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<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Rapid technological advances, globalisation and the economic crisis have led to higher unemployment, job insecurity and a loss of vested social rights upon which the European Union was built. Particularly in countries such as Greece, all this has caused serious problems to basic survival for many vulnerable social groups, such as single-parent and multi-member families, young people and the elderly. By way of addressing growing inequalities, and to redistribute the advantages created by automation, many European countries have instituted the adoption of a universal basic income. The purpose of this measure is to replace complicated social welfare systems with a more flexible mechanism which would offer citizens security and promote knowledge, personal freedoms and social justice. Data available to date indicate the application of the measure has had positive results. In view of this: Would it be possible to establish a Unified European Social System as part of the new Multi-annual Financial Framework which would fund a universal basic income that ensures a dignified standard of living for all EU citizens and supports their economic and social reintegration?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [13]. </s>

E-005032-17

Social welfare

Rapid technological advances, globalisation and the economic crisis have led to higher unemployment, job insecurity and a loss of vested social rights upon which the European Union was built. Particularly in countries such as Greece, all this has caused serious problems to basic survival for many vulnerable social groups, such as single-parent and multi-member families, young people and the elderly. By way of addressing growing inequalities, and to redistribute the advantages created by automation, many European countries have instituted the adoption of a universal basic income. The purpose of this measure is to replace complicated social welfare systems with a more flexible mechanism which would offer citizens security and promote knowledge, personal freedoms and social justice. Data available to date indicate the application of the measure has had positive results. In view of this: Would it be possible to establish a Unified European Social System as part of the new Multi-annual Financial Framework which would fund a universal basic income that ensures a dignified standard of living for all EU citizens and supports their economic and social reintegration?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"As the Commission has pointed out, the regional operational plan submitted by the Region of Sicily does not seem to respect the guiding criteria for the new Structural Funds. In particular, it appears to envisage an excessive number of intervention measures and there are substantial shortcomings in the implementing projects to back up the requested funding. In other words, the Plan submitted is too general and fragmented, which arouses various concerns about the added value of the numerous microprojects drawn up and the possible loss of Community co-financing if its content and structure are not changed in agreement with the Commission. In view of the above, can the Commission say: 1. whether these fears are justified; 2. what conditions the Region of Sicily has failed to comply with; 3. what changes should be made to the above-mentioned Plan; 4. whether there is real collaboration between Palermo and Brussels on the content of the Plan; 5. whether there is any real possibility that the Region of Sicily may lose the co-financing in the event of the plan not fulfilling the criteria established by the Structural Funds?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [14]. </s>

P-0450/00

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

As the Commission has pointed out, the regional operational plan submitted by the Region of Sicily does not seem to respect the guiding criteria for the new Structural Funds. In particular, it appears to envisage an excessive number of intervention measures and there are substantial shortcomings in the implementing projects to back up the requested funding. In other words, the Plan submitted is too general and fragmented, which arouses various concerns about the added value of the numerous microprojects drawn up and the possible loss of Community co-financing if its content and structure are not changed in agreement with the Commission. In view of the above, can the Commission say: 1. whether these fears are justified; 2. what conditions the Region of Sicily has failed to comply with; 3. what changes should be made to the above-mentioned Plan; 4. whether there is real collaboration between Palermo and Brussels on the content of the Plan; 5. whether there is any real possibility that the Region of Sicily may lose the co-financing in the event of the plan not fulfilling the criteria established by the Structural Funds?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The European Offender Employment Group is continuing its work to encourage a higher priority to be given to the reintegration of offenders and to work for improvements in the quality and quantity of work undertaken. How is the Commission ensuring that this important initiative receives the attention it requires to be effective in its objective?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [5]. </s>

E-1073/97

Labour, employment and pensions

The European Offender Employment Group is continuing its work to encourage a higher priority to be given to the reintegration of offenders and to work for improvements in the quality and quantity of work undertaken. How is the Commission ensuring that this important initiative receives the attention it requires to be effective in its objective?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Standing Committee on Employment is the only official forum for contact between the Commission, governments and the two sides of industry in this sphere. Does the Commission believe that the Intergovernmental Conference on the reform of the European institutions will have an effect on the Standing Committee on Employment, which has existed since 1975?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [5]. </s>

P-3180/96

Labour, employment and pensions

The Standing Committee on Employment is the only official forum for contact between the Commission, governments and the two sides of industry in this sphere. Does the Commission believe that the Intergovernmental Conference on the reform of the European institutions will have an effect on the Standing Committee on Employment, which has existed since 1975?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The author of this question has heard that, during the video conference of EU foreign ministers on 19 November, the Vice-President / High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that we were approaching a watershed moment in our relationship with Turkey. Mr Borrell also apparently stated: ‘It is important that Turkey understands that its behaviour is widening its separation from the European Union’, specifying that this opinion was shared by the Foreign Affairs Ministers taking part in the video conference.The Vice-President / High Representative of the EU also stressed that ‘a fundamental change of attitude on the Turkish side’ would now be required.Can the Vice-President / High Representative therefore answer the following questions:Does he confirm the above-mentioned remarks made during the video conference with EU foreign ministers held on 19 November?Does he not think that Turkey should lose its status as an EU candidate country once and for all?Does he not think that the suspension of pre-accession fund payments should be considered at the next European Council on 10-11 December?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-006421/2020

International affairs and foreign aid

The author of this question has heard that, during the video conference of EU foreign ministers on 19 November, the Vice-President / High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that we were approaching a watershed moment in our relationship with Turkey. Mr Borrell also apparently stated: ‘It is important that Turkey understands that its behaviour is widening its separation from the European Union’, specifying that this opinion was shared by the Foreign Affairs Ministers taking part in the video conference.The Vice-President / High Representative of the EU also stressed that ‘a fundamental change of attitude on the Turkish side’ would now be required.Can the Vice-President / High Representative therefore answer the following questions:Does he confirm the above-mentioned remarks made during the video conference with EU foreign ministers held on 19 November?Does he not think that Turkey should lose its status as an EU candidate country once and for all?Does he not think that the suspension of pre-accession fund payments should be considered at the next European Council on 10-11 December?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found against Turkey on account of its ban preventing an American academic from re-entering the country, where she was employed as a lecturer at a number of universities. Norma Cox was expelled for the first time in 1986 because of statements she had made on Kurdish and Armenian issues. In 1996 the Turkish authorities permanently banned her from re-entering the country. In the light of the ECHR judges’ ruling that the grounds for the ban imposed on MsCox were unfounded, can the Commission give its own assessment as to the impact this judgment will have on the negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the EU? Does it think it would be advisable to request further clarification from the Turkish authorities as regards the background to the aforementioned ruling?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-007129/2011

International affairs and foreign aid

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found against Turkey on account of its ban preventing an American academic from re-entering the country, where she was employed as a lecturer at a number of universities. Norma Cox was expelled for the first time in 1986 because of statements she had made on Kurdish and Armenian issues. In 1996 the Turkish authorities permanently banned her from re-entering the country. In the light of the ECHR judges’ ruling that the grounds for the ban imposed on MsCox were unfounded, can the Commission give its own assessment as to the impact this judgment will have on the negotiations on Turkey’s accession to the EU? Does it think it would be advisable to request further clarification from the Turkish authorities as regards the background to the aforementioned ruling?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"I understand that on 29June 2009 the Spirit of Humanity, an aid ship bound for Gaza, was commandeered and detained by the Israeli authorities. The aid shipment had been organised by the Free Gaza Movement and the ship had departed Cyprus on 27June 2009. Israeli forces stopped the vessel from entering the coastal waters of Gaza on security grounds and because this would breach an existing naval blockade. On board the ship were activists from various countries and these people were arrested, detained and charged with ‘illegal entry into Israel’ (despite having not intended to enter the country). Does the Council condemn this action by the Israeli forces? Has the Council raised this issue with the Israeli representatives to the European Union?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-4088/09

International affairs and foreign aid

I understand that on 29June 2009 the Spirit of Humanity, an aid ship bound for Gaza, was commandeered and detained by the Israeli authorities. The aid shipment had been organised by the Free Gaza Movement and the ship had departed Cyprus on 27June 2009. Israeli forces stopped the vessel from entering the coastal waters of Gaza on security grounds and because this would breach an existing naval blockade. On board the ship were activists from various countries and these people were arrested, detained and charged with ‘illegal entry into Israel’ (despite having not intended to enter the country). Does the Council condemn this action by the Israeli forces? Has the Council raised this issue with the Israeli representatives to the European Union?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The draft amendment to the Schengen Borders Code COM(2017)0571, which proposes amending certain provisions on the introduction of temporary internal border controls, includes elements which serve primarily as a guarantee against the arbitrary introduction of internal border controls. However, the introduction of the proposed amendment to the Code will not guarantee the proper functioning of the Schengen area without internal border controls. On the contrary, it will facilitate their implementation and the prolongation of their duration. For example, it allows Member States to introduce controls at internal borders if they submit their own ‘risk assessment’. The conditions for the introduction of internal border controls are, however, defined in so vague a manner that, in practice, it is not necessary for them to be fully met. Rather, they must only be met in a formal sense. 1.If the risk assessments are drawn up by the Member States requesting the introduction of controls, how is the Commission able to vouch for the objectivity of that assessment?2.How has the Commission taken account of the serious risks to the functionality of this mechanism, such as the possibility that controls will be introduced under various pretexts or for other unrelated reasons?3.If internal border controls are proposed by a state in order to preserve internal security, and that same state is also responsible for administering the Union’s external border, how will the way the state protects the external border at the same time be taken into account?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [9]. </s>

E-007082-17

Immigration

The draft amendment to the Schengen Borders Code COM(2017)0571, which proposes amending certain provisions on the introduction of temporary internal border controls, includes elements which serve primarily as a guarantee against the arbitrary introduction of internal border controls. However, the introduction of the proposed amendment to the Code will not guarantee the proper functioning of the Schengen area without internal border controls. On the contrary, it will facilitate their implementation and the prolongation of their duration. For example, it allows Member States to introduce controls at internal borders if they submit their own ‘risk assessment’. The conditions for the introduction of internal border controls are, however, defined in so vague a manner that, in practice, it is not necessary for them to be fully met. Rather, they must only be met in a formal sense. 1.If the risk assessments are drawn up by the Member States requesting the introduction of controls, how is the Commission able to vouch for the objectivity of that assessment?2.How has the Commission taken account of the serious risks to the functionality of this mechanism, such as the possibility that controls will be introduced under various pretexts or for other unrelated reasons?3.If internal border controls are proposed by a state in order to preserve internal security, and that same state is also responsible for administering the Union’s external border, how will the way the state protects the external border at the same time be taken into account?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Commission’s energy roadmap for 2050 for a low carbon economy was published in December2011. It proposes several scenarios for the future structure of Europe’s energy supply in order to meet the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union is on track to meet its targets in terms of renewable energy by 2020, according to MEPs in the resolution adopted on Thursday14March. They add that renewables will, in the long term, move to the centre of the energy mix in Europe. 1.Does the Commission support the move towards third generation biofuels based on food crop waste products, and does it believe that similar conditions should be imposed on imported biofuels? 2.Does the Commission share Parliament’s opinion that nuclear energy should remain an important contributor in the long term, that natural gas will also play an important role in the short to medium term since it represents a quick and cost-efficient way of reducing reliance on other more polluting fossil fuels, and that oil should also remain in the energy mix in 2050, albeit with a lower share than today, and that it should be used mainly in long-distance passenger and freight transports? 3.Does the Commission believe, as Parliament does, that the current rate and quality of building renovation needs to be substantially scaled up, in order to allow theEU to reduce the energy consumption of its building stock by 80% in relation to 2010 levels between now and 2050?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [8]. </s>

