WRITTEN QUESTION No. 623/97 by Josu IMAZ SAN MIGUEL to the Commission. List of projects submitted by the Spanish Government for inclusion in the URBAN Community programme
Date: 1997-03-04
Institutions: European Parliament, IMAZ SAN MIGUEL
Subjects: EU financing, EU initiative, EU programme, Spain, Structural Funds, structural policy, urban renewal













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91997E0623

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 623/97 by Josu IMAZ SAN MIGUEL to the Commission. List of projects submitted by the Spanish Government for inclusion in the URBAN Community programme  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0138 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0623/97 by Josu Imaz San Miguel (PPE) to the Commission (4 March 1997)Subject: List of projects submitted by the Spanish Government for inclusion in the URBAN Community programmeThe Spanish Government submitted a list of cities and corresponding projects for inclusion in the URBAN programme. Of the 12 cities proposed, nine (Cordoba, Aviles, Santander, Albacete, Leon, Castellon, Pontevedra, Telde and Murcia) correspond to Objective 1, a further two (Saragossa and Santa Coloma de Gramanet) to Objective 2 and one (Palma, Majorca) corresponds to neither.Other projects were not included in the list, for instance that put forward by the municipal authorities of the San Sebastian Metropolitan Region for the urban renewal of the Bay of Pasaia, despite the difficult socio-economic situation in the region, reflected in an unemployment rate of 22.6%, despite the serious decline in the urban fabric and despite the fact that it meets the criteria for priority objectives for action set out in the guidelines established in Communication 94/C 180/02 on the URBAN programme. Moreover, the region is also included in Objective 2 of the Structural Funds.Does the Commission consider that the list of projects submitted by the Spanish Government complies with the guidelines of 2/3 for Objective 1 and, preferably, 1/3 for Objective 2, as set out in Communication 94/C 180/02 on the URBAN programme?Does the Commission consider that the exclusion of the strategic plan for San Sebastian and Bay of Pasaia from the list of projects submitted was justified, particularly given that only 16% of the projects submitted concern Objective 2 areas and given the socio-economic situation in the region concerned?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (10 April 1997)The Commission has allocated 77.6 mecu to Spain for the extension of the URBAN Community Initiative. Of this budget, cities in objective 1 regions receive 56.2 mecu, and 21.4 mecu is allocated to cities outside objective 1 regions. The Commission considers that this is justified by the general priority for objective 1 within structural policy.The guidelines for the extension of URBAN differ from those of 1994 to which the Honourable Member refers. As regards the allocation of the budget outside objective 1 regions, no preference is foreseen for objective 2 regions ((OJ C 200, 10.7.1996. )).The choice of the individual cities is the responsibility of the the Member State. The Honourable Member should therefore direct his specific question on the case of San Sebastian and Bahía de Pasaia to the Spanish authorities.