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(a) RESOLUTION B3-0668/92 on the work of the Committee of Inquiry into Drugs Trafficking

The European Parliament,

- having regard to oral questions B3-1898/rev., 1899/rev. and 1900/rev./91 following the work of the Committee of Inquiry into Drugs Trafficking,

A. whereas past years have shown a serious rise in organized crime linked to drugs trafficking, as well as a rise in business crime and corruption,

B. whereas these forms of crime are making use of the infrastructure of the legal economy within the Community, e.g. by means of money laundering,

C. whereas such developments are threatening to undermine our democracies and the social welfare of our societies,

D. whereas it is necessary to investigate further the impact that completion of the internal market may have on these developments,

1. Stresses that the Member States must adopt a more coherent approach to the problems of organized and business crime;

2. Underlines that this coherent approach should include close cooperation with United Nations bodies involved in the fight against global crime;

3. Welcomes the decision of the Maastricht Summit, incorporated in the draft treaty on European Union, to institute Community-wide cooperation in justice and internal affairs;

4. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to put the Maastricht proposals into practice as soon as possible, particularly in order to safeguard civil rights and the free movement of people within a Community without frontiers;

5. Emphasizes that by means of its newly-created Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs it intends to examine and counteract more thoroughly any threats to internal security that the abolition of frontiers might cause;

6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to examine closely the results of the work of the Committee of Inquiry into Drugs Trafficking, bearing in mind that the abolition of internal frontiers and the creation of an integrated area highlight the need not to change the current strategy for combating drug-trafficking, which is based on prohibition;

7. Does not believe that any form of legalization represents a viable solution to the drugs problem and reaffirms its support for the rule of law as encompassed in the UN Conventions and in the legislation of Member States;

8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States.
A4-0121/94

Resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on satellite communications: the provision of - and access to - space segment capacity

The European Parliament,

- having regard to Title XII, Trans-European networks, of the Treaty establishing the European Community,

- having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on satellite communications: the provision of - and access to - space segment capacity (COM(94)0210 - C4-0120/94),

- having regard to the relevant provisions of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and the opinion of the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media (A4-0121/94),

1. Welcomes the fundamental objectives defined in the communication;

2. Regrets that the Commission did not submit to Parliament a draft resolution with the communication, as it did when submitting its communication on satellite navigation services (COM(94)0248);

3. Calls on the Commission to attach a draft resolution to its pre-legislative communications in the future, so that the institutions involved in the Community's legislative process - the Council and Parliament - may comment on the project on an equal footing;

4. Calls on the Member States to take, on the basis of a common position, any measures in such international satellite organizations as Intelsat, Inmarsat and Eutelsat likely to ensure the non-discriminatory allocation of space segment capacity;

5. Considers it essential for the Member States to have a balanced common concept if orbit and related frequency resources are to be managed efficiently;

6. Believes that the Commission and the Member States must cooperate closely in the International Telecommunication Union in order to gear such a concept more closely to the market and competition;

7. Calls on the Commission to take account of both cultural and economic pluralism, which will ensure and increase diversity and the exchange of views in radio and individual communications;

8. Believes that the principle of open access to the satellite sector should apply equally to public enterprises partly or completely controlled by the national telecommunications organizations and to private operators and that neither must control the market in the provision of satellite-based services by using such protected distribution systems as coding, whether in television, interactive VSAT or individual services;

9. Concludes that there may be a need for a central supervisory authority to monitor all providers of space segment capacity in Europe, be they telecommunications organizations, consortia in which telecommunications organizations participate or entirely private operators, to ensure protection of access and fair competition in the Community;

10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the parliaments of the Member States.
B4-0183/95

Resolution on the effects on agriculture of the severe flooding in Northern Europe

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the recent severe flooding in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands and the United Kingdom,

A. whereas considerable damage has been done to agricultural holdings, livestock and other property,

B. whereas farmers have not only incurred considerable extra costs but have also seen their income affected by the impossibility of planting crops and by the need to slaughter livestock which has provoked an over-supply and thus a sharp fall in the price of animals,

