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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 843/97 by Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO to the Commission. Stability pact
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, MENDEZ DE VIGO
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, European Council, budget deficit, budgetary equilibrium, economic growth, price stability, resolution (EU)













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 843/97 by Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO to the Commission. Stability pact  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0176 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0843/97 by Iñigo Méndez de Vigo (PPE) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Stability pactDoubt has been cast on the effectiveness of the stability pact by a report, recently drawn up by Salomon Brothers, which attributes its main failing to the complexity to the procedure applicable in the event of excess deficit.Is the Commission aware of this report? If so, could it say what it thinks of the conclusions thereto?Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (22 April 1997)The excessive deficit procedure is complex, and is set out in considerable detail in Article 104c of the EC Treaty. To ensure that such a complex procedure will in practice function in a smooth and timely manner the European Council of Dublin agreed a stability and growth pact. This pact will provide both a preventive early-warning system for identifying and correcting budgetary slippages before they bring the deficit above the 3% ceiling, and a dissuasive set of rules to put pressure on Member States to avoid excessive deficits or to take measures to correct them quickly if they do occur.It will consist of three elements. Preventive aspects will be enshrined in a Council regulation to reinforce elements of the multilateral surveillance procedure set out in Article 103 of the EC Treaty. The dissuasive elements will be enshrined in a Council regulation to speed up and clarify the excessive deficit procedure set out in Article 104c of the Treaty. The parties to the pact (the Commission, the Council and Member States) will give their political commitment to its full and timely implementation in a European Council resolution.The regulation to be adopted under Article 104c will assist in the smooth and timely functioning of the excessive deficit procedure in a number of ways. It will provide definitions of key provisions in the Treaty, establish deadlines for each step of the procedures, and define guidelines for the type and scale of sanctions to imposed.All parties to the pact will have a clear understanding of the criteria and guidelines which will be used by the Commission and Council in the taking of relevant decisions and the time scale involved. For these reasons, the Commission considers that the stability and growth pact represents a crucial element in the creation of sustainable and successful economic and monetary union.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 810/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, European Commission, association, developing countries, development aid, exchange of information, financial year, non-governmental organisation, support policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 810/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0166 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0810/97 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodiesWith regard to heading B7-600 (Community contribution towards schemes concerning developing countries carried out by non-governmental organizations), can the Commission provide a complete list of associations, NGOs and other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies and the exact amount of these subsidies for the last completed budgetary year, i.e. 1996?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (7 April 1997)Given the bulky nature of the documents in question, the information requested by the Honourable Member is being sent to him direct.This information is published in full in annexes to the annual reports on cooperation with European non-governmental organizations which the Commission transmits to Parliament and the Council.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 807/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: Asia, EU aid, Latin America, UNHCR, aid to refugees, association, financial year, non-governmental organisation, support policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 807/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0165 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0807/97 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodiesWith regard to heading B7-212 (Aid towards self-sufficiency and displaced persons in Asian and Latin American countries), can the Commission provide a complete list of associations, NGOs and other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies and the exact amount of these subsidies for the last completed budgetary year, i.e. 1996?Reply given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (1 April 1997)The measures financed by the Commission in 1996 from the allocations set aside in budget Article B7-212 (ex B7-3020) for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and various associations and bodies may be summarised as follows:- of a total 44 projects jointly financed with NGOs, 17 were in Latin America and received ECU 5.93 million whilst 27 were in Asia and received ECU 19.35 million;- of a total 13 projects jointly financed with the UNHCR, 2 were in Latin America and received ECU 1.19 million whilst 11 were in Asia and received ECU 18 million;- of a total 9 projects jointly financed with other bodies, 8 were in Latin America and received ECU 13.96 million whilst one was in Asia and received ECU 0.5 million.A full list of beneficiaries is being sent direct to the Honourable Member and Parliament's Secretariat-General.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 798/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, European Commission, association, education policy, exchange of information, financial year, non-governmental organisation, support policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 798/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0164 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0798/97 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodiesWith regard to heading B3-1001 (Socrates), can the Commission provide a complete list of associations and other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies and the exact amount of these subsidies for the last completed budgetary year, i.e. 1996?Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (28 April 1997)The Commission is sending the information requested direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament's Secretariat.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 816/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, association, developing countries, financial year, non-governmental organisation, population dynamics, population policy, support policy, third country













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 816/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0168 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0816/97 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodiesWith regard to heading B7-631 (Aid for population policies and programmes in developing countries), can the Commission provide a complete list of associations, NGOs and other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies and the exact amount of these subsidies for the last completed budgetary year, i.e. 1996?Answer given by Mr Marin on behalf of the Commission (14 April 1997)>TABLE>
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 831/97 by Mary BANOTTI to the Commission. EU Directive 93/104/EC - Organization of working time
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: BANOTTI, European Parliament
Subjects: EC Directive, Ireland, armed forces, arrangement of working time, competence of the Member States, occupational health, occupational safety, organisation of work













