Monitoring of animal welfare and transport. The EU, common democracy and citizenship education. Child abandonment in China — the case of Nanjing. Use of children in high-risk sports competitions — the case of Mongolia. Discrimination in respect of access to education for Chinese children with disabilities. Further violence against Christians in Kandhamal on the anniversary of the pogrom. Action to protect public health from endocrine disruptors. Pressure from China to preselect candidates running for election as prime minister in Hong Kong.
Chinese university professor detained for calling for the disclosure of data on wealth in the Chinese Communist Party. Consequences of Typhoon Soulik for Taiwan. The Commission's toleration of France's protection of the car industry. Restrictions on European tomato exports to the United States. Lack of transparency and of emphasis on qualifications in the appointment procedure in Bulgaria's security service. Waste in healthcare — action to be taken.
Smog and particulate matter: Trafficking of illegal medicines and online pharmacies: Cape Verde — the EU's commitment to sustainable fishing. Possible conservation plan to protect sharks in Cape Verde. Support for the single currency in euro area Member States. Poultry and pig meat imports from third countries. Creating a level playing field for specified risk material. BSE status of Member States and third countries. Findus Italia in Cisterna di Latina: Measures for the benefit of older people under the ESF Turkish Cypriot flat on Mount Pentadaktylos. Possible funding to maintain historical villas in Rome.
Possible funding to create a cycle path. Registration of motor vehicles in another Member State: Mining in Colombia and responsibility of European companies. Failed corporate social responsibility policy of multinational firms: Reform and the lack of worker protection in Spain: Measures to combat banking secrecy and tax privileges enjoyed by big business. Greek municipal workers strike over government plans. Ever more sophisticated nature of cyberattacks. Genetically modified animals in Europe. Amazon versus Austro-Mechana case.
Italian printing sector affected by VAT increase. New legislation on seeds: Detention of asylum-seekers in Hungary. European Union grants for Rhineland-Palatinate between and Sustainable consumption and production. Childcare services and achieving the Barcelona targets. Negative aspects of the DSM-5 standard. Proportionality of additional authorisations for the transit of military equipment. Family held and tortured in Pakistan by a group of Muslims. Closure of house churches and increased persecution of minorities — the case of Indonesia.
Non-publication of data on the level of crime in Venezuela. EU strategy on health and safety at work Suspension of EU payments to Member States. Social networks — processing of the data of non-participants. Stassen to the Commission. Boycott of products from Judea and Samaria. Reform of the common agricultural policy. Rules for the technical inspection of motor vehicles. Ecological filling Ryf in passenger cars. The common agricultural policy for Assistance to Member States in overcoming the consequences of the floods. The worsening situation of Roma citizens in Europe.
Support for old industrial regions and their revitalisation. German policy in the field of renewable energy. The financial transaction tax and enhanced cooperation. Surveillance programmes by American agencies vs. Upper rate of VAT for goods or services not in the environmental, public health and food safety domain. Follow up to written question on alleged forced sterilisations in India. Redevelopment of former sugar factory in Finale Emilia. Hence, is it not time for the Commission to make structural changes to ongoing adjustment programmes? All economic adjustment programmes are designed to address the severe problems and imbalances at the root of the crisis in the respective countries and are agreed between the Government and its creditors.
The Commission's role in these programmes is to act on behalf of the euro area Member States, including when negotiating a memorandum of understanding. Programme reviews that take place every three months allow checking both the implementation of reforms and their effect of the economy. As warranted, changes are decided by the euro area Member States, including the country concerned.
In — , it financed the creation of networks to promote preventative measures in amateur sport, sport for all and physical exercise. An assessment of these measures would seem premature at this stage. However, these projects have already contributed to the development of joint EU initiatives in the field of sport.
The Commission has supported this work logistically and financially and the draft recommendations of the Experts will be ready for adoption by the Council before the end of Funds will be spent according to rules and procedures still to be adopted for the programme in general. For historical and cultural reasons and because of ethnic and political affinities, shared values and common civilisation references, Canada is an important and reliable partner of the European Union.
There are obstacles in this relationship, specifically in fishing, security and immigration. However, compared to other countries, EU-Canada relations are stable and fruitful for both partners. When concluded, these two agreements will take our relations with Canada to another level and promote a deepening of ties across the board. The CETA will be a ground-breaking agreement, which seeks an ambitious liberalisation of trade and investment relations. The aim of the SPA is to advance EU-Canada foreign policy and sectoral cooperation beyond the Framework Agreement and the Partnership Agenda, and to provide a platform for joint action in the international arena.
