WRITTEN QUESTION No. 4121/97 by Gerhard HAGER to the Commission. Declaration on sport
C 196/82 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6. 98 The Commission also envisages, under the TACIS programme, to implement concrete measures to curb the illicit drug trafficking transiting through the Commonwealth of independent States (CIS) countries. Under the OISIN programme on police and customs cooperation in the Community, which is managed by the Commission, operational projects will soon be implemented in order to improve controls at the Communityís external borders against the illicit drug trafficking through the Balkan route. (98/C 196/113) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4121/97 by Gerhard Hager (NI) to the Commission (16 January 1998) Subject: Declaration on sport In making the declaration on sport at Amsterdam, the Member States for the first time acknowledged the special significance of sport. 1. What measures is the Commission planning to put this declaration into practice? 2. In my experience, Eurathlon often poses virtually insurmountable organizational problems for small clubs and associations in particular, despite the fact that their contribution to popular sport is a significant one. Is the Commission aware of such problems? Are further programmes being planned to support popular sport in such a way as to enable small clubs and 3. associations to participate in them, too? Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (2 March 1998) The Commission is preparing a communication on sport in the Community for Parliament and the Council. 1. It will take into account not only the declaration on sport included in the Treaty, but also Ms packís report on sport which has been adopted by Parliament. The communication will contain a series of proposals relating to possible Community action in the area. 2. The Commission is aware of the problems set by the Eurathlon programme. An audit will therefore be carried out on the programme this year for submission to the budgetary authority. The audit will cover the financial and organisational aspects of the programme. The conclusions drawn from the communication and the audit will enable the Commission to put forward 3. new proposals relating to programmes for sport. (98/C 196/114) WRITTEN QUESTION E-4124/97 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (16 January 1998) Subject: Environmental clean-up operations on the Kola peninsula The Commission is aware that much radioactive waste is being stored on the Kola peninsula in medium-term facilities which are incompatible with modern safety requirements and that a tiny ECU 5 million was earmarked for disposal projects. Will the Commission please explain whether this work has been undertaken?