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<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Is the Commission aware that, in 1993, the Netherlands Parliament decided that drivers of motor vehicles must not drive with their headlights switched on during daylight hours, a decision designed not only to save energy but also to take account of the safety of the many cyclists in the Netherlands who, according to the association which protects their interests, were seriously at a risk if motorists were able to see each other better than the cyclists with whom they had to share the roads? 2.Is the Commission also aware that, although arguments in favour of motorists being required to drive with their headlights switched on during daylight hours, as has been the case in Finland and Sweden since the 1970s, lead to the conclusion that safety is indeed improved in thinly-populated areas with few vehicles on long monotonous roads and in areas where the sun is low over the horizon, driving with headlights switched on may deflect attention from cyclists and pedestrians in cities or towns such as are frequently found in the Netherlands? 3.Can the Commission confirm that, in the summer of 2001, it concluded an agreement of principle with the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (EAMA) whereby, from 2002 onwards, all new vehicles must be equipped with lighting systems whereby the headlights are automatically switched on when the driver starts the engine, so that the headlights are switched on automatically when the vehicle is driven during daylight hours? 4.To what extent are the proven positive results of the requirement that headlights must be switched on when vehicles are driven during daylight hours influenced by the fact that no comparison has been drawn with the previous situation but rather with notional data based on a presumed negative development in the future? 5.What possibilities will exist from 2002 onwards for individual Member States — if they so wish — to prohibit the use of headlights when motorists are driving during daylight hours? 6.What possibilities will exist from 2002 onwards for individual motorists — in compliance with the decisions of their national legislator — to switch off their lights when driving during daylight hours? 7.If the agreements concluded by the Commission to date do not make provision for the possibilities set out in Questions 5 and 6, what steps does it intend to take to ensure that Member States are not prevented from seeking to achieve, in the circumstances obtaining in their countries, the highest possible level of safety for as many road-users as possible? Source: De Volkskrant (a Dutch newspaper) published on 8 September 2001." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2598/01

Transportation

1.Is the Commission aware that, in 1993, the Netherlands Parliament decided that drivers of motor vehicles must not drive with their headlights switched on during daylight hours, a decision designed not only to save energy but also to take account of the safety of the many cyclists in the Netherlands who, according to the association which protects their interests, were seriously at a risk if motorists were able to see each other better than the cyclists with whom they had to share the roads? 2.Is the Commission also aware that, although arguments in favour of motorists being required to drive with their headlights switched on during daylight hours, as has been the case in Finland and Sweden since the 1970s, lead to the conclusion that safety is indeed improved in thinly-populated areas with few vehicles on long monotonous roads and in areas where the sun is low over the horizon, driving with headlights switched on may deflect attention from cyclists and pedestrians in cities or towns such as are frequently found in the Netherlands? 3.Can the Commission confirm that, in the summer of 2001, it concluded an agreement of principle with the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (EAMA) whereby, from 2002 onwards, all new vehicles must be equipped with lighting systems whereby the headlights are automatically switched on when the driver starts the engine, so that the headlights are switched on automatically when the vehicle is driven during daylight hours? 4.To what extent are the proven positive results of the requirement that headlights must be switched on when vehicles are driven during daylight hours influenced by the fact that no comparison has been drawn with the previous situation but rather with notional data based on a presumed negative development in the future? 5.What possibilities will exist from 2002 onwards for individual Member States — if they so wish — to prohibit the use of headlights when motorists are driving during daylight hours? 6.What possibilities will exist from 2002 onwards for individual motorists — in compliance with the decisions of their national legislator — to switch off their lights when driving during daylight hours? 7.If the agreements concluded by the Commission to date do not make provision for the possibilities set out in Questions 5 and 6, what steps does it intend to take to ensure that Member States are not prevented from seeking to achieve, in the circumstances obtaining in their countries, the highest possible level of safety for as many road-users as possible? Source: De Volkskrant (a Dutch newspaper) published on 8 September 2001.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "For the Community programming period 2007‑13 numerous financing programmes have been developed; with these programmes the European Union intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. The municipality of Aosta (Valle d'Aosta, Italy) needs funding for the urban transport sector so as to be able to improve the local transport system and promote achievement of the general objectives the EU intends to attain at the end of the programming period. With regard to this sector, can the Commission clarify whether the municipality of Aosta has submitted any projects under the Civitas programme? If so, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Aosta has obtained any financing and if it has been used in the correct way and within the proper time frame or whether the subsidies have had to be reimbursed?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1855/09

Transportation

For the Community programming period 2007‑13 numerous financing programmes have been developed; with these programmes the European Union intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. The municipality of Aosta (Valle d'Aosta, Italy) needs funding for the urban transport sector so as to be able to improve the local transport system and promote achievement of the general objectives the EU intends to attain at the end of the programming period. With regard to this sector, can the Commission clarify whether the municipality of Aosta has submitted any projects under the Civitas programme? If so, could the Commission say whether the municipality of Aosta has obtained any financing and if it has been used in the correct way and within the proper time frame or whether the subsidies have had to be reimbursed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The statistics annexed to the Commission's communication on the future development of the common transport policy show that, in 1990, the transport of goods within the Community could be broken down as follows: - rail: 15.4%; - road: 69.9%; - waterways: 9.2%, and that the proportion of goods transported by road increased steadily from 50.6% in 1970 to 69.9% in 1990, while the proportion carried by rail declined from 27.8% to 15.4% over the same period. This trend is probably due to the railways' slow and bureaucratic administrative procedures, which mean that goods take longer to arrive by rail than by road. The result is increased environmental pollution from toxic exhaust gases and, on certain days of the week, heavily congested motorways, with the ever-increasing number of heavy goods vehicles causing hold-ups and delays for other road-users. Does the Commission: 1. consider that it would be advisable to proceed as soon as possible with the harmonization of technical characteristics of road vehicles, particularly with regard to combined transport? 2. intend to propose interoperability for high-speed trains with a view to modernizing and speeding up the transport of goods? 3. consider that reducing the proportion of goods transported by road and promoting rail transport is a priority for the development of the common transport policy to ensure a sustainable transport system?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0503/96

Transportation

The statistics annexed to the Commission's communication on the future development of the common transport policy show that, in 1990, the transport of goods within the Community could be broken down as follows: - rail: 15.4%; - road: 69.9%; - waterways: 9.2%, and that the proportion of goods transported by road increased steadily from 50.6% in 1970 to 69.9% in 1990, while the proportion carried by rail declined from 27.8% to 15.4% over the same period. This trend is probably due to the railways' slow and bureaucratic administrative procedures, which mean that goods take longer to arrive by rail than by road. The result is increased environmental pollution from toxic exhaust gases and, on certain days of the week, heavily congested motorways, with the ever-increasing number of heavy goods vehicles causing hold-ups and delays for other road-users. Does the Commission: 1. consider that it would be advisable to proceed as soon as possible with the harmonization of technical characteristics of road vehicles, particularly with regard to combined transport? 2. intend to propose interoperability for high-speed trains with a view to modernizing and speeding up the transport of goods? 3. consider that reducing the proportion of goods transported by road and promoting rail transport is a priority for the development of the common transport policy to ensure a sustainable transport system?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the view of the fact that safety is one of the main objectives of transport telematics work, and following the evaluation that has been carried out on the proposals for the first round of DG XIII Transport Sector of the Fourth Framework Programme, could the Commission indicate: 1. How many projects were awarded; the main aim of which is to reduce road traffic casualities? 2. Which safety problems do these projects address? 3. What percentage of the overall budget of the transport telematics sector is to be spent on these safety projects?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2748/95

Transportation

In the view of the fact that safety is one of the main objectives of transport telematics work, and following the evaluation that has been carried out on the proposals for the first round of DG XIII Transport Sector of the Fourth Framework Programme, could the Commission indicate: 1. How many projects were awarded; the main aim of which is to reduce road traffic casualities? 2. Which safety problems do these projects address? 3. What percentage of the overall budget of the transport telematics sector is to be spent on these safety projects?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The recent tragedy in Central Italy claimed 294 lives. All the towns, villages and cultural treasures destroyed by the earthquake require major reconstruction and a building safety assessment programme. Can the Commission explain what measures the European Union is taking with regard to the reconstruction and securing of territory and buildings in order to prevent the recurrence of tragedies like this?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-007492-16

Transportation

The recent tragedy in Central Italy claimed 294 lives. All the towns, villages and cultural treasures destroyed by the earthquake require major reconstruction and a building safety assessment programme. Can the Commission explain what measures the European Union is taking with regard to the reconstruction and securing of territory and buildings in order to prevent the recurrence of tragedies like this?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Currently, people participating in shooting sports can transport up to 5kg of ammunition for their particular firearm in a separate lockable box in their hold baggage on an aeroplane, for which they pay an additional charge. Attachment 5-B to Commission Regulation (EC) No185/2010(1) contains a ‘List of Prohibited Articles’, which includes ammunition. Can the Commission clarify whether an exception will still be allowed, enabling people participating in shooting sports to bring ammunition with them, as is currently the case, or will this now also be banned? (1)OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 1." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3026/10

Transportation

Currently, people participating in shooting sports can transport up to 5kg of ammunition for their particular firearm in a separate lockable box in their hold baggage on an aeroplane, for which they pay an additional charge. Attachment 5-B to Commission Regulation (EC) No185/2010(1) contains a ‘List of Prohibited Articles’, which includes ammunition. Can the Commission clarify whether an exception will still be allowed, enabling people participating in shooting sports to bring ammunition with them, as is currently the case, or will this now also be banned? (1)OJ L 55, 5.3.2010, p. 1.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In some Member States, excessive consumption of alcohol is becoming a real problem for airlines and airports. Abuse of alcohol affects other passengers’ rights and it can be a danger for air safety. Destination countries that are investing in quality tourism also suffer. EU legislation leaves it to flight operators, pilots or flight crew to decide whether to allow people under the influence of alcohol to board and on providing alcoholic drinks during flights. The very many cases reported make it clear that EU legislation is not proving sufficient and that additional measures are required. 1.Does the Commission feel EU legislation is having the desired effect in view of what is happening in some Member States? 2.What steps is the Commission considering to ensure that quality tourism is encouraged, passenger rights are respected and safety of flights is not endangered?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-003981-18

Transportation

In some Member States, excessive consumption of alcohol is becoming a real problem for airlines and airports. Abuse of alcohol affects other passengers’ rights and it can be a danger for air safety. Destination countries that are investing in quality tourism also suffer. EU legislation leaves it to flight operators, pilots or flight crew to decide whether to allow people under the influence of alcohol to board and on providing alcoholic drinks during flights. The very many cases reported make it clear that EU legislation is not proving sufficient and that additional measures are required. 1.Does the Commission feel EU legislation is having the desired effect in view of what is happening in some Member States? 2.What steps is the Commission considering to ensure that quality tourism is encouraged, passenger rights are respected and safety of flights is not endangered?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In a press release on 29June2015, the Commission announced a record EUR13.1billion investment in 276 transport projects selected under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). According to the information made available, the investment will unlock additional public and private co-financing for a combined amount of EUR28.8billion. It also stated that, ‘Along with the future European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the CEF will play a major role in bridging the investment gap in Europe, which is one of the Commission’s top priorities. Beyond transport, it will benefit the European economy as a whole by creating more favourable conditions for growth and jobs’(1). Taking this into consideration, what impact does the Commission think this investment plan will have on job creation and on promoting growth? Which Member States will receive the greatest portion of the investment plan? Will state-run transport infrastructures be able to use the capital that will be made available? (1)http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5269_en.htm" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-011032-15

Transportation

In a press release on 29June2015, the Commission announced a record EUR13.1billion investment in 276 transport projects selected under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). According to the information made available, the investment will unlock additional public and private co-financing for a combined amount of EUR28.8billion. It also stated that, ‘Along with the future European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the CEF will play a major role in bridging the investment gap in Europe, which is one of the Commission’s top priorities. Beyond transport, it will benefit the European economy as a whole by creating more favourable conditions for growth and jobs’(1). Taking this into consideration, what impact does the Commission think this investment plan will have on job creation and on promoting growth? Which Member States will receive the greatest portion of the investment plan? Will state-run transport infrastructures be able to use the capital that will be made available? (1)http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5269_en.htm

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The road haulage sector is currently going through a major economic crisis that is placing great strain not only on the businesses operating in it, but also on their employees, and in turn on their families. In such troubled times, the lack of any uniformity in the general rules and regulations governing the sector is causing significant problems. European legislation sets out the maximum number of driving hours and minimum number of rest hours for lorry drivers per week, and also prohibits these rest hours from being taken in the cab of the lorry. However, there is still no common legislation concerning the penalties that Member States should apply to those who do not obey these stipulations. The Dutch road hauliers’ union CNV has recently revealed that ever since the penalties imposed on lorry drivers who spend their weekly rest allocation in their cabs were raised in France and Belgium, more and more drivers are crossing into the Netherlands and parking their vehicles alongside public roads, where they take the rest time allocated to them. Ihave been informed that the penalty may be as much as EUR30000 in France and EUR1800 in Belgium, whereas in the Netherlands (at least in some municipalities) the maximum penalty that can be imposed is EUR200. 1.In light of the above, can the Commission reveal whether there are any plans to put forward a draft law for the road haulage sector that could iron out these inconsistencies? 2.If so, when is this expected to take place?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-009062-14

Transportation

The road haulage sector is currently going through a major economic crisis that is placing great strain not only on the businesses operating in it, but also on their employees, and in turn on their families. In such troubled times, the lack of any uniformity in the general rules and regulations governing the sector is causing significant problems. European legislation sets out the maximum number of driving hours and minimum number of rest hours for lorry drivers per week, and also prohibits these rest hours from being taken in the cab of the lorry. However, there is still no common legislation concerning the penalties that Member States should apply to those who do not obey these stipulations. The Dutch road hauliers’ union CNV has recently revealed that ever since the penalties imposed on lorry drivers who spend their weekly rest allocation in their cabs were raised in France and Belgium, more and more drivers are crossing into the Netherlands and parking their vehicles alongside public roads, where they take the rest time allocated to them. Ihave been informed that the penalty may be as much as EUR30000 in France and EUR1800 in Belgium, whereas in the Netherlands (at least in some municipalities) the maximum penalty that can be imposed is EUR200. 1.In light of the above, can the Commission reveal whether there are any plans to put forward a draft law for the road haulage sector that could iron out these inconsistencies? 2.If so, when is this expected to take place?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Could the Commission indicate which Member States take part in the European Traffic Police Network (Tispol), set up in 1996 to facilitate the sharing of best practice between traffic police and to highlight and improve road safety across Europe?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0681/07

Transportation

Could the Commission indicate which Member States take part in the European Traffic Police Network (Tispol), set up in 1996 to facilitate the sharing of best practice between traffic police and to highlight and improve road safety across Europe?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Does the Commission consider it advisable to issue a Directive requiring the Member States to ban the use of telephones and similar instruments on board aircraft, given the well-known fact that such devices interfere with the magnetic field of the aircraft's instruments, particularly its automatic pilot, and bearing in mind that, only a few days ago, a serious accident over Italy during a scheduled flight on the Catania-Milan route was averted solely by the pilot's skill?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-69/96

Transportation

Does the Commission consider it advisable to issue a Directive requiring the Member States to ban the use of telephones and similar instruments on board aircraft, given the well-known fact that such devices interfere with the magnetic field of the aircraft's instruments, particularly its automatic pilot, and bearing in mind that, only a few days ago, a serious accident over Italy during a scheduled flight on the Catania-Milan route was averted solely by the pilot's skill?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "At its June2010 part-session the European Parliament voted definitively to reject the Bauer report and with it the proposal to amend Directive2002/15/EC(1) of the European Parliament and the Council on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities, which favoured the exclusion of self-employed drivers from the scope of the directive. Will the Commission say whether there have been protests and demonstrations against this decision by self-employed drivers in Germany? Can the Commission gauge what legal, social and economic effects the implementation of this directive will have on small and medium-sized road transport firms in Germany? (1)OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-5357/2010

Transportation

At its June2010 part-session the European Parliament voted definitively to reject the Bauer report and with it the proposal to amend Directive2002/15/EC(1) of the European Parliament and the Council on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities, which favoured the exclusion of self-employed drivers from the scope of the directive. Will the Commission say whether there have been protests and demonstrations against this decision by self-employed drivers in Germany? Can the Commission gauge what legal, social and economic effects the implementation of this directive will have on small and medium-sized road transport firms in Germany? (1)OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 35.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to recent findings by experts investigating the circumstances surrounding the air crash in India last May, which claimed the lives of 158passengers, the most likely cause was pilot fatigue and somnolence. Over the last 15years, over 10civil airline disasters with heavy death tolls and attributable to excessive pilot fatigue have occurred. At the same time, a report by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of January2009 setting out medical and scientific findings regarding flying and resting times for pilots recommends a review of existing European regulations and the introduction of new legislative provisions. In order to cut payroll expenditure, limit operating costs and avoid recruiting new pilots, airlines are obliging their pilots to carry out exhaustingly long flights. As a result, their working hours substantially exceed those of lorry drivers (up to 14 or 15hours per day for pilots and cabin crews respectively), seriously compromising both flight safety and the health of passengers and crews. In view of this: 1. Is the Commission aware of complaints by EU civil airline pilots regarding exhausting working conditions? 2. What regulatory framework governs the working conditions of EU civil airline pilots? 3. In the light of the relevant medical and scientific findings, does it intend to review this regulatory framework with a view to guaranteeing more effectively the safety of passengers and crews, in view of the inadmissible practices being adopted against a backdrop of severe economic recession?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-010260/2010

Transportation

According to recent findings by experts investigating the circumstances surrounding the air crash in India last May, which claimed the lives of 158passengers, the most likely cause was pilot fatigue and somnolence. Over the last 15years, over 10civil airline disasters with heavy death tolls and attributable to excessive pilot fatigue have occurred. At the same time, a report by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) of January2009 setting out medical and scientific findings regarding flying and resting times for pilots recommends a review of existing European regulations and the introduction of new legislative provisions. In order to cut payroll expenditure, limit operating costs and avoid recruiting new pilots, airlines are obliging their pilots to carry out exhaustingly long flights. As a result, their working hours substantially exceed those of lorry drivers (up to 14 or 15hours per day for pilots and cabin crews respectively), seriously compromising both flight safety and the health of passengers and crews. In view of this: 1. Is the Commission aware of complaints by EU civil airline pilots regarding exhausting working conditions? 2. What regulatory framework governs the working conditions of EU civil airline pilots? 3. In the light of the relevant medical and scientific findings, does it intend to review this regulatory framework with a view to guaranteeing more effectively the safety of passengers and crews, in view of the inadmissible practices being adopted against a backdrop of severe economic recession?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "As a result of the austerity policy introduced by MrCameron's government, the UK has recently decided that it will no longer provide funding for large tugs that assist and rescue vessels in the Channel, a unilateral decision criticised by local port and maritime authorities, politicians and firms. The withdrawal of British funding could have serious repercussions for maritime safety in this sector, which is the world's busiest trade route with more than 250000 vessels passing through it every year. Over the last 10years, nearly 300 incidents have been recorded there. Experts believe that having powerful rescue vessels standing ready has kept many of these incidents from becoming serious accidents. The British authorities' decision could set off a chain reaction and lead to other European countries deciding to withdraw funding for assistance and towing at sea. It is therefore important that the European authorities make their position clear on this issue, which has a bearing on safety in theEU and environmental protection. Given that maritime safety in theEU is the responsibility of the public authorities, Iwould like to know the Commission's opinion on the advisability of each Member State transferring responsibility for rescue missions to private towing companies and shipowners? Does the Commission intend to take specific initiatives and measures, such as European financing for rescue vessels in cross-border areas or setting up Community maritime control towers, in order to offset cuts by national authorities and to maintain an acceptable level of maritime safety, particularly in the areas affected by the British withdrawal?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-010445/2010

