WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2645/96 by Hilde HAWLICEK to the Commission. The Leonardo programme
Date: 1996-10-15
Institutions: European Parliament, HAWLICEK
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, co-financing, education policy, eligibility criteria, project evaluation, vocational training













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2645/96 by Hilde HAWLICEK to the Commission. The Leonardo programme  


Official Journal C 011 , 13/01/1997 P. 0109 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-2645/96 by Hilde Hawlicek (PSE) to the Commission (15 October 1996)Subject: The Leonardo programmeThe Leonardo programme offers new opportunities in Europe.How is the programme running?How many States are participating?How many projects are being supported?Is there a risk of too many applications leading to projects being under-funded?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (6 November 1996)Following the first call for proposals launched in 1995, a total of 4 656 proposals from promoters in the 18 countries participating in the programme were submitted. All types of promoter (businesses, training bodies and establishments, universities, social partners, public authorities, research centres or institutes) submitted transnational proposals involving more than 30 000 participating partners. The second call for proposals launched in 1996 brought 3 107 proposals involving almost 25 000 partners. The five Community priorities set out by the Commission for the purposes of this action enabled the proposals submitted to be better targeted and focused.18 countries are participating in the programme, namely the 15 Member States plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. Pending their full integration into the programme, the 1996 call for proposals was open to partners from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, as well as Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta in their capacity as 'associated partners', i.e. associated with the projects submitted by partners from the 18 countries mentioned above while funding their participation in the project themselves and without there being any financial or legal obligations on the Commission.Of the proposals submitted in response to the 1995 call for proposals, 749 have been selected and are receiving Community cofinancing. These consist of 581 transnational pilot projects, 121 transnational placement and exchange programmes and 47 surveys and analyses. To these 749 selected proposals should be added 1 403 mobility schemes benefiting 18 500 people, which are run by the national coordinating bodies of the countries themselves on the basis of operational plans approved by the Commission. In 1996, it is planned that 19 500 people, mainly young persons, should benefit from these mobility schemes.The main criterion applied when assessing and selecting proposals is quality. The number of proposals submitted does not determine the number approved. Nevertheless, in order to ensure that the programme has a real impact as regards vocational training schemes in the Member States, the Commission is aware of the need to involve a sufficiently large number of promoters and partners in each Member State in order to achieve a critical mass and establish project networks. Accordingly, the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, applies a financing rate for the approved projects which enables this critical mass to be achieved without thereby having any adverse effect on the setting-up and running of a project, the partnerships involved or the quality of a project and its intended results or outcome.