by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the
Commission
(13 September
2001)
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Subject:
Establishment of a special European force to deal with demonstrations |
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Mr Otto Schily,
the German Minister of the Interior, recently put forward a proposal which
was endorsed by Claudio Scajola, his Italian counterpart, to set up a special
force with primary responsibility for dealing with demonstrations of
"trouble-makers" opposed to globalisation. This proposal, which
is underpinned by other schemes, such as (Council Decision of 13 July 2001)
the establishment of files for each country on the individuals concerned and
the monitoring of these individuals by the authorities owing to their
involvement in similar types of demonstration, is without any legal
justification and is a violation of the provisions on the free movement of
persons within the European Union. In the light of the above, will the
Commission, as guardian of Community law, say whether the proposal in
question is compatible with the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam? |