WRITTEN QUESTION No. 907/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Commission. Imports of tinned tuna and bonito from third countries
C 323/94 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 10. 98 Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (20 April 1998) The study to which the Honourable Member refers is presumably áthe sustainability reportí published in February 1998 by the Association for the Monetary Union of Europe (AMUE). The report can be requested from the AMUE, 26 rue de la Pe·piniere, 75008 Paris, France, Tel. (33) 1 44 70 60 30, Fax: (33) 1 45 22 33 77. A copy of the preface, contents, and executive summary of the report is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. AMUE was founded in 1987 by European industrialists. It is a fully independent body of businesses which co-operates with public authorities and is active in all 15 Member States. More information is available from AMUE directly. The names of the economists who participated in the working group and in writing the report are annexed to the report. As to how these were chosen, the Honourable Member is referred to the AMUE. The Commission published on 25 March 1998 the report (1) requested by Article 109J EC Treaty (the áconver- gence report), giving an assessment of the progress made in the fulfilment by the Member States of their obligations regarding the achievement of economic and monetary union. The report examined the achievement of a high degree of sustainable convergence as mentioned in Article 109J. The Commission supported AMUE by a block grant of ECU 500 000 in 1997 as part of the Commissionís economic and monetary union (EMU) information programme. The Commission did not give financial support to the AMUE report or any individual studies. AMUE is a fully independent body. Therefore, the Commission is neither responsible for, nor in any way bound by the conclusions of the report. The Commissionís own views on the degree of sustainable convergence within the meaning of Article 109J EC Treaty are apparent from the convergence report. Concerning the sources of data used in the AMUE report, the definitions of sustainability and budgetary criteria used and the reportís position on the democratic accountability of the ECB, the Honourable Member is referred to the report itself. (1) COM(98) 1999 final. (98/C 323/133) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0902/98 by Bryan Cassidy (PPE) to the Commission (26 March 1998) Subject: Nationality breakdown of Commission staff Will the Commission provide a breakdown for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 of its full-time staff by nationality and grade? Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (24 April 1998) Because of the length of the answer, which includes a number of tables, the Commission is sending it direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. (98/C 323/134) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0907/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Imports of tinned tuna and bonito from third countries (26 March 1998) Can the Commission provide information on the volume of imports of tinned tuna and bonito from third countries, indicating the individual quantities by country of origin which cross European Union borders?