WRITTEN QUESTION E-2592/99 by Daniel Hannan (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Commissioners' interests.
Date: 2000-01-11
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, European Commissioner, financial interests of members, political morality, public morality

C 225 E/178

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

8.8.2000

Only the Member State of normal residence may conduct all administrative proceedings concerning the
competence mentioned above, thus including updating the licence on possible changes of address. The
issuing Member State loses its competence on driving licence issues, by the time the driver establishes
normal residence in another Member State and the host Member State is responsible for any national
administrative provisions it applies to the driver taking up normal residence in its territory.

(1) OJ L 237, 24.8.1991.

(2000/C 225 E/196)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2591/99

by Daniel Hannan (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(11 January 2000)

Subject: Withholding of the Schengen acquis

There has been a degree of concern in certain quarters at Westminster that the United Kingdom has opted
into elements of the Schengen Accord without full knowledge of the whole of the acquis and certainly
before being able to deposit that acquis coherently in the House of Commons Library.

Can the Commission identify those elements of the acquis which have not been released to date, as they
retain their security grading status and remain restricted documents?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(31 January 2000)

As far as the Commission knows, the United Kingdom has received the full texts of all the elements of the
Schengen acquis which have been incorporated into the Union framework.

Article 1§ 2 of Council Decision 1999/435/EC of 20 May 1999 concerning the definition of the Schengen
acquis for the purpose of determining,
the EC and
EU Treaties, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the acquis (1) stipulates
that the Schengen acquis is to be published in the Official Journal with the exception of (cid:145)those provisions
which at the time of the adoption of this Decision are classified as (cid:146)confidential(cid:145) by the Schengen Executive
the Schengen acquis were thus incorporated into the Union
Committee(cid:146). The various elements of
framework with the security grading assigned to them by the Executive Committee. This grading is
binding on all Member States.

in conformity with the relevant provisions of

(1) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999.

(2000/C 225 E/197)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2592/99

by Daniel Hannan (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(11 January 2000)

Subject: Commissioners(cid:146) interests

The Commission(cid:146)s website lists the declared interests of the last Commission.

When will the updated list be published in readily-accessible form?

Will all Commissioners contribute fully?

8.8.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 225 E/179

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(25 January 2000)

All the Members of the new Commission, including Mr Prodi, have made public declarations of their
financial and other interests. All this information, including details of the professional activities and any
assets of the Members(cid:146) spouses which could create a conflict of interest, has been available on the Internet
since 27 August 1999 at
http://europa.eu.int/comm/commissioners/interests/
index_en.htm).

the following address:

These declarations have also been widely reported in the press.

(2000/C 225 E/198)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2595/99

by Daniel Hannan (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(11 January 2000)

Subject: Support for IGC report

What was the nature, financial and material, of the support provided by (a) the British Government and
(b) the Commission to the Von Weizs(cid:228)cker-Dehaene-Simon Group while they were drafting their report on
the IGC?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(25 January 2000)

The Commission has no information regarding any possible financial or material support provided by the
British government to the group (cid:145)Von-Weizs(cid:228)cker (cid:129) Dehaene (cid:129) Simon(cid:146).

In order to prepare its report, the group held four meetings in Brussels. For these four meetings, the
Commission financed the travel expenses to Brussels, the hotel expenses in Brussels when required, and the
luncheons. The Commission also financed the fees of the group(cid:146)s (cid:145)rapporteur(cid:146) and provided secretariat
support.

(2000/C 225 E/199)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2597/99

by Ari Vatanen (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(11 January 2000)

Subject: EU Youth Programme

The Commission has submitted a proposal for a new EU Youth Programme, to be launched at the
beginning of 2000. The proposed programme relates mainly to young people in the 15-25 age bracket,
and combines the activities of the youth programmes which finish at the end of 1999, Youth for Europe
and European Voluntary Service for Young People. Parliament proposed a budget of EUR 980 million for
the 7-year programme at second reading. The Council has not approved Parliament(cid:146)s opinion and does not
intend to begin the conciliation procedure this year. That being so, the decision on the programme will
not be taken in time before the end of the year.

How does the Commission propose to ensure the continuation of the EU(cid:146)s youth programmes after the
current programmes finish at the end of 1999 and when the new programme has not yet been launched?

How does the Commission propose to prevent the proposed programme being dropped and to encourage
the rapid taking of a decision on the programme?