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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.:"A ‘potentially unprecedented environmental disaster’: that was how US President Barack Obama described the oil slick threatening the coast of Louisiana after arriving there to inspect the situation in person. The risk of an environmental disaster along the Louisiana coastline is increasing all the time, if it is true — as stated today by Ken Salazar, Secretary of theUS Department of the Interior — that it will take three months to seal off all the leaks. According to statements by Lamar McKay, however, chairman and president of BP America, within seven or eight days a specially prepared steel dome could be lowered to the sea bed and placed over the three leaks from which the oil is spilling, one and a half kilometres below the surface. In view of the foregoing, would the Commission state what intervention plans it has in place to deal with any similar situations, given that there are off-shore oil platforms in European waters also?" 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-3501/10

Environment

A ‘potentially unprecedented environmental disaster’: that was how US President Barack Obama described the oil slick threatening the coast of Louisiana after arriving there to inspect the situation in person. The risk of an environmental disaster along the Louisiana coastline is increasing all the time, if it is true — as stated today by Ken Salazar, Secretary of theUS Department of the Interior — that it will take three months to seal off all the leaks. According to statements by Lamar McKay, however, chairman and president of BP America, within seven or eight days a specially prepared steel dome could be lowered to the sea bed and placed over the three leaks from which the oil is spilling, one and a half kilometres below the surface. In view of the foregoing, would the Commission state what intervention plans it has in place to deal with any similar situations, given that there are off-shore oil platforms in European waters also?

<|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.:"Italy's leading public-health body has recently published data relating to the incidence of pneumococcal meningitis within the country's population. The figures (there were 309 cases in 1999 as against 109 in 1994) are alarming. Pneumococcal meningitis is caused by bacteria, as are meningococcal meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis) and haemophilus influenzae meningitis, and is spread through the air (by coughs and sneezes), although most children are what are known as healthy carriers. However, those at most risk are close friends and relatives of such carriers and effective treatment calls for prompt action, since the illness is fatal in 60 % of cases. 1.Is the Commission aware of this state of affairs? 2.Does it hold similar data from other EU Member States and the applicant countries? 3.Does it intend to have research carried out in order to determine the incidence of meningitis in the EU Member States and the applicant countries, at least over the last four years? 4.What action does it intend to take in order to ensure that the Member States' health ministries do what is necessary to prevent any further spread of the disease?" 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-2177/01

Health

Italy's leading public-health body has recently published data relating to the incidence of pneumococcal meningitis within the country's population. The figures (there were 309 cases in 1999 as against 109 in 1994) are alarming. Pneumococcal meningitis is caused by bacteria, as are meningococcal meningitis (Neisseria meningitidis) and haemophilus influenzae meningitis, and is spread through the air (by coughs and sneezes), although most children are what are known as healthy carriers. However, those at most risk are close friends and relatives of such carriers and effective treatment calls for prompt action, since the illness is fatal in 60 % of cases. 1.Is the Commission aware of this state of affairs? 2.Does it hold similar data from other EU Member States and the applicant countries? 3.Does it intend to have research carried out in order to determine the incidence of meningitis in the EU Member States and the applicant countries, at least over the last four years? 4.What action does it intend to take in order to ensure that the Member States' health ministries do what is necessary to prevent any further spread of the disease?

<|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.:"Article58(5) of Directive2004/17/EC(1) requires the Commission to submit an annual report to the Council on progress made in unilateral or bilateral negotiations regarding access for Community undertakings to the markets of third countries in the fields covered by that directive, on any result which such negotiations may have achieved, and on the implementation in practice of all the agreements which have been concluded. The European Commission has never issued these progress reports and, according to some statements, is only expected to start issuing them in 2009. 1.When does the European Commission intend to submit such reports to the Council? 2.Which countries will be concerned for 2009? (1)OJL134, 30.4.2004, 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 = [18]. </s>

E-1150/09

Foreign trade

Article58(5) of Directive2004/17/EC(1) requires the Commission to submit an annual report to the Council on progress made in unilateral or bilateral negotiations regarding access for Community undertakings to the markets of third countries in the fields covered by that directive, on any result which such negotiations may have achieved, and on the implementation in practice of all the agreements which have been concluded. The European Commission has never issued these progress reports and, according to some statements, is only expected to start issuing them in 2009. 1.When does the European Commission intend to submit such reports to the Council? 2.Which countries will be concerned for 2009? (1)OJL134, 30.4.2004, 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.:"At present, there is not a sufficiently level playing field, or sufficient diversity of supply, on the European market for medicinal products. This means that the prices of medicines remain high, while a number of Member States have already stated that they are not prepared to buy medicines at such prices. Higher prices restrict the availability of medicines for patients. There is little cooperation among Member States in this field, with the result that demand for products from pharmaceutical companies does not change much. The Dutch Minister, MsSchippers, has already attempted to buy medicines more cheaply together with some of her counterparts, and has also stated her intention of tackling the matter during the Netherlands' Presidency. 1.Is the Commission familiar with the current situation in Europe, in which the prices of medicines are high and there is little flexibility to permit Member States to opt for alternatives? 2.What will the Commission do to create more competition and a level playing field on the market for medicines, and thus to bring prices down?" 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-015643-15

Health

At present, there is not a sufficiently level playing field, or sufficient diversity of supply, on the European market for medicinal products. This means that the prices of medicines remain high, while a number of Member States have already stated that they are not prepared to buy medicines at such prices. Higher prices restrict the availability of medicines for patients. There is little cooperation among Member States in this field, with the result that demand for products from pharmaceutical companies does not change much. The Dutch Minister, MsSchippers, has already attempted to buy medicines more cheaply together with some of her counterparts, and has also stated her intention of tackling the matter during the Netherlands' Presidency. 1.Is the Commission familiar with the current situation in Europe, in which the prices of medicines are high and there is little flexibility to permit Member States to opt for alternatives? 2.What will the Commission do to create more competition and a level playing field on the market for medicines, and thus to bring prices down?

<|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.:"COSTA (‘CO2 & Ship Transport Emissions Abatement through LNG’) is a project intended primarily to study the feasibility of using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative ship transport fuel in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the Atlantic, not least on routes to the Azores and Madeira. LNG reduces ships’ operating range, and the geostrategic position of the Azores and Madeira therefore constitutes a potential asset as regards the LNG supply on transatlantic routes; that being the case, the COSTA project opens up considerable prospects for these outermost regions (ORs). COSTA aims to complement the results achieved in a similar project in the North Sea and the Baltic (‘LNG North Sea and Baltic project’), in which significant developments are already occurring in the field concerned. However, the only models to have been tested to date are for Mediterranean shipping lanes and not for deep-water Atlantic routes, for instance to the Azores and Madeira. That is why, given the importance and the length of these routes, and in order to prevent the ORs from being placed at a competitive disadvantage in relation to the other partners in the project, it is essential for the initiative, which ends this year, to be continued in the form of a COSTA II project designed to cover the characteristics and specific features of the Azores and Madeira routes. In the light of the foregoing, and bearing in mind the strategic significance of the COSTA project for the environmental sustainability of the ‘Motorways of the Sea’: 1. Can the Commission confirm that it will support the continuation of the above initiative by financing a COSTA II project, thereby meeting the unanimous expectations of the partners in the current project? 2. Given that the Azores and Madeira lie in a particularly useful geographical position for transatlantic routes, does the Commission agree that specific studies and pilot projects should be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of setting up an LNG supply terminal and to explore points related to strategy and competition, financing, infrastructure, technology and logistics, the environment, and safety and security?" 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>

P-003999-14

Transportation

COSTA (‘CO2 & Ship Transport Emissions Abatement through LNG’) is a project intended primarily to study the feasibility of using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative ship transport fuel in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the Atlantic, not least on routes to the Azores and Madeira. LNG reduces ships’ operating range, and the geostrategic position of the Azores and Madeira therefore constitutes a potential asset as regards the LNG supply on transatlantic routes; that being the case, the COSTA project opens up considerable prospects for these outermost regions (ORs). COSTA aims to complement the results achieved in a similar project in the North Sea and the Baltic (‘LNG North Sea and Baltic project’), in which significant developments are already occurring in the field concerned. However, the only models to have been tested to date are for Mediterranean shipping lanes and not for deep-water Atlantic routes, for instance to the Azores and Madeira. That is why, given the importance and the length of these routes, and in order to prevent the ORs from being placed at a competitive disadvantage in relation to the other partners in the project, it is essential for the initiative, which ends this year, to be continued in the form of a COSTA II project designed to cover the characteristics and specific features of the Azores and Madeira routes. In the light of the foregoing, and bearing in mind the strategic significance of the COSTA project for the environmental sustainability of the ‘Motorways of the Sea’: 1. Can the Commission confirm that it will support the continuation of the above initiative by financing a COSTA II project, thereby meeting the unanimous expectations of the partners in the current project? 2. Given that the Azores and Madeira lie in a particularly useful geographical position for transatlantic routes, does the Commission agree that specific studies and pilot projects should be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of setting up an LNG supply terminal and to explore points related to strategy and competition, financing, infrastructure, technology and logistics, the environment, and safety and security?

<|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 Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos has set itself two strategic objectives as regards the situation of the country's ethnic and indigenous minorities (who make up approximately 70% of the population): deportation of the rural population from the mountains into the valleys and the assimilation of indigenous cultures. In pursuit of these objectives, 59947 people have already been deported from their villages and a further 151178 will be deported between 2006 and 2010. As has been reported by a number of organisations (including the Society for Threatened Peoples), 50% of the population in certain regions will be displaced. In a document written in 2004 for the purpose of ‘establishing a political dialogue between international donors and the Laotian Government concerning the consolidation of villages’, the author — the Commission representative in Laos, Sandro Cerrato — noted the worsening of health conditions, the problems of malnutrition and the ‘cultural dislocation’ caused by the deportations, and concluded that ‘greater investment of resources in planning and carrying out the relocation of villages could significantly alleviate the difficulties inherent in the transition process.’ In practice the abovementioned objectives have not been achieved and — as has happened in the past — the deportees have seen their living conditions deteriorate. In many cases, agencies such as ECHO and the WFP have had to respond to humanitarian emergencies prompted by the Laotian Government's ‘deportation’ programmes, which are funded by international donors including the European Union! Will the Commission say: — whether or not it considers support for the redistribution, deportation and consolidation programmes described above to be in conflict with and in blatant violation of its own objectives as regards development, combating poverty, promoting democracy and constitutional government, and protecting cultural diversity; — whether or not it intends to suspend — with immediate effect — at least the sections of the cooperation and development agreements with the People's Democratic Republic of Laos which relate to the rural-population redistribution, deportation or consolidation 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 = [19]. </s>

E-1098/06

International affairs and foreign aid

The Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos has set itself two strategic objectives as regards the situation of the country's ethnic and indigenous minorities (who make up approximately 70% of the population): deportation of the rural population from the mountains into the valleys and the assimilation of indigenous cultures. In pursuit of these objectives, 59947 people have already been deported from their villages and a further 151178 will be deported between 2006 and 2010. As has been reported by a number of organisations (including the Society for Threatened Peoples), 50% of the population in certain regions will be displaced. In a document written in 2004 for the purpose of ‘establishing a political dialogue between international donors and the Laotian Government concerning the consolidation of villages’, the author — the Commission representative in Laos, Sandro Cerrato — noted the worsening of health conditions, the problems of malnutrition and the ‘cultural dislocation’ caused by the deportations, and concluded that ‘greater investment of resources in planning and carrying out the relocation of villages could significantly alleviate the difficulties inherent in the transition process.’ In practice the abovementioned objectives have not been achieved and — as has happened in the past — the deportees have seen their living conditions deteriorate. In many cases, agencies such as ECHO and the WFP have had to respond to humanitarian emergencies prompted by the Laotian Government's ‘deportation’ programmes, which are funded by international donors including the European Union! Will the Commission say: — whether or not it considers support for the redistribution, deportation and consolidation programmes described above to be in conflict with and in blatant violation of its own objectives as regards development, combating poverty, promoting democracy and constitutional government, and protecting cultural diversity; — whether or not it intends to suspend — with immediate effect — at least the sections of the cooperation and development agreements with the People's Democratic Republic of Laos which relate to the rural-population redistribution, deportation or consolidation 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.:"Polluted diesel containing 400 times as much sulphur as is permitted in theEU is being exported to West Africa from the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. Organisations such as Public Eye and Dutch environmental organisations have consulted the International Environmental Law Centre, which concluded that such exports were a violation of universal humanitarian law and the right to health, as well as the Basel and Bamako Conventions on exports and imports of hazardous waste. Can the Commission inform me: — What view it takes of such practices and whether it endorses the findings of the International Environmental Law Centre? — What European measures can be taken to prevent this type of export in 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 = [7]. </s>

P-001055-17

Environment

Polluted diesel containing 400 times as much sulphur as is permitted in theEU is being exported to West Africa from the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. Organisations such as Public Eye and Dutch environmental organisations have consulted the International Environmental Law Centre, which concluded that such exports were a violation of universal humanitarian law and the right to health, as well as the Basel and Bamako Conventions on exports and imports of hazardous waste. Can the Commission inform me: — What view it takes of such practices and whether it endorses the findings of the International Environmental Law Centre? — What European measures can be taken to prevent this type of export in 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.:"The current economic crisis affecting the Member States of the eurozone has placed the most vulnerable members of society at greater risk of homelessness. As a result of the crisis a steadily increasing number of people are for the first time finding themselves in this situation, having been abruptly deprived of their jobs and homes and having no family to fall back on. In view of this: 1. Is the Commission gathering data for the purposes of ETHOS regarding the number of the homeless in the Member States and the number of those losing or at risk of losing their homes? Has any increase in these percentages been observed in recent years? 2. Has Greece earmarked any European Social Fund appropriations for measures to deal with the issue of homelessness? 3. Would the Commission consider promoting a programme similar to the programme for the provision of food for the most deprived persons (free food for the most deprived persons), to ensure that resources are directly used by the Member States, without any national contribution being required, to address especially urgent cases of 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-000429/2012

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

The current economic crisis affecting the Member States of the eurozone has placed the most vulnerable members of society at greater risk of homelessness. As a result of the crisis a steadily increasing number of people are for the first time finding themselves in this situation, having been abruptly deprived of their jobs and homes and having no family to fall back on. In view of this: 1. Is the Commission gathering data for the purposes of ETHOS regarding the number of the homeless in the Member States and the number of those losing or at risk of losing their homes? Has any increase in these percentages been observed in recent years? 2. Has Greece earmarked any European Social Fund appropriations for measures to deal with the issue of homelessness? 3. Would the Commission consider promoting a programme similar to the programme for the provision of food for the most deprived persons (free food for the most deprived persons), to ensure that resources are directly used by the Member States, without any national contribution being required, to address especially urgent cases of 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 Eurocet project was set up, in part, to collect and publish official and updated figures on organ donation and transplantation activities. It was funded under the now expired e-TEN programme of the European Commission. Eurocet started on 1September 2005 for 18months' duration, with a consortium made by 20 partners coming from 12 different Member States. The project included an inter-exchange portal to assist patients in sharing know-how and helpful contacts and a constantly-updated registry on donation and transplantation activity. Does the Commission not consider that these could be useful tools in the consultation programme that is currently underway regarding the formulation of an action plan and a directive on the quality and safety of organs? Does the Commission consider that the Eurocet project should be ongoing as part of the many initiatives that are assisting in the establishment of the quality and safety framework?" 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-4099/07

Health

The Eurocet project was set up, in part, to collect and publish official and updated figures on organ donation and transplantation activities. It was funded under the now expired e-TEN programme of the European Commission. Eurocet started on 1September 2005 for 18months' duration, with a consortium made by 20 partners coming from 12 different Member States. The project included an inter-exchange portal to assist patients in sharing know-how and helpful contacts and a constantly-updated registry on donation and transplantation activity. Does the Commission not consider that these could be useful tools in the consultation programme that is currently underway regarding the formulation of an action plan and a directive on the quality and safety of organs? Does the Commission consider that the Eurocet project should be ongoing as part of the many initiatives that are assisting in the establishment of the quality and safety framework?

<|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 final negotiations concerning the Agenda 2000 agreements concluded in spring 1999 on the COM in milk, a standard 1,5 % quota was set for """"""""other territories or Member States in special situations"""""""", including Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Increases in the quota are to be allocated using criteria fixed by the Commission and the Member States. Galicia is in a special situation within the Spanish state, producing more than 33 % of Spanish milk while not being eligible for any significant EU aid in support of a sector which has more dairy farms than the Netherlands. In view of this, has the Commission taken due account of the circumstances of family dairy farms in Galicia when determining the allocation criteria for the 350 000 tonnes for 2000 and the 200 000 tonnes for 2001 corresponding to the Spanish state?" 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-1542/99

Agriculture and Fisheries

In the final negotiations concerning the Agenda 2000 agreements concluded in spring 1999 on the COM in milk, a standard 1,5 % quota was set for """"""""other territories or Member States in special situations"""""""", including Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Increases in the quota are to be allocated using criteria fixed by the Commission and the Member States. Galicia is in a special situation within the Spanish state, producing more than 33 % of Spanish milk while not being eligible for any significant EU aid in support of a sector which has more dairy farms than the Netherlands. In view of this, has the Commission taken due account of the circumstances of family dairy farms in Galicia when determining the allocation criteria for the 350 000 tonnes for 2000 and the 200 000 tonnes for 2001 corresponding to the Spanish state?

<|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 draft law entitled """"""""Exercise of the profession of accountant, tax consultant, functioning of Institute of Chartered Surveyors and other provisions"""""""", recently announced by the Greek Government, provides inter alia that accountancy graduates from Technical Education Institutes (TEI) are demoted to 2nd class accountants, which hinders their professional development even though they chose to study in a department of Greek higher-education that was specifically for accounting. The draft law further provides that graduates of other educational institutions will be able to practice accountancy as 1st class accountants, even if they have not studied in fields with such relevant subject-matter and therefore have little or no knowledge of accountancy. The proposed arrangement is in direct breach of Greek Presidential Decrees 349/89 and 186/92, which safeguard the professional rights of the graduates concerned. More importantly, however, the measure breaches the spirit of Community Directive 89/48 (1) establishing the unhindered professional development of higher-education graduates. The Court of Justice (judgment delivered by the Third Chamber on 23 March 1995 in Case C-365/93) has, incidentally, already found against Greece for failing to safeguard the professional rights in question. What view does the Commission take of this issue, and what steps will it take to ensure Greece's full compliance with Community law in this particular matter? (1)OJ L 19, 24.1.1989, p. 16." 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>

P-1433/97

Education

The draft law entitled """"""""Exercise of the profession of accountant, tax consultant, functioning of Institute of Chartered Surveyors and other provisions"""""""", recently announced by the Greek Government, provides inter alia that accountancy graduates from Technical Education Institutes (TEI) are demoted to 2nd class accountants, which hinders their professional development even though they chose to study in a department of Greek higher-education that was specifically for accounting. The draft law further provides that graduates of other educational institutions will be able to practice accountancy as 1st class accountants, even if they have not studied in fields with such relevant subject-matter and therefore have little or no knowledge of accountancy. The proposed arrangement is in direct breach of Greek Presidential Decrees 349/89 and 186/92, which safeguard the professional rights of the graduates concerned. More importantly, however, the measure breaches the spirit of Community Directive 89/48 (1) establishing the unhindered professional development of higher-education graduates. The Court of Justice (judgment delivered by the Third Chamber on 23 March 1995 in Case C-365/93) has, incidentally, already found against Greece for failing to safeguard the professional rights in question. What view does the Commission take of this issue, and what steps will it take to ensure Greece's full compliance with Community law in this particular matter? (1)OJ L 19, 24.1.1989, p. 16.

<|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 current health crisis and the closure of all places where food or beverages are served outside the home have had a strong impact on potato stocks and on the sugar beet processing industry. In Europe, and in France particularly, stocks of potatoes are high, with 2650000 tonnes remaining from the 2019 harvest, of which over 400000 tonnes in France have no sales outlet at present.No special aid has been announced for these two industries, however, other than the triggering of Article222 of the Single CMO Regulation (Regulation (EU) No1308/2013). Given this situation:1.Does the Commission plan to extend all the measures announced on 22April 2020 to the sugar beet and potato industries?2.Will it release specific funding for measures to support these industries, particularly as regards storage of fresh products and frozen processed products?3.Will it call a halt to market clearance operations, which lead to potatoes, sugar and ethanol from non-EU countries being imported onto the EU market and causing even more surpluses?" 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-002560/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

The current health crisis and the closure of all places where food or beverages are served outside the home have had a strong impact on potato stocks and on the sugar beet processing industry. In Europe, and in France particularly, stocks of potatoes are high, with 2650000 tonnes remaining from the 2019 harvest, of which over 400000 tonnes in France have no sales outlet at present.No special aid has been announced for these two industries, however, other than the triggering of Article222 of the Single CMO Regulation (Regulation (EU) No1308/2013). Given this situation:1.Does the Commission plan to extend all the measures announced on 22April 2020 to the sugar beet and potato industries?2.Will it release specific funding for measures to support these industries, particularly as regards storage of fresh products and frozen processed products?3.Will it call a halt to market clearance operations, which lead to potatoes, sugar and ethanol from non-EU countries being imported onto the EU market and causing even more surpluses?

