WRITTEN QUESTION E-2692/01 by Mario Mauro (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Funding from Enterprise DG.
Date: 2001-10-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta, exchange of information, industrial project

20.6.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 147 E/39

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(31 January 2002)

In 2000 and 2001 the Italian regions of Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta applied for co-
financing from seven programmes administered by the Justice and Home Affairs Directorate-General: the
STOP programme (combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children), the Falcone
programme (cooperation in the fight against organised crime), Grotius , Civil and Grotius , Criminal (for
legal practitioners), the Robert Schuman programme (information and training in Community law for the
legal profession), the European Refugee Fund, and Prince.

The details are as follows:

, STOP turned down the one project submitted in 2000 and accepted one of the three submitted in
2001, for the organisation of a conference on victim protection involving the police and non-
governmental organisations.

, In 2000 the Falcone programme co-financed a project for a study of urban crime.

, In 2001 the Grotius , Criminal programme approved a training project.

, The Grotius , Civil programme, in force since this year, rejected the one project submitted to it.

, In 2000, the Robert Schuman programme rejected the two projects submitted and, of the four
law reports for judges and lawyers and a

submitted in 2001, two were selected for co-financing:
network of Community law schools.

, Under the Council Decision of 28 September 2000 establishing a European Refugee Fund (1), Member
States are responsible for implementing the action supported by the Fund, including the selection of
projects. To that end, each Member State appoints a responsible authority, which in Italy’s case is the
Ministry for the Interior. On the basis of the information transmitted to the Commission, projects
were adopted in 2000 and 2001 involving the regions referred to by the Honourable Member, with
the exception of the Valle d’Aosta.

, In 2001 the European Charter of Fundamental Rights was promoted through measures carried out

under the Prince programme throughout Italy and, in particular, in the regions mentioned.

Lastly, the Honourable Member is referred to the document containing the reports to the Council and
Parliament on the implementation of the OISIN, STOP, Odysseus and Falcone programmes in 2000 (2),
where he will find useful information.

(1) OJ L 252, 6.10.2000.
(2) SEC(2001) 903, 6.6.2001.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-2692/01

by Mario Mauro (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 October 2001)

Subject: Funding from Enterprise DG

Will the Commission provide a list of the projects which, in 2000 and 2001, were submitted by the Italian
Regions of Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta for financing from the funds administered by
the Enterprise Directorate-General, and the names of those which were subsequently approved?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(31 January 2002)

The Commission’s accounting system does not allow beneficiaries of Community funds to be listed by
region.

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the Enterprise DG grants subsidies to a number of European Information Centres (EICs),
However,
including EICs located in the regions mentioned by the Honourable Member. The list of beneficiaries in
these regions has been sent directly to the Honourable Member and to the General Secretariat of the
Parliament.

The Commission paid an operating subsidy of € 25 000 for each of these EICs in 2000. This subsidy was
renewed in 2001.

In the field of research, and more specifically the ‘Innovation and small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs)’ programme, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) at Ispra received twelve instalments of Community
funding amounting to a total of € 3 364 545, and the University of Pavia received € 681 400. A list of this
funding has been sent directly to the Honourable Member and to the General Secretariat of the Parliament.

With regard to applications for funding, three proposals have been received under the ‘Follow-up of the
Go digital initiative’ project (and are currently being evaluated).

(2002/C 147 E/039)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2694/01

by Mario Mauro (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 October 2001)

Subject: Funding from Fisheries DG

Will the Commission provide a list of the projects which, in 2000 and 2001, were submitted by the Italian
Regions of Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta for financing from the funds administered by
the Fisheries Directorate-General, and the names of those which were subsequently approved?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(31 January 2002)

The Member States are responsible for managing structural programmes, including the scrutiny and choice
of projects. The Commission is informed of the projects chosen for funding after their selection through
programme progress reports submitted to it before 30 April each year, in accordance with Commission
Regulation (EC) No 366/2001 of 22 February 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing the
measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (1).

The progress reports for 2000 submitted to the Commission in April 2001 reveal that Italy has not
selected or approved any projects.

The progress reports for 2001 will be submitted only in April 2002.

(1) OJ L 55, 24.2.2001.

(2002/C 147 E/040)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2695/01

by Mario Mauro (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 October 2001)

Subject: Funding from Regional Policy DG

Will the Commission provide a list of the projects which, in 2000 and 2001, were submitted by the Italian
Regions of Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta for financing from the funds administered by
the Regional Policy Directorate-General, and the names of those which were subsequently approved?