ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
Thursday 6 May 19991.10.1999 EN C 279/411 Official Journal of the European Communities
Legislative resolution embodying Parliament’s opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision laying
down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission
(COM(98)0380 − C4-0501/98 − 98/0219(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
− having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(98)0380 − 98/0219(CNS) (1),
− having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 145 (now Article 202) of the EC Treaty
(C4-0501/98),
− having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,− having regard to the report of the Committee on Institutional Affairs and the opinions of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy, the Committee on Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Research, Technological Developmentand Energy, the Committee on External Economic Relations, Committee on Legal Affairs andCitizens’ Rights, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Transport andTourism, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection, the Committeeon Culture, Youth, Education and the Media, the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs,the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on the Rules ofProcedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities (A4-0169/99),
1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC
Treaty;
3. Notes that the negotiations have progressed on some issues, such as transparency, harmonisation of
procedures, Parliament’s role, but notes that, as far as simplification is concerned, maintaining regulatorycommittees would be unacceptable unless the double safety-net procedure were abandoned, whileguaranteeing effective decision-making procedures and avoiding a system which might result in nodecisions being taken;
4. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament;
5. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the
Commission proposal;
6. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.
(1) OJ C 279, 8.9.1998, p. 5.
22. Situation in Kosovo
B4-0443, 0444, 0445, 0454 and 0485/99
Resolution on Kosovo
The European Parliament ,
− having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Kosovo and the former Yugoslavia,
notably that of 15 April 1999 (1),
− having regard to the outcome of the informal meeting of Heads of State or Government of 14 April
1999 and the conclusions of the meeting of the General Affairs Council of 26/27 April 1999,
− having regard to UN Security Council Resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998) and 1203 (1998),
(1) Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 4.
TEXTS ADOPTED
1. Appointment of senior Commission officials
B5-0399, 0412 and 0413/2000
European Parliament resolution on the appointment of senior Commission officials
The European Parliament,
.dash having regard to Articles 213 and 218 of the EC Treaty,.dash having regard to its resolution of 15 September 1999 on the Prodi Commission(
1) in which it
requested that the codes of conduct for Commissioners and in particular for high-level officials besent to Parliament for its views to be taken into account before they are implemented,
.dash having regard to the Commission Decision of 29 September 1999 on senior appointments;
.dash having regard to its resolution of 19 January 2000 containing its observations on action to be taken
on the second report of the Committee of Independent Experts on reform of the Commission(
2), and
especially its request for measures to ensure that the principles of merit and managerial capacity inparticular are clearly included in the codes of conduct for purposes of appointment and promotion,
A. whereas the Commission presented an Action Plan in its White Paper on Reform of the Commission
of 1 March 2000 (COM(2000) 200), on which its competent committee is preparing a report,
B. whereas the Commission has adopted a new framework for the appointment and promotion of senior
officials,
1. Reiterates its support for and commitment to the Reform agenda;
2. Regards the decisions involved in appointing and promoting individual officials in each EU institu-
tion as a matter for that Institution alone;
3. Welcomes President Prodi’s initiative to put in place codes of conduct for senior officials, although it
regrets that it has so far been unable to give its opinion on them; recalls that, pursuant to paragraph 40 of
its abovementioned resolution of 19 January 2000, its competent committee is to draw up a report on this
subject;
4. Supports the priority given by the Commission to an objective appraisal of merit as the determining
factor in its appointment and promotion policies; agrees with the Commission that this policy must beimplemented having due regard for both geographical balance and equal opportunities;
5. Welcomes the information provided by the Commission regarding the senior officials the new Com-
mission has appointed, and to which posts, since the beginning of its mandate; requests that such a report
on the appointment of A1 and A2 officials should be submitted to its competent committee on a half-
yearly basis;
6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission.
(1) OJ C 54, 25.2.2000, p. 49.
(2) Texts Adopted, Item 3.C 59/90 EN 23.2.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
Wednesday 17 May 2000
4dash having regard to Article160b(3) of the EAEC Treaty,
4dash having regard to Rule 35 of itsRulesof Procedure,
4dash having been consulted by the Council by letter of 22 June 2001 on the appointment of a Member of
the Court of Auditors(C5-0288/2001),
4dash whereasat itsmeeting of 8-10 October 2001 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Coun-
cil’snominee for the office of Member of the Court of Auditorsand cons idered the nominee’squalifi-
cationsin the light of the criteria laid down by Articles45b of the ECSC Treaty, 247 of the EC Treaty
and 160b of the EAEC Treaty,
4dash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0346/2001),
1. Deliversa favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr Hubert Weber to the office of Member of
the Court of Auditors;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and, for information, to the Court of
Auditors, the other institutions of the European Communities and the Audit Offices of the Member States.
9.
European Parliament resolution on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors
(C5-0291/2001 /dash 2001/0816(CNS))
The European Parliament,
4dash having regard to Article45b(3) of the ECSC Treaty,
4dash having regard to Article247(3) of the EC Treaty,
