WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3078/98 by Gerhard HAGER to the Commission. Fines for road traffic offences
14. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 135/165 Answer given by Mr van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (10 November 1998) The Commission shares the concern of the Honourable Member about Russia’s economic and financial situation. Today, there are no outstanding credits with Russia. Those granted in 1991 (Community guarantee for export credits worth ECU 500 million, and ECU 1 250 million loan to the ex-Union of Soviet Socialist republics (USSR) for food and medical aid) were fully paid back. No macroeconomic assistance has ever been granted to Russia. As regards the possibility of new credits to help Russia overcome its present financial crisis, the Commission will follow the guidelines set by the Cardiff European Council. Any eventual macroeco- nomic assistance should be provided through the international financial institutions and should be linked to the implementation by the Russian government of a credible economic reform policy. (1999/C 135/204) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3077/98 by Gerhard Hager (NI) to the Council (16 October 1998) Subject: Fines for road traffic offences The Council’s Working Party on the Schengen acquis is at present reviewing the Schengen acquis in preparation for the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, according to the media, work is in progress on a draft ‘Convention on cooperation in the matter of criminal proceedings for offences against road traffic regulations and the enforcement of fines imposed for such offences’. − Has the Council come across any plans of this nature in connection with the Schengen acquis? − Does the Council know of any plans in this regard, and if so at what stage are they? − What is the specific content of these plans? − How is the problem of the differences between the substance and procedure of the regulations in force in the various Member States to be solved? Reply (20/21 December 1998) The Council is not in a position to inform the European Parliament regarding draft instruments being examined within the Schengen context. However, the Council understands that the Schengen Presidency regularly informs the relevant bodies of the European Parliament on work in progress. (1999/C 135/205) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3078/98 by Gerhard Hager (NI) to the Commission (9 October 1998) Subject: Fines for road traffic offences According to the press, work is in progress on a draft ‘Convention on cooperation in the matter of criminal proceedings for offences against road traffic regulations and the enforcement of fines imposed for such offences’