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<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"With regard to the aims of the Register of Dactyloscopic Data and to the fact that the switch has been made to biometric passport control in the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No2252/2004, passports are issued after scanning the fingerprints of two fingers of the right and left hands. Attention should be drawn to the fact that, if the passport issuance system were linked to the Register of Dactyloscopic Data, the link between the Register and the passport issuance system would help identify persons wanted by the police, as well as suspected and accused persons, more effectively. However, the use of biometric data from identity documents is limited by Council Regulation (EC) No2252/2004 of 13December2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States, which provides specific purposes of the use of the said documents. Article4(3) of this regulation provides that, for the purpose of this regulation, the biometric features in passports and travel documents shall only be used for verifying the authenticity of the document and the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport or other travel documents are required to be produced by law. This means that the aim of recording biometric data in identity documents is to ensure a reliable link between the genuine holder of the identity document and the document (as indicated in the Preamble of the said regulation). No comparison of the said data to data stored in registers is performed because this is not necessary in order to ascertain that a person presenting a document is the genuine holder of that document. Does the Council not consider that the possibility should be created to link the biometric passport issuance system to registers of other data (those of residents; of persons wanted by the police, unrecognised bodies and unknown helpless persons; and of suspected, accused and convicted persons), where palm prints or fingerprints are stored, processed and systematised, in order to make possible the performance of comparison and other needed actions with a view toward more effective control and prevention of criminal acts?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-012677/2011

Law and Crime

With regard to the aims of the Register of Dactyloscopic Data and to the fact that the switch has been made to biometric passport control in the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No2252/2004, passports are issued after scanning the fingerprints of two fingers of the right and left hands. Attention should be drawn to the fact that, if the passport issuance system were linked to the Register of Dactyloscopic Data, the link between the Register and the passport issuance system would help identify persons wanted by the police, as well as suspected and accused persons, more effectively. However, the use of biometric data from identity documents is limited by Council Regulation (EC) No2252/2004 of 13December2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States, which provides specific purposes of the use of the said documents. Article4(3) of this regulation provides that, for the purpose of this regulation, the biometric features in passports and travel documents shall only be used for verifying the authenticity of the document and the identity of the holder by means of directly available comparable features when the passport or other travel documents are required to be produced by law. This means that the aim of recording biometric data in identity documents is to ensure a reliable link between the genuine holder of the identity document and the document (as indicated in the Preamble of the said regulation). No comparison of the said data to data stored in registers is performed because this is not necessary in order to ascertain that a person presenting a document is the genuine holder of that document. Does the Council not consider that the possibility should be created to link the biometric passport issuance system to registers of other data (those of residents; of persons wanted by the police, unrecognised bodies and unknown helpless persons; and of suspected, accused and convicted persons), where palm prints or fingerprints are stored, processed and systematised, in order to make possible the performance of comparison and other needed actions with a view toward more effective control and prevention of criminal acts?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The European Union believes in the principle that any individual can approach the Institutions in any one of the eleven official languages. The question of the working languages of the European Patent Office must be seen in this light. Does the Council acknowledge that applications for patents submitted to the European Patent Office should be in the eleven official EU languages? If so, in what way does the Council guarantee that individuals and firms can submit patent applications in the eleven official EU languages? If not, why not?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [15]. </s>

E-0534/01

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The European Union believes in the principle that any individual can approach the Institutions in any one of the eleven official languages. The question of the working languages of the European Patent Office must be seen in this light. Does the Council acknowledge that applications for patents submitted to the European Patent Office should be in the eleven official EU languages? If so, in what way does the Council guarantee that individuals and firms can submit patent applications in the eleven official EU languages? If not, why not?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Women in sport in Spain are being subjected to double discrimination, and their situation is especially serious when compared with that of their male counterparts. Reports in the Spanish press(1) recently revealed the existence of contracts containing clauses that allow clubs to sack players without any form of compensation if they become pregnant. Although the government itself has acknowledged that such clauses are unlawful, it has stated that if no complaints are made (sportswomen are scared they will not be able to continue their careers) it cannot do anything. In light of the foregoing: — Is the Commission aware of these or similar kinds of clauses at EU level? — Does the Commission have at its disposal any schemes that could support or assist sportswomen — at elite and other levels — who lodge complaints? — What instruments does the Commission have at its disposal, within the scope of its powers, to take action against such discriminatory practices? (1)http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2017/03/26/actualidad/1490562783_361523.html" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

E-002237-17

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Women in sport in Spain are being subjected to double discrimination, and their situation is especially serious when compared with that of their male counterparts. Reports in the Spanish press(1) recently revealed the existence of contracts containing clauses that allow clubs to sack players without any form of compensation if they become pregnant. Although the government itself has acknowledged that such clauses are unlawful, it has stated that if no complaints are made (sportswomen are scared they will not be able to continue their careers) it cannot do anything. In light of the foregoing: — Is the Commission aware of these or similar kinds of clauses at EU level? — Does the Commission have at its disposal any schemes that could support or assist sportswomen — at elite and other levels — who lodge complaints? — What instruments does the Commission have at its disposal, within the scope of its powers, to take action against such discriminatory practices? (1)http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2017/03/26/actualidad/1490562783_361523.html

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"We have reached an historic and crucial moment in the history not only of the Union but of the continent of Europe as a whole. Leaving aside Turkey, the other twelve applicant countries have a population of more than 100 thousand, which would mean a 27 % increase in the population of the EU, whilst the European Parliament would probably have little more than 700 seats, i.e. only 11 % more than the current number. Since it is not proposed to change the role and powers of the European institutions, does the Council not consider that the representation of the regions will be seriously undermined? Does the Council not envisage any other way of ensuring that regions such as the Basque Country (3 million inhabitants) or the Catalan-speaking regions (12 million inhabitants) can be given proportional representation equivalent to that of future Member States such as Malta or Cyprus? Does the Council not envisage a thorough reform of the Committee of the Regions in order to ensure that it actually represents the regions?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [20]. </s>

E-1177/00

Governance and government

We have reached an historic and crucial moment in the history not only of the Union but of the continent of Europe as a whole. Leaving aside Turkey, the other twelve applicant countries have a population of more than 100 thousand, which would mean a 27 % increase in the population of the EU, whilst the European Parliament would probably have little more than 700 seats, i.e. only 11 % more than the current number. Since it is not proposed to change the role and powers of the European institutions, does the Council not consider that the representation of the regions will be seriously undermined? Does the Council not envisage any other way of ensuring that regions such as the Basque Country (3 million inhabitants) or the Catalan-speaking regions (12 million inhabitants) can be given proportional representation equivalent to that of future Member States such as Malta or Cyprus? Does the Council not envisage a thorough reform of the Committee of the Regions in order to ensure that it actually represents the regions?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Spanish Confederation of Compound Feedingstuffs (Cesfac) and organizations of pig farmers (Anpro-Grapor), chicken farmers (ANPP), beef farmers (Asovac) and egg farmers (Aseprhu) have expressed concern at the difficulties they are currently facing and called for urgent measures to address the shortage of cereals in Spain, which may be made worse as a result of this year's poor harvest, the worst in recent years, and the effects of the drought upon pastures and fodder. Domestic cereals consumption in Spain amounts to 19 million tonnes, and there is a deficit of at least 8 million tonnes. It is estimated that this may lead to problems of supply. The abovementioned associations are therefore calling for: the opening of new tenders for the sale of EC-controlled cereals from Community intervention agencies for processing in Spain, the opening of new tenders with abatement of import levies on maize and sorghum under the EU-US agreement, a reduction in cereal prices in Spain, which are the highest in the EU even though Spain is the largest consumer of cereals. Does the Commission intend to look into the feasibility of implementing these measures?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-2559/95

Agriculture and Fisheries

The Spanish Confederation of Compound Feedingstuffs (Cesfac) and organizations of pig farmers (Anpro-Grapor), chicken farmers (ANPP), beef farmers (Asovac) and egg farmers (Aseprhu) have expressed concern at the difficulties they are currently facing and called for urgent measures to address the shortage of cereals in Spain, which may be made worse as a result of this year's poor harvest, the worst in recent years, and the effects of the drought upon pastures and fodder. Domestic cereals consumption in Spain amounts to 19 million tonnes, and there is a deficit of at least 8 million tonnes. It is estimated that this may lead to problems of supply. The abovementioned associations are therefore calling for: the opening of new tenders for the sale of EC-controlled cereals from Community intervention agencies for processing in Spain, the opening of new tenders with abatement of import levies on maize and sorghum under the EU-US agreement, a reduction in cereal prices in Spain, which are the highest in the EU even though Spain is the largest consumer of cereals. Does the Commission intend to look into the feasibility of implementing these measures?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"On 10August2010 the Daily Beast Blog reported that the Obama administration had asked several of its allies, including some EU Member States, to consider filing criminal charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange (http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-10/a-western-crackdown-on-wikileaks/). 1.Can the Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy confirm that such a request has been made at EU level? If not, what other approaches has theUS administration made to the Council or the High Representative with regard to either Julian Assange or the activities of WikiLeaks? 2.If the Council or the High Representative has indeed been approached by theUS administration, how did they respond? 3.Has the Council or the High Representative taken any action against WikiLeaks? Does the Council agree that theEU should speak with one voice on this matter, so as to avoid a potential threat to the free movement of persons? If not, why not? 4.Do the Council and the High Representative agree that theEU should stand up and defend the TEU when it comes to transparency, accountability, access to information and documents, press freedom, freedom of expression and due process? If not, why not? 5.Can the Council and the High Representative guarantee that no censorship, website blocking or other infringement of these basic freedoms will take place under the auspices of the Council or the High Representative as a result of the WikiLeaks incident? If not, why not? 6.Do the Council and the High Representative agree that technology has an impact on democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms? If not, why not? 7.Do the Council and the High Representative agree that theEU needs a common policy regarding the impact of technology and the Internet on democracy and human rights, both within theEU and in relation to external actions? Would such a policy include the active promotion of unfettered access to information and to the Internet? Are the Council and the High Representative prepared to make Internet access an integral part of their communication efforts and other work in the field of human rights? If not, why not?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

E-6797/2010

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

On 10August2010 the Daily Beast Blog reported that the Obama administration had asked several of its allies, including some EU Member States, to consider filing criminal charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange (http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-10/a-western-crackdown-on-wikileaks/). 1.Can the Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy confirm that such a request has been made at EU level? If not, what other approaches has theUS administration made to the Council or the High Representative with regard to either Julian Assange or the activities of WikiLeaks? 2.If the Council or the High Representative has indeed been approached by theUS administration, how did they respond? 3.Has the Council or the High Representative taken any action against WikiLeaks? Does the Council agree that theEU should speak with one voice on this matter, so as to avoid a potential threat to the free movement of persons? If not, why not? 4.Do the Council and the High Representative agree that theEU should stand up and defend the TEU when it comes to transparency, accountability, access to information and documents, press freedom, freedom of expression and due process? If not, why not? 5.Can the Council and the High Representative guarantee that no censorship, website blocking or other infringement of these basic freedoms will take place under the auspices of the Council or the High Representative as a result of the WikiLeaks incident? If not, why not? 6.Do the Council and the High Representative agree that technology has an impact on democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms? If not, why not? 7.Do the Council and the High Representative agree that theEU needs a common policy regarding the impact of technology and the Internet on democracy and human rights, both within theEU and in relation to external actions? Would such a policy include the active promotion of unfettered access to information and to the Internet? Are the Council and the High Representative prepared to make Internet access an integral part of their communication efforts and other work in the field of human rights? If not, why not?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The ACP-EU Joint Assembly, which should have been held from 25 to 28 November in Brussels, was cancelled by a decision of the ACP members in protest at the Zimbabwean representatives' being excluded from the meeting. In view of the regrettable lack of dialogue between the institutions, which gave rise to strong disagreements: — Why was it not announced that the agreement given by the Belgian authorities did not constitute a unilateral decision but was the result of a vote in the Foreign Affairs Council? — Does the Council not consider it worrying that Zimbabwe has succeeded, for the second time, in benefiting from a professed """"""""passive"""""""" solidarity from the other states of Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean, a solidarity which certainly would not have been forthcoming from these states without the attitude of the Europeans? — Does the Council not consider that the cancellation of the session goes against the letter of the Cotonou agreements? — Does it not consider that it is important to resume the relationship with the ACP States by establishing new and more up-to-date priorities which, whilst for the Union Member States they must concern ways of intervening to uphold peace, democracy and human rights, must consist, for the ACP States, in defining appropriate attitudes and behaviour to combat violence, terrorism and human rights violations?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-3559/02

International affairs and foreign aid

The ACP-EU Joint Assembly, which should have been held from 25 to 28 November in Brussels, was cancelled by a decision of the ACP members in protest at the Zimbabwean representatives' being excluded from the meeting. In view of the regrettable lack of dialogue between the institutions, which gave rise to strong disagreements: — Why was it not announced that the agreement given by the Belgian authorities did not constitute a unilateral decision but was the result of a vote in the Foreign Affairs Council? — Does the Council not consider it worrying that Zimbabwe has succeeded, for the second time, in benefiting from a professed """"""""passive"""""""" solidarity from the other states of Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean, a solidarity which certainly would not have been forthcoming from these states without the attitude of the Europeans? — Does the Council not consider that the cancellation of the session goes against the letter of the Cotonou agreements? — Does it not consider that it is important to resume the relationship with the ACP States by establishing new and more up-to-date priorities which, whilst for the Union Member States they must concern ways of intervening to uphold peace, democracy and human rights, must consist, for the ACP States, in defining appropriate attitudes and behaviour to combat violence, terrorism and human rights violations?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Spain is the European country with the highest rate of gambling addiction among persons between the ages of 14 and 21 according to the Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers (FEJAR). The amount spent by Spaniards on online betting in 2017 was 49% higher than in the corresponding quarter in the previous year, according to data provided by the Spanish Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling. Compulsive gambling is a public health problem, recognised by the World Health Organisation, which has been exacerbated by the uncontrolled spread of betting shops and online betting systems. In countries such as Italy and Belgium, legislative measures have already been adopted to ban the advertising of betting shops.In light of the seriousness of the issue and of the growing number of gambling addicts in Europe, I should like to ask the Commission the following questions:1.In light of the above, does the Commission intend to draw up a European directive banning the advertising of betting shops, as it did with tobacco products?2.Many of these betting shops are close to schools and there is a visible increase in gambling addiction among children. Does the Commission intend to draw up a recommendation to the Member States to prohibit the opening of betting shops near schools and colleges?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [15]. </s>

E-003682/2019

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

Spain is the European country with the highest rate of gambling addiction among persons between the ages of 14 and 21 according to the Spanish Federation of Rehabilitated Gamblers (FEJAR). The amount spent by Spaniards on online betting in 2017 was 49% higher than in the corresponding quarter in the previous year, according to data provided by the Spanish Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling. Compulsive gambling is a public health problem, recognised by the World Health Organisation, which has been exacerbated by the uncontrolled spread of betting shops and online betting systems. In countries such as Italy and Belgium, legislative measures have already been adopted to ban the advertising of betting shops.In light of the seriousness of the issue and of the growing number of gambling addicts in Europe, I should like to ask the Commission the following questions:1.In light of the above, does the Commission intend to draw up a European directive banning the advertising of betting shops, as it did with tobacco products?2.Many of these betting shops are close to schools and there is a visible increase in gambling addiction among children. Does the Commission intend to draw up a recommendation to the Member States to prohibit the opening of betting shops near schools and colleges?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In response to the growth of terrorism in Europe and worldwide, and more particularly following the recent attacks in the USA, Parliament, the Commission and the Council have announced that they will shortly adopt new legislation to combat terrorism. Yet the Union's existing instruments relating to this subject are already very extensive: a succession of resolutions, recommendations, conventions, declarations, charters etc. have been adopted, in many cases overlapping. During the recent debate on the Watson report in the EP, no fewer than 52 existing documents were cited in the proposal for a recommendation. Does the Commission intend to do something about this plethora of conventions and declarations in order to establish a clear and effective set of instruments? Will the Commission streamline and consolidate all these documents? If so, within what time-frame?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-2653/01

Law and Crime

In response to the growth of terrorism in Europe and worldwide, and more particularly following the recent attacks in the USA, Parliament, the Commission and the Council have announced that they will shortly adopt new legislation to combat terrorism. Yet the Union's existing instruments relating to this subject are already very extensive: a succession of resolutions, recommendations, conventions, declarations, charters etc. have been adopted, in many cases overlapping. During the recent debate on the Watson report in the EP, no fewer than 52 existing documents were cited in the proposal for a recommendation. Does the Commission intend to do something about this plethora of conventions and declarations in order to establish a clear and effective set of instruments? Will the Commission streamline and consolidate all these documents? If so, within what time-frame?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The fishermen in Essex and Kent claim that they were discriminated against by the """"""""open fishery"""""""" in the early 1990s when the number of vessels fishing the seas off Kent and Essex doubled and native boats under 17m were unable to build up the same track record as larger non-native boats. What action could be taken to raise the total allowable catch of Dover sole to these smaller, native boats to redress this apparent discrimination against them?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-1082/96

Agriculture and Fisheries

The fishermen in Essex and Kent claim that they were discriminated against by the """"""""open fishery"""""""" in the early 1990s when the number of vessels fishing the seas off Kent and Essex doubled and native boats under 17m were unable to build up the same track record as larger non-native boats. What action could be taken to raise the total allowable catch of Dover sole to these smaller, native boats to redress this apparent discrimination against them?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Meeting at the World Tuna Conference in Vigo in mid‑September2011, representatives of the European tuna sector denounced Papua New Guinea’s export policy — underpinned by low labour costs, cheap raw materials, more lenient health checks and tariff permissiveness on the European market — which will jeopardise more than 10000 jobs over the next five years. They also stressed the ramifications of the state of affairs for developing countries such as Ecuador or El Salvador. What up-to-date information does the Commission have on the situation? Does it have any data or advance information from the impact assessment of the effect of Papua New Guinea’s export policy on the European tuna sector? What measures are being examined to ensure a level playing field for these importers and European producers?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-008926/2011

Agriculture and Fisheries

Meeting at the World Tuna Conference in Vigo in mid‑September2011, representatives of the European tuna sector denounced Papua New Guinea’s export policy — underpinned by low labour costs, cheap raw materials, more lenient health checks and tariff permissiveness on the European market — which will jeopardise more than 10000 jobs over the next five years. They also stressed the ramifications of the state of affairs for developing countries such as Ecuador or El Salvador. What up-to-date information does the Commission have on the situation? Does it have any data or advance information from the impact assessment of the effect of Papua New Guinea’s export policy on the European tuna sector? What measures are being examined to ensure a level playing field for these importers and European producers?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently published a study in relation to claims regarding the health benefits of Hyaluronic acid, particularly the positive effects of Hyaluronic acid on the joints in the body. According to EFSA’s research, sufficient evidence has not been found to apply the results of studies performed on people who have osteoarthritis to the general public, nor could it be said that the results of studies on osteoarthritis (e.g.the erosion of articular cartilage and reduced mobility of joints) are relevant to the function of healthy joints. Therefore, EFSA states that there is no evidence to show or establish a relationship between hyaluronic acid and joint health. — What is the Commission’s response to the above? — Does the Commission intend to review the research on this matter, particularly concerning the methodology used to substantiate the claims regarding the benefits of hyaluronic acid for healthy joints? — Does the Commission intend to conduct more research on healthy individuals to examine the effects of hyaluronic acid on healthy joints?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-001782/2012

