WRITTEN QUESTION P-0475/00 by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Member State violations of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and the consolidated Treaty establishing the European Community.
Date: 2000-02-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, Greece, Italy, Treaty of Amsterdam, civil rights, free movement of persons, human rights, national, royalism

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Can it indicate the extent to which these numerous measures have affected employment levels in the ˛le-
de-France region and give estimates or, if possible, precise figures, by sector of activity concerning the
number of jobs directly or indirectly created or saved as a result?

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0470/00

by Isabelle Caullery (UEN) to the Commission

(24 February 2000)

Subject: Programmes, Community projects and European initiatives in the ˛le-de-France region

Can the Commission draw up an exhaustive list of the various European programmes and projects or
Community initiatives of which the ˛le-de-France region is a beneficiary (cid:129) indicating to what extent (cid:129) by
virtue of its associate status?

Can it also give a full list of European programmes and initiatives organised for the various bodies situated
in the ˛le-de-France region, that is to say research centres, associations, universities, municipalities and
other bodies organisations, indicating to what extent each of them benefit?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-0469/00 and E-0470/00
given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(8 March 2000)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2000/C 225 E/268)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0475/00

by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(15 February 2000)

Subject: Member State violations of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and the

consolidated Treaty establishing the European Community

Is the Commission aware that as of this moment more than 180 Members of the European Parliament
have signed the following motion:

Mindful of the provisions of Article 3 of Protocol No 4 to the Convention for the Protection of
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950) as amended by Protocol No 11 (cid:145)requiring that no-
one shall be expelled, by means either of an individual or of a collective measure, from the territory of
the State of which he is a national(cid:146) and that (cid:145)no-one shall be deprived of the right to enter the territory
of the State of which he is a national(cid:146), and mindful of the incorporation of those rights under Article 6
of the Common Provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam, the following undersigned Members of the
European Parliament call upon the Governments of Austria, Greece and Italy to honour their Treaty
commitments by restoring to the former royal houses of their respective countries full civil rights,
including the right to enter freely without let or hindrance their countries of origin, without any
further delay, and request that where such rights have not been restored by 1 January 2000 the
European Court initiate proceedings against any offending state?

Given that under the terms of the Treaty there is no basis for discrimination against individual families,
having regard to the provisions of Articles 39 and 43 of Title III of the consolidated version of the Treaty
establishing the European Community dealing respectively with the free movement of persons, services
and capital and the right of establishment, given that Prince Victor Emmanuel has not been permitted to
visit his homeland for 53 years or his son ever to set foot on Italian soil, and given that although the
aforementioned rights are not conditional Otto von Habsburg was required to sign away fundamental civil

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rights before being allowed to settle in Austria, and following the Commission(cid:146)s specific undertaking last
week to monitor Treaty violations in Austria, will the Commission make a start on ending these blatant
and long-standing violations of the Convention and European law by using the powers with which it is
entrusted under the European treaties to bring proceedings against Austria before the European Court of
Justice without delay, and, given the importance of upholding the treaties, send a copy of its decision to
Parliament?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(28 February 2000)

The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question P-2703/97 by
Mr Florio (1).

(1) OJ C 60, 25.2.1998.