WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3711/98 by Felipe CAMISÓN ASENSIO Projects by the regional government of Extremadura accepted under the Ouverture and Ecos programmes
Date: 1998-12-11
Institutions: CAMISON ASENSIO, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, European Regional Development Fund, Extremadura, agricultural policy, area management, environmental protection, exchange of information, hunting, regional policy, viticulture













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3711/98 by Felipe CAMISÓN ASENSIO Projects by the regional government of Extremadura accepted under the Ouverture and Ecos programmes  


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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3711/98by Felipe Camisón Asensio (PPE) to the Commission(11 December 1998)Subject: Projects by the regional government of Extremadura accepted under the Ouverture and Ecos programmesInformation has been published showing that the regional government of Extremadura had previously asked for three projects to be included in the Commission's Ouverture and Ecos programmes. The first, relating to hunting and the use of natural resources, was proposed in 1993 together with partners from the Netherlands, Portugal, Hungary, Ireland, Russia and the Czech Republic. A similar project followed in 1995. The third dealt with viticulture.Concerning these three projects:1. When were they approved, what was the basic nature of the activities envisaged therein, and what financial allocation did they receive?2. What was the overall amount of Community funds granted to institutions, undertakings or individuals from Extremadura?Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission(8 February 1999)The question concerns three Ecos-Ouverture projects run by or involving the Extremadura region.The Forvit project, financed at the end of 1993, received full support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - i.e. EUR 49 883. Of that amount, the share granted to the Extremadura region was EUR 16 169. The final payment was made to the project's leading partner, the Piedmont region, on 30 January 1996. The aim of the project was to study and define agricultural development services for the benefit of wine-growers. Each region was also to devise a wine production policy covering research, training and information. Piedmont concentrated on the research and sharing information, while Murcia and Extremadura focused on the technical assistance and training seminars held in each region.The Nature Border I project, financed from the end of 1994, likewise received full ERDF support - i.e. EUR 63 000. The Extremadura region, which was the network's leading partner, was allocated EUR 44 775 and received its final payment on 31 May 1996. The project's aim was to share experience in respect of regional administrative structures for managing nature conservation areas and hunting. Activities comprised technical assistance (including preparation of a document assessing administrative structures and the management of conservation areas and proposing action to be taken), exchange of experience, seminars and the publication of the partners' conclusions.The follow-up Nature Border II project was launched in September 1995. The project's leading partner, the Extremadura region, received two of the three tranches of ERDF support - equivalent to EUR 79 403. The final tranche of EUR 29 626 is due to be paid in early 1999. Extremadura will have received EUR 85 277 under this project, which comprised technical assistance (drawing up general guidelines on regional management of nature conservation areas and hunting), technology transfer (using geographical information systems), two seminars and training technical management teams.