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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2226/96 by Sérgio RIBEIRO , Honório NOVO to the Commission. Implementation of the Community programme against poverty in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal
Date: 1996-08-09
Institutions: European Parliament, NOVO, RIBEIRO
Subjects: EU programme, European social policy, Madeira, fisherman, improvement of housing, living conditions, poverty, social integration, subsidised housing













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2226/96 by Sérgio RIBEIRO , Honório NOVO to the Commission. Implementation of the Community programme against poverty in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal  


Official Journal C 060 , 26/02/1997 P. 0135 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2226/96 by Susan Waddington (PSE) to the Commission (9 August 1996)Subject: Implementation of the Community programme against poverty in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, PortugalThe target groups of the Community programme to combat poverty included fishermen and their families in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal.These people, who had been moved to a housing estate in a remote area but with significantly better conditions than those in which they had previously been living, were faced with a lack of commercial infrastructure and any effective measures to integrate them in their new surroundings.We recently visited this housing estate. Without wishing to embark on a financial evaluation, despite the volume of appropriations disbursed and remaining to be paid out, but highlighting the almost distressing impression received in view of the poor condition of these buildings and the surrounding area and the continued lack of social infrastructure almost six years into the programme to combat poverty, and bearing in mind the programme's explicit objectives, can the Commission say:1. In what way was the population involved in the definition of objectives and what local social networks were established?2. How many development workers were trained and how many were assigned to work on the project?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (16 October 1996)The fishing population of Câmara de Lobos did not participate in the Poverty 3 programme (1989-1994). The Commission therefore has not evaluated in the context of the programme any activities in favour of this population.The address of the Portuguese department, which the Honourable Members may wish to contact, is forwarded direct to them and to the Secretariat General of the Parliament.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2237/96 by Peter SKINNER to the Commission. Sale of baby squid and immature fish in EU Mediterranean countries
Date: 1996-08-09
Institutions: European Parliament, SKINNER
Subjects: Mediterranean Sea, authorised catch, conservation of fish stocks, fishing grounds, mollusc, product quality, sea fish













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2237/96 by Peter SKINNER to the Commission. Sale of baby squid and immature fish in EU Mediterranean countries  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0069 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2237/96 by Peter Skinner (PSE) to the Commission (9 August 1996)Subject: Sale of baby squid and immature fish in EU Mediterranean countriesI have received eyewitness reports from one of my constituents concerning the widespread sale of baby squid and immature fish in restaurants and fish markets in the EU countries bordering the Mediterranean.Can the Commission please comment on these reports? If these reports are true, can the Commission please comment on its position concerning this trade in young fish, etc. which must surely be contrary to any conservation policy that has been put forward by the European Commission on fish stocks?What does the Commission intend to do to ensure that young fish are not caught and sold in these countries?Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (10 October 1996)From the point of view of the conservation of fish resources, it would be desirable that any commercial catch should consist exclusively of adult fish. In reality, however, and despite the strongest management action, the catch of immature fish in certain proportions is inevitable. This phenomenon is not solely limited to the Mediterranean.One must, however, take into account that Mediterranean fisheries often exploit local stocks where individual fish never reach such large sizes as their counterparts in Atlantic and Northern waters. This is especially true for squids, of which a large proportion of the catch is mature individuals of the genus Alloteuthis, generally much smaller than those caught in the Atlantic, the majority of which are represented by the genus Loligo. On the other hand, fish from the same species can reach sexual maturity at much smaller sizes in the Mediterranean, and this is the case for hake and other finfish.Nevertheless, the protection of small sized individuals remains of crucial importance for Mediterranean fisheries. The existence of local markets for small sized fish makes such protection even more necessary.Up to 1994, no European regulation addressed this issue. However, in 1994 the Council adopted a first set of technical measures for the Mediterranean (Regulation (EC) n° 1626/94) ((OJ L 171, 6.7.1994. )) defining among other factors, minimum landing sizes for a number of species. Due to geographical specificities as described above, these minimum sizes may be smaller than their counterparts in other fisheries. The introduction of this regulation nevertheless offers now the basis for real protection of juvenile fish in the Mediterranean.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2219/96 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. ESF assistance for retraining and re-employment of workers
Date: 1996-08-09
Institutions: ANGELILLI, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, European Social Fund, Italy, employment aid, public sector, reintegration into working life, use of aid













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2219/96 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. ESF assistance for retraining and re-employment of workers  


Official Journal C 365 , 04/12/1996 P. 0094 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2219/96 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (9 August 1996)Subject: ESF assistance for retraining and re-employment of workersIn a trade-union tract the workers of the ailing IRITECNA/FINTECNA-IRI Group, who have been drawing the short-time working allowance since October 1993, claim that the Union has allocated Lit 4 500 bn under the European Social Fund to enable them to retrain and find new employment.Has the above contribution in fact been granted?If so, it is possible to ascertain how it is being used, given that the employees of the firms concerned (many of whom will soon lose their unemployment benefit) are wondering what has happened to the money and fear that it will be administered under a bankruptcy arrangement, as has previously been the case when funding of this type has been provided?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (1 October 1996)IRI is one of the beneficiaries of the 'Enti pubblici' operational programmes covering the 1989-93 programming period.As matters stand, the Commission has no information on the financing of LIT 4 500 billion from the European Social Fund for the retraining and re-employment of workers in the Iritecna/Fintecna undertakings.A request for information has been sent to the Italian authorities. Once a reply has been received, the Commission will be sure to inform the Honourable Member accordingly.