WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2813/97 by Eryl McNALLY to the Commission. Chiropractic profession in Spain
16. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 117/69 Where the growth of air travel is concerned, the Commission is seeking to promote intermodality so that the most appropriate mode of transport is used in each segment of a passenger or freight journey. It is, for example, fostering the development of the connection of large airports to rail networks, including high speed rail which offers a means of enabling rail to compete more effectively with short and medium haul air services. In the context of the existing legal framework and the eligibility criteria of cohesion instruments, priority in selecting projects to be co-financed is given to projects that contain integrative, intermodal features while at the same time fulfilling the employment and development objectives of regional and structural policies. In all activities, the Commission is conscious that improvements in the quality and use of infrastructure and in logistics organisation can produce significant cost savings, reductions in environmental pressures, and extra employment. In the use of resources and in policy and legal initiatives we therefore work consistently for those advances. (1) Doc. COM(95) 601 final. (98/C 117/88) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2813/97 by Eryl McNally (PSE) to the Commission (1 September 1997) Subject: Chiropractic profession in Spain The case of Penny Teshak DC was recently brought to my attention following her recent sentence of 6 months imprisonment in Spain. She qualified as a chiropractor in the USA and subsequently set up her own practice in Spain. Due to the fact that she has qualifications from outside the EU, she stands accused of practising without a licence. Can the Commission explain why a qualified professional who is supported by the Spanish Chiropractors Association faces such an unjust sentence? Does the Commission propose any action on a European level to curb such an outrageous court ruling? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (17 October 1997) On the general question of pursuing the profession of chiropractor in the Member States, the Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answers to Written Questions E-2139/95 by Mrs Muscardini (1) and E-1706/95 by Mrs Banotti (2). With regard to the specific case mentioned by the Honourable Member, it appears, from the information given in the question, that the person concerned started practising without obtaining the necessary authorisation, thus laying herself open to the charge of illegal practice and to the consequent penalties under the law of the host Member State. The Commission therefore does not intend to intervene in this case, which does not fall within its sphere of responsibility. (1) OJ C 326, 6. 12. 1995. (2) OJ C 311, 22. 11. 1995