WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1405/97 by Fiorella GHILARDOTTI , Luigi COLAJANNI , Luciano VECCHI to the Commission. Disparities between Italy and the other Member States of the European Union as regards the rules governing access to the European Social Fund, Adapt and initiatives on employment
Date: 1997-04-22
Institutions: COLAJANNI, European Parliament, GHILARDOTTI, VECCHI
Subjects: EU employment policy, EU initiative, EU law - national law, EU programme, European Social Fund, Italy, competence of the Member States, law of banking, principle of subsidiarity, vocational training













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1405/97 by Fiorella GHILARDOTTI , Luigi COLAJANNI , Luciano VECCHI to the Commission. Disparities between Italy and the other Member States of the European Union as regards the rules governing access to the European Social Fund, Adapt and initiatives on employment  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1405/97 by Fiorella Ghilardotti (PSE), Luigi Colajanni (PSE) and Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission (22 April 1997)Subject: Disparities between Italy and the other Member States of the European Union as regards the rules governing access to the European Social Fund, Adapt and initiatives on employmentWhat was the result of the Commission's inquiries at the competent Italian ministry about the bank guarantee required by the Italian authorities to gain access to the ADAPT, Community employment initiatives and the ESF, inquiries to which the Commission referred in its answer to Written Question E-2138/96 ((OJ C 365, 4.12.1996, p. 85. )) by Luciano Vecchi on the same subject?That requirement, which does not exist in the other countries, where the necessary guarantees are established by administrative checks before, during and after implementation of projects, often causes problems and impossibly high costs for the organizations promoting projects, particularly if they are non-profit-making organizations.Could the Commission also say what steps it will take on this matter and on the other disparities between Italy and the other Member States as to the rules governing the award of funding for such programmes and particularly with regard to the procedures and arrangements for distributing the ESF contribution and the time taken to approve projects?Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (1 July 1997)As regards the bank guarantee, the Honourable Members are asked to refer to the answer given by the Commission to Mr Vecchi's written question E-2138/96 ((OJ C 138, 5.5.1997. )).The Commission emphasises that the bank guarantee requirement is determined exclusively by the national legislation of each Member State for protection of their own financial interests.With regard to funding arrangements and procedures, these are governed by Community legislation. The arrangements and timescale for project approval are laid down in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity by the institutions of each Member State in the light of specific provisions in the areas covered by national law.Consequently, the Commission does not consider that it can take this matter any further, given that responsibility lies solely with the national authorities.