WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2156/96 by Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP to the Commission. Commission action on intercultural education
Date: 1996-08-02
Institutions: DUEHRKOP DUEHRKOP, European Parliament
Subjects: Community budget, EU programme, Roma, distribution of EU funding, education of foreigners, education policy, migrant worker, teaching













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2156/96 by Bárbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP to the Commission. Commission action on intercultural education  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0055 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2156/96 by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSE) to the Commission (2 August 1996)Subject: Commission action on intercultural educationAccording to the remarks against Line B3-1001 of the EU 1996 General Budget, ECU 5 m is intended for the 'education of children of migrant workers, as well as children of occupational travellers, travellers and gypsies; and intercultural education' (Chapter II, Action 2 of the Socrates programme).Can the Commission say what action it has taken in this area?What are the financial commitments and actual expenditure with regard to this budget line?Has the Commission taken account of the intercultural education initiatives which predated the Socrates programme?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (16 September 1996)Pursuant to Article 4 of Parliament and Council Decision 819/95/EC (14 March 1995) ((OJ L 87, 20.4.1995. )) and in consonance with the opinion of the Socrates Committee delivered at its meeting of 28 and 29 February 1996, the Commission has prepared a work plan and the budgetary allocations for the current year. Hence the budget allocated to Socrates Action II in Chapter II (intercultural education, education of the children of migrant workers, as well as the children of occupational travellers, travellers and gypsies) is 6 million ecus, broken down in two instalments earmarked partly for the new projects and partly for the 1995 multiannual projects, subject to renewal on 1 September 1996.At 1 March 1996 the national agencies had approved and submitted to the Commission 68 new projects for a total budget of 3.8 million ecus. The Commission, in line with the opinion delivered by the 'School Education' sub-committee at its meeting of 28 June 1996 approved and financed 42 projects for a total budget of 1.64 million ecus. Moreover, by common accord with the Socrates Committee, the Commission financed the renewal of three projects submitted by European associations for a total budget of 865 000 ecus.In 1995 the Commission selected and financed 166 projects for a total of 5.45 million ecus out of 239 projects submitted by the members of the ad hoc group, representing initiatives launched before adoption of the Socrates Programme. Since most of the projects were multiannual ones the Commission estimates that at 1 September 1996 over 100 projects will be submitted for renewal, representing a total demand for funding that exceeds the amount of 3.5 million ecus reserved for this purpose.The Commission is directly forwarding to the Honourable Member and the Secretariat-General of the Parliament a list of projects financed by the Commission in 1995 and at the first expiry date in 1996.