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<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"I have been contacted by a constituent who is a trustee of a registered UK charity which promotes literacy in the UK and South Africa. It is called the Moss Educational Foundation and more information is available online at www.help2read.org and www.vrh.org.uk. My constituent would like to know if any EU funding is available. Could the Commission suggest any potential sources of EU funding?" 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>

E-0424/08

Education

I have been contacted by a constituent who is a trustee of a registered UK charity which promotes literacy in the UK and South Africa. It is called the Moss Educational Foundation and more information is available online at www.help2read.org and www.vrh.org.uk. My constituent would like to know if any EU funding is available. Could the Commission suggest any potential sources of EU funding?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to the latest figures from Eurostat, published on 20March, the number of asylum-seekers in the European Union has reached the record number of 626000. At the European summit on 19-20March, the heads of state and government stated that in order to control asylum requests, a joint strategy is needed to support the countries of origin and transit. Libya is in such a disintegrated state that it has become the ideal route for illegal immigration, according to the executive director of Frontex. The Italian Minister of the Interior, Angelino Alfano, has already warned that unless the Libyan question is resolved, there is no point talking about immigration with the hope of blocking departures. According to him, the priority should be to handle asylum requests in situ. Does the Commission share the Italian Minister of the Interior’s view regarding the explosion in the number of asylum-seekers?" 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-004828-15

Immigration

According to the latest figures from Eurostat, published on 20March, the number of asylum-seekers in the European Union has reached the record number of 626000. At the European summit on 19-20March, the heads of state and government stated that in order to control asylum requests, a joint strategy is needed to support the countries of origin and transit. Libya is in such a disintegrated state that it has become the ideal route for illegal immigration, according to the executive director of Frontex. The Italian Minister of the Interior, Angelino Alfano, has already warned that unless the Libyan question is resolved, there is no point talking about immigration with the hope of blocking departures. According to him, the priority should be to handle asylum requests in situ. Does the Commission share the Italian Minister of the Interior’s view regarding the explosion in the number of asylum-seekers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1.When planning and carrying out projects affecting other municipalities and citizens in a neighbouring EU Member State, are municipalities obliged to provide advance notice of these projects or coordinate them with the local administration in the neighbouring municipality? 2.In what cases are municipalities obliged to provide neighbouring municipalities in other EU countries with advance notice of their projects? In what cases is cross-border coordination of projects required? 3.If advance notice and coordination is not required, does the Commission consider that it would be desirable to draw up European regulations?" 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-0502/02

Governance and government

1.When planning and carrying out projects affecting other municipalities and citizens in a neighbouring EU Member State, are municipalities obliged to provide advance notice of these projects or coordinate them with the local administration in the neighbouring municipality? 2.In what cases are municipalities obliged to provide neighbouring municipalities in other EU countries with advance notice of their projects? In what cases is cross-border coordination of projects required? 3.If advance notice and coordination is not required, does the Commission consider that it would be desirable to draw up European regulations?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to reports in the Italian press (Corriere della Salute of 13 February 1995, page 6), so-called green types ofpetrol would appear to be even more harmful than the traditional sort, since they contain higher levels of aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene. 1. Does the Commission agree with this allegation? 2. Is it true that these compounds, which are used in various industrial processes as solvents, have toxic effects on the body even at very low concentrations? 3. What does the Commission intend to do to limit the damage to health and to avoid the spread of disorders involving the respiratory tract and the central nervous system?" 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-629/95

Health

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

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 15January2019, the Polish veterinary services raised the alarm that a 2.7 tonne batch of tainted meat from the Kalinowo abattoir had been distributed to 11 European countries. Will the Commission look into the source of the meat and give the names of the manufacturers involved? Will it mobilise more funding for traceability checks and set tougher penalties for those involved in fraud? Will it launch a debate into the possibility of creating a European agency whose job it would be to prevent fraud in the food 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 = [4]. </s>

E-000638-19

Agriculture and Fisheries

On 15January2019, the Polish veterinary services raised the alarm that a 2.7 tonne batch of tainted meat from the Kalinowo abattoir had been distributed to 11 European countries. Will the Commission look into the source of the meat and give the names of the manufacturers involved? Will it mobilise more funding for traceability checks and set tougher penalties for those involved in fraud? Will it launch a debate into the possibility of creating a European agency whose job it would be to prevent fraud in the food industry?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Could the Commission provide an analysis of the last ‘European’ year’s added value, and advise me as to what was the actual budget spent compared to that which was predicted?" 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-002452/2012

Macroeconomics

Could the Commission provide an analysis of the last ‘European’ year’s added value, and advise me as to what was the actual budget spent compared to that which was predicted?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Would the Commission inform me as to what action they are taking to ensure that fishing boats in the EU are taking steps to prevent seabirds becoming caught when they are """"""""long-lining""""""""? Hundreds of thousands of seabirds are caught in this way each year and die a cruel death." 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-3503/02

Agriculture and Fisheries

Would the Commission inform me as to what action they are taking to ensure that fishing boats in the EU are taking steps to prevent seabirds becoming caught when they are """"""""long-lining""""""""? Hundreds of thousands of seabirds are caught in this way each year and die a cruel death.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"What contact does the Commission have and what is its view of the Islamic Council of Europe?" 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-1932/06

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

What contact does the Commission have and what is its view of the Islamic Council of Europe?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Further to the intervention of the VP/HR at the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 30 April 2020 on the EEAS’s Special Report on the Narratives and Disinformation around the COVID-19/coronavirus Pandemic, we would like to ask for the following clarifications:1.Could the VP/HR explain in greater detail the nature of the two versions of the document, the first published on 20 April 2020 and the second on 24 April 2020, and could he say whether they have different authors and/or were written independently of one another?2.Were the views of the People’s Republic of China on this report communicated to the EEAS by either formal or informal means, are there any records of this exchange, and more generally, is there a mechanism preventing the analytical reports of the EEAS from being influenced by external actors, such as third countries and their representatives?3.In the light of the potential re-evaluation of EU’s relationship with China, would you agree that there is a need for a China StratCom task force?" 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-002857/2020

International affairs and foreign aid

Further to the intervention of the VP/HR at the meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 30 April 2020 on the EEAS’s Special Report on the Narratives and Disinformation around the COVID-19/coronavirus Pandemic, we would like to ask for the following clarifications:1.Could the VP/HR explain in greater detail the nature of the two versions of the document, the first published on 20 April 2020 and the second on 24 April 2020, and could he say whether they have different authors and/or were written independently of one another?2.Were the views of the People’s Republic of China on this report communicated to the EEAS by either formal or informal means, are there any records of this exchange, and more generally, is there a mechanism preventing the analytical reports of the EEAS from being influenced by external actors, such as third countries and their representatives?3.In the light of the potential re-evaluation of EU’s relationship with China, would you agree that there is a need for a China StratCom task force?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1.Can the Commission please describe the utility of serology tests in light of the recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)(1) ?2.Can the Commission explain what it is doing to assist the Member States in acquiring fast, inexpensive and accurate antigen tests to be used in hospitals, care homes, airports, cruise terminals, universities, schools, offices, factories, etc. with a view to helping the economy to get back on its feet? (1)https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-serology/" 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-005026/2020

Health

1.Can the Commission please describe the utility of serology tests in light of the recommendations of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)(1) ?2.Can the Commission explain what it is doing to assist the Member States in acquiring fast, inexpensive and accurate antigen tests to be used in hospitals, care homes, airports, cruise terminals, universities, schools, offices, factories, etc. with a view to helping the economy to get back on its feet? (1)https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/covid-19-guideline-serology/

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In its answer to Written Question E-006833/2012 of 9July2012 the Commission states that Article25 of Regulation (EC) No1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport does not require the rules on penalties for infringements of this regulation to be uniform. The Commission does however emphasise that the regulation requires Member States to lay down penalties that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Commission then goes on to say, in regard to meeting these criteria: ‘Whether a Member State’s penalty is effective, proportionate and dissuasive can only be evaluated if linked to a precise infringement or offence and contrasted against the gravity of the specific infringement or offence.’ In view of the above and the numerous instances of the aforementioned requirements not being adhered to(1): 1. What measures can the Commission take to ensure that Member States provide for penalties that are both effective, proportionate and dissuasive? 2. Which of these measures will the Commission use in the future to enforce the requirements for the aforesaid penalties in all Member States? 3. Does the Commission think that revising the legal provisions would be a wise idea, in view of the problems with enforcing Regulation (EC) No1/2005? If so, how? If not, why not? (1)See, as just one example among many, the report of an audit carried out in Bulgaria from 5 to 13June2012, in which the Commission concluded: ‘As already recommended in reportDG(SANCO)2009-8263 (Recommendation2), the CCA should ensure that penalties are amended to meet the requirements of Article55 of Regulation (EC) No882/2004 and Article25 of Regulation (EC) No1/2005 to be effective, dissuasive and proportionate.’." 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-002218-13

Agriculture and Fisheries

In its answer to Written Question E-006833/2012 of 9July2012 the Commission states that Article25 of Regulation (EC) No1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport does not require the rules on penalties for infringements of this regulation to be uniform. The Commission does however emphasise that the regulation requires Member States to lay down penalties that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Commission then goes on to say, in regard to meeting these criteria: ‘Whether a Member State’s penalty is effective, proportionate and dissuasive can only be evaluated if linked to a precise infringement or offence and contrasted against the gravity of the specific infringement or offence.’ In view of the above and the numerous instances of the aforementioned requirements not being adhered to(1): 1. What measures can the Commission take to ensure that Member States provide for penalties that are both effective, proportionate and dissuasive? 2. Which of these measures will the Commission use in the future to enforce the requirements for the aforesaid penalties in all Member States? 3. Does the Commission think that revising the legal provisions would be a wise idea, in view of the problems with enforcing Regulation (EC) No1/2005? If so, how? If not, why not? (1)See, as just one example among many, the report of an audit carried out in Bulgaria from 5 to 13June2012, in which the Commission concluded: ‘As already recommended in reportDG(SANCO)2009-8263 (Recommendation2), the CCA should ensure that penalties are amended to meet the requirements of Article55 of Regulation (EC) No882/2004 and Article25 of Regulation (EC) No1/2005 to be effective, dissuasive and proportionate.’.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Directive2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Directive2009/103/EC, introduced minimum amounts of cover in contracts for insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles of EUR1million in the case of damage to property and an equivalent of EUR5million in the case of personal injury for all victims of the event. In accordance with Article9(2) of the aforementioned Directive, in 2015 the Commission reviewed the minimum amounts of cover (Commission Communication 2016/C210/1) in line with changes in the European Index of Consumer Prices covering all Member States, resulting in an increase in the minimum amounts of cover. That Communication did not include countries which had adopted a transitional period for the introduction of the directive, including Poland, which brought in the increase on 11June2012. 1.When will the Commission issue a communication adjusting in line with inflation the minimum amounts laid down in Directive2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles in order to enforce the obligation to insure against such liability for countries which introduced a transitional period?2.Can the amount of cover calculated for countries with a transitional period be lower than that laid down in Communication 2016/C210/01?3.Is it appropriate to set the amount of cover at a level below that set for countries which adopted the directive without a transitional period?" 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>

P-001390-18

Health

Directive2005/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended by Directive2009/103/EC, introduced minimum amounts of cover in contracts for insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles of EUR1million in the case of damage to property and an equivalent of EUR5million in the case of personal injury for all victims of the event. In accordance with Article9(2) of the aforementioned Directive, in 2015 the Commission reviewed the minimum amounts of cover (Commission Communication 2016/C210/1) in line with changes in the European Index of Consumer Prices covering all Member States, resulting in an increase in the minimum amounts of cover. That Communication did not include countries which had adopted a transitional period for the introduction of the directive, including Poland, which brought in the increase on 11June2012. 1.When will the Commission issue a communication adjusting in line with inflation the minimum amounts laid down in Directive2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles in order to enforce the obligation to insure against such liability for countries which introduced a transitional period?2.Can the amount of cover calculated for countries with a transitional period be lower than that laid down in Communication 2016/C210/01?3.Is it appropriate to set the amount of cover at a level below that set for countries which adopted the directive without a transitional period?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1.What is the basis for the Commission's claim that Directive 90/219/EEC(1) has an adverse effect on the international competitiveness of the Union? Is this claim based on Member States' disappointing experience with the Directive? Which Member States have had this experience? To what extent is their experience shaped by the Directive? 2.In accordance with Article 18(3) of Directive 90/219/EEC, the Commission should have submitted a summary report of its experience to Parliament in 1993. Why has it not yet done so? When will this report be submitted? When will the Commission submit the report pursuant to Directive 90/220/EEC(2), which was also due in 1993? When will the Commission honour its undertaking to consult Parliament in good time on amending Directive 90/219/EEC? When will it consult Parliament on document XI/506/94-rev.3? 3.Why is the Commission discussing amending the Directive before the report pursuant to Article 18(3) of directive 90/219/EEC is drawn up or even published? (1)OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 17." 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>

P-388/95

Macroeconomics

1.What is the basis for the Commission's claim that Directive 90/219/EEC(1) has an adverse effect on the international competitiveness of the Union? Is this claim based on Member States' disappointing experience with the Directive? Which Member States have had this experience? To what extent is their experience shaped by the Directive? 2.In accordance with Article 18(3) of Directive 90/219/EEC, the Commission should have submitted a summary report of its experience to Parliament in 1993. Why has it not yet done so? When will this report be submitted? When will the Commission submit the report pursuant to Directive 90/220/EEC(2), which was also due in 1993? When will the Commission honour its undertaking to consult Parliament in good time on amending Directive 90/219/EEC? When will it consult Parliament on document XI/506/94-rev.3? 3.Why is the Commission discussing amending the Directive before the report pursuant to Article 18(3) of directive 90/219/EEC is drawn up or even published? (1)OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 117, 8. 5. 1990, p. 17.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"What is the European Commission doing to promote civil liberties in The Gambia in the light of the arrest of the Rev. and Mrs Fulton on sedition charges?" 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-7098/08

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

What is the European Commission doing to promote civil liberties in The Gambia in the light of the arrest of the Rev. and Mrs Fulton on sedition charges?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"How many policy areas required a unanimous vote in the Council of Ministers in 1973, when the UK joined the EU? Will the Commission please list those which have since been removed?" 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-2623/07

Governance and government

How many policy areas required a unanimous vote in the Council of Ministers in 1973, when the UK joined the EU? Will the Commission please list those which have since been removed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"With respect to our question P-0360/00(1) on the construction of a bottling plant in Taguluche, LaGomera, Canary Islands, the Commission told us on 7 March 2000 that it would take the necessary measures to ensure conformity with Community law in this case. As we have not received any additional information on the Commission's action, we would like to know: — Has the Commission enquired into the environmentally adverse effects of the project and therefore assessed whether the Habitat directive (92/43/EEC)(2) has been infringed? Should not Art. 6 of that directive apply for the preventive preservation of the site? — Has the Commission enquired into the environmental impact assessment procedure, given the fact that no proper assessment on the underground water sources was done, as mentioned in our previous question? — What measures has the Commission taken in order to ensure the protection of the site and the correct application of the Habitat and EIA (97/11/EC)(3) directives? — What follow-up has the Commission given to the complaint it has received on the same issue (P-1999/4875)? — Would the Commission be ready to send a delegation to La Gomera so as to enquire into the real impact of this project on the environment as well as on local agricultural activity? (1)OJ C 330 E, 21.11.2000, p. 137. (2)OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. (3)OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5." 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-2809/01

Environment

With respect to our question P-0360/00(1) on the construction of a bottling plant in Taguluche, LaGomera, Canary Islands, the Commission told us on 7 March 2000 that it would take the necessary measures to ensure conformity with Community law in this case. As we have not received any additional information on the Commission's action, we would like to know: — Has the Commission enquired into the environmentally adverse effects of the project and therefore assessed whether the Habitat directive (92/43/EEC)(2) has been infringed? Should not Art. 6 of that directive apply for the preventive preservation of the site? — Has the Commission enquired into the environmental impact assessment procedure, given the fact that no proper assessment on the underground water sources was done, as mentioned in our previous question? — What measures has the Commission taken in order to ensure the protection of the site and the correct application of the Habitat and EIA (97/11/EC)(3) directives? — What follow-up has the Commission given to the complaint it has received on the same issue (P-1999/4875)? — Would the Commission be ready to send a delegation to La Gomera so as to enquire into the real impact of this project on the environment as well as on local agricultural activity? (1)OJ C 330 E, 21.11.2000, p. 137. (2)OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. (3)OJ L 73, 14.3.1997, p. 5.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Why did the Commission not attend the eighth meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering Typologies, which was held on 19/20 November 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand, although it is a member of the FATF?" 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 = [12]. </s>

E-1362/02

Law and Crime

Why did the Commission not attend the eighth meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering Typologies, which was held on 19/20 November 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand, although it is a member of the FATF?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In the Netherlands, Schiphol Airport is going to expand by means of Lelystad Airport, increasing the number of passenger flights by up to 45000 per year. These flights will be at very low altitude (between 800 and 2700metres), with the result that the emissions will be enormous. In view of the existing problems with high levels of nitrogen deposition in Natura2000 areas in the Central Netherlands, particularly the Veluwe region, the limits will be exceeded even further. This will have inevitable consequences: loss of biodiversity, oak die-back,etc. 1.Is the Commission aware of the possible infringement of the Birds and Habitats Directives resulting from the expansion of Lelystad Airport? 2.Will the Commission investigate whether the Netherlands is complying with the Birds and Habitats Directives and why or why not? 3.Will the Commission launch infringement proceedings if either its own investigations or those by third parties reveal that the law is not being enforced sufficiently due to the expansion of Lelystad Airport?" 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-000518-18

Environment

In the Netherlands, Schiphol Airport is going to expand by means of Lelystad Airport, increasing the number of passenger flights by up to 45000 per year. These flights will be at very low altitude (between 800 and 2700metres), with the result that the emissions will be enormous. In view of the existing problems with high levels of nitrogen deposition in Natura2000 areas in the Central Netherlands, particularly the Veluwe region, the limits will be exceeded even further. This will have inevitable consequences: loss of biodiversity, oak die-back,etc. 1.Is the Commission aware of the possible infringement of the Birds and Habitats Directives resulting from the expansion of Lelystad Airport? 2.Will the Commission investigate whether the Netherlands is complying with the Birds and Habitats Directives and why or why not? 3.Will the Commission launch infringement proceedings if either its own investigations or those by third parties reveal that the law is not being enforced sufficiently due to the expansion of Lelystad Airport?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In Cyprus, like in most of the EU, the tourist guiding profession is regulated for reasons of public interest and the protection of cultural and natural heritage. There are also four Court of Justice of the European Union decisions that confirm this.There is a legal vacuum in EU law when it comes to the collaborative economy, as well as in Cyprus’s own law. The services provided by an operator under the collaborative economy are not simply another platform under the information society, but put the core of regulations on services at stake.The collaborative economy must be regulated by EU guidance in all Member States. Its regulation would ensure a level playing field, equal terms and conditions and fair competition in the tourism market between regulated professional tourist guides and illegally operating tour organisers.As guardian of the treaties, the Commission has a duty to prevent illegal services from being provided within the EU single market.Does the Commission plan to draw up an EU regulation in order to ensure proportionality of the collaborative economy on services provided in tourism? Such a regulation should cover equal treatment, rights and obligations between illegal guiding services and the legally regulated tourist guiding profession in the EU." 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-002283/2020