E-004278-13

Energy

The Commission’s energy roadmap for 2050 for a low carbon economy was published in December2011. It proposes several scenarios for the future structure of Europe’s energy supply in order to meet the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The European Union is on track to meet its targets in terms of renewable energy by 2020, according to MEPs in the resolution adopted on Thursday14March. They add that renewables will, in the long term, move to the centre of the energy mix in Europe. 1.Does the Commission support the move towards third generation biofuels based on food crop waste products, and does it believe that similar conditions should be imposed on imported biofuels? 2.Does the Commission share Parliament’s opinion that nuclear energy should remain an important contributor in the long term, that natural gas will also play an important role in the short to medium term since it represents a quick and cost-efficient way of reducing reliance on other more polluting fossil fuels, and that oil should also remain in the energy mix in 2050, albeit with a lower share than today, and that it should be used mainly in long-distance passenger and freight transports? 3.Does the Commission believe, as Parliament does, that the current rate and quality of building renovation needs to be substantially scaled up, in order to allow theEU to reduce the energy consumption of its building stock by 80% in relation to 2010 levels between now and 2050?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"A ferry company wishes to establish a new route between the port of Workington, in my UK constituency, and Ramsey on the Isle of Man. However, all attempts to establish this new ferry route are currently being blocked by the Manx Government. The Isle of Man is currently only served by one ferry company, which has an agreement with the Manx Government. This monopoly agreement has been extended to 2020 with no competitive tendering process. Under the British Act of Accession to theEU, the Isle of Man benefits from free access to the European market but is equally bound to adhere to EU rules on competition. Can the Commission state whether the non-existence of competition in the shipping market (and the lack of a competitive tendering process for new contracts) means that the Isle of Man is in breach of the British Act of Accession to the EU? What actions can be taken to ensure that the Manx Government takes the necessary steps to comply with the agreement and ensure that its ports are opened up to free trade?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-005677-14

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

A ferry company wishes to establish a new route between the port of Workington, in my UK constituency, and Ramsey on the Isle of Man. However, all attempts to establish this new ferry route are currently being blocked by the Manx Government. The Isle of Man is currently only served by one ferry company, which has an agreement with the Manx Government. This monopoly agreement has been extended to 2020 with no competitive tendering process. Under the British Act of Accession to theEU, the Isle of Man benefits from free access to the European market but is equally bound to adhere to EU rules on competition. Can the Commission state whether the non-existence of competition in the shipping market (and the lack of a competitive tendering process for new contracts) means that the Isle of Man is in breach of the British Act of Accession to the EU? What actions can be taken to ensure that the Manx Government takes the necessary steps to comply with the agreement and ensure that its ports are opened up to free trade?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 8November2012, the eve of the opening of the Chinese Communist Party congress which was to appoint Xi Jinping as the next President of the country, five Tibetans, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and the protection of their fundamental rights from violations by the Chinese authorities, committed self-immolation in remote areas of China. They included three young monks, between 15 and 16years of age. This is the largest number of people to commit self-immolation in a single day, and the symbolic character of these incidents, which are intended as a strong message to the new Chinese leadership, is clear. The number of Tibetans who have committed self-immolation since March2011 is now 68, and even more worrying is the fact that those who choose this form of protest against violations of their fundamental freedoms are getting younger and younger. The EU is China's most important trading partner, and the human rights clause always has a prominent role in EU trade agreements. Furthermore, there is an ongoing open dialogue between theEU and China (the most recent meeting took place on 30May2012) on the issue of human rights, while theEU arms embargo continues to apply to China. However, Tibetans are still being deprived of their fundamental freedoms, resulting in these tragic events. In this context and in the light of the EU's human rights dialogue with China, will the Commission say: — Is it aware of this turn of events? — Does it intend to go beyond the usual positive comments and raise this issue more directly and urgently with the Chinese authorities, especially now that new contacts will be formed and programmatic statements exchanged between China and theEU owing to changes in the Chinese leadership?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

P-010244-12

International affairs and foreign aid

On 8November2012, the eve of the opening of the Chinese Communist Party congress which was to appoint Xi Jinping as the next President of the country, five Tibetans, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and the protection of their fundamental rights from violations by the Chinese authorities, committed self-immolation in remote areas of China. They included three young monks, between 15 and 16years of age. This is the largest number of people to commit self-immolation in a single day, and the symbolic character of these incidents, which are intended as a strong message to the new Chinese leadership, is clear. The number of Tibetans who have committed self-immolation since March2011 is now 68, and even more worrying is the fact that those who choose this form of protest against violations of their fundamental freedoms are getting younger and younger. The EU is China's most important trading partner, and the human rights clause always has a prominent role in EU trade agreements. Furthermore, there is an ongoing open dialogue between theEU and China (the most recent meeting took place on 30May2012) on the issue of human rights, while theEU arms embargo continues to apply to China. However, Tibetans are still being deprived of their fundamental freedoms, resulting in these tragic events. In this context and in the light of the EU's human rights dialogue with China, will the Commission say: — Is it aware of this turn of events? — Does it intend to go beyond the usual positive comments and raise this issue more directly and urgently with the Chinese authorities, especially now that new contacts will be formed and programmatic statements exchanged between China and theEU owing to changes in the Chinese leadership?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Peach producers and canning plants have been hit hard by the US decision to impose an additional 25% duty on EU products, including on Greek canned peaches, which, according to Reuters, will amount to up to 43%. In Greece, peach producers are in a desperate plight and talk about an industry in deep crisis, which now has to cope with a new unequal trade war. It is a sector of vital importance for the Greek countryside, in particular in the region of Macedonia, where unemployment remains high following the end of the economic crisis.In view of the above, will the Commission say: 1.What measures will be taken to address the crisis in peach production and the peach market due to the increase in US customs duties? 2.What are the likely economic implications for the EU of the increased tariffs imposed on the fruit and vegetable trade? What will be economic consequences for agricultural production? 3.What urgent measures will the EU take to mitigate these consequences?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>

P-003675/2019

Agriculture and Fisheries

Peach producers and canning plants have been hit hard by the US decision to impose an additional 25% duty on EU products, including on Greek canned peaches, which, according to Reuters, will amount to up to 43%. In Greece, peach producers are in a desperate plight and talk about an industry in deep crisis, which now has to cope with a new unequal trade war. It is a sector of vital importance for the Greek countryside, in particular in the region of Macedonia, where unemployment remains high following the end of the economic crisis.In view of the above, will the Commission say: 1.What measures will be taken to address the crisis in peach production and the peach market due to the increase in US customs duties? 2.What are the likely economic implications for the EU of the increased tariffs imposed on the fruit and vegetable trade? What will be economic consequences for agricultural production? 3.What urgent measures will the EU take to mitigate these consequences?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 28 November 2002 the Italian authorities repatriated Mr Muhammad al Shari and his family, from Malpensa airport (Milan) to Syria, despite the existence of a death sentence against him in that country. This act was in breach of the Italian Constitution. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union states that 'no-one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed' (Article 2), and also underwrites the right of asylum on the basis of the Geneva Convention and the protocol of 31 January 1967 (Article 18). Meanwhile, negotiations are currently in course between the EU and Syria for an association agreement. Does the Commission not consider it necessary to intervene as a matter of urgency so as to ensure that the death sentence is not carried out and that the physical integrity of Mr Muhammad al Shari and his family is not put at risk?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [9]. </s>

P-3821/02

Immigration

On 28 November 2002 the Italian authorities repatriated Mr Muhammad al Shari and his family, from Malpensa airport (Milan) to Syria, despite the existence of a death sentence against him in that country. This act was in breach of the Italian Constitution. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union states that 'no-one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed' (Article 2), and also underwrites the right of asylum on the basis of the Geneva Convention and the protocol of 31 January 1967 (Article 18). Meanwhile, negotiations are currently in course between the EU and Syria for an association agreement. Does the Commission not consider it necessary to intervene as a matter of urgency so as to ensure that the death sentence is not carried out and that the physical integrity of Mr Muhammad al Shari and his family is not put at risk?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"After the sinking of the """"""""Erika"""""""", the """"""""Prestige"""""""" oil spill on 19 November 2002 off the coast of Galicia, Spain has shown us the serious inadequacies in the control and monitoring of ships at sea. The Commission must act as quickly as possible in the face of environmental disasters like these. The decision taken at the Franco-Spanish Summit in Malaga, in accordance with Article 56 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to limit access for the most dangerous oil tankers to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), less than 200 nautical miles (360 km) from the coast, gives cause for hope. However, the crisis that an oil spill presents for those affected, for the local communities and its consequences for the environment and sectors of the economy such as fishing and tourism, requires that new rules concerning the transport of high-risk goods, as well as new monitoring measures, are drawn up on a European scale. The precautionary principle means that the setting up of a European police force of the seas must now be considered. The creation of a fleet of European coastguard ships would allow maritime law to be enforced more effectively. There are many arguments in favour of a new administrative body, which could be placed under the control of the European Parliament and under the responsibility of the maritime authorities of the Member States. On the eve of the next enlargement of the European Union, this would send a strong message in favour of a Europe of the sea. What is the Commission's view on this? Is the Commission willing to make proposals that would serve as a common basis for a European campaign for safety at sea, with emphasis on the strict monitoring of the ships in circulation?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [10]. </s>

E-3545/02

Transportation

After the sinking of the """"""""Erika"""""""", the """"""""Prestige"""""""" oil spill on 19 November 2002 off the coast of Galicia, Spain has shown us the serious inadequacies in the control and monitoring of ships at sea. The Commission must act as quickly as possible in the face of environmental disasters like these. The decision taken at the Franco-Spanish Summit in Malaga, in accordance with Article 56 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to limit access for the most dangerous oil tankers to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), less than 200 nautical miles (360 km) from the coast, gives cause for hope. However, the crisis that an oil spill presents for those affected, for the local communities and its consequences for the environment and sectors of the economy such as fishing and tourism, requires that new rules concerning the transport of high-risk goods, as well as new monitoring measures, are drawn up on a European scale. The precautionary principle means that the setting up of a European police force of the seas must now be considered. The creation of a fleet of European coastguard ships would allow maritime law to be enforced more effectively. There are many arguments in favour of a new administrative body, which could be placed under the control of the European Parliament and under the responsibility of the maritime authorities of the Member States. On the eve of the next enlargement of the European Union, this would send a strong message in favour of a Europe of the sea. What is the Commission's view on this? Is the Commission willing to make proposals that would serve as a common basis for a European campaign for safety at sea, with emphasis on the strict monitoring of the ships in circulation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Full completion of the internal market is of vital importance to economic and social progress in the EU. It must be said that the hopes raised when the Single Act was adopted have failed to materialize. A resolute programme of measures must therefore be adopted with a view to removing the remaining barriers. Would the Commission agree that it should persuade the Member States to give priority to completing the drafting of the national legislation required to implement the public procurement directives, and to bringing national law into line with the general spirit of Community law in cases where transposition presents a problem?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-2536/96

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

Full completion of the internal market is of vital importance to economic and social progress in the EU. It must be said that the hopes raised when the Single Act was adopted have failed to materialize. A resolute programme of measures must therefore be adopted with a view to removing the remaining barriers. Would the Commission agree that it should persuade the Member States to give priority to completing the drafting of the national legislation required to implement the public procurement directives, and to bringing national law into line with the general spirit of Community law in cases where transposition presents a problem?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 16 October 1996 the Commission decided to instigate infringement proceedings against France for imposing the """"""""Contribution au Remboursement de la Dette Sociale"""""""" (CRDS) on Dutch pensioners resident in France who pay social premiums in the Netherlands in respect of their pensions. 1. Is the CRDS premium to be regarded as a tax on income which has to be paid in France pursuant to an agreement between France and the Netherlands, or as a social security premium which, in principle, is levied on Dutch citizens only in the Netherlands in respect of income from pensions? 2. What stage have the infringement proceedings reached, and what action is the Commission taking to compel France to comply with European legislation?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>

E-2700/97

Macroeconomics

On 16 October 1996 the Commission decided to instigate infringement proceedings against France for imposing the """"""""Contribution au Remboursement de la Dette Sociale"""""""" (CRDS) on Dutch pensioners resident in France who pay social premiums in the Netherlands in respect of their pensions. 1. Is the CRDS premium to be regarded as a tax on income which has to be paid in France pursuant to an agreement between France and the Netherlands, or as a social security premium which, in principle, is levied on Dutch citizens only in the Netherlands in respect of income from pensions? 2. What stage have the infringement proceedings reached, and what action is the Commission taking to compel France to comply with European legislation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to press reports in Finland, schoolbooks in use in certain EU Member States contain totally inaccurate information about Finland. Books in use in France, for example, portray Finland on the basis of pictures from the 1950s and distorted information. There is no mention of our current modern information technology society. The EU expends considerable amounts of money on education and various programmes and separate information campaigns. Information campaigns to promote European citizenship cannot be successful if the basic information provided in schools about other Member States is both inadequate and distorted. What does the Commission propose to do to ensure that schoolbooks in the Member States contain accurate and up-to-date basic information about all Member States?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [6]. </s>