<|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 end of November the Director-General of Regional Policy and Cohesion, Eneko Landäburu, suggested, in the presence of press representatives, that 11 European regions, including Valencia (Spain), were to lose their Objective 1 status under the terms of the Commission proposals to reduce the Structural Funds before the accession of new Member States. Mr Landäburu's calculations were based on the provisional data currently available to the Commission. However, in the specific case of Valencia, official Eurostat statistics show that, in 1993, the Valencia Autonomous Community's GDP was 74.9% of the European average and that, in 1994, the figure was even lower (73.6%). The threshold for Objective 1 eligibility is 75%, hence there are no grounds for supposing that Valencia is going to fail the eligibility test in the near future. Should the average income of the various regions during the 1993-1997 period be taken as the criterion for calculating GDP, it is important that the macro-economic data for each region should be known for all of the years concerned. What, in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, was the size of the population in employment as a percentage of the total population in the following regions: Anatolia, Macedonia, Thessaly, Crete, Pelopennese, Central Greece, Ipiros, Attica, Ionian Islands, Aegean, Sterea (Greece) Hainaut (Belgium) Thuringia, Brandenburg, East Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Munster (Germany) Galicia, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Ceuta and Melilla, Valencia Autonomous Community, Asturias, Andalusia, Canary Islands, Murcia (Spain) Valenciennes, Avesnes, Douai, Overseas Departments (France) Ulster, Connaught, Leinster (Ireland) Molise, Apulia, Sicily, Basilicata, Sardinia, Calabria, Campania (Italy) Flevoland (Netherlands) Burgerland (Austria) Northern Region, Alentejo, Algarve, Lisbon, Tagus Valley, Central Region (Portugal) Western Isles, Highlands, Merseyside, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)?" 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-4198/97

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

At the end of November the Director-General of Regional Policy and Cohesion, Eneko Landäburu, suggested, in the presence of press representatives, that 11 European regions, including Valencia (Spain), were to lose their Objective 1 status under the terms of the Commission proposals to reduce the Structural Funds before the accession of new Member States. Mr Landäburu's calculations were based on the provisional data currently available to the Commission. However, in the specific case of Valencia, official Eurostat statistics show that, in 1993, the Valencia Autonomous Community's GDP was 74.9% of the European average and that, in 1994, the figure was even lower (73.6%). The threshold for Objective 1 eligibility is 75%, hence there are no grounds for supposing that Valencia is going to fail the eligibility test in the near future. Should the average income of the various regions during the 1993-1997 period be taken as the criterion for calculating GDP, it is important that the macro-economic data for each region should be known for all of the years concerned. What, in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, was the size of the population in employment as a percentage of the total population in the following regions: Anatolia, Macedonia, Thessaly, Crete, Pelopennese, Central Greece, Ipiros, Attica, Ionian Islands, Aegean, Sterea (Greece) Hainaut (Belgium) Thuringia, Brandenburg, East Berlin, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Munster (Germany) Galicia, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Ceuta and Melilla, Valencia Autonomous Community, Asturias, Andalusia, Canary Islands, Murcia (Spain) Valenciennes, Avesnes, Douai, Overseas Departments (France) Ulster, Connaught, Leinster (Ireland) Molise, Apulia, Sicily, Basilicata, Sardinia, Calabria, Campania (Italy) Flevoland (Netherlands) Burgerland (Austria) Northern Region, Alentejo, Algarve, Lisbon, Tagus Valley, Central Region (Portugal) Western Isles, Highlands, Merseyside, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)?

<|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.:"Russia’s response to the trade sanctions imposed in the wake of the Ukraine crisis has been to ban imports of agricultural products from theEU Member States that supported the sanctions. This has made matters worse in the pork industry, for example, which has been subject to a Russian import ban since April2013. The economic effects of the ban have led to producers in Catalonia suffering losses of more than EUR110million. In addition to existing measures and those that have already been announced, is the Commission intending to set up any additional fund or programme for all the sectors that have been affected by the closure of the Russian market, with a view to speeding up and providing more resources for securing access to new markets? What support measures has the Commission introduced since April2013 to help the pork industry overcome the difficulties resulting from the Russian veto on pork products?" 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-006661-14

Agriculture and Fisheries

Russia’s response to the trade sanctions imposed in the wake of the Ukraine crisis has been to ban imports of agricultural products from theEU Member States that supported the sanctions. This has made matters worse in the pork industry, for example, which has been subject to a Russian import ban since April2013. The economic effects of the ban have led to producers in Catalonia suffering losses of more than EUR110million. In addition to existing measures and those that have already been announced, is the Commission intending to set up any additional fund or programme for all the sectors that have been affected by the closure of the Russian market, with a view to speeding up and providing more resources for securing access to new markets? What support measures has the Commission introduced since April2013 to help the pork industry overcome the difficulties resulting from the Russian veto on pork products?

<|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.:"31 500 Hungarian citizens moved abroad for a minimum of 12months in the past year. This is almost 1.5 times more than in the previous year and nearly 6.5 times more than in 2009, as the figures of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) reveal. The CSO points out that due to the possible failure in reporting departure, the figures calculated on the basis of domestic registration systems are rather underestimated. This is also justified by the figures obtained from the migration data of the receiving countries greatly exceeding those in the domestic registers. The increase in the emigration from Hungary is also supported by this data. 1.Does the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport agree with the comment by the head of the Hungarian Government that there is no emigration from Hungary since ‘we ourselves wanted to create a common economic space within which one can freely work’?2.According to his view, what might be the reason for such an acceleration in emigration in the last one or two years?3.As the Commissioner for Youth Policy, what kind of threats does he think the increasing emigration poses, and what kind of short‐ and medium-term responses does he intend to make as a result?" 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-006195-15

Labour, employment and pensions

31 500 Hungarian citizens moved abroad for a minimum of 12months in the past year. This is almost 1.5 times more than in the previous year and nearly 6.5 times more than in 2009, as the figures of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) reveal. The CSO points out that due to the possible failure in reporting departure, the figures calculated on the basis of domestic registration systems are rather underestimated. This is also justified by the figures obtained from the migration data of the receiving countries greatly exceeding those in the domestic registers. The increase in the emigration from Hungary is also supported by this data. 1.Does the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport agree with the comment by the head of the Hungarian Government that there is no emigration from Hungary since ‘we ourselves wanted to create a common economic space within which one can freely work’?2.According to his view, what might be the reason for such an acceleration in emigration in the last one or two years?3.As the Commissioner for Youth Policy, what kind of threats does he think the increasing emigration poses, and what kind of short‐ and medium-term responses does he intend to make as a result?

<|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 regions whose level of income per inhabitant is less than 75 % of that which corresponds to the average Community inhabitant are classed as """"""""Objective 1 regions"""""""" and are entitled to substantial Community aid. In order to work out whether this threshold has been crossed or not, the draft Council Regulation, COM(98)0131 final(1), laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds, stipulates that the figures corresponding to the last three years on which Eurostat has information will be taken into account. The Director-General of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) disclosed at the meeting of Parliament's Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs of 17February 1999 that the statistical data corresponding to the financial years 1994, 1995 and 1996 already included the data corresponding to the hidden economy of the regions analysed, although he did not say exactly what criteria had been followed in order to estimate or assess this type of activity. What proportion of the regional income corresponds to the """"""""hidden economy"""""""" and what proportion to the """"""""regular economy"""""""" in the Balearic Islands in each of the years in question? (1)OJ C 176, 9.6.1998, 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 = [20]. </s>

E-0702/99

Governance and government

The regions whose level of income per inhabitant is less than 75 % of that which corresponds to the average Community inhabitant are classed as """"""""Objective 1 regions"""""""" and are entitled to substantial Community aid. In order to work out whether this threshold has been crossed or not, the draft Council Regulation, COM(98)0131 final(1), laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds, stipulates that the figures corresponding to the last three years on which Eurostat has information will be taken into account. The Director-General of the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) disclosed at the meeting of Parliament's Subcommittee on Monetary Affairs of 17February 1999 that the statistical data corresponding to the financial years 1994, 1995 and 1996 already included the data corresponding to the hidden economy of the regions analysed, although he did not say exactly what criteria had been followed in order to estimate or assess this type of activity. What proportion of the regional income corresponds to the """"""""hidden economy"""""""" and what proportion to the """"""""regular economy"""""""" in the Balearic Islands in each of the years in question? (1)OJ C 176, 9.6.1998, 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.:"News has recently emerged of a study carried out by the International Monetary Fund which was supposed to have been confidential, intended solely for governments and central banks. Despite the recent declarations of the President of the European Central Bank and the ongoing reassurance provided by European government authorities, this document paints a picture that is far from reassuring for the entire world economic system. The global slowdown is defined as ‘synchronised and without precedent’, which in the worst-case scenario would lead to a ‘lost decade, Japanese-style, in which the crisis may turn out to be prolonged in many advanced economies’(1). The same public assurances regarding banks, which the governments of developed countries continue to proffer, might not be sufficient for these financial institutions, which continue to accumulate losses as the crisis gradually moves to the real economy. It cannot be ruled out that governments themselves will become insolvent owing to a lack of resources for bailouts. The most exposed countries are precisely those with the largest banks and the largest government debts: in Europe, in other words, many countries are at risk, not only those in Eastern Europe. Does the Commission not consider it its duty to fully inform all EU citizens? Does it not believe that only total transparency and a full admission of responsibility on the part of economic leaders and governments of developed countries can help restore confidence in the medium term? (1)unofficial translation." 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-2107/09

Macroeconomics

News has recently emerged of a study carried out by the International Monetary Fund which was supposed to have been confidential, intended solely for governments and central banks. Despite the recent declarations of the President of the European Central Bank and the ongoing reassurance provided by European government authorities, this document paints a picture that is far from reassuring for the entire world economic system. The global slowdown is defined as ‘synchronised and without precedent’, which in the worst-case scenario would lead to a ‘lost decade, Japanese-style, in which the crisis may turn out to be prolonged in many advanced economies’(1). The same public assurances regarding banks, which the governments of developed countries continue to proffer, might not be sufficient for these financial institutions, which continue to accumulate losses as the crisis gradually moves to the real economy. It cannot be ruled out that governments themselves will become insolvent owing to a lack of resources for bailouts. The most exposed countries are precisely those with the largest banks and the largest government debts: in Europe, in other words, many countries are at risk, not only those in Eastern Europe. Does the Commission not consider it its duty to fully inform all EU citizens? Does it not believe that only total transparency and a full admission of responsibility on the part of economic leaders and governments of developed countries can help restore confidence in the medium term? (1)unofficial translation.

<|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.:"Amendment No. 303/2019 Coll.(1) to Act No. 152/1995 Coll. on foodstuffs(2) , requires mass catering facilities to ensure that information on the origin of meat is provided by the supplier so that they can pass this information on to consumers.Pursuant to Article 44(3) of Regulation No. 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers(3) , Member States must immediately communicate the text of their chosen national measures on non-prepacked food to the Commission.1.Was the Slovak Republic obliged to notify the aforementioned measure to the Commission?2.Has the Slovak Republic notified the aforementioned national measure to the Commission in accordance with the Regulation? (1)https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2019/303/20191214.html (2)https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/1995/152/20191214.html (3)Regulation No 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers" 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-004405/2019

Agriculture and Fisheries

Amendment No. 303/2019 Coll.(1) to Act No. 152/1995 Coll. on foodstuffs(2) , requires mass catering facilities to ensure that information on the origin of meat is provided by the supplier so that they can pass this information on to consumers.Pursuant to Article 44(3) of Regulation No. 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers(3) , Member States must immediately communicate the text of their chosen national measures on non-prepacked food to the Commission.1.Was the Slovak Republic obliged to notify the aforementioned measure to the Commission?2.Has the Slovak Republic notified the aforementioned national measure to the Commission in accordance with the Regulation? (1)https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2019/303/20191214.html (2)https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/1995/152/20191214.html (3)Regulation No 1169/2011 of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

<|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 media has recently (late April2016) reported that a Commission audit has showed up serious shortcomings in the system for administering and monitoring the way funds from the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2007-2013 were allocated in Madrid. Two projects are cited: one by Madrid City Council and one by the Government of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid). The Commission believes that public procurement irregularities and severe shortcomings affected the administration and monitoring system checks. During an earlier audit (February2015), the Commission stated that Madrid City Council had ignored its previous order and failed to resolve any of the shortcomings with procurement, which included improper use of the fast-track procedure, award criteria not being clearly specified, and failure to give notice of the results of the award of the contract. Have similar cases been discovered in the rest of the country? With reference specifically to Madrid: — In which projects have irregularities been detected? — What is the estimated total of the irregular payments? — What are the consequences of this for the Madrid region?" 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-003684-16

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

The media has recently (late April2016) reported that a Commission audit has showed up serious shortcomings in the system for administering and monitoring the way funds from the European Regional Development Fund for the period 2007-2013 were allocated in Madrid. Two projects are cited: one by Madrid City Council and one by the Government of the Autonomous Community of Madrid (Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid). The Commission believes that public procurement irregularities and severe shortcomings affected the administration and monitoring system checks. During an earlier audit (February2015), the Commission stated that Madrid City Council had ignored its previous order and failed to resolve any of the shortcomings with procurement, which included improper use of the fast-track procedure, award criteria not being clearly specified, and failure to give notice of the results of the award of the contract. Have similar cases been discovered in the rest of the country? With reference specifically to Madrid: — In which projects have irregularities been detected? — What is the estimated total of the irregular payments? — What are the consequences of this for the Madrid region?

<|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 28February this year the Commission sent the President of the Council its contribution with a view to the forthcoming Lisbon Summit on reform and employment. It mentions, as one of its priorities, that all schools should have access to the Internet by 2001. Does the Commission consider reasonably priced access to the Internet to be feasible, as a universal service, for the Member States? Similarly, a number of countries have mooted the idea of free access to the Internet for schools, universities, hospitals and other healthcare structures, in order to prevent the different levels of income in the Union from creating a """"""""two-speed Europe"""""""" as far as the information society is concerned. What is its opinion on this matter?" 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-0872/00

Education

On 28February this year the Commission sent the President of the Council its contribution with a view to the forthcoming Lisbon Summit on reform and employment. It mentions, as one of its priorities, that all schools should have access to the Internet by 2001. Does the Commission consider reasonably priced access to the Internet to be feasible, as a universal service, for the Member States? Similarly, a number of countries have mooted the idea of free access to the Internet for schools, universities, hospitals and other healthcare structures, in order to prevent the different levels of income in the Union from creating a """"""""two-speed Europe"""""""" as far as the information society is concerned. What is its opinion on this matter?

<|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 a joint statement issued in Athens last September, the President of Russia, the Prime Minister of Greece and the President of Bulgaria undertook to sign an international agreement by the end of 2006 to begin the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline. However, there has been a delay in the original timetable for signing the agreement, which will also mark the beginning of construction of the pipeline, and it appears that problems have arisen among the prospective partners. As the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Development have stated (28December 2006), talks on the signing of the agreement have entered a critical phase. Given that the European Union has a legitimate interest in the construction of the pipeline, will the Commission say what information it has concerning the delay which has arisen? What measures will it take to protect the environment?" 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-0020/07

Energy

In a joint statement issued in Athens last September, the President of Russia, the Prime Minister of Greece and the President of Bulgaria undertook to sign an international agreement by the end of 2006 to begin the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline. However, there has been a delay in the original timetable for signing the agreement, which will also mark the beginning of construction of the pipeline, and it appears that problems have arisen among the prospective partners. As the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Development have stated (28December 2006), talks on the signing of the agreement have entered a critical phase. Given that the European Union has a legitimate interest in the construction of the pipeline, will the Commission say what information it has concerning the delay which has arisen? What measures will it take to protect the environment?

<|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 tell me the annual trade deficit between the UK and the other Member States as a whole for each of the past 5years?" 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-012555-13

Macroeconomics

Could the Commission tell me the annual trade deficit between the UK and the other Member States as a whole for each of the past 5years?

<|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 International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity for the European Union to mark the important and irreplaceable contribution that older people make to society. The fact remains that theEU population is ageing rapidly and experts predict that by 2050 the number of people over the age of 60 will have tripled. It should be borne in mind, however, that the current generation of older people is still very active and plays an irreplaceable role in European society, whether in respect of their life, professional and specialist experience, or in respect of their continued active contribution to the labour market and indeed in some cases to voluntary work. 2012 is to be designated European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity. Is the Commission preparing to take measures to improve the living conditions of older citizens of the European Union in the context of support for active and health ageing?" 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-009652/2011

Social welfare

The International Day of Older Persons is an opportunity for the European Union to mark the important and irreplaceable contribution that older people make to society. The fact remains that theEU population is ageing rapidly and experts predict that by 2050 the number of people over the age of 60 will have tripled. It should be borne in mind, however, that the current generation of older people is still very active and plays an irreplaceable role in European society, whether in respect of their life, professional and specialist experience, or in respect of their continued active contribution to the labour market and indeed in some cases to voluntary work. 2012 is to be designated European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity. Is the Commission preparing to take measures to improve the living conditions of older citizens of the European Union in the context of support for active and health ageing?

<|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 Association of Minority Daily Newspapers has drawn our attention to the defencelessness of minority language media outlets, which face particularly difficult challenges as a result of the current pandemic. These media outlets are the strongholds of key European values, such as national and linguistic diversity, protected by the founding treaties, but COVID-19 is unfortunately making regular publishing and distribution extremely difficult. In addition, advertising revenues have sharply decreased. Although this affects all printed media, minority language newspapers, given their smaller market, have in most cases lost all of their advertising income. This is the case in the European Union, but also in candidate countries such as Serbia. These media outlets usually receive financial support made available by public authorities, but given the present circumstances these means are not sufficient.Considering that the Commission will soon commence activities related to the Minority Safe Pack Initiative, I would like to draw its attention to the vulnerable and perilous situation of minority language media outlets. For this reason, I am asking the Commission if it is considering making available additional funds in order to help minority language media outlets in the EU and the candidate countries." 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-002385/2020

Culture and media

The European Association of Minority Daily Newspapers has drawn our attention to the defencelessness of minority language media outlets, which face particularly difficult challenges as a result of the current pandemic. These media outlets are the strongholds of key European values, such as national and linguistic diversity, protected by the founding treaties, but COVID-19 is unfortunately making regular publishing and distribution extremely difficult. In addition, advertising revenues have sharply decreased. Although this affects all printed media, minority language newspapers, given their smaller market, have in most cases lost all of their advertising income. This is the case in the European Union, but also in candidate countries such as Serbia. These media outlets usually receive financial support made available by public authorities, but given the present circumstances these means are not sufficient.Considering that the Commission will soon commence activities related to the Minority Safe Pack Initiative, I would like to draw its attention to the vulnerable and perilous situation of minority language media outlets. For this reason, I am asking the Commission if it is considering making available additional funds in order to help minority language media outlets in the EU and the candidate countries.

<|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 High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, what assessment should be made of the current situation in Afghanistan? — Does she consider that this war is highly likely to end in failure or is she confident that the NATO forces will prevail? — Given that there are opposing schools of thought calling for the NATO contingents in Afghanistan to be boosted or scaled down, what in her opinion would be the most appropriate attitude to take for the Alliance and its European member countries? — If the abovementioned theories were to be put into practice, what effects does she think they would have in the short, medium, and long term, not just on the region, but in terms of global geostrategic stability?" 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-6232/09

International affairs and foreign aid

— According to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, what assessment should be made of the current situation in Afghanistan? — Does she consider that this war is highly likely to end in failure or is she confident that the NATO forces will prevail? — Given that there are opposing schools of thought calling for the NATO contingents in Afghanistan to be boosted or scaled down, what in her opinion would be the most appropriate attitude to take for the Alliance and its European member countries? — If the abovementioned theories were to be put into practice, what effects does she think they would have in the short, medium, and long term, not just on the region, but in terms of global geostrategic stability?

<|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 Sweden, the crisis-hit railways need almost SEK 1 billion in government aid to put their finances in order, otherwise they may be threatened with closure. However, a Swedish government rescue operation may be stopped by the Commission, depending on what form the aid takes. According to newspaper reports, the Commission can envisage a Swedish government loan to SJ but on market terms and for a limited period. Can the Commission propose ways in which the Swedish government could somehow offer SJ a chance to survive?" 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-0595/03

Transportation

In Sweden, the crisis-hit railways need almost SEK 1 billion in government aid to put their finances in order, otherwise they may be threatened with closure. However, a Swedish government rescue operation may be stopped by the Commission, depending on what form the aid takes. According to newspaper reports, the Commission can envisage a Swedish government loan to SJ but on market terms and for a limited period. Can the Commission propose ways in which the Swedish government could somehow offer SJ a chance to survive?