Transportation

As a result of the austerity policy introduced by MrCameron's government, the UK has recently decided that it will no longer provide funding for large tugs that assist and rescue vessels in the Channel, a unilateral decision criticised by local port and maritime authorities, politicians and firms. The withdrawal of British funding could have serious repercussions for maritime safety in this sector, which is the world's busiest trade route with more than 250000 vessels passing through it every year. Over the last 10years, nearly 300 incidents have been recorded there. Experts believe that having powerful rescue vessels standing ready has kept many of these incidents from becoming serious accidents. The British authorities' decision could set off a chain reaction and lead to other European countries deciding to withdraw funding for assistance and towing at sea. It is therefore important that the European authorities make their position clear on this issue, which has a bearing on safety in theEU and environmental protection. Given that maritime safety in theEU is the responsibility of the public authorities, Iwould like to know the Commission's opinion on the advisability of each Member State transferring responsibility for rescue missions to private towing companies and shipowners? Does the Commission intend to take specific initiatives and measures, such as European financing for rescue vessels in cross-border areas or setting up Community maritime control towers, in order to offset cuts by national authorities and to maintain an acceptable level of maritime safety, particularly in the areas affected by the British withdrawal?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Further to my previous written question (E‑0022/09), Ishould also like to address the mutual recognition of autogyros (gyroplanes). Autogyros are subject to comprehensive EASA certification (Annex to ED Decision2008/009/R). In Europe they are manufactured in a number of factories. In a number of European countries it is possible to take lessons, obtain a licence and acquire and register an autogyro. However, registration of an autogyro in a given European country is a matter for the national authorities even if it may be registered in another European country. In Belgium for example it is not possible to register an autogyro, while in the Netherlands preference appears to be given to autogyros complying with CAA (British) standards rather than those meeting EASA (German) standards. Accordingly, an autogyro registered in Germany may ‘visit’ The Netherlands for a maximum of 28days. As a result it is not (yet) possible to open a flying school in The Netherlands, the unrestricted use of an autogyro requiring preliminary registration. The solution would be the automatic admission and registration in one Member State of autogyros registered in another Member State. Does the Commission agree with me that the current state of affairs is, to say the least, regrettable, if not why not? If so how does the Commission intend to proceed (and when) with a view to resolving this problem definitively and without delay?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1143/09

Transportation

Further to my previous written question (E‑0022/09), Ishould also like to address the mutual recognition of autogyros (gyroplanes). Autogyros are subject to comprehensive EASA certification (Annex to ED Decision2008/009/R). In Europe they are manufactured in a number of factories. In a number of European countries it is possible to take lessons, obtain a licence and acquire and register an autogyro. However, registration of an autogyro in a given European country is a matter for the national authorities even if it may be registered in another European country. In Belgium for example it is not possible to register an autogyro, while in the Netherlands preference appears to be given to autogyros complying with CAA (British) standards rather than those meeting EASA (German) standards. Accordingly, an autogyro registered in Germany may ‘visit’ The Netherlands for a maximum of 28days. As a result it is not (yet) possible to open a flying school in The Netherlands, the unrestricted use of an autogyro requiring preliminary registration. The solution would be the automatic admission and registration in one Member State of autogyros registered in another Member State. Does the Commission agree with me that the current state of affairs is, to say the least, regrettable, if not why not? If so how does the Commission intend to proceed (and when) with a view to resolving this problem definitively and without delay?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Italian government has approved by decree the extension of the licence granted to Autostrade SpA from 2018 to 2038(1), despite the negative opinions of the Court of Auditors and the Competition and Market Regulatory Authority(2) which led the Court to register the relevant ministerial decrees subject to reservations, a procedure which requires the Italian Parliament to give its opinion. No such opinion has been issued(3). The reasons behind the negative opinions are the inapplicability of the generalised 20-year extension given the IRI company specifically in the motorway operating licence sector, the imbalance in the financial plan between the duration of the licence, investments, contributions and tariffs, the failure to apply Community and national law on public procurement, particularly since the renewal of the licences should have taken place under a procedure open to public scrutiny. Following a letter of 30July 1998 from the European Commission to the Italian government requiring the operational risk to be taken on by the entity to which the licence is granted, a committee of external technical experts was brought in and made responsible for managing the award of motorway operating licences. This measure is, however, in breach of Italian law(4), which does not allow the separation in the licence between construction and operation, and fails to ensure that the Commission's requirements are met since the principle of the risk associated with the operation of the infrastructure is not provided for. Furthermore, an attempt has been made to justify the extension of the licence by pointing to the need to cover the unpaid costs of infrastructure projects and other disputes; in reality, the licence provides for new investment of roughly 8 400 billion lire to upgrade the whole of the Florence-Bologna motorway when in fact, following the government agreements ofJuly 1996, approval has only been granted for the Aglio-Canova crossing section and the upgrading of the Florence North-Florence South stretch of motorway. This also constitutes a breach of the relevant national law(5). In addition, no account is being taken of the fact that an Overall Transport Plan is in the process of being drawn up. 1.Does the Commission not consider that the renewal of the licence breaches the provisions of Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 89/440/EEC in that no European public invitation to tender was issued for the granting of the licences(6)? 2.Does it not consider that the setting up of a committee of technical experts fails to meet the requirement to apply the principle of risk associated with the operation of infrastructure? 3.How can the Commission accept these extensions, which make it futile to draw up an Overall Transport Plan to implement Community guidelines on shifting the modal balance and reducing motorised traffic? (1)On the basis of the ANAS-Autostrade agreement of 4.8.1997 and additional acts of 11.2.1999 andJuly 1999. (2)Deliberations of the Court of Auditors Nos 136 of 27.10.1997 and 20/E/98 of 17.2.1998, and the opinion of the Competition Authority issued on 22.5.1998. (3)It should be noted that any changes to the time limits to which the licences are subject had previously always been made by legislative means. (4)Law No463 of 21.5.1955 and legislative decree No547 of 17.4.1948. (5)The law in force does not allow the licence holders or ANAS to build new sections of motorway unless they are specifically authorised to do so by law. Law No376 of 13.8.1975 is in fact still in force and Article 18a thereof requires the building of new motorways, motorway sections and tunnelling to be suspended pending a comprehensive reform of the motorway operating licence system. No such reform has taken place. (6)OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, OJ L 199, 9.8.1993 and OJ L 268, 15.9.1989. Under Directive 89/440/EEC, public works contracts are awarded in the ordinary way in accordance with the restricted invitation to tender procedure, while Directive 93/37/EEC provides for a European invitation to tender for the award of construction and operation contracts." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2293/99

Transportation

The Italian government has approved by decree the extension of the licence granted to Autostrade SpA from 2018 to 2038(1), despite the negative opinions of the Court of Auditors and the Competition and Market Regulatory Authority(2) which led the Court to register the relevant ministerial decrees subject to reservations, a procedure which requires the Italian Parliament to give its opinion. No such opinion has been issued(3). The reasons behind the negative opinions are the inapplicability of the generalised 20-year extension given the IRI company specifically in the motorway operating licence sector, the imbalance in the financial plan between the duration of the licence, investments, contributions and tariffs, the failure to apply Community and national law on public procurement, particularly since the renewal of the licences should have taken place under a procedure open to public scrutiny. Following a letter of 30July 1998 from the European Commission to the Italian government requiring the operational risk to be taken on by the entity to which the licence is granted, a committee of external technical experts was brought in and made responsible for managing the award of motorway operating licences. This measure is, however, in breach of Italian law(4), which does not allow the separation in the licence between construction and operation, and fails to ensure that the Commission's requirements are met since the principle of the risk associated with the operation of the infrastructure is not provided for. Furthermore, an attempt has been made to justify the extension of the licence by pointing to the need to cover the unpaid costs of infrastructure projects and other disputes; in reality, the licence provides for new investment of roughly 8 400 billion lire to upgrade the whole of the Florence-Bologna motorway when in fact, following the government agreements ofJuly 1996, approval has only been granted for the Aglio-Canova crossing section and the upgrading of the Florence North-Florence South stretch of motorway. This also constitutes a breach of the relevant national law(5). In addition, no account is being taken of the fact that an Overall Transport Plan is in the process of being drawn up. 1.Does the Commission not consider that the renewal of the licence breaches the provisions of Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 89/440/EEC in that no European public invitation to tender was issued for the granting of the licences(6)? 2.Does it not consider that the setting up of a committee of technical experts fails to meet the requirement to apply the principle of risk associated with the operation of infrastructure? 3.How can the Commission accept these extensions, which make it futile to draw up an Overall Transport Plan to implement Community guidelines on shifting the modal balance and reducing motorised traffic? (1)On the basis of the ANAS-Autostrade agreement of 4.8.1997 and additional acts of 11.2.1999 andJuly 1999. (2)Deliberations of the Court of Auditors Nos 136 of 27.10.1997 and 20/E/98 of 17.2.1998, and the opinion of the Competition Authority issued on 22.5.1998. (3)It should be noted that any changes to the time limits to which the licences are subject had previously always been made by legislative means. (4)Law No463 of 21.5.1955 and legislative decree No547 of 17.4.1948. (5)The law in force does not allow the licence holders or ANAS to build new sections of motorway unless they are specifically authorised to do so by law. Law No376 of 13.8.1975 is in fact still in force and Article 18a thereof requires the building of new motorways, motorway sections and tunnelling to be suspended pending a comprehensive reform of the motorway operating licence system. No such reform has taken place. (6)OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, OJ L 199, 9.8.1993 and OJ L 268, 15.9.1989. Under Directive 89/440/EEC, public works contracts are awarded in the ordinary way in accordance with the restricted invitation to tender procedure, while Directive 93/37/EEC provides for a European invitation to tender for the award of construction and operation contracts.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The new security measures that were introduced at airports on 6November 2006 are seen by some experts, users and airlines are totally disproportionate and difficult to justify. The new rules on liquids were imposed directly on all European authorities, with no parliamentary consultation or debate, making it impossible to harmonise the relevant criteria. They are based on a technical proposal discussed and agreed behind closed doors on 27September 2006 by the Committee on Civil Aviation Security, a purely technical body. One week later, without any prior consultation of Parliament, the Commission adopted them in the form of Regulation (EC) No1546/2006(1), thus giving them the status of European legislation. Given that the rules have not been published, members of the public have no means of checking and, where necessary, challenging their implementation, since they have no right of access to them. The same applies to the security staff obliged to apply them during airport checks, who are obliged to act on the basis of a mere sheet of instructions, and, furthermore, have sole decision-making powers in this connection. We believe that security can only be ensured by means of clear and practical measures that are easy to understand and readily available to the general public and are implemented in a uniform manner in all Member States, in order to ensure that measures such as those at issue here, which are intended to ensure passenger safety, are not seen to cause uncertainty, thus creating mistrust and confusion in the many sectors affected. Given the above, does the Commission intend to review the current legal framework, with a view to clarifying the rules? Would it not be appropriate to organise a campaign to explain the situation and raise public awareness? (1)OJL286, 17.10.2006, p.6." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-5447/06

Transportation

The new security measures that were introduced at airports on 6November 2006 are seen by some experts, users and airlines are totally disproportionate and difficult to justify. The new rules on liquids were imposed directly on all European authorities, with no parliamentary consultation or debate, making it impossible to harmonise the relevant criteria. They are based on a technical proposal discussed and agreed behind closed doors on 27September 2006 by the Committee on Civil Aviation Security, a purely technical body. One week later, without any prior consultation of Parliament, the Commission adopted them in the form of Regulation (EC) No1546/2006(1), thus giving them the status of European legislation. Given that the rules have not been published, members of the public have no means of checking and, where necessary, challenging their implementation, since they have no right of access to them. The same applies to the security staff obliged to apply them during airport checks, who are obliged to act on the basis of a mere sheet of instructions, and, furthermore, have sole decision-making powers in this connection. We believe that security can only be ensured by means of clear and practical measures that are easy to understand and readily available to the general public and are implemented in a uniform manner in all Member States, in order to ensure that measures such as those at issue here, which are intended to ensure passenger safety, are not seen to cause uncertainty, thus creating mistrust and confusion in the many sectors affected. Given the above, does the Commission intend to review the current legal framework, with a view to clarifying the rules? Would it not be appropriate to organise a campaign to explain the situation and raise public awareness? (1)OJL286, 17.10.2006, p.6.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the Netherlands, there are laws about transporting children in motor vehicles on the public highway. On mopeds and bicycles proper child-seats are required, yet if children ride pillion on motorbikes, they are only required to wear helmets. In practice, this means that some motor-cyclists use child-seats intended for bicycles or mopeds, some strap the child to themselves and others take no precautions at all. This leads to very dangerous situations, children generally being less well protected than motor-cyclists are themselves. As far as I know, no European legislation yet exists on this subject. 1.Is there a loophole in the law here which endangers children on motorbikes? 2.What legislation exists on this subject in other Member States? 3.Will the Commission investigate this matter, and might it propose European legislation (e.g. framework legislation)?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3172/01

Transportation

In the Netherlands, there are laws about transporting children in motor vehicles on the public highway. On mopeds and bicycles proper child-seats are required, yet if children ride pillion on motorbikes, they are only required to wear helmets. In practice, this means that some motor-cyclists use child-seats intended for bicycles or mopeds, some strap the child to themselves and others take no precautions at all. This leads to very dangerous situations, children generally being less well protected than motor-cyclists are themselves. As far as I know, no European legislation yet exists on this subject. 1.Is there a loophole in the law here which endangers children on motorbikes? 2.What legislation exists on this subject in other Member States? 3.Will the Commission investigate this matter, and might it propose European legislation (e.g. framework legislation)?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Is the Commission aware that passes issued by UIC-CIT, the international European railways organisation, for unlimited travel within one or more European countries, known as Interrail, Scanrail, Euro Domino and Eurail, were initially intended only for tourism, in particular for young people under the age of 26, but have now become attractive as alternative tickets for destinations in countries for which normal rail tickets are no longer available in the passenger's country of residence? 2.Is the Commission also aware that the current division of Europe into eight Interrail zones has resulted in the former Yugoslavia being split between three different zones, namely Slovenia in zone G together with Italy, Greece and Turkey, Croatia in zone D with Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, and Serbia-Montenegro with Macedonia in zone H together with Romania and Bulgaria? 3. What is the Commission's view of the fact that although this arrangement is good for travel between Poland and Croatia it is highly damaging to the previously frequent North-South rail travel via the former Yugoslavia, as passengers are obliged to buy more expensive or less easily obtainable tickets: (a) On the route between Austrian and Greece passengers have two travel through four zones. On this fairly short journey, the highest Interrail tariff, covering all eight zones, is automatically applied. (b) An alternative is the advance purchase of a series of Euro Domino tickets, valid for several days, for all the countries en route for which separate rail tickets are no longer sold elsewhere in order to obtain a valid ticket for entry to Greece. (c) The cheapest but most inconvenient solution is to break the journey to buy tickets at Belgrade station, or possibly at Zagreb or Ljubljana. This involves paying cash in currencies other than the euro. 4.Is the Commission prepared to take action to ensure that through train tickets are once again obtainable, for example by bringing the whole of the former Yugoslavia within Interrail zone G (Slovenia-Greece) or ensuring that through train tickets for Greece are put back on sale in Germany, Austria and Hungary?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1722/03

Transportation

1.Is the Commission aware that passes issued by UIC-CIT, the international European railways organisation, for unlimited travel within one or more European countries, known as Interrail, Scanrail, Euro Domino and Eurail, were initially intended only for tourism, in particular for young people under the age of 26, but have now become attractive as alternative tickets for destinations in countries for which normal rail tickets are no longer available in the passenger's country of residence? 2.Is the Commission also aware that the current division of Europe into eight Interrail zones has resulted in the former Yugoslavia being split between three different zones, namely Slovenia in zone G together with Italy, Greece and Turkey, Croatia in zone D with Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, and Serbia-Montenegro with Macedonia in zone H together with Romania and Bulgaria? 3. What is the Commission's view of the fact that although this arrangement is good for travel between Poland and Croatia it is highly damaging to the previously frequent North-South rail travel via the former Yugoslavia, as passengers are obliged to buy more expensive or less easily obtainable tickets: (a) On the route between Austrian and Greece passengers have two travel through four zones. On this fairly short journey, the highest Interrail tariff, covering all eight zones, is automatically applied. (b) An alternative is the advance purchase of a series of Euro Domino tickets, valid for several days, for all the countries en route for which separate rail tickets are no longer sold elsewhere in order to obtain a valid ticket for entry to Greece. (c) The cheapest but most inconvenient solution is to break the journey to buy tickets at Belgrade station, or possibly at Zagreb or Ljubljana. This involves paying cash in currencies other than the euro. 4.Is the Commission prepared to take action to ensure that through train tickets are once again obtainable, for example by bringing the whole of the former Yugoslavia within Interrail zone G (Slovenia-Greece) or ensuring that through train tickets for Greece are put back on sale in Germany, Austria and Hungary?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "As highlighted by the European Court of Auditors’ study entitled ‘Towards a successful transport sector in theEU: challenges to be addressed’, transport is a strategic sector for theEU since it directly and indirectly affects the everyday lives of citizens and generates significant levels of employment, accounting for some 11million jobs. In this study, the Court noted that progress had been made as regards infrastructure development and the opening of the internal transport market, but indicated that six challenges needed to be addressed to improve and consolidate intra-European mobility. These challenges relate to the adjustment of objectives and priorities to resources, better planning, infrastructure maintenance, efficient implementation and shifting traffic off roads. 1.Given that the Member States are responsible for the development, financing and construction of transport infrastructure, how does the Commission intend to boost the homogeneous development of mobility within the Union? 2.Bearing in mind that border regions account for 40% of EU territory, what role will the Border Focal Point play as regards investments in transport infrastructure?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-000352-19

Transportation

As highlighted by the European Court of Auditors’ study entitled ‘Towards a successful transport sector in theEU: challenges to be addressed’, transport is a strategic sector for theEU since it directly and indirectly affects the everyday lives of citizens and generates significant levels of employment, accounting for some 11million jobs. In this study, the Court noted that progress had been made as regards infrastructure development and the opening of the internal transport market, but indicated that six challenges needed to be addressed to improve and consolidate intra-European mobility. These challenges relate to the adjustment of objectives and priorities to resources, better planning, infrastructure maintenance, efficient implementation and shifting traffic off roads. 1.Given that the Member States are responsible for the development, financing and construction of transport infrastructure, how does the Commission intend to boost the homogeneous development of mobility within the Union? 2.Bearing in mind that border regions account for 40% of EU territory, what role will the Border Focal Point play as regards investments in transport infrastructure?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "During the ‘Hack in the Box’ conference in Amsterdam on 12April2013, an application enabling hackers to take control of aircraft systems was presented. With this app, the hacker is able to deliberately crash a simulation plane. 1.Is the Commission aware of the presentation of the said application during the ‘Hack in the Box’ conference? 2.Are the Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in close contact with the application’s developer? 3.Is it possible in practice to take control of aircraft systems by means of the presented application? If not, why not? 4.Does the Commission have any indications that (terrorist) organisations are already developing applications in order to carry out attacks using this method? 5.What plans does the Commission have in order to thwart attempts at carrying out attacks with such applications? 6.Does this threat also apply to other modes of transport, such as rail and maritime transport? If so, does the Commission intend to make every effort to protect these modes of transport, too, against possible takeover of control systems by (terrorist) hackers?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-004257-13

Transportation

During the ‘Hack in the Box’ conference in Amsterdam on 12April2013, an application enabling hackers to take control of aircraft systems was presented. With this app, the hacker is able to deliberately crash a simulation plane. 1.Is the Commission aware of the presentation of the said application during the ‘Hack in the Box’ conference? 2.Are the Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in close contact with the application’s developer? 3.Is it possible in practice to take control of aircraft systems by means of the presented application? If not, why not? 4.Does the Commission have any indications that (terrorist) organisations are already developing applications in order to carry out attacks using this method? 5.What plans does the Commission have in order to thwart attempts at carrying out attacks with such applications? 6.Does this threat also apply to other modes of transport, such as rail and maritime transport? If so, does the Commission intend to make every effort to protect these modes of transport, too, against possible takeover of control systems by (terrorist) hackers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) project demonstrated that the vision of a future transportation system based on fuel cells and hydrogen can become a reality. The ‘Hydrogen for Transport’ initiative, launched by the Commission last year as a result of the successful CUTE project, further underlines the importance of hydrogen technology to the European policy for renewable energy. Financial support from appropriate EU funds can compensate for the higher procurement costs incurred in choosing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in preference to conventional ones, while also ensuring that the higher cost for clean vehicles does not lead to a degradation of the quality of public transport services. Can the Commission clarify the level of EU support that is available for introducing hydrogen fuel cell buses to urban public transport systems?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3488/07

Transportation

The CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) project demonstrated that the vision of a future transportation system based on fuel cells and hydrogen can become a reality. The ‘Hydrogen for Transport’ initiative, launched by the Commission last year as a result of the successful CUTE project, further underlines the importance of hydrogen technology to the European policy for renewable energy. Financial support from appropriate EU funds can compensate for the higher procurement costs incurred in choosing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in preference to conventional ones, while also ensuring that the higher cost for clean vehicles does not lead to a degradation of the quality of public transport services. Can the Commission clarify the level of EU support that is available for introducing hydrogen fuel cell buses to urban public transport systems?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The terror attacks of 11 September 2001 and, more particularly, the attack on the French supertanker """"""""Limburg"""""""", clearly demonstrate the threat also posed by terrorists to international shipping. That applies in equal measure to international and to territorial waters. It puts not only maritime safety, intended to prevent shipping accidents and the resultant environmental damage, on the agenda, but also maritime security, in terms of preventive efforts to combat terrorism. I put the following questions to the Commission: 1. What options are open to the Commission for taking maritime security into account at European level in the future? 2. Is there the option of incorporating aspects of maritime security into the current negotiations on the """"""""port-package""""""""? 3. Does the Commission share the view that great importance attaches to the availability of a public pilotage service in this connection, since it can assume the function of discharging sovereign responsibilities?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3381/02

Transportation

The terror attacks of 11 September 2001 and, more particularly, the attack on the French supertanker """"""""Limburg"""""""", clearly demonstrate the threat also posed by terrorists to international shipping. That applies in equal measure to international and to territorial waters. It puts not only maritime safety, intended to prevent shipping accidents and the resultant environmental damage, on the agenda, but also maritime security, in terms of preventive efforts to combat terrorism. I put the following questions to the Commission: 1. What options are open to the Commission for taking maritime security into account at European level in the future? 2. Is there the option of incorporating aspects of maritime security into the current negotiations on the """"""""port-package""""""""? 3. Does the Commission share the view that great importance attaches to the availability of a public pilotage service in this connection, since it can assume the function of discharging sovereign responsibilities?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "What EU Regulations apply to the safety of child pillion passengers on motorcycles, and does the Commission currently intend to review any of them?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3145/95

Transportation

What EU Regulations apply to the safety of child pillion passengers on motorcycles, and does the Commission currently intend to review any of them?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the course of the current year the maritime transport sector operating between Sardinia and the Italian mainland has been in deep crisis, with a significant decline in passenger — and, consequently, tourist — numbers. In an attempt to tackle this crisis, last May the Autonomous Region of Sardinia set up (initially as a temporary measure, from 15June to 15September, and more recently as a permanent measure until the end of the year) the so-called Flotta sarda, with two vessels leased from the Saremar company, to operate on the Olbia-Civitavcchia and Porto Torres-Vado Ligure routes. The Region has played an ambiguous role in this operation, the desirability and transparency of which is somewhat dubious. Instead of playing its allotted role in transport sector planning, ensuring that continuous links between the island (and its inhabitants) and the mainland are maintained and checking that the Tirrenia ferry operator fulfils its obligations in connection with the state-subsidised crossings for which it was awarded the concession, the Region has turned itself into a ferry operator through Saremar (formerly a subsidiary of Tirrenia). The huge sums of public money spent on this operation amount to millions of euro, for which no accounts have yet been presented in respect of the summer season. The announcement that the Region is to resume operating crossings implies that further — and greater — amounts of public funds will be used, despite there being no clear correlation between the Region’s institutional role and its commercial activities. Is the Commission aware of this situation? Does the Commission consider that this use of public resources amounts to state aid? Does the Commission agree that the management of the relevant accounts would appear to be in clear breach of European competition rules?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-010381/2011

Transportation

In the course of the current year the maritime transport sector operating between Sardinia and the Italian mainland has been in deep crisis, with a significant decline in passenger — and, consequently, tourist — numbers. In an attempt to tackle this crisis, last May the Autonomous Region of Sardinia set up (initially as a temporary measure, from 15June to 15September, and more recently as a permanent measure until the end of the year) the so-called Flotta sarda, with two vessels leased from the Saremar company, to operate on the Olbia-Civitavcchia and Porto Torres-Vado Ligure routes. The Region has played an ambiguous role in this operation, the desirability and transparency of which is somewhat dubious. Instead of playing its allotted role in transport sector planning, ensuring that continuous links between the island (and its inhabitants) and the mainland are maintained and checking that the Tirrenia ferry operator fulfils its obligations in connection with the state-subsidised crossings for which it was awarded the concession, the Region has turned itself into a ferry operator through Saremar (formerly a subsidiary of Tirrenia). The huge sums of public money spent on this operation amount to millions of euro, for which no accounts have yet been presented in respect of the summer season. The announcement that the Region is to resume operating crossings implies that further — and greater — amounts of public funds will be used, despite there being no clear correlation between the Region’s institutional role and its commercial activities. Is the Commission aware of this situation? Does the Commission consider that this use of public resources amounts to state aid? Does the Commission agree that the management of the relevant accounts would appear to be in clear breach of European competition rules?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "With its decision SA.57369, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the Portuguese Government’s request to grant an emergency loan of EUR 1.2 billion to TAP. In view of the current situation on the aviation market, it is likely that TAP will have to submit a restructuring plan. The terms of the agreement have not been made public, but it is essential to maintain a proper and fair geographical distribution of TAP’s routes, particularly to Faro and Porto airports, and to preserve the principle of territorial continuity in relation to the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores. In view of the above, can the Commission say:1.whether the terms that the Portuguese Government attached to the aid to TAP consider the fair distribution of flights to and from Faro and Porto airports and the principle of territorial continuity?2.whether it was ensured as part of the rescue that restructuring would lead to neither a reduction in the number of routes or in flight frequency between the mainland and the islands, nor an increase in prices on such routes?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-003623/2020

Transportation

With its decision SA.57369, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the Portuguese Government’s request to grant an emergency loan of EUR 1.2 billion to TAP. In view of the current situation on the aviation market, it is likely that TAP will have to submit a restructuring plan. The terms of the agreement have not been made public, but it is essential to maintain a proper and fair geographical distribution of TAP’s routes, particularly to Faro and Porto airports, and to preserve the principle of territorial continuity in relation to the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores. In view of the above, can the Commission say:1.whether the terms that the Portuguese Government attached to the aid to TAP consider the fair distribution of flights to and from Faro and Porto airports and the principle of territorial continuity?2.whether it was ensured as part of the rescue that restructuring would lead to neither a reduction in the number of routes or in flight frequency between the mainland and the islands, nor an increase in prices on such routes?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Can the Commission comment on the appropriateness of Commission Regulation (EC) No820/2008(1), point4.1.1(b) of the annex to which states that only blades over 6cm in length will be prohibited on board aircraft? Is the safety of airline passengers protected by, in effect, allowing blades of under 6cm in length to be taken on board commercial aircraft? (1)OJL221, 19.8.2008, p.8." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-4621/2010

Transportation

Can the Commission comment on the appropriateness of Commission Regulation (EC) No820/2008(1), point4.1.1(b) of the annex to which states that only blades over 6cm in length will be prohibited on board aircraft? Is the safety of airline passengers protected by, in effect, allowing blades of under 6cm in length to be taken on board commercial aircraft? (1)OJL221, 19.8.2008, p.8.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Does the Commission have information suggesting that the introduction of compulsory daytime running lights in road transport following the example of Scandinavian countries could lead to a reduction in the number of accidents? 2.Is the Commission considering proposing the introduction of compulsory daytime running lights in the European Union? 3.Is the Commission considering encouraging the introduction of a light-sensitive switch? 4.Is the Commission considering taking other measures in order to permit the main effects of daytime driving with lights to be achieved, without the possible attendant negative effects?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1399/99

Transportation

1.Does the Commission have information suggesting that the introduction of compulsory daytime running lights in road transport following the example of Scandinavian countries could lead to a reduction in the number of accidents? 2.Is the Commission considering proposing the introduction of compulsory daytime running lights in the European Union? 3.Is the Commission considering encouraging the introduction of a light-sensitive switch? 4.Is the Commission considering taking other measures in order to permit the main effects of daytime driving with lights to be achieved, without the possible attendant negative effects?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the past few months the airline Ryanair has imposed a ‘priority’ price supplement on people who want to board a flight carrying hand luggage weighing not more than 10 kilos, in addition to their own personal bag.On 20 November 2019, a Spanish court ruled against Ryanair for having imposed a EUR 20 surcharge on a passenger for taking her small carry-on suitcase on board an aircraft.The judgment required that Ryanair remove its clause requiring passengers to pay a supplement for hand luggage, deeming it to be illegal because it limited passenger rights as laid down in Article 97 of the Spanish Transport Act.Moreover, the court held that Ryanair’s conduct was ‘not protected’ by the EU provision which allows airlines to freely determine the prices for their services, that is to say the amount that airlines charge for transport and the conditions relating thereto.In view of the above, can the Commission answer the following questions:1.Is the price supplement required by Ryanair, which is applied to passengers all over Europe, in breach of passenger rights in all Member States?2.What action does it intend to take to guarantee to other European passengers, too, that Ryanair’s baggage policy is not unlawful?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-004281/2019

Transportation

In the past few months the airline Ryanair has imposed a ‘priority’ price supplement on people who want to board a flight carrying hand luggage weighing not more than 10 kilos, in addition to their own personal bag.On 20 November 2019, a Spanish court ruled against Ryanair for having imposed a EUR 20 surcharge on a passenger for taking her small carry-on suitcase on board an aircraft.The judgment required that Ryanair remove its clause requiring passengers to pay a supplement for hand luggage, deeming it to be illegal because it limited passenger rights as laid down in Article 97 of the Spanish Transport Act.Moreover, the court held that Ryanair’s conduct was ‘not protected’ by the EU provision which allows airlines to freely determine the prices for their services, that is to say the amount that airlines charge for transport and the conditions relating thereto.In view of the above, can the Commission answer the following questions:1.Is the price supplement required by Ryanair, which is applied to passengers all over Europe, in breach of passenger rights in all Member States?2.What action does it intend to take to guarantee to other European passengers, too, that Ryanair’s baggage policy is not unlawful?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "By referendum of 26September 1998 Switzerland decided to raise the carrying capacity of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) from 28 to 40 tonnes and, as a result, to levy a tax on transit through its territory. According to estimates, this decision will cause traffic to increase in the province of Como by approximately 30 %, given that part of the heavy goods traffic which currently goes through the Mont Blanc and Fréjus tunnels and over the Brenner pass will now probably go through Como to cut journey times. Should this happen, the road conditions at the Chiasso border, which are already close to saturation point, would become totally chaotic and traffic would come to a standstill on several days of the week. Modern infrastructure is therefore required if the expected problems are to be overcome. The Chamber of Commerce, the local and provincial authorities and the forwarding agents and hauliers associations all firmly agree that what is required is a multimodal logistics centre through which all HGVs needing to cross the border can be channelled. The centre, at which goods would be cleared through customs, would contain bonded and ordinary warehouses for users of the centre, a customs office, driver-assistance facilities, catering and sleeping facilities, vehicle washing facilities, a repair service, etc. Would the Commission state whether: 1. it has already assessed the impact which the outcome of the referendum is likely to have at the Chiasso border? 2. it considers that such a multimodal logistics centre could help to prevent the road conditions from deteriorating? 3. it considers that the is project is likely to make North-South road freight traffic more fluid and is therefore eligible for inclusion in the transport policy programmes?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3311/98

Transportation

By referendum of 26September 1998 Switzerland decided to raise the carrying capacity of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) from 28 to 40 tonnes and, as a result, to levy a tax on transit through its territory. According to estimates, this decision will cause traffic to increase in the province of Como by approximately 30 %, given that part of the heavy goods traffic which currently goes through the Mont Blanc and Fréjus tunnels and over the Brenner pass will now probably go through Como to cut journey times. Should this happen, the road conditions at the Chiasso border, which are already close to saturation point, would become totally chaotic and traffic would come to a standstill on several days of the week. Modern infrastructure is therefore required if the expected problems are to be overcome. The Chamber of Commerce, the local and provincial authorities and the forwarding agents and hauliers associations all firmly agree that what is required is a multimodal logistics centre through which all HGVs needing to cross the border can be channelled. The centre, at which goods would be cleared through customs, would contain bonded and ordinary warehouses for users of the centre, a customs office, driver-assistance facilities, catering and sleeping facilities, vehicle washing facilities, a repair service, etc. Would the Commission state whether: 1. it has already assessed the impact which the outcome of the referendum is likely to have at the Chiasso border? 2. it considers that such a multimodal logistics centre could help to prevent the road conditions from deteriorating? 3. it considers that the is project is likely to make North-South road freight traffic more fluid and is therefore eligible for inclusion in the transport policy programmes?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In January2007, the 22ndSpanish–Portuguese Summit confirmed 2013 as the date of completion of the AVE high-speed line between Vigo and Porto. This priority project for Northwest Atlantic cohesion would connect the rest of the Iberian Peninsula with Galicia and North Portugal, two European peripheral regions within Objective1. At the beginning of this year, the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport said — in statements reported by the Galician press on 19January — that in the summer the European Commission will review projects funded through the European Transport Network in order to invest unused funds in new proposals to be implemented before the end of 2015. Spain and Portugal would then have five months to try to keep alive the possibility of improving the rail link between Galicia and northern Portugal, informally ruling out use of the EUR214million planned for the Vigo-Porto high-speed rail project — which would be suspended until 2020 — and opting to improve the current railway line between Vigo and Porto. 1.Is the AVE high-speed train project between Galicia and northern Portugal finally excluded from current budget forecasts for the European Transport Network? 2.Is the loss of the EUR214million earmarked for this project confirmed? 3.Have Spain and/or Portugal presented any alternative project? 4.What does this action comprise and what Community funds have been allocated to it? What national co-financing is planned in Spain and Portugal?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-005485/2012

Transportation

In January2007, the 22ndSpanish–Portuguese Summit confirmed 2013 as the date of completion of the AVE high-speed line between Vigo and Porto. This priority project for Northwest Atlantic cohesion would connect the rest of the Iberian Peninsula with Galicia and North Portugal, two European peripheral regions within Objective1. At the beginning of this year, the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport said — in statements reported by the Galician press on 19January — that in the summer the European Commission will review projects funded through the European Transport Network in order to invest unused funds in new proposals to be implemented before the end of 2015. Spain and Portugal would then have five months to try to keep alive the possibility of improving the rail link between Galicia and northern Portugal, informally ruling out use of the EUR214million planned for the Vigo-Porto high-speed rail project — which would be suspended until 2020 — and opting to improve the current railway line between Vigo and Porto. 1.Is the AVE high-speed train project between Galicia and northern Portugal finally excluded from current budget forecasts for the European Transport Network? 2.Is the loss of the EUR214million earmarked for this project confirmed? 3.Have Spain and/or Portugal presented any alternative project? 4.What does this action comprise and what Community funds have been allocated to it? What national co-financing is planned in Spain and Portugal?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Further to the written question on fines for road traffic offences in the EU (E-0830/01)(1) tabled to you by my colleague Karla Peijs on 20 March 2001, I wish to draw your attention to the following. In the answer that you gave in May 2001 to the question referred to above, you said that the Commission intended to analyse the Belgian legislation in detail before taking a position on the compatibility of Belgian legislation with Community law. Since then, the situation for road users not resident in Belgium has deteriorated. Fines for exceeding the speed limit by 10 kph were recently increased by the Belgian Government to EUR 200. Residents may claim a reduction of some EUR 60 from that amount. Non-residents must pay the entire amount. Apart from the fact that fines for non-residents are denominated in euros, while those for residents are denominated in Belgian francs (which now no longer exist) — which means, in the case of residents, that collection of the fine becomes more unlikely — non-residents are required to pay the fine on the spot. That procedure is laid down in the Royal Decree of 10 June 1985. The question remains as to the extent to which that procedure is compatible with European Union law and the principle of non-discrimination enshrined therein. Is it not time to bring infringement proceedings against the Belgian authorities? The fact that such distinctions are drawn breaches the concept of European citizenship introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. What is more, the exorbitant amount of the penalties flouts the principle of proportionality confirmed by the case-law of the European Court of Justice. In its White Paper on Transport, the Commission said that it intended to harmonise penalties and controls in the EU. I therefore call on it to investigate this situation as a matter of urgency. (1)OJ C 318 E, 13.11.2001, p. 129." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-0863/02

Transportation

Further to the written question on fines for road traffic offences in the EU (E-0830/01)(1) tabled to you by my colleague Karla Peijs on 20 March 2001, I wish to draw your attention to the following. In the answer that you gave in May 2001 to the question referred to above, you said that the Commission intended to analyse the Belgian legislation in detail before taking a position on the compatibility of Belgian legislation with Community law. Since then, the situation for road users not resident in Belgium has deteriorated. Fines for exceeding the speed limit by 10 kph were recently increased by the Belgian Government to EUR 200. Residents may claim a reduction of some EUR 60 from that amount. Non-residents must pay the entire amount. Apart from the fact that fines for non-residents are denominated in euros, while those for residents are denominated in Belgian francs (which now no longer exist) — which means, in the case of residents, that collection of the fine becomes more unlikely — non-residents are required to pay the fine on the spot. That procedure is laid down in the Royal Decree of 10 June 1985. The question remains as to the extent to which that procedure is compatible with European Union law and the principle of non-discrimination enshrined therein. Is it not time to bring infringement proceedings against the Belgian authorities? The fact that such distinctions are drawn breaches the concept of European citizenship introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. What is more, the exorbitant amount of the penalties flouts the principle of proportionality confirmed by the case-law of the European Court of Justice. In its White Paper on Transport, the Commission said that it intended to harmonise penalties and controls in the EU. I therefore call on it to investigate this situation as a matter of urgency. (1)OJ C 318 E, 13.11.2001, p. 129.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Could the Commission specify what proposals it is considering, if any, to encourage an increase in the construction of rail networks, particularly in Member States that do not possess significant rail networks such as Ireland, and especially given the need to develop a cross-border rail corridor in the north-west of Ireland?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-5935/07

Transportation

Could the Commission specify what proposals it is considering, if any, to encourage an increase in the construction of rail networks, particularly in Member States that do not possess significant rail networks such as Ireland, and especially given the need to develop a cross-border rail corridor in the north-west of Ireland?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 16February2017, the European Parliament adopted the Aviation Strategy for Europe. With reference to Article46(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Parliament’s resolution reasserts the right to join a trade union and to undertake collective action (to strike). On 8June2017, the Commission published the communication, ‘Aviation: Open and Connected Europe’, which, in contrast, recommends applying a range of measures to limit the impact of strikes, and encourages Member States to do so. Over a period of more than 15years, delays caused by strike action have accounted for less than 10% of total delays. What steps will the Commission take to promote social dialogue in accordance with the European Pillar of Social Rights? What steps will it take to reduce the shortage of capacity and specialised staff and to help reduce delays? What action will it take to take to fully attain a true Single European Sky? (1)Translator’s note: this should read ‘Article12’: see paragraph46 of Parliament’s resolution." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-001096-19

Transportation

On 16February2017, the European Parliament adopted the Aviation Strategy for Europe. With reference to Article46(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Parliament’s resolution reasserts the right to join a trade union and to undertake collective action (to strike). On 8June2017, the Commission published the communication, ‘Aviation: Open and Connected Europe’, which, in contrast, recommends applying a range of measures to limit the impact of strikes, and encourages Member States to do so. Over a period of more than 15years, delays caused by strike action have accounted for less than 10% of total delays. What steps will the Commission take to promote social dialogue in accordance with the European Pillar of Social Rights? What steps will it take to reduce the shortage of capacity and specialised staff and to help reduce delays? What action will it take to take to fully attain a true Single European Sky? (1)Translator’s note: this should read ‘Article12’: see paragraph46 of Parliament’s resolution.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Greek Government has decided to extend the existing Athens underground railway line from Ethniki Amyni, its current terminus, to Stavro Aghias Paraskevis, in order to facilitate connections with Athens's new airport. The government claims that for reasons of speed and economy it has decided to dispense with four of the five originally planned stations in the new section of the extension, which would have served the districts of Holargos, Aghias Paraskevis etc. Additionally, it appears that the Community appropriations which will be used to fund this extension have already been authorised for use on the extension of the underground railway to Aigaleo, aprimarily working-class area of Athens, whose railway line has been postponed until much later. This would amount to sacrificing connections for impoverished areas of the city to an attempt to serve the airport; it should, however, be pointed out that the utility of this attempt is highly questionable, since the planned Stavro station is several kilometres away from the airport. Has the Commission been informed of these important changes, and what is its assessment of them?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-0344/01

Transportation

The Greek Government has decided to extend the existing Athens underground railway line from Ethniki Amyni, its current terminus, to Stavro Aghias Paraskevis, in order to facilitate connections with Athens's new airport. The government claims that for reasons of speed and economy it has decided to dispense with four of the five originally planned stations in the new section of the extension, which would have served the districts of Holargos, Aghias Paraskevis etc. Additionally, it appears that the Community appropriations which will be used to fund this extension have already been authorised for use on the extension of the underground railway to Aigaleo, aprimarily working-class area of Athens, whose railway line has been postponed until much later. This would amount to sacrificing connections for impoverished areas of the city to an attempt to serve the airport; it should, however, be pointed out that the utility of this attempt is highly questionable, since the planned Stavro station is several kilometres away from the airport. Has the Commission been informed of these important changes, and what is its assessment of them?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "How does the Commission justify its continued allocation to the transport sector of the bulk of available resources for the INPs and IRPs in Central Africa, in spite of the many criticisms and concerns raised by civil society in both the North and the South and in full awareness of the negative impact that this has on the management and protection of the natural renewable resources of this region?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2227/02

Transportation

How does the Commission justify its continued allocation to the transport sector of the bulk of available resources for the INPs and IRPs in Central Africa, in spite of the many criticisms and concerns raised by civil society in both the North and the South and in full awareness of the negative impact that this has on the management and protection of the natural renewable resources of this region?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In view of the plans to restructure the Greek Railway Organization (OSE), can the Commission say to what extent and how the funds earmarked under the Second CSF for the development of railways in Greece have been used so far and whether it is intended to give priority to this funding under the Third CSF which is already under discussion?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1371/98

