WRITTEN QUESTION E-3922/03 by María Bergaz Conesa (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Projects co-funded by the Commission as part of the National Hydrological Plan.
Date: 2003-12-18
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, Spain, co-financing, exchange of information, hydrology, project management

C 78 E/676

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

27.3.2004

(2004/C 78 E/0719)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3922/03

by María Bergaz Conesa (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(18 December 2003)

Subject: Projects co-funded by the Commission as part of the National Hydrological Plan

The Spanish Environment Ministry regularly publishes various figures concerning the number of NHP
projects and Annex II to Law 889 (on building works and projects) which have secured EU funding.
However,
the Commission’s DG on Regional Policy has replied to all questions and requests for
information in this connection with the statement that it possesses no NHP building project references,
since the requests for funding arrive without explicit reference to the NHP, bearing reference numbers
different from the abbreviations used in the NHP Law. This is a worrying situation, above all in terms of
the cumulative environmental effects and synergies of the various building projects.

Can the Commission submit a report on the co-funding, making reference to each NHP project?

Should the DG on Regional Policy not request that the Spanish Government from now on, identify each
building project included in the NHP Law with a specific reference to the latter, so as to facilitate the
monitoring of NHP projects?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(4 February 2004)

The Commission refers the Honourable Member to the response given to the question E-2288/01.

It should also be noted that Annex II of Spanish law 10/2001 on the National Hydrological Plan (SNHP)
referred to by the Honourable Member includes a listing of investments consisting of several hundreds of
projects. The Spanish authorities have submitted a number of
these projects for financing in the
framework of the financial instruments and programming documents mentioned in the response referred
to above, without specifically informing the Commission whether they are included in the SNHP, as this is
not a necessary requirement.

(2004/C 78 E/0720)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3943/03

by Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

Subject: Temporary Nationality and Entry into Israel law

(22 December 2003)

The need for an urgent change of the social, political and economic status of the Arab minority in Israel
and its attempt to gain minority recognition and rights is widely known. At present, as the deadlock in the
implementation of the road map seems to be insurmountable, further efforts should be made within Israeli
society for a real reconciliation between all of its components, and these could be regarded as a first step
to restart the peace process.

Unfortunately on 31 July 2003 the Israeli Knesset enacted the temporary Nationality and Entry into Israel
law prohibiting citizenship, permanent residency and temporary residency status to West Bank/Gaza
Palestinians married to Israeli citizens. This law forbids residents of the Occupied Territories married to
Israeli citizens or Palestinian residents in Israel to live lawfully in Israel with their companion. Furthermore
it aims at preventing family unification and will also apply retroactively, affecting tens of thousands of
couples. The fulfilment of this law will split nearly 22 000 families.