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

In Cyprus, like in most of the EU, the tourist guiding profession is regulated for reasons of public interest and the protection of cultural and natural heritage. There are also four Court of Justice of the European Union decisions that confirm this.There is a legal vacuum in EU law when it comes to the collaborative economy, as well as in Cyprus’s own law. The services provided by an operator under the collaborative economy are not simply another platform under the information society, but put the core of regulations on services at stake.The collaborative economy must be regulated by EU guidance in all Member States. Its regulation would ensure a level playing field, equal terms and conditions and fair competition in the tourism market between regulated professional tourist guides and illegally operating tour organisers.As guardian of the treaties, the Commission has a duty to prevent illegal services from being provided within the EU single market.Does the Commission plan to draw up an EU regulation in order to ensure proportionality of the collaborative economy on services provided in tourism? Such a regulation should cover equal treatment, rights and obligations between illegal guiding services and the legally regulated tourist guiding profession in the EU.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Directive2000/78/EC(1) had to be transposed into national law before 2December 2003. The Commission brought some Member States to Court for failure to inform the Commission on the implementing measures, while the Commission is bound by the directive to issue a report on the implementation of the directive. When will the Commission issue its report on the implementation of the directive? Which Member States have correctly implemented the provisions concerning sexual orientation and which not? Will the Commission take infringement proceedings against Member States and if so, when and against which ones? Will the Commission in 2008 issue the ‘horizontal directive’ encompassing all reasons for discriminations and all sectors and if so, when will it decide? Will it also include public administration and the police sector? (1)OJL303, 2.12.2000, 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 = [2]. </s>

E-5424/07

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Directive2000/78/EC(1) had to be transposed into national law before 2December 2003. The Commission brought some Member States to Court for failure to inform the Commission on the implementing measures, while the Commission is bound by the directive to issue a report on the implementation of the directive. When will the Commission issue its report on the implementation of the directive? Which Member States have correctly implemented the provisions concerning sexual orientation and which not? Will the Commission take infringement proceedings against Member States and if so, when and against which ones? Will the Commission in 2008 issue the ‘horizontal directive’ encompassing all reasons for discriminations and all sectors and if so, when will it decide? Will it also include public administration and the police sector? (1)OJL303, 2.12.2000, p.16.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Despite the fact that the Polish authorities have given official undertakings on several occasions, partly at the behest of the European Union, to remove a series of obstacles that make it difficult for EU producers to export ceramic tiles to Poland, there are still serious problems in this area. In particular, the law that has required, since last year, obligatory certification for ceramic tiles is still in force, in flagrant breach of the rules of international trade and the agreements reached between Poland and the European Union. What measures has the Commission taken or does it intend to take to ensure that the relevant Polish authorities stop demanding certification of this kind?" 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-3154/96

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

Despite the fact that the Polish authorities have given official undertakings on several occasions, partly at the behest of the European Union, to remove a series of obstacles that make it difficult for EU producers to export ceramic tiles to Poland, there are still serious problems in this area. In particular, the law that has required, since last year, obligatory certification for ceramic tiles is still in force, in flagrant breach of the rules of international trade and the agreements reached between Poland and the European Union. What measures has the Commission taken or does it intend to take to ensure that the relevant Polish authorities stop demanding certification of this kind?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"I understand that an organisation called Humanity Ventures has been established, in partnership between George Soros and MasterCard: the aim is to provide USD500million for migrants in Europe and, as stated on the MasterCard website, the project aims to ‘catalyse and accelerate the economic and social development of vulnerable communities around the world, in particular refugees and migrants’. Croatian police sources state that prepaid MasterCards are being distributed to migrants passing through the Balkans illegally; these cards do not bear a name but are marked with the acronyms of the UNHCR and theEU, together with a stamped number. It is also worth noting the partnership between MasterCard and Mercy Corps, another major American philanthropic organisation that distributes pre-paid cards to refugees throughout Greece and Serbia, using a non-cash payment system for those seeking refuge in Europe. 1.Who recharges these cards for illegal immigrants: MasterCard, Soros or the UN Refugee Agency?2.From which accounts and ATMsis the money withdrawn, what is the ceiling and is any record of the banking transactions kept? 3.What is the role of the EU?" 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-005637-18

Immigration

I understand that an organisation called Humanity Ventures has been established, in partnership between George Soros and MasterCard: the aim is to provide USD500million for migrants in Europe and, as stated on the MasterCard website, the project aims to ‘catalyse and accelerate the economic and social development of vulnerable communities around the world, in particular refugees and migrants’. Croatian police sources state that prepaid MasterCards are being distributed to migrants passing through the Balkans illegally; these cards do not bear a name but are marked with the acronyms of the UNHCR and theEU, together with a stamped number. It is also worth noting the partnership between MasterCard and Mercy Corps, another major American philanthropic organisation that distributes pre-paid cards to refugees throughout Greece and Serbia, using a non-cash payment system for those seeking refuge in Europe. 1.Who recharges these cards for illegal immigrants: MasterCard, Soros or the UN Refugee Agency?2.From which accounts and ATMsis the money withdrawn, what is the ceiling and is any record of the banking transactions kept? 3.What is the role of the EU?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"With regard to the Commission’s plans concerning the initiative for greater pay transparency,within the framework of the Swedish model, employers’ organisations and unions have developed various types of pay agreements. Almost 85% of employees in Sweden have more or less individual rates of pay. That means that salaries are determined at company level/equivalent. Salaries are determined for each individual employee based on the nature of the work, e.g. the profession, and the way in which the individual performs the work.1.Does the Commission consider that an assessment of the way in which the individual work is performed should be a factor in determining individual salaries? (In connection with assessments, is consideration given, for example, to the individual’s competence, the way in which the individual uses his or her knowledge and abilities in the work, as well as individual performance or other criteria agreed in a collective agreement?)2.How does the Commission consider that an assessment of the performance of the individual work should be taken into account in connection with pay reviews concerning equal work and work of equal value?" 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-006897/2020

Labour, employment and pensions

With regard to the Commission’s plans concerning the initiative for greater pay transparency,within the framework of the Swedish model, employers’ organisations and unions have developed various types of pay agreements. Almost 85% of employees in Sweden have more or less individual rates of pay. That means that salaries are determined at company level/equivalent. Salaries are determined for each individual employee based on the nature of the work, e.g. the profession, and the way in which the individual performs the work.1.Does the Commission consider that an assessment of the way in which the individual work is performed should be a factor in determining individual salaries? (In connection with assessments, is consideration given, for example, to the individual’s competence, the way in which the individual uses his or her knowledge and abilities in the work, as well as individual performance or other criteria agreed in a collective agreement?)2.How does the Commission consider that an assessment of the performance of the individual work should be taken into account in connection with pay reviews concerning equal work and work of equal value?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 1995 shows that the 1996 budget provided for EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure on olive oil totalling ECU1781million. Even though this figure is in line with expenditure between 1991 and 1993, expenditure was far lower in 1995, when it stood at only ECU812.5million. Of this expenditure, storage measures had a negative value in 1995, standing at ECU– 94.9million. What is the total figure for expenditure on storage measures in respect of olive oil in Italy?" 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-0343/97

Agriculture and Fisheries

The Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 1995 shows that the 1996 budget provided for EAGGF Guarantee Section expenditure on olive oil totalling ECU1781million. Even though this figure is in line with expenditure between 1991 and 1993, expenditure was far lower in 1995, when it stood at only ECU812.5million. Of this expenditure, storage measures had a negative value in 1995, standing at ECU– 94.9million. What is the total figure for expenditure on storage measures in respect of olive oil in Italy?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights has reported that more than 13 000 Tunisian nationals landed illegally on Italian shores in 2020, compared to 2 654 in 2019, a fivefold increase. Smugglers are increasingly using the Tunisian towns of Sfax, Zarzis and Mahdia as points of departure..By way of a reminder, the perpetrator of the Notre-Dame Basilica attack carried out in Nice on 29 October 2020, Brahim Issaoui, was one of the 13 000 migrants who arrived in Italy. He was able to move freely from Lampedusa through Sicily to Rome and then make his way to France to carry out a massacre. At no stage did he undergo proper border checks, even though he was the subject of an expulsion order issued by the Italian authorities.Can the Commission say how many of these 13 000 migrants left Italy for another Member State and how many were actually deported?Will it take steps to curb the risk of Islamist terrorism posed by this mass influx of migrants?Does it consider that its policy of promoting mass immigration to the European Union, in particular by providing financial support to NGOs which are complicit in the activities of smugglers, made the attack in Nice easier to carry out?Supporters(1) (1)This question is supported by Members other than the authors: Hélène Laporte (ID), Gilles Lebreton (ID), Mathilde Androuët (ID), Annika Bruna (ID), André Rougé (ID), Thierry Mariani (ID)" 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-000561/2021/rev.1

Immigration

The Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights has reported that more than 13 000 Tunisian nationals landed illegally on Italian shores in 2020, compared to 2 654 in 2019, a fivefold increase. Smugglers are increasingly using the Tunisian towns of Sfax, Zarzis and Mahdia as points of departure..By way of a reminder, the perpetrator of the Notre-Dame Basilica attack carried out in Nice on 29 October 2020, Brahim Issaoui, was one of the 13 000 migrants who arrived in Italy. He was able to move freely from Lampedusa through Sicily to Rome and then make his way to France to carry out a massacre. At no stage did he undergo proper border checks, even though he was the subject of an expulsion order issued by the Italian authorities.Can the Commission say how many of these 13 000 migrants left Italy for another Member State and how many were actually deported?Will it take steps to curb the risk of Islamist terrorism posed by this mass influx of migrants?Does it consider that its policy of promoting mass immigration to the European Union, in particular by providing financial support to NGOs which are complicit in the activities of smugglers, made the attack in Nice easier to carry out?Supporters(1) (1)This question is supported by Members other than the authors: Hélène Laporte (ID), Gilles Lebreton (ID), Mathilde Androuët (ID), Annika Bruna (ID), André Rougé (ID), Thierry Mariani (ID)

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"As a result of the disagreement between the United States and the European Union caused by differences of opinion over the banana trade, a series of European products have been subject to tariffs of 100 %. Will the Commission say how it intends to tackle this latest crisis? What measures will it take to protect European exports to the United States' market? In view of the export difficulties facing some of the sectors and products concerned, caused also by the crisis in Russia, what steps will the Commission take to prevent the unemployment likely to arise as a result of reduced production?" 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-0231/99

Foreign trade

As a result of the disagreement between the United States and the European Union caused by differences of opinion over the banana trade, a series of European products have been subject to tariffs of 100 %. Will the Commission say how it intends to tackle this latest crisis? What measures will it take to protect European exports to the United States' market? In view of the export difficulties facing some of the sectors and products concerned, caused also by the crisis in Russia, what steps will the Commission take to prevent the unemployment likely to arise as a result of reduced production?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 1January2020, the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations intended to cut the shipping industry’s sulphur oxide emissions(1), which are known to be dangerous to human health, will enter into force. Ferries and ocean liners in particular, both of which are energy intensive and polluting, are under fire because of their dominance, particularly when docked. Port facilities could contribute to this green revolution by employing a shoreside electrical power system known as ‘cold ironing’(2). Under that system, ships are able to connect to onshore power sources instead of being forced to keep their engines running. This would create a clean port system, as some Northern European cities (Gothenburg and Lübeck) and North American west-coast ports (in Vancouver, California and Alaska) have already done(3). Taking into account the Commission’s powers with regard to the common transport policy and to tourism policy (Article4(2)(g)and Titles VI and XXII of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), does it have a major investment plan for the electrification of port infrastructure? (1)http://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/hottopics/pages/sulphur-2020.aspx (2)https://www.isemar.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lindustrie-de-la-croisière-entre-croissance-et-défis.pdf (3)https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/rapport_cpt_croisieres_cle0cb482.pdf" 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-002668-19

Transportation

On 1January2020, the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulations intended to cut the shipping industry’s sulphur oxide emissions(1), which are known to be dangerous to human health, will enter into force. Ferries and ocean liners in particular, both of which are energy intensive and polluting, are under fire because of their dominance, particularly when docked. Port facilities could contribute to this green revolution by employing a shoreside electrical power system known as ‘cold ironing’(2). Under that system, ships are able to connect to onshore power sources instead of being forced to keep their engines running. This would create a clean port system, as some Northern European cities (Gothenburg and Lübeck) and North American west-coast ports (in Vancouver, California and Alaska) have already done(3). Taking into account the Commission’s powers with regard to the common transport policy and to tourism policy (Article4(2)(g)and Titles VI and XXII of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), does it have a major investment plan for the electrification of port infrastructure? (1)http://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/hottopics/pages/sulphur-2020.aspx (2)https://www.isemar.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Lindustrie-de-la-croisière-entre-croissance-et-défis.pdf (3)https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/rapport_cpt_croisieres_cle0cb482.pdf

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In response to the renewed EU and US sanctions continually imposed on Russia since 2014, Russia extended its embargo on imports of EU fruits and vegetables until the end of 2021. This has posed a serious obstacle to Greek exports of fruit and vegetables (mainly stone fruits, kiwis, citrus fruits and vegetables) and resulted in a significant loss of income. Small farmers are paying a heavy price for the imperialist rivalries that are intensifying in our region and internationally.There have been no substantial measures to support farmers and make up for lost income, and any aid received (less than EUR 50 million de minimis for the period 2014-2020) has not provided any relief.The Russian embargo, the COVID-19 pandemic and other developments (e.g. Trump's tariffs on canned peaches) have prompted manufacturers and wholesalers to step up extortion activities to seize agricultural production at below-cost prices.Given that the Commission is largely responsible for perpetuating the problem:1.How would it view immediately repealing the above decision, which perpetuates the problems facing exports?2.What is its position on the request to replace Greek farmers’ lost income by allocating a specific budget under the new MFF and the forthcoming multi-billion euro recovery fund, which are intended for large businesses and not for providing immediate relief to small farmers?" 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-006552/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

In response to the renewed EU and US sanctions continually imposed on Russia since 2014, Russia extended its embargo on imports of EU fruits and vegetables until the end of 2021. This has posed a serious obstacle to Greek exports of fruit and vegetables (mainly stone fruits, kiwis, citrus fruits and vegetables) and resulted in a significant loss of income. Small farmers are paying a heavy price for the imperialist rivalries that are intensifying in our region and internationally.There have been no substantial measures to support farmers and make up for lost income, and any aid received (less than EUR 50 million de minimis for the period 2014-2020) has not provided any relief.The Russian embargo, the COVID-19 pandemic and other developments (e.g. Trump's tariffs on canned peaches) have prompted manufacturers and wholesalers to step up extortion activities to seize agricultural production at below-cost prices.Given that the Commission is largely responsible for perpetuating the problem:1.How would it view immediately repealing the above decision, which perpetuates the problems facing exports?2.What is its position on the request to replace Greek farmers’ lost income by allocating a specific budget under the new MFF and the forthcoming multi-billion euro recovery fund, which are intended for large businesses and not for providing immediate relief to small farmers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is tremendously important to the Galician longline fleet, representing 10% of its annual captures. Around 160 longline surface vessels land some 3 000 tonnes per year, valued at EUR 10 million.The Council’s decision to include the mako in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)(1) has been a huge blow for the sector, which is facing more bureaucracy, slower operations and higher costs.On 7 October 2020, the Galician Parliament’s fisheries and shellfish committee adopted a resolution(2) urging the Spanish Government to consider protection measures for the mako that will not damage the fleet economically and are consistent with all the sustainable management measures that different regional fisheries organisations, such as ICCAT, have adopted for this species.1.Has the Commission received any proposals from the Spanish Government geared towards finding a balance between protecting the mako shark and maintaining the social and economic sustainability of the Galician longline fleet?2.Does the Commission have any information on the measures being taken by other Member States in accordance with this Council decision? (1)https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019D1719 (2)https://www.es.parlamentodegalicia.es/Actualidade/3136/proposicions-non-de-lei-aprobadas-polo-pleno-do-parlamento-de-galicia-o-7-de-outubro-de-2020/" 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-006275/2020/rev.1

Agriculture and Fisheries

The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is tremendously important to the Galician longline fleet, representing 10% of its annual captures. Around 160 longline surface vessels land some 3 000 tonnes per year, valued at EUR 10 million.The Council’s decision to include the mako in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)(1) has been a huge blow for the sector, which is facing more bureaucracy, slower operations and higher costs.On 7 October 2020, the Galician Parliament’s fisheries and shellfish committee adopted a resolution(2) urging the Spanish Government to consider protection measures for the mako that will not damage the fleet economically and are consistent with all the sustainable management measures that different regional fisheries organisations, such as ICCAT, have adopted for this species.1.Has the Commission received any proposals from the Spanish Government geared towards finding a balance between protecting the mako shark and maintaining the social and economic sustainability of the Galician longline fleet?2.Does the Commission have any information on the measures being taken by other Member States in accordance with this Council decision? (1)https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32019D1719 (2)https://www.es.parlamentodegalicia.es/Actualidade/3136/proposicions-non-de-lei-aprobadas-polo-pleno-do-parlamento-de-galicia-o-7-de-outubro-de-2020/

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Under the third period (2000‑06) of social care programmes in Greece (home help, welfare teams, day care centres for the elderly, nursery, integrated childcare and kindergarten facilities, children’s creative activity centres and creative activity centres for children with disabilities) over 6500people were employed, principally under fixed-term contracts of over two years’ duration. Given the acknowledged contribution of these programmes to achieving not only employment targets, chiefly among women, but also economic and social cohesion and in view of the large number of jobs generated by them, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. Has it received information from the Greek authorities concerning plans for the implementation of new social care programmes after 31August 2008? 2. How will the continued implementation of the programmes be ensured, especially in mountain, rural and island areas of Greece where they are particularly needed, given the absence of the relevant social infrastructures? 3. What provision is being made for those employed under the social programmes after 31August 2008? 4. What action is being taken to uphold the rights of those employed for over two years under fixed-term contracts exceeding two years once the programmes come to an end (31August 2008)?" 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-3823/08

Social welfare

Under the third period (2000‑06) of social care programmes in Greece (home help, welfare teams, day care centres for the elderly, nursery, integrated childcare and kindergarten facilities, children’s creative activity centres and creative activity centres for children with disabilities) over 6500people were employed, principally under fixed-term contracts of over two years’ duration. Given the acknowledged contribution of these programmes to achieving not only employment targets, chiefly among women, but also economic and social cohesion and in view of the large number of jobs generated by them, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. Has it received information from the Greek authorities concerning plans for the implementation of new social care programmes after 31August 2008? 2. How will the continued implementation of the programmes be ensured, especially in mountain, rural and island areas of Greece where they are particularly needed, given the absence of the relevant social infrastructures? 3. What provision is being made for those employed under the social programmes after 31August 2008? 4. What action is being taken to uphold the rights of those employed for over two years under fixed-term contracts exceeding two years once the programmes come to an end (31August 2008)?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 1 May 2004, ten new states will join the European Union and will take part in European elections for the first time on 13 June. It is hoped that a further two candidate countries, Bulgaria and Romania, will join the European Union, in 2007 provided that they meet the political and economic conditions referred to as the Copenhagen criteria. Croatia has asked to start negotiations to join the European Union. What action is the European Commission taking to encourage the opening of negotiations with Croatia in March 2004?" 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-0896/04

