WRITTEN QUESTION E-0449/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. European Women's Lobby.
Date: 2002-02-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, association, economic support, interest group, women's movement

C 205 E/144

Official Journal of the European Communities

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29.8.2002

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0449/02

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(21 February 2002)

Subject: European Women’s Lobby

How much money has the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) received from the DAPHNE programme in
each of the past three years?

Does the EWL have favoured status over other women’s organisations?

Does the European Commission provide money to other organisations, as it does to the EWL, to lobby
European politicians in order to secure their already earmarked funding or to lobby for more money?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(5 April 2002)

The European Women’s Lobby has been awarded the following grants under the Daphne Programme
(Budget line B5-802):

2 1999/DAP/050 2 ‘Putting an end to violence against women: exchange of best practice’ 2 Amount

awarded: € 78 373;

2 2000/DAP/046 2 ‘Breaking the silence: campaigns to prevent violence against women’ 2 Amount

awarded: € 110 000;

2 2001/DAP/011 2 ‘Breaking the silence: setting up a European observatory on violence against
women’ (two-year project) 2 Amount awarded in 2001: € 125 000 2 Amount awarded in 2002:
€ 125 000.

Total of awards 1999-2002: € 438 373.

The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) is one of several organisations promoting the concept of European
civil society which receive Community funding under chapter A-30 of the budget. As indicated in the
comments under budget heading A-3037, the EWL, having been approved by the European Parliament,
has come to play an essential part in Community action in support of women. The Commission therefore
considers it entirely acceptable that an organisation of this kind can, in full compliance with the conditions
and procedures set out
in the DAPHNE
programme in support of preventive measures to tackle violence against children, young people and
women.

for proposals published every year,

in the call

take part

In general, grants under chapter A-30 are intended to finance independent institutions with a European
interest and to help to fund bodies or projects whose aim is to promote the European civil concept, in line
with the principles of the EC Treaty. The organisations which receive these grants must comply with the
Insofar as this is does not conflict with its
principles of
responsibilities in terms of implementing the budget, the Commission also ensures that the comments
relating to these budget headings, which reflect the wishes of the budgetary authority and therefore also
those of Parliament, are complied with. These wishes are indicated by earmarking funds for certain
headings in advance; the Commission is opposed to this system but tries nevertheless to comply with it.

the vade mecum on grant management.