WRITTEN QUESTION E-1938/00 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Budget Item A-3022.
Date: 2000-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU expenditure, European integration, eligibility criteria, research body

C 89 E/118

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.3.2001

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.