<|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 light of the admission by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on 2February 1998 that there is a second disposal shaft/silo at the Dounreay plant in Caithness, Scotland, into which unregulated radioactive waste has been dumped since 1971, will the Commission update the details provided to Parliament in its answer to written question P-3167/96(1) on 16December 1996? (1)OJ C 87, 14.3.1997, p. 124." 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-0800/98

Environment

In the light of the admission by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority on 2February 1998 that there is a second disposal shaft/silo at the Dounreay plant in Caithness, Scotland, into which unregulated radioactive waste has been dumped since 1971, will the Commission update the details provided to Parliament in its answer to written question P-3167/96(1) on 16December 1996? (1)OJ C 87, 14.3.1997, p. 124.

<|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 8March2017, a tragic fire at Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción, a children’s home in San José Pínula (Guatemala), left 41 girls dead. The shelter had a long history of children escaping and allegations of child abuse. A group of girls staged a protest and were locked in one of the rooms. A mattress caught fire. The authorities are still investigating who made the decision to lock the room and why nobody freed the girls once the fire broke out. So far, the Guatemalan public prosecutor’s office has charged former Social Welfare Secretary Carlos Rodas, former Deputy Secretary Anahí Kepler and the shelter’s former director Santos Torres with manslaughter, failure to fulfil duties and mistreatment of minors. The day before the fire, the Office of the Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman had asked judge Rocío Murillo to inspect the home in connection to escape attempts by at least 50 children. Murillo failed to carry out the inspection, and was suspended for a minimum of twenty days without pay. 1.What is the EU’s position on the human rights situation in Guatemala? 2.What steps will theEU take to obtain reliable information and details of investigations into these events from the Guatemalan Government?" 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-002805-17

International affairs and foreign aid

On 8March2017, a tragic fire at Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción, a children’s home in San José Pínula (Guatemala), left 41 girls dead. The shelter had a long history of children escaping and allegations of child abuse. A group of girls staged a protest and were locked in one of the rooms. A mattress caught fire. The authorities are still investigating who made the decision to lock the room and why nobody freed the girls once the fire broke out. So far, the Guatemalan public prosecutor’s office has charged former Social Welfare Secretary Carlos Rodas, former Deputy Secretary Anahí Kepler and the shelter’s former director Santos Torres with manslaughter, failure to fulfil duties and mistreatment of minors. The day before the fire, the Office of the Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman had asked judge Rocío Murillo to inspect the home in connection to escape attempts by at least 50 children. Murillo failed to carry out the inspection, and was suspended for a minimum of twenty days without pay. 1.What is the EU’s position on the human rights situation in Guatemala? 2.What steps will theEU take to obtain reliable information and details of investigations into these events from the Guatemalan Government?

<|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 press and various Portuguese immigrants' associations continue to report situations of Portuguese workers, on arriving in other EU countries, finding themselves confronted with working situations which violate all the relevant national legal and Community standards; this applies equally to workers on secondment and to seasonal workers. Many of these work situations are due to the fact that the workers have been inadequately informed, and have signed job contracts which do not set out in detail the conditions under which their services are to be provided. Does the Commission intend to submit a proposal for a Europe-wide information campaign on the rights of such workers when they relocate within the EU for job purposes, and furthermore, a proposal establishing rules on job contracts, making it obligatory that they set out all the conditions which will apply to all the contracting parties?" 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-1371/04

Labour, employment and pensions

The press and various Portuguese immigrants' associations continue to report situations of Portuguese workers, on arriving in other EU countries, finding themselves confronted with working situations which violate all the relevant national legal and Community standards; this applies equally to workers on secondment and to seasonal workers. Many of these work situations are due to the fact that the workers have been inadequately informed, and have signed job contracts which do not set out in detail the conditions under which their services are to be provided. Does the Commission intend to submit a proposal for a Europe-wide information campaign on the rights of such workers when they relocate within the EU for job purposes, and furthermore, a proposal establishing rules on job contracts, making it obligatory that they set out all the conditions which will apply to all the contracting parties?

<|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 27March2020, Germany approved the transposition of the new Fertilisers Regulation. This will entail considerable changes for many farms which could threaten their survival.Only by creating a representative monitoring network can reliable evidence of the real level of nitrate pollution be obtained. At the moment most of the groundwater monitoring sites are at locations with high oxygen saturation where only limited denitrification is possible, with the result that the natural nitrate values are very high. This was not taken into account when identifying particularly heavily-polluted areas.Moreover, imprecise demarcation of monitoring sites with particularly high nitrate values leads to over-regulation of groundwater protection. The corresponding areas need to be more precisely determined in a new round of monitoring in order to offset their internal differentiation.1.Does the Commission consider the revision of the Fertilisers Regulation adopted by the Bundesrat on 27March2020 to be compatible with EU law?2.Does the Commission think that increasing groundwater protection at individual sites where particularly high groundwater nitrate levels have been identified is preferable to doing so in large areas with blanket delimitation which may not be polluted at all?" 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-001922/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

On 27March2020, Germany approved the transposition of the new Fertilisers Regulation. This will entail considerable changes for many farms which could threaten their survival.Only by creating a representative monitoring network can reliable evidence of the real level of nitrate pollution be obtained. At the moment most of the groundwater monitoring sites are at locations with high oxygen saturation where only limited denitrification is possible, with the result that the natural nitrate values are very high. This was not taken into account when identifying particularly heavily-polluted areas.Moreover, imprecise demarcation of monitoring sites with particularly high nitrate values leads to over-regulation of groundwater protection. The corresponding areas need to be more precisely determined in a new round of monitoring in order to offset their internal differentiation.1.Does the Commission consider the revision of the Fertilisers Regulation adopted by the Bundesrat on 27March2020 to be compatible with EU law?2.Does the Commission think that increasing groundwater protection at individual sites where particularly high groundwater nitrate levels have been identified is preferable to doing so in large areas with blanket delimitation which may not be polluted at all?

<|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.:"Prompted by the demonstration due to be staged in Brussels on Monday, 22February 1999, in which farmers from all over Europe were intent on taking to the streets to protest against milk quotas, the Secretary-General of Parliament, Julian Priestley, issued a notice in which he informed staff that Parliament's offices would be closed, institutional business would cease, and the entire city of Brussels would be without public transport services and in effect under siege. Given that, by staging demonstrations, farmers are exercising their democratic rights, as they are entitled to do as citizens of the Union and, moreover, representatives of a major occupational group, and that a similar demonstration in Strasbourg on 10February 1999 passed off without incident, can the Commission say: 1. whether it considers that the above measures were an exaggerated response and infringed the right of EU citizens to speak out and protest; 2. whether it considers that the measures were intended to thwart debate and joint discussion of farmers' problems; 3. whether it considers that the decision in question warrants a reprimand?" 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-0656/99

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Prompted by the demonstration due to be staged in Brussels on Monday, 22February 1999, in which farmers from all over Europe were intent on taking to the streets to protest against milk quotas, the Secretary-General of Parliament, Julian Priestley, issued a notice in which he informed staff that Parliament's offices would be closed, institutional business would cease, and the entire city of Brussels would be without public transport services and in effect under siege. Given that, by staging demonstrations, farmers are exercising their democratic rights, as they are entitled to do as citizens of the Union and, moreover, representatives of a major occupational group, and that a similar demonstration in Strasbourg on 10February 1999 passed off without incident, can the Commission say: 1. whether it considers that the above measures were an exaggerated response and infringed the right of EU citizens to speak out and protest; 2. whether it considers that the measures were intended to thwart debate and joint discussion of farmers' problems; 3. whether it considers that the decision in question warrants a reprimand?

<|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.:"Would the Commission agree to adopt the practice of quoting references on replies to correspondence? I am sure that this would greatly assist Members to locate the appropriate papers when a reply is received." 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-0047/98

Governance and government

Would the Commission agree to adopt the practice of quoting references on replies to correspondence? I am sure that this would greatly assist Members to locate the appropriate papers when a reply is received.

<|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 the Commission provide me with the data on the Spanish banking sector required by the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in AnnexA, subsections 1 to 4 (see below): AnnexA: Data requirements (see page 17 of the MoU)? This reads as follows: ‘Spanish authorities will regularly submit or update, at least on a weekly or monthly basis the following data, 1.Reports and data, on a weekly basis, on bank deposits. 2.Reports and data, on a weekly basis, on banks’ liquidity position and forecast. 3.Quarterly bank prudential financial statements as sent to the supervisor, for the 14 banking groups, including additional details on: financial and regulatory information (consolidated data) on the 14 banking groups and the banking sector in total, especially regarding (P&L), balance sheets, asset quality, regulatory capital, balance sheet forecasts; non-performing loans, repossessed assets and related provisions; to include exposure across different asset classes (Land & Development, including commercial real estate), Residential Real Estate, SME lending, Corporate lending, Consumer lending; asset quality across different asset classes (good quality, watch, substandard, NPL, restructured, of which restructured and NPL); provision stock across different asset classes, new lending across different asset classes; sovereign debt holdings; outstanding stock of debt issued, with a break down by seniority (senior secured, senior unsecured, subordinated of which preference shares, government guaranteed), with the amounts placed with retail customers, and amortisation schedule; regulatory capital and its components: including capital requirements (credit risk, market risk, operational risk). 4.Until quarterly balance sheet forecasts are available, an agreed template for banks supported by FROB, regarding refinancing needs and collateral buffers, for a horizon of 1month, 3months and 6months should be provided. Funding plans will eventually be required for an expanded sample of banks. Reporting will be expanded to also include capital plans.’ The above list is provisional. Further requests may be added at a later stage. For this purpose, a procedure will be set up for the relevant Commission, ECB, EBA and IMF staff to submit additional ad hoc banking data requests as required." 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-011081-12

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

Will the Commission provide me with the data on the Spanish banking sector required by the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in AnnexA, subsections 1 to 4 (see below): AnnexA: Data requirements (see page 17 of the MoU)? This reads as follows: ‘Spanish authorities will regularly submit or update, at least on a weekly or monthly basis the following data, 1.Reports and data, on a weekly basis, on bank deposits. 2.Reports and data, on a weekly basis, on banks’ liquidity position and forecast. 3.Quarterly bank prudential financial statements as sent to the supervisor, for the 14 banking groups, including additional details on: financial and regulatory information (consolidated data) on the 14 banking groups and the banking sector in total, especially regarding (P&L), balance sheets, asset quality, regulatory capital, balance sheet forecasts; non-performing loans, repossessed assets and related provisions; to include exposure across different asset classes (Land & Development, including commercial real estate), Residential Real Estate, SME lending, Corporate lending, Consumer lending; asset quality across different asset classes (good quality, watch, substandard, NPL, restructured, of which restructured and NPL); provision stock across different asset classes, new lending across different asset classes; sovereign debt holdings; outstanding stock of debt issued, with a break down by seniority (senior secured, senior unsecured, subordinated of which preference shares, government guaranteed), with the amounts placed with retail customers, and amortisation schedule; regulatory capital and its components: including capital requirements (credit risk, market risk, operational risk). 4.Until quarterly balance sheet forecasts are available, an agreed template for banks supported by FROB, regarding refinancing needs and collateral buffers, for a horizon of 1month, 3months and 6months should be provided. Funding plans will eventually be required for an expanded sample of banks. Reporting will be expanded to also include capital plans.’ The above list is provisional. Further requests may be added at a later stage. For this purpose, a procedure will be set up for the relevant Commission, ECB, EBA and IMF staff to submit additional ad hoc banking data requests as required.

<|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.Is the Commission planning to issue a directive requiring all present and future EU Member States to store underground as from 2018 all the radioactive waste so far produced? 2.Is the Commission aware that there are major differences in the subsoil of EU Member States, which ranges from hard volcanic rock and flexible salt strata through porous limestone and clay to loose coarse-grained sediment (sand) and material from dead plants and trees built up over the centuries (peat), which means that the options for storing waste underground also vary significantly? 3.What view does the Commission take of the opinion of experts that the waste should always be kept cool and that it should be retrievable at any time, if it emerges that this is necessary or that underground storage can have unexpected negative effects on groundwater, the usability of the ground above storage sites, soil temperature, etc? 4.Is the Commission taking account the fact that much of the substratum in the Netherlands consists of sand saturated with water, clay and peat and that following discussions during the 1980s the underground storage option was ruled out, not least because of the nature of the subsoil? 5.Is the Commission aware that in the Netherlands EUR 110million has been spent since 1993 on storing all the radioactive waste from nuclear power stations, industry, hospitals and research institutes for at least one hundred years at Borsele in COVRA, a concrete bunker to be completed by the end of 2003 with very thick walls capable of withstanding flooding and aircraft crashes, and that the first consignments have now been transported to the site amid considerable public controversy? 6.What exemptions can the Commission offer the Netherlands — and other Member States that find themselves in a similar position — from its planned underground storage requirements?" 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-2027/03

Environment

1.Is the Commission planning to issue a directive requiring all present and future EU Member States to store underground as from 2018 all the radioactive waste so far produced? 2.Is the Commission aware that there are major differences in the subsoil of EU Member States, which ranges from hard volcanic rock and flexible salt strata through porous limestone and clay to loose coarse-grained sediment (sand) and material from dead plants and trees built up over the centuries (peat), which means that the options for storing waste underground also vary significantly? 3.What view does the Commission take of the opinion of experts that the waste should always be kept cool and that it should be retrievable at any time, if it emerges that this is necessary or that underground storage can have unexpected negative effects on groundwater, the usability of the ground above storage sites, soil temperature, etc? 4.Is the Commission taking account the fact that much of the substratum in the Netherlands consists of sand saturated with water, clay and peat and that following discussions during the 1980s the underground storage option was ruled out, not least because of the nature of the subsoil? 5.Is the Commission aware that in the Netherlands EUR 110million has been spent since 1993 on storing all the radioactive waste from nuclear power stations, industry, hospitals and research institutes for at least one hundred years at Borsele in COVRA, a concrete bunker to be completed by the end of 2003 with very thick walls capable of withstanding flooding and aircraft crashes, and that the first consignments have now been transported to the site amid considerable public controversy? 6.What exemptions can the Commission offer the Netherlands — and other Member States that find themselves in a similar position — from its planned underground storage requirements?

<|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.:"Domestic violence is widely reported to have risen by one-third during the pandemic lockdowns.1.Has the Commission collated EU-wide information on incidents of domestic violence, and violence against women and girls, in Member States throughout the lockdowns?2.Has the Commission promoted initiatives to increase the availability of resources in Member States to ensure the provision of safe accommodation for victims, public education to combat domestic violence, and the establishment and communication of easy ways for victims to contact police and emergency services?3.Are such measures now in place across EU Member States in preparation for ongoing, future and localised lockdowns?" 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-004053/2020

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

Domestic violence is widely reported to have risen by one-third during the pandemic lockdowns.1.Has the Commission collated EU-wide information on incidents of domestic violence, and violence against women and girls, in Member States throughout the lockdowns?2.Has the Commission promoted initiatives to increase the availability of resources in Member States to ensure the provision of safe accommodation for victims, public education to combat domestic violence, and the establishment and communication of easy ways for victims to contact police and emergency services?3.Are such measures now in place across EU Member States in preparation for ongoing, future and localised lockdowns?

<|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 climate of tension and crisis persisting in the southern Caucasus has highlighted the Republic of Armenia's energy dependence on an outdated power station located in an earthquake zone, which is attracting the attention and concern of the political authorities and scientists throughout the region. The conclusions of the first EU-Armenia Cooperation Council meeting mentioned the prospect of closing the Medzamor power station. Discussions with the EU on Armenia's future energy situation began after 1995 when the Armenian government, faced with a severe energy crisis, reactivated the Medzamor power station, with the intention of decommissioning it in 2004. As it has not been possible to work out practical and effective alternatives to replace nuclear power, the EU and Armenia concluded that the closure of the Medzamor power station would require major investment beyond 2004 to allow an alternative solution to be found. The overall bill for making the Medzamor nuclear hazard completely safe has been estimated at around EUR1 billion, including the investment required for the transition to alternative sources of energy. The EU has pledged EUR100 million, subject to signature of a Memorandum of agreement between the European Commission and the authorities in Erevan ratifying a final closure date; the balance is expected from a Donor Conference scheduled to meet between now the end of this year. 1.Can the Commission reaffirm its commitments regarding the transition in the Armenian energy sector on the same conditions and deadlines as were agreed with the authorities in Erevan? 2.Can the Commission give a transparent and impartial assurance regarding the relevance and objectivity of the studies and financial estimates for the plan to close this power station? 3.Has the Commission put all its energy and resources into promoting renewable energies within this energy substitution programme, taking account of the industrial transition priorities against the background of international environmental crises, in compliance with international commitments on global warming and in line with the major renewable energy source potential available in the Republic of Armenia?" 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-3297/02

Energy

The climate of tension and crisis persisting in the southern Caucasus has highlighted the Republic of Armenia's energy dependence on an outdated power station located in an earthquake zone, which is attracting the attention and concern of the political authorities and scientists throughout the region. The conclusions of the first EU-Armenia Cooperation Council meeting mentioned the prospect of closing the Medzamor power station. Discussions with the EU on Armenia's future energy situation began after 1995 when the Armenian government, faced with a severe energy crisis, reactivated the Medzamor power station, with the intention of decommissioning it in 2004. As it has not been possible to work out practical and effective alternatives to replace nuclear power, the EU and Armenia concluded that the closure of the Medzamor power station would require major investment beyond 2004 to allow an alternative solution to be found. The overall bill for making the Medzamor nuclear hazard completely safe has been estimated at around EUR1 billion, including the investment required for the transition to alternative sources of energy. The EU has pledged EUR100 million, subject to signature of a Memorandum of agreement between the European Commission and the authorities in Erevan ratifying a final closure date; the balance is expected from a Donor Conference scheduled to meet between now the end of this year. 1.Can the Commission reaffirm its commitments regarding the transition in the Armenian energy sector on the same conditions and deadlines as were agreed with the authorities in Erevan? 2.Can the Commission give a transparent and impartial assurance regarding the relevance and objectivity of the studies and financial estimates for the plan to close this power station? 3.Has the Commission put all its energy and resources into promoting renewable energies within this energy substitution programme, taking account of the industrial transition priorities against the background of international environmental crises, in compliance with international commitments on global warming and in line with the major renewable energy source potential available in the Republic of Armenia?

<|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.:"This question derives from the Court judgment of 16September 2008 in CaseC‑288/07 concerning a preliminary ruling on the VAT requirement for public-law car-parking facilities. In this case the Court states that two conditions must be satisfied to allow a public-law undertaking to be exempted from tax. First, it must be a body under public law, and second, the activity must be carried on within the framework of the public authority. Even if these conditions are satisfied the public-law undertaking cannot be exempted from tax if this would (or could) lead to significant (potential) distortion of competition. The Federal Association for the German Waste Disposal Industry (BDE) lodged a complaint with the European Commission on 13July 2006 concerning unequal fiscal treatment of undertakings organised under public law and private law in the waste water industry, and on 6June 2007 a comparable complaint on unequal treatment in the field of waste disposal. The above Court judgment is likely to influence the response to these complaints. In the light of the above, would the Commission state: — What conclusions does the Commission draw from the judgment with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE on unequal fiscal treatment? Is the judgment likely to be applied to other cases in which equal fiscal treatment is at issue? — What does the Commission see as the judgment’s implications with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE? — How does the Commission assess the Court’s ruling that the criterion ‘significant distortion of competition’ should not be narrowly interpreted? — What is the current state of progress with processing the complaints lodged by the BDE as much as two years ago? When does the Commission expect to be making progress, when will a decision be taken?" 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-6246/08

Macroeconomics

This question derives from the Court judgment of 16September 2008 in CaseC‑288/07 concerning a preliminary ruling on the VAT requirement for public-law car-parking facilities. In this case the Court states that two conditions must be satisfied to allow a public-law undertaking to be exempted from tax. First, it must be a body under public law, and second, the activity must be carried on within the framework of the public authority. Even if these conditions are satisfied the public-law undertaking cannot be exempted from tax if this would (or could) lead to significant (potential) distortion of competition. The Federal Association for the German Waste Disposal Industry (BDE) lodged a complaint with the European Commission on 13July 2006 concerning unequal fiscal treatment of undertakings organised under public law and private law in the waste water industry, and on 6June 2007 a comparable complaint on unequal treatment in the field of waste disposal. The above Court judgment is likely to influence the response to these complaints. In the light of the above, would the Commission state: — What conclusions does the Commission draw from the judgment with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE on unequal fiscal treatment? Is the judgment likely to be applied to other cases in which equal fiscal treatment is at issue? — What does the Commission see as the judgment’s implications with regard to the complaints lodged by the BDE? — How does the Commission assess the Court’s ruling that the criterion ‘significant distortion of competition’ should not be narrowly interpreted? — What is the current state of progress with processing the complaints lodged by the BDE as much as two years ago? When does the Commission expect to be making progress, when will a decision be taken?

<|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.:"Has the Commission carried out any research which might account for the varying degree of success with which the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund have been applied in the various cohesion States? Such variation is apparent from the differences in the productivity-gain and job-creation rate achieved in the countries concerned. Ireland's rate has reached almost 4% per year and the figure for Portugal corresponds to the EU average, whereas Spain has achieved no more than half of the average." 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-1344/04

Regional and Urban issues and Planning

Has the Commission carried out any research which might account for the varying degree of success with which the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund have been applied in the various cohesion States? Such variation is apparent from the differences in the productivity-gain and job-creation rate achieved in the countries concerned. Ireland's rate has reached almost 4% per year and the figure for Portugal corresponds to the EU average, whereas Spain has achieved no more than half of the average.

