WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3635/97 by Luciano VECCHI to the Commission. Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in the United Kingdom
Date: 1997-11-13
Institutions: European Parliament, VECCHI
Subjects: EU financing, EU initiative, EU programme, United Kingdom, competence of the Member States, employment policy, financial solvency, non-profit organisation, terms for aid

C 187/32

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Official Journal of the European Communities

16. 6. 98

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission state whether Luxembourg requires non-profit-making undertakings (and, in general, firms in the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/53)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3633/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in the Netherlands

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission state whether the Netherlands requires non-profit-making undertakings (and, in general, firms in the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/54)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3634/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in Portugal

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission  state  whether  Portugal  requires  non-profit-making  undertakings  (and,  in  general,  firms  in  the
cooperative, mutual and non-profit sector) to provide financial or bank guarantees and, if so, on what terms?

(98/C 187/55)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3635/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in the United Kingdom

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.

Given that such matters are subject to different regulations in the various Member States of the Union, would the
Commission state whether the United Kingdom requires non-profit-making undertakings (and, in general, firms
in  the  cooperative,  mutual  and  non-profit  sector)  to  provide  financial  or  bank  guarantees  and,  if  so,  on  what
terms?

(98/C 187/56)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3636/97

by Luciano Vecchi (PSE) to the Commission

(13 November 1997)

Subject: Guarantees required in respect of participation in the employment initiative in Spain

As has already been pointed out in earlier questions, the Italian authorities(cid:146) decision to require non-profit-making
undertakings to provide bank guarantees in order to participate in employment initiatives has proved costly and
punitive for undertakings which obviously have difficulty in providing financial guarantees of their own.