WRITTEN QUESTION E-1834/99 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Operational programme on fisheries in Greece.
C 203 E/62 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 7. 2000 (2000/C 203 E/075) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1834/99 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: Operational programme on fisheries in Greece (13 October 1999) The operational programme on fisheries in Greece includes four subprogrammes, together with a fifth concerning technical aid. Since each of the subprogrammes 1-4 has been given a timetable, will the Commission say: 1. What is the state of implementation of the subprogrammes so far and which actions have made progress in each subprogramme? 2. Has there been any delay in take-up and, if so, what are the main reasons for this delay? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (18 November 1999) The form of this programme was amended after the Commission Decision. The new presentation has 1. nine areas of assistance instead of the five subprogrammes originally planned. The table sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat contains a detailed analysis of the progress of this programme in terms of both commitments and payments made. The trend of the data concerning this operational programme suggests that by the end of 1999 the 2. Greek authorities should be able to achieve the objectives of the programme as regards commitments and that by the end of 2001 it should prove possible to complete the measures for the fisheries sector so that the physical and financial goals of this programme too are achieved. (2000/C 203 E/076) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1839/99 by María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) to the Commission Subject: Shortcomings in Spainís waste management (13 October 1999) Three months have now passed since the European Commission decided to take Spain to the European Court of Justice for failure to comply with the Community directives relating to waste management. In a communication issued in July, the Commission stated that the case was being brought because, on the one hand, they had not officially received the national plan for municipal waste management and, on the other hand, there were serious deficiencies in the plan regarding dangerous waste products that was drawn up by the relevant Spanish authority. According to the Commission communication, the plan was highly imprecise with regard to facilities for waste disposal and to the specific provisions covering certain types of waste. Could the Commission provide a progress report on the aforementioned case at the European Court of Justice? Could the Commission state whether or not it intends to implement measures running parallel to the court proceedings in order to press the Spanish authorities into prompt compliance with the Community directives, especially bearing in mind the serious environmental consequences that can result from non- compliance with directives covering the management of dangerous waste products?