Graham Watson, un altro deputato europeo dalla nostra parte (29 novembre)

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Subject:  [du-list] Graham Watson MEP's DU question
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000
From: "Graham Watson" <gmdcnd@gn.apc.org> (by way of Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Please find following a copy of the parliamentary question on DU tabled by Graham Watson MEP.

Kind regards

Duncan West
Assistant to Graham Watson

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
FORM FOR TABLING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS(1)

to the: COUNCIL COMMISSION

ORAL QUESTIONS

Oral Question (Rule 42)
Question Time (Rule 43)

WRITTEN QUESTIONS

Written Question (Rule 44)
Priority Written Question (Rule 44 (5))
AUTHOR(S): GRAHAM WATSON
SUBJECT: The consequences of using depleted-uranium shells in Kosovo.

Mindful of the emergency package of assistance to Serbia worth EUR 200 million and Commissioner Patten’s commitment in the plenary session of 25th October to examine the environmental and health hazards caused by events over the last year, and in view of an alleged increase in the incidence of cancers and birth-defects in parts of Kosovo following the use by NATO forces of depleted-uranium U-238 (DU) shells during last year’s bombing campaign, will the Commission initiate without delay a comprehensive impact analysis study, perhaps by joint-funding and collaboration with the proposed UNEP/UNHCS Balkans Task Force (BTF), with a view to offering assistance to those who have been affected?

Signature(s):

Date:  07/11/00
To be typewritten and  sent to the Activities of Members Division, Office
02B031, Schuman Building – Luxembourg
Maximum length: 10 lines for questions for 'Question Time' (Rule 43); 25
lines for oral questions (Rule 42) and written questions (Rule 44 and
44(5)) - Enlarged Bureau decision of 25 and 26 Feb. 1986
Signatures (continued):
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