European Parliament
President.
Question No 6 by John Walls Cushnahan 
Subject: Proposal for an EU Coastguard Service
At the meeting between the Council Presidency and German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, in Verona on 23 August 2003, the idea of establishing an EU Coastguard Service was discussed (as reported in the Sunday Times of the 24 August 2003). In the light of this initiative, might I draw the Council's attention to a proposal that I submitted on this issue to the Convention on the Future of Europe (CONV 150/02)? I should be interested in learning what is the Council Presidency's reaction to the proposal.