P-1607/98

Education

According to press reports in Finland, schoolbooks in use in certain EU Member States contain totally inaccurate information about Finland. Books in use in France, for example, portray Finland on the basis of pictures from the 1950s and distorted information. There is no mention of our current modern information technology society. The EU expends considerable amounts of money on education and various programmes and separate information campaigns. Information campaigns to promote European citizenship cannot be successful if the basic information provided in schools about other Member States is both inadequate and distorted. What does the Commission propose to do to ensure that schoolbooks in the Member States contain accurate and up-to-date basic information about all Member States?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In 2012, the Greek Government and the European Investment Bank agreed to set up the Special Guarantee Fund providing loans of up to EUR1.4billion for small and medium-sized enterprises in Greece, using dormant NSRF 2007-2013 appropriations amounting to EUR500million as collateral for EIB funding. The EIB is also providing a total of EUR500million by way of funding for export companies in Greece through the trade credit facility that entered into force in 2013. Given the massive injections of cash and investment capital needed by Greek economy and the specific credit status of Greek enterprises: 1.What is the Commission's assessment regarding the functioning of the above financial instruments, what funding has been allocated so far and how many businesses have benefited? 2.What problems are being encountered in connection with the financing instruments and what are the recommendations of the Commission and EIB experts regarding better use thereof by Greece? 3.Would the Commission would be in favour of reviewing the SME loan guarantee agreement so as to reduce the guarantees required of Greece and release funding tied up under the previous NSRF?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>

E-010246-15

Macroeconomics

In 2012, the Greek Government and the European Investment Bank agreed to set up the Special Guarantee Fund providing loans of up to EUR1.4billion for small and medium-sized enterprises in Greece, using dormant NSRF 2007-2013 appropriations amounting to EUR500million as collateral for EIB funding. The EIB is also providing a total of EUR500million by way of funding for export companies in Greece through the trade credit facility that entered into force in 2013. Given the massive injections of cash and investment capital needed by Greek economy and the specific credit status of Greek enterprises: 1.What is the Commission's assessment regarding the functioning of the above financial instruments, what funding has been allocated so far and how many businesses have benefited? 2.What problems are being encountered in connection with the financing instruments and what are the recommendations of the Commission and EIB experts regarding better use thereof by Greece? 3.Would the Commission would be in favour of reviewing the SME loan guarantee agreement so as to reduce the guarantees required of Greece and release funding tied up under the previous NSRF?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Can the Commission please indicate whether it is aware of any legal basis preventing Parliament from attending sessions of the Council’s Trade Policy Committee on a permanent basis, including meetings at both full member and deputy level?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [20]. </s>

E-003086-15

Governance and government

Can the Commission please indicate whether it is aware of any legal basis preventing Parliament from attending sessions of the Council’s Trade Policy Committee on a permanent basis, including meetings at both full member and deputy level?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Does the Commission take the view that the construction of a reservoir compressor station for a natural gas underground reservoir in Bavaria requires an environmental impact assessment to be carried out? If not, why not?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>

E-380/95

Environment

Does the Commission take the view that the construction of a reservoir compressor station for a natural gas underground reservoir in Bavaria requires an environmental impact assessment to be carried out? If not, why not?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Irish State has announced the results of the latest AER support scheme for renewable energy. Themain beneficiaries are subsidiaries of the national electricity utility ESB and their partner companies. Given that the ESB is absolutely dominant in the Irish electricity market, with enormous resources at its disposal, does the Commission consider that permitting ESB subsidiaries to participate in the AER competition constitutes a distortion of the market? Does it further amount to a discrimination, given the fact that it can use the extensive resources it has accumulated under State ownership, with its State backing, to undercut independent producers? Is the Commission willing to instruct the Irish State to halt the awards to ESB subsidiaries and partners while it investigates the foregoing questions in relation to this competition?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

P-2460/03

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The Irish State has announced the results of the latest AER support scheme for renewable energy. Themain beneficiaries are subsidiaries of the national electricity utility ESB and their partner companies. Given that the ESB is absolutely dominant in the Irish electricity market, with enormous resources at its disposal, does the Commission consider that permitting ESB subsidiaries to participate in the AER competition constitutes a distortion of the market? Does it further amount to a discrimination, given the fact that it can use the extensive resources it has accumulated under State ownership, with its State backing, to undercut independent producers? Is the Commission willing to instruct the Irish State to halt the awards to ESB subsidiaries and partners while it investigates the foregoing questions in relation to this competition?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"What are the reasons for the delay in passing on the reduction in the prices of basic commodities to consumers, which has meant that there has been no improvement in competitiveness in agriculture or the food processing and distribution sectors? What are the reasons why regulatory provisions and competition policy do not contribute sufficiently towards identifying and resolving the operational problems of the food supply chain, which results in inordinate instability and the development of widespread profiteering?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-6877/08

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

What are the reasons for the delay in passing on the reduction in the prices of basic commodities to consumers, which has meant that there has been no improvement in competitiveness in agriculture or the food processing and distribution sectors? What are the reasons why regulatory provisions and competition policy do not contribute sufficiently towards identifying and resolving the operational problems of the food supply chain, which results in inordinate instability and the development of widespread profiteering?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The ‘Mobilité21’ report submitted to the French Minister for Transport in June2013 stated that the Poitiers-Limoges high-speed rail link was controversial in terms of the need for it and the issues involved, and that nothing justified it being classed as a top priority. A report published by the French Court of Auditors on 23October2014 stated that the high-speed line had been the subject of irrational political decisions and distorted profitability estimates. The report stated that Réseau ferré de France, the company that owns and manages France’s railway network, had massively inflated the level of traffic on the high-speed line between Poitiers and Limoges. It also pointed out that profitability was likely to hit just 3%, meaning that subsidies of up to 80% could be needed to operate the line. The auditors’ report also states that although the line is not a priority and is not financed, it is still going full steam ahead. The French Government has apparently bent to pressure from local authorities, ignoring cost-efficiency concerns. The EU has decided to invest EUR4million of ERDF funding in the plans for this high-speed line, and there have been reports in the press of European co-financing for the link to the tune of EUR200million. 1.Is theEU intending to continue with its backing for this ill-conceived rail project? 2.How will theEU justify this expenditure to the European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [10]. </s>

E-008664-14

Transportation

The ‘Mobilité21’ report submitted to the French Minister for Transport in June2013 stated that the Poitiers-Limoges high-speed rail link was controversial in terms of the need for it and the issues involved, and that nothing justified it being classed as a top priority. A report published by the French Court of Auditors on 23October2014 stated that the high-speed line had been the subject of irrational political decisions and distorted profitability estimates. The report stated that Réseau ferré de France, the company that owns and manages France’s railway network, had massively inflated the level of traffic on the high-speed line between Poitiers and Limoges. It also pointed out that profitability was likely to hit just 3%, meaning that subsidies of up to 80% could be needed to operate the line. The auditors’ report also states that although the line is not a priority and is not financed, it is still going full steam ahead. The French Government has apparently bent to pressure from local authorities, ignoring cost-efficiency concerns. The EU has decided to invest EUR4million of ERDF funding in the plans for this high-speed line, and there have been reports in the press of European co-financing for the link to the tune of EUR200million. 1.Is theEU intending to continue with its backing for this ill-conceived rail project? 2.How will theEU justify this expenditure to the European Court of Auditors and the European Parliament?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Western Sahara is regarded by the international community as a non-self-governing territory. It is de facto subservient to Morocco, as an occupied territory, yet Morocco is not regarded as the administrative authority either by the United Nations or in international law. On 28February 2007, a new fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco came into force. Article2 of the agreement defines the Moroccan fisheries zone as the waters over which the Kingdom of Morocco has sovereignty or jurisdiction. The southern boundary of the zone is not defined in the agreement, however. Consequently, European fishermen can exploit the fishing grounds belonging, under international rules, to Western Sahara. The answer to Written Question E‑1073/08 confirms that vessels from various European countries are currently fishing off the coast of Western Sahara. Exploitation of those fishing grounds is greatly disputed in international law. As the occupying power, Morocco has only to ensure that the benefits of the agreement with the EU go to the local population. In reality, however, there is no sign of that. Human rights are being violated in Western Sahara every day, and an entire people is being systematically oppressed politically, economically and culturally. In this connection, Iwould put the following questions to the Commission: — Has the Commission knowledge of such human rights violations by Morocco in the Western Sahara? If so, what does it know? — What is the international legal basis for the EU and Morocco to conclude international agreement on territories not coming under Morocco's jurisdiction? — How is this agreement benefiting the local population of Western Sahara? — What guarantees did the EU obtain from Morocco that the interests and human rights of the inhabitants of Western Sahara would be protected? — How is the Commission verifying that those guarantees are being upheld?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-4425/08

International affairs and foreign aid

Western Sahara is regarded by the international community as a non-self-governing territory. It is de facto subservient to Morocco, as an occupied territory, yet Morocco is not regarded as the administrative authority either by the United Nations or in international law. On 28February 2007, a new fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco came into force. Article2 of the agreement defines the Moroccan fisheries zone as the waters over which the Kingdom of Morocco has sovereignty or jurisdiction. The southern boundary of the zone is not defined in the agreement, however. Consequently, European fishermen can exploit the fishing grounds belonging, under international rules, to Western Sahara. The answer to Written Question E‑1073/08 confirms that vessels from various European countries are currently fishing off the coast of Western Sahara. Exploitation of those fishing grounds is greatly disputed in international law. As the occupying power, Morocco has only to ensure that the benefits of the agreement with the EU go to the local population. In reality, however, there is no sign of that. Human rights are being violated in Western Sahara every day, and an entire people is being systematically oppressed politically, economically and culturally. In this connection, Iwould put the following questions to the Commission: — Has the Commission knowledge of such human rights violations by Morocco in the Western Sahara? If so, what does it know? — What is the international legal basis for the EU and Morocco to conclude international agreement on territories not coming under Morocco's jurisdiction? — How is this agreement benefiting the local population of Western Sahara? — What guarantees did the EU obtain from Morocco that the interests and human rights of the inhabitants of Western Sahara would be protected? — How is the Commission verifying that those guarantees are being upheld?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"A service agreement was recently concluded between the Italian Ministry for Communications and the RAI (Italian public broadcasting company) under which the RAI was given the right to set up a dedicated radio network to carry national broadcasts of parliamentary proceedings. The other operators which had expressed an interest were not given the opportunity to submit competing bids on the basis of an open, transparent tendering procedure. Up until 21 November 1997, Radio Radicale had held the contract for radio broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings in Italy under an agreement concluded on 21 November 1994 with the Ministry for Posts and Telecommunications, several subsequent applications for the renewal of which were rejected. Would the Commission take the necessary steps to ascertain whether the RAI has not abused its dominant position with a view to further strengthening its position in Italy and expanding its operations into neighbouring European countries? Would it not agree that contracts for the radio broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings should be awarded on the basis of Europe-wide calls for tenders in compliance with current Community legislation? Furthermore, would it ascertain whether such abusive behaviour is detrimental to the interests of competitors on the national radio broadcasting market and the listener's right to plurality of information. (Ironically, the licence fee - of which the RAI is the beneficiary - is about to be increased.)" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [23]. </s>

P-0091/98

Culture and media

A service agreement was recently concluded between the Italian Ministry for Communications and the RAI (Italian public broadcasting company) under which the RAI was given the right to set up a dedicated radio network to carry national broadcasts of parliamentary proceedings. The other operators which had expressed an interest were not given the opportunity to submit competing bids on the basis of an open, transparent tendering procedure. Up until 21 November 1997, Radio Radicale had held the contract for radio broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings in Italy under an agreement concluded on 21 November 1994 with the Ministry for Posts and Telecommunications, several subsequent applications for the renewal of which were rejected. Would the Commission take the necessary steps to ascertain whether the RAI has not abused its dominant position with a view to further strengthening its position in Italy and expanding its operations into neighbouring European countries? Would it not agree that contracts for the radio broadcasting of parliamentary proceedings should be awarded on the basis of Europe-wide calls for tenders in compliance with current Community legislation? Furthermore, would it ascertain whether such abusive behaviour is detrimental to the interests of competitors on the national radio broadcasting market and the listener's right to plurality of information. (Ironically, the licence fee - of which the RAI is the beneficiary - is about to be increased.)

