WRITTEN QUESTION E-3577/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council. Inclusion of Galicia in the Iberian high-speed rail network.
Date: 2002-01-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Galicia, budget, high-speed transport, rail network, trans-European network, transport policy

4.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 160 E/145

2.

The Commission is aware of this fact.

3.
In relation to Videowatch (cid:23) the contractor supplying broadcast services to the Commission (cid:23) the
company placed an advertisement in the Bulletin which included the wording referred to. The Commission
has since drawn the attention of its contractor to the importance of not repeating this wording in future
advertisements.

4.
Individual cases have to be evaluated by the national courts on the basis of the information contained
in the replies to written questions E-4100/00 and E-779/01. The Commission is not competent to start
in relation to
proceedings against private companies and non-governmental organisations (NGO’s)
Community-law on free movement of workers. Therefore,
it is up to the migrant workers who feel
discriminated to start proceedings against the relevant companies or NGO’s.

(1) OJ C 174 E, 19.6.2001.
(2) OJ C 235 E, 21.8.2001.
(3) OJ C 350 E, 11.12.2001.

(2002/C 160 E/181)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3577/01

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

Subject: Inclusion of Galicia in the Iberian high-speed rail network

(9 January 2002)

In the White Paper entitled ‘European Transport Policy for 2010: time to decide’ (1), the Commission
includes the Iberian high-speed rail network amongst the 60 proposals put forward under the policy. How
is Galicia to be included in the rail scheme, both within the Galician network and the latter’s links with the
rest of Spain and with France, and in the Ferrol-Lisbon corridor? What timetable for the construction work
has been established and how much funding has been allocated? What relevant proposals have been put
forward by the Spanish and Portuguese Governments?

(1) COM(2001) 370 final.

(2002/C 160 E/182)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0065/02

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

Subject: Galicia and the European rail transport network

(25 January 2002)

The Spanish presidency’s priorities, presented by the Foreign Minister, include the boost to be given by the
European Council in Barcelona in March to a European area of transport and telecommunications as a
guarantee of an efficient use of resources and an integrated economy.

In this context, what expectations as regards timescale and budget does the Council have, during the
Spanish presidency, for finalising the high-speed train link between Galicia and the centre of Europe and
Portugal? Will it abide by the deadline of 2007?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3577/01 and E-0065/02

(25/26 March 2002)

The Commission proposal on the revision of the Decision No 1692/96/EC on Community guidelines for
the development of the trans-European transport network (1) provides details about the railway network
development in Spain (see maps 3,0 and 3,5 of the Annex to the Proposal). The proposal provides
furthermore for the interoperability of the Iberian high-speed rail network.