencing a real humanitarian emergency. The refugees live in inhuman conditions — they sleep on the ground and hygiene and sanitation are to say the least precarious. It is impossible to cook or preserve food. The children who used to live in the Nahr El Bared camp suffered unimaginable traumas. They were already forced to live as refugees and then they had to see their homes destroyed, their loved ones killed or injured, and they remained trapped indoors terrorised by the noise of cross-fire. What steps will the Commission take to urge the international community and the Lebanese authorities (in view of the fact that a few days ago Prime Minister Siniora promised that the refugee camp would be rebuilt) to ensure that the Nahr El Bared refugee camp is rebuilt as soon as possible so that the tens of thousands of refugees crowded into the Beddawi camp in appalling conditions can return? Since the EUR4million allocated by the Commission last August seem insufficient to guarantee adequate humanitarian support and, according to Siniora himself, it would take between 1 and 2years and cost USD382million to rebuild the camp, at least 55million of which would be needed to meet the urgent needs of the Palestinian refugees, does not the Commission consider that it should draw up an emergency aid programme to guarantee adequate assistance for the Palestinian refugees?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Will the Council please indicate the number of people claiming asylum in each Member State in each of the last five years and the proportion that have so far been granted asylum in each case? Will the Council please state what proportion of asylum seekers in each year over the last five years come from countries with actual or recent histories of civil conflict?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-2731/00

Immigration

Will the Council please indicate the number of people claiming asylum in each Member State in each of the last five years and the proportion that have so far been granted asylum in each case? Will the Council please state what proportion of asylum seekers in each year over the last five years come from countries with actual or recent histories of civil conflict?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Regional Operational Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and AU-Horn of Africa Initiative (ROCK), which is funded via the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, was launched in December 2017. It was suspended in June 2019 because of a possible risk of support being provided to repressive forces(1) . In November 2019, the African Union published the first draft for the establishment of a Continental Operational Centre in Khartoum(2) . The objectives of the two centres seem to be very much alike, trying to reduce human trafficking and people smuggling in the region through tracking and sharing information on migration flows.1.To what extend is or will the European Union be involved in the Continental Operational Centre?2.Will the EU have access to the data collected by the Continental Operational Centre?3.What is the state of play of ROCK? (1)https://www.dw.com/en/eu-suspends-migration-control-projects-in-sudan-amid-repression-fears/a-49701408. (2)https://au.int/sites/default/files/newsevents/workingdocuments/37472-wdstatute_for_the_establishment_of_continental_operational_centre_in_khartoum-english.pdf" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-000525/2020

Immigration

The Regional Operational Centre in support of the Khartoum Process and AU-Horn of Africa Initiative (ROCK), which is funded via the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, was launched in December 2017. It was suspended in June 2019 because of a possible risk of support being provided to repressive forces(1) . In November 2019, the African Union published the first draft for the establishment of a Continental Operational Centre in Khartoum(2) . The objectives of the two centres seem to be very much alike, trying to reduce human trafficking and people smuggling in the region through tracking and sharing information on migration flows.1.To what extend is or will the European Union be involved in the Continental Operational Centre?2.Will the EU have access to the data collected by the Continental Operational Centre?3.What is the state of play of ROCK? (1)https://www.dw.com/en/eu-suspends-migration-control-projects-in-sudan-amid-repression-fears/a-49701408. (2)https://au.int/sites/default/files/newsevents/workingdocuments/37472-wdstatute_for_the_establishment_of_continental_operational_centre_in_khartoum-english.pdf

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The situation in the Eastern Mediterranean seems to be escalating daily. Last week, Turkey threatened war, and now, Erdoğan wants to send more migrants to the Greek-Turkish border if the Greeks continue in their efforts to expand their territorial waters in the Aegean Sea. In March this year the Turkish Government was already using migrants to blackmail the EU. 1.Why does the Commission allow itself to be toyed with and blackmailed rather than taking action?2.Why does it not react with tough sanctions, cutting off payments and burying the EU accession fantasy once and for all?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-004980/2020/rev.1

Immigration

The situation in the Eastern Mediterranean seems to be escalating daily. Last week, Turkey threatened war, and now, Erdoğan wants to send more migrants to the Greek-Turkish border if the Greeks continue in their efforts to expand their territorial waters in the Aegean Sea. In March this year the Turkish Government was already using migrants to blackmail the EU. 1.Why does the Commission allow itself to be toyed with and blackmailed rather than taking action?2.Why does it not react with tough sanctions, cutting off payments and burying the EU accession fantasy once and for all?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In recent statements to the Spanish press the Commission President has emphasised that it must be made clear (by means of a policy of openness, cooperation and active assistance in support of legal immigration) that the EU wants foreign immigrants because it needs them — hence the requirement for a clear, positive policy to promote legal immigration. Although it is obvious that there is a need for legal immigration and that illegal immigration (which has always been so prevalent) should be stopped, it is also obvious that legal immigration should be encouraged by means which enable the supply of immigrants who wish to come to work in the EU to be channelled appropriately. Does the Commission not think, therefore, that it should propose setting up a European database for the purpose of channelling both the supply of vacancies and, where appropriate, the demand for the jobs available?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-2111/02

Immigration

In recent statements to the Spanish press the Commission President has emphasised that it must be made clear (by means of a policy of openness, cooperation and active assistance in support of legal immigration) that the EU wants foreign immigrants because it needs them — hence the requirement for a clear, positive policy to promote legal immigration. Although it is obvious that there is a need for legal immigration and that illegal immigration (which has always been so prevalent) should be stopped, it is also obvious that legal immigration should be encouraged by means which enable the supply of immigrants who wish to come to work in the EU to be channelled appropriately. Does the Commission not think, therefore, that it should propose setting up a European database for the purpose of channelling both the supply of vacancies and, where appropriate, the demand for the jobs available?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to a joint investigation by journalists from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network and Der Spiegel, the results of which were published on the BalkanInsight website on 22June(1) and 22July 2020(2) , and picked up by Le Monde on 24June 2020(3) , in the months preceding the 2016 EU-Turkey agreement on migrants the consultancy firm McKinsey drew up an action plan for implementation of the agreement, and their proposals have since been integrated into EU policy. It seems that the US management consultancy giant was at the heart of efforts expended in Europe to ratify this controversial agreement with Turkey which has cost the EU EUR6billion.Furthermore, in 2017 the European Asylum Support Office apparently signed a contract with McKinsey, worth EUR992000, for the processing of asylum applications on the Greek islands.A worrying outsourcing of the nation’s sovereign duties, an unacceptable erosion of sovereignty.Can the Council provide information on these negotiations between the EU and Turkey, which concluded with the Statement of 18March 2016, and on the role third parties may have played in this? (1)https://balkaninsight.com/2020/06/22/asylum-outsourced-mckinseys-secret-role-in-europes-refugee-crisis/ (2)https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/22/how-mckinsey-put-productivity-at-heart-of-european-refugee-policy/ (3)https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/06/24/quand-l-union-europeenne-appelait-un-consultant-a-la-rescousse-pour-gerer-la-crise-migratoire_6044019_3210.html" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-004468/2020/rev.1

