WRITTEN QUESTION E-3486/02 by Roger Helmer (PPE-DE) to the Commission. T-TENs review.
Date: 2002-12-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: common transport policy, cycle track, trans-European network, transport infrastructure, transport network, two-wheeled vehicle

3.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 155 E/137

However, the Commission also decided that other measures taken by Greece in favour of Olympic Airways
did not constitute State aid (4), and consequently had no objections to the EUR 19,5 million loan granted to
Olympic Airways by Greece in February 2002. The Commission was also able to check that the air carrier
had not benefited from advantages associated with the fuel distribution infrastructure and that there was
no aid in the compensation received by Olympic Airways for transferring its operations to the new Spata
airport or in the measure enabling payment of a reduced rate of VAT (8 %) on domestic flights and the
commercial debt to Olympic Catering.

(1) OJ C 98, 23.4.2002.
(2) OJ L 128, 21.5.1999.
(3) Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.
(4) The procedure for investigating these measures was initiated on 6 March 2002 following two complaints lodged in

October 2000 and July 2001.

(2003/C 155 E/152)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3334/02

by Caroline Lucas (Verts/ALE), Jan Dhaene (Verts/ALE)
and Josu Ortuondo Larrea (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(26 November 2002)

Subject: The Eurovelo Network and Transport TransEuropean Networks (T-TENs) revision

The Commission is supposed to initiate a substantial revision of the Transport TransEuropean Networks
(T-TENs) by 2004. The Eurovelo Network (http://www.ecf.com) is a TransEuropean Cycling Network of
63 505 km through the whole of Europe, with six north-south and six west-east Routes.

Does the Commission intend to take up the Eurovelo Network into the proposal for revision of the T-TENs
in 2004, as this would contribute to the integration of environmental friendliness and intermodality (see
Citizens’ Network) into transport infrastructure policy?

(2003/C 155 E/153)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3486/02

by Roger Helmer (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(9 December 2002)

Subject: T-TENs review

Does the Commission intend to include the EuroVelo Network in the proposal for revision of the T-TENs
in 2004, as this would contribute to the integration of environmental friendliness and intermodality into
transport infrastructure policy?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3334/02 and E-3486/02
given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(16 January 2003)

The trans-European networks policy is designed to facilitate the establishment of the internal market and,
to this end, focuses on infrastructure which routes traffic over long distances (cid:1) clearly not applicable in
the case of the bicycle. Accordingly, there are no plans to include a Europe-wide network of cycle paths in
the forthcoming review of Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport
network.

On the other hand, as part of the effort to promote clean urban transport and the ‘Civitas initiative’, the
Commission is backing innovatory measures to encourage urban mobility, including the promotion of the
bicycle. The Commission is also currently preparing a thematic strategy on the urban environment, in
accordance with the Sixth Environment Action Programme. Urban transport, which includes cycling, will
be looked at in connection with this work.