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The National Insurance employees’ association(1) has registered a complaint alleging that the multinational accounting firm responsible for auditing National Insurance is recommending an increase in statutory reserves, thereby eroding profits. In fact, it appears that the proposals on the table would effectively reduce its value by EUR 500 million. In addition, it is being alleged that the accounting firm in question, which has access to all National Insurance financial data, is also acting as a consultant to a fund that is a potential purchaser. This raises issues of conflict of interest, not to mention serious suspicions of breach of conduct and infringement of European competition rules. A letter has already been sent to Commissioner Margrethe Vestager(2) by the employees’ association. In view of this;1.Has the Commission seen the letter from the employees’ association?2.What is its position regarding the actions of accounting firm and its dual role in this matter, especially in view of EU laws and codes of conduct, not to mention the need to avoid conflicts of interest and to uphold fair competition in the EU?3.What immediate measures will the Commission take to ensure that these complaints are closely examined? (1)https://www.syllogos.gr/anakoinoseis/syllogos/3949-tyxaies-symptoseis, https://www.syllogos.gr/anakoinoseis/syllogos/3950-tyxaion-symptoseon-synexeia (2)https://www.syllogos.gr/anakoinoseis/syllogos/3951-epistoli-tou-syllogou-pros-tin-evropaiki-enosi" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-005191/2020

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The National Insurance employees’ association(1) has registered a complaint alleging that the multinational accounting firm responsible for auditing National Insurance is recommending an increase in statutory reserves, thereby eroding profits. In fact, it appears that the proposals on the table would effectively reduce its value by EUR 500 million. In addition, it is being alleged that the accounting firm in question, which has access to all National Insurance financial data, is also acting as a consultant to a fund that is a potential purchaser. This raises issues of conflict of interest, not to mention serious suspicions of breach of conduct and infringement of European competition rules. A letter has already been sent to Commissioner Margrethe Vestager(2) by the employees’ association. In view of this;1.Has the Commission seen the letter from the employees’ association?2.What is its position regarding the actions of accounting firm and its dual role in this matter, especially in view of EU laws and codes of conduct, not to mention the need to avoid conflicts of interest and to uphold fair competition in the EU?3.What immediate measures will the Commission take to ensure that these complaints are closely examined? (1)https://www.syllogos.gr/anakoinoseis/syllogos/3949-tyxaies-symptoseis, https://www.syllogos.gr/anakoinoseis/syllogos/3950-tyxaion-symptoseon-synexeia (2)https://www.syllogos.gr/anakoinoseis/syllogos/3951-epistoli-tou-syllogou-pros-tin-evropaiki-enosi

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Under Article 17 of Directive 2007/60/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks, Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive before 26 November 2009 and inform the Commission thereof forthwith. (a)According to the unofficial table concerning compliance with the above deadline (Floods Directive Scoreboard(2)), only 9 Member States have submitted a report or information to the Commission to date, and (b)the first deadline for completion of the preliminary flood risk assessment is December 2011, with the final deadline for completion of the flood risk management plans being December 2015. In the light of the above, what is the Commission's latest information concerning compliance with the deadline laid down in Article 17? What action will it take to speed up the implementation of Directive 2007/60/EC, which is already considerably behind schedule, given that floods, such as the overflowing of the River Evros, continue to occur every year with cross-border consequences which affect not only Member States but also third countries? (1)OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27. (2)http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/timetable.htm" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>

E-1490/10

Environment

Under Article 17 of Directive 2007/60/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment and management of flood risks, Member States must bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive before 26 November 2009 and inform the Commission thereof forthwith. (a)According to the unofficial table concerning compliance with the above deadline (Floods Directive Scoreboard(2)), only 9 Member States have submitted a report or information to the Commission to date, and (b)the first deadline for completion of the preliminary flood risk assessment is December 2011, with the final deadline for completion of the flood risk management plans being December 2015. In the light of the above, what is the Commission's latest information concerning compliance with the deadline laid down in Article 17? What action will it take to speed up the implementation of Directive 2007/60/EC, which is already considerably behind schedule, given that floods, such as the overflowing of the River Evros, continue to occur every year with cross-border consequences which affect not only Member States but also third countries? (1)OJ L 288, 6.11.2007, p. 27. (2)http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/timetable.htm

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The answer to my Written Question E-0593/08 was both brief and incomplete. Does the Commission not consider that the trade in speleothems is covered by Article 3(b) and (l) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and that it merits its attention? In other parts of the world such as the United States, the sale of speleothems, stalactites and stalagmites has been banned since 1988 (Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988). Has the Commission considered introducing rules on this subject?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>

E-3575/08

Environment

The answer to my Written Question E-0593/08 was both brief and incomplete. Does the Commission not consider that the trade in speleothems is covered by Article 3(b) and (l) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and that it merits its attention? In other parts of the world such as the United States, the sale of speleothems, stalactites and stalagmites has been banned since 1988 (Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988). Has the Commission considered introducing rules on this subject?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 1May 2004, when enlargement took place, new arrangements for interpreting (request and pay) were introduced. In practical terms this means that a high level of interpretation is systematically provided for a limited number of meetings. For other meetings, a fixed sum of EUR2million is allocated for each language, which the Member States themselves may disburse. If not all the money is spent on interpreters, two thirds of the unused part may be used for delegation members' travel expenses. Can the Council provide an overview of the use and disbursement by the Member States of the fixed sum of EUR2million per language during the past 16months at Council meetings? How much of the initial budget was in fact used for interpretation? Will the Council assess this system? If so, when and in what way? Is it already arriving at certain conclusions, with the result that certain languages are/will be used less?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>

E-3472/05

Macroeconomics

On 1May 2004, when enlargement took place, new arrangements for interpreting (request and pay) were introduced. In practical terms this means that a high level of interpretation is systematically provided for a limited number of meetings. For other meetings, a fixed sum of EUR2million is allocated for each language, which the Member States themselves may disburse. If not all the money is spent on interpreters, two thirds of the unused part may be used for delegation members' travel expenses. Can the Council provide an overview of the use and disbursement by the Member States of the fixed sum of EUR2million per language during the past 16months at Council meetings? How much of the initial budget was in fact used for interpretation? Will the Council assess this system? If so, when and in what way? Is it already arriving at certain conclusions, with the result that certain languages are/will be used less?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"A call for tenders is due to be issued for the exploration of lithium in an area of ​​360 km 2 around the Serra d’Arga, from the river Minho to the river Lima. The mountains and rivers are classified as Sites of Community Importance (SCI), and the exploration work will take place in very close proximity to Natura 2000 Network areas. The demarcation of administrative boundaries for these areas will not prevent the proximity of the exploration work from having an irreversible impact on them.Experts are warning that lithium in this area is scarce, dispersed and difficult to extract, and that the sulphides contained in the rocks will release sulphuric acid into surface waters and disperse heavy metals in the soil. This will pose a threat to local population areas and agriculture and air and water quality, EU-funded viticulture and forestry and the habitat of more than 500 botanical species and 180 identified wild vertebrates, including the Iberian wolf. It is incomprehensible that EU aid should be used to deliver this area to predatory exploration work by private entities for a 30-year period.In view of the above, will the Commission urge the Portuguese government to reassess the mining project, to move it away from protected areas and to give priority to measures to safeguard the health and lives of these population groups and the wealth of the area in terms of fauna, flora and water resources?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>

E-001543/2020

Environment

A call for tenders is due to be issued for the exploration of lithium in an area of ​​360 km 2 around the Serra d’Arga, from the river Minho to the river Lima. The mountains and rivers are classified as Sites of Community Importance (SCI), and the exploration work will take place in very close proximity to Natura 2000 Network areas. The demarcation of administrative boundaries for these areas will not prevent the proximity of the exploration work from having an irreversible impact on them.Experts are warning that lithium in this area is scarce, dispersed and difficult to extract, and that the sulphides contained in the rocks will release sulphuric acid into surface waters and disperse heavy metals in the soil. This will pose a threat to local population areas and agriculture and air and water quality, EU-funded viticulture and forestry and the habitat of more than 500 botanical species and 180 identified wild vertebrates, including the Iberian wolf. It is incomprehensible that EU aid should be used to deliver this area to predatory exploration work by private entities for a 30-year period.In view of the above, will the Commission urge the Portuguese government to reassess the mining project, to move it away from protected areas and to give priority to measures to safeguard the health and lives of these population groups and the wealth of the area in terms of fauna, flora and water resources?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The situation in Hungary is serious cause for concern. Freedom of the press no longer exists: the media is under the control of Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, and the extreme nationalist Fidesz party. TV stations and the press have been mobilised to serve in the government’s propaganda war, disseminating hatred of immigration, Islam and Soros. Now the Figyelő magazine, whose owner, Mária Schmidt, is associated with Orbán, has published a list of people whom Orbán has described as ‘George Soros’s footsoldiers’ and ‘enemies of the people’. Figyelő magazine has published a list of several hundred names of people who, inter alia, work for NGOs or do human rights work to assist asylum-seekers. The list includes two Finnish women, Annastiina Kallius and Aiski Ryökäs. Such a public list is a clear attempt to restrict civil-society activities and could, in the worst-case scenario, lead to intimidation and violence. 1.Is the Commission aware of the list and is the Commission concerned about the Orbán government’s systematic attempts to destroy the independent media and civil society? 2.What will the Commission do to remedy the situation?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [2]. </s>

P-002496-18

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

The situation in Hungary is serious cause for concern. Freedom of the press no longer exists: the media is under the control of Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, and the extreme nationalist Fidesz party. TV stations and the press have been mobilised to serve in the government’s propaganda war, disseminating hatred of immigration, Islam and Soros. Now the Figyelő magazine, whose owner, Mária Schmidt, is associated with Orbán, has published a list of people whom Orbán has described as ‘George Soros’s footsoldiers’ and ‘enemies of the people’. Figyelő magazine has published a list of several hundred names of people who, inter alia, work for NGOs or do human rights work to assist asylum-seekers. The list includes two Finnish women, Annastiina Kallius and Aiski Ryökäs. Such a public list is a clear attempt to restrict civil-society activities and could, in the worst-case scenario, lead to intimidation and violence. 1.Is the Commission aware of the list and is the Commission concerned about the Orbán government’s systematic attempts to destroy the independent media and civil society? 2.What will the Commission do to remedy the situation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In March2018, US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. The EU, Canada and Mexico were granted temporary exemptions, which lasted until 1June. Since that date, additional tariffs apply — of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium — to imports from theEU. 1.Given that theEU is the second biggest exporter of steel to theUS, does the Commission have any reliable data on the possible effects of US tariffs on theEU economy, also broken down by Member State? 2.As impact assessments are a valuable tool for evaluating the impact of policy actions, can the Commission state whether it has conducted an impact assessment of the possible effects of US tariffs on the European steel and aluminium sector and the European economy as a whole? If not, does it plan to do so? 3.Recalling that theEU launched legal proceedings against theUS at the WTO on 1June2018, while the Commission also presented rebalancing duties on US products corresponding to the damage caused by US measures, can the Commission explain the likely effects, if they are applied, of these rebalancing duties on European consumers and businesses?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [18]. </s>

