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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1404/96 by Laura DE ESTEBAN MARTIN to the Commission. ALFA programme
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: DE ESTEBAN MARTIN, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, Spain, higher education, project management, statistics, university













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1404/96 by Laura DE ESTEBAN MARTIN to the Commission. ALFA programme  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0126 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1404/96 by Laura De Esteban Martin (PPE) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: ALFA programmeCould the Commission indicate which projects have been financed under the ALFA programme, and what has been the percentage of participation by Spanish universities in them?Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (24 June 1996)The Commission has so far issued four invitations for applications under the Alfa programme. After the first three stages, (the fourth is still in progress), the Commission considered that 387 projects could be eligible for funding. These 387 projects have been chosen from 1637 applications. The list of approved projects is being sent directly to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.More than 800 institutions of higher education have been involved in the preparation of the 387 projects and 50 of these are from Spain (6.25 %). As the various institutions may participate in more than one project, another important factor is the number of projects in which each Member State is involved. Spain is taking part in 312 of the 387 approved projects, that is 80.6% of the total.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1410/96 by Jan WIEBENGA to the Commission. Transit of cocaine via the French Antilles
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, WIEBENGA
Subjects: French West Indies, Latin America, cooperation policy, drug traffic, overseas countries and territories













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1410/96 by Jan WIEBENGA to the Commission. Transit of cocaine via the French Antilles  


Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0095 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1410/96 by Jan Wiebenga (ELDR) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Transit of cocaine via the French Antilles1. A report in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf indicated that consignments of cocaine can enter the European Union almost without hindrance from the French Antilles in particular ((De Telegraaf, 3 February 1996. )). Can these French islands be counted as part of the territory of the European Union and also as part of the territory to which the Schengen Agreements apply?2. Is the Commission willing to bring pressure to bear on the French Government to ensure that these gaps in the external frontiers of the European Union and Schengen area are stopped as soon as possible?3. Has Europol (European Drugs Unit) adequate powers to take action in this matter and is this organization actively seeking to combat these illegal consignments?4. Is action being taken to develop a plan, drawn up by all European countries which have links with the Caribbean region and South America, to halt the transit of cocaine and other drugs from this region? If so, what progress has been made? If not, does the Commission share the view that it is highly necessary for such a plan of action to be drawn up?Anwer given by Mrs Gradin on behalf of the Commission (25 June 1996)The Commission is not aware of the allegation in the question concerning the situation in the French Antilles which, as a French overseas department, is an integral part of Community territory. According to Article 138 of the Schengen Agreement, as regards the French Republic, the provisions of this Agreement only apply to the European territory of the French Republic.The Commission shares the Honourable Member's concern at the threat posed by imports of cocaine into the Community but has no legal power to influence the way drugs policies are enforced by the Member States.In this context, the work of the European drugs unit in the area of intelligence to fight against drugs trafficking is very valuable and needs to be continued.Further to a request by the Madrid European Council, the Council and the Commission are preparing a report and proposals for action targeted to Latin America and the Caribbean including the setting up of a cooperation mechanism in the fight against drugs between the Community on the one hand, and Latin America including the Caribbean ACP states and OCT (oversea countries and territories) on the other.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1421/96 by Joan VALLVÉ to the Commission. Application of the ACNAT and LIFE programmes in the Autonomous Region of Valencia
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, VALLVE
Subjects: Community of Valencia, EU financing, application of EU law, environmental impact, impact study, protected area, protection of animal life, protection of plant life













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1421/96 by Joan VALLVÉ to the Commission. Application of the ACNAT and LIFE programmes in the Autonomous Region of Valencia  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0067 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1421/96 by Joan Vallvé (ELDR) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Application of the ACNAT and LIFE programmes in the Autonomous Region of ValenciaIn 1992 the Valencian Regional Government submitted to the Commission, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) 3907/91 ((OJ L 370, 31.12.1991, p. 17. )) on action by the Community relating to nature conservation (ACNAT), a project for the acquisition of around 1300 hectares of land with a view to restoring the former marsh of 'Oliva-Pego' and creating a protected nature reserve.The Autonomous Region of Valencia has received considerable aid under the LIFE Regulation. In 1994, the Valencian Cortes (the regional legislative body) adopted the declaration establishing a nature park.The Environmental Councillor of the Valencian Regional Government stated before the Valencian Cortes on 7 May 1996 that the proprietors of the land did not know what to do. The Mayor of Pego, where part of the land is situated, has set in motion an agricultural project which may damage the ecosystem of the park, a situation which has been denounced by Seprona (the Environmental Civil Guard).What measures has the Valencian Regional Government taken to comply with the aid received on the basis of the measures envisaged in the ACNAT and LIFE programmes?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (17 July 1996)On the basis of scientific studies co-financed by the Community, the Spanish authorities classified the Pego-Oliva marshes as a special protection area under Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds ((OJ L 103, 25.4.1979. )).The Commission learned recently that certain work, presumed illegal, of an agricultural nature has been carried out by the Pego municipal authorities. The Commission has approached the Spanish authorities for information. It is prepared to suspend LIFE financing and to take appropriate legal action if the response is not satisfactory.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1432/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Conversion of a Christian church into a lodge
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: Cyprus, UN resolution, church, confiscation of property, cultural heritage, heritage protection, hotel industry, occupied territory













