WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3766/98 by Susan WADDINGTON to the Commission. Treatment of citizens during border controls
C 207/126 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 7. 1999 Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (10 February 1999) The Commission is not aware of any situations of the type referred to by the Honourable Member. In the absence of more precise details, the Commission assumes that dismissal would be based on failure to comply with criteria concerning the physical appearance of employees in a company, as would seem to be suggested by the information in the question. However, the Commission is willing to take a closer look at the situation referred to, if the Honourable Member can provide concrete examples of cases in which male workers are alleged to have been treated in a discriminatory manner compared with their female colleagues. (1999/C 207/170) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3766/98 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (11 December 1998) Subject: Treatment of citizens during border controls What measures is the Union taking to ensure that the Member States’ authorities responsible for border controls respect the rights and dignity of women when identity checks, interviews, body searches and other related activities are being carried out? (1999/C 207/171) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3767/98 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (11 December 1998) Subject: Treatment of citizens during border controls What measures is the Union taking to ensure that the Member States’ authorities responsible for border controls respect the rights of minority groups, particularly ethnic minority citizens, when identity checks, interviews, body searches and other related activities are being carried out? (1999/C 207/172) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3768/98 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (11 December 1998) Subject: Treatment of citizens during border controls What measures is the Union taking to ensure that citizens have access to information in their own language whilst being questioned by Member States’ police officers when identity checks and other border controls are being carried out? Joint answer to Written Questions E-3766/98, E-3767/98 and E-3768/98 given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (8 February 1999) With regard to ethnic minorities, and in particular the risk of racially-motivated checks, it should be pointed out that the European Council in Vienna on 11 and 12 December 1998 particularly underlined the need to