WRITTEN QUESTION E-3749/02 by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission. Financing for development.
Date: 2002-12-20
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Member States' contribution, cooperation policy, coordination of financing, development aid, gross domestic product, national financing, summit meeting

C 58 E/10

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.3.2004

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(4 February 2003)

As the conditions which journalists must fulfil in order to take up salaried employment in Italy are not
clear, the Commission will contact the Italian authorities to verify the conditions of application of this
legislation and will inform the Honourable Member of the outcome.

(2004/C 58 E/010)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3749/02

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(20 December 2002)

Subject: Financing for development

Would the Commission outline how much progress has been made in efforts to ensure that Member States
meet the funding for development targets agreed at the Barcelona Summit in March?

Is the Commission satisfied with the progress so far, and would the Commission confirm that the mandate
to monitor the process is being fulfilled?

Answer given by Mr Nielson on behalf of the Commission

(13 February 2003)

Since the Monterrey Conference (18 to 22 March 2002), several Member States including Belgium, Ireland,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden reaffirmed their commitment to meet or exceed the
United Nations Official Development Assistance (UN ODA) target of 0,7 %. Others have set intermediate
targets higher than the Community benchmark. The United Kingdom announced an increase of around
USD 2,2 billion in its annual ODA budget by 2005, raising the gross national product (GNP) ratio from
0,32 % to 0,4 %. France has committed itself to reach the United Nations target by 2012 which means that
its contribution in 2006 will be above the set Union average. The Commission considers that first steps
have been taken.

On 19 November 2002,
the
implementation of those commitments. In this respect, it welcomed the intention of the Commission to
ensure the monitoring, in particular concerning the financial commitments.

stressed the importance of adequate monitoring of

the Council

The Commission will continue the work done in preparation of the Monterrey Conference through a
factual reporting on the state of play at European level to be presented to the Council in May 2003.
A questionnaire was sent to the Member States in December 2002 and bilateral contacts will continue on
all of the eight commitments made during the Barcelona European Council (15/16 March 2002).

(2004/C 58 E/011)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0028/03

by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(14 January 2003)

Subject: Compatibility of US cross-border lease (CBL) systems with Community competition law and public

procurement legislation

For some time, American investors have been proposing to Flemish communes that they should lease their
sewerage networks (or parts of them) for a period of 99 years. The American investor immediately
subleases them back to the commune for a shorter period, 25 years. At the end of this period the
commune has a right of purchase or call option pertaining to the remaining 99 minus 25 years. This