Health

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently published a study in relation to claims regarding the health benefits of Hyaluronic acid, particularly the positive effects of Hyaluronic acid on the joints in the body. According to EFSA’s research, sufficient evidence has not been found to apply the results of studies performed on people who have osteoarthritis to the general public, nor could it be said that the results of studies on osteoarthritis (e.g.the erosion of articular cartilage and reduced mobility of joints) are relevant to the function of healthy joints. Therefore, EFSA states that there is no evidence to show or establish a relationship between hyaluronic acid and joint health. — What is the Commission’s response to the above? — Does the Commission intend to review the research on this matter, particularly concerning the methodology used to substantiate the claims regarding the benefits of hyaluronic acid for healthy joints? — Does the Commission intend to conduct more research on healthy individuals to examine the effects of hyaluronic acid on healthy joints?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"While the Turkish government organised bus convoys to transport migrants towards the Greek-Turkish border, VP/HR Borrell tweeted that he had ‘received reassurances that Turkey remains committed to Joint EU-Turkey Statement’.Under the agreement Turkey would accept the rapid return of all migrants not in need of international protection crossing from Turkey into Greece, and to take back all irregular migrants intercepted in Turkish waters.Given that the agreement is now null and void:1.Does the VP/HR agree that a new approach is needed – and that all options must be on the table, including sanctions and unilateral termination of current EU-Turkey treaties?2.Does the VP/HR agree that accession negotiations, visa-liberalisation talks and pre-accession funding should be terminated?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [9]. </s>

E-001636/2020

Immigration

While the Turkish government organised bus convoys to transport migrants towards the Greek-Turkish border, VP/HR Borrell tweeted that he had ‘received reassurances that Turkey remains committed to Joint EU-Turkey Statement’.Under the agreement Turkey would accept the rapid return of all migrants not in need of international protection crossing from Turkey into Greece, and to take back all irregular migrants intercepted in Turkish waters.Given that the agreement is now null and void:1.Does the VP/HR agree that a new approach is needed – and that all options must be on the table, including sanctions and unilateral termination of current EU-Turkey treaties?2.Does the VP/HR agree that accession negotiations, visa-liberalisation talks and pre-accession funding should be terminated?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A number of Member States have intelligence agencies which have police powers. Knowledge gained through information exchange with such agencies could be used for coercive measures. This is prohibited in countries like Germany, because of the experience with the Gestapo. Which of their intelligence agencies (or police services with intelligence agency capabilities) have which Member States or third countries linked up with Europol, for example by means of the Europol Liaison Office in The Hague or the SIENA information system? What results can the Commission report following the two-year survey of possible ways for Europol and the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG), which operates as an intelligence agency, to cooperate? Why is the survey being carried out? With which international organisations is Europol investigating possibilities for sharing battlefield information?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [16]. </s>

E-001597-18

Defence

A number of Member States have intelligence agencies which have police powers. Knowledge gained through information exchange with such agencies could be used for coercive measures. This is prohibited in countries like Germany, because of the experience with the Gestapo. Which of their intelligence agencies (or police services with intelligence agency capabilities) have which Member States or third countries linked up with Europol, for example by means of the Europol Liaison Office in The Hague or the SIENA information system? What results can the Commission report following the two-year survey of possible ways for Europol and the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG), which operates as an intelligence agency, to cooperate? Why is the survey being carried out? With which international organisations is Europol investigating possibilities for sharing battlefield information?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"At least a quarter of people in Europe who should be receiving radiotherapy are not currently receiving it, while demand keeps rising and is expected to grow by 16% in the next five years. The issues oncological patients are currently facing are long waiting times and no access to treatment due to outdated equipment or a lack of it.What is the Commission intending to do to support radiotherapy programmes and hospitals throughout Europe in enabling better and faster accessibility to therapy for more cancer patients?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-005636/2020

Health

At least a quarter of people in Europe who should be receiving radiotherapy are not currently receiving it, while demand keeps rising and is expected to grow by 16% in the next five years. The issues oncological patients are currently facing are long waiting times and no access to treatment due to outdated equipment or a lack of it.What is the Commission intending to do to support radiotherapy programmes and hospitals throughout Europe in enabling better and faster accessibility to therapy for more cancer patients?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Article3(5) TEU stipulates that ‘in its relations with the wider world, the Union shall uphold and promote its values and interests […]. It shall contribute to peace, security, […] solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, […] the protection of human rights, […] as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law, including respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter’. In adopting the 2012 Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy(1), and later that of 2015(2), theEU has undertaken to promote and protect human rights, democracy, and respect for minorities around the world. To this end, funding must be allocated to communication and awareness-raising campaigns in beneficiary countries in a bid to reinforce the activities carried out by human rights NGOs. Is the Commission currently allocating funding to NGOs for communication initiatives and campaigns to raise awareness of human rights and, in particular, LGBTI rights among local populations? If not, has it done so in the past? (1)ST 11855/12 (2)JOIN(2015) 0016 final" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

E-007257-16

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Article3(5) TEU stipulates that ‘in its relations with the wider world, the Union shall uphold and promote its values and interests […]. It shall contribute to peace, security, […] solidarity and mutual respect among peoples, […] the protection of human rights, […] as well as to the strict observance and the development of international law, including respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter’. In adopting the 2012 Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy(1), and later that of 2015(2), theEU has undertaken to promote and protect human rights, democracy, and respect for minorities around the world. To this end, funding must be allocated to communication and awareness-raising campaigns in beneficiary countries in a bid to reinforce the activities carried out by human rights NGOs. Is the Commission currently allocating funding to NGOs for communication initiatives and campaigns to raise awareness of human rights and, in particular, LGBTI rights among local populations? If not, has it done so in the past? (1)ST 11855/12 (2)JOIN(2015) 0016 final

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The EU‑Ukraine cooperation arrangements under the current neighbourhood and partnership policy include financial support instruments funded from theEU budget. In 2008, Ukraine and theEU signed an agreement on funding to the tune of EUR87million a programme supporting the implementation of Ukraine’s energy strategy. Under the terms of the agreement, the funding is provided in two stages, and the decision to pay the second amount will be taken by the Commission once the results obtained by the Ukrainian Government between 2008 and 2010 have been analysed. With reference to Commissioner Oettinger's answer of 27April2011, how has the first tranche of funding for Ukraine's energy strategy been used? What regulations governing the electricity market have been drafted and implemented in Ukraine? What proportion of the second trancheof EUR46million earmarked for the implementation of the strategy is expected to be taken up, and how does the Commission intend to support continued close cooperation with Ukraine on energy issues?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [8]. </s>

P-007466/2011

Energy

The EU‑Ukraine cooperation arrangements under the current neighbourhood and partnership policy include financial support instruments funded from theEU budget. In 2008, Ukraine and theEU signed an agreement on funding to the tune of EUR87million a programme supporting the implementation of Ukraine’s energy strategy. Under the terms of the agreement, the funding is provided in two stages, and the decision to pay the second amount will be taken by the Commission once the results obtained by the Ukrainian Government between 2008 and 2010 have been analysed. With reference to Commissioner Oettinger's answer of 27April2011, how has the first tranche of funding for Ukraine's energy strategy been used? What regulations governing the electricity market have been drafted and implemented in Ukraine? What proportion of the second trancheof EUR46million earmarked for the implementation of the strategy is expected to be taken up, and how does the Commission intend to support continued close cooperation with Ukraine on energy issues?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"With reference to the previous Written Question E-3040/98(1) relating to discrimination against Italian citizens in the province of Bolzano, the Commission is hereby informed that the law referred to therein has since been approved (Provincial Law of 17December 1998 No 13 on the rules governing subsidised public housing). In view of the above, can the Commission say what its opinion on this matter is? (1)OJ C 182, 28.6.1999, p. 40." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

E-0174/99

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

With reference to the previous Written Question E-3040/98(1) relating to discrimination against Italian citizens in the province of Bolzano, the Commission is hereby informed that the law referred to therein has since been approved (Provincial Law of 17December 1998 No 13 on the rules governing subsidised public housing). In view of the above, can the Commission say what its opinion on this matter is? (1)OJ C 182, 28.6.1999, p. 40.

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Convention on Cybercrime was opened for signature in Budapest on 23November2001 and entered into force on 1July2004. This is the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks, dealing in particular with infringements of copyright, computer-related fraud, child pornography and violations of network security. Development of the Internet has surged ahead in the past 15years. The new threats in this context do not come just from offences closely related to the field of cybercrime but also, and above all, from terrorism. The Budapest Convention does not seem to be completely fit for purpose any more now, nor suitable for tackling present-day threats. In light of this, can the Commission inform Parliament whether it would be possible to propose an updated legislative instrument suitable for the new security threats in Europe?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [17]. </s>

E-001284-15

Space, science, technology, and communications issues

The Convention on Cybercrime was opened for signature in Budapest on 23November2001 and entered into force on 1July2004. This is the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks, dealing in particular with infringements of copyright, computer-related fraud, child pornography and violations of network security. Development of the Internet has surged ahead in the past 15years. The new threats in this context do not come just from offences closely related to the field of cybercrime but also, and above all, from terrorism. The Budapest Convention does not seem to be completely fit for purpose any more now, nor suitable for tackling present-day threats. In light of this, can the Commission inform Parliament whether it would be possible to propose an updated legislative instrument suitable for the new security threats in Europe?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"When the Brexit agreement was announced on 24 December 2020, the majority of French professional fishers expressed their relief. A no-deal would have posed a significant threat to this sector.However, fishers in the Hauts-de-France region still have grave concerns regarding their profession. Their concerns are numerous: the lack of visibility concerning total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas; the delays in allocating authorisations to fish within the UK’s 6-12 mile zone; the 2012-2016 reference period for defining the quantities of species not subject to quotas; the blocking of fisheries agreements involving northern coastal states and access to Norwegian and Faroese waters; the modification of the baselines to define the 12-mile limit in UK waters; the introduction of temporary stoppages and fleet exit schemes which are still pending.Fishers in the Hauts-de-France region share many legitimate concerns about their production capacity and, more generally, about the future of their sector.How does the Commission plan to involve professionals in the implementation of the agreement of 24 December 2020 with a view to addressing their issues?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

P-001330/2021

Agriculture and Fisheries

When the Brexit agreement was announced on 24 December 2020, the majority of French professional fishers expressed their relief. A no-deal would have posed a significant threat to this sector.However, fishers in the Hauts-de-France region still have grave concerns regarding their profession. Their concerns are numerous: the lack of visibility concerning total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas; the delays in allocating authorisations to fish within the UK’s 6-12 mile zone; the 2012-2016 reference period for defining the quantities of species not subject to quotas; the blocking of fisheries agreements involving northern coastal states and access to Norwegian and Faroese waters; the modification of the baselines to define the 12-mile limit in UK waters; the introduction of temporary stoppages and fleet exit schemes which are still pending.Fishers in the Hauts-de-France region share many legitimate concerns about their production capacity and, more generally, about the future of their sector.How does the Commission plan to involve professionals in the implementation of the agreement of 24 December 2020 with a view to addressing their issues?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The European Business Register (EBR), established in 1992, is part of the fully integrated approach of the Commission in the legislation designed to produce regulations to promote transparent financial markets and facilitate the free movement of companies. The overall aim of the EBR is to disseminate information as widely as possible in order to support one of the founding ideas of the European Union: effective operation of the Single European Market. However, the information contained in the EBR varies from one Member State to another. Has the Commission evaluated the functioning of the EBR? If so, what were the results? Is the Commission planning any steps to harmonise the provision of information by individual Member States?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [15]. </s>

E-006929-16

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The European Business Register (EBR), established in 1992, is part of the fully integrated approach of the Commission in the legislation designed to produce regulations to promote transparent financial markets and facilitate the free movement of companies. The overall aim of the EBR is to disseminate information as widely as possible in order to support one of the founding ideas of the European Union: effective operation of the Single European Market. However, the information contained in the EBR varies from one Member State to another. Has the Commission evaluated the functioning of the EBR? If so, what were the results? Is the Commission planning any steps to harmonise the provision of information by individual Member States?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"On 15October2012, British Home Secretary Theresa May announced that the UK Conservative Party plans to trigger the block opt-out on over 130 pre-Lisbon framework agreements concerning police and justice cooperation, which contain measures relevant to the common approach to combating organised crime within theEU. The increasingly networked and cross-border nature of contemporary organised crime calls for a cooperation-based response. The common EU approach and cooperation among the Member States has proved beneficial in reducing the negative economic, political and, above all, social impacts of organised crime. In particular, instruments such as theEU arrest warrant and the European Criminal Records Information System have proved invaluable in the field and their positive effects have repeatedly been confirmed by representatives of different EU agencies, such as Eurojust, Europol and OLAF, at the hearings organised by Parliament’s Special Committee on Organised Crime, Cooperation and Money Laundering (CRIM). As mentioned by representatives of Europol on several occasions, Europol is only as strong as the Member States want and allow it to be. EU policy and cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs directly affects the quality, security and freedom of all EU citizens. In light of the possibility that the United Kingdom may opt out of the system, how does the Council view the future effectiveness of EU agencies in the field of justice and home affairs, particularly when it comes to combating traditional forms of organised crime — such as all forms of human trafficking — and emerging cross-border threats such as cybercrime?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-009784-12

Law and Crime

On 15October2012, British Home Secretary Theresa May announced that the UK Conservative Party plans to trigger the block opt-out on over 130 pre-Lisbon framework agreements concerning police and justice cooperation, which contain measures relevant to the common approach to combating organised crime within theEU. The increasingly networked and cross-border nature of contemporary organised crime calls for a cooperation-based response. The common EU approach and cooperation among the Member States has proved beneficial in reducing the negative economic, political and, above all, social impacts of organised crime. In particular, instruments such as theEU arrest warrant and the European Criminal Records Information System have proved invaluable in the field and their positive effects have repeatedly been confirmed by representatives of different EU agencies, such as Eurojust, Europol and OLAF, at the hearings organised by Parliament’s Special Committee on Organised Crime, Cooperation and Money Laundering (CRIM). As mentioned by representatives of Europol on several occasions, Europol is only as strong as the Member States want and allow it to be. EU policy and cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs directly affects the quality, security and freedom of all EU citizens. In light of the possibility that the United Kingdom may opt out of the system, how does the Council view the future effectiveness of EU agencies in the field of justice and home affairs, particularly when it comes to combating traditional forms of organised crime — such as all forms of human trafficking — and emerging cross-border threats such as cybercrime?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"As part of the planned reform of the application of the rules on competition laid down in the Treaty, it is reported that the Commission is about to propose an overall reduction in the number of vertical barriers to trade. Does the Commission realise that the proposed threshold of 40 % of market share might result in the closure of all the breweries in Luxembourg? Individual breweries there do have more than 40 per cent of market share, so they will no longer be able to conclude exclusive contracts. However, competing undertakings from the surrounding regions, which have less than a 40 % share of their domestic market but whose production is far greater than the entire production of Luxembourg, will be able to conclude such contracts. The small Luxembourg breweries will surely go under in the competition and survival war fought by the """"""""big names"""""""" which have extensive resources. That cannot be the objective of the new rules, and the Commission should realise this. Is the Commission thinking of adapting its definition of the reference market to the situation in the real world, i.e. to define as a domestic market (of course, then with a lower reference figure for market share) the market in which actual competition ultimately takes place between undertakings? If not, would it not be more sensible for it to consider the supra-regional aspects of the innovations?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [15]. </s>

E-3916/98

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

As part of the planned reform of the application of the rules on competition laid down in the Treaty, it is reported that the Commission is about to propose an overall reduction in the number of vertical barriers to trade. Does the Commission realise that the proposed threshold of 40 % of market share might result in the closure of all the breweries in Luxembourg? Individual breweries there do have more than 40 per cent of market share, so they will no longer be able to conclude exclusive contracts. However, competing undertakings from the surrounding regions, which have less than a 40 % share of their domestic market but whose production is far greater than the entire production of Luxembourg, will be able to conclude such contracts. The small Luxembourg breweries will surely go under in the competition and survival war fought by the """"""""big names"""""""" which have extensive resources. That cannot be the objective of the new rules, and the Commission should realise this. Is the Commission thinking of adapting its definition of the reference market to the situation in the real world, i.e. to define as a domestic market (of course, then with a lower reference figure for market share) the market in which actual competition ultimately takes place between undertakings? If not, would it not be more sensible for it to consider the supra-regional aspects of the innovations?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Elghalia Djimi, who disappeared for three years and seven months between 1987 and 1991, is a member of the Committee on Missing Persons for the Sahrawi. She is currently vice-president of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State, which she represents before the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights. Recently, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries denied permission for her to take annual leave. This prevents her from participating in the Annual Sitting in Geneva of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the work of which she has been involved in since 2010, together with the International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara) and from testifying on the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara. Is the Commission aware of the case of Elghalia Djimi? Does it believe that using irregular administrative measures to silence Sahrawi activists is compatible with the promotion of human rights in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara? What measures will be made available to ensure that ASVDH and other organisations involved in observing the human rights of Sahrawis participate in international fora?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-001848-16

International affairs and foreign aid

Elghalia Djimi, who disappeared for three years and seven months between 1987 and 1991, is a member of the Committee on Missing Persons for the Sahrawi. She is currently vice-president of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State, which she represents before the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights. Recently, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries denied permission for her to take annual leave. This prevents her from participating in the Annual Sitting in Geneva of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the work of which she has been involved in since 2010, together with the International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara) and from testifying on the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara. Is the Commission aware of the case of Elghalia Djimi? Does it believe that using irregular administrative measures to silence Sahrawi activists is compatible with the promotion of human rights in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara? What measures will be made available to ensure that ASVDH and other organisations involved in observing the human rights of Sahrawis participate in international fora?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The land reclamation work begun in May2014 in Gibraltar for the construction of a new power plant is continuing, with the installation of nine reinforced concrete dams in the western section of the north dock. On 28August2014, the Government of Gibraltar presented a new land reclamation plan at Poniente beach (located to the north-west of the airport runway, on the isthmus), with the first phase of the plan potentially starting at any moment (delimitation of the area to be reclaimed by the positioning of walls of rock). As for the east face of the Rock, following the completion of the reclamation work at Algarrobo beach (‘Sandy Bay’) in June2014, the Government of Gibraltar chose six proposals received in a competition of ideas, so as to be able to resume the ‘Eastside’ project in the future. Without prejudicing or altering in any way the position which Spain adopts and has always adopted in relation to the sovereignty of the waters off Gibraltar, which are Spanish, does the Commission consider that the United Kingdom is respecting the rules of the European Union, very specifically the obligation to give due notification of its various land reclamation projects in the waters off Gibraltar, under Directive2011/92/EU?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-005563-15