4dash having regard to Article160b(3) of the EAEC Treaty,
4dash having regard to Rule 35 of itsRulesof Procedure,
4dash having been consulted by the Council by letter of 28 June 2001 on the appointment of a Member of
the Court of Auditors(C5-0291/2001),
4dash whereasat itsmeeting of 8-10 October 2001 the Committee on Budgetary Control heard the Coun-
cil’snominee for the office of Member of the Court of Auditorsand cons idered the nominee’squalifi-cationsin the light of the criteria laid down by Articles45b of the ECSC Treaty, 247 of the EC Treatyand 160b of the EAEC Treaty,
4dash having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0346/2001),
1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr Lars Tobisson to the office of Member of
the Court of Auditors;
2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and, for information, to the Court of
Auditors, the other institutions of the European Communities and the Audit Offices of the Member States.9.5.2002 EN C112E/105 Official Journal of the European Communities
Tuesday 23 October 2001
18. Human rights: Nigeria
B5-0109, 0119, 0127, 0138 and 0148/2001
European Parliament resolution on human rights in Nigeria
The European Parliament,
-dash having regard to the CFSP statement of 30 January 2001 on corporal punishment in Zamfara state
(Nigeria),
A. deeply concerned by the case of the young girl, Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, who was sentenced to a
hundred lashes on 19 January 2001 at the Higher Sharia court of Tsafe, in the state of Zamfara,Nigeria, for having sexual relations outside of marriage,
B. whereassince1999eightnorthernstatesofNigeriahaveintroducedIslamiclaw,creatingsevereprob-
lems in relations between the different communities in those states,
C. whereas the Nigerian Constitutionadopted in 1999 guarantees total freedom of belief,
1. Condemns the flogging of an underage girl, sentenced under Zamfara state legislation, and stresses
that she received this punishment while an application for leave to appeal was still pending before thecourts;
2. Considers flogging a cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment which contravenes the Nigerian Con-
stitution and the international conventions on human rights to which Nigeria is party;
3. Urges the authorities to allow defendants sentenced to corporal punishment to exercise their full
rights of appeal to higher courts and not to obstruct their attempts to do so on procedural grounds;
4. Stresses the peaceful and legal action taken by both Muslim and Christian human rights groups in
Nigeria on these issues;
5. CallsontheEuropean Uniontoimprovethe dialoguewith Nigeria, withaview tostrengthening the
existing processes in Nigeria towards the consolidation of democracy and respect for human rights andreligious freedoms;
6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Nigerian
Government and Parliament.
19. Human rights: Freedom of expression in Pakistan
B5-0110, 0120, 0129, 0139 and 0149/2001
European Parliament resolution on the arrest of seven journalists and freedom of expression in
Pakistan
The European Parliament,
A. expressing deep concern at news that seven journalists face the death penalty for blasphemy after
Pakistan’smilitary regime closeddown an English-language newspaper for publishing a reader’s letter,
B. whereas hundreds of protesters from a right-wing Islamic party set fire to the printing presses of the
‘Frontier Post’in the Peshawar newspaper’s offices,C 276/284 EN1.10.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities
Thursday 15 February 2001
P6_TA(2004)0050
Guantanamo
European Parliament resolution on Guantanamo
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to its previous resolutions on the Guantanamo detainees' rights to a fair trial and, in
particular, its recommendation to the Council of 10 March 2004 (1),
— having regard to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
or Punishment, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1984,
— having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas both the United States of America and the Member States have repeatedly reaffirmed their
commitment to the democratic values which are the foundation of both the transatlantic communityand solidarity: freedom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights,
B. whereas approximately 580 people remain detained in Guantanamo Bay alone,C. whereas, according to eye-witnesses, many detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been regularly subjected
to harsh and coercive treatment,
D. whereas three released British detainees have described, in a 115-page report published on 4 August
2004, the conditions under which interrogations were conducted,
E. whereas the US Supreme Court has taken the decision to refuse indefinite detention without due pro-
cess for Guantanamo Bay detainees,
F. whereas EU institutions, Member States and public opinion are concerned about conditions at the
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and have called for the detainees to be treated in accordance with therule of law, regardless of their nationality or origin,
1. Reaffirms that, in the face of the threat of terrorism, one of the prime duties of democracies is to
protect their citizens with resolve, to fight terrorism firmly and tenaciously and to detect and dismantle anyterrorist networks; strongly reaffirms that this fight cannot be waged in breach of international law and atthe expense of established basic, shared values such as respect for human rights, the rule of law and therelevant Geneva Conventions;
2. Notes with satisfaction that some detainees have been granted increasing entitlement to private con-
versations with independent lawyers; insists, however, that every detainee should be treated in accordancewith international humanitarian law and tried without delay in a fair and public hearing by a competent,independent and impartial tribunal, in application and demonstration of the very values we stand for;
3. Reiterates the recommendations it made to the Council on 10 March 2004 as regards the legal con-
sideration of detainees held in Guantanamo Bay and the possible impact on the EU-US partnership;
4. Calls on the US administration to allow an impartial and independent investigation into allegations of
torture and mistreatment for all persons deprived of their liberty in US custody;
5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the High Represen-
tative for the CFSP, the parliaments of the Member States and the President and Congress of the UnitedStates of America.
(1) Texts Adopted, P5_TA(2004)0168.14.7.2005 EN C 174 E/193 Official Journal of the European Union
Thursday 28 October 2004
P6_TA(2006)0439

