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Document C:2003:161E:TOC

Official Journal of the European Union, CE 161, 10 July 2003


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C 161 E
Volume 46
10 July 2003
English editionInformation and Notices
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
WRITTEN QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
2003/C 161 E/001E-3201/01 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Substandard work in the region of Malakasa		 1
2003/C 161 E/002E-3681/01 by Mary Banotti to the Commission
Subject: Bank charges for cheques in euros		 2
2003/C 161 E/003P-0212/02 by Bruno Gollnisch to the Commission
Subject: Persistence of exchange rates within the euro Union		 2
2003/C 161 E/004E-0623/02 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
Subject: Mistakes and delays in projects despite being covered by a framework fixed in advance (Supplementary answer)		 3
2003/C 161 E/005E-0707/02 by Brigitte Wenzel-Perillo to the Commission
Subject: White paper on European governance — involvement of the regions		 5
2003/C 161 E/006E-0725/02 by Ralf Walter to the Commission
Subject: EU subsidies for Rheinland-Pfalz in 2001		 6
2003/C 161 E/007E-1943/02 by Werner Langen to the Commission
Subject: EU subsidies for Rhineland-Palatinate between 1999 and 2002		 6
Supplementary joint answer to Written Questions E-0725/02 and E-1943/02 6
2003/C 161 E/008E-0930/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Logging concession in the rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo		 6
2003/C 161 E/009E-1431/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Commission position on the Ministry of Development's forecasts for the arrival of high speed rail travel in Galicia		 7
2003/C 161 E/010E-1675/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Repatriation of illegal immigrants from the EU		 8
2003/C 161 E/011E-1794/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Obstacles placed in the way of protection measures for public authorities in largely privatised companies as a result of a judicial ruling		 9
2003/C 161 E/012E-2050/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Tibetans arrested in Nepal		 11
2003/C 161 E/013E-2063/02 by Pere Esteve to the Commission
Subject: Harmonised jurisdiction on genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes		 12
2003/C 161 E/014E-2103/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Survival of the "Ancien Régime" in Portuguese		 14
2003/C 161 E/015P-2119/02 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Identity checks at Malpensa airport (Supplementary answer)		 15
2003/C 161 E/016E-2178/02 by Jan Wiersma to the Commission
Subject: Fraud involving bank cards in the Netherlands		 15
2003/C 161 E/017E-2224/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems		 17
2003/C 161 E/018E-2225/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Forestry resources in the Congo Basin		 17
2003/C 161 E/019E-2227/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: Resources allocated to the INPs and IRPs in Central Africa		 17
2003/C 161 E/020E-2228/02 by Nuala Ahern to the Commission
Subject: EU contribution to the conservation of ecosystems in Central Africa		 17
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2224/02, E-2225/02, E-2227/02 and E-2228/02 18
2003/C 161 E/021E-2245/02 by Caroline Jackson to the Commission
Subject: System for reimbursement of dental clinics in the United Kingdom		 20
2003/C 161 E/022E-2284/02 by Stavros Xarchakos and Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Europol data		 20
2003/C 161 E/023E-2316/02 by Ole Krarup to the Commission
Subject: Legal basis of the framework decision on combating racism		 21
2003/C 161 E/024E-2455/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Alleged mismanagement of funds entrusted to the European Communities		 22
2003/C 161 E/025E-2466/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Loans		 24
2003/C 161 E/026E-2486/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Captive market in salmon		 25
2003/C 161 E/027E-2559/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Financial control 3: holding of a completely public debate, with the participation of independent experts, on improving financial management		 26
2003/C 161 E/028E-2574/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: Euro cent coins		 27
