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Resolution on the mining disaster in Asturias, Spain
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, Spain, mining operation, natural disaster, occupational safety, working conditions













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51995IP1118

Resolution on the mining disaster in Asturias, Spain  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0178 





B4-1118 and 1175/95Resolution on the mining disaster in Asturias, SpainThe European Parliament,A. having regard to the firedamp explosion which cost the lives of 14 miners at the San Nicolás pit (Mieres) in Spain,The European Parliament,1. Conveys to the victims' families its shock and sorrow at the death of the Spanish, Portuguese and Czech workers;2. Calls on the Commission to participate directly, together with the regional and national administrations, in the investigation into the causes of the disaster, to verify that the Community legislation on safety at work was strictly observed and to inform Parliament as soon as possible of the findings of the inquiry;3. Asks the Commission to convey its condolences to the families affected and to take appropriate measures to assist them, making no distinction between European Union citizens and Czech nationals;4. Stresses that the inherent risks in the mining industry in the European Union and non-member states, which guarantees consumers reliable energy supplies, justify special treatment in the form of certain social measures as well as the ostensibly high investment costs and the application of strict safety measures at work;5. Calls on the European Union to apply equally high standards to working and safety conditions in soft coal mining in non-member states in general and in coal-exporting countries in particular;6. Calls likewise on the European Union to step up its research and development activity on safety in soft coal mining;7. Stress the importance of European coal production in guaranteeing European supplies and preserving economic activity and jobs in mining areas;8. Asks the Commission to increase the budget allocation under heading B3-4312 for assistance to victims of accidents in the coal and steel sectors and orphans' allowances and to extend the latter to the Asturias miners' orphanage;9. Calls on the Commission, through the ECSC social research programmes, to draw up a study on the present safety conditions in the mining industry in the Community, including Spain;10. Calls on the Commission to inform Parliament concerning the extent to which the Member States have incorporated into national law all the directives concerning the health and safety of workers and concerning the action it has taken to ensure a satisfactory outcome;11. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the victims' families, the Spanish and Czech miners' unions, the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Resolution on the legal basis of the draft Council Decision adopting a multiannual Community programme to support the implementation of trans-European networks for the interchange of data between administrations (IDA) (COM(93) 0069 - C3-0164/93 - 94/0527(SYN) and C4-0121/95)
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU aid, European Union, administrative cooperation, interinstitutional cooperation (EU), telematics













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Resolution on the legal basis of the draft Council Decision adopting a multiannual Community programme to support the implementation of trans-European networks for the interchange of data between administrations (IDA) (COM(93) 0069 - C3-0164/93 - 94/0527(SYN) and C4-0121/95)  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0153 





A4-0194/95Resolution on the legal basis of the draft Council Decision adopting a multiannual Community programme to support the implementation of trans-European networks for the interchange of data between administrations (IDA) (COM(93)0069 - C3-0164/93 - 94/0527(SYN) and C4-0121/95)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(93)0069 - 94/0527(SYN) ((OJ C 150, 31.5.1993, p. 5.)),- having regard to its opinion at first reading of 17 November 1994 ((OJ C 341, 5.12.1994, p. 123.)),- having been consulted by the Council on the appropriateness of Article 235 of the EC Treaty as the legal basis (C4-0121/95) ((OJ C 109, 1.5.1995, p. 269.)),- having regard to the draft Council Decision 4159/95,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights (A4-0194/95),1. Disputes the appropriateness of the legal basis proposed by the Council;2. Considers that the Commission proposal should be based on Article 129d, third paragraph, of the EC Treaty;3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and Council.
Resolution on fires in Greece, Italy and Portugal
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, Greece, Italy, Portugal, environmental risk prevention, fire, occupational safety













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Resolution on fires in Greece, Italy and Portugal  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0177 





B4-1145/95Resolution on fires in Greece, Italy and PortugalThe European Parliament,A. having regard to the large number of fires which caused extensive damage in several parts of Greece in late July and during the month of August - including the areas of north-eastern Attica, Rethimnon in Crete, Aiyion in the Peloponnese and Psakhna in Evvoia - and destroyed thousands of hectares of woodland and farmland,B. having regard to the particularly fierce fire which devastated the villages of Argalasti, Xinovrisi and Siki in the Pilion area on 29 August 1995, totally destroying thousands of hectares of arable land and olive groves, which are the only source of income of local inhabitants and which had already been damaged in the past by frost and fires,C. having regard to the large number of fires which have caused extensive damage in Italy, particularly in Liguria, Sicily and Sardinia,D. having regard to the large number of fires which caused extensive damage in Portugal during the summer,The European Parliament,1. Expresses its deep sorrow at these events and wishes to convey its sympathy to those affected;2. Calls on the Commission to cooperate with the various governments and local authorities with a view to formulating a consistent fire prevention policy;3. Calls on the authorities of the EU Member States in which such fires are most common to institute thorough forest maintenance programmes during the pre-summer months so as to reduce the likelihood of fires occurring in the first place;4. Calls on the Commission to cooperate with the various governments and local authorities in assessing the damage and taking the necessary preliminary measures with a view to compensation;5. Asks the Commission to grant financial aid to local inhabitants in the countries most affected;6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of Portugal, Greece and Italy and the local authorities in the areas affected.
Resolution on forest fires in the Canary Islands, Minorca and Tarragona
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Canary Islands, EU aid, afforestation, environmental risk prevention, fire













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Resolution on forest fires in the Canary Islands, Minorca and Tarragona  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0175 





B4-1115, 1117, 1124, 1159 and 1179/95Resolution on forest fires in the Canary Islands, Minorca and TarragonaThe European Parliament,A. having regard to the very serious forest fires which have occurred: on the island of Minorca at the end of August 1995, which was caused by lightning; in the Canary Islands, where in July 1995 alone fires destroyed an area of over 1000 hectares on the island of Tenerife; and in the Sierra de Cardó (Tarragona), affecting the municipalities of Perelló, Rasquera, Tibenys and Tortosa,B. whereas the loss of pine and holm-oak woods in the devastated area in the Mercadal district, regarded as one of the 'green lungs' of the island of Minorca, is difficult to assess; whereas the same applies to the destructive impact of the fire that broke out on Mount Esperanza (Santa Cruz de Tenerife),C. whereas, because Minorca is an island, the ecological consequences of the fire there will be considerable and more complex,D. whereas the Sierra de Cardó is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty because of its flora and fauna, and the matter thus concerns the plan to develop rural tourism and improve navigability of the Ebro,E. whereas the persistent drought constitutes a particularly high risk factor,F. whereas Protocol 15 to the EC Treaty states that the Community cohesion funds will apply to environmental projects as well as the trans-European networks,G. whereas Declaration 26 attached to the Treaty on European Union provides for special consideration to be given to the outermost regions of the Community on account of their remote or island nature,The European Parliament,1. Expresses its utmost sympathy with the victims of these disasters and calls on the Commission to grant emergency special financial aid to the municipalities affected by the fires;2. Calls on the Commission to set up special brigades, in the context of civil protection, to provide coordinated and effective support to complement the necessarily limited resources available for fire protection in the Community's island regions; also calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of carrying out studies aimed at preserving the forests in the regions of the Union most vulnerable to forest fires;3. Calls on the Commission and Council to use all possible economic measures, pursuant to Regulation 2158/92, to assist regeneration and reafforestation in the areas damaged by the fires;4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Regional Government of the Canary Islands, the Regional Government of Catalonia, the Minorca Island Council and the councils of the municipalities referred to in this resolution.
Resolution on support for the Network of Cities of Asylum
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: freedom of expression, human rights, political refugee, racism, xenophobia













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Resolution on support for the Network of Cities of Asylum  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0172 