The EU and Canada have shared interests and cooperate, inter alia , in foreign and security policy, in the field of justice and home affairs, in reinvigorating global economic growth, and in tackling global challenges including climate change and poverty in developing countries. The next EU-Canada summit, to be hosted by Canada, has not yet been scheduled. The conflict between Russia and Georgia, a country which has stated its desire to join the European Union and to adhere to its values, has underlined the urgency for a European strategy for the South Caucasus.
Under the Eastern Partnership, the European Union offers political association and economic integration to the countries of the South Caucasus. This sets out the roadmap for achieving the Protocol's aims, including the establishment of regional and national strategies. It is too early to make any sort of assessment about the implementation of the Protocol. The action plan will be subject to a mid-term review and evaluation in Has its application brought about a collective response that is stronger and more capable of facing the challenges that terrorism and cross-border crime place on our legal systems and police forces?
In what way has it done this? The Commission is not aware of activities in the two countries regarding the preparation of the implementation of the provisions of the Agreement. The participation of the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein in the work of the Frontex Agency is based on specific Arrangements concluded to that effect between each of the Schengen Associated Countries Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein and the European Union.
The Commission values the level of participation of the four Schengen Associated Countries in the work of the Frontex Agency, and expects the Associated Countries to continue to support the coordination work undertaken by the Agency at the external borders of the European Union. The European Union cooperates in many fields with Switzerland and Liechtenstein respectively. Any cooperation going beyond the existing policy fields would need to be assessed on a needs basis taking into account the general relations between the European Union and these two countries.
Que perspetivas futuras oferece? What future prospects does it offer? Has the bilateral protection clause been applied? EU exports to Korea are up by The prospects are therefore bright and EU exporters are also making increasing use of the preferential tariffs. The creation of a European public sphere was met with indifference by the people of Europe and disinterest by national public opinion. This does not seem to justify the massive investment made in information and promotion by the institutions, which previously distanced themselves from the European project in a worrying manner.
The European Commission's communication activities are driven by the desire to involve citizens and listen to their concerns — and thereby strengthen a European Public Space as highlighted in last year's State of the European Union speech by President Barroso. One of the central aims is to discuss European affairs from European point of view. This is work in progress, nor something which is already created as the question implies. The European Year of Citizens which will be evaluated at the end of the project has been designed, together with the European Parliament, as the vehicle for stronger engagement.
Members of the Commission, Members of the European Parliament as well as national and regional politicians take part. The dialogues with citizens will continue in the run-up to the European elections in The Commission's Recommendation for the next election of the European Parliament also supports a European Public Space by suggesting European candidates for the post of President of the Commission, by highlighting the role of European party families and advocating to vote on a single day in all Member States.
Of course the Commission will also support the European Parliament's communication campaign. In a report conducted by the European Transport Safety Council, it is emphasised that fatigue can be exacerbated by three key elements:.
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Sleep-related component the amount and quality of sleep, time since the last period of sleep and sleep inertia ;. Task-related component time-on-task, i. Each of these needs has to be considered as part of a fatigue management process. How will the Commission ensure that its proposal will take all these three elements into account when proposing new FTLs? The same report underlines that sleep taken when on standby is always for shorter periods and of poorer quality. Moreover, there have been no studies into the effects of standby with regard to fatigue. How will the Commission take the issue of standby into account when evaluating the new FTLs, and will standby if it interferes with normal sleep patterns be counted towards flight duty periods?
The Commission's intention is to put in place even stricter safety rules with a view to implement those principles. It has therefore launched a corresponding amendment. This concerns for example stricter more protective rules concernig nigh duties or the rules on in-flight rest or standby duties. The Honourable Member is right in pointing out that there are no studies concerning the effects of standby with regard to aircrew fatigue. For this reason, the Commission has based itself on best national practices, on operational experience and on aircrew fatigue principles.
According to the Commission, standby periods interfering with normal sleep patterns should be counted as duty periods under certain circumstances.
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Pur stabilendo norme comuni sulle condizioni e procedure di concessione dello status di rifugiato, il diritto dell'UE in materia di asilo attualmente non prevede il mutuo riconoscimento, da parte degli Stati membri, dello status di rifugiato concesso da altri Stati membri. The normal practice in such cases is for people to be kept in the detention centre for some months prior to expulsion and for scheduled flights or special flights arranged by the Frontex agency to be used for that purpose.
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In its latest report, Amnesty International states that the Kazakh police and security forces regularly use torture against political opponents and dissidents. The issues set out by the Honourable Member raise questions as regards the compatibility of the actions taken by the Italian authorities with the EU's return and asylum acquis. The Commission, in close contact with the European External Action Service, will examine carefully the reply from the Italian authorities and closely monitor any further developments.
Although EU asylum law establishes common rules concerning the conditions and procedure for granting refugee status, it does not currently provide for mutual recognition by Member States of refugee status granted by other Member States. The recently approved general guidelines on transport in Europe stress the Atlantic corridor as an investment priority with a view to constructing infrastructure with European added value. This would mean a project to resolve one of the long-standing bottlenecks hindering rail transport Spain and France. The report states that the high-speed link between Bordeaux and Toulouse is a priority and that the construction of the new line between Bordeaux and Hendaye — part of the Atlantic corridor and a source of bottlenecks — is to be postponed until after These criteria encourage the development of infrastructure projects providing cross-border connections, promoting intermodality, providing links to at least one main sea port and increasing the capacity of saturated routes.
Does the Commission think that the new plans are consistent with the commitments made by France during the negotiation and approval of the trans-European transport routes? As the Honourable Member pointed out, some of the conclusions of this report may appear not to be fully in line with the objectives of the proposed Trans-European Transport Network TEN-T such as the completion of a new high speed line between Bordeaux and Hendaye after , whereas the Bordeaux — Toulouse high speed line is proposed to be completed by Both sections are part of the Core Network and could receive funding from the Connecting Europe Facility, with higher co-funding rates for the cross-border sections than for the national ones.
Ist die Kommission der Auffassung, dass Gebiete, die der Kommission als EU-Vogelschutzgebiete gemeldet, aber noch nicht nach nationalem Recht ausgewiesen wurden, als faktische Vogelschutzgebiete anzusehen sind? Wie ist die Rechtsauffassung der Kommission? The German army is planning to construct a new mock town covering an area of around 6. The project will have a considerable negative impact on the conservation objectives of the FFH area and the registered bird protection area. What stage has the complaint reached, and how long is the procedure expected to take?
Does the Commission think that areas which have been registered with it as EU bird protection areas but which have not yet been designated as such under national law do in fact constitute bird protection areas? The Commission will endeavour to take a decision on the substance either to open infringement proceedings or to close the case within twelve months of registration of the complaint.
The Commission decides from case to case which steps are to be taken. Wann wird die EU-Kommission konkrete Leitlinien bzw. Many local authorities in Germany — particularly in Bavaria — also have such models, under which local residents can purchase building land in their place of residence at a discount. The Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Germany on this matter, and these are currently pending.
The aim is for rural areas especially to remain attractive as places to live. When will the Commission publish specific guidelines or a detailed list of criteria for the permissibility of local models so that local authorities can be sure of legal certainty in this matter? Is it true that local models are permitted if they take the following criteria into account, at least to a reasonable degree: When does the Commission expect to complete the infringement proceedings against Germany?
As mentioned by the Honourable Member, the Court of Justice has confirmed that the purpose of responding to the housing needs of low-income or other disadvantaged sections of the local population can constitute an overriding reason in the public interest justifying restrictions on fundamental freedoms, provided that the measures are appropriate and proportionate to the objective pursued. The Commission does not intend to publish guidelines or detailed criteria for this assessment.
Several hundred workers could be affected in this sector. The workers believe that they should be entitled to receive some financial compensation. Is the Commission considering taking appropriate measures e. Could supportive measures be implemented through the funding from the European Social Fund or by using any other available EU instrument that might contribute to the solution of this problem? The Commission is fully aware of and takes into account the challenges that Croatia's labour market is going to face following the accession to the European Union and in view of global economic trends.
Funding from the European Social Fund ESF is available to help undertake the necessary adaptation not only in the labour market but also in the education system, as well as to improve social inclusion and strengthen institutional capacities. The Commission and Croatia are now commencing discussions for programming investments to be supported by the ESF in the period for The issue of the forwarding agents will also be tackled. There will be a possibility for persons employed as forwarding agents to use training and retraining measures offered through active employment measures by the Croatian Employment Service CES which will be co-financed by the ESF.
Through individual counselling the redundant workers have been offered several possibilities of support whose details can be obtained from the Ministry of Labour and Pension System which is the Managing Authority responsible for the ESF operational programme in Croatia. Regional CES offices will continue with visits to the employers and with mobile team activities in order to establish possible redundancies of forwarding agents and in order to provide services to workers based on established plans.
Welchen Standpunkt vertritt die Kommission in Bezug auf Systeme, die Dienstleistungserbringer verpflichten, sich vor der zeitweiligen Erbringung von Dienstleistungen in anderen Mitgliedstaaten zu melden? Belgien hat am Libera prestazione di servizi e obbligo di registrazione prima della prestazione di servizi. Alla luce della sentenza:. Come valuta la Commissione la misura proposta dal governo belga per rispettare la decisione? Inoltre, ha stabilito che la legislazione belga in questione richiede informazioni di natura dettagliata dai prestatori dei servizi prima della prestazione, senza una giustificazione sufficiente per quanto riguarda sotto qual profilo la comunicazione di tali informazioni risulti necessaria per conseguire gli obiettivi di interesse generale da esso invocati e sotto qual profilo l'obbligo di previa comunicazione di tali informazioni non vada oltre i limiti di quanto necessario ai fini del conseguimento degli obiettivi medesimi.
