WRITTEN QUESTION E-2906/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. The Galicia-Portugal and Galicia-France-central Europe high-speed rail links.
Date: 2002-10-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, EU financing, France, Galicia, Portugal, high-speed transport, intra-EU transport, project management, rail transport, transport infrastructure

18.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222 E/29

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(3 December 2002)

The Commission is of the opinion that effective arrangements against potential radiological hazards need
to be established and maintained in nuclear installations in order to protect individuals, society and the
environment from harmful effects of ionising radiation from such installations.

The safety of the high flux reactor (HFR) is ensured by operating the reactor in compliance with the
relevant safety rules and regulations under the supervision and control of the competent national safety
authorities. In agreement with the safety authorities, a number of postulated accidental scenarios involving
major and minor coolant leaks including breaks in the cooling water pipes are currently under analysis.
The Commission,
in full agreement with the national safety authorities, considers that the postulated
scenarios do not represent a hazard that would require the HFR to cease to operate.

(2003/C 222 E/032)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2906/02

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

(16 October 2002)

Subject: The Galicia-Portugal and Galicia-France-central Europe high-speed rail links

Can the Commission provide information on the state of progress,
in terms of both planning and
construction, on the proposed high-speed rail lines which are to link the main cities of Galicia with each
other and Galicia as a whole with Oporto and Lisbon in Portugal and with the European heartland via the
Iberian ‘meseta’ and France, given that the bulk of construction work on these links is planned for the
present programming period 2000-2006?

What is the level of Community funding allocated to these projects?

What are the expected completion dates for the various stretches of the planned lines?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(22 November 2002)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2003/C 222 E/033)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2926/02

by Ari Vatanen (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(9 October 2002)

Subject: Repeated infringements of EU law by the Member States

In 1999 the level of implementation of EU law was 94,53 %. However, there is a deep gulf between formal
and actual implementation.

Violations of EU law take many forms. Particularly when the infringement is deliberate, the Commission
ought to intervene directly. One instance of delayed reaction is in the case of the illegal taxation imposed
by Finland on removal
lorries, against which the Commission has not taken any action pursuant to
Directive 83/183/EEC (1), even though I informed the Commission of it over two years ago. This is
something which EU citizens should not be expected to put up with.