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| 27.3.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 78/59 |
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27.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 78/59

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(2004/C 78 E/0059)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1953/03

by Lissy Gröner (PSE) to the Commission

(13 June 2003)

Subject:   Unused EU funding in Bavaria totalling EUR 17 million for 2002

Subject:

The German Bundesland Bavaria was unable to commit funding of EUR 17 million from the rural development programme, provided under the 2002 EU budget, and returned it to Brussels.

| 1. | Has funding from the European Social Fund also been returned by Bavaria? |
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1.

Has funding from the European Social Fund also been returned by Bavaria?

| 2. | What are the sums involved? |
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2.

What are the sums involved?

| 3. | What areas of assistance are affected? |
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3.

What areas of assistance are affected?

| 4. | Does the Commission have a summary of current projects under other Community programmes, such as Leader+? |
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4.

Does the Commission have a summary of current projects under other Community programmes, such as Leader+?

| 5. | What projects funded by these programmes are there for Bavaria? |
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5.

What projects funded by these programmes are there for Bavaria?

| 6. | Does the Commission have a summary of assistance provided under other Community programmes and projects, such as Daphne, or training programmes? |
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6.

Does the Commission have a summary of assistance provided under other Community programmes and projects, such as Daphne, or training programmes?

| 7. | What projects are affected and what is the level of assistance? |
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7.

What projects are affected and what is the level of assistance?

| 8. | What cross-border projects are in progress involving Bavaria and the Czech Republic? |
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8.

What cross-border projects are in progress involving Bavaria and the Czech Republic?

Supplementary answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(1 October 2003)

(1 October 2003)

| 1. to 3. | No funding from the European Social Fund has to be returned by Bavaria. All commitments for the year 2000 have been used. |
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1. to 3.

No funding from the European Social Fund has to be returned by Bavaria. All commitments for the year 2000 have been used.

| 4. and 5. | In the framework of the Community initiative Leader+ the Commission is not involved in the selection and the approval of projects. It is the task of the Leader action group to select and implement projects according to their concept and the relevant legislative framework. There are no reporting obligations for Member States on project level. |
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4. and 5.

In the framework of the Community initiative Leader+ the Commission is not involved in the selection and the approval of projects. It is the task of the Leader action group to select and implement projects according to their concept and the relevant legislative framework. There are no reporting obligations for Member States on project level.

| 6. and 7. | A list with German associations receiving aid from Daphne is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.
  In the framework of education, the funds are not allocated to a certain region. For the interventions in the part mobility of the educational programmes, the funds are at the disposal of the Member States participating in the programmes and administrated in a decentralised manner. For the interventions regarding other parts of these programmes, the allocation of aid follows a call for proposals and depends on the results of the selection.
  In the framework of the programmes Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and youth the total amount of aid allocated in 2002 for projects where the promoter has its residence in Bavaria amounts to EUR 2,9 million. This amount does not include the mobility grants handed out to beneficiaries from Bavaria by national agencies in charge of funds for decentralised programmes in Germany. |
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6. and 7.

A list with German associations receiving aid from Daphne is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.

In the framework of education, the funds are not allocated to a certain region. For the interventions in the part mobility of the educational programmes, the funds are at the disposal of the Member States participating in the programmes and administrated in a decentralised manner. For the interventions regarding other parts of these programmes, the allocation of aid follows a call for proposals and depends on the results of the selection.

In the framework of the programmes Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci and youth the total amount of aid allocated in 2002 for projects where the promoter has its residence in Bavaria amounts to EUR 2,9 million. This amount does not include the mobility grants handed out to beneficiaries from Bavaria by national agencies in charge of funds for decentralised programmes in Germany.

| 8. | A list of projects regarding cross-border projects in progress involving Bavaria and Czech Republic is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat. |
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8.

A list of projects regarding cross-border projects in progress involving Bavaria and Czech Republic is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.

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