WRITTEN QUESTION E-1897/00 by Ingo Friedrich (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Distribution of printed matter by the Commission's Directorate-General for Regional Policy.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, EU expenditure, EU regional policy, Germany, public awareness campaign

C 103 E/32

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

3.4.2001

In line with the Commission(cid:146)s own report, adopted on 14 March 2000 (1), on the implementation of the
new Article in the EC Treaty concerning the outermost regions (formerly Article 227, now Article 299(2)),
the Commission has proposed that the evolution of the international context should be carefully studied
and more closely monitored. In this context, the agricultural strands of the three (cid:145)specific programmes(cid:146) are
to be reviewed in autumn 2000.

Before introducing any new Community legislation, the Commission will determine whether there are any
aspects concerning the most remote regions which need to be born in mind. Indeed, all Community
policies should be devised with an eye to their possible impact, direct and indirect, positive and negative,
on these regions. The Commission will be giving this matter all due attention.

Possible future activities of the Community in this field will therefore pursue two main approaches. In
terms of regional cooperation, the aim should be to continue encouraging cooperation between the
outermost regions on the one hand and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP
countries), the overseas countries and territories (OCT) and further partners, on the other. The Commission
is currently preparing to launch a study on the impact on the most remote regions of the new ACP/
Community partnership agreement. The results of this study should be available around mid-2001. The
Commission will of course give these results careful consideration.

(1) COM(2000) 147 final.

(2001/C 103 E/034)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1897/00

by Ingo Friedrich (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 June 2000)

Subject: Distribution of printed matter by the Commission(cid:146)s Directorate-General for Regional Policy

The Commission(cid:146)s Directorate-General for Regional Policy distributes posters documenting the develop-
ment of projects jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund from 1989 to 1999.

1.

How many of these posters are printed for Germany and for the other Member States?

2. What is the total cost of producing the posters for Germany and the EU as a whole?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(19 September 2000)

1.
The posters mentioned by the Honourable Member have been produced using images from the
Commission(cid:146)s stock of photographs on regional development projects. Germany is the third country to be
covered after Spain and Portugal. For Germany, 6000 posters were produced of which some 4360 were
sent to local authorities, Commission offices and administrations responsible for managing structural
funds. For Portugal 4000 posters were printed and for Spain 5000. Most have now been distributed in the
Member States concerned.

The Commission considers this a cost-effective means of informing citizens of the range of activities co-
financed by the Community. Many administrations have requested further copies for use for example in
schools.

2.
The cost of design, artwork and printing for the posters distributed in Germany was € 8 043
i.e. € 1,3 per unit. The cost per unit of producing the Spanish and Portuguese posters was very similar. It
is intended to produce posters coinciding with the Presidencies of France and Sweden at a comparable
cost.