European Parliament
President.
As they deal with the same subject, the following questions will be taken together:
Question No 6 by Bernd Posselt 
Subject: Status of Kosovo
What steps is the Council planning to take to help bring about a definitive clarification of the question of the status of Kosovo before the end of 2006?
Question No 7 by Dimitrios Papadimoulis 
Subject: Settlement of the status of Kosovo
Talks on the future status of the region have begun with a meeting between Martti Ahtisaari, head of the UN team which will take part in the talks on the final status of Kosovo, and the President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova.
Does the Council continue to share the view that implementation of the eight criteria laid down by the UN in respect of Kosovo must precede the final settlement of status? Will it raise with the Kosovan authorities the question of the existence of a Guantanamo-type prison at the American base of Camp Bondsteel?
Question No 8 by Othmar Karas 
Subject: West Balkans / Kosovo
2006 is a crucially important year for the development of the West Balkans. One pending challenge is to resolve the future status of Kosovo. Regardless of the outcome of the status negotiations, Kosovo must be incorporated into a European vision. What tangible form should that European vision take?
What are Austria’s European Neighbourhood Policy plans, especially in connection with Ukraine?