Immigration

According to a joint investigation by journalists from the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network and Der Spiegel, the results of which were published on the BalkanInsight website on 22June(1) and 22July 2020(2) , and picked up by Le Monde on 24June 2020(3) , in the months preceding the 2016 EU-Turkey agreement on migrants the consultancy firm McKinsey drew up an action plan for implementation of the agreement, and their proposals have since been integrated into EU policy. It seems that the US management consultancy giant was at the heart of efforts expended in Europe to ratify this controversial agreement with Turkey which has cost the EU EUR6billion.Furthermore, in 2017 the European Asylum Support Office apparently signed a contract with McKinsey, worth EUR992000, for the processing of asylum applications on the Greek islands.A worrying outsourcing of the nation’s sovereign duties, an unacceptable erosion of sovereignty.Can the Council provide information on these negotiations between the EU and Turkey, which concluded with the Statement of 18March 2016, and on the role third parties may have played in this? (1)https://balkaninsight.com/2020/06/22/asylum-outsourced-mckinseys-secret-role-in-europes-refugee-crisis/ (2)https://balkaninsight.com/2020/07/22/how-mckinsey-put-productivity-at-heart-of-european-refugee-policy/ (3)https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2020/06/24/quand-l-union-europeenne-appelait-un-consultant-a-la-rescousse-pour-gerer-la-crise-migratoire_6044019_3210.html

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "It has been reported that Hungary has suspended EU rules concerning migrants applying for asylum in the first country they enter(1). Could the Commission provide more details about the rule in question, and what powers, if any, does it have to discipline Member States which break these rules? (1)http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33244800" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-010265-15

Immigration

It has been reported that Hungary has suspended EU rules concerning migrants applying for asylum in the first country they enter(1). Could the Commission provide more details about the rule in question, and what powers, if any, does it have to discipline Member States which break these rules? (1)http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33244800

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Integration of young people from ethnic minorities and immigrant backgrounds into the labour market seems to be a very challenging issue for governments to tackle. In the fight against irregular migration, little action has been taken with respect to the integration of young migrants into the labour market. While some countries have established mandatory pre-entry integration programmes in third countries, others are still working to put in place a solid infrastructure for the reception and integration of third-country nationals. In order to increase the participation of young migrants in vocational education and training, some countries have organised national, regional and parent-focused conferences on vocational education and training. What can the Commission do to further improve the integration of young migrants into the labour market? What measures can it take to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices between the Member States and promote a dialogue with stakeholders?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-007965-15

Immigration

Integration of young people from ethnic minorities and immigrant backgrounds into the labour market seems to be a very challenging issue for governments to tackle. In the fight against irregular migration, little action has been taken with respect to the integration of young migrants into the labour market. While some countries have established mandatory pre-entry integration programmes in third countries, others are still working to put in place a solid infrastructure for the reception and integration of third-country nationals. In order to increase the participation of young migrants in vocational education and training, some countries have organised national, regional and parent-focused conferences on vocational education and training. What can the Commission do to further improve the integration of young migrants into the labour market? What measures can it take to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices between the Member States and promote a dialogue with stakeholders?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Freedom of movement in Europe is one of the most important foundation stones of European cooperation, which was strengthened in 1995 with the entry into force of cooperation under the Schengen Agreement. There can be no doubt that freedom of movement with open borders within theEU has contributed both to economic growth and to increased opportunities for individuals to travel, study, work and live in theEU. Schengen cooperation builds on trust between the Member States, but over the years we have seen this trust shaken when individual Member States have made unilateral moves instead of acting together with other Member States. Particularly in view of the Danish decision of May2011 to step up customs inspections, we should like to ask the Commission the following: 1. What is the Commission’s conclusion concerning the legal aspects, under the rules of the Schengen Agreement, of the Danish agreement on customs inspections? 2. Under what circumstances does the Commission consider that increased customs inspections and/or random border controls may be introduced without infringing the fundamental spirit of Schengen cooperation? 3. What steps can be taken to prevent Member States from overstepping the common EU line and taking unilateral decisions in this area which affect the whole EU? What does the Commission plan to do to prevail upon Denmark to reverse its decision on increased customs inspections?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-006675/2011

Immigration

Freedom of movement in Europe is one of the most important foundation stones of European cooperation, which was strengthened in 1995 with the entry into force of cooperation under the Schengen Agreement. There can be no doubt that freedom of movement with open borders within theEU has contributed both to economic growth and to increased opportunities for individuals to travel, study, work and live in theEU. Schengen cooperation builds on trust between the Member States, but over the years we have seen this trust shaken when individual Member States have made unilateral moves instead of acting together with other Member States. Particularly in view of the Danish decision of May2011 to step up customs inspections, we should like to ask the Commission the following: 1. What is the Commission’s conclusion concerning the legal aspects, under the rules of the Schengen Agreement, of the Danish agreement on customs inspections? 2. Under what circumstances does the Commission consider that increased customs inspections and/or random border controls may be introduced without infringing the fundamental spirit of Schengen cooperation? 3. What steps can be taken to prevent Member States from overstepping the common EU line and taking unilateral decisions in this area which affect the whole EU? What does the Commission plan to do to prevail upon Denmark to reverse its decision on increased customs inspections?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "I regularly hear and read about EU Member States that so to speak ‘sell’ citizenship. For example, Portugal’s Golden Residence Permit Program specifically advertises freedom to travel within the Schengen area as a selling point:‘The Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program is a five-year residence-by-investment program for non-EU nationals. The residence permit gives the right to live, work, and study in Portugal and allows free circulation in Europe’s Schengen Area. Furthermore, the program only requires an average of seven days per year stay in Portugal over this period, which can also count towards citizenship eligibility after five years.’(1)Does the Commission support such a practice of granting citizenship?Are Member States competing with one another to grant citizenship as easily and cheaply as possible?What options does the Commission see to put an end to this practice or at least to restrict it? (1)https://www.henleyglobal.com/residence-portugal-golden-residence-program/" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-000174/2020

Immigration

I regularly hear and read about EU Member States that so to speak ‘sell’ citizenship. For example, Portugal’s Golden Residence Permit Program specifically advertises freedom to travel within the Schengen area as a selling point:‘The Portugal Golden Residence Permit Program is a five-year residence-by-investment program for non-EU nationals. The residence permit gives the right to live, work, and study in Portugal and allows free circulation in Europe’s Schengen Area. Furthermore, the program only requires an average of seven days per year stay in Portugal over this period, which can also count towards citizenship eligibility after five years.’(1)Does the Commission support such a practice of granting citizenship?Are Member States competing with one another to grant citizenship as easily and cheaply as possible?What options does the Commission see to put an end to this practice or at least to restrict it? (1)https://www.henleyglobal.com/residence-portugal-golden-residence-program/

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "What action is the Commission taking following the decision by the Swiss people to cap the number of EU citizens able to work in Switzerland? What will be the implications for future EU-Swiss relations?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-001600-14

Immigration

What action is the Commission taking following the decision by the Swiss people to cap the number of EU citizens able to work in Switzerland? What will be the implications for future EU-Swiss relations?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "At the start of September 2020, the first COVID-19 case was detected at Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.A number of scientists have called for the immediate evacuation of the camp as, owing to overcrowding and the fact that hygiene infrastructure.is practically non-existent there, it has become impossible to take basic prevention measures.The Greek Government’s plan to close the camp will only further compromise the health of the camp’s inhabitants and serve as justification for its plans to convert Moria into a closed camp that migrants and refugees are not allowed to leave and from which they may be deported to Turkey under the EU-Turkey migration agreement.1.Does the Commission plan to take steps to prevent the virus from spreading rapidly around the camp?2.What is the Commission’s assessment of the detention and deportation policies that the Greek Government has been implementing in recent weeks?3.What will the Commission do to ensure that the rights of the thousands of migrants and refugees trapped in Moria are upheld and to expedite their asylum procedures?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-004918/2020

