WRITTEN QUESTION E-0990/03 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Terni.
Date: 2003-03-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, Italy, commitment of expenditure, cultural promotion, local government

8.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88 E/607

(2004/C 88 E/0627)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0990/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(27 March 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the Culture 2000 programme by the municipality of Terni

In September 2002, the monitoring committee of the Italian Ministry for Economic Affairs issued a report
on the spending of EU funds.

The report reveals the alarming slowness and inefficiency with which EU funds are allocated to projects by
some regional authorities.

The grave concerns about the inadequate use of European funds by local authorities have frequently been
echoed by the Commission.

Bearing in mind that some local authorities, such as the municipality of Terni, urgently need to use
European funds to enhance the common cultural area in all its diversity and respecting all its traditions,
nurturing creativity and professional mobility, and promoting access to and dissemination of art and
culture,

can the Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Terni has submitted projects for the Culture 2000 programme?

2. whether the municipality of Terni has secured funding for these projects?

3. whether this funding has been used?

Supplementary joint answer
to Written Questions E-0830/03, E-0892/03,
E-0978/03, E-0979/03, E-0980/03, E-0981/03, E-0982/03, E-0983/03,
E-0984/03, E-0985/03, E-0986/03, E-0987/03, E-0988/03, E-0989/03
and E-0990/03 given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(30 July 2003)

The Commission would draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the fact that the Culture 2000
programme is a Community programme based on a Decision of the European Parliament and the Council
and implemented directly by the Commission. It is not a financing instrument under the Structural Funds.
It is therefore important to remember that the funds provided under the Culture 2000 programme are not
managed by local or regional authorities but are granted directly by the Commission in accordance with
the rules and criteria set out in the Decision establishing the programme.

The Culture 2000 programme is designed to support projects which are jointly run and financed by at
least three operators from at least three countries taking part in the programme. The conditions and
criteria governing participation in the Culture 2000 programme are set out in the calls for proposals
which are published each year and to which the operators respond by submitting projects directly to the
Commission.

In this context, the awarding of grants is directly and strictly linked to the smooth running of the projects
(by the cultural operators responsible for the projects selected) which are monitored by the operational
unit in charge of the Culture 2000 project

The Commission would also draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the fact that all the information
relating to the projects which receive funding under the Culture 2000 project is available to the public on
the following website: (http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/c2000).

Finally, of the municipalities mentioned by the Honourable Member in her question, the only one which
submitted a project in 2002 as project leader under the Culture 2000 programme was the municipality of
Pesaro. This project was selected and received a grant of EUR 82 987.

The Honourable Member could also contact the local authorities for further information.