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1432/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Conversion of a Christian church into a lodge  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0063 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1432/96 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Conversion of a Christian church into a lodgeAccording to a report in the Turkish-Cypriot newspaper 'Cyprus Today', the church of the Panayia Eleousas Sina in the Carpasia region, which is occupied by the Turkish army, has been converted into a holiday lodge by the illegal Turkish-Cypriot authorities. The church was declared an ecclesiastic treasure on 31 August 1965 by the Department of Antiquities of the Cypriot Republic.How will the Commission react and what sanctions will it impose to put an end to the incessant, crude, provocative and contemptuous acts of the Turkish army of occupation and of official Turkey?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1413/96 and E-1432/96 given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (5 July 1996)The Commission does not have concrete information on the matters raised by the Honourable Member.It recalls that Community policy concerning the Cypriot question was reaffirmed during the last Association Council with Cyprus. Negotiations for Cyprus' accession to the Union will begin, on the basis of a Commission proposal, six months after the conclusion of the Intergovernmental Conference and taking its results into account. The Community further expressed its support for a comprehensive settlement of the Cypriot question in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, based on the concept of a bi-communal and bi-zonal Cypriot federation.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1414/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Desecration of graves
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: Christianity, Türkiye, religious discrimination













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1414/96 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS to the Commission. Desecration of graves  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0127 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1414/96 by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Desecration of gravesAccording to a report in the Turkish newspaper YENI YUÜZGIL, for several days unknown persons have been damaging graves in a Christian cemetery on the island of Khalki in Turkey. The damage is not confined to desecration of the graves; statues and gravestones in cemetery have also been damaged.How will the Commission react to this act of barbarism which is only the latest in a series of Turkish acts designed to eradicate Istanbul's Christian element?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (1 July 1996)The Commission has no specific information about the incident to which the Honourable Member refers.It will convey to the Turkish authorities the outrage caused by these events.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1426/96 by Klaus REHDER to the Commission. Questionnaire to the Central and East European countries in preparation for EU accession
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, REHDER
Subjects: European Commission, European Parliament, accession to the European Union, form, project evaluation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1426/96 by Klaus REHDER to the Commission. Questionnaire to the Central and East European countries in preparation for EU accession  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0065 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1426/96 by Klaus Rehder (PSE) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Questionnaire to the Central and East European countries in preparation for EU accession1. How did the Commission involve the European Parliament and its committees in the preparation of the questionnaires on EU accession sent recently to the Central and East European countries?2. When did or when will it send these questionnaires to the European Parliament?3. How will the European Parliament and its committees be involved in the evaluation of these questionnaires?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (11 July 1996)The Commission's opinion on an application for membership of the Union under Article O of the Treaty on European Union is an in-depth analysis of the situation of an applicant country, with a view to preparing a decision on whether to open negotiations for accession. An opinion has to review all areas of the 'acquis communautaire' which forms the basis for all applications for membership. Traditionally, a questionnaire is drawn up by the Commission for each country containing questions of a technical nature designed to ensure that there is a common basis on which the Commission can make its evaluation.The questionnaires were transmitted to the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe on 26 April 1996. Copies were sent to the Parliament at that time and copies are available on application to the Commission by the Honourable Members who require them.Commissioner Van den Broek has explained the arrangements for the preparation of the opinions during the April part-session of Parliament and at subsequent meetings of the joint parliamentary committees.While the evaluation of the results of the questionnaires remains the responsibility of the Commission, close contact will be maintained with the relevant Parliament committees and joint parliamentary committees during the process, so that the concerns of the Honourable Member can be addressed.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1388/96 by María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Restoring the Albufera de Valencia and providing it with environmental protection
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Community of Valencia, EU financial instrument, environmental protection, industrial pollution, protected area, protection of animal life













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1388/96 by María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Restoring the Albufera de Valencia and providing it with environmental protection  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0063 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1388/96 by María Sornosa Martínez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Restoring the Albufera de Valencia and providing it with environmental protectionThe Albufera de Valencia is one of Europe's major wetlands, classified as meriting special protection under the Community Directive on the preservation of woodland birds, but it continues to remain subject to a range of threats and ongoing environmental deterioration.With no respect whatever for the natural environment, several hundred industries discharge their waste into the Albufera, while the majority of the surrounding towns discharge their untreated sewage into this ecological reserve, the most important in the Valencian Autonomous Community and one of the largest lakeland areas in the Iberian peninsula.In 1995, the Commission proposed to the regional authorities that the Albufera de Valencia should be classified as one of the wetlands benefiting from conservation measures, but the proposal was rejected.1. In view of this situation, does the Commission not believe that Directive 92/43/EEC ((OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. )) on the preservation of natural habitats and woodland fauna and flora makes the need to implement a programme to safeguard and restore this major European natural heritage site more justifiable than ever?2. Would the Commission be prepared, in conjunction with the new national and Valencian authorities, to investigate the possibility of co-funding a plan to restore and protect the Albufera de Valencia within the framework of the LIFE Regulation?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (3 July 1996)1. The Community importance of the Albufera de Valencia comes from the fact that it is classified as meriting special protection under Directive 79/409/EEC (the 'birds Directive'). ((OJ L 103, 25.4.1979. )) This area is therefore already part of the Natura 2000 network established by Directive 92/43/EEC (the 'habitats Directive').It is therefore Spain which must introduce the management schemes needed to ensure conservation including, if necessary, specific management plans or plans that form an integral part of other management plans.2. Plans to restore and protect the Albufera are potentially eligible under the LIFE Regulation. The Commission will carefully examine any proposals presented by the Spanish authorities in this framework.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1418/96 by Patrick COX to the Commission. Status of the Irish language
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: COX, European Parliament
Subjects: Ireland, competition (EU), linguistic group, recruitment