<|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.:"Member States have widely divergent laws to combat fraud against new means of payment. In most EU Member States, no specific criminal legislation exists dealing with e-money stored on pre-paid cards. Overall, the approaches followed in the various countries differ substantially. These discrepancies and gaps in legislation and policies are causing significant difficulties in the fight against organized crime. This could affect public confidence in new means of payment and hinder the full functioning of the single market. The Commission was formally notified of this in 1995 by the international payment card schemes and the three European Credit Sector Associations. In several documents, the Commission has recognized the need for an initative in this area. Reference is made to the Commission's Green Paper on the practical arrangements for the introduction of the single currency (May 1995, par. 136), Commission policy concerning new means of payment (XV/III/96 of 21 June 1996, p. 7) and a European initiative in Electronic Commerce (COM(97)157, par. 49). The Council's action plan to combat organized crime (97/C 251/01 adopted on 28 April 1997) called on the Council and the Commission to """"""""address the issue of fraud and counterfeiting relating to all payment instruments, including electronic payment instruments"""""""" (political guideline No 15 at p. 6). Can the Commission state its intentions in this area and inform the EP on progress made so far?" 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-0565/98

Law and Crime

Member States have widely divergent laws to combat fraud against new means of payment. In most EU Member States, no specific criminal legislation exists dealing with e-money stored on pre-paid cards. Overall, the approaches followed in the various countries differ substantially. These discrepancies and gaps in legislation and policies are causing significant difficulties in the fight against organized crime. This could affect public confidence in new means of payment and hinder the full functioning of the single market. The Commission was formally notified of this in 1995 by the international payment card schemes and the three European Credit Sector Associations. In several documents, the Commission has recognized the need for an initative in this area. Reference is made to the Commission's Green Paper on the practical arrangements for the introduction of the single currency (May 1995, par. 136), Commission policy concerning new means of payment (XV/III/96 of 21 June 1996, p. 7) and a European initiative in Electronic Commerce (COM(97)157, par. 49). The Council's action plan to combat organized crime (97/C 251/01 adopted on 28 April 1997) called on the Council and the Commission to """"""""address the issue of fraud and counterfeiting relating to all payment instruments, including electronic payment instruments"""""""" (political guideline No 15 at p. 6). Can the Commission state its intentions in this area and inform the EP on progress made so far?

<|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 former head of the Commission's Stockholm information office is now based at the Commission in Brussels. The Public Prosecutor in Stockholm wishes to question the official about irregularities at the Stockholm information office which have been exposed in the Swedish media for over ayear. The former head of the office has, however, announced that she does not have time to travel to Stockholm and is therefore unable to attend the inquiry. The Stockholm Public Prosecutor therefore wishes to travel to Brussels to question the official but this requires authorisation from the Belgian legal authorities, which takes time to obtain. To the Swedish public, it appears absurd that Commission officials can sidestep alegal inquiry in this manner. Can the Commission instruct the former head of the Stockholm information office to assist the Swedish Public Prosecutor with his investigation into irregularities at the Stockholm information office so that the entire affair can be clarified and laid to rest once and for all?" 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>

P-0480/01

Law and Crime

The former head of the Commission's Stockholm information office is now based at the Commission in Brussels. The Public Prosecutor in Stockholm wishes to question the official about irregularities at the Stockholm information office which have been exposed in the Swedish media for over ayear. The former head of the office has, however, announced that she does not have time to travel to Stockholm and is therefore unable to attend the inquiry. The Stockholm Public Prosecutor therefore wishes to travel to Brussels to question the official but this requires authorisation from the Belgian legal authorities, which takes time to obtain. To the Swedish public, it appears absurd that Commission officials can sidestep alegal inquiry in this manner. Can the Commission instruct the former head of the Stockholm information office to assist the Swedish Public Prosecutor with his investigation into irregularities at the Stockholm information office so that the entire affair can be clarified and laid to rest once and for all?

<|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 is the Commission's position with regard to research and testing live animals. What action is the Commission taking to reduce such testing?" 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-0424/00

Agriculture and Fisheries

What is the Commission's position with regard to research and testing live animals. What action is the Commission taking to reduce such testing?

<|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.:"Since the 1980s, case-law has stressed that the Member States must ensure judicial review if a case falls within the scope of Union law(1). The importance of judicial review as a general principle(2) was further reinforced by Articles47 and 49 of the Charter(3) and by the recognition of the rule of law as a fundamental criterion.1.How can Union citizens enforce their rights deriving from the Union’s legal order if Member State legislators fail to ensure judicial review in a particular field, and how can a so-called ‘negative competence conflict’(4) be avoided in such cases?2.In principle, pursuant to the case-law, does the Union’s legal order grant special authorisation to the authorities to adjudge the case(5), or should the courts in the Member States disregard a procedural requirement which prevents a judicial review, on the basis of the principle of direct effect and primacy, and admit actions aimed at enforcing Union law?3.In the latter case, on the basis of what criterion/criteria should those concerned select the court which, in the application of Union law, is obliged to accept an action? On the basis of the principle of equal treatment, should the Member State court be selected which is indicated by the procedural requirement for enforcing rights deriving from the Member State’s law in cases similar to that in question, or does the acting Member State court have to be determined as a result of an analysis of the whole Member State legal order, on the basis of the leaf-and-branch comparison(6)? (1)CJEU, 222/84 (2)CJEU, C-550/09, paragraph 44 (3)CJEU, C-72/15, paragraph 74 (4)Opinion of Advocate General, C-384/17, paragraphs 111-114 (5)op. cit. paragraphs 49-63, paragraph 111 (6)op. cit." 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-005632/2020

Governance and government

Since the 1980s, case-law has stressed that the Member States must ensure judicial review if a case falls within the scope of Union law(1). The importance of judicial review as a general principle(2) was further reinforced by Articles47 and 49 of the Charter(3) and by the recognition of the rule of law as a fundamental criterion.1.How can Union citizens enforce their rights deriving from the Union’s legal order if Member State legislators fail to ensure judicial review in a particular field, and how can a so-called ‘negative competence conflict’(4) be avoided in such cases?2.In principle, pursuant to the case-law, does the Union’s legal order grant special authorisation to the authorities to adjudge the case(5), or should the courts in the Member States disregard a procedural requirement which prevents a judicial review, on the basis of the principle of direct effect and primacy, and admit actions aimed at enforcing Union law?3.In the latter case, on the basis of what criterion/criteria should those concerned select the court which, in the application of Union law, is obliged to accept an action? On the basis of the principle of equal treatment, should the Member State court be selected which is indicated by the procedural requirement for enforcing rights deriving from the Member State’s law in cases similar to that in question, or does the acting Member State court have to be determined as a result of an analysis of the whole Member State legal order, on the basis of the leaf-and-branch comparison(6)? (1)CJEU, 222/84 (2)CJEU, C-550/09, paragraph 44 (3)CJEU, C-72/15, paragraph 74 (4)Opinion of Advocate General, C-384/17, paragraphs 111-114 (5)op. cit. paragraphs 49-63, paragraph 111 (6)op. cit.

<|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 end of 1997 the Portuguese Government notified the Commission of measures intended to assist Silopor [=Port Silo Company]. The Commission has since asked the Portuguese Government to provide eleven pieces of additional information which it feels it needs in order to be able to undertake a comprehensive examination of the measures proposed by the Portuguese authorities. As is normal in such matters, the Commission will make a final statement regarding the measures intended to assist Silopor within two months of receiving the additional information requested. Has the Portuguese Government already provided the eleven pieces of additional information requested by the Commission? If so, what is the substance of the 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 = [15]. </s>

E-1462/98

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

At the end of 1997 the Portuguese Government notified the Commission of measures intended to assist Silopor [=Port Silo Company]. The Commission has since asked the Portuguese Government to provide eleven pieces of additional information which it feels it needs in order to be able to undertake a comprehensive examination of the measures proposed by the Portuguese authorities. As is normal in such matters, the Commission will make a final statement regarding the measures intended to assist Silopor within two months of receiving the additional information requested. Has the Portuguese Government already provided the eleven pieces of additional information requested by the Commission? If so, what is the substance of the 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.:"Each year, theEU loses billions of euros in potential tax revenue due to fraud, evasion and aggressive tax planning. This represents an annual cost of EUR2000 per EU citizen, unless appropriate measures are taken in response. The EU must take immediate and coordinated action against tax havens and aggressive tax planning. Furthermore, Ibelieve that an international agreement on the automatic exchange of tax information should be established to reduce tax fraud and evasion. The Member States must halve the tax differential by 2020. Although countries remain responsible for their respective tax systems, fraud and evasion require a coordinated approach at national, European and international level. The Commission should adopt a common set of criteria for identifying tax havens and create a public European blacklist of tax havens by 31December2014. At the European Council of May2013, EU leaders analysed several measures to combat tax fraud and evasion, but these will only be adopted at a new EU summit in December. 1.What proposals are being discussed and analysed to promote an effective fight against tax fraud and evasion? 2.When does the Commission believe that these proposals could enter into force?" 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-006245-13

Macroeconomics

Each year, theEU loses billions of euros in potential tax revenue due to fraud, evasion and aggressive tax planning. This represents an annual cost of EUR2000 per EU citizen, unless appropriate measures are taken in response. The EU must take immediate and coordinated action against tax havens and aggressive tax planning. Furthermore, Ibelieve that an international agreement on the automatic exchange of tax information should be established to reduce tax fraud and evasion. The Member States must halve the tax differential by 2020. Although countries remain responsible for their respective tax systems, fraud and evasion require a coordinated approach at national, European and international level. The Commission should adopt a common set of criteria for identifying tax havens and create a public European blacklist of tax havens by 31December2014. At the European Council of May2013, EU leaders analysed several measures to combat tax fraud and evasion, but these will only be adopted at a new EU summit in December. 1.What proposals are being discussed and analysed to promote an effective fight against tax fraud and evasion? 2.When does the Commission believe that these proposals could enter into force?

<|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 Answer NoE-004016/2020, the Commission explained that Article17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights is applicable to compensation for the deprivation of property in the general interest. Modifications to the legislation on the calculation of compensation does not, in the Commission’s view, in itself constitute a breach of EU law, and, on the basis of the Planatol ruling, whereby the Member States have a wide margin of discretion, the principle of protection of legitimate expectations cannot be applied. Furthermore, the economic situation of those concerned must be investigated in concreto by the Member State court.1.In the Commission’s view, does the Member State court’s obligation to conduct an investigation in concreto apply in the example given, or – if Article17 of the Charter must be applied, thereby reducing the Member State’s margin of discretion – can the principle of protection of legitimate expectations be applied(1)?2.When a party concerned referred, before a court of last instance(2), to the compatibility of the matter with EU law, the court – in our view in violation of the Cilfit and Köbler formulae – did not take the arguments of EU law into account, stating that the reference should have been made in 2019, when the action was brought. The legislation alleged to be in violation of EU law was unknown at the time, since it was adopted only in 2020. Is this court ruling(3) compatible with the principle of effectiveness(4)?3.A revision of the ruling is under way in the light of national law. In this case, must this be accepted on the basis of EU law(5), or should a preliminary ruling be requested(6)? (1)Curtea de Apel București, dossier No4153/2/2020 (2)According to the criteria of EU law, in a Member State court of last instance (3)Such an interpretation renders enforcement of the entitlements guaranteed by the EU legal order impossible (4)Court of Justice of the European Union, C-676/17 (5)Court of Justice of the European Union, C-676/17 (6)Court of Justice of the European Union, 283/81" 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-001143/2021

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

In its Answer NoE-004016/2020, the Commission explained that Article17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights is applicable to compensation for the deprivation of property in the general interest. Modifications to the legislation on the calculation of compensation does not, in the Commission’s view, in itself constitute a breach of EU law, and, on the basis of the Planatol ruling, whereby the Member States have a wide margin of discretion, the principle of protection of legitimate expectations cannot be applied. Furthermore, the economic situation of those concerned must be investigated in concreto by the Member State court.1.In the Commission’s view, does the Member State court’s obligation to conduct an investigation in concreto apply in the example given, or – if Article17 of the Charter must be applied, thereby reducing the Member State’s margin of discretion – can the principle of protection of legitimate expectations be applied(1)?2.When a party concerned referred, before a court of last instance(2), to the compatibility of the matter with EU law, the court – in our view in violation of the Cilfit and Köbler formulae – did not take the arguments of EU law into account, stating that the reference should have been made in 2019, when the action was brought. The legislation alleged to be in violation of EU law was unknown at the time, since it was adopted only in 2020. Is this court ruling(3) compatible with the principle of effectiveness(4)?3.A revision of the ruling is under way in the light of national law. In this case, must this be accepted on the basis of EU law(5), or should a preliminary ruling be requested(6)? (1)Curtea de Apel București, dossier No4153/2/2020 (2)According to the criteria of EU law, in a Member State court of last instance (3)Such an interpretation renders enforcement of the entitlements guaranteed by the EU legal order impossible (4)Court of Justice of the European Union, C-676/17 (5)Court of Justice of the European Union, C-676/17 (6)Court of Justice of the European Union, 283/81

<|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.:"‘Puzzled by Policy’(1) is a project that is co-funded by the Commission and, as stated in some press releases, has the aim of informing citizens about immigration laws and stimulating online debate on this issue. It also lets people know their political affinity by getting them to answer a series of questions on the topic of migration, such as whether or not the rules should be made more restrictive and whether non-EU immigrants should be required to accept European culture and values. At the end of the quiz, users are guided into discussion forums on specific topics such as ‘immigration for study purposes’ or ‘irregular immigration in Europe’, where they can participate directly or indirectly in the online debate. NGOs, organisations, universities and think-tanks are using this widget to engage their communities. Can the Commission say how much this project cost? Has the Commission been able to assess the usefulness of such an initiative? (1)Application on website: http://join.puzzledbypolicy.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 = [9]. </s>

E-011671-12

Immigration

‘Puzzled by Policy’(1) is a project that is co-funded by the Commission and, as stated in some press releases, has the aim of informing citizens about immigration laws and stimulating online debate on this issue. It also lets people know their political affinity by getting them to answer a series of questions on the topic of migration, such as whether or not the rules should be made more restrictive and whether non-EU immigrants should be required to accept European culture and values. At the end of the quiz, users are guided into discussion forums on specific topics such as ‘immigration for study purposes’ or ‘irregular immigration in Europe’, where they can participate directly or indirectly in the online debate. NGOs, organisations, universities and think-tanks are using this widget to engage their communities. Can the Commission say how much this project cost? Has the Commission been able to assess the usefulness of such an initiative? (1)Application on website: http://join.puzzledbypolicy.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.:"Media reports circulate that Iran has given Hezbollah, a terrorist group, Fateh-110 ballistic missiles with a range of up to 220 miles. Hezbollah already has Scud-Ds, which have an even greater range. — It has been mooted that, due to the looseness of the ‘Iran’ agreement, Iran could have atomic weapons in 10years. — Syrian forces have their own version of the Fateh-110, which could be seized by Islamic State if the bases are overrun. — US intelligence warned that Islamic State is aggressively trying to acquire chemical weapons as part of its campaign against the West. As a contingency against any conflation of the above, will the Commission encourage Member States to take a holistic view of terrorists' strategic weapons and plan their anti-terror campaigns accordingly?" 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-015033-15

Defence

Media reports circulate that Iran has given Hezbollah, a terrorist group, Fateh-110 ballistic missiles with a range of up to 220 miles. Hezbollah already has Scud-Ds, which have an even greater range. — It has been mooted that, due to the looseness of the ‘Iran’ agreement, Iran could have atomic weapons in 10years. — Syrian forces have their own version of the Fateh-110, which could be seized by Islamic State if the bases are overrun. — US intelligence warned that Islamic State is aggressively trying to acquire chemical weapons as part of its campaign against the West. As a contingency against any conflation of the above, will the Commission encourage Member States to take a holistic view of terrorists' strategic weapons and plan their anti-terror campaigns accordingly?

<|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 renewed EU and US sanctions continually imposed on Russia since 2014, Russia extended its embargo on imports of EU fruits and vegetables until the end of 2021. This has posed a serious obstacle to Greek exports of fruit and vegetables (mainly stone fruits, kiwis, citrus fruits and vegetables) and resulted in a significant loss of income. Small farmers are paying a heavy price for the imperialist rivalries that are intensifying in our region and internationally.There have been no substantial measures to support farmers and make up for lost income, and any aid received (less than EUR 50 million de minimis for the period 2014-2020) has not provided any relief.The Russian embargo, the COVID-19 pandemic and other developments (e.g. Trump's tariffs on canned peaches) have prompted manufacturers and wholesalers to step up extortion activities to seize agricultural production at below-cost prices.Given that the Commission is largely responsible for perpetuating the problem:1.How would it view immediately repealing the above decision, which perpetuates the problems facing exports?2.What is its position on the request to replace Greek farmers’ lost income by allocating a specific budget under the new MFF and the forthcoming multi-billion euro recovery fund, which are intended for large businesses and not for providing immediate relief to small farmers?" 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-006552/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

In response to the renewed EU and US sanctions continually imposed on Russia since 2014, Russia extended its embargo on imports of EU fruits and vegetables until the end of 2021. This has posed a serious obstacle to Greek exports of fruit and vegetables (mainly stone fruits, kiwis, citrus fruits and vegetables) and resulted in a significant loss of income. Small farmers are paying a heavy price for the imperialist rivalries that are intensifying in our region and internationally.There have been no substantial measures to support farmers and make up for lost income, and any aid received (less than EUR 50 million de minimis for the period 2014-2020) has not provided any relief.The Russian embargo, the COVID-19 pandemic and other developments (e.g. Trump's tariffs on canned peaches) have prompted manufacturers and wholesalers to step up extortion activities to seize agricultural production at below-cost prices.Given that the Commission is largely responsible for perpetuating the problem:1.How would it view immediately repealing the above decision, which perpetuates the problems facing exports?2.What is its position on the request to replace Greek farmers’ lost income by allocating a specific budget under the new MFF and the forthcoming multi-billion euro recovery fund, which are intended for large businesses and not for providing immediate relief to small farmers?

<|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 spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has more than ever highlighted the need for Europe to be self-sufficient in agricultural and livestock production and food in general. The Union's self-sufficiency in food will, on the one hand, have multiple economic and social benefits and, on the other, will ensure the safety of the food produced and distributed within the EU.In view of the above, will the Commission say:1.To what extent is the EU self-sufficient in livestock and agricultural products, as well as in food in general?2.To what extent does the EU import food for domestic consumption?3.What is the proportion of EU food exports compared to its food imports?" 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-002231/2020

Agriculture and Fisheries

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has more than ever highlighted the need for Europe to be self-sufficient in agricultural and livestock production and food in general. The Union's self-sufficiency in food will, on the one hand, have multiple economic and social benefits and, on the other, will ensure the safety of the food produced and distributed within the EU.In view of the above, will the Commission say:1.To what extent is the EU self-sufficient in livestock and agricultural products, as well as in food in general?2.To what extent does the EU import food for domestic consumption?3.What is the proportion of EU food exports compared to its food imports?

<|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.:"During the last few months, because of the bitter fighting between the Lebanese army and members of the group Fatah al-Islam the Nahr El Bared refugee camp was razed to the ground and 6000 dwellings were destroyed. The 40000 refugees from Nahr El Bared have now been transferred to the Beddawi refugee camp. Between 10000 and 15000 refugees usually live in this camp, its capacity is already being stretched and the humanitarian situation there is unsustainable. Inside the camp 5schools have had to suspend activities and be turned into reception centres, in which more than 5000 people, mostly families, live in conditions of extreme overcrowding. Hundreds of other families have been taken in by relatives and friends who were living in the Beddawi camp in already crowded housing. Other people are accommodated in hostels and reception centres inside the camp, whilst a further thousand civilians have left northern Lebanon to move to Palestinian refugee camps situated in other parts of the country. The Beddawi camp is experiencing a real humanitarian emergency. The refugees live in inhuman conditions — they sleep on the ground and hygiene and sanitation are to say the least precarious. It is impossible to cook or preserve food. The children who used to live in the Nahr El Bared camp suffered unimaginable traumas. They were already forced to live as refugees and then they had to see their homes destroyed, their loved ones killed or injured, and they remained trapped indoors terrorised by the noise of cross-fire. What steps will the Commission take to urge the international community and the Lebanese authorities (in view of the fact that a few days ago Prime Minister Siniora promised that the refugee camp would be rebuilt) to ensure that the Nahr El Bared refugee camp is rebuilt as soon as possible so that the tens of thousands of refugees crowded into the Beddawi camp in appalling conditions can return? Since the EUR4million allocated by the Commission last August seem insufficient to guarantee adequate humanitarian support and, according to Siniora himself, it would take between 1 and 2years and cost USD382million to rebuild the camp, at least 55million of which would be needed to meet the urgent needs of the Palestinian refugees, does not the Commission consider that it should draw up an emergency aid programme to guarantee adequate assistance for the Palestinian refugees?" 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>

P-4911/07

Immigration

During the last few months, because of the bitter fighting between the Lebanese army and members of the group Fatah al-Islam the Nahr El Bared refugee camp was razed to the ground and 6000 dwellings were destroyed. The 40000 refugees from Nahr El Bared have now been transferred to the Beddawi refugee camp. Between 10000 and 15000 refugees usually live in this camp, its capacity is already being stretched and the humanitarian situation there is unsustainable. Inside the camp 5schools have had to suspend activities and be turned into reception centres, in which more than 5000 people, mostly families, live in conditions of extreme overcrowding. Hundreds of other families have been taken in by relatives and friends who were living in the Beddawi camp in already crowded housing. Other people are accommodated in hostels and reception centres inside the camp, whilst a further thousand civilians have left northern Lebanon to move to Palestinian refugee camps situated in other parts of the country. The Beddawi camp is experiencing a real humanitarian emergency. The refugees live in inhuman conditions — they sleep on the ground and hygiene and sanitation are to say the least precarious. It is impossible to cook or preserve food. The children who used to live in the Nahr El Bared camp suffered unimaginable traumas. They were already forced to live as refugees and then they had to see their homes destroyed, their loved ones killed or injured, and they remained trapped indoors terrorised by the noise of cross-fire. What steps will the Commission take to urge the international community and the Lebanese authorities (in view of the fact that a few days ago Prime Minister Siniora promised that the refugee camp would be rebuilt) to ensure that the Nahr El Bared refugee camp is rebuilt as soon as possible so that the tens of thousands of refugees crowded into the Beddawi camp in appalling conditions can return? Since the EUR4million allocated by the Commission last August seem insufficient to guarantee adequate humanitarian support and, according to Siniora himself, it would take between 1 and 2years and cost USD382million to rebuild the camp, at least 55million of which would be needed to meet the urgent needs of the Palestinian refugees, does not the Commission consider that it should draw up an emergency aid programme to guarantee adequate assistance for the Palestinian refugees?

<|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.:"Every year over 3000 women in the UK will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, which is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under. Many women are still not having regular cervical smears. What is theEU currently doing to raise greater awareness of cervical cancer testing across 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 = [3]. </s>

E-001934-16

Health

Every year over 3000 women in the UK will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, which is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under. Many women are still not having regular cervical smears. What is theEU currently doing to raise greater awareness of cervical cancer testing across 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.:"1.In view of the principle of equal rights, how does the Commission view the fact that varying national provisions are in force in the EU Member States with regard to age limits for appointment to and exercise of the profession of notary? 2.Is it aware that, in the Netherlands and in Belgium, for example, there are no age limits for notaries, while an age limit of 70 is to be introduced in Germany? What rules are in force in other EU Member States? 3.Has consideration been given to how this unequal treatment should be combated in the internal market, or have decisions already been taken on the subject?" 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-2435/02

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

1.In view of the principle of equal rights, how does the Commission view the fact that varying national provisions are in force in the EU Member States with regard to age limits for appointment to and exercise of the profession of notary? 2.Is it aware that, in the Netherlands and in Belgium, for example, there are no age limits for notaries, while an age limit of 70 is to be introduced in Germany? What rules are in force in other EU Member States? 3.Has consideration been given to how this unequal treatment should be combated in the internal market, or have decisions already been taken on the subject?

<|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 information on EU support received by mining companies in Portugal? Specifically, is the Commission aware of the allocation of EU financial aid between 2009 and 2014 to the following undertakings, and of the amounts paid in each case: — SOMINCOR — Sociedade Mineira de Neves Corvo; — PIRITES ALENTEJANAS; — ALMINA — Minas do Alentejo,S.A.; — EPDM — Empresa de Perfuração e Desenvolvimento Mineiro,S.A.; — SOJITZ BEIRALT TIN & WOLFRAM (Portugal)S.A.?" 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-014561-15

Macroeconomics

Can the Commission provide information on EU support received by mining companies in Portugal? Specifically, is the Commission aware of the allocation of EU financial aid between 2009 and 2014 to the following undertakings, and of the amounts paid in each case: — SOMINCOR — Sociedade Mineira de Neves Corvo; — PIRITES ALENTEJANAS; — ALMINA — Minas do Alentejo,S.A.; — EPDM — Empresa de Perfuração e Desenvolvimento Mineiro,S.A.; — SOJITZ BEIRALT TIN & WOLFRAM (Portugal)S.A.?

<|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.:"Lampedusa, Italy's southernmost island, is now considered the Achilles heel of Europe. More than three thousand non-Community nationals have landed there illegally in one year. All have been registered, put on ships bound for Porto Empedocle and given travel documents. In Lampedusa, which has a local population of 5,500, the non-Community nationals have created many problems: brawls, threats and even attacks on public officials. The people of the island are rightly protesting to the Italian Government, feel themselves abandoned, unprotected and are threatening a strike to stop all activity on the island. Furthermore, the non-Community nationals are also subjected to inhuman treatment, since at great cost they are crammed on boats which are barely afloat, and some drown during the voyage. This is the result of the Martelli law, an obsolete law in Italy which should already have adapted to Schengen. Does the Commission not think it should intervene to: 1. Call on Italy to amend the Martelli law immediately? 2. Call on the competent Italian authorities to patrol the borders to curb this illegal immigration?" 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-2978/96

Immigration

Lampedusa, Italy's southernmost island, is now considered the Achilles heel of Europe. More than three thousand non-Community nationals have landed there illegally in one year. All have been registered, put on ships bound for Porto Empedocle and given travel documents. In Lampedusa, which has a local population of 5,500, the non-Community nationals have created many problems: brawls, threats and even attacks on public officials. The people of the island are rightly protesting to the Italian Government, feel themselves abandoned, unprotected and are threatening a strike to stop all activity on the island. Furthermore, the non-Community nationals are also subjected to inhuman treatment, since at great cost they are crammed on boats which are barely afloat, and some drown during the voyage. This is the result of the Martelli law, an obsolete law in Italy which should already have adapted to Schengen. Does the Commission not think it should intervene to: 1. Call on Italy to amend the Martelli law immediately? 2. Call on the competent Italian authorities to patrol the borders to curb this illegal immigration?

<|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.:"Faced with the current outbreaks of COVID-19 in Europe, each Member State is implementing its own methods to try to contain them, by imposing, for example, restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens from other Member States.Such restrictions could well become more numerous in coming weeks, at which point the possibility of border closures could once again rear its ugly head.To avoid border closures, the European Commission has issued recommendations to the Member States concerning quarantine measures and the mandatory testing of travellers, but it would appear that the Member States have not followed these recommendations uniformly.1.Given the severity of the sanitary situation, the risk of a rapid increase in the number of cases and the worsening of the pandemic in the European Union, does the Commission not agree that criteria need to be unified and that a common epidemiological policy needs to be adopted to tackle COVID-19?2.Does the Commission plan on adopting such a common epidemiological policy to avoid chaos similar to that witnessed during the first stage of the pandemic in the EU?3.How does the Commission plan to proceed in that regard?" 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-004679/2020

Health

Faced with the current outbreaks of COVID-19 in Europe, each Member State is implementing its own methods to try to contain them, by imposing, for example, restrictions on the freedom of movement of citizens from other Member States.Such restrictions could well become more numerous in coming weeks, at which point the possibility of border closures could once again rear its ugly head.To avoid border closures, the European Commission has issued recommendations to the Member States concerning quarantine measures and the mandatory testing of travellers, but it would appear that the Member States have not followed these recommendations uniformly.1.Given the severity of the sanitary situation, the risk of a rapid increase in the number of cases and the worsening of the pandemic in the European Union, does the Commission not agree that criteria need to be unified and that a common epidemiological policy needs to be adopted to tackle COVID-19?2.Does the Commission plan on adopting such a common epidemiological policy to avoid chaos similar to that witnessed during the first stage of the pandemic in the EU?3.How does the Commission plan to proceed in that regard?

<|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.:"Does the Commission's Lifelong Learning programme cater for ‘financial contributions in kind’ in the case of educational organisations such as the University of the Third Age thathave only a small number of employed staff and are reliant onthe time and expertise of voluntary helpers?" 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-0231/07

Education

Does the Commission's Lifelong Learning programme cater for ‘financial contributions in kind’ in the case of educational organisations such as the University of the Third Age thathave only a small number of employed staff and are reliant onthe time and expertise of voluntary helpers?

<|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 the Robert Bosch company announced its plan to close the Petrol Systems division it has in Alcalá de Henares (Spain), which directly affects 415full-time workers and over 150indirect employees. The plan seeks to transfer the ‘petrol filters’ product to the Bosch factory in Aranjuez (Madrid), 75kilometres away, directly affecting 250workers. There is also talk of early retirement for 152further individuals, given the high average age of the workforce. Furthermore, no solution is proposed for subcontracted workers. This Robert Bosch closure constitutes not only an assault on the social rights of its workers, but also a blatant non-compliance with Spanish and Community labour law. Given the gravity of the situation: — Does the Commission know about the closure of the Robert Bosch Petrol Systems division in Alcalá de Henares (Spain)? — Does the Commission have any information about possible subsidies granted to the Robert Bosch company by the Spanish or Community authorities? — Does the Commission not believe that Bosch should be investing in its Alcalá de Henares factory so as to prevent its closure, given that a transfer to a site 75km away, without any solutions being offered for the subcontracted workers, actually constitutes a serious social problem in terms of sackings? — What measures does the Commission intend to take, in conjunction with the relevant Spanish authorities, to guarantee that Community legislation on collective dismissals and protection of workers' rights (Directive98/59/EC(1)) is correctly applied? (1)OJL225, 12.8.1998, p.16." 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-3161/07

Labour, employment and pensions

Last February the Robert Bosch company announced its plan to close the Petrol Systems division it has in Alcalá de Henares (Spain), which directly affects 415full-time workers and over 150indirect employees. The plan seeks to transfer the ‘petrol filters’ product to the Bosch factory in Aranjuez (Madrid), 75kilometres away, directly affecting 250workers. There is also talk of early retirement for 152further individuals, given the high average age of the workforce. Furthermore, no solution is proposed for subcontracted workers. This Robert Bosch closure constitutes not only an assault on the social rights of its workers, but also a blatant non-compliance with Spanish and Community labour law. Given the gravity of the situation: — Does the Commission know about the closure of the Robert Bosch Petrol Systems division in Alcalá de Henares (Spain)? — Does the Commission have any information about possible subsidies granted to the Robert Bosch company by the Spanish or Community authorities? — Does the Commission not believe that Bosch should be investing in its Alcalá de Henares factory so as to prevent its closure, given that a transfer to a site 75km away, without any solutions being offered for the subcontracted workers, actually constitutes a serious social problem in terms of sackings? — What measures does the Commission intend to take, in conjunction with the relevant Spanish authorities, to guarantee that Community legislation on collective dismissals and protection of workers' rights (Directive98/59/EC(1)) is correctly applied? (1)OJL225, 12.8.1998, p.16.

<|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 11 December 2002 the Commission issued a communication entitled """"""""A framework for target-based tripartite contracts and agreements between the Community, the States and regional and local authorities"""""""" (COM(2002) 709), dealing with the subject of tripartite contracts. This communication does not wholly achieve its intended aim. Despite the Commission's verbal undertakings, the subsequent plans of the Commissioner and DG responsible appear to point in the opposite direction. The Commission selected two initiatives with a view to drawing up environmental pilot contracts by the end of 2002. This venture, which is to be applauded, will require substantial support in terms of funding and human resources. How will the Commission involve the EP where tripartite contracts are concerned? Given that the White Paper assigns a key role to central government in laying down and implementing tripartite contracts, how will it involve the Member States? How will it pursue its activities at the practical level? Specifically, which directorates-general and units will be involved for that purpose? How will it allocate responsibilities and human resources among the directorates-general and units so as to enable all the parties concerned to obtain assistance? When will it act on the verbal undertakings that it gave to Parliament's Environment Committee at the meeting of 2 October 2002? How will it cover the projects from the financial point of view?" 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-2506/03

Environment

On 11 December 2002 the Commission issued a communication entitled """"""""A framework for target-based tripartite contracts and agreements between the Community, the States and regional and local authorities"""""""" (COM(2002) 709), dealing with the subject of tripartite contracts. This communication does not wholly achieve its intended aim. Despite the Commission's verbal undertakings, the subsequent plans of the Commissioner and DG responsible appear to point in the opposite direction. The Commission selected two initiatives with a view to drawing up environmental pilot contracts by the end of 2002. This venture, which is to be applauded, will require substantial support in terms of funding and human resources. How will the Commission involve the EP where tripartite contracts are concerned? Given that the White Paper assigns a key role to central government in laying down and implementing tripartite contracts, how will it involve the Member States? How will it pursue its activities at the practical level? Specifically, which directorates-general and units will be involved for that purpose? How will it allocate responsibilities and human resources among the directorates-general and units so as to enable all the parties concerned to obtain assistance? When will it act on the verbal undertakings that it gave to Parliament's Environment Committee at the meeting of 2 October 2002? How will it cover the projects from the financial point of view?

<|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.:"Commission Regulation (EC) No1010/2006(1) on certain exceptional market support measures in the eggs and poultry sector in certain Member States and Commission Regulation (EC) No1256/2006(2) amending that regulation set out the rules on aid granted to producers in order to compensate their loss caused by the occurrences of avian flu in the European Union. Article5 comprises the rules on compensation for voluntary stamping out (depopulation) beyond a three-week period. It sets out different maximum levels of aid for broiler, turkey, duck and guinea fowl farms. Nevertheless, it fails to take goose farms into consideration. Consequently, goose-breeders are not entitled to compensation for voluntary stamping out, however, the regulation pertains to them and they are allowed to receive other form of compensation, such as payment for early slaughtering. Meanwhile, Hungarian goose-breeders have suffered serious losses from voluntary stamping-out of their breeding stock, and the Hungarian Poultry Product Board duly informed the Hungarian Government on these damages. Why does the regulation in question fail to entitle goose-breeders to compensation for voluntary stamping out? (1)OJL180, 4.7.2006, p.3. (2)OJL228, 22.8.2006, p.9." 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-5210/06

Agriculture and Fisheries

Commission Regulation (EC) No1010/2006(1) on certain exceptional market support measures in the eggs and poultry sector in certain Member States and Commission Regulation (EC) No1256/2006(2) amending that regulation set out the rules on aid granted to producers in order to compensate their loss caused by the occurrences of avian flu in the European Union. Article5 comprises the rules on compensation for voluntary stamping out (depopulation) beyond a three-week period. It sets out different maximum levels of aid for broiler, turkey, duck and guinea fowl farms. Nevertheless, it fails to take goose farms into consideration. Consequently, goose-breeders are not entitled to compensation for voluntary stamping out, however, the regulation pertains to them and they are allowed to receive other form of compensation, such as payment for early slaughtering. Meanwhile, Hungarian goose-breeders have suffered serious losses from voluntary stamping-out of their breeding stock, and the Hungarian Poultry Product Board duly informed the Hungarian Government on these damages. Why does the regulation in question fail to entitle goose-breeders to compensation for voluntary stamping out? (1)OJL180, 4.7.2006, p.3. (2)OJL228, 22.8.2006, p.9.

<|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 case law established by the European Court of Justice, agreements and concerted practices in the insurance sector, including maritime and mutual insurance cover provided by mutual insurance schemes known as protection and indemnity clubs, fall within the field of application of Community competition law. Given that the International Group Pooling Agreement (IGPA) and International Group Agreement (IGA), for which the Commission granted an individual exemption up to 20February 2009 following complaints by the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee, are still in force within the framework of the International Group of P&IClubs: 1. Can the Commission indicate the present level and degree of competition between mutual insurance societies belonging to the International Group, particularly regarding the calculating of premiums and the recommended minimum in respect of tankers? 2. Has an investigation been carried out into the repercussions in terms of international trade and distortion of competition? 3. Do market mechanisms and the need to strengthen and consolidate competition in the maritime mutual insurance sector still justify exemption from the proscription contained in Article81(1) of the ECTreaty? 4. When does the Commission intend to submit its proposal concerning the ending or otherwise of the individual exemption so that it can be examined in detail by the responsible authorities, the Community institutions and 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 = [15]. </s>

E-1366/07

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

Under the case law established by the European Court of Justice, agreements and concerted practices in the insurance sector, including maritime and mutual insurance cover provided by mutual insurance schemes known as protection and indemnity clubs, fall within the field of application of Community competition law. Given that the International Group Pooling Agreement (IGPA) and International Group Agreement (IGA), for which the Commission granted an individual exemption up to 20February 2009 following complaints by the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee, are still in force within the framework of the International Group of P&IClubs: 1. Can the Commission indicate the present level and degree of competition between mutual insurance societies belonging to the International Group, particularly regarding the calculating of premiums and the recommended minimum in respect of tankers? 2. Has an investigation been carried out into the repercussions in terms of international trade and distortion of competition? 3. Do market mechanisms and the need to strengthen and consolidate competition in the maritime mutual insurance sector still justify exemption from the proscription contained in Article81(1) of the ECTreaty? 4. When does the Commission intend to submit its proposal concerning the ending or otherwise of the individual exemption so that it can be examined in detail by the responsible authorities, the Community institutions and 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.:"In 2001 the Portuguese Government, pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No338/97(1) on CITES, banned imports of dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) caught in their natural environment. Spain is currently the only country which allows dolphins to be imported (from Cuba), and once they have been brought into Spain they can be freely moved around the rest of the European Union. Lisbon Zoo has applied to the Portuguese authorities for permits in order to enable it to purchase dolphins from the Oceanográfico in Valencia — dolphins which are brought in from Cuba and which may not be imported directly into Portugal. When are the EU Member States going to implement coordinated policies in this area, in order to prevent Spain from becoming the gateway to Europe for species which may not be traded in the other EU countries? (1)OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, 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>

P-0038/04

Environment

In 2001 the Portuguese Government, pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No338/97(1) on CITES, banned imports of dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) caught in their natural environment. Spain is currently the only country which allows dolphins to be imported (from Cuba), and once they have been brought into Spain they can be freely moved around the rest of the European Union. Lisbon Zoo has applied to the Portuguese authorities for permits in order to enable it to purchase dolphins from the Oceanográfico in Valencia — dolphins which are brought in from Cuba and which may not be imported directly into Portugal. When are the EU Member States going to implement coordinated policies in this area, in order to prevent Spain from becoming the gateway to Europe for species which may not be traded in the other EU countries? (1)OJ L 61, 3.3.1997, 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 Commission stresses that the accession of the Western Balkan countries will help the EU to maintain its international role and protect its foreign-policy interests. All the attention is focused on foreign-policy benefits, but the problematic domestic consequences are not being taken into account.In North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, for example, social associations and police confederations issued warnings about the negative consequences of free movement on the eve of Bulgaria’s and Romania’s accession to the EU in 2007(1) . There followed a significant influx of poor people from those countries. The number of Romanians in the German city of Essen has increased by 742 per cent since Romania joined the EU. With a population of 4733, they are now the second-largest group of foreigners from within the EU in Essen, after the Poles (20709)(2) . Many live in poverty and some are homeless. In many districts, social unrest and anger over social fraud, litter and drug problems are on the rise.What discussions has the Commission had with the police confederations and social associations in North Rhine-Westphalia and other German Länder on the above-mentioned consequences of possible poverty immigration, and what was the outcome of the discussions?What impact assessments had the Commission carried out by the time of Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession on the above-mentioned consequences of poverty immigration?What impact assessments has the Commission carried out in view of the forthcoming enlargement? (1)Till-Reimer Stoldt: ‘NRW Minister for Integration warns of consequences of EU eastward enlargement’, Die Welt, 29March2018. (2)Christina Wandt: ‘Many immigrants from south-east Europe living in poverty in Essen’, WAZ, 7May2019." 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-003767/2019

Immigration

The Commission stresses that the accession of the Western Balkan countries will help the EU to maintain its international role and protect its foreign-policy interests. All the attention is focused on foreign-policy benefits, but the problematic domestic consequences are not being taken into account.In North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, for example, social associations and police confederations issued warnings about the negative consequences of free movement on the eve of Bulgaria’s and Romania’s accession to the EU in 2007(1) . There followed a significant influx of poor people from those countries. The number of Romanians in the German city of Essen has increased by 742 per cent since Romania joined the EU. With a population of 4733, they are now the second-largest group of foreigners from within the EU in Essen, after the Poles (20709)(2) . Many live in poverty and some are homeless. In many districts, social unrest and anger over social fraud, litter and drug problems are on the rise.What discussions has the Commission had with the police confederations and social associations in North Rhine-Westphalia and other German Länder on the above-mentioned consequences of possible poverty immigration, and what was the outcome of the discussions?What impact assessments had the Commission carried out by the time of Romania’s and Bulgaria’s accession on the above-mentioned consequences of poverty immigration?What impact assessments has the Commission carried out in view of the forthcoming enlargement? (1)Till-Reimer Stoldt: ‘NRW Minister for Integration warns of consequences of EU eastward enlargement’, Die Welt, 29March2018. (2)Christina Wandt: ‘Many immigrants from south-east Europe living in poverty in Essen’, WAZ, 7May2019.

<|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.Since 12September 2001, the collective defence clause under Article5 of the NATO Treaty has been in operation. As part of this defence clause, eight separate measures have been taken by NATO/EU countries to support the USA. What measures are the individual EU States actually taking, and what is the extent thereof? How does participation in these measures affect the military, technological and human resources of EU States and the development of EU Battle Groups? 2.In the Council’s view, how have the various NATO measures been implemented since 2001? 3.What is the Council’s opinion of the extension of some of the measures, for instance ‘Operation Active Endeavour’? Does this hinder the creation of the new EU political defence mechanisms? 4.How long can/should the collective security clause remain in force? Is the Council discussing its timeframe? What position is the Council of the EU taking on this issue?" 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-4565/05

Defence

1.Since 12September 2001, the collective defence clause under Article5 of the NATO Treaty has been in operation. As part of this defence clause, eight separate measures have been taken by NATO/EU countries to support the USA. What measures are the individual EU States actually taking, and what is the extent thereof? How does participation in these measures affect the military, technological and human resources of EU States and the development of EU Battle Groups? 2.In the Council’s view, how have the various NATO measures been implemented since 2001? 3.What is the Council’s opinion of the extension of some of the measures, for instance ‘Operation Active Endeavour’? Does this hinder the creation of the new EU political defence mechanisms? 4.How long can/should the collective security clause remain in force? Is the Council discussing its timeframe? What position is the Council of the EU taking on this issue?

<|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 18February2014, in Rome, three boys were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a swimming pool in Rome. The three children were taken to hospital in a serious condition and treated in a hyperbaric chamber. The carabinieri of the Madonna del Riposo station attended, and await the report of the fire service which inspected the premises to verify the exact cause of the three boys’ sickness. In view of this incident, can the Commission clarify whether any specific European standards exist in relation to safety in premises of this kind? Who should be held responsible for the incident in cases similar to the one described?" 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-002024-14

Labour, employment and pensions

On 18February2014, in Rome, three boys were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a swimming pool in Rome. The three children were taken to hospital in a serious condition and treated in a hyperbaric chamber. The carabinieri of the Madonna del Riposo station attended, and await the report of the fire service which inspected the premises to verify the exact cause of the three boys’ sickness. In view of this incident, can the Commission clarify whether any specific European standards exist in relation to safety in premises of this kind? Who should be held responsible for the incident in cases similar to the one described?

<|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 Monday 14August, the Kenyan NGO Coordination Board decided to de-register the Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC). The Board subsequently ordered the closure of the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) and called for the arrest of the organisation’s directors. The financial assets of both the KHRC and AfriCOG were also frozen. 1.Is the VP/HR aware of the decision by the NGO Coordination Board, which, as Kenya’s national regulatory authority, oversees non-governmental groups, to close down both the KHRC and AfriCOG, and how does she judge these measures in terms of proportionality and legality? 2.Is the VP/HR aware of the fact that the NGO Coordination Board has on previous occasions attempted to shut down not only the KHRC, but also other NGO’s, including Haki Africa and Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI), and how does she assess the timing of the most recent order from NGO Coordination Board’s Executive Director Fazul Mahamed to close the KHRC and AfriCOG only days after Kenya’s elections? 3.Will the VP/HR, either in person or through theEU ambassador to Kenya, express her concern over these recent developments at the highest level, and what effect will they have on the financial programming for Kenya under the European Development Fund?" 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-005200-17

International affairs and foreign aid

On Monday 14August, the Kenyan NGO Coordination Board decided to de-register the Kenyan Human Rights Commission (KHRC). The Board subsequently ordered the closure of the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) and called for the arrest of the organisation’s directors. The financial assets of both the KHRC and AfriCOG were also frozen. 1.Is the VP/HR aware of the decision by the NGO Coordination Board, which, as Kenya’s national regulatory authority, oversees non-governmental groups, to close down both the KHRC and AfriCOG, and how does she judge these measures in terms of proportionality and legality? 2.Is the VP/HR aware of the fact that the NGO Coordination Board has on previous occasions attempted to shut down not only the KHRC, but also other NGO’s, including Haki Africa and Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI), and how does she assess the timing of the most recent order from NGO Coordination Board’s Executive Director Fazul Mahamed to close the KHRC and AfriCOG only days after Kenya’s elections? 3.Will the VP/HR, either in person or through theEU ambassador to Kenya, express her concern over these recent developments at the highest level, and what effect will they have on the financial programming for Kenya under the European Development Fund?

<|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 Greek Minister of Health stated in a Sky breakfast TV show on 30August2013 that plans were underway to issue a ‘ticket’ of EUR25 for each patient wishing to be admitted and treated in Greek public hospitals; an exception would be made for some economically disadvantaged categories of citizen ‘and illegal immigrants who do not pay because there is no data relating to them.’ The minister went on to say that an agreement had already been reached ‘with theEU authorities’ so that they meet the extremely high cost of treating illegal immigrants in Greece, who number more than 2.5million. In view of the above, will the Commission state: What agreement between the ‘EU authorities’ and Greece is the Greek Minister of Health referring to and what amount of funding has been committed by theEU to enable Greece to cover the healthcare costs of illegal immigrants in Greek public hospitals?" 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-009854-13

Health

The Greek Minister of Health stated in a Sky breakfast TV show on 30August2013 that plans were underway to issue a ‘ticket’ of EUR25 for each patient wishing to be admitted and treated in Greek public hospitals; an exception would be made for some economically disadvantaged categories of citizen ‘and illegal immigrants who do not pay because there is no data relating to them.’ The minister went on to say that an agreement had already been reached ‘with theEU authorities’ so that they meet the extremely high cost of treating illegal immigrants in Greece, who number more than 2.5million. In view of the above, will the Commission state: What agreement between the ‘EU authorities’ and Greece is the Greek Minister of Health referring to and what amount of funding has been committed by theEU to enable Greece to cover the healthcare costs of illegal immigrants in Greek public hospitals?

<|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 latest competition for Commission officials had to be suspended because of flagrant irregularities. 1.Who is liable for the candidates' loss of income and travel expenses, some of them from as far as the USA? 2.What disciplinary action will be taken against the Commission officials involved who failed to take the action required to ensure the proper running of the recruitment competition?" 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>

P-3101/98

Governance and government

The latest competition for Commission officials had to be suspended because of flagrant irregularities. 1.Who is liable for the candidates' loss of income and travel expenses, some of them from as far as the USA? 2.What disciplinary action will be taken against the Commission officials involved who failed to take the action required to ensure the proper running of the recruitment competition?

<|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 Italian Law No122 of 30July2010, from 2011 onwards, assessment notices for income tax, IRAP [Italian regional corporate tax] and VAT issued by the Revenue Office are immediately enforceable: assessment notices are enforceable without the infamous recovery notice, as the main Italian collection agency is entitled to make them subject to immediate enforcement proceedings. This procedure, which is absolutely detrimental to the taxpayer, was ‘attenuated’ by the provisions of Articles29-30 of the so-called Development Decree-Law (Decree-Law No70 of 13May2011). These rules, in fact, reintroduce abhorrent harassment of Italian citizens by the State, using the solve et repete, or ‘pay first and then claim’ principle of taxation. As a contractual clause, solve et repete is considered legitimate, since the parties are free to agree that the debtor in a contractual relationship should first pay up and then take out a case. However, in tax law, the principle is to be considered illegitimate, as public administrations and citizens are not on the same level — forcing citizens to pay a debt that has still to be proven, without their having previously expressed willingness to pay first and then claim, violates their right to defend themselves and to keep hold of the goods which are the subject of a debt that is ‘unenforceable’, since it is not yet objective and proven. The Italian Constitutional Court declared solve et repete illegal in 1961 under Ruling No21/1961, thus wiping it from the Italian tax code and confirming the rejection of a measure that adversely affects not only assets but also the personal sphere (given the value that property has in everyone’s life). Given that: — the requirements for applying for a European order for payment are comprehensively governed by EClaw and that States cannot therefore introduce additional requirements (judgment of the European Court of Justice (First Chamber) of 13December2012 in CaseC-215/11); therefore, even in terms of European legislation solve et repete taxation is in stark contrast to the principle of equality among citizens, the right to take legal action to protect one’s rights and the inadmissibility of limiting said right, including the protection of the citizen in claiming damages against the State, does the Commission regard it as permissible to extend the parameters of illegitimacy to include an infringement of the EU’s principle of due process, where fairness of proceedings and equality of arms are expected between ‘prosecution’ and ‘defence’ (given that solve et repete inverts the natural order between assessment and payment of the debt and places the burden of proof upon the debtor)?" 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-001082-13

Macroeconomics

Under Italian Law No122 of 30July2010, from 2011 onwards, assessment notices for income tax, IRAP [Italian regional corporate tax] and VAT issued by the Revenue Office are immediately enforceable: assessment notices are enforceable without the infamous recovery notice, as the main Italian collection agency is entitled to make them subject to immediate enforcement proceedings. This procedure, which is absolutely detrimental to the taxpayer, was ‘attenuated’ by the provisions of Articles29-30 of the so-called Development Decree-Law (Decree-Law No70 of 13May2011). These rules, in fact, reintroduce abhorrent harassment of Italian citizens by the State, using the solve et repete, or ‘pay first and then claim’ principle of taxation. As a contractual clause, solve et repete is considered legitimate, since the parties are free to agree that the debtor in a contractual relationship should first pay up and then take out a case. However, in tax law, the principle is to be considered illegitimate, as public administrations and citizens are not on the same level — forcing citizens to pay a debt that has still to be proven, without their having previously expressed willingness to pay first and then claim, violates their right to defend themselves and to keep hold of the goods which are the subject of a debt that is ‘unenforceable’, since it is not yet objective and proven. The Italian Constitutional Court declared solve et repete illegal in 1961 under Ruling No21/1961, thus wiping it from the Italian tax code and confirming the rejection of a measure that adversely affects not only assets but also the personal sphere (given the value that property has in everyone’s life). Given that: — the requirements for applying for a European order for payment are comprehensively governed by EClaw and that States cannot therefore introduce additional requirements (judgment of the European Court of Justice (First Chamber) of 13December2012 in CaseC-215/11); therefore, even in terms of European legislation solve et repete taxation is in stark contrast to the principle of equality among citizens, the right to take legal action to protect one’s rights and the inadmissibility of limiting said right, including the protection of the citizen in claiming damages against the State, does the Commission regard it as permissible to extend the parameters of illegitimacy to include an infringement of the EU’s principle of due process, where fairness of proceedings and equality of arms are expected between ‘prosecution’ and ‘defence’ (given that solve et repete inverts the natural order between assessment and payment of the debt and places the burden of proof upon the debtor)?

<|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 of 15 November 1996 by the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) states that since 1988 the EU and its Member States have been the main donors of bilateral official development aid (ODA) to Latin America, with a volume considerably higher than the contributions of the US and Japan combined. In 1995, the EU contributed 52.7% of aid, Japan 25.4% and the US 17%. Over the period 1990-1995, Latin America received a total of over US$ 28 300 m in bilateral aid from the OECD's Development Assistance Committee: this was more than 50% higher than the figure for the previous five-year period. The EU's contribution was US$ 12 500 m (44% of the total). What is the level of the contribution of Finland in each Mercosur country?" 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-3875/96

International affairs and foreign aid

A report of 15 November 1996 by the Institute for European-Latin American Relations (IRELA) states that since 1988 the EU and its Member States have been the main donors of bilateral official development aid (ODA) to Latin America, with a volume considerably higher than the contributions of the US and Japan combined. In 1995, the EU contributed 52.7% of aid, Japan 25.4% and the US 17%. Over the period 1990-1995, Latin America received a total of over US$ 28 300 m in bilateral aid from the OECD's Development Assistance Committee: this was more than 50% higher than the figure for the previous five-year period. The EU's contribution was US$ 12 500 m (44% of the total). What is the level of the contribution of Finland in each Mercosur country?

<|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.:"Since the Madrid European Council decided to call the future single currency the """"""""Euro"""""""", the term has appeared in texts in forms which vary both typographically (e.g. EURO, Euro and euro) and grammatically (is it invariable or does it have a plural form; if so, what is it?). Would it not be advisable, in particular in view of the Euro's legal status, for the Commission to clarify the official written usage of the term """"""""Euro""""""""?" 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-1493/97

Macroeconomics

Since the Madrid European Council decided to call the future single currency the """"""""Euro"""""""", the term has appeared in texts in forms which vary both typographically (e.g. EURO, Euro and euro) and grammatically (is it invariable or does it have a plural form; if so, what is it?). Would it not be advisable, in particular in view of the Euro's legal status, for the Commission to clarify the official written usage of the term """"""""Euro""""""""?

<|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 there has been a big increase in the number of people whose application to get married is rejected because the marriage is a bogus one, and who subsequently exploit differences in the national legislation of the Member States or differing interpretations of national legislation at local level in order to submit a new application to get married in another district of the same country or in a different EU Member State? Does the Commission not think it would be advisable to take initiatives to prevent this form of ‘marriage shopping’, inter alia, by urging the Member States to set up a national register of rejected ‘sham marriages’ which can be accessed by the authorities responsible in the Member State itself and 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 = [9]. </s>

E-2445/05

Immigration

Is the Commission aware that there has been a big increase in the number of people whose application to get married is rejected because the marriage is a bogus one, and who subsequently exploit differences in the national legislation of the Member States or differing interpretations of national legislation at local level in order to submit a new application to get married in another district of the same country or in a different EU Member State? Does the Commission not think it would be advisable to take initiatives to prevent this form of ‘marriage shopping’, inter alia, by urging the Member States to set up a national register of rejected ‘sham marriages’ which can be accessed by the authorities responsible in the Member State itself and 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.:"1.What is the Council’s assessment of the request by Greece that so-called refugees from the Moria camp not be accepted by the Member States, as this would lead to copy-cat incidents?2.How is Germany’s role during its Council Presidency being evaluated, with representatives of its government repeatedly stating that there must be no repeat of 2015, when the decision of the Chancellor to allow so-called refugees to travel from Hungary to Germany became a significant pull factor?3.What initiatives is the Council taking to address the root causes of migration, so that people will not leave their countries of origin in the first place and descend en masse on the EU’s external borders?" 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>

P-005091/2020

Immigration

1.What is the Council’s assessment of the request by Greece that so-called refugees from the Moria camp not be accepted by the Member States, as this would lead to copy-cat incidents?2.How is Germany’s role during its Council Presidency being evaluated, with representatives of its government repeatedly stating that there must be no repeat of 2015, when the decision of the Chancellor to allow so-called refugees to travel from Hungary to Germany became a significant pull factor?3.What initiatives is the Council taking to address the root causes of migration, so that people will not leave their countries of origin in the first place and descend en masse on the EU’s external borders?

<|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 EUvsDisinfo database is focused on ‘messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages’. The Commission, however, understands disinformation to mean only verifiably false or misleading information that is created, presented and disseminated for economic gain or to intentionally deceive the public, and may cause public harm. Disinformation does not include reporting errors, satire and parody, or clearly identified partisan news and commentary (COM(2018)0236).1.Why does the European External Action Service (EEAS) not apply the latter definition when labeling publications as ‘disinformation’ on its EUvsDisinfo website?2.Information on the website suggests that the EEAS considers some value judgements (e.g. claiming that the EU is dead or predicting its demise) to be disinformation. Does the Commission agree with that stance?3.The website also suggests that the EEAS considers speculation not supported by evidence, but which may still be true (e.g. that the Coronavirus might have been brought to Wuhan from outside China or produced in a laboratory), to be disinformation. Does the Commission take the same view?" 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-003318/2020/rev.1

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

The EUvsDisinfo database is focused on ‘messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages’. The Commission, however, understands disinformation to mean only verifiably false or misleading information that is created, presented and disseminated for economic gain or to intentionally deceive the public, and may cause public harm. Disinformation does not include reporting errors, satire and parody, or clearly identified partisan news and commentary (COM(2018)0236).1.Why does the European External Action Service (EEAS) not apply the latter definition when labeling publications as ‘disinformation’ on its EUvsDisinfo website?2.Information on the website suggests that the EEAS considers some value judgements (e.g. claiming that the EU is dead or predicting its demise) to be disinformation. Does the Commission agree with that stance?3.The website also suggests that the EEAS considers speculation not supported by evidence, but which may still be true (e.g. that the Coronavirus might have been brought to Wuhan from outside China or produced in a laboratory), to be disinformation. Does the Commission take the same view?

<|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.:"Ukraine is keeping alive its old Soviet-made nuclear power plants thanks to a modernisation project funded by Euratom and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(1). Under this project, in 2013 the SNRIU (the Ukrainian authority for nuclear safety) extended the operation of reactor number 1 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant until 2023. The National Ecological Centre of Ukraine has examined the documentation related to the reactor and has ascertained that it is dangerously vulnerable and that its wear parts exceed 10times the acceptable wear limits(2). The SNRIU, which in 2013 did not notice this problem, is about to extend the operation of reactor number 2 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant(3), and a recently approved national law prevents the SNRIU from even conducting inspections(4). Considering all the above, can the Commission state whether: — it considers appropriate that both Euratom and BERC pull back from the project of modernisation of the Ukrainian reactors; — it considers appropriate to propose to extend the peer-review process provided for by Article8(e)of Directive2014/87 to at least States linked to theEU through an association agreement, as Ukraine’s behaviour is anything but what is needed to guarantee European citizens’ safety; — it will consider urging Ukraine to dismantle, rather than modernise, its old and unsafe nuclear power plants. (1)http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/psd/nuclear-power-plant-safety-upgrade-program.html (2)http://bankwatch.org/news-media/for-journalists/press-releases/new-study-sounds-alarm-safety-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plan (3)http://www.energoatom.kiev.ua/en/actvts/length_extension/43499-press_releaseon_public_hearing_process_for_safety_justification_of_southukrainian_npp_power_unit__lifetime_extension/ (4)http://bankwatch.org/sites/default/files/letter-EBRD-UAnuclear-inspections-16Feb2015.pdf" 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-010704-15

Energy

Ukraine is keeping alive its old Soviet-made nuclear power plants thanks to a modernisation project funded by Euratom and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(1). Under this project, in 2013 the SNRIU (the Ukrainian authority for nuclear safety) extended the operation of reactor number 1 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant until 2023. The National Ecological Centre of Ukraine has examined the documentation related to the reactor and has ascertained that it is dangerously vulnerable and that its wear parts exceed 10times the acceptable wear limits(2). The SNRIU, which in 2013 did not notice this problem, is about to extend the operation of reactor number 2 of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant(3), and a recently approved national law prevents the SNRIU from even conducting inspections(4). Considering all the above, can the Commission state whether: — it considers appropriate that both Euratom and BERC pull back from the project of modernisation of the Ukrainian reactors; — it considers appropriate to propose to extend the peer-review process provided for by Article8(e)of Directive2014/87 to at least States linked to theEU through an association agreement, as Ukraine’s behaviour is anything but what is needed to guarantee European citizens’ safety; — it will consider urging Ukraine to dismantle, rather than modernise, its old and unsafe nuclear power plants. (1)http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/projects/psd/nuclear-power-plant-safety-upgrade-program.html (2)http://bankwatch.org/news-media/for-journalists/press-releases/new-study-sounds-alarm-safety-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plan (3)http://www.energoatom.kiev.ua/en/actvts/length_extension/43499-press_releaseon_public_hearing_process_for_safety_justification_of_southukrainian_npp_power_unit__lifetime_extension/ (4)http://bankwatch.org/sites/default/files/letter-EBRD-UAnuclear-inspections-16Feb2015.pdf

<|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 its decision SA.57369, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the Portuguese Government’s request to grant an emergency loan of EUR 1.2 billion to TAP. In view of the current situation on the aviation market, it is likely that TAP will have to submit a restructuring plan. The terms of the agreement have not been made public, but it is essential to maintain a proper and fair geographical distribution of TAP’s routes, particularly to Faro and Porto airports, and to preserve the principle of territorial continuity in relation to the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores. In view of the above, can the Commission say:1.whether the terms that the Portuguese Government attached to the aid to TAP consider the fair distribution of flights to and from Faro and Porto airports and the principle of territorial continuity?2.whether it was ensured as part of the rescue that restructuring would lead to neither a reduction in the number of routes or in flight frequency between the mainland and the islands, nor an increase in prices on such routes?" 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-003623/2020

Transportation

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

<|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 11July2014 the Commission announced that it was opening an investigation procedure into the possible manipulation of statistics in the region of Valencia with respect to the deficit data for 2011. Has the region of Valencia followed the recommendations made in the report drawn up by Eurostat in August2012 following the upstream dialogue visit in June2012? If the Commission’s suspicions are confirmed, what penalties does the Spanish Government face? What mechanisms exist to prevent the possible manipulation of statistical data provided by 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-005782-14

