WRITTEN QUESTION P-3882/00 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Completion and re-opening of road axis 10.
Date: 2000-12-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community trunk route, Serbia and Montenegro, common transport policy, emergency aid, road building

C 163 E/220

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2001

The data attributed to the European Working Group for Legionella infections (EWGLI) surveillance scheme
and mentioned in the Dutch paper were an incorrect extrapolation from information on the EWGLI
website. The actual number of travel related cases of legionnaires(cid:146) disease that the EWGLI surveillance
scheme has ascertained is one tenth of that quoted. The correct
information is available at http://
www.ewgli.org/.

The Commission has discussed the issues of dissemination of information, prevention and control of
legionnaires(cid:146) disease at the Community network committee established by Decision 2119/98/EC of the
Parliament and the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological
surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community (1) at its December 2000 meeting.
The Commission proposes the development of an information policy that addresses the issues of
transparency and confidentiality with regards to information for public health and to continue developing
its work on prevention of legionnaires(cid:146) disease within the Community network assisted by experts from
Member States and the network committee. Working groups on both these issues are meeting early in
2001, and subsequent measures that appear to be necessary will be developed according to the procedures
defined in Decision 2119/98/EC.

(1) OJ L 268, 3.10.1998.

(2001/C 163 E/258)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3882/00

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Completion and re-opening of road axis 10

(4 December 2000)

The events in the former Yugoslavia have not only led to the embargo, they have also put an end to the
transport of Greek goods through Yugoslavia and interrupted work on the road axis linking central and
southern Europe.

In view of the political changes that have taken place in Yugoslavia, what steps does the Commission
intend to take to complete and re-open road axis 10 which passes through Zagreb and Belgrade and which
will facilitate road links between Greece and Central Europe?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(9 January 2001)

We have not yet started to focus on infrastructure improvements. Our efforts have been concentrated on
implementing a € 200 million emergency package of assistance to help get Serbia through the winter.
We aim to have a donors(cid:146) conference for the Federal Republic of Yougoslavia (FRY) once its relationship
with the IFIs has been resolved (cid:129) we hope this will be by the early summer and once a thorough
assessment of the FRY(cid:146)s needs, currently underway, has been completed (cid:129) we will look at the possibility of
works on road axis 10 as part of that.

(2001/C 163 E/259)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3883/00

by Claude Desama (PSE) to the Commission

(4 December 2000)

Subject: Management of WEU staff

Staff at the WEU are facing an uncertain future. New bodies have been set up under the second pillar,
without taking into account the skills available in the WEU. As a result of these decisions, a large number
of staff have been made redundant and new staff recruited, many people have been moved and EU and
WEU buildings have been restructured: all this has cost the taxpayer a great deal of money.