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Resolution on human rights violations in Chad
Date: 1997-02-20
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Chad, political violence, sexual violence, torture













EUR-Lex - 51997IP0057 - EN






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51997IP0057

Resolution on human rights violations in Chad  


Official Journal C 085 , 17/03/1997 P. 0147 





B4-0057 and 0118/97Resolution on human rights violations in ChadThe European Parliament,A. alarmed at the continuing human rights violations in Chad, a country where the armed forces and the police are systematically resorting to extrajudicial executions of citizens suspected of belonging to opposition groups or considered to be criminals,B. appalled by the fact that rape is among the usual means of persecuting and intimidating victims and by the widespread use of torture, certain traditional and particularly cruel forms of which, such as 'arbatachar', are considered to be perfectly normal by the security forces,C. appalled by the telegram of instructions to the 'specialized army units' which legalized violence in the most arbitrary form possible, ordering the physical elimination of anyone caught in the act of stealing,D. whereas certain Member States have given their political, financial and, above all, military backing to the Chad regime, without considering the consequences for victims of human rights violations,E. having regard to the elections under way in Chad and the fact that Chad is a signatory to the Lomé Convention, which requires full respect for human rights,The European Parliament,1. Condemns all the forms of violence currently being perpetrated in Chad, including executions, arbitrary arrests, torture and rape;2. Calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, journalists and human rights activists;3. Calls on the Chad authorities to revoke forthwith the instructions to the 'specialized army units' and to defend the rule of law and the notion of justice based on respect for human dignity;4. Considers that human rights violations must be ended, their perpetrators brought to justice and the judicial system and the forces of law and order reorganized; calls on the Council and Commission to make these reforms a priority for the indicative programme for Chad;5. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to assume their responsibility in relation to the situation in Chad, to tie their cooperation to respect by the authorities for human rights and to ensure, especially, that military aid is not used to violate human rights;6. Considers that Chad's status as a recipient of aid under the Lomé Convention should be reviewed in the light of the progress made on respect for human rights by the new national authorities;7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Government of Chad, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly, the UN Commission on Human Rights and the OAU.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 529/97 by Hugh McMAHON to the Commission. Information policy 1997
Date: 1997-02-20
Institutions: European Parliament, MCMAHON
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, EU institution, United Kingdom, access to EU information, dissemination of EU information, information policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 529/97 by Hugh McMAHON to the Commission. Information policy 1997  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0027 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0529/97 by Hugh McMahon (PSE) to the Commission (20 February 1997)Subject: Information policy 1997What discussions have taken place with the other Community institutions and Member States with respect to funding European information policy in 1997?What were the conclusions of these discussions and were any specific decisions taken with regard to information policy in the United Kingdom?Joint answer to Written Questions E-0529/97 and E-0580/97 given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (14 April 1997)The Commission is assisted in the implementation of its Community information policy by an advisory working group made up of representatives of Parliament and the Commission.The main trends for 1997 are decentralization and direct access by the public. These are being put into practice by partnerships between the Member States, Parliament and the Commission as part of the priority information campaigns under the Prince programme entitled: 'The Euro - a Currency for Europe' and 'Building Europe Together'.The UK has so far not wished to sign a partnership agreement.As far as the ongoing information policy is concerned, the Commission decides on the amount to be allocated for information in each Member State at the beginning of each year, on the basis of recommendations by its Offices in the Member States. The ECU 3 million allocated to the United Kingdom in 1997 is comparable with the amounts allocated to Germany, Spain, France and Italy.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 538/97 by Mark WATTS to the Commission. Feasibility studies and TENs
Date: 1997-02-20
Institutions: European Parliament, WATTS
Subjects: EU aid, co-financing, environmental impact, feasibility study, impact study, motorway, noise pollution, noise protection, trans-European network













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 538/97 by Mark WATTS to the Commission. Feasibility studies and TENs  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0106 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0538/97 by Mark Watts (PSE) to the Commission (20 February 1997)Subject: Feasibility studies and TENsFurther to Mr Kinnock's answer to Written Question P-1144/96 ((OJ C 322, 28.10.1996, p. 34. )) given on behalf of the Commission on 7 June 1996, and with reference to the Commission Green paper: Future Noise Policy (COM(96) 540 final), would the Commission define a feasibility study and say how feasibility studies might be used to mitigate noise pollution on TENs routes?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (7 April 1997)The definition of feasibility studies varies from one Member State to another and there is no harmonised Community-wide definition.According to Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 of 18 September 1995 laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid for trans-European networks (TEN) ((OJ L 228, 23.9.1995. )), Community assistance for studies refers to the co-financing of studies related to projects, including preparatory feasibility and evaluation studies and other technical support measures for these studies. This definition is wide enough to cover the sort of study mentioned in the question.The initiative of formulating and presenting proposals for co-financing of studies for specific TEN projects, including environmental studies, lies with the Member States which should present their proposals according to the provisions of the Regulation.On a similar basis, the European regional development fund and the Cohesion fund may cofinance feasibility and environmental studies proposed by the Member States for TEN projects.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 536/97 by Florus WIJSENBEEK to the Commission. VAT arrangements for coach operators
Date: 1997-02-20
Institutions: European Parliament, WIJSENBEEK
Subjects: VAT, bus, carriage of passengers, carrier, cross-border transport, freedom to provide services, restriction on competition, tax harmonisation, tourism













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 536/97 by Florus WIJSENBEEK to the Commission. VAT arrangements for coach operators  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0104 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0536/97 by Florus Wijsenbeek (ELDR) to the Commission (20 February 1997)Subject: VAT arrangements for coach operatorsIs the Commission aware that discrepancies in VAT legislation in the different EU Member States can frequently cause problems for undertakings that supply cross-border goods or services and are therefore required to pay VAT in other Member States?The discrepancies in payment deadlines on completion of a quarter-year for which VAT is due can in particular pose huge administrative problems for coach operators, since they supply cross-border services almost exclusively. Bus undertakings providing through travel services in Germany, for example, are expected to meet their commitments monthly withing ten days, a requirement that does not apply to undertakings from that country, which can establish a current account.Does the Commission not agree that this gives rise to a distortion of competition between different bus services?Does the Commission not therefore consider that in a Union where free movement of persons, services and goods is possible, fiscal legislation should also be harmonized so as to preclude situations in which bus companies - which, by the nature of their operations, necessarily supply a high frequency of cross-border services - find it impossible to operate efficiently?Can the Commission submit proposals under which rules on VAT payments in the tourist sector, in particular those applicable to coach operators, would be harmonized so as to ensure that no distortions of competition would arise and undertakings in that sector would not be subjected to commercially unrealistic settlement deadlines?If so, how? If not, why not?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (3 April 1997)The Commission thanks the Honourable Member for bringing this particular issue to its attention. The Commission is aware of this type of discrepancy and of the potential distortions of competition. The necessary harmonisation of these aspects of value added tax (VAT) legislation is foreseen as part of the Commission's proposal for a new common system of VAT, as set out in its 1996 work programme ((COM(96) 328 final. )).