WRITTEN QUESTION E-3235/01 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 4(f) of the Council common position of 22 January 2001.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Afghanistan, EU action, coordination of aid, peace, the EU's international role

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3233/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(22 November 2001)

Subject: Review of action taken in Afghanistan pursuant to Article 4(d) of the Council common position of

22 January 2001

Having regard to the Council common position of 22 January 2001 on Afghanistan (1);

having regard to Article 7 thereof, which states that the Commission intends to direct its action towards
achieving the objectives of the common position;

having regard to Article 4(d) thereof, under which, in order to help the suffering civilian population of
Afghanistan, the Union shall ‘urge the warring factions not to lay any more landmines, while at the same
time emphasising its standing policy not
to fund mine clearance in regions where mine-laying is
continued’;

what practical action did the Commission take prior to the events of 11 September with a view to meeting
the above objective?

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

(2002/C 160 E/099)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3234/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(22 November 2001)

Subject: Review of action taken in Afghanistan pursuant to Article 4(e) of the Council common position of

22 January 2001

Having regard to the Council common position of 22 January 2001 on Afghanistan (1);

having regard to Article 7 thereof, which states that the Commission intends to direct its action towards
achieving the objectives of the common position;

having regard to Article 4(e) thereof, under which, in order to help the suffering civilian population of
Afghanistan, the Union shall ‘improve the effectiveness of aid by closer international donor coordination,
in particular by working through the Afghanistan Support Group and the Afghanistan Programming
Body’;

what practical action did the Commission take prior to the events of 11 September with a view to meeting
the above objective?

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

(2002/C 160 E/100)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3235/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 4(f) 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 4(f) the Union says that, in order to help the suffering civilian population of
Afghanistan, it will ‘ensure close coordination and complementarity to between the UN peace efforts and
the aid effort, as envisaged in the strategic framework common to the international donor community and

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UN organisations’. 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/101)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3236/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 4(g) 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 4(g) the Union says that, in order to help the suffering civilian population of
Afghanistan, it will ‘ensure that its aid is provided in accordance with the common strategic framework
adopted by the donor community and UN organisations and thereby encourage the implementation of a
more effective common programming in Afghanistan’. 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/102)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3237/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 4(h) 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 4(h) the Union says that, in order to help the suffering civilian population of
Afghanistan, it will ‘continue to support the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) in Afghanistan and the neighbouring countries’. 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/103)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3238/01

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Outcome of the action in Afghanistan under Article 4(i) 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 4(i) the Union says that, in order to help the suffering civilian population of
‘support the UNHCR proposal for the establishment of a forum on asylum and
Afghanistan,
migration of Afghanistan, comprised of donors, along with the first asylum countries, the UNHCR and
other agencies’. What practical measures did the European Commission take before the events of
11 September to meet that objective?

it will

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