WRITTEN QUESTION No. 258/99 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL to the Commission. Alleged ESF fraud in Catalonia
21. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 207/175 (1999/C 207/244) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0201/99 by Florus Wijsenbeek (ELDR) to the Commission (11 February 1999) Subject: Hijacking in France Is the Commission aware of an incident which occurred during the night of 18 and 19 January 1999 in Rennes when a Dutch lorry driver was hijacked by French farmers? Is the Commission also aware that 22 tonnes of pigmeat were rendered unfit for consumption and the lorry destroyed? Does the Commission not think that a stop must be put to such unacceptable acts and that the French authorities, who are unwilling to prevent hijackings of this nature, should forthwith pay compensation to the haulier, the shipper and the driver? If not, why not? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (19 March 1999) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible. (1999/C 207/245) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0258/99 by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission (5 February 1999) Subject: Alleged ESF fraud in Catalonia The High Court in Catalonia has agreed to hear a lawsuit concerning claims of ongoing corruption stemming from alleged irregularities in the processing of assistance from the European Social Fund in Catalonia. To what extent is the Commission aware of this situation? Have its services, in particular UCLAF, taken any measures to deal with the alleged fraud? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (3 March 1999) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible. (1999/C 207/246) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0285/99 by Laura González Álvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (17 February 1999) Subject: Admission of holders of the Spanish ‘Ingeniero Técnico’ qualification to the European civil service The documentation attached to the action for annulment brought before the Court of First instance by Mr Vicente Alonso Morales on 1 December 1997 (T-299/97), brought to the attention of the Commission the fact that Mr Roberto Arce Recio, who holds the Spanish ‘Ingeniero Técnico’ qualification, had been admitted to study for a doctorate at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse (France) and awarded a doctorate with distinction on 24 June 1998