Immigration

At the start of September 2020, the first COVID-19 case was detected at Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.A number of scientists have called for the immediate evacuation of the camp as, owing to overcrowding and the fact that hygiene infrastructure.is practically non-existent there, it has become impossible to take basic prevention measures.The Greek Government’s plan to close the camp will only further compromise the health of the camp’s inhabitants and serve as justification for its plans to convert Moria into a closed camp that migrants and refugees are not allowed to leave and from which they may be deported to Turkey under the EU-Turkey migration agreement.1.Does the Commission plan to take steps to prevent the virus from spreading rapidly around the camp?2.What is the Commission’s assessment of the detention and deportation policies that the Greek Government has been implementing in recent weeks?3.What will the Commission do to ensure that the rights of the thousands of migrants and refugees trapped in Moria are upheld and to expedite their asylum procedures?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to the UN, refugee numbers are higher now than for the last 15 years. This is the result of either conflict or the abuse they suffer in their countries of origin. Overall, there were 43.7million displaced people worldwide towards the end of 2010 compared to 43.3million the previous year, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This number includes 15.4million refugees who have left their countries — 80% of these have sought refuge in neighbouring developing countries — and 27.5million people displaced within their countries, according to the annual UNHCR report. A further 850 000 of these have applied for asylum by submitting the relevant documents. It is also interesting to note that, according to the UNHCR report entitled Global Trends 2010, Pakistan, Iran and Syria host the largest number of refugees, namely 1.9million, 1.1million and 1million, respectively. Afghans are the largest national group of refugees (3 million), followed by Iraqis, Somalis and Congolese, whose countries are facing the consequences of prolonged conflict. In Europe there were 1.6million refugees registered at the end of 2010 and in Asia there were approximately 4million refugees, 2.1million in Africa, nearly 7million in the Middle East and North Africa and 800000 in America. The fact that immigration is determined by geography does not solve the problems of these people nor of the host countries. On the contrary, it creates additional problems. In view of the above, will the Commission say: 1. Can it launch an international debate on how to direct migration, so that the main flows go not to congested areas, but to the developing south and the east? 2. How does it view the idea of targeted investments to prevent or channel the major migratory flows?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-006605/2011

Immigration

According to the UN, refugee numbers are higher now than for the last 15 years. This is the result of either conflict or the abuse they suffer in their countries of origin. Overall, there were 43.7million displaced people worldwide towards the end of 2010 compared to 43.3million the previous year, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This number includes 15.4million refugees who have left their countries — 80% of these have sought refuge in neighbouring developing countries — and 27.5million people displaced within their countries, according to the annual UNHCR report. A further 850 000 of these have applied for asylum by submitting the relevant documents. It is also interesting to note that, according to the UNHCR report entitled Global Trends 2010, Pakistan, Iran and Syria host the largest number of refugees, namely 1.9million, 1.1million and 1million, respectively. Afghans are the largest national group of refugees (3 million), followed by Iraqis, Somalis and Congolese, whose countries are facing the consequences of prolonged conflict. In Europe there were 1.6million refugees registered at the end of 2010 and in Asia there were approximately 4million refugees, 2.1million in Africa, nearly 7million in the Middle East and North Africa and 800000 in America. The fact that immigration is determined by geography does not solve the problems of these people nor of the host countries. On the contrary, it creates additional problems. In view of the above, will the Commission say: 1. Can it launch an international debate on how to direct migration, so that the main flows go not to congested areas, but to the developing south and the east? 2. How does it view the idea of targeted investments to prevent or channel the major migratory flows?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Can the Commission say how many asylum seekers there are in each Member State? How many are considered to be """"""""economic refugees"""""""" and how many political refugees?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-2837/98

Immigration

Can the Commission say how many asylum seekers there are in each Member State? How many are considered to be """"""""economic refugees"""""""" and how many political refugees?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In a press conference ahead of the 23 March 2021 meeting of European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, one of Blinken’s advisers, Philip Reeker, said: ‘Turkey is a very valued, long-standing NATO ally’(1). In this context, Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, reaffirmed his wish to ‘deepen the present momentum and incentivise closer EU-Turkey ties across the board’. The European Union (EU) should therefore propose a number of possible areas of cooperation to allow for a ‘gradual, proportionate and reversible approach’. In this regard, Mr Borrell said the Commission would ‘rapidly prepare options for continued funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey’. But Agence Europe reported that this would include ‘work on migration management, including the resettlement of refugees from Turkey to the EU’(2). The wording is ambiguous. Should it be understood that in some cases ‘resettlement of refugees’ to the EU would be envisaged? (1)AFP dispatch, 23 March 2021. (2)Bulletin Quotidien Europe No 12683, 22 March 2021." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-001668/2021/rev.1

Immigration

In a press conference ahead of the 23 March 2021 meeting of European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, one of Blinken’s advisers, Philip Reeker, said: ‘Turkey is a very valued, long-standing NATO ally’(1). In this context, Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, reaffirmed his wish to ‘deepen the present momentum and incentivise closer EU-Turkey ties across the board’. The European Union (EU) should therefore propose a number of possible areas of cooperation to allow for a ‘gradual, proportionate and reversible approach’. In this regard, Mr Borrell said the Commission would ‘rapidly prepare options for continued funding for refugees and host communities in Turkey’. But Agence Europe reported that this would include ‘work on migration management, including the resettlement of refugees from Turkey to the EU’(2). The wording is ambiguous. Should it be understood that in some cases ‘resettlement of refugees’ to the EU would be envisaged? (1)AFP dispatch, 23 March 2021. (2)Bulletin Quotidien Europe No 12683, 22 March 2021.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "‘Brussels' revenge is in vain. Hungary will continue to reject the European Union's resettlement quota because it threatens our culture, jeopardises our security and spreads terrorism.’ This was said by János Halász, Member of Parliament and spokesman for the Fidesz Group in Parliament. MrHalász was responding to the infringement procedure the European Commission opened against Hungary over the refugee regulation. According to Halász, this is Brussels' revenge for Hungary contesting theEU decision on mandatory resettlement quotas in the European Court of Justice. — How can the European Commission ‘take revenge’ against any Member State government, and does it want to? — Is it true that the infringement procedures are motivated solely by an aversion to the Orbán government and not by the facts? — Has the European Commission ever ‘taken revenge’ against any other Member States?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-015993-15

Immigration

‘Brussels' revenge is in vain. Hungary will continue to reject the European Union's resettlement quota because it threatens our culture, jeopardises our security and spreads terrorism.’ This was said by János Halász, Member of Parliament and spokesman for the Fidesz Group in Parliament. MrHalász was responding to the infringement procedure the European Commission opened against Hungary over the refugee regulation. According to Halász, this is Brussels' revenge for Hungary contesting theEU decision on mandatory resettlement quotas in the European Court of Justice. — How can the European Commission ‘take revenge’ against any Member State government, and does it want to? — Is it true that the infringement procedures are motivated solely by an aversion to the Orbán government and not by the facts? — Has the European Commission ever ‘taken revenge’ against any other Member States?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Is the Commission aware that the law governing surnames in Spain is different from that in other EU Member States in that children born in Spain are given a double surname comprising the father's first surname and the mother's first surname, meaning that every person in a new generation is given a different composite surname identical only to that of any siblings, instead of the same surname handed down from generation to generation in the male line? 2.Is the Commission aware of the situation where a child born outside Spain whose father is Spanish is registered on the population register there with the same surname as the father, i.e.comprising the first surnames of both paternal grandparents, and hence the same surname as the father's siblings, possibly creating the impression, in Spain, that the person is not the father's child, but, rather, a younger sibling? 3.Does a comparable situation occur with regard to persons born elsewhere in Europe whose parents come from Iceland, a state linked to the EU under association agreements, where children are given a surname which changes every generation and references the father’s name, with the suffix ‘son’ for boys and ‘dóttir’ for girls, and, if they are born outside Iceland, are automatically given the father’s name, thus referencing the paternal grandfather’s first name? 4.With regard to persons born on the territory of a Member State other than that of which the father or both parents are nationals, are there agreements between EU Member States on how to deal with differences between naming laws, and, under such agreements, is name registration possible immediately after birth, at the parents' request, in a manner which is customary in the state of origin of one or both parents? 5.If, in the event that the agreements referred to in question 4 do not exist, children are compelled to bear a different surname from that which their parents had expected, meaning that only subsequently can they correct their surname by means of a time-consuming and costly name-changing procedure, is the Commission prepared to encourage Member States to resolve the problem directly, avoiding needless irritations, delays, costs and red tape?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-3595/06

