The campaign seeks to encourage Málaga’s citizens not to re-use objects but to discard them for
subsequent recycling. In doing soit contradicts basic environmental principles and Directive 91/156/EEC(
1)(whichrequiresinstitutionsfirstlytopreventwasteproduction,secondlytoencouragere-use,and
thirdlytorecyclewaste,inthatorder).
IstheCommissionawareoftheaforementionedcampaign?Willitsaywhetherornotthecampaignhas
beenfinancedfromtheCohesionFund?Ifso,whatmeasuresdoesitintendtotakeinthisregard?
Does it believe that this campaign may give rise to misleading information and undermine the
environmentallyfriendlypracticesoftheverycitizensitistargeting?
(1) OJL78,26.3.1991,p.32.
AnswergivenbyMrsWallströmonbehalfoftheCommission
(10September2003)
ThetoppriorityofCommunitywastepolicyistopreventwaste.Accordingly,re-useofproductsoughtto
beencouragedwhereverpossible.Wherewasteisneverthelessproduced,preferenceshouldgotorecovery,notablyrecycling.
Wastemanagementandprocessingprojectsco-financedbytheERDFortheCohesionFundofteninclude
awarenesscampaigns,thoughthisdoesnotmeanthattheCommissionisfullyfamiliarwiththecontentsthereof.
TheawarenesscampaignatissueherewasfundedbytheCohesionFund(ERDF).Atitsrequest,theSpanishauthoritiessenttheCommissionareportonthecampaign,whichincludedthe
followinginformation:
Thegeneralideaofthecampaignwastomovegraduallytowardstheintegratedmanagementofsolid
wastebyaccordingpriorityto:
/dash tryingtoreducethequantityofwaste;/dash re-utilisingasmuchwasteaspossiblewherethequantitycannotbereduced;/dash inadditiontotheprevioustwophases,recyclingwastewhichcannotbere-used.
Thecampaignwasintendedtoraisepublicawarenessoftheimportanceofrecyclingwastebyseparatingit
and using containers properly, and to inform and educate the population regarding separate wastecollection,interaliabyexplainingitsimpactontheenvironment.
Lastly,thecampaignsloganwasnotintendedtopromoterecyclingattheexpenseofre-use,butsimplyto
informthepublicabouttheuseofdifferentcontainersforseparatewastecollection.
(2004/C58E/168) WRITTENQUESTIONP-2299/03
byMechtildRothe(PSE)totheCommission
(7July2003)
Subject:Objectivesforenergyfromrenewablesourcesupto2020
TheEuropeanUnionfirstcommitteditselfin1998inaWhitePapertoa‘CommunityStrategyandAction
Plan’todoubletheproportionofrenewablesintotalenergyconsumptionby2010.6.3.2004EN C58E/155 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
AsignificantlegislativemeasuretowardsthisendwastakenbyDirective2001/77/EC(1).Thisdirective
states as its target that the EU Member States should derive 22,1% of total Community electricityconsumptionfromrenewableenergysourcesby2010.Noobjectivesaresetbeyond2010.
WhatprogresshasbeenmadeintheCommissiontowardssettingobjectivesafter2010?
HastheCommissionalreadydrawnupanalysesandscenariosprovidingobjectivesfor2020?
Ifso,whatarethey?Ifnot,whendoestheCommissionproposetosetsuchobjectives?
Towhatextentaresuchobjectivesincorporatedintothestrategyforreducinggreenhousegasemissions?
(1) OJL283,27.10.2001,p.33.
AnswergivenbyMrsdePalacioonbehalfoftheCommission
(9September2003)
First,itisnecessarytoensurethatthetargetalreadysetfor2010willbeachieved.
Thistargetrequiresanincreaseofmorethansixpercentagepointsinrenewableenergy’ssharebetween
1997and2010.Sofar,theincreasehasbeenlessthanonepercentagepoint.Therefore,growthintheuseofrenewableenergyistooslowtogiveconfidencethatthe2010targetwillbemet.ItisimportantforMemberStatestogiveprioritytofulfillingtherequirementslaiddownbythedirectivesonrenewableenergyinelectricity(
1)andonbiofuels(2).
Asfarastargetsfor2020areconcerned,theCommissionisanalysingthematter,drawingonstudiesthat
itisco-financing,andintendstobringforwardproposalsinduecourse.Thecontributionofrenewable
energytoreducinggreenhousegasemissionswillconstituteanimportantparametertobetakenintoaccountwhenconsideringprospectsfor2020,inconnectionwiththeoverallstrategytofightagainstclimatechange.
(1) Directive2001/77/ECoftheParliamentandoftheCouncilof27September2001onthepromotionofelectricity
producedfromrenewableenergysourcesintheinternalmarket,OJL283,27.10.2001.
(2) Directive2003/30/ECoftheParliamentandoftheCouncilof8May2003onthepromotionoftheuseofbiofuels
orotherrenewablefuelsfortransport,OJL123,17.5.2003.
(2004/C58E/169) WRITTENQUESTIONP-2334/03
byNorbertGlante(PSE)totheCommission
(11July2003)
Subject:Abolition of tax assessment on the basis of estimated earnings through the imposition of
restrictionsontherighttodeductpursuanttoArticle17(6)ofthesixthdirectiveonturnovertaxes
AremovesbeingmadeintheEUtoimposecomprehensiverestrictionsontherighttodeductpursuantto
Article17(6)ofthedirectiveonturnovertaxesandsobringaboutaswitchfromtaxassessmentonthebasisofestimatedearningstoassessmentonthebasisofactualearningsinconnectionwiththetaxationoffirms’turnover?
WhichEUMemberStatesrestricttherighttodeductandthusassessactualearnings,andwhatsuccesses
havetheyachievedasregardsimprovingthecashflowof,aboveall,smallandmedium-sizedfirms?
IntheEUasawholearefreelanceworkersassessed,asinGermany,onthebasisoftheiractualearnings
withnoturnovertaxlimit?C58E/156 EN6.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion