WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2968/98 by Riccardo GAROSCI to the Council. Restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens with reference to the implementation of the Schengen Agreements at the border between France and Italy
29. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 118/173 3. For this question the Honourable Member should refer to the Presidency. This question relates to access to documents and has to be answered by the institutions concerned, in 4. this case the Council. (1999/C 118/219) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2964/98 by Gerardo FernÆndez-Albor (PPE) to the Commission Subject: Teaching of Spanish in Brazil (8 October 1998) The Brazilian Governmentís recent decision to make the teaching of Spanish compulsory in Brazilian schools immediately highlighted the difficulty of implementing the measures owing to the shortage of Spanish teachers in Brazil. Since, in order to continue the process of integrating the South-American economies, all Brazilian citizens must have the opportunity of learning Spanish during their school career, the question of how the European Union could help overcome the shortage of Spanish teachers needs to be given consideration. Will the Commission say whether, as a way of supporting the process of economic integration in South American through MERCOSUR and similar agreements, it agrees that it should propose a programme to encourage Spanish teachers in the Community to teach Spanish in Brazil in order to overcome the shortage of teachers? Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (30 October 1998) The Brazilian Governmentís very recent decision to step up the learning and use of Spanish by making teaching of the language compulsory, raises questions about how this is going to be achieved. It is clearly too soon to say, even in Brazil itself, how and when the process is going to get under way and hence all the more so whether external aid will be necessary. In any case, but in no way ruling out the Honourable Memberís proposal, the beneficiary country must first come forward to request cooperation. (1999/C 118/220) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2968/98 by Riccardo Garosci (PPE) to the Council (19 October 1998) Subject: Restrictions on the free movement of EU citizens with reference to the implementation of the Schengen Agreements at the border between France and Italy I have seen for myself, and recent Italian press reports confirm, that French customs officials are carrying out checks on motor vehicles travelling from and to France at the Italian-French frontier near Ventimiglia, actually on Italian territory, in violation of the Schengen Agreement abolishing checks on persons at the EUís internal frontiers (referred to in Article 7A of the EC Treaty)