WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1197/98 by Concepció FERRER to the Commission. Human rights in China
C 386/92 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 11. 12. 98 (98/C 386/121) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1197/98 by Concepció Ferrer (PPE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Human rights in China On 16 March 1998 Mr Brittan, Commissioner, met the Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng in order to discuss human rights in China. On that occasion he explained that the EU would not table or support any resolution critical of China within the UN Commission on Human Rights. Could Mr Brittan explain why the Commission has declined to support or table any kind of resolution calling for human rights to be respected in China? Does the Commission not consider that the European Unionís human rights policy requires just such a resolution? Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission (8 May 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question E-1131/98 by Mr Salafranca SÆnchez-Neyra (1). (1) OJ C 354, 19. 11. 1998. (98/C 386/122) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1207/98 by JosØ García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Competitiveness Parliamentís report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as communications, to which access is restricted. What action is the Commission intending to take in order to eliminate such restrictions? (98/C 386/123) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1208/98 by JosØ García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Competitiveness Parliamentís report (A-0113/97) on the Commission Communication to the Council on benchmarking the competitiveness of European industry (COM(96) 0463 › C-0622/96) and the Commission staff working paper concerning European quality promotion policy for improving European competitiveness (SEC(96) 2000) makes the point that prices for key services are higher in Europe than in Japan and the USA and that, despite the progress made since the establishment of the single market, there are still sectors, such as transport networks, to which access is restricted