Governance and government

On 11July2014 the Commission announced that it was opening an investigation procedure into the possible manipulation of statistics in the region of Valencia with respect to the deficit data for 2011. Has the region of Valencia followed the recommendations made in the report drawn up by Eurostat in August2012 following the upstream dialogue visit in June2012? If the Commission’s suspicions are confirmed, what penalties does the Spanish Government face? What mechanisms exist to prevent the possible manipulation of statistical data provided by 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 road freight transport sector in Europe is going through a time of severe economic hardship due to the economic crisis and other disturbing phenomena such as rising fuel costs, burdensome red tape and the spreading of dumping practices in relation to two different sets of circumstances: firstly, when the balance of contractual power is more on the side of the customer and small businesses have prices ‘imposed’ on them that do not even cover the cost of the service provided; or else, as happens especially in north-eastern Italy, certain Community hauliers offer significantly lower prices — cutting prices by even more than half compared to Italian firms, given that the costs they have to bear in their countries of residence are much lower. To combat these problems and to protect SMEs in the sector, during the European Council meetings of 19June2008, the UETR (European Road Haulage Union) submitted an initial text calling for the adoption of anti-dumping measures and a mechanism to enable freight rates to be automatically adapted to the cost of diesel. Subsequently, on 20April2009, the President of Confartigianato Trasporti (federation of small haulage businesses) and of the UETR, Francesco Del Boca, at the public hearing held by the Commission on the crisis in the sector, stressed the urgent need to specifically address the issue of social dumping by establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Costs, which would monitor the sector across Europe and clearly identify the minimum costs below which a company would be guilty of social dumping, thereby enabling prices to be determined more fairly across the board. 1.While fully supporting the campaign for the protection of small businesses backed by the UETR and Confartigianato Trasporti, Ishould like to ask the Commission whether there have been any developments with regard to the call for a European Monitoring Centre on Costs? 2.How will the Commission defend small haulage businesses from unfair competition and social dumping? 3.What will it do to resolve the difficulties that threaten a sector that is strategic not only in terms of employment but also in helping to achieve one of the four fundamental freedoms — the free movement of goods?" 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-6476/2010

Macroeconomics

The road freight transport sector in Europe is going through a time of severe economic hardship due to the economic crisis and other disturbing phenomena such as rising fuel costs, burdensome red tape and the spreading of dumping practices in relation to two different sets of circumstances: firstly, when the balance of contractual power is more on the side of the customer and small businesses have prices ‘imposed’ on them that do not even cover the cost of the service provided; or else, as happens especially in north-eastern Italy, certain Community hauliers offer significantly lower prices — cutting prices by even more than half compared to Italian firms, given that the costs they have to bear in their countries of residence are much lower. To combat these problems and to protect SMEs in the sector, during the European Council meetings of 19June2008, the UETR (European Road Haulage Union) submitted an initial text calling for the adoption of anti-dumping measures and a mechanism to enable freight rates to be automatically adapted to the cost of diesel. Subsequently, on 20April2009, the President of Confartigianato Trasporti (federation of small haulage businesses) and of the UETR, Francesco Del Boca, at the public hearing held by the Commission on the crisis in the sector, stressed the urgent need to specifically address the issue of social dumping by establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Costs, which would monitor the sector across Europe and clearly identify the minimum costs below which a company would be guilty of social dumping, thereby enabling prices to be determined more fairly across the board. 1.While fully supporting the campaign for the protection of small businesses backed by the UETR and Confartigianato Trasporti, Ishould like to ask the Commission whether there have been any developments with regard to the call for a European Monitoring Centre on Costs? 2.How will the Commission defend small haulage businesses from unfair competition and social dumping? 3.What will it do to resolve the difficulties that threaten a sector that is strategic not only in terms of employment but also in helping to achieve one of the four fundamental freedoms — the free movement of goods?

<|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 12 and 13 December 2002, the Dutch newspaper """"""""De Volkskrant"""""""" reported on repeated instances of fraud and breaches of the law on driving hours, involving fake letters giving time off which goods vehicle drivers receive from their bosses. Since, upon submission of a letter giving time off, it is no longer compulsory to have tachograph discs for previous driving days checked, a fake letter makes it possible to put in additional driving time. Would the Commission investigate whether such practices also take place in Member States other than the Netherlands and report in the near future? Is the Commission prepared to take action in the short term in order to put an end to these fraudulent practices in the Netherlands and, possibly, other Member States, and, if so, would it say how it will do so? Does the Commission agree that goods vehicle drivers, as the final link in the transport chain, are the victim of the excessive market power wielded by shippers' organisations, which can exert such pressure on prices that drivers are forced to work irresponsibly long days and weeks?" 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>

P-3827/02

Labour, employment and pensions

On 12 and 13 December 2002, the Dutch newspaper """"""""De Volkskrant"""""""" reported on repeated instances of fraud and breaches of the law on driving hours, involving fake letters giving time off which goods vehicle drivers receive from their bosses. Since, upon submission of a letter giving time off, it is no longer compulsory to have tachograph discs for previous driving days checked, a fake letter makes it possible to put in additional driving time. Would the Commission investigate whether such practices also take place in Member States other than the Netherlands and report in the near future? Is the Commission prepared to take action in the short term in order to put an end to these fraudulent practices in the Netherlands and, possibly, other Member States, and, if so, would it say how it will do so? Does the Commission agree that goods vehicle drivers, as the final link in the transport chain, are the victim of the excessive market power wielded by shippers' organisations, which can exert such pressure on prices that drivers are forced to work irresponsibly long days and weeks?

<|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.:"Some time ago a monthly publication dealing with European topics brought out an issue with the following words emblazoned across its front cover: """"""""EU Fraud — a continent of crooks"""""""" (Eurobusiness, February 1995). Enough time has now gone by for the Commission to have assessed this serious accusation and others like it, all of which certainly contribute greatly to the Euro-scepticism reflected in the """"""""barometers"""""""" published by the Commission itself. Can the Commission give a brief account of the efforts it is no doubt making to combat the fraud perpetrated against its own financial resources?" 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-3020/95

Law and Crime

Some time ago a monthly publication dealing with European topics brought out an issue with the following words emblazoned across its front cover: """"""""EU Fraud — a continent of crooks"""""""" (Eurobusiness, February 1995). Enough time has now gone by for the Commission to have assessed this serious accusation and others like it, all of which certainly contribute greatly to the Euro-scepticism reflected in the """"""""barometers"""""""" published by the Commission itself. Can the Commission give a brief account of the efforts it is no doubt making to combat the fraud perpetrated against its own financial resources?

<|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.:"Numerous financing programmes have been developed for the Community programming period 2007‑13; with these programmes the EU intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. The municipality of Sant’Agata di Militello (Sicily, Italy) is in need of financing in the area of intelligent energy, the objectives being to develop new energy standards, promote and disseminate information, encourage the transfer of experience and contribute to the creation of institutional capacity in relation to that policy. In this connection, can the Commission state whether the municipality of Sant’Agata di Militello has submitted any projects under the Intelligent Energy Europe programme? If so, could the Commission state whether the municipality of Sant’Agata di Militello has obtained any financing and if this has been used within the proper time-frame and in the proper fashion, or whether the sums granted have had to be reimbursed?" 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-2799/09

Energy

Numerous financing programmes have been developed for the Community programming period 2007‑13; with these programmes the EU intends to support projects under various sectoral policies. The municipality of Sant’Agata di Militello (Sicily, Italy) is in need of financing in the area of intelligent energy, the objectives being to develop new energy standards, promote and disseminate information, encourage the transfer of experience and contribute to the creation of institutional capacity in relation to that policy. In this connection, can the Commission state whether the municipality of Sant’Agata di Militello has submitted any projects under the Intelligent Energy Europe programme? If so, could the Commission state whether the municipality of Sant’Agata di Militello has obtained any financing and if this has been used within the proper time-frame and in the proper fashion, or whether the sums granted have had to be reimbursed?

<|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 view of: - the recent disaster (8November 1999), affecting mainly the southern Peloponnese, western Attiki and the prefecture of Magnisia, and the damage it caused, - unauthorised building practices, together with poor and substandard workmanship (for example on the national road link between Athens and Korinthos), and the altering of water courses (for example the Kifisos) which form ecosystems, together with the major fire which destroyed the Penteli forests in 1998, all of which have had a disastrous impact on water drainage systems. 1.How many flood protection measures in Greece have received funding from the Commission? Which if any of these projects have been completed and if so when? Was Commission funding officially earmarked for afforestation utilised and where? Have the Greek authorities submitted any proposals to improve the state of the river Kifisos which overflowed in 1997, as requested by the Commissioner responsible for the environment in response to my written question (E-0188/97)(1)? 2.Could the Commission provide indirect aid for infrastructural measures regarded as eligible for funding by the local authorities, giving priority to areas affected by the recent bad weather? (1)OJ C 217, 17.7.1997, p. 122." 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-2371/99

Environment

In view of: - the recent disaster (8November 1999), affecting mainly the southern Peloponnese, western Attiki and the prefecture of Magnisia, and the damage it caused, - unauthorised building practices, together with poor and substandard workmanship (for example on the national road link between Athens and Korinthos), and the altering of water courses (for example the Kifisos) which form ecosystems, together with the major fire which destroyed the Penteli forests in 1998, all of which have had a disastrous impact on water drainage systems. 1.How many flood protection measures in Greece have received funding from the Commission? Which if any of these projects have been completed and if so when? Was Commission funding officially earmarked for afforestation utilised and where? Have the Greek authorities submitted any proposals to improve the state of the river Kifisos which overflowed in 1997, as requested by the Commissioner responsible for the environment in response to my written question (E-0188/97)(1)? 2.Could the Commission provide indirect aid for infrastructural measures regarded as eligible for funding by the local authorities, giving priority to areas affected by the recent bad weather? (1)OJ C 217, 17.7.1997, p. 122.

<|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 directive on the harmonistion of copyright stipulates that this right is to run for 70 years after the death of the author (see Article 1 of Council Directive 93/98/EEC (1)). Is this Community provision, which should be extended to related rights including resale rights, binding law in the sense that the Member States cannot extend this time limit or, conversely, may they unilaterally extend it for certain reasons? If the second alternative were the case, the result would be a lack of harmonisation and differing charges in the various Member States, which would seem to run counter to the stated objectives. Could the Commission provide information on this subject? (1)OJ L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 9." 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>

P-0841/98

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The directive on the harmonistion of copyright stipulates that this right is to run for 70 years after the death of the author (see Article 1 of Council Directive 93/98/EEC (1)). Is this Community provision, which should be extended to related rights including resale rights, binding law in the sense that the Member States cannot extend this time limit or, conversely, may they unilaterally extend it for certain reasons? If the second alternative were the case, the result would be a lack of harmonisation and differing charges in the various Member States, which would seem to run counter to the stated objectives. Could the Commission provide information on this subject? (1)OJ L 290, 24.11.1993, p. 9.

<|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 a full list of the associations, NGOs and bodies receiving Community subsidies under budget heading B7-302 (Aid towards self-sufficiency for refugees and displaced persons in Asia and Latin America)? Can it state the exact total of these subsidies at the close of the last financial year?" 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-1349/96

Immigration

Can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs and bodies receiving Community subsidies under budget heading B7-302 (Aid towards self-sufficiency for refugees and displaced persons in Asia and Latin America)? Can it state the exact total of these subsidies at the close of the last financial year?

<|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 Watch annual report has flagged the violent efforts of Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to suppress the mass protests against the deeply flawed elections of July2013 and force the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to accept the election results. The Cambodian Government violently beats up opposition parliamentarians and will not recognise the legitimate role played by the political opposition in contributing to Cambodia’s overall economic and political development. The Cambodian authorities have issued arrest warrants, charges and sentences against the CNRP leaders Sam Rainsy(1) and Kem Sokha, CNRP members of the National Assembly and the Senate and CNRP activists and organisers. They have also incarcerated senator Hong Sok Hour and removed Kem Sokha from his position as First Vice-President of the National Assembly. Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity as a member of the National Assembly has been withdrawn. 1.Is the Commission still convinced that dialogue with the Cambodian Government is the solution? How has this been successful? 2.What concrete steps and actions are being taken by VP/HR Mogherini to condemn the repression being carried out by the Cambodian Government? 3.When will the Commission comply with Article1 of the cooperation/aid agreement between theEU and Cambodia (I refer to its answer to Written Question E-008108/2010 in this regard)(2)? (1)http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/arrest-warrant-issued-rainsy (2)http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=WQ&reference=E-2010-8108&language=HU" 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-014962-15

International affairs and foreign aid

The Human Rights Watch annual report has flagged the violent efforts of Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to suppress the mass protests against the deeply flawed elections of July2013 and force the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to accept the election results. The Cambodian Government violently beats up opposition parliamentarians and will not recognise the legitimate role played by the political opposition in contributing to Cambodia’s overall economic and political development. The Cambodian authorities have issued arrest warrants, charges and sentences against the CNRP leaders Sam Rainsy(1) and Kem Sokha, CNRP members of the National Assembly and the Senate and CNRP activists and organisers. They have also incarcerated senator Hong Sok Hour and removed Kem Sokha from his position as First Vice-President of the National Assembly. Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity as a member of the National Assembly has been withdrawn. 1.Is the Commission still convinced that dialogue with the Cambodian Government is the solution? How has this been successful? 2.What concrete steps and actions are being taken by VP/HR Mogherini to condemn the repression being carried out by the Cambodian Government? 3.When will the Commission comply with Article1 of the cooperation/aid agreement between theEU and Cambodia (I refer to its answer to Written Question E-008108/2010 in this regard)(2)? (1)http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/arrest-warrant-issued-rainsy (2)http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=WQ&reference=E-2010-8108&language=HU

<|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 Council of Ministers recently announced that four companies have passed through to the second phase in the privatisation process of Energias de Portugal SA (EDP). These companies are: E.ON (Germany), Electrobras (Brazil), Cemig (Brazil) and Three Gorges (China), and they will be competing for a share in the Portuguese electricity company. With the acquisition of EDP, the German energy giant E.ON could become the world leader in the renewable energy sector. According to reports published in the Financial Times on 12December2011, the German Government has stepped in to support E.ON's offer, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, having recently expressed her support for the offer in a conversation with the Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho. It should be borne in mind that: E.ON intends to lay off 11000 workers from a global workforce of 80000, 6000 of which are from Germany alone; E.ON's operations have been directed by the German Government's decision to close all nuclear plants in Germany by 2022, and the conclusion of the Portuguese's Government's privatisation process of EDP is part of the budgetary adjustment measures negotiated with the ‘troika’. By allowing the German Government and E.ON to benefit from austerity measures imposed on Portugal, does the Commission see a conflict of interests in E.ON's attempted acquisition of EDP capital that is still held by the Portuguese state? It should be pointed out that solutions that could have brought relief to Member States affected by the troika's austerity measures — such as Portugal — have never been accepted by Germany during the numerous negotiations between members of the European Council. Does the Commission believe that the above amounts to a distortion of fair and efficient competition between companies in the Member States, and that the German Government is trying to support certain economic activities and/or protect national companies by taking advantage of vulnerable economies such as Portugal's, which is affected by the austerity measures negotiated by the troika? Is the Commission of the opinion that the prolongation of a state of necessity in order to obtain advantageous acquisitions comes under the definition of predatory business practices?" 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>

P-012193/2011

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The Portuguese Council of Ministers recently announced that four companies have passed through to the second phase in the privatisation process of Energias de Portugal SA (EDP). These companies are: E.ON (Germany), Electrobras (Brazil), Cemig (Brazil) and Three Gorges (China), and they will be competing for a share in the Portuguese electricity company. With the acquisition of EDP, the German energy giant E.ON could become the world leader in the renewable energy sector. According to reports published in the Financial Times on 12December2011, the German Government has stepped in to support E.ON's offer, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, having recently expressed her support for the offer in a conversation with the Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho. It should be borne in mind that: E.ON intends to lay off 11000 workers from a global workforce of 80000, 6000 of which are from Germany alone; E.ON's operations have been directed by the German Government's decision to close all nuclear plants in Germany by 2022, and the conclusion of the Portuguese's Government's privatisation process of EDP is part of the budgetary adjustment measures negotiated with the ‘troika’. By allowing the German Government and E.ON to benefit from austerity measures imposed on Portugal, does the Commission see a conflict of interests in E.ON's attempted acquisition of EDP capital that is still held by the Portuguese state? It should be pointed out that solutions that could have brought relief to Member States affected by the troika's austerity measures — such as Portugal — have never been accepted by Germany during the numerous negotiations between members of the European Council. Does the Commission believe that the above amounts to a distortion of fair and efficient competition between companies in the Member States, and that the German Government is trying to support certain economic activities and/or protect national companies by taking advantage of vulnerable economies such as Portugal's, which is affected by the austerity measures negotiated by the troika? Is the Commission of the opinion that the prolongation of a state of necessity in order to obtain advantageous acquisitions comes under the definition of predatory business practices?

<|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.:"During the European Parliamentary Research Service’s presentation of the European Added Value Assessment (EAVA) on private litigation funding(1), I asked why civil society organisations should be exempt from the transparency and compliance requirements. I was told that ‘there is insufficient data’(2). This is odd, since the report raises the issue of limited data, specifically regarding entities that would have to comply with the new rules. This answer is reminiscent of the Commission’s answer to a question I asked during the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs meeting of 5 September 2019, on why civil society organisations are exempt from anti-money laundering rules(3).1.Given that certain Member States specifically link transparency requirements in the context of third-party litigation funding to anti-money laundering(4), demonstrating that such schemes can be used for money laundering purposes, does the Commission intend to incorporate civil society organisations in the anti-money laundering and third-party litigation funding rules?2.Why would the Commission deem it appropriate to exempt civil society organisations from these rules?3.What will the Commission do to improve data gathering on the financial activities of civil society organisations in order to avoid the lack of data described in the EAVA? (1)European added value assessment – ‘Responsible private funding of litigation’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services, European Added Value Unit, 4 March 2021. (2)Meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs, 18 March 2021. (3)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2020-0206_EN.html (4)Luxemburg’s Law on Alternative Investment Fund Managers of 12 July 2013." 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-001525/2021

Law and Crime

During the European Parliamentary Research Service’s presentation of the European Added Value Assessment (EAVA) on private litigation funding(1), I asked why civil society organisations should be exempt from the transparency and compliance requirements. I was told that ‘there is insufficient data’(2). This is odd, since the report raises the issue of limited data, specifically regarding entities that would have to comply with the new rules. This answer is reminiscent of the Commission’s answer to a question I asked during the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs meeting of 5 September 2019, on why civil society organisations are exempt from anti-money laundering rules(3).1.Given that certain Member States specifically link transparency requirements in the context of third-party litigation funding to anti-money laundering(4), demonstrating that such schemes can be used for money laundering purposes, does the Commission intend to incorporate civil society organisations in the anti-money laundering and third-party litigation funding rules?2.Why would the Commission deem it appropriate to exempt civil society organisations from these rules?3.What will the Commission do to improve data gathering on the financial activities of civil society organisations in order to avoid the lack of data described in the EAVA? (1)European added value assessment – ‘Responsible private funding of litigation’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services, European Added Value Unit, 4 March 2021. (2)Meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs, 18 March 2021. (3)https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2020-0206_EN.html (4)Luxemburg’s Law on Alternative Investment Fund Managers of 12 July 2013.

<|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 first case of COVID-19 in Italy was detected on 20 February 2020, the virus spread like wildfire across the country, forcing a nationwide lockdown that began on 9 March 2020.Three days later, on 12 March, China flew nine doctors and several tonnes of medical equipment to Rome. This first display of support from outside the EU was followed by others from Russia, Cuba, India, Egypt, and even Venezuela.On 13 March, the Commission President said, ‘We are absolutely ready to help Italy with whatever is necessary’. Yet there is no escaping the fact that China and other third countries did a better job of anticipating Italy’s needs.Why was the Commission – which has been endlessly extolling the principle of EU solidarity and should be the automatic first port of call for Member States seeking assistance – so slow to step in to help Italy, one of the Union’s founding members?" 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-002242/2020

Health

After the first case of COVID-19 in Italy was detected on 20 February 2020, the virus spread like wildfire across the country, forcing a nationwide lockdown that began on 9 March 2020.Three days later, on 12 March, China flew nine doctors and several tonnes of medical equipment to Rome. This first display of support from outside the EU was followed by others from Russia, Cuba, India, Egypt, and even Venezuela.On 13 March, the Commission President said, ‘We are absolutely ready to help Italy with whatever is necessary’. Yet there is no escaping the fact that China and other third countries did a better job of anticipating Italy’s needs.Why was the Commission – which has been endlessly extolling the principle of EU solidarity and should be the automatic first port of call for Member States seeking assistance – so slow to step in to help Italy, one of the Union’s founding members?