E-004008-18

Foreign trade

In March2018, US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of tariffs on imported steel and aluminium. The EU, Canada and Mexico were granted temporary exemptions, which lasted until 1June. Since that date, additional tariffs apply — of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium — to imports from theEU. 1.Given that theEU is the second biggest exporter of steel to theUS, does the Commission have any reliable data on the possible effects of US tariffs on theEU economy, also broken down by Member State? 2.As impact assessments are a valuable tool for evaluating the impact of policy actions, can the Commission state whether it has conducted an impact assessment of the possible effects of US tariffs on the European steel and aluminium sector and the European economy as a whole? If not, does it plan to do so? 3.Recalling that theEU launched legal proceedings against theUS at the WTO on 1June2018, while the Commission also presented rebalancing duties on US products corresponding to the damage caused by US measures, can the Commission explain the likely effects, if they are applied, of these rebalancing duties on European consumers and businesses?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"About a year ago I drew the Commission's attention (in Written Question E-775/95)(1) to the advertising campaigns launched by the British tour operator Club 18—30 promoting the Balearic Islands as a destination for sex tourism. In his short reply Mr Papoutsis echoed the concerns expressed by Parliament, and said that the Commission intended to look at this issue in greater detail. Unfortunately, the tour operator in question has again launched aggressive campaigns with a highly erotic content this year with the aim of attracting customers to the Balearic Islands. This has led to angry protests by the regional autonomy and island institutions and the business sector on the grounds that the image of the Balearic Islands as a tourist destination is being damaged. In an archipelago whose economy is dependent on tourism, people are particularly upset about a campaign of this kind, which may have adverse repercussions for tourist demand. European Parliament resolution A4-80/95(2) calls for the combating of """"""""sex tourism"""""""", and Council Decision 92/421/EEC(3) states that one of the priority aims of tourism should be cultural exchange and a meeting of communities and peoples. Can the Commission provide information on the findings of the detailed study it undertook to carry out? Does it consider that this type of advertising is compatible with the resolutions of Parliament and the Council on tourism? Can it activate any kind of mechanism to prevent actions of this kind which are damaging to the interests of the Balearic Islands? (1)OJ No C 209, 14. 8. 1995, p. 22. (2)OJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1995, p. 159. (3)OJ No L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 26." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-468/96

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

About a year ago I drew the Commission's attention (in Written Question E-775/95)(1) to the advertising campaigns launched by the British tour operator Club 18—30 promoting the Balearic Islands as a destination for sex tourism. In his short reply Mr Papoutsis echoed the concerns expressed by Parliament, and said that the Commission intended to look at this issue in greater detail. Unfortunately, the tour operator in question has again launched aggressive campaigns with a highly erotic content this year with the aim of attracting customers to the Balearic Islands. This has led to angry protests by the regional autonomy and island institutions and the business sector on the grounds that the image of the Balearic Islands as a tourist destination is being damaged. In an archipelago whose economy is dependent on tourism, people are particularly upset about a campaign of this kind, which may have adverse repercussions for tourist demand. European Parliament resolution A4-80/95(2) calls for the combating of """"""""sex tourism"""""""", and Council Decision 92/421/EEC(3) states that one of the priority aims of tourism should be cultural exchange and a meeting of communities and peoples. Can the Commission provide information on the findings of the detailed study it undertook to carry out? Does it consider that this type of advertising is compatible with the resolutions of Parliament and the Council on tourism? Can it activate any kind of mechanism to prevent actions of this kind which are damaging to the interests of the Balearic Islands? (1)OJ No C 209, 14. 8. 1995, p. 22. (2)OJ No C 18, 23. 1. 1995, p. 159. (3)OJ No L 231, 13. 8. 1992, p. 26.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The draft law entitled """"""""Exercise of the profession of accountant, tax consultant, functioning of Institute of Chartered Surveyors and other provisions"""""""", recently announced by the Greek Government, provides inter alia that accountancy graduates from Technical Education Institutes (TEI) are demoted to 2nd class accountants, which hinders their professional development even though they chose to study in a department of Greek higher-education that was specifically for accounting. The draft law further provides that graduates of other educational institutions will be able to practice accountancy as 1st class accountants, even if they have not studied in fields with such relevant subject-matter and therefore have little or no knowledge of accountancy. The proposed arrangement is in direct breach of Greek Presidential Decrees 349/89 and 186/92, which safeguard the professional rights of the graduates concerned. More importantly, however, the measure breaches the spirit of Community Directive 89/48 (1) establishing the unhindered professional development of higher-education graduates. The Court of Justice (judgment delivered by the Third Chamber on 23 March 1995 in Case C-365/93) has, incidentally, already found against Greece for failing to safeguard the professional rights in question. What view does the Commission take of this issue, and what steps will it take to ensure Greece's full compliance with Community law in this particular matter? (1)OJ L 19, 24.1.1989, p. 16." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [6]. </s>

P-1433/97

Education

The draft law entitled """"""""Exercise of the profession of accountant, tax consultant, functioning of Institute of Chartered Surveyors and other provisions"""""""", recently announced by the Greek Government, provides inter alia that accountancy graduates from Technical Education Institutes (TEI) are demoted to 2nd class accountants, which hinders their professional development even though they chose to study in a department of Greek higher-education that was specifically for accounting. The draft law further provides that graduates of other educational institutions will be able to practice accountancy as 1st class accountants, even if they have not studied in fields with such relevant subject-matter and therefore have little or no knowledge of accountancy. The proposed arrangement is in direct breach of Greek Presidential Decrees 349/89 and 186/92, which safeguard the professional rights of the graduates concerned. More importantly, however, the measure breaches the spirit of Community Directive 89/48 (1) establishing the unhindered professional development of higher-education graduates. The Court of Justice (judgment delivered by the Third Chamber on 23 March 1995 in Case C-365/93) has, incidentally, already found against Greece for failing to safeguard the professional rights in question. What view does the Commission take of this issue, and what steps will it take to ensure Greece's full compliance with Community law in this particular matter? (1)OJ L 19, 24.1.1989, p. 16.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Turkey is repeatedly blocking the movement of Cypriot fishing vessels around Cyprus. As a result of this unacceptable conduct by Turkey, there are only four fishing trawlers in Cyprus, and the Cypriot fishery sector is really in danger of disappearing. Cyprus always used to have two fishing grounds: one was in the Egyptian EEZ (exclusive economic zone) from 1962 and the second was between Cape Apostolos Andreas and Turkey/Syria, 12 nautical miles from land, i.e.within international waters. Last year a European Union Directive came into force prohibiting EU vessels from fishing in the EEZs of non-EU countries, such as Egypt. The only EU country affected by this directive is Cyprus, which is surrounded by Syria, Israel, Egypt and Lebanon. Immediate support from theEU is required for the Cypriot fishing sector in the form of permission for Cypriot fishing vessels to fish in the Egyptian fishing ground, because the sector is being adversely affected by the European Directive. Can the Commission say: 1. What steps will the Commission take to put a stop to the arbitrary actions by Turkey that are adversely affecting the Cypriot fishing sector? 2. What immediate action will it take to grant Cypriot vessels authorisation to fish in the Egyptian fishing ground?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>

E-004509-18

Agriculture and Fisheries

Turkey is repeatedly blocking the movement of Cypriot fishing vessels around Cyprus. As a result of this unacceptable conduct by Turkey, there are only four fishing trawlers in Cyprus, and the Cypriot fishery sector is really in danger of disappearing. Cyprus always used to have two fishing grounds: one was in the Egyptian EEZ (exclusive economic zone) from 1962 and the second was between Cape Apostolos Andreas and Turkey/Syria, 12 nautical miles from land, i.e.within international waters. Last year a European Union Directive came into force prohibiting EU vessels from fishing in the EEZs of non-EU countries, such as Egypt. The only EU country affected by this directive is Cyprus, which is surrounded by Syria, Israel, Egypt and Lebanon. Immediate support from theEU is required for the Cypriot fishing sector in the form of permission for Cypriot fishing vessels to fish in the Egyptian fishing ground, because the sector is being adversely affected by the European Directive. Can the Commission say: 1. What steps will the Commission take to put a stop to the arbitrary actions by Turkey that are adversely affecting the Cypriot fishing sector? 2. What immediate action will it take to grant Cypriot vessels authorisation to fish in the Egyptian fishing ground?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The new Union Customs Code allows operators situated in any EU country to submit a customs declaration for any entry point in the EU.These new operational arrangements are creating distortions in small, local or island environments, especially in Sardinia, whose ports generate fewer than 5000 customs declarations each year, as opposed to the 500 000 or so declarations in the port of Genoa alone.Owing to the smaller number of customs declarations lodged in Sardinia, Sardinian customs brokers are obliged to request a higher price than their colleagues located on the mainland. Furthermore, even though Sardinian operators can lodge customs declarations for mainland ports, they have to bear much higher costs than the competition to travel to the place where the customs authorities require the presence of the customs broker for a more detailed examination of the merchandise.This situation is creating unequal treatment between mainland operators and island operators and calls for an urgent solution.1.Will the Commission consider amending the Customs Code, or applying it differently, with a view to allowing only local operators to lodge customs declarations for ports in the more isolated parts of the Union, such as Sardinia?2.What other solutions can be found in the short term?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-003317/2020

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The new Union Customs Code allows operators situated in any EU country to submit a customs declaration for any entry point in the EU.These new operational arrangements are creating distortions in small, local or island environments, especially in Sardinia, whose ports generate fewer than 5000 customs declarations each year, as opposed to the 500 000 or so declarations in the port of Genoa alone.Owing to the smaller number of customs declarations lodged in Sardinia, Sardinian customs brokers are obliged to request a higher price than their colleagues located on the mainland. Furthermore, even though Sardinian operators can lodge customs declarations for mainland ports, they have to bear much higher costs than the competition to travel to the place where the customs authorities require the presence of the customs broker for a more detailed examination of the merchandise.This situation is creating unequal treatment between mainland operators and island operators and calls for an urgent solution.1.Will the Commission consider amending the Customs Code, or applying it differently, with a view to allowing only local operators to lodge customs declarations for ports in the more isolated parts of the Union, such as Sardinia?2.What other solutions can be found in the short term?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to information from Amnesty International, two female Cambodian human rights defenders are to be tried on 26December2012. They may be facing six months to five years in prison. Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony are housing-rights activists from two areas in the capital Phnom Penh. They are prisoners of conscience. Yorm Bopha was arrested on 4September2012 and Tim Sakmony the next day, in two separate cases. They are being detained in Prey Sar (CC2) prison in Phnom Penh. Their trials are scheduled for 2 p.m. on 26December2012 in different rooms of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Yorm Bopha is charged with ‘intentional violence with aggravating circumstances’ under Article218 of Cambodia’s Penal Code. Her husband, Luos Sakhorn, was also arrested and charged, but was released on bail. No date has been set for his trial. They are accused of assaulting a person suspected of stealing car wing mirrors, around a month before their arrest, which they have denied. Tim Sakmony, a 65-year-old grandmother, is charged with making a ‘false declaration’ under Article633 of the Penal Code. This stems from a request she made on behalf of her disabled son to Phanimex, the company redeveloping the Borei Keila area in Phnom Penh, for one of the apartments it had promised after the community was forcibly evicted in January2012. Both women have been prominent in protesting against the forced evictions of their communities. Yorm Bopha was outspoken during the detention of 13 other Boeung Kak Lake female activists who were sentenced for up to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment in May2012. Tim Sakmony is one of the representatives of the 106 families now living in tents next to the demolished site of the Borei Keila community. The authorities appear to have levelled baseless charges against the two women because of their leading roles in peacefully advocating for the right to adequate housing for their communities. Will the VP/HR contact the Cambodian authorities to call for the immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony? Will she request the authorities to stop using intimidation, legal action and violence against peaceful protesters and human rights defenders? Furthermore, will the VP/HR ask the authorities to end forced evictions in Cambodia?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-011568-12

