WRITTEN QUESTION No. 756/99 by Nikitas KAKLAMANIS Funding by the Commission
Date: 1999-03-29
Institutions: European Parliament, KAKLAMANIS
Subjects: EU financing, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, European Commission, Islam, non-governmental organisation, protection of minorities, religious group, rights of minorities

C 348/128

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.12.1999

Under the current structural programming period 1994-1999 the overall size of the Community fishing fleet
has decreased by approximately 13 % in tonnage and 11 % in power as can be seen in the yearly reports from
the Commission to the Parliament and the Council on the multiannual guidance programmes.

In its proposal for structural assistance in the fisheries sector (1), which is currently being discussed in the
Council and the Parliament, the Commission is proposing a continuation of the permanent cessation scheme
and additional conditions for granting assistance to the renewal of the fleet. Furthermore, the Commission
proposes that Member States must demonstrate that public aid is necessary with regard to the objectives
pursued and in particular that without public aid the fishing fleet concerned could not be renewed or
modernised and that the planned measures will not jeopardise the long-term equilibrium of fishery resources.
In addition, permanent arrangements for controlling fleet renewal must be established in all Member States.

Community assistance is granted in the framework of national structural programmes, which are presented by
Member States and approved by the Commission. Moreover, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity
these programmes can contain additional provisions in favour of locally appropriate management of marine
resources.

(1) OJ C 16, 21.1.1999.

(1999/C 348/173)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0756/99

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(29 March 1999)

Subject: Funding by the Commission

Can the Commission say whether it has ever provided funding, through any channel whatsoever, for
‘organisations’ engaged in the ‘protection of the rights’ of the Muslim minority in Western Thrace? If so, exactly
how much money was allocated?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(27 April 1999)

According to the information delivered by the Member State to the Commission during the meetings of the
monitoring committee for the operational programme ‘Eastern Macedonia and Thrace’, no organisation for
the protection of the rights of the Muslim minority in Western Thrace has been funded up to now by this
programme.

(1999/C 348/174)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0757/99

by Nikitas Kaklamanis (UPE) to the Commission

(29 March 1999)

Subject: Funding by the Commission

Can the Commission say whether since 1995 it has provided funding, through any channel whatsoever, for
‘organisations’ or ‘foundations’ based in the occupied part of Cyprus? If so, what are they, when were the
payments made and exactly how much money was involved?

Answer given by Mr van den Broek on behalf of the Commission

(15 April 1999)

The Commission acting on the invitation of the Council, as stated in the Council conclusions of the 6 March
1995, launched a series of activities to inform the Turkish Cypriot community on the advantages deriving
from accession to the Community.