WRITTEN QUESTION E-0973/00 by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Council. Relations between the European Union and Iran.
C 26 E/136 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 26. 1. 2001 different types of mobile phone. The other projects are aiming to provide greater understanding of the biological mechanisms by which electromagnetic radiation might affect human health. One of them will also be examining the combined effect of electromagnetic radiation and chemical carcinogens. (2001/C 26 E/169) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0973/00 by Ioannis Souladakis (PSE) to the Council (30 March 2000) Subject: Relations between the European Union and Iran The election results in the recent parliamentary elections in Iran have demonstrated the strong desire of the Iranian electorate that Iran should emerge from the international isolation in which it has been for years. However, the European Unionís response to the changes taking place in Iran has so far been limited. Will the Council say whether it intends to take advantage of current favourable circumstances to improve relations with Iran, thus supporting the opening which Iranian society is seeking with the West? Reply (26 June 2000) The EU is encouraged by developments in Iran, including the results of the first round of the Parliamentary elections in February. Following these elections, the European Union has recalled its long-standing interest in consolidating and expanding the Comprehensive Dialogue it leads with Iran and reiterated its willingness to promote the establishment of closer ties with the Iranian Government. (2001/C 26 E/170) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0975/00 by Christel Fiebiger (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (31 March 2000) Subject: Savings to be made in Subsection B1 ü Agriculture of the 2001 budget and modification of the financial planning for 2000-2006 Numerous Commission proposals concerning savings in the 2001 budget for Subsection B1 ü Agriculture have recently been made public. Are these savings intended primarily to help achieve the funding required in the foreign policy area (reconstruction measures in Kosovo of the order of € 300 million a year)? Is the Commission also planning changes in relation to the financial framework in Agenda 2000 adopted by the European Council in Berlin? What savings in financial resources would the Commission like to make, following measures: in particular through the ü changes to the common organisations of the market (COM), inter alia for sugar, hops, rice, olives, flax and hemp; ü new legislation, e. g. creation of a regulatory fund applicable to the pig sector; ü reform of the Financial Regulation, inter alia by changing the allocation of the negative expenditure of Subsection B1-Agriculture;