Environment

The land reclamation work begun in May2014 in Gibraltar for the construction of a new power plant is continuing, with the installation of nine reinforced concrete dams in the western section of the north dock. On 28August2014, the Government of Gibraltar presented a new land reclamation plan at Poniente beach (located to the north-west of the airport runway, on the isthmus), with the first phase of the plan potentially starting at any moment (delimitation of the area to be reclaimed by the positioning of walls of rock). As for the east face of the Rock, following the completion of the reclamation work at Algarrobo beach (‘Sandy Bay’) in June2014, the Government of Gibraltar chose six proposals received in a competition of ideas, so as to be able to resume the ‘Eastside’ project in the future. Without prejudicing or altering in any way the position which Spain adopts and has always adopted in relation to the sovereignty of the waters off Gibraltar, which are Spanish, does the Commission consider that the United Kingdom is respecting the rules of the European Union, very specifically the obligation to give due notification of its various land reclamation projects in the waters off Gibraltar, under Directive2011/92/EU?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The audit market is currently dominated by four big professional services firms, which audit, for example, 99% of FTSE100 and 100% of DAX30 companies. Is the Commission (DG Competition) currently investigating market concentration in the audit profession?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [15]. </s>

E-012526/2011

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The audit market is currently dominated by four big professional services firms, which audit, for example, 99% of FTSE100 and 100% of DAX30 companies. Is the Commission (DG Competition) currently investigating market concentration in the audit profession?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"MrVella’s answer of 5February2015 on behalf of the Commission to Written Question E-009275/2014, tabled by Lola Sánchez Caldentey MEP, on the abandonment of work to decontaminate the urban site of El Hondón (Cartagena) states that the Commission ‘will seek information from the Spanish competent authorities to assess compliance with EClaw requirements’. However, in response to a written question on the same subject (reference number 184/4361), tabled on 11November2016 at the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the Spanish Government answered that neither it nor the autonomous community of Murcia were aware of such a request for information. 1.Can the Commission therefore state when and to whom it made the request for the information to which it refers in its answer to Question E-009275/2014? 2.Precisely what information was requested, and what reply was forthcoming from the competent Spanish authorities? 3.Has the Commission approved any budget line under the Cohesion Fund for decontaminating the site of El Hondón, which lies within the urban area of the city of Cartagena?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-006853-17

Environment

MrVella’s answer of 5February2015 on behalf of the Commission to Written Question E-009275/2014, tabled by Lola Sánchez Caldentey MEP, on the abandonment of work to decontaminate the urban site of El Hondón (Cartagena) states that the Commission ‘will seek information from the Spanish competent authorities to assess compliance with EClaw requirements’. However, in response to a written question on the same subject (reference number 184/4361), tabled on 11November2016 at the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the Spanish Government answered that neither it nor the autonomous community of Murcia were aware of such a request for information. 1.Can the Commission therefore state when and to whom it made the request for the information to which it refers in its answer to Question E-009275/2014? 2.Precisely what information was requested, and what reply was forthcoming from the competent Spanish authorities? 3.Has the Commission approved any budget line under the Cohesion Fund for decontaminating the site of El Hondón, which lies within the urban area of the city of Cartagena?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Paragraph 12 of the Euro Summit statement of 26October2011 notes that: ‘Eurozone Member States would contribute to the PSI package up to 30 bn euro’. In view of the above, will the Commission say: Can it clarify how this measure will be implemented? What kind of ‘return’ will Member States which contribute to the PSI package receive?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-010711/2011

Macroeconomics

Paragraph 12 of the Euro Summit statement of 26October2011 notes that: ‘Eurozone Member States would contribute to the PSI package up to 30 bn euro’. In view of the above, will the Commission say: Can it clarify how this measure will be implemented? What kind of ‘return’ will Member States which contribute to the PSI package receive?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Due to major macroeconomic imbalances between the economies of Eurozone Member States, which are facing chronic and unique conditions, including possible systematic risks (e.g.significant lack of liquidity in the economy, very high lending interest rates from the banking sector to small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals, significant lack of confidence in the deposit banking systemetc.), some Member States may seek to influence and/or regulate macroeconomic indexes at national level relating to the domestic banking system (such as minimum liquidity rates or the loan-to-deposit ratio) by taking measures that unavoidably have an indirect impact on interest rates. Is there a pre-exclusion framework, whereby competent national authorities, and in particular a Member State's national central bank, are completely forbidden to take to such measures and/or draw up policies? If not, under what conditions could a national authority, such as the affected Member State’s central bank, take such measures that nevertheless influence interest rates indirectly?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-011074-14

Macroeconomics

Due to major macroeconomic imbalances between the economies of Eurozone Member States, which are facing chronic and unique conditions, including possible systematic risks (e.g.significant lack of liquidity in the economy, very high lending interest rates from the banking sector to small and medium-sized enterprises and individuals, significant lack of confidence in the deposit banking systemetc.), some Member States may seek to influence and/or regulate macroeconomic indexes at national level relating to the domestic banking system (such as minimum liquidity rates or the loan-to-deposit ratio) by taking measures that unavoidably have an indirect impact on interest rates. Is there a pre-exclusion framework, whereby competent national authorities, and in particular a Member State's national central bank, are completely forbidden to take to such measures and/or draw up policies? If not, under what conditions could a national authority, such as the affected Member State’s central bank, take such measures that nevertheless influence interest rates indirectly?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"What steps is the Commission taking to eliminate slavery in Africa?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-6061/08

International affairs and foreign aid

What steps is the Commission taking to eliminate slavery in Africa?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A bill is currently being discussed in the Estonian Parliament seeking to demolish all Second World War memorials to Soviet soldiers who, together with other forces opposing Hitler, succeeded in liberating Europe from Nazi oppression. The principal objective of the bill is the demolition of the ‘Soldier Liberator’ monument in Tallinn. In contrast to this, the motion for a resolution by the European Parliament on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 8May 1945 (P6_TA(2005)0180) ‘pays special tribute to all those allied forces who sacrificed their lives and to those nations, especially the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the other allied States, that fought the war against Nazism and Fascism, and expresses gratitude to those nations who strongly supported the re-establishment of freedom and democracy in most of the western part of our Continent’. In view of the fact that the proposed demolition of the memorial and a previous move to erect a memorial to Estonian SS fighters has already provoked a public outcry in Europe, such actions being viewed as an insult to the memory of all who fell in the battle against Nazism, how will the Council oppose this attempt to extinguish past memories and to put a favourable gloss on the National Socialist element of Estonian history?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [23]. </s>

E-5450/06

Culture and media

A bill is currently being discussed in the Estonian Parliament seeking to demolish all Second World War memorials to Soviet soldiers who, together with other forces opposing Hitler, succeeded in liberating Europe from Nazi oppression. The principal objective of the bill is the demolition of the ‘Soldier Liberator’ monument in Tallinn. In contrast to this, the motion for a resolution by the European Parliament on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War on 8May 1945 (P6_TA(2005)0180) ‘pays special tribute to all those allied forces who sacrificed their lives and to those nations, especially the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the other allied States, that fought the war against Nazism and Fascism, and expresses gratitude to those nations who strongly supported the re-establishment of freedom and democracy in most of the western part of our Continent’. In view of the fact that the proposed demolition of the memorial and a previous move to erect a memorial to Estonian SS fighters has already provoked a public outcry in Europe, such actions being viewed as an insult to the memory of all who fell in the battle against Nazism, how will the Council oppose this attempt to extinguish past memories and to put a favourable gloss on the National Socialist element of Estonian history?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"According to press leaks, internal mechanisms have allegedly been set up at the Ercros plant in Flix to conceal double accounting in practice with regard to the use, transport and loss of mercury in the industrial processes carried out at this and other plants owned by this corporate group in Spain. These suspicions come on top of doubts about the reliability of the register of emissions and leakages of mercury in the Flix area. Such doubts have been expressed by organisations such as Ecologistas en Acción, who have denounced the environmental and health risks arising from possible breach of the regulations on mercury. Is the Commission aware of the data on the use, transport, storage, emissions, losses and leakages of mercury at the Ercros industrial complex in Flix? Does it consider that these data and measurements are reliable? If not, what steps has it taken or will it take to verify compliance in this case with EU regulations?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-005657-15

Environment

According to press leaks, internal mechanisms have allegedly been set up at the Ercros plant in Flix to conceal double accounting in practice with regard to the use, transport and loss of mercury in the industrial processes carried out at this and other plants owned by this corporate group in Spain. These suspicions come on top of doubts about the reliability of the register of emissions and leakages of mercury in the Flix area. Such doubts have been expressed by organisations such as Ecologistas en Acción, who have denounced the environmental and health risks arising from possible breach of the regulations on mercury. Is the Commission aware of the data on the use, transport, storage, emissions, losses and leakages of mercury at the Ercros industrial complex in Flix? Does it consider that these data and measurements are reliable? If not, what steps has it taken or will it take to verify compliance in this case with EU regulations?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"I am informed that it has recently become much more difficult to apply for a Schengen visa in Polish consulates in Belarus. This problem mainly affects the consular section in Minsk, but other consulates are also concerned. Belarusians are alarmed, as for several months now they have been unable to honestly obtain an appointment to submit a visa application to Polish consulates. Attempts to register an application on the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs e‐consulate system result in an error message or in a message stating that no appointments are available. This is most likely due to the fact that all of the appointments are immediately snatched up by hackers, who then sell places in the queue for between EUR200 and EUR400. Despite the numerous interventions that have been made within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this state of affairs shows no sign of improving. Will the Commission take steps to ensure that Belarusian citizens have equal and honest access to Schengen visa application procedures in Polish consulates in Belarus?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [9]. </s>

E-007670-13

Immigration

I am informed that it has recently become much more difficult to apply for a Schengen visa in Polish consulates in Belarus. This problem mainly affects the consular section in Minsk, but other consulates are also concerned. Belarusians are alarmed, as for several months now they have been unable to honestly obtain an appointment to submit a visa application to Polish consulates. Attempts to register an application on the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs e‐consulate system result in an error message or in a message stating that no appointments are available. This is most likely due to the fact that all of the appointments are immediately snatched up by hackers, who then sell places in the queue for between EUR200 and EUR400. Despite the numerous interventions that have been made within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this state of affairs shows no sign of improving. Will the Commission take steps to ensure that Belarusian citizens have equal and honest access to Schengen visa application procedures in Polish consulates in Belarus?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In December 2007 I asked the Commission how the Birds Directive79/409/EEC(1) could be implemented with regard to the hunting of birds in Malta (Question E‑6009/07). The Commission responded by saying that it had sent Malta a reasoned opinion under Article226 of the ECTreaty. The Commission then stated that it would continue to take appropriate action against Malta and, if Malta did not begin to comply with the directive, that it would continue with the infringement proceedings. Can the Commission state whether Malta has now complied with the provisions of the Birds Directive? If not, what action does the Commission plan on taking to see that the directive is upheld? In particular, what is being done to protect birds during the hunting season and to prevent the sale of captured wild birds? (1)OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-6763/08

Environment

In December 2007 I asked the Commission how the Birds Directive79/409/EEC(1) could be implemented with regard to the hunting of birds in Malta (Question E‑6009/07). The Commission responded by saying that it had sent Malta a reasoned opinion under Article226 of the ECTreaty. The Commission then stated that it would continue to take appropriate action against Malta and, if Malta did not begin to comply with the directive, that it would continue with the infringement proceedings. Can the Commission state whether Malta has now complied with the provisions of the Birds Directive? If not, what action does the Commission plan on taking to see that the directive is upheld? In particular, what is being done to protect birds during the hunting season and to prevent the sale of captured wild birds? (1)OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1.

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"According to the Finnish Road Safety Organisation (Suomen Liikenneturva), the statistics compiled by fatal road accident investigation boards indicate that 12% of head-on collisions with a fatal outcome are due to drivers falling asleep. The true figure is likely to be higher still, as many accidents which are actually caused by tiredness are attributed to some kind of error in the handling of the vehicle. A survey in Norway has shown that as many as one third of all head-on collisions and run-off-the-road accidents were due in one way or another to tiredness, whereas for example alcohol or drugs are involved in only 11% of accidents. One of the priorities of the Commission's transport policy is promoting transport safety. When seeking practical ways of improving road safety, how will the Commission take account of the prevalence of accidents caused by tiredness? Has the Commission investigated - and if not, will it investigate - the role of tiredness in road accidents throughout the EU?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [10]. </s>

E-0984/04

Transportation

According to the Finnish Road Safety Organisation (Suomen Liikenneturva), the statistics compiled by fatal road accident investigation boards indicate that 12% of head-on collisions with a fatal outcome are due to drivers falling asleep. The true figure is likely to be higher still, as many accidents which are actually caused by tiredness are attributed to some kind of error in the handling of the vehicle. A survey in Norway has shown that as many as one third of all head-on collisions and run-off-the-road accidents were due in one way or another to tiredness, whereas for example alcohol or drugs are involved in only 11% of accidents. One of the priorities of the Commission's transport policy is promoting transport safety. When seeking practical ways of improving road safety, how will the Commission take account of the prevalence of accidents caused by tiredness? Has the Commission investigated - and if not, will it investigate - the role of tiredness in road accidents throughout the EU?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The illegal use of decoders and smart cards slowed down the growth of pay television services in 1996 and is holding up the launch of digital broadcasting in Europe. This kind of audiovisual piracy currently accounts for more than ECU 200 million in lost income for terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcasters and for programme makers. Will the Commission adopt a binding directive this year designed to protect scrambled services and will it hold training seminars and other activities to help police and magistrates to combat crimes of piracy?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [23]. </s>

E-2266/97

Culture and media

The illegal use of decoders and smart cards slowed down the growth of pay television services in 1996 and is holding up the launch of digital broadcasting in Europe. This kind of audiovisual piracy currently accounts for more than ECU 200 million in lost income for terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcasters and for programme makers. Will the Commission adopt a binding directive this year designed to protect scrambled services and will it hold training seminars and other activities to help police and magistrates to combat crimes of piracy?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A directive for improving the protection of animals has been adopted after lengthy debate in the European Parliament. The directive came partly into force at the beginning of this year. Public and political opinion is strongly against cruelty in the trade in live animals. A report broadcast on Swedish television showed examples of mal-treatment of animals more appalling than anything seen before. It is of course completely unacceptable and must be stopped. What steps does Mr Fischler intend to take to ensure that the new animal protection directive is strictly complied with, to make animal handling and transport more humane and ensure that those breaking the law get the punishment they deserve?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-1443/97

Agriculture and Fisheries

A directive for improving the protection of animals has been adopted after lengthy debate in the European Parliament. The directive came partly into force at the beginning of this year. Public and political opinion is strongly against cruelty in the trade in live animals. A report broadcast on Swedish television showed examples of mal-treatment of animals more appalling than anything seen before. It is of course completely unacceptable and must be stopped. What steps does Mr Fischler intend to take to ensure that the new animal protection directive is strictly complied with, to make animal handling and transport more humane and ensure that those breaking the law get the punishment they deserve?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Will Member States publish comprehensive annual reports of their arms exports, in order to achieve greater transparency under the new code of conduct on arms exports?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [16]. </s>

E-3302/98

Defence

Will Member States publish comprehensive annual reports of their arms exports, in order to achieve greater transparency under the new code of conduct on arms exports?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"With the introduction of the euro, the green exchange rate currently used to pay agricultural aid in Austrian schillings will disappear. This will lead to a loss of aid in real terms for Austrian farmers. 1.Will there be accompanying measures to cover these losses? 2.If so, what form will these accompanying measures take in practice to compensate for the loss of aid? 3.Will the accompanying measures compensate for the losses in full? If not, why not? 4.How are the green exchange rates fixed? 5.What mechanisms are they influenced by?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-0899/98

Macroeconomics

With the introduction of the euro, the green exchange rate currently used to pay agricultural aid in Austrian schillings will disappear. This will lead to a loss of aid in real terms for Austrian farmers. 1.Will there be accompanying measures to cover these losses? 2.If so, what form will these accompanying measures take in practice to compensate for the loss of aid? 3.Will the accompanying measures compensate for the losses in full? If not, why not? 4.How are the green exchange rates fixed? 5.What mechanisms are they influenced by?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"With regard to the Commission’s plans concerning the initiative for greater pay transparency,within the framework of the Swedish model, employers’ organisations and unions have developed various types of pay agreements. Almost 85% of employees in Sweden have more or less individual rates of pay. That means that salaries are determined at company level/equivalent. Salaries are determined for each individual employee based on the nature of the work, e.g. the profession, and the way in which the individual performs the work.1.Does the Commission consider that an assessment of the way in which the individual work is performed should be a factor in determining individual salaries? (In connection with assessments, is consideration given, for example, to the individual’s competence, the way in which the individual uses his or her knowledge and abilities in the work, as well as individual performance or other criteria agreed in a collective agreement?)2.How does the Commission consider that an assessment of the performance of the individual work should be taken into account in connection with pay reviews concerning equal work and work of equal value?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [5]. </s>

E-006897/2020

Labour, employment and pensions

With regard to the Commission’s plans concerning the initiative for greater pay transparency,within the framework of the Swedish model, employers’ organisations and unions have developed various types of pay agreements. Almost 85% of employees in Sweden have more or less individual rates of pay. That means that salaries are determined at company level/equivalent. Salaries are determined for each individual employee based on the nature of the work, e.g. the profession, and the way in which the individual performs the work.1.Does the Commission consider that an assessment of the way in which the individual work is performed should be a factor in determining individual salaries? (In connection with assessments, is consideration given, for example, to the individual’s competence, the way in which the individual uses his or her knowledge and abilities in the work, as well as individual performance or other criteria agreed in a collective agreement?)2.How does the Commission consider that an assessment of the performance of the individual work should be taken into account in connection with pay reviews concerning equal work and work of equal value?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Given the efforts made by the European Parliament to provide guarantees for the protection of individuals' privacy, what implications does the Commission see in the threats thereto of """"""""horizontal proliferation"""""""" of new technologies noted in the report entitled """"""""An appraisal of technologies of political control - interim study"""""""", drawn up by STOA (the European Parliament's Scientific and Technological Options Assessment) (PE 166.499./Int.St.)?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

