WRITTEN QUESTION E-1733/01 by Laura González Álvarez (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. White paper on EU youth policies.
Date: 2001-06-14
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU policy, drafting of EU law, youth policy

11.12.2001

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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.

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Can the Commission provide information on the state of progress of this white paper?

Can the Commission confirm that the white paper will be submitted in November 2001, in line with the
original targets?

(2001/C 350 E/232)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1903/01

by Jaime Valdivielso de CuØ (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2001)

Subject: Youth

The Commission has recently frozen one of the major projects embarked on in the field of youth: the
White Paper on youth policies in the European Union, which was to have been presented in November
2001.

A multitude of European youth groups and associations, experts, governments, etc. have been involved in
the project.

Why has the Commission frozen this work in the wake of the efforts made by the above organisations?

What will be done to compensate for the severe setback which suspension of the White Paper means for
society and, in particular, for young people in Europe?

(2001/C 350 E/233)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1904/01

by Fernando FernÆndez Mart(cid:237)n (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: White Paper on youth policies

(28 June 2001)

In September 1999 the Commission, represented by the Commissioner responsible, announced before the
European Parliament that it intended to draw up a White Paper on European Union youth policies, an
initiative which was officially presented to the Council of Ministers for Youth in November 1999. This
project responded to a long-standing demand made by European youth organisations, which had long
been calling for a text to be drawn up which would provide youth policies with a structure at Community
level.

A consultation process was held in 2000 involving European youth representatives, governments, civil
society and experts in the area. The enthusiasm and expectations raised in connection with the drawing-up
of the White Paper on youth policies exceeded all initial forecasts, and the Commission announced that it
intended to present the White Paper in November 2001, during the Belgian presidency.

Can the Commission say what stage has been reached in drafting the White Paper on European Union
youth policies and whether it will indeed be presented in November 2001?

Can the Commission provide information on the criteria on which the White Paper will be based and the
objectives to be achieved?

(2001/C 350 E/234)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2050/01

by Mar(cid:237)a Sornosa Mart(cid:237)nez (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: White Paper on EU youth policies

(13 July 2001)

In the wake of a wide-ranging consultation process involving civil society, young people(cid:146)s organisations
and experts, the Commission would seem to have, for the time being, suspended work on its White Paper