2003/C 161 E/029E-2575/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: 'Head' side of euro coins		 28
2003/C 161 E/030E-2619/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: The right of all political movements to organise and participate in parliamentary elections and the resultant rights		 29
2003/C 161 E/031E-2620/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: The precedent set by recent decisions by Spain for the functioning of parliamentary democracy in the European Union		 29
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2619/02 and E-2620/02 30
2003/C 161 E/032E-2628/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Soaring prices of goods in Greece		 30
2003/C 161 E/033E-2666/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Shop for EU officials in Brussels		 31
2003/C 161 E/034E-2695/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Use of languages in Eurobarometer reports		 32
2003/C 161 E/035E-2729/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Advisor responsible for competition hearings		 33
2003/C 161 E/036E-2733/02 by Nelly Maes to the Commission
Subject: Financial assistance for the European refining industry		 34
2003/C 161 E/037E-2754/02 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Illegal immigration		 35
2003/C 161 E/038E-2759/02 by Frank Vanhecke to the Commission
Subject: Terrorism		 36
2003/C 161 E/039E-2774/02 by Struan Stevenson to the Commission
Subject: Euro		 36
2003/C 161 E/040E-2775/02 by Juan Naranjo Escobar to the Commission
Subject: Allergic reactions to EUR 1 and EUR 2 coins		 37
2003/C 161 E/041P-2818/02 by Theresa Villiers to the Commission
Subject: Market abuse directive and journalists		 38
2003/C 161 E/042E-2822/02 by Angelika Niebler to the Commission
Subject: Application form for the EU Youth action programme		 40
2003/C 161 E/043E-2833/02 by Anneli Hulthén to the Commission
Subject: Salmonella in meat preparations		 41
2003/C 161 E/044P-2834/02 by Karin Riis-Jørgensen to the Commission
Subject: VAT refunds		 42
2003/C 161 E/045E-2844/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Use of European public money in Kosovo		 42
2003/C 161 E/046E-2856/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Use by the municipality of Rome of funding for the benefit of refugees and migrant workers		 45
2003/C 161 E/047E-2859/02 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten to the Commission
Subject: Processing of fats from animal waste		 46
2003/C 161 E/048E-2865/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Budget balance forecasting record		 47
2003/C 161 E/049E-2866/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Growth forecasting record		 47
2003/C 161 E/050E-2867/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Growth forecasting record		 48
2003/C 161 E/051E-2868/02 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Growth forecasting record		 48
Joint answer to Written Questions E-2865/02, E-2866/02, E-2867/02 and E-2868/02 48
2003/C 161 E/052E-2881/02 by Theresa Villiers and Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: Selling of Irish newspapers		 49
2003/C 161 E/053E-2894/02 by Jens-Peter Bonde to the Commission
Subject: Bookkeeping in the Commission		 50
2003/C 161 E/054E-2896/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: Tobacco smuggling		 51
2003/C 161 E/055E-2901/02 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Studies of damage to health caused by pulsed frequencies		 52
2003/C 161 E/056P-2927/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Conflicts of interest in Community contracts		 53
2003/C 161 E/057P-2956/02 by María Rodríguez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Application of the safeguard clause in respect of imports into the EU of tinned mandarin-orange segments from China		 55
2003/C 161 E/058E-2967/02 by Pere Esteve and Isidoro Sánchez García to the Commission
Subject: Protection of Mediterranean forests		 55
2003/C 161 E/059E-2975/02 by Pere Esteve and Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Interpretation of Article 87 of the EC Treaty with regard to the planning agreement involving Real Madrid football club and the free competitive market		 57
2003/C 161 E/060E-2989/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Measures to reduce fisheries accidents		 58
2003/C 161 E/061E-3005/02 by Albert Maat to the Commission
