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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1311/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Successor to EU Helios Programme
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, HOWITT
Subjects: European Commission, anti-discriminatory measure, cooperation policy, disabled person, economic recession, equal treatment, social policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1311/96 by Richard HOWITT to the Commission. Successor to EU Helios Programme  


Official Journal C 385 , 19/12/1996 P. 0011 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1311/96 by Richard Howitt (PSE) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Successor to EU Helios ProgrammeWhy has the Commission for the first time decided not to put forward a new social programme under Article 235 to replace the Helios Programme, when it decided to make such proposals in relation to the Women's Action and Anti-Poverty Programmes and the older people's programme? Does this not demonstrate that disabled people once again are accorded low status, and treated as a soft target for financial cutbacks?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (6 September 1996)The Helios II programme will come to an end on 31 December 1996 but the final evaluation of the programme will only become available by 1 July 1997. In the meantime, it is considered that the benefits of Helios II can be developed without at this stage proposing a further programme of the same type. There is, therefore, no need to have recourse at this time to a programme under Article 235 of the EC Treaty.On 30 July 1996 the Commission adopted a communication on non-discrimination and equality of opportunity for disabled people setting out its overall strategy in pursuing these objectives ((COM(96) 406 final. )). In addition, once the final evaluation report of Helios II is available the Commission will again take the opportunity to review and identify measures which could further reinforce cooperation at European level.The Honourable Member can be assured that there is no question of disabled people being accorded low status by the Commission, nor are they considered as soft targets for financial cutbacks.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1342/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, EU aid, EU financing, European Commission, association, economic support, exchange of information, financial aid, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1342/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)  


Official Journal C 385 , 19/12/1996 P. 0014 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1342/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodiesDoes the Commission know the exact number of associations, NGOs or bodies which received subsidies under the Community budget in the financial year 1995?Are they classified in the budget into chapters or major headings?Supplementary answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (16 September 1996)Further to its answer of 16 July 1996, ((OJ C 297, 8.10.1996, p. 120. )) the Commission is now able to communicate the following information.A list of subsidies setting out by budget chapter the recipients, the number of subsidies, the amount involved and the total per chapter will be sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1323/96 by Felipe CAMISÓN ASENSIO to the Commission. Prospects for air traffic control in the European Union
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: CAMISON ASENSIO, European Parliament
Subjects: Eurocontrol, European Community, air space, air traffic control, civil aviation, interinstitutional relations













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1323/96 by Felipe CAMISÓN ASENSIO to the Commission. Prospects for air traffic control in the European Union  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0055 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1323/96 by Felipe Camisón Asensio (PPE) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Prospects for air traffic control in the European UnionThe data which appear in the White Paper on air traffic control show that the action undertaken by the various bodies responsible (European Civil Aviation Conference, Eurocontrol and ICAO) is inadequate, and the situation is steadily worsening. One result is that air traffic control delays are causing losses to airlines amounting to almost ECU 2000 m per year.1. Does the Commission believe that the solution could be to strengthen Eurocontrol's regulatory powers, to the extent of making it the sole European body competent to regulate air traffic?2. Would it be essential for the European Union as such to become a member of Eurocontrol?3. When does the Commission think that these objectives will be achieved?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (26 June 1996)The Commission considers that good results have been obtained in the context of the European civil aviation conference strategy for improving the performance of European air traffic management systems. Despite this, a new institutional framework must be put in place at European level if we are to be able to deal properly with expected developments in air traffic in the coming years.The Commission considers that this requires a strengthening of the powers of Eurocontrol, in order to bring about a single management of European airspace while leaving States to organise the actual provision of air navigation services according to their own national practices in conformity with specifications set down by Eurocontrol.In order to have the authority and the means necessary to fulfil the proposed new role, the 'new Eurocontrol' must have competence which would overlap to a large extent with that of the Community. It is essential, therefore, that the Community should become a full member of that organisation. This would also enable the aeronautical community to benefit from the numerous contributions which the Community can bring to the improvement of the European air traffic management system.The Commission considers that the objective set out in its White Paper 'Freeing Europe's airspace' ((COM(96) 57. )) could be attained rapidly if there is sufficient political will, as this could be achieved by making appropriate changes to the proposed amendments to the Eurocontrol convention which are currently being developed.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1349/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Asia, Community budget, Latin America, aid to refugees, association, economic support, international organisation, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1349/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0121 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1349/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodiesCan the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs and bodies receiving Community subsidies under budget heading B7-302 (Aid towards self-sufficiency for refugees and displaced persons in Asia and Latin America)? Can it state the exact total of these subsidies at the close of the last financial year?Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (25 June 1996)The Commission is sending a table to the Honourable Member and Parliament Secretariat with details of the financing decisions adopted by the Commission under budget heading B7-302 for non-governmental and international organizations.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1326/96 by Laura GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ , María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Radioactive waste in the Lobo-G mine (La Haba Extremadura)
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, GONZALEZ ALVAREZ, SORNOSA MARTINEZ
Subjects: competence of the Member States, health risk, mining operation, nuclear safety, radioactive effluent, radioactive pollution, radioactive waste, scientific research, storage of waste, uranium