Transportation

In view of the plans to restructure the Greek Railway Organization (OSE), can the Commission say to what extent and how the funds earmarked under the Second CSF for the development of railways in Greece have been used so far and whether it is intended to give priority to this funding under the Third CSF which is already under discussion?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Despite an investment of EUR40million in EU subsidies by the regional government of Andalusia in Andalusia’s first tramway, it will cease to operate on 4June2012. The line is just 3.5kilometres long and runs between Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar. It was promoted by the former socialist mayor and inaugurated in October2006. It now has a deficit of EUR2million. Forecasts of user numbers were overly optimistic: 1.2million passengers annually. That figure was never realised and in fact numbers have fallen each year. In 2011, the worst year to date, there were just 676000 passengers. Due mainly to its novelty value, 922135 people used the railway in 2007, the first full year of operation. The numbers in subsequent years were 782126 in 2008, 701599 in 2009 and 701064 in 2010. As a result of poor passenger numbers, the City Council of Vélez-Málaga, which is responsible for its maintenance, has decided to suspend the service between the two towns. ‘I am not against the tramway, but it is not economically sustainable,’ stated the city’s mayor, a member of the Partido Popular party. ‘It was badly conceived from the start,’ argued the Councillor for Transport. ‘A minimum population of 300000 would be needed to avoid a deficit; we have 80000 inhabitants and only 60000 of those live in the area served by the tram,’ said the councillor, who acknowledges that for the line to be successful a 3% annual increase in numbers would be needed to balance costs(1). MrKallas’ answer to Question E‑003896/2012 should also to be taken into account: ‘Given the current state of public finances in Spain, it is critically important to carry out a fully transparent cost-benefit analysis for any new infrastructure project. An issue for Spain is to concentrate infrastructure investment on projects providing a substantial added value such as the completion of the key corridors to be closely and more efficiently linked to the internal market, or the interconnection of key poles taking into account the high opportunity cost of public funds.’ Is the Commission aware of this project? What kind of cost-benefit analysis took place before EU funds were committed to a tramline whose profitability was so dubious? Does the Commission believe that this expenditure is in keeping with the transport priorities it set out in the review of TEN‑T? (1)http://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2012/05/29/el-primer-tranvia-andaluz-a-dique-seco-tras-40-millones-en-subvenciones-europeas-98894" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-005378/2012

Transportation

Despite an investment of EUR40million in EU subsidies by the regional government of Andalusia in Andalusia’s first tramway, it will cease to operate on 4June2012. The line is just 3.5kilometres long and runs between Vélez-Málaga and Torre del Mar. It was promoted by the former socialist mayor and inaugurated in October2006. It now has a deficit of EUR2million. Forecasts of user numbers were overly optimistic: 1.2million passengers annually. That figure was never realised and in fact numbers have fallen each year. In 2011, the worst year to date, there were just 676000 passengers. Due mainly to its novelty value, 922135 people used the railway in 2007, the first full year of operation. The numbers in subsequent years were 782126 in 2008, 701599 in 2009 and 701064 in 2010. As a result of poor passenger numbers, the City Council of Vélez-Málaga, which is responsible for its maintenance, has decided to suspend the service between the two towns. ‘I am not against the tramway, but it is not economically sustainable,’ stated the city’s mayor, a member of the Partido Popular party. ‘It was badly conceived from the start,’ argued the Councillor for Transport. ‘A minimum population of 300000 would be needed to avoid a deficit; we have 80000 inhabitants and only 60000 of those live in the area served by the tram,’ said the councillor, who acknowledges that for the line to be successful a 3% annual increase in numbers would be needed to balance costs(1). MrKallas’ answer to Question E‑003896/2012 should also to be taken into account: ‘Given the current state of public finances in Spain, it is critically important to carry out a fully transparent cost-benefit analysis for any new infrastructure project. An issue for Spain is to concentrate infrastructure investment on projects providing a substantial added value such as the completion of the key corridors to be closely and more efficiently linked to the internal market, or the interconnection of key poles taking into account the high opportunity cost of public funds.’ Is the Commission aware of this project? What kind of cost-benefit analysis took place before EU funds were committed to a tramline whose profitability was so dubious? Does the Commission believe that this expenditure is in keeping with the transport priorities it set out in the review of TEN‑T? (1)http://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2012/05/29/el-primer-tranvia-andaluz-a-dique-seco-tras-40-millones-en-subvenciones-europeas-98894

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 3December2009, Regulation (EC) No1371/2007 on rail passengers’ rights entered into force in the Member States. Recent statistics published by certain Member States highlight the constantly growing number of complaints from passengers, particularly regarding non-adherence to railway timetables. Can the Commission state: 1. to what extent the Member States apply the regulation on the fundamental rights of passengers and monitor its strict implementation by rail companies? 2. to what extent it requires rail companies to inform passengers as a matter of course of their rights to reimbursement in the event of a significant delay? 3. to what extent it intends to fund and launch large-scale information campaigns so that consumers are not only informed of their fundamental rights but are also given all the information necessary to enable them to lodge a complaint?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-005320/2011

Transportation

On 3December2009, Regulation (EC) No1371/2007 on rail passengers’ rights entered into force in the Member States. Recent statistics published by certain Member States highlight the constantly growing number of complaints from passengers, particularly regarding non-adherence to railway timetables. Can the Commission state: 1. to what extent the Member States apply the regulation on the fundamental rights of passengers and monitor its strict implementation by rail companies? 2. to what extent it requires rail companies to inform passengers as a matter of course of their rights to reimbursement in the event of a significant delay? 3. to what extent it intends to fund and launch large-scale information campaigns so that consumers are not only informed of their fundamental rights but are also given all the information necessary to enable them to lodge a complaint?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Does the Commission have the findings of scientific studies quantifying the economic benefits to be derived from the extensive use of telematic traffic management systems on the trans-European road network? If so, how great are such benefits? How highly does the Commission rate the economic benefits per ecu invested in telematic transport systems, and what scientific basis does it use to arrive at such a figure?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-1476/97

Transportation

Does the Commission have the findings of scientific studies quantifying the economic benefits to be derived from the extensive use of telematic traffic management systems on the trans-European road network? If so, how great are such benefits? How highly does the Commission rate the economic benefits per ecu invested in telematic transport systems, and what scientific basis does it use to arrive at such a figure?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The ‘Corridor 8 Secretariat’, based in Bari, which was set up in 2004 to assist the Member States in identifying and developing infrastructure projects along the Corridor and in defining the relevant financial arrangements, has now been inactive for some months. The development of the TEN networks, in this case the Apulia-Balkans axis, will provide a boost for the Mediterranean economy. There are plans to widen and modernise the Naples-Bari motorway, which may strengthen and enhance exchanges — not only trade — between Italy and the countries of eastern Europe. Can the Commission say: 1. whether it is possible to ascertain the causes of the standstill affecting the ‘Corridor 8 Secretariat’ and hence who is to blame; 2. whether the Italian section of Corridor 8 is still one of the Commission's priorities and how long it will take to complete; 3. whether the Italian Government, in particular under Prodi's leadership, has ever applied for fresh funding for Corridor 8 and for the relaunching of the Secretariat?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-5277/07

Transportation

The ‘Corridor 8 Secretariat’, based in Bari, which was set up in 2004 to assist the Member States in identifying and developing infrastructure projects along the Corridor and in defining the relevant financial arrangements, has now been inactive for some months. The development of the TEN networks, in this case the Apulia-Balkans axis, will provide a boost for the Mediterranean economy. There are plans to widen and modernise the Naples-Bari motorway, which may strengthen and enhance exchanges — not only trade — between Italy and the countries of eastern Europe. Can the Commission say: 1. whether it is possible to ascertain the causes of the standstill affecting the ‘Corridor 8 Secretariat’ and hence who is to blame; 2. whether the Italian section of Corridor 8 is still one of the Commission's priorities and how long it will take to complete; 3. whether the Italian Government, in particular under Prodi's leadership, has ever applied for fresh funding for Corridor 8 and for the relaunching of the Secretariat?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is a key technology which helps drivers observe speed limits on the road network. If made to work properly, it could reduce road fatalities by 20% in Europe.Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 specifies that an ISA system should inform the driver when the speed limit in force has been exceeded, either through the accelerator control or ‘through dedicated, appropriate and effective feedback’.In its draft delegated act on ISA systems, the Commission proposes the introduction of a cascaded acoustic warning device, despite the fact that no scientific research has been carried out to prove its effectiveness.The Commission also puts a ceiling on the reliable determination of the road speed limit of 90% of sign passing events, thereby restricting the effectiveness of ISA, even though a 99% rate is technically achievable today.These two requirements could be regarded as both uncomfortable and unpleasant for drivers, making them more likely to switch off an ISA system.In order to remedy these two shortcomings in the draft delegated act, will the Commission agree to a provision phasing-out the cascaded acoustic warning system and phasing-in enhanced detection requirements in 2024 for new types of vehicles and in 2026 for all new vehicles?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-001829/2021

Transportation

Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) is a key technology which helps drivers observe speed limits on the road network. If made to work properly, it could reduce road fatalities by 20% in Europe.Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 specifies that an ISA system should inform the driver when the speed limit in force has been exceeded, either through the accelerator control or ‘through dedicated, appropriate and effective feedback’.In its draft delegated act on ISA systems, the Commission proposes the introduction of a cascaded acoustic warning device, despite the fact that no scientific research has been carried out to prove its effectiveness.The Commission also puts a ceiling on the reliable determination of the road speed limit of 90% of sign passing events, thereby restricting the effectiveness of ISA, even though a 99% rate is technically achievable today.These two requirements could be regarded as both uncomfortable and unpleasant for drivers, making them more likely to switch off an ISA system.In order to remedy these two shortcomings in the draft delegated act, will the Commission agree to a provision phasing-out the cascaded acoustic warning system and phasing-in enhanced detection requirements in 2024 for new types of vehicles and in 2026 for all new vehicles?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the light of the compromise reached with Parliament after the oil tanker Prestige was wrecked off the coast of Galicia, the Commission brought forward a third package of legislation on safety at sea in November 2005. Its aim, as with the ErikaI and II packages, is to protect Europe’s coasts against the risks of accidents at sea and pollution that have had such a major impact on those coasts in environmental, economic and social terms over the last few years. The package urges Member States to ensure the rapid and complete introduction and strict enforcement of the European rules, something that is not yet routine in all EU Member States. Taking into account the impact of the wreck of the Prestige at European and world level, its social consequences across Europe and the groundswell of solidarity that followed the accident and its aftermath, Parliament’s resolution on improving safety at sea (T5‑0350/2004(1)) urged the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals that would form part of a legislative package entitled Prestige. Does the Commission intend to call the third package of legislation on safety at sea the ‘Prestige package’, as Parliament asked, and in line with the request from the author of this question, who is a member of Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism? (1)OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 730." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0909/06

Transportation

In the light of the compromise reached with Parliament after the oil tanker Prestige was wrecked off the coast of Galicia, the Commission brought forward a third package of legislation on safety at sea in November 2005. Its aim, as with the ErikaI and II packages, is to protect Europe’s coasts against the risks of accidents at sea and pollution that have had such a major impact on those coasts in environmental, economic and social terms over the last few years. The package urges Member States to ensure the rapid and complete introduction and strict enforcement of the European rules, something that is not yet routine in all EU Member States. Taking into account the impact of the wreck of the Prestige at European and world level, its social consequences across Europe and the groundswell of solidarity that followed the accident and its aftermath, Parliament’s resolution on improving safety at sea (T5‑0350/2004(1)) urged the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals that would form part of a legislative package entitled Prestige. Does the Commission intend to call the third package of legislation on safety at sea the ‘Prestige package’, as Parliament asked, and in line with the request from the author of this question, who is a member of Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism? (1)OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 730.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In a meeting between MrCarlos Bautista and Commissioner Loyola de Palacio in September 2001, theCommissioner admitted that the current design of crash barriers is dangerous for motorcyclists. TheCommissioner assured that immediate action would be taken to resolve this problem. 1.Could the Commission explain what steps have been taken to improve the safety of crash barriers for motorcyclists? 2.What future plans does the Commission have to improve the safety of crash barriers for motorcyclists?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3226/02

Transportation

In a meeting between MrCarlos Bautista and Commissioner Loyola de Palacio in September 2001, theCommissioner admitted that the current design of crash barriers is dangerous for motorcyclists. TheCommissioner assured that immediate action would be taken to resolve this problem. 1.Could the Commission explain what steps have been taken to improve the safety of crash barriers for motorcyclists? 2.What future plans does the Commission have to improve the safety of crash barriers for motorcyclists?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Belgian HST project does not appear on the list of trans-European transport projects which are to be carried out as a matter of priority. Does this mean that the Commission has made up its mind that no European aid can be provided for this project? Or are consultations on the matter continuing?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2845/94

Transportation

The Belgian HST project does not appear on the list of trans-European transport projects which are to be carried out as a matter of priority. Does this mean that the Commission has made up its mind that no European aid can be provided for this project? Or are consultations on the matter continuing?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The European Aviation Safety Agency has recently come forward with proposals to regulate the gliding and hot-air ballooning leisure flying sector. Given that the proposals represent hugely increased costs to enthusiasts in the sector, with little perceived benefit in terms of air safety, and given that both hobbies have been largely and safely self-regulated in the past, will the Commission state whether it intends to intervene in these regulations to ensure that a derogation is granted for non-commercial flying, so that people involved in these activities can continue to enjoy their recreation unfettered by extra costs and bureaucracy." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-2558/10

Transportation

The European Aviation Safety Agency has recently come forward with proposals to regulate the gliding and hot-air ballooning leisure flying sector. Given that the proposals represent hugely increased costs to enthusiasts in the sector, with little perceived benefit in terms of air safety, and given that both hobbies have been largely and safely self-regulated in the past, will the Commission state whether it intends to intervene in these regulations to ensure that a derogation is granted for non-commercial flying, so that people involved in these activities can continue to enjoy their recreation unfettered by extra costs and bureaucracy.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Austria is currently building two large tunnels (the Koralm tunnel and the Semmering base tunnel) which will form part of the Baltic-Adriatic corridor. Under theEU directive on transport infrastructure costs, a 15% road-toll surcharge for HGVs can be used to cross-finance domestic rail projects. Austria is currently making use of this provision (and imposing a 25% surcharge) in connection with the cross-border project to build the Brenner base tunnel, but not in connection with the Koralm and Semmering base tunnel projects. 1.What is the Commission’s stance on the co-financing of the latter two tunnels by the EU? 2.If the Commission is in favour of co-financing, can it say what percentage of the costs would be covered? 3.Is the imposition in Lower Austria, Steiermark and Carinthia of the HGV road-toll surcharge provided for under the directive on transport infrastructure costs a prerequisite for EU co-financing?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-008021-14

Transportation

Austria is currently building two large tunnels (the Koralm tunnel and the Semmering base tunnel) which will form part of the Baltic-Adriatic corridor. Under theEU directive on transport infrastructure costs, a 15% road-toll surcharge for HGVs can be used to cross-finance domestic rail projects. Austria is currently making use of this provision (and imposing a 25% surcharge) in connection with the cross-border project to build the Brenner base tunnel, but not in connection with the Koralm and Semmering base tunnel projects. 1.What is the Commission’s stance on the co-financing of the latter two tunnels by the EU? 2.If the Commission is in favour of co-financing, can it say what percentage of the costs would be covered? 3.Is the imposition in Lower Austria, Steiermark and Carinthia of the HGV road-toll surcharge provided for under the directive on transport infrastructure costs a prerequisite for EU co-financing?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Since Directive2011/7/EU on payment times was transposed into Spanish law, the legal time limit for paying suppliers has been 60days. There is also a requirement for companies' annual reports to state the average period within which suppliers were paid. It is common in such reports to see a comment like ‘usual payment period’ being used to cover up the fact that payments were made after the time limits laid down by law. Spain's Cross-sector Platform against Late Payment has published further information on this topic(1). The vast majority of these companies, which are the chief recipients of public works and services contracts, have benefited from supplier payment plans and from the Spanish regional liquidity fund (FLA), meaning that the authorities ought to check the times within which they are paying subcontractors (SMEs and individuals). Is the Commission planning to urge the Spanish Government to ensure that major public works and services contractors comply with the legislation in force as regards late payments to subcontractors? (1)http://pmcm.esinterban.com/files/Metodologia%20c%C3%A1lculo%20periodos%20medios%20pago%20y%20cobro.pdf" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-002955-16

Transportation

Since Directive2011/7/EU on payment times was transposed into Spanish law, the legal time limit for paying suppliers has been 60days. There is also a requirement for companies' annual reports to state the average period within which suppliers were paid. It is common in such reports to see a comment like ‘usual payment period’ being used to cover up the fact that payments were made after the time limits laid down by law. Spain's Cross-sector Platform against Late Payment has published further information on this topic(1). The vast majority of these companies, which are the chief recipients of public works and services contracts, have benefited from supplier payment plans and from the Spanish regional liquidity fund (FLA), meaning that the authorities ought to check the times within which they are paying subcontractors (SMEs and individuals). Is the Commission planning to urge the Spanish Government to ensure that major public works and services contractors comply with the legislation in force as regards late payments to subcontractors? (1)http://pmcm.esinterban.com/files/Metodologia%20c%C3%A1lculo%20periodos%20medios%20pago%20y%20cobro.pdf

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "EC Directive 91/439/EEC (1) on driving licences requires that persons applying for a motorbike licence must take the test with a motorbike without a sidecar. This test is classified as a Category """"""""A"""""""" or minimum vehicle test. The Directive came into force in 1991 with a requirement for a review after five years. Will the Commission drop the requirement on a motorbike without a sidecar to allow those persons with a sidecar to take the test? I understand that at least one Member State has interpreted the Directive to allow for the use of a sidecar in testing. Could the Commission also outline progress so far on the review of this Directive? (1)OJ L 237 of 24.8.1991, p. 1." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3102/96

Transportation

EC Directive 91/439/EEC (1) on driving licences requires that persons applying for a motorbike licence must take the test with a motorbike without a sidecar. This test is classified as a Category """"""""A"""""""" or minimum vehicle test. The Directive came into force in 1991 with a requirement for a review after five years. Will the Commission drop the requirement on a motorbike without a sidecar to allow those persons with a sidecar to take the test? I understand that at least one Member State has interpreted the Directive to allow for the use of a sidecar in testing. Could the Commission also outline progress so far on the review of this Directive? (1)OJ L 237 of 24.8.1991, p. 1.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In keeping with legislative decrees Nos 163 and 152 of 2006, the company Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova S.p.A. has initiated the environmental impact assessment procedure in respect of a motorway project entitled ‘Autostrada Valdastico A31 Nord’. In that connection, on 19March2012 it published in the newspapers Corriere della Sera, Il Giornale di Vicenza and L’Adige a notice stating that it had asked the Ministry of the Environment to issue a certificate of compliance with environmental protection rules and that it had submitted the details of the project and the environmental impact study, with the relevant non-technical summary, to the competent bodies(1). The project concerns the building of a motorway link between Vicenza and Trento, running more specifically between the communes of Piovene Rocchette and Besenello, completing a section of motorway known as Valdastico Nord — A31. Inexplicably, the documents dealing with the project claim that it is part of the TEN-T European transport network and, more specifically, of corridor 1, Berlin-Palermo(2), even though this is a railway, and not a motorway, corridor(3). The website of the TEN-T executive agency makes no reference whatsoever to the Valdastico A31 Nord motorway(4). Can the Commission state whether the Piovene Rocchette-Besenello section of the Valdastico A31 Nord motorway project has been included in the TEN-T trans-European transport network and whether that motorway can be said to contribute to the establishment of rail corridor 1, linking Berlin and Palermo? Are there any official EU documents which show that the project to extend the Valdastico A31 Nord motorway forms part of the TEN-T trans-European transport network? (1)http://www.va.minambiente.it/ricerca/dettaglioprogetto.aspx?ID_Progetto=656 (2)Illustrative report doc 2505_010101001_0101.A0, ‘Effeto Rete’, p.11 — http://www.va.minambiente.it/Ricerca/DettaglioDocumentoVIA.aspx?ID_Documento=54269&ID_Progetto=656 (3)http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/ten-t_projects/30_priority_projects/priority_project_1/priority_project_1.htm (4)http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/home/" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-010729-12

