WRITTEN QUESTION E-2455/99 by Lousewies van der Laan (ELDR) to the Commission. Mismanagement at the Energy Charter Secretariat.
C 219 E/168 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 1. 8. 2000 (2000/C 219 E/214) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2455/99 by Lousewies van der Laan (ELDR) to the Commission Subject: Mismanagement at the Energy Charter Secretariat (16 December 1999) The European Commission was present at the meeting of the Energy Charter Conference on 30 July 1999, when the Conference Chairman, Mr Christophersen, drew attention to the serious malfunctioning of the Secretariat, as outlined in the Arthur D. Little report commissioned by his predecessor, Ambassador Rutten. The European Commission is a signatory to the Energy Charter and, as such, should be concerned to ensure its effective implementation. through contributions in kind (providing meeting and translation facilities). It has assisted the Secretariat 1. What steps has the Commission undertaken since that meeting to ensure that the situation is resolved as a matter of urgency? 2. What will the Commission do to ensure that such a situation will not recur? Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission (17 January 2000) The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that it is not a signatory to the Energy Charter Treaty. Signatories or contracting parties to the Energy Charter Treaty are the Communities and their fifteen Member States. The Communities are represented in the Energy Charter by the Commission and the Presidency of the Union. from the Union, On a proposal the Energy Charter Conference supported by its Chairman, Mr Christophersen, decided on 7 December 1999 by consensus to replace the Secretary General, Mr Schütterle (Germany) as of 1 January 2000 by Mrs Kemper (Germany) for four years with an option for an additional period of two years. (2000/C 219 E/215) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2460/99 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission (16 December 1999) Subject: The Commissionís attitude towards the European Museumí project At the Museum for Europeí symposium on 21 and 22 October, which was attended by Commission President Romano Prodi, a number of politicians promised their support for a museum in the European Parliament. The cost price is estimated at BEF 1 billion, of which Parliament, the Belgian Federation and the private sector would each pay one third. The historical starting point of the permanent exhibition is Charlemagneís empire Is the Commission aware of the initiative by vzw Museum van Europa (non-profit making 1. organisation Museum of Europeí) to house a museum on the premises of the European Parliament, which is what may be concluded from the Commission Presidentís presence at the symposium? If so, when was the Commission informed of this project, by whom and how? 2. (a) What objectives has vzw Museum van Europa made known to the Commission concerning the construction of the museum and what is on display in it? (b) Who, in the opinion of vzw Museum van Europa, is responsible for the way in which the museum is managed and organised?