WRITTEN QUESTION E-1694/01 by Astrid Thors (ELDR) to the Commission. White paper on youth policy.
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU policy, drafting of EU law, youth policy

11.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 350 E/209

Also proposed is the immediate adoption of aid for this long-suffering industry, to a maximum of 14 % for
the affected sections. Aid had been suspended on 31 December 2000.

What compensation will be granted to enterprises in this sector for the damage suffered between
31 December 2000 and the present, given that almost no orders have been registered and the Union(cid:146)s
industry has been left totally at the mercy of South Korea(cid:146)s unfair competition?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(30 July 2001)

As pointed out by the Honourable Member in his question, there has been a low ordering activity for ships
the first months of this year in the Community. However, this can to a large extent be explained by a very
large ordering activity at the end of last year linked to the abolition of operating aid. The Commission
cannot see any need for compensating the yards for this effect on the timing of orders. Furthermore, the
reduced ordering activity in 2001 has not only been noted in the Community but also elsewhere. E.g.
South Korean yards are reported to have registered a 32,6 % drop in orders the first quarter of 2001
compared to the same period last year.

The Commission is actively pursuing all possible means to reach a normal situation in the world
shipbuilding market. The Commission is thus negotiating with the South Korean government in order to
reach a stable solution, which should ensure normal prices on the world market. The Commission is in
parallel preparing a World Trade Organisation (WTO) action against
illegal Korean subsidies and
a temporary defensive mechanism for Community yards. The WTO action against Korea will be launched,
and the temporary defensive mechanism will be proposed to the Council and Parliament if the negotiations
with Korea fail.

(2001/C 350 E/230)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1694/01

by Astrid Thors (ELDR) to the Commission

(14 June 2001)

Subject: White paper on youth policy

Negotiations have been under way for several years between the Commission and European youth
organisations with a view to producing a white paper. The purpose of the white paper is to act as a guide
when European youth policy is implemented. Why has no white paper on European youth policy been
produced?

How does the Commission intend to take an active part in drawing up a uniform European youth policy?

(2001/C 350 E/231)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1733/01

by Laura GonzÆlez `lvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: White paper on EU youth policies

(14 June 2001)

In September 1999, Commissioner Viviane Reding informed Parliament of her intention to bring out
a white paper on the EU(cid:146)s youth policies. This initiative was formally presented at a meeting of the Council
of Ministers for Youth in November 1999.

The prospect of this white paper has raised hopes and expectations in the youth organisations of Europe,
who have expressed their trust in the Commission.