C. whereas the interinstitutional agreement sets strict budgetary limits, both overall and in each financial category, and as a consequence no provision exists to deal with a natural disaster of this scale,

D. whereas it is important to demonstrate flexibility and creativity in the face of this exceptional situation,

E. whereas the primary responsibility for helping victims of natural disasters rests with the Member States,

1. Believes that the severity of the floods warrants the use of exceptional measures;

2. Points out that as a result of the floods a number of aid payments (premiums and arable aids) will not be made and that this money should be made available;

3. Believes that money for set-aside payments should be made available as compensation for flooded land;

4. Calls for investment aids to be made available from the Structural Funds for the cleaning and repair of land and buildings;

5. Urges the Commission to set up an emergency coordination unit to speed up bureaucratic procedures while maintaining appropriate financial controls;

6. Believes that a reserve should be built into the budget in future years to enable aid to be paid in the case of natural disasters;

7. Believes that long-term work on flood prevention should be increased with the object of developing a flood-prevention strategy at European level; points out that flood damage has regional, social and environmental implications and that financing for this work should be charged to the relevant budgets;

8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.
B4-0691/95

Resolution on the trial of 17 people in Georgia - Case No. 7493810

The European Parliament,

A. having regard to Case No. 7493810 in which the judgement at first instance was handed down on 6 March 1995 and the 17 defendants, appearing on charges ranging from burglary of a perfume factory to murder, received sentences going from two and a half years imprisonment to, for two of the accused, death,

B. having regard to reports by several human rights organizations detailing the failure to uphold legal procedures and the rights of the defence as well as instances of physical violence perpetrated on the defendants and their families; whereas the Georgian state has acknowledged some of these facts and intends to reform the legal and penal systems to achieve greater democracy,

C. having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular Articles 7, 9(2) and 14(3)(b) thereof,

D. having regard to its last report on the human rights situation in the world; reaffirming the European Union's commitment to the principle of abolishing capital punishment; having regard also to the provision in Georgian law for a reprieve procedure,

The European Parliament,

1. Notes that the Georgian State has indicated its intention of reforming its legal and penal system with a view to making it more democratic, and calls on the European Union and the member states of the OSCE to provide technical assistance for the Georgian programme aimed at reforming the legal and penal system;

2. Calls on the Georgian Government to ensure that the appeals procedure operates correctly, upholding the rights of the defence and human rights in general;

3. Calls for the death sentence on Petre Gelbakhiani and Irakli Dokvadze to be commuted in accordance with the principles applying in most democratic states throughout the world and within the European Union in particular;

4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the Georgian Government and the Secretary-General of the OSCE.
B4-0435/95

Resolution on the dangerous situation in Algeria

The European Parliament,

- recalling its previous resolutions on the situation in Algeria,

A. appalled by the atrocities committed in Algeria in the struggle between an oppressive government and religious fanatics,

B. pointing out that, according to the Algerian Government, 6388 people were killed in 1991, among them 61 foreigners,

C. pointing out that in the three years of violence 59 children have been killed,

D. shocked by the prison mutiny at Serkadji on 21 February 1995 in which about 100 prisoners and four guards were killed,

E. recalling the 100 deaths in the prison mutiny of Berrouaghia in November 1994,

F. drawing attention to the arrest of eight Algerian religious fanatics in Belgium on 2 March 1995 following the discovery of arms, explosives and false papers by the Belgian police,

G. drawing attention to the threats of the Groupe Islamique Armé (GIA) on 4 March 1995 if the Belgian authorities do not release those arrested,

1. Condemns all those responsible for murders, often accompanied by atrocious torture and mutilation, and deplores that religion is being used as a pretext to commit terrible crimes;

2. Urges the Algerian Government to establish independent inquiries into the prison mutinies and their repression;

3. Stresses that the threat to public order in Belgium is typical of the dangers with which Europe is confronted by terrorism inspired by religious fanaticism;

4. Insists that this threat makes cooperation between EU police forces all the more important and urgent;

5. Insists that the situation in Algeria and its position as a major trading partner of the EU clearly show the pressing need for a common foreign and security policy of the European Union;

