WRITTEN QUESTION E-0955/01 by Isidoro Sánchez García (ELDR) to the Council. Cooperation policy — Latin America.
Date: 2001-03-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Latin America, cooperation policy, development aid, poverty, sustainable development, the EU's international role

4.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/7

(2002/C 81 E/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0955/01

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

(29 March 2001)

Subject: Cooperation policy (cid:129) Latin America

What are the Swedish Council Presidency(cid:146)s guidelines/strategies for its Latin America development-
cooperation policy?

Reply

(20 November 2001)

As the Honourable member is aware, it is the Commission(cid:146)s role to provide leadership on development
policy formulation and to prepare initiatives to promote the coordination of policies between the
Community and Member States.

The objective of Community development cooperation policy is to foster sustainable development designed
to eradicate poverty in developing countries and to integrate them into the world economy. To this
objective the Community pursues policies that promote the consolidation of democracy, the rule of law,
good governance and the respect for human rights.

In line with Articles 177 and 178 of the EC Treaty the Commission shall strive to maximise the impact of
its work on poverty, make Community development cooperation efficient and facilitate complementarity,
coordination and coherence in relation to both other policies pursued by the Community and to
development policies pursued by Member States and other international donors.

Concerning development cooperation the Swedish Presidency stated in its programme that (cid:145)effective
development cooperation is an essential aspect of external relations and an important matter for the
Presidency. It is also a component of the Commission(cid:146)s reform program. Greater consensus on external
policies should be secured. The EU will strengthen its position as a player acting responsibly and in
solidarity in the international arena. The fight against poverty will be at the heart of our development
policy.(cid:146)

In relation to Latin America and the Caribbean, the Swedish Presidency pointed out in its Programme that
(cid:145)in the Union(cid:146)s relation with Latin America and the Caribbean, the Presidency will seek to promote peace,
democracy and human rights particularly in Colombia, Peru and Cuba. Economic relations between the
region and the EU offer considerable potential for growth and development. As Presiding country Sweden
will give special priority to the free trade negotiations with Mercosur and Chile.(cid:146)

(2002/C 81 E/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0960/01

by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Council

Subject: Nomination for Presidency of the ICAO

(28 March 2001)

Germany has raised the matter of a nomination for the Presidency of the ICAO. Coreper, however, has so
far been unable to agree on a joint decision to support Germany(cid:146)s nomination despite the fact that there is
no other European candidate.

Does the Council consider that this situation is in keeping with the pursuit of European integration and a
common foreign policy, to which the Union constantly aspires, and does it intend to nominate a joint
European candidate?