WRITTEN QUESTION E-1935/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Budget Item A-3023.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU expenditure, eligibility criteria, youth movement

20.3.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 89 E/117

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(19 September 2000)

The list of organisations supported in 1999 under budget heading A-3029 (cid:145)Support for international non-
governmental youth organisations(cid:146) is being sent direct to the Honourable Member and the Parliament
Secretariat. As happens each year, this list was transmitted to Parliament by the Commission. The list is
also posted on the Commission(cid:146)s Internet site at the following address:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/info_subv/beneficiaries_fr.htm (at present,
recent list available on this site is 1998).

the most

The selection procedure for the financial year 2000 is currently being finalised, therefore the Commission
is not able to this stage to communicate the list of beneficiaries for this year, but it will certainly do so in
due course.

As regards the selection procedure used for allocating the appropriations, this is based on the selection and
award criteria published in the call for proposals in the Official Journal (OJ) (1), and on the provisions of
the Commission(cid:146)s Vade Mecum on Grant Management, which have been applicable since 1999. A call for
proposals has been published in the OJ, placed on the Internet with all
the necessary supporting
documents (primarily the grant application form and the Vade Mecum on Grant Management) and sent
to those organisations which requested it. The grant applications submitted have been analysed on the
basis of the published selection and award criteria (over and above the formal eligibility criteria, the
selection criteria primarily include the quality and volume of European youth activities carried out, the
nature of these activities, the European dimension and the multiplier effect). Following this, an interdepart-
mental selection committee has met and proposed a decision for the apportionment of the appropriations
available.

(1) OJ C 379, 31.12.1999.

(2001/C 89 E/127)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1935/00

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Budget Item A-3023

The European Union Youth Forum receives a total of € 2 million from Item A-3023. Could the
Commission indicate the objectives and members of this organisation and how youth organisations are
selected to receive Community funds?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(19 September 2000)

As can be seen from its statutes, the European Youth Forum seeks to uphold and promote the rights and
interests of young people and the organisations representing them. The Community consults the Forum on
issues concerning young people and youth organisations.

The Forum must take action to help integrate youth policy into overall Commission policy, to influence
Community policy on matters affecting young people, to boost the involvement of young people and
youth organisations in framing Community policy,
for equal rights for all citizens of the
Community and promote mutual understanding among them, and to promote democracy and genuine
participation in Community affairs.
the Forum must establish a working
In order to achieve this,
relationship with the Community, which will serve as a basis for consultation, coordination and
information.

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The European Youth Forum(cid:146)s special role as a key contact body for the European institutions is reflected in
the many initiatives and activities organised by the Commission in which it is asked to participate (as a
body which can distribute information to young people about the Youth programme, which can be
consulted on issues concerning young people and which can help draw up policy proposals).

Membership of the European Youth Forum is open to National Youth Committees (NYCs) and Interna-
tional Non-Governmental Youth Organisations (INGYOs) which meet certain criteria as regards their
function, objectives, operating method and size.

The conditions determining the eligibility of youth organisations for Community funding (cid:129) other than
those laid down in the corresponding remarks (cid:129) vary from one budget item to another. With regard to
item A-3029 (cid:145)Support for international non-governmental youth organisations(cid:146), the Honourable Member
should refer to the answer to his written question E-1934/00 (1).

(1) See p. 116.

(2001/C 89 E/128)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1938/00

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Budget Item A-3022

European study and research centres are allocated € 1 500 000 from Item A-3022. Could the Commission
indicate how these centres are selected and what study/research activities they carry out?

What specific targets does the Commission set for the centres in order for them to qualify for a
Community grant?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(13 September 2000)

Item A-3022 of the Community(cid:146)s general budget provides for subsidies for European integration activities
organised by university study and research centres with a view to raising public awareness.

To guarantee the quality of the result, every effort was made to take all aspects into account when
developing the selection procedure. The text of the call for proposals was published in the Official
Journal (1) and disseminated widely, primarily via the Internet. During the selection procedure, the projects
were assessed by a group of independent experts made up of university teaching staff.

The Commission(cid:146)s objective is to support the European integration activities organised by academic
institutions and study centres.

The call for projects also contains several more specific objectives, one of which is the multiplier effect
sought by funding quality activities and activities involving reflection and debate which are organised by
universities and are open to the public. The priority areas agreed on (enlargement,
the
Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) and the Union and world trade) were chosen with effective budget
expenditure in mind. Other objectives were the selection of applicants with the technical and financial
capacity to manage projects and to develop and support networks of teachers, students and universities
with the potential to reach a wide national or international audience.

the euro,

(1) OJ C 61, 3.3.2000.