WRITTEN QUESTION E-2957/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Water supply and drainage project in Khalkida.
Date: 2001-10-25
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EU financing, Greece, competence of the Member States, eligibility criteria, local government, public sector, wastewater, water supply

16.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 115 E/199

Concerning State aids, this communication explains inter alia on which legal basis and to which extent the
Commission would favourably envisage measures by Member States granting airlines
financial
compensation for the losses incurred directly related to the terrorist attacks and to the closure of the
American airspace on a non discriminatory basis.

These measures will
procedures applicable in the area of State aid in the air transport sector.

in any case be examined by the Commission according to the usual rules and

It should also be stressed that the compatibility of aids granted to companies in financial difficulties is a
different issue from that of compensation for damages directly related to the events of 11 September
2001.

(1) COM(2001) 574 final: The repercussions of the terrorist attacks in the United States on the air transport industry.

(2002/C 115 E/211)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2957/01

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Water supply and drainage project in Khalkida

(25 October 2001)

According to information which has come into my possession, the Khalkida public body for water supply
and drainage made an application to the national authorities for funding from the Cohesion Fund for the
project entitled ‘Khalkida: water supply and drainage’. This application satisfies all the requirements of the
relevant regulations, as was confirmed in checks carried out by the authorities in the Central Greece
region. In spite of this, the directorate responsible in the Ministry of Economic Affairs did not back the
application for assistance.

Could the Commission:

1.

2.

say whether it is aware of this issue?

take steps to ensure that this project is funded, in view of Greece’s delays in submitting proposals for
the Cohesion Fund?

(2002/C 115 E/212)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3044/01

by Ioannis Marínos (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(5 November 2001)

Subject: Cohesion Fund and the Chalkis municipal water supply and sewerage company

The Chalkis municipal water supply and sewerage company in Greece submitted a proposal for funding
from the Cohesion Fund in due compliance with the provisions of the relevant Commission directive, as
verified by the authorities in the region of Sterea Ellada. Inexplicably, however, the application was not
endorsed by the directorate responsible within the Greek Ministry for Economic Affairs. The company had
also suffered the same treatment during the previous round of Cohesion Fund applications, as revealed by
the final accounts of the Fund.

The inhabitants of the capital of this large Greek island are rightly wondering why they are the victims of
this violation of the principle that all Greek citizens should be treated equally. The author of this question
would also like to know whether this complaint is in fact justified and whether the Commission is
prepared to investigate the matter and intercede with the Greek authorities to ensure that Community
funding is allocated on the basis of fair and transparent criteria and in a manner which does not give the
impression that the Union does not treat all Greek citizens on an eqaul footing and that it tolerates such
conduct?