WRITTEN QUESTION E-2852/99 by Bartho Pronk (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Medical insurance in the European Union.
3. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 280 E/149 The Netherlands authorities confirm that entitlement to these benefits and advantages is not conditional either on the possession of a residence permit or on enrolment with the communal registers (GBA). The Netherlands authorities guarantee that the residence permit mentioned in the circular of 28 April 1998 ü referred to in Written Question E-2744/98 (1) by the Honourable Member ü is of a purely declaratory nature. In these circumstances the Commission ü which incidentally has not received any recent complaints on this subject ü considers that the abovementioned instrument does not discriminate against Community nationals. The Commission will carefully monitor the enforcement of the instrument in question. (1) OJ C 118, 29. 4. 1999. (2000/C 280 E/168) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2852/99 by Bartho Pronk (PPE-DE) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Medical insurance in the European Union In his answer of 22 January 3294/98 (1), Mr Flynn said that the Commission expected to give its conclusions once answers to supplementary questions had been received from the Dutch Government. Now, almost a year later, has the Dutch Government provided answers to the supplementary 1. questions? 2. 3. If so, what conclusions does the Commission draw from the answer? If not, when can an answer from the Dutch government be expected? (1) OJ C 320, 6. 11. 1999, p. 40. Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission (3 March 2000) After examining the information provided by the Dutch authorities, the Commission concludes that private health insurance schemes existing in the Netherlands are not to be considered as statutory schemes within the scope of Council Regulation EC No 118/97 of 2 December 1996 amending and updating Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self- employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (1). (1) OJ L 149, 5. 7. 1971, last amended by OJ L 28, 30. 1. 1997. (2000/C 280 E/169) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2856/99 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: The Commissionís approach to employment policy Dagens Nyheter of 8 December 1999 reported on an internal agreement between the Commissioner, Mrs Diamantopoulou and her Director-General Allan Larsson on the division of responsibilities between them for the Commissionís work on employment matters. There has been debate in Sweden on the extent to which the conflict between the Commissioner and the Director-General might be ascribed to their differing administrative backgrounds. Mr Larsson has now announced his departure from his present post this spring