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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 852/97 by Gunilla CARLSSON to the Commission. Propaganda in soap operas
Date: 1997-03-05
Institutions: CARLSSON, European Parliament
Subjects: European integration, European television, mass media, private media, promotion of the European idea, public awareness campaign, public sector













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 852/97 by Gunilla CARLSSON to the Commission. Propaganda in soap operas  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0048 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0852/97 by Gunilla Carlsson (PPE) to the Commission (5 March 1997)Subject: Propaganda in soap operasAccording to reports in the Swedish media, the Commission is attempting to get popular TV programmes to spread a positive image of the EU by offering financial support to programmes which present the EU in a positive light.Are these reports true?If so, does the Commission consider it appropriate for the EU to buy programmes, inter alia on Member States' public service TV, for the purpose of propagating subjective political views?Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (17 April 1997)With Parliament's backing, the Commission decided in October 1995 to step up its efforts to increase public awareness of the achievements and challenges of European integration. Three priority information measures were therefore launched under the titles 'Citizens First', 'The euro, a currency for Europe' and 'Building Europe together'. At Parliament's behest, one of the various principles prompting these measures was the concern for closeness to the citizen.Numerous measures have already been implemented through various channels of communication (the mass media, organisations representing civil society and the Commission's various relay systems and networks).Given the public's increasing reliance on the mass media for information, it was natural for them to have been the main focus of the three measures mentioned. Communication and information measures are, for example, directed particularly at the regional mass media, the women's press, the business press, the trade union press and the free publication sector. Television is clearly the modern medium par excellence.A working meeting held with the heads of public and private broadcasting corporations in Brussels in late January 1997 set out to identify possible partnerships on the basis of which European topics might be addressed in the area of entertainment or youth broadcasting outside the more conventional category of information programmes, determine what European television stations needed in order to meet their viewers' demand for information on European issues and explore ways and means by which the Commission could contribute to European television stations' programme projects.At no time was the purpose of this measure to purchase television programmes as a vehicle for propagating political views.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 902/97 by Maria COLOMBO SVEVO to the Commission. Participation of social economy organizations in Community projects
Date: 1997-03-05
Institutions: COLOMBO SVEVO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU action, EU financing, EU initiative, EU programme, Structural Funds, aid in kind, association, co-financing, cooperative, social economy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 902/97 by Maria COLOMBO SVEVO to the Commission. Participation of social economy organizations in Community projects  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0058 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-0902/97 by Maria Colombo Svevo (PPE) to the Commission (5 March 1997)Subject: Participation of social economy organizations in Community projectsAccording to reports, it appears that the Commission does not intend to accept contributions 'in kind' made by some organizations in the cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector towards the cofinancing of Community initiatives and projects. As a result, all the final payments for projects carried out by a large number of organisations in the social economy have been blocked for over eighteen months.Does the Commission not agree that this action is extremely discriminatory and damaging to these important and innovatory players in the economy for whom contributions in kind are an essential part of their activities? Above all, does the Commission not agree that refusing to accept these contributions will prevent the completion of a great many high-quality projects which are certain to have an impact locally and can only benefit the industrial sector?Answer given by Mrs Gradin on behalf of the Commission (16 April 1997)The Commission believes that the contribution in kind can be part of the base (total eligible cost) to which the rate of Community part-financing applies, this rate being determined either by a specific regulation or by the Commission. However, expenditure actually incurred (i.e. excluding contributions in kind) is a ceiling for the amount of the Community grant.This position, which takes account of the contribution in kind, is consistent with the Commission's practice concerning the eligibility of part-financing in kind under the structural funds. It has also been agreed in partnership with the Member States in the context of the SEM 2000 programme. The Commission will consequently be adopting this approach when examining all projects involving a contribution in kind.