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EU policy on mandatory retirement

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 130 Alfred Sant (S&D) E-005689-16 Subject: EU policy on mandatory retirement The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 19) allows the EU to put in place legislation combatting discrimination based on age. Article 10 TFEU lays down that the Union shall aim to combat

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Follow-up to Written Question E-002958-16 on European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis

Follow-up to Written Question E-002958-16 on European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis The Commission reply to Written Question E-002958-2016 states that;it appears that there are currently population-based screening programmes at national level for colorectal cancer in 15 Member States, population based regional screening programmes in 4 Member States, and in

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Use of aqualungs when spear fishing

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 130 Alfred Sant (S&D) E-004136-16 Subject: Use of aqualungs when spear fishing The Commission refers in Article 7 of its proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures(1)

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EU funding for the European Union Youth Orchestra  

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 130 Alfred Sant (S&D) E-004178-16 Subject: EU funding for the European Union Youth Orchestra   The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), set up in 1976, has been through the years successful in bringing together youths from all 28 EU member states to express European unity through musical

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Success rate of EIB projects submitted by small/peripheral Member States of the EU

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 130 Alfred Sant (S&D) E-003770-16 Subject: Success rate of EIB projects submitted by small/peripheral Member States of the EU The 2014 Statistical Report of the European Investment Bank (EIB) shows that 59.4% of all EIB-signed projects were allocated to the five biggest EU economies, while the stake

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