Subject: European shipbuilding sector		 59
2003/C 161 E/062E-3011/02 by Eluned Morgan to the Commission
Subject: CAP subsidies to the UK royal family		 60
2003/C 161 E/063E-3014/02 by Isidoro Sánchez García to the Commission
Subject: Official Commission delegation to Morocco: situation regarding the EU-Morocco Action Plan		 60
2003/C 161 E/064E-3077/02 by Michael Cashman to the Commission
Subject: Organisations that find funding		 61
2003/C 161 E/065E-3080/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Financial negotiations instead of conviction for fraud in the building sector to prevent the firms concerned from being excluded from the EU market		 62
2003/C 161 E/066E-3083/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Failure in Sweden of EIB preferential loans for small businesses		 63
2003/C 161 E/067E-3085/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: Competition on the feed market in Sweden		 64
2003/C 161 E/068E-3087/02 by Jonas Sjöstedt to the Commission
Subject: State aid to the German pulp industry		 64
2003/C 161 E/069E-3096/02 by Brice Hortefeux to the Commission
Subject: Financial control		 65
2003/C 161 E/070E-3105/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Export of radioactive waste from EU countries as an important source of income for Serbia during and after the Milosevic period		 66
2003/C 161 E/071E-3106/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Serious environmental pollution in the Borska Rek valley in Serbia as a result of the unnecessary use of radioactive waste imported from EU countries in copper mining		 67
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3105/02 and E-3106/02 67
2003/C 161 E/072E-3107/02 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: "Suicide bomber" Barbie		 68
2003/C 161 E/073P-3119/02 by Geoffrey Van Orden to the Commission
Subject: EU funding of Greek judicial and prison services		 69
2003/C 161 E/074E-3122/02 by Jaime Valdivielso de Cué to the Commission
Subject: Boycott of European dot-coms in the United States		 69
2003/C 161 E/075E-3152/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: The European Union and the multinational nature of the Spanish state		 70
2003/C 161 E/076E-3155/02 by Avril Doyle to the Commission
Subject: Pension rights		 71
2003/C 161 E/077E-3191/02 by Bart Staes to the Commission
Subject: Investigation into a cartel of plasterboard manufacturers		 72
2003/C 161 E/078E-3205/02 by Kathleen Van Brempt to the Commission
Subject: Computer viruses		 73
2003/C 161 E/079E-3235/02 by Sebastiano Musumeci, Cristiana Muscardini and Franz Turchi to the Commission
Subject: Etna		 74
2003/C 161 E/080E-3247/02 by Antonio Di Pietro to the Commission
Subject: Aftermath of the earthquake in Molise		 75
2003/C 161 E/081E-3257/02 by Cristiana Muscardini to the Commission
Subject: European border police force		 76
2003/C 161 E/082E-3258/02 by Cristiana Muscardini and Adriana Poli Bortone to the Commission
Subject: Earthquake in Molise — European Union action		 78
2003/C 161 E/083E-3434/02 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Financial assistance for earthquake victims in the Molise region		 78
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3258/02 and E-3434/02 79
2003/C 161 E/084E-3277/02 by Astrid Lulling and Reinhold Messner to the Commission
Subject: Production methods for Maltese quality wines		 80
2003/C 161 E/085E-3283/02 by Paul Rübig to the Commission
Subject: Action to ensure the financial viability of health care systems		 81
2003/C 161 E/086E-3291/02 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: US visa requirements for Greek citizens		 82
2003/C 161 E/087E-3322/02 by Hiltrud Breyer to the Commission
Subject: Environmental impact assessment for Frankfurt airport		 83
2003/C 161 E/088P-3351/02 by Jean Lambert to the Commission
Subject: EC Petition 566/2000		 84
2003/C 161 E/089E-3355/02 by Antonios Trakatellis to the Commission
Subject: Ban on concluding public contracts with media companies		 84
2003/C 161 E/090E-3362/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: The wreck of the oil tanker "Prestige" on the Galician coast		 85
2003/C 161 E/091E-3404/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román, José Mendiluce Pereiro and Daniel Cohn-Bendit to the Commission
Subject: Ecological disaster caused by the "Prestige" oil spill		 85
