WRITTEN QUESTION E-3616/00 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Fine imposed on Greece.
Date: 2000-11-22
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Greece, periodic penalty payment, sanction (EU)

3.7.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 187 E/21

(2001/C 187 E/020)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3616/00

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(22 November 2000)

Subject: Fine imposed on Greece

Further to the Commission(cid:146)s response on 16 October to my Question (P-2843/00) (1) regarding the fine
imposed on Greece:

1.

Is the daily penalty payment due with effect from the judgment of 7 April 1992 or the judgment of
4 July 2000?

2. Has the Commission now sent a letter to the Greek authorities setting out the conditions? If not, why

not?

(1) OJ C 136 E, 8.5.2001, p. 107.

Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(9 February 2001)

In its judgment dated 4 July 2000 (1) the Court of Justice ordered Greece to pay into the Commission(cid:146)s
(cid:145)EC own resources(cid:146) account a fine of € 20 000 for each day(cid:146)s delay in taking the action needed in order to
comply with the Commission/Greece judgment of 7 April 1992 dating from the handing down of that
judgment, and up to compliance therewith. Therefore Greece must pay the daily fine of € 20 000 as of
4 July 2000.

the Commission sent a letter

As required by the existing rules (2)
to the Greek authorities on
20 October 2000, asking them to pay, by the latest, at the end of the second month following receipt of
the letter, € 1 760 000, an amount representing the daily fine of € 20 000 due for July-September 2000.
Moreover the Commission announced in its letter to the Greek authorities that it would send a letter each
month requesting payment of the amount of the fine for the current month. A new letter was sent to the
Greek authorities on 9 November 2000 requesting that € 620 000 be paid, this representing the amount
due for October 2000.

(1) Case C-387/97.
(2) Decision of 14 December 1994 on the provisions of the internal procedure for recovering lump sums or fines

imposed by the Court of Justice in pursuance of Article 171 of EC Treaty.

(2001/C 187 E/021)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3620/00

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(22 November 2000)

Subject: Wind farm in a protected area on Syros

In the Mount Syringa area of north west Syros, which is included in the Natura 2000 Network (Priority B)
and is included in the European Corine Biotopes list, the Aegean Regional Administration and the Prefect
for the Cyclades, with funding under the second CSF, are planning to construct a group of four wind
powered turbines each 60 metres high, producing 2,64 MW. Environmental organisations and the local
population have made representations expressing their concern over the disastrous effect the project would
have on protected resident and migratory birds in the area and the damage to the landscape.

However desirable wind powered electricity generation may be, it should not be at the expense of sensitive
and important protected areas.

1. Does the Commission intend to intervene to have these wind turbines located in other parts of the

island where there would be no environmental impact?

2. Have any studies been carried out into the siting and installation of this plant?