International affairs and foreign aid

On 1 May 2004, ten new states will join the European Union and will take part in European elections for the first time on 13 June. It is hoped that a further two candidate countries, Bulgaria and Romania, will join the European Union, in 2007 provided that they meet the political and economic conditions referred to as the Copenhagen criteria. Croatia has asked to start negotiations to join the European Union. What action is the European Commission taking to encourage the opening of negotiations with Croatia in March 2004?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The continuing climate of uncertainty resulting from the peace process in Colombia being broken off and the kidnapping of senators and other politicians — that of presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt being a prime example — is having an extremely detrimental impact on the functioning of democracy and respect for human rights in the country. Recently, in its resolution of 14 March 2002, the European Parliament adopted a position on this issue, condemning these events and calling on the European institutions to take measures to combat the deadlock. What initiatives does the Council intend to take to this end and what policy will it adopt towards the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC-EP), in collaboration with the new president? Does it intend to act as mediator in an attempt to achieve the resumption of negotiations and to break the deadlock in the country, and will it take immediate steps to obtain the release of Ingrid Betancourt?" 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-1672/02

International affairs and foreign aid

The continuing climate of uncertainty resulting from the peace process in Colombia being broken off and the kidnapping of senators and other politicians — that of presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt being a prime example — is having an extremely detrimental impact on the functioning of democracy and respect for human rights in the country. Recently, in its resolution of 14 March 2002, the European Parliament adopted a position on this issue, condemning these events and calling on the European institutions to take measures to combat the deadlock. What initiatives does the Council intend to take to this end and what policy will it adopt towards the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC-EP), in collaboration with the new president? Does it intend to act as mediator in an attempt to achieve the resumption of negotiations and to break the deadlock in the country, and will it take immediate steps to obtain the release of Ingrid Betancourt?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The town of Wuppertal is planning a new commercial zone covering an overall area of 22hectares on a rural site called ‘Kleine Höhe’. The procedure for drawing up construction plans has not yet been concluded. ‘Kleine Höhe’ is a plateau containing the springs of six streams which run down from it. It is of great importance for the regional biotope network and for the recreation of local inhabitants. 1.EU Directive2000/60/EC(1) prohibits any measures which lead to the deterioration of surface water. However, the planned commercial zone would seriously affect the springs and the streams in the area. The ‘drainage study’ drawn by engineering consultants ReinhardBeck of Wuppertal in 2002 noted ‘that it is not possible to undertake a construction project without affecting the catchment area’. The Bergisch-Rheinische Wasserverband (water board) has stated that ‘the commercial zone would violate a large number of legal protection requirements concerning water management’. Does the Commission not agree that the planned commercial zone would violate Directive2000/60/EC? 2.The planned commercial zone would have a significant impact on the environment, in particular soil use, the biotope network, water management and the urban climate. Alternatives exist in the form of urban wasteland and unused building land in Wuppertal. The area development plan has so far failed to consider alternatives, or at least to pay them sufficient attention. Thus the Wuppertal authorities have ‘overlooked’ 50hectares of wasteland, although they had decided that they should be commercially used. Does the Commission not agree that this is a violation of Directive2001/42/EC(2)? 3.The continuity of the Bergisch-Märkisches Hügelland biotope network would be broken by the construction of a commercial zone. Does the Commission not agree that this represents a violation of Directive92/43/EC(3)? 4.What steps does the Commission intend to take should it come to the conclusion that the planned commercial area is contrary to EU law? (1)OJL327, 22.12.2000, p.1. (2)OJL197, 21.7.2001, p.30. (3)OJL206, 22.7.1992, p.7." 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-0351/07

Environment

The town of Wuppertal is planning a new commercial zone covering an overall area of 22hectares on a rural site called ‘Kleine Höhe’. The procedure for drawing up construction plans has not yet been concluded. ‘Kleine Höhe’ is a plateau containing the springs of six streams which run down from it. It is of great importance for the regional biotope network and for the recreation of local inhabitants. 1.EU Directive2000/60/EC(1) prohibits any measures which lead to the deterioration of surface water. However, the planned commercial zone would seriously affect the springs and the streams in the area. The ‘drainage study’ drawn by engineering consultants ReinhardBeck of Wuppertal in 2002 noted ‘that it is not possible to undertake a construction project without affecting the catchment area’. The Bergisch-Rheinische Wasserverband (water board) has stated that ‘the commercial zone would violate a large number of legal protection requirements concerning water management’. Does the Commission not agree that the planned commercial zone would violate Directive2000/60/EC? 2.The planned commercial zone would have a significant impact on the environment, in particular soil use, the biotope network, water management and the urban climate. Alternatives exist in the form of urban wasteland and unused building land in Wuppertal. The area development plan has so far failed to consider alternatives, or at least to pay them sufficient attention. Thus the Wuppertal authorities have ‘overlooked’ 50hectares of wasteland, although they had decided that they should be commercially used. Does the Commission not agree that this is a violation of Directive2001/42/EC(2)? 3.The continuity of the Bergisch-Märkisches Hügelland biotope network would be broken by the construction of a commercial zone. Does the Commission not agree that this represents a violation of Directive92/43/EC(3)? 4.What steps does the Commission intend to take should it come to the conclusion that the planned commercial area is contrary to EU law? (1)OJL327, 22.12.2000, p.1. (2)OJL197, 21.7.2001, p.30. (3)OJL206, 22.7.1992, p.7.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Usury has reached alarming proportions in the last few years. The number of Italian families brought to ruin by loan-sharks rose from 80 000 in 1987 to 342000 in 1993. In 1993 loans totalled around LIT 3 900 billion, and interest - which ends up in the pockets of loan-sharks - now amounts to around LIT 3 500 annually as opposed to LIT 820 billion in 1987. The rate of interest varies from a monthly minimum of 4% to a maximum of 12,5%. The interest rate usually doubles if borrowers are unable to meet the repayment deadline. Great attention must be paid to the spread of crime in the clandestine money market. Can the Commission provide any statistics on usury in the Community? Can it set up an ad hoc monitoring unit to coordinate all anti-racketeering measures and keep a tight watch on the phenomenon?" 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 = [12]. </s>

E-0835/96

Law and Crime

Usury has reached alarming proportions in the last few years. The number of Italian families brought to ruin by loan-sharks rose from 80 000 in 1987 to 342000 in 1993. In 1993 loans totalled around LIT 3 900 billion, and interest - which ends up in the pockets of loan-sharks - now amounts to around LIT 3 500 annually as opposed to LIT 820 billion in 1987. The rate of interest varies from a monthly minimum of 4% to a maximum of 12,5%. The interest rate usually doubles if borrowers are unable to meet the repayment deadline. Great attention must be paid to the spread of crime in the clandestine money market. Can the Commission provide any statistics on usury in the Community? Can it set up an ad hoc monitoring unit to coordinate all anti-racketeering measures and keep a tight watch on the phenomenon?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The land reclamation work begun in May2014 in Gibraltar for the construction of a new power plant is continuing, with the installation of nine reinforced concrete dams in the western section of the north dock. On 28August2014, the Government of Gibraltar presented a new land reclamation plan at Poniente beach (located to the north-west of the airport runway, on the isthmus), with the first phase of the plan potentially starting at any moment (delimitation of the area to be reclaimed by the positioning of walls of rock). As for the east face of the Rock, following the completion of the reclamation work at Algarrobo beach (‘Sandy Bay’) in June2014, the Government of Gibraltar chose six proposals received in a competition of ideas, so as to be able to resume the ‘Eastside’ project in the future. Without prejudicing or altering in any way the position which Spain adopts and has always adopted in relation to the sovereignty of the waters off Gibraltar, which are Spanish, does the Commission consider that the United Kingdom is respecting the rules of the European Union, very specifically the obligation to give due notification of its various land reclamation projects in the waters off Gibraltar, under Directive2011/92/EU?" 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-005563-15

Environment

The land reclamation work begun in May2014 in Gibraltar for the construction of a new power plant is continuing, with the installation of nine reinforced concrete dams in the western section of the north dock. On 28August2014, the Government of Gibraltar presented a new land reclamation plan at Poniente beach (located to the north-west of the airport runway, on the isthmus), with the first phase of the plan potentially starting at any moment (delimitation of the area to be reclaimed by the positioning of walls of rock). As for the east face of the Rock, following the completion of the reclamation work at Algarrobo beach (‘Sandy Bay’) in June2014, the Government of Gibraltar chose six proposals received in a competition of ideas, so as to be able to resume the ‘Eastside’ project in the future. Without prejudicing or altering in any way the position which Spain adopts and has always adopted in relation to the sovereignty of the waters off Gibraltar, which are Spanish, does the Commission consider that the United Kingdom is respecting the rules of the European Union, very specifically the obligation to give due notification of its various land reclamation projects in the waters off Gibraltar, under Directive2011/92/EU?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"At a critical juncture for the European economy, MFF funding for agriculture and rural development for the period 2021-2027 is being cut as part of an economic recovery plan. At the same time, the rural community is being left to deal with the fallout of the pandemic and called upon to adapt rapidly to the upcoming new CAP arrangements without any effective adaptation, financial or development instruments.Deprived of easy access to development programme or other funding and now facing drastic new cuts, beleaguered farmers in Greece and elsewhere are now threatened with financial ruin.In view of this:1.To what extent has agricultural recovery funding for Greece been reduced as a result of the new austerity measures?2.Will the Commission seek to step up funding for farmers under the new CAP arrangements?3.If not, what compensatory funding and assistance will be given to farmers and what amounts will be provided?" 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-004414/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

At a critical juncture for the European economy, MFF funding for agriculture and rural development for the period 2021-2027 is being cut as part of an economic recovery plan. At the same time, the rural community is being left to deal with the fallout of the pandemic and called upon to adapt rapidly to the upcoming new CAP arrangements without any effective adaptation, financial or development instruments.Deprived of easy access to development programme or other funding and now facing drastic new cuts, beleaguered farmers in Greece and elsewhere are now threatened with financial ruin.In view of this:1.To what extent has agricultural recovery funding for Greece been reduced as a result of the new austerity measures?2.Will the Commission seek to step up funding for farmers under the new CAP arrangements?3.If not, what compensatory funding and assistance will be given to farmers and what amounts will be provided?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement poses a significant risk of fiscal dumping from the UK, which could hence become a ‘Singapore-on-Thames’. We would therefore like to see evidence of the robustness of the clauses enabling the EU to protect itself against any fiscal dumping from the UK.1.Which procedures in the agreement will allow the EU to ensure ‘fair competition’ in the event of major divergences between the EU and the UK in business taxation arrangements? Will these terms be applied to UK overseas territories?2.Does the absence of ‘rebalancing measures’ on tax and money laundering issues not infringe the general non-regression clause agreed on to ensure a level playing field?3.In the ongoing negotiations concerning financial regulation, what criteria will determine the possible ‘equivalence’ of UK financial services and what democratic scrutiny will be exercised over them?" 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-000326/2021

Macroeconomics

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement poses a significant risk of fiscal dumping from the UK, which could hence become a ‘Singapore-on-Thames’. We would therefore like to see evidence of the robustness of the clauses enabling the EU to protect itself against any fiscal dumping from the UK.1.Which procedures in the agreement will allow the EU to ensure ‘fair competition’ in the event of major divergences between the EU and the UK in business taxation arrangements? Will these terms be applied to UK overseas territories?2.Does the absence of ‘rebalancing measures’ on tax and money laundering issues not infringe the general non-regression clause agreed on to ensure a level playing field?3.In the ongoing negotiations concerning financial regulation, what criteria will determine the possible ‘equivalence’ of UK financial services and what democratic scrutiny will be exercised over them?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The company """"""""Autostrade del Monte Bianco"""""""" is about to start work on building the Morgex-Courmayeur section of the motorway without any environmental impact assessment having been carried out in accordance with Directive 85/337/EEC (1). An appeal was lodged with the Commission by the consumer organization CODACONS, which asked the Commission to bring proceedings against Italy for infringement of Article 177 of the Treaty, since it did not apply Directive 85/337/EEC for the Sarre-Morgex section either. On the other side of the border there is not the same determination to favour road transport to the detriment of other modes of transport which are more environmentally acceptable. Does the Commission intend to bring proceedings against the Italian State for infringement of Article 177 of the Treaty in connection with the Mont Blanc motorway? (1)OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p.40." 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-2288/96

Environment

The company """"""""Autostrade del Monte Bianco"""""""" is about to start work on building the Morgex-Courmayeur section of the motorway without any environmental impact assessment having been carried out in accordance with Directive 85/337/EEC (1). An appeal was lodged with the Commission by the consumer organization CODACONS, which asked the Commission to bring proceedings against Italy for infringement of Article 177 of the Treaty, since it did not apply Directive 85/337/EEC for the Sarre-Morgex section either. On the other side of the border there is not the same determination to favour road transport to the detriment of other modes of transport which are more environmentally acceptable. Does the Commission intend to bring proceedings against the Italian State for infringement of Article 177 of the Treaty in connection with the Mont Blanc motorway? (1)OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p.40.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Is the Commission aware that the nuclear power station blocks in Mochovce are based on outmoded Soviet technology without containment dating from the 1970s and that the installation was built over a long period with interruptions of several years on a site which was demonstrably unsuitable from the seismic and geological points of view, so that the installation is subject to a number of further incalculable risk factors?" 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-1492/98

Energy

Is the Commission aware that the nuclear power station blocks in Mochovce are based on outmoded Soviet technology without containment dating from the 1970s and that the installation was built over a long period with interruptions of several years on a site which was demonstrably unsuitable from the seismic and geological points of view, so that the installation is subject to a number of further incalculable risk factors?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"What knowledge does the Commission have of the imprisonment of Pastors Li Ming, Jin Jirong, Wang Yuan and Li Mingbo in China and what conversations has it had with the Chinese Government about them?" 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-4297/07

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

What knowledge does the Commission have of the imprisonment of Pastors Li Ming, Jin Jirong, Wang Yuan and Li Mingbo in China and what conversations has it had with the Chinese Government about them?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Efienergia SL enterprise has begun to take measures to restore land affected by clay extraction, involving the use of waste pellets for landfill purposes in the La Vinya del Tort area of Sant Mateu de Bages (Catalonia). However, the Efienergia SL enterprise is in fact seeking to open a new landfill with a capacity of 110000tonnes per year, making it the largest in the county, the landfill at the Bufalvent industrial estate in Manresa having a capacity of 50000tonnes per year. It should be emphasised that the enterprise is not proposing any solution for transporting the waste or preventing unpleasant odours. Furthermore, it has not presented any wastewater analyses, particularly relating to rainwater leaching into the subsoil, possibly contaminating the groundwater with all the inert and active substances contained in the plastic-coated pellets of urban solid waste, with all the problems this would entail for the Cardener River. Finally, it should be noted that the landfill would be located in the town of Sant Mateu de Bages, while the waste would come from the metropolitan region of Barcelona. Does the Commission take the view that a landfill in Sant Mateu de Bages, in addition to infringing town planning and environmental regulations, would also be an infringement of Directive2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19November2008, which lays down criteria of proximity and self-sufficiency regarding waste treatment, specifying accordingly that waste must be treated near to where it is generated in order to avoid unnecessary and unsustainable transport operations?" 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-004128/2012

Environment

The Efienergia SL enterprise has begun to take measures to restore land affected by clay extraction, involving the use of waste pellets for landfill purposes in the La Vinya del Tort area of Sant Mateu de Bages (Catalonia). However, the Efienergia SL enterprise is in fact seeking to open a new landfill with a capacity of 110000tonnes per year, making it the largest in the county, the landfill at the Bufalvent industrial estate in Manresa having a capacity of 50000tonnes per year. It should be emphasised that the enterprise is not proposing any solution for transporting the waste or preventing unpleasant odours. Furthermore, it has not presented any wastewater analyses, particularly relating to rainwater leaching into the subsoil, possibly contaminating the groundwater with all the inert and active substances contained in the plastic-coated pellets of urban solid waste, with all the problems this would entail for the Cardener River. Finally, it should be noted that the landfill would be located in the town of Sant Mateu de Bages, while the waste would come from the metropolitan region of Barcelona. Does the Commission take the view that a landfill in Sant Mateu de Bages, in addition to infringing town planning and environmental regulations, would also be an infringement of Directive2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19November2008, which lays down criteria of proximity and self-sufficiency regarding waste treatment, specifying accordingly that waste must be treated near to where it is generated in order to avoid unnecessary and unsustainable transport operations?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In the International Trade Committee's hearing with Commissioner Ashton on 20October and in her subsequent remarks to the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 10-11November, the Commissioner has made very welcome comments regarding the need for flexibility in the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations. Can the Commission outline what flexibility it intends to offer to ACP countries in practice? As well as the efforts to take into account concerns of ACP countries when moving from interim to full EPAs, does the Commission intend to take a flexible approach in its implementation of the EPAs and, in particular, of the Cariforum EPA?" 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-6570/08

Foreign trade

In the International Trade Committee's hearing with Commissioner Ashton on 20October and in her subsequent remarks to the General Affairs and External Relations Council on 10-11November, the Commissioner has made very welcome comments regarding the need for flexibility in the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations. Can the Commission outline what flexibility it intends to offer to ACP countries in practice? As well as the efforts to take into account concerns of ACP countries when moving from interim to full EPAs, does the Commission intend to take a flexible approach in its implementation of the EPAs and, in particular, of the Cariforum EPA?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Since Directive2011/7/EU on payment times was transposed into Spanish law, the legal time limit for paying suppliers has been 60days. There is also a requirement for companies' annual reports to state the average period within which suppliers were paid. It is common in such reports to see a comment like ‘usual payment period’ being used to cover up the fact that payments were made after the time limits laid down by law. Spain's Cross-sector Platform against Late Payment has published further information on this topic(1). The vast majority of these companies, which are the chief recipients of public works and services contracts, have benefited from supplier payment plans and from the Spanish regional liquidity fund (FLA), meaning that the authorities ought to check the times within which they are paying subcontractors (SMEs and individuals). Is the Commission planning to urge the Spanish Government to ensure that major public works and services contractors comply with the legislation in force as regards late payments to subcontractors? (1)http://pmcm.esinterban.com/files/Metodologia%20c%C3%A1lculo%20periodos%20medios%20pago%20y%20cobro.pdf" 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-002955-16

Transportation

Since Directive2011/7/EU on payment times was transposed into Spanish law, the legal time limit for paying suppliers has been 60days. There is also a requirement for companies' annual reports to state the average period within which suppliers were paid. It is common in such reports to see a comment like ‘usual payment period’ being used to cover up the fact that payments were made after the time limits laid down by law. Spain's Cross-sector Platform against Late Payment has published further information on this topic(1). The vast majority of these companies, which are the chief recipients of public works and services contracts, have benefited from supplier payment plans and from the Spanish regional liquidity fund (FLA), meaning that the authorities ought to check the times within which they are paying subcontractors (SMEs and individuals). Is the Commission planning to urge the Spanish Government to ensure that major public works and services contractors comply with the legislation in force as regards late payments to subcontractors? (1)http://pmcm.esinterban.com/files/Metodologia%20c%C3%A1lculo%20periodos%20medios%20pago%20y%20cobro.pdf