E-0808/98

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Given the efforts made by the European Parliament to provide guarantees for the protection of individuals' privacy, what implications does the Commission see in the threats thereto of """"""""horizontal proliferation"""""""" of new technologies noted in the report entitled """"""""An appraisal of technologies of political control - interim study"""""""", drawn up by STOA (the European Parliament's Scientific and Technological Options Assessment) (PE 166.499./Int.St.)?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A Greenpeace report has revealed that apple growers in a number of European countries are using enormous quantities of pesticide. The main problem arises from growers providing apples in bulk for mass-merchandisers. The highest pesticide content in soils has been detected in countries such as Italy, France or Belgium, while Italy, Poland and Slovenia are among the countries with the highest pesticide levels in water.Greenpeace has carried out analyses of 85 water samples and 49 soil samples. The substances most frequently identified in the soil samples were Boscalid (a fungicide detected in 38 % of the samples) and the well-known DDT pesticide (detected in 26% of the samples). The substances most frequently detected in the water samples were the Boscalid fungicide and the chlorantraniliprole insecticide (40 % in each case).In all, 53 types of pesticide were found in the samples, which were taken from farms in 12 European countries. According to Greenpeace findings, 70% of pesticides found in apples are either dangerous or very dangerous for human consumption.What means does the Commission have at its disposal to cut down the excessive use of pesticides in the EU?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-003720/2019

Environment

A Greenpeace report has revealed that apple growers in a number of European countries are using enormous quantities of pesticide. The main problem arises from growers providing apples in bulk for mass-merchandisers. The highest pesticide content in soils has been detected in countries such as Italy, France or Belgium, while Italy, Poland and Slovenia are among the countries with the highest pesticide levels in water.Greenpeace has carried out analyses of 85 water samples and 49 soil samples. The substances most frequently identified in the soil samples were Boscalid (a fungicide detected in 38 % of the samples) and the well-known DDT pesticide (detected in 26% of the samples). The substances most frequently detected in the water samples were the Boscalid fungicide and the chlorantraniliprole insecticide (40 % in each case).In all, 53 types of pesticide were found in the samples, which were taken from farms in 12 European countries. According to Greenpeace findings, 70% of pesticides found in apples are either dangerous or very dangerous for human consumption.What means does the Commission have at its disposal to cut down the excessive use of pesticides in the EU?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Commission has stressed the role of representatives of the two sides of industry in the Commission's education, youth and work experience exchange programmes for the years 2000-2006. Increasing the scope for the ultimate target groups to exert influence is one of the main elements in the development and implementation of the programmes. How will the Commission stress democratic participation by users and openness, and involve the ultimate target groups of the programmes in the administration and realisation of the programmes?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [6]. </s>

E-3145/98

Education

The Commission has stressed the role of representatives of the two sides of industry in the Commission's education, youth and work experience exchange programmes for the years 2000-2006. Increasing the scope for the ultimate target groups to exert influence is one of the main elements in the development and implementation of the programmes. How will the Commission stress democratic participation by users and openness, and involve the ultimate target groups of the programmes in the administration and realisation of the programmes?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Could the Commission outline the acquis communautaire relating to the language requirements for pharmacists registered in other EU Member States wishing to establish themselves or work in other Member States?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-1707/09

Health

Could the Commission outline the acquis communautaire relating to the language requirements for pharmacists registered in other EU Member States wishing to establish themselves or work in other Member States?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Many institutions, organizations and associations have long been condemning the increasingly widespread practice of exploiting the labour of children and adolescents, often in difficult and dangerous jobs, in numerous countries all over the world. Children are frequently exploited, directly or indirectly, for European firms operating in third countries. Will the Commission say: 1. What measures it has adopted or intends to adopt to ban these forms of exploitation of child labour in countries which have cooperation agreements with the European Union? 2. Whether it intends to promote positive steps to put an end to these practices? 3. Whether it intends to promote the adoption, at international level, of """"""""social clauses"""""""" banning the exploitation of children in third countries? 4. Whether it intends to promote the adoption of codes of conduct for European firms operating in third countries in order to prevent the exploitation of child labour?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [5]. </s>

E-0642/97

Labour, employment and pensions

Many institutions, organizations and associations have long been condemning the increasingly widespread practice of exploiting the labour of children and adolescents, often in difficult and dangerous jobs, in numerous countries all over the world. Children are frequently exploited, directly or indirectly, for European firms operating in third countries. Will the Commission say: 1. What measures it has adopted or intends to adopt to ban these forms of exploitation of child labour in countries which have cooperation agreements with the European Union? 2. Whether it intends to promote positive steps to put an end to these practices? 3. Whether it intends to promote the adoption, at international level, of """"""""social clauses"""""""" banning the exploitation of children in third countries? 4. Whether it intends to promote the adoption of codes of conduct for European firms operating in third countries in order to prevent the exploitation of child labour?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Knowing that: 1. Letter No003411 of 18 March 2003 sent by the Director-General of OLAF to the Paris Public Prosecutor under the reference """"""""CMS No10120021510"""""""" stated that: (a) fraudulent activities detrimental to the Community budget and which could be qualified as criminal had been carried on; (b) the investigation has revealed that these activities were carried on by the managers of the company Planistat Europe SA, whose head office is in Paris, with the active complicity of European officials; (c) all the evidence […] would suggest that OLAF is faced with a vast operation for plundering Community funds; and that (d) with reference to this case, MrYves Franchet, the director of Eurostat, and MrDaniel Byk, head of unit at Eurostat, both of whom are officials of the European Commission based in Luxembourg and who are likely to have orchestrated this system in whole or in part, are French nationals. 2. Press release IP/03/703 of 16 May 2003 stated that the Commission was """"""""only in receipt of preliminary information relating to the file sent to the Paris Public Prosecutor"""""""". 3. Press release IP/03/723 of 23 May 2003 stated that the Commission had: (a) decided to help (Franchet and Byk) defend their reputations and safeguard their rights of defence; (b) and was """"""""also keen to emphasise that everyone has the right to be presumed innocent and points out that the information in its possession at this stage does not enable any conclusions to be drawn as to the accountability of individual officials"""""""". 4. Press release IP/03/979 of 9 July 2003 stated that """"""""disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against three Commission officials"""""""". In the light of the above, could the Commission indicate: — whether the preliminary information relating to the file sent to the Paris Public Prosecutor, which the Commission received from OLAF, included the assessments regarding Mssrs Franchet and Byk; — what charges have been levelled at the three Commission officials against whom disciplinary proceedings have been launched, what measures have been taken in their regard and whether OLAF had informed the Paris Public Prosecutor of their names; — how it actually intends to help Mssrs Franchet and Byk defend their reputations and to safeguard their rights of defence and whether, if the assessment of them sent by OLAF to the Paris Public Prosecutor proves to be hasty and erroneous, it intends to take action against OLAF, and if so what action?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-2630/03

Law and Crime

Knowing that: 1. Letter No003411 of 18 March 2003 sent by the Director-General of OLAF to the Paris Public Prosecutor under the reference """"""""CMS No10120021510"""""""" stated that: (a) fraudulent activities detrimental to the Community budget and which could be qualified as criminal had been carried on; (b) the investigation has revealed that these activities were carried on by the managers of the company Planistat Europe SA, whose head office is in Paris, with the active complicity of European officials; (c) all the evidence […] would suggest that OLAF is faced with a vast operation for plundering Community funds; and that (d) with reference to this case, MrYves Franchet, the director of Eurostat, and MrDaniel Byk, head of unit at Eurostat, both of whom are officials of the European Commission based in Luxembourg and who are likely to have orchestrated this system in whole or in part, are French nationals. 2. Press release IP/03/703 of 16 May 2003 stated that the Commission was """"""""only in receipt of preliminary information relating to the file sent to the Paris Public Prosecutor"""""""". 3. Press release IP/03/723 of 23 May 2003 stated that the Commission had: (a) decided to help (Franchet and Byk) defend their reputations and safeguard their rights of defence; (b) and was """"""""also keen to emphasise that everyone has the right to be presumed innocent and points out that the information in its possession at this stage does not enable any conclusions to be drawn as to the accountability of individual officials"""""""". 4. Press release IP/03/979 of 9 July 2003 stated that """"""""disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against three Commission officials"""""""". In the light of the above, could the Commission indicate: — whether the preliminary information relating to the file sent to the Paris Public Prosecutor, which the Commission received from OLAF, included the assessments regarding Mssrs Franchet and Byk; — what charges have been levelled at the three Commission officials against whom disciplinary proceedings have been launched, what measures have been taken in their regard and whether OLAF had informed the Paris Public Prosecutor of their names; — how it actually intends to help Mssrs Franchet and Byk defend their reputations and to safeguard their rights of defence and whether, if the assessment of them sent by OLAF to the Paris Public Prosecutor proves to be hasty and erroneous, it intends to take action against OLAF, and if so what action?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"How would the High Representative characterise the political, social and economic situation in Ethiopia?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-009136-13

International affairs and foreign aid

How would the High Representative characterise the political, social and economic situation in Ethiopia?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"With reference to the Commission communication to the Council, Parliament, and the Economic and Social Committee entitled """"""""An industrial competitiveness policy for the European chemical industry: an example"""""""" ( COM(96)0187), will the Commission: 1. take account of the needs and priorities of the chemical industry when drawing up the fifth Community RTD programme and hence encourage the industry, universities, and the various research institutes to intensify their cooperation; 2. boost training by promoting closer cooperation between the industry and universities and other walks of society concerned; 3. make more active use of the opportunities afforded by the bilateral cooperation agreements and regional programmes (PHARE, TACIS, MEDA) designed to aid the areas concerned and, to that end, secure the direct involvement of the industry and others operating in the chemical sector?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-0460/97

Macroeconomics

With reference to the Commission communication to the Council, Parliament, and the Economic and Social Committee entitled """"""""An industrial competitiveness policy for the European chemical industry: an example"""""""" ( COM(96)0187), will the Commission: 1. take account of the needs and priorities of the chemical industry when drawing up the fifth Community RTD programme and hence encourage the industry, universities, and the various research institutes to intensify their cooperation; 2. boost training by promoting closer cooperation between the industry and universities and other walks of society concerned; 3. make more active use of the opportunities afforded by the bilateral cooperation agreements and regional programmes (PHARE, TACIS, MEDA) designed to aid the areas concerned and, to that end, secure the direct involvement of the industry and others operating in the chemical sector?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Homelessness is becoming an increasingly large problem in many Member States as homelessness levels have risen recently in many parts of theEU. 1.Has the Commission considered any harmonised approach to tackling homelessness in Europe? 2.Would the Commission consider setting up a high-level working group on homelessness so that Member States can exchange best practices on tackling homelessness?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [14]. </s>

E-002463-16

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

Homelessness is becoming an increasingly large problem in many Member States as homelessness levels have risen recently in many parts of theEU. 1.Has the Commission considered any harmonised approach to tackling homelessness in Europe? 2.Would the Commission consider setting up a high-level working group on homelessness so that Member States can exchange best practices on tackling homelessness?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Commission considers that the EU fishing fleet is larger than it should be and is constantly taking measures to reduce it. Will it say how it intends to ensure equitable treatment, given that: 1. Third countries fishing in the same waters are able to expand without hindrance; and 2. Any further drastic reduction in the European fleet would dangerously reduce fishing capacity in northern Europe and threaten the very existence of Mediterranean coastal fishing which consists of family-run businesses?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-0435/05

Agriculture and Fisheries

The Commission considers that the EU fishing fleet is larger than it should be and is constantly taking measures to reduce it. Will it say how it intends to ensure equitable treatment, given that: 1. Third countries fishing in the same waters are able to expand without hindrance; and 2. Any further drastic reduction in the European fleet would dangerously reduce fishing capacity in northern Europe and threaten the very existence of Mediterranean coastal fishing which consists of family-run businesses?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Via aid organisations, there have been reports about worrying developments concerning the situation of Christian evangelists and their families who are active in Turkmenistan. Religious freedom and human rights are being violated in President Berdymukhamedov's country. In 2001, the Russian evangelists Vyacheslav Kalataevsky and Yevgeni Potolov were illegally deported to Kazakhstan because of their religious convictions. Though they have never been deprived of their Turkmen citizenship, it is impossible to be active in Turkmenistan. They have returned and have had to resume their activities ‘underground’. For their families, the situation has become intolerable. In March 2007, MrKalataevski was arrested again and was sentenced to three years in a prison camp in Sejdi, 1200km away from their families. MrPotolov was arrested in May 2007; subsequently, in July, he was expelled from Turkmenistan. He is currently living in Russia. Small Christian communities and their leaders are being victimised by the Turkmen Government, making their lives very difficult. They are regarded as ‘apostate’ by the state religion, accused of illegal activities and termed ‘subversives’. I would put the following questions to the Commission: 1. What steps is the Commission considering taking to combat this most alarming violation of religious freedom in Turkmenistan, specifically in view of the recent arrests of the evangelists referred to? 2. What stage has been reached in the dialogue and relations between the European Union and Turkmenistan?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

P-4790/07

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Via aid organisations, there have been reports about worrying developments concerning the situation of Christian evangelists and their families who are active in Turkmenistan. Religious freedom and human rights are being violated in President Berdymukhamedov's country. In 2001, the Russian evangelists Vyacheslav Kalataevsky and Yevgeni Potolov were illegally deported to Kazakhstan because of their religious convictions. Though they have never been deprived of their Turkmen citizenship, it is impossible to be active in Turkmenistan. They have returned and have had to resume their activities ‘underground’. For their families, the situation has become intolerable. In March 2007, MrKalataevski was arrested again and was sentenced to three years in a prison camp in Sejdi, 1200km away from their families. MrPotolov was arrested in May 2007; subsequently, in July, he was expelled from Turkmenistan. He is currently living in Russia. Small Christian communities and their leaders are being victimised by the Turkmen Government, making their lives very difficult. They are regarded as ‘apostate’ by the state religion, accused of illegal activities and termed ‘subversives’. I would put the following questions to the Commission: 1. What steps is the Commission considering taking to combat this most alarming violation of religious freedom in Turkmenistan, specifically in view of the recent arrests of the evangelists referred to? 2. What stage has been reached in the dialogue and relations between the European Union and Turkmenistan?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"On the basis of Regulation (EC) No999/2001(1), rapid diagnostic tests are performed in the Member States on all cattle aged over 30months which are slaughtered for human consumption. Cattle aged over 24months which are at risk and which die or are slaughtered as an emergency measure likewise have to undergo these tests. Performing these tests clearly creates a heavy financial burden for the Member States: the cost of the 364794 tests performed in Belgium in 2006 was EUR15 million, equivalent to 10% of the annual budget of the Federal Food Safety Agency. Moreover, the number of cases of BSE has been falling in most EU Member States in recent years. In Belgium, for example, two positive results were obtained in 2006 and none in 2007. These data show that a review of the procedure is urgently needed. On the basis of a new risk analysis, the number of tests could be reduced without endangering public health. That would enable the resources released to be used more efficiently on other tests which are needed in order to guarantee the safety of the food chain. In July 2005, in response to this new situation, Commissioner Kyprianou launched a TSE Roadmap which provided, inter alia, for a relaxation of the active monitoring programme for cattle (COM(2005)0322). 1.Has any practical action yet been taken on the above Commission proposal? 2.What is the EFSA's opinion of the matter? 3.When will the proposed relaxation of the programme be put into practice? (1)OJL147, 31.5.2001, p.1." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-1239/08

Agriculture and Fisheries

On the basis of Regulation (EC) No999/2001(1), rapid diagnostic tests are performed in the Member States on all cattle aged over 30months which are slaughtered for human consumption. Cattle aged over 24months which are at risk and which die or are slaughtered as an emergency measure likewise have to undergo these tests. Performing these tests clearly creates a heavy financial burden for the Member States: the cost of the 364794 tests performed in Belgium in 2006 was EUR15 million, equivalent to 10% of the annual budget of the Federal Food Safety Agency. Moreover, the number of cases of BSE has been falling in most EU Member States in recent years. In Belgium, for example, two positive results were obtained in 2006 and none in 2007. These data show that a review of the procedure is urgently needed. On the basis of a new risk analysis, the number of tests could be reduced without endangering public health. That would enable the resources released to be used more efficiently on other tests which are needed in order to guarantee the safety of the food chain. In July 2005, in response to this new situation, Commissioner Kyprianou launched a TSE Roadmap which provided, inter alia, for a relaxation of the active monitoring programme for cattle (COM(2005)0322). 1.Has any practical action yet been taken on the above Commission proposal? 2.What is the EFSA's opinion of the matter? 3.When will the proposed relaxation of the programme be put into practice? (1)OJL147, 31.5.2001, p.1.

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Enel Chief Financial Officer and the Spanish Industry Minister met on 16February 2007. On 27February 2007 the latter stated that the Spanish solution was more likely to succeed than that proposed by E.On. On 28February 2007, Enel informed the CNMV of its decision to acquire 24.99% of Endesa, a company in which the SEPI, the Spanish Society of Industrial Shareholdings, owns 2.95% of the shares. Article5(1) of Directive2004/25/EC(1) on takeovers lays down that ‘where a natural or legal person, as a result of his/her own acquisition or the acquisition by persons acting in concert with him/her, holds securities […]which, […]give him/her […]control of that company, […]such a person is required to make a bid as a means of protecting the minority shareholders of that company’. For its part, Law24/1988 on the Capital Market makes it incumbent on anyone acquiring more than 25% of a quoted firm to launch a takeover bid. In order to calculate this percentage, the shares held by the acquiring party must be added together with those held by the parties working in concert with it. As a result, if there were to be concertation between Sepi and Enel, the threshold laid down by law would be exceeded. Does the Commission intend to investigate whether there has been concertation between Enel and Sepi, and in consequence, whether it is right and proper that there should be a takeover bid for Endesa, in which all the company’s shareholders can take part? (1)OJL142, 30.4.2004, p.12." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [15]. </s>

E-1400/07

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The Enel Chief Financial Officer and the Spanish Industry Minister met on 16February 2007. On 27February 2007 the latter stated that the Spanish solution was more likely to succeed than that proposed by E.On. On 28February 2007, Enel informed the CNMV of its decision to acquire 24.99% of Endesa, a company in which the SEPI, the Spanish Society of Industrial Shareholdings, owns 2.95% of the shares. Article5(1) of Directive2004/25/EC(1) on takeovers lays down that ‘where a natural or legal person, as a result of his/her own acquisition or the acquisition by persons acting in concert with him/her, holds securities […]which, […]give him/her […]control of that company, […]such a person is required to make a bid as a means of protecting the minority shareholders of that company’. For its part, Law24/1988 on the Capital Market makes it incumbent on anyone acquiring more than 25% of a quoted firm to launch a takeover bid. In order to calculate this percentage, the shares held by the acquiring party must be added together with those held by the parties working in concert with it. As a result, if there were to be concertation between Sepi and Enel, the threshold laid down by law would be exceeded. Does the Commission intend to investigate whether there has been concertation between Enel and Sepi, and in consequence, whether it is right and proper that there should be a takeover bid for Endesa, in which all the company’s shareholders can take part? (1)OJL142, 30.4.2004, p.12.

