WRITTEN QUESTION E-3017/03 by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Bankruptcy of Grundig AG and protecting jobs in Portugal.
Date: 2003-10-14
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, Portugal, cessation of trading, job preservation