WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3447/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. European textile industry
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: AMADEO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU industrial policy, South-East Asia, action programme, clothing industry, competitiveness, innovation, research and development, small and medium-sized enterprises, textile industry

C 207/66

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.7.1999

(1999/C 207/083)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3421/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: European textile industry

With reference to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Plan of action to increase the
competitiveness of the European textile and clothing industry (COM(97) 454 final), would the Commission
take steps to facilitate the use of existing Union financial resources (European Structural Funds, Leonardo
programme) for actions to improve employees’ qualifications and accelerate the introduction of new
technologies by SMUs, the craft sector and the subcontracting industry in general?

(1999/C 207/084)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3447/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: European textile industry

With reference to the Commission Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions relating to a plan of action to increase the
competitiveness of the European textile and clothing industry (COM(97) 454 final), will the Commission
channel a substantial part of the future research and development framework programme towards support for
innovation, creation and the use of information technologies (CRAFT and Eureka innovation procedures)? The
textile and clothing sector should also be eligible for the new ‘Growth and Employment’ financial engineering
measures established at the Luxembourg Summit in order to promote cooperation amongst businesses, the
establishment and take-over of businesses and the introduction of new technologies.

(1999/C 207/085)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3448/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: European textile industry

With reference to the Commission Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions relating to the plan of action to increase the
competitiveness of the European textile and clothing industry (COM(97) 454 final), will the Commission
commission a study into the effects which the monetary, structural and stock-exchange disruption in Asia has
had on the activities of the sector, which are amongst the worst affected?

(1999/C 207/086)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3449/98

by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission

(24 November 1998)

Subject: European textile industry

With reference to the Commission Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic
and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions relating to a plan of action to increase the
competitiveness of the European textile and clothing industry (COM(97) 454 final), will the Commission
ensure that the action plan is given sufficient substance (in the form of pilot schemes, comparative analyses,
etc.) in order to encourage cooperation between companies? This could include joint promotion activities vis-
à-vis third countries, the creation, through the exchange of electronic data, of systems which ensure rapid
response and involve SMEs, craft industries, secondary suppliers and specialised distribution, a strengthening
of the JEV instrument for businesses and the networking of specialised training institutes in association with
economic operators.