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( Informações )

INFORMAÇÕES DAS INSTITUIÇÕES, ÓRGÃOS E
ORGANISMOS DA UNIÃO EUROPEIA

PARLAMENTO EUROPEU

PERGUNTAS ESCRITAS E SUA RESPOSTA
Perguntas escritas apresentadas por deputados ao Parlamento Europeu e respetiva resposta dada por uma instituição da União Europeia

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E-014297/13 by Oreste Rossi to the Commission Subject: New developments in the coordinated management of the fight against Alzheimer's disease ꢀ Versione italiana .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

E-014298/13 by Oreste Rossi to the Commission Subject: New developments in the research into and treatment of Down's syndrome ꢀ Versione italiana .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17

E-014300/13 by Oreste Rossi to the Commission Subject: UNICEF report on birth registration: EU action to protect ‘invisible’ children ꢀ Versione italiana .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 20

E-014301/13 by Nuno Melo to the Commission Subject: EU encouragement of SMEs' technological development with financial packages ꢀ Versão portuguesa ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 23

E-014302/13 by Olga Sehnalová to the Commission Subject: International coach transport ꢀ České znění .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 25

E-014304/13 by Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sari Essayah, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Petri Sarvamaa, Nils Torvalds, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Hannu Takkula, Sampo Terho, Satu Hassi, Tarja Cronberg and Mitro Repo to the Commission Subject: Decision on the regional LNG terminal location ꢀ Suomenkielinen versio ............................................................................................................................................................................... 26 ꢀ Svensk version ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 28

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E-014306/13 by Syed Kamall to the Commission Subject: British Summer Time (BST) ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 29

E-014307/13 by Syed Kamall to the Commission Subject: Funding for ‘Visit to our Heritage’ programme ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 30

E-014308/13 by Syed Kamall to the Commission Subject: Freedom of speech for Egyptian athletes ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 31

E-014309/13 by Syed Kamall to the Commission Subject: Application for a Spanish visa ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32

E-014310/13 by Syed Kamall to the Commission Subject: Repair of solar panels ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 33

E-014311/13 by Chris Davies to the Commission Subject: Re-use, recycling and recovery of printer toner cartridges ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 34

E-014312/13 by Nicole Sinclaire to the Commission Subject: Coventry Arena project ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 35

E-014313/13 by Phil Bennion, Fiona Hall, George Lyon, Andrew Duff, Edward McMillan-Scott, Catherine Bearder, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Rebecca Taylor and Sir Graham Watson to the Commission

Subject: Energy prices

ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 E-014314/13 by Phil Bennion, Fiona Hall, George Lyon, Andrew Duff, Edward McMillan-Scott, Catherine Bearder, Baroness Sarah Ludford, Rebecca Taylor and Sir Graham Watson to the Commission Subject: Petrol and diesel prices ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 37

E-014315/13 by Charles Tannock to the Commission Subject: VP/HR — Ahwazi political activists on death row in Iran ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 38

E-014317/13 by Franck Proust to the Commission Subject: Clusters in Europe ꢀ Version française ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40

E-014318/13 by Laurence J.A.J. Stassen to the Commission Subject: Mr Bağış's comments in response to the progress report (follow-up question) ꢀ Nederlandse versie ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 43

E-014394/13 by Laurence J.A.J. Stassen to the Commission Subject: Egemen Bağış: ‘Do not publish the Turkey progress report on a religious holiday’ (follow-up question) ꢀ Nederlandse versie ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 41 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 43

E-014320/13 by Philip Claeys to the Commission Subject: PA pays ‘terrorist salaries’ ꢀ Nederlandse versie ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 46

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E-014321/13 by Saïd El Khadraoui to the Commission Subject: Support for people with disabilities ꢀ Nederlandse versie ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 48

E-014322/13 by Rareş-Lucian Niculescu to the Commission Subject: Closure of Presseurop news portal ꢀ Versiunea în limba română ........................................................................................................................................................................ 49 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 50

E-014323/13 by Rareş-Lucian Niculescu to the Commission Subject: UK plans to introduce a maximum annual cap of 75 000 immigrants from European Union Member States ꢀ Versiunea în limba română ........................................................................................................................................................................ 51 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 52

E-014324/13 by Rareş-Lucian Niculescu to the Commission Subject: Alarming cancer statistics ꢀ Versiunea în limba română ........................................................................................................................................................................ 53 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 54

P-014326/13 by Marietta Giannakou to the Commission Subject: VP/HR — Involvement of Europeans in the civil conflict in Syria ꢀ Ελληνική έκδοση ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 55 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 56

P-014327/13 by Ivo Belet to the Commission Subject: Tackling match-fixing from Asia ꢀ Nederlandse versie ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 58

P-014328/13 by Edit Herczog to the Commission Subject: Aluminium resource-efficient solutions ꢀ Magyar változat ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 60

E-014329/13 by Salvador Sedó i Alabart to the Commission Subject: Enthusiasm for taking part in the European project ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 62

E-014330/13 by Salvador Sedó i Alabart to the Commission Subject: Establishment of Islamic extremism in Catalonia ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 63 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 64

E-014334/13 by Josefa Andrés Barea to the Commission Subject: Allegedly fraudulent use of Ruralter-Leader funds by the Regional Government of Valencia ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 66

E-014336/13 by Francisco Sosa Wagner to the Commission Subject: Segregation of Roma children into special schools ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 68

E-014337/13 by Francisco Sosa Wagner to the Commission Subject: The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 report: EU Member States not advancing in the same direction ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 70

E-014338/13 by Francisco Sosa Wagner to the Commission Subject: The end of the Presseurop project and citizen involvement ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 71 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 72

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E-014339/13 by Antolín Sánchez Presedo to the Commission Subject: Start of negotiations on the new EU-Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 74

E-014341/13 by Angelika Werthmann to the Commission Subject: Recommendation on relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector ꢀ Deutsche Fassung ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 75 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 76

E-014342/13 by Marietta Giannakou to the Commission Subject: Turkish violation of the embargo on arms exports to Syria ꢀ Ελληνική έκδοση ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 77 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 78

E-014344/13 by Rosa Estaràs Ferragut to the Commission Subject: EU ratification of Marrakesh Treaty ꢀ Versión española ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 80

E-014345/13 by Eija-Riitta Korhola to the Commission Subject: Mutual recognition of degrees within the European Union ꢀ Suomenkielinen versio ............................................................................................................................................................................... 81 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 82

E-014346/13 by Charles Tannock and Eleni Theocharous to the Commission Subject: VP/HR — EU-Armenia relations post Vilnius ꢀ Ελληνική έκδοση ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 83 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 84

E-014347/13 by Philippe de Villiers to the Commission Subject: Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority ꢀ Version française ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 85 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 86

E-014348/13 by Giancarlo Scottà and Philippe de Villiers to the Commission Subject: Recycling of aluminium waste ꢀ Version française ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 ꢀ Versione italiana .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 89

E-014349/13 by Mario Borghezio to the Commission Subject: Action to protect the university library of Pisa ꢀ Versione italiana .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 90 ꢀ English version ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 91

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