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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 96-07-08

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MIDDAY EXPRESS

News from the Spokesman's midday briefing

Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Porte-Paroleb

08 / 07 / 1996


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Le Portugal reçoit 19 millions d'Ecus du Fonds de cohésion
  • [02] Commission takes Belgium and Germany to court for non-implementation of the GMO Directive
  • [03] Commission sends Germany a reasoned opinion for incorrect transposal of directive on public procurement review procedures
  • [04] Ritt Bjerregaard signs agreement on financial assistance to Bulgaria to facilitate decommissioning at Kozloduy
  • [05] Humanitarian aid for Russia, Guinea, Peru and Senegal

  • [01] Le Portugal reçoit 19 millions d'Ecus du Fonds de cohésion

    Le Fonds de Cohésion européen a accordé 19 millions d'Ecus à quatre projets portugais dans le domaine de l'environnement et du transport. Les régions bénéficiaires sont Matosinhos, Sotavento Algarvio, Setùbal, et Lisbonne. Les actions envisagés concernent: réaménagement des quais de la Roche do Conde de Obidos et d'Alcântara-Norte, VTS - contrôle et gestion du trafic maritime, assainissement du Grand Porto/Sud ainsi que la collecte et le traitement des eaux résiduaires de Loulé (Sotavento Algarvio). L'intervention du Fonds de Cohésion est de 85% du coût total.

    [02] Commission takes Belgium and Germany to court for non-implementation of the GMO Directive

    The European Commission has decided to lodge an application before the European Court of Justice against Belgium and Germany for their failure to adopt and communicate to the Commission legislation to comply with two directives on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The infringement concerns certain information required in notifications concerning releases of genetically modified organisms which allows the competent authorities to assess the risks related to those activities. It is therefore of paramount importance to the European legislation concerning genetically modified organisms.

    [03] Commission sends Germany a reasoned opinion for incorrect transposal of directive on public procurement review procedures

    Germany has still to incorporate correctly into national law Directive 89/665/EEC, under which Member States had to have in place by 21 December 1991 the measures necessary to ensure that decisions taken by contracting authorities may be reviewed effectively and rapidly. The Commission's main objections are that no provision has been made for tenderers to assert their rights before the German courts, as is required by the case-law of the European Court of Justice, and that the review bodies set up are not sufficiently independent. Moreover, the current German system merely provides for a once-only assessment of the facts by a purely administrative body. The German Government has been unable to demonstrate that its system of provisional measures is effective. Since the response to its letter of formal notice sent in October 1995 had been unsatisfactory, the Commission decided on 26 June to send a reasoned opinion.

    [04] Ritt Bjerregaard signs agreement on financial assistance to Bulgaria to facilitate decommissioning at Kozloduy

    Environment Commissioner Ritt Bjerregaard and Minister of Trade and Foreign Cooperation, Mr Atanas Paparizov, signed last Friday in Sofia a financial memorandum on a programme for assistance of ECU 10 million to Bulgaria for the procurement of alternative energy supplies. The money will come from the Phare programme and will help Bulgaria in its present very difficult economic situation to diversify its energy supply and improve energy efficiency in the country. The assistance programme will - inter alia - help Bulgaria provide sufficient supplies of coal for the coming winter to allow the government to go ahead with the decommissioning of Unit 1 of Kozloduy nuclear energy plant, which is of a particular concern in terms of nuclear safety.

    [05] Humanitarian aid for Russia, Guinea, Peru and Senegal

    The European Commission has approved humanitarian aid projects in the Russian Federation (for the homeless in Moscow and St Petersburg), in Guinea (for refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone), in Peru (for displaced people) and in Senegal (to combat cholera). The projects are worth a total of over ECU 2 million, and are channelled via the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO). Independent international aid organisations are carrying out the work in the field.

    MIDDAY EXPRESS


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