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1418/96 by Patrick COX to the Commission. Status of the Irish language  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0065 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1418/96 by Patrick Cox (ELDR) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Status of the Irish language1. Could the Commission explain the precise status of the Irish language in the EU and its institutions and the basis on which that status is founded?2. Since Ireland's accession negotiations, to the knowledge of the Commission has any Irish government ever sought to extend the status of the Irish language in the EU?3. In view of the special status of the Irish language, would the Commission, in its recruitment policy, be prepared to recognize fluency in Irish and two other working languages of the Union as fulfilling its required linguistic qualifications?4. In view of the special status of the Irish language, are there any circumstances in which the Commission would contemplate the use of the Irish language as a working language in respect of those Irish citizens who would wish to conduct their business with the EU through the medium of the first official language of the Irish Republic?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (29 July 1996)1 & 4. The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the answers given to oral question H-205/91 by Mr Landa Mendibe (( Debates of the Parliament 3-403 (March 1991). )) and written question E-896/86 by Mr Raftery. ((OJ C 82, 30.3.1987. ))2. No.3. For the purposes of recruitment, a thorough knowledge of one of the officials languages of the Community is required and a satisfactory knowledge of another of these languages.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1424/96 by Bartho PRONK , Leen van der WAAL to the Commission. Infringement of the rights of Christian minorities in Turkey
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, PRONK, VAN DER WAAL
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, Türkiye, diplomatic representation, exchange of information, freedom of religious beliefs, religious discrimination, religious group













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1424/96 by Bartho PRONK , Leen van der WAAL to the Commission. Infringement of the rights of Christian minorities in Turkey  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0038 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1424/96 by Bartho Pronk (PPE) and Leen van der Waal (EDN) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Infringement of the rights of Christian minorities in TurkeyOn 16 February 1996 Commissioner Van den Broek answered my Question 3660/95 ((OJ C 112, 17.4.1996, p. 57. )) on behalf of the Commission. The Commission promised to obtain information on this subject through Turkey's Permanent Representation in Brussels and its own representation in Ankara. Three months have now passed.Can the Commission indicate what information it has obtained on the problems of the various Christian minorities in Turkey?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek On behalf of the Commission (4 July 1996)The Commission has now obtained more detailed information about the status of Christian minorities in Turkey.This very complex issue has to be seen from all angles, the most important being the international obligations contracted by the signatories to the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and in particular Articles 37 to 45 which govern minorities' status. The Commission has gathered all the information it can from the Turkish authorities and experts in Turkey.The Commission has received a memorandum from Professor Tekin Akillioglu of the University of Ankara summarizing the Turkish legal view on this matter. The decision by the Turkish Court of Appeal on the inheritance rights of Greeks in respect of property also throws an interesting light on the matter. The Commission will forward these two documents to the Honourable Member and Parliament's Secretariat.The Commission has not yet received a formal reply from the Turkish authorities regarding its request for information on the rights of Christian minorities in Turkey.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1412/96 by Erhard MEIER to the Commission. Transposition of EU Directives by Austria
Date: 1996-06-06
Institutions: European Parliament, MEIER
Subjects: Austria, European Commission, European Parliament, activity report, application of EU law













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1412/96 by Erhard MEIER to the Commission. Transposition of EU Directives by Austria  


Official Journal C 322 , 28/10/1996 P. 0062 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1412/96 by Erhard Meier (PSE) to the Commission (6 June 1996)Subject: Transposition of EU Directives by AustriaThere are several reports that Austria is transposing EU Directives slowly.1. What percentage of EU Directives has Austria not yet transposed?2. Can the European Union tell whether Austria's delay in transposing EU Directives is due to tardiness bya. the Federation (Federal Republic of Austria) orb. the Austrian Länder?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (10 July 1996)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its 13th annual report to Parliament on monitoring the application of Community law (1995) ((COM(96) 600 final. )) and in particular to the introduction and annex IV. The introduction to the report includes a table giving the number of national transposition measures which have been notified by each Member State for the transposal of directives applicable on 31 December 1995 and each Member State's notification rate. Annex IV shows the notification situation for national transposition measures with regard to each directive in force on that date.In Austria the federal authorities are responsible for ensuring that Community law obligations are complied with. There are nonetheless areas where full transposal requires the involvement of the Länder.