Vrijheid van dienstverlening, verplichte registratie voor het begin van de dienstverlening. In het licht van dit arrest wilde ik de Commissie het volgende vragen:. Wat is de mening van de Commissie over de maatregel die de Belgische regering heeft voorgesteld? Wat denkt de Commissie over regelingen die dienstverleners verplichten zich te laten registreren voor het begin van het tijdelijk verrichten van diensten in een andere lidstaat? Het Hof oordeelde ook dat de in het geding zijnde Belgische wetgeving vereiste dat de dienstverleners voorafgaand aan de dienstverlening zeer gedetailleerde informatie verstrekken, zonder voldoende rechtvaardiging van het feit op welke wijze de verstrekking van die informatie noodzakelijk is om de doelstellingen van algemeen belang waarop de wetgeving berust te bereiken en op welke wijze de verplichting om die informatie vooraf te verstrekken niet verder gaat dan hetgeen noodzakelijk is om die doelstellingen te bereiken.
Die conclusies kunnen gelden voor andere soortgelijke systemen op grond waarvan zelfstandige dienstverleners in het algemeen verplicht zijn vooraf mededeling te doen van de aanvang van hun activiteiten. Jakie jest stanowisko Komisji nt. In view of this judgment:. Is the Commission aware of the existence of the similar systems in other Member States? It also found that the Belgian legislation at stake required very detailed information from service providers in advance of the service provision, without sufficient justification as to how the provision of that information is necessary in order to achieve the objectives of public interest on which it relies and how the obligation to give that information in advance does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives.
These conclusions could apply to other similar systems obliging self-employed service providers in general to notify the commencement of their activities in advance. The financial and economic crisis is, at the moment, spilling over to become a social crisis, too. Youth work, in particular detached youth work, is a very effective tool to enhance the skills, development and social inclusion of young people in times of high youth unemployment. In addition, in the context of the crisis, the Commission has proposed the Youth Opportunities Initiative in an effort to enhance the employability of young people.
However, youth work is very developed in certain Member States, but under-developed in others. In times of financial crisis, it is very important that youth work does not lose ground, and it should focus particularly on marginalised and disadvantaged young people with fewer opportunities. In line with this, is the Commission planning on launching any initiatives to address this imbalance between different Member States? The Commission shares the opinion expressed by the Member as to the effectiveness of youth work in the development of skills and competences of young people; the non-formal learning approach implemented by youth work is a useful way to enhance the employability of young people as well as their active participation in society, thus contributing to their social inclusion.
The Commission promotes youth work in various ways, all of which should help, over time, to encourage more balanced progress across the European Union:. Le bon fonctionnement de la libre circulation des capitaux. Restitution of property is considered a capital movement. Any restriction also have to observe the principle of proportionality, requiring that the measures are appropriate to attain the objectives which they pursue and do not go beyond what is necessary in order to attain them, and have to be non-discriminatory. Based on the limited amount of information available to the Commission, it is not possible to give a more detailed answer regarding the situation referred to by the Honourable Member.
They have been responsible for crushing dissent inside Iran, and are accused of funding numerous terrorist activities outside the country. In particular, they have allegedly funded and armed the Taliban, Hamas and Hezbollah, assassinated Iranian dissidents abroad, and assisted the planning of multiple plots to commit atrocities, particularly in Israel, a country which the IRG have stated they wish to destroy. The United States and Canada have already proscribed Quds as a terrorist organisation.
In addition, a number of members of IRGC and other entities owned or controlled by IRGC are also listed under the nuclear sanctions regime because of their involvement in the Iranian nuclear programme. Il meccanismo di assistenza tecnica JASPERS stabilito per i nuovi paesi che hanno aderito all'UE nel e nel fornisce agli Stati membri interessati un sostegno e una competenza specializzata mirata relativamente ai principali progetti finanziati dall'UE.
Non ritiene la Commissione che, date le persistenti avverse condizioni economiche, l'accesso a detto meccanismo debba essere consentito a ogni Stato membro che lo richieda? Prevede la Commissione di estendere a nuovi paesi la partecipazione a detto meccanismo? In caso contrario, per quali motivi?
