WRITTEN QUESTION No. 657/99 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL Structural Funds
C 325/124 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 12. 11. 1999 A comprehensive set of general nuclear safety guidelines has been developed and is regularly 5. and 6. updated by the International atomic energy agency (IAEA). This set of requirements constitutes a basis for any individual country to prepare the necessary national rules and standards. The Commission promotes the introduction of national safety rules and practices to the highest level possible and assists candidate countries in building their own nuclear regulatory regimes compatible with the best Community practice. (1999/C 325/173) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0605/99 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (4 March 1999) Subject: Clashes between farmers and the police In their latest demonstration, farmers who had come from all parts of Europe clashed with the police in Brussels. Parliament acted as if it were under siege and stopped work on the day in question. 1. Does the Commission not believe that the unfortunate decision to close Parliament’s premises, a gesture of hostility to the protesters, may have caused the situation to degenerate into violence, leading eventually to the clashes with the police? Does it not believe that the incident amounted to a denial of the right of persons representing one of 2. Europe’s main occupational groups to stage a free and democratic protest? 3. What is the Commission’s general view on the matter? Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (23 March 1999) The Commission is not in a position to comment on a decision taken by Parliament. The Commission was not closed on 22 February 1999. (1999/C 325/174) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0657/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (26 March 1999) Subject: Structural Funds Regions whose per capita income is less than 75 % of the average Community per capita income are described as ‘Objective 1 regions’ and they receive significant amounts of Community aid. To determine whether or not this threshold has been exceeded, the draft Council Regulation COM(98) 131 final (1) laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds states that the figures corresponding to the last three years for which Eurostat has data available will be used. At the moment the only figures available are those for the 1994, 1995 and 1996 financial years. What are the figures for those years for the Valencia Autonomous Community? (1) OJ C 176, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1