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"This question derives from the Court judgment of 16September 2008 in CaseC‑288/07 concerning a preliminary ruling on the VAT requirement for public-law car-parking facilities. In this case the Court states that two conditions must be satisfied to allow a public-law undertaking to be exempted from tax. First, it must be a body under public law, and second, the activity must be carried on within the framework of the public authority. Even if these conditions are satisfied the public-law undertaking cannot be exempted from tax if this would (or could) lead to significant (potential) distortion of competition. The Federal Association for the German Waste Disposal Industry (BDE) lodged a complaint with the European Commission on 13July 2006 concerning unequal fiscal treatment of undertakings organised under public law and private law in the waste water industry, and on 6June 2007 a comparable complaint on unequal treatment in the field of waste disposal. The above Court judgment is likely to influence the response to these complaints. In the light of the above, would the Commission state: — What conclusions does the Commission draw from the judgment with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE on unequal fiscal treatment? Is the judgment likely to be applied to other cases in which equal fiscal treatment is at issue? — What does the Commission see as the judgment’s implications with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE? — How does the Commission assess the Court’s ruling that the criterion ‘significant distortion of competition’ should not be narrowly interpreted? — What is the current state of progress with processing the complaints lodged by the BDE as much as two years ago? When does the Commission expect to be making progress, when will a decision be taken?" 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-6246/08

Macroeconomics

This question derives from the Court judgment of 16September 2008 in CaseC‑288/07 concerning a preliminary ruling on the VAT requirement for public-law car-parking facilities. In this case the Court states that two conditions must be satisfied to allow a public-law undertaking to be exempted from tax. First, it must be a body under public law, and second, the activity must be carried on within the framework of the public authority. Even if these conditions are satisfied the public-law undertaking cannot be exempted from tax if this would (or could) lead to significant (potential) distortion of competition. The Federal Association for the German Waste Disposal Industry (BDE) lodged a complaint with the European Commission on 13July 2006 concerning unequal fiscal treatment of undertakings organised under public law and private law in the waste water industry, and on 6June 2007 a comparable complaint on unequal treatment in the field of waste disposal. The above Court judgment is likely to influence the response to these complaints. In the light of the above, would the Commission state: — What conclusions does the Commission draw from the judgment with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE on unequal fiscal treatment? Is the judgment likely to be applied to other cases in which equal fiscal treatment is at issue? — What does the Commission see as the judgment’s implications with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE? — How does the Commission assess the Court’s ruling that the criterion ‘significant distortion of competition’ should not be narrowly interpreted? — What is the current state of progress with processing the complaints lodged by the BDE as much as two years ago? When does the Commission expect to be making progress, when will a decision be taken?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In response to questions E-1477/03 and E-1480/03(1) relating to refunds on exports of agricultural products from Member States to the Vatican City State (VCS), Commissioner Fischler stated on 21 May 2003 that the Commission was collecting the information it needed to answer the question and would communicate its findings as soon as possible. The following supplementary data can be supplied in relation to the export of fresh and frozen beef (code 0201): (a) the European Commission's CATS (Clearance Audit Trail System) database shows that in 2001: — 12 237,500 kg were exported from Ireland to the VCS with a refund of EUR 10 844,52, equivalent to aid of EUR 0,89/kg; — 18 677,300 kg were exported from Italy to the VCS with a refund of EUR 12 487,13 equivalent to aid of EUR 0,67/kg; — 181 335 kg were exported from Holland to the VCS with a refund of EUR 87 462,25 equivalent to aid of EUR 0,48/kg; (b) the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) database shows that in 2001: — 350 700 kg were exported from Italy and 158 100 kg from Holland to the VCS, (c) This indicates that: — unwarranted aid of EUR 22 051,32 was paid on an additional 35 472,50 kg not shown in the OECD data; — no application was made for aid of EUR 221 981,26 for the export of 332 022,70 kg on which Community aid could have been paid. Could the Commission state the technical reasons for the foregoing of this Community aid? Does it not agree that the increasingly patent omissions and the discrepancies between the data from the different institutional sources seriously affect the credibility of these institutions and might be due to possible fraud against Community funds, or is it already able to discount this possibility of fraud? (1)OJ C 70 E 20.3.2004, p. 45." 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-2634/03

Agriculture and Fisheries

In response to questions E-1477/03 and E-1480/03(1) relating to refunds on exports of agricultural products from Member States to the Vatican City State (VCS), Commissioner Fischler stated on 21 May 2003 that the Commission was collecting the information it needed to answer the question and would communicate its findings as soon as possible. The following supplementary data can be supplied in relation to the export of fresh and frozen beef (code 0201): (a) the European Commission's CATS (Clearance Audit Trail System) database shows that in 2001: — 12 237,500 kg were exported from Ireland to the VCS with a refund of EUR 10 844,52, equivalent to aid of EUR 0,89/kg; — 18 677,300 kg were exported from Italy to the VCS with a refund of EUR 12 487,13 equivalent to aid of EUR 0,67/kg; — 181 335 kg were exported from Holland to the VCS with a refund of EUR 87 462,25 equivalent to aid of EUR 0,48/kg; (b) the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) database shows that in 2001: — 350 700 kg were exported from Italy and 158 100 kg from Holland to the VCS, (c) This indicates that: — unwarranted aid of EUR 22 051,32 was paid on an additional 35 472,50 kg not shown in the OECD data; — no application was made for aid of EUR 221 981,26 for the export of 332 022,70 kg on which Community aid could have been paid. Could the Commission state the technical reasons for the foregoing of this Community aid? Does it not agree that the increasingly patent omissions and the discrepancies between the data from the different institutional sources seriously affect the credibility of these institutions and might be due to possible fraud against Community funds, or is it already able to discount this possibility of fraud? (1)OJ C 70 E 20.3.2004, p. 45.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In its reply to Written Question E-0273/00(1) the Commission appears to be confusing two different phenomena: the existence of price differences resulting from administrative and/or macroeconomic policy measures, generally considered on the basis of the classic text """"""""The Purchasing Power of Money"""""""" by Irving Fisher, and differences in market value for equal or similar goods and services arising from differences in supply and/or demand best summed up by JohnMaynard Keynes. Keynes quotes Dr Watson on a visit to the Isle of Skye, when he says (and I quote from memory) that, if the eggs on your miserable island are cheap, it is not because there is an abundance of eggs but because money is scarce. The problem posed here is impossible to resolve in the context of statistical method, because it belongs to the field of economic theory. As conceived by Fisher, PPPs represent the appropriate method for looking beyond price differences which do not stem from market mechanisms, which is not the case when the market itself attaches different values to goods. As Dr Watson realised using his own common sense, the value of goods and services varies not only according to conditions of supply but also according to conditions of demand, especially where their mobility is low. That being so, does the Commission not consider it absurd to correct the overall income of a particular geographical area using the assumed market value of goods and services in that area, to the extent that possible differences in prices do not reflect administrative measures? Does the Commission not believe that it would be appropriate to use an in-depth knowledge of economic theory as a basis before proposing measures to correct income in real terms, such as PPPs? (1)OJ C 330 E, 21.11.2000, p. 114." 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-1553/00

Macroeconomics

In its reply to Written Question E-0273/00(1) the Commission appears to be confusing two different phenomena: the existence of price differences resulting from administrative and/or macroeconomic policy measures, generally considered on the basis of the classic text """"""""The Purchasing Power of Money"""""""" by Irving Fisher, and differences in market value for equal or similar goods and services arising from differences in supply and/or demand best summed up by JohnMaynard Keynes. Keynes quotes Dr Watson on a visit to the Isle of Skye, when he says (and I quote from memory) that, if the eggs on your miserable island are cheap, it is not because there is an abundance of eggs but because money is scarce. The problem posed here is impossible to resolve in the context of statistical method, because it belongs to the field of economic theory. As conceived by Fisher, PPPs represent the appropriate method for looking beyond price differences which do not stem from market mechanisms, which is not the case when the market itself attaches different values to goods. As Dr Watson realised using his own common sense, the value of goods and services varies not only according to conditions of supply but also according to conditions of demand, especially where their mobility is low. That being so, does the Commission not consider it absurd to correct the overall income of a particular geographical area using the assumed market value of goods and services in that area, to the extent that possible differences in prices do not reflect administrative measures? Does the Commission not believe that it would be appropriate to use an in-depth knowledge of economic theory as a basis before proposing measures to correct income in real terms, such as PPPs? (1)OJ C 330 E, 21.11.2000, p. 114.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Montessori approach is an educational technique based on the belief that a child's early years, from birth to age six, is the period when they have the greatest capacity to learn. Already popular in countries such as the UK andCyprus, the Montessori approach bases its techniques on a deep understanding of how children learn, and promotes the education of children through understanding rather than through traditional, repetitive methods. Please can you inform me what the Commission is doing to facilitate the recognition of the Montessori educational approach at theEU 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 = [6]. </s>

E-002755/2011

Education

The Montessori approach is an educational technique based on the belief that a child's early years, from birth to age six, is the period when they have the greatest capacity to learn. Already popular in countries such as the UK andCyprus, the Montessori approach bases its techniques on a deep understanding of how children learn, and promotes the education of children through understanding rather than through traditional, repetitive methods. Please can you inform me what the Commission is doing to facilitate the recognition of the Montessori educational approach at theEU level?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Last February the Robert Bosch company announced its plan to close the Petrol Systems division it has in Alcalá de Henares (Spain), which directly affects 415full-time workers and over 150indirect employees. The plan seeks to transfer the ‘petrol filters’ product to the Bosch factory in Aranjuez (Madrid), 75kilometres away, directly affecting 250workers. There is also talk of early retirement for 152further individuals, given the high average age of the workforce. Furthermore, no solution is proposed for subcontracted workers. This Robert Bosch closure constitutes not only an assault on the social rights of its workers, but also a blatant non-compliance with Spanish and Community labour law. Given the gravity of the situation: — Does the Commission know about the closure of the Robert Bosch Petrol Systems division in Alcalá de Henares (Spain)? — Does the Commission have any information about possible subsidies granted to the Robert Bosch company by the Spanish or Community authorities? — Does the Commission not believe that Bosch should be investing in its Alcalá de Henares factory so as to prevent its closure, given that a transfer to a site 75km away, without any solutions being offered for the subcontracted workers, actually constitutes a serious social problem in terms of sackings? — What measures does the Commission intend to take, in conjunction with the relevant Spanish authorities, to guarantee that Community legislation on collective dismissals and protection of workers' rights (Directive98/59/EC(1)) is correctly applied? (1)OJL225, 12.8.1998, 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 = [5]. </s>

E-3161/07

Labour, employment and pensions

Last February the Robert Bosch company announced its plan to close the Petrol Systems division it has in Alcalá de Henares (Spain), which directly affects 415full-time workers and over 150indirect employees. The plan seeks to transfer the ‘petrol filters’ product to the Bosch factory in Aranjuez (Madrid), 75kilometres away, directly affecting 250workers. There is also talk of early retirement for 152further individuals, given the high average age of the workforce. Furthermore, no solution is proposed for subcontracted workers. This Robert Bosch closure constitutes not only an assault on the social rights of its workers, but also a blatant non-compliance with Spanish and Community labour law. Given the gravity of the situation: — Does the Commission know about the closure of the Robert Bosch Petrol Systems division in Alcalá de Henares (Spain)? — Does the Commission have any information about possible subsidies granted to the Robert Bosch company by the Spanish or Community authorities? — Does the Commission not believe that Bosch should be investing in its Alcalá de Henares factory so as to prevent its closure, given that a transfer to a site 75km away, without any solutions being offered for the subcontracted workers, actually constitutes a serious social problem in terms of sackings? — What measures does the Commission intend to take, in conjunction with the relevant Spanish authorities, to guarantee that Community legislation on collective dismissals and protection of workers' rights (Directive98/59/EC(1)) is correctly applied? (1)OJL225, 12.8.1998, p.16.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Italian language version of Commission Decision 96/362/EC (1) of 11 June 1996 amending Decision 96/239/EC (2) on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy reads: """"""""che tutte le atre materie prime (pelli e carnicci, tendini e nervi) siano sottoposte a trattamento alcalino come indicato al precedente trattino, seguito da trattamento technico a 138-140°C per 4secondi"""""""" (Annex, paragraph 1, second indent). The word """"""""nervi"""""""" (nerves) appears only in the Italian version and in none of the other language versions. 1. Which language version is authentic? 2. Does the Commission believe that the word """"""""nerves"""""""" was included by mistake? 3. If it does, how would it explain such a mistake which, rather than being a mistranslation, actually involves the inclusion of a new word? 4. Who will be held accountable for any damage to health which this mistake may cause in Italy, given that it was promptly transposed in a decree issued by the Minister for Health? 5. Who was responsible for the Italian translation of the aforementioned provision? 6. Who checks the work of translators? (1)OJ L 139, 12.6.1996, p. 17. (2)OJ L 78, 28.3.1996, p. 47." 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-1933/96

Agriculture and Fisheries

The Italian language version of Commission Decision 96/362/EC (1) of 11 June 1996 amending Decision 96/239/EC (2) on emergency measures to protect against bovine spongiform encephalopathy reads: """"""""che tutte le atre materie prime (pelli e carnicci, tendini e nervi) siano sottoposte a trattamento alcalino come indicato al precedente trattino, seguito da trattamento technico a 138-140°C per 4secondi"""""""" (Annex, paragraph 1, second indent). The word """"""""nervi"""""""" (nerves) appears only in the Italian version and in none of the other language versions. 1. Which language version is authentic? 2. Does the Commission believe that the word """"""""nerves"""""""" was included by mistake? 3. If it does, how would it explain such a mistake which, rather than being a mistranslation, actually involves the inclusion of a new word? 4. Who will be held accountable for any damage to health which this mistake may cause in Italy, given that it was promptly transposed in a decree issued by the Minister for Health? 5. Who was responsible for the Italian translation of the aforementioned provision? 6. Who checks the work of translators? (1)OJ L 139, 12.6.1996, p. 17. (2)OJ L 78, 28.3.1996, p. 47.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"A new advisory group, consisting of experts on energy matters and climate change, was appointed in March 2007. These advisors, who are working independently, will meet for the first time today. With different nationalities and an array of experience and skills, they are intended to represent varied points of view regarding both energy policy and climate change. What are the prerogatives of this advisory group? Will the group address parliamentarians and Members of the European Parliament? When will the group present its first conclusions?" 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-3240/07

Energy

A new advisory group, consisting of experts on energy matters and climate change, was appointed in March 2007. These advisors, who are working independently, will meet for the first time today. With different nationalities and an array of experience and skills, they are intended to represent varied points of view regarding both energy policy and climate change. What are the prerogatives of this advisory group? Will the group address parliamentarians and Members of the European Parliament? When will the group present its first conclusions?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Can the Commission supply the following information for the """"""""Landkreis"""""""" Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate, for the periods beginning July 1979 and July 1989? 1. The amount of funding received from the EU Structural Funds, with a breakdown by individual fund or Community measure. 2. The number of jobs created or preserved with the aid of this funding. 3. The amount of EU research funding allocated to the region. 4. The amount of EU funding allocated to the region for the development of human resources under EU training programmes. 5. The amount of EU funding allocated to the region for pilot projects under other budget headings, such as the integration of migrant workers and environmental and energy projects." 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>

E-2715/94

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

Can the Commission supply the following information for the """"""""Landkreis"""""""" Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate, for the periods beginning July 1979 and July 1989? 1. The amount of funding received from the EU Structural Funds, with a breakdown by individual fund or Community measure. 2. The number of jobs created or preserved with the aid of this funding. 3. The amount of EU research funding allocated to the region. 4. The amount of EU funding allocated to the region for the development of human resources under EU training programmes. 5. The amount of EU funding allocated to the region for pilot projects under other budget headings, such as the integration of migrant workers and environmental and energy projects.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Since giving its answer of 14February to my question on EU communication, has the Commission learned of the results of the international conference on the nature of theEU and the Union’s status in international law which was held on 28June2011 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, at which it was ascertained on the basis of scholarship (a)that the Lisbon Treaty organises theEU as a democracy without making it into a state and (b)that theEU is therefore a new phenomenon in terms of constitutional and international law? (Source: Het Financieele Dagblad, 7July2011, EU is geen staat, maar wel democratie [The EU is not a state but it is a democracy]). 1.Is the Commission aware that, on the Europa Server and in the EU’s publication Panorama, theEU is still described in terms of a confederation by calling it a ‘unique economic and political partnership of 27 democratic European countries’? 2.Does the Commission agree that unions of states by definition do not have any citizens or a directly elected parliament, whereas the Maastricht and Lisbon Treaties made citizens of the Union a constituent component of theEU and this question is being tabled by a directly elected Member of the European Parliament? 3.Will the Commission acknowledge that theEU does not constitute a state but a union of states, but, pursuant to the Lisbon Treaty (Articles9-12 and particularly Article10(1)), is founded on representative democracy? Does the Commission also recognise that theEU needs to be made considerably more democratic? 4. Does the Commission agree that theEU has therefore developed into a democratic polity of 27 states and 500million citizens and if so, will the Commission: — take the initiative in future to describe theEU as a democratic polity of states and citizens; — propagate this vision in its communication about theEU with citizens and the outside world, and — promote the further development of theEU into a living democracy?" 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-010107/2011

Governance and government

Since giving its answer of 14February to my question on EU communication, has the Commission learned of the results of the international conference on the nature of theEU and the Union’s status in international law which was held on 28June2011 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, at which it was ascertained on the basis of scholarship (a)that the Lisbon Treaty organises theEU as a democracy without making it into a state and (b)that theEU is therefore a new phenomenon in terms of constitutional and international law? (Source: Het Financieele Dagblad, 7July2011, EU is geen staat, maar wel democratie [The EU is not a state but it is a democracy]). 1.Is the Commission aware that, on the Europa Server and in the EU’s publication Panorama, theEU is still described in terms of a confederation by calling it a ‘unique economic and political partnership of 27 democratic European countries’? 2.Does the Commission agree that unions of states by definition do not have any citizens or a directly elected parliament, whereas the Maastricht and Lisbon Treaties made citizens of the Union a constituent component of theEU and this question is being tabled by a directly elected Member of the European Parliament? 3.Will the Commission acknowledge that theEU does not constitute a state but a union of states, but, pursuant to the Lisbon Treaty (Articles9-12 and particularly Article10(1)), is founded on representative democracy? Does the Commission also recognise that theEU needs to be made considerably more democratic? 4. Does the Commission agree that theEU has therefore developed into a democratic polity of 27 states and 500million citizens and if so, will the Commission: — take the initiative in future to describe theEU as a democratic polity of states and citizens; — propagate this vision in its communication about theEU with citizens and the outside world, and — promote the further development of theEU into a living democracy?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Since 2015, the Greek Government has received around EUR 2.77 billion in EU funding to help address migration issues, that is to say EUR 1.7 billion from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), EUR 426.1 million from the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and EUR 643.6 million EUR from the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI). Despite this, asylum seekers at reception and registration centres (‘hotspots’) on the Aegean islands, such as Moria, are living in parlous and inhumane conditions.1.What specific measures has the Greek Government taken with the above EU funding?2.How much EU funding has been earmarked for Greek hotspot facilities at Moria and elsewhere, and why are asylum seekers being forced to live in such disgracefully substandard accommodation?3.Does the Commission consider that the parlous conditions at Greek hotspots are attributable to inadequate funding or mismanagement and what additional measures would be needed to remedy matters?" 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-005483/2020