6. Insists on the need for a negotiated settlement in Algeria and notes that one of the few hopeful signs is that the Foreign Minister of Algeria, Mr Mohamed Salah Dembri, has recently said that there are positive elements in the declaration made in Rome in January 1995 by some leaders of the opposition;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the Government of Algeria.
A4-0317/95

Resolution on the Commission report on a review of Community energy legislation and the communication from the Commission concerning the repeal of several Community legislative texts in the field of energy policy (COM(95)0391 - C4-0350/95)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the report and communication from the Commission, COM(95)0391 - C4-0350/95,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy (A4-0317/95),

A. whereas, in the interests of transparency, it is desirable to streamline Community legislation wherever necessary,

1. Approves the repeal of nine legislative acts in the field of the rational use of energy (Recommendations 76/492/EEC ((OJ L 140, 28.5.1976, p. 11. )), 76/493/EEC ((OJ L 140, 28.5.1976, p. 12.)), 76/496/EEC ((OJ L 140, 28.5.1976, p. 18.)), 77/712/EEC ((OJ L 295, 18.11.1977, p. 1.)), and 79/167/ECSC, EEC, EURATOM ((OJ L 37, 13.2.1979, p. 25.))) and oil (Regulations (EEC) No 1055/72 ((OJ L 120, 25.5.1972, p. 3.)), EEC No 3254/74 ((OJ L 349, 28.12.1974, p. 1.)), (EEC) No 388/75 ((OJ L 45, 19.12.1975, p. 1.)) and EEC No 1038/79 ((OJ L 132, 30.5.1979, p. 1.))) which have either become obsolete or are now covered by later Community legislation;

2. Approves the maintenance of Recommendation 77/713/EEC ((OJ L 295, 18.11.1977, p. 3.)) and Directive 78/170/EEC ((OJ L 52, 23.2.1978, p. 32.)) concerning the rational use of energy, and Directive 76/491/EEC ((OJ L 140, 28.5.1976, p. 4.)) concerning oil , which do not duplicate subsequent acts;

3. Supports the temporary maintenance of two Decisions (77/186/EEC ((OJ L 61, 5.3.1977, p. 23.)) and 77/706/EEC ((OJ L 292, 16.11.1977, p. 9.))) and one Directive (75/339/EEC ((OJ L 153, 13.6.1975, p. 35.))) on oil, while calling on the Commission to propose a new package of crisis measures as soon as possible in this sector which is particularly sensitive to geopolitical uncertainties;

4. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and the Council.
B4-1499, 1516, 1522, 1544 and 1556/95

Resolution on the selection of the Panchen Lama and religious freedom in Tibet

The European Parliament,

A. deploring generally the Chinese authorities' relentless persecution of Tibetan Buddhist monks,

B. noting that the Government of the People's Republic of China has announced the selection of a new Panchen Lama, attempting to overrule the Dalai Lama's choice of five months ago, thereby disregarding the religious traditions of the Tibetan people and politicizing an issue that has always been a strictly religious matter throughout the history of Tibet,

C. stressing that this action by the Chinese is liable to create serious unrest in Tibetan society,

D. recalling that on 14 May 1995 the Dalai Lama, freely exercising the powers he enjoys by virtue of his spiritual role, had already recognized Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as being the new reincarnation of the Panchen Lama,

E. whereas Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his parents, as well as the monk who identified him as the Panchen Lama, have not been seen in public since July 1995,

F. expressing its dismay that the actions of the Chinese authorities represent a further erosion of the principle of freedom of religion,

G. having regard to the riots which followed the government's decision and the ruthlessness with which they were quelled,

The European Parliament,

1. Condemns China's intervention in the nomination of the candidate for the title of Panchen Lama, which is strictly a religious matter, as well as the forced appointment of the candidate imposed by the Chinese authorities;

2. Urges the Chinese authorities to respect the wishes of the Tibetan people by accepting the Panchen Lama as recognized by the Dalai Lama;

3. Requests the Government of the People's Republic of China immediately to allow Union diplomats to meet Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his parents, as well as the monk mentioned above, in order to ensure that they are safe;

