WRITTEN QUESTION P-3167/00 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Cyprus and the Loizidou case.
Date: 2000-10-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cyprus, Greece, Türkiye, accession negotiations, international issue, land and buildings

C 151 E/84

Official Journal of the European Communities

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22.5.2001

As regards judicial settlement of disputes in the e-commerce field, national courts remain competent.
The questions raised by the cross-border nature of the disputes are subject to rules of private international
law related to jurisdiction and applicable law, which apply whether or not the dispute has arisen in the
context of e-commerce. National courts can always, and in some cases must, refer to the Court of justice
by way of preliminary ruling when the case raises a question of interpretation of Community law.

(1) OJ C 155, 6.6.2000.

(2001/C 151 E/093)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3160/00

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Delays in second Community support framework projects

(10 October 2000)

The completion of the construction the hospitals in Katerini, Pyrgos and Corfu and their provision with
medical equipment were deleted from the second Community support framework because of various
delays in completion. Can the Commission say what the main reasons were for the delays to these
projects? Have the obstacles been removed yet? Is provision made in the new Community support
framework for further funding?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(10 November 2000)

According to the information supplied by the national authorities, the three hospitals mentioned by the
Honourable Member will not be completed under the Community support framework (CSF) for 1994-
1999 because of various performance delays, ranging from technical difficulties to accumulated hold-ups
on the part of those carrying out the work.

To ensure that no funding is lost as a result of these delays, the funding not used up by these projects has
been reallocated to others within the Operational Programmes (OPs) concerned.

The Commission is disappointed that projects of such importance for Greece(cid:146)s socio-economic develop-
ment should be so far behind schedule. It will ask the Greek authorities to supply detailed information on
the reasons for the delay and the prospects for completing the projects and it will not shirk from taking
corrective financial measures, if necessary.

As the various OPs are currently being negotiated it is not yet possible to state whether these projects will
be part-funded under the CSF for the current programming period (2000-2006).

(2001/C 151 E/094)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3167/00

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(2 October 2000)

Subject: Cyprus and the Loizidou case

1. Will compliance with the judgment of
Loizidou v. Turkey be a condition laid down in the EU(cid:146)s accession partnership agreement with Turkey?

the European Court of Human Rights in the case of

2. Will any reference be made to Cyprus in the EU(cid:146)s accession partnership agreement with Turkey?

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3.

In the opinion of the Commission, has Turkey, since the Helsinki Summit, made any progress

(a)

towards fulfilling the Copenhagen criteria, and

(b)

towards complying with the preconditions laid down in the communique issued by the European
Council in Helsinki?

Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(30 October 2000)

The Commission is very much aware of the Loizidou case. It has mentioned this issue in the regular report
for Turkey in 1999 (1) and it intends to raise the matter again in the framework of the report for 2000,
which will be published on 8 November 2000.

The Commission also intends to publish the accession partnership for Turkey on 8 November 2000. Its
content will be presented to the Parliament on the same day. The drafting of this document is currently
part of the Commission(cid:146)s usual internal deliberations.

(1) COM(1999) 513 final.

(2001/C 151 E/095)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3171/00

by Adriana Poli Bortone (UEN) to the Commission

Subject: Crisis in the olive oil market in Puglia (Italy)

(10 October 2000)

What steps will the Commission take to prevent and crack down on the (cid:145)triangular(cid:146) arrangements under
which certain Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Morocco, etc.) are illegally importing into Italy poor
quality groundnut, almond and olive oils to be used to adulterate Italian olive oil, particularly in the south
of the country? These practices, which have been condemned by olive growers in the province of Brindisi,
are responsible for the collapse in the price of Italian olive oil and the poor sales of this product.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(20 November 2000)

The Member States are responsible for the policing needed to combat both the entry of adulterated
products from non-Union countries and the marketing of such products within the Community. The
Commission uses the resources available to it to promote research aimed at providing Member States with
increasingly effective methods of detecting adulteration (see the reply to the Honourable Member(cid:146)s
Written Question P-1763/00 (1)).

(1) OJ C 72 E, 6.3.2001, p. 111.

(2001/C 151 E/096)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3172/00

by Gerardo Galeote Quecedo (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(4 October 2000)

Subject: Obstacles to the contracting of non-EU workers by sports clubs

Recent press reports have highlighted the problems encountered by sports clubs in contracting non-EU
players, notably nationals of the candidate countries.