European Parliament 30 October 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3124/02 by Erik Meijer (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Lack of standardisation of batteries and adapters for the supply of electric power for portable equipment.

At the Johannesburg Summit a ‘European water initiative’ was adopted. How does the Commission intend to develop and implement this initiative? Is the Commission in a position to say whether additional European funding will be made available over and above what has already been invested, and if so, under which funding programmes and for which types of project?