WRITTEN QUESTION E-3239/01 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 5(a) of the Council common position of 22 January 2001.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Afghanistan, EU action, drug traffic, fight against crime, illicit trade, narcotic, the EU's international role

C 160 E/84

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

4.7.2002

(2002/C 160 E/104)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3239/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 5(a) of the Council common position of

22 January 2001

On 22 January 2001 the Council adopted a common position on Afghanistan (1), Article 7 of which says
that the Commission intends to direct its action towards achieving the objectives and the priorities of the
common position; in Article 5(a) the Union says that, in order to promote the fight against drugs, it will
‘use contacts with the factions and those countries with influence on them to underline the Union’s
concern at the sharp rise in the illicit production and trafficking of drugs in Afghanistan which threatens
regional stability and damages the health and well-being of the populations of Afghanistan, neighbouring
States and elsewhere, and also to stress that the Union will take account of drugs control objectives when
considering contributions to development aid to reconstruct Afghanistan once a durable peace settlement
is in place. The Union shall in particular call on the Taliban to translate into action their undertakings
regarding the production and trafficking of drugs, and shall pay the greatest attention to the
implementation of the decree passed last July by the Mollah Omar on the total eradication of the opium
poppy crop’. What practical measures did the European Commission take before the events of
11 September to meet that objective?

(1) OJ L 21, 23.1.2001, p. 1.

(2002/C 160 E/105)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3240/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 5(b) of the Council common position of

22 January 2001

On 22 January 2001 the Council adopted a common position on Afghanistan (1), Article 7 of which says
that the Commission intends to direct its action towards achieving the objectives and the priorities of the
common position; in Article 5(b) the Union says that, in order to promote the fight against drugs, ‘it will
urge aid agencies to take account of drug control objectives in the planning and implementation of
projects by taking into consideration the impact on drug cultivation, production, trafficking and abuse’.
What practical measures did the European Commission take before the events of 11 September to meet
that objective?

(1) OJ L 21, 23.1.2001, p. 1.

(2002/C 160 E/106)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3241/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 5(c) of the Council common position of

22 January 2001

On 22 January 2001 the Council adopted a common position on Afghanistan (1), Article 7 of which says
that the Commission intends to direct its action towards achieving the objectives and the priorities of the
common position; in Article 5(c) the Union says that, in order to promote the fight against drugs, ‘it will
support sustainable alternative development as an important component of a balanced and comprehensive
drug control strategy. Alternative development programmes should be adapted to the specific conditions in
Afghanistan, should respect human rights and incorporate the gender dimension enabling women and men
to participate equally in the development process. Law enforcement measures are a necessary complement
to such programmes’. What practical measures did the European Commission take before the events of
11 September to meet that objective?

(1) OJ L 21, 23.1.2001, p. 1.