WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3204/98 by Anita POLLACK to the Commission. Incitement to murder in Pakistan
C 135/176 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 14. 5. 1999 The accession partnerships also set as a medium-term priority preparation of the CEECs in the area of employment and social affairs. Allocation of funding is linked inter alia to respect of these priorities. 2. and 3. The Commission is not aware of any Phare programme or individual project violating the social acquis of the Community. If it notices or becomes alerted to any such occurrence, the Commission will not hesitate to rectify the situation with the appropriate means without delay. (1999/C 135/220) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3190/98 by Arthur Newens (PSE) to the Commission (27 October 1998) Subject: Trade between the EU and certain Asian countries Would the Commission provide figures to show the changes which have taken place in overall EU imports and exports to each of the following countries over the past three years: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China and Japan? Could the Commission also give a breakdown of imports and exports between individual Member States and these countries? Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (7 December 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the Eurostat publication ‘External and Intra- European Union Trade − Monthly Statistics’ (pages 42-43 and 88-95) (1). (1) Eurostat 10/1998-6B. (1999/C 135/221) WRITTEN QUESTION P-3204/98 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (16 October 1998) Subject: Incitement to murder in Pakistan Will the European Commission express its grave concern to the Government of Pakistan over the appearance in the daily ‘Juraat’ newspaper of an advertisement on behalf of militant clerics offering large sums of money in return for the murder of Salman Rushdie, Mirza Tahir, Gohar Shahi and Janti Lal? This action − an incitement to murder − would be a criminal offence in any of the European Union’s Member States, and the Government of Pakistan must prevent similar advertisements appearing if it wishes to be regarded as a civilised and law-abiding state. Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (13 November 1998) The Commission shares the concern of the Honourable Member on this matter, of which it was not previously aware