WRITTEN QUESTION No. 234/98 by José SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ- NEYRA to the Commission. Ground handling services at airports - Frankfurter Flughafen AG
C 223/144 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 7. 98 2. What is the percentage reduction of EAGGF, Guarantee Section, spending and how much is this in ecu compared with the overall budgets for the 1992-1997 period, broken down by year and Member State? 3. What was the trend in EAGGF, Guidance Section, spending (percentage and amounts) compared to total EAGGF spending and compared with the total budgets for the 1992-1997 period, broken down by year and Member State? 4. What measures as regards modernization, structural intervention and programmes did the Community take in respect of the CAP and what sums were made available for the implementation thereof from the budgets of the 1992-1997 period, broken down by year and Member State? 5. What measures and programmes were adopted for young farmers and the introduction of new technologies in farm holdings and in the stockbreeding sector and what sums were allocated during the 1992-1997 period, broken down by year and Member State? 6. Is there any correlation in absolute terms (ecu) between the reduction of agricultural spending of the EAGGF, Guarantee Section, and the development of modernization and intervention measures for agriculture for the 1992-1997 period, broken down by year and Member State? 7. What specific measures will be taken to check the steady decline in agricultural incomes and what steps can be taken to ensure the development of a modern, competitive and self -sufficient agricultural sector in the EU, faced with the challenges of international competition and the forthcoming enlargement of the EU? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (11 March 1998) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible. (98/C 223/189) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0234/98 by Jose· Salafranca Sa·nchez-Neyra (PPE) to the Commission (13 February 1998) Subject: Ground handling services at airports › Frankfurter Flughafen AG Could the Commission explain the terms of the decisions taken last Wednesday with a view to ending the monopoly enjoyed by Frankfurter Flughafen AG in the provision of ground handling services? Under what terms and for what reasons has the Commission decided that the directive on the liberalization of ground handling services at EU airports will not fully apply to Frankfurt airportís Terminal 1? Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (31 March 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to decision 98/190/98, which was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (1), in particular the Legal assessmentí section. (1) OJ L 72, 11. 3. 1998