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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1675/97 by Glenys KINNOCK to the Commission. Humanitarian aid to North Korea
Date: 1997-05-07
Institutions: European Parliament, KINNOCK
Subjects: EU aid, North Korea, South Korea, food aid, humanitarian aid, non-governmental organisation, public health













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1675/97 by Glenys KINNOCK to the Commission. Humanitarian aid to North Korea  


Official Journal C 373 , 09/12/1997 P. 0154 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1675/97 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission (7 May 1997)Subject: Humanitarian aid to North KoreaWould the Commission please clarify whether there are plans to increase humanitarian aid to North Korea?Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (5 June 1997)Throughout the last two years, the Commission has monitored attentively the development of the political and humanitarian situation on the Korean Peninsula. To this day, the Commission has granted almost 10 MECU for humanitarian assistance and food aid programmes.Following the alarming reports on the humanitarian situation in North Korea issued by various observers during the last months, the Commission sent an independent team of external experts to assess the humanitarian needs in the country.On the basis of this mission and reports of international experts such as the World food programme (WFP), a coordinated action has been prepared which includes substantial food aid to be provided in the Commission's food security programme and humanitarian aid related to public health issues.The food aid operation, which is specifically designed as a humanitarian action, will be delivered in a two-pronged approach. First, in agreement with the WFP, a re-allocation of residues from the Commission's 1996 multi-lateral agreement with WFP combined with non-programmed 1997 quantities will amount to approximately 65 000 tonnes of food products valued at 21.3 MECU. Second, a new Commission decision from the 1997 budget to provide a further 90 000 tonnes of food aid valued at 25 MECU will be handled bilaterally by WFP in North Korea on behalf of the Commission. The public health action valued at 9.5 MECU will be implemented via multinational agencies and non-governmental organisations.Thus, while continuing its policy of non-recognition of North Korea, the Commission is preparing an active response to the recent alarming developments, on top of the resources already committed by the Community.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1608/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Cohesion Fund investment in Andalusia
Date: 1997-05-07
Institutions: European Parliament, VALVERDE LOPEZ
Subjects: Andalusia, Cohesion Fund, EU action, EU aid, EU financing, public awareness campaign













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1608/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Cohesion Fund investment in Andalusia  


Official Journal C 060 , 25/02/1998 P. 0030 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1608/97 by José Valverde López (PPE) to the Commission (7 May 1997)Subject: Cohesion Fund investment in AndalusiaFollowing repeated requests by the European Parliament, the Commission has laid down conditions by which Member States, regions and local authorities must publicize any measures subsidised by the Cohesion Fund.Despite this, the public still knows very little about measures supported by Community funding. It can be difficult, even for Members of the European Parliament, to obtain initial information or any follow-up.Can the Commission provide details of investment made by the Cohesion Fund in Andalusia, in terms of projects, locations, amounts and completion dates, as well as a summary of the monitoring reports?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (25 June 1997)The Commission has no data on the Cohesion Fund broken down by region.However, it is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to the Secretariat of Parliament the annual reports for 1994 and 1995 on the work of the Fund. Annex I to those reports contains the main points of environmental and transport projects part-financed in Spain, including those in Andalusia.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1681/97 by John IVERSEN to the Commission. Openness
Date: 1997-05-07
Institutions: European Parliament, IVERSEN
Subjects: access to EU information, administrative transparency, decision (EU), decision-making, public opinion, transparency in decision-making













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1681/97 by John IVERSEN to the Commission. Openness  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0120 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-1681/97 by John Iversen (PSE) to the Commission (7 May 1997)Subject: OpennessCommissioner Bonino is quoted in 'The European' of 17-23 April 1997 as saying that openness is not possible if the Union is to be able to take decisions.Can the Commission name other legislative bodies in Europe that have been unable to take decisions because of openness?Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (13 June 1997)Contrary to the Honourable Member's assertion, and as the very title of the article which appeared in The European of 17-23 April 1997 ('Bonino opens up the debate to real people') would suggest, Ms Bonino has never implied that openness impedes decision-making. The opposite is the case: 'Emma Bonino has attacked Europe's senior figures for refusing to court public opinion and continuing to negotiate in secret', as the first sentence of the article in question reads. Furthermore, the Commission itself considers openness to be one of its priorities.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1617/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Imports of pharmaceutical products
Date: 1997-05-07
Institutions: European Parliament, VALVERDE LOPEZ
Subjects: World Health Organisation, chemical product, import, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical product, product designation, tariff exemption, tariff nomenclature, trade volume













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1617/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Imports of pharmaceutical products  


Official Journal C 391 , 23/12/1997 P. 0110 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1617/97 by José Valverde López (PPE) to the Commission (7 May 1997)Subject: Imports of pharmaceutical productsUnder Regulation 467/97 of 3 March 1997 ((OJ L 71, 13.3.1997, p. 1. )), the Council extended duty-free treatment to specified pharmaceutical active ingredients bearing an 'international non-proprietary name' (INN) from the WHO.What volume of imports is expected to materialize as a result of this regulation and what will be the impact on the European industry?Answer given by Sir Leon Brittan on behalf of the Commission (16 June 1997)There is no trade data available on the volume of imports of the pharmaceutical products covered by Regulation 467/97 ((OJ L 71, 13.3.1997. )). This is due to the very specific nature of the products involved for which no separate import statistics have been collected. However, the impact on the European industry of the duty free treatment provided in this Regulation for the products in question is expected to be positive because:- it provides for cheaper access for the active ingredients in question;- the European industry is a net exporter of pharmaceutical products.In fact the industry has welcomed the provision of duty free treatment not only for the cheaper access to the active ingredients in question, but also for the export possibilities in the United States, Japan and Canada which are also providing similar duty free treatment for these products.
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1614/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Economic impact on Spanish agriculture of the negotiations on imports of agricultural products from Egypt
Date: 1997-05-07
Institutions: European Parliament, VALVERDE LOPEZ
Subjects: Egypt, Spain, agricultural product, economic consequence, farming sector, import policy, negotiation of an agreement (EU), trade agreement













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1614/97 by José VALVERDE LÓPEZ to the Commission. Economic impact on Spanish agriculture of the negotiations on imports of agricultural products from Egypt  


Official Journal C 060 , 25/02/1998 P. 0031 





WRITTEN QUESTION E-1614/97 by José Valverde López (PPE) to the Commission (7 May 1997)Subject: Economic impact on Spanish agriculture of the negotiations on imports of agricultural products from EgyptAmong the issues being discussed in bilateral negotiations between the European Union and Egypt is that of imports by the EU of Egyptian agricultural products. Egypt is said to be seeking to export produce to the value of ECU 1.5 billion per year, including 750 000 tonnes of potatoes, 300 000 tonnes of oranges, 475 000 tonnes of rice and 30 000 tonnes of flowers.Has the Commission assessed the impact on Spanish agriculture of these agreements?Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (17 June 1997)The Honourable Member refers to the negotiations held by the Commission with Egypt since 1995 for a new Euro-Mediterranean agreement. The different views concerning the reciprocal concessions on agricultural products constitute at present an important obstacle to the progression of the negotiations. The Commission believes that the Egyptian requests go beyond traditional trade and do not comply with the guidelines agreed with all the mediterranean partners in the Barcelona declaration in November 1995.The Commission's position takes into account the Barcelona declaration and is in accordance with the current negotiating mandate adopted by the Council, which, as in the negotiations concluded with Morocco, Tunisia and Israel, is based on the traditional trade flows of agricultural products. The Commission can assure the Honourable Member that the Community position in the negotiations will take appropriate account of the sensitivity of each sector of production.