WRITTEN QUESTION P-0230/04 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Utilisation of Community appropriations in the Member States at the close of 2003.
Date: 2004-01-26
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community support framework, EU Member State, EU expenditure, commitment of expenditure, implementation of the budget

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Concerning transitional measures that new Member States might apply vis-à-vis workers from any other
Member States, the Act of Accession establishes that, whenever national measures, or those resulting from
bilateral agreements, are applied by the present Member States by virtue of the agreed transitional
provisions, the new Member States may maintain in force equivalent measures with regard to the nationals
of the Member State in question. Therefore, a decision from a new Member State can only be taken after
knowing whether a present Member State is applying transitional measures.

Finally, it should be noted that the transitional arrangement does not apply to Cyprus and Malta. Thus,
there will be complete free movement between current Member States and these countries and indeed
between the other future Member States and Cyprus and Malta. Malta, however, has the right to impose a
safeguard if it fears large movements of workers into Malta.

(2004/C 78 E/0731)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0151/04

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Shortage of intensive care units in Greece

(27 January 2004)

There is a significant shortage of intensive care units in Greece. Under the 2nd Community Support
Framework (CSF), measure 1.1 of the health section of the Health and Welfare Programme provides
specific appropriations for the modernisation of intensive care units and the creation of new units.

How many intensive care units were planned when the Health and Welfare Programme was

1.
submitted under the 2nd CSF? How many were created and how many of those are now operational?

2.

3.

How many units planned under the 2nd CSF were not completed?

How many completed units are not operational and why?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(19 February 2004)

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

(2004/C 78 E/0732)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0230/04

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 January 2004)

Subject: Utilisation of Community appropriations in the Member States at the close of 2003

Can the Commission provide a breakdown for each Member State of the level of commitments and
expenditure effected by the close of 2003 under the Community Support Frameworks?

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Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(18 February 2004)

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

(2004/C 78 E/0733)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0417/04

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(9 February 2004)

Subject: Sackings from the Finex Group factory

The Finnish Finex Group owns a clothing factory in Nogueira, Maia, Portugal, which used to employ some
1 000 workers. Finex has already pressurised over half of them to accept dismissal agreements. Of the
current 430 workers, some 300 women are now being pressurised to consent to unacceptable agreements
on their dismissal by the end of this month. It should be noted that this company has received various
subsidies.

Can the Commission answer the following:

1. How much Community subsidy has been paid to the Finex Group in Portugal and in other EU

countries?

2. What measures are the Commission and the Portuguese Government going to take with a view to

defending the employment and all the rights of Finex’s workers, most of whom are women?

3.

Is the Commission prepared to demand that the subsidies paid to the Finex Group should be repaid, if
Finex continues to put pressure on its workers with a view to getting rid of them?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(19 February 2004)

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