Does the Commission not take the view that, owing to the persistent adverse economic conditions, access to this facility should be granted to any requesting Member State? Is the Commission considering including more countries in the list of eligible participants? Is the Commission planning to extend participation in this tool to new countries? If so, which ones? If not, why not? What are the conditions that need to be met in order for a country to be included? This was justified by the need to ensure support to those Member States in the preparation of large infrastructure projects for financing under the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, particularly in areas where those Member States lacked the necessary knowledge and experience.
More recently, the Commission agreed to extend some support under JASPERS to Greece, to boost the capacity of the Greek authorities to prepare sound projects for urgent implementation in the context of the current economic crisis. Die Tabakerzeugung wird dabei neutral behandelt. It will probably again be possible during the forthcoming aid period to apply for European aid funds for growing and processing raw tobacco as an agricultural product.
What interactions does the Commission anticipate from the interplay of these two approaches? Does the Commission consider that subsidising tobacco farming, while at the same time applying trade restrictions in a bid to limit tobacco consumption, adds up to a coherent policy? What grounds can the Commission cite for the need for uniform pan-European regulation of tobacco products? Why is this a task for the European Union?
Special financial support for the raw tobacco production was phased out in according to the reform of the common agricultural policy CAP of The production of raw tobacco is fully integrated into the general agricultural policy instruments. Tobacco production is treated in a neutral way. However, the tobacco sector is not included in the list of products eligible to the voluntary coupled support scheme applicable from onwards.
The aim of this new scheme is to grant a support in regions or sectors undergoing certain difficulties. The aid to the Canary Islands for several products is guided by the same objective.
Furthermore, the Rural Development RD programmes of the CAP, offer numerous possibilities to help farmers who decide structural changes in production. Aumenti tariffari ingiustificati dei prodotti omeopatici. Al comma 2 dello stesso articolo 13 si fa riferimento alle tariffe di registrazione e si afferma: La Commissione non ha potere per intervenire nella definizione di tali tariffe a livello nazionale.
These measures clearly stand at odds with the procedures in various other EU Member States e. France and Germany and irreversibly damage the competitiveness of Italian businesses, which are forced to withdraw products from the market because of high registration fees, as well as that of foreign companies operating in Italy, the third biggest market in Europe after France and Germany. Does the Commission believe that such an increase dramatically alters the balance of the market? Does it have the authority to encourage Italy, the third biggest market in Europe in terms of turnover, to bring itself in line with the legislation in force in Germany and France for homoeopathic medicines?
Rules, such as those of the Italian Decree-Law mentioned by the Honourable Members in their question, setting fees for the national registration of homeopathic medicines are the exclusive responsibility of Member State authorities. The Commission is not empowered to intervene in the setting of these fees at national level. L'organizzazione di elezioni rientra nelle competenze degli Stati membri. Compared with countries with a perfect or almost perfect gender balance in their representations in Parliament — such as Finland, Slovenia, Estonia, the Netherlands and Denmark — women are greatly under-represented in the delegations of most Member States in Parliament.
Organisation of elections falls within the remit of Member States. However, encouraging the participation of EU citizens in the democratic life is a high priority on the Commission's agenda. The Commission took measures to address the gender imbalance in the European Parliament with the adoption in of the specific programme Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. More specifically, one of the annual thematic priorities for was dedicated to improving the gender balance in the European Parliament. Thus, the Commission has been funding several projects of NGOs and other organisations awarded under this priority.
Le garanzie fondamentali in materia di protezione dei diritti umani previste dalla Costituzione del Pakistan non sono in vigore nelle aree tribali, dove vige il regolamento sui crimini di frontiera risalente all'era coloniale. Nel , inoltre, i regolamenti di azione a sostegno del potere civile hanno dato all'esercito ulteriori poteri arbitrari d'arresto e imprigionamento.
I modesti tentativi del governo pakistano di modificare il regolamento sui crimini di frontiera non sono stati all'altezza delle norme e degli standard internazionali sui diritti umani e sono stati ulteriormente compromessi dall'entrata in vigore dei regolamenti del Quali azioni intende dunque promuovere l'Alto Rappresentante per sollecitare il governo pakistano a una riforma del proprio sistema legale, profondamente difettoso e causa del perpetuarsi del ciclo di violenze nelle aree tribali?
According to statements by United Nations representatives on the ground, many men detained by the armed forces have alleged torture, and others have never been seen again after being transferred to secret detention centres. The Taliban and other armed groups also continue to pose a deadly threat to Pakistani society, often carrying out brutal, unlawful killings of captured soldiers or suspected spies, sometimes following quasi-judicial proceedings that fail to meet even the most basic international fair trial standards.