Immigration

1.Is the Commission aware that the law governing surnames in Spain is different from that in other EU Member States in that children born in Spain are given a double surname comprising the father's first surname and the mother's first surname, meaning that every person in a new generation is given a different composite surname identical only to that of any siblings, instead of the same surname handed down from generation to generation in the male line? 2.Is the Commission aware of the situation where a child born outside Spain whose father is Spanish is registered on the population register there with the same surname as the father, i.e.comprising the first surnames of both paternal grandparents, and hence the same surname as the father's siblings, possibly creating the impression, in Spain, that the person is not the father's child, but, rather, a younger sibling? 3.Does a comparable situation occur with regard to persons born elsewhere in Europe whose parents come from Iceland, a state linked to the EU under association agreements, where children are given a surname which changes every generation and references the father’s name, with the suffix ‘son’ for boys and ‘dóttir’ for girls, and, if they are born outside Iceland, are automatically given the father’s name, thus referencing the paternal grandfather’s first name? 4.With regard to persons born on the territory of a Member State other than that of which the father or both parents are nationals, are there agreements between EU Member States on how to deal with differences between naming laws, and, under such agreements, is name registration possible immediately after birth, at the parents' request, in a manner which is customary in the state of origin of one or both parents? 5.If, in the event that the agreements referred to in question 4 do not exist, children are compelled to bear a different surname from that which their parents had expected, meaning that only subsequently can they correct their surname by means of a time-consuming and costly name-changing procedure, is the Commission prepared to encourage Member States to resolve the problem directly, avoiding needless irritations, delays, costs and red tape?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "A recent increase in the number of refugees and migrants crossing to the north-eastern Aegean islands from the Turkish coast is once again placing a massive strain on facilities for dealing with arrivals, to the consternation of the island authorities and local communities. So far, the figures for September show that around 2 400 people have arrived on the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos and the flow appears to be continuing unabated. This is in addition to the almost 3 700 arrivals last August, stretching to breaking point the capacity of the already overcrowded accommodation facilities and resulting in a potentially explosive situation. Furthermore, the programmes for the relocation of refugees from Greece to other Member States have less than seven days to run, heightening the concerns of foreign nationals stranded in Greece, most of them on the islands in question. As things now stand Greece will be continuing to accommodate far more refugees than is reasonably possible, even after the relocation programmes designed relieve the pressure have come to an end. In view of this: — Has the Commission taken note of this situation and what new initiatives or measures will it take with a view to easing the refugee burden on Greece after 26September2017 also?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-005879-17

Immigration

A recent increase in the number of refugees and migrants crossing to the north-eastern Aegean islands from the Turkish coast is once again placing a massive strain on facilities for dealing with arrivals, to the consternation of the island authorities and local communities. So far, the figures for September show that around 2 400 people have arrived on the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos and the flow appears to be continuing unabated. This is in addition to the almost 3 700 arrivals last August, stretching to breaking point the capacity of the already overcrowded accommodation facilities and resulting in a potentially explosive situation. Furthermore, the programmes for the relocation of refugees from Greece to other Member States have less than seven days to run, heightening the concerns of foreign nationals stranded in Greece, most of them on the islands in question. As things now stand Greece will be continuing to accommodate far more refugees than is reasonably possible, even after the relocation programmes designed relieve the pressure have come to an end. In view of this: — Has the Commission taken note of this situation and what new initiatives or measures will it take with a view to easing the refugee burden on Greece after 26September2017 also?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Dublin III Regulation would cease to apply in the UK as of the withdrawal date. Consequently, all ongoing Dublin procedures between the UK and the EU-27 would be suspended. This would have a serious humanitarian impact on asylum-seekers separated from their families and seeking family reunification. In order to address this situation, it is essential that the Commission supports cooperation between the EU-27 and the UK and that it fully informs of all legal obligations and options to preserve the rights of asylum-seekers to safe and legal family reunification. 1.How is the Commission ensuring that EU-27 Dublin Units expedite take-charge requests to the UK prior to the withdrawal date? Has the Commission requested information from the EU-27 on the number of Dublin family reunification procedures currently open? 2.Has the Commission called on Member States to provide additional information to people seeking asylum who may have family members in the UK about the options available to them? 3.Would the Commission consider allowing take-charge requests submitted after exit day in cases where an individual with family members in the UK claimed asylum in the EU-27 prior to the withdrawal date?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-003425-19

Immigration

In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Dublin III Regulation would cease to apply in the UK as of the withdrawal date. Consequently, all ongoing Dublin procedures between the UK and the EU-27 would be suspended. This would have a serious humanitarian impact on asylum-seekers separated from their families and seeking family reunification. In order to address this situation, it is essential that the Commission supports cooperation between the EU-27 and the UK and that it fully informs of all legal obligations and options to preserve the rights of asylum-seekers to safe and legal family reunification. 1.How is the Commission ensuring that EU-27 Dublin Units expedite take-charge requests to the UK prior to the withdrawal date? Has the Commission requested information from the EU-27 on the number of Dublin family reunification procedures currently open? 2.Has the Commission called on Member States to provide additional information to people seeking asylum who may have family members in the UK about the options available to them? 3.Would the Commission consider allowing take-charge requests submitted after exit day in cases where an individual with family members in the UK claimed asylum in the EU-27 prior to the withdrawal date?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In order for a visa for the European Union to be granted, applicants must 'have adequate means for their subsistence and their return' (Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts(1)). The diplomatic mission or consular post must be offered 'a guarantee' that this is the case. By means of a circular issued by the German Foreign Office, the Federal Republic of Germany has instructed consular authorities to only refuse visitors' visas if it appears 'sufficiently likely that the applicant is not willing to return'. In case of doubt a visa should be granted. 1. Is this practice by the German Foreign Office compatible with part III paragraph 3 of the Common Consular Instructions? 2. If not, what measures have been taken to ensure that the Federal Republic of Germany adopts practices which comply with the legislation? (1)OJ C 313, 16.12.2002, p. 1." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-1035/04

Immigration

In order for a visa for the European Union to be granted, applicants must 'have adequate means for their subsistence and their return' (Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts(1)). The diplomatic mission or consular post must be offered 'a guarantee' that this is the case. By means of a circular issued by the German Foreign Office, the Federal Republic of Germany has instructed consular authorities to only refuse visitors' visas if it appears 'sufficiently likely that the applicant is not willing to return'. In case of doubt a visa should be granted. 1. Is this practice by the German Foreign Office compatible with part III paragraph 3 of the Common Consular Instructions? 2. If not, what measures have been taken to ensure that the Federal Republic of Germany adopts practices which comply with the legislation? (1)OJ C 313, 16.12.2002, p. 1.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "There has been a sizeable and worrying rise in the number of migrants from Algeria landing along the south-west coast of Sardinia since the adoption by theEU of measures to restrict the traffic in migrants arriving in Italy from Libya. Just last week 500 migrants arrived in Sardinia from Algeria, as against the 1106 registered during the whole of the previous year. The uncontrollable flow of migrants arriving recently is a risk factor in regard to prevention of terrorism. Numbers have risen constantly in recent months and show no signs of subsiding, causing problems in management of the reception system and public order in Sardinia. Does the Commission plan to assess the possibility of taking urgent measures to restrict the number of migrants arriving on the coasts of Sardinia?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-006289-17