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3362/02 and E-3404/02 85
2003/C 161 E/092E-3367/02 by Daniela Raschhofer to the Commission
Subject: Sapard programme		 86
2003/C 161 E/093E-3388/02 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Use of Community funds by Citizens' Assistance Centres and local and regional government enterprises		 88
2003/C 161 E/094E-3402/02 by Marco Cappato to the Commission
Subject: Total Information Awareness		 89
2003/C 161 E/095E-3439/02 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: "Prestige" oil tanker accident off the coast of Galicia		 90
2003/C 161 E/096E-3449/02 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Licensing of biotechnologists		 91
2003/C 161 E/097E-3465/02 by Sérgio Marques to the Commission
Subject: Poseima — Environment		 92
2003/C 161 E/098E-3480/02 by Francesco Fiori and Paolo Bartolozzi to the Commission
Subject: Olive oil		 94
2003/C 161 E/099P-3484/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: The sinking of the "Prestige" and the inspection of ships		 95
2003/C 161 E/100P-3499/02 by Franz Turchi to the Commission
Subject: Centre for disabled children of European officials		 96
2003/C 161 E/101E-3511/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Court of Justice judgment concerning bilateral aviation agreements concluded by EU Member States with other states and the implications for Member States which fail to comply with that judgment		 98
2003/C 161 E/102E-3514/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Implementation of the Cohesion Fund in Portugal		 99
2003/C 161 E/103E-3613/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Reduction in Cohesion Fund appropriations for Portugal		 100
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3514/02 and E-3613/02 100
2003/C 161 E/104E-3548/02 by Cristiana Muscardini, Antonio Mussa and Sergio Berlato to the Commission
Subject: European Union assistance to tackle the natural disasters which have hit Northern Italy		 101
2003/C 161 E/105E-3552/02 by Jean-Maurice Dehousse to the Commission
Subject: Workplace discrimination in the European Schools		 102
2003/C 161 E/106E-3554/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Reduction of the transitional period for the phasing-out of single-hull tankers in response to the devastating disaster off the coast of Galicia		 103
2003/C 161 E/107P-3556/02 by Dorette Corbey to the Commission
Subject: Environmental agreements		 105
2003/C 161 E/108E-3558/02 by Marie Isler Béguin to the Commission
Subject: Setting up of a European Bank for Environmental Prevention and Rehabilitation		 106
2003/C 161 E/109E-3560/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Proposed introduction of Article 23 in the Hong Kong legislation		 107
2003/C 161 E/110E-3577/02 by Elisabeth Schroedter to the Commission
Subject: Destruction of the Lacoma wetlands and the Hammergraben (Brandenburg), potentially an FFH area of considerable size		 108
2003/C 161 E/111E-3586/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Location of the European Maritime Safety Agency		 109
2003/C 161 E/112E-3593/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: EU action to reform the International Law of the Sea — complex legal status of oil tankers		 110
2003/C 161 E/113E-3594/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: EU measures for suitable technical and professional training of crews of vessels transporting hazardous goods in European waters		 111
2003/C 161 E/114E-3599/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Recuperation of the fish and shellfish resources of Galicia in the wake of the "Prestige" disaster		 111
2003/C 161 E/115E-3601/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: Pollution caused by the fuel oil transported by the "Prestige" — proposed action to fight the long-term effects of the pollution		 112
2003/C 161 E/116E-3618/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Disruption of environmental policy by rock-bottom short-hop air fares within the EU by a non-European airline		 113
2003/C 161 E/117P-3619/02 by María Sornosa Martínez to the Commission
Subject: Rehabilitation of the SCI areas damaged by the sinking of the "Prestige"		 114
2003/C 161 E/118P-3622/02 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Conflicts of interest in the Commission		 116
2003/C 161 E/119E-3623/02 by Helmut Kuhne to the Commission
