WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1161/98 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Waste disposal crisis in Rome and relevant Italian legislation
22. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 50/13 Pursuant to the Commissionís proposal concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the dissemination of research results for the fifth framework programme (1998- 2002) (1), any legal entity established in the Azores will still be able to participate in indirect research and technological development (RTD) actions and receive Community funding under the conditions applicable to legal entities established in the Member States. (1) COM(97) 587 final. (1999/C 50/018) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1157/98 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Postal Market dispute In the last days of February 1998, the Italian press reported the possible closure of five telephone central offices in Bari, Cagliari, Napoli, Catania and Rome operated by Otto Versandí, the German company that owns Postal Market, in line with a restructuring plan aimed at centralizing the service. That could cause the indiscriminate dismissal of over 100 female employees, which would be a severe blow to regions such as these in southern Italy, where unemployment rates are higher, particularly for women. In view of the foregoing, 1. does the Commission believe that it would be appropriate, without prejudice to the principle of free competition, to ask the Italian Government to intervene to take any measures necessary to ensure that the restructuring operation takes into account the need to maintain employment in areas suffering from serious economic depression? 2. What Community measures exist, and might possibly be used in the case in question, to protect the jobs of the 100 female employees who are in danger of being dismissed? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (6 July 1998) With regard to the collective redundancies which may occur following restructuring of the company Postal Market, Article 2(1) of Council Directive 75/129/EEC of 17 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (1), amended by Council Directive 92/56/EC of 24 June 1992 (2), requires an employer contemplating collective redundancies to begin consultations with the workersí representatives in good time with a view to reaching an agreement. In accordance with paragraph 2 of the above article, these consultations must, at least, cover ways and means of avoiding collective redundancies or reducing the number of workers affected, and of mitigating the consequences by recourse to accompanying social measures aimed, inter alia, at aid for redeploying or retraining workers made redundant. (1) OJ L 48, 22. 2. 1975. (2) OJ L 245, 26. 8. 1992. (1999/C 50/019) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1161/98 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Waste disposal crisis in Rome and relevant Italian legislation In view of the fact that the Malagrotta waste tip, which takes refuse from the whole Commune of Rome, will shortly be full up, Mr Hermanin, the member of the regional council responsible, has stated that a large proportion of the waste will soon be directed to new incineration facilities. Many experts in the field consider that only a small proportion of the waste could be incinerated in this way, and even then there would be a high risk of pollution, as the material would not be sorted adequately