Immigration

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

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Severe restrictions on imports of waste into China were adopted in December2017 and entered into force in March2018. These restrictions cover imports of mixed, unsorted paper and a maximum weight for contaminated waste to 0.3% of the total contained in the shipment. For many Member States, this is tantamount to a ban, as they do not appear to be able to meet these strict conditions. In view of the above: How has the Commission reacted to these Chinese restrictions up to now, and does it have a plan as to how to help affected Member States to cope with the resulting precarious situation? Is the Commission monitoring the impact of Chinese restrictions on affected Member States in relation to the fate of waste that may no longer be exported to China, and if so, what have the results and conclusions of such monitoring been? If it emerges that ending the export of some types of waste to China will be a major problem for Member States, does the Commission think that it should be solved exclusively at national level, or that EU instruments such as support programmes for intra-EU recycling schemes should be used, complemented by the creation of new legal standards aimed at making recycling easier?" 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-001917-18

Environment

Severe restrictions on imports of waste into China were adopted in December2017 and entered into force in March2018. These restrictions cover imports of mixed, unsorted paper and a maximum weight for contaminated waste to 0.3% of the total contained in the shipment. For many Member States, this is tantamount to a ban, as they do not appear to be able to meet these strict conditions. In view of the above: How has the Commission reacted to these Chinese restrictions up to now, and does it have a plan as to how to help affected Member States to cope with the resulting precarious situation? Is the Commission monitoring the impact of Chinese restrictions on affected Member States in relation to the fate of waste that may no longer be exported to China, and if so, what have the results and conclusions of such monitoring been? If it emerges that ending the export of some types of waste to China will be a major problem for Member States, does the Commission think that it should be solved exclusively at national level, or that EU instruments such as support programmes for intra-EU recycling schemes should be used, complemented by the creation of new legal standards aimed at making recycling easier?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Ukraine is a European country that shares common values, principles and a common history with theEU Member States, and that shares borders with Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. An association agreement between Ukraine and theEU would be beneficial for both parties. Establishing a deep and comprehensive free trade area would also be beneficial. The association agreement would have a positive impact in Europe at a time of economic crisis, as it would strengthen the EU’s regional policies and give those Eastern European countries which are not currently members of theEU an incentive to join. Ukraine has prepared itself for such an agreement and is ready to sign it within the framework of the next Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. We therefore ask the Commission: 1. Does it intend to proceed with the signing of an association agreement with Ukraine in 2013, thus encouraging Ukraine on its path towards European integration? 2. Is the Commission ready to demonstrate an ‘open door policy’ (without double standards) for the people of Ukraine by pushing the process of integration? 3. Can the Commission state whether it is aware that the signing of such an association agreement with Ukraine will extend the geopolitical choices for theEU and its Eastern European Policy?" 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-005556-13

International affairs and foreign aid

Ukraine is a European country that shares common values, principles and a common history with theEU Member States, and that shares borders with Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. An association agreement between Ukraine and theEU would be beneficial for both parties. Establishing a deep and comprehensive free trade area would also be beneficial. The association agreement would have a positive impact in Europe at a time of economic crisis, as it would strengthen the EU’s regional policies and give those Eastern European countries which are not currently members of theEU an incentive to join. Ukraine has prepared itself for such an agreement and is ready to sign it within the framework of the next Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius. We therefore ask the Commission: 1. Does it intend to proceed with the signing of an association agreement with Ukraine in 2013, thus encouraging Ukraine on its path towards European integration? 2. Is the Commission ready to demonstrate an ‘open door policy’ (without double standards) for the people of Ukraine by pushing the process of integration? 3. Can the Commission state whether it is aware that the signing of such an association agreement with Ukraine will extend the geopolitical choices for theEU and its Eastern European Policy?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The plan adopted to control and eradicate BSE provides for a detailed study to be carried out by a vet on each farm where BSE cases are detected, so as to identify all the animals to be slaughtered on the basis of epidemiological tests. Who are the """"""""authorities"""""""" in the UK responsible for imposing this requirement and, should they fail to do so, what civil liability do they incur under British law?" 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-2121/96

Agriculture and Fisheries

The plan adopted to control and eradicate BSE provides for a detailed study to be carried out by a vet on each farm where BSE cases are detected, so as to identify all the animals to be slaughtered on the basis of epidemiological tests. Who are the """"""""authorities"""""""" in the UK responsible for imposing this requirement and, should they fail to do so, what civil liability do they incur under British law?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The E101 form, which became the A1certificate following the entry into force of Regulations (EC) No883/2004 and (EU) No987/2009, serves to reduce the incidence of certain types of fraud in relation to the posting of workers under the provisions of Directive96/71/EC. On the basis of the Court of Justice (CJEU) judgments in the Fitzwilliam and Herbosch Kiere cases (C‐202/97 and C-2/05 respectively), the certificate serves as proof that workers posted by temporary employment agencies are covered by the social security scheme of their country of origin, and the institutions and courts of EU Member States are bound to recognise it. In the circumstances of a case which has come before the CJEU (CaseC-359/16), E101 certificates had obviously been obtained by fraud but, because the Bulgarian authorities had not ruled as to their validity, the Belgian authorities found themselves unable to proceed. The Advocate General, in his conclusions of 9November, took the view that an E101 certificate is not binding on a court of the host Member State where that court finds that the certificate was obtained or invoked fraudulently, and he added that the opposite solution would ‘result in an unacceptable outcome’. Does the Commission therefore intend to authorise the courts of host Member States not to accept A1certificates which they find to have been obtained fraudulently?" 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-000197-18

Health

The E101 form, which became the A1certificate following the entry into force of Regulations (EC) No883/2004 and (EU) No987/2009, serves to reduce the incidence of certain types of fraud in relation to the posting of workers under the provisions of Directive96/71/EC. On the basis of the Court of Justice (CJEU) judgments in the Fitzwilliam and Herbosch Kiere cases (C‐202/97 and C-2/05 respectively), the certificate serves as proof that workers posted by temporary employment agencies are covered by the social security scheme of their country of origin, and the institutions and courts of EU Member States are bound to recognise it. In the circumstances of a case which has come before the CJEU (CaseC-359/16), E101 certificates had obviously been obtained by fraud but, because the Bulgarian authorities had not ruled as to their validity, the Belgian authorities found themselves unable to proceed. The Advocate General, in his conclusions of 9November, took the view that an E101 certificate is not binding on a court of the host Member State where that court finds that the certificate was obtained or invoked fraudulently, and he added that the opposite solution would ‘result in an unacceptable outcome’. Does the Commission therefore intend to authorise the courts of host Member States not to accept A1certificates which they find to have been obtained fraudulently?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Poverty is not just absolute; it is also relative to the cost of living. In Spain, there are 1.5million(1) households in which all members are unemployed and, many more single-income households. One of the flagship initiatives of theEU 2020strategy is inclusive growth, a goal to which the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion contributes. The Commission is the guardian of the Treaties, as well as of the intergovernmental targets and strategies, and it is the body that implements each Member State’s recommendations in the European Semester process. In view of the Spanish Government’s Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December2011, which imposes a freeze on the national minimum wage, thus reducing many families’ purchasing power, 1.Does the Commission believe the freeze on the national minimum wage in Spain, approved by Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December which sets the national minimum wage for 2012, to be in line with the European Semester recommendations? 2.Was the objective of the European Semester recommendations to reduce the purchasing power of Spanish families and place them at risk of social exclusion? 3.Does the Commission not believe that this measure is contrary to the targets of reducing poverty and increasing social inclusion in the EU? (1)http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/hogares/todos/miembros/paro/marcan/record/elpepueco/20111028elpepueco_5/Tes" 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-001142/2012

Social welfare

Poverty is not just absolute; it is also relative to the cost of living. In Spain, there are 1.5million(1) households in which all members are unemployed and, many more single-income households. One of the flagship initiatives of theEU 2020strategy is inclusive growth, a goal to which the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion contributes. The Commission is the guardian of the Treaties, as well as of the intergovernmental targets and strategies, and it is the body that implements each Member State’s recommendations in the European Semester process. In view of the Spanish Government’s Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December2011, which imposes a freeze on the national minimum wage, thus reducing many families’ purchasing power, 1.Does the Commission believe the freeze on the national minimum wage in Spain, approved by Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December which sets the national minimum wage for 2012, to be in line with the European Semester recommendations? 2.Was the objective of the European Semester recommendations to reduce the purchasing power of Spanish families and place them at risk of social exclusion? 3.Does the Commission not believe that this measure is contrary to the targets of reducing poverty and increasing social inclusion in the EU? (1)http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/hogares/todos/miembros/paro/marcan/record/elpepueco/20111028elpepueco_5/Tes

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to the latest figures in November 2019, Emilia-Romagna currently houses 9532 migrants in total, 7322 of them in local reception centres and 2210 under SIPROIMI, Italy’s protection system for beneficiaries of international protection and for unaccompanied foreign minors.The Emilia-Romagna regional executive has, since 2014, published a number of calls for tender on the basis of EU funding through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).To be specific, Emilia-Romagna was allocated EUR12.5million for the period 2016 to 2021 and these funds since been allotted to cooperatives, associations and municipalities for reception services through said calls for tenders. One of the beneficiaries is the consortium Arcolaio, which was responsible for running the Mattei di Bologna ‘CAS’ emergency reception centre. This centre was closed in June 2019 on account of its poor hygiene conditions, structural problems and incongruity between the public funds received and the services guaranteed but was reopened again in November 2019.In view of the fact that EU funding from the AMIF is involved here, can the Commission say:1.Is the Commission aware of the specific case in question and what conditions are really like at reception centres in Emilia-Romagna?2.What checks has it carried out to attest that the aforesaid EU funds have not been used for fraudulent purposes and/or exploitation of migrants?" 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-000493/2020

Immigration

According to the latest figures in November 2019, Emilia-Romagna currently houses 9532 migrants in total, 7322 of them in local reception centres and 2210 under SIPROIMI, Italy’s protection system for beneficiaries of international protection and for unaccompanied foreign minors.The Emilia-Romagna regional executive has, since 2014, published a number of calls for tender on the basis of EU funding through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).To be specific, Emilia-Romagna was allocated EUR12.5million for the period 2016 to 2021 and these funds since been allotted to cooperatives, associations and municipalities for reception services through said calls for tenders. One of the beneficiaries is the consortium Arcolaio, which was responsible for running the Mattei di Bologna ‘CAS’ emergency reception centre. This centre was closed in June 2019 on account of its poor hygiene conditions, structural problems and incongruity between the public funds received and the services guaranteed but was reopened again in November 2019.In view of the fact that EU funding from the AMIF is involved here, can the Commission say:1.Is the Commission aware of the specific case in question and what conditions are really like at reception centres in Emilia-Romagna?2.What checks has it carried out to attest that the aforesaid EU funds have not been used for fraudulent purposes and/or exploitation of migrants?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Every year thousands of citizens hire cars from European airports. However, this is not possible for a number of European citizens as car hire companies do not have cars suitable for disabled drivers. In the interest of an inclusive society, would the Commission consider raising this matter via its channels of communication with car rental companies?" 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-005333-18

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Every year thousands of citizens hire cars from European airports. However, this is not possible for a number of European citizens as car hire companies do not have cars suitable for disabled drivers. In the interest of an inclusive society, would the Commission consider raising this matter via its channels of communication with car rental companies?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"LastMay, without having issued apublic call for tenders, the agreement between the company holding the concession for the Brescia-Padova motorway and the Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade (ANAS), the public agency responsible for managing Italy's national road network, was extended for afurther nine years (until 2011). Under the """"""""Ciampi-Costa"""""""" directive(1) motorway concessions may be extended, by way of exception, only in order to settle existing disputes (failure to adjust charges, recognition of the work carried out in connection with the 1990 World Cup and the Columbus celebrations in 1992 and any other disputes on which the opinion of the State legal advisory office must be requested). In this case, however, the justification put forward for the extension was the construction of new motorway links, including the A31 """"""""Valdastico motorway"""""""" which would link Vicenza to Rovigo (A4-A31 interchange) by a60-km road link. This motorway is additional to the Valtrompia motorway, which is also included in the Brescia-Padova concession company's financial plan and was the subject of my earlier question to the Commission (4047/00)(2). Does the Commission not consider that the renewal of this concession is incompatible with Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 89/440/EEC(3)? Does the Commission consider it admissible to justify this extension, without apublic call for tenders being issued, on the basis of atransfer of investment to the construction of anew motorway? Irrespective of the need for aroad axis through the valley in question, does the Commission not consider that accepting such apolicy of exchanges between concession holders and the public authorities in favour of new motorways undermines the priority objective of redressing the balance between road and rail transport in the European Union? (1)Directive of the Minister of Public Works and the Minsiter for the Treasury, the Budget and Economic Planning of 20October 1998, Protocol No 011790 of the Ministry for the Treasury. (2)The investments authorised under the concession company's financial plan amount to atotal of ITL 2466 billion (€ 1 273 million). (3)Published in OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, OJ L 199, 9.8.1993 and OJ L 210, 21.7.1989." 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-0371/01

Transportation

LastMay, without having issued apublic call for tenders, the agreement between the company holding the concession for the Brescia-Padova motorway and the Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade (ANAS), the public agency responsible for managing Italy's national road network, was extended for afurther nine years (until 2011). Under the """"""""Ciampi-Costa"""""""" directive(1) motorway concessions may be extended, by way of exception, only in order to settle existing disputes (failure to adjust charges, recognition of the work carried out in connection with the 1990 World Cup and the Columbus celebrations in 1992 and any other disputes on which the opinion of the State legal advisory office must be requested). In this case, however, the justification put forward for the extension was the construction of new motorway links, including the A31 """"""""Valdastico motorway"""""""" which would link Vicenza to Rovigo (A4-A31 interchange) by a60-km road link. This motorway is additional to the Valtrompia motorway, which is also included in the Brescia-Padova concession company's financial plan and was the subject of my earlier question to the Commission (4047/00)(2). Does the Commission not consider that the renewal of this concession is incompatible with Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 89/440/EEC(3)? Does the Commission consider it admissible to justify this extension, without apublic call for tenders being issued, on the basis of atransfer of investment to the construction of anew motorway? Irrespective of the need for aroad axis through the valley in question, does the Commission not consider that accepting such apolicy of exchanges between concession holders and the public authorities in favour of new motorways undermines the priority objective of redressing the balance between road and rail transport in the European Union? (1)Directive of the Minister of Public Works and the Minsiter for the Treasury, the Budget and Economic Planning of 20October 1998, Protocol No 011790 of the Ministry for the Treasury. (2)The investments authorised under the concession company's financial plan amount to atotal of ITL 2466 billion (€ 1 273 million). (3)Published in OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, OJ L 199, 9.8.1993 and OJ L 210, 21.7.1989.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"What is the Commission's reaction to the forceful campaign of counter-information being conducted by the French anti-vivisection league which recently took the form of distribution of an excellent folder to those such as Air France and Sabena whom it accuses of complicity in international transport for the purposes of vivisection? Can the Commission not intervene vis-à-vis the two companies on the grounds of European Union rules on the 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 = [4]. </s>

E-1849/96

Agriculture and Fisheries

What is the Commission's reaction to the forceful campaign of counter-information being conducted by the French anti-vivisection league which recently took the form of distribution of an excellent folder to those such as Air France and Sabena whom it accuses of complicity in international transport for the purposes of vivisection? Can the Commission not intervene vis-à-vis the two companies on the grounds of European Union rules on the subject?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In answer to my earlier question E-3801/03(1) asking whether the Municipality of Prato had submitted projects under the Culture 2000 programme in 2003, the Commission said that the call for proposals for projects taking place in 2004 under the Culture 2000 programme closed on 31October 2003 (for annual projects) and 15 November 2003 (for multiannual projects) and that the projects submitted were being examined. Can the Commission now say whether the Municipality of Prato has submitted a proposal under the Culture 2000 programme and whether its project has been selected? (1) OJ C" 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>

E-1465/04

Culture and media

In answer to my earlier question E-3801/03(1) asking whether the Municipality of Prato had submitted projects under the Culture 2000 programme in 2003, the Commission said that the call for proposals for projects taking place in 2004 under the Culture 2000 programme closed on 31October 2003 (for annual projects) and 15 November 2003 (for multiannual projects) and that the projects submitted were being examined. Can the Commission now say whether the Municipality of Prato has submitted a proposal under the Culture 2000 programme and whether its project has been selected? (1) OJ C

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The Schengen area is one of the EU’s major achievements because it enables the free movement of goods and capital on the internal market, thereby saving both citizens and businesses time and money.Swift changes are required in order for the Schengen area to become fully functional and to protect freedom of movement and guarantee Europe’s economic recovery.Romania has met all the conditions set out in the Schengen Regulation, and it is unjust and discriminatory that Romanians should not enjoy the rights it affords.Not granting Romania and Bulgaria membership of the Schengen area will lead to a fragmented single market and increased distrust in the EU among many citizens of the states excluded from that area.Will the Commission send a fresh letter to the Council in support of Romania’s admission to the Schengen area?" 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-000544/2021

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The Schengen area is one of the EU’s major achievements because it enables the free movement of goods and capital on the internal market, thereby saving both citizens and businesses time and money.Swift changes are required in order for the Schengen area to become fully functional and to protect freedom of movement and guarantee Europe’s economic recovery.Romania has met all the conditions set out in the Schengen Regulation, and it is unjust and discriminatory that Romanians should not enjoy the rights it affords.Not granting Romania and Bulgaria membership of the Schengen area will lead to a fragmented single market and increased distrust in the EU among many citizens of the states excluded from that area.Will the Commission send a fresh letter to the Council in support of Romania’s admission to the Schengen area?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Under the current system governing reduced VAT rates, as established by Directive 92/77/EEC(1), Member States may apply one or two reduced rates to goods and services set out in a restrictive list (Annex H), in derogation from the principle that the normal rate is applicable (minimum rates of 15% for the normal rate and 5% for the reduced rates). This arrangement was supposed to come to an end in 1997 with the introduction of a definitive VAT system. However, owing to the failure by the Heads of State and Government to reach a unanimous decision the structure based on normal and reduced rates of VAT remains in force, hampering the proper functioning of the internal market and creating, in addition to an array of complex rules, many instances of distortion of competition. The optional nature of the reduced-rate system, the lack of common definitions of the categories which make up Annex H, and the multitude of specific derogations granted to some Member States and denied to others (cf. ‘parking’ rates) make equal treatment for all Member States and all types of goods and services an impossibility. The inequality in tax treatment created by the provision that a reduced rate of VAT can be applied to supplies of natural gas and electricity, but not to sales of heat energy and subscriptions to district heating networks which employ renewable energy sources, is compounded by a failure to encourage ecologically responsible behaviour likely to save natural resources. However, since the publication of the Green Paper on combating climate change and energy independence (Towards an energy policy for the EU, 1995) and the White Paper on the development of renewable energy sources (Energy for the future: renewable energy sources, 1997), the European Commission has been calling on the Member States to increase the proportion of their energy supplies accounted for by renewable energies, something which a tax reform consistent with environmental considerations might make possible. What can be done to put an end to this situation, marked by inconsistency and distortions of competition, which is hampering the use of renewable energies? On 23 July 2003, in its document COM(2003) 397 final, the Commission proposed the inclusion of district heating in Annex H. The Council can now take a decision to amend the list of goods and services in Annex H, pending the hopefully prompt introduction of uniform VAT rates. (1)OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 1." 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>

