WRITTEN QUESTION P-1510/01 by Gunilla Carlsson (PPE-DE) to the Council. Council President's statements in North Korea.
Date: 2001-05-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: North Korea, common foreign and security policy, human rights

C 364 E/132

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.12.2001

(cid:129) to improve the standards of the vehicles, the Commission adopted on 9 April 2001 a proposal for
a Council Regulation concerning ventilation systems of road vehicles used for journeys exceeding eight
hours (2).

An additional proposal amending Directive 91/628/EEC will also be presented aiming at further improving
the situation. Furthermore on receipt of a new opinion of the Scientific Committee on Animal Welfare
expected for the end of 2001, a redefinition of travelling times and loading densities will be considered.

When drafting the proposal amending Directive 91/628/EEC, the Commission will also consider the latest
developments that have affected animal transport in Europe and in particular in the light of the recent
foot-and-mouth disease epidemic.

The procedure to amend Directive 91/628/EEC, including its annex, is based on Article 37 (ex Article 43)
of the EC Treaty. This article provides for the Parliament to be consulted.

(1) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001.
(2) COM(2001) 197 final.

(2001/C 364 E/146)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1510/01

by Gunilla Carlsson (PPE-DE) to the Council

(21 May 2001)

Subject: Council President(cid:146)s statements in North Korea

During his visit to North Korea, the President of the Council, G(cid:246)ran Persson, described that country(cid:146)s
dictator, Kim Jong Il, as a (cid:145)lively, well-informed and open man(cid:146), according to the Swedish (pro-government)
newspaper Aftonbladet.

Does the Council consider this to be an apt description of a tyrant with the lives of thousands, if not
millions, of people on his conscience?

Reply

(27 September 2001)

The Council has made no secret of its concerns regarding the human rights situation in North Korea.
Those concerns form an integral part of the Union(cid:146)s policy towards North Korea. This was clear, for
example, in the lines of action which the Council adopted in November 2000. The Council therefore
welcomes the agreement reached with the DPRK during the recent high-level EU visit to Pyongyang to
begin discussions on human rights issues. An exploratory meeting to this end was held between the EU
and DPRK in Brussels on 13 June. The Council hopes that the DPRK will be ready to enter into
a substantive dialogue, which will bring early, concrete and significant improvements to the dismal human
rights and humanitarian situation in the country.

(2001/C 364 E/147)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1512/01

by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission

(21 May 2001)

Subject: Age limit applicable in Open Competition COM/A/6/01 (OJ C 110, 11.4.2001, p. 15) for the

recruitment of administrators

In April 2001, the Commission published in the daily newspaper (cid:145)Die Presse(cid:146) the eligibility requirements
relating to Open Competition COM/A/6/01 for the recruitment of some 150 administrators. Under Section
B of the notice (Special conditions), the Commission stipulated that candidates must not be older than 45.
Accordingly, only persons born after 25 May 1955 were eligible to take part in the competition.