WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2695/98 by Marie-Noëlle LIENEMANN to the Commission. Money laundering and the introduction of the euro
Date: 1998-09-01
Institutions: European Parliament, LIENEMANN
Subjects: capital transfer, drug traffic, financial legislation, money laundering, recycling of capital

29.4.1999

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 118/121

› protocol on the privileges and immunities of the liaison officers and their families (Article 41(2). A
draft produced by the Netherlands was sent to the Member States in February 1998 and is still under
scrutiny;

› headquarters agreement (Article 37). This requires the unanimous approval of the management board;

› rules of procedure of the joint supervisory body (Article 24(7)). The draft now before the joint
supervisory body requires its unanimous adoption prior to presentation for the unanimous approval of
the Council.

(1999/C 118/148)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2690/98

by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission

(1 September 1998)

Subject: PHARE programme assistance to Poland › A4 Wroclaw-Katowice motorway

Since Poland is important as a transit country between western Europe and the CIS and as between
northern and southern Europe, an in view of the heavy increase in road traffic since 1990, the EU PHARE
programme is financing the modernization of the road transport system. In particular, the PHARE
programme has undertaken to finance the development of the Wroclaw-Katowice A4 motorway. What is
the budget for this project, when it is scheduled for completion, and what is the current situation regarding
the progress of construction work?

Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(22 September 1998)

Five construction contracts for the 126 kilometre long section of the A4 motorway from near Wroclaw to
Nogawczyce (west of Gliwice) were started in 1997. This section is due to open to traffic by the winter
2000/2001.

Two of these contracts, for the rehabilitation of existing bridges and the construction of new bridges, are
being funded under the PHARE programme with a grant of ECU 49 million. Construction is well under
way, with completion of the bridge work planned for October 2000. The other three contracts, for
roadworks, have received an European investment bank (EIB) loan of ECU 225 million. The Polish
government is also making a contribution equivalent to ECU 67 million to the total capital cost of this
section of the A4 motorway.

The 53 kilometre long section of motorway from Nogawczyce to West by-pass of Katowice, is still at the
detailed planning stage. However, it
is understood that the EIB will provide future funding for
construction.

Construction of the short (4,6 kilometres) section of the Katowice by-pass, is expected to start soon. This
latter section is subject of a PHARE programme grant of ECU 35 million, the balance of the development
cost being provided by the Polish government and EIB loan. Completion of this section is planned for
2001.

(1999/C 118/149)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2695/98

by Marie-Noºlle Lienemann (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Money laundering and the introduction of the euro

(1 September 1998)

How does the Commission intend to combat money laundering when the banknotes of the 11 Member
States participating in EMU, whose scheduled launch on January 2002 is already being prepared for, are
exchanged for euros given that large quantities of the said money in national currencies will have to be
converted?