Peace process in Spain

European Parliament resolution on the peace process in Spain

The European Parliament,

- having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

1. Endorses the statement by the European Council of 23 and 24 March 2006, under the Austrian Presidency, that "the European Council welcomed the reports of the President of the Spanish Government on the announcement of a permanent ceasefire made by the terrorist group ETA";

2. Supports the statement on 22 March 2006 by the President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, to the effect that "this is good news for Spanish society and the whole of Europe, which shows that terrorism can be fought by the force of democracy; this is a time to show calmness and caution, a time to remember the many victims of terrorism, a time for hope, for all democratic political forces to join together";

3. Calls on the Council and the Commission to take appropriate action;

4. Condemns violence as being morally unacceptable and absolutely incompatible with democracy;

5. Expresses its solidarity with the victims of terrorism;

6. Supports the fight against terrorism and the peace initiative in the Basque Country undertaken by the Spanish democratic institutions within the framework of their exclusive competences;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

--------------------------------------------------
20.

Stresses that the Geeref must give priority to serving the specific needs of the Least Developed Countries and to interventions that have demonstrated strong linkages to poverty reduction; notes that the scope of the Geeref is to support regional subfunds for Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Island States, the countries of the European Neighbourhood (including North Africa and non-EU Eastern Europe), Latin America and Asia; calls, however, for special emphasis on serving the needs of the ACP countries; calls on the Commission to ensure that funding is not allocated to only one or two subfunds when appropriations are distributed; strongly recommends that any subfunds for China and Russia, if included in the portfolio, do not absorb all the available resources and that they should be of particular interest as pilot-projects;
26.

Points out the uneven, albeit strong, economic growth in the entire region, but draws attention to the fact that growth is more sustained in the oil and gas exporting countries; points to the fragility of the private sector in many countries bordering the Black Sea; stresses the importance of building a space of economic opportunities and prosperity in the Black Sea region for its population and trading partners; underlines the need to improve the investment climate, for both local and international companies, in particular by stepping up the fight against corruption and fraud, and to promote market economy reforms aimed at increasing competitiveness and economic attractiveness, creating diversified economies, and providing for sustainable growth, as well as social justice and coherence; encourages harmonisation and further liberalisation measures and supports the creation of a free trade area in accordance with WTO principles; believes that the EU, as a major economic partner of the Black Sea countries, has a leading role to play in promoting the abovementioned goals and in encouraging the region to take the necessary steps;
91.

