WRITTEN QUESTION E-0921/01 by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Tourism-oriented property development in Bosa and Villanova Monteleone, Teulada, Monte Russu and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri, and a fish-farming plant in Bosa.
Date: 2001-03-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU aid, Sardinia, dividing up of land, environmental impact, fish farming, impact study, protected area, tourist infrastructure, town planning

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WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0921/01

by Monica Frassoni (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(28 March 2001)

Subject: Tourism-oriented property development in Bosa and Villanova Monteleone, Teulada, Monte Russu

and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri, and a fish-farming plant in Bosa

In reply to my questions Nos E-3009/00 (1), E-3339/00 (2), E-3340/00 (3) and P-3314/00 (4) concerning
tourism-oriented property development along the coast in Bosa and Villanova Monteleone, Teulada, Monte
Russu (Aglientu) and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri (Villasimius) and an intensive fish-farming plant in Bosa,
the Commission said that it would take the necessary steps to gather detailed information and ensure that
Community law is complied with.

Could the Commission clarify what steps it has taken to date with regard to the above-mentioned cases?

In particular, could it confirm:

: with regard to the planned development in Monte Russu, that an assessment of implications has been
begun, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(3) of Directive 92/43/EEC (5), and could it say
whether the findings of this assessment are already available?

: with regard to the LIFE legislation, that the development has not yet received final construction
authorisation, and could it say whether this means that, once authorisation has been obtained, it will
be subject to an environmental impact assessment? Is any Community funding earmarked for the
development?

: with regard to the proposed developments in Teulada and Cala Giunco-Stagno Notteri, whether any
Community funding is earmarked?
If so, does the Commission intend to freeze it pending
confirmation that the developments comply with Community legislation concerning LIFE and the
Natura 2000 network?

(1) OJ C 136 E, 8.5.2001, p. 156.
(2) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001, p. 140.
(3) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001, p. 141.
(4) OJ C 151 E, 22.5.2001, p. 133.
(5) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

Supplementary answer
given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(26 February 2002)

In reply to the Honourable Member’s written question concerning four cases of alleged incorrect
application : in Sardinia (Italy) : of Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural

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habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the ‘Habitats Directive’), Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on
the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (1) and Directive
97/ 11/EC of 3 March 1997 (2) amending Directive 85/337/EEC (building projects and aquaculture at Bosa
and Villanova Monteleone, tourism and property development along the coast of Cala Giunco-Stagno
Notteri, Villasimius, tourism-orientated property development on the Teulada coast, tourism-oriented
property development on the Monte Russu coast, Aglientu), the Commission has launched four own-
initiative investigations.

With regard to the tourism-orientated property development on the Monte Russu coast, the Commission
has been unable to identify any breach of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats
Directives. The project consists of a holiday resort in two parts, one above the Castelsardo : Santa Teresa
di Gallura road and the other one below that road. The area below the road is within the proposed Site of
Community Importance (pSCI) ITB010006 Monte Russu, while the area above the road is outside the site
(but next to it). The total capacity of the resort is approximately 2250 beds. An assessment of the impact
on the site as required by the Habitats Directive was submitted by the proposer in September 2000 and an
EIA was also requested by the regional authorities and submitted by the proposer in March 2001. The
assessment of the impact on the site took into account all the habitats and species of Community
importance listed in Annexes I and II to the Habitats Directive present on the site. These include some
habitat types which, because their presence on the site is very limited and they are well represented on
other sites in Sardinia, are not part of the site description in the official Natura 2000 forms. The planned
mitigation measures effectively reduce the direct and indirect impact of the project on the habitats of
Community importance present on the site. In conclusion, the assessment carried out in view of the site’s
conservation objectives was properly done and the project is not likely to have a significant impact on the
Monte Russu pSCI.

The Commission will take the appropriate steps to ensure that Community law is observed in the cases in
question.

The projects concerned are not being cofinanced by the Structural Funds.

(1) OJ L 175, 5.7.1985.
(2) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2048/01

by Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE), Torben Lund (PSE),
John Bowis (PPE-DE) and Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(13 July 2001)

Subject: Vistula river basin as pilot project for the Water Framework Directive

The Vistula river, called the Queen of Polish rivers, is more than 1 000 km long, and its river basin covers
55,7 % of Poland and falls mostly within Polish territory. Its water quality is very poor because of the
10 million cubic meters of sewage and waste that are discharged daily. It starts in heavily-industrialised
Upper Silesia, which is one of the most contaminated areas in Europe. It flows through the historic city of
Cracow where, thanks to ISPA and EBRD funding, untreated urban wastewater should be a thing of the
past by 2005. The Vistula continues between Zawichost and Plock (this section is a breeding area of
European importance for rare and endangered birds like stone curlew, common gull,
little tern and
corncrake). The Vistula flows through the Polish capital Warsaw, where less than 50 % of its wastewater is
treated. The river passes through Wloclawek, where the first and so far only dam has been constructed in
its middle and lower course. River fragmentation is not a big problem yet in these parts of the Vistula, but
the existing dam raises many ecological and social problems. It halts sediment transport (disrupting
sediment balance and reducing groundwater resources downstream), precludes fish migration, and
increases the risk of winter floods. The Polish Government plans more dams between Warsaw and
Gdansk. If built, these dams would mean the end of salmon reproduction in the tributary Drweca and
would ruin the ecologically very valuable Vistula valley and estuary : having a negative impact on the