WRITTEN QUESTION E-2121/00 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Galician-funded Argentine fishing fleet.
Date: 2000-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Argentina, Galicia, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, foreign enterprise

C 89 E/154

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.3.2001

(2001/C 89 E/170)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2121/00

by Camilo Nogueira RomÆn (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

Subject: Galician-funded Argentine fishing fleet

(30 June 2000)

It is a well-known fact that Argentine vessels owned by companies financed by European, or in this case
Galician, capital are finding it difficult to fish in the territorial waters of the country to which they legally
the Argentine fleet.
belong because the authorities are favouring the interests of other sectors of
The discrimination has even led to protests in Puerto Madryn (Patagonia) and Buenos Aires.

Will
the Commission lay down a permanent agreement with Argentina to protect
safeguard the interests and work of the Argentine fleet belonging to Galician-owned companies?

investment and

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(28 July 2000)

The position of the Commission regarding various conservation measures adopted by Argentina to cope
with the present situation of stocks remains unchanged.

In the talks which took place last February with the new Argentine administration, the Commission raised
the position of the joint enterprises created under our fisheries agreement and asked for a review of some
of the conservation measures in order to restore general balance to the agreement.

Accordingly, the Commission would like to stress the need to meet with the Argentinian authorities to
examine the current situation and find an arrangement which, while taking into account the state of
stocks, will guarantee a degree of legal and commercial stability to the joint enterprises formed under the
fisheries agreement.

(2001/C 89 E/171)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2122/00

by Camilo Nogueira RomÆn (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(30 June 2000)

Subject: European employment policy

Given the benefits of measures such as the French legislation to promote a 35-hour working week, which
should be applied on a broad basis, does the Council think that it might be possible to include the
the
question of European employment policy in the reform of
Intergovernmental Conference, going beyond the provisions previously laid down by the Council
in
Amsterdam?

the Treaties to be undertaken at

Reply

(23 October 2000)

The Honourable Member should be aware that the Council has no role whatsoever in the work of the
Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, and is therefore unable to
comment on work being undertaken by the Conference. The European Parliament, on the other hand, has
two observers who are closely involved in the work of the Conference at the preparatory level.

For a comprehensive overview of the agenda of the Conference, the honourable member should refer to
the report produced under the Presidency(cid:146)s responsibility for the Feira European Council, as well as the
Feira European Council Conclusions on this item.