WRITTEN QUESTION No. 745/98 by Glyn FORD to the Commission. Cheque book eugenics
C 310/122 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 10. 98 Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (16 April 1998) The ámain roadsí operational programme in the Community support framework (CSF) for Greece for 1994-99 provides part-financing only for construction of two sections of the áwestern axisí: the ring roads around Agrinio and Preveza. The Greek authorities intend to propose part-financing the remainder of this route from the CSF for 2000-06. To this end, when the current CSF was recently amended, they proposed, and the Commission accepted, the part-financing of studies on this route, including the environmental impact statements. As far as the Commission is aware, these studies have not yet begun. The environmental and technical studies on the ring roads around Agrinio and Preveza have, however, been completed and the environmental terms approved in accordance with the legislation in force. (98/C 310/163) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0745/98 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission (18 March 1998) Subject: Cheque book eugenics Will the Commission investigate the policy pursued by the Front Nationalí in Vitrolles, whereby white French families are paid FRF 5000 to have a child, in order to ensure that there is no discrimination against citizens of the European Union, in particular black European citizens who have the misfortune to live in Vitrolles? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (16 April 1998) The Commission has not received specific complaints concerning racial policies by the authorities of Vitrolles against black European nationals. Nevertheless, the Commission wishes to highlight that Article 48 of the EC Treaty and Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (1) provide for the principle of equal treatment as regards social advantages between nationals and other European workers and the members of their families. Thus, if the authorities of Vitrolles were to refuse child allowances to non-French European workers or to the members of their families while granting them to French nationals, such discrimination would be contrary to Community law. However, the implementation of national legislation, if any, prohibiting racial discrimination is a matter of national competence. Furthermore, as announced in its recent Action plan against racism, subject to ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty, the Commission intends to make a legislative proposal in this area before the end of 1999. (1) OJ L 257, 19. 10. 1968. (98/C 310/164) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0751/98 by Allan Macartney (ARE) to the Commission (18 March 1998) Subject: Assistance measures for foreign inward investment within the Community Can the Commission provide statistics on the scale of assistance measures which Member State governments give to companies based in other Member States in order to encourage foreign inward investment? Are any national statistics available for the Member States which show the difference between assistance measures provided for national companies and those which come from other Member States?