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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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JUSTIFICATION
V
TheCollegeofEuropeis"theoldestoftheinstitutesofEuropean
studies.Foundedin1949?itsaimistoequipyounguniversity
graduatestodealwiththeproblemsofsociety,economyand
institutions atthelevelofEuropeseenasaCommunityofdestiny
andcivilization .TheCollegeofEuropealsoorganizesvarious
activitiessuchastheannualsymposium,aprogrammeofinitiation
andtrainingforcivilservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
research,andthepublication ofeconomic,legal,politicaland
socialliterature .
Eachyear,theCommissionpaysacontribution towardsthefinancing
oftheCollegeofEurope'sRobertSchumanChairofEuropeanEconomy
(55750EUAin1979)»withaviewtoencouragingthework
spearheaded bytheCollegeconcerningthestudyofEuropean
questions.Theinternational impactofthisworkisconstantly
increasing.
TheCollegeofEuropehasbeeninseriousfinancialdifficulties for
someyears,mainlybecauseoftherelentlessincreaseinexpenditure
andthefactthatthesubsidyfromtheBelgianGovernment–which
constitutes mostofitsrevenue–hasreacheditsceiling.Despite
theverytoughmeasuresadoptedbythoseinchargeoftheCollege,
theaccumulateddeficit(foranannualbudgetoflessthan
Bfrs60million)willbenearlyBfrs10millionbytheendofthe
year.
Awareoftheurgentneedtoredressthisprecarioussituation,
whichconstitutes animminentthreattothefunctioning ofthe
College,,theBelgianGovernmentandtheCommissionbelievethat
aspecialcontributionistheonlywaythattheaccumulated
deficitcanbeabsorbedandtheCollege'sbudgetcanbebalanced
satisfactorily .
TheCommissionthereforeproposestogranttheCollegeofEurope
aspecialsubsidyof124000EUA(someBfrs5million),an
equivalentamountbeingcontributed bytheBelgianGovernment.
TheCommissionthereforeasksthebudgetaryauthoritytoapprove
thetransferof124000EUAfromChapter101toArticle290.
APPROPRIATION SITUATIONINCHAPTER101PIT11OCTOBER1979
AmountenteredintheBudget;5millionEUA
Transferscarriedout
ArticleorItem No AmountsmEUA
950
316"7/79
11/79500000
85000
Total 585000
Amountavailable s4415000EUA*