WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1139/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Internal policies/Azores
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: Madeira, aid programme, development aid, peripheral region

19. 11. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 354/69

In addition, the 1994 Commission Notice (2) laying down the guidelines for REGIS II states that (cid:145)Under this
Initiative, the most remote regions may participate fully in measures under other Initiatives ...(cid:146). This means that
the series of measures for implementation up to the end of 1999 form a highly consistent and closely knit whole.

Accordingly, measures to be implemented under Regis up to that date can be put forward by the Member State
under Objective 1 programmes with a view to even greater concentration on those topics, simpler management
and administration, and lastly, more effective use of Community funds.

For measures applying specifically to those regions and derogating from Community policies, the new Article of
the Amsterdam Treaty could also allow the Commission to propose adjustments to the Council to take account of
the constraints affecting each region individually.

(1)  COM(98) 131 final.
(2)  OJ C 180, 1.7.1994.

(98/C 354/113)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1136/98

by Jose· Apolina·rio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: EAGGF›Guarantee/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support  received  by  the  region  from  the  EAGGF›Guarantee  Section  during  the  1994-1999  financial  period?
What does the Commission envisage as regards the support to be made available during the 2000-2006 financial
period?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(8 May 1998)

Generally speaking, the Commission does not possess national figures broken down by region.

As  for  expenditure  actually  incurred  in  the  period  1994-99,  Portugal  exemplifies  this  general  rule.  All
expenditure is centralised at the (cid:145)Instituto national de interven(cid:231)a(cid:152)o e garantia agricola(cid:146) (INGA), the only approved
paying agency. As a result, the Commission is unable to provide the Honourable Member with the information he
asks for in respect of the Azores only.

As  regards  future  expenditure,  the  Commission  can  only  provide  forecasts  of  funds  needed  in  respect  of  the
Azores  in  1999  under  the  Poseima  programme  (agriculture  section),  which  puts  these  at  ECU  20.65  million,
broken down as follows: ECU 7.1 million in aid for supplies to the Azores and ECU 13.55 million in other aid.

(98/C 354/114)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1139/98

by Jose· Apolina·rio (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Internal policies/Azores

In view of the specific nature of Portugal(cid:146)s Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a
special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community
support  received  by  the  region  under  EU  internal  policies  (excluding  the  Structural  Funds)?  What  are  the
Commission(cid:146)s forecasts for the 2000-2006 financial period?