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"According to the WHO, exposure to asbestos fibres can cause diseases including mesothelioma and lung cancer. The risk of disease is greater the more the fibres are worn, and hence the greater the likelihood that these fibres are released into the air.In Portugal, the use and marketing of asbestos and/or asbestos-containing materials is banned (Directive 1999/77/EC and Directive 2003/18/EC, as transposed into national law by Decree-Law No 101/2005 of 23 June 2005 and Decree-Law No 266/2007 of 24 July 2007 respectively). However, most schools and other public buildings date back several decades to before the ban and the presence of asbestos puts these structures at huge risk of decay.Several school community groups and environmental associations have been critical of the Portuguese Government’s failure to comply with legislation on monitoring levels of asbestos and its removal from all public buildings (Law 2/2011 of 9 February).In view of this threat to public health, what steps will the Commission take to urge the Portuguese Government to comply with the law and to devise a plan to completely remove asbestos from schools and other public buildings?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-003948/2019

Health

According to the WHO, exposure to asbestos fibres can cause diseases including mesothelioma and lung cancer. The risk of disease is greater the more the fibres are worn, and hence the greater the likelihood that these fibres are released into the air.In Portugal, the use and marketing of asbestos and/or asbestos-containing materials is banned (Directive 1999/77/EC and Directive 2003/18/EC, as transposed into national law by Decree-Law No 101/2005 of 23 June 2005 and Decree-Law No 266/2007 of 24 July 2007 respectively). However, most schools and other public buildings date back several decades to before the ban and the presence of asbestos puts these structures at huge risk of decay.Several school community groups and environmental associations have been critical of the Portuguese Government’s failure to comply with legislation on monitoring levels of asbestos and its removal from all public buildings (Law 2/2011 of 9 February).In view of this threat to public health, what steps will the Commission take to urge the Portuguese Government to comply with the law and to devise a plan to completely remove asbestos from schools and other public buildings?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"At the LIBE hearing on 10 September on the EU strategy on a more effective fight against child sexual abuse, Commissioner Johansson spoke about an alarming level of paedophilia on the internet.The Commissioner said that this crime was growing exponentially, with the number of online paedophile videos increasing from one million in 2010 to 17 million in 2019. Last year, 100000 new child rape videos were discovered in the EU.This is a consequence of a practice in online paedophile communities whereby newcomers are required to publish new paedophile videos in order access older videos.Libido inhibitor treatments, also known as chemical castration, are used in many Member States and have proven to be effective against the risk of paedophiles reoffending.As well as the preventive measures which the Commission wishes to put in place to combat paedophilia, as part of the penalties that can be imposed by the courts could the EU recommend to all Member States the use of libido inhibitor treatments for individuals identified as having created such videos, who are therefore guilty of child sexual abuse?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-005448/2020

Law and Crime

At the LIBE hearing on 10 September on the EU strategy on a more effective fight against child sexual abuse, Commissioner Johansson spoke about an alarming level of paedophilia on the internet.The Commissioner said that this crime was growing exponentially, with the number of online paedophile videos increasing from one million in 2010 to 17 million in 2019. Last year, 100000 new child rape videos were discovered in the EU.This is a consequence of a practice in online paedophile communities whereby newcomers are required to publish new paedophile videos in order access older videos.Libido inhibitor treatments, also known as chemical castration, are used in many Member States and have proven to be effective against the risk of paedophiles reoffending.As well as the preventive measures which the Commission wishes to put in place to combat paedophilia, as part of the penalties that can be imposed by the courts could the EU recommend to all Member States the use of libido inhibitor treatments for individuals identified as having created such videos, who are therefore guilty of child sexual abuse?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Established in 2009, the Eastern Partnership is a joint initiative between the European Union and six neighbouring countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. It focuses on governance, economic, trade and mobility issues. The Eastern Partnership is 10years old this year. What assessment can the Council give of its achievements in its various fields of activity? Will it consider new initiatives over the next few years with the six countries mentioned above?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-002368-19

International affairs and foreign aid

Established in 2009, the Eastern Partnership is a joint initiative between the European Union and six neighbouring countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. It focuses on governance, economic, trade and mobility issues. The Eastern Partnership is 10years old this year. What assessment can the Council give of its achievements in its various fields of activity? Will it consider new initiatives over the next few years with the six countries mentioned above?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Modernisation Unit at the Commission’s Directorate-General for the internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs decided to request clarifications from Lisbon City Council regarding Portuguese residents’ free entry to São Jorge Castle on Sundays. That action concerns a national monument — an integral part of Portugal’s heritage and history and the responsibility for the conservation, maintenance and cultural enhancement of which the Portuguese state is clearly responsible for, along with the promotion of the population’s access to it, by any means it sees fit — and it is unusual. There is no justification for intervention by a ‘Modernisation of the Single Market Unit’ in that process. It is, therefore, important to stress that, ultimately, the taxes (which can only be introduced by the central state in Portugal) paid by Portuguese residents finance the state in that work. What is more, the State Budget Law provides for free entry on Sundays and public holidays to all museums and monuments for which the state is responsible. Does the Commission plan to interfere with this national monument’s access policy?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [23]. </s>

E-001644-19

Culture and media

The Modernisation Unit at the Commission’s Directorate-General for the internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs decided to request clarifications from Lisbon City Council regarding Portuguese residents’ free entry to São Jorge Castle on Sundays. That action concerns a national monument — an integral part of Portugal’s heritage and history and the responsibility for the conservation, maintenance and cultural enhancement of which the Portuguese state is clearly responsible for, along with the promotion of the population’s access to it, by any means it sees fit — and it is unusual. There is no justification for intervention by a ‘Modernisation of the Single Market Unit’ in that process. It is, therefore, important to stress that, ultimately, the taxes (which can only be introduced by the central state in Portugal) paid by Portuguese residents finance the state in that work. What is more, the State Budget Law provides for free entry on Sundays and public holidays to all museums and monuments for which the state is responsible. Does the Commission plan to interfere with this national monument’s access policy?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The second subparagraph of Article287(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that: ‘The Court of Auditors shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This statement may be supplemented by specific assessments for each major area of Union activity.’ Over the years, the European Court of Auditors has presented this statement of assurance in different ways and, more recently, for the financial year ending on 31December2010, in the form of four opinions on: — the reliability of the accounts; — the legality and regularity of revenue underlying the accounts; — the legality and regularity of commitments underlying the accounts; — the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts, together with evidence supporting this last opinion, which is unfavourable. The fact that the Court of Auditors has presented a statement of assurance following its audit in the form of four separate opinions makes it difficult for the European Parliament to decide whether it is dealing with a positive or negative statement of assurance. However, it is vital that the Court of Auditors’ opinion is accurately assessed by the European Parliament so that, in full knowledge of the facts, it can monitor the Commission and exercise its political responsibility which involves — acting on a recommendation from the Council — giving a discharge to the European Commission in respect of the implementation of theEU budget pursuant to Article319 TFEU based on the statement of assurance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article287(1) TFEU. In view of this, Iam asking whoever it may concern at the Commission, whether, by submitting its statement of assurance like this with four separate opinions, the European Court of Auditors is acting in strict compliance with Article287 TFEU, which provides for a single statement of assurance and not several opinions?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-004126/2012

Macroeconomics

The second subparagraph of Article287(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that: ‘The Court of Auditors shall provide the European Parliament and the Council with a statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions which shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This statement may be supplemented by specific assessments for each major area of Union activity.’ Over the years, the European Court of Auditors has presented this statement of assurance in different ways and, more recently, for the financial year ending on 31December2010, in the form of four opinions on: — the reliability of the accounts; — the legality and regularity of revenue underlying the accounts; — the legality and regularity of commitments underlying the accounts; — the legality and regularity of payments underlying the accounts, together with evidence supporting this last opinion, which is unfavourable. The fact that the Court of Auditors has presented a statement of assurance following its audit in the form of four separate opinions makes it difficult for the European Parliament to decide whether it is dealing with a positive or negative statement of assurance. However, it is vital that the Court of Auditors’ opinion is accurately assessed by the European Parliament so that, in full knowledge of the facts, it can monitor the Commission and exercise its political responsibility which involves — acting on a recommendation from the Council — giving a discharge to the European Commission in respect of the implementation of theEU budget pursuant to Article319 TFEU based on the statement of assurance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article287(1) TFEU. In view of this, Iam asking whoever it may concern at the Commission, whether, by submitting its statement of assurance like this with four separate opinions, the European Court of Auditors is acting in strict compliance with Article287 TFEU, which provides for a single statement of assurance and not several opinions?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A report by the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) of 15 November 1996 shows that although the European Union has increased its trade with Latin America in the last five years, it still lags far behind countries such as the United States and Japan. Whilst trade between the EU and Latin America increased by 49% between 1990 and 1995, the increase for the United States was 136% and for Japan 98%. What is the volume of trade between Austria and each country of the Andean Community?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [18]. </s>

E-3685/96

Foreign trade

A report by the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) of 15 November 1996 shows that although the European Union has increased its trade with Latin America in the last five years, it still lags far behind countries such as the United States and Japan. Whilst trade between the EU and Latin America increased by 49% between 1990 and 1995, the increase for the United States was 136% and for Japan 98%. What is the volume of trade between Austria and each country of the Andean Community?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The human rights situation in Burma is still appalling. 1. The US Administration has now passed a law prohibiting new investment in Burma. The EU has taken no economic measures to date. While a number of Member States discourage European firms from investing in Burma, European firms continue to operate there (for example the French multinational TotalFinaElf). Their activities provide a source of income for the junta. Is the Council prepared to impose a ban on joint ventures with Burmese state concerns and to deny access to the EU market for products resulting from such cooperation between European firms and Burmese state concerns? If so, when and how does it intend to do so? If not, why not? 2. What propositions does the Council see for furthering relations between Burma and neighbouring states (namely China and India) in such a way that the good relations between them can be used to put pressure on the regime to reform? Does the Council share the view that this can be achieved by, for example, pointing out to such countries the grave consequences for the people of surrounding countries of Rangoon's negligence with regard to the drugs trade and HIV/AIDS? Is the Council prepared to encourage cooperation between countries neighbouring Burma, and, above all, to encourage their cooperation with Burmese democratic and ethnic opposition groups? The EU could help to facilitate contact between Burmese NGOs, opposition groups and neighbouring countries by, for example, providing a forum for such contact on the fringes of unilateral summit meetings with the countries concerned, such as the EU-India Summit of 29 November 2003. Is the Council prepared to do so? If not, why not? 3. The seriously deteriorating situation in Burma since 30 May 2003 has not, to date, featured on the agenda of the UN Security Council. Is the Council prepared to call for its early entry on the agenda? Is the Council considering the possibility of strengthening the mandate of the current UN Special Envoy to Burma (Mr Razali Ismail) by upgrading his role from that of """"""""facilitator"""""""" to """"""""mediator""""""""? If not, why not? 4. Arms are being supplied to Burma on a large scale. It would appear that these arms come from ten or so countries, including Russia, India, China, Israel and Ukraine. Given that the EU has in the recent past been able to prevent the supply of arms to Bosnia, is the Council prepared to attempt to do the same regarding arms supplies from the above countries? If so, how does it intend to do so? If not, why not?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-4082/03

International affairs and foreign aid

The human rights situation in Burma is still appalling. 1. The US Administration has now passed a law prohibiting new investment in Burma. The EU has taken no economic measures to date. While a number of Member States discourage European firms from investing in Burma, European firms continue to operate there (for example the French multinational TotalFinaElf). Their activities provide a source of income for the junta. Is the Council prepared to impose a ban on joint ventures with Burmese state concerns and to deny access to the EU market for products resulting from such cooperation between European firms and Burmese state concerns? If so, when and how does it intend to do so? If not, why not? 2. What propositions does the Council see for furthering relations between Burma and neighbouring states (namely China and India) in such a way that the good relations between them can be used to put pressure on the regime to reform? Does the Council share the view that this can be achieved by, for example, pointing out to such countries the grave consequences for the people of surrounding countries of Rangoon's negligence with regard to the drugs trade and HIV/AIDS? Is the Council prepared to encourage cooperation between countries neighbouring Burma, and, above all, to encourage their cooperation with Burmese democratic and ethnic opposition groups? The EU could help to facilitate contact between Burmese NGOs, opposition groups and neighbouring countries by, for example, providing a forum for such contact on the fringes of unilateral summit meetings with the countries concerned, such as the EU-India Summit of 29 November 2003. Is the Council prepared to do so? If not, why not? 3. The seriously deteriorating situation in Burma since 30 May 2003 has not, to date, featured on the agenda of the UN Security Council. Is the Council prepared to call for its early entry on the agenda? Is the Council considering the possibility of strengthening the mandate of the current UN Special Envoy to Burma (Mr Razali Ismail) by upgrading his role from that of """"""""facilitator"""""""" to """"""""mediator""""""""? If not, why not? 4. Arms are being supplied to Burma on a large scale. It would appear that these arms come from ten or so countries, including Russia, India, China, Israel and Ukraine. Given that the EU has in the recent past been able to prevent the supply of arms to Bosnia, is the Council prepared to attempt to do the same regarding arms supplies from the above countries? If so, how does it intend to do so? If not, why not?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The winter of 2010/2011 has seen many flight cancellations and delays at airports, and some passengers consider that pressure should be put on airlines to provide statutory aid and compensation to those affected. In this regard, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. Does it intend to take action against or reprimand airlines that delay, or seek to entirely avoid, giving statutory compensation to the passengers affected? Does it have any plans to publish a list of how individual companies act in such situations? 2. Does the Commission have an overview of which airlines comply with the legislation in this field and which seek to resist it, and of how many cases of non-compliance with air passenger rights it knows of in Europe — broken down by individual companies? 3. Does the Commission consider that airlines do enough to comply with their obligations towards passengers in the event of cancellations and delays — inter alia as a result of weather conditions? 4. If a passenger has problems convincing an airline that it must comply with EU legislation in this field, what should that passenger do? 5. Can it be described as a ‘force majeure’ situation, and do airlines not need to compensate their passengers, if a flight is cancelled as a result, for example, of an airport’s failure to purchase enough de-icing fluid (for the wings of aircraft)? 6. Can the Commission envisage the introduction of a smiley scheme for compliance by airlines with the rules in force? If not, why not?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [10]. </s>

E-000111/2011

Transportation

The winter of 2010/2011 has seen many flight cancellations and delays at airports, and some passengers consider that pressure should be put on airlines to provide statutory aid and compensation to those affected. In this regard, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. Does it intend to take action against or reprimand airlines that delay, or seek to entirely avoid, giving statutory compensation to the passengers affected? Does it have any plans to publish a list of how individual companies act in such situations? 2. Does the Commission have an overview of which airlines comply with the legislation in this field and which seek to resist it, and of how many cases of non-compliance with air passenger rights it knows of in Europe — broken down by individual companies? 3. Does the Commission consider that airlines do enough to comply with their obligations towards passengers in the event of cancellations and delays — inter alia as a result of weather conditions? 4. If a passenger has problems convincing an airline that it must comply with EU legislation in this field, what should that passenger do? 5. Can it be described as a ‘force majeure’ situation, and do airlines not need to compensate their passengers, if a flight is cancelled as a result, for example, of an airport’s failure to purchase enough de-icing fluid (for the wings of aircraft)? 6. Can the Commission envisage the introduction of a smiley scheme for compliance by airlines with the rules in force? If not, why not?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"According to several answers given by MsMalmström regarding the European Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism, the Commission has concluded a contract with this organisation that will cost the Community EUR200000. Some of the conditions of the contract are also explained, including the following: ‘The contract indicates that the network should consist of a minimum of seven associations or organisations of victims of terrorism and/or their family members or other non-governmental organisations with a special focus on supporting victims of terrorism and/or their family members. In addition, they must be non-profit organisations and should not engage in party political activities’. On the Commission's instructions, we have also gone through the content of the Network's website and found, amongst other things, an article by the Network criticising the activities of the group called ‘Friendship’ (The Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism (NAVT) wishes to express their astonishment concerning the proposal for negotiation from the self-named group ‘Friendship’ by the Spanish State with the terrorist group ETA: http://www.europeanvictims.net/noticias/ver_noticia.php?id=100). This is a group which includes Members of this Parliament. Irrespective of our views on the actions of Friendship and given the strictly political nature of the group's activities, Does Commissioner Malmström believe that criticising the activities of Friendship goes against the contract between the European Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism and the Commission insofar as the Network should not engage in party political activities? If so, is the Commission going to take any action to prevent something similar from happening again?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-011117/2010

Law and Crime

According to several answers given by MsMalmström regarding the European Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism, the Commission has concluded a contract with this organisation that will cost the Community EUR200000. Some of the conditions of the contract are also explained, including the following: ‘The contract indicates that the network should consist of a minimum of seven associations or organisations of victims of terrorism and/or their family members or other non-governmental organisations with a special focus on supporting victims of terrorism and/or their family members. In addition, they must be non-profit organisations and should not engage in party political activities’. On the Commission's instructions, we have also gone through the content of the Network's website and found, amongst other things, an article by the Network criticising the activities of the group called ‘Friendship’ (The Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism (NAVT) wishes to express their astonishment concerning the proposal for negotiation from the self-named group ‘Friendship’ by the Spanish State with the terrorist group ETA: http://www.europeanvictims.net/noticias/ver_noticia.php?id=100). This is a group which includes Members of this Parliament. Irrespective of our views on the actions of Friendship and given the strictly political nature of the group's activities, Does Commissioner Malmström believe that criticising the activities of Friendship goes against the contract between the European Network of Associations of Victims of Terrorism and the Commission insofar as the Network should not engage in party political activities? If so, is the Commission going to take any action to prevent something similar from happening again?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The arrangement of child adoptions via the Internet is becoming increasingly common. Using this medium, hundreds of agencies are selling children for adoption or the services of surrogate mothers to bear children for affluent couples who are childless. Some Internet child adoption agencies have even gone so far as to price children according to nationality. The cheapest children for adoption are obtainable from Kazakhstan or Russia, Caucasian children are a little more expensive and Western European children the most expensive of all. What will the Commission do about this trade, which is an affront to children's dignity as human beings? Could we control this highly unattractive Internet agency activity by means of European legislation?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-1142/04

