WRITTEN QUESTION E-3441/00 by Heinz Kindermann (PSE) to the Commission. Union structural policy measures in the period from 2000 to 2006.
Date: 2000-11-07
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU regional policy, European Regional Development Fund, operational programme, structural policy

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(cid:129) a project

for technological modernisation of

the company under measure 3.5 of

the Industry

subprogramme (PEDIP). The ERDF contribution was around € 154 000;

(cid:129) a project for diagnosis and internationalisation strategy under measure 1 of the Commerce and

Services subprogramme. The ERDF contribution was around € 36 000.

An ERDF contribution of around € 112 000 was granted for a project to increase company productivity
under Subprogramme C (Productivity and technical assistance) of the Retex Community initiative (1).

field. However, some
None of the above projects involved direct investments in the environmental
investments realised did lead to improvements, in particular by reducing the rate of ash and unburnt
particles generated during the manufacturing process.

According to information from the Portuguese Directorate-General for the Environment, the company has
implemented measures to comply with environmental legislation in force. Problems still remaining should
be solved fairly soon, in particular thanks to the use of natural gas.

(1) Conversion of the textile industry.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3196/00

by Esko Sepp(cid:228)nen (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(12 October 2000)

Subject: EU funding for NGOs

The Commission is able to support a number of NGOs(cid:146) activities in various countries within the limits of
the EU(cid:146)s annual budget. Since this aid should be public and transparent, can the Commission state to
which organisations the Commission or its Finnish office directed EU budget appropriations in 1999, and
what amounts were involved?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(18 September 2001)

The Commission is sending the information requested direct
Parliament(cid:146)s Secretariat.

to the Honourable Member and to

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3441/00

by Heinz Kindermann (PSE) to the Commission

(7 November 2000)

Subject: Union structural policy measures in the period from 2000 to 2006

On 24 and 25 March 1999 the Berlin European Council decided to earmark € 260 billion for the Union(cid:146)s
structural policy measures in the period from 2000 to 2006.

The Council issued the regulations on the various Funds on 21 June 1999.

The Structural Funds are used to finance programmes to promote economic and social development in the
fifteen Member States. The activities financed under them are intended to make for relatively high
concentration of resources in financial and geographical terms, decentralised management, more effective
supervision, and greater efficiency.

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Especially in the light of the last point, can the Commission say:

(cid:129) what assistance operations are already under way; and

(cid:129) which areas have yet to receive payments?

To clarify the previous question, can it supply tables indicating:

(cid:129) when the Member States submitted their draft operational programmes; and

(cid:129) the time taken for the Commission to reach the necessary decisions?

While the Commission was taking its decisions, were there any instances of failure to meet the five-month
time-limit laid down in Article 15 of the general Structural Funds Regulation? If so, why?

Could the Commission also supply tables specifying:

(cid:129) when the Member States submitted their draft national guidelines; and

(cid:129) when the Commission took the necessary decisions?

Supplementary answer
given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(19 July 2001)

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliament Secretariat tables
showing the date of submission by the Member States of Community support
frameworks, single
programming documents and operational programmes under Objectives 1 and 2 of the European Regional
Development Fund and the actual or expected date of adoption by the Commission.

Most of these decisions were taken after expiry of the five-month period laid down in Article 15 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (1).

The reasons for this delay are mainly the result of the considerable effort of adaptation required from the
Member States and the Commission in preparing, negotiating and approving each document because of
the arrangements and requirements of
this new Regulation, particularly as regards the systems for
the establishment of new structures for these purposes and the
implementation and surveillance,
strengthening of partnership and the incorporation of environmental aspects. In view of the budgetary
commitments and the length of the new programming period, the Commission preferred to concentrate
on the adoption of programmes which fully conformed with the new Regulation and the Community
policy guidelines.

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3682/00

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 November 2000)

Subject: Amounts allotted under and outturn of the Structural Funds in Objective 1 regions

Can the Commission say what aggregate amounts were allotted under the ERDF to each of the EU(cid:146)s

1.
Objective 1 regions during the 1994-1999 programming period?

Can it say what was the outturn of those amounts in each Objective 1 region during the 1994-1999
programming period?

Can the Commission say what aggregate amounts were allotted under the FIFG to each of the EU(cid:146)s

2.
Objective 1 regions during the 1994-1999 programming period?

Can it say what was the outturn of those amounts in each Objective 1 region during the 1994-1999
programming period?