WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1493/97 by Karl von WOGAU to the Council. Official written usage of the term 'Euro'
C 76/36 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11. 3. 98 Answer (25 September 1997) The Council shares the concern expressed by the Honourable Member and has constantly urged the Belarusian authorities to ensure that humanitarian action in Belarus is not hindered. Most recently, in April 1997, the EU Heads of Mission in Minsk carried out a demarche with the Minister for Foreign Affairs Antonovich, underlining doubts about the legal mandate and aims of actions undertaken by the Belarusion authorities against non-governmental organisations. Furthermore, the Special Representative of the EU Presidency for Belarus, Mr Kosto, in May 1997 raised with Belarusion officials at the highest level, the difficulties encountered by non-governmental organizations active in Belarus such as the Soros Foundation and the Foundation To the Children of Chernobyl. ö (98/C 76/106) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1493/97 by Karl von Wogau (PPE) to the Council (30 April 1997) Subject: Official written usage of the term Euroí Since the Madrid European Council decided to call the future single currency the Euroí, the term has appeared in texts in forms which vary both typographically (e. g. EURO, Euro and euro) and grammatically (is it invariable or does it have a plural form; if so, what is it?). Would it not be advisable, in particular in view of the Euroís legal status, for the Commission to clarify the official written usage of the term Euroí? Answer (25 September 1997) The Madrid European Council in December 1995 decided to call the single currency ôeuroö and stated ôthat the name of the single currency must be the same in all the official languages of the European Union, taking into account the existence of different alphabetsö. The Council has officially adopted, on the basis of Article 235 of the Treaty, a Regulation on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro. The Council has also reached political agreement on a Council Regulation on the introduction of the euro (whose legal basis is Article 109L(4) of the Treaty), which is to be adopted formally later by participating Member States. The texts in question, as finalized by the Legal/Linguistic Experts of the Council, observe certain standards and habits for currency designation in each language; the relevant provisions are contained in the various language versions of those texts. (98/C 76/107) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1504/97 by Pervenche Bere‘s (PSE) to the Commission (30 April 1997) Subject: Printing of Euro notes Is it true that invitations to tender will be issued under public procurement procedures for the printing of Euro notes?