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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2491/00 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Prison conditions in Italy.
Date: 2000-07-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Convention on Human Rights, Italy, imprisonment

13.3.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/205

(2001/C 81 E/261)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2486/00

by Isidoro SÆnchez Garc(cid:237)a (ELDR) to the Commission

(24 July 2000)

Subject: Cooling in relations between the Union and the countries of Latin America: assessment

The Latin American media are reporting that relations between the EU and the Latin American countries
have cooled and suggesting that the situation has arisen since the departure of the Spanish Members of the
Commission who in recent years have held the international cooperation portfolio.

What does the Commission think about the claims that relations have cooled, and,
happened, what is the reason for this state of affairs?

if it has really

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(8 September 2000)

The Commission does not feel that the European Community(cid:146)s relations with Latin America have cooled.
Moreover, relations between the Community and Latin America in no way depend on the nationality of
members of the Commission responsible for international cooperation.

The Member States and the Commission all played an active role in the success of the first EU-Latin
America/Caribbean summit held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1999 and they are also helping implement the
priorities identified at that meeting.

The Commission feels that relations between the Community and Latin America have intensified and
improved across the board. The summit of heads of state and government clearly illustrates the political
importance the Community attaches to its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean. Continuation
of the negotiations with Mercosur and Chile and implementation of the accords with Mexico attest to the
economic impact of these relations. The Community is the top investor and the main or second biggest
supplier and customer of this part of Latin America. Aside from the support towards alleviating the debt of
the three poorest countries, cooperation ties continue as before. The Community remains the principal
donor of aid to the developing countries.

(2001/C 81 E/262)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2491/00

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(24 July 2000)

Subject: Prison conditions in Italy

What is the Commission(cid:146)s view of the human rights situation in Italian prisons?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(19 September 2000)

The Commission regrets that it does not have sufficient information to be able to answer the question.