Transportation

In keeping with legislative decrees Nos 163 and 152 of 2006, the company Autostrada Brescia Verona Vicenza Padova S.p.A. has initiated the environmental impact assessment procedure in respect of a motorway project entitled ‘Autostrada Valdastico A31 Nord’. In that connection, on 19March2012 it published in the newspapers Corriere della Sera, Il Giornale di Vicenza and L’Adige a notice stating that it had asked the Ministry of the Environment to issue a certificate of compliance with environmental protection rules and that it had submitted the details of the project and the environmental impact study, with the relevant non-technical summary, to the competent bodies(1). The project concerns the building of a motorway link between Vicenza and Trento, running more specifically between the communes of Piovene Rocchette and Besenello, completing a section of motorway known as Valdastico Nord — A31. Inexplicably, the documents dealing with the project claim that it is part of the TEN-T European transport network and, more specifically, of corridor 1, Berlin-Palermo(2), even though this is a railway, and not a motorway, corridor(3). The website of the TEN-T executive agency makes no reference whatsoever to the Valdastico A31 Nord motorway(4). Can the Commission state whether the Piovene Rocchette-Besenello section of the Valdastico A31 Nord motorway project has been included in the TEN-T trans-European transport network and whether that motorway can be said to contribute to the establishment of rail corridor 1, linking Berlin and Palermo? Are there any official EU documents which show that the project to extend the Valdastico A31 Nord motorway forms part of the TEN-T trans-European transport network? (1)http://www.va.minambiente.it/ricerca/dettaglioprogetto.aspx?ID_Progetto=656 (2)Illustrative report doc 2505_010101001_0101.A0, ‘Effeto Rete’, p.11 — http://www.va.minambiente.it/Ricerca/DettaglioDocumentoVIA.aspx?ID_Documento=54269&ID_Progetto=656 (3)http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/ten-t_projects/30_priority_projects/priority_project_1/priority_project_1.htm (4)http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/home/

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "As part of the operational programme for """"""""railways, airports and urban transport"""""""" under the 3rd CSF, the Greek Ministry of Transport and Communications is pressing ahead with the construction of a tram system consisting of two lines: — Zappeion — Nea Smyrni (Achilleos) — Palio Faliro — Neo Faliro and — Neo Faliro — Palio Faliro — Ayios Kosmas — Glyfada. Transport engineers and other experts have raised objections to the route finally chosen (via Nea Smyrni instead of Syggrou Avenue and via the seafront at Palio Faliro) and to the tight schedule for carrying out the work — forming part of the timetable for works relating to the Olympic Games — which leaves no margin for reviewing any shortcomings in surveying and planning. Moreover, the inhabitants of Nea Smyrni, Alimos, Glyfada and Palio Faliro have protested (the last-mentioned have in fact appealed to the Council of State), while three of the town councils involved have rejected the proposed route on the grounds that it would ruin the seafront, an area of exceptional beauty, without resolving the traffic problem. Traffic lanes would be lost or substantially narrowed and bus routes cut and services reduced. Can the Commission answer the following: 1. Have a complete transport study and an advisability study duly been carried out to consider other, more cost-effective solutions? What comparative study justifies the choice of route one instead of the route via Syggrou Avenue (our information suggests that there is none)? 2. Has a complete environmental impact assessment been carried out (2000 trees would apparently have to be destroyed) and were the public consulted at the stage when the route and the environmental impact assessment of the works were adopted? 3. Have all the requirements of Community and national law concerning competition and the social value of the project been met? 4. What is the timetable for completion of the project and how realistic is it? 5. How has it come about that, despite its lack of experience in carrying out a project on this scale, TRAM A.E. has been chosen as the most appropriate firm to complete this project?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1170/02

Transportation

As part of the operational programme for """"""""railways, airports and urban transport"""""""" under the 3rd CSF, the Greek Ministry of Transport and Communications is pressing ahead with the construction of a tram system consisting of two lines: — Zappeion — Nea Smyrni (Achilleos) — Palio Faliro — Neo Faliro and — Neo Faliro — Palio Faliro — Ayios Kosmas — Glyfada. Transport engineers and other experts have raised objections to the route finally chosen (via Nea Smyrni instead of Syggrou Avenue and via the seafront at Palio Faliro) and to the tight schedule for carrying out the work — forming part of the timetable for works relating to the Olympic Games — which leaves no margin for reviewing any shortcomings in surveying and planning. Moreover, the inhabitants of Nea Smyrni, Alimos, Glyfada and Palio Faliro have protested (the last-mentioned have in fact appealed to the Council of State), while three of the town councils involved have rejected the proposed route on the grounds that it would ruin the seafront, an area of exceptional beauty, without resolving the traffic problem. Traffic lanes would be lost or substantially narrowed and bus routes cut and services reduced. Can the Commission answer the following: 1. Have a complete transport study and an advisability study duly been carried out to consider other, more cost-effective solutions? What comparative study justifies the choice of route one instead of the route via Syggrou Avenue (our information suggests that there is none)? 2. Has a complete environmental impact assessment been carried out (2000 trees would apparently have to be destroyed) and were the public consulted at the stage when the route and the environmental impact assessment of the works were adopted? 3. Have all the requirements of Community and national law concerning competition and the social value of the project been met? 4. What is the timetable for completion of the project and how realistic is it? 5. How has it come about that, despite its lack of experience in carrying out a project on this scale, TRAM A.E. has been chosen as the most appropriate firm to complete this project?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Following the Irish Government's decision to ignore the advice of the European Commission, its own consultants' report and the parties of the Opposition and go ahead with an underground option for the LUAS light-rail system in Dublin, can the Commission confirm that the £114 million in Community Support Framework Funding promised for the project has been definitively withdrawn? As the option which the consultants' report predicted would """"""""bring about a significant deterioration in the inner-city environment"""""""" was chosen by the Irish Government, can the Commission also confirm that the CSF funds will not be diverted to road-building projects, which would further exacerbate an already disastrous situation?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1619/98

Transportation

Following the Irish Government's decision to ignore the advice of the European Commission, its own consultants' report and the parties of the Opposition and go ahead with an underground option for the LUAS light-rail system in Dublin, can the Commission confirm that the £114 million in Community Support Framework Funding promised for the project has been definitively withdrawn? As the option which the consultants' report predicted would """"""""bring about a significant deterioration in the inner-city environment"""""""" was chosen by the Irish Government, can the Commission also confirm that the CSF funds will not be diverted to road-building projects, which would further exacerbate an already disastrous situation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Corona pandemic has had a massive impact on the air transport sector. Figures for April 2020 show a 66% decrease in the number of flights compared to the previous year and, according to IATA (International Air Transport Association) estimates, resulting losses could be as much as EUR 290 billion worldwide.Under Directive 2008/101/EC, greenhouse gas emission allowance trading arrangements extend to air transport also, a special reserve being earmarked for certain air transport operators.Under the CORSIA provisions, however, all additional free emission allowances have been suspended. As a result, airlines theoretically entitled to benefit from these arrangements now find themselves in the unenviable position of having to apply for emission allowances without being entitled to their free quota.In view of this:Can the Commission say whether there are any plans to deploy the special reserve immediately, by way of exception, in a bid to mitigate the adverse effects of the pandemic on the already embattled aviation sector?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-002819/2020

Transportation

The Corona pandemic has had a massive impact on the air transport sector. Figures for April 2020 show a 66% decrease in the number of flights compared to the previous year and, according to IATA (International Air Transport Association) estimates, resulting losses could be as much as EUR 290 billion worldwide.Under Directive 2008/101/EC, greenhouse gas emission allowance trading arrangements extend to air transport also, a special reserve being earmarked for certain air transport operators.Under the CORSIA provisions, however, all additional free emission allowances have been suspended. As a result, airlines theoretically entitled to benefit from these arrangements now find themselves in the unenviable position of having to apply for emission allowances without being entitled to their free quota.In view of this:Can the Commission say whether there are any plans to deploy the special reserve immediately, by way of exception, in a bid to mitigate the adverse effects of the pandemic on the already embattled aviation sector?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "At the European Parliament's public hearing on the new ports directive on 14June 2005, MrLamoureux (DG TREN) stated that the European Commission had certainly had an impact assessment study carried out in relation to the directive in question. This study was eight years old, and documentation was available. On 15June 2005 the Commission published a communication (IP/05/733) announcing its intention to strengthen the rules on impact assessments. Paragraph 7 mentions a requirement to consult with stakeholders in order to acquire a full picture of potential impacts. Can the Commission confirm that an impact assessment study has in fact been carried out in relation to the ports directive and that the study is in fact eight years old? — If no impact assessment study has been produced, does the Commission still intend to have one carried out? — If this impact assessment study is available, does the Commission agree that it is out of the question that an eight-year-old study could be used for a current legislative dossier? — If the Commission still decides to use this old impact assessment study as a basis for its legislation, could it indicate whether this study demonstrates that there is an absolute necessity for a ports directive? During the public hearing it emerged that, for a variety of reasons, many stakeholders — including workers' representatives — did not regard the new proposal for a ports directive as practicable. Has the Commission — as proposed in paragraph7 of its communication (IP/05/733) — consulted with all stakeholders, and especially with workers' representatives? What arguments are being put forward by the Commission to defend a proposal that does not at all have the approval of port workers?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2472/05

Transportation

At the European Parliament's public hearing on the new ports directive on 14June 2005, MrLamoureux (DG TREN) stated that the European Commission had certainly had an impact assessment study carried out in relation to the directive in question. This study was eight years old, and documentation was available. On 15June 2005 the Commission published a communication (IP/05/733) announcing its intention to strengthen the rules on impact assessments. Paragraph 7 mentions a requirement to consult with stakeholders in order to acquire a full picture of potential impacts. Can the Commission confirm that an impact assessment study has in fact been carried out in relation to the ports directive and that the study is in fact eight years old? — If no impact assessment study has been produced, does the Commission still intend to have one carried out? — If this impact assessment study is available, does the Commission agree that it is out of the question that an eight-year-old study could be used for a current legislative dossier? — If the Commission still decides to use this old impact assessment study as a basis for its legislation, could it indicate whether this study demonstrates that there is an absolute necessity for a ports directive? During the public hearing it emerged that, for a variety of reasons, many stakeholders — including workers' representatives — did not regard the new proposal for a ports directive as practicable. Has the Commission — as proposed in paragraph7 of its communication (IP/05/733) — consulted with all stakeholders, and especially with workers' representatives? What arguments are being put forward by the Commission to defend a proposal that does not at all have the approval of port workers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "At the meeting of the Committee on Transport and Tourism on 19 February 2020,Markus Ferber, MEP, made the following assertion:‘It is unacceptable that, invoking the ‘environment’, Tyrolean transport undertakings should advertise in Bavaria and Italy that they can carry out transport operations because they are not affected by unilateral measures which prevent Bavarian and Italian undertakings from carrying out the same operations.’ (1) However, Mr Ferber did not specify what ‘unilateral measures’ he was referring to, nor did he produce any evidence for this assertion.1.Is the Commission aware of any ‘measures’ of the Land of Tyrol or the Republic of Austria that apply only to Bavarian or Italian transport undertakings and not to those based in Tyrol?2.Is the Commission aware of any legislation in the Land of Tyrol or the Republic of Austria that grant legal privileges to Tyrolean transport undertakings in comparison with transport undertakings from Bavaria, Italy or another EU Member State? (1)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/de/committees/video?event=20200220-0900-COMMITTEE-TRAN" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-001246/2020

Transportation

At the meeting of the Committee on Transport and Tourism on 19 February 2020,Markus Ferber, MEP, made the following assertion:‘It is unacceptable that, invoking the ‘environment’, Tyrolean transport undertakings should advertise in Bavaria and Italy that they can carry out transport operations because they are not affected by unilateral measures which prevent Bavarian and Italian undertakings from carrying out the same operations.’ (1) However, Mr Ferber did not specify what ‘unilateral measures’ he was referring to, nor did he produce any evidence for this assertion.1.Is the Commission aware of any ‘measures’ of the Land of Tyrol or the Republic of Austria that apply only to Bavarian or Italian transport undertakings and not to those based in Tyrol?2.Is the Commission aware of any legislation in the Land of Tyrol or the Republic of Austria that grant legal privileges to Tyrolean transport undertakings in comparison with transport undertakings from Bavaria, Italy or another EU Member State? (1)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/de/committees/video?event=20200220-0900-COMMITTEE-TRAN

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Vasco da Gama Bridge, co-financed by the Union, has long been completed and already open for nearly a year. Given the passage of time, it would be logical to assume that the Commission had already transferred the full amounts required to pay its share of the costs. Could the Commission say whether it has paid all of the instalments of funding entailed in its financial contribution to the works as a whole, including access road networks? If it has not done so, what fundamental or administrative reasons and/or final assessments lie behind its failure to act?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0945/99

Transportation

The Vasco da Gama Bridge, co-financed by the Union, has long been completed and already open for nearly a year. Given the passage of time, it would be logical to assume that the Commission had already transferred the full amounts required to pay its share of the costs. Could the Commission say whether it has paid all of the instalments of funding entailed in its financial contribution to the works as a whole, including access road networks? If it has not done so, what fundamental or administrative reasons and/or final assessments lie behind its failure to act?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Could the Council outline the current state of play with the draft regulation concerning public service requirements and the award of public service contracts in transport by rail, road and inland waterway – COM(2000) 7 final(1)? Is the Council Presidency planning to take any initiatives in this regard? (1)JO C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 169." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2795/04

Transportation

Could the Council outline the current state of play with the draft regulation concerning public service requirements and the award of public service contracts in transport by rail, road and inland waterway – COM(2000) 7 final(1)? Is the Council Presidency planning to take any initiatives in this regard? (1)JO C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 169.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Commission will shortly be updating the list of European transport infrastructure priority projects in the light of their Community interest, funding potential and social and economic impact. One of the projects that is being put forward at present for the rail link between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe would cross the Pyrenees in a low-altitude tunnel in the region known as Vignemale, thus linking up the Autonomous Community of Aragón and France. Has the Commission considered including this project in its list of priorities? Is the Commission considering funding it from the Cohesion Fund?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1047/98

Transportation

The Commission will shortly be updating the list of European transport infrastructure priority projects in the light of their Community interest, funding potential and social and economic impact. One of the projects that is being put forward at present for the rail link between the Iberian peninsula and the rest of Europe would cross the Pyrenees in a low-altitude tunnel in the region known as Vignemale, thus linking up the Autonomous Community of Aragón and France. Has the Commission considered including this project in its list of priorities? Is the Commission considering funding it from the Cohesion Fund?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "LastMay, without having issued apublic call for tenders, the agreement between the company holding the concession for the Brescia-Padova motorway and the Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade (ANAS), the public agency responsible for managing Italy's national road network, was extended for afurther nine years (until 2011). Under the """"""""Ciampi-Costa"""""""" directive(1) motorway concessions may be extended, by way of exception, only in order to settle existing disputes (failure to adjust charges, recognition of the work carried out in connection with the 1990 World Cup and the Columbus celebrations in 1992 and any other disputes on which the opinion of the State legal advisory office must be requested). In this case, however, the justification put forward for the extension was the construction of new motorway links, including the A31 """"""""Valdastico motorway"""""""" which would link Vicenza to Rovigo (A4-A31 interchange) by a60-km road link. This motorway is additional to the Valtrompia motorway, which is also included in the Brescia-Padova concession company's financial plan and was the subject of my earlier question to the Commission (4047/00)(2). Does the Commission not consider that the renewal of this concession is incompatible with Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 89/440/EEC(3)? Does the Commission consider it admissible to justify this extension, without apublic call for tenders being issued, on the basis of atransfer of investment to the construction of anew motorway? Irrespective of the need for aroad axis through the valley in question, does the Commission not consider that accepting such apolicy of exchanges between concession holders and the public authorities in favour of new motorways undermines the priority objective of redressing the balance between road and rail transport in the European Union? (1)Directive of the Minister of Public Works and the Minsiter for the Treasury, the Budget and Economic Planning of 20October 1998, Protocol No 011790 of the Ministry for the Treasury. (2)The investments authorised under the concession company's financial plan amount to atotal of ITL 2466 billion (€ 1 273 million). (3)Published in OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, OJ L 199, 9.8.1993 and OJ L 210, 21.7.1989." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0371/01

Transportation

LastMay, without having issued apublic call for tenders, the agreement between the company holding the concession for the Brescia-Padova motorway and the Azienda Nazionale Autonoma Strade (ANAS), the public agency responsible for managing Italy's national road network, was extended for afurther nine years (until 2011). Under the """"""""Ciampi-Costa"""""""" directive(1) motorway concessions may be extended, by way of exception, only in order to settle existing disputes (failure to adjust charges, recognition of the work carried out in connection with the 1990 World Cup and the Columbus celebrations in 1992 and any other disputes on which the opinion of the State legal advisory office must be requested). In this case, however, the justification put forward for the extension was the construction of new motorway links, including the A31 """"""""Valdastico motorway"""""""" which would link Vicenza to Rovigo (A4-A31 interchange) by a60-km road link. This motorway is additional to the Valtrompia motorway, which is also included in the Brescia-Padova concession company's financial plan and was the subject of my earlier question to the Commission (4047/00)(2). Does the Commission not consider that the renewal of this concession is incompatible with Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/37/EEC and 89/440/EEC(3)? Does the Commission consider it admissible to justify this extension, without apublic call for tenders being issued, on the basis of atransfer of investment to the construction of anew motorway? Irrespective of the need for aroad axis through the valley in question, does the Commission not consider that accepting such apolicy of exchanges between concession holders and the public authorities in favour of new motorways undermines the priority objective of redressing the balance between road and rail transport in the European Union? (1)Directive of the Minister of Public Works and the Minsiter for the Treasury, the Budget and Economic Planning of 20October 1998, Protocol No 011790 of the Ministry for the Treasury. (2)The investments authorised under the concession company's financial plan amount to atotal of ITL 2466 billion (€ 1 273 million). (3)Published in OJ L 209, 24.7.1992, OJ L 199, 9.8.1993 and OJ L 210, 21.7.1989.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Passenger transport on EU inland waterways for the purpose of tourism is a sector the potential of which has been insufficiently exploited in Europe and which could also make an important contribution to the development of cross-border cooperation programmes. However, public-private partnerships at the local authority level — particularly the smaller authorities, which could jointly develop services for this category of tourists, whether they be from theEU or not — are insufficient in the European Union. How does the Commission intend to encourage the emergence and development of public-private partnerships that involve more local and regional authorities in programmes aimed at improving the quality of tourism services on the EU's inland waterways?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-003687/2011

Transportation

Passenger transport on EU inland waterways for the purpose of tourism is a sector the potential of which has been insufficiently exploited in Europe and which could also make an important contribution to the development of cross-border cooperation programmes. However, public-private partnerships at the local authority level — particularly the smaller authorities, which could jointly develop services for this category of tourists, whether they be from theEU or not — are insufficient in the European Union. How does the Commission intend to encourage the emergence and development of public-private partnerships that involve more local and regional authorities in programmes aimed at improving the quality of tourism services on the EU's inland waterways?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Why it is not possible throughout the opening hours of station ticket offices to purchase directly train tickets from and to destinations in foreign countries, and even from foreign localities via one's own country to another country, as one already can from Deutsche Bahn, for example for travel between Sweden and France or between the Netherlands and Eastern Europe? 2.Is it acceptable that railway companies providing passenger services should regress to a position of providing purely national services, thus increasingly surrendering the field of international transport to bus companies and airlines, or is the Commission — inter alia in connection with the white paper — pursuing measures to combat such a development? 3.Will the Commission seek to ensure that railway tickets, at least to all popular destinations up to 200 km beyond the national border, major foreign interchange stations and cities within Europe, are widely available in all Member States, with the possible exception of Ireland, Finland and Greece, which do not have any international rail links with other EU Member States? 4.Would it be possible to encourage the provision of high-quality international rail passenger services by periodically publishing comparative surveys and/or awarding an annual prize to the railway company which provides the best international service to customers?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0520/02

Transportation

1.Why it is not possible throughout the opening hours of station ticket offices to purchase directly train tickets from and to destinations in foreign countries, and even from foreign localities via one's own country to another country, as one already can from Deutsche Bahn, for example for travel between Sweden and France or between the Netherlands and Eastern Europe? 2.Is it acceptable that railway companies providing passenger services should regress to a position of providing purely national services, thus increasingly surrendering the field of international transport to bus companies and airlines, or is the Commission — inter alia in connection with the white paper — pursuing measures to combat such a development? 3.Will the Commission seek to ensure that railway tickets, at least to all popular destinations up to 200 km beyond the national border, major foreign interchange stations and cities within Europe, are widely available in all Member States, with the possible exception of Ireland, Finland and Greece, which do not have any international rail links with other EU Member States? 4.Would it be possible to encourage the provision of high-quality international rail passenger services by periodically publishing comparative surveys and/or awarding an annual prize to the railway company which provides the best international service to customers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Will the Commission state whether there are any requirements, existing or proposed, that would require public authorities to put tube (underground or metro) services out to tender?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3736/00

Transportation

Will the Commission state whether there are any requirements, existing or proposed, that would require public authorities to put tube (underground or metro) services out to tender?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Does the Commission have any data on the minimum distances from runways required by the legislation of the Member States for the granting of (a) house building permits and (b) authorization to expand the airport? 2.Does it possess data on the distances actually applied between residential areas and runways in the airports of the Member States? 3.Does the Commission have no plans to set European standards in this area so as to improve the protection of local residents and of citizens in general from noise pollution and the unpleasant smell of kerosene?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-1228/98