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Although the armed forces have regained control of most of the tribal areas over the past three years, they have arbitrarily arrested thousands of people, imprisoning them for long periods with virtually no due-process safeguards. Moreover, in the armed forces were granted further sweeping powers of arrest and detention under the Actions in Aid of Civil Power Regulations.
Although the courts have nevertheless heard cases challenging the lawfulness of some detentions, there have been no prosecutions of armed forces personnel for alleged torture, enforced disappearance or deaths in custody. Limited attempts by the Pakistani Government to reform the FCR have fallen far short of international human rights law and standards, and have been further undermined by the entry into force of the regulations. What action will the High Representative therefore take to urge the Pakistani Government to reform its legal system, which is deeply flawed and the cause of the constant violence in the tribal areas?
This issue will be raised with the new government of Pakistan in the next EU-Pakistan human rights dialogue which is expected to take place in the autumn of Anomala moria di delfini nel Mar Tirreno. Dall'inizio dell'anno un allarme ambientale si sta diffondendo nei mari italiani: Il Ministero dell'Ambiente ha deciso di monitorare la situazione e di allertare il reparto ambientale marino.
Secondo i primi accertamenti sarebbe possibile escludere, quale causa dell'insolita moria, eventi eccezionali causati dall'uomo, come versamenti in mare di petrolio o di sostanze inquinanti. Sembra essere invece probabile una causa di natura infettiva a causa delle tracce del batterio Photobacterium Damselae rinvenute su 6 carcasse esaminate. Per avvalorare tale ipotesi gli esperti sono alla ricerca dell'eventuale presenza di virus o fioritura di alghe anomale. Since the start of the year an environmental crisis has been affecting the seas off Italy: This represents an abnormally high mortality rate compared with the historical average of about four corpses found per year.
The Ministry of the Environment has decided to monitor the situation and to alert the marine environment department. According to initial findings, any exceptional man-made events, such as oil spills or pollution, can be ruled out as the cause of these unusual deaths. The probable cause actually seems to be an infection, as shown by the traces of the Photobacterium Damselae bacterium found in six of the carcasses examined. In order to confirm this hypothesis, experts are looking for the presence of viruses or abnormal algae blooms.
Pending concrete data comparing theoretical knowledge of sea currents with marine weather data from the last few months, the Italian Ministry of the Environment has requested information about any animals washed up on the beaches of France and Spain in order to obtain a more accurate picture of the situation.
Is the Commission aware of the unusual dolphin deaths in the Tyrrhenian Sea over the last few months? If so, has it launched an investigation to establish the cause? Molte delle aziende in cui sono occupati producono abbigliamento per marchi internazionali o applicano illegalmente etichette di marchi internazionali. Altre piccole fabbriche della zona lavorano in subappalto. Molte sfruttano il lavoro in nero dei birmani e producono prodotti con marchi falsi. I lavoratori birmani clandestini vivono spesso nelle fabbriche dove lavorano, dormono e mangiano e vengono nascosti ogni qualvolta vengano compiute ispezioni da parte della polizia tailandese.
Solo gli immigrati regolari sono assunti con contratto. Gli orari di lavoro sono estremamente lunghi e non di rado i lavoratori effettuano gli straordinari sino alle 11 di sera. Secondo quanto riportato da fonti locali, in alcune aziende sarebbero impiegati anche i bambini delle lavoratrici migranti adibiti alla pulizia nelle fabbriche tessili.
Many of the companies in which they work produce clothes for international brands or illegally use international brand labels. Some of the work is subcontracted to other small factories in the region. Only legal immigrants are given an employment contract. The dormitories are too small and overcrowded, there is a total lack of hygiene and, to make an already complicated situation even worse, there are no procedures in place to resolve any disputes that arise with their employers.
According to local sources, even the children of some migrant workers are employed to clean the textile factories. The EU pursues this matter in several ways, both in bilateral dialogues with the Thai authorities, and within the relevant international bodies. The EU supports the ratification and effective implementation of the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation ILO , in particular with regard to the core labour standards, and cooperates with the ILO in this respect.
Such instruments also address health, safety and labour conditions along companies' supply chain.
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When finally concluded, the EU-Thailand Partnership and Cooperation Agreement will provide for an additional framework for discussion and engagement with Thailand on these topics. A circa tre anni e mezzo di distanza la situazione abitativa nel paese resta sconcertante, con circa Qualche mese prima, nell'agosto , grazie al sostegno dei donatori internazionali, il governo haitiano aveva lanciato un programma per trasferire i residenti di 50 tendopoli in 16 nuove strutture residenziali, attraverso un incentivo per famiglia di dollari per 12 mesi e 25 dollari per i trasporti.
