WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2071/97 by Jaak VANDEMEULEBROUCKE to the Commission. Community environmental grant
Date: 1997-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE
Subjects: EU aid, European Commission, association, balance of payments assistance, board of directors, environmental protection, management audit, use of aid

3. 4. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 102/11

(98/C 102/14)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2070/97

by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARE) to the Commission

(19 June 1997)

Subject: Community environmental grant

Under budget heading B4-306, subsidies are granted for environmental protection. A list of organizations which
have received such subsidies was published in OJ C 148 of 16 May 1997.

What project was submitted by the (cid:145)Stichting Euro Info Centrum(cid:146)?

Can the Commission supply more information about this organization? Can it supply a copy of the organization(cid:146)s
bye-laws and a recent list of the members of its committee?

To what extent has the Commission verified that the funds have been spent correctly?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(22 September 1997)

This project covers training and equipping Euro info centres (EIC) to enable them to raise small and medium
sized  enterprises  (SME)  awareness  to  environmental  priorities,  provide  SMEs  with  a  kit  to  do  critical
environmental self analysis, and through this approach, lead the SMEs towards the Community eco-management
and audit scheme (EMAS) registration.

The stichting Euro Info centrum is one of the most active info centres in the environmental field. It is well staffed
and efficient, and has for some years been the active coordinator of EIC environmental activity. It is also close to
Brussels and therefore well placed to provide the necessary interface with the Commission for management of
the project. A copy of the articles of association, and a list of present management committee members is sent
directly to the Honourable Member and to the Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

The project is still under way, and will not be completed until mid 1998. Upon completion of the project, the
project operator is required to submit a final report on the work done, and final accounts showing all appropriate
expenditure, and a final financial balance. This information is checked by the Commission, including finance
control, to ensure that the work has been done properly, and that the total expenditure involved has been correctly
reflected.

(98/C 102/15)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2071/97

by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARE) to the Commission

(19 June 1997)

Subject: Community environmental grant

Under budget heading B4-306, subsidies are granted for environmental protection. A list of organizations which
have received such subsidies was published in OJ C 148 of 16 May 1997.

What project was submitted by the (cid:145)European Golf Association(cid:146)?

Can the Commission supply more information about this organization? Can it supply a copy of the organization(cid:146)s
bye-laws and a recent list of the members of its committee?

To what extent has the Commission verified that the funds have been spent correctly?