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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 665/97 by Antonio TAJANI to the Commission. Delays in the utilization of structural funds by the Region of Lazio
Date: 1997-03-06
Institutions: European Parliament, TAJANI
Subjects: European Commission, Latium, exchange of information, local government, single document, small and medium-sized enterprises, technical barriers to trade













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 665/97 by Antonio TAJANI to the Commission. Delays in the utilization of structural funds by the Region of Lazio  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0025 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0665/97 by Antonio Tajani (UPE) to the Commission (6 March 1997)Subject: Delays in the utilization of structural funds by the Region of LazioThe serious economic and employment situation in Lazio calls for increasingly frequent recourse to Community measures to assist small and medium-sized undertakings. Yet the dilatory behaviour of the regional government is jeopardising the possibility of exploiting the opportunities offered by the European Union.1. Why did the Commission reject, last August, the single programming document for the Lazio region for 1997-1999? Is it true that the Lazio region has not yet sent a new, revised DOCUP?2. Is it true that the DOCUP for Lazio was the only Italian regional document rejected?3. What will be the consequences for the region's economy of the major delay caused by the Lazio regional authority?4. Do exceptional compensatory instruments exist for commercial operators whose access to European funds is severely delayed by no fault of their own?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (23 April 1997)The objective 2 conversion plan for the Lazio region presented by the Italian authorities on 8 August 1996 was not accepted for processing by the Commission because it was incomplete in a number of important respects (e.g. lack of information on measures, no ex-ante appraisal). The Lazio plan was indeed the only Italian plan not accepted.Further information received by the Commission on 3 October 1996 enabled it to define its negotiating position for discussions in Rome on 6 November. The Commission still awaits a revised version of the Lazio document to take account of these discussions.In the absence of a revised proposal, the new single programming document for Lazio for 1997-1999 cannot be approved. This may have a detrimental impact on the region to the extent that measures are not implemented pending this approval. The Commission will continue to insist with the Italian authorities that they revise their proposal but cannot take responsibility for the delays which may occur on the ground.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 639/97 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Lack of transparency (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
Date: 1997-03-06
Institutions: ANGELILLI, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financing, Italy, civil defence, dissemination of information, ministry, natural hazard, operational programme, report, vocational training, work













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 639/97 by Roberta ANGELILLI to the Commission. Lack of transparency (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0024 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0639/97 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (6 March 1997)Subject: Lack of transparencyUnder Italy's multi-regional Operational Programmes for Objectives 3 and 4, whose administration is the responsibility of the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare, funding was provided in January 1996 for a course for engineers specializing in the prevention of hydrogeological and seismic hazards and dangers caused by the vulnerability of buildings, monuments and the environment. This course is organized by the Civil Defence Department and is held at the multipurpose centre at Castelnuovo di Porto (near Rome).The course appears to have been given no publicity whatever by either the Ministry of Employment or the Civil Defence Department with the result that none of the 70 volunteers in the Civil Defence Organization Federazione Autonoma Radio Urbe (FARU) (Independent City Radio Federation), many of whom were unemployed, were able to apply for a place on the course, which started last November, despite the fact the FARU frequently holds its own exercises in Castelnuovo.Can the Commission check what measures were taken by the Ministry of Employment to publicise the course in question and can it say whether these measures can be considered sufficient?Can the Commission give an overall assessment of the steps taken by the Ministry to publicise courses funded under the Operational Programmes?Supplementary answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (20 June 1997)Following the receipt of information from the Member State, the Commission is now in a position to provide the Honourable Member with a supplementary answer.The training courses referred to by the Honourable Member were part of multiregional operational programme No 94002 E3 managed by the Italian Ministry of Employment. This programme provides assistance for training and employment support in the regions of central-northern Italy.The measures implemented in this connection are run by operators who have been asked to publicise this type of course. In the case in point, the operator running the courses mentioned by the Honourable Member publicised them during the period prior to project implementation, holding meetings with universities, research centres and representatives of the manufacturing industries to explain the content of the training. During the 'ex post' phase, i.e. after conclusion of the project, the promoter intends to hold meetings and seminars to disseminate the results and describe how the course was run.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 686/97 by María IZQUIERDO ROJO to the Commission. Measures in favour of Algerian women
Date: 1997-03-06
Institutions: European Parliament, IZQUIERDO ROJO
Subjects: Algeria, EU programme, electoral register, parliamentary election, political rights, position of women, public awareness campaign, women's rights













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 686/97 by María IZQUIERDO ROJO to the Commission. Measures in favour of Algerian women  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0159 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0686/97 by María Izquierdo Rojo (PSE) to the Commission (6 March 1997)Subject: Measures in favour of Algerian womenDoes the Commission intend to implement, with immediate effect, various projects to encourage and help women to stand as candidates in the forthcoming general elections in Algeria under the MEDA-Democracy programme or other similar programmes?Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (17 April 1997)MEDA-Democracy is indeed the best framework, in terms of Community funding, for initiatives to help women stand as candidates in the upcoming Algerian elections. Efforts to disseminate information on sources of financing under MEDA have been foiled by the return home of the Commission's delegation staff in Algiers even before the programme got under way.Projects of a general nature are in progress, or planned, to heighten the awareness of Algerian women on their political, civil and socio-economic rights. Just such an awareness project was financed last year: it involves ascertaining how much Algerian women know about their rights via monitoring units, workplace focus groups, round tables and surveys carried out in the countryside at the workplace and in schools.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 661/97 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS to the Commission. Taxes on business companies
Date: 1997-03-06
Institutions: European Parliament, GARCIA ARIAS
Subjects: EU Member State, EU regional policy, aid to undertakings, corporation tax, regional aid, regional development, tax harmonisation