Il progetto ha aiutato alcune famiglie, ma gli incentivi troppo bassi hanno impedito a molte altre di trasferirsi e accedere a una soluzione abitativa a lungo termine. La catastrofe del ha peggiorato seriamente la situazione a Port-au-Prince costringendo 1,5 milioni di persone a rifugiarsi nei campi per gli sfollati interni.
Living conditions in the tent cities are worsening by the day and there is little access to water, sanitation and waste disposal. This has contributed to the spread of cholera and other infectious diseases. Furthermore, women and girls, as already highlighted in a previous written question, are at constant risk of rape or sexual assault. Although the project has helped some families, the incentives are too low, preventing many others from moving and gaining access to long-term housing.
The withdrawal of the main humanitarian operators from Haiti and the resulting funding cuts are making the situation even worse. In view of the above, what measures will the High Representative take to try to resolve the difficult issue of housing in Haiti? Is she aware that resolving this problem would secure more rights for the Haitian population? Housing is a chronic problem in Haiti that predates the earthquake. The disaster severely aggravated the housing shortage in Port-au-Prince and forced 1.
The EU responded immediately to this humanitarian challenge. To complement the humanitarian response, the national authorities and international donors have launched several initiatives aimed at the provision of sustainable housing. The EU has also made urban reconstruction one of its priority areas of intervention. A sustainable, long-term solution to the issue of housing in Haiti requires addressing deep-rooted structural causes, including widespread poverty and the absence of a national housing policy.
Welche Leistungen werden erbracht? Wenn ja, welche und warum? Wie stellt die Kommission sicher, dass derartige Interessenkonflikte bekannt werden? What benefits are obtained? Were contracts awarded without a public invitation to tender? If so, which ones and why? Can the Commission state whether any former IMG employees are now working in its services as local members of staff?
Can it state whether any family members of IMG employees are working in its services as local members of staff? Can the High Representative state whether any former IMG employees are now working in her services as local members of staff? Can she state whether any family members of IMG employees are working in her services as local members of staff? The countries concerned benefit from the transfer of public expertise in post-conflict zones.
IMG has undergone an assessment which concluded that IMG applies accounting, audit, internal control and procurement procedures equivalent to internationally accepted standards. The Commission may entrust implementation to such an organisation through joint management. The selection has to be justified in an objective and transparent manner. Eight of the 11 ongoing contracts were awarded in this manner, while three through negotiated procedure in accordance with the provisions for flexible contract award procedures in crisis situations defined in the Financial Regulation.
The Commission is not in a position to know about activities of family members of its partners. All staff members are obliged to declare any conflict of interest they could incur during the accomplishment of tasks. Non-disclosure of any potential conflict of interest would expose staff members to disciplinary sanctions. Members of an evaluation committee have to sign a confidentiality and impartiality declaration.
Rules concerning ethical and organisational values are regularly brought to the attention of Delegation staff including local agents. Litigios comerciales entre la UE y China. What measures is the Commission taking to protect wine growers and distributors from this trade dispute? Does the Commission have an action plan to protect European interests, given that the number of trade disputes continues to multiply in direct relation to commercial ties? In this context, it has been providing the Member States and wine industry stakeholders with relevant assistance and has been also in contact with the Chinese authorities to ensure a good level of bilateral cooperation and compliance of the pending proceedings with the WTO rules.
As a result of these pre-consultations, China narrowed down the number of alleged subsidy schemes it is investigating. The Commission is of the opinion that China has the right to initiate AS and AD investigations and to impose trade defence measures provided that the relevant WTO rules are respected. The Commission always carefully analyses the merits and development of such investigations and in this context actively cooperates with relevant stakeholders.
Should that not be the case, the Commission would not hesitate to duly intervene. There are still barriers to the digital sale and distribution of audiovisual content. Making digital audiovisual content available to potential users, regardless of their geographical location and no matter where the content has been licensed, will benefit consumers and rights holders as a result of competition and broader exposure.
Does the Commission have in place any concrete measures to ensure the completion of the digital single market? A modern EU — Intellectual property framework must foster innovative market practices and facilitate the cross-border offer of audiovisual content while ensuring the necessary incentives for the creation and production of creative content. In spite of this agreement, however, Israel continues to violate the rights of Palestinians throughout occupied territories.
Among these rights abuses are policies aimed directly at ridding the city of Jerusalem of its Palestinian population. Nonetheless, Israel continues with its strategy to purge the city of Palestinians which, since , has included the revocation of over 14 IDs from Palestinians in Jerusalem, thereby stripping them of their right to live in the city in which they were born. The concrete effects that the use of each of these instruments has had on Israeli policies over the past twenty years?
