WRITTEN QUESTION E-1114/03 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Use of funds from the Ecos-Ouverture II programme by the municipality of Prato.
Date: 2003-04-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU programme, Tuscany, cooperation policy, fund (EU), local government, project evaluation, regional development, regional policy, third country, use of aid

C 11 E/138

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

15.1.2004

(2004/C 11 E/150)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1114/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(1 April 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the Ecos-Ouverture II programme 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 to promote cooperation between regional operators from different geographical areas with
a view to creating a common project based on the sharing of experience or know-how, to promote
decentralisation, thereby encouraging the development of competencies at regional and local level, and to
strengthen the operating capacity and working methods of local and regional authorities in Central and
Eastern European countries, as well as those of socio-economically underdeveloped regions of the EU,

can the Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Prato has submitted projects for the Ecos-Ouverture II programme?

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

3. whether this funding has been used?

(2004/C 11 E/151)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1115/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(1 April 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the Ecos-Ouverture II programme 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.

Bearing in mind that some local authorities, such as the municipality of Siena, urgently need to use
European funds to promote cooperation between regional operators from different geographical areas with
a view to creating a common project based on the sharing of experience or know-how, to promote
decentralisation, thereby encouraging the development of competencies at regional and local level, and to
strengthen the operating capacity and working methods of local and regional authorities in Central and
Eastern European countries, as well as those of socio-economically underdeveloped regions of the EU,

can the Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Siena has submitted projects for the Ecos-Ouverture II programme?

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

3. whether this funding has been used?