WRITTEN QUESTION P-3091/03 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission. Peter Shaw/Georgia.
Date: 2003-10-14
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU relations, Georgia, illegal restraint, judicial inquiry

C 88 E/636

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

8.4.2004

(2004/C 88 E/0652)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3091/03

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(14 October 2003)

Subject: Peter Shaw/Georgia

Would the Commission confirm that the Georgian authorities,
actively considering the need to investigate the circumstances surrounding the kidnap of Peter Shaw?

including the Prosecutor-General, are

Is it the case that two individuals connected with kidnapping have been released, allegedly for lack of
evidence? In a previous answer (E-2700/03 (1)) on the Peter Shaw case, the Commission indicated that the
Georgian authorities would provide a written report on their investigations. Is this the case, and has this
detailed report been forwarded to the Commission?

(1) See page 433.

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(7 November 2003)

The Commission continues to use every opportunity to stress to the Georgian authorities the importance it
attaches to the identification and bringing to justice of the perpetrators of Peter Shaw’s kidnapping. The
Commission expects the Georgian authorities to maintain their commitment to the investigation into his
kidnapping.

The Commission has no information concerning the Honourable Member’s question as to whether two
individuals connected with the kidnapping have been released.

The Commission confirms that it has requested a detailed written report on the state of the investigations
into the kidnapping from the Georgian authorities. The Georgian authorities have indicated that they will
respond to this request once they have sufficient information to bring a case to court. The Commission
will continue to press for such a request.

The Member of the Commission responsible for External Relations continues to pay very close attention to
this matter and has personally raised it, including the need for a written report, with the Georgian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Mr Irakli Menagarashvili when he attended the recent Union-Georgia Cooperation
Council.

(2004/C 88 E/0653)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3117/03

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(22 October 2003)

Subject: Illegal imports of textile products from China

Knowing that:

(cid:1) on 10 October 2003 the textile workers’ union of Barletta (BA) organised a protest against the
illegality of Chinese textile imports and called on the European Union to take practical steps to
combat such imports.

Can the Commission say:

(cid:1) what information it has concerning controls at borders and in Community territory on all forms of
illegality (circumvention of the law, tax evasion and counterfeiting of trademarks), compliance with
international agreements on imports from non-Community countries, in particular from the Far East,
and the payment of customs duty, and what steps it will take to step up these controls;

(cid:1) what measures it will promote for the introduction into Far Eastern countries of checks on respect for
international conventions on human rights, including those dealing with pay conditions for workers?