WRITTEN QUESTION E-2590/99 by Daniel Hannan (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Withdrawal from Schengen.
C 219 E/182 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 1. 8. 2000 Is this subject being dealt with in the Council? If so, what progress has been made in the negotiations? When will the Council adopt a common position? (1) OJ C 100, 9. 4. 1994, p. 12. (2) OJ L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1. (3) OJ C 65, 4. 3. 1996, p. 151. Reply (14 February 2000) The Honourable Member is asked to refer to the reply given to Written Question 1676/99. (2000/C 219 E/233) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2590/99 by Daniel Hannan (PPE-DE) to the Commission (11 January 2000) Subject: Withdrawal from Schengen By what mechanism, if any, can a Member State rescind its membership of Schengen? Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission (24 January 2000) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to written question E-2853/98 by Mr Bonde (1). (1) OJ C 297, 15. 10. 1999, p. 33. (2000/C 219 E/234) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2604/99 by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Council (22 December 1999) Subject: Promoting and safeguarding lesser-used languages Will the Council outline its policy on the safeguarding and promoting of lesser-used languages in the European Union and will it back new initiatives aimed at promoting cultural and linguistic exchanges between, for example, young people living in peripheral regions? Reply (31 January 2000) The Council has constantly underlined certain principles with respect to linguistic diversity within the Community, and recalls that the Lingua action under the current education programme Socrates specifies priority support for the least widely used and least taught languages of the European Union. Due consideration would moreover be given by the Council to any future Commission proposals concerning lesser-used languages