WRITTEN QUESTION E-0343/00 by Elizabeth Lynne (ELDR) to the Commission. Ageism in the aviation industry.
C 330 E/134 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 11. 2000 (2000/C 330 E/150) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0343/00 by Elizabeth Lynne (ELDR) to the Commission (14 February 2000) Subject: Ageism in the aviation industry Would the Commission indicate the action it proposes to take to ensure a level playing field for pilots over 60 in the Community, given the refusal of the French authorities to allow pilots between 60 and 65 to fly over their territory? Would the Commission confirm that this directly contravenes Article 39 of the Treaty on European Union, which reads: Such freedom of movement shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment. Would the Commission indicate how it has encouraged coordination of employment policy in this field under Article 140 of the Treaty? Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission (11 April 2000) The Commission considers that, there is no discrimination based on nationality which is prohibited under Article 39 (ex Article 48) of the EC Treaty. in the case referred to by the Honourable Member, Measures by the Member States to promote employment are coordinated in accordance with Article 128 (ex Article 109 Q) of the EC Treaty. The employment guidelines adopted by the Council on 13 March 2000 pursuant to this Article do not make any reference to the matter raised by the Honourable Member. The Honourable Member is asked to refer to the Commissionís answer to written question P-1797/99 submitted by Ms Sanders-Ten Holte (1). (1) OJ C 203 E, 18. 7. 2000, p. 50. (2000/C 330 E/151) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0344/00 by Juan Naranjo Escobar (PPE-DE) to the Commission Subject: Reorganisation of the DG for Energy and Transport (14 February 2000) In view of the merging of the Directorates-General for Transport and Energy into a single DG and the reduced importance of the energy sector, in particular the new energy technologies repeatedly supported by Parliament, can the Commission say what proportion of the staff of the new Directorate-General will deal specifically with energy, and of these how many will be devoted to renewable energy? Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission (29 March 2000) Following the merger of the Directorates general for energy and transport 142 officials of categories A, B and C deal specifically with energy (of whom 26 officials deal specifically and exclusively with renewable energy sources) and 189 officials of categories A, B and C deal specifically with transport