WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1795/99 by Mogens CAMRE Undercutting of a Member State's domestic labour force
C 27 E/172 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 29. 1. 2000 the In particular concerning the Communityís policy in favour of Commission has tabled its policy proposition in the Agenda 2000 context. A new regulation on support for rural development from the European agricultural guidances and guarantee fund has been adopted by the Council on 17 May 1999 (1). family farm and rural society, Regional and rural development programmes will explicitly address the development needs of the rural society. With the Agenda 2000 reforms, rural development will be established as a second pillar of the common agricultural policy made available for all rural areas. Establishing the programmes at the appropriate territorial level will be the next important step before a successful implementation can start. Within the budgetary framework fixed by the Berlin European Council, the Commissionís task will also be to ensure that the money available is fully used for the benefit of European rural society. The need to regain consumersí confidence in the quality and safety of foodstuffs is fully recognised by the new Commission. A white paper on food safety, proposing a comprehensive action plan, will be presented before the end of 1999. (1) OJ L 160, 26. 6. 1999. (2000/C 27 E/212) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1775/99 by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Membership of Commissionersí ácabinetsí (11 October 1999) The Commission President, Mr Prodi, has told Parliament that he has given instructions that the member- ship of the Commissionersí ácabinetsí should be multinational and should respect the principle of parity between men and women. Can the Commission provide the necessary information on the membership of the twenty ácabinetsí, to enable the degree of fulfilment of these two objectives to be analysed? Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission (18 October 1999) The Commission is sending the information requested direct Parliamentís Secretariat. to the Honourable Member and to (2000/C 27 E/213) WRITTEN QUESTION P-1795/99 by Mogens Camre (UEN) to the Commission (30 September 1999) Subject: Undercutting of a Member Stateís domestic labour force Will the Commission explain its position on the problems that arise when domestic and foreign workers are paid at different rates in a Member State and say what steps it might take to deal with such problems? Like labour markets in comparable countries, the Danish labour market is highly organised and pay and working conditions are regulated by agreements between the two sides of industry. The free movement of workers between EU Member States is creating major problems for Danish workers and businesses with regard to their ability to compete in the internal market