WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3447/97 by Klaus-Heiner LEHNE to the Commission. The European Union's involvement in the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Moscow
Date: 1997-10-31
Institutions: European Parliament, LEHNE
Subjects: Community budget, European Association for Cooperation, European official, appointment of staff, contract, international organisation, pay, research body, technology

C 134/166

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30. 4. 98

(98/C 134/226)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3446/97

by Johannes Swoboda (PSE) to the Commission

(27 October 1997)

Subject: EU accession negotiations with Slovenia

On  the  margins  of  the  Fifth  Interparliamentary  Meeting  between  the  European  Union  and  Slovenia,  several
politicians criticized the fact that Commission representative Cameron had stated at a conference that Slovenian
accession to the EU would be possible only at the same time or after the accession of Poland (article under the
heading (cid:145)Slovenia between Sovereignty and the Desire for Swift EU Integration(cid:146) published in the Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung on 13 October 1997, No 237, page 9).

If this is indeed the Commission(cid:146)s view, when will the European Parliament be informed about it?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(18 November 1997)

As the Commission made clear in its Agenda 2000 report and the opinions on each application for Community
membership, the Community deals with each applicant on its own merits. There is no (cid:145)group(cid:146) approach.

As  in  the  past,  there  will  be  separate  inter-governmental  accession  negotiations  with  each  applicant.  Each
country  will  proceed  at  its  own  pace  during  its  negotiations.  The  timing  of  the  conclusion  of  accession
negotiations with a particular applicant will depend on the complexity of the issues to be resolved and the speed
with which that country overcomes the shortcomings identified in the opinion on its membership application.

(98/C 134/227)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3447/97

by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE) to the Commission

(31 October 1997)

Subject: The  European  Union(cid:146)s  involvement  in  the  International  Science  and  Technology  Centre  (ISTC)  in

Moscow

In its answer to my question E-2557/97 (1) the Commission indicated that for those employed at the ISTC another
budgetary basis would be found to cover their further employment.

What form will this other budgetary basis take and how in practical terms will the financial cover for the contract
of employment be organized?

(1)  OJ C 76, 11.3.1998, p. 126.

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(19 November 1997)

Five members of staff are currently provided to the International science and technology centre (ISTC) by the
Commission. They are contracted through the European agency for co-operation. Contracts, due to expire at the
end of 1997, have recently been extended for two members of staff until 30 April 1998 as an interim measure.

All of the five officials, who will continue to be financed by the Tacis programme, will have a new contractual
basis thereafter as contracts expire, which will be put in place through the ISTC secretariat, as is the case with
staff provided by the United States. The conditions of employment for the staff will be renegotiated case by case
within that contractual framework.