WRITTEN QUESTION No. 309/98 by Doeke EISMA to the Commission. Taxation of aircraft fuel
2. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 304/75 (98/C 304/108) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0309/98 by Doeke Eisma (ELDR) to the Commission (10 February 1998) Subject: Taxation of aircraft fuel At the Transport Council of 11 March 1997 the Commission was asked to examine the implications of the possible introduction of measures on the taxation of aircraft fuel. When can the findings of the study be expected? Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (10 March 1998) In May 1997, the Ecofin Council, in response to the Commissionís report (1) under Article 8(6) of Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils (2), adopted a resolution requesting the Commission to provide further information on all aspects of the introduction of taxation of aircraft fuel. To meet this request, the Commission has launched a study to examine the various effects of the introduction of taxation within the Community. The consortium carrying out this study is due to produce its final report during the late summer of 1998. (1) COM(96) 549 final. (2) OJ L 316, 31. 10. 1992. (98/C 304/109) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0313/98 by Luis Campoy Zueco (PPE) to the Commission (10 February 1998) Subject: URBAN programme Will the Commission give details of the Spanish projects selected for the URBAN programme in 1997 and say whether any of them concern the region of Navarra? Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (4 March 1998) As part of the extension of the URBAN initiative, the Spanish national authorities have presented the draft URBAN II operational programme for 1997-99 to the Commission for approval. It covers Co·rdoba, Avile·s-Corvera, Santander, Albacete, Leo·n, Castello·n, Pontevedra, Telde, Murcia, Zaragoza, Santa Coloma de Grammenet and Palma de Mallorca. None of these projects concerns the region of Navarra. (98/C 304/110) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0316/98 by Wilmya Zimmermann (PSE) to the Commission (17 February 1998) Subject: Common European holiday on 9 May The Commission has made it clear, for example in its ácitizensí Europeí programme, that a greater effort is required to persuade the citizens of the European Union to identify with it. The introduction of the common currency will be an important step in this direction, but a common public holiday could also be a great help. The European flag and hymn would be backed up by a unifying symbol which would be of benefit to the entire citizenry of Europe