WRITTEN QUESTION E-3703/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Research into renewable energy sources in the candidate countries.
Date: 2002-01-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, EU research policy, Ukraine, energy research, renewable energy, scientific cooperation

C 309 E/8

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

12.12.2002

In the light of the above, the Commission is ready to evaluate any request aiming to allow other means of
disposal of category 1 material, like the ones indicated by the Honourable Member. The evaluation will be
carried out on the basis of the ‘Framework for the assessment of the risk from different options for the safe
disposal or use of meat and bone meal and other products which might be contaminated with
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy’s (TSE) and other materials’, which was adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee on 28-29 June 2001 and is available on Internet.

At present, the Commission has not yet received such a request.

(2002/C 309 E/009)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3703/01

by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(16 January 2002)

Subject: Research into renewable energy sources in the candidate countries

Ending dependency on nuclear power is a sensitive issue in some candidate countries and also in the CIS
States.

How is the Union helping to support research into renewable energy sources in Ukraine?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(27 February 2002)

The last EU-Ukraine summit identified renewable energy resources and energy efficiency as a priority for
future co-operation including over improving energy efficiency and conservation and enhancing the use of
renewable energy resources. There is a clear link between energy efficiency and renewables, both
contributing to the security of supply and to the improvement of environmental standards.

Through the TACIS Action Programmes 1991-2001 the Commission has financed 24 projects amounting
EUR 30,6 million in the area of energy efficiency. The first project to support the production of biofuel in
the southern part of Ukraine should start this year.

The Commission manages a substantial Research Programme, in which research, development, demon-
stration and promotion of new energy technologies has a major role. Work is already in progress towards
allowing participation of Ukraine in the programme. The Commission hopes that this area of cooperation
will be facilitated by the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine that has already
been initialled can be signed this year.

In addition, the EU is a major donor supporting the Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU)
which sponsors research into renewable energy sources. Since 1998 five projects concerning research into
renewable energies with an overall budget of more than EUR 660 000 have been funded.

(2002/C 309 E/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0062/02

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

(23 January 2002)

Subject: The Spanish presidency’s position on the budget

forecasts and the implementation of

the

Structural Funds after 2006, when the new Member States have been fully incorporated

The Spanish presidency’s priorities presented by the Spanish Head of Government, José María Aznar, and
Josep Piqué, do not include the negotiations for the budget forecasts and the
the Foreign Minister,