WRITTEN QUESTION E-3471/03 by Miquel Mayol i Raynal (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Buildings in Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos.
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Balearic Islands, Spain, application of EU law, environmental law, environmental protection, protected area

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3470/03

by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission

(21 November 2003)

Subject: Health risk reports relating to Tetrapol use

Could the Commission inform us whether there have been reports in any European countries of health
risks and illnesses as the result of the use of Tetrapol in relation to the use of handsets and/or from people
working or living near the masts?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-3464/03 and E-3470/03
given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(18 December 2003)

GSM, TETRA, Tetrapol (and UMTS) technologies are used by networks providing mobile communications
services.

Tetrapol is a technology, which competes in the market for private mobile communications services, for
instance with the TETRA technology. Information on the roll-out of Tetrapol is published on the Tetrapol
Forum website. Information on the networks in Europe is found under: (http://www.tetrapol.com/www/
corp/references.php?id_zone=4&id_industrie=0&x=10&y=13).

The Commission is not aware of any reports of health risks and illnesses relating to the use of Tetrapol
handsets and/or from people working or living near the Tetrapol masts. The existing regulatory framework
in the Union and in Member States, such as applied for GSM and TETRA masts and handsets, is technology
neutral and also appropriate for the Tetrapol technology. It provides for a high protection of health for our
citizens. The Honourable Member is further referred to the response of the Commission to the large
number of questions on this matter, recently to written questions E-3076/03 by Mr Meijer (1), E-3042/02
by Mr Miller (2) and H-0594/03 by Mr Papayannakis during question time at Parliament’s October 2003
session (3).

(1) OJ C 70 E, 20.3.2004, p. 211.
(2) See page 499.
(3) Written reply, 21.10.2003.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3471/03

by Miquel Mayol i Raynal (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

Subject: Buildings in ‘Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos’

(21 November 2003)

The present Majorcan Regional Government (Consell de Mallorca) and the Autonomous Government of
the Balearic Islands (Govern de les Illes Balears), having abandoned a scheme for building a polo ground
and additional accommodation for 3 000 people right next to Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos, have now
decided to approve the building of a 300-bed thermal hospital and clinic within the Es Trenc-Salobrar de
Campos special bird protection area and site of community interest (code no: ES0000037).

Has the Spanish Government consulted the Commission with regard to this scheme, in accordance with
Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive?

Does the Commission believe that this building scheme within the special bird protection area and site of
Community interest is compatible with the provisions of the Habitat Directive?

What steps, if appropriate, does the Commission intend to take?

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Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(7 January 2004)

The Honourable Member expressed his concern regarding the project to build a thermal hospital and a
clinic within the Specially Protected Area (SPA) Es Trenc-Salobrar in Baleares.

According to the information available, the Commission has not received any request from the Spanish
authorities.

Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive (1) set out the circumstances within a project where negative
effects on Natura 2000 sites may or may not be allowed.

Therefore, the Spanish authorities have firstly to carry out an environmental assessment and afterwards
apply, if it is necessary, Article 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive.

To summarise, the Commission is not aware of this initiative. The Commission has not received any
information from the Spanish government in relation to any project to build these facilities within the
Natura 2000 site; therefore, the Commission will request the Spanish authorities to provide information in
relation to the aforementioned project.

(1) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora,

OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3514/03

by Giovanni Pittella (PSE) to the Commission

(25 November 2003)

Subject: Course financed by means of the Structural Funds

formazione per le imprese culturali
On 11 November 2002 the Naples-based Istituto nazionale di
launched a course entitled ‘Content Specialist & Designer’ within the PON Asse III misura III 6/D-Codice
progetto 5387 discipline. The course is financed by means of the European Social Fund.

The course students (who had to go through a selection procedure) have not received the grant awarded to
them (EUR 10 389,14 per student), since the person in charge of the course (cid:1) a Mr Palladino (cid:1) has been
deemed untrustworthy by the Ministry for State Education, Universities and Scientific Research on account
of his previous record. On 30 April 2003 (20 days before the course was due to end) the Ministry decided
that co-financing would be suspended and that the training project would be abandoned.

On the basis of the above information, does the Commission not think that, irrespective of any judgment
regarding Mr Palladino, the 19 pre-selected women should not be denied their grants or have their course
certificates withheld?

Does the Commission not agree that, in accordance with the rules, some kind of protection should be
offered to the 19 unemployed course students who, having been duly selected, wished to take advantage of
the opportunity afforded to them under the Structural Funds?