P-2571/04

Macroeconomics

Under the current system governing reduced VAT rates, as established by Directive 92/77/EEC(1), Member States may apply one or two reduced rates to goods and services set out in a restrictive list (Annex H), in derogation from the principle that the normal rate is applicable (minimum rates of 15% for the normal rate and 5% for the reduced rates). This arrangement was supposed to come to an end in 1997 with the introduction of a definitive VAT system. However, owing to the failure by the Heads of State and Government to reach a unanimous decision the structure based on normal and reduced rates of VAT remains in force, hampering the proper functioning of the internal market and creating, in addition to an array of complex rules, many instances of distortion of competition. The optional nature of the reduced-rate system, the lack of common definitions of the categories which make up Annex H, and the multitude of specific derogations granted to some Member States and denied to others (cf. ‘parking’ rates) make equal treatment for all Member States and all types of goods and services an impossibility. The inequality in tax treatment created by the provision that a reduced rate of VAT can be applied to supplies of natural gas and electricity, but not to sales of heat energy and subscriptions to district heating networks which employ renewable energy sources, is compounded by a failure to encourage ecologically responsible behaviour likely to save natural resources. However, since the publication of the Green Paper on combating climate change and energy independence (Towards an energy policy for the EU, 1995) and the White Paper on the development of renewable energy sources (Energy for the future: renewable energy sources, 1997), the European Commission has been calling on the Member States to increase the proportion of their energy supplies accounted for by renewable energies, something which a tax reform consistent with environmental considerations might make possible. What can be done to put an end to this situation, marked by inconsistency and distortions of competition, which is hampering the use of renewable energies? On 23 July 2003, in its document COM(2003) 397 final, the Commission proposed the inclusion of district heating in Annex H. The Council can now take a decision to amend the list of goods and services in Annex H, pending the hopefully prompt introduction of uniform VAT rates. (1)OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 1.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Apart from its health and financial repercussions, the COVID-19 crisis has affected the EU’s agri-food and energy supply chains. Currently, the EU agriculture industry is facing labour shortages. This has forced Member States to mobilise those workers who are on temporary layoffs in order to help with seasonal harvests. Countries like France are facing shortages of some 200000 seasonal workers. Moreover, the impact of the pandemic on the energy supply chains means that Member States will need to import more petroleum and natural gas.1.In light of the recent restrictions imposed by Russia on grain exports, what measures does the Commission intend to take to ensure that Member States do not face agri-food production or supply problems, and which countries will it turn to if it decides to increase EU food imports?2.Does it intend to put measures in place to increase EU energy imports in order to address the needs of Member States after the end of the pandemic?3.If so, how will it ensure that increased energy imports will not force the EU into new concessions with the exporting countries, not least given that Russia is the EU’s main supplier of crude oil and natural gas?" 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-002612/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

Apart from its health and financial repercussions, the COVID-19 crisis has affected the EU’s agri-food and energy supply chains. Currently, the EU agriculture industry is facing labour shortages. This has forced Member States to mobilise those workers who are on temporary layoffs in order to help with seasonal harvests. Countries like France are facing shortages of some 200000 seasonal workers. Moreover, the impact of the pandemic on the energy supply chains means that Member States will need to import more petroleum and natural gas.1.In light of the recent restrictions imposed by Russia on grain exports, what measures does the Commission intend to take to ensure that Member States do not face agri-food production or supply problems, and which countries will it turn to if it decides to increase EU food imports?2.Does it intend to put measures in place to increase EU energy imports in order to address the needs of Member States after the end of the pandemic?3.If so, how will it ensure that increased energy imports will not force the EU into new concessions with the exporting countries, not least given that Russia is the EU’s main supplier of crude oil and natural gas?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The EU is providing EUR 12 million to fund a five-year project for the development of medicinal products and vaccines using genetically modified plants. The aim is to obtain active substances to be used to combat AIDS, diabetes and tuberculosis by isolating genes for those substances and inserting them into plants. 1.Can the Commission indicate total EU expenditure on the development of pharmaceutical substances using genetically modified organisms and compare it with expenditure on the promotion of natural medicines? 2.For what percentage of total funding for pharmaceutical research do these two amounts 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 = [3]. </s>

E-0257/05

Health

The EU is providing EUR 12 million to fund a five-year project for the development of medicinal products and vaccines using genetically modified plants. The aim is to obtain active substances to be used to combat AIDS, diabetes and tuberculosis by isolating genes for those substances and inserting them into plants. 1.Can the Commission indicate total EU expenditure on the development of pharmaceutical substances using genetically modified organisms and compare it with expenditure on the promotion of natural medicines? 2.For what percentage of total funding for pharmaceutical research do these two amounts account?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"As part of the planned reform of the application of the rules on competition laid down in the Treaty, it is reported that the Commission is about to propose an overall reduction in the number of vertical barriers to trade. Does the Commission realise that the proposed threshold of 40 % of market share might result in the closure of all the breweries in Luxembourg? Individual breweries there do have more than 40 per cent of market share, so they will no longer be able to conclude exclusive contracts. However, competing undertakings from the surrounding regions, which have less than a 40 % share of their domestic market but whose production is far greater than the entire production of Luxembourg, will be able to conclude such contracts. The small Luxembourg breweries will surely go under in the competition and survival war fought by the """"""""big names"""""""" which have extensive resources. That cannot be the objective of the new rules, and the Commission should realise this. Is the Commission thinking of adapting its definition of the reference market to the situation in the real world, i.e. to define as a domestic market (of course, then with a lower reference figure for market share) the market in which actual competition ultimately takes place between undertakings? If not, would it not be more sensible for it to consider the supra-regional aspects of the innovations?" 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-3916/98

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

As part of the planned reform of the application of the rules on competition laid down in the Treaty, it is reported that the Commission is about to propose an overall reduction in the number of vertical barriers to trade. Does the Commission realise that the proposed threshold of 40 % of market share might result in the closure of all the breweries in Luxembourg? Individual breweries there do have more than 40 per cent of market share, so they will no longer be able to conclude exclusive contracts. However, competing undertakings from the surrounding regions, which have less than a 40 % share of their domestic market but whose production is far greater than the entire production of Luxembourg, will be able to conclude such contracts. The small Luxembourg breweries will surely go under in the competition and survival war fought by the """"""""big names"""""""" which have extensive resources. That cannot be the objective of the new rules, and the Commission should realise this. Is the Commission thinking of adapting its definition of the reference market to the situation in the real world, i.e. to define as a domestic market (of course, then with a lower reference figure for market share) the market in which actual competition ultimately takes place between undertakings? If not, would it not be more sensible for it to consider the supra-regional aspects of the innovations?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1.Is the Commission aware that the Netherlands has for years been Europe’s front-runner in the recycling of collected waste glass, with 78% of such glass being re-used in 1997 — and as much as about 90% until quite recently –, and that this was made possible over a 30-year period by systematic collection through a generous supply of communal bottle banks and processing contracts with the glass industry? 2.Is the Commission aware that the continued collection of used glass in the Netherlands is now being made difficult because the supply of white, brown and green glass is growing rapidly and piling up in huge mountains of glass, which means that the stocks for processing in glass factories have increased to 24weeks’ supply (compared with the normal figure of, for instance, 10weeks’ supply in the city of Emmen); and that companies with contracts for collecting waste glass from communal bottle banks find that they no longer need to pay the communes concerned for the material because it can no longer be processed cost-effectively, since the current surplus enables them to replenish their supplies more cheaply? 3.Is the Commission aware that these problems do not derive from circumstances in the Netherlands, but from the improved collection of used glass in other EU Member States (primarily the UK), where the necessary processing capacity is still insufficient, leading to a marked rise in the supply of used glass available to manufacturers more cheaply on the Dutch market and thus displacing domestic collection? 4.Do you recollect my Question E‑2909/00, on the sharp rise at that time in imports of broken glass from Germany that was then disrupting Dutch collection and processing systems, and your answer of 6November 2000 referring to Regulation (EEC) No259/93(1), Directive94/62/EC(2) and Decision97/138/EC(3) and taking up the point that transporting recoverable waste over long distances increases the environmental impact, that the practice must not be allowed to drastically affect the current national waste management options, that between 50% and 65% of packaging waste must be recovered, and that the structure of collection and recycling systems could be optimised in the light of the current experience? 5.What is the Commission doing to ensure that waste glass shipments are dispersed, so that the aims referred to in Question 4 are everywhere attained? Source: The Dutch daily ‘Algemeen Dagblad’ of 27December 2008. (1)OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p.1. (2)OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p.10. (3)OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p.22." 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-0348/09

Environment

1.Is the Commission aware that the Netherlands has for years been Europe’s front-runner in the recycling of collected waste glass, with 78% of such glass being re-used in 1997 — and as much as about 90% until quite recently –, and that this was made possible over a 30-year period by systematic collection through a generous supply of communal bottle banks and processing contracts with the glass industry? 2.Is the Commission aware that the continued collection of used glass in the Netherlands is now being made difficult because the supply of white, brown and green glass is growing rapidly and piling up in huge mountains of glass, which means that the stocks for processing in glass factories have increased to 24weeks’ supply (compared with the normal figure of, for instance, 10weeks’ supply in the city of Emmen); and that companies with contracts for collecting waste glass from communal bottle banks find that they no longer need to pay the communes concerned for the material because it can no longer be processed cost-effectively, since the current surplus enables them to replenish their supplies more cheaply? 3.Is the Commission aware that these problems do not derive from circumstances in the Netherlands, but from the improved collection of used glass in other EU Member States (primarily the UK), where the necessary processing capacity is still insufficient, leading to a marked rise in the supply of used glass available to manufacturers more cheaply on the Dutch market and thus displacing domestic collection? 4.Do you recollect my Question E‑2909/00, on the sharp rise at that time in imports of broken glass from Germany that was then disrupting Dutch collection and processing systems, and your answer of 6November 2000 referring to Regulation (EEC) No259/93(1), Directive94/62/EC(2) and Decision97/138/EC(3) and taking up the point that transporting recoverable waste over long distances increases the environmental impact, that the practice must not be allowed to drastically affect the current national waste management options, that between 50% and 65% of packaging waste must be recovered, and that the structure of collection and recycling systems could be optimised in the light of the current experience? 5.What is the Commission doing to ensure that waste glass shipments are dispersed, so that the aims referred to in Question 4 are everywhere attained? Source: The Dutch daily ‘Algemeen Dagblad’ of 27December 2008. (1)OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p.1. (2)OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p.10. (3)OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p.22.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The entry into force of the standardised approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR), due in June 2021, will significantly increase the capital requirements for banks providing financial hedges, which may result in an increase in their price for corporates, affecting their capacity to hedge their risks.In this regard, the Securitisation Quick Fix included (recital 7a) a mandate for the Commission to review by 30 June 2021 the calibration of the SA-CCR while taking due account of the specificities of the EU banking sector and economy, the international level playing field and any developments in international standards and forums. The recital highlighted that ‘in the context of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis’, it was essential that end users could effectively hedge their risks to protect the robustness of their balance sheets and that an overly conservative SA-CCR could have a detrimental impact on this ability(1).1.What is the Commission doing to review the calibration of the SA-CCR? Will that exercise be finished by 30 June 2021?2.How will the Commission make sure that corporates can benefit from the SA-CCR review during the economic recovery, and not only once the third Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR3) applies, which would be too late? (1)Amendments by the European Parliament of 18 March 2021 to the Commission proposal (2020/0156(COD)) for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic." 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-001617/2021

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The entry into force of the standardised approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR), due in June 2021, will significantly increase the capital requirements for banks providing financial hedges, which may result in an increase in their price for corporates, affecting their capacity to hedge their risks.In this regard, the Securitisation Quick Fix included (recital 7a) a mandate for the Commission to review by 30 June 2021 the calibration of the SA-CCR while taking due account of the specificities of the EU banking sector and economy, the international level playing field and any developments in international standards and forums. The recital highlighted that ‘in the context of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis’, it was essential that end users could effectively hedge their risks to protect the robustness of their balance sheets and that an overly conservative SA-CCR could have a detrimental impact on this ability(1).1.What is the Commission doing to review the calibration of the SA-CCR? Will that exercise be finished by 30 June 2021?2.How will the Commission make sure that corporates can benefit from the SA-CCR review during the economic recovery, and not only once the third Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR3) applies, which would be too late? (1)Amendments by the European Parliament of 18 March 2021 to the Commission proposal (2020/0156(COD)) for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards adjustments to the securitisation framework to support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"As droughts become increasingly common and affect more and more regions, we can no longer stand idly by while their devastating effects – some well publicised, others unimaginable – ravage not only the environment but also farming and livestock activities.I would like to ask if the Commission is prepared to establish a European Drought Observatory with institutional capacity and human and material resources to facilitate and improve coordination between universities, R&D units, productive sector companies and civil society. The Observatory would be responsible for: investigating droughts (their origin and effects); providing data and methodologies for processing and adapting productive resources to the realities and needs of each region and each type of specific agricultural production; and providing assistance and advisory support services to Member States and affected regions." 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-003681/2019

Agriculture and Fisheries

As droughts become increasingly common and affect more and more regions, we can no longer stand idly by while their devastating effects – some well publicised, others unimaginable – ravage not only the environment but also farming and livestock activities.I would like to ask if the Commission is prepared to establish a European Drought Observatory with institutional capacity and human and material resources to facilitate and improve coordination between universities, R&D units, productive sector companies and civil society. The Observatory would be responsible for: investigating droughts (their origin and effects); providing data and methodologies for processing and adapting productive resources to the realities and needs of each region and each type of specific agricultural production; and providing assistance and advisory support services to Member States and affected regions.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"How many Commission regulations are currently in force in the EU?" 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-1932/96

Governance and government

How many Commission regulations are currently in force in the EU?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In answer to my earlier question E-3754/03(1) asking whether the Municipality of Livorno had received funding under the Community's City Twinning Programme after the year 2000, the Commission said that only one project had been funded in 2001. Can the Commission say whether the Municipality of Livorno has submitted projects, secured funding and used any grants received in the financial years since? (1) OJ C" 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>

E-1481/04

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

In answer to my earlier question E-3754/03(1) asking whether the Municipality of Livorno had received funding under the Community's City Twinning Programme after the year 2000, the Commission said that only one project had been funded in 2001. Can the Commission say whether the Municipality of Livorno has submitted projects, secured funding and used any grants received in the financial years since? (1) OJ C

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"What are the Commission’s plans for continuing LIFE Nature, or a directly comparable instrument, after 2006? How does the Commission intend to provide adequate funding for habitats and species, whose protection is required under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives, in its proposals for the next financial perspectives 2007‑13? In particular, how does the Commission intend to ensure adequate funding for those habitats and geographical areas not eligible for agricultural or regional funding, and how does it intend to finance actions under the Species Action Plans for species that are prioritised for funding under LIFE Nature?" 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-1590/04

Environment

What are the Commission’s plans for continuing LIFE Nature, or a directly comparable instrument, after 2006? How does the Commission intend to provide adequate funding for habitats and species, whose protection is required under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives, in its proposals for the next financial perspectives 2007‑13? In particular, how does the Commission intend to ensure adequate funding for those habitats and geographical areas not eligible for agricultural or regional funding, and how does it intend to finance actions under the Species Action Plans for species that are prioritised for funding under LIFE Nature?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1.Does the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia have the right to state procedural conditions for JSC Passenger Train before signing the actual procurement contract for the Cohesion Fund project ‘Project of Activity3.3.2.1. Development of sustainable public transport system, Modernisation of Riga suburban passenger railway system and renovation of diesel train rolling stock’? If so, when and to what extent? 2.Are the actions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia — laying down additional conditions for the JSC Passenger Train which are related to the temporarily regulation of the administrative regional court, thereby limiting the possibility of signing a contract upon receipt of approval of the procurement monitoring institution (the Procurement Monitoring Bureau) — in accordance with EU Competition policy rules (in other words, does setting such conditions fall within the remit of the Cabinet of Ministers?). Should the Contracting Authority suspend the tender procedure until the legal procedure is over? 3.Is it a condition laid down by the Government of Latvia that JSC Passenger Train signing a contract only upon receipt of ‘sufficient proof’ and upon the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia being ‘sure about its implementation’ should be considered as subjective, limiting EU Cohesion Fund implementation in Latvia and establishing substantial obstacles to the development of railway transport and industrial production in the future?" 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-012263/2011

Macroeconomics

1.Does the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia have the right to state procedural conditions for JSC Passenger Train before signing the actual procurement contract for the Cohesion Fund project ‘Project of Activity3.3.2.1. Development of sustainable public transport system, Modernisation of Riga suburban passenger railway system and renovation of diesel train rolling stock’? If so, when and to what extent? 2.Are the actions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia — laying down additional conditions for the JSC Passenger Train which are related to the temporarily regulation of the administrative regional court, thereby limiting the possibility of signing a contract upon receipt of approval of the procurement monitoring institution (the Procurement Monitoring Bureau) — in accordance with EU Competition policy rules (in other words, does setting such conditions fall within the remit of the Cabinet of Ministers?). Should the Contracting Authority suspend the tender procedure until the legal procedure is over? 3.Is it a condition laid down by the Government of Latvia that JSC Passenger Train signing a contract only upon receipt of ‘sufficient proof’ and upon the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia being ‘sure about its implementation’ should be considered as subjective, limiting EU Cohesion Fund implementation in Latvia and establishing substantial obstacles to the development of railway transport and industrial production in the future?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1. What is the reason for the joint assessment of Mexico, the Philippines and Thailand in respect of imports of non-refillable gas lighters? What specific (economic) evidence is needed to prove that imports from these countries really are competing significantly with each other and with similar EU products in order to assess the cumulative effect of these imports? 2. Given the differences in the definition of """"""""damage"""""""" in a preliminary inquiry and in the original inquiries, is cumulation permitted by law, in particular if the product from one of the sources is stable and has no direct impact on European industry? 3. When it assesses price competition, how does the Commission take account of the obvious major differences between the products in respect of quality and reputation? 4. If imports from many different countries are able, within a short space of time, to take the place of imports from those countries which are affected by the anti-dumping measures, if smuggling is not controlled and competition and causality are negligible, why would it be in the interests of the EU to adhere to the existing anti-dumping measures for lighters from individual countries? 5. In the light of these circumstances, why does the Commission feel it is necessary to close off part of the EC market and to deprive the European consumer of a free choice between products from different countries through anti-dumping duties or undertakings in respect of a review of prices?" 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-2251/96

