WRITTEN QUESTION E-2320/02 by Feleknas Uca (GUE/NGL) to the Council. Accreditation of journalists at the Seville European Council.
Date: 2002-07-26
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Council, Spain, communications profession, competence of the Member States, press

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It will the Commission’s task, in accordance with the Treaty, to ensure that these provisions are applied.

The Council has no knowledge of any new legislative initiatives under consideration in this area.

(2003/C 92 E/207)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2311/02

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(25 July 2002)

Subject: EU measures against the ‘EU-Student Vote’ project for the unauthorised use of the EU logo

On the website of the association which organised the online elections of the so-called European Student
Council (cid:1) www.eusv.org (cid:1) the European Union is still included amongst the partners of the initiative, as
indicated by the official flag and a link to the website www.europa.eu.int.

The President of the Commission has declared that the Commission has neither financed nor supported
this initiative in any way and that the above-mentioned Council will not be considered representative of
European students.

What measures does the Commission intend to take to protect itself from the casual and unauthorised use
of the symbols and name of the Union?

Answer given by Mr. Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(13 September 2002)

The criteria agreed upon between the Council of Europe and the Commission provide that the European
emblem may be used by third parties only if it is not:

(cid:1) likely to create confusion between the user and the Union or the Council of Europe;

(cid:1) linked to aims or activities incompatible with the principles and objectives of the Union or the

Council of Europe.

With regard to these criteria the Commission would not have any objection to the use of European
emblem to make a link to the Europa Server
(http://europa.eu.int/abc/symbols/emblem/graphics/
graphics_en.htm).

The Commission, however, would like to draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the fact that the
permission to use the European emblem implies no right of exclusive use.
It does not permit the
appropriation of the emblem, or of any similar trade mark of logo, whether by registration or by any other
means.

(2003/C 92 E/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2320/02

by Feleknas Uca (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(26 July 2002)

Subject: Accreditation of journalists at the Seville European Council

A journalist working for the Özgür Politika newspaper applied for accreditation in connection with the
Seville European Council but the Spanish authorities rejected his application without giving any reasons
for their decision. The journalist
in question has on several occasions in the past been granted
accreditation in connection with EU summits.

Why was his application rejected without reason?

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Reply

(19 December 2002)

The Honourable Member should contact the Spanish authorities directly on this question.

(2003/C 92 E/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2327/02

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Regional advisory councils

(26 July 2002)

The Commission’s proposals for a reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP) which were adopted by the
College of Commissioners on 28 May 2002, include the setting up of regional advisory councils to advise
the Commission on fisheries management in respect of certain waters or fishing grounds. The councils
would comprise representatives of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, members of environmental- and
consumer-protection organisations and representatives of the national, regional and scientific authorities of
all the Member States whose fishing vessels operate in the waters or the fishing grounds concerned. Such
councils have no precedents under the CFP or in any other areas of Community responsibility and they
constitute an innovation in the procedure for the adoption of Community legislation. At the same time the
Commission is planning to set up a scientific, technical and economic committee on fisheries.

What reasons justify setting up these advisory bodies?

Will the Commission provide detailed information regarding the characteristics, the legal basis, the areas of
responsibility and the status of the regional advisory councils and the scientific, technical and economic
committee, and also regarding the relationships between them and with other, existing advisory
committees?

Can the above advisory bodies be described as advisory committees within the meaning of Article 3 of
Council Decision 1999/468/EC (1) laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission?

Does the Commission not consider that the setting up of these regional advisory councils may result in a
further fragmentation of a policy (the CFP) which is supposed to be common and the adoption of
inconsistent measures applicable in adjacent areas?

Will the Commission provide information regarding the reasons for vetoing the presence of representatives
of each and every one of the Member States? Does the Commission not think that the management of
fisheries within the Community may be of interest to all the Member States, as is illustrated by the fact that
representatives of Member States which have no vessels of
their own fishing in a given area are
nonetheless members of the Community delegation to international fisheries organisations?

Why are the tasks of the regional advisory councils restricted to the management of fisheries resources,
with no possibility of any extension to other areas such as processing, aquaculture or marketing?

(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 October 2002)

Stakeholders feel alienated from the Common fisheries policy (CFP) since they have not been sufficiently
involved in policy shaping in the past. This lack of involvement undermines support for and compliance
with the measures adopted under the CFP.