WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2834/97 by María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Protecting the Pego-Oliva marshes (Valencia - Spain)
30. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 134/23 (98/C 134/28) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2823/97 by Wolfgang Kreissl-Do¤rfler (V) to the Commission (1 September 1997) Subject: Extension of the Munich-Deggendorf-Prague motorway Passenger and goods traffic on the Munich-Deggendorf motorway (A 92) has increased considerably since the opening of the Czech border. It is now planned to extend the motorway to Prague. Is the EU involved in any way in the extension of this motorway? Is the extension being financed with 1. funds from the EIB, EBRD, regional aid, the PHARE programme or any other programme? Is the Commission aware of any calculations or studies of increases in traffic and thus exhaust gas 2. emissions, particularly from heavy goods vehicles, as a result of the extension of the A 92 to Prague? 3. Is the Commission aware of any environmental impact assessments (EIAs) or studies on the effects on environmental protection in the Bayerischer Wald? What anti-noise measures will there be for the benefit of local residents, particularly on the Landshut-Deggendorf section? Have alternatives to extension of the motorway been considered for heavy goods traffic, eg greater use of 4. combined transport for this section or improvement of the rail infrastructure? Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (22 October 1997) No Community funding has been either requested or granted for the extension of the A92 Munich- 1. Deggendorf motorway beyond Deggendorf to Pilsen and Prague. The European regional development fund does not in any case co-finance the construction of any motorway in Germany. The Bavarian authorities have informed the Commission that they have no knowledge of any concrete plans to extend the motorway. The Commission is aware of discussions which are under way in the Czech Republic on the possibility of such a project, but no decision has yet been made on the matter. Priority is at present being given by the Czech government and the Community to the extension of the D5 motorway Prague- Pilsen-Nu¤rnberg, which lies on Pan-European transport corridor No IV. The Commission is aware that there has been a substantial increase in traffic on the Czech section of 2. and 3. the existing E53 road from Pilsen to Deggendorf, which is close to its full capacity. It is not aware of any studies on traffic and emissions increases resulting from an extension of the A92 to Prague, nor of any environmental impact studies in the Bayerischer Wald. The Commission is not aware of the extent of consideration of alternative transport modes on this route, but 4. is, in general, concerned to ensure the modally balanced development of infrastructure links with Central and Eastern Europe. (98/C 134/29) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2834/97 by Mar ·a Sornosa Mart ·nez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (1 September 1997) Subject: Protecting the Pego-Oliva marshes (Valencia › Spain) Last year I tabled a question to the Commission (E-1387/96) (1) on the Pego-Oliva marshes. On behalf of the Commission, Mrs Bjerregaard replied on 11 July 1996, stating that the Commission had approached the Spanish authorities for information on certain work, presumed illegal, carried out in the area, and had reminded them that, the marshes being a classified special protection area (SPA) under Directive 79/409/EEC (2) (the ábirdsí directiveí), any plan or project likely to affect them must first be assessed (Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC (3) on habitats). Mrs Bjerregaard said that the Commission had also indicated its intention to suspend LIFE funding if the Spanish authorities failed to provide a satisfactory response