Macroeconomics

1. What is the reason for the joint assessment of Mexico, the Philippines and Thailand in respect of imports of non-refillable gas lighters? What specific (economic) evidence is needed to prove that imports from these countries really are competing significantly with each other and with similar EU products in order to assess the cumulative effect of these imports? 2. Given the differences in the definition of """"""""damage"""""""" in a preliminary inquiry and in the original inquiries, is cumulation permitted by law, in particular if the product from one of the sources is stable and has no direct impact on European industry? 3. When it assesses price competition, how does the Commission take account of the obvious major differences between the products in respect of quality and reputation? 4. If imports from many different countries are able, within a short space of time, to take the place of imports from those countries which are affected by the anti-dumping measures, if smuggling is not controlled and competition and causality are negligible, why would it be in the interests of the EU to adhere to the existing anti-dumping measures for lighters from individual countries? 5. In the light of these circumstances, why does the Commission feel it is necessary to close off part of the EC market and to deprive the European consumer of a free choice between products from different countries through anti-dumping duties or undertakings in respect of a review of prices?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"One of the main recommendations for Spain set out by the Commission as part of the Europe 2020strategy is the establishment of sustainable public finances in order to halt rising public debt. One of the consequences of this measure, however, is the freezing of or delay in payments from the Government to bodies or institutions that provide basic services in our society, such as the third social sector. The social welfare state is a right that must be guaranteed above all others in those sectors of society that are at risk of serious harm. In the case of Catalonia, the budget cuts resulting from the crisis particularly affect senior citizens residing in care homes, in terms of the third social sector. The reduction in the numbers of staff hired to care for them and the lack of cash to make payments puts the welfare state in danger, not to mention that it also has a direct effect on other factors such as unemployment, poverty and social exclusion (in Catalonia alone over 55000 elderly people are being looked after in care homes, generating 33000 jobs). 1.What action is the Commission thinking of taking to safeguard the social welfare state when, on the other hand, it is being required to adopt policies to reduce public spending? 2.Does the Commission not think it should promote and encourage certain sectors such as the one mentioned above, to prevent unemployment and social exclusion, which are in turn objectives of the Europe 2020strategy?" 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-011647-13

Social welfare

One of the main recommendations for Spain set out by the Commission as part of the Europe 2020strategy is the establishment of sustainable public finances in order to halt rising public debt. One of the consequences of this measure, however, is the freezing of or delay in payments from the Government to bodies or institutions that provide basic services in our society, such as the third social sector. The social welfare state is a right that must be guaranteed above all others in those sectors of society that are at risk of serious harm. In the case of Catalonia, the budget cuts resulting from the crisis particularly affect senior citizens residing in care homes, in terms of the third social sector. The reduction in the numbers of staff hired to care for them and the lack of cash to make payments puts the welfare state in danger, not to mention that it also has a direct effect on other factors such as unemployment, poverty and social exclusion (in Catalonia alone over 55000 elderly people are being looked after in care homes, generating 33000 jobs). 1.What action is the Commission thinking of taking to safeguard the social welfare state when, on the other hand, it is being required to adopt policies to reduce public spending? 2.Does the Commission not think it should promote and encourage certain sectors such as the one mentioned above, to prevent unemployment and social exclusion, which are in turn objectives of the Europe 2020strategy?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The regime of President Alexander Lukashenko continues to grossly violate the rights of the Belarusian people. Although the Council has noted that since October2008 (as a result of the release of internationally recognised political prisoners) new possibilities have opened up for dialogue and deepened cooperation between theEU and Belarus, the current policies of Minsk are discouraging. Members of the Polish minority continue to suffer from discrimination and harassment, the local elections of April2010 took place in the total absence of international observers, and members of the democratic opposition and civil society are jailed and unduly fined. There are disturbing signs of increasing human trafficking through Belarus of women and children for purposes of prostitution and sexual exploitation. In the Council conclusions on Belarus following the 2974thExternal Relations Council meeting (Brussels, 17November2009), the ‘Council invites the Commission to make a proposal for a joint interim plan to set priorities for reforms, inspired by the action plans developed in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to be implemented with Belarus.’ 1.What is the status of this joint interim plan? 2.Considering that the current NIP 2007‑10 was extended for one year until 2011, when does the Commission plan to propose the 2012‑13 National Indicative Programme for Belarus? What is the status of the Commission's work in this regard and how will the Belarusian authorities' deteriorating track record on democratic and economic reforms affect the 2012‑13 NIP?" 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-3845/2010

International affairs and foreign aid

The regime of President Alexander Lukashenko continues to grossly violate the rights of the Belarusian people. Although the Council has noted that since October2008 (as a result of the release of internationally recognised political prisoners) new possibilities have opened up for dialogue and deepened cooperation between theEU and Belarus, the current policies of Minsk are discouraging. Members of the Polish minority continue to suffer from discrimination and harassment, the local elections of April2010 took place in the total absence of international observers, and members of the democratic opposition and civil society are jailed and unduly fined. There are disturbing signs of increasing human trafficking through Belarus of women and children for purposes of prostitution and sexual exploitation. In the Council conclusions on Belarus following the 2974thExternal Relations Council meeting (Brussels, 17November2009), the ‘Council invites the Commission to make a proposal for a joint interim plan to set priorities for reforms, inspired by the action plans developed in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to be implemented with Belarus.’ 1.What is the status of this joint interim plan? 2.Considering that the current NIP 2007‑10 was extended for one year until 2011, when does the Commission plan to propose the 2012‑13 National Indicative Programme for Belarus? What is the status of the Commission's work in this regard and how will the Belarusian authorities' deteriorating track record on democratic and economic reforms affect the 2012‑13 NIP?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In the proposal it presented recently for a Council Directive on end-of-life vehicles, the Commission does not propose phasing out PVC in motor vehicles made after 1January 2002, it being argued that the problem should be resolved horizontally because PVC is to be found in many products. When will the Commission make its proposals concerning the horizontal approach to PVC, and how can the producer liability principle be incorporated? Will it take other initiatives to achieve a significant reduction in the quantities of PVC in the waste stream?" 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-0825/98

Environment

In the proposal it presented recently for a Council Directive on end-of-life vehicles, the Commission does not propose phasing out PVC in motor vehicles made after 1January 2002, it being argued that the problem should be resolved horizontally because PVC is to be found in many products. When will the Commission make its proposals concerning the horizontal approach to PVC, and how can the producer liability principle be incorporated? Will it take other initiatives to achieve a significant reduction in the quantities of PVC in the waste stream?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Council Directive 1999/74/EC(1) of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens states that Member States shall ensure that rearing of laying hens in unenriched cages is prohibited with effect from 1 January 2012. In its report that was published on 8 January 2008 the European Commission concluded that animal welfare is a core value to European citizens and that they are particularly concerned about the welfare of laying hens. Based on the scientific studies that are available, the Commission recommends not to amend the current provisions of the Directive (including the deadline for the ban on unenriched cages). As the implementation and enforcement of the Directive is of great importance to the welfare of European laying hens the following questions arise. 1.Can the Commission confirm that currently still close to 70%(2) of the laying hens that are commercially kept in the EU are housed in unenriched cages, and does the Commission believe that it will be physically and economically feasible for the farmers concerned to change to new husbandry systems such as enriched cages, barn, free range or organic systems before 1January 2012? 2.What action does the Commission plan to take in order to accelerate the change towards farming systems other than unenriched cages? 3.Does the Commission agree that if any unenriched cages were to be in operation after 1 January 2012 this would mean great injustice to all the farmers who already invested in systems other than unenriched cages or who will do so between now and 1 January 2012? 4.What action is the Commission planning to take after 1 January 2012 in order to ensure that no eggs are produced in unenriched cages? 5.What action does the Commission intend to take in order to restrict the import of eggs and egg products produced in unenriched cages from outside the EU (often with less surface per hen than the current European standards), in particular after 1 January 2012? (1)OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53. (2)See European Commission website http://circa.europa.eu/" 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-4137/08

Agriculture and Fisheries

Council Directive 1999/74/EC(1) of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens states that Member States shall ensure that rearing of laying hens in unenriched cages is prohibited with effect from 1 January 2012. In its report that was published on 8 January 2008 the European Commission concluded that animal welfare is a core value to European citizens and that they are particularly concerned about the welfare of laying hens. Based on the scientific studies that are available, the Commission recommends not to amend the current provisions of the Directive (including the deadline for the ban on unenriched cages). As the implementation and enforcement of the Directive is of great importance to the welfare of European laying hens the following questions arise. 1.Can the Commission confirm that currently still close to 70%(2) of the laying hens that are commercially kept in the EU are housed in unenriched cages, and does the Commission believe that it will be physically and economically feasible for the farmers concerned to change to new husbandry systems such as enriched cages, barn, free range or organic systems before 1January 2012? 2.What action does the Commission plan to take in order to accelerate the change towards farming systems other than unenriched cages? 3.Does the Commission agree that if any unenriched cages were to be in operation after 1 January 2012 this would mean great injustice to all the farmers who already invested in systems other than unenriched cages or who will do so between now and 1 January 2012? 4.What action is the Commission planning to take after 1 January 2012 in order to ensure that no eggs are produced in unenriched cages? 5.What action does the Commission intend to take in order to restrict the import of eggs and egg products produced in unenriched cages from outside the EU (often with less surface per hen than the current European standards), in particular after 1 January 2012? (1)OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53. (2)See European Commission website http://circa.europa.eu/

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Article 2, paragraph 2 of Directive 85/433/EEC(1) allows Member States to prevent pharmacists who have obtained their qualifications in another Member State from working in pharmacies established for less than three years. Has the Commission received complaints regarding the impact of this particular provision at Member State level and, if so, what has been its response to these complaints? (1)OJ L 253, 24.9.1985, p. 37." 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-0672/04

Health

Article 2, paragraph 2 of Directive 85/433/EEC(1) allows Member States to prevent pharmacists who have obtained their qualifications in another Member State from working in pharmacies established for less than three years. Has the Commission received complaints regarding the impact of this particular provision at Member State level and, if so, what has been its response to these complaints? (1)OJ L 253, 24.9.1985, p. 37.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Article 39 TFEU defines the objectives of the CAP. Article 11 TFEU states that environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the implementation of the Union’s policies and activities.In the light of the increased climate ambitions introduced by the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and by the European Green Deal and the strategies resulting from it, which entail new obligations for European farmers, the question of the interaction between the TFEU and the Regulations making up the CAP reform, as well as the Communication on the European Green Deal, becomes relevant.The CAP reform, launched in 2018, introduces nine specific policy objectives, three of which relate to the environment and the fight against climate change: contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy; fostering sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air; contributing to the protection of biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services and preserving habitats and landscapes. New obligations (conditionality, eco-schemes, agri-environment-climate commitments) have been imposed on European farmers and Member States which are not listed in the TFEU.The lower-ranking legal acts mentioned above de facto extend the catalogue of objectives of the CAP, which are defined in the Treaty. In this connection, does the Commission not consider it appropriate to revise the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy as laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of 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 = [4]. </s>

E-001284/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

Article 39 TFEU defines the objectives of the CAP. Article 11 TFEU states that environmental protection requirements must be integrated into the implementation of the Union’s policies and activities.In the light of the increased climate ambitions introduced by the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and by the European Green Deal and the strategies resulting from it, which entail new obligations for European farmers, the question of the interaction between the TFEU and the Regulations making up the CAP reform, as well as the Communication on the European Green Deal, becomes relevant.The CAP reform, launched in 2018, introduces nine specific policy objectives, three of which relate to the environment and the fight against climate change: contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy; fostering sustainable development and efficient management of natural resources such as water, soil and air; contributing to the protection of biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services and preserving habitats and landscapes. New obligations (conditionality, eco-schemes, agri-environment-climate commitments) have been imposed on European farmers and Member States which are not listed in the TFEU.The lower-ranking legal acts mentioned above de facto extend the catalogue of objectives of the CAP, which are defined in the Treaty. In this connection, does the Commission not consider it appropriate to revise the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy as laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 11June2009 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a pandemic caused by the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as ‘swine flu’. One year on from this declaration of a state of alert, conclusions have been drawn by two documents: an investigation published by the British Medical Journal, which shook public opinion by calling into question the transparency of the findings of the WHO task force on the dangerousness of the virus in question, and a report by MrPaul Flynn, MP, on the WHO's behaviour in managing the new H1N1 influenza. MrFlynn declared before the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe that the vaccination programme set up by the WHO was nothing but ‘placebo medicine on a large scale’. The only certainty appears to be that thanks to the race by governments all over the world to stockpile vaccines, the pharmaceutical companies have earned at least USD7billion, according to estimates by the bank J.P. Morgan. Can the Commission say how many deaths were officially ascribed to the H1N1 virus in Bulgaria? Can the Commission say how many doses of vaccine were purchased by Bulgaria and how many were actually used? Does the Commission know how much it cost Bulgaria to order its stocks?" 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-5768/2010

Health

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

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"1. Is the Commission aware that for the large Roma community in Slovakia living in ghettos that resemble rubbish dumps without electricity, paved streets or jobs and which are major sources of disease, conditions are worsening rather than improving? 2. What will be the consequences of the fact that on its forthcoming accession to the EU Slovakia is in practice still not able to guarantee fundamental human rights for a large section of its population? 3. To what extent does the Commission consider that this sorry situation is attributable to the fact that Slovakia has put greater emphasis on economic criteria at the expense of social criteria in its effort to join the EU? 4. How many Roma does the Commission expect to migrate to the current EU Member States when restrictions on the employment of nationals of the new Member States are lifted? 5. What diseases does the Commission expect to spread within the EU if efforts are not made to improve these living conditions that are a breeding ground for disease? 6. Does the Commission agree with its representative in Slovakia that the country has satisfied all the conditions for accession? And, if this is in fact the case, does it mean that the Commission considers that rapid improvements are no longer required? 7. Is the Commission envisaging extra support measures, in addition to existing projects, to help reverse this unacceptable trend rapidly and allow Roma in Slovakia effectively to obtain the status of equal citizens within five years? Source: RTL news on Netherlands TV, 19 March 2004." 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-1135/04

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

1. Is the Commission aware that for the large Roma community in Slovakia living in ghettos that resemble rubbish dumps without electricity, paved streets or jobs and which are major sources of disease, conditions are worsening rather than improving? 2. What will be the consequences of the fact that on its forthcoming accession to the EU Slovakia is in practice still not able to guarantee fundamental human rights for a large section of its population? 3. To what extent does the Commission consider that this sorry situation is attributable to the fact that Slovakia has put greater emphasis on economic criteria at the expense of social criteria in its effort to join the EU? 4. How many Roma does the Commission expect to migrate to the current EU Member States when restrictions on the employment of nationals of the new Member States are lifted? 5. What diseases does the Commission expect to spread within the EU if efforts are not made to improve these living conditions that are a breeding ground for disease? 6. Does the Commission agree with its representative in Slovakia that the country has satisfied all the conditions for accession? And, if this is in fact the case, does it mean that the Commission considers that rapid improvements are no longer required? 7. Is the Commission envisaging extra support measures, in addition to existing projects, to help reverse this unacceptable trend rapidly and allow Roma in Slovakia effectively to obtain the status of equal citizens within five years? Source: RTL news on Netherlands TV, 19 March 2004.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 24 October Nikos Christodoulakis, the Greek Minister for the Economy and Finance, announced the decision to privatise the Post Office Savings Bank and to appoint the firm J P Morgan as privatisation advisers. The official decisions of the Interministerial Privatisation Committee on the Post Office Savings Bank and the appointment of privatisation advisers have not yet been published. Nevertheless, according to reports in the Greek press, J P Morgan has already taken up its duties. Is the direct appointment of privatisation advisers, without a competition, consistent with Community law? What procedures ought to have been followed?" 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-3409/03

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

On 24 October Nikos Christodoulakis, the Greek Minister for the Economy and Finance, announced the decision to privatise the Post Office Savings Bank and to appoint the firm J P Morgan as privatisation advisers. The official decisions of the Interministerial Privatisation Committee on the Post Office Savings Bank and the appointment of privatisation advisers have not yet been published. Nevertheless, according to reports in the Greek press, J P Morgan has already taken up its duties. Is the direct appointment of privatisation advisers, without a competition, consistent with Community law? What procedures ought to have been followed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to investigations conducted by news agencies The New Humanitarian and Reuters, 51 Congolese women were reportedly coerced into performing sexual acts in exchange for job opportunities by officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) who had been posted in the DRC to provide medical support to the communities affected by the Ebola outbreak. The latest statistics from the International Monetary Fund reveal that the Congo has the fourth lowest GDP per capita in the world. The country’s economic hardship and terrible health crisis were exploited in order to bribe women with short-term contracts for humble positions paying 50 to 100 dollars per month – a meagre sum which these women so sorely needed to provide for their families.Among the accused are not only WHO employees but also a number of workers deployed by NGOs in receipt of EU funds, such as: the International Medical Corps, the Alliance for International Medical Action, Unicef, the World Food Programme, the International Rescue Committee and REMED (le Réseau des médias pour le développement, a media network for development organisations).In view of the revelations, I should like to ask the Vice-President / High Representative the following:1.Is he aware of the allegations that have emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo and how does he intend to deal with the scandal?2.How does he intend to improve the transparency of the activities of the many NGOs working in Africa and receiving huge amounts of EU funds each year?" 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-005670/2020

International affairs and foreign aid

According to investigations conducted by news agencies The New Humanitarian and Reuters, 51 Congolese women were reportedly coerced into performing sexual acts in exchange for job opportunities by officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) who had been posted in the DRC to provide medical support to the communities affected by the Ebola outbreak. The latest statistics from the International Monetary Fund reveal that the Congo has the fourth lowest GDP per capita in the world. The country’s economic hardship and terrible health crisis were exploited in order to bribe women with short-term contracts for humble positions paying 50 to 100 dollars per month – a meagre sum which these women so sorely needed to provide for their families.Among the accused are not only WHO employees but also a number of workers deployed by NGOs in receipt of EU funds, such as: the International Medical Corps, the Alliance for International Medical Action, Unicef, the World Food Programme, the International Rescue Committee and REMED (le Réseau des médias pour le développement, a media network for development organisations).In view of the revelations, I should like to ask the Vice-President / High Representative the following:1.Is he aware of the allegations that have emerged from the Democratic Republic of Congo and how does he intend to deal with the scandal?2.How does he intend to improve the transparency of the activities of the many NGOs working in Africa and receiving huge amounts of EU funds each year?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"According to reports in the international press, following the end of the Arafat era the European Union intends to continue unabated its enormous financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), despite the many abuses within the PA whose existence has been clearly demonstrated in inquiries by international organisations (Die Presse, 12 November 2004). The head of the Commission's delegation in Israel, Ambassador Giancarlo Chevallard, said in October 2002 that the EU's monthly financial grant to the PA was intended for the payment of salaries to people employed in education, health care, social services and security (Funding For Peace Coalition, Managing European Taxpayers' Money, 2004, p. 19). In reality, much money goes to finance terrorist activities and terrorist organisations. The investigation by Mr Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff of the German quality newspaper Die Zeit was a pioneering one in this respect. PA documents reveal that in 2002 the real cost of the wages paid by the PA was between 40 and 45% lower than the wage bill financed by the EU. When a definitive list of names and bank account numbers appeared, it became apparent that 7000 ‘employees’ could not be identified (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., pp. 17-18). The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are a terrorist movement which has been involved in innumerable terrorist attacks in which innocent people have been murdered. The Prime Minister of Palestine, Mr Ahmed Querei, has said publicly that the brigades are an integral part of the Fatah organisation and of the PA. It emerged during an interview with senior members of the PA and Fatah leaders on the BBC in November 2003 that the PA had transferred $ 50000 in monthly expenses to the Al-Aqsa martyrs. Shortly after the above-mentioned 7000 ‘ghost employees’ had been removed from the PA's payroll, the brigades publicly complained that their ‘wages’ were no longer being paid. They threatened to break off their association with Fatah. In response to this, Palestinian leader Arafat incorporated them into the official security forces (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., p. 20). Does the EU regard the Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades as a terrorist organisation? If so, what view does the Commission take of the statement by Mr Ahmed Querei? Is it not true that at least some members of the brigades indirectly receive EU funding in their capacity as employees of the PA?" 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-3367/04