Law and Crime

The arrangement of child adoptions via the Internet is becoming increasingly common. Using this medium, hundreds of agencies are selling children for adoption or the services of surrogate mothers to bear children for affluent couples who are childless. Some Internet child adoption agencies have even gone so far as to price children according to nationality. The cheapest children for adoption are obtainable from Kazakhstan or Russia, Caucasian children are a little more expensive and Western European children the most expensive of all. What will the Commission do about this trade, which is an affront to children's dignity as human beings? Could we control this highly unattractive Internet agency activity by means of European legislation?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Can the Commission provide details of the rationale behind their decision to exclude the transport sector from the working time directive? Is the Commission aware that long distance lorry drivers, by the nature of their industry, often work excessive hours and feel unnecessarily excluded from the directive?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [5]. </s>

E-2064/96

Labour, employment and pensions

Can the Commission provide details of the rationale behind their decision to exclude the transport sector from the working time directive? Is the Commission aware that long distance lorry drivers, by the nature of their industry, often work excessive hours and feel unnecessarily excluded from the directive?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"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" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [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

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Europe is still the largest market for cut flowers, in particular from Latin America and Africa. Employees in the flower sector work for extremely low wages with insecure employment contracts, frequently without appropriate protective clothing as a precaution against poisoning by pesticides and other serious health hazards. The first successes of the campaign for better working conditions — e.g. the use of appropriate protective clothing for women — are being seen in Ecuador, while in other countries paid maternity leave exists. However, these remain the exception. 1.In the light of this situation, does the Commission consider that adequate progress has been made, with the application of the revised EU Generalised System of Preferences as an incentive to the protection of social rights, towards respect for fundamental working standards and/or is it planning further measures in the context of trade and cooperation agreements with a view to improving working conditions for employees in the flower industry? 2.What other instruments is the Union using to help achieve better working and health conditions? 3.To what extent is the Commission making use of the grant of development cooperation appropriations, not only in general to improve working conditions, but in particular to eliminate the poor conditions for flower workers?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [5]. </s>

E-0466/03

Labour, employment and pensions

Europe is still the largest market for cut flowers, in particular from Latin America and Africa. Employees in the flower sector work for extremely low wages with insecure employment contracts, frequently without appropriate protective clothing as a precaution against poisoning by pesticides and other serious health hazards. The first successes of the campaign for better working conditions — e.g. the use of appropriate protective clothing for women — are being seen in Ecuador, while in other countries paid maternity leave exists. However, these remain the exception. 1.In the light of this situation, does the Commission consider that adequate progress has been made, with the application of the revised EU Generalised System of Preferences as an incentive to the protection of social rights, towards respect for fundamental working standards and/or is it planning further measures in the context of trade and cooperation agreements with a view to improving working conditions for employees in the flower industry? 2.What other instruments is the Union using to help achieve better working and health conditions? 3.To what extent is the Commission making use of the grant of development cooperation appropriations, not only in general to improve working conditions, but in particular to eliminate the poor conditions for flower workers?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Infringement proceedings are liable to be initiated against Romania (for violation of EClaw) before the year is out, unless it resolves the issue of the rendering of animal carcasses. The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Sanitary-Veterinary and Food Safety Authority need to implement a system for collecting carcasses — and especially those of large animals — as swiftly as possible. As long ago as 2013, Romania was warned by the Commission to adopt an integrated and more efficient rendering system, and was called upon to comply with EU legislation and national laws on the collection and disposal of by-products, after a mission conducted in November2012 concluded that the rendering system had not changed since 2010, which was the year that state subsidies for the transport and destruction of animal carcasses were abolished. There are around 1.152million farm holdings in Romania, and each year roughly 25000 tonnes of animal carcasses are destroyed using the rendering system — around 230 tonnes of which through the veterinary system. What recommendations would the Commission make to the Romanian authorities as to how to resolve the problems surrounding rendering? What financial instruments does the Commission have at its disposal to help implement and modernise the rendering system in Romania?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-000130-16

Agriculture and Fisheries

Infringement proceedings are liable to be initiated against Romania (for violation of EClaw) before the year is out, unless it resolves the issue of the rendering of animal carcasses. The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Sanitary-Veterinary and Food Safety Authority need to implement a system for collecting carcasses — and especially those of large animals — as swiftly as possible. As long ago as 2013, Romania was warned by the Commission to adopt an integrated and more efficient rendering system, and was called upon to comply with EU legislation and national laws on the collection and disposal of by-products, after a mission conducted in November2012 concluded that the rendering system had not changed since 2010, which was the year that state subsidies for the transport and destruction of animal carcasses were abolished. There are around 1.152million farm holdings in Romania, and each year roughly 25000 tonnes of animal carcasses are destroyed using the rendering system — around 230 tonnes of which through the veterinary system. What recommendations would the Commission make to the Romanian authorities as to how to resolve the problems surrounding rendering? What financial instruments does the Commission have at its disposal to help implement and modernise the rendering system in Romania?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In its proposal for the new European Fisheries Fund the Commission is introducing aid for the diversification of activities in towns with fewer than 100000 inhabitants in regions which depend on fishing. 1.Does this mean that metropolitan areas such as Vigo or Coruña, whose population exceeds this figure but which are heavily dependent on fishing and are covered by European regional policy objective 1, will be excluded from such aid? 2.Can the Commission explain why such cities are to be punished in this way?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-2689/04

Agriculture and Fisheries

In its proposal for the new European Fisheries Fund the Commission is introducing aid for the diversification of activities in towns with fewer than 100000 inhabitants in regions which depend on fishing. 1.Does this mean that metropolitan areas such as Vigo or Coruña, whose population exceeds this figure but which are heavily dependent on fishing and are covered by European regional policy objective 1, will be excluded from such aid? 2.Can the Commission explain why such cities are to be punished in this way?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"After the sinking of the """"""""Erika"""""""", the """"""""Prestige"""""""" oil spill on 19 November 2002 off the coast of Galicia, Spain has shown us the serious inadequacies in the control and monitoring of ships at sea. The Commission must act as quickly as possible in the face of environmental disasters like these. The decision taken at the Franco-Spanish Summit in Malaga, in accordance with Article 56 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to limit access for the most dangerous oil tankers to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), less than 200 nautical miles (360 km) from the coast, gives cause for hope. However, the crisis that an oil spill presents for those affected, for the local communities and its consequences for the environment and sectors of the economy such as fishing and tourism, requires that new rules concerning the transport of high-risk goods, as well as new monitoring measures, are drawn up on a European scale. The precautionary principle means that the setting up of a European police force of the seas must now be considered. The creation of a fleet of European coastguard ships would allow maritime law to be enforced more effectively. There are many arguments in favour of a new administrative body, which could be placed under the control of the European Parliament and under the responsibility of the maritime authorities of the Member States. On the eve of the next enlargement of the European Union, this would send a strong message in favour of a Europe of the sea. What is the Commission's view on this? Is the Commission willing to make proposals that would serve as a common basis for a European campaign for safety at sea, with emphasis on the strict monitoring of the ships in circulation?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [10]. </s>

E-3545/02

Transportation

After the sinking of the """"""""Erika"""""""", the """"""""Prestige"""""""" oil spill on 19 November 2002 off the coast of Galicia, Spain has shown us the serious inadequacies in the control and monitoring of ships at sea. The Commission must act as quickly as possible in the face of environmental disasters like these. The decision taken at the Franco-Spanish Summit in Malaga, in accordance with Article 56 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to limit access for the most dangerous oil tankers to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), less than 200 nautical miles (360 km) from the coast, gives cause for hope. However, the crisis that an oil spill presents for those affected, for the local communities and its consequences for the environment and sectors of the economy such as fishing and tourism, requires that new rules concerning the transport of high-risk goods, as well as new monitoring measures, are drawn up on a European scale. The precautionary principle means that the setting up of a European police force of the seas must now be considered. The creation of a fleet of European coastguard ships would allow maritime law to be enforced more effectively. There are many arguments in favour of a new administrative body, which could be placed under the control of the European Parliament and under the responsibility of the maritime authorities of the Member States. On the eve of the next enlargement of the European Union, this would send a strong message in favour of a Europe of the sea. What is the Commission's view on this? Is the Commission willing to make proposals that would serve as a common basis for a European campaign for safety at sea, with emphasis on the strict monitoring of the ships in circulation?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Last February, in accordance with the European Council’s mandate, the Commission launched a public consultation on the European nuclear safety framework. This consultation was designed to seek the views of stakeholders on the need for additional nuclear safety legislative measures at Euratom level and to identify areas where the framework could potentially be reinforced. However, ten months after the deadline for the submission of contributions, the results have still not been made public. Meanwhile, in its communication on the stress tests adopted in October2012, the Commission already included detailed elements concerning the strengthening of the safety framework. Likewise, the preparatory work for a revision of the nuclear safety directive is ongoing. Does the Commission intend to unveil the results of this public consultation and describe stakeholders’ positions in the near future?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [8]. </s>

E-011369-12

Energy

Last February, in accordance with the European Council’s mandate, the Commission launched a public consultation on the European nuclear safety framework. This consultation was designed to seek the views of stakeholders on the need for additional nuclear safety legislative measures at Euratom level and to identify areas where the framework could potentially be reinforced. However, ten months after the deadline for the submission of contributions, the results have still not been made public. Meanwhile, in its communication on the stress tests adopted in October2012, the Commission already included detailed elements concerning the strengthening of the safety framework. Likewise, the preparatory work for a revision of the nuclear safety directive is ongoing. Does the Commission intend to unveil the results of this public consultation and describe stakeholders’ positions in the near future?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Is the Commission satisfied that the Kimberley process for diamond manufacturing, processing and selling is promoting all human rights? Is the Commission concerned that there are different standards applied when it comes to human rights standards for polished diamonds or rough diamonds, or does it consider that the Kimberly process treats them the same?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-6544/2010

International affairs and foreign aid

Is the Commission satisfied that the Kimberley process for diamond manufacturing, processing and selling is promoting all human rights? Is the Commission concerned that there are different standards applied when it comes to human rights standards for polished diamonds or rough diamonds, or does it consider that the Kimberly process treats them the same?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Commission will be aware that until recently timber barons were concentrating on the islands of Indonesia, accelerating the destruction of the forests there. It now seems that the forests of West Papua are being targeted and are at risk of suffering the same fate. On 21 May 2003 the Commission published the EU Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The Commission has stated that it intends to submit a proposal for a regulation in 2004 to implement the Action Plan and to provide the basis for a voluntary partnership scheme to control illegal timber imports. The opinion of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, delivered on 19 January 2004, notes that although a voluntary licensing scheme would prevent unlicensed timber from participating countries being released for free circulation within the EU, not all producing countries are likely to agree to enter bilateral agreements. It recommends that urgent binding legislation be drafted to prohibit the import and marketing of all illegally sourced timber and forest products, irrespective of the countries of origin, so as to enable the authorities in EU Member States to prosecute companies and individuals. Can the Commission confirm whether it will introduce binding legislation, and what its next steps will be?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-0320/04

Environment

The Commission will be aware that until recently timber barons were concentrating on the islands of Indonesia, accelerating the destruction of the forests there. It now seems that the forests of West Papua are being targeted and are at risk of suffering the same fate. On 21 May 2003 the Commission published the EU Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). The Commission has stated that it intends to submit a proposal for a regulation in 2004 to implement the Action Plan and to provide the basis for a voluntary partnership scheme to control illegal timber imports. The opinion of the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, delivered on 19 January 2004, notes that although a voluntary licensing scheme would prevent unlicensed timber from participating countries being released for free circulation within the EU, not all producing countries are likely to agree to enter bilateral agreements. It recommends that urgent binding legislation be drafted to prohibit the import and marketing of all illegally sourced timber and forest products, irrespective of the countries of origin, so as to enable the authorities in EU Member States to prosecute companies and individuals. Can the Commission confirm whether it will introduce binding legislation, and what its next steps will be?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Could the Commission provide an analysis of the last ‘European’ year’s added value, and advise me as to what was the actual budget spent compared to that which was predicted?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-002452/2012

Macroeconomics

Could the Commission provide an analysis of the last ‘European’ year’s added value, and advise me as to what was the actual budget spent compared to that which was predicted?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Italian press has reported on a nuclear dump in the province of Piacenza (at Caorso), a mountain of dangerous waste, which no-one seems to know how to eliminate. This is the only Italian reactor that has been shut down since the 1986 referendum. The reactor, which at that time was valued at LIT900billion is now costing the Italian State LIT800 million a day. Is the Commission aware that, although it was decided as early as 1977 to dismantle the plant within six months and to find a site to store the radioactive material, as yet - 20 years later - nothing has been done?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-1948/97

Environment

The Italian press has reported on a nuclear dump in the province of Piacenza (at Caorso), a mountain of dangerous waste, which no-one seems to know how to eliminate. This is the only Italian reactor that has been shut down since the 1986 referendum. The reactor, which at that time was valued at LIT900billion is now costing the Italian State LIT800 million a day. Is the Commission aware that, although it was decided as early as 1977 to dismantle the plant within six months and to find a site to store the radioactive material, as yet - 20 years later - nothing has been done?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The second Forest-Based Industries Forum was held in Stockholm on 21 June 2001. Given the importance of this sector to the economy of many Member States, why did the Commission fail to provide Members of the European Parliament with adequate information on this event? In view of this lack of information, can the Commission say what emphasis the Forum gave to the furniture industry, which in terms of production represents 60 % of the total timber/furniture macrosector in Europe (Eurostat figure for 1999)?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

P-2309/01

Macroeconomics

The second Forest-Based Industries Forum was held in Stockholm on 21 June 2001. Given the importance of this sector to the economy of many Member States, why did the Commission fail to provide Members of the European Parliament with adequate information on this event? In view of this lack of information, can the Commission say what emphasis the Forum gave to the furniture industry, which in terms of production represents 60 % of the total timber/furniture macrosector in Europe (Eurostat figure for 1999)?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"1. How many tonnes of beef have been taken off the Community market in the context of intervention since 1990, per year and per Member State? 2. How many tonnes of intervention beef, per year and per Member State, are stored in (a) public storage (b) private storage? 3. What is the beef storage capacity in tonnes in each EU Member State, broken down by public and private storage? 4. How many cattle per year have been slaughtered in the UK since 1990? How many of these as a result of (a) BSE infection, (b) suspected BSE infection? 5. How many tonnes of beef result from the slaughter referred to in Question 4? 6. How many cattle have been slaughtered to date in the UK as part of the BSE slaughter programme? 7. How many storehouses are there in the UK, broken down by public and private storage? What storage capacity does this amount to respectively, in tonnes?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-3077/96

Agriculture and Fisheries

1. How many tonnes of beef have been taken off the Community market in the context of intervention since 1990, per year and per Member State? 2. How many tonnes of intervention beef, per year and per Member State, are stored in (a) public storage (b) private storage? 3. What is the beef storage capacity in tonnes in each EU Member State, broken down by public and private storage? 4. How many cattle per year have been slaughtered in the UK since 1990? How many of these as a result of (a) BSE infection, (b) suspected BSE infection? 5. How many tonnes of beef result from the slaughter referred to in Question 4? 6. How many cattle have been slaughtered to date in the UK as part of the BSE slaughter programme? 7. How many storehouses are there in the UK, broken down by public and private storage? What storage capacity does this amount to respectively, in tonnes?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A press officer of Greenpeace Finland recently stated in a radio interview (Radio Vega, Finnish Public Radio, 16October): ‘One point which is often forgotten is that the European Commission regularly contacts us and asks us to get involved in a situation where they themselves — the Commission itself — have/has no powers or, say, no way of stopping environmental crimes. This has happened many times.’ The press officer repeated the comment during a current affairs programme on morning TV (Yle TV 1, 23October), adding that the contacts came directly from individual Commission officials and that he had not meant that the Commission as an institution contacted Greenpeace. Is the Commission aware of this practice, which according to Greenpeace is ‘well established’, or does it wish to distance itself from it? Have the Commission officials concerned exceeded their powers, or does the Commission regard such cooperation as unproblematic? Does the Commission consider that, if such practices prevail, the various sections of society will continue to trust the impartiality of the authority? Does the Commission consider this to be the best way of influencing the implementation of EU environmental law and respect for it? Does resorting to such subterfuges promote legality or the idea that an environmental crime is a crime like any other? Is there not a danger that the methods sometimes used by NGOs, which are on the very borderline of legality or even beyond it, may suggest that it is not possible to deal with environmental issues within the framework of the normal rule of law, in which case the ultimate outcome may depend on such chance factors as who runs the highest-profile campaign or has the most muscle? As far as legal safeguards are concerned, if an official has misunderstood something or Greenpeace has got the wrong message, to whom can a business appeal if it unjustifiably falls victim to the judgment of such a ‘field tribunal’ at the instigation of the Commission?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-4923/06

Environment

A press officer of Greenpeace Finland recently stated in a radio interview (Radio Vega, Finnish Public Radio, 16October): ‘One point which is often forgotten is that the European Commission regularly contacts us and asks us to get involved in a situation where they themselves — the Commission itself — have/has no powers or, say, no way of stopping environmental crimes. This has happened many times.’ The press officer repeated the comment during a current affairs programme on morning TV (Yle TV 1, 23October), adding that the contacts came directly from individual Commission officials and that he had not meant that the Commission as an institution contacted Greenpeace. Is the Commission aware of this practice, which according to Greenpeace is ‘well established’, or does it wish to distance itself from it? Have the Commission officials concerned exceeded their powers, or does the Commission regard such cooperation as unproblematic? Does the Commission consider that, if such practices prevail, the various sections of society will continue to trust the impartiality of the authority? Does the Commission consider this to be the best way of influencing the implementation of EU environmental law and respect for it? Does resorting to such subterfuges promote legality or the idea that an environmental crime is a crime like any other? Is there not a danger that the methods sometimes used by NGOs, which are on the very borderline of legality or even beyond it, may suggest that it is not possible to deal with environmental issues within the framework of the normal rule of law, in which case the ultimate outcome may depend on such chance factors as who runs the highest-profile campaign or has the most muscle? As far as legal safeguards are concerned, if an official has misunderstood something or Greenpeace has got the wrong message, to whom can a business appeal if it unjustifiably falls victim to the judgment of such a ‘field tribunal’ at the instigation of the Commission?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The large hypermarkets have launched an offensive against Romanian companies that fail to pay their suppliers within 90days, the maximum period stipulated by Law 321/2009 on the marketing of foodstuffs being 30days. Farmers have also announced their intention of organising demonstrations in protest at the refusal of the large supermarket chains to pay producers and processors a fair price as required by law. Instead they are forcing down the price of dairy products, refusing to buy from processors who refuse to go along with this. In the meantime, retail prices are steadily rising. In view of this, what instruments does the Commission have at its disposal to remedy matters and ensure that the Romanian authorities establish a fair and responsible balance between the interests of retailers and producers in Romania?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-005694-17

Macroeconomics

The large hypermarkets have launched an offensive against Romanian companies that fail to pay their suppliers within 90days, the maximum period stipulated by Law 321/2009 on the marketing of foodstuffs being 30days. Farmers have also announced their intention of organising demonstrations in protest at the refusal of the large supermarket chains to pay producers and processors a fair price as required by law. Instead they are forcing down the price of dairy products, refusing to buy from processors who refuse to go along with this. In the meantime, retail prices are steadily rising. In view of this, what instruments does the Commission have at its disposal to remedy matters and ensure that the Romanian authorities establish a fair and responsible balance between the interests of retailers and producers in Romania?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"What has the newly established Commission done in order to enhance the social and economic lives of the Roma? What has to be done in order to involve the Roma representatives successfully in European Roma politics and what are the Commission’s proposals in order to improve the work of the European institutions concerning the Roma population?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [2]. </s>

P-2249/06

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

What has the newly established Commission done in order to enhance the social and economic lives of the Roma? What has to be done in order to involve the Roma representatives successfully in European Roma politics and what are the Commission’s proposals in order to improve the work of the European institutions concerning the Roma population?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a critical financial shortfall, which is threatening the provision of essential services to 5.7 million Palestinian refugees. Last year, the agency received the lowest level of contributions since 2012, despite the needs of refugees increasing significantly due to instability, economic crisis and the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic.The Commission recently announced a further contribution(1) to the UNRWA Programme Budget of EUR 4.6 million, which took the EU’s overall contribution to the agency in 2020 ​to EUR 102.3 million. A three‑year multi‑annual decision to support Palestinian refugees through UNRWA existed for the 2018‑2020 period, in line with the EU‑UNRWA Joint Declaration (2017‑2020).1.Could the Commission provide an annual tabular list of the total contributions from the EU budget and the EU Trust Funds to UNRWA for the 2017‑2020 period?2.Does the Commission intend to continue providing financial support to UNRWA (including multi‑annual support towards the agency’s programme budget) at a similar level in the upcoming long‑term budgetary period? Is it considering stepping up its financial support to the agency as requested by Parliament in several resolutions(2), including in 2021(3)? (1)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/varhelyi/announcements/european-commission-announces-eu46-million-additional-funds-response-unrwas-urgent-financing-needs_en (2)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0302_EN.htmlhttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0166_EN.html (3)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2020-0267_EN.html" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [9]. </s>

E-000094/2021

Immigration

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a critical financial shortfall, which is threatening the provision of essential services to 5.7 million Palestinian refugees. Last year, the agency received the lowest level of contributions since 2012, despite the needs of refugees increasing significantly due to instability, economic crisis and the impacts of the COVID‑19 pandemic.The Commission recently announced a further contribution(1) to the UNRWA Programme Budget of EUR 4.6 million, which took the EU’s overall contribution to the agency in 2020 ​to EUR 102.3 million. A three‑year multi‑annual decision to support Palestinian refugees through UNRWA existed for the 2018‑2020 period, in line with the EU‑UNRWA Joint Declaration (2017‑2020).1.Could the Commission provide an annual tabular list of the total contributions from the EU budget and the EU Trust Funds to UNRWA for the 2017‑2020 period?2.Does the Commission intend to continue providing financial support to UNRWA (including multi‑annual support towards the agency’s programme budget) at a similar level in the upcoming long‑term budgetary period? Is it considering stepping up its financial support to the agency as requested by Parliament in several resolutions(2), including in 2021(3)? (1)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/varhelyi/announcements/european-commission-announces-eu46-million-additional-funds-response-unrwas-urgent-financing-needs_en (2)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0302_EN.htmlhttps://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2020-0166_EN.html (3)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-9-2020-0267_EN.html

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Why did the Commission not attend the eighth meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering Typologies, which was held on 19/20 November 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand, although it is a member of the FATF?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [12]. </s>

E-1362/02

Law and Crime

Why did the Commission not attend the eighth meeting of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering Typologies, which was held on 19/20 November 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand, although it is a member of the FATF?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In its report of March 2018 to the European Parliament and the Council on the possibility of introducing certain requirements regarding the protection of fish at the time of killing (COM(2018) 87 final), the Commission points out that many commonly used stunning devices were developed with no input from with research institutes.The report states that their effectiveness is therefore open to question and that it is not known whether World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards on animal welfare are being met in this regard. Study visits have shown that these devices take far longer to knock the fish out than the one second required by OIE standards and recommended by the European Food Safety Authority's scientific opinions.1.What measures have been taken to verify the effectiveness of these stunning devices?2.What steps has the Commission taken to involve researchers in this area and to help fish farmers employ effective stunning equipment?3.How does the Commission intend to help develop effective stunning devices and the means for evaluating them in the future?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-000020/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

In its report of March 2018 to the European Parliament and the Council on the possibility of introducing certain requirements regarding the protection of fish at the time of killing (COM(2018) 87 final), the Commission points out that many commonly used stunning devices were developed with no input from with research institutes.The report states that their effectiveness is therefore open to question and that it is not known whether World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards on animal welfare are being met in this regard. Study visits have shown that these devices take far longer to knock the fish out than the one second required by OIE standards and recommended by the European Food Safety Authority's scientific opinions.1.What measures have been taken to verify the effectiveness of these stunning devices?2.What steps has the Commission taken to involve researchers in this area and to help fish farmers employ effective stunning equipment?3.How does the Commission intend to help develop effective stunning devices and the means for evaluating them in the future?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In an answer given on 19May 2000 [E-1015/00 EN], the Commission stated that 323 000 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1999. Furthermore, in an answer given on 25October 1999 [1730/99 EN], the Commission stated that 266 256 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1998. How many of the live cattle exported from the Community to third countries in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999: 1. were for (a) slaughter, (b) further fattening and (c) breeding; 2. how many in each of these categories were exported from each Member State; 3. how many in each of these categories did each exporting Member State send to each individual third-country destination?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-3818/00

Agriculture and Fisheries

In an answer given on 19May 2000 [E-1015/00 EN], the Commission stated that 323 000 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1999. Furthermore, in an answer given on 25October 1999 [1730/99 EN], the Commission stated that 266 256 live cattle were exported from the Community to third countries in 1998. How many of the live cattle exported from the Community to third countries in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999: 1. were for (a) slaughter, (b) further fattening and (c) breeding; 2. how many in each of these categories were exported from each Member State; 3. how many in each of these categories did each exporting Member State send to each individual third-country destination?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"On 2November 1999 the Supreme Court in the US state of Florida will hear an appeal against the death sentence handed down to Spanish citizen Joaquín José Martínez, an inmate on """"""""death row"""""""" at Starke prison in the United States. The defence team for this European citizen has stressed that legal guarantees and the presumption of innocence were ignored in reaching such an unspeakable verdict, which many US states still enforce. Given the urgent nature of this case and the fact that such an inhumane punishment is irreversible: 1. What steps has the Council taken to ensure that a universal moratorium on executions (resolution of 18June 1998) is honoured and that a punishment which constitutes an affront to the most basic democratic values is abolished once and for all, bearing in mind, inter alia, European Parliament and United Nations resolutions and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights? 2. What action can and will the Council take to prevent the execution of Joaquín José Martínez from going ahead and ensure that he receives a free and fair trial?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

P-1690/99

International affairs and foreign aid

On 2November 1999 the Supreme Court in the US state of Florida will hear an appeal against the death sentence handed down to Spanish citizen Joaquín José Martínez, an inmate on """"""""death row"""""""" at Starke prison in the United States. The defence team for this European citizen has stressed that legal guarantees and the presumption of innocence were ignored in reaching such an unspeakable verdict, which many US states still enforce. Given the urgent nature of this case and the fact that such an inhumane punishment is irreversible: 1. What steps has the Council taken to ensure that a universal moratorium on executions (resolution of 18June 1998) is honoured and that a punishment which constitutes an affront to the most basic democratic values is abolished once and for all, bearing in mind, inter alia, European Parliament and United Nations resolutions and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights? 2. What action can and will the Council take to prevent the execution of Joaquín José Martínez from going ahead and ensure that he receives a free and fair trial?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"A coalition made up of Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden urged the next Commission to propose new measures on aviation pricing(1) .In a statement signed by the finance ministers of all nine countries, the group calls on Ursula von der Leyen’s incoming executive to ‘bring the debate on aviation pricing, e.g. in the form of aviation taxation or similar policies, a step further’(2) .1. What is the Commission’s position on this proposal, and what does it intend to propose on CO₂ and NOx emissions from aviation, in particular with regard to emissions forecasts in 20-30 years(3) ?Regarding the proposal to extend the Emissions Trading System to the maritime sector and reduce the free allowances allocated to airlines over time(4) :2.Can the Commission explain how it will proceed in specific terms?3.Does it support the Member States’ initiatives to tax jet fuel(5) , and how it will coordinate other initiatives with the main projects of the EU green deal(6) ? (1)https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/nine-eu-countries-urge-new-commission-to-tax-aviation-more/ (2)https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tax-aviation/nine-eu-countries-call-for-european-aviation-tax-to-curb-emissions-idUSKBN1XH244 (3)See page 22: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/2019-aviation-environmental-report.pdf (4)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/files/political-guidelines-new-commission_en (5)https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/jet-fuel-tax-hopes-lifted-by-leaked-eu-report (6)https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/european-green-deal-calls-for-a-green-eu-budget/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp6fv5rXi5QIVR-N3Ch3s8QPQEAAYASAAEgIn9vD_BwE" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

E-003768/2019

Environment

A coalition made up of Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden urged the next Commission to propose new measures on aviation pricing(1) .In a statement signed by the finance ministers of all nine countries, the group calls on Ursula von der Leyen’s incoming executive to ‘bring the debate on aviation pricing, e.g. in the form of aviation taxation or similar policies, a step further’(2) .1. What is the Commission’s position on this proposal, and what does it intend to propose on CO₂ and NOx emissions from aviation, in particular with regard to emissions forecasts in 20-30 years(3) ?Regarding the proposal to extend the Emissions Trading System to the maritime sector and reduce the free allowances allocated to airlines over time(4) :2.Can the Commission explain how it will proceed in specific terms?3.Does it support the Member States’ initiatives to tax jet fuel(5) , and how it will coordinate other initiatives with the main projects of the EU green deal(6) ? (1)https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/nine-eu-countries-urge-new-commission-to-tax-aviation-more/ (2)https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tax-aviation/nine-eu-countries-call-for-european-aviation-tax-to-curb-emissions-idUSKBN1XH244 (3)See page 22: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/sites/transport/files/2019-aviation-environmental-report.pdf (4)https://ec.europa.eu/commission/files/political-guidelines-new-commission_en (5)https://www.euractiv.com/section/aviation/news/jet-fuel-tax-hopes-lifted-by-leaked-eu-report (6)https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/european-green-deal-calls-for-a-green-eu-budget/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp6fv5rXi5QIVR-N3Ch3s8QPQEAAYASAAEgIn9vD_BwE

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In answer to my earlier question E-3754/03(1) asking whether the Municipality of Livorno had received funding under the Community's City Twinning Programme after the year 2000, the Commission said that only one project had been funded in 2001. Can the Commission say whether the Municipality of Livorno has submitted projects, secured funding and used any grants received in the financial years since? (1) OJ C" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [14]. </s>

E-1481/04

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

In answer to my earlier question E-3754/03(1) asking whether the Municipality of Livorno had received funding under the Community's City Twinning Programme after the year 2000, the Commission said that only one project had been funded in 2001. Can the Commission say whether the Municipality of Livorno has submitted projects, secured funding and used any grants received in the financial years since? (1) OJ C

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Is the Commission concerned about the UK Government's proposal(1) for a new airport on the North Kent marshes, centred on Cliffe, as one of its options for infrastructure expansion in South East England, given the direct impact on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, one of the most important sites for waterfowl in the UK? The Cliffe option, if adopted, would spell disaster for the birds and other wildlife of the Thames estuary. Itcould be the largest ever loss of wildlife habitat and countryside to a single development. Given that SPAs are protection areas designated under the Wild Birds Directive and Habitats Directive, what action has the Commission taken vis-à-vis the UK Government? Given that building new runways across the South East will do nothing to narrow the growing gap between supply and demand for air travel, which is kept artificially high through massive public subsidies, what steps does the Commission intend to take to address this imbalance? (1)Department for Transport: The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom: South East, Summary Consultation Document, July 2002." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

P-3516/02

Environment

Is the Commission concerned about the UK Government's proposal(1) for a new airport on the North Kent marshes, centred on Cliffe, as one of its options for infrastructure expansion in South East England, given the direct impact on the Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, one of the most important sites for waterfowl in the UK? The Cliffe option, if adopted, would spell disaster for the birds and other wildlife of the Thames estuary. Itcould be the largest ever loss of wildlife habitat and countryside to a single development. Given that SPAs are protection areas designated under the Wild Birds Directive and Habitats Directive, what action has the Commission taken vis-à-vis the UK Government? Given that building new runways across the South East will do nothing to narrow the growing gap between supply and demand for air travel, which is kept artificially high through massive public subsidies, what steps does the Commission intend to take to address this imbalance? (1)Department for Transport: The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom: South East, Summary Consultation Document, July 2002.

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In its resolution of 4 October 2018 on arbitrary mass arrests of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the European Parliament urged the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ‘to monitor intensely the changing human rights developments in Xinjiang, including the increased government repression of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic minorities, and to send a strong message to the highest level of the Chinese Government to end the grotesque human rights violations’. In its resolution of 18 April 2019 on China, notably the situation of religious and ethnic minorities, Parliament also called on the EU and the Member States to ‘to take the lead during the next session of the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution establishing a fact-finding mission to Xinjiang’. In addition, it urged that all exports and technology transfers of goods and services ‘that are being used by China to extend and improve its cyber surveillance and predictive profiling apparatus’ be halted.What steps has the Commission taken to follow up Parliament’s resolution, and with what results?Is consideration being given to imposing sanctions on China in an effort to halt the flagrant human rights violations?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [19]. </s>

E-004075/2019

International affairs and foreign aid

In its resolution of 4 October 2018 on arbitrary mass arrests of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the European Parliament urged the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ‘to monitor intensely the changing human rights developments in Xinjiang, including the increased government repression of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic minorities, and to send a strong message to the highest level of the Chinese Government to end the grotesque human rights violations’. In its resolution of 18 April 2019 on China, notably the situation of religious and ethnic minorities, Parliament also called on the EU and the Member States to ‘to take the lead during the next session of the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution establishing a fact-finding mission to Xinjiang’. In addition, it urged that all exports and technology transfers of goods and services ‘that are being used by China to extend and improve its cyber surveillance and predictive profiling apparatus’ be halted.What steps has the Commission taken to follow up Parliament’s resolution, and with what results?Is consideration being given to imposing sanctions on China in an effort to halt the flagrant human rights violations?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The Portuguese authorities publicly revealed that 63 foreign vessels were fishing in waters around the Azores in January and February, 20 of them within the 100-mile limit. The Portuguese media have claimed that the Commission's position in this matter is that it considers these fishing activities to be legal, since they are in accordance with the opinion of the Commission's """"""""Legal Service"""""""". However, Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 states very clearly that the old regime protecting the Azorean waters will be repealed only after 1 August 2004 or after the approval of new fishing-effort legislation. Does the Commission assume full responsibility for the present situation of uncontrolled and unrestricted fishing in water around the Azores? If this is not the case, what is the Commission intending to do?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-0876/04

Agriculture and Fisheries

The Portuguese authorities publicly revealed that 63 foreign vessels were fishing in waters around the Azores in January and February, 20 of them within the 100-mile limit. The Portuguese media have claimed that the Commission's position in this matter is that it considers these fishing activities to be legal, since they are in accordance with the opinion of the Commission's """"""""Legal Service"""""""". However, Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 states very clearly that the old regime protecting the Azorean waters will be repealed only after 1 August 2004 or after the approval of new fishing-effort legislation. Does the Commission assume full responsibility for the present situation of uncontrolled and unrestricted fishing in water around the Azores? If this is not the case, what is the Commission intending to do?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"I have been contacted by a constituent who is concerned at the lack of resources for building new houses in parts of theEU with higher levels of employment and at the number of empty properties in other parts of the Union. Does the Commission have any policy or plan to spend resources on incentivising residents of theEU to move to empty properties and to stimulate economically depressed areas?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [14]. </s>

E-000184/2012

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

I have been contacted by a constituent who is concerned at the lack of resources for building new houses in parts of theEU with higher levels of employment and at the number of empty properties in other parts of the Union. Does the Commission have any policy or plan to spend resources on incentivising residents of theEU to move to empty properties and to stimulate economically depressed areas?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"The E101 form, which became the A1certificate following the entry into force of Regulations (EC) No883/2004 and (EU) No987/2009, serves to reduce the incidence of certain types of fraud in relation to the posting of workers under the provisions of Directive96/71/EC. On the basis of the Court of Justice (CJEU) judgments in the Fitzwilliam and Herbosch Kiere cases (C‐202/97 and C-2/05 respectively), the certificate serves as proof that workers posted by temporary employment agencies are covered by the social security scheme of their country of origin, and the institutions and courts of EU Member States are bound to recognise it. In the circumstances of a case which has come before the CJEU (CaseC-359/16), E101 certificates had obviously been obtained by fraud but, because the Bulgarian authorities had not ruled as to their validity, the Belgian authorities found themselves unable to proceed. The Advocate General, in his conclusions of 9November, took the view that an E101 certificate is not binding on a court of the host Member State where that court finds that the certificate was obtained or invoked fraudulently, and he added that the opposite solution would ‘result in an unacceptable outcome’. Does the Commission therefore intend to authorise the courts of host Member States not to accept A1certificates which they find to have been obtained fraudulently?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-000197-18

Health

The E101 form, which became the A1certificate following the entry into force of Regulations (EC) No883/2004 and (EU) No987/2009, serves to reduce the incidence of certain types of fraud in relation to the posting of workers under the provisions of Directive96/71/EC. On the basis of the Court of Justice (CJEU) judgments in the Fitzwilliam and Herbosch Kiere cases (C‐202/97 and C-2/05 respectively), the certificate serves as proof that workers posted by temporary employment agencies are covered by the social security scheme of their country of origin, and the institutions and courts of EU Member States are bound to recognise it. In the circumstances of a case which has come before the CJEU (CaseC-359/16), E101 certificates had obviously been obtained by fraud but, because the Bulgarian authorities had not ruled as to their validity, the Belgian authorities found themselves unable to proceed. The Advocate General, in his conclusions of 9November, took the view that an E101 certificate is not binding on a court of the host Member State where that court finds that the certificate was obtained or invoked fraudulently, and he added that the opposite solution would ‘result in an unacceptable outcome’. Does the Commission therefore intend to authorise the courts of host Member States not to accept A1certificates which they find to have been obtained fraudulently?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"There have been fresh incidents in recent days on the periphery of Portuguese waters following the incursion of Spanish fishing vessels. The Portuguese authorities respond to these misdemeanours, which regrettably occur on a fairly regular basis, with firearms and other violent means which are totally disproportionate, particularly between two neighbouring countries which both belong to the EU. In the light of the above, and bearing in mind Article49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which refers to the principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, does the Council consider the severity of the penalties to be disproportionate to the criminal offence? If so, how does the Council believe that such abuses of authority in the EU might be curbed?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [4]. </s>

