VP/HR — European Parliament resolution of 10 October 2013 on clashes in Sudan and subsequent media censorship

24.2.2014

Question for written answer E-002120-14
to the Commission (Vice-President/High Representative)
Rule 117
Adam Bielan (ECR)

On 10 October 2013 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on clashes in Sudan and subsequent media censorship (P7_TA(2013)0423), paragraph 17 of which reads as follows:

‘[The European Parliament] regrets the decision taken by the EU High Representative to terminate the mandate of the EU Special Representative for Sudan/South Sudan, given the severe political unrest in Sudan and armed conflicts during which Sudanese forces and government-sponsored militias continue to engage in war crimes with impunity; considers that without a designated EU Special Representative for Sudan/South Sudan the EU will be left on the sidelines of international negotiations and efforts, especially in view of the fact that the US, Russia and China all have special envoys for Sudan; calls therefore on the High Representative to reverse this decision and extend the mandate of the Special Representative for Sudan/South Sudan;’.

What action has been taken or will soon be taken by the Vice-President/High Representative and the European External Action Service in response to the resolution?

OJ C 365, 15/10/2014