Immigration

There has been a sizeable and worrying rise in the number of migrants from Algeria landing along the south-west coast of Sardinia since the adoption by theEU of measures to restrict the traffic in migrants arriving in Italy from Libya. Just last week 500 migrants arrived in Sardinia from Algeria, as against the 1106 registered during the whole of the previous year. The uncontrollable flow of migrants arriving recently is a risk factor in regard to prevention of terrorism. Numbers have risen constantly in recent months and show no signs of subsiding, causing problems in management of the reception system and public order in Sardinia. Does the Commission plan to assess the possibility of taking urgent measures to restrict the number of migrants arriving on the coasts of Sardinia?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 21 October, the Mayor of Bihać, Šuhret Fazli, announced at a press conference that the local administration would no longer cover the costs of managing the Vučjak refugee camp since, he claimed, the municipal council had not received any financial assistance from the Bosnian authorities for managing that camp. I am told that, starting from January 2016, Bosnia-Herzegovina has received almost EUR 40 million in EU funding for managing migration flows.Given these circumstances, and the fact that the European Commission recently announced it would pay a further EUR 2 million to Bosnia-Herzegovina for the reception of migrants and refugees, can the Commission state:Whether it would not be appropriate to check how the EU funding granted to date has been used far any further funding is granted?What action it will take to recover any EU funding that has been used inappropriately?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-004216/2019

Immigration

On 21 October, the Mayor of Bihać, Šuhret Fazli, announced at a press conference that the local administration would no longer cover the costs of managing the Vučjak refugee camp since, he claimed, the municipal council had not received any financial assistance from the Bosnian authorities for managing that camp. I am told that, starting from January 2016, Bosnia-Herzegovina has received almost EUR 40 million in EU funding for managing migration flows.Given these circumstances, and the fact that the European Commission recently announced it would pay a further EUR 2 million to Bosnia-Herzegovina for the reception of migrants and refugees, can the Commission state:Whether it would not be appropriate to check how the EU funding granted to date has been used far any further funding is granted?What action it will take to recover any EU funding that has been used inappropriately?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In reply to a Written Question on illegal immigration (P-2079/01(1)) dated 17 September 2001, Commissioner Vitorino said that the Council had adopted, in June 2001, a Directive defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, movement and stay and an accompanying Framework Decision on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry and residence, which established a procedure for the prosecution of facilitators. Can the Commission confirm that these two documents have been formally approved? (1)OJ C 40 E, 14.2.2002, p. 181." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-0594/02

Immigration

In reply to a Written Question on illegal immigration (P-2079/01(1)) dated 17 September 2001, Commissioner Vitorino said that the Council had adopted, in June 2001, a Directive defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, movement and stay and an accompanying Framework Decision on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry and residence, which established a procedure for the prosecution of facilitators. Can the Commission confirm that these two documents have been formally approved? (1)OJ C 40 E, 14.2.2002, p. 181.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In 2015, almost one million refugees arrived in theEU seeking asylum. Of these, the European Commission, in agreement with the Council, decided to reallocate 160 000 to various Member States, so as to relieve the financial and social burden on those receiving the largest number of applications. 19 219 refugees were accordingly allocated to Spain, which has, however, taken in only 12 to date. While certain Member States have been reluctant to accept the above arrangements, the governments of a number of regions with legislative and fiscal powers, including Catalonia, along with their local authorities and civil society, have displayed the political will to take in refugees. In view of this, will the Commission introduce a mechanism enabling those regions with the necessary fiscal, legislative and other powers for the reception and integration of migrants to take in refugees in addition to the quota already allocated to their Member State, thereby facilitating the relocation of refugees at European level? Can the Commission disclose the amount of funding earmarked for refugees in Spain? Does it believe that it should be managed by local and regional authorities effectively providing aid for refugees?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-015807-15

Immigration

In 2015, almost one million refugees arrived in theEU seeking asylum. Of these, the European Commission, in agreement with the Council, decided to reallocate 160 000 to various Member States, so as to relieve the financial and social burden on those receiving the largest number of applications. 19 219 refugees were accordingly allocated to Spain, which has, however, taken in only 12 to date. While certain Member States have been reluctant to accept the above arrangements, the governments of a number of regions with legislative and fiscal powers, including Catalonia, along with their local authorities and civil society, have displayed the political will to take in refugees. In view of this, will the Commission introduce a mechanism enabling those regions with the necessary fiscal, legislative and other powers for the reception and integration of migrants to take in refugees in addition to the quota already allocated to their Member State, thereby facilitating the relocation of refugees at European level? Can the Commission disclose the amount of funding earmarked for refugees in Spain? Does it believe that it should be managed by local and regional authorities effectively providing aid for refugees?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Can the Commission legally define EU citizenship and provide information on the scale of permanent inbound migration of EU citizens into the UK, broken down by how long the citizens in question have been in the country? Could the Commission please include occupational data, employment statistics, imprisonment rates by country as well as demographic data, with particular focus on age and educational/skill levels. Could it please repeat the exercise in analogous fashion for UK citizens living in theEU, broken down by the country they are currently living in." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-003177-17

Immigration

Can the Commission legally define EU citizenship and provide information on the scale of permanent inbound migration of EU citizens into the UK, broken down by how long the citizens in question have been in the country? Could the Commission please include occupational data, employment statistics, imprisonment rates by country as well as demographic data, with particular focus on age and educational/skill levels. Could it please repeat the exercise in analogous fashion for UK citizens living in theEU, broken down by the country they are currently living in.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The population flight associated with the crisis in Kosovo shows once again that EU-wide uniform criteria for the admission of displaced persons, refugees or asylum-seekers are needed. The solution cannot be, however, to channel refugees systematically into so-called """"""""safe third countries"""""""", even if this is legal defensible, because this affects reforming States, such as Hungary, which are right next door to the crisis areas, and which are anyway having to make great efforts to become ready to join the European Union. In connection with the creation of a possible """"""""burden-sharing"""""""" arrangement, attention is drawn to a proposal from the Commission for a Joint Action based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union (COM(97)93 final(1)), on which the Council of Ministers has so far unfortunately failed to reach agreement: sensible, liberal provisions concerning family reunification and unrestricted permission for displaced persons to engage in gainful activity appear to be particularly contentious. How do the ideas of the Council or of the Council Presidency concerning a """"""""burden-sharing arrangement for population flight"""""""" look in detail? What criteria are to be used to determine the allocation of costs relating to persons displaced by war? What criteria are to be used for distributing displaced persons among the EU Member States? Are refugees and asylum-seekers, as well as displaced persons, to be covered by such """"""""burden-sharing""""""""? If not, why not? Are there plans for such """"""""burden-sharing"""""""" among the EU Member States also to include non-EU Member States, such as Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and the Czech Republic, which are particularly affected and which are known to be deemed """"""""safe third countries""""""""? If so, in what form? If not, why not? What are the reasons for the above Commission initiative concerning temporary protection of displaced persons not being followed up? Will the Council do what it can to ensure that, until armed conflict in the crisis areas comes to an end, displaced persons and refugees from Kosovo are given de facto refugee status in all EU Member States, as was granted by Austria to refugees from Bosnia? (1)OJ C 106, 4.4.1997, p. 13." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-2654/98