International affairs and foreign aid

According to information from Amnesty International, two female Cambodian human rights defenders are to be tried on 26December2012. They may be facing six months to five years in prison. Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony are housing-rights activists from two areas in the capital Phnom Penh. They are prisoners of conscience. Yorm Bopha was arrested on 4September2012 and Tim Sakmony the next day, in two separate cases. They are being detained in Prey Sar (CC2) prison in Phnom Penh. Their trials are scheduled for 2 p.m. on 26December2012 in different rooms of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Yorm Bopha is charged with ‘intentional violence with aggravating circumstances’ under Article218 of Cambodia’s Penal Code. Her husband, Luos Sakhorn, was also arrested and charged, but was released on bail. No date has been set for his trial. They are accused of assaulting a person suspected of stealing car wing mirrors, around a month before their arrest, which they have denied. Tim Sakmony, a 65-year-old grandmother, is charged with making a ‘false declaration’ under Article633 of the Penal Code. This stems from a request she made on behalf of her disabled son to Phanimex, the company redeveloping the Borei Keila area in Phnom Penh, for one of the apartments it had promised after the community was forcibly evicted in January2012. Both women have been prominent in protesting against the forced evictions of their communities. Yorm Bopha was outspoken during the detention of 13 other Boeung Kak Lake female activists who were sentenced for up to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment in May2012. Tim Sakmony is one of the representatives of the 106 families now living in tents next to the demolished site of the Borei Keila community. The authorities appear to have levelled baseless charges against the two women because of their leading roles in peacefully advocating for the right to adequate housing for their communities. Will the VP/HR contact the Cambodian authorities to call for the immediate and unconditional release of prisoners of conscience Yorm Bopha and Tim Sakmony? Will she request the authorities to stop using intimidation, legal action and violence against peaceful protesters and human rights defenders? Furthermore, will the VP/HR ask the authorities to end forced evictions in Cambodia?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"SMA, the highly regarded Swiss rail timetabling company, has issued an opinion stating that the Stuttgart21 project is inefficient. In its issue No28 of 2010 the magazine Stern reports that this opinion is being withheld by the German Ministry of Transport. In this connection, the Ministry also seems to want to keep the recalculation of costs for the new Wendlingen–Ulm line under wraps until demolition work at the current main station in Stuttgart is complete, thus creating a fait accompli. According to the abovementioned source, this new line is supposed to be considerably more expensive than the previous EUR2billion estimate. Is the Commission aware that — as reported by radio broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk as long ago as 25July2007 — Wolff & Müller, the company contracted to demolish the current main station in Stuttgart, is not paying the standard minimum wage for the construction industry in Baden-Württemberg? Further evidence for this is the fact that on 4February2006 this company had to pay 19 Romanian construction workers an additional EUR21000 under pressure from the German trade union IGBAU." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [5]. </s>

E-6554/2010

Labour, employment and pensions

SMA, the highly regarded Swiss rail timetabling company, has issued an opinion stating that the Stuttgart21 project is inefficient. In its issue No28 of 2010 the magazine Stern reports that this opinion is being withheld by the German Ministry of Transport. In this connection, the Ministry also seems to want to keep the recalculation of costs for the new Wendlingen–Ulm line under wraps until demolition work at the current main station in Stuttgart is complete, thus creating a fait accompli. According to the abovementioned source, this new line is supposed to be considerably more expensive than the previous EUR2billion estimate. Is the Commission aware that — as reported by radio broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk as long ago as 25July2007 — Wolff & Müller, the company contracted to demolish the current main station in Stuttgart, is not paying the standard minimum wage for the construction industry in Baden-Württemberg? Further evidence for this is the fact that on 4February2006 this company had to pay 19 Romanian construction workers an additional EUR21000 under pressure from the German trade union IGBAU.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Under the previous Framework Support Programme in Portugal, there was provision, under the terms of the MAPE Programme, for a range of specific subsidies for installing renewable-energy-based electricity generating stations. These subsidies were of indisputable importance in bringing about the progress achieved with such power stations and hence these technologies, in recent years. Of the various renewable-energy sources, solar energy was one of the beneficiaries of these subsidies. The use of solar energy, whether through photovoltaic cells or thermo-electrical systems offers great scope for progress in terms of improving available technology. Indeed, along with wave power, solar energy is one of the renewable energies which promises to see the greatest technical and technological developments in coming years. These subsidies therefore need to be kept up over the 2007‑13 period, so as not to jeopardise the entire European renewable energy sector. Without public subsidy, there will be no heavy investment in installing power stations of this kind, which cannot, on their own, compete with the production costs of traditional technology due to the fact that the latter's costs do not include their cost to the environment. An absence of public subsidies could lead to a slow down in European research into renewables, which, given the stage that the development of renewables is currently at, could prejudice Europe's competitiveness vis-à-vis the rest of the world. Unless public funding continues, local and regional development processes based on renewables will no longer be viable; this would have a negative impact on many regions in which the abundance of the renewable resources in question constitutes an often unique opportunity to implement sustainable development. 1.What Community aids are scheduled for continuing research into an installation of solar energy electrical power stations? 2.Is it possible that in Portugal, Community funds could continue to be used to install renewable-energy-based electrical power stations which have proved to be of indisputable significance in the progress made with such power stations, and consequently on the associated solar energy technology, in recent years?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [8]. </s>

E-5685/07

Energy

Under the previous Framework Support Programme in Portugal, there was provision, under the terms of the MAPE Programme, for a range of specific subsidies for installing renewable-energy-based electricity generating stations. These subsidies were of indisputable importance in bringing about the progress achieved with such power stations and hence these technologies, in recent years. Of the various renewable-energy sources, solar energy was one of the beneficiaries of these subsidies. The use of solar energy, whether through photovoltaic cells or thermo-electrical systems offers great scope for progress in terms of improving available technology. Indeed, along with wave power, solar energy is one of the renewable energies which promises to see the greatest technical and technological developments in coming years. These subsidies therefore need to be kept up over the 2007‑13 period, so as not to jeopardise the entire European renewable energy sector. Without public subsidy, there will be no heavy investment in installing power stations of this kind, which cannot, on their own, compete with the production costs of traditional technology due to the fact that the latter's costs do not include their cost to the environment. An absence of public subsidies could lead to a slow down in European research into renewables, which, given the stage that the development of renewables is currently at, could prejudice Europe's competitiveness vis-à-vis the rest of the world. Unless public funding continues, local and regional development processes based on renewables will no longer be viable; this would have a negative impact on many regions in which the abundance of the renewable resources in question constitutes an often unique opportunity to implement sustainable development. 1.What Community aids are scheduled for continuing research into an installation of solar energy electrical power stations? 2.Is it possible that in Portugal, Community funds could continue to be used to install renewable-energy-based electrical power stations which have proved to be of indisputable significance in the progress made with such power stations, and consequently on the associated solar energy technology, in recent years?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"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?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [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:"Does the Commission have the findings of scientific studies quantifying the economic benefits to be derived from the extensive use of telematic traffic management systems on the trans-European road network? If so, how great are such benefits? How highly does the Commission rate the economic benefits per ecu invested in telematic transport systems, and what scientific basis does it use to arrive at such a figure?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [10]. </s>

P-1476/97

Transportation

Does the Commission have the findings of scientific studies quantifying the economic benefits to be derived from the extensive use of telematic traffic management systems on the trans-European road network? If so, how great are such benefits? How highly does the Commission rate the economic benefits per ecu invested in telematic transport systems, and what scientific basis does it use to arrive at such a figure?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In July 2019, the Commission urged France and Spain to step up their protection of turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur). The Commission’s approach to this issue includes references to hunting under Article 7 of the Birds Directive.Is the Commission aware that the turtle dove population in the UK has suffered a 94% decline since 1995, and that turtle doves are not hunted in the UK?Is the Commission aware that years of active hunting (from 1970 to 1990), including during the spring harvest in many Mediterranean countries, did not cause a decline in turtle dove populations, which were listed as ‘secure’ in ‘Birds in Europe: their Conservation Status’ (1994)?Is the Commission aware that between 1990 and 2018 there was a reduction in harvests because of the suspension of spring hunting in almost all Mediterranean countries and a general reduction in hunting periods, but that this did not lead to a recovery of declining populations (such as those in the UK)?Supporters(1) (1)This question is supported by Members other than the author: Pietro Fiocchi (ECR), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (PPE), Hermann Tertsch (ECR), Ruža Tomašić (ECR)" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [7]. </s>

P-000706/2020

Environment

In July 2019, the Commission urged France and Spain to step up their protection of turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur). The Commission’s approach to this issue includes references to hunting under Article 7 of the Birds Directive.Is the Commission aware that the turtle dove population in the UK has suffered a 94% decline since 1995, and that turtle doves are not hunted in the UK?Is the Commission aware that years of active hunting (from 1970 to 1990), including during the spring harvest in many Mediterranean countries, did not cause a decline in turtle dove populations, which were listed as ‘secure’ in ‘Birds in Europe: their Conservation Status’ (1994)?Is the Commission aware that between 1990 and 2018 there was a reduction in harvests because of the suspension of spring hunting in almost all Mediterranean countries and a general reduction in hunting periods, but that this did not lead to a recovery of declining populations (such as those in the UK)?Supporters(1) (1)This question is supported by Members other than the author: Pietro Fiocchi (ECR), Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (PPE), Hermann Tertsch (ECR), Ruža Tomašić (ECR)

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The role that postal services play in terms of social and community cohesion and access to public services and functions is widely acknowledged.The Postal Services Directive (97/67/EC, as amended by Directives 2002/39/EC and 2008/6/EC) called for these services to be deregulated in order to promote a supposed universality, which often translated into a degradation of services and of the once-public companies providing them, as well as the deregulation of working relationships and increased job precariousness.The Portuguese postal service, CTT, is a case in point: after privatisation in 2012, dozens of post offices closed (there is no longer a post office in 33 mainly isolated municipalities), hundreds of jobs were lost and levels of service declined, as did the company’s financial performance.In view of this:1.The assessment of the implementation of this Directive, which dates back to 2015, tends to omit a comparative reality of the situation before and after deregulation. Does the Commission intend to produce a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Directive which, in addition to assessing the functioning of the internal market, compares quality, territorial scope, social impact and quality of work since the last revision of the Directive?2.When does the Commission intend to present a proposal to revise the Directive?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [20]. </s>

E-003680/2019

Governance and government

The role that postal services play in terms of social and community cohesion and access to public services and functions is widely acknowledged.The Postal Services Directive (97/67/EC, as amended by Directives 2002/39/EC and 2008/6/EC) called for these services to be deregulated in order to promote a supposed universality, which often translated into a degradation of services and of the once-public companies providing them, as well as the deregulation of working relationships and increased job precariousness.The Portuguese postal service, CTT, is a case in point: after privatisation in 2012, dozens of post offices closed (there is no longer a post office in 33 mainly isolated municipalities), hundreds of jobs were lost and levels of service declined, as did the company’s financial performance.In view of this:1.The assessment of the implementation of this Directive, which dates back to 2015, tends to omit a comparative reality of the situation before and after deregulation. Does the Commission intend to produce a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Directive which, in addition to assessing the functioning of the internal market, compares quality, territorial scope, social impact and quality of work since the last revision of the Directive?2.When does the Commission intend to present a proposal to revise the Directive?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Several people were detained in Spain on Wednesday, 27January2016 on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation because they were linked to the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, organisations that theEU, as far as I am aware, does not consider terrorist organisations. Indeed, the Co-Chair of the PYD, Saleh Muslim, attended an international conference in the European Parliament last week, and his trip even included a meeting with President Hollande. Both the YPG and the PYD are involved in the Syrian peace talks. The mistake stems from information provided to the Spanish police by Turkey, which deliberately confuses these two organisations with the PKK. Do the YPG and the PYD figure on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations? If not, does the Vice-President/High Representative take the view that links to the YPG and the PYD should not be used as a reason for detaining people? Is the Turkish government aware of the EU’s position on this matter?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-000843-16

International affairs and foreign aid

Several people were detained in Spain on Wednesday, 27January2016 on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation because they were linked to the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria, organisations that theEU, as far as I am aware, does not consider terrorist organisations. Indeed, the Co-Chair of the PYD, Saleh Muslim, attended an international conference in the European Parliament last week, and his trip even included a meeting with President Hollande. Both the YPG and the PYD are involved in the Syrian peace talks. The mistake stems from information provided to the Spanish police by Turkey, which deliberately confuses these two organisations with the PKK. Do the YPG and the PYD figure on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations? If not, does the Vice-President/High Representative take the view that links to the YPG and the PYD should not be used as a reason for detaining people? Is the Turkish government aware of the EU’s position on this matter?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to the Daily Mail newspaper, which indicates that 100 cloned cows are being kept on British farms, milk from one of them has been illegally supplied to a number of major retailers without any special labelling. The article goes on to indicate that eight direct offspring of cloned cows have gone on into produce a further 97 animals. Given that no legislation currently exists regarding products from cloned animals, can the Commission say whether it is aware of the situation in the United Kingdom or similar situations in other Member States? Does it maintain its position regarding the ban on consumption of products from such animals?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>

