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WRITTEN QUESTION P-2914/03 by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission. Prodi goes beyond his powers in statements on Arafat.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2914/03 by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission. Prodi goes beyond his powers in statements on Arafat.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2914/03 by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission. Prodi goes beyond his powers in statements on Arafat.
OJ C 70E, 20.3.2004, pp. 162–163
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
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20.3.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
CE 70/162 |
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WRITTEN QUESTION P-2914/03
by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission
(29 September 2003)
Subject: Prodi goes beyond his powers in statements on Arafat
Why has Mr Prodi, going beyond his powers, stated in his capacity as President of the Commission that the terrorist Arafat must be the EU's interlocutor?
Are such statements not at odds with the provisions of Article 13 of the TEU, which clearly place responsibility for foreign policy in the Council's hands alone?
Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission
(6 November 2003)
As the Honourable Member will no doubt be aware, the President of the Commission was publicly stating the position taken by the Laeken Summit in December 2001, which was reiterated by the Council (Foreign Affairs) on 28 January 2002 in the following words: ‘Israel needs the Palestinian Authority and its elected President, Yasser Arafat, as a partner to negotiate with, both in order to eradicate terrorism and to work towards peace’.