WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3736/98 by Amedeo AMADEO Osteoporosis
11. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 289/81 Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (28 January 1999) The Greek Government has confirmed to the Commission that it has not concluded any gentleman’s agreement with the consortium building the Athens underground rail system. It has informed the Commission of recent negotiations covering a range of technical problems with this large- scale project. These negotiations, held under the provisions of the contract in force, resulted in an agreement between the two parties involving no modification whatsoever of the contract. The original contract for construction of the system, signed in 1991, was adjusted in 1994. This revision incorporated a 14,64 % increase in the contract budget. The revised 1994 contract is still in force and it is under its terms that an additional amount of 5 % has been granted to the consortium for additional work to boost the safety of the system itself and the buildings of Athens, including construction of trial tunnels. A further amount of 1 % has also been granted for various improvements to the project. Community funding for the project under the Community support framework for Greece for 1994-99 is EUR 783 million from the European Regional Development Fund. This amount has not been raised since the CSF was approved. (1999/C 289/107) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3736/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (11 December 1998) Subject: Osteoporosis Recent scientific studies show that fractures attributable to osteoporosis pose a growing threat to the health of the elderly, and that the incidence of such fractures will rise dramatically over the next few years. Given that diet is an important factor in ensuring healthy bones, does the Commission plan to arrange for a study to draw up public information policies and lay down systems to monitor the rate at which fractures recur, both nationally and Community-wide? With a view to Community measures directed towards preventing osteoporosis and increasing awareness about it among the public and the health authorities of individual Member States, with the aim of safeguarding the health of citizens and contributing to the training of appropriate health workers, can the Commission launch a campaign to increase awareness about the fight against osteoporosis? (1999/C 289/108) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3955/98 by James Nicholson (I-EDN) to the Commission (4 January 1999) Subject: Osteoporosis What measures has the Commission taken to date for the implementation of the recommendations set out in the report on Osteoporosis in the European Community ; Action for Prevention, published on 10 June 1998?