WRITTEN QUESTION E-1215/01 by Francesco Speroni (TDI) to the Council. Lack of analytical index in Selected instruments taken from the Treaties.
Date: 2001-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European treaties, access to EU information

20.12.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 364 E/63

(2001/C 364 E/068)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1214/01

by Adriana Poli Bortone (UEN) to the Commission

Subject: Protection of Orthodox Christian monasteries in Kosovo

(24 April 2001)

Many monasteries and orthodox churches in Kosovo are being threatened with destruction by Muslim
extremists and being targeted in the inter-ethnic conflict on the pretext of being a (cid:145)vestige of Serb
presence(cid:146).

The Holy Trinity Monastery in Musutiste has already been completely destroyed, while the following are
seriously at risk: the Orthodox Monastery of Gracanica, the Mother of God Cathedral
in Ljevisa, the
Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Lipljan, the Monastery of the Pec Patriarchate together with the
churches of the Holy Apostles, Saint Mary Hodegetria and St Dominic, and the Decani Monastery.

In the light of the above, what measures does the Commission intend to take to protect the monasteries
and orthodox churches in Kosovo, which are part of the heritage of European and Christian civilisation?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(28 June 2001)

The protection of Serb Orthodox religious sites in Kosovo is a matter of considerable concern to the
international community. The Commission strongly condemns the attacks that have taken place against
such sites. The protection of religious sites in Kosovo is not, however, a matter for the Commission. The
Commission welcomes the fact that the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo (cid:129) KFOR (cid:129) has devoted
and continues to devote considerable troop resources to the round the clock protection of patrimonial sites
in Kosovo, which underline the importance of this issue.

(2001/C 364 E/069)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1215/01

by Francesco Speroni (TDI) to the Council

(24 April 2001)

Subject: Lack of analytical index in Selected instruments taken from the Treaties

In reply to my Question P-0418/01 (1), the Commission informed me that the Council was responsible for
the publication of the Selected instruments taken from the Treaties.

Can the Council therefore say why there is no analytical
index in the paper version of the Selected
instruments taken from the Treaties and why, in the Intranet version, protocols, declarations, instruments
and institutional texts have been omitted? Furthermore, why is the latter version not available in the usual
Word format?

(1) OJ C 187 E, 3.7.2001, p. 223.

Reply

(27 September 2001)

The version of the (cid:145)Selected instruments taken from the Treaties(cid:146) provided on the Internet at http://
europa.eu.int/eur-lex/fr/treaties/index.html is identical to the printed version and contains all the annexes,
i.e. all the protocols, declarations, other Treaties and acts and institutional texts. The format mentioned by
the Honourable Member was not used for reasons of data security and software copyright.

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It is true that the (cid:145)Selected instruments(cid:146) does not contain an analytical
provides the possibility of searching by key words.

index. However, the Internet

(2001/C 364 E/070)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1216/01

by Joke Swiebel (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 2001)

Subject: Statistics of disabled people employed by the European institutions

Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2000/78/EC (1) establishing a general
in
employment and occupation was tightened up by a European Parliament amendment and subsequently
in the version adopted by the Council so as to extend the requirement of equal treatment to the European
institutions as well. Does the Commission have statistics available (for both before and after the entry into
force of the Directive) showing how many disabled people (cid:129) broken down by disability (cid:129) are on its staff?
If so, would it be prepared to publish these figures when answering this question?

framework for equal

treatment

(1) OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16.

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(23 July 2001)

the provisions of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of
Member States are required to implement
27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
by 2 December 2003, with the possibility of an extension of three years, up to 2 December 2006, for the
implementation of the provisions relating to age and disability.

The Commission adopted a Code of Good Practice for the employment of people with disabilities (1) in
1998. The Code provides clear statements of
the European Institutions(cid:146) policy in relation to the
employment of people with disabilities and gives guidelines on recruitment, career structure (mobility,
training, retention of staff), working environment (accessibility of buildings and office equipment and
furnishings) and information and awareness training for the members of selection boards.

In recruitment competitions for employment in the Commission, candidates are invited to advise the
Commission of any special facilities they require in order to participate, such as examination papers in
their responses to written papers, presence of a carer, or any other specific
Braille, dictation of
arrangement.

Following recruitment, the Commission does not maintain separate records of employees who have
disabilities, because it is considered that recording such information could conflict with the personal
interests of the relevant people. The Commission underlines that the same career path is open to all
employees.

To provide general
information for guidance, a non-exhaustive survey was conducted in 1999 and it
showed that around 40 people with disabilities (ranging from perception to motor disabilities) were
employed at that time in the Commission.

In its consultative Document on (cid:145)Improving Working Arrangements and Career Prospects for People with
Disabilities(cid:146) (2), published in the context of the current strategic Reform, the Commission says that it
(cid:145)should offer its staff at least the same opportunities and levels of protection in these areas as apply in
Member States.(cid:146) In addition to a strong commitment to respect the 1998 Code, further measures are
foreseen including broadening the scope of the Staff Regulations to ensure equal treatment for people with
disabilities in relation to recruitment and employment, and mainstreaming the principle of non-
discrimination throughout the entire personnel policy.