The Constitution

12.2.2004

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0524/04
by Eluned Morgan (PSE)
to the Commission

Can the Commission confirm that, if a Member State were to divide as a result of a region democratically gaining independence, that the precedent set by Algeria would apply?

 

Can the Commission explain what exactly happened in the Algeria case?

 

Could the Commission confirm whether a newly independent region would have to leave the EU and then apply for accession afresh?

 

Would an application of this type require a renegotiation of the treaties at an IGC and the unanimous agreement of the 25 Member States?