WRITTEN QUESTION E-1214/01 by Adriana Poli Bortone (UEN) to the Commission. Protection of Orthodox Christian monasteries in Kosovo.
Date: 2001-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Kosovo, NATO, UNO, cultural heritage, paramilitary force

20.12.2001

EN

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.