WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2695/98 by Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN to the Commission. Money laundering and the introduction of the euro
29. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 118/121 › protocol on the privileges and immunities of the liaison officers and their families (Article 41(2). A draft produced by the Netherlands was sent to the Member States in February 1998 and is still under scrutiny; › headquarters agreement (Article 37). This requires the unanimous approval of the management board; › rules of procedure of the joint supervisory body (Article 24(7)). The draft now before the joint supervisory body requires its unanimous adoption prior to presentation for the unanimous approval of the Council. (1999/C 118/148) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2690/98 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (1 September 1998) Subject: PHARE programme assistance to Poland › A4 Wroclaw-Katowice motorway Since Poland is important as a transit country between western Europe and the CIS and as between northern and southern Europe, an in view of the heavy increase in road traffic since 1990, the EU PHARE programme is financing the modernization of the road transport system. In particular, the PHARE programme has undertaken to finance the development of the Wroclaw-Katowice A4 motorway. What is the budget for this project, when it is scheduled for completion, and what is the current situation regarding the progress of construction work? Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (22 September 1998) Five construction contracts for the 126 kilometre long section of the A4 motorway from near Wroclaw to Nogawczyce (west of Gliwice) were started in 1997. This section is due to open to traffic by the winter 2000/2001. Two of these contracts, for the rehabilitation of existing bridges and the construction of new bridges, are being funded under the PHARE programme with a grant of ECU 49 million. Construction is well under way, with completion of the bridge work planned for October 2000. The other three contracts, for roadworks, have received an European investment bank (EIB) loan of ECU 225 million. The Polish government is also making a contribution equivalent to ECU 67 million to the total capital cost of this section of the A4 motorway. The 53 kilometre long section of motorway from Nogawczyce to West by-pass of Katowice, is still at the detailed planning stage. However, it is understood that the EIB will provide future funding for construction. Construction of the short (4,6 kilometres) section of the Katowice by-pass, is expected to start soon. This latter section is subject of a PHARE programme grant of ECU 35 million, the balance of the development cost being provided by the Polish government and EIB loan. Completion of this section is planned for 2001. (1999/C 118/149) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2695/98 by Marie-Noºlle Lienemann (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Money laundering and the introduction of the euro (1 September 1998) How does the Commission intend to combat money laundering when the banknotes of the 11 Member States participating in EMU, whose scheduled launch on January 2002 is already being prepared for, are exchanged for euros given that large quantities of the said money in national currencies will have to be converted?