Transportation

1.Does the Commission have any data on the minimum distances from runways required by the legislation of the Member States for the granting of (a) house building permits and (b) authorization to expand the airport? 2.Does it possess data on the distances actually applied between residential areas and runways in the airports of the Member States? 3.Does the Commission have no plans to set European standards in this area so as to improve the protection of local residents and of citizens in general from noise pollution and the unpleasant smell of kerosene?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The eruption of the Icelandic volcano caused serious damage to the players involved in European air traffic (both passenger and freight) and highlighted the mounting risk of the air traffic system collapsing in the future. Furthermore, belated and in some cases contradictory decisions were taken in the Member States in response to the problems raised by and consequences of what happened during the volcanic activity. As is well known, a large number of European flights were cancelled and many leading European airports had to be closed as a result of the disruption caused to European air traffic. The security and safety of passengers was the first priority during the closure of the airports. However, another important aspect of the safety and security of the population appears to have been neglected, namely those citizens who were at home and expected goods and services to be provided on a normal basis. This created a unique situation calling for a new kind of ‘emergency plan’ based on the answers to the following questions: Which goods should have priority? What other means of transport should be used? Which alternative routes can be devised? This is equally important for passenger transport services. The lack of proper and accessible information confused passengers and service providers alike: they had no one to contact and no proper procedures to follow in order to obtain assistance. It was the same for industries with regard to goods deliveries. This experience raises — in general — some important issues concerning not just air traffic but also other means of transport. These issues cannot be considered without a review of the regulations and specific rules on safety and security. During this review, the opportunity should be taken to establish a European contingency plan, including a decision matrix, setting responsibilities, appointing lead agencies and regulating drivers. Therefore, my specific questions are as follows: 1. Would the Commission agree that, with efficient controls in place, including suitable coordination and transparency of the European supply chain at EU level, a European model of the value chain is necessary in order to secure the efficiency of Europe's economies as well as quality of life? 2. What steps have been already taken by the Commission with a view to making the European traffic system better able to handle any new volcanic eruption or other natural disaster? 3. What plans are on the agenda at the Commission for putting forward proposals/actions/programmes aimed at improving industrial competitiveness and quality of life by means of better logistics?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-5549/2010

Transportation

The eruption of the Icelandic volcano caused serious damage to the players involved in European air traffic (both passenger and freight) and highlighted the mounting risk of the air traffic system collapsing in the future. Furthermore, belated and in some cases contradictory decisions were taken in the Member States in response to the problems raised by and consequences of what happened during the volcanic activity. As is well known, a large number of European flights were cancelled and many leading European airports had to be closed as a result of the disruption caused to European air traffic. The security and safety of passengers was the first priority during the closure of the airports. However, another important aspect of the safety and security of the population appears to have been neglected, namely those citizens who were at home and expected goods and services to be provided on a normal basis. This created a unique situation calling for a new kind of ‘emergency plan’ based on the answers to the following questions: Which goods should have priority? What other means of transport should be used? Which alternative routes can be devised? This is equally important for passenger transport services. The lack of proper and accessible information confused passengers and service providers alike: they had no one to contact and no proper procedures to follow in order to obtain assistance. It was the same for industries with regard to goods deliveries. This experience raises — in general — some important issues concerning not just air traffic but also other means of transport. These issues cannot be considered without a review of the regulations and specific rules on safety and security. During this review, the opportunity should be taken to establish a European contingency plan, including a decision matrix, setting responsibilities, appointing lead agencies and regulating drivers. Therefore, my specific questions are as follows: 1. Would the Commission agree that, with efficient controls in place, including suitable coordination and transparency of the European supply chain at EU level, a European model of the value chain is necessary in order to secure the efficiency of Europe's economies as well as quality of life? 2. What steps have been already taken by the Commission with a view to making the European traffic system better able to handle any new volcanic eruption or other natural disaster? 3. What plans are on the agenda at the Commission for putting forward proposals/actions/programmes aimed at improving industrial competitiveness and quality of life by means of better logistics?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 2March2015, one of the spans of the ‘Italia’ viaduct, which forms part of the motorway running between the cities of Salerno and Reggio Calabria in southern Italy, collapsed, killing one person. The reconstruction work being carried out on this route, contracted in 2005, has been subject to incomprehensible delays. It presents an unacceptable risk to the safety of travellers and calls the adequacy of European transport infrastructures into question. The Salerno — Reggio Calabria motorway forms part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), and Italy has requested EUR600million in financing through the Juncker investment plan for the reconstruction work. The project has already received funding from the National Operational Programme (PON) for transport and from the European Fund for Regional Development (EUR477million in total since 2012). 1.Can the Commission clarify how much European funding, in total, has been allocated to the Salerno — Reggio Calabria project to date, and what proportion of this was intended to finance safety measures? 2.Can the Commission clarify how it will ensure the safety of the infrastructure of the Salerno — Reggio Calabria motorway? Does it intend to take measures in relation to the accident that occurred and what measures does it intend to adopt to avoid similar tragedies in the future? 3.Can the Commission explain how it intends to ensure that construction deadlines are met and that safety measures are in place for future TEN-T infrastructure financed by the European Union?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-005947-15

Transportation

On 2March2015, one of the spans of the ‘Italia’ viaduct, which forms part of the motorway running between the cities of Salerno and Reggio Calabria in southern Italy, collapsed, killing one person. The reconstruction work being carried out on this route, contracted in 2005, has been subject to incomprehensible delays. It presents an unacceptable risk to the safety of travellers and calls the adequacy of European transport infrastructures into question. The Salerno — Reggio Calabria motorway forms part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), and Italy has requested EUR600million in financing through the Juncker investment plan for the reconstruction work. The project has already received funding from the National Operational Programme (PON) for transport and from the European Fund for Regional Development (EUR477million in total since 2012). 1.Can the Commission clarify how much European funding, in total, has been allocated to the Salerno — Reggio Calabria project to date, and what proportion of this was intended to finance safety measures? 2.Can the Commission clarify how it will ensure the safety of the infrastructure of the Salerno — Reggio Calabria motorway? Does it intend to take measures in relation to the accident that occurred and what measures does it intend to adopt to avoid similar tragedies in the future? 3.Can the Commission explain how it intends to ensure that construction deadlines are met and that safety measures are in place for future TEN-T infrastructure financed by the European Union?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "With reference to Directive2004/54/EC(1) (which was transposed by Italy in November 2006) and in view of the serious accident which occurred on 10September in the San Martino tunnel (Lecco Province) on Trunk Road 36, 1.Will the Commission say whether the road in question is part of the trans-European road network? 2.If it is, will the Commission say whether the safety measures provided for in the above directive were operational? If they were not, what action does it intend to take in response to any shortcomings which may come to light? 3.If the road is not part of the TERN, what means are available in order to ensure that non-TERN roads and tunnels are safe as well? 4.Can the Commission say what percentage of tunnels are equipped with the operational devices and the instruments provided for in the above directive? (1)OJL167, 30.4.2004, p.39." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-4641/07

Transportation

With reference to Directive2004/54/EC(1) (which was transposed by Italy in November 2006) and in view of the serious accident which occurred on 10September in the San Martino tunnel (Lecco Province) on Trunk Road 36, 1.Will the Commission say whether the road in question is part of the trans-European road network? 2.If it is, will the Commission say whether the safety measures provided for in the above directive were operational? If they were not, what action does it intend to take in response to any shortcomings which may come to light? 3.If the road is not part of the TERN, what means are available in order to ensure that non-TERN roads and tunnels are safe as well? 4.Can the Commission say what percentage of tunnels are equipped with the operational devices and the instruments provided for in the above directive? (1)OJL167, 30.4.2004, p.39.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Airlines are increasing their charges for basic services, at times even asking passengers to pay charges of which they have not been informed. The most common charges are added for card payments, issuing boarding passes, checking in baggage or a second piece of baggage, outrageous fees for excess baggage, seat selection, priority boarding, and food and drink. Many of these charges are applied even though they do not actually cost the airline anything, their sole purpose being to extract the maximum amount of profit from consumers, thereby infringing their rights. In 2011, the Commission launched an investigation and, in 2012, the European Parliament’s report on the functioning and application of established rights of people travelling by air (2011/2150(INI)) was approved, yet the airlines have not stopped these clearly illegal practices. On the contrary, they continue to apply more and more charges. However, under European regulations, citizens must be informed in advance of the final cost of their ticket, which must not change. Specifically, Vueling has restricted the ‘no seat selection’ option, which was free of charge, which means that passengers can now be forced to purchase a seat in order to obtain their boarding pass. Similarly, Ryanair does not provide passengers with clear information about the option of not paying for a seat, resulting in unfair excess charges. Does the Commission believe these are abusive practices and they result in unfair competition by concealing the final price of the service? What measures does it intend to take to ensure that consumers are not misled about the final price of their ticket? What sanctions is it going to apply to airlines who participate in such practices? Does the Commission intend to strengthen the rights of air passengers in order to prevent such abuses? Specifically, does it believe that requiring passengers to pay for a seat at a later stage is an abusive practice? What actions does it intend to take in this regard?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-006637-13

Transportation

Airlines are increasing their charges for basic services, at times even asking passengers to pay charges of which they have not been informed. The most common charges are added for card payments, issuing boarding passes, checking in baggage or a second piece of baggage, outrageous fees for excess baggage, seat selection, priority boarding, and food and drink. Many of these charges are applied even though they do not actually cost the airline anything, their sole purpose being to extract the maximum amount of profit from consumers, thereby infringing their rights. In 2011, the Commission launched an investigation and, in 2012, the European Parliament’s report on the functioning and application of established rights of people travelling by air (2011/2150(INI)) was approved, yet the airlines have not stopped these clearly illegal practices. On the contrary, they continue to apply more and more charges. However, under European regulations, citizens must be informed in advance of the final cost of their ticket, which must not change. Specifically, Vueling has restricted the ‘no seat selection’ option, which was free of charge, which means that passengers can now be forced to purchase a seat in order to obtain their boarding pass. Similarly, Ryanair does not provide passengers with clear information about the option of not paying for a seat, resulting in unfair excess charges. Does the Commission believe these are abusive practices and they result in unfair competition by concealing the final price of the service? What measures does it intend to take to ensure that consumers are not misled about the final price of their ticket? What sanctions is it going to apply to airlines who participate in such practices? Does the Commission intend to strengthen the rights of air passengers in order to prevent such abuses? Specifically, does it believe that requiring passengers to pay for a seat at a later stage is an abusive practice? What actions does it intend to take in this regard?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the answer given on 12 September 1995 by Commissioner Kinnock, on behalf of the Commission, to my Written Question P-2295/95 (1) concerning Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 (2), he said that the Commission would examine once more with the German authorities the complex legal and accounting issues relating to possible cross-subsidies. 1. Has that examination now taken place? If so, what is now the detailed and substantive answer to the written question referred to above which I tabled in 1995?I should also like an answer to the following question: Is the concept of """"""""independent profitability"""""""", which is laid down in a legally and practically watertight form in the second sentence of Section 8(4) of the Passenger Carriage Act (PBefG), compatible with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 on public service obligations, with particular regard to that part of the definition which equates with internally generated revenue external financing in the form of equity capital transfers from the national budget or profit transfers from state-run undertakings or state-controlled affiliated companies that are interdependent as regards capital? 2. If that examination has not yet taken place, when will it, and when will I receive a definitive and substantive answer? (1)OJ C 340, 18.12.1995, p.29. (2)OJ L 169, 29.6.1991, p.1." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-1739/96

Transportation

In the answer given on 12 September 1995 by Commissioner Kinnock, on behalf of the Commission, to my Written Question P-2295/95 (1) concerning Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 (2), he said that the Commission would examine once more with the German authorities the complex legal and accounting issues relating to possible cross-subsidies. 1. Has that examination now taken place? If so, what is now the detailed and substantive answer to the written question referred to above which I tabled in 1995?I should also like an answer to the following question: Is the concept of """"""""independent profitability"""""""", which is laid down in a legally and practically watertight form in the second sentence of Section 8(4) of the Passenger Carriage Act (PBefG), compatible with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 on public service obligations, with particular regard to that part of the definition which equates with internally generated revenue external financing in the form of equity capital transfers from the national budget or profit transfers from state-run undertakings or state-controlled affiliated companies that are interdependent as regards capital? 2. If that examination has not yet taken place, when will it, and when will I receive a definitive and substantive answer? (1)OJ C 340, 18.12.1995, p.29. (2)OJ L 169, 29.6.1991, p.1.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Further to my Question P‑0645/07 on the award of the concession for maritime transport between Marseille and Corsica, the Commission responded that it was making inquiries as to whether the tendering procedure complied with EClaw, and would reach a decision before the final award of the contract. The concession was awarded in May 2007 and the Commission has still not reached any decision on the issue. Iunderstand that the Commission may have sent a further request for information to the French authorities on certain aspects of the terms of reference for the concession. Could the Commission comment on the current status of this case and provide assurances that EU principles are fully complied with, particularly in the country of origin of the Commission Vice‑President responsible for transport? The French media have highlighted the fact that the renewal of the concession with the incumbent, the Société Nationale Corse Méditerranée (SNCM), has led to a substantial increase in public subsidies as compared to the offers from competitors. Inote that the SNCM is undergoing its second recapitalisation with substantial state aid being paid, while the first recapitalisation, cleared by the Commission, has been declared illegal by the Tribunal of First Instance of Luxembourg. In the context of the French struggle to restore its public finances and fight against endemic public deficits and its huge public debt, will the Commission declare both the concession and the recapitalisation process incompatible with EU rules, thus reducing the heavy tax burden on French, and ultimately EU, taxpayers?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-5948/07

Transportation

Further to my Question P‑0645/07 on the award of the concession for maritime transport between Marseille and Corsica, the Commission responded that it was making inquiries as to whether the tendering procedure complied with EClaw, and would reach a decision before the final award of the contract. The concession was awarded in May 2007 and the Commission has still not reached any decision on the issue. Iunderstand that the Commission may have sent a further request for information to the French authorities on certain aspects of the terms of reference for the concession. Could the Commission comment on the current status of this case and provide assurances that EU principles are fully complied with, particularly in the country of origin of the Commission Vice‑President responsible for transport? The French media have highlighted the fact that the renewal of the concession with the incumbent, the Société Nationale Corse Méditerranée (SNCM), has led to a substantial increase in public subsidies as compared to the offers from competitors. Inote that the SNCM is undergoing its second recapitalisation with substantial state aid being paid, while the first recapitalisation, cleared by the Commission, has been declared illegal by the Tribunal of First Instance of Luxembourg. In the context of the French struggle to restore its public finances and fight against endemic public deficits and its huge public debt, will the Commission declare both the concession and the recapitalisation process incompatible with EU rules, thus reducing the heavy tax burden on French, and ultimately EU, taxpayers?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "EU Directive2003/59/EC requires bus and lorry drivers to take 35hours of training every five years. This training is made up of modules, most of which can be chosen by the driver/haulier. There is a module which raises awareness of vulnerable road users. In light of calls by EU citizens to make cycling safer throughout the European Union, could the module which raises awareness of vulnerable road users, such as cyclists, be made compulsory?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-002823/2012

Transportation

EU Directive2003/59/EC requires bus and lorry drivers to take 35hours of training every five years. This training is made up of modules, most of which can be chosen by the driver/haulier. There is a module which raises awareness of vulnerable road users. In light of calls by EU citizens to make cycling safer throughout the European Union, could the module which raises awareness of vulnerable road users, such as cyclists, be made compulsory?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Commission's Directorate-General for Personnel has contacted the Brussels transport company (STIB) with a view to obtaining reduced-price season tickets for its officials. Negotiations are currently suspended. Can the Commission confirm whether there is any truth in reports that the deadlock in the talks is due to its efforts to swap the annual package of tax-free products to which officials are entitled for free STIB season tickets for all members of staff? Given that only 3 000 of the 15 000 Commission officials use public transport, does the Commission not believe that the only effect of this initiative by the Directorate-General for Personnel would be to swell the finances of the Belgian state which already benefits considerably from the presence of the Community institutions in its territory?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0636/96

Transportation

The Commission's Directorate-General for Personnel has contacted the Brussels transport company (STIB) with a view to obtaining reduced-price season tickets for its officials. Negotiations are currently suspended. Can the Commission confirm whether there is any truth in reports that the deadlock in the talks is due to its efforts to swap the annual package of tax-free products to which officials are entitled for free STIB season tickets for all members of staff? Given that only 3 000 of the 15 000 Commission officials use public transport, does the Commission not believe that the only effect of this initiative by the Directorate-General for Personnel would be to swell the finances of the Belgian state which already benefits considerably from the presence of the Community institutions in its territory?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Council Regulation (EEC) No3577/92(1) on maritime cabotage allowed Greece a derogation of 12years for opening to non-resident carriers its domestic regular maritime passenger services. Shortly after the expiration of the derogation (1January 2004) the Commission initiated on 5February 2004 the infringement procedure for non-compliance and sent a letter of formal notice to Greece. On 19April 2004 the Commission sent a second letter of formal notice; however, Greece has not yet taken any measure to comply with the regulation. Why, one and a half year after sending its letters of formal notice, has the Commission not yet addressed a reasoned opinion against Greece? What measures were taken by Greece during the 12-year derogation and since 1January 2004 to comply with Regulation (EEC) No3577/92, and for how much longer will discussions between the Greek authorities and the Commission’s services take place? Why, in other less significant infringement cases concerning the same Member State, did the Commission set urgent deadlines of 15days for compliance and obtain immediate implementation of Community law, while in the present case the Commission has not acted promptly to open a market involving over 30000000 passengers annually out of which 12000000 are EU tourists? What interests are served by the delay in liberalising maritime transport in Greece with the tolerance of the European Commission? (1)OJ L 364, 12.12.1992, p. 7." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3569/05

Transportation

Council Regulation (EEC) No3577/92(1) on maritime cabotage allowed Greece a derogation of 12years for opening to non-resident carriers its domestic regular maritime passenger services. Shortly after the expiration of the derogation (1January 2004) the Commission initiated on 5February 2004 the infringement procedure for non-compliance and sent a letter of formal notice to Greece. On 19April 2004 the Commission sent a second letter of formal notice; however, Greece has not yet taken any measure to comply with the regulation. Why, one and a half year after sending its letters of formal notice, has the Commission not yet addressed a reasoned opinion against Greece? What measures were taken by Greece during the 12-year derogation and since 1January 2004 to comply with Regulation (EEC) No3577/92, and for how much longer will discussions between the Greek authorities and the Commission’s services take place? Why, in other less significant infringement cases concerning the same Member State, did the Commission set urgent deadlines of 15days for compliance and obtain immediate implementation of Community law, while in the present case the Commission has not acted promptly to open a market involving over 30000000 passengers annually out of which 12000000 are EU tourists? What interests are served by the delay in liberalising maritime transport in Greece with the tolerance of the European Commission? (1)OJ L 364, 12.12.1992, p. 7.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to Directive2009/12/EC, and in particular Article4, referring to charges which airports apply to their users, the airport managing body should introduce charges which are appropriate to the quality of infrastructure and service provided by the airport. The above Directive, in force since March2011, obliges Member States to ensure that basic standards of transparency, non-discrimination and consultation between the airport managing body and airport users are applied to the overall network or in specific cases. Bearing in mind Article9(2) concerning the level of service provided and, more specifically, the rights to which airport users are entitled in return for airport charges: Can the Commission demonstrate that, since being transposed into Spanish law, the criteria used for the application of charges are indeed based on the principles of transparency, objectivity and a clear set of criteria? Is the Commission satisfied with the results?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-009554/2011

Transportation

According to Directive2009/12/EC, and in particular Article4, referring to charges which airports apply to their users, the airport managing body should introduce charges which are appropriate to the quality of infrastructure and service provided by the airport. The above Directive, in force since March2011, obliges Member States to ensure that basic standards of transparency, non-discrimination and consultation between the airport managing body and airport users are applied to the overall network or in specific cases. Bearing in mind Article9(2) concerning the level of service provided and, more specifically, the rights to which airport users are entitled in return for airport charges: Can the Commission demonstrate that, since being transposed into Spanish law, the criteria used for the application of charges are indeed based on the principles of transparency, objectivity and a clear set of criteria? Is the Commission satisfied with the results?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Regulation (EC) No561/2006, which standardises record-keeping requirements for commercial HGV journeys, was passed several years ago. However, implementing this regulation is presenting a problem for German businesses. The problem is that this regulation requires companies to ensure that their drivers carry with them evidence of journeys made over the previous 28days. The exceptions provided for in Article13 concerning the delivery radius and weight category do not go far enough, making the requirement to keep records an unnecessary and unreasonable administrative burden. Could the Commission clarify the criteria on which the exceptions in Article13 are based? Does the Commission foresee the possibility of extending the delivery radius and weight categories for HGVs? Is there a way of implementing this before the regulation is officially revised?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-006118/2011

