WRITTEN QUESTION No. 370/99 by Edgar SCHIEDERMEIER Measures to combat social exclusion (promoting actions relating to the family and children)
C 325/114 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 12. 11. 1999 (1999/C 325/157) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0370/99 by Edgar Schiedermeier (PPE) to the Commission (1 March 1999) Subject: Measures to combat social exclusion (promoting actions relating to the family and children) What is the Commission’s view of the demand from the English city of Reading with regard to the measures referred to above? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (20 April 1999) Article 137. 2 of the Amsterdam Treaty envisages the possible adoption by the Council of measures designed to encourage cooperation between Member States through initiatives aimed at improving knowledge, developing exchanges of information and best practices, promoting innovative approaches and evaluating experiences in order to combat social exclusion. The Commission will shortly publish a call for proposals designed to prepare for Community action along these lines. Issues relating to the exclusion of families and children could certainly be addressed by proposals submitted under this call. The Commission will of course notify Reading borough council (and the other signatories to their letter) when this call is published. Information regarding this call plus other Commission calls and activities in this area will also be made available on the web: ‘http://europa. eu. int/comm/dg05/index_en. htm’. (1999/C 325/158) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0416/99 by Jens-Peter Bonde (EDD) to the Commission (1 March 1999) Subject: Rights of Greenlanders and Danes What rights do Danes resident in Denmark have that Danes and Greenlanders in Greenland do not under the provisions on Union citizenship and the fundamental rights in the EU recognised by the Court of Justice? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (19 April 1999) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible. (1999/C 325/159) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0417/99 by Jens-Peter Bonde (EDD) to the Commission (1 March 1999) Subject: Free movement of Greenlanders in the EU and the EEA What is the position of Greenlanders under the rules on free movement in the EU and the EEA?