B4-1113 and 1150/95Resolution on support for the Network of Cities of AsylumThe European Parliament,A. recalling its positions in the struggle for freedom of expression and against racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, political and religious persecution and all forms of intolerance,B. having regard to the initiative of the International Parliament of Writers to set up a Network of Cities of Asylum for threatened and persecuted writers, supported notably by the Council of Europe and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe,C. having regard to resolution no 5 of the Plenary Assembly of the 11th Congress of the World Poets' Organization, meeting in Sintra on 29 March 1995,D. having regard to the growth of new forms of intolerance throughout the world, directed, in particular, against the faculty of thought and freedom of creation and reflected in numerous attacks resulting in full-blown censorship,The European Parliament,1. Expresses its support for the initiative to set up a Network of Cities of Asylum in the European Union;2. Believes that this support forms part of its support for human rights and its opposition to the recrudescence of intolerance in both old and new forms which threatens, often by violence, freedom of thought, creativity and expression;3. Welcomes the decision already taken by such European cities as Almería, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki, Strasbourg, Venice and Sintra to join the Network of Cities of Asylum;4. Calls on European cities to subscribe to the commitments provided for by the Charter and join the Network of Cities of Asylum;5. Calls on the Commission to take action to fund programmes and instructs its Committee on Budgets to ensure that measures are taken under the 1996 budget;6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe and the International Parliament of Writers.
Resolution on the sentence to death in the United Arab Emirates of Sarah Balabagan
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: United Arab Emirates, death penalty, human rights, international convention, sexual violence













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Resolution on the sentence to death in the United Arab Emirates of Sarah Balabagan  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0167 





B4-1151, 1161, 1180 and 1181/95Resolution on the sentence to death in the United Arab Emirates of Sarah BalabaganThe European Parliament,- having regard to the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women,- having regard to the declaration issued by the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in 1993,- having regard to the United Nations declaration of December 1993 on the elimination of violence against women,A. appalled at the sentencing to death by firing squad, for the murder of her employer, of a Moslem Filipino girl, Sarah Balabagan, aged 16, in the United Arab Emirates on 16 September 1995, overturning an earlier sentence to seven years in prison and damages to be paid by the employer's family,B. pointing out that the earlier verdict recognized that the murdered man raped her and that his family was ordered by the court to pay her damages,C. noting that rape is a crime and a physical and mental assault on women and that Sarah Balabagan's murder of the rapist may be regarded as an act of self-defence, as her counsel argued,D. whereas thousands of servants of foreign origin leave the Gulf States each year because of the way in which they are treated by their employers and the outcome of court cases in several such matters,1. Believes that to execute anybody in these circumstances must revolt even those who are not, in principle, opposed to the death penalty;2. Asks the relevant authorities in the UAE to re-examine the case of Sarah Balabagan and appeals to UAE President Sheikh Zaid Bin Sultan al-Nahayan to consider granting her a presidential pardon;3. Calls on the Council to make clear to the Government of the UAE its great concern about this case and to stress that the carrying out of the death sentence will damage the European Union's relations with the United Arab Emirates;4. Calls on the United Arab Emirates Government to respect international agreements;5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Governments of the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates.
Resolution on the persecution of Mr Vladimir Orekhov
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: human rights, political prisoner, right to justice













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Resolution on the persecution of Mr Vladimir Orekhov  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0170 





B4-1101/95Resolution on the persecution of Mr Vladimir OrekhovThe European Parliament,A. perturbed by the sentencing of Mr Vladimir Orekhov to three years of imprisonment by a Russian court on 21 July 1995,B. aware that during the Soviet era Mr Orekhov, then an officer in the KGB, used his position to help dissidents by warning them when they were to be arrested and by hiding documents,C. aware that for these activities, Mr Orekhov was sentenced to eight years in a labour camp in 1978 and earned the admiration of many prominent dissidents,D. aware that the new prosecution of Mr Orekhov followed his statement to the press in December 1994 that the head of the FSB (successor of the KGB), Mr Anatoli Trofimov, had been particularly zealous in persecuting dissidents during the Soviet era,E. aware that the offence for which Mr Orekhov was convicted, namely the illegal possession of arms, bears some signs of having been fabricated by the security services,F. aware of the concern that the Orekhov case has aroused among former dissidents and supporters of human rights such as Mr Sergei Kovalev, Mr Kirill Podrabinek and Mr Sergei Grigoriants,The European Parliament,1. Hopes that the appropriate authorities will examine the evidence against Mr Orekhov with a view to re-opening the case or quashing his conviction;2. Notes that following a court hearing on 18 September 1995 Mr Orekhov has been returned to prison for a month until his case again comes before a court;3. Warns that any return to the methods and policies of the KGB must affect adversely relations between Russia and the EU;4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Minister of Justice in Russia and Mr Sergei Kovalev.
Resolution on terrorism in France
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: France, terrorism, violence, xenophobia













