WRITTEN QUESTION E-0699/00 by John Bowis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Meetings between Commission officials and Patrick Peter.
Date: 2000-03-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: complaint to the Commission, confidentiality, free movement of programmes, sporting event, sports body

C 26 E/90

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

26.1.2001

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treatment (1), on
In accordance with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water
11 February 2000 Greece supplied to the Commission official notification of its sensitive areas (cid:129)
including Thessaloniki harbour at the end of the bay. The Commission considers that the whole of
Thessaloniki bay probably show signs of eutrophication and the Greek authorities have therefore been
asked to examine this point in more detail.

The Commission is also verifying whether all Member States are identifying sensitive areas correctly in
accordance with the Directive. A report of its findings will be published at the beginning of 2001.

(1) OJ L 135, 30.5.1991.

(2001/C 26 E/109)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0699/00

by John Bowis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(17 March 2000)

Subject: Meetings between Commission officials and Patrick Peter

How many meetings have Patrick Peter (of GTR and ADISA) and his consultant, Maitre Christian Lamonin,
had with Commission officials?

Which officials were present at these meetings and when did they take place?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(19 April 2000)

The Honourable Member(cid:146)s question relates to a pending competition investigation. As regards parliament-
ary questions on pending cases, the Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the letter of the
then member of the Commission in charge of competition policy dated 28 January 1999 to the then
Chairman of Parliament(cid:146)s committee on Economic and monetary affairs and industrial policy which
explained that only limited, general and non-confidential
information can be provided in relation to
pending cases.

Consequently, the Commission can only confirm that it has had several meetings with the representatives
of the company GTR after GTR had introduced, in November 1997, a complaint against the FØdØration
Internationale de l(cid:146)Automobile (FIA) and a number of other companies, in particular FOA and ISC. The
Commission has never held private meetings with Mr Peter or his consultant Mr Lamonin as individuals.
For confidentiality reasons, the Commission is not in a position to disclose the number of meetings with
the complainant in questions, namely the GTR company, or the identity of those who took part in those
meetings.

(2001/C 26 E/110)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0703/00

by Camilo Nogueira RomÆn (Verts/ALE) to the Council

Subject: The European Union and the genocide in Chechnya

(14 March 2000)

Since the fall of Grozny, the genocidal nature of the war waged by the Russian army has become even
clearer. Should the military action be followed through to its final conclusion,
it would lead to the
extermination of the Chechen people and Russia(cid:146)s taking over the depopulated territory of Chechnya.

Russia(cid:146)s genocidal action in Chechnya is far worse than Serbia(cid:146)s in Kosovo, but the European Council, a
prisoner of unjustifiable and unacceptable ideological prejudices and political interests, has taken not one
serious measure to help prevent the tortures and deaths inflicted on the Chechens, and the appalling
destruction of their country.