<|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.:"Prošek is a traditional dessert wine produced in Dalmatia from naturally dried grapes, and its production goes dates back to an era before the occurrence of phylloxera, peronospora and uncinula necator.Italian winemakers produce several varieties of wine from the prosecco varietal, which have almost nothing in common in terms of production, quality, value, or categorisation with Croatian prošek. The only similarity is in the name, but if we listen a little more carefully to the pronunciation of both words, we see that there is no real similarity there either.The EU’s decision not to recognise the ‘prošek’ designation is jeopardising the production of this traditional wine. It is unprofitable for a winemaker to produce this extremely valuable wine if he cannot sell it under its true ‘prošek’ designation, and if it is sold as dessert wine, it loses its identity and disappears.For these reasons, only a few winemakers in the region of Dalmatia produce prošek, but only in small quantities and primarily for their own needs.Winemakers from Dalmatia have expressed their agreement with a potential compromise on the ‘prošek’ designation, under which prošek wine from Dalmatia could in future be called ’Dalmatian prošek’.What is the Commission's position on the possibility of relaunching the process for recognising the traditional ‘prošek’ designation?" 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-000995/2020

Macroeconomics

Prošek is a traditional dessert wine produced in Dalmatia from naturally dried grapes, and its production goes dates back to an era before the occurrence of phylloxera, peronospora and uncinula necator.Italian winemakers produce several varieties of wine from the prosecco varietal, which have almost nothing in common in terms of production, quality, value, or categorisation with Croatian prošek. The only similarity is in the name, but if we listen a little more carefully to the pronunciation of both words, we see that there is no real similarity there either.The EU’s decision not to recognise the ‘prošek’ designation is jeopardising the production of this traditional wine. It is unprofitable for a winemaker to produce this extremely valuable wine if he cannot sell it under its true ‘prošek’ designation, and if it is sold as dessert wine, it loses its identity and disappears.For these reasons, only a few winemakers in the region of Dalmatia produce prošek, but only in small quantities and primarily for their own needs.Winemakers from Dalmatia have expressed their agreement with a potential compromise on the ‘prošek’ designation, under which prošek wine from Dalmatia could in future be called ’Dalmatian prošek’.What is the Commission's position on the possibility of relaunching the process for recognising the traditional ‘prošek’ designation?

<|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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan, discrimination against women is enshrined in the legal system. For example, husbands can request a divorce for any reason, but wives must prove they have ‘just cause’ before an Islamic family court. After divorce, men are automatically granted legal custody of their children. In relation to inheritance, women are entitled to half of the share male heirs receive. Discrimination against women is also entrenched in the workplace and the political sphere. As a member of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+), Pakistan is required to follow 27 core conventions, including CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women), which prohibits such abuse. Against this backdrop: 1. Does theEU condemn the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s discrimination against women? 2. What steps is theEU taking to ensure Pakistan removes the elements of its legal system that explicitly discriminate against women? 3. What is the threshold of neglect of women’s rights that is required for Pakistan’s GSP+ to be suspended?" 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-007506-17

Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, discrimination against women is enshrined in the legal system. For example, husbands can request a divorce for any reason, but wives must prove they have ‘just cause’ before an Islamic family court. After divorce, men are automatically granted legal custody of their children. In relation to inheritance, women are entitled to half of the share male heirs receive. Discrimination against women is also entrenched in the workplace and the political sphere. As a member of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+), Pakistan is required to follow 27 core conventions, including CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women), which prohibits such abuse. Against this backdrop: 1. Does theEU condemn the Islamic Republic of Pakistan’s discrimination against women? 2. What steps is theEU taking to ensure Pakistan removes the elements of its legal system that explicitly discriminate against women? 3. What is the threshold of neglect of women’s rights that is required for Pakistan’s GSP+ to be suspended?

<|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.:"Liquid fuel pricing is linked to specific international references for each product (Platts) rather than the international crude oil prices in London (Brent crude). For Portugal, as for the whole of northern Europe including northern Spain and France, the international reference price is Platts New, also known as Platts Rotterdam. The Platts publishing company is a division of the McGraw-Hill group that publishes a daily reference value for each of the various oil derivative specifications traded in Europe, determined by its assessment of the product's market value at 16.30 London time on the basis of information supplied to it by traders dealing in these products. Can the Commission answer the following questions: 1. Can it explain why ex-refinery liquid fuel prices are set by Platts, which is neither a stock exchange nor a regulated trading platform but merely an information system? 2. How can it be permissible for prices to be reported to Platts by traders who are themselves involved in oil dealing? How reliable are they? What checks are in place? 3. How can it be permissible for market prices for an essential raw material to be set by a private company, based only on information supplied by people who have an interest in trading gains? What kind of a market is this?" 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-6115/09

Macroeconomics

Liquid fuel pricing is linked to specific international references for each product (Platts) rather than the international crude oil prices in London (Brent crude). For Portugal, as for the whole of northern Europe including northern Spain and France, the international reference price is Platts New, also known as Platts Rotterdam. The Platts publishing company is a division of the McGraw-Hill group that publishes a daily reference value for each of the various oil derivative specifications traded in Europe, determined by its assessment of the product's market value at 16.30 London time on the basis of information supplied to it by traders dealing in these products. Can the Commission answer the following questions: 1. Can it explain why ex-refinery liquid fuel prices are set by Platts, which is neither a stock exchange nor a regulated trading platform but merely an information system? 2. How can it be permissible for prices to be reported to Platts by traders who are themselves involved in oil dealing? How reliable are they? What checks are in place? 3. How can it be permissible for market prices for an essential raw material to be set by a private company, based only on information supplied by people who have an interest in trading gains? What kind of a market is this?

<|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 confirm its awareness of the negative impact upon the conservation of great apes of some European overseas development aid? Is it planning to take further action to ensure that, as far as possible, European aid is not provided if it is likely to contribute to the development of the illegal bushmeat industry? Furthermore, has the Commission considered whether the import into the European Union of timber and wood products that have not been harvested in an environmentally responsible manner, including unrestricted hunting in """"""""concession"""""""" areas, might be phased out or at least whether timber-related products might be labelled so as to provide increased information to the consumer on the origin of the products?" 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-4152/00

Environment

Can the Commission confirm its awareness of the negative impact upon the conservation of great apes of some European overseas development aid? Is it planning to take further action to ensure that, as far as possible, European aid is not provided if it is likely to contribute to the development of the illegal bushmeat industry? Furthermore, has the Commission considered whether the import into the European Union of timber and wood products that have not been harvested in an environmentally responsible manner, including unrestricted hunting in """"""""concession"""""""" areas, might be phased out or at least whether timber-related products might be labelled so as to provide increased information to the consumer on the origin of the products?

<|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.:"Agro-food industry and farming represent the nucleus of the national economy in several Member States. It is essential to develop the concept of innovation and research in agriculture in order to increase production and to face new challenges (especially environmental changes). The basis of future development in agriculture, manufacturing and of the rural areas is represented by targeting scientific research, innovation and the transfer of technology. The Commission proposes the introduction of innovation in PillarII as part of CAP reform, but the question that arises is how Romanian farmers will be able to access the respective measures, as innovation requires co-financing and being appropriately informed. Considering these problems, what is the Commission's approach in order to allow Romanian farmers to have access to innovation and the results of agricultural research?" 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-000051/2012

Agriculture and Fisheries

Agro-food industry and farming represent the nucleus of the national economy in several Member States. It is essential to develop the concept of innovation and research in agriculture in order to increase production and to face new challenges (especially environmental changes). The basis of future development in agriculture, manufacturing and of the rural areas is represented by targeting scientific research, innovation and the transfer of technology. The Commission proposes the introduction of innovation in PillarII as part of CAP reform, but the question that arises is how Romanian farmers will be able to access the respective measures, as innovation requires co-financing and being appropriately informed. Considering these problems, what is the Commission's approach in order to allow Romanian farmers to have access to innovation and the results of agricultural research?

<|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 situation endured by economically-dependent self-employed workers in Spain is atrocious, particularly in Galicia, as a result of their working conditions, which are poor and becoming intolerable, even exploitative in terms of working hours, wages and job security. There are several reports of breaches of EU rules. 1.What is the European strategy for the assessment of the contracts of such self-employed workers? 2.Can the Commission say how such contracts are dealt with in other Member States? 3.Does it intend to ascertain whether Spain is in breach of EU rules?" 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-002339-16

Labour, employment and pensions

The situation endured by economically-dependent self-employed workers in Spain is atrocious, particularly in Galicia, as a result of their working conditions, which are poor and becoming intolerable, even exploitative in terms of working hours, wages and job security. There are several reports of breaches of EU rules. 1.What is the European strategy for the assessment of the contracts of such self-employed workers? 2.Can the Commission say how such contracts are dealt with in other Member States? 3.Does it intend to ascertain whether Spain is in breach of EU rules?

<|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 provisions of EU law regulate the intra- and extra-Community transport of equines, including those destined for slaughter? What provisions apply specifically to welfare checks on vehicles transporting equines? What provisions of EU law govern the actual slaughter of equines? Does current or pending EU law allow a Member State to apply stricter rules in relation to the transport of equines which would prevent their export for slaughter? Does the Commission believe that existing Community provisions in these areas are being applied correctly in all Member States and does it believe they need to be overhauled?" 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-0043/05

Agriculture and Fisheries

What provisions of EU law regulate the intra- and extra-Community transport of equines, including those destined for slaughter? What provisions apply specifically to welfare checks on vehicles transporting equines? What provisions of EU law govern the actual slaughter of equines? Does current or pending EU law allow a Member State to apply stricter rules in relation to the transport of equines which would prevent their export for slaughter? Does the Commission believe that existing Community provisions in these areas are being applied correctly in all Member States and does it believe they need to be overhauled?

<|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 public prosecutor of Turin has opened an investigation into allegations of commercial fraud relating to the sale of counterfeit olive oil. Prosecutors have accused some major producers of selling bottles of extra-virgin olive oil that did not actually contain extra-virgin oil. To be defined extra-virgin, oil must be obtained solely by the mechanical pressing of the olives and must have an acidity of less than or equal to 0.8%. If, however, the acidity level is between 0.8% and 2%, it is called virgin olive oil. In addition to the financial aspects, there are also aspects relating to food safety. In Europe, the practice of mixing extra-virgin olive oil with other types of olive oil of inferior quality is becoming increasingly common. That said, can the Commission say whether: 1. it intends to propose a review of food safety legislation, in order to impose a requirement to include on labels the place of cultivation and processing of the food product in question; 2. it will promote specific legislation concerning the practice of mixing olive oil in order to ensure the highest quality standards and to combat counterfeiting?" 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-014872-15

Agriculture and Fisheries

The Italian public prosecutor of Turin has opened an investigation into allegations of commercial fraud relating to the sale of counterfeit olive oil. Prosecutors have accused some major producers of selling bottles of extra-virgin olive oil that did not actually contain extra-virgin oil. To be defined extra-virgin, oil must be obtained solely by the mechanical pressing of the olives and must have an acidity of less than or equal to 0.8%. If, however, the acidity level is between 0.8% and 2%, it is called virgin olive oil. In addition to the financial aspects, there are also aspects relating to food safety. In Europe, the practice of mixing extra-virgin olive oil with other types of olive oil of inferior quality is becoming increasingly common. That said, can the Commission say whether: 1. it intends to propose a review of food safety legislation, in order to impose a requirement to include on labels the place of cultivation and processing of the food product in question; 2. it will promote specific legislation concerning the practice of mixing olive oil in order to ensure the highest quality standards and to combat counterfeiting?

<|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 above case, the Commission versus the Kingdom of Denmark, the Court of Justice has ruled, inter alia, that Denmark should allow employees who are resident in Denmark and work in another Member State to use, for commercial and/or private purposes, a company vehicle — neither intended to be used essentially in Denmark on a permanent basis nor in fact used in that manner — which is registered in that other Member State in which the undertaking of their employer has its principal office or seat, on condition that the work for that employer is their main employment. Does the Commission interpret this judgment in such a way that it may likewise be concluded that use of a privately owned motor vehicle is equivalent to use of a motor vehicle owned by the employer under the same conditions cited in the judgment? Can the judgment be used by analogy in circumstances where the employee is not only resident in Denmark but also abroad and resides there to carry out his work and the privately owned motor vehicle is used predominantly abroad in connection with that work? How does the Commission interpret the judgment (first section) of the Court of Justice of 15September 2005 in Case NoC‑464/02?" 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-3450/05

Transportation

In the above case, the Commission versus the Kingdom of Denmark, the Court of Justice has ruled, inter alia, that Denmark should allow employees who are resident in Denmark and work in another Member State to use, for commercial and/or private purposes, a company vehicle — neither intended to be used essentially in Denmark on a permanent basis nor in fact used in that manner — which is registered in that other Member State in which the undertaking of their employer has its principal office or seat, on condition that the work for that employer is their main employment. Does the Commission interpret this judgment in such a way that it may likewise be concluded that use of a privately owned motor vehicle is equivalent to use of a motor vehicle owned by the employer under the same conditions cited in the judgment? Can the judgment be used by analogy in circumstances where the employee is not only resident in Denmark but also abroad and resides there to carry out his work and the privately owned motor vehicle is used predominantly abroad in connection with that work? How does the Commission interpret the judgment (first section) of the Court of Justice of 15September 2005 in Case NoC‑464/02?

<|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.:"Amid the general hysteria surrounding the Coronarvirus, the Greek government, acting with unprecedented zeal, is punishing catering establishments for overcrowding by imposing huge fines of several thousand euros on them and closing them down, even though they are already reeling from their financial losses. According to the new Joint Ministerial Decision, enterprises that are found to be non-compliant with the measures for addressing COVID-19 are immediately ‘sealed’ (!), even if the process of appealing against or challenging the relevant decision is still under way. This practice is leading to unemployment and leaving hundreds of catering sector workers and their families without an income, a disastrous event for a country like Greece, where catering employs 20.69% of the total workforce.In view of the above, will the Commission say:1.What measures will it take over the next two months to assist workers, entrepreneurs and suppliers, who are being condemned by a government acting with unprecedented authoritarianism to unemployment just because of an unjustified hysteria sparked by a mere 20 cases of the Coronavirus?2.How will it ensure that these establishments will reopen after being closed down and paying exorbitant fines?" 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-003580/2020

Labour, employment and pensions

Amid the general hysteria surrounding the Coronarvirus, the Greek government, acting with unprecedented zeal, is punishing catering establishments for overcrowding by imposing huge fines of several thousand euros on them and closing them down, even though they are already reeling from their financial losses. According to the new Joint Ministerial Decision, enterprises that are found to be non-compliant with the measures for addressing COVID-19 are immediately ‘sealed’ (!), even if the process of appealing against or challenging the relevant decision is still under way. This practice is leading to unemployment and leaving hundreds of catering sector workers and their families without an income, a disastrous event for a country like Greece, where catering employs 20.69% of the total workforce.In view of the above, will the Commission say:1.What measures will it take over the next two months to assist workers, entrepreneurs and suppliers, who are being condemned by a government acting with unprecedented authoritarianism to unemployment just because of an unjustified hysteria sparked by a mere 20 cases of the Coronavirus?2.How will it ensure that these establishments will reopen after being closed down and paying exorbitant fines?

<|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 provisions of Directive2006/123/EC, known as the ‘Services Directive’, are causing a number of problems, especially as far as the rules on authorisations are concerned. The transposition into the Member States' national law of Article12 of the Services Directive is creating disruption in important sectors of our economy, such as retail trade. In particular, the extension of the concept of ‘natural resource’ to mere public land is causing great concern for street traders. They occupy public land in our towns and cities for only a few hours a week, they are small family businesses providing a very useful service to European consumers, but, according to a certain interpretation of the Services Directive, they may obtain authorisations only if these are limited in time and not automatically renewable. This is creating huge difficulties for local authorities too, which will have to organise tender procedures to assign authorisations for street trade which, in large cities such as Turin, Genoa and Milan, provides work for thousands of families who are very worried about losing their jobs in what is clearly going to be a ‘war of the poor.’ Operators of bathing establishments and of small newspaper stands, and even bars and restaurants that occupy areas on public land have the same concerns and similar problems. Given that in the coming weeks an initiative will be submitted concerning concessions that might resolve the issues raised, can the Commission say: — whether it is aware of this problem and intends to do anything about it; — whether it thinks it might be useful to introduce threshold values below which local authorities would be exempted from carrying out tender procedures in order to grant authorisations; — whether it would not be better, in order to get to the root of these problems, to eliminate the prohibitions laid down in Article12(2) of the Services Directive and make it lawful for the Member States to confer advantages on the provider whose authorisation has just expired and to promote the automatic renewal of authorisations?" 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>

P-006712/2011

Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues

The provisions of Directive2006/123/EC, known as the ‘Services Directive’, are causing a number of problems, especially as far as the rules on authorisations are concerned. The transposition into the Member States' national law of Article12 of the Services Directive is creating disruption in important sectors of our economy, such as retail trade. In particular, the extension of the concept of ‘natural resource’ to mere public land is causing great concern for street traders. They occupy public land in our towns and cities for only a few hours a week, they are small family businesses providing a very useful service to European consumers, but, according to a certain interpretation of the Services Directive, they may obtain authorisations only if these are limited in time and not automatically renewable. This is creating huge difficulties for local authorities too, which will have to organise tender procedures to assign authorisations for street trade which, in large cities such as Turin, Genoa and Milan, provides work for thousands of families who are very worried about losing their jobs in what is clearly going to be a ‘war of the poor.’ Operators of bathing establishments and of small newspaper stands, and even bars and restaurants that occupy areas on public land have the same concerns and similar problems. Given that in the coming weeks an initiative will be submitted concerning concessions that might resolve the issues raised, can the Commission say: — whether it is aware of this problem and intends to do anything about it; — whether it thinks it might be useful to introduce threshold values below which local authorities would be exempted from carrying out tender procedures in order to grant authorisations; — whether it would not be better, in order to get to the root of these problems, to eliminate the prohibitions laid down in Article12(2) of the Services Directive and make it lawful for the Member States to confer advantages on the provider whose authorisation has just expired and to promote the automatic renewal of authorisations?

<|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 a recent announcement by the Hellenic Association of Importers and Exporters of Vegetable Material (ESEEFI), the possible advent of the bacterium ‘Xylella fastidiosa’ in Greece can even cause the disappearance of entire provinces from the olive-growing map. ESEEFI warns about the incalculable damaging consequences for Greek agriculture and especially the olive sector, if this particular bacterium crosses the borders of Greece, and calls for measures to be taken in the points of entry into Greek territory, especially in ports, to prevent such a risk. In particular, concerning the necessary measures to be taken, ESEEFI considers it necessary to recruit a sufficient number of phytosanitary inspectors with flexible working hours and support, who will be able to carry out the required inspections effectively. In addition, according to the Association, it is necessary to take measures to certify and educate the nursery agronomists and to establish a Greek Quality Sign. In view of this, can the Commission say: 1. What information does it have about the spread of this bacterium in Europe? 2. Can it, if requested, help the national authorities to prevent this bacterium from emerging and entering the Greek territory and, if so, how?" 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-006276-18

Agriculture and Fisheries

According to a recent announcement by the Hellenic Association of Importers and Exporters of Vegetable Material (ESEEFI), the possible advent of the bacterium ‘Xylella fastidiosa’ in Greece can even cause the disappearance of entire provinces from the olive-growing map. ESEEFI warns about the incalculable damaging consequences for Greek agriculture and especially the olive sector, if this particular bacterium crosses the borders of Greece, and calls for measures to be taken in the points of entry into Greek territory, especially in ports, to prevent such a risk. In particular, concerning the necessary measures to be taken, ESEEFI considers it necessary to recruit a sufficient number of phytosanitary inspectors with flexible working hours and support, who will be able to carry out the required inspections effectively. In addition, according to the Association, it is necessary to take measures to certify and educate the nursery agronomists and to establish a Greek Quality Sign. In view of this, can the Commission say: 1. What information does it have about the spread of this bacterium in Europe? 2. Can it, if requested, help the national authorities to prevent this bacterium from emerging and entering the Greek territory and, if so, how?

<|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.:"Christakis Georgiou was five years old when he was injured and taken prisoner during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. In January 1975, the Turkish Cypriot representative, P.Denktash, informed MrKlerides, who went on to become President of Cyprus, that the child was still alive and would be returned to his mother through the UN. For 33years, however, the Turkish side has refused to hand over the youngest hostage taken during the fascist invasion of Cyprus by Turkey and his mother, Myrofora Georgiou has been awaiting the return of her son for 33years at the Lidra Street barricade in Nicosia. All information to date indicates that MrGeorgiou is alive. Has the Commission raised with its Turkish interlocutors the matter of the 1619 missing persons who were never returned by the Turkish side to the Greeks? Does the Commission consider it acceptable for Turkey to join the EU while being guilty of crimes against humanity and failure to release even child hostages such as Christakis Georgiou, who was five years old in 1974? Should the Commission (which is so concerned with human rights throughout the world) not call on Turkey to return him to his family?" 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-1392/07

International affairs and foreign aid

Christakis Georgiou was five years old when he was injured and taken prisoner during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. In January 1975, the Turkish Cypriot representative, P.Denktash, informed MrKlerides, who went on to become President of Cyprus, that the child was still alive and would be returned to his mother through the UN. For 33years, however, the Turkish side has refused to hand over the youngest hostage taken during the fascist invasion of Cyprus by Turkey and his mother, Myrofora Georgiou has been awaiting the return of her son for 33years at the Lidra Street barricade in Nicosia. All information to date indicates that MrGeorgiou is alive. Has the Commission raised with its Turkish interlocutors the matter of the 1619 missing persons who were never returned by the Turkish side to the Greeks? Does the Commission consider it acceptable for Turkey to join the EU while being guilty of crimes against humanity and failure to release even child hostages such as Christakis Georgiou, who was five years old in 1974? Should the Commission (which is so concerned with human rights throughout the world) not call on Turkey to return him to his family?