WRITTEN QUESTION E-1756/99 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Council. Murder of another Greek Cypriot in the occupied territories of Cyprus.
Date: 1999-10-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cyprus, common foreign and security policy, international human rights law, occupied territory, political violence

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4. What contribution does each Member State have to make towards the staffing costs?

5. Has the Federal Republic of Germany promised the other Member States that it will provide the

majority of staff and bear the main share of staffing costs?

6. Have individual Member States indicated that they will not contribute to staffing costs?

7. How are staffing costs to be financed in the next few years?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(9 November 1999)

The staff of the stability pact co-ordinator has only been partially constituted. Currently, 20 staff
1.
members have taken up their functions: three deputy special-coordinators (1 Netherlands, 1 Finland, 1
United States); one head of cabinet (Germany); one deputy head of cabinet and spokesman (United
Kingdom); one advisor (Italy); one personal assistant (Germany), one accountant (United Kingdom (cid:129)
provisional); one expert (presidency: Finland (cid:129) until 31 December 1999); 8 experts (Denmark, Germany,
France, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, United States); 1 secretary (Netherlands/Commission); 1
regional affairs expert (Macedonia, resident in Berlin, provided on fully funded basis). Nine other team
members, including one financial affairs expert, one expert and seven secretaries are not yet appointed.

2, 3. and 4.
The total personnel costs of the mission of Mr Hombach and his staff supported by the
Community budget are for the period August-December 1999 foreseen to be € 168 419 (mission costs not
included). This amount does not include salaries and related costs of those staff members seconded, as a
contribution in kind, by Member States. The Commission is not informed of the total financial cost
involved in the referred secondments and is consequently unable to provide an estimate of the total
personnel costs involved.

No. There is no specific provision on the number or percentage of staff members to be provided by

5.
Germany or any other state.

No Member State has excluded the possibility of seconding staff to the team and consequently of

6.
assuming the respective salary and related costs.

7.
The relevant Joint Action (1999/523/CFSP, Article 1, paragraph 3) establishes that (cid:145)the EU shall, by
providing its Special Representative with the necessary human and logistical resources, make a substantial
contribution to his functions also as special Co-ordinator. The European Union looks to the other
participants in the Stability Pact also to make an equitable contribution to the functioning of the Pact(cid:146).
The Community contribution for future financing of the stability pact structure will have to be determined
both by the requirements of the Pact and by the willingness of other participants to make such an
equitable contribution.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1756/99

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(1 October 1999)

Subject: Murder of another Greek Cypriot in the occupied territories of Cyprus

The appalling murder of another Greek Cypriot (cid:129) his name was Stelios Charpas (cid:129) in the occupied
territories of Cyprus by Turkish settlers has caused great alarm and a climate of panic among the Greek-
Cypriot population in the enclave.

Given that in its resolution of 10 April 1997 (B4-0286/97) (1) the European Parliament stated that it
6condemns once again, and in the strongest terms, the serious and persistent violations of human rights
and fundamental freedoms suffered by the persons in the enclave which have been committed by the
illegal occupying regime, and the intransigence on the part of the latter(cid:146) and (cid:145)calls for much greater
awareness on the part of the UN and the bodies of the European Union, in particular the Council and the
Commission, with a view to preparing and carrying out any action which they may deem necessary,
including humanitarian action, aimed at improving the living conditions of the persons in the enclave(cid:146), will
the Council say:

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What action does it intend to take in the wake of this new murder to ensure that the Greeks Cypriots in
the enclave can continue to live there?

Does it consider that a full-scale and permanent observation post can be set up in Rizokarpaso to ensure
the security of the Greek Cypriots in the enclave?

(1) OJ C 132, 28.4.1997, p. 226.

Answer

(24 January 2000)

The Council has not received any official information about the incident to which the Honourable Member
refers. As far as could be ascertained (cid:129) and as the question itself suggests (cid:129) Mr Stelios Charpas(cid:146) violent
death was not related to activities by agents of the regime in control of Northern Cyprus. On the contrary,
it appears that they cooperated with the authorities of the Republic of Cyprus with a view to taking
appropriate action in the wake of Mr Charpas(cid:146) death.

As to the question of setting up an observation post in Rizokarpaso, the Council trusts that the United
Nations will fully consider all the relevant aspects and take the right decision.

(2000/C 203 E/047)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1757/99

by Manuel PØrez `lvarez (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Reorganising DGs XIV and VI

(1 October 1999)

Could the Commission give details of the proposal by President Prodi for a possible reorganisation of the
Commission(cid:146)s Directorate-General VI for Agriculture and Directorate-General XIV for Fisheries into a single
Directorate-General?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(9 November 1999)

The Commission is, at present, undergoing a major re-organization in order to rationalize and improve the
service which it provides for the European citizen.

This organisation is based on 36 directorates general (DGs) and services, including the Agriculture DG and
the Fisheries DG which remain separate DGs under the responsibility of commissioner Fischler. A new
Director general of the Fisheries DG was appointed on 1 October 1999, which confirms what Mr Fischler
said at his parliamentary hearing in September 1999.

In any future reform of the Commission, attention will of course be paid to views already expressed in the
Parliament on reform matters.

(2000/C 203 E/048)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1760/99

by Wolfgang Kreissl-D(cid:246)rfler (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(1 October 1999)

Subject:

(cid:145)Poles of Rural Development(cid:146) project in Cameroon implemented by DG VIII

Can the Commission state its position on the following points in relation to the (cid:145)Poles of Rural
Development(cid:146) project:

1. What stage (planning, implementation) has the project now reached?

2. Have project assessments been conducted, and if so by whom (internally by Commission departments,

or independently)?