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 661/97 by Ludivina GARCÍA ARIAS to the Commission. Taxes on business companies  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0024 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0661/97 by Ludivina García Arias (PSE) to the Commission (6 March 1997)Subject: Taxes on business companiesCan the Commission tell me what the situation is in each Member State with regard to taxes on business companies, specifying the regional situation where appropriate?Can the Commission tell me if the European Union's scheme of regional incentives, whose objective is to achieve more balanced regional development and to attract fresh undertakings coincides with, approximates to or is very different from the most and least favourable situations for companies as far as company tax is concerned?Can the Commission forward to myself and the European Parliament the appropriate statistical reports on the geographical distribution of company taxes, regional incentives and Community regional aids?Does the Commission believe that these subjects should be included in our thinking on tax harmonization in the European Union?Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (4 June 1997)The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to the sixteenth edition of the Inventory of Taxes published by the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, which gives a brief description of corporation tax legislation in each Member State. The Inventory of Taxes is the only official document published by the Commission on this subject.The Community grants which firms established in assisted areas may receive are subject to the tax arrangements applicable in the relevant region. The aid may not in any event exceed the aid intensity ceilings authorized by the Commission for competition policy purposes. The ceilings are set in terms of net grant equivalent so as to take account of differences between Member States and regions as regards tax arrangements applicable to such aid.The Commission does not have any statistical tables on corporation tax or on Community regional incentives or aid.The effects of tax incentives or aid on competition between Member States is currently being discussed by the taxation policy group set up following the Commission's report of 22 October 1996 on the development of tax systems ((COM(96) 546 final. )). The aim is to bring about some coordination so as to restrict the harmful effects of tax competition on tax structures.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 690/97 by Maria COLOMBO SVEVO , Carlo SECCHI to the Commission. Human rights violations in Honduran prisons
Date: 1997-03-06
Institutions: COLOMBO SVEVO, European Parliament, SECCHI
Subjects: Honduras, child, child protection, children's rights, human rights, infancy, non-governmental organisation, prisoner, rule of law













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 690/97 by Maria COLOMBO SVEVO , Carlo SECCHI to the Commission. Human rights violations in Honduran prisons  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0161 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0690/97 by Maria Colombo Svevo (PPE) and Carlo Secchi (PPE) to the Commission (6 March 1997)Subject: Human rights violations in Honduran prisonsAccording to information supplied by various NGOs, as many as 160 minors in Honduras are being held in adult prisons even though detention under these conditions is prohibited by the Honduran Constitution and Article 37(c) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.Can the Commission confirm that the above information is correct? If so, what steps will it take to halt such a blatant violation of human rights?Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (2 April 1997)The Commission knows of cases of children in Honduras being imprisoned with adults but it cannot confirm the number mentioned by the Honourable Members.It has, however, been able to ascertain that the Honduran authorities are aware of the problem and have started to take what steps they can to remedy matters. They have asked the Commission for its support in finding solutions. The Commission has responded favourably to this request all the more so as the Honduran government has displayed a willingness to take suitable measures to separate children from adults in the prisons and set up special institutions to ensure the physical and mental integrity of the children concerned.The proposed project has three facets:- understanding the special problems of children, notably street children, and finding solutions to them;- strengthening the institutions dealing with children, such as the National Welfare Office, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of the Interior;- carrying out prevention activities and measures to enable NGOs working with children at risk to provide more effective help.The project dovetails with the Government's policy to strengthen the rule of law and help the most vulnerable sections of the population.A new children's code has recently been approved and the project will make it easier to ensure it is put into practice.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 635/97 by Viviane REDING to the Commission. Competition rules in the postal services sector
Date: 1997-03-06
Institutions: European Parliament, REDING
Subjects: EC Directive, EU publication, European Commission, application of EU law, competition law, postal service, proposal (EU)













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 635/97 by Viviane REDING to the Commission. Competition rules in the postal services sector  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0023 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0635/97 by Viviane Reding (PPE) to the Commission (6 March 1997)Subject: Competition rules in the postal services sectorThe European Parliament delivered an opinion on postal services on 9 May 1996, after which a political agreement was reached on the subject in Council on 18 December 1996.Now, instead of waiting for the legislative procedure to run its course, it appears that the Commission intends to publish a communication on the application of competition rules to the postal services sector, and that this communication embodies a strongly regulatory approach and might, therefore, call into question the positions taken by Parliament and the Council.What is the situation? Would it not be preferable for the Commission to shelve this communication and wait for the adoption of a directive?Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (10 April 1997)A communication is an appropriate, legally non-binding instrument for setting out the Commission's views on a matter of major importance such as the application of competition rules to postal services, both the reserved and liberalized sectors, and its practical consequences.Over a year ago, the Commission announced its decision to defer publication of the communication until such time as a decision on the proposal for a directive concerning the common rules for developing postal services in the Community had been taken or until not later than the end of 1996.The Commission welcomes the political compromise reached by the Council (Telecommunications) on 18 December, particularly as regards certain services that may be reserved for universal-service providers. It is confident that, in the months ahead, this compromise will form the basis of a common position on the proposal for a Parliament and Council directive that will serve the interests of both individuals and businesses in the Community.The compromise will expidite the drafting process in that the communication will provide the necessary clarification for all those involved and will be consistent with the contents of the directive.On completion of this work, the Commission will adopt the definitive text of the communication and will decide on the most opportune date for its publication.