Immigration

The population flight associated with the crisis in Kosovo shows once again that EU-wide uniform criteria for the admission of displaced persons, refugees or asylum-seekers are needed. The solution cannot be, however, to channel refugees systematically into so-called """"""""safe third countries"""""""", even if this is legal defensible, because this affects reforming States, such as Hungary, which are right next door to the crisis areas, and which are anyway having to make great efforts to become ready to join the European Union. In connection with the creation of a possible """"""""burden-sharing"""""""" arrangement, attention is drawn to a proposal from the Commission for a Joint Action based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union (COM(97)93 final(1)), on which the Council of Ministers has so far unfortunately failed to reach agreement: sensible, liberal provisions concerning family reunification and unrestricted permission for displaced persons to engage in gainful activity appear to be particularly contentious. How do the ideas of the Council or of the Council Presidency concerning a """"""""burden-sharing arrangement for population flight"""""""" look in detail? What criteria are to be used to determine the allocation of costs relating to persons displaced by war? What criteria are to be used for distributing displaced persons among the EU Member States? Are refugees and asylum-seekers, as well as displaced persons, to be covered by such """"""""burden-sharing""""""""? If not, why not? Are there plans for such """"""""burden-sharing"""""""" among the EU Member States also to include non-EU Member States, such as Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and the Czech Republic, which are particularly affected and which are known to be deemed """"""""safe third countries""""""""? If so, in what form? If not, why not? What are the reasons for the above Commission initiative concerning temporary protection of displaced persons not being followed up? Will the Council do what it can to ensure that, until armed conflict in the crisis areas comes to an end, displaced persons and refugees from Kosovo are given de facto refugee status in all EU Member States, as was granted by Austria to refugees from Bosnia? (1)OJ C 106, 4.4.1997, p. 13.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1. Is the Commission aware that, while people who are nationals of an EU Member State are admitted to the United States of America as visitors without visas, since 2003 this has no longer been the case for Europeans who live and work in the USA because when they return from abroad they must have a business visa, while - just like other visitors - they must waive the right to the assistance of a lawyer in legal disputes with the authorities? 2. Is the Commission furthermore aware that when Europeans who have already resided in the USA for a long time or are married to a US citizen return to the USA, the US customs service may refuse them admission as visitors, arguing that they are seeking to enter the USA under false pretences and illegally, and that they may then be deported from the country and ordered not to return for the next five years? 3. Does the Commission have indications that such refusal of permission to return is, or is becoming, an instrument by means of which to compel Europeans in America to sell their homes and businesses as cheaply as possible and to resign from their jobs, to the benefit of US nationals? 4. Do the EU Member States have comparable ways of denying US nationals who are resident within their territory the right to reside indefinitely, return or work? Is this right also exercised in practice, and are Americans deported and kept out of Europe for long periods on this ground without having engaged in any criminal activities? 5. How will Europeans in America and Americans in Europe be placed on an equal footing as regards their rights, obligations and exclusion, on the basis of reciprocity? When will this be done? Source: TV Nederland 2, Twee Vandaag, 9 December 2003." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-3934/03

Immigration

1. Is the Commission aware that, while people who are nationals of an EU Member State are admitted to the United States of America as visitors without visas, since 2003 this has no longer been the case for Europeans who live and work in the USA because when they return from abroad they must have a business visa, while - just like other visitors - they must waive the right to the assistance of a lawyer in legal disputes with the authorities? 2. Is the Commission furthermore aware that when Europeans who have already resided in the USA for a long time or are married to a US citizen return to the USA, the US customs service may refuse them admission as visitors, arguing that they are seeking to enter the USA under false pretences and illegally, and that they may then be deported from the country and ordered not to return for the next five years? 3. Does the Commission have indications that such refusal of permission to return is, or is becoming, an instrument by means of which to compel Europeans in America to sell their homes and businesses as cheaply as possible and to resign from their jobs, to the benefit of US nationals? 4. Do the EU Member States have comparable ways of denying US nationals who are resident within their territory the right to reside indefinitely, return or work? Is this right also exercised in practice, and are Americans deported and kept out of Europe for long periods on this ground without having engaged in any criminal activities? 5. How will Europeans in America and Americans in Europe be placed on an equal footing as regards their rights, obligations and exclusion, on the basis of reciprocity? When will this be done? Source: TV Nederland 2, Twee Vandaag, 9 December 2003.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Frontex is one of the most important agencies to have been set up in the last few years. It may make a valuable contribution in the fight against illegal immigration. Frontex is of course dependent on the willingness of the Member States to supply equipment and staff. Some Member States promise much but deliver little. Can the Commission tell me, purely for information, whether there are any plans to incorporate in the Frontex regulation a provision requiring the Member States to supply equipment or participate in operations? Is any thought perhaps being given to a different option, namely a system for increased financial contributions from Member States?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-4456/08

Immigration

Frontex is one of the most important agencies to have been set up in the last few years. It may make a valuable contribution in the fight against illegal immigration. Frontex is of course dependent on the willingness of the Member States to supply equipment and staff. Some Member States promise much but deliver little. Can the Commission tell me, purely for information, whether there are any plans to incorporate in the Frontex regulation a provision requiring the Member States to supply equipment or participate in operations? Is any thought perhaps being given to a different option, namely a system for increased financial contributions from Member States?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "It is a regular occurrence for nationals of EU Member States who apply for a residence permit in the Netherlands to be charged large administrative fees. One such case concerns a German woman who has officially been cohabiting with a Netherlands national since 1 July 2002. Until 31 May 2003, when she was made redundant, she used to commute to Germany to work. She is now receiving Dutch unemployment benefit pursuant to Article71 of Regulation No1408/71(1). She has been compelled to pay a fee of EUR 430 for renewal of her residence permit. The woman has two children, who live with her ex-husband (their father) in Germany. She is a German national and has never worked in the Netherlands. Her cohabiting partner has always lived in the Netherlands, and until March 2001 was self-employed there. Since April 2001 he has been employed by a business in Germany (as a frontier worker). 1.Is it permissible for the Netherlands to charge a fee of EUR 430 per annum for extending a residence permit? Is it permissible to charge this amount for an extension such as that granted on 6 June 2003, which was limited to six months (until 6 December 2003)? 2.Is it permissible for the Netherlands to charge a fee of EUR 285 per child for their residence permits if the German mother wishes to bring her children up in the Netherlands together with her Dutch partner? 3.Does the case described here entail a violation of Community law (EEC Treaty, Articles13, 17, 18 and 39, and, inter alia, EEC Directive 68/360)(2)? NB: the charge for a Dutch identity card is EUR 28,73 for the Netherlands' own residents and Netherlands nationals. (1)OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. (2)OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 13." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-3296/03