4. Calls on the Chinese authorities to undertake not to pressure or intimidate Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and his family in any way, particularly as regards his freedom to perform his spiritual role as the Panchen Lama and thus his free access to the education necessary for this role;

5. Calls on the Chinese authorities to accord full freedom of movement and worship to Tibetan monks, and to respect the Tashi Lumpo monastery, the historical seat of the Panchen Lama;

6. Calls on the representatives of the Council and the Commission to exert strong diplomatic or other pressure on the Chinese authorities to put an end to their unacceptable treatment of the Tibetan people;

7. Believes that the final decision to proceed with the European Union's Panam project in Tibet should not be taken until such time as the requests in this resolution are met;

8. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Dalai Lama, the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Tibetan Government in exile.
B4-1525/95

Resolution on the arrest of the German citizen Georg T. Kunta in Daghestan (Russian Federation)

The European Parliament,

A. indignant that Mr Georg Tamerlan Kunta, a German citizen of Chechen origin, has been imprisoned in Makhachkala (Daghestan, Russian Federation) for three months, and that his family in Germany found out about this only a month ago by indirect means,

B. incensed that the German Embassy, contrary to international agreements, has hitherto been refused direct contact with the prisoner,

C. whereas Mr Kunta, who has officially only been charged with a minor visa offence, is also charged in the Public Prosecutor's indictment with collecting information for Western newspapers - which he would in any case be perfectly entitled to do under the CSCE Final Act and other international agreements with which Russia has undertaken to comply,

D. concerned that human rights organizations in Moscow suspect that the Russian military are taking revenge on Mr Kunta for reporting in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Stern and many other Western media, following his most recent journey to the Caucasus, on the slaughter in Chechnya, as well as intending to set up a Chechnya information office in the European Union,

E. whereas Russia has still not yet repealed the Soviet criminal code, and Mr Kunta therefore runs the risk of being sentenced to several years imprisonment following his trial, which is just beginning,

F. concerned at the Public Prosecutor's intention to hold the trial in a remote town in Daghestan which has no telephone or fax links, thus effectively rendering observation of the trial impossible,

The European Parliament,

1. Calls on the competent authorities in the Russian Federation to grant the German Embassy immediate permission to hold a conversation with Mr Kunta;

2. Reminds the Government of the Russian Federation that imposing a prison sentence on an EU citizen for a very minor offence would contravene the spirit of the partnership agreement;

3. Calls for Mr Kunta's immediate release and for the trial to be moved to Moscow or some other place in which international observation is possible;

4. Calls on the Council and the Commission to make representations in this matter to the Government of the Russian Federation;

5. Instructs its President to forward this Resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation.
B4-1299/95

Resolution on the delays in the implementation of Regulations (EEC) 2081/92 and 2082/92 on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the oral questions to the Council and the Commission on the delay in the implementation of Regulations (EEC) 2081/92 and 2082/92 on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications (B4- 1085/95 and B4-1086/95) ((OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, pp. 1 and 9.)),

- having regard to the Commission's reply to the above oral question,

A. whereas the two regulations in question came into force on 24 July 1993,

B. whereas the Commission has not so far drawn up and published the list of designations of origin and geographical indications forwarded by the Member States and already recognized by them,

C. whereas the list of designations which have become generic has not been published either,

D. whereas these delays may nullify the efforts made to establish a Community quality policy based on the ideas behind the reformed common agricultural policy,

1. Considers that the delay in the implementation of the two regulations penalizes both producers in their efforts to promote quality and also consumers, who are entitled to the greatest possible degree of transparency;

2. Urges the Commission to do all in its power to ensure that a list of the protected designations of origin and geographical indications in respect of which a technical study has already been carried out is drawn up and published as soon as possible;

3. Calls on the Commission to meet the various deadlines and obligations laid down in the regulations, in particular by drawing up a list of designations which have become generic;

4. Asks to be informed regularly about the difficulties and obstacles which are delaying the implementation of the two regulations;

5. Calls on the Commission to enhance quality promotion measures for farm products and foodstuffs also by launching the European 'Ecolabel¨ in order to safeguard consumer choice and to ensure that similar competitive conditions exist in the different Member States of the European Union;

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