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Resolution on terrorism in France  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0166 





B4-1121, 1141, 1148, 1153, 1160 and 1176/95Resolution on terrorism in FranceThe European Parliament,A. outraged at the spate of terrorist attacks in public places in France which have killed seven people and wounded dozens of others since 25 July 1995 and have created a climate of anxiety among the general public,B. recognizing the special responsibility of Member States to combat terrorism in the EU, but insisting that they must also cooperate with other democratic states in this struggle,C. whereas each of these bombs was intended to kill a maximum number of innocent victims, including schoolchildren,D. whereas it is dangerous to cultivate in public opinion the idea of a link between the abolition of internal borders and risks to internal security,The European Parliament,1. Expresses its deepest sympathy for the families of the victims of these horrifying terrorist attacks on French territory;2. Deplores also the attacks carried out in Israel in Tel Aviv on 24 July and in Jerusalem on 21 August 1995;3. Condemns the mindless violence of these criminal acts and denounces the cynical racism aimed at schoolchildren in Villeurbanne;4. Applauds the level-headedness of the French people, who are refusing to give in to the temptation of generalized prejudice and xenophobia;5. Urges the signatories to the Schengen Agreement to be especially vigilant at the Union's external borders and to use all the resources available under the Treaty to step up security on their territory; calls on the Member States to step up cooperation between the security services, police forces and judiciary, both among themselves and with their counterparts in other democratic states exposed to similar threats;6. Urges the Member States to apply the international conventions to combat terrorism and to ensure that alleged terrorists are extradited or brought to justice in those countries in which they are arrested;7. Calls on the French Government to make every effort to identify and dismantle terrorist networks so that they are no longer in a position to do harm;8. Calls on the governments of the Member States and the authorities of the European Union to take effective steps against countries which support and finance terrorism;9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States.
Resolution on the floods which have affected numerous regions of Italy
Date: 1995-09-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Italy, environmental risk prevention, flood













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Resolution on the floods which have affected numerous regions of Italy  


Official Journal C 269 , 16/10/1995 P. 0180 





B4-1149 and 1162/95Resolution on the floods which have affected numerous regions of ItalyThe European Parliament,A. whereas the regions of Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany and Lazio have suffered immense damage because of the floods caused by non-stop rain and downpours between 12 and 16 September 1995 that seriously affected persons, the environment and structures,B. whereas many regions of southern Italy have also been devastated by violent storms during the summer of 1995,C. whereas both industrial and agricultural areas have been equally hard hit, and whereas, in Lombardy, these areas lie in the belt between Varese and Milan (Cavaria, Cassano Magnago, Cairate and Olgiata), the Como area and the border areas of Porto Ceresio and Ponte Tresa,D. whereas Cavaria and the entire Valle Olona had already been lashed by serious storms in 1992 and 1994; whereas Piedmont, where the harvest has been interrupted, was also devastated by floods last autumn,E. whereas the main cause of this natural disaster was the exceptionally high rainfall and subsequent flooding and landslides, which led to roads, motorways, railway lines and some border passes being blocked,F. whereas persons, homes, factories, small firms, farms and tourist facilities throughout the regions affected have been hit by violent and exceptional weather, and the ecosystem has in many cases been compromised,G. whereas these repeated disasters, which are also due to climatic changes, are occurring more frequently in almost all the Member States, with devastating effects in human, social and economic terms,H. whereas the Commission gave an undertaking on 1 February 1995 as regards the granting of aid to flood victims in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany as part of a European strategy to prevent floods,The European Parliament,1. Expresses its solidarity with the people of the regions affected and the homeless;2. Calls on the Commission immediately to implement the emergency programme proposed as part of a new regional planning policy to set in motion all the requisite practical solidarity measures;3. Calls on the Commission to involve the competent national authorities in assisting the regions affected by means of an effective strategy to prevent and combat floods, within the meaning of Article 130r of the EC Treaty, the aim being to prevent the causes of environmental damage instead of taking action only in the aftermath;4. Urges the Commission to ensure that the people who have suffered material damage are compensated as quickly as possible;5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the regional and local authorities concerned.