WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2066/98 by Christof TANNERT to the Commission. Figures for conscientious objectors and those performing community service in the EU Member States and the applicant countries
Date: 1998-07-07
Institutions: European Parliament, TANNERT
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, accession to the European Union, alternative service, conscientious objection, enlargement of the Union

18.1.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 13/143

Reply

(24 September 1998)

As part of the series of measures coming under the Agenda 2000 reform, the Commission has also submitted to
the Council a proposal to amend certain aspects of Council Regulation (EC) 2236/95 laying down general rules
for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks.

In this connection the Commission is proposing, inter alia, to extend the current limit for Community
participation in carrying out studies to 100 % of the requisite financing in certain cases.

This matter is currently being examined by the Council(cid:146)s subordinate bodies.

As regards the specific study referred to by the Honourable Member, the Council would point out that the
Commission has competence for implementing Regulation No 2236/95.

(1999/C 13/202)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2066/98

by Christof Tannert (PSE) to the Commission

(7 July 1998)

Subject: Figures for conscientious objectors and those performing community service in the EU Member States

and the applicant countries

On 16 July 1997 the Commission announced the first steps towards EU enlargement in (cid:145)Agenda 2000(cid:146). (cid:145)Agenda
2000(cid:146) also contains opinions on the applications of Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia,
Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Slovenia. On 4 December 1997, Parliament adopted a report
on (cid:145)Agenda 2000(cid:146) in which it declared: (cid:145)the European Union open to all European democracies that fulfill the
criteria for membership(cid:146) and stressed (cid:145)the importance it attaches to progress in particular in the following areas:
[..] the ratification and implementation of legal human rights standards, the legal accountability of police, military
and secret services, [...] the acceptance of the principle of conscientious objection to military service.(cid:146)

Can the Commission give figures for the individual EU Member States and applicant countries, for the period
1990 to the present, providing an overview of the annual number of:

› conscientious objectors to military service,

› recognised conscientious objectors to military service and

› those who performed alternative community service?

Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission

(14 September 1998)

The Commission does not have the information requested.

(1999/C 13/203)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2069/98

by Gerardo FernÆndez-Albor (PPE) to the Commission

(7 July 1998)

Subject: Potential application of the Philoxenia programme on the pilgrims(cid:146) road to Santiago de Compostela

One of the objectives pursued by the multiannual programme to assist European tourism, Philoxenia, is to
promote Europe as a tourist destination so as to help increase the number of visitors from third countries.