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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3244/98 by Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS to the Commission. Action to preserve the Monastery of St Andrew in occupied Cyprus
Date: 1998-10-28
Institutions: European Parliament, HATZIDAKIS
Subjects: Cyprus, Türkiye, architectural heritage, cultural heritage, heritage protection, religious institution

14.5.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 135/181

(1999/C 135/227)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3229/98

by Edith Müller (V) to the Commission

(26 October 1998)

Subject: Competitions

Can the Commission provide the following statistical information in respect of each of the staff
recruitment competitions held over the last five years: number of applications, number of candidates
admitted to the written tests, number of candidates admitted to the oral tests and number of successful
candidates, with the figures in each case being broken down by sex and nationality?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(25 November 1998)

At the end of 1998 the Commission will present a three-year report on the recruitment requirements of the
Community institutions on the basis of Article 2 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations. The report will
include the statistics requested by the Honourable Member.

In the immediate future, the Commission is sending the Honourable Member and Parliament’s Secretariat
a set of (not necessarily complete) statistics on the A and B open competitions organised and managed by
the Commission in the period 1993-97.

(1999/C 135/228)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3244/98

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE) to the Commission

(28 October 1998)

Subject: Action to preserve the Monastery of St Andrew in occupied Cyprus

According to recent reports, the historic Monastery of St Andrew in the Turkish-occupied sector of Cyprus
has fallen into a dire state of repair due to being completely abandoned and the failure to carry out
necessary maintenance work.

This information is also confirmed by reports in the Turkish Cypriot press (the newspaper Kibris), which
describe the state of the monastery as very poor and point out that it is in immediate need of repair.

What action can the Commission take to remedy the unacceptable state of the island’s cultural heritage?

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

(13 November 1998)

The Commission is aware of the state of the Monastery of Saint Andrew in northern Cyprus. For the time
being, however, the Turkish Cypriot authorities refuse to have any dealings with EU representatives, and
the leader of the Turkish Cypriot Community broke off bi-communal contacts at the end of last year. This
rules out any operation in northern Cyprus and the Commission is therefore unable to consider specific
heritage conservation measures.