E-008865/2011

Agriculture and Fisheries

According to the Daily Mail newspaper, which indicates that 100 cloned cows are being kept on British farms, milk from one of them has been illegally supplied to a number of major retailers without any special labelling. The article goes on to indicate that eight direct offspring of cloned cows have gone on into produce a further 97 animals. Given that no legislation currently exists regarding products from cloned animals, can the Commission say whether it is aware of the situation in the United Kingdom or similar situations in other Member States? Does it maintain its position regarding the ban on consumption of products from such animals?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Small and medium-sized enterprises (which account for 96% of European companies) are being hit particularly hard by the severe economic crisis; their annual turnover is being cut, sometimes by as much as 50%, as a result of shrinking production and trade. Because of this steep downturn, which, according to the predictions of international analysts, will last at least two years, most SMEs will be compelled to completely reorganise their production system, since production clearly has to be geared to current demand, as there would otherwise be a danger that tens of thousands of companies, though fundamentally sound, might go under. Many SMEs have already closed down or are on the point of doing so because of the protracted, difficult, and costly procedures involved in redeployment schemes for redundant workers. 1.Does the Commission not believe that it should consider this problem as a matter of absolute priority and, in agreement with trade unions, propose emergency regulations to the Member States with a view to simplifying and streamlining the procedures for redeploying redundant personnel? 2.Does it not believe that, in a time of crisis, small and medium-sized enterprises should, under temporary transitional rules, be allowed freedom of choice as regards the staff (at least 10%) to be included in redeployment schemes, since this would enable them to meet the actual operational requirements stemming from the necessary internal reorganisation of their production chains? 3.Why does it not draw up a specific plan for SMEs whereby they may communicate their reorganisation needs and make use of credit facilities for the duration of the crisis, thus enabling them to cope with the current emergency brought about by the fact that credit institutions are, without justification, demanding to be paid back, even when firms are totally secure, and financing is — equally groundlessly — being refused?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>

E-1474/09

Macroeconomics

Small and medium-sized enterprises (which account for 96% of European companies) are being hit particularly hard by the severe economic crisis; their annual turnover is being cut, sometimes by as much as 50%, as a result of shrinking production and trade. Because of this steep downturn, which, according to the predictions of international analysts, will last at least two years, most SMEs will be compelled to completely reorganise their production system, since production clearly has to be geared to current demand, as there would otherwise be a danger that tens of thousands of companies, though fundamentally sound, might go under. Many SMEs have already closed down or are on the point of doing so because of the protracted, difficult, and costly procedures involved in redeployment schemes for redundant workers. 1.Does the Commission not believe that it should consider this problem as a matter of absolute priority and, in agreement with trade unions, propose emergency regulations to the Member States with a view to simplifying and streamlining the procedures for redeploying redundant personnel? 2.Does it not believe that, in a time of crisis, small and medium-sized enterprises should, under temporary transitional rules, be allowed freedom of choice as regards the staff (at least 10%) to be included in redeployment schemes, since this would enable them to meet the actual operational requirements stemming from the necessary internal reorganisation of their production chains? 3.Why does it not draw up a specific plan for SMEs whereby they may communicate their reorganisation needs and make use of credit facilities for the duration of the crisis, thus enabling them to cope with the current emergency brought about by the fact that credit institutions are, without justification, demanding to be paid back, even when firms are totally secure, and financing is — equally groundlessly — being refused?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"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?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [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:"How does the Commission view the current practice of transferring surplus fishing vessels from EU Member States to Third World countries, given that this seriously endangers current fish stocks as well as existing small-scale fisheries ventures in those countries? To date, the Commission has spent € 30 million on redeploying surplus fishing vessels. Since EU fish stocks are seriously over exploited because of the over-efficiency of the EU fleet, it surely cannot be sensible policy to impose the same threat on countries that depend to an even greater extent on the sustainability of their fish stocks?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>

E-1017/00

Agriculture and Fisheries

How does the Commission view the current practice of transferring surplus fishing vessels from EU Member States to Third World countries, given that this seriously endangers current fish stocks as well as existing small-scale fisheries ventures in those countries? To date, the Commission has spent € 30 million on redeploying surplus fishing vessels. Since EU fish stocks are seriously over exploited because of the over-efficiency of the EU fleet, it surely cannot be sensible policy to impose the same threat on countries that depend to an even greater extent on the sustainability of their fish stocks?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In its answer to question E-1026/03(1), which asked whether the municipality of Pistoia had submitted projects and secured funding under the 2000 City Twinning Programme, the Commission stated that no funding had been granted for the year 2000. Can the Commission say whether the municipality has submitted any projects and obtained and used any funding in the budget years since then? (1)OJ C 242E, 9.10.2003, p. 208." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [1]. </s>

E-3759/03

Macroeconomics

In its answer to question E-1026/03(1), which asked whether the municipality of Pistoia had submitted projects and secured funding under the 2000 City Twinning Programme, the Commission stated that no funding had been granted for the year 2000. Can the Commission say whether the municipality has submitted any projects and obtained and used any funding in the budget years since then? (1)OJ C 242E, 9.10.2003, p. 208.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 27May2010 a group of Sahrawis were protesting peacefully outside the headquarters of the administration in Smara (in the territory occupied by Morocco) when they were dispersed by the Moroccan police using excessive force. This attack left a large number of victims. There have been a whole series of similar incidents: on 12May in Smara, on 17May in El-Aaiún and again on 27May in Smara. The EU has an Association Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco, Article2 of which makes the agreement conditional on respect for human rights. In view of the events in Smara: What action will be taken to put an end to the repression against Sahrawi inhabitants of occupied territories? What steps will the Commission take to demand that Morocco respects human rights in accordance with Article2 of the Association Agreement? Does the Commission not consider that it should require strict respect for human rights from Morocco by virtue of the EU‑Morocco advanced status? In view of Morocco's continued non-compliance, should the Commission not suspend this preferential treatment? Does the Commission believe that advanced status is the best framework for the EU's relations with Morocco, given the constant human rights violations against Sahrawi citizens?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

E-4202/2010

International affairs and foreign aid

On 27May2010 a group of Sahrawis were protesting peacefully outside the headquarters of the administration in Smara (in the territory occupied by Morocco) when they were dispersed by the Moroccan police using excessive force. This attack left a large number of victims. There have been a whole series of similar incidents: on 12May in Smara, on 17May in El-Aaiún and again on 27May in Smara. The EU has an Association Agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco, Article2 of which makes the agreement conditional on respect for human rights. In view of the events in Smara: What action will be taken to put an end to the repression against Sahrawi inhabitants of occupied territories? What steps will the Commission take to demand that Morocco respects human rights in accordance with Article2 of the Association Agreement? Does the Commission not consider that it should require strict respect for human rights from Morocco by virtue of the EU‑Morocco advanced status? In view of Morocco's continued non-compliance, should the Commission not suspend this preferential treatment? Does the Commission believe that advanced status is the best framework for the EU's relations with Morocco, given the constant human rights violations against Sahrawi citizens?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 1 July 1995 a heavy goods vehicle from Gerona (Spain), registration number GI 0218 AY, entered Italy from Switzerland via the Gaggiolo (Stabio) border crossing, having completed all the customs procedures. The driver was arrested and fined Lit 542000 by the highway police, pursuant to Article 6/1.12 of the Nuovo Codice della Strada (D.L. 285/92), for driving on a Saturday (when heavy goods vehicles are banned from the roads), despite the fact that he had not been informed of this ban by any authority or road sign. The driver also had to hand over the vehicle papers (the lorry's roadworthiness certificate and his own drivinglicence) which the police held for a month, as a result of which he had to return home without his papers and suffered financial loss through being unable to work during that period. Similar situations have occurred on a number of occasions recently, which has led to constant complaints from Spanish road hauliers. In view of the fact that the aim of the common transport policy is to remove all sources of discrimination and disparity in the transport policy of the Member States which hinder the operation of the common market and to improve freedom of movement through the harmonization of the Member States' transport laws, does the Commission not think that some kind of actions should be taken to prevent the occurrence of such situations, which leave road hauliers defenceless and hamper the common transport policy, thus undermining the right to free movement throughout the territory of the Member States? Does the Commission not think that the abovementioned Nuovo Codice della Strada could be contravening Community law by forcing vehicles to travel through other Member States without the necessary papers?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [10]. </s>

E-2739/95

Transportation

On 1 July 1995 a heavy goods vehicle from Gerona (Spain), registration number GI 0218 AY, entered Italy from Switzerland via the Gaggiolo (Stabio) border crossing, having completed all the customs procedures. The driver was arrested and fined Lit 542000 by the highway police, pursuant to Article 6/1.12 of the Nuovo Codice della Strada (D.L. 285/92), for driving on a Saturday (when heavy goods vehicles are banned from the roads), despite the fact that he had not been informed of this ban by any authority or road sign. The driver also had to hand over the vehicle papers (the lorry's roadworthiness certificate and his own drivinglicence) which the police held for a month, as a result of which he had to return home without his papers and suffered financial loss through being unable to work during that period. Similar situations have occurred on a number of occasions recently, which has led to constant complaints from Spanish road hauliers. In view of the fact that the aim of the common transport policy is to remove all sources of discrimination and disparity in the transport policy of the Member States which hinder the operation of the common market and to improve freedom of movement through the harmonization of the Member States' transport laws, does the Commission not think that some kind of actions should be taken to prevent the occurrence of such situations, which leave road hauliers defenceless and hamper the common transport policy, thus undermining the right to free movement throughout the territory of the Member States? Does the Commission not think that the abovementioned Nuovo Codice della Strada could be contravening Community law by forcing vehicles to travel through other Member States without the necessary papers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Since the German Federal Government took seven old nuclear power plants with a capacity of 7000 megawatts off-line, as a result of the Fukushima disaster, Germany has gone from being a net power exporter to being an importer. Since 17March2011, the load flow balance of Germany's power exchanges with neighbouring countries has been import-dominated. Nuclear-generated electricity, in particular, is being imported from France and the Czech Republic. How does the Commission view this development? Is there not a risk of bottlenecks on the European electricity market over the next few months? What impact will German electricity imports have on prices? Is there not a danger that prices for electricity will rise throughout Europe as a result of Germany's higher demand plus increased use of renewable energies, for which feed-in tariffs are subsidised?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [8]. </s>

E-004151/2011

Energy

Since the German Federal Government took seven old nuclear power plants with a capacity of 7000 megawatts off-line, as a result of the Fukushima disaster, Germany has gone from being a net power exporter to being an importer. Since 17March2011, the load flow balance of Germany's power exchanges with neighbouring countries has been import-dominated. Nuclear-generated electricity, in particular, is being imported from France and the Czech Republic. How does the Commission view this development? Is there not a risk of bottlenecks on the European electricity market over the next few months? What impact will German electricity imports have on prices? Is there not a danger that prices for electricity will rise throughout Europe as a result of Germany's higher demand plus increased use of renewable energies, for which feed-in tariffs are subsidised?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The crisis on the milk market in 2008 and 2009 had far-reaching consequences for the whole industry. In response, funding was allocated both at EU and at national level. What costs were incurred within theEU on account of the milk crisis? 1.What funding was allocated to the following measures: intervention payments, export subsidies, private storage and special EU crisis aid? 2.Where was further funding allocated, and how much? 3.What funding was allocated in national crisis programmes, and how much? 4.How much did farmgate prices of milk fall? 5.What declines in investment occurred among dairy processors? 6.How much added value is estimated to have been lost in the food production chain on the part of the various market operators? 7.How many dairy farms halted production on account of the crisis? 8.How did the indebtedness of dairy farms develop in the Member States between 2007 and 2012?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>

