WRITTEN QUESTION No. 974/99 by Nelly MAES Failure to apply the right of freedom of movement for workers to foreign language lettori at Italian universities
C 325/132 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 12. 11. 1999 (1999/C 325/195) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0793/99 by Gianni Tamino (V) to the Commission (6 April 1999) Subject: Freedom of treatment Ketha Berardi is a 10 year old girl with leukemia whose parents have decided no longer to subject her to chemotherapy because of the serious side-effects it has; they intend to resort to the treatment offered by Professor Di Bella. At the request of the doctors treating her, however, juvenile court judges have ruled that the chemotherapy must continue and have threatened to deprive them of their parental authority. Leaving aside any medico-scientific assessment of chemotherapy and the treatment offered by Professor Di Bella, does the Commission not think that the behaviour of the Italian doctors and judges conflicts with the principle of freedom of treatment which should be one of the rights of European citizens as mentioned by Parliament in recital C of its resolution A4-0075/97 (1) on the status of non-conventional medicine? (1) OJ C 182, 16. 6. 1997, p. 67. Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (5 May 1999) The Commission has no jurisdiction to deal with the question asked, which is a matter solely for the national authorities concerned. (1999/C 325/196) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0957/99 by Willy De Clercq (ELDR) to the Commission (13 April 1999) Subject: Free movement of workers Is the Commission aware that a number of Italian universities still do not respect free movement of workers as required by the Treaty establishing the European Community? Is the Commission aware that since 1989 EU citizens have been complaining about the discriminatory practices at Italian universities, whereby foreign teachers are offered only one-year contracts, which is not the case for Italian teachers? Is the Commission aware of the Allué and Coonan judgment of 2 August 1993 in which the Court of Justice ruled that such practices contravened Article 48(2) of the Treaty? Is the Commission aware that these violations of a general principle laid down in the EC Treaty have still not ceased? Will the Commission remedy the situation? If so, how? If not, why not? (1999/C 325/197) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0974/99 by Nelly Maes (V) to the Commission (15 April 1999) Subject: Failure to apply the right of freedom of movement for workers to foreign language lettori at Italian universities Parliament has already on a number of occasions declared itself against the current discriminatory treatment of lettori at Italian universities (in its resolution of 13 July 1995 and opinions of 15 April 1996 and 3 July 1996)