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1326/96 by Laura GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ , María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ to the Commission. Radioactive waste in the Lobo-G mine (La Haba Extremadura)  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0028 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1326/96 by Laura González Álvarez (GUE/NGL) and María Sornosa Martínez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Radioactive waste in the Lobo-G mine (La Haba Extremadura)The Lobo-G uranium mine in the area of La Serena is currently abandoned, but it is being used to store several hundred drums of nuclear waste from the Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology Research (CIEMAT).The local people of La Serena are concerned and alarmed at the lack of information about what exactly these drums contain. They do not know what possible impact the waste might have on human health and the environment.Does the Commission not believe that there is an urgent need to know whether the content of these drums is producing radiological effects?With a view to guaranteeing respect for Community legislation, can the Commission carry out an inquiry to establish the precise content of the drums stored in the Lobo-G mine?What steps can the Commission take to ensure that Directive 91/156/EEC ((OJ L 78, 26.3.1991, p. 32. )) concerning waste is complied with?Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (24 July 1996)According to the Spanish centre for energy, environment and technology research (CIEMAT), the owner of the waste, the material stored at the former Lobo-G uranium mine is drums of mine tailings left after treatment of the rock (ore) for the extraction of uranium. The level of natural radioactivity will be lower then in the original material. The material in the drums does not contain any artificial radionucleides. According to CIEMAT, the licence for storing the waste in the former mine has been granted by the Spanish Consejo de seguridad nuclear (CSN).Implementation of requirements in Community directives, including those relating to the licencing and control of facilities for the storage of wastes, is the responsibility of the national authorities. In the case of the waste stored at Lobo-G, the Commission has received no indications of non-compliance with any requirements by the owner of the waste or by the authorities.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1352/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, activity report, developing countries, exchange of information, non-governmental organisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1352/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 297 , 08/10/1996 P. 0122 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1352/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various bodiesCan the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs and bodies receiving Community subsidies under budget heading B7-5010 (Community contribution towards schemes concerning developing countries carried out by non-governmental organizations)? Can it state the exact total of these subsidies at the close of the last financial year?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (28 June 1996)The Commission publishes voluminous annual reports on operations cofinanced with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under budget heading B7-6000 (formerly B7-5010), which it sends to Parliament and the Council. The annexes to the report contain a full list of projects cofinanced in the course of the financial year, stating the recipient NGO, the project title, the total cost and the Community contribution.A copy of the report for 1994 is being sent to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat direct.The 1995 report is due to appear towards the end of this year.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1334/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Trade in puppies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, MUSCARDINI
Subjects: Eastern Bloc countries, domestic animal, health certificate, import, protection of animals, transport of animals, veterinary inspection, veterinary legislation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1334/96 by Cristiana MUSCARDINI to the Commission. Trade in puppies  


Official Journal C 356 , 25/11/1996 P. 0029 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1334/96 by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Trade in puppiesTo my mind, Question E-0785/96, ((OJ C 297, 8.10.1996, p. 26. )) on the sale of puppies from Eastern Europe, has not been properly dealt with, and the answer given was incomplete. I therefore wish to ask the following questions once again:1. A cruel trade in puppies from Eastern Europe is being carried on in Milan. In many cases, the puppies die when they are only a few weeks old, and they pose a risk to the health of Italian dogs, which are infected with the diseases carried by imported dogs.(a) Can the Commission subject this trade to stringent supervision, both as regards the dogs and as regards the persons who buy them?(b) Can it also ensure that the relevant Community legislation is duly observed?(c) Lastly, will it read questions carefully, thus removing the need for questioners to table the same text twice over?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (5 July 1996)In its reply to the Honourable Member's written question E-785/96, the Commission indicated the provisions of Community law which govern the import of dogs as a trading activity and the transport of these animals within, to and from Member States.The answers to the additional questions by the Honourable Member are as follows:a. - b. All Member States are required to implement and enforce the Council Directives concerned (92/65/EEC ((OJ L 268, 14.9.1992. )) and 91/628/EC ((OJ L 340, 11.12.1991. ))). As, according to the Honourable Member, there are problems of enforcement of these texts in relation to puppies traded between Eastern Europe and Italy, the Commission will contact the Italian authorities with regard to the matter.c. The Commission always endeavours to provide adequate answers to the questions asked by Honourable Members.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1363/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, association, democratisation, human rights, non-governmental organisation, torture













