AnswergivenbyMrFischleronbehalfoftheCommission
(4June2003)
ThepossibilityofsettingupaCommunityJointInspectionStructure(JIS)toco-ordinatenationaland
CommunityinspectionpoliciesandactivitiesandtopoolthemeansandresourcesforcontrolpurposeswasoneoftheoptionsidentifiedintheGreenPaperon‘TheFutureoftheCommonFisheriesPolicy(CFP)’(
1) which was retained in the Communicationfromthe Commissiononthe reform ofthe CFP
(‘roadmap’)(2).TheCommunicationtotheCouncilandthe Parliament‘Towardsuniformandeffective
implementationoftheCommonFisheriesPolicy’(3)followuptheseinitiatives.
ThelastCommunicationsettingouttheconceptofaJISwillbediscussedthoroughlyintheCounciland
theParliament.AproposaloftheCommissiononthesettingupoftheJISwillbetransmittedtotheCouncil andthe Parliament by 2004after an extended impact studyis finalised. In this context, theCommissioncouldalsoproposetotheCounciltheseatofthisAgency.
(1) COM(2001)135final.
(2) COM(2002)181final.
(3) COM(2003)130final.
(2004/C58E/093) WRITTENQUESTIONP-1529/03
byRodiKratsa-Tsagaropoulou(PPE-DE)totheCommission
(29April2003)
Subject:GrantingofloansbytheEuropeanInvestmentBank(EIB)toGreeceandTurkey
On2April2003theEIBdecidedtograntEUR350milliontoTurkeytosupporttheprivatesectorand
forthereconstructionoftheareashitbythe1999earthquake.
DoestheCommissionhaveanyinformationfromtheEIB(tablesorstudies)regarding which specific
projectstheTurkishadministrationwillfundwiththeseloans?IsthereanevaluationoftheusemadeofthefirsttrancheofEUR150millioninloanstoTurkey,grantedforthesamepurpose?
In1999GreecewasgrantedaloanofEUR300millionforthesamepurpose.DoestheCommissionhave
detailsontheusemadeoftheseloansandthetake-uprate?ThefirstenvelopewhichtheEIBapprovedmadeprovisionforthegrantingofEUR900million.WhatreasonscantheCommissiongiveforthedelayincontinuingwiththegrantingoftheseloans,andwhatplansarethereforpaymentoftheremainingamount?
AnswergivenbyMrSolbesMiraonbehalfoftheCommission
(21May2003)
InresponsetotheAugust1999earthquakewhichdevastatedtheEasternMaramararegionofTurkey,at
therequestoftheCouncil,acompositeLoanFacilityofEUR600millionwasapprovedbytheEuropeanInvestmentBank’s(EIB)BoardofGovernorsinJanuary2000,knownasthe‘TERRA’Mandate(theTurkeyEarthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Assistance Mandate). This Mandate is covered by aCommunityGuarantee(
1).
The EUR150 million(2) loan signed on 2April 2003 is the third tranche of a total loan of
EUR450million(forInfrastructureandUrbanReconstruction),underwhatistermedthe‘TERRA1’.ThefirsttwoloantranchesamountingtoEUR300millionweresignedin2000.C58E/76 EN6.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
The full amount of the ‘TERRA 1’ loans of EUR300 million signed in 2000 have been completely
allocated and disbursed. This is a complex, multi-sector, multi-location operation embracing thereconstructionofover3100housingunits,theestablishmentofbusinesscentersforover5600businesspremises,supporttonearly25000smallbusinessestoreplacebusinessassets,emergencyhighwayrepairs,railwayrepairs,rehabilitationofmunicipalinfrastructure,reconstructionofhospitals.Inall,almost60distinctinvestmentreconstructionprogrammesorprojectshavebeenindividuallyfinancedbytheEIB.ImplementationoftherecentlysignedfinalTERRA1trancheofEUR150millioniswellunderway.
Asregardstheevaluation,theEIBmonitorsincooperationwiththeWorldBankandotherdonorstheuse
oftheloanscloselyandreceivesmonthlyprogressreports.Arecentin-depthreviewbytheBankofthewholeTERRA1projectconfirmedthatitisprogressingwell.ThephysicalcompletionoftheTERRA1projectanduseofthefullEUR450millionisforeseenbeforetheendof2004.Atthattime,aProjectCompletionReportwillbeissued.
Knownasthe‘TERRA2’project,theremainingamountoftheoverallTERRAFacility(EUR150million)
wasmountedinparallelandsignedin2000/2001intheformofgloballoans,vialocalbanks,toassistTurkishenterprises(mainlysmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs)intheaffectedareas)torebuildandreconstructtheirformerbusinesses.ThispartoftheMandateisalsonowprogressingwellafteraslowstart,anditisexpectedthattheamountwillalsobefullycommittedbyend2004infavourofawiderangeofTurkishSMEsintheaffectedareas.
Followingthe earthquake ofSeptember 1999,Greece andthe EIB entered in December 1999intoa
financecontractsignedforanamountofEUR300million(ofanoriginalEUR900millionapprovedbytheBoardon7December1999).EUR150millionweredisbursedon15December1999.Mid2002,thedisbursement deadline was extended to 31December 2002, following which date, any undisbursedbalance would be automatically annulled. The Progress Report of the Ministry of Economy datedNovember2002,demonstratedthatrealisedprojectexpenditurewasnotsufficienttojustifyfurtherloandisbursementsanditwasdecidedthattheremainingcredit(EUR150millionsignedbutundisbursedandEUR600millionnotsigned)wouldbecancelledon31December2002.
Theprincipalreasonsidentifiedforthedelayare:
/dash a higher than expected Community contribution (mainly European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF)grants)allowingforamere10%ofinvestmentcostlentbyEIB;
/dash theconsiderabledelaysinschemesimplementationbecauseoflengthyandcumbersomeadministrative
procedures;
/dash theover-estimatedoriginalbudgetasestablishedbytheMinistryofEconomyandFinanceatappraisal.
(1) CouncilDecision2000/24/ECof22December1999grantingaCommunityguaranteetotheEuropeanInvestment
BankagainstlossesunderloansforprojectsoutsidetheCommunity(CentralandEasternEurope,Mediterranean
countries,LatinAmericaandAsiaandtheRepublicofSouthAfrica),OJL9,13.1.2000.
(2) EUR350 million loans were signed on 2April 2003, of which EUR150 million under TERRA 1 and
EUR200millionforothernon-relatedoperations.
(2004/C58E/094) WRITTENQUESTIONP-1530/03
byGiuseppeDiLelloFinuoli(GUE/NGL)totheCommission
(29April2003)
Subject:FundingbytheItalianStateandtheregionofCampaniaoftheprogrammecontractpresentedby
AgrifuturoS.c.a.r.l.
Inapreliminaryreplyof14February2003tomywrittenquestionof22January2003(P-0126/03(1)),
CommissionerFischlersaidthathehadnoknowledgeoftheinvestmentprojectsubmittedbythecompanyAgrifuturo.6.3.2004EN C58E/77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion