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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1888/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Professional training in Greece.
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Greece, citizen-authority relations, deadline for payment, project evaluation, teacher, unemployed person, vocational training

5.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 301 E/243

The Commission has already opened an official complaint on the situation mentioned by the Honourable
Member and a letter has been sent to the Italian authorities to request information on the issue. The Italian
reply is under assessment and the Commission will
take appropriate steps in order to ensure the
observance of Community law.

(2002/C 301 E/257)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1888/02

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Professional training in Greece

(1 July 2002)

In Greece, unemployed people who participate in subsidised professional training programmes receive the
subsidy eight to ten months after completing training. The trainers are paid two to three years after the
conclusion of training programmes.

Does the Commission consider the length of time which unemployed people and trainers have to

1.
wait before receiving their money to be satisfactory?

2.

It is satisfied with the results of professional training in Greece in relation to the second CSF?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(19 August 2002)

During the period 1994-1999,

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in agreement with the Commission,
the Ministry of Labour,
established common rules and regulations for the management, monitoring, control and evaluation of
European Social Fund-financed training actions across the Community Support Framework (CSF) for
Greece.

According to these rules, the payment of the trainees’ allowance had to be paid by the training provider as
a priority following the completion of the training courses.

Annual expenditure incurred for training actions under the different Operational Programmes was paid on
the basis of annual final payment claims presented to the Commission by the Member State six months
following the end of the year concerned.

The effectiveness of vocational training actions under the CSF 1994-1999 will be examined as a

2.
whole following the conclusion of the ex-post evaluation exercise.

(2002/C 301 E/258)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1900/02

by Pietro-Paolo Mennea (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(24 June 2002)

Subject: 2002 World Cup

The honour and pride of various European countries taking part in the World Cup have been undermined
by the incompetence and lack of professionalism shown by some referees.

The mistakes made by referees can severely damage the economic interests of legal persons operating in
the football sector, and even cause them to go bankrupt.

The World Cup, a major sporting event organised by FIFA, does not afford the necessary guarantees of
credibility and reliability.

Given that it is a body governed by private law which has its headquarters in Switzerland, FIFA does not
have the international representativeness required to organise an event of this kind.