WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2877/98 by Christian ROVSING to the Commission. Subsidised school milk
C 182/28 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 28. 6. 1999 (1999/C 182/035) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2877/98 by Christian Rovsing (PPE) to the Commission (28 September 1998) Subject: Subsidised school milk Does the Commission think that the present distinction between milk products eligible for subsidies and those not as part of the EU’s aid for the sale of school milk is in keeping with the times and with prevailing health policy thinking in the Member States? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (9 November 1998) The Commission has reason to believe that the operation of the Community school milk scheme in general, and the range of eligible products in particular, are indeed compatible with Member States’ options on health policy. The Commission would also refer to its reply to Written Question No 2731/98 by Mr Bonde on the same subject. (1999/C 182/036) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2893/98 by Wilmya Zimmermann (PSE) to the Council (28 September 1998) Subject: Problems in implementing Article 8 ff. of the EU Treaty (citizenship of the Union, free movement) The restrictive laws on foreign nationals of many of the Member States often run counter to the objectives of Article 8 of the EU Treaty. Foreigners are often discriminated against in relation to citizens of the country in question when it comes to rules on residence and social and labour law. What is the Council doing to eliminate the obstacles to freedom of movement represented by the Member States’ laws on foreign nationals? Reply (8 February 1999) Under Article 8 of the EC Treaty, every person holding the nationality of a Member State is a citizen of the Union and, as such, enjoys the rights conferred by the Treaty and is subject to the duties imposed thereby. Over a period of some years the Council has adopted a large number of acts concerning the free movement of persons and the right of establishment. These have covered the right of residence of Member States’ nationals and their families, social legislation and the rights of employees and self-employed persons. In the light of the recommendations of the High Level Panel on the Free Movement of Persons, chaired by Ms Simone Veil, the Commission adopted a plan of action in which it said it would submit legislative proposals for improving the conditions under which the freedom of movement is exercised