WRITTEN QUESTION E-0916/00 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Stock of EU legislation.
Date: 2000-03-25
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU act, EU statistics

28.12.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 374 E/185

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2000)

Number of proposals presented by the Commission

Proposals
for regulations

Proposals
for directives

Proposals
for decisions

164

230

238

246

290

305

343

368

373

427

36

63

52

63

71

52

54

86

61

88

205

271

245

200

236

201

214

191

175

202

Year

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

Source: General report (1993-1999); internal databases of the Commission (1990-1992)

(2000/C 374 E/218)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0916/00

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(25 March 2000)

Subject: Stock of EU legislation

What is the total stock of EU legislation (directives, regulations, decisions) in each year for the last ten
years (taking end of year numbers)?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2000)

Number of Council/European Parliament instruments and of Council instruments in force
as at 31 December of the year concerned

Year

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

Regulations

Directives

Decisions

1 930

1 909

1 835

1 875

1 915

2 144

2 138

2 256

2 182

2 145

1 191

1 205

1 195

1 189

1 165

1 170

1 146

1 119

1 048

998

301

292

263

247

232

265

249

242

231

216

Source: General Report (1997-1999); Celex base (1990-1996)

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Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

28.12.2000

Number of autonomous Commission instruments in force
as at 31 December of the year concerned (1)

Regulations

Directives

Decisions

3 924

3 874

3 631

3 370

3 411

3 519

3 556

3 471

3 287

3 053

485

440

409

408

371

343

322

283

263

257

5 067

4 670

4 290

3 848

3 474

3 281

3 085

2 914

2 788

2 563

Year

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

Source: General Report (1997-1999); Celex base (1990-1996)
(1)

Except for the instruments not published in the Official Journal or published in light type (routine
management instruments valid for a limited period).

(2000/C 374 E/219)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0922/00

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(25 March 2000)

Subject: Promotion of the euro to children

1.
Could the Commission please state what funding has been given to the Organisation (cid:145)Informer et
Ensigner l(cid:146)Europe et la Democratie (Inform and Teach about Europe and Democracy)(cid:146) by the European
Commission and/or any other European Union organisations? In particular, what funds have been devoted
to the production and the dissemination of the educational video produced by this organisation as a result
of work in the Brussels school (cid:145)Nos Enfants(cid:146) and referred to in Inf€uro, Bulletin No 14?

Could the Commission please state how much EU funding has been devoted to projects aimed at
2.
promoting the euro in schools and/or to children (a) in the last 12 months and (b) over the last five years?
Could the Commission please state what organisations have received funding to promote the euro in
schools and/or to children?

3.
To the knowledge of the Commission, have any projects designed to promote the euro to UK
children been run in the last 12 months? If so, can the Commission please give details of all such projects
including the names of any schools which took part? Can the Commission give details of how much
money was provided for such projects by the Commission and/or any other EU institution?

4.
How can the Commission reconcile the funding of projects aimed at persuading children of the
merits of the euro with the fundamental principle that neither schools nor public authorities should engage
in the political indoctrination of children?

5. Will the Commission guarantee to cease all campaigning to promote the single currency in the UK,
since funding such campaigns constitutes an unwarranted political interference in the democratic process
in the UK, as it decides on whether or not to join the euro?