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"en.20001213.9.3-265"2
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The Commission would like to inform the honourable Member that a complaint is pending regarding the Thessaloniki underground rail project. The plaintiff claims that Community provisions have been violated with regard to state support and public contracts. As the honourable Member of your House is aware, the lodging of a complaint has in itself no bearing on the progress of the project. The Commission is of the opinion that questions regarding delays in the execution of the project must be put to the competent Greek authorities.
As far as those aspects of the case which pertain to provisions on public contracts are concerned, the services of the Commission have made their position clear to the plaintiff in a letter which will be sent in the next couple of days. Accordingly, we are unable to provide the honourable Member with the information requested at this moment in time. Also, the Commission has assessed whether the funding of the project can be reconciled with the rules of the Treaty in terms of state support and has not reached a verdict yet. It appears that the Greek government has not yet reached agreement with the franchise holder on all the conditions for funding the project. The Commission has not yet received notification pursuant to Article 88 (3) of the Treaty. Consequently, the Commission is unable to examine all the facts of this case and take a final decision in which it gives its assessment of the situation.
In broader terms, the Commission would like to make the honourable Member aware of the fact that a complaint of such complexity must be investigated very carefully indeed. This is why the Commission is closely following the case within the procedural framework which encompasses the relevant provisions of the Treaty and derived legislation. With regard to the actual funding of the project, the Commission would notify the honourable Member that the Community has already funded activities leading up to the project to the tune of EUR 5.8 million under the second Community EFRO specification. The request to fund the balance has been included in the operational programme proposed by the Greek authorities. The programme, entitled transport axes, ports, urban development, has been submitted to the Commission under the 2000-2006 Community specification. It is expected that the proposal will be approved by the Commission early next year, which is very shortly. It stipulates that the Thessaloniki underground rail project can be part-financed by the EFRO for a maximum of EUR 122 million, whilst the contribution of the national government will amount to approx. 122 million and the franchise holder must pitch in with EUR 413 million."@en1
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