WRITTEN QUESTION P-0662/00 by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission. Fifth Action Programme on equal opportunities for women and men.
Date: 2000-02-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: action programme, gender equality, management accounting, operation of the Institutions

C 330 E/198

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

21.11.2000

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WRITTEN QUESTION P-0662/00

by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission

(28 February 2000)

Subject: Fifth Action Programme on equal opportunities for women and men

Following the discussion of 22 February last with Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou on the Fifth
Equality Opportunities Programme:

1. How does the Commission, given that this action programme is scheduled to be adopted at the end of

2000 or the beginning of 2001, envisage its implementation in 2001?

2. How does the Commission, given that it envisages the Fifth Programme covering both mainstreaming

activities and positive action, intend to divide the funding between these two areas?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(21 March 2000)

As the member of the Commission responsible for Employment and social affairs mentioned in the
discussion in the women(cid:146)s rights committee on 22 February 2000, the proposal for a new framework
programme on gender equality, covering the period 2001 (cid:129) 2005 is scheduled to be presented for
adoption before Summer 2000. Both the Portuguese and the French presidencies have introduced this
subject in their respective agendas in order to ensure the adoption of the new programme by the Council
on the basis of Article 13 of the EC Treaty, so that it can be implemented in 2001.

With regard to the funding of the new programme, this will reflect its combined approach linking specific
actions to redress inequalities that women experience, and gender mainstreaming. Under this new
approach, the Commission will be invited to identify its activities to promote gender equality (be it
mainstreaming policies or positive action) both in terms of content and expenditure, the new programme
being the (cid:145)umbrella(cid:146) for all Community policies that can make a contribution to the goal of achieving
gender equality. In addition, the new programme will include a series of horizontal and co-ordinating
actions to ensure internal consistency and effectiveness as well as monitoring, reporting and evaluation.
Actions which cannot be funded under other budget lines will be presented under the form of a Council
decision for an action programme equipped with a specific budget line (B3-4012).

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WRITTEN QUESTION P-0663/00

by Martin Schulz (PSE) to the Commission

(29 February 2000)

Subject: The Leuna refinery in the Federal Republic of Germany

1.
Has the Commission completed all its enquiries into whether the construction of the Leuna refinery
in Germany satisfies the requirements of competition law? Does the Commission have no doubts
concerning the proper handling and implementation of the procedure by the competent authorities in
Germany?

2.
Is the Commission aware that documents connected with aid to the Leuna refinery may have
disappeared from the Federal Chancellor(cid:146)s office? Has the Commission taken any steps to examine whether
such incidents affect the interests of the EU, with particular regard to establishing whether the proper
procedures were used for granting licences?

3.
Has the Commission contacted the authorities in the Federal Republic to check whether the
documents that may have disappeared and the data that may have been deleted include documents or
data of which the EU(cid:146)s authorities have copies or which,
found, could be of assistance to the
Commission?

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