Subject: Alleged misuse of EU funds in Portugal		 117
2003/C 161 E/120E-3624/02 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Thailand: forced return of Mr Sok Yuen to Cambodia		 118
2003/C 161 E/121E-3628/02 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Construction of a museum in Rizari grove		 119
2003/C 161 E/122E-3632/02 by Isidoro Sánchez García to the Commission
Subject: Measures to prevent/compensate for disasters such as the sinking of the "Prestige"		 120
2003/C 161 E/123E-3639/02 by Daniel Hannan to the Commission
Subject: Aid to Tuscany		 121
2003/C 161 E/124E-3654/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Black tide in Galicia: US legislation		 122
2003/C 161 E/125E-3655/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Black tide in Galicia: worst affected sectors		 123
2003/C 161 E/126E-3656/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Black tide in Galicia: damage to fishing		 123
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3655/02 and E-3656/02 124
2003/C 161 E/127E-3658/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Black tide in Galicia: casual dumping		 125
2003/C 161 E/128E-3659/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos to the Commission
Subject: Black tide in Galicia: financial resources		 125
2003/C 161 E/129E-3663/02 by Marie Isler Béguin to the Commission
Subject: Amendment of WHA Agreement 12-40 between the WHO and the IAEA		 126
2003/C 161 E/130E-3666/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Accident involving the tanker "Moskovskiy Festival"		 127
2003/C 161 E/131E-3667/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Expulsion of oil tanker, the "Enalios Titan", by French navy		 128
Joint answer to Written Questions E-3666/02 and E-3667/02 128
2003/C 161 E/132E-3668/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Cause of the wreck of the "Prestige"		 129
2003/C 161 E/133E-3669/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Tanker accident		 129
2003/C 161 E/134E-3671/02 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Air pollution caused by ceramics production in Castellón province (Spain)		 130
2003/C 161 E/135E-3674/02 by Paolo Pastorelli to the Commission
Subject: The Foal Levy		 132
2003/C 161 E/136P-3678/02 by Dorette Corbey to the Commission
Subject: German wind farm close to Netherlands border locality of Bellingwolde		 132
2003/C 161 E/137E-3735/02 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Quotas and the survival of the Caribbean banana industry		 133
2003/C 161 E/138E-3739/02 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
Subject: Increases in Commissioners' income without a legal basis		 134
2003/C 161 E/139P-3742/02 by Gabriele Stauner to the Commission
Subject: Conflicts of interest		 136
2003/C 161 E/140E-3745/02 by Proinsias De Rossa to the Commission
Subject: Random road safety checks		 138
2003/C 161 E/141E-3762/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Communication COM(2002) 681 final		 138
2003/C 161 E/142E-3763/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos to the Commission
Subject: Safety of shipping		 139
2003/C 161 E/143P-3771/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris to the Commission
Subject: Threat of terrorist attack		 140
2003/C 161 E/144P-3772/02 by Chris Davies to the Commission
Subject: Impact of the Via Baltica on important conservation areas in Poland		 141
2003/C 161 E/145P-3773/02 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
Subject: Spain's infringement of Directive 91/680/EEC on fiscal harmonisation with reference to VAT		 142
2003/C 161 E/146E-3778/02 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Drogheda Business Development Centre, Ireland		 143
2003/C 161 E/147E-3783/02 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Dangers of hunting and the need for coordination of any measures taken to prevent a further increase in fox numbers		 144
2003/C 161 E/148P-3792/02 by Giovanni Pittella to the Commission
Subject: Application of the automatic decommitment rule		 145
2003/C 161 E/149E-3794/02 by Christos Folias to the Commission
Subject: Second Community Support Framework		 145
2003/C 161 E/150P-3804/02 by Christos Folias to the Commission
Subject: Natural disasters		 146
2003/C 161 E/151E-3807/02 by Caroline Jackson to the Commission
Subject: EU classification of incinerator ash		 147
