WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1299/98 by Esko SEPPÄNEN to the Commission. Chernobyl 4 Reactor Shelter Fund
C 354/88 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 98 The group took a number of decisions aimed at improving the gathering and exchange of information on the problem of illegal trade. It agreed that the Commission should arrange for a study on the availability and sources of supply of CFCs and halons in the Community. It also agreed to compile guidelines for customs officials to improve their awareness and knowledge of trade in ozone-depleting substances and current control measures. The group asked the Commission to examine the feasibility of a European seminar to help train customs officials. The group agreed to establish a list of contact points in each Member State to facilitate the exchange of information, including confidential information, and members of the group undertook to keep the Commission informed of enforcement actions in each of the Member States. The group agreed to meet again in the second half of 1998. (98/C 354/141) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1295/98 by James Nicholson (I-EDN) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Publication › What exactly is Europe? Is the Commission responsible for the publication What exactly is Europe?í for use in schools for children in the 11 to 14 years age range, and if so, what were the criteria for establishing the religious breakdown in EU Member States? Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (15 JUne 1998) The publication What exactly is Europeí was produced by the representation of the Commission in the United Kingdom. It is intended as A classroom guide to the European Unioní. It has proved to be a very popular publication and is much in demand by teachers. There has already been one reprint and a second is planned. Material on religious allegiance in the Member States was taken from the reference work The Guinness European data bookí. It was one of many illustrative items chosen to accompany the text of the Commissionís publication. However, in order to allay any concerns on the matter, the full table from the reference work is being incorporated in the forthcoming reprint. (98/C 354/142) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1299/98 by Esko Seppa¤nen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (29 April 1998) Subject: Chernobyl 4 Reactor Shelter Fund The aid provided by the G7 and the EU for the building work to protect the Chernobyl 4 reactor is inadequate to ensure that the project is carried through. Only half of the necessary US$ 750 million have been raised. How does the Commission see the remainder of the money being raised, and how does it intend to act on the view expressed by Parliament in the Adam report to the effect that the funding of the project must be sound and efficient and that the EU must only pay when other countries have fulfilled their contributions?