WRITTEN QUESTION E-0854/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Chile's veto on access to its ports for the Community fleet fishing in international waters.
Date: 2002-03-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Chile, Spain, fishing agreement, fishing vessel, harbour installation, quantity of fish landed

C 229 E/150

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

26.9.2002

(2002/C 229 E/172)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0854/02

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

(27 March 2002)

Subject: Chile’s veto on access to its ports for the Community fleet fishing in international waters

What measures is the Commission taking in view of the Chilean Government’s refusal to allow landings of
catches by the Community fleet fishing in international waters in the Pacific % including Galician vessels
fishing for swordfish % despite the agreement reached between Chile and the European Union a year ago?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(26 April 2002)

A joint fishing and research programme providing for access to three Chilean ports for four Community
vessels features in the arrangement of January 2001.

Before the programme could be launched certain practical details of a technical nature had to be settled
and for this purpose the Commission and the Chilean Administration held several meetings in which,
given the distribution of responsibilities, the Spanish Administration was also directly involved. We can
now consider that these details have been settled and the programme can finally begin.

The Commission awaits, for onward transmission to Chile and launching of the programme, the list of
Spanish vessels that will be taking part and intend to land in the Chilean ports. It will closely monitor the
progress of this joint fishing/research programme under the arrangements of 25 January 2001, and in
particular how landing operations proceed.

(2002/C 229 E/173)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0855/02

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

Subject: Internet access in rural parts of Galicia

(27 March 2002)

There are 80 000 homes and businesses in Galicia which have no telephone line and which were provided,
up to 1992, with telephones linked to the ‘Rural Cellular Access Telephone Network’ in Galicia, a system
which cannot currently be linked to the Internet.

According to some sources, neither the Galician Government nor the Spanish Government wish to bear
the cost of the investment necessary to convert this system and replace it with a system allowing Internet
access, and the Spanish Government has stated that it is waiting for the Commission to declare the
Internet to be a universal service, which would make it possible to use ERDF funds.

What stage has been reached on this matter? When will these 80 000 households and businesses in Galicia
be able to gain access to the Internet?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(26 April 2002)

The Commission approved the Information Society Operational Programme of the Community support
framework for the Spanish Objective 1 regions for the 2000-2006 programming period on 13 December
2001. Under it the Union will contribute € 446 568 000 from the European Regional Development Fund
to implement nine major information society development priorities in the least favoured parts of Spain.