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 831/97 by Mary BANOTTI to the Commission. EU Directive 93/104/EC - Organization of working time  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0175 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0831/97 by Mary Banotti (PPE) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: EU Directive 93/104/EC - Organization of working timeCould the Commission confirm that it is of the opinion that EU Directive 93/104/EC ((OJ L 307, 13.12.1993, p. 18. )) applies to the activities of armed forces but that certain activities which are incompatible with it are excluded?The Department of Defence in Ireland will neither confirm nor deny that this is the Commission's position.What exactly is the position of the Commission's Legal Service in regard to Directive 93/104/EC and its applicability to armed forces?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (11 April 1997)The scope of application of Directive 93/104/EC ((OJ L 307, 13.12.1993. )) concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time is defined by Article 2 of Directive 89/391/EEC ((OJ L 183, 29.6.1989. )) on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers. Article 2(2) of Directive 89/391/EEC states that'This Directive shall not be applicable where characteristics peculiar to certain specific public service activities, such as the armed forces or the police, or to certain specific activities in the civil protection services inevitably conflict with it'.Each Member State is clearly in a better position than the Commission to assess, in the light of the arrangements in that Member State, the circumstances in which and the extent to which activities of the armed forces are likely to conflict with the provisions of the Working time Directive.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 842/97 by Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO to the Commission. European rice sector
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, MENDEZ DE VIGO
Subjects: EU production, food aid, import policy, market supervision, preferential agreement, rice, third country













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 842/97 by Iñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO to the Commission. European rice sector  


Official Journal C 367 , 04/12/1997 P. 0044 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0842/97 by Iñigo Méndez de Vigo (PPE) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: European rice sectorOn 13 February 1997, European rice producers, mainly from Italy, Greece, Portugal and France, held a demonstration in Brussels to protest against the difficult situation currently affecting the sector on account of the many preferential agreements concluded between the EU and third countries and the level of imports from countries such as Thailand, Egypt and the USA.Could the Commission explain the attitude it has adopted in response to the demands of European rice growers?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (28 April 1997)A delegation received by the Commission when rice producers demonstrated in Brussels on 13 February 1997 voiced a number of concerns, in particular over zero duty imports from the overseas countries and territories, introduction of the cumulative recovery system and levels of imports from other third countries. It also raised the question of exports and the need to find an outlet for European rice through greater recourse to food aid schemes.The Commission took note of the demands made and explained the measures taken and to be taken in the sector to prevent disturbance. It will continue to monitor the Community rice market and will make any proposals needed.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 817/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, South Africa, association, development aid, financial year, non-governmental organisation, support policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 817/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0169 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0817/97 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodiesWith regard to heading B7-320 (European programme for reconstruction and development in South Africa), can the Commission provide a complete list of associations, NGOs and other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies and the exact amount of these subsidies for the last completed budgetary year, i.e. 1996?Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (7 April 1997)In 1996 four new commitments were made from budget line B 7-3200 (European programme for reconstruction and development in South Africa, formerly B 7-5070) for projects in which South African non governmental organisations (NGOs) were involved.>TABLE>In addition, a large number of smaller projects with South African NGOs have been implemented in 1996 under financial commitments made in the previous years, notably the micro-projects programme in Eastern Cape Province (global commitment of 12.6 mecu opened in 1995), the small projects programmes run through the Kagiso trust and the South African council of churches (4.7 mecu opened in 1994) and a new NGO support programme contracted with the Transitional national development trust (15 mecu opened in 1995).
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 681/97 by Gijs de VRIES to the Council. Human rights in Russia
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: DE VRIES, European Parliament
Subjects: Amnesty International, Council of the European Union, EU initiative, Russia, conscientious objection, environmental protection, human rights, imprisonment













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 681/97 by Gijs de VRIES to the Council. Human rights in Russia  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0027 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0681/97 by Gijs de Vries (ELDR) to the Council (10 March 1997)Subject: Human rights in RussiaAleksander Nikitin, a former Russian naval officer, is being held in custody because of his activities on behalf of the Norwegian environmental organization Bellona. He is the subject of a resolution of the European Parliament (B4-0179/96 ((OJ C 65, 4.3.1996, p. 162. ))) and an inquiry by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Mr Nikitin has been adopted as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.What action has the Council, or the Presidency of the Council, taken to secure the release of Aleksander Nikitin?Answer (1 July 1997)The Council has followed the Nikitin case from the outset and has raised the matter with the Russian side at a high level. On 14 December 1996 Nikitin was released on condition that he did not leave St Petersburg for the time being; this can undoubtedly be attributed to the great interest the case has received at international level, in particular the question of whether proceedings had been conducted fairly. As yet no action has been brought against Nikitin. The Council will continue to follow the matter closely.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 796/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies
Date: 1997-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament, LE GALLOU
Subjects: EU aid, association, criminal court, exchange of information, financial year, international cooperation, non-governmental organisation, report, support policy













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 796/97 by Jean-Yves LE GALLOU to the Commission. Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodies  


Official Journal C 319 , 18/10/1997 P. 0163 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-0796/97 by Jean-Yves Le Gallou (NI) to the Commission (10 March 1997)Subject: Community subsidies to associations, NGOs and various other bodiesWith regard to heading A-3041 (Support for international and non-governmental organizations working for the establishment of an international criminal jursidiction), can the Commission provide a complete list of associations and other bodies benefiting from Community subsidies and the exact amount of these subsidies for the last completed budgetary year, i.e. 1996?Answer given by Mr Van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (11 April 1997)The Commission ensures the greatest possible measure of transparency in the utilization of the Community budget in general, and in the financial instruments directly linked to human rights in particular.Where heading A-3041 is concerned, specific information is made available. At the end of each financial year, a report on its use, accompanied by a full list of the associations, NGOs or other bodies that have received a grant and the exact amount thereof, is sent to the President of Parliament and the chairperson of the committee concerned. During the year, a report on the use of all headings devoted to human rights is contained in a Commission communication.The information requested by the Honourable Member can be obtained from that source.