WRITTEN QUESTION E-0859/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council. Ariel Sharon's murders in Ramallah.
Date: 2002-03-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Israel, Palestine question, UNO, crime against individuals, refugee, the EU's international role

14.11.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 277 E/97

Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating
to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (2) and will make it mandatory for all categories of
vehicles instead of being voluntary within the type-approval system for light and heavy duty commercial
vehicles. The Commission welcomes the initiative taken by the Netherlands to go even further and to
introduce these mandatory harmonised requirements also for existing goods vehicles.

3.
The Commission will indeed investigate the costs and benefits of equipping existing goods vehicles
with such mirrors and vision enhancement systems and will, if justified, propose corresponding European
legislation.

(1) COM(2001) 811 final.
(2) OJ L 42, 23.2.1970 as last amended OJ L 232, 23.8.1997.

(2002/C 277 E/108)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0856/02

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(27 March 2002)

Subject: Murders committed by Ariel Sharon’s troops in Palestinian refugee camps

It is clear that the end of the conflict between Israel and Palestine can come about only through the mutual
recognition of both states and that, in the meantime, all violence must cease. A particularly cruel form of
violence 9 which can be compared to that suffered by Jews in Europe 60 years ago 9 is being practised
by Ariel Sharon’s troops, who have again murdered 22 people in a Palestinian refugee camp, as well as
holding thousands of Palestinians in disgraceful conditions.

What effective measures will the Council take in the face of these acts, which arouse feelings of horror and
shame in all right-minded people?

(2002/C 277 E/109)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0859/02

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(27 March 2002)

Subject: Ariel Sharon’s murders in Ramallah

On 12 March, after two murders had been committed in Bethlehem, Ariel Sharon’s troops murdered 25
Palestinians in Ramallah.

How long is the European Union going to wait before taking a firm and final stance against this head of
government, as a necessary step in order to secure peace between the State of Israel and a Palestine which
has been recognised as a State?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-0856/02 and E-0859/02

(22 July 2002)

The Council will not comment on the specific allegation referred to by the Honourable Member of the
European Parliament about which it does not have all the necessary facts. In its declaration on behalf of
the European Union of 20 April 2002, the Presidency stressed the importance of the initiative taken by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations to obtain detailed information on the events that took place in the
Jenin refugee camp. Furthermore, the European Union has urgently called for medical and humanitarian
organisations to have immediate access to the Palestinian population as called for in the UN Security
Council Resolution 1405 of 19 April 2002, which stated its concern at the ‘dire humanitarian situation’ of
that population.

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The EU has repeatedly called upon both parties to break the cycle of violence. On 10 April 2002, in a
joint statement with the UN Secretary-General,
the Presidency and the High
Representative i.a. called upon Israel to refrain from the excessive use of force and undertake all possible
efforts to ensure the protection of civilians.

the US and Russia,

(2002/C 277 E/110)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0877/02

by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Allocation of UMTS licences in Sweden

(2 April 2002)

The Swedish media report that the Commission launched an inquiry in September 2000 into whether the
allocation of licences to third generation mobile networks (UMTS, also known as 3G) in Sweden was
contrary to Union rules on state aid. Several telecommunications companies in France and the Netherlands
are alleged to have complained to the Commission that the companies awarded the prized licences in
Sweden did not pay the market price.

Sweden was one of the Member States that opted for a ‘beauty contest’ approach to select the four
operators which each received a UMTS licence free of charge. Some other Member States opted to hold
auctions, selling licences to the highest bidder.

What was the outcome of the Commission’s inquiry into the Swedish allocation of UMTS licences and
which model did the Commission actually prefer for allocating those licences?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(22 May 2002)

The Commission has not launche any inquiry on possible State aid issues raised by the grant of licenses to
third generation mobile operators in Sweden, nor has it received any complaint alleging granting of State
aid in connection with the awarding of licenses at below market price.

As regards the preferred procedure for the granting of licences, the Commission has specified on various
occasions that, provided Member States comply with the applicable provisions of Community Law, it is for
them to determine the process by which they grant third generation licences. (see i.a. replies to written
questions P-1839/00 by Mr. Van Velzen (1), E-1640/00 by Mr. Agag Longo (2), E-1227/00 by
Mr. Valdivielso de Cué (3) and E-3119/00 by Mrs. Langenhagen (4)).

(1) OJ C 89 E, 20.3.2001.
(2) OJ C 136 E, 8.5.2001.
(3) OJ C 89 E, 20.3.2001, p. 16.
(4) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001.

(2002/C 277 E/111)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0884/02

by Laura González Álvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Relief road through Arbón (Asturias, Spain)

(2 April 2002)

The Government of the Principality of Asturias is planning to build a relief road for the AS-25 road. This
project, were it to go ahead, would have a serious environmental impact, in that it would split the village
of Arbón, in the district of Villayón, in two, pose a threat to local agriculture and stockbreeding, and
exacerbate the problem of depopulation already affecting the area.