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| 3.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 84/85 |
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3.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 84/85

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(2004/C 84 E/0098)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3689/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(9 December 2003)

Subject:   Update on use of funding from the Ecos-Ouverture II programme by the municipality of Siena

Subject:

In its answer to question E-1115/03 (1), which asked whether the municipality of Siena had submitted projects and secured funding under the Ecos-Ouverture programme, the Commission stated that the city had applied with two projects in 1999, but that neither of them had received funding.

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Can the Commission say why the projects were not considered suitable?

Has the Commission completed its examination of the final reports mentioned in its answers and, if so, can it supply any information on the outcome?

Joint answer

to Written Questions E-3677/03, E-3678/03, E-3679/03, E-3680/03, E-3681/03, E-3682/03, E-3683/03, E-3684/03, E-3685/03, E-3686/03, E-3687/03, E-3688/03 and E-3689/03

given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(15 January 2004)

(15 January 2004)

Two calls for proposals under the Ecos-Ouverture Programme were made, in 1997 and 1998, but none subsequently. Consequently of the local authorities named eight — Ancona, Carrara, Livorno, Macerata, Massa, Pesaro, Pisa and Pistoia — could not be granted funding under the programme after 1999.

The Commission received more than 300 applications in response to these two calls. The selection procedure used the criteria published in them. On that basis the 63 best projects (31 in 1997 and 32 in 1998) were selected.

The reasons for rejection of the projects submitted by local and regional authorities named in the Honourable Member's questions are:

| — | Municipality of Florence: Innocenters project not selected owing to weaknesses in the partnership, work programme and budget presented; |
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Municipality of Florence: Innocenters project not selected owing to weaknesses in the partnership, work programme and budget presented;

| — | Municipality of Prato: Ecotex project not selected owing to weaknesses in the work programme and budget presented; |
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Municipality of Prato: Ecotex project not selected owing to weaknesses in the work programme and budget presented;

| — | Municipality of Siena: Femeco project not selected owing to weaknesses in the partnership, work programme and budget presented; |
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Municipality of Siena: Femeco project not selected owing to weaknesses in the partnership, work programme and budget presented;

| — | Province of Siena: the Thermal Management project did not meet minimum eligibility requirements in connection with the legal situation and financial commitment of the partners; |
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Province of Siena: the Thermal Management project did not meet minimum eligibility requirements in connection with the legal situation and financial commitment of the partners;

| — | Provinces of Perugia and Terni (with Umbria Region): the Womanenterprise project could not be financed because the MEDA fund withdrew from the programme financing arrangement and it was consequently impossible to aid projects submitted by a partnership of local/regional authorities from the Union and from MEDA countries; |
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Provinces of Perugia and Terni (with Umbria Region): the Womanenterprise project could not be financed because the MEDA fund withdrew from the programme financing arrangement and it was consequently impossible to aid projects submitted by a partnership of local/regional authorities from the Union and from MEDA countries;

| — | Umbria Region: the Record project did not meet the co-financing requirements for eligibility for assistance from the ERDF and Phare resources; |
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Umbria Region: the Record project did not meet the co-financing requirements for eligibility for assistance from the ERDF and Phare resources;

| — | Bioregionalism regional agency located at Perugia: Bioregional Sudira project not selected owing to weaknesses in the partnership, work programme and budget presented; |
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Bioregionalism regional agency located at Perugia: Bioregional Sudira project not selected owing to weaknesses in the partnership, work programme and budget presented;

The Ecos-Ouverture Programme is actually due to be closed in the first quarter of 2004. At present, and for the entire 2000-06 period, interregional cooperation is assisted under the Interreg Community Initiative.

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(1)  OJ C 11 E, 15.1.2004, p. 139.

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