2003/C 161 E/152P-3809/02 by Vitaliano Gemelli to the Commission
Subject: Procedure for appointing senior Commission officials		 147
2003/C 161 E/153E-3811/02 by Charles Tannock to the Commission
Subject: The ongoing problem relating to the evaluation of fenthion		 148
2003/C 161 E/154P-3827/02 by Theodorus Bouwman to the Commission
Subject: Road transport fraud, involving fake letters giving time off, in the Netherlands and other EU Member States		 150
2003/C 161 E/155E-3832/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Controls on the central meat market of Rendi in Athens		 151
2003/C 161 E/156E-3833/02 by Avril Doyle to the Commission
Subject: Farm Retirement Scheme		 151
2003/C 161 E/157E-3835/02 by Isidoro Sánchez García to the Commission
Subject: Procedure for designation of protected areas (ZEPAs)		 152
2003/C 161 E/158E-3841/02 by Walter Veltroni to the Commission
Subject: VAT on compact discs		 153
2003/C 161 E/159E-3842/02 by Paolo Pastorelli to the Commission
Subject: The province of Novara		 154
2003/C 161 E/160E-3862/02 by Ioannis Averoff to the Commission
Subject: Funding of a hydroelectric plant at Anilio in the Prefecture of Ioannina		 155
2003/C 161 E/161E-3864/02 by Joost Lagendijk, Raina Echerer and Heide Rühle to the Commission
Subject: Encryption digital satellite TV channels		 156
2003/C 161 E/162E-3868/02 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten and Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Netherlands Student Grants Act		 157
2003/C 161 E/163E-3873/02 by Ilda Figueiredo to the Commission
Subject: Petition to the European Parliament on silting at the Óbidos Lagoon (No 978/01)		 158
2003/C 161 E/164E-3875/02 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: Community criteria for the development of regional air transport		 159
2003/C 161 E/165E-3876/02 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
Subject: Tenth anniversary of the Andalusia Technology Park in Malaga		 160
2003/C 161 E/166E-3879/02 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
Subject: Launch of the trademark "Made in Malaga"		 161
2003/C 161 E/167E-3886/02 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: EU decentralised bodies		 161
2003/C 161 E/168E-3891/02 by Giovanni Pittella to the Commission
Subject: ROP (Regional Operational Programme) for Calabria		 162
2003/C 161 E/169P-3922/02 by Anna Terrón i Cusí to the Commission
Subject: Applicability of the European Union Solidarity Fund for tackling disasters		 164
2003/C 161 E/170P-3925/02 by Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines to the Commission
Subject: Competition		 165
2003/C 161 E/171P-3926/02 by Niels Busk to the Commission
Subject: Production levy in France		 166
2003/C 161 E/172P-0001/03 by Joan Colom i Naval to the Commission
Subject: Aid to those affected by the oil slick caused by the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige		 166
2003/C 161 E/173E-0009/03 by Paulo Casaca to the Commission
Subject: Lack of objectivity in the Commission's study on fish-farming		 167
2003/C 161 E/174E-0024/03 by Yves Piétrasanta, Catherine Guy-Quint, Harlem Désir, Renzo Imbeni, Gérard Onesta, Francis Wurtz, Charles Tannock, Alonso Puerta, Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Monica Frassoni, Giuseppe Di Lello Finuoli, Pedro Marset Campos, Alexander de Roo, Didier Rod, Danielle Auroi, Paul Lannoye, Bart Staes, Caroline Jackson, Struan Stevenson, Theodorus Bouwman, Armando Cossutta, Nuala Ahern, Jan Wiersma and Robert Goodwill to the Commission
Subject: EU aid and intervention for the victims of Chernobyl		 169
2003/C 161 E/175P-0029/03 by Monica Frassoni to the Commission
Subject: Contract to build the underground light railway in Brescia, Italy		 170
2003/C 161 E/176E-0033/03 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Extrajudicial killings in Grozny		 171
2003/C 161 E/177E-0035/03 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Fisheries agreements		 172
2003/C 161 E/178E-0057/03 by Camilo Nogueira Román to the Commission
Subject: EU fishing agreements with Morocco following the latter's offer of fishing licences for 64 vessels from Galicia and other parts of Spain		 173
2003/C 161 E/179E-0069/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Payment of subsidies to factories that process agricultural products rather than directly to farmers		 174
