WRITTEN QUESTION E-3579/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council. Inclusion of Galicia in the development of airport capacity as one of the priority actions laid down in the White Paper on European transport policy.
Date: 2002-01-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Galicia, airport, budget, common transport policy, trans-European network, transport infrastructure

4.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 160 E/147

(2002/C 160 E/184)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3579/01

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

(9 January 2002)

Subject: Inclusion of Galicia in the development of airport capacity as one of the priority actions laid down

in the White Paper on European transport policy

In the White Paper on European transport policy (1) the development of airport capacity is regarded as one
of the constituent parts of that policy. How does the upgrading of the airport at Santiago de Compostela
(in Galicia) to international status fit into the policy? What is the Spanish Government’s timetable for the
project and how much funding is it to be allocated?

(1) COM(2001) 370 final.

Reply

(25/26 March 2002)

The Decision 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport
network (TEN) (1) awards the status of ‘Community connecting point’ for the airport at Santiago de
Compostela (in Galicia); as such, the aforementioned airport is eligible for Community co-financing.

The Council underlines that the decision regarding the actual implementation of a particular project related
to airport capacity and use lies with the national authorities. It is for the Commission, assisted by the TEN
committee, to monitor 8 through the exchange of information 8 the plans and programmes notified by
Member States with a view to development of the trans-European network.

The Council furthermore recalls that the Commission in its White Paper announces its intention to launch
a reflection regarding airport capacity and use in 2002. On the basis of the result of this exercise, the
Commission will integrate, if necessary, projects regarding airports in the framework of its proposal for a
large revision of the Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network,
due in 2004.

(1) OJ L 228, 9.9.1996.

(2002/C 160 E/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3580/01

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

(9 January 2002)

Subject: Seizure of the Galician fishing vessel Lameiro Uno by a Moroccan patrol ship

On 26 November 2001 the Marín-based Galician fishing vessel Lameiro Uno with its 13-strong crew (nine
Galicians and four Mauritanians) was seized by a Moroccan patrol ship. The seizure took place whilst the
vessel was returning to its anchorage in Mauritanian waters, as is attested by satellite evidence held by the
Spanish Government which disproves the Moroccan Government’s accusation that the vessel was fishing
illegally. Has the Council any information regarding this seizure and the circumstances in which it
occurred? What action is the Council intending to take vis-à-vis the Moroccan Government in order to
remedy the situation in which the crew members and their vessel currently find themselves?