WRITTEN QUESTION E-1102/03 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Use of funds from the action programme to promote civil protection by the municipality of Siena.
Date: 2003-03-31
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, Italy, action programme, civil defence, local government, management, project evaluation

7.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268 E/143

Bearing in mind that some local authorities, such as the municipality of Pistoia, urgently need to use
European funds for the civil protection of persons and goods, whether by preventing, or at least dealing
with, potential natural disasters or even so-called technological and industrial disasters, can the
Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Pistoia has submitted projects for the action programme to support civil

protection?

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

3. whether this funding has been used?

(2003/C 268 E/148)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1101/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(31 March 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the action programme to promote civil protection by the municipality of Prato

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 Prato, urgently need to use
European funds for the civil protection of persons and goods, whether by preventing, or at least dealing
with, potential natural disasters or even so-called technological and industrial disasters, can the
Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Prato has submitted projects for the action programme to support civil

protection?

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

3. whether this funding has been used?

(2003/C 268 E/149)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1102/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(31 March 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the action programme to promote civil protection by the municipality of Siena

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.

C 268 E/144

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

7.11.2003

Bearing in mind that some local authorities, such as the municipality of Siena, urgently need to use
European funds for the civil protection of persons and goods, whether by preventing, or at least dealing
with, potential natural disasters or even so-called technological and industrial disasters, can the
Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Siena has submitted projects for the action programme to support civil

protection?

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

3. whether this funding has been used?

(2003/C 268 E/150)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1103/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(31 March 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the action programme to promote civil protection 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 for the civil protection of persons and goods, whether by preventing, or at least dealing
with, potential natural disasters or even so-called technological and industrial disasters, can the
Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Terni has submitted projects for the action programme to support civil

protection?

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

3. whether this funding has been used?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-0829/03, E-0889/03, E-1091/03, E-1092/03,
E-1093/03, E-1094/03, E-1095/03, E-1096/03, E-1097/03, E-1098/03,
E-1099/03, E-1100/03, E-1101/03, E-1102/03 and E-1103/03
given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(22 April 2003)

The Commission can inform the Honourable Member that, over the last two years, the municipalities of
Frosinone, Fiumicino, Ancona, Carrara, Livorno, Florence, Macerata, Massa, Perugia, Pesaro, Pisa, Pistoia,
Prato, Siena and Terni have submitted no projects for the Community action programme in the field of
civil protection established by Council Decision 1999/847/EC of 9 December 1999 (1) and that,
accordingly, they have received no financial aid in that context.

The action programme is intended to support and supplement Member States’ efforts at national, regional
and local levels to protect persons, property and the environment in the event of natural and technological
disasters. With an annual budget of EUR 1,5 million (budget heading B4-308), the programme is able to
finance action relating to prevention, preparedness, response,
immediate aftercare and analysis of the
socio-economic implications of disasters. Only action involving all the Member States or a large number of
them is eligible. Eligible action has to be in line with the priorities determined each year by the
Commission with the assistance of a management committee.