WRITTEN QUESTION E-3885/02 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Take-up of Community funding in the EU Member States at the end of 2002.
Date: 2003-01-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community support framework, EU Member State, EU initiative, implementation of the budget

9.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 242 E/81

(2003/C 242 E/084)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3885/02

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(13 January 2003)

Subject: Take-up of Community funding in the EU Member States at the end of 2002

Can the Commission state the level of commitments and expenditure effected at the end of 2002 under
the Community support framework for each EU Member State?

Answer given by Ms Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(21 February 2003)

The information requested is set out in the table which is being sent direct to the Honourable Member and
to Parliament’s Secretariat. It should be noted that the sum of payments to each Member State in the case
of the Community initiative ‘Interreg’ cannot be compared with the amount earmarked per country
(allocations column) since, for Community accounting purposes, payments are made to the country that
coordinates the programmes. This is why the table does not give the breakdown by Member State, in
contrast to the situation with regard to other Community initiatives.

(2003/C 242 E/085)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3889/02

by Olivier Dupuis (NI) to the Commission

(13 January 2003)

Subject: Request for the extradition of Mr Khemais Toumi from France to Tunisia

Following a request by Tunisian judicial authorities, France has arrested Mr Khemais Toumi, a Tunisian
entrepreneur who has been resident in France for several years, and is preparing to extradite him to Tunis.
According to well-informed sources, Mr Toumi has been imprisoned and is threatened with extradition on
the basis of two rulings, the first of which is no longer in force, the second concerning a case of
defamation. Formerly an activist of the far left during his studies in Montpellier, Mr Khemais Toumi has in
recent years provided unfailing support for the victims of political repression at the hands of President Ben
Ali’s regime, and has consistently condemned the regime’s corrupt nature, particularly with regard to cases
involving persons close to the President in Switzerland and the European Union.

information does the Commission have regarding the Khemais Toumi affair? What does the
What
Commission intend to do to avoid a person who is the object of politically motivated charges, as is
manifestly the case with Mr Toumi, being extradited to a country, Tunisia, where he would be subject to
degrading treatment and where he would face trial without the least guarantee that international standards
would be respected? Furthermore, what does the Commission think of the dramatic increase in violations
of fundamental rights that has struck Tunisia in recent weeks?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(26 February 2003)

The Commission has the same information concerning Mr Khemais Toumi as the Honourable Member
does.

Cases of reported human rights violations in Tunisia are being followed by the Commission,
in
conjunction with the Member States. The political dialogue with the Tunisian authorities on this issue is
also conducted locally by the Union embassies and the Delegation of the Commission.