WRITTEN QUESTION P-2973/00 by Andre Brie (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Use of European Social Fund monies for a German Federal Government youth work programme in East Germany.
Date: 2000-09-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Social Fund, German Democratic Republic, racism, youth employment

3.4.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 103 E/235

According to Article 28 of the EC Treaty, Member States may not adopt national measures which restrict
the movement of animals. However, Article 30 of the EC Treaty authorises the adoption of such measures
if they are justified on grounds of public morality and protection of the health and life of humans and
animals, etc.

Nevertheless, according to the Honourable Member(cid:146)s information, the German authorities will,
in this
instance, have to find a reasonable balance between protecting the life of humans and permitting the free
movement of animals. The Commission will have to assess whether this balance has been found on the
basis of draft law on protection against dangerous dogs recently communicated by the German authorities
in the framework of the notification procedure introduced in Directive 98/34/EC of the Parliament and of
the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of
technical standards and regulations (2).

(1) COM(2000) 529 final.
(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998.

(2001/C 103 E/275)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2973/00

by Andre Brie (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(13 September 2000)

Subject: Use of European Social Fund monies for a German Federal Government youth work programme

in East Germany

In connection with a German Federal Government decision to make available DM 75 million for youth
work in East Germany ((cid:145)Work and Skills Initiative against Racism and Xenophobia(cid:146)), and in view of the fact
that the lion(cid:146)s share of that amount is made up of European Social Fund monies,

does the Commission have knowledge of:

(cid:129) the associated programme of measures,

(cid:129) the initiatives to be assisted and what they involve,

(cid:129) the criteria for allocating funding for individual measures and initiatives?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(5 October 2000)

Based on the Community support framework (CSF) for structural interventions in the German objective 1
regions and on the objective 3 single programming document, the Commission requested the German
authorities to use European social fund (ESF) assistance to be provided for the 2000-2006 planning period
for actions to combat racism and xenophobia in relation to the labour market.

Following this request
the German authorities are at present preparing ESF assisted actions to be
implemented under the above youth work programme in both the Eastern and Western parts of Germany
in three areas: the ESF mainstream policy field (cid:145)Society without exclusion(cid:146); the ESF mainstream policy field
(cid:145)Local capital for social purposes(cid:146); and the thematic field of action (cid:145)Combating racism and xenophobia in
relation to the labour market(cid:146) under the Community initiative programme (cid:145)EQUAL(cid:146).

The German authorities have let the Commission know that ESF assistance amounting to a maximum of
DM 25 million per annum is likely to be earmarked for action in these fields under the objective 1
operational programme (ESF) which has still to be agreed, and under the objective 3 single programming
document. Practical arrangements concerning action to be taken and criteria for allocating ESF-funding in
the three above-mentioned areas are being prepared by the German authorities.