Transportation

Regulation (EC) No561/2006, which standardises record-keeping requirements for commercial HGV journeys, was passed several years ago. However, implementing this regulation is presenting a problem for German businesses. The problem is that this regulation requires companies to ensure that their drivers carry with them evidence of journeys made over the previous 28days. The exceptions provided for in Article13 concerning the delivery radius and weight category do not go far enough, making the requirement to keep records an unnecessary and unreasonable administrative burden. Could the Commission clarify the criteria on which the exceptions in Article13 are based? Does the Commission foresee the possibility of extending the delivery radius and weight categories for HGVs? Is there a way of implementing this before the regulation is officially revised?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Over and above the questions raised in my Question E‑0253/09, still awaiting reply, as to the route, deadlines, Community co-funding,etc., the recent publication of information to the effect that 69% of the planned route will be suitable only for speeds of 120 and 160km per hour, and on a single track, what are the real technical details of this scheme (Lugo-Monforte-Ourense) and the Commission's opinion of whether it is entitled to be called a high-speed project? Specifically: 1. Is this really a European high-speed rail network project? 2. Can the Commission confirm that we are speaking about a single-track project, for passengers and goods, where speeds will be of 120 and 160km per hour over 69% of the route? 3. How does the Commission rate this project against European standards, how much has it already contributed to it, and how much does it intend to contribute in the future?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-0746/09

Transportation

Over and above the questions raised in my Question E‑0253/09, still awaiting reply, as to the route, deadlines, Community co-funding,etc., the recent publication of information to the effect that 69% of the planned route will be suitable only for speeds of 120 and 160km per hour, and on a single track, what are the real technical details of this scheme (Lugo-Monforte-Ourense) and the Commission's opinion of whether it is entitled to be called a high-speed project? Specifically: 1. Is this really a European high-speed rail network project? 2. Can the Commission confirm that we are speaking about a single-track project, for passengers and goods, where speeds will be of 120 and 160km per hour over 69% of the route? 3. How does the Commission rate this project against European standards, how much has it already contributed to it, and how much does it intend to contribute in the future?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 25 January 2021, a car carrier caught fire inside the O Folgoso tunnel on the A-52 motorway towards Ourense.The Spanish Government has kept the tunnel closed ever since. The tunnel will not be reopened until May at the earliest.According to employers’ associations, the tunnel’s closure in southern Galicia is having major economic and social ramifications. The traffic diversion increases the journey by roughly half an hour, wasting time and money for both carriers and private motorists. The situation is proving very costly for businesses that use these routes to transport goods around the Atlantic Corridor, inland Galicia and the rest of Spain.1.Given that the A-52 is part of the trans-European transport network, did the Spanish Government notify the Commission of the tunnel’s closure?2.What is the Commission’s view on the situation?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-001723/2021/rev.1

Transportation

On 25 January 2021, a car carrier caught fire inside the O Folgoso tunnel on the A-52 motorway towards Ourense.The Spanish Government has kept the tunnel closed ever since. The tunnel will not be reopened until May at the earliest.According to employers’ associations, the tunnel’s closure in southern Galicia is having major economic and social ramifications. The traffic diversion increases the journey by roughly half an hour, wasting time and money for both carriers and private motorists. The situation is proving very costly for businesses that use these routes to transport goods around the Atlantic Corridor, inland Galicia and the rest of Spain.1.Given that the A-52 is part of the trans-European transport network, did the Spanish Government notify the Commission of the tunnel’s closure?2.What is the Commission’s view on the situation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Following the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, Member States have adopted a series of unilateral provisions in order to tackle the ongoing crisis. Given the circumstances and different challenges Member States are facing, this is an unavoidable and necessary consequence of these extraordinary times. However, the cross-border transport of passengers and of goods, at the very least, still requires a coherent set of rules in order to be safe, reliable and efficient, while providing operators with legal and operational certainty. Within transport, aviation is practically by definition an exclusively cross-border mode of transport. As a result, airports, airlines and passengers face major difficulties in dealing with the rapidly emerging patchwork of rules and guidelines from various Member States, authorities and organisations.Does the Commission intend to establish uniform criteria and implementation provisions in order to ensure that, irrespective of an airline’s origin and destination, the same set of rules applies at the airport and in the aircraft?Does the Commission intend to establish uniform criteria and implementation provisions in order to ensure that the same set of health and safety rules applies to airports and passengers in Europe?What measures is the Commission going to take in order to support an orderly, uniform and predictable transition towards resuming the normal mode of operation?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-002300/2020

Transportation

Following the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, Member States have adopted a series of unilateral provisions in order to tackle the ongoing crisis. Given the circumstances and different challenges Member States are facing, this is an unavoidable and necessary consequence of these extraordinary times. However, the cross-border transport of passengers and of goods, at the very least, still requires a coherent set of rules in order to be safe, reliable and efficient, while providing operators with legal and operational certainty. Within transport, aviation is practically by definition an exclusively cross-border mode of transport. As a result, airports, airlines and passengers face major difficulties in dealing with the rapidly emerging patchwork of rules and guidelines from various Member States, authorities and organisations.Does the Commission intend to establish uniform criteria and implementation provisions in order to ensure that, irrespective of an airline’s origin and destination, the same set of rules applies at the airport and in the aircraft?Does the Commission intend to establish uniform criteria and implementation provisions in order to ensure that the same set of health and safety rules applies to airports and passengers in Europe?What measures is the Commission going to take in order to support an orderly, uniform and predictable transition towards resuming the normal mode of operation?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "1.Is the Commission aware that in the Euroregio Scheldemond, in the border area of the Netherlands and Belgium between the North Sea and the river Schelde, an integrated regional transport system was introduced at the start of the 1990s, replacing the two existing separate systems, and that as a result duplicate services were discontinued but that on the remaining cross-border routes both Netherlands and Flemish fare arrangements applied, journeys were published in both timetables and the long route 19 connecting the Netherlands towns of Hulst and Breda via Belgian territory had two stops in the city in Antwerp? 2.Is the Commission aware that, as a result of the desire on the part of Netherlands transport company Connexxion to improve the cost-effectiveness of its operations, cross-border cooperation with Flemish transport company De Lijn ceased as of 1 September 2002, and that this means that Flemish season tickets and related arrangements for the transport of young people and the elderly free of charge will no longer be valid on cross-border Connexxion routes? 3.Is the Commission also aware that passengers on the Belgian side will avoid using Netherlands buses and that the stop for route 19 at Rooseveltplaats in the centre of Antwerp will shortly be discontinued, which means that this line will no longer operate as a fast service between the Belgian village of De Klinge and Antwerp, adding an hour to journey times for some passengers in Flanders? 4.Does it consider this state of affairs, which means the end of cross-border arrangements that have operated effectively for many years, to be in accordance with the policy pursued in the EU of addressing the disadvantages suffered by border regions? 5.In what way can it help enable an agreement to still be reached between the two Member States on preserving the integrated network, accessibility and fare arrangements for this cross-border public transport service? What role can the EU's Interreg programme of assistance play, if necessary, in addressing financial obstacles to finding a sustainable solution?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2680/02

Transportation

1.Is the Commission aware that in the Euroregio Scheldemond, in the border area of the Netherlands and Belgium between the North Sea and the river Schelde, an integrated regional transport system was introduced at the start of the 1990s, replacing the two existing separate systems, and that as a result duplicate services were discontinued but that on the remaining cross-border routes both Netherlands and Flemish fare arrangements applied, journeys were published in both timetables and the long route 19 connecting the Netherlands towns of Hulst and Breda via Belgian territory had two stops in the city in Antwerp? 2.Is the Commission aware that, as a result of the desire on the part of Netherlands transport company Connexxion to improve the cost-effectiveness of its operations, cross-border cooperation with Flemish transport company De Lijn ceased as of 1 September 2002, and that this means that Flemish season tickets and related arrangements for the transport of young people and the elderly free of charge will no longer be valid on cross-border Connexxion routes? 3.Is the Commission also aware that passengers on the Belgian side will avoid using Netherlands buses and that the stop for route 19 at Rooseveltplaats in the centre of Antwerp will shortly be discontinued, which means that this line will no longer operate as a fast service between the Belgian village of De Klinge and Antwerp, adding an hour to journey times for some passengers in Flanders? 4.Does it consider this state of affairs, which means the end of cross-border arrangements that have operated effectively for many years, to be in accordance with the policy pursued in the EU of addressing the disadvantages suffered by border regions? 5.In what way can it help enable an agreement to still be reached between the two Member States on preserving the integrated network, accessibility and fare arrangements for this cross-border public transport service? What role can the EU's Interreg programme of assistance play, if necessary, in addressing financial obstacles to finding a sustainable solution?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "A group of schoolchildren in Denmark was recently involved in an accident in which a boat capsized. This incident gave rise to a debate on how the scale of the accident could have been reduced. It transpires that there are differing requirements regarding lifejackets and swim vests when used on smaller recreational craft. This field is regulated by Council Directive2003/44/EC and Directive89/686/EEC on protective equipment. The directives state that lifejackets should comply with CEstandards (DS/EN ISO 12402 parts2-4) and thus be in highly visible red-yellow colours, whereas swim vests under the applicable EU standard (DS/EN 12402 Part5) can be any colour whatsoever. Can the Commission confirm that it is not currently possible for an individual Member State to have stricter standards on lifejackets and swim vests than theEU rules? Does the Commission plan to review Directive89/686/EEC on protective equipment? Will the Commission also work to ensure it is possible for individual Member States to apply the provisions of the directives more strictly than is currently the case, so that they can stipulate that swim vests must be in the same conspicuous colours as lifejackets?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-002648/2011

Transportation

A group of schoolchildren in Denmark was recently involved in an accident in which a boat capsized. This incident gave rise to a debate on how the scale of the accident could have been reduced. It transpires that there are differing requirements regarding lifejackets and swim vests when used on smaller recreational craft. This field is regulated by Council Directive2003/44/EC and Directive89/686/EEC on protective equipment. The directives state that lifejackets should comply with CEstandards (DS/EN ISO 12402 parts2-4) and thus be in highly visible red-yellow colours, whereas swim vests under the applicable EU standard (DS/EN 12402 Part5) can be any colour whatsoever. Can the Commission confirm that it is not currently possible for an individual Member State to have stricter standards on lifejackets and swim vests than theEU rules? Does the Commission plan to review Directive89/686/EEC on protective equipment? Will the Commission also work to ensure it is possible for individual Member States to apply the provisions of the directives more strictly than is currently the case, so that they can stipulate that swim vests must be in the same conspicuous colours as lifejackets?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "In the interests of transparency, will the Commission request the UK's Department of Transport to disclose the names of those foreign airlines found to be flying into Britain with dangerous faults on their aircraft including structural faults, leaking engines, and worn tyres?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-0023/07

Transportation

In the interests of transparency, will the Commission request the UK's Department of Transport to disclose the names of those foreign airlines found to be flying into Britain with dangerous faults on their aircraft including structural faults, leaking engines, and worn tyres?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "According to recent information, certain makes (in particular, Chrysler and Kia) of 'people carrier'-type vehicles are now eligible for the lowest (class 1) toll charge when they are used on Portuguese motorways, even though a higher rate continues to apply in the case of other vehicles of a similar design. The Portuguese Ministry of Economic Affairs apparently once announced that 'people carriers' manufactured at the AutoEuropa plant would also be taxed as class 1 vehicles (in addition to the makes of vehicle which already enjoy that benefit), but this did not actually come to pass. This difference in toll charges particularly affects larger families, who are more or less obliged to use vehicles of the 'people carrier' type. In view of the above, would the Commission answer the following questions? - Is the Commission aware that, in Portugal, different motorway toll charges exist for 'people carrier'-type vehicles? - What view does the Commission take of this situation in the light of the principles of non-discrimination and competition on equal terms within the internal market? Does the Commission not consider this to constitute an infringement of those principles? - What action has the Commission taken (or is it intending to take) in order to put an end to this state of affairs which not only constitutes unfair competition but also penalises many large families?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-3962/03

Transportation

According to recent information, certain makes (in particular, Chrysler and Kia) of 'people carrier'-type vehicles are now eligible for the lowest (class 1) toll charge when they are used on Portuguese motorways, even though a higher rate continues to apply in the case of other vehicles of a similar design. The Portuguese Ministry of Economic Affairs apparently once announced that 'people carriers' manufactured at the AutoEuropa plant would also be taxed as class 1 vehicles (in addition to the makes of vehicle which already enjoy that benefit), but this did not actually come to pass. This difference in toll charges particularly affects larger families, who are more or less obliged to use vehicles of the 'people carrier' type. In view of the above, would the Commission answer the following questions? - Is the Commission aware that, in Portugal, different motorway toll charges exist for 'people carrier'-type vehicles? - What view does the Commission take of this situation in the light of the principles of non-discrimination and competition on equal terms within the internal market? Does the Commission not consider this to constitute an infringement of those principles? - What action has the Commission taken (or is it intending to take) in order to put an end to this state of affairs which not only constitutes unfair competition but also penalises many large families?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Having regard to the following: - the purpose of the subsidies referred to above is to ensure, in connection with ferry services to islands, territorial continuity between them and the mainland; - the principle of territorial continuity, which is the object of the above subsidies, is naturally based on the quality and quantity of the aforementioned ferry services; - in Italy, services to and from Sardinia, which are provided by the company Tirrenia, and those to and from the smaller islands, which are provided by Caremar, Toremar and Siremar, have recently been carried out by prototypes of high-speed vessels known as HSCs; - the above ferry companies are recipients of the subsidies in question, in connection with the services that they provide; - the design characteristics of the above HSC prototypes, however, mean that they are not only subject to major constraints on sailing, by comparison with traditional ferries and hydrofoils, in equivalent adverse weather conditions, but are also frequently taken out of service for special maintenance work; - the constraints on sailing and the frequent stoppages of the HSC prototypes owned by the above companies actually breach the principle of territorial continuity, which is essential for the payment of the subsidy referred to above,can the Commission state whether the above facts are true? In addition, can it take action vis-à-vis the competent authorities, if need be, to ensure that the quality and quantity of ferry services to islands reflect the principle of territorial continuity, the sole criterion for determining the admissibility of the subsidies?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2761/99

Transportation

Having regard to the following: - the purpose of the subsidies referred to above is to ensure, in connection with ferry services to islands, territorial continuity between them and the mainland; - the principle of territorial continuity, which is the object of the above subsidies, is naturally based on the quality and quantity of the aforementioned ferry services; - in Italy, services to and from Sardinia, which are provided by the company Tirrenia, and those to and from the smaller islands, which are provided by Caremar, Toremar and Siremar, have recently been carried out by prototypes of high-speed vessels known as HSCs; - the above ferry companies are recipients of the subsidies in question, in connection with the services that they provide; - the design characteristics of the above HSC prototypes, however, mean that they are not only subject to major constraints on sailing, by comparison with traditional ferries and hydrofoils, in equivalent adverse weather conditions, but are also frequently taken out of service for special maintenance work; - the constraints on sailing and the frequent stoppages of the HSC prototypes owned by the above companies actually breach the principle of territorial continuity, which is essential for the payment of the subsidy referred to above,can the Commission state whether the above facts are true? In addition, can it take action vis-à-vis the competent authorities, if need be, to ensure that the quality and quantity of ferry services to islands reflect the principle of territorial continuity, the sole criterion for determining the admissibility of the subsidies?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Recent demonstrations by river transport workers in various Member States has highlighted the problems in a sector which is a victim of specific discrimination with regard to fuel prices relative to other Community transport sectors. The demonstrators have highlighted the importance of their mode of transport for the EU as a whole, and requested that the prices they pay for fuel be put on the same footing as those paid by other Community transport sectors. Is the Commission aware of the reasons for the river transport workers' complaint, and what is its response within the general framework of Community transport?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-2846/04

Transportation

Recent demonstrations by river transport workers in various Member States has highlighted the problems in a sector which is a victim of specific discrimination with regard to fuel prices relative to other Community transport sectors. The demonstrators have highlighted the importance of their mode of transport for the EU as a whole, and requested that the prices they pay for fuel be put on the same footing as those paid by other Community transport sectors. Is the Commission aware of the reasons for the river transport workers' complaint, and what is its response within the general framework of Community transport?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "On 23 January 2020 the Commission announced that the high-speed railway line to Galicia planned in the amended schedule for the Trans-European Transport Networks would be completed in 2022. As the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) has pointed out several times, the delay in building Galicia’s rail infrastructure is attributable to the negligence of the successive Spanish governments. The current government had stated that the line would be ready by 2021, expressly contradicting the Commission's announcement. Can the Commission say how the ERDF funds earmarked for the Lubián (Zamora) to Taboadela (Ourense) stretch of track, linking Galicia to the European high-speed rail network, will be implemented?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

E-000695/2020

Transportation

On 23 January 2020 the Commission announced that the high-speed railway line to Galicia planned in the amended schedule for the Trans-European Transport Networks would be completed in 2022. As the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) has pointed out several times, the delay in building Galicia’s rail infrastructure is attributable to the negligence of the successive Spanish governments. The current government had stated that the line would be ready by 2021, expressly contradicting the Commission's announcement. Can the Commission say how the ERDF funds earmarked for the Lubián (Zamora) to Taboadela (Ourense) stretch of track, linking Galicia to the European high-speed rail network, will be implemented?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The appeals made by a number of European airlines about the transfer of air traffic from Linate to Malpensa could imply that there is a prejudice against the Lombard airport despite the fact that it forms part of the 14 priority projects, that it will soon be opened and that its situation in Europe makes it of strategic importance in North/South routes also in the light of the recent agreement between Alitalia and KLM. Given that so far there have been no additional delays in completing the infrastructures for the new airport, does the Commission not think that: 1. the problems raised by some European airlines could constructively be resolved by gradually transferring air traffic from Linate to Malpensa without prejudice to the fact that Malpensa should soon become a real European hub, as determined by the European Council in Essen? 2. the transfer of air traffic from Linate to Malpensa will be beneficial for all European airlines since Linate is at saturation point and no longer able to satisfy demand? 3. a number of statements about Alitalia's monopoly on the Linate-Fiumicino route are completely unjustified since, as from 25October 1998, Alitalia will operate 492 flights a week between Rome and Milan and 4 other companies will be able to offer a good 672? 4. any move it makes substantially to change the position it has so far maintained as regards the transfer of air traffic from Linate to Malpensa with the exception of the Milan-Rome route would come rather late and thus be detrimental to free competition between airlines?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [10]. </s>

P-2410/98

Transportation

The appeals made by a number of European airlines about the transfer of air traffic from Linate to Malpensa could imply that there is a prejudice against the Lombard airport despite the fact that it forms part of the 14 priority projects, that it will soon be opened and that its situation in Europe makes it of strategic importance in North/South routes also in the light of the recent agreement between Alitalia and KLM. Given that so far there have been no additional delays in completing the infrastructures for the new airport, does the Commission not think that: 1. the problems raised by some European airlines could constructively be resolved by gradually transferring air traffic from Linate to Malpensa without prejudice to the fact that Malpensa should soon become a real European hub, as determined by the European Council in Essen? 2. the transfer of air traffic from Linate to Malpensa will be beneficial for all European airlines since Linate is at saturation point and no longer able to satisfy demand? 3. a number of statements about Alitalia's monopoly on the Linate-Fiumicino route are completely unjustified since, as from 25October 1998, Alitalia will operate 492 flights a week between Rome and Milan and 4 other companies will be able to offer a good 672? 4. any move it makes substantially to change the position it has so far maintained as regards the transfer of air traffic from Linate to Malpensa with the exception of the Milan-Rome route would come rather late and thus be detrimental to free competition between airlines?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Poverty is not just absolute; it is also relative to the cost of living. In Spain, there are 1.5million(1) households in which all members are unemployed and, many more single-income households. One of the flagship initiatives of theEU 2020strategy is inclusive growth, a goal to which the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion contributes. The Commission is the guardian of the Treaties, as well as of the intergovernmental targets and strategies, and it is the body that implements each Member State’s recommendations in the European Semester process. In view of the Spanish Government’s Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December2011, which imposes a freeze on the national minimum wage, thus reducing many families’ purchasing power, 1.Does the Commission believe the freeze on the national minimum wage in Spain, approved by Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December which sets the national minimum wage for 2012, to be in line with the European Semester recommendations? 2.Was the objective of the European Semester recommendations to reduce the purchasing power of Spanish families and place them at risk of social exclusion? 3.Does the Commission not believe that this measure is contrary to the targets of reducing poverty and increasing social inclusion in the EU? (1)http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/hogares/todos/miembros/paro/marcan/record/elpepueco/20111028elpepueco_5/Tes" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-001142/2012

