Doc. 8724

15 April 2000

Publication in French of Council of Europe documents

Written Question No. 385

by MM. Neuwirth, Legendre and others

      In the communication on the activities of the Committee of Ministers for the first quarter 2000 (Doc. 8670 of 31 March 2000), on page 33 and the following pages, a summary of the activities of the Culture Committee is given, followed by a list of publications marked (in the French version) "English only". Nor is there any indication of publications in French.

      MM. Neuwirth, Legendre and others

      To ask the Committee of Ministers,

Whether the Committee of Ministers intends to enforce compliance with the Statute of the Council of Europe, which stipulates that the official languages of the Council are French and English?

Signed ¹:

Neuwirth, France, EDG

Baumel, France, EDG

Bordas, France, EDG

Debarge, France, SOC

Dhaille, France, SOC

Durrieu, France, SOC

Ehrmann, France, LDR

Evin, France, SOC

Hoeffel, France, EPP/CD

Legendre, France, EDG

Lengagne, France, SOC

Mariot, France, SOC

Pourtaud, France, SOC

Roudy, France, SOC

Schreiner, France, EDG

Valleix, France, EDG

¹        SOC: Socialist Group

      EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party

      EDG: European Democratic Group

      LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers’ Group

      UEL: Group of the Unified European Left