WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2405/97 by Hartmut NASSAUER to the Council. Joint actions adopted by the Council under Article K.3(2) of the TEU
Date: 1997-07-18
Institutions: European Parliament, NASSAUER
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Parliament, Ireland, Netherlands, Treaty on European Union, activity report, exchange of information, interinstitutional relations (EU), joint action, president of an institution

C 102/38

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Official Journal of the European Communities

3. 4. 98

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2394/97 and E-2422/97
given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 1997)

The Commission endorses the Honourable Member’s view that implementation of the recommendation of the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) asking the contracting parties to ban
imports of bluefin tuna from Belize and Honduras is a matter for the Community, since the measures would be
adopted by Member States.

The Commission intends to table proposals for the Community to adopt ICCAT’s recommendations on bluefin
tuna as soon as possible.

(98/C 102/55)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2400/97

by Monica Baldi (UPE) to the Commission

(10 July 1997)

Subject: Freedom of education

Italy is the only country in Europe which has maintained a serious form of discrimination, depriving its citizens
of educational freedom. Italians are not allowed to choose freely between public and private schooling, given the
cost of the latter and the lack of funds available to support it.

1.

Is the Commission aware of this situation?

2.
In the light of the fundamental principles on which the Treaty on European Union is based, the statements
and  conventions  of  international  organizations  and,  in  particular,  the  European  Parliament  resolution  of
14  March  1984  on  freedom  of  education  in  the  European  Community,  does  the  Commission  agree  that  this
constitutes a violation of basic human rights?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(15 September 1997)

The Court of Justice protects human rights through application of the general principles of Community law and
bases  its  positions  in  particular  on  the  European  Convention  for  the  Protection  of  Human  Rights  and
Fundamental Liberties and its Protocols.

Within  the  Member  States  human  rights  and  fundamental  liberties  are  well  protected  by  efficient  regulating
systems, involving appeal against abuse within the country concerned and/or outside the country through the
mechanisms established by the above Convention, which has long been ratified by all the Member States.

However, under Article 126 of the EC Treaty the organisation of educational systems and the content of teaching
programmes is the exclusive responsibility of the Member States.

(98/C 102/56)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2405/97

by Hartmut Nassauer (PPE) to the Council

(18 July 1997)

Subject: Joint actions adopted by the Council under Article K.3(2) of the TEU

1. Will the Council set out all the joint actions adopted under Article K.3(2) of the TEU during the recent Irish
and Dutch presidencies, giving for each

(a)  the initiator of the joint action (Member State or Commission),

(b)  the way in which Parliament was informed and consulted prior to adoption,