European Parliament 3 July 2000, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2221/00 by Manuel Pérez Álvarez (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Ill-treatment.

The Commission is however not in a position to take other measures to assist European companies that are faced with American sanctions. Under the principle of subsidiarity, such assistance is a matter for each Member State to consider, provided that Community rules on state aids and competition are complied with.