European Parliament 21 December 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3439/01 by Frank Vanhecke (NI) to the Commission. Cost of renovating the Berlaymont Building.

German law provides that where 10 years have elapsed (and in other circumstances 20 years) since the theft, the stolen object may be returned to the dealer and not to its country of origin. There is therefore an inherent risk in this situation of rewarding the trafficker and punishing the Republic of Cyprus. Is the Commission aware of this matter?