2003/C 161 E/180E-0082/03 by Carlos Bautista Ojeda to the Commission
Subject: Concessions on fruit and vegetables for Morocco		 175
2003/C 161 E/181P-0109/03 by Sebastiano Musumeci to the Commission
Subject: European Solidarity Fund for natural disasters in Catania Province		 176
2003/C 161 E/182E-0117/03 by Salvador Garriga Polledo to the Commission
Subject: Urgent measures to stimulate innovation in the European regions		 177
2003/C 161 E/183E-0119/03 by Jorge Hernández Mollar to the Commission
Subject: EU participation in the enlargement of the La Concepción dam, Marbella		 178
2003/C 161 E/184P-0122/03 by Herbert Bösch to the Commission
Subject: Schengen Agreement: Member States' obligations		 179
2003/C 161 E/185P-0126/03 by Giuseppe Di Lello Finuoli to the Commission
Subject: Funding by the Italian State and the Campania Regional Government of the programme contract presented by Agrifuturo S.c.a.r.l.		 180
2003/C 161 E/186E-0134/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Angola international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 181
2003/C 161 E/187E-0139/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Gabon international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 182
2003/C 161 E/188E-0142/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Guinea international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 182
2003/C 161 E/189E-0147/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Faeroe Islands international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 183
2003/C 161 E/190E-0148/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Kiribati international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 184
2003/C 161 E/191E-0149/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Madagascar international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 185
2003/C 161 E/192E-0152/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Norway international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 186
2003/C 161 E/193E-0153/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-São Tomé and Príncipe international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 186
2003/C 161 E/194E-0154/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna to the Commission
Subject: EU-Senegal international fisheries agreement and development cooperation		 187
2003/C 161 E/195E-0166/03 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Use of Community funds in the health sector in Greece		 188
2003/C 161 E/196E-0167/03 by Nirj Deva to the Commission
Subject: Healthcare of the elderly — arrangements between Member States		 188
2003/C 161 E/197E-0177/03 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Mass poisoning of stray animals in Zappeion Park		 189
2003/C 161 E/198P-0183/03 by Jean-Louis Bernié to the Commission
Subject: Derogations concerning migratory birds		 190
2003/C 161 E/199E-0186/03 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Freedom of opinion and speech in Russia		 191
2003/C 161 E/200E-0194/03 by Theresa Villiers to the Commission
Subject: Software patents		 192
2003/C 161 E/201E-0203/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
Subject: Unequal access to the lawyer's profession caused by Directive 98/5/EC		 193
2003/C 161 E/202P-0206/03 by Caroline Lucas to the Commission
Subject: Export of sheep from Spain to Greece		 194
2003/C 161 E/203E-0211/03 by Christine De Veyrac to the Commission
Subject: Galileo programme		 195
2003/C 161 E/204P-0213/03 by Elspeth Attwooll to the Commission
Subject: Protection of the Darwin Mounds		 195
2003/C 161 E/205P-0217/03 by Giacomo Santini to the Commission
Subject: Commission Fischler's proposal on Community aid to farms		 196
2003/C 161 E/206E-0218/03 by Stavros Xarchakos to the Commission
Subject: Community funding for local authorities in Greece		 197
2003/C 161 E/207E-0222/03 by Guido Podestà to the Commission
Subject: Child labour		 198
2003/C 161 E/208E-0223/03 by Guido Podestà to the Commission
Subject: Increased life expectancy: women beyond retirement		 199
2003/C 161 E/209P-0239/03 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis to the Commission
Subject: Budget overruns in construction of Attiki Odos motorway		 200
2003/C 161 E/210E-0246/03 by Raina Echerer and Monica Frassoni to the Commission
Subject: Media: mini-ads during the transmission of sporting events in Italy		 201
