WRITTEN QUESTION P-1323/02 by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council. European arrest warrant.
Date: 2002-05-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EU police cooperation, European arrest warrant, Ireland, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, operation of the Institutions

C 309 E/112

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

12.12.2002

(2002/C 309 E/130)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1323/02

by John Cushnahan (PPE-DE) to the Council

(2 May 2002)

Subject: European arrest warrant

The contents of proposals for the European arrest warrant were agreed last December by the Council of
Ministers. The Irish Attorney-General claimed last December at a conference in Trier, Germany that Ireland
had not been consulted. On what date was Ireland first consulted about this matter?

Reply

(3 October 2002)

On 19 September 2001 the Council received from the Commission a proposal for a Council Framework
Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States.

This proposal (cid:1) like all legislative proposals made by the Commission (cid:1) was published (1).

The Council
formally adopted the Framework Decision at its meeting on 13 June 2002. The Irish
delegation had two statements entered in the minutes of the meeting. As a member of the Council, Ireland
took part in the (unanimous) adoption of the Decision.

(1) OJ C 332, 27.11.2001.

(2002/C 309 E/131)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1342/02

by Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco (PSE) to the Council

Subject: Power-sharing dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo

(2 May 2002)

The closure on 19 April 2002 of the power-sharing dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
without a global agreement having been signed by all parties has left the national peace and reconciliation
process in suspense. A number of EU Member States have called on the representatives of the opposition
groups UDPS, PALU and FONUS to give their assent to the agreement signed by the DRC government, the
MLC led by Mr Bemba and other groups participating in the dialogue.

Has the Council taken a position on the matter?

Does the Spanish Presidency intend to take any initiative for the resumption of the power-sharing dialogue
in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the participation of all groups of delegates recognised under the
Lusaka agreement?

Does the Council support the partial agreement reached in Sun City?

Reply

(30 September 2002)

The Council considers that the agreement signed at the meeting of the Inter-Congolese Dialogue in
Sun City, South Africa between the Government of the DRC and the MLC represents a positive step
towards a settlement of the conflict ravaging the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Council has
noted that the agreement was endorsed by many political opposition parties and representatives of sections
of civil society and regrets that some participants, in particular the RCD-Goma, would not undersign the
agreement. Consequently, the Council has invited all the Congolese parties to act responsibly, show a
willingness to compromise and abide by the framework established by the Lusaka Agreements and the
relevant United Nations resolutions.