E-009016-13

Agriculture and Fisheries

The crisis on the milk market in 2008 and 2009 had far-reaching consequences for the whole industry. In response, funding was allocated both at EU and at national level. What costs were incurred within theEU on account of the milk crisis? 1.What funding was allocated to the following measures: intervention payments, export subsidies, private storage and special EU crisis aid? 2.Where was further funding allocated, and how much? 3.What funding was allocated in national crisis programmes, and how much? 4.How much did farmgate prices of milk fall? 5.What declines in investment occurred among dairy processors? 6.How much added value is estimated to have been lost in the food production chain on the part of the various market operators? 7.How many dairy farms halted production on account of the crisis? 8.How did the indebtedness of dairy farms develop in the Member States between 2007 and 2012?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 29March2017, the European Council received a notification from the United Kingdom of its intention to leave the European Union and Euratom, as provided for by Article50 TEU. On 29April2017, the European Council adopted the guidelines for the negotiations under Article50 TEU, which also indicated the positions and general principles that the Union would espouse during the negotiations. Point 24 of the Council decision stipulated that: ‘After the United Kingdom leaves the Union, no agreement between theEU and the United Kingdom may apply to the territory of Gibraltar without the agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom’. Within theEU, all Member States have equal status, and any differences require a specific legal basis in the Treaties. What is the legal basis on which Point 24 above grants Spain a special right of ‘veto’ or at least a differentiated right in comparison with all the other EU Member States?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [20]. </s>

P-004897-17

Governance and government

On 29March2017, the European Council received a notification from the United Kingdom of its intention to leave the European Union and Euratom, as provided for by Article50 TEU. On 29April2017, the European Council adopted the guidelines for the negotiations under Article50 TEU, which also indicated the positions and general principles that the Union would espouse during the negotiations. Point 24 of the Council decision stipulated that: ‘After the United Kingdom leaves the Union, no agreement between theEU and the United Kingdom may apply to the territory of Gibraltar without the agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom’. Within theEU, all Member States have equal status, and any differences require a specific legal basis in the Treaties. What is the legal basis on which Point 24 above grants Spain a special right of ‘veto’ or at least a differentiated right in comparison with all the other EU Member States?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Images of torture and ill-treatment of detainees in the custody of the United States have illustrated how that administration has blatantly disregarded human rights and fundamental freedoms under the banner of fighting the ‘war on terror’. Unfortunately, Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay are only the ‘visible’ parts of the story. In detention centres across the world, the United States Government has ordered interrogators to apply techniques which have been used, specifically, to humiliate Muslim detainees, by offending their religious beliefs. Such techniques have included ‘removal of all comfort items (including religious items)’, ‘forced grooming’ and ‘removal of clothing’. Moreover, reports from former detainees and non-detainee sources from Guantánamo Bay allege that the United States interrogators disrespected the Qur’an, by kicking it on the floor and throwing it in the toilet. Such outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, are strictly prohibited by Common Article3 to the Geneva Conventions, which sets out minimum requirements for the treatment of persons in armed conflicts, requiring detainees to be treated humanely without distinction based on religion or faith. Such abuses only succeed in hardening anti-American sentiment across the globe, squandering the public sympathy demonstrated after the attack on the World Trade Centre and, ultimately, fuelling the trend towards racism and xenophobia, which has permeated the post‑9/11 world. In the light of the fact that international human rights obligations do not stop at the borders of the European Union, why does the Commission still seem unable, or unwilling, to provide a strong, critical voice in regard to human rights abuses carried out against Muslim detainees by the United States?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>

P-2301/05

International affairs and foreign aid

Images of torture and ill-treatment of detainees in the custody of the United States have illustrated how that administration has blatantly disregarded human rights and fundamental freedoms under the banner of fighting the ‘war on terror’. Unfortunately, Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo Bay are only the ‘visible’ parts of the story. In detention centres across the world, the United States Government has ordered interrogators to apply techniques which have been used, specifically, to humiliate Muslim detainees, by offending their religious beliefs. Such techniques have included ‘removal of all comfort items (including religious items)’, ‘forced grooming’ and ‘removal of clothing’. Moreover, reports from former detainees and non-detainee sources from Guantánamo Bay allege that the United States interrogators disrespected the Qur’an, by kicking it on the floor and throwing it in the toilet. Such outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, are strictly prohibited by Common Article3 to the Geneva Conventions, which sets out minimum requirements for the treatment of persons in armed conflicts, requiring detainees to be treated humanely without distinction based on religion or faith. Such abuses only succeed in hardening anti-American sentiment across the globe, squandering the public sympathy demonstrated after the attack on the World Trade Centre and, ultimately, fuelling the trend towards racism and xenophobia, which has permeated the post‑9/11 world. In the light of the fact that international human rights obligations do not stop at the borders of the European Union, why does the Commission still seem unable, or unwilling, to provide a strong, critical voice in regard to human rights abuses carried out against Muslim detainees by the United States?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to an Amnesty International report, indigenous cultures in Malaysia are at risk of disappearing in a country where one in every ten people belongs to an indigenous community. These communities are victims of persecution, intimidation, arbitrary detentions and other forms of violence including murder, as was the case of activist Bill Kayong in 2016, for peacefully opposing the destruction of Malaysian forests and the divestiture of their ancestral lands. The EU is currently negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with Malaysia. Parliament recently approved by an overwhelming majority a ‘Report on violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world’ with numerous recommendations to protect indigenous and rural communities. In light of this: — How does theEU intend to advocate, together with the recently-elected coalition government, for the rights of indigenous people in Malaysia and preserve their traditional territories? — Is theEU going to safeguard these concerns in the final report for the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) that will be used in FTA negotiations and guarantee that this will not end up making the situation worse for the aforementioned communities?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [2]. </s>

E-006221-18

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

According to an Amnesty International report, indigenous cultures in Malaysia are at risk of disappearing in a country where one in every ten people belongs to an indigenous community. These communities are victims of persecution, intimidation, arbitrary detentions and other forms of violence including murder, as was the case of activist Bill Kayong in 2016, for peacefully opposing the destruction of Malaysian forests and the divestiture of their ancestral lands. The EU is currently negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with Malaysia. Parliament recently approved by an overwhelming majority a ‘Report on violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world’ with numerous recommendations to protect indigenous and rural communities. In light of this: — How does theEU intend to advocate, together with the recently-elected coalition government, for the rights of indigenous people in Malaysia and preserve their traditional territories? — Is theEU going to safeguard these concerns in the final report for the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) that will be used in FTA negotiations and guarantee that this will not end up making the situation worse for the aforementioned communities?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The setting up of the Church of Scientology's European Public Affairs and Human Rights Office in Brussels, and the Church's lobbying threatened to lead to confusion between the work of the European institutions and those of scientologists. The latter avoid presenting themselves as members of the Church of Scientology, and use satellite organisations to infiltrate the European institutions. What does the Council think of the lobbying practices of Scientology, which uses religion as a commercial product?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [2]. </s>

E-2866/03

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

The setting up of the Church of Scientology's European Public Affairs and Human Rights Office in Brussels, and the Church's lobbying threatened to lead to confusion between the work of the European institutions and those of scientologists. The latter avoid presenting themselves as members of the Church of Scientology, and use satellite organisations to infiltrate the European institutions. What does the Council think of the lobbying practices of Scientology, which uses religion as a commercial product?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted clear shortcomings in our ability to manage global-scale pandemics. Several global health programmes supported by the EU, such as the Global Fund, the vaccine alliance GAVI, and especially the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), have played a key role in the COVID-19 response and in guaranteeing global health security. Their experience in fighting pandemics, strengthening healthcare systems, educating populations, and establishing and running vaccination programs has been indispensable. However, as the efforts of such initiatives were diverted to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, other crucial spheres, such as the work to eradicate polio, have been side-lined.In order to avoid worsening of the healthcare situation in other spheres, it is essential that other global health initiatives remain operational as we continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.I would like to ask:1.How will the Commission ensure implementation of the commitment in the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) to work towards the target of investing 0.7 % of the EU’s collective GNI in official development assistance by 2030, with 0.2 % going to least developed countries?2.How will the Commission frame its development cooperation programmes to create the necessary structures to prevent a future pandemic? How will the Commission ensure these programmes continue supporting other crucial spheres, e.g. polio eradication?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [3]. </s>

E-001782/2021

Health

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted clear shortcomings in our ability to manage global-scale pandemics. Several global health programmes supported by the EU, such as the Global Fund, the vaccine alliance GAVI, and especially the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), have played a key role in the COVID-19 response and in guaranteeing global health security. Their experience in fighting pandemics, strengthening healthcare systems, educating populations, and establishing and running vaccination programs has been indispensable. However, as the efforts of such initiatives were diverted to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, other crucial spheres, such as the work to eradicate polio, have been side-lined.In order to avoid worsening of the healthcare situation in other spheres, it is essential that other global health initiatives remain operational as we continue to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.I would like to ask:1.How will the Commission ensure implementation of the commitment in the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) to work towards the target of investing 0.7 % of the EU’s collective GNI in official development assistance by 2030, with 0.2 % going to least developed countries?2.How will the Commission frame its development cooperation programmes to create the necessary structures to prevent a future pandemic? How will the Commission ensure these programmes continue supporting other crucial spheres, e.g. polio eradication?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Over the last five years, the indebtedness of households and enterprises and the reduction of lending by credit institutions have led to a dramatic rise in the phenomenon of usury in Greece. There has also been a huge rise in the number of pawnshops and unofficial banking services operating in the country(1). Usury is a problem which 21 EU Member States(2) are endeavouring to solve through civil and criminal law. However, European legislation on the protection of borrowers(3) does not set a ceiling on the cost of money, which is a matter regulated by national laws. In view of the above, will the Commission say: A. Is there any evidence of an increase in the phenomenon of usury in Europe, especially in southern European countries, during the last few years of economic crisis? B. Is there a plan for a concerted approach to tackle usury at European level? (1)Ira Emke-Poulopoulou: The Cost of the Crisis and the Uneven Distribution of this Cost in Greece, Greek Society of Demographic Studies, 2015, p.115. (2)http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/finservices-retail/docs/credit/irr_report_en.pdf, p.45. (3)Directive2008/48/ΕC on credit agreements for consumers and Directive2005/29/ΕC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [15]. </s>

E-008667-15

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

Over the last five years, the indebtedness of households and enterprises and the reduction of lending by credit institutions have led to a dramatic rise in the phenomenon of usury in Greece. There has also been a huge rise in the number of pawnshops and unofficial banking services operating in the country(1). Usury is a problem which 21 EU Member States(2) are endeavouring to solve through civil and criminal law. However, European legislation on the protection of borrowers(3) does not set a ceiling on the cost of money, which is a matter regulated by national laws. In view of the above, will the Commission say: A. Is there any evidence of an increase in the phenomenon of usury in Europe, especially in southern European countries, during the last few years of economic crisis? B. Is there a plan for a concerted approach to tackle usury at European level? (1)Ira Emke-Poulopoulou: The Cost of the Crisis and the Uneven Distribution of this Cost in Greece, Greek Society of Demographic Studies, 2015, p.115. (2)http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/finservices-retail/docs/credit/irr_report_en.pdf, p.45. (3)Directive2008/48/ΕC on credit agreements for consumers and Directive2005/29/ΕC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Local authorities and public bodies have expressed a desire to promote better wages through procurement of public services. However, it is believed that this may contradict EU legislation. Could the Commission confirm whether or not it would be possible for the tender assessment procedure to include scoring for minimum wage or living wage policies when a tender for the procurement of public services exceeds OJEU limits, where the service in question could only be delivered locally in the Member State where the procurement is taking place?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 [/INST]. Answer = [5]. </s>

E-003013-15

Labour, employment and pensions

Local authorities and public bodies have expressed a desire to promote better wages through procurement of public services. However, it is believed that this may contradict EU legislation. Could the Commission confirm whether or not it would be possible for the tender assessment procedure to include scoring for minimum wage or living wage policies when a tender for the procurement of public services exceeds OJEU limits, where the service in question could only be delivered locally in the Member State where the procurement is taking place?