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1363/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0061 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1363/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodiesFor Item B7-7000 (Programme for democracy in the countries of central and eastern Europe), can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies, together with the exact amount of such subsidies during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1363/96, E-1367/96 and E-1368/96 given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (10 July 1996)The Commission seeks to ensure the greatest possible openness in the use made of the Community budget, including those parts of it covering human rights activities.Specific information is provided for headings B7-7000, 7040 and 7070. At the end of the financial year, a report on the use these headings have been put to is sent to the President of Parliament and the Chairman of the relevant parliamentary committee along with full details of the recipient associations, NGOs and other bodies awarded grants and the amount of support each has received.This year, a report on the use made of funding for all human rights budget headings was set out in a Commission communication. ((COM(95) 191 final. ))The Honourable Member will find all the information he requests in these reports.
96/361/CFSP: Common position of 3 June 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, extending Common Position 95/544/CFSP on Nigeria
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: common position, human rights, international sanctions, migration control, military regime













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96/361/CFSP: Common position of 3 June 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, extending Common Position 95/544/CFSP on Nigeria  


Official Journal L 143 , 15/06/1996 P. 0001 - 0001 





COMMON POSITION of 3 June 1996 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, extending Common Position 95/544/CFSP on Nigeria (96/361/CFSP) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,HAS DEFINED THE FOLLOWING COMMON POSITION:1. In the light of the considerations in paragraph 3 thereof, Common Position 95/544/CFSP of 4 December 1995 defined by the Council on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union, on Nigeria (1) is hereby extended until 4 December 1996.2. This common position shall be published in the Official Journal.Done at Luxembourg, 3 June 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. A. CIAMPI(1) OJ No L 309, 21. 12. 1995, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1368/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Community budget, association, democratisation, human rights, non-governmental organisation, torture













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1368/96 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodies  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0061 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1368/96 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: Community subsidies for associations, NGOs and various bodiesFor Article B7-707 (Support for rehabilitation centres for torture victims and for organizations offering concrete help to victims of human rights abuses), can the Commission provide a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies, together with the exact amount of such subsidies during the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed?Joint answer to Written Questions E-1363/96, E-1367/96 and E-1368/96 given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (10 July 1996)The Commission seeks to ensure the greatest possible openness in the use made of the Community budget, including those parts of it covering human rights activities.Specific information is provided for headings B7-7000, 7040 and 7070. At the end of the financial year, a report on the use these headings have been put to is sent to the President of Parliament and the Chairman of the relevant parliamentary committee along with full details of the recipient associations, NGOs and other bodies awarded grants and the amount of support each has received.This year, a report on the use made of funding for all human rights budget headings was set out in a Commission communication. ((COM(95) 191 final. ))The Honourable Member will find all the information he requests in these reports.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1340/96 by Per GAHRTON to the Commission. EU funding for cycle paths
Date: 1996-06-03
Institutions: European Parliament, GAHRTON
Subjects: EU aid, Structural Funds, common transport policy, cycle track, environmental protection, research and development, two-wheeled vehicle













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1340/96 by Per GAHRTON to the Commission. EU funding for cycle paths  


Official Journal C 345 , 15/11/1996 P. 0058 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1340/96 by Per Gahrton (V) to the Commission (3 June 1996)Subject: EU funding for cycle pathsWill the Commission state how much in total of the funding provided by the EU for various transport projects during the last five years has been used for the construction of cycle paths? Will it also state which projects in which countries have received such funding?Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (18 July 1996)Community aid to cycle tracks would normally fall within structural funds operational programmes in eligible areas, with implementation primarily the responsibility of the individual Member States. Given that this type of project is usually small in scale and, moreover, contained within wider-ranging development measures such as tourism or environmental improvement, it is difficult to provide details on individual schemes.On the general issue of promoting cycling as a mode of transport, the Commission is funding two research projects under the Transport research technology and development programme which study measures to make cycling and walking attractive alternatives to short distance car trips. In its efforts to promote cycling, the Commission works closely with the European cyclists' federation.The Commission also recognized the benefits of cycling in its Green Paper 'The citizen's Network: Fulfilling the potential of public passenger transport in Europe' ((COM(95) 601. )). In particular better integration of the use of bicycles with public transport is particularly important, one example being the operation of bicycle centres at many Dutch railway stations.