E-1756/03

Agriculture and Fisheries

There have been fresh incidents in recent days on the periphery of Portuguese waters following the incursion of Spanish fishing vessels. The Portuguese authorities respond to these misdemeanours, which regrettably occur on a fairly regular basis, with firearms and other violent means which are totally disproportionate, particularly between two neighbouring countries which both belong to the EU. In the light of the above, and bearing in mind Article49 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which refers to the principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, does the Council consider the severity of the penalties to be disproportionate to the criminal offence? If so, how does the Council believe that such abuses of authority in the EU might be curbed?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"According to the latest figures in November 2019, Emilia-Romagna currently houses 9532 migrants in total, 7322 of them in local reception centres and 2210 under SIPROIMI, Italy’s protection system for beneficiaries of international protection and for unaccompanied foreign minors.The Emilia-Romagna regional executive has, since 2014, published a number of calls for tender on the basis of EU funding through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).To be specific, Emilia-Romagna was allocated EUR12.5million for the period 2016 to 2021 and these funds since been allotted to cooperatives, associations and municipalities for reception services through said calls for tenders. One of the beneficiaries is the consortium Arcolaio, which was responsible for running the Mattei di Bologna ‘CAS’ emergency reception centre. This centre was closed in June 2019 on account of its poor hygiene conditions, structural problems and incongruity between the public funds received and the services guaranteed but was reopened again in November 2019.In view of the fact that EU funding from the AMIF is involved here, can the Commission say:1.Is the Commission aware of the specific case in question and what conditions are really like at reception centres in Emilia-Romagna?2.What checks has it carried out to attest that the aforesaid EU funds have not been used for fraudulent purposes and/or exploitation of migrants?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [9]. </s>

E-000493/2020

Immigration

According to the latest figures in November 2019, Emilia-Romagna currently houses 9532 migrants in total, 7322 of them in local reception centres and 2210 under SIPROIMI, Italy’s protection system for beneficiaries of international protection and for unaccompanied foreign minors.The Emilia-Romagna regional executive has, since 2014, published a number of calls for tender on the basis of EU funding through the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).To be specific, Emilia-Romagna was allocated EUR12.5million for the period 2016 to 2021 and these funds since been allotted to cooperatives, associations and municipalities for reception services through said calls for tenders. One of the beneficiaries is the consortium Arcolaio, which was responsible for running the Mattei di Bologna ‘CAS’ emergency reception centre. This centre was closed in June 2019 on account of its poor hygiene conditions, structural problems and incongruity between the public funds received and the services guaranteed but was reopened again in November 2019.In view of the fact that EU funding from the AMIF is involved here, can the Commission say:1.Is the Commission aware of the specific case in question and what conditions are really like at reception centres in Emilia-Romagna?2.What checks has it carried out to attest that the aforesaid EU funds have not been used for fraudulent purposes and/or exploitation of migrants?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Many people in Europe suffer acutely from energy poverty. Particularly in countries such as Greece, which has been in the throes of a recession for more than six years, the percentage of the population suffering from energy poverty is alarmingly high. More specifically, 70% of Greek households have inadequate heating, while approximately 29.5% of Greek citizens have inadequate living conditions. Given the economic crisis and the liquidity problems faced by the Greek economy, can the Commission say: — What measures will it take to address energy poverty? — Are there any financial support mechanisms for accessing cheap electricity? — Does it believe that the use of RES for domestic consumption may be a solution to the problem of ensuring that socially vulnerable groups have access to cheap electricity?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [8]. </s>

E-002527-16

Energy

Many people in Europe suffer acutely from energy poverty. Particularly in countries such as Greece, which has been in the throes of a recession for more than six years, the percentage of the population suffering from energy poverty is alarmingly high. More specifically, 70% of Greek households have inadequate heating, while approximately 29.5% of Greek citizens have inadequate living conditions. Given the economic crisis and the liquidity problems faced by the Greek economy, can the Commission say: — What measures will it take to address energy poverty? — Are there any financial support mechanisms for accessing cheap electricity? — Does it believe that the use of RES for domestic consumption may be a solution to the problem of ensuring that socially vulnerable groups have access to cheap electricity?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"By Decision 153 of 28July 1999, the municipality of Castelnuovo sul Garda (Verona) approved the final plans for the widening to four lanes (plus a cycle path and pedestrian walkway) of the approximately 1,4km stretch of the """"""""Via Derna"""""""" link road (between the Statale 249 (Gardesana Orientale) and the Provinciale 30 (Per Colà) roads)(1) which comes within its boundaries. The justification given for the project is the need to improve the road access to the Gardaland spa amusement park, the operators of which will bear the cost of the work. The eventual aim is to extend the link road as far as the A4 motorway (Milan-Venice), via the Statale 450 (Superstrada Napoleonica)(2) road. However, no commitment has been made by the municipality of Lazise, the ANAS (highways authority) or the Società Autostrade spa (motorway operating company) to taking action within their respective powers to carry out the necessary ancillary work and upgrade the links with the relevant roads (the Provinciale 30 and the Statale 450) and the A4 motorway (Milan-Venice), which would require the installation of new toll booths. This places a major question mark over the project's usefulness and shows that the initiative taken by the municipality of Castelnuovo is an attempt to force the hand of the other public bodies concerned. Opposition to the project has already emerged and private actions have been brought before the Regional Administrative Court(3). The project has not been subjected to an environmental impact assessment (EIA), and no attempt has been made to ascertain whether such an assessment is necessary. The Italian law(4) transposing Directive 85/337/EEC(5) stipulates that all rural secondary roads and urban through roads with four or more lanes which are over 1,5 km long and which run at least partly through protected areas must be subjected to an EIA. In the case of roads that do no run through protected areas, the characteristics of the project must be examined to ascertain whether an EIA is required. Part of the Via Derna runs through an area subject to landscaping constraints and the project to widen the road runs contrary to the environmental guidelines for the drafting of land-use plans in the Lake Garda area which are laid down in the Regional Development Master Plan for the Veneto region(6). The Court of Justice recently gave a restrictive interpretation of the application of EIAs(7). Would the Commission not agree that the above project should be subjected to a prior environmental examination in order to determine whether an EIA is necessary? If it does, how does it intend to ensure that such an examination is carried out? (1)The Via Derna was built in 1997 with EAGGF funding, as an agricultural development measure (Ministerial Decree 16772 of 25October 1974, pursuant to Article 35 of Law 910 of 27October 1966). (2)Once completed, the Gardaland-A4 motorway link would have an overall length of approximately 5,8 km. (3)Veneto Regional Administrative Court cases 3027/99 (Gianfranco Frezza), 3028/99 (Andreino and Claudio Lorenzini) and 3029/99 (Renzo Lorenzini). (4)Presidential Decree of 12April 1996, published in the Official Journal of 7September 1996. (5)OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40. (6)In this connection, Veneto Regional Law No 10 of 26March 1999 on EIAs, published in the Regional Official Journal of 30March 1999, requires an EIA to be conducted on all urban through roads with four or more lanes which are longer than 1,950 km and rural secondary roads longer than 5 km which run at least partly through sensitive areas. It makes no provision for rural secondary roads less than 5 km long which run through sensitive areas. (7)The Court found that, in respect of projects coming under Annex II to the EIA directives, Member States may not exclude from an EIA procedure or take outside the assessment obligation projects which by virtue of their nature, size or location could have significant environmental effects (judgment of 16September 1999 in Case C-435/97) and that a prior environmental examination must in any case be carried out in order to ascertain whether an EIA is necessary (judgment of 2May 1996 in Case C-133/94)." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [7]. </s>

P-0198/00

Environment

By Decision 153 of 28July 1999, the municipality of Castelnuovo sul Garda (Verona) approved the final plans for the widening to four lanes (plus a cycle path and pedestrian walkway) of the approximately 1,4km stretch of the """"""""Via Derna"""""""" link road (between the Statale 249 (Gardesana Orientale) and the Provinciale 30 (Per Colà) roads)(1) which comes within its boundaries. The justification given for the project is the need to improve the road access to the Gardaland spa amusement park, the operators of which will bear the cost of the work. The eventual aim is to extend the link road as far as the A4 motorway (Milan-Venice), via the Statale 450 (Superstrada Napoleonica)(2) road. However, no commitment has been made by the municipality of Lazise, the ANAS (highways authority) or the Società Autostrade spa (motorway operating company) to taking action within their respective powers to carry out the necessary ancillary work and upgrade the links with the relevant roads (the Provinciale 30 and the Statale 450) and the A4 motorway (Milan-Venice), which would require the installation of new toll booths. This places a major question mark over the project's usefulness and shows that the initiative taken by the municipality of Castelnuovo is an attempt to force the hand of the other public bodies concerned. Opposition to the project has already emerged and private actions have been brought before the Regional Administrative Court(3). The project has not been subjected to an environmental impact assessment (EIA), and no attempt has been made to ascertain whether such an assessment is necessary. The Italian law(4) transposing Directive 85/337/EEC(5) stipulates that all rural secondary roads and urban through roads with four or more lanes which are over 1,5 km long and which run at least partly through protected areas must be subjected to an EIA. In the case of roads that do no run through protected areas, the characteristics of the project must be examined to ascertain whether an EIA is required. Part of the Via Derna runs through an area subject to landscaping constraints and the project to widen the road runs contrary to the environmental guidelines for the drafting of land-use plans in the Lake Garda area which are laid down in the Regional Development Master Plan for the Veneto region(6). The Court of Justice recently gave a restrictive interpretation of the application of EIAs(7). Would the Commission not agree that the above project should be subjected to a prior environmental examination in order to determine whether an EIA is necessary? If it does, how does it intend to ensure that such an examination is carried out? (1)The Via Derna was built in 1997 with EAGGF funding, as an agricultural development measure (Ministerial Decree 16772 of 25October 1974, pursuant to Article 35 of Law 910 of 27October 1966). (2)Once completed, the Gardaland-A4 motorway link would have an overall length of approximately 5,8 km. (3)Veneto Regional Administrative Court cases 3027/99 (Gianfranco Frezza), 3028/99 (Andreino and Claudio Lorenzini) and 3029/99 (Renzo Lorenzini). (4)Presidential Decree of 12April 1996, published in the Official Journal of 7September 1996. (5)OJ L 175, 5.7.1985, p. 40. (6)In this connection, Veneto Regional Law No 10 of 26March 1999 on EIAs, published in the Regional Official Journal of 30March 1999, requires an EIA to be conducted on all urban through roads with four or more lanes which are longer than 1,950 km and rural secondary roads longer than 5 km which run at least partly through sensitive areas. It makes no provision for rural secondary roads less than 5 km long which run through sensitive areas. (7)The Court found that, in respect of projects coming under Annex II to the EIA directives, Member States may not exclude from an EIA procedure or take outside the assessment obligation projects which by virtue of their nature, size or location could have significant environmental effects (judgment of 16September 1999 in Case C-435/97) and that a prior environmental examination must in any case be carried out in order to ascertain whether an EIA is necessary (judgment of 2May 1996 in Case C-133/94).

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Millions of students in Europe have been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With schools closed, the amount of time they spend on their computers, telephones and tablets has risen. This has produced a notable rise in the number of cases of juvenile cyber-addiction, a pathology that can seriously affect mental health, heart rate, family interactions, social activities and make it ever more difficult to distinguish between real life and the virtual world. There are an estimated 300 000 cases in Italy alone, with 79 % of young people between 11 and 18 years old spending more than four hours per day on social networks, a clear indication that prompt action needs to be taken.In view of this:1.With respect to the EU4Health programme, how will the Commission protect the mental health of young people and help those who are already affected by cyber-addiction?2.How will it ensure quality education for young people, and enable a move away from the adverse effects of addiction to the undoubted advantages of digital innovation?3.Following approval of the directive on workers’ right to disconnect, does it believe that students should be given this right too under the digital education action plan?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-000794/2021

Health

Millions of students in Europe have been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With schools closed, the amount of time they spend on their computers, telephones and tablets has risen. This has produced a notable rise in the number of cases of juvenile cyber-addiction, a pathology that can seriously affect mental health, heart rate, family interactions, social activities and make it ever more difficult to distinguish between real life and the virtual world. There are an estimated 300 000 cases in Italy alone, with 79 % of young people between 11 and 18 years old spending more than four hours per day on social networks, a clear indication that prompt action needs to be taken.In view of this:1.With respect to the EU4Health programme, how will the Commission protect the mental health of young people and help those who are already affected by cyber-addiction?2.How will it ensure quality education for young people, and enable a move away from the adverse effects of addiction to the undoubted advantages of digital innovation?3.Following approval of the directive on workers’ right to disconnect, does it believe that students should be given this right too under the digital education action plan?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Under the Fifth Framework Programme for Research the following study was co-financed by the European Commission in the amount of EUR2059450: ‘Risk Evaluation and Potential Environmental Hazards from Low Energy Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposure Using Sensitive in vitro Methods’ (Contract NoQLK4-CT-1999-01574). This study was completed in May 2004 and a summary of the results, which was approved by the European Commission, contains the following statement: ‘Future Actions: The REFLEX project has created novel results. From a scientific point of view, it has to be stated very clearly that the REFLEX data do not prove a causal link between EMF exposure and any adverse health effects. The genotoxic and phenotypic effects, which have been reported within REFLEX, clearly require further studies. These studies should include extensive external replications of the key observations reported, initially using the same technological platform. A further objective should be the extension of REFLEX investigations to appropriate animal models (e.g. genetically modified mice) and human volunteer studies.’ In the light of this summary, can the Commission answer the following questions — what, if any, conclusions does it draw from this study? — as a result of this study, should priority in terms of funding not be given to research designed to establish whether cell changes observed in vitro can also be shown to occur in vivo?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-1589/04

Health

Under the Fifth Framework Programme for Research the following study was co-financed by the European Commission in the amount of EUR2059450: ‘Risk Evaluation and Potential Environmental Hazards from Low Energy Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposure Using Sensitive in vitro Methods’ (Contract NoQLK4-CT-1999-01574). This study was completed in May 2004 and a summary of the results, which was approved by the European Commission, contains the following statement: ‘Future Actions: The REFLEX project has created novel results. From a scientific point of view, it has to be stated very clearly that the REFLEX data do not prove a causal link between EMF exposure and any adverse health effects. The genotoxic and phenotypic effects, which have been reported within REFLEX, clearly require further studies. These studies should include extensive external replications of the key observations reported, initially using the same technological platform. A further objective should be the extension of REFLEX investigations to appropriate animal models (e.g. genetically modified mice) and human volunteer studies.’ In the light of this summary, can the Commission answer the following questions — what, if any, conclusions does it draw from this study? — as a result of this study, should priority in terms of funding not be given to research designed to establish whether cell changes observed in vitro can also be shown to occur in vivo?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Financial literacy is a crucial factor for the efficient use of financial technology (fintech) and for lower levels of risk in the fintech environment. There is a need for proper financial education for retail consumers and investors so that fintech can become a real tool for financial inclusion, and so that those consumers and investors can make sound financial decisions autonomously about the offers available, and can understand all the risks stemming from the use of these innovative technologies. The Commission has forecast that by 2020 Europe might be facing a shortage of up to 825000 ICT professionals. 1.What specific measures has the Commission taken to raise the level of digital education and skills vis-à-vis the financial sector? 2.How will the Commission encourage the Member States to prepare for changes in the labour market and ensure a better supply of ICT professionals? 3.How does the Commission intend to increase the support it provides through initiatives to improve financial education?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [6]. </s>

E-003839-17

Education

Financial literacy is a crucial factor for the efficient use of financial technology (fintech) and for lower levels of risk in the fintech environment. There is a need for proper financial education for retail consumers and investors so that fintech can become a real tool for financial inclusion, and so that those consumers and investors can make sound financial decisions autonomously about the offers available, and can understand all the risks stemming from the use of these innovative technologies. The Commission has forecast that by 2020 Europe might be facing a shortage of up to 825000 ICT professionals. 1.What specific measures has the Commission taken to raise the level of digital education and skills vis-à-vis the financial sector? 2.How will the Commission encourage the Member States to prepare for changes in the labour market and ensure a better supply of ICT professionals? 3.How does the Commission intend to increase the support it provides through initiatives to improve financial education?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"In the 2008 EU Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Barometer, Romania ranks 32 out of 32countries. The MS barometer is a benchmarking initiative that measures care and services for people with the condition in seven key areas, including access to treatment and therapies, research into MS, employment and job retention, and medication coming onto the market. Figures for 2008 collected in each country by national MS organisations and medical advisory boards showed major differences between the 32European countries taking part (27 EU Member States plus five others). The average score was 156 out of a total of 270points across the seven areas of MS care assessed, but this ranged from the highest score of 240 in Germany down to the lowest of 82points in Romania. Does the Commission think that there is a need for action at European level, in the interests of European citizens, to eliminate the disparities in diagnosis and treatment which exist in the Member States?" Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [3]. </s>

E-4769/09

Health

In the 2008 EU Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Barometer, Romania ranks 32 out of 32countries. The MS barometer is a benchmarking initiative that measures care and services for people with the condition in seven key areas, including access to treatment and therapies, research into MS, employment and job retention, and medication coming onto the market. Figures for 2008 collected in each country by national MS organisations and medical advisory boards showed major differences between the 32European countries taking part (27 EU Member States plus five others). The average score was 156 out of a total of 270points across the seven areas of MS care assessed, but this ranged from the highest score of 240 in Germany down to the lowest of 82points in Romania. Does the Commission think that there is a need for action at European level, in the interests of European citizens, to eliminate the disparities in diagnosis and treatment which exist in the Member States?

<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are an expert on European Union and Parlament. Answer the question truthfully. <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament.:"Is the Commission aware that firms, for instance of British origin, are producing goods in Malta which are then exported to the EU under the terms of an Association Agreement between Malta and the EU? Malta grants such firms full tax relief, but only in respect of goods which Malta exports to the EU. The granting of full tax relief is distorting competition with firms producing goods within the EU. Moreover, the Commission has concluded that tax breaks are also covered by the prohibition on subsidies and aid." Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number. Policy area numbers: 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 <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>Answer = [1]. </s>

E-2269/98

Macroeconomics

Is the Commission aware that firms, for instance of British origin, are producing goods in Malta which are then exported to the EU under the terms of an Association Agreement between Malta and the EU? Malta grants such firms full tax relief, but only in respect of goods which Malta exports to the EU. The granting of full tax relief is distorting competition with firms producing goods within the EU. Moreover, the Commission has concluded that tax breaks are also covered by the prohibition on subsidies and aid.