Immigration

It is a regular occurrence for nationals of EU Member States who apply for a residence permit in the Netherlands to be charged large administrative fees. One such case concerns a German woman who has officially been cohabiting with a Netherlands national since 1 July 2002. Until 31 May 2003, when she was made redundant, she used to commute to Germany to work. She is now receiving Dutch unemployment benefit pursuant to Article71 of Regulation No1408/71(1). She has been compelled to pay a fee of EUR 430 for renewal of her residence permit. The woman has two children, who live with her ex-husband (their father) in Germany. She is a German national and has never worked in the Netherlands. Her cohabiting partner has always lived in the Netherlands, and until March 2001 was self-employed there. Since April 2001 he has been employed by a business in Germany (as a frontier worker). 1.Is it permissible for the Netherlands to charge a fee of EUR 430 per annum for extending a residence permit? Is it permissible to charge this amount for an extension such as that granted on 6 June 2003, which was limited to six months (until 6 December 2003)? 2.Is it permissible for the Netherlands to charge a fee of EUR 285 per child for their residence permits if the German mother wishes to bring her children up in the Netherlands together with her Dutch partner? 3.Does the case described here entail a violation of Community law (EEC Treaty, Articles13, 17, 18 and 39, and, inter alia, EEC Directive 68/360)(2)? NB: the charge for a Dutch identity card is EUR 28,73 for the Netherlands' own residents and Netherlands nationals. (1)OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. (2)OJ L 257, 19.10.1968, p. 13.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The reduction in funding assigned by Member States to international cooperation projects, under the pretext of the financial constraints imposed by the crisis, is leading to a situation of serious shortages in the Sahrawi refugee camps. The Minister of Cooperation for the Polisario Front, Brahim Mojtar, has explained in recent statements: ‘the economic crisis is having a very serious impact in the Sahrawi refugee camps. We have a 29000 tonne food deficit and we do not know where it will come from’. This food shortage in the Sahrawi refugee camps has led to a serious situation of food insecurity for a population of approximately 200000 people who, having been expelled from their land, have no opportunity to produce such quantities. According to Mojtar, the World Food Programme estimated the amount required to cover the volume of food needed for the population of the camps at USD37.5million; the UNHCR Plan has only been able to raise USD6million. This serious gap between needs and revenues is starting to aggravate the health conditions of the Sahrawi population, dramatically raising anaemia rates among children under five years and pregnant women, as well as producing, in the minister’s words, ‘a total lack of medicaments for the chronically ill’. In this situation of emergency, it is essential to mobilise additional funds to avert a food crisis in the Sahrawi camps. Can the Commission furnish information on the economic aid figures for food aid to refugee camps in Western Sahara provided for by the ECHO programme? Does the Commission consider that this figure responds to the current nutritional and health needs of the Sahrawi camps, given the significant lack of resources already explained? Does the Commission intend to mobilise additional funds to avert a major food emergency in the Sahrawi camps?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-004354-13

Immigration

The reduction in funding assigned by Member States to international cooperation projects, under the pretext of the financial constraints imposed by the crisis, is leading to a situation of serious shortages in the Sahrawi refugee camps. The Minister of Cooperation for the Polisario Front, Brahim Mojtar, has explained in recent statements: ‘the economic crisis is having a very serious impact in the Sahrawi refugee camps. We have a 29000 tonne food deficit and we do not know where it will come from’. This food shortage in the Sahrawi refugee camps has led to a serious situation of food insecurity for a population of approximately 200000 people who, having been expelled from their land, have no opportunity to produce such quantities. According to Mojtar, the World Food Programme estimated the amount required to cover the volume of food needed for the population of the camps at USD37.5million; the UNHCR Plan has only been able to raise USD6million. This serious gap between needs and revenues is starting to aggravate the health conditions of the Sahrawi population, dramatically raising anaemia rates among children under five years and pregnant women, as well as producing, in the minister’s words, ‘a total lack of medicaments for the chronically ill’. In this situation of emergency, it is essential to mobilise additional funds to avert a food crisis in the Sahrawi camps. Can the Commission furnish information on the economic aid figures for food aid to refugee camps in Western Sahara provided for by the ECHO programme? Does the Commission consider that this figure responds to the current nutritional and health needs of the Sahrawi camps, given the significant lack of resources already explained? Does the Commission intend to mobilise additional funds to avert a major food emergency in the Sahrawi camps?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "‘Puzzled by Policy’(1) is a project that is co-funded by the Commission and, as stated in some press releases, has the aim of informing citizens about immigration laws and stimulating online debate on this issue. It also lets people know their political affinity by getting them to answer a series of questions on the topic of migration, such as whether or not the rules should be made more restrictive and whether non-EU immigrants should be required to accept European culture and values. At the end of the quiz, users are guided into discussion forums on specific topics such as ‘immigration for study purposes’ or ‘irregular immigration in Europe’, where they can participate directly or indirectly in the online debate. NGOs, organisations, universities and think-tanks are using this widget to engage their communities. Can the Commission say how much this project cost? Has the Commission been able to assess the usefulness of such an initiative? (1)Application on website: http://join.puzzledbypolicy.eu." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-011671-12

Immigration

‘Puzzled by Policy’(1) is a project that is co-funded by the Commission and, as stated in some press releases, has the aim of informing citizens about immigration laws and stimulating online debate on this issue. It also lets people know their political affinity by getting them to answer a series of questions on the topic of migration, such as whether or not the rules should be made more restrictive and whether non-EU immigrants should be required to accept European culture and values. At the end of the quiz, users are guided into discussion forums on specific topics such as ‘immigration for study purposes’ or ‘irregular immigration in Europe’, where they can participate directly or indirectly in the online debate. NGOs, organisations, universities and think-tanks are using this widget to engage their communities. Can the Commission say how much this project cost? Has the Commission been able to assess the usefulness of such an initiative? (1)Application on website: http://join.puzzledbypolicy.eu.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "It is obvious that virtually all the governments of the European Union are now struggling with the problem of immigration into Europe. I would cite merely the 910 Kurds who arrived by boat barely a week ago on the Côte d'Azur, the hundreds of immigrants found, yet again, on the beaches of Southern Spain in the last few days, and the shipload of immigrants who besieged the Belgian coast and threw the Belgian Government into crisis. Given the need to develop a global policy for immigration into Europe, what proposals in this area does the Commission intend to make at the forthcoming Stockholm European Summit on 23 and 24 March? How does the Commission assess the possibilities for harmonising the rules on asylum in the Member States, following the studies which have been carried out? At the forthcoming Stockholm Summit, how does it intend to tackle the issue of much-needed measures to combat the traffic in human beings carried out by Mafia networks throughout Europe?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

P-0726/01

Immigration

It is obvious that virtually all the governments of the European Union are now struggling with the problem of immigration into Europe. I would cite merely the 910 Kurds who arrived by boat barely a week ago on the Côte d'Azur, the hundreds of immigrants found, yet again, on the beaches of Southern Spain in the last few days, and the shipload of immigrants who besieged the Belgian coast and threw the Belgian Government into crisis. Given the need to develop a global policy for immigration into Europe, what proposals in this area does the Commission intend to make at the forthcoming Stockholm European Summit on 23 and 24 March? How does the Commission assess the possibilities for harmonising the rules on asylum in the Member States, following the studies which have been carried out? At the forthcoming Stockholm Summit, how does it intend to tackle the issue of much-needed measures to combat the traffic in human beings carried out by Mafia networks throughout Europe?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Thank you for your reply to Question E‑4803/2010. The Commission, in its answer, employs the Marxist theory that environment is responsible for criminality. In referring to exclusion, has the Commission considered the dispossession of indigenous elements within the host Member States who now feel excluded within their own ancestral communities, due to the arrival of unwanted alien elements? Would the Commission care to venture why this indigenous category has not engaged in crime any more than did their ancestors, who were excluded from employment during the '30s, during the greatest depression in living memory, when there was no social security of the scope and generosity that exist today? The Commission has not answered whether it has considered the consequences for the nations of Europe, in terms of crime, were Turkey to join theEU. Will it kindly do so? Will the Commission also address itself to the question of why its migration and multicultural policies have failed to take note of ethnic criminality, and will it take responsibility for the rise in crime that may be attributed to its migration and multicultural policies? Has the Commission calculated the costs involved in the measures mentioned in the third paragraph of its reply? Is the Commission able to confirm, beyond question, that its policies on migration from outside theEU enjoy popular support? How is the internal security strategy for theEU, to which it refers, likely to address the issues of immigrant crime?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-001381/2011

