WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2934/98 by José POMÉS RUIZ to the Council. The crisis in Albania
Date: 1998-09-24
Institutions: European Parliament, POMES RUIZ
Subjects: Albania, EU programme, cooperation policy, economic stabilisation, international cooperation, public safety













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2934/98 by José POMÉS RUIZ to the Council. The crisis in Albania  


Official Journal C 135 , 14/05/1999 P. 0141 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-2934/98by José Pomés Ruiz (PPE) to the Council(24 September 1998)Subject: The crisis in AlbaniaThe current situation in Albania, where the passive attitude of the international community appears to have been the dominant feature over the past years, may jeopardise the maintenance of stability in the region, and the unrest will have evident repercussions on EU countries and future members.Has the Council taken any measures which would enable security in the area to be increased?In view of the growth in the number of new conflicts in the country and international passivity, does the EU intend to embark on any kind of mediation or action to resolve the conflict?Reply(14 December 1998)The Council regrets that the Honourable Member considers the Rome Conference of 1997, the joint OSCE, EU, Council of Europe, NATO and WEU activities, the providing of ECU 70,4 million in 1997 and of an estimated ECU 105 million in PHARE support for 1998/99, the Commission and EU troika experts missions, the presence of the European Community Monitoring Mission (ECMM), the Cooperation Agreement, the humanitarian aid provided by ECHO, the recent establishment of the "Friends of Albania" Group and the EU participation in the International Conference on Albania as a passive attitude of the international community.The Council certainly is deeply concerned about maintaining the stability in the region and would like to recall that the European Union and its individual member States are by far the largest contributors to the enhancement of stability in Albania and are likely to remain so for the near future.The Council wishes to draw the Honourable Member's attention to the Council decision of 22 September 1998 adopted on the basis of Article J.4(2) of the Treaty on European Union, requesting the Western European Union to complete urgently its study on the feasibility of possible options for international police operations in Albania in order to assist the Albanian authorities to restore law and order in that country. At its meeting on 26 October 1998, the Council welcomed the transmission of the WEU supplement to its feasibility study.The Council is looking forward to cooperate with the new Government in Tirana, especially in the areas of economic and democratic reform, and the enhancement of internal security. It made clear the absolute necessity of progress in the national reconciliation process, and of the adoption of the constitution, and urged all political forces, and in particular the leadership of the Democratic Party to live up to their responsibility towards the Albanian people.The Council welcomed the successful holding of the International Conference in Tirana on 30 October, which took stock of cooperation between the International Community and Albania and mapped out cooperation with the new Government in its pledge to restore democracy, security and political and economic stability to the country.