International affairs and foreign aid

According to reports in the international press, following the end of the Arafat era the European Union intends to continue unabated its enormous financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA), despite the many abuses within the PA whose existence has been clearly demonstrated in inquiries by international organisations (Die Presse, 12 November 2004). The head of the Commission's delegation in Israel, Ambassador Giancarlo Chevallard, said in October 2002 that the EU's monthly financial grant to the PA was intended for the payment of salaries to people employed in education, health care, social services and security (Funding For Peace Coalition, Managing European Taxpayers' Money, 2004, p. 19). In reality, much money goes to finance terrorist activities and terrorist organisations. The investigation by Mr Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff of the German quality newspaper Die Zeit was a pioneering one in this respect. PA documents reveal that in 2002 the real cost of the wages paid by the PA was between 40 and 45% lower than the wage bill financed by the EU. When a definitive list of names and bank account numbers appeared, it became apparent that 7000 ‘employees’ could not be identified (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., pp. 17-18). The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are a terrorist movement which has been involved in innumerable terrorist attacks in which innocent people have been murdered. The Prime Minister of Palestine, Mr Ahmed Querei, has said publicly that the brigades are an integral part of the Fatah organisation and of the PA. It emerged during an interview with senior members of the PA and Fatah leaders on the BBC in November 2003 that the PA had transferred $ 50000 in monthly expenses to the Al-Aqsa martyrs. Shortly after the above-mentioned 7000 ‘ghost employees’ had been removed from the PA's payroll, the brigades publicly complained that their ‘wages’ were no longer being paid. They threatened to break off their association with Fatah. In response to this, Palestinian leader Arafat incorporated them into the official security forces (Funding For Peace Coalition, op. cit., p. 20). Does the EU regard the Al-Aqsa martyrs brigades as a terrorist organisation? If so, what view does the Commission take of the statement by Mr Ahmed Querei? Is it not true that at least some members of the brigades indirectly receive EU funding in their capacity as employees of the PA?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"At present, seven citizens of EU Member States have been infected with Coronavirus. It has already been confirmed that Coronavirus can be transmitted through air droplets. The World Health Organisation announced that the Coronavirus outbreak represents a global threat to public health. The virus has already claimed more than 400 lives and spread to at least 24 countries around the world. Member States’ health authorities should therefore not only be prepared to combat Coronavirus, but also to withstand the influx of sick people.What preventive measures are currently being taken in the EU to stop the spread of Coronavirus?" 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-000624/2020

Health

At present, seven citizens of EU Member States have been infected with Coronavirus. It has already been confirmed that Coronavirus can be transmitted through air droplets. The World Health Organisation announced that the Coronavirus outbreak represents a global threat to public health. The virus has already claimed more than 400 lives and spread to at least 24 countries around the world. Member States’ health authorities should therefore not only be prepared to combat Coronavirus, but also to withstand the influx of sick people.What preventive measures are currently being taken in the EU to stop the spread of Coronavirus?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"At the LIBE hearing on 10 September on the EU strategy on a more effective fight against child sexual abuse, Commissioner Johansson spoke about an alarming level of paedophilia on the internet.The Commissioner said that this crime was growing exponentially, with the number of online paedophile videos increasing from one million in 2010 to 17 million in 2019. Last year, 100000 new child rape videos were discovered in the EU.This is a consequence of a practice in online paedophile communities whereby newcomers are required to publish new paedophile videos in order access older videos.Libido inhibitor treatments, also known as chemical castration, are used in many Member States and have proven to be effective against the risk of paedophiles reoffending.As well as the preventive measures which the Commission wishes to put in place to combat paedophilia, as part of the penalties that can be imposed by the courts could the EU recommend to all Member States the use of libido inhibitor treatments for individuals identified as having created such videos, who are therefore guilty of child sexual abuse?" 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 = [12]. </s>

E-005448/2020

Law and Crime

At the LIBE hearing on 10 September on the EU strategy on a more effective fight against child sexual abuse, Commissioner Johansson spoke about an alarming level of paedophilia on the internet.The Commissioner said that this crime was growing exponentially, with the number of online paedophile videos increasing from one million in 2010 to 17 million in 2019. Last year, 100000 new child rape videos were discovered in the EU.This is a consequence of a practice in online paedophile communities whereby newcomers are required to publish new paedophile videos in order access older videos.Libido inhibitor treatments, also known as chemical castration, are used in many Member States and have proven to be effective against the risk of paedophiles reoffending.As well as the preventive measures which the Commission wishes to put in place to combat paedophilia, as part of the penalties that can be imposed by the courts could the EU recommend to all Member States the use of libido inhibitor treatments for individuals identified as having created such videos, who are therefore guilty of child sexual abuse?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Small Island Developing States are the most affected by the impact of climate change because of rising sea levels. Can the Commission clarify what actions the European Union is taking in order to deal with the severest impacts of climate change in Kiribati?" 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-011698-15

Environment

Small Island Developing States are the most affected by the impact of climate change because of rising sea levels. Can the Commission clarify what actions the European Union is taking in order to deal with the severest impacts of climate change in Kiribati?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Will the Commission please provide a detailed account of Slovakia's use of ISPA, PHARE and SAPARD funding for 2000, 2001 and 2002 (tables, implementation and distribution by region)?" 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>

E-1317/03

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

Will the Commission please provide a detailed account of Slovakia's use of ISPA, PHARE and SAPARD funding for 2000, 2001 and 2002 (tables, implementation and distribution by region)?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The European Union is responsible for 65% of wine production, 60% of wine consumption and 70% of wine exports, making it the world’s leading producer, consumer and exporter of wine.The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt an unprecedented blow to the sector with the closure of the Horeca channel, which is the principal source of marketing for the sector, particularly for wines with a protected designation of origin.In the light of these exceptional circumstances:1.Does the Commission plan to grant more flexibility to the sector by implementing national aid programmes permissible under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products?2.Does the Commission plan to grant more flexibility to regulatory boards to enable them to make changes to specifications of products with a designation of origin, for example concerning the percentage of grape for each vintage and its characteristics?3.Is the Commission planning to make any of the measures contained in the CMO Regulation regarding funding to promote EU wines in third countries more flexible, so that any unused funds can be reinvested once the situation returns to normal?" 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-002622/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

The European Union is responsible for 65% of wine production, 60% of wine consumption and 70% of wine exports, making it the world’s leading producer, consumer and exporter of wine.The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt an unprecedented blow to the sector with the closure of the Horeca channel, which is the principal source of marketing for the sector, particularly for wines with a protected designation of origin.In the light of these exceptional circumstances:1.Does the Commission plan to grant more flexibility to the sector by implementing national aid programmes permissible under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 on a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products?2.Does the Commission plan to grant more flexibility to regulatory boards to enable them to make changes to specifications of products with a designation of origin, for example concerning the percentage of grape for each vintage and its characteristics?3.Is the Commission planning to make any of the measures contained in the CMO Regulation regarding funding to promote EU wines in third countries more flexible, so that any unused funds can be reinvested once the situation returns to normal?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 16June2010 Parliament rejected the proposal to amend Directive2002/15/EC(1) with a view to laying down common rules for employed and self-employed drivers as regards the organisation of working time. Previously, on 5May2009, it had rejected a Commission proposal seeking to establish different rules for employed and self-employed drivers. By virtue of Article2 (‘Scope’), Directive2002/15/EC, was to have applied in full ‘to self-employed drivers from 23March2009’. With effect from that date, therefore, every Member State would have been called upon to introduce the same rules for employed and self-employed drivers. Italy, acting well within the time limit, transposed the directive by means of Legislative Decree234/2007, whereas the other 26Member States have still not begun any transposition procedures. Italian drivers are consequently subject to different legislation from their Community counterparts. This has led to unfair competition among firms, instances of social dumping, and increased risks to road safety. On 24June2010 the Commission decided to withdraw its proposal for good. In the light of that decision, what immediate specific steps will the Commission take to ensure that all Member States transpose the provisions set out in Directive2002/15/EC? Is it considering whether to institute infringement proceedings against the Member States which have failed to act? (1)OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35." 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-5289/2010

Transportation

On 16June2010 Parliament rejected the proposal to amend Directive2002/15/EC(1) with a view to laying down common rules for employed and self-employed drivers as regards the organisation of working time. Previously, on 5May2009, it had rejected a Commission proposal seeking to establish different rules for employed and self-employed drivers. By virtue of Article2 (‘Scope’), Directive2002/15/EC, was to have applied in full ‘to self-employed drivers from 23March2009’. With effect from that date, therefore, every Member State would have been called upon to introduce the same rules for employed and self-employed drivers. Italy, acting well within the time limit, transposed the directive by means of Legislative Decree234/2007, whereas the other 26Member States have still not begun any transposition procedures. Italian drivers are consequently subject to different legislation from their Community counterparts. This has led to unfair competition among firms, instances of social dumping, and increased risks to road safety. On 24June2010 the Commission decided to withdraw its proposal for good. In the light of that decision, what immediate specific steps will the Commission take to ensure that all Member States transpose the provisions set out in Directive2002/15/EC? Is it considering whether to institute infringement proceedings against the Member States which have failed to act? (1)OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"As Coillte has been deemed to be a public body by the ECJ (CaseC‑339/00, Ireland vCommission of the European Communities [2003] ECR I‑11757), does a proposed loan of EUR400million to Coillte from the state fall under the rules governing state aid to public bodies?" 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-1744/10

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

As Coillte has been deemed to be a public body by the ECJ (CaseC‑339/00, Ireland vCommission of the European Communities [2003] ECR I‑11757), does a proposed loan of EUR400million to Coillte from the state fall under the rules governing state aid to public bodies?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The current criteria for the European ecolabel for the product category ‘All purpose cleaners and sanitary cleaners’ date from 2005 and, following their prolongation, will remain valid until 31December 2010. In line with Commission procedures, revision of the existing criteria began in 2009 and the resultant new proposal must be approved early in2010 so the criteria can be set and come into force at the beginning of2011. The Commission has contracted the company DHI to manage the revision process for the criteria for this product category (as well as for hand dishwashing detergents). To date, two technical meetings have been held with a final meeting due on 14April2010. A consensus proposal should emerge from that to be voted on and, if passed, approved during a Parliament part-session. KH LLOREDA is a leading detergent and cleaning and homecare product manufacturer and marketing company firmly committed to respect for the environment. This firm, like many others, finds reduction of permitted ecotoxicity levels (‘CDVtox’ values) below the limits already proposed in the first working meeting with the Commission (all-purpose cleaners: 19000L/functional unit; sanitary cleaners 90000L/100gr; window cleaners: 5000L/100gr) unacceptable for the following reasons: — the majority of its products would be excluded with these reduced limits; moreover, approximately 50% of ecolabelled products from southern Europe would lose their ecolabel status under these new criteria; — the European ecolabel would therefore finish by being such a small niche market that being present on this market would not interest any company of average importance (especially those from southern Europe); it would thereby lose its principal ‘raison d’être’, namely that many companies should wish to develop and market truly environmentally-friendly products. In view of these facts and the obvious economic prejudice to small and medium-sized enterprises, Iwould like to ask the following questions: 1. Does the Commission know about this situation? 2. Will the Commission change its position on the further reduction of permitted ecotoxicity levels (‘CDVtox’ values)? 3. If not, will the Commission take some specific measures to help this sector?" 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-1954/10

Environment

The current criteria for the European ecolabel for the product category ‘All purpose cleaners and sanitary cleaners’ date from 2005 and, following their prolongation, will remain valid until 31December 2010. In line with Commission procedures, revision of the existing criteria began in 2009 and the resultant new proposal must be approved early in2010 so the criteria can be set and come into force at the beginning of2011. The Commission has contracted the company DHI to manage the revision process for the criteria for this product category (as well as for hand dishwashing detergents). To date, two technical meetings have been held with a final meeting due on 14April2010. A consensus proposal should emerge from that to be voted on and, if passed, approved during a Parliament part-session. KH LLOREDA is a leading detergent and cleaning and homecare product manufacturer and marketing company firmly committed to respect for the environment. This firm, like many others, finds reduction of permitted ecotoxicity levels (‘CDVtox’ values) below the limits already proposed in the first working meeting with the Commission (all-purpose cleaners: 19000L/functional unit; sanitary cleaners 90000L/100gr; window cleaners: 5000L/100gr) unacceptable for the following reasons: — the majority of its products would be excluded with these reduced limits; moreover, approximately 50% of ecolabelled products from southern Europe would lose their ecolabel status under these new criteria; — the European ecolabel would therefore finish by being such a small niche market that being present on this market would not interest any company of average importance (especially those from southern Europe); it would thereby lose its principal ‘raison d’être’, namely that many companies should wish to develop and market truly environmentally-friendly products. In view of these facts and the obvious economic prejudice to small and medium-sized enterprises, Iwould like to ask the following questions: 1. Does the Commission know about this situation? 2. Will the Commission change its position on the further reduction of permitted ecotoxicity levels (‘CDVtox’ values)? 3. If not, will the Commission take some specific measures to help this sector?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Agro-food industry and farming represent the nucleus of the national economy in several Member States. It is essential to develop the concept of innovation and research in agriculture in order to increase production and to face new challenges (especially environmental changes). The basis of future development in agriculture, manufacturing and of the rural areas is represented by targeting scientific research, innovation and the transfer of technology. The Commission proposes the introduction of innovation in PillarII as part of CAP reform, but the question that arises is how Romanian farmers will be able to access the respective measures, as innovation requires co-financing and being appropriately informed. Considering these problems, what is the Commission's approach in order to allow Romanian farmers to have access to innovation and the results of agricultural research?" 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-000051/2012

Agriculture and Fisheries

Agro-food industry and farming represent the nucleus of the national economy in several Member States. It is essential to develop the concept of innovation and research in agriculture in order to increase production and to face new challenges (especially environmental changes). The basis of future development in agriculture, manufacturing and of the rural areas is represented by targeting scientific research, innovation and the transfer of technology. The Commission proposes the introduction of innovation in PillarII as part of CAP reform, but the question that arises is how Romanian farmers will be able to access the respective measures, as innovation requires co-financing and being appropriately informed. Considering these problems, what is the Commission's approach in order to allow Romanian farmers to have access to innovation and the results of agricultural research?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"At the start of September 2020, the first COVID-19 case was detected at Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.A number of scientists have called for the immediate evacuation of the camp as, owing to overcrowding and the fact that hygiene infrastructure.is practically non-existent there, it has become impossible to take basic prevention measures.The Greek Government’s plan to close the camp will only further compromise the health of the camp’s inhabitants and serve as justification for its plans to convert Moria into a closed camp that migrants and refugees are not allowed to leave and from which they may be deported to Turkey under the EU-Turkey migration agreement.1.Does the Commission plan to take steps to prevent the virus from spreading rapidly around the camp?2.What is the Commission’s assessment of the detention and deportation policies that the Greek Government has been implementing in recent weeks?3.What will the Commission do to ensure that the rights of the thousands of migrants and refugees trapped in Moria are upheld and to expedite their asylum procedures?" 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-004918/2020

Immigration

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

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Various prestigious NGO's (Oxfam, Amnesty International, Greenpeace) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona's Peace Culture School have claimed that Spain has been exporting military ammunition, as if it were hunting ammunition, to the following African countries: Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Angola, Burkina Fasso and Cameroon. Apparently the Customs Registers of the Spanish Tax Agency show that the cartridges exported weighed on average 40 kg, and cost an average of EUR 120 each. Given that it is difficult to believe that hunting ammunition of such dimensions exists, and that these exports of munitions brought in over EUR 4 million in 2002, is the Commission aware of these Spanish exports? If the Commission is aware of the claims, has it taken or does it intend to take any steps?" 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 = [16]. </s>

E-0620/04

Defence

Various prestigious NGO's (Oxfam, Amnesty International, Greenpeace) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona's Peace Culture School have claimed that Spain has been exporting military ammunition, as if it were hunting ammunition, to the following African countries: Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Angola, Burkina Fasso and Cameroon. Apparently the Customs Registers of the Spanish Tax Agency show that the cartridges exported weighed on average 40 kg, and cost an average of EUR 120 each. Given that it is difficult to believe that hunting ammunition of such dimensions exists, and that these exports of munitions brought in over EUR 4 million in 2002, is the Commission aware of these Spanish exports? If the Commission is aware of the claims, has it taken or does it intend to take any steps?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In an answer given on 19May 2000 [E-1015/00 EN], the Commission stated that 323 000 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1999. Furthermore, in an answer given on 25October 1999 [1730/99 EN], the Commission stated that 266 256 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1998. How many of the live cattle exported from the Community to third countries in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999: 1. were for (a) slaughter, (b) further fattening and (c) breeding; 2. how many in each of these categories were exported from each Member State; 3. how many in each of these categories did each exporting Member State send to each individual third-country destination?" 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-3818/00

Agriculture and Fisheries

In an answer given on 19May 2000 [E-1015/00 EN], the Commission stated that 323 000 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1999. Furthermore, in an answer given on 25October 1999 [1730/99 EN], the Commission stated that 266 256 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1998. How many of the live cattle exported from the Community to third countries in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999: 1. were for (a) slaughter, (b) further fattening and (c) breeding; 2. how many in each of these categories were exported from each Member State; 3. how many in each of these categories did each exporting Member State send to each individual third-country destination?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"In the course of a number of meetings with the fishing industry and with national and regional authorities to shed light on the reasons for the low implementation of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), Ilearned of the difficulties encountered in the implementation of the EMFF. Among the causes mentioned are the lack of decisive problem-solving replies and clear indications on the part of the European Commission in the questions and answers listed in the Vademecum, in addition to the reams of red tape surrounding the mechanisms to implement the EMFF. 1.Could the Commission state whether it intends to review the procedure for the implementation of the EMFF? 2.Does the Commission intend to carry out a process of simplification to eliminate the administrative burdens associated with the implementation of the EMFF?" 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-000944-18

Agriculture and Fisheries

In the course of a number of meetings with the fishing industry and with national and regional authorities to shed light on the reasons for the low implementation of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), Ilearned of the difficulties encountered in the implementation of the EMFF. Among the causes mentioned are the lack of decisive problem-solving replies and clear indications on the part of the European Commission in the questions and answers listed in the Vademecum, in addition to the reams of red tape surrounding the mechanisms to implement the EMFF. 1.Could the Commission state whether it intends to review the procedure for the implementation of the EMFF? 2.Does the Commission intend to carry out a process of simplification to eliminate the administrative burdens associated with the implementation of the EMFF?