WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2044/98 by James MOORHOUSE to the Commission. Trade agreement between the EU and Mexico
C 31/116 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 5. 2. 1999 (1999/C 31/159) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2041/98 by Klaus Hänsch (PSE) to the Commission (7 July 1998) Subject: Allocation of EU resources to the city of Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia Regarding the allocation of EU resources to the city of Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, can the Commission indicate: 1. the sum of EU structural resources received and their breakdown by Funds and the various Community programmes and initiatives and of EU resources allocated to Solingen from other budget lines since 1994 for pilot projects, measures or › as direct allocations › universities, research establishments, undertakings and other bodies, 2. the number of jobs created or preserved with the aid of these resources? Supplementary answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (25 September 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to his Written Question E-2036/98 (1). (1) OJ C 386, 11. 12. 1998. (1999/C 31/160) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2044/98 by James Moorhouse (ELDR) to the Commission (7 July 1998) Subject: Trade agreement between the EU and Mexico Does the Commission agree with the view of the European Parliament, as expressed in its report dated 27 April 1998 (A4-0156/98), that the proposed trade agreement between the EU and Mexico should include an operational, rather than merely formal, content for the democracy clause? What steps will the Commission take to ensure that the agreement contains the mechanisms necessary to monitor respect for human rights and guarantee the involvement of NGOs in this process? (1999/C 31/161) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2045/98 by James Moorhouse (ELDR) to the Commission (7 July 1998) Subject: Human rights violations in Mexico › Chiapas massacre Is the Commission not concerned that, five months after the horrific massacre in Acteal, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, the instigators of the crime have not yet been brought to justice and, furthermore, that this failure could lead to other atrocities occurring in the region? Will the Commission urge the Mexican Government to fulfil its avowed commitment to prosecute the instigators of the crime and ensure an end to the paramilitary presence in Chiapas, as called for by the European Parliament resolution of 15 January 1998 (B4-0056/98)?