WRITTEN QUESTION E-1910/99 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Progress in implementing the Community's small and medium-sized enterprise initiative in Greece.
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, EU initiative, Greece, small and medium-sized enterprises

18.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 203 E/87

To sum up, in relation to the total appropriation under the Structural Funds of € 167,65 million, the
commitments of the three Structural Funds together amount to € 162,61 million,
i.e. 97 %, and the
payments to € 100,10 million, or 60 %.

Of course, the figure for payments is the best indicator of the situation on the ground.

(1) OJ C 289, 11.10.1999.

(2000/C 203 E/108)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1910/99

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Progress in implementing the Community(cid:146)s (cid:145)small and medium-sized enterprise(cid:146) initiative in Greece

Will the Commission say what progress has been made in implementing the Community(cid:146)s (cid:145)small and
medium-sized enterprise(cid:146) initiative in Greece in terms of payment of scheduled appropriations? Does it
consider that progress has been satisfactory and, if not, to what does it believe any delays are attributable?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(25 November 1999)

The delay in implementing the Community(cid:146)s (cid:145)small and medium-sized enterprise(cid:146) programme (SMEs) in
Greece was produced by the need to coordinate the 125 measures in favour of SMEs incorporated in
Greece(cid:146)s various national and regional operational programmes and other Community Initiatives.

According to the information sent to the Commission by the Greek authorities, rapid progress has been
made since the launch of the above programme. The Greek authorities have been able to commit the total
allocation, with 56 % of payments made so far. On the basis of expenditure actually incurred,
the
Commission believes that it will be able to commit its total financial contribution by the end of this year.

(2000/C 203 E/109)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1911/99

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 October 1999)

Subject: Progress in implementing the Community(cid:146)s URBAN initiative in Greece

Will the Commission say what progress has been made in implementing the Community(cid:146)s URBAN
initiative in Greece in terms of payment of scheduled appropriations? Does it consider that progress has
been satisfactory and, if not, to what does it believe any delays are attributable?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(25 November 1999)

The delay in implementing the URBAN Community Initiative programme in Greece was produced by the
need to set up a decentralised management structure, which entailed lengthy discussions and required
management contracts to be signed between the Greek Ministry of Economic Affairs and the agencies in
charge of implementing the programme in the six cities involved.

Once this structure had been put into place rapid progress was made. The contracts have now been signed
and all the projects are currently being implemented, while some have even been completed. Given the
small scale of the projects, they should be completed by the end of the first half of 2000.