Resolution on Kosovo
Date: 1999-05-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Kosovo, Russia, ethnic conflict, humanitarian aid, international arbitration

1.10.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 279/411

Thursday 6 May 1999

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 Rural
Development, the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Research, Technological Development
and  Energy,  the  Committee  on  External  Economic  Relations,  Committee  on  Legal  Affairs  and
Citizens’ Rights, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Transport and
Tourism, the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection, the Committee
on 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 of
Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities (A4-0169/99),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament’s amendments;

Calls  on  the  Commission  to  alter  its  proposal  accordingly,  pursuant  to  Article  250(2)  of  the  EC

2.
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 regulatory
committees  would  be  unacceptable  unless  the  double  safety-net  procedure  were  abandoned,  while
guaranteeing  effective  decision-making  procedures  and  avoiding  a  system  which  might  result  in  no
decisions being taken;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text

4.
approved by Parliament;

Asks  to  be  consulted  again  should  the  Council  intend  to  make  substantial  modifications  to  the

5.
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.