WRITTEN QUESTION E-0067/00 by Manuel Medina Ortega (PSE) to the Commission. Latin America and budget headings.
1. 8. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 219 E/187 intention to supply Turkey with nuclear reactors have made public the following further reasons for their position: ü the financial burden on Canada of a 1,5 billion dollar loan to Turkey, ü the possibility of Akkuyu developing into a second Chernobyl which will pose a serious threat to the lives of 144 million people in the eastern Mediterranean, ü the fundamental fear of providing Turkey with the means of manufacturing nuclear weapons through related technology, as occurred with India and Pakistan. Furthermore, recent studies by eminent seismologists, such as Karl Buckthought of the Earthquake Forecasts Incorporation, conclude that there is a 50 % probability of a Richter Scale 7 earthquake occurring within the next 40 years which will completely destroy the reactor with the loss of millions of human lives. In the light of the above and the new circumstances created by the recent disastrous earthquakes, in what manner will the Commission intervene to enable Turkey to acquire the financial means to develop renewable energy sources and to call off the construction of the nuclear plant? Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission (15 February 2000) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the reply it gave to Oral Question H-781/99 by Mr Souladakis during question time at Parliamentís January 2000 part-session (1). (1) Debates of the Parliament (January 2000). (2000/C 219 E/242) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0067/00 by Manuel Medina Ortega (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Latin America and budget headings (24 January 2000) Could the Commission provide information concerning the rate of implementation of the budget headings intended to support the development of the various Latin American countries during 1988 and 1999? Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission (21 February 2000) The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat a table containing the information requested. (2000/C 219 E/243) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0130/00 by Jens-Peter Bonde (EDD) to the Commission (18 January 2000) Subject: Administration of OLAF Will the Commission ensure that officials do not make public pronouncements on guilt when a national prosecuting authority has decided to drop its inquiries into a case begun at the prompting of UCLAF/ OLAF?