Stresses that Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that ‘In all actions concerning children, whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions, courts of law, administrative authorities or legislative bodies, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration’; under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention), the interests of the child are understood to mean a rapid return after abduction; however, the interests of the child encompass more than simply a rapid return, for example a secure direct physical environment, a climate of affection, a supportive, flexible family structure, appropriate role-modelling by parents, continuity of upbringing and care, as well as decent living conditions; the Hague Convention takes no account of these criteria; for example, it does not consider who the abducting parent is, whether or not that parent has parental responsibility, how old the child is, how long the child has already spent in the other country, whether the child goes to school and has made friends there, etc.; it may be concluded that despite the ‘good’ intentions of the Hague Convention and Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, the rights of the child are often not well protected; calls on the Commission to take action to protect the rights of the child better here too, and urges it to make proposals to that effect;
1.

Calls on Member States to introduce a missing child alert system, which, when activated, would require the immediate forwarding to the relevant news media, border authorities and customs and law enforcement agencies of: — details of the missing child, with a photograph if available, — information relevant to the disappearance and the suspected abductor(s), — a telephone number to call with information (116 000, where operational);
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 286/172

Wednesday 18 June 2008

Statute of the European Ombudsman

P6_TA(2008)0301

European Parliament resolution of 18 June 2008 on the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament amending its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (2006/2223(INI))

2009/C 286 E/50

The European Parliament,

having regard to the letter from the European Ombudsman to its President of 11 July 2006,

having regard to the letter of 21 September 2006 from its President to its Committee on Constitutional Affairs,

having regard to Article 195(4) of the EC Treaty,

having regard to Article 107d(4) of the Euratom Treaty,

having regard to its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (1), as incorporated into Annex X to Parliament's Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the opinion by the Commission on the draft decision amending its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom as approved at its sitting of 22 April 2008 (2),

having regard to the approval by the Council of the amended draft decision as resulting from the vote,

having regard to Rule 45(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Petitions (A6-0076/2008),

1. Adopts the decision amending its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom;

2. Instructs its President to publish in the texts adopted the final version of the decision amending its Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom as resulting from its votes on 22 April 2008 and 18 June 2008 and to forward it together with this resolution to the Council and the Commission;

3. Instructs its President to ensure the publication in good time of its decision amending Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1) OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15. Decision as amended by Decision 2002/262/EC, ECSC, Euratom (OJ L 92, 9.4.2002, p. 13).

(2) 2 Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2008)0129.
EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 294/80

Thursday 10 July 2008

Death penalty

P6_TA(2008)0368

European Parliament resolution of 10 July 2008 on the death penalty, particularly the case of TroyDavis

2009/C 294 E/19

The European Parliament,

having regard to its previous resolutions on the abolition of the death penalty and the need for an immediate moratorium on executions in those countries where the death penalty is still imposed,

having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 62/149 of 18 December 2007 on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty in the world,

having regard to the updated and revised version of the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty, adopted by the Council on 16 June 2008,

A. having regard to the case of Troy Davis, sentenced to death by the Georgia State Court in 1991 for the murder of a policeman and scheduled to be executed at the end of July 2008,

B. whereas, according to Troy Davis' lawyers, there is abundant proof of his innocence, material evidence against him has never been produced and seven witnesses for the prosecution have retracted their testimony,

C. whereas on 4 August 2007 the Supreme Court of Georgia agreed to reconsider new elements casting doubt on Troy Davis' guilt,

D. whereas on 17 March 2008 the Supreme Court of Georgia denied Troy Davis a retrial, although the Chief Justice dissented,

E. whereas since 1975 more than 120 people have been released from death row in the United States, having been found innocent,

F. whereas in the United States the power of clemency in cases where a capital sentence has been imposed exists as a failsafe against irreversible errors that the courts are unable or unwilling to remedy,

G. whereas New Jersey is the first US State to have abolished capital punishment by legislation since the reintroduction of the death penalty in the United States in 1972, citing the inescapable risk of executing those wrongfully convicted,

1. Calls upon those countries where the death penalty is imposed to take the necessary steps towards its abolition;

2. Asks that Troy Davis' death sentence be commuted and, in view of the abundant evidence which might lead to such commutation, for the relevant courts to grant him a retrial;

3. Appeals urgently to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute Troy Davis' death sentence;

4. Calls on the Presidency of the Council and the Delegation of the Commission to the United States to raise the issue as a matter of urgency with the US authorities;