WRITTEN QUESTION P-0304/00 by Antonios Trakatellis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Delays in completing Cohesion Fund projects in Greece: biological sewage treatment and reorganisation of landfill sites in Thessaloniki.
C 225 E/226 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 8. 8. 2000 (2000/C 225 E/263) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0304/00 by Antonios Trakatellis (PPE-DE) to the Commission (4 February 2000) Subject: Delays in completing Cohesion Fund projects in Greece: biological sewage treatment and reorganisation of landfill sites in Thessaloniki Work on two projects of importance for environmental protection and improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of Thessaloniki ü Extension and completion of the Thessaloniki biological sewage treatment plant ü Stage IIí and Reorganisation of a landfill site and survey/construction of a transshipment centre for Thessalonikií ü has been inexcusably delayed, while the Cohesion Fund financial package for the previous programming period (1994-1999) has already expired. The above projects were among those financed from the Cohesion Fund since 1995 and should have been completed and operational in 1998. Will the Commission therefore say: what stage has been reached in the work, what the delays are due to and when the projects are 1. expected to be completed, what amount the Community contributed from the 1994-1999 Cohesion Fund programming period 2. and whether the funds committed were sufficient to complete the projects, and what measures it has taken, or proposes to take, to ensure that these projects are completed and 3. properly operational? As regards the Greek authoritiesí commitments concerning the Thessaloniki biological sewage treatment plant, will the Commission say: ü whether the quality of the water in the Thermaic Gulf is being monitored and, if so, by which body, ü whether the relevant sewerage system has been extended, and ü whether the industrial area has been connected to the sewerage system, whether there is quality control of the industrial waste, and from what revenue the operating and maintenance costs will be covered? Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission (23 February 2000) The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible. (2000/C 225 E/264) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0391/00 by Maurizio Turco (TDI) to the Commission (8 February 2000) Subject: Utilisation of Structural Funds in Italy 1994/1999 Recent statements by the Italian Court of Auditors have reopened the vexed question of the proper use of the Structural Funds in Italy. According to the information available to the Court, Italy is still seriously behind in the implementation of the 1994-1999 programme