2003/C 161 E/211E-0250/03 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Hunger strike by Zouhair Yahyaoui		 202
2003/C 161 E/212E-0263/03 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Imprisonment of Hamadi Jebali in Tunisia		 202
Joint answer to Written Questions E-0250/03 and E-0263/03 203
2003/C 161 E/213E-0251/03 by Sergio Berlato, Cristiana Muscardini, Mauro Nobilia, Roberta Angelilli, Roberto Bigliardo, Antonio Mussa, Sebastiano Musumeci, Adriana Poli Bortone, Mariotto Segni and Franz Turchi to the Commission
Subject: Health cover of Italian nationals resident in Belgium		 203
2003/C 161 E/214P-0297/03 by Esko Seppänen to the Commission
Subject: Pension reform		 205
2003/C 161 E/215E-0299/03 by Olivier Dupuis to the Commission
Subject: Closure of the www.savechechnya.org website in the Russian Federation		 206
2003/C 161 E/216P-0307/03 by Othmar Karas to the Commission
Subject: Participation in the Tripartite Social Summit		 207
2003/C 161 E/217E-0312/03 by Ioannis Marínos to the Commission
Subject: Delay by Greece in transposing directives		 208
2003/C 161 E/218P-0326/03 by Maurizio Turco to the Commission
Subject: Small grants from Community funds, managed directly by the Commission, for a great variety of religious organisations		 209
2003/C 161 E/219E-0333/03 by Luigi Cocilovo to the Commission
Subject: Conclusion of an association agreement between the European Union and the Principality of Monaco		 210
2003/C 161 E/220E-0344/03 by José Ribeiro e Castro to the Commission
Subject: Women's organisations — budget heading A-3046		 211
2003/C 161 E/221P-0346/03 by Christopher Huhne to the Commission
Subject: Non-rational set-aside		 212
2003/C 161 E/222P-0348/03 by Roberta Angelilli to the Commission
Subject: Formation of a joint stock holding company for the City of Rome: possible conflict between public and corporate interests		 212
2003/C 161 E/223P-0351/03 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou to the Commission
Subject: Civil servants and public finances in Greece		 213
2003/C 161 E/224E-0368/03 by Luciano Caveri to the Commission
Subject: Problems affecting the truffle market		 214
2003/C 161 E/225E-0389/03 by Alexandros Alavanos to the Commission
Subject: Programme to combat the use of drugs in Greece		 215
2003/C 161 E/226E-0421/03 by Giovanni Pittella and Elena Paciotti to the Commission
Subject: Professional training of future specialists		 216
2003/C 161 E/227E-0427/03 by Jean Lambert to the Commission
Subject: The status of pension entitlements		 217
2003/C 161 E/228E-0440/03 by Ulrich Stockmann to the Commission
Subject: Support to promote town-twinning actions		 218
2003/C 161 E/229E-0444/03 by Bill Newton Dunn to the Commission
Subject: Employer liability insurance		 219
2003/C 161 E/230P-0457/03 by Bartho Pronk to the Commission
Subject: Assessment of Directive 96/71/EC		 219
2003/C 161 E/231E-0459/03 by Bernd Lange to the Commission
Subject: Safety of domestic stoves and fireplaces		 220
2003/C 161 E/232P-0488/03 by Freddy Blak to the Commission
Subject: Circumvention of rules on invitation to tender by Dansk Tipstjeneste		 221
2003/C 161 E/233E-0493/03 by Glyn Ford to the Commission
Subject: Consumer Credit Directive and the fight against financial crime		 222
2003/C 161 E/234E-0495/03 by Joan Vallvé to the Commission
Subject: Respecting and promoting linguistic diversity in Europe		 223
2003/C 161 E/235P-0528/03 by Regina Bastos to the Commission
Subject: Factory closures: "BAWO — Confecções, Lda", Estarreja (Portugal)		 224
2003/C 161 E/236P-0558/03 by Mihail Papayannakis to the Commission
Subject: Rendi meat market		 226
2003/C 161 E/237E-0592/03 by Bernd Lange to the Commission
Subject: European Union funding for Niedersachsen 2002		 227
2003/C 161 E/238P-0602/03 by Joaquim Miranda to the Commission
Subject: Information on passengers travelling to the United States		 227
2003/C 161 E/239E-0649/03 by Erik Meijer to the Commission
Subject: Criticism by the Netherlands National Audit Office of the lack of transparency in the management of EU funds by fund flow and by Member State		 228
2003/C 161 E/240E-0765/03 by Patricia McKenna to the Commission
Subject: Proposed Swedish ban on cod fishing		 229
2003/C 161 E/241P-0933/03 by Christos Folias to the Commission
Subject: Mathematical formula		 230
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