WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2645/97 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Activities of the Conflict Prevention Network and its implications for the Commission
C 82/120 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 3. 98 Even if the penalty that has been imposed for a violation of national law might appear to be very heavy it does not, at first sight, constitute any violation of Community competition law, and there is no information indicating that trade between Member States has been affected. Therefore the Commission has no intention at present to take any action. (98/C 82/196) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2639/97 by John McCartin (PPE) to the Commission (1 September 1997) Subject: Fish withdrawn under minimum price scheme Can the Commission provide details by EU Member State of the tonnage and value of fish withdrawn from the market under the Commission minimum price scheme, broken down by species and by producer organization for each of the last four years? Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (15 September 1997) The data showing the quantities withdrawn under the Community withdrawal price scheme, for the period 1993-1996 broken down by species and by Member State is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliamentís Secretariat. Data by producer organization is not available. Concerning the value of the species withdrawn from the market, reference is made to the annual publication of the withdrawal prices (for the 1997 fishing campaign, the Honourable Member is referred to Regulation (EC) No 2427/96 fixing for the 1997 fishing year, the withdrawal and selling prices for fishery products listed in Annex I (A), (D) and (E) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3579/92 (1)). The budget for the financial compensations within the Community withdrawal scheme has amounted to between 12 and 20 MECU per year during the period 1993-1996. (1) OJ L 331, 20. 12. 1996. (98/C 82/197) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2645/97 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (1 September 1997) Subject: Activities of the Conflict Prevention Network and its implications for the Commission The bureau of the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee received an invitation to attend a meeting on 16 July 1997 in Brussels concerning the situation in Cyprus. The invitation was issued by the Conflict Prevention Network (CNP), which receives Commission funding and uses its name, together with the European Union emblem, on its logotype. The letter of invitation also indicates that áthe admission of the Greek section of the island alone, as a result of Greek pressure within the EU, will, in the long term, lead to a dramatic geostrategic shift in the south-eastern Mediterraneaní. The inaccurate nature of such observations concerning the future accession of Cyprus and the spirit behind them give a wholly distorted and imprecise picture of the situation on the island. The meeting in question was cancelled following a timely response by the bureau of the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Nevertheless, this is a particularly serious matter since the Commission is revealed to be funding a body which is, in fact, propagating official positions adopted by Turkey, which has for 23 years, been occupying 37% of Cyprus