Immigration

Thank you for your reply to Question E‑4803/2010. The Commission, in its answer, employs the Marxist theory that environment is responsible for criminality. In referring to exclusion, has the Commission considered the dispossession of indigenous elements within the host Member States who now feel excluded within their own ancestral communities, due to the arrival of unwanted alien elements? Would the Commission care to venture why this indigenous category has not engaged in crime any more than did their ancestors, who were excluded from employment during the '30s, during the greatest depression in living memory, when there was no social security of the scope and generosity that exist today? The Commission has not answered whether it has considered the consequences for the nations of Europe, in terms of crime, were Turkey to join theEU. Will it kindly do so? Will the Commission also address itself to the question of why its migration and multicultural policies have failed to take note of ethnic criminality, and will it take responsibility for the rise in crime that may be attributed to its migration and multicultural policies? Has the Commission calculated the costs involved in the measures mentioned in the third paragraph of its reply? Is the Commission able to confirm, beyond question, that its policies on migration from outside theEU enjoy popular support? How is the internal security strategy for theEU, to which it refers, likely to address the issues of immigrant crime?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 22June2013, a bilateral meeting was held in Tripoli between the Maltese Prime Minister, DrJoseph Muscat and his Libyan counterpart, Ali Zeidan. During this meeting, Prime Minister Zeidan expressed his willingness to cooperate on the issue of irregular migration. However, he also expressed the need for international assistance in order to help Libya patrol its borders and to ensure humane conditions for asylum-seekers. In light of the above, what kind of assistance is the Commission willing to provide to Libya in order to alleviate the problem of the influx of irregular migrants into Europe through peripheral Member States such as Malta?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-007457-13

Immigration

On 22June2013, a bilateral meeting was held in Tripoli between the Maltese Prime Minister, DrJoseph Muscat and his Libyan counterpart, Ali Zeidan. During this meeting, Prime Minister Zeidan expressed his willingness to cooperate on the issue of irregular migration. However, he also expressed the need for international assistance in order to help Libya patrol its borders and to ensure humane conditions for asylum-seekers. In light of the above, what kind of assistance is the Commission willing to provide to Libya in order to alleviate the problem of the influx of irregular migrants into Europe through peripheral Member States such as Malta?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "While the Turkish government organised bus convoys to transport migrants towards the Greek-Turkish border, VP/HR Borrell tweeted that he had ‘received reassurances that Turkey remains committed to Joint EU-Turkey Statement’.Under the agreement Turkey would accept the rapid return of all migrants not in need of international protection crossing from Turkey into Greece, and to take back all irregular migrants intercepted in Turkish waters.Given that the agreement is now null and void:1.Does the VP/HR agree that a new approach is needed – and that all options must be on the table, including sanctions and unilateral termination of current EU-Turkey treaties?2.Does the VP/HR agree that accession negotiations, visa-liberalisation talks and pre-accession funding should be terminated?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-001636/2020

Immigration

While the Turkish government organised bus convoys to transport migrants towards the Greek-Turkish border, VP/HR Borrell tweeted that he had ‘received reassurances that Turkey remains committed to Joint EU-Turkey Statement’.Under the agreement Turkey would accept the rapid return of all migrants not in need of international protection crossing from Turkey into Greece, and to take back all irregular migrants intercepted in Turkish waters.Given that the agreement is now null and void:1.Does the VP/HR agree that a new approach is needed – and that all options must be on the table, including sanctions and unilateral termination of current EU-Turkey treaties?2.Does the VP/HR agree that accession negotiations, visa-liberalisation talks and pre-accession funding should be terminated?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to the European Council website, ‘restrictive measures or “sanctions” are an essential tool of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)’. These can also be imposed on individuals(1). Under ‘migration’(2), one of the 10 Commission priorities for 2015-2019, the ‘effective return’(3) policy is outlined. The magazine Der Spiegel has reported that some countries are refusing to ‘take back’ their citizens who entered theEU illegally(4). 1.Does the Commission have data on the number of people in theEU who, despite being told to return, have been rejected by their countries of origin? 2.Does the Commission regard individual sanctions as an effective means of putting pressure on the leaders of the countries of origin to take back illegal immigrants? 3.Does the Commission know how much these people who have been rejected by their own countries are costing the EU? (1)http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/sanctions/ (2)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities_en (3)https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/irregular-migration-return-policy_en (4)http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/eu-erhoeht-druck-auf-herkunftsstaaten-bei-streit-um-ruecknahme-von-migranten-a-1175385.html" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-000593-18

Immigration

According to the European Council website, ‘restrictive measures or “sanctions” are an essential tool of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)’. These can also be imposed on individuals(1). Under ‘migration’(2), one of the 10 Commission priorities for 2015-2019, the ‘effective return’(3) policy is outlined. The magazine Der Spiegel has reported that some countries are refusing to ‘take back’ their citizens who entered theEU illegally(4). 1.Does the Commission have data on the number of people in theEU who, despite being told to return, have been rejected by their countries of origin? 2.Does the Commission regard individual sanctions as an effective means of putting pressure on the leaders of the countries of origin to take back illegal immigrants? 3.Does the Commission know how much these people who have been rejected by their own countries are costing the EU? (1)http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/sanctions/ (2)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities_en (3)https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/irregular-migration-return-policy_en (4)http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/eu-erhoeht-druck-auf-herkunftsstaaten-bei-streit-um-ruecknahme-von-migranten-a-1175385.html

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Last week the Saharawi community warned of the disastrous situation caused by the food shortage among the Saharawi refugees in the camps at Tindouf (Algeria) and issued an urgent appeal for funding. The explanation offered by the camps themselves is that the United Nations organisations responsible for distributing food to the refugees have drastically cut the aid they used to give. In fact, consignments that previously provided food for 158000 people now only feed 90000. According to the information available, both the stocks of the WFP, which has the mandate to ensure that the refugee population is provided with the four basic products and the security stocks delivered by ECHO have been used up, which is causing starvation in the camps. The situation is being tackled thanks to bilateral agreements with other countries, but the situation is unsustainable. In view of the situation can the Council say: 1. what emergency mechanisms it is considering introducing in order to alleviate the food shortage in the Saharawi refugee camps; 2. in the long term and since this sort of situation cannot be managed on the basis of emergency campaigns, how it intends to ensure that the supply of food to the food stores is guaranteed?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-5328/06

Immigration

Last week the Saharawi community warned of the disastrous situation caused by the food shortage among the Saharawi refugees in the camps at Tindouf (Algeria) and issued an urgent appeal for funding. The explanation offered by the camps themselves is that the United Nations organisations responsible for distributing food to the refugees have drastically cut the aid they used to give. In fact, consignments that previously provided food for 158000 people now only feed 90000. According to the information available, both the stocks of the WFP, which has the mandate to ensure that the refugee population is provided with the four basic products and the security stocks delivered by ECHO have been used up, which is causing starvation in the camps. The situation is being tackled thanks to bilateral agreements with other countries, but the situation is unsustainable. In view of the situation can the Council say: 1. what emergency mechanisms it is considering introducing in order to alleviate the food shortage in the Saharawi refugee camps; 2. in the long term and since this sort of situation cannot be managed on the basis of emergency campaigns, how it intends to ensure that the supply of food to the food stores is guaranteed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "What are the real capacities of Frontex at the present moment?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [9]. </s>

E-3739/06

Immigration

What are the real capacities of Frontex at the present moment?