WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1141/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. LIFE/Azores
Date: 1998-04-24
Institutions: APOLINARIO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU environmental policy, EU financing, EU initiative, environmental protection, peripheral region, project evaluation

C 354/70

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19. 11. 98

Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission

(11 June 1998)

Since 1991, when the programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores
(Poseima)  was  established,  the  Community  has  taken  into  consideration  the  specific  characteristics  of  the
Portuguese  region  of  the  Azores.  The  programme  provides  for  the  application  of  certain  common  policies
(agriculture,  fisheries,  etc.)  to  be  tailored  to  the  specific  realities  of  the  situation  in  this  peripheral  region.
The report on progress made in the implementation of Poseima (1) gives an overview of these measures, which
are still in operation. Where necessary, the Commission takes the necessary initiatives for their continuance and
improvement.

(1)  COM(94) 476 final.

(98/C 354/115)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1141/98

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

(24 April 1998)

Subject: LIFE/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  the  LIFE  initiative  during  the  1994-1999  period?  What  does  the
Commission envisage as regards support during the 2000-2006 financial period?

Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission

(12 May 1998)

With regard to LIFE›Environment, the Commission would remind the Honourable Member that to be eligible
for LIFE funding demonstration actions must be innovative and contribute towards the development and, where
appropriate, implementation of Community environment policy and legislation. Such actions are submitted each
year following calls for expressions of interest organised by the national authorities.

No  proposal  has  been  submitted  for  the  Azores  for  the  period  1994-1999,  despite  efforts  to  disseminate  our
programme in Portugal and efforts by the Portuguese Ministry of the Environment to encourage public bodies
and private undertakings in Portugal to send in proposals.

As  for  LIFE›Nature,  funded  projects  must  contribute,  in  particular,  to  the  implementation  of  the  European
Natura 2000 network.

During the period 1994-1999, the Azores region will receive LIFE funding for five projects (details available on
the Internet: http://europa.eu.int/comm/life/home.htm).

As for the period 2000-2006, the fact that the approach is based on demand makes it impossible to anticipate
whether and how the region will benefit from LIFE funding.

(98/C 354/116)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1146/98

by Hilde Hawlicek (PSE) to the Commission

(24 April 1998)

Subject: Equality  of  opportunity  in  the  admission  of  Austrian  interpreters  and  translators  to  the  European

Union(cid:146)s language service

In  the  Austrian  Treaty  on  Accession,  Protocol  No  10  (cid:145)on  the  use  of  specific  Austrian  terms  of  the  German
language in the framework of the European Union(cid:146) recognized the existence of Austrian variants in the German
language.  However  this  recognition  is  restricted  to  23  terms  which  mainly  relate  to  the  food  sector  and  the
Austrian terms in other specialist areas, in particular the legal sector, are ignored.