Social welfare

Poverty is not just absolute; it is also relative to the cost of living. In Spain, there are 1.5million(1) households in which all members are unemployed and, many more single-income households. One of the flagship initiatives of theEU 2020strategy is inclusive growth, a goal to which the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion contributes. The Commission is the guardian of the Treaties, as well as of the intergovernmental targets and strategies, and it is the body that implements each Member State’s recommendations in the European Semester process. In view of the Spanish Government’s Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December2011, which imposes a freeze on the national minimum wage, thus reducing many families’ purchasing power, 1.Does the Commission believe the freeze on the national minimum wage in Spain, approved by Royal Decree1888/2011 of 30December which sets the national minimum wage for 2012, to be in line with the European Semester recommendations? 2.Was the objective of the European Semester recommendations to reduce the purchasing power of Spanish families and place them at risk of social exclusion? 3.Does the Commission not believe that this measure is contrary to the targets of reducing poverty and increasing social inclusion in the EU? (1)http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/hogares/todos/miembros/paro/marcan/record/elpepueco/20111028elpepueco_5/Tes

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "What measures has the Commission taken or does it intend to take to protect and improve the situation of single-parent families? Will it recommend that Member States ensure special allowances to the parents in question, assistance for unmarried mothers, priority regarding public sector recruitment, incentives to companies employing heads of single-parent households,etc.? Do any Member States already provide special benefits for the heads of single-parent households and, if so, which are the Member States concerned and what form do these benefits take?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-3117/06

Social welfare

What measures has the Commission taken or does it intend to take to protect and improve the situation of single-parent families? Will it recommend that Member States ensure special allowances to the parents in question, assistance for unmarried mothers, priority regarding public sector recruitment, incentives to companies employing heads of single-parent households,etc.? Do any Member States already provide special benefits for the heads of single-parent households and, if so, which are the Member States concerned and what form do these benefits take?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "How much funding has the Commission transferred to Bulgaria since its accession to the EU to combat poverty?What projects have been and are being supported?What checks are carried out when the projects are assessed?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-000539/2020

Social welfare

How much funding has the Commission transferred to Bulgaria since its accession to the EU to combat poverty?What projects have been and are being supported?What checks are carried out when the projects are assessed?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "I am deeply concerned that monthly child allowances in the EU vary by more than 23 times. I would therefore like to propose the establishment of a minimum monthly child allowance of no less than EUR150 throughout the EU. Harmonising child allowances would improve the economic situation of the most disadvantaged families and reduce social exclusion.Would the Commission support such a proposal?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-000302/2020

Social welfare

I am deeply concerned that monthly child allowances in the EU vary by more than 23 times. I would therefore like to propose the establishment of a minimum monthly child allowance of no less than EUR150 throughout the EU. Harmonising child allowances would improve the economic situation of the most disadvantaged families and reduce social exclusion.Would the Commission support such a proposal?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Numerous EU countries have faced major social problems in recent years that have verged on humanitarian crisis. The impression and image being portrayed are that theEU is grinding to a halt in the social sector and not focusing sufficiently on social and humanitarian issues. In view of the above, will the Commission say: — According to the information available, is EU society stronger or weaker? — What measures does it intend to take in order to strengthen social Europe?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-007849-15

Social welfare

Numerous EU countries have faced major social problems in recent years that have verged on humanitarian crisis. The impression and image being portrayed are that theEU is grinding to a halt in the social sector and not focusing sufficiently on social and humanitarian issues. In view of the above, will the Commission say: — According to the information available, is EU society stronger or weaker? — What measures does it intend to take in order to strengthen social Europe?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Rapid technological advances, globalisation and the economic crisis have led to higher unemployment, job insecurity and a loss of vested social rights upon which the European Union was built. Particularly in countries such as Greece, all this has caused serious problems to basic survival for many vulnerable social groups, such as single-parent and multi-member families, young people and the elderly. By way of addressing growing inequalities, and to redistribute the advantages created by automation, many European countries have instituted the adoption of a universal basic income. The purpose of this measure is to replace complicated social welfare systems with a more flexible mechanism which would offer citizens security and promote knowledge, personal freedoms and social justice. Data available to date indicate the application of the measure has had positive results. In view of this: Would it be possible to establish a Unified European Social System as part of the new Multi-annual Financial Framework which would fund a universal basic income that ensures a dignified standard of living for all EU citizens and supports their economic and social reintegration?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-005032-17

Social welfare

Rapid technological advances, globalisation and the economic crisis have led to higher unemployment, job insecurity and a loss of vested social rights upon which the European Union was built. Particularly in countries such as Greece, all this has caused serious problems to basic survival for many vulnerable social groups, such as single-parent and multi-member families, young people and the elderly. By way of addressing growing inequalities, and to redistribute the advantages created by automation, many European countries have instituted the adoption of a universal basic income. The purpose of this measure is to replace complicated social welfare systems with a more flexible mechanism which would offer citizens security and promote knowledge, personal freedoms and social justice. Data available to date indicate the application of the measure has had positive results. In view of this: Would it be possible to establish a Unified European Social System as part of the new Multi-annual Financial Framework which would fund a universal basic income that ensures a dignified standard of living for all EU citizens and supports their economic and social reintegration?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Under the third period (2000‑06) of social care programmes in Greece (home help, welfare teams, day care centres for the elderly, nursery, integrated childcare and kindergarten facilities, children’s creative activity centres and creative activity centres for children with disabilities) over 6500people were employed, principally under fixed-term contracts of over two years’ duration. Given the acknowledged contribution of these programmes to achieving not only employment targets, chiefly among women, but also economic and social cohesion and in view of the large number of jobs generated by them, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. Has it received information from the Greek authorities concerning plans for the implementation of new social care programmes after 31August 2008? 2. How will the continued implementation of the programmes be ensured, especially in mountain, rural and island areas of Greece where they are particularly needed, given the absence of the relevant social infrastructures? 3. What provision is being made for those employed under the social programmes after 31August 2008? 4. What action is being taken to uphold the rights of those employed for over two years under fixed-term contracts exceeding two years once the programmes come to an end (31August 2008)?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-3823/08

Social welfare

Under the third period (2000‑06) of social care programmes in Greece (home help, welfare teams, day care centres for the elderly, nursery, integrated childcare and kindergarten facilities, children’s creative activity centres and creative activity centres for children with disabilities) over 6500people were employed, principally under fixed-term contracts of over two years’ duration. Given the acknowledged contribution of these programmes to achieving not only employment targets, chiefly among women, but also economic and social cohesion and in view of the large number of jobs generated by them, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. Has it received information from the Greek authorities concerning plans for the implementation of new social care programmes after 31August 2008? 2. How will the continued implementation of the programmes be ensured, especially in mountain, rural and island areas of Greece where they are particularly needed, given the absence of the relevant social infrastructures? 3. What provision is being made for those employed under the social programmes after 31August 2008? 4. What action is being taken to uphold the rights of those employed for over two years under fixed-term contracts exceeding two years once the programmes come to an end (31August 2008)?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Further to the oral question on childcare for frontier workers (H‑0536/05(1) of 22June 2005), followed by a question to the Commission, the Netherlands amended the Child Care Act to make all frontier workers eligible under it. Childcare allowance is not paid exclusively on the basis of the number of members of a family or their age, and should therefore be defined as family benefit, not family allowance (Article1(u)(i)and (ii), Regulation (EEC) No1408/71(2)). These are payments of different kinds which, pursuant to Article12 of Regulation (EEC) No1408/71, should not overlap. 1.Does the Commission consider that Chapter7 (family benefits and family allowances) of Regulation (EEC) No1408/71 requires a separate calculation of cumulation (overlapping) to be made in order to calculate coordination of family benefits and family allowances? (Such a separate provision already applies to the overlapping of German Erziehungsgeld/Kindergeld and Dutch kinderbijslag). 2.Does the Commission consider that this rule should be retained under the new Regulation (EC) No883/2004(3), which no longer distinguishes between family benefit and family allowance? (1)Written reply of 5July 2005. (2)OJL149, 5.7.1971, p.2. (3)OJL166, 30.4.2004, p.1." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-3407/07

Social welfare

Further to the oral question on childcare for frontier workers (H‑0536/05(1) of 22June 2005), followed by a question to the Commission, the Netherlands amended the Child Care Act to make all frontier workers eligible under it. Childcare allowance is not paid exclusively on the basis of the number of members of a family or their age, and should therefore be defined as family benefit, not family allowance (Article1(u)(i)and (ii), Regulation (EEC) No1408/71(2)). These are payments of different kinds which, pursuant to Article12 of Regulation (EEC) No1408/71, should not overlap. 1.Does the Commission consider that Chapter7 (family benefits and family allowances) of Regulation (EEC) No1408/71 requires a separate calculation of cumulation (overlapping) to be made in order to calculate coordination of family benefits and family allowances? (Such a separate provision already applies to the overlapping of German Erziehungsgeld/Kindergeld and Dutch kinderbijslag). 2.Does the Commission consider that this rule should be retained under the new Regulation (EC) No883/2004(3), which no longer distinguishes between family benefit and family allowance? (1)Written reply of 5July 2005. (2)OJL149, 5.7.1971, p.2. (3)OJL166, 30.4.2004, p.1.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The Social Insurance Agency in Malmö, Sweden, has refused to pay a student and single mother child benefit on the grounds that the father lives and works in the Netherlands. The mother has had no contact with the father since the birth. The Social Insurance Agency cites Regulation (EEC) No1408/71(1), which coordinates family benefits between Member States and defines the family as a biological unit, regardless of its actual composition. Is the Commission aware that the definition of the family is creating practical problems for people and are there are plans to update it? (1)OJL149, 5.7.1971, p.2." Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-2914/07

Social welfare

The Social Insurance Agency in Malmö, Sweden, has refused to pay a student and single mother child benefit on the grounds that the father lives and works in the Netherlands. The mother has had no contact with the father since the birth. The Social Insurance Agency cites Regulation (EEC) No1408/71(1), which coordinates family benefits between Member States and defines the family as a biological unit, regardless of its actual composition. Is the Commission aware that the definition of the family is creating practical problems for people and are there are plans to update it? (1)OJL149, 5.7.1971, p.2.

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "Our societies are changing, with people living longer and extended families no longer living in one locality. Retirement complexes have been shown to integrate older people into their communities, and also provide housing and a range of other social services. In addition, they are an opportunity for older people to contribute to their local communities and wider society, drawing on their skills, experience and wisdom. Currently, some 13% of Australians and New Zealanders live in retirement villages, as do 17% of US nationals. These retirement villages have been shown to enhance older people’s quality of life and reduce the cost of healthcare.1.Does the Commission have any existing policy, strategy or technical advice concerning retirement villages for older people?2.If not, would it consider taking action on this issue as part of its commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-000205/2020

Social welfare

Our societies are changing, with people living longer and extended families no longer living in one locality. Retirement complexes have been shown to integrate older people into their communities, and also provide housing and a range of other social services. In addition, they are an opportunity for older people to contribute to their local communities and wider society, drawing on their skills, experience and wisdom. Currently, some 13% of Australians and New Zealanders live in retirement villages, as do 17% of US nationals. These retirement villages have been shown to enhance older people’s quality of life and reduce the cost of healthcare.1.Does the Commission have any existing policy, strategy or technical advice concerning retirement villages for older people?2.If not, would it consider taking action on this issue as part of its commitment to the European Pillar of Social Rights?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17October, with the theme for this year focusing on the fight against extreme poverty and social exclusion. The Community principle of ‘social inclusion’ concerns the obstacles which prevent citizens accessing the resources and rights needed to participate fully in society on an economic and cultural level, while also enabling them to enjoy a quality of life and well‐being which most would consider normal. A persistent and serious deviation from this principle continues to cause problems in the south of Italy in terms of access to basic resources, security, legality, justice, education, childcare, elderly care and employment. The care sector is under increasing strain, in particular from the elderly, while more than 33% of underage Italians find themselves on the brink of poverty and at risk from the effects of social exclusion. Taking the above into consideration, while also respecting the powers of Member States and applying the concept of ‘active inclusion’ defined in the Commission Recommendation of 3October2008: 1. In what way can the Commission offer appropriate income support in order to reduce the risk of poverty and/or severe material deprivation? 2. In what way can the Commission promote the development of inclusive labour markets? 3. In what way can the Commission facilitate access to services which are necessary to lead a life of dignity?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-008357-14

Social welfare

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on 17October, with the theme for this year focusing on the fight against extreme poverty and social exclusion. The Community principle of ‘social inclusion’ concerns the obstacles which prevent citizens accessing the resources and rights needed to participate fully in society on an economic and cultural level, while also enabling them to enjoy a quality of life and well‐being which most would consider normal. A persistent and serious deviation from this principle continues to cause problems in the south of Italy in terms of access to basic resources, security, legality, justice, education, childcare, elderly care and employment. The care sector is under increasing strain, in particular from the elderly, while more than 33% of underage Italians find themselves on the brink of poverty and at risk from the effects of social exclusion. Taking the above into consideration, while also respecting the powers of Member States and applying the concept of ‘active inclusion’ defined in the Commission Recommendation of 3October2008: 1. In what way can the Commission offer appropriate income support in order to reduce the risk of poverty and/or severe material deprivation? 2. In what way can the Commission promote the development of inclusive labour markets? 3. In what way can the Commission facilitate access to services which are necessary to lead a life of dignity?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "One of the main recommendations for Spain set out by the Commission as part of the Europe 2020strategy is the establishment of sustainable public finances in order to halt rising public debt. One of the consequences of this measure, however, is the freezing of or delay in payments from the Government to bodies or institutions that provide basic services in our society, such as the third social sector. The social welfare state is a right that must be guaranteed above all others in those sectors of society that are at risk of serious harm. In the case of Catalonia, the budget cuts resulting from the crisis particularly affect senior citizens residing in care homes, in terms of the third social sector. The reduction in the numbers of staff hired to care for them and the lack of cash to make payments puts the welfare state in danger, not to mention that it also has a direct effect on other factors such as unemployment, poverty and social exclusion (in Catalonia alone over 55000 elderly people are being looked after in care homes, generating 33000 jobs). 1.What action is the Commission thinking of taking to safeguard the social welfare state when, on the other hand, it is being required to adopt policies to reduce public spending? 2.Does the Commission not think it should promote and encourage certain sectors such as the one mentioned above, to prevent unemployment and social exclusion, which are in turn objectives of the Europe 2020strategy?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [13]. </s>

E-011647-13

Social welfare

One of the main recommendations for Spain set out by the Commission as part of the Europe 2020strategy is the establishment of sustainable public finances in order to halt rising public debt. One of the consequences of this measure, however, is the freezing of or delay in payments from the Government to bodies or institutions that provide basic services in our society, such as the third social sector. The social welfare state is a right that must be guaranteed above all others in those sectors of society that are at risk of serious harm. In the case of Catalonia, the budget cuts resulting from the crisis particularly affect senior citizens residing in care homes, in terms of the third social sector. The reduction in the numbers of staff hired to care for them and the lack of cash to make payments puts the welfare state in danger, not to mention that it also has a direct effect on other factors such as unemployment, poverty and social exclusion (in Catalonia alone over 55000 elderly people are being looked after in care homes, generating 33000 jobs). 1.What action is the Commission thinking of taking to safeguard the social welfare state when, on the other hand, it is being required to adopt policies to reduce public spending? 2.Does the Commission not think it should promote and encourage certain sectors such as the one mentioned above, to prevent unemployment and social exclusion, which are in turn objectives of the Europe 2020strategy?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) was concluded at the Singapore Ministerial Conference in December 1996, i.e.exactly 10years ago. Although of a plurilateral nature, this agreement is applied by countries (including the EU) which collectively represent more than 90% of world trade in information technology products and plays an important role as an engine of economic growth and development through the dissemination of technical innovation and related productivity gains. Despite the rapid technology changes characterising this industry, the lists of products covered by the ITA have not been updated since the conclusion of this agreement 10years ago. This raises problems both in relation to new information technology products not covered by the agreement and in relation to products initially covered by the agreement which have since fallen outside its scope through a process of technological convergence with products not covered by the agreement. An attempt by ITA participants to review the coverage of the agreement took place in 1997‑99 (the so-called ITAII negotiations) but failed to achieve any concrete results and was eventually abandoned in favour of a more general effort aimed at improving market access for non-agricultural products (NAMA) in the framework of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). As DDA negotiations appear to have reached an impasse, the preservation of the degree of trade liberalisation, already achieved through previous negotiations is more essential than ever. Under these circumstances, could the Commission indicate: 1. whether it regards the current operation and state of implementation of the ITA as satisfactory? 2. whether it considers that a review of this agreement is necessary to expand its scope or at least prevent its reduction under the effect of technological convergence? 3. whether it intends to take the initiative of such a review in the near future?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [18]. </s>

E-5828/06

Foreign trade

The WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) was concluded at the Singapore Ministerial Conference in December 1996, i.e.exactly 10years ago. Although of a plurilateral nature, this agreement is applied by countries (including the EU) which collectively represent more than 90% of world trade in information technology products and plays an important role as an engine of economic growth and development through the dissemination of technical innovation and related productivity gains. Despite the rapid technology changes characterising this industry, the lists of products covered by the ITA have not been updated since the conclusion of this agreement 10years ago. This raises problems both in relation to new information technology products not covered by the agreement and in relation to products initially covered by the agreement which have since fallen outside its scope through a process of technological convergence with products not covered by the agreement. An attempt by ITA participants to review the coverage of the agreement took place in 1997‑99 (the so-called ITAII negotiations) but failed to achieve any concrete results and was eventually abandoned in favour of a more general effort aimed at improving market access for non-agricultural products (NAMA) in the framework of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA). As DDA negotiations appear to have reached an impasse, the preservation of the degree of trade liberalisation, already achieved through previous negotiations is more essential than ever. Under these circumstances, could the Commission indicate: 1. whether it regards the current operation and state of implementation of the ITA as satisfactory? 2. whether it considers that a review of this agreement is necessary to expand its scope or at least prevent its reduction under the effect of technological convergence? 3. whether it intends to take the initiative of such a review in the near future?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "The UK Government has expressed its intention to pursue trade talks with third countries on post-Brexit trading relationships before officially leaving theEU, as demonstrated by its decision to establish a Joint Working Group with Turkey for the purposes of a possible post-Brexit trade agreement. Given that trade is an area of EU competence under the Lisbon Treaty, does the UK have the legal authority to conduct its own exploratory talks or even set up its own formal working groups with third countries, such as the one agreed with Turkey, with a view to discussing post-Brexit trade agreements while still a member of the EU? In the context of EU trade negotiations, would the UK’s rival negotiations be in line with the Member States’ duty of sincere and close cooperation with theEU institutions? In a policy area where the Member States must act with one voice, could such talks not give rise to a conflict of interest and damage the interests of the EU?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [18]. </s>

E-000938-17

Foreign trade

The UK Government has expressed its intention to pursue trade talks with third countries on post-Brexit trading relationships before officially leaving theEU, as demonstrated by its decision to establish a Joint Working Group with Turkey for the purposes of a possible post-Brexit trade agreement. Given that trade is an area of EU competence under the Lisbon Treaty, does the UK have the legal authority to conduct its own exploratory talks or even set up its own formal working groups with third countries, such as the one agreed with Turkey, with a view to discussing post-Brexit trade agreements while still a member of the EU? In the context of EU trade negotiations, would the UK’s rival negotiations be in line with the Member States’ duty of sincere and close cooperation with theEU institutions? In a policy area where the Member States must act with one voice, could such talks not give rise to a conflict of interest and damage the interests of the EU?

<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament. Classify the question according to only one of the policy categories below. Use only the category number taken from the list below to answer. Do not explain your answer. Text: "A report by the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) of 15 November 1996 points out that between 1990 and 1995 the United States replaced Europe as the main source of investment in Latin America. The flow of direct foreign investment (DFI), which has been clearly recovering since 1993, exceeded US$ 10 000 million in the first five years of this decade. Nevertheless, Europe accounted for less than one quarter of the total. This is in marked contrast to the situation at the end of the eighties, when Europe was clearly the largest investor (54%), followed by the US (40%) and Japan (6%), although total DFI was only one quarter the level of that in the nineties. Can the Commission say how much Belgium invests in each country in the Andean Community?" Categories: [1] = Macroeconomics [2] = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties [3] = Health [4] = Agriculture and Fisheries [5] = Labour, employment and pensions [6] = Education [7] = Environment [8] = Energy [9] = Immigration [10] = Transportation [12] = Law and Crime [13] = Social welfare [14] = Regional and Urban issues and Planning [15] = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues [16] = Defence [17] = Space, science, technology, and communications issues [18] = Foreign trade [19] = International affairs and foreign aid [20] = Governance and government [21] = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues [23] = Culture and media [99] = none of the above [/INST] [18]. </s>

E-3783/96

Foreign trade

A report by the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) of 15 November 1996 points out that between 1990 and 1995 the United States replaced Europe as the main source of investment in Latin America. The flow of direct foreign investment (DFI), which has been clearly recovering since 1993, exceeded US$ 10 000 million in the first five years of this decade. Nevertheless, Europe accounted for less than one quarter of the total. This is in marked contrast to the situation at the end of the eighties, when Europe was clearly the largest investor (54%), followed by the US (40%) and Japan (6%), although total DFI was only one quarter the level of that in the nineties. Can the Commission say how much Belgium invests in each country in the Andean Community?