What will be the main measures? What steps will be taken to facilitate disability vetting procedures? Under the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme LLP , mobile learners with special needs may benefit from specific measures, including subsistence and travel costs of an accompanying person. LLP National Agencies make all information and offices accessible to disabled people. All activities described above take into account the guidance and expertise provided by the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education.
Esos pasajeros tienen derecho a asistencia gratuita en los aeropuertos, puertos, estaciones de ferrocarril y de autocar y a bordo de los distintos medios de transporte. The purchase of goods and services and relevant and accessible information on them should include appropriate commercial solutions, as well as goods and services designed to be accessible in the long term. The European Design for All e-Accessibility Network EDeAN is a network that provides support and resources in the field of universal design, and this centre of excellence and the associated organisations in each of the Member States are responsible for drafting reports, conducting studies and promoting the exchange of knowledge, information and good practice.
Are these data taken into account in the European institutions? Does the Commission think it should take legislative and practical measures to support these associations, requiring manufacturers to market their products with disabled people in mind? Are disabled consumers informed of their rights with regard to products and services that do not take account of their needs? EU passenger rights legislation ensures that disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility have the same rights to travel as other passengers and cannot be discriminated upon booking or boarding on the ground of their disability.
These passengers have the right to free of charge assistance at airports, ports, railway stations and bus terminals and on-board. En la respuesta conjunta de la Sra. The Commission will follow closely this matter. The Commission also understands that the Spanish Constitutional Court will examine the amended provisions on court fees. De hecho, en el caso de los taxis, hay muy pocas unidades adaptadas a pesar de que, por insuficiencias de otros medios de transporte, se han convertido en la forma de desplazamiento preferida de este colectivo pese al elevado coste de sus tarifas.
En el caso del metro, hay ciudades en que hay muchas estaciones sin adaptar, especialmente conforme se alejan del centro urbano. El cumplimiento de estos reglamentos se ha delegado en autoridades nacionales de cada Estado miembro. Las normas aplicables al transporte en taxi o en metro de pasajeros con discapacidad se desarrollan principalmente a nivel nacional o regional, lo que permite tener adecuadamente en cuenta las circunstancias y preferencias locales. It is important to bear in mind the number of citizens in the European Union who have disabilities or reduced mobility, as well as the fact that members of this group are often unable to drive a private vehicle and, as a result, depend on other people or on urban transport to move about and to be able to lead their lives normally.
Does the Commission not take the view that these services should be regulated as well? In fact, in the case of taxis, there are very few adapted vehicles, even though, given the inadequacies of other means of transport, taxis have become the preferred way to travel of persons with disabilities or reduced mobility, in spite of the high cost of taxi fares. In the case of the metro, in some cities, there are many stations that are not adapted, especially as one moves away from the urban centre.
Enforcement of these regulations has been delegated to national authorities in each Member State. Are users with disabilities informed about the authorities to whom they should direct any complaints regarding transport? With regard to vehicles, brand new, reconditioned or serviced vehicles are required by law to be adapted, but has a deadline been set for the full adaptation of all vehicles? The rules for transport by taxi or metro of passengers with disabilities are mainly made at national or regional level, and this allows to take local circumstances and preferences well into account.
As regards enforcement, the Commission has published addresses of national enforcement bodies on its website where, according to the regulations referred to by the Honourable Members, disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility can register complaints. The main specialisms being abolished are in the health and welfare and applied arts sectors. There is a great demand for these specialisms, for which a large number of students have already enrolled.
The Commission is aware of the recent decision of the Greek Government to restructure the provision of vocational training at secondary level. In that respect, the Commission notes that the Greek Government has stated that the abolition of a number of programmes in healthcare and other sectors offered by vocational high schools EPAL can be matched by the provision of programmes at post-secondary institutes of vocational training IEK , thus ensuring that Greek trainees will have the opportunity to train in those sectors, which are indeed included in the provision in other Member States.
The Commission is aware that a number of IEK are private institutions, and it also takes note of the Greek Government's plan to widen the capacity of public IEKs and support the accessibility of their courses. La repressione sistematica degli oppositori politici, la perpetrazione di torture nei loro confronti, il rifiuto di tenere elezioni libere, segrete e competitive e l'inesistenza di quella separazione tra poteri tipica di uno Stato di diritto, sono infatti — a detta di numerosi osservatori internazionali — indicativi della natura autoritaria del governo kazako.
The systematic repression of political opponents, the use of torture against them, the refusal to hold free, secret and competitive elections and the lack of separation of powers, characteristic of a State governed by the rule of law, are — according to many international observers — indicative of the authoritarian nature of the Kazakh Government.
Does she intend to take into consideration the adoption of punitive measures such as a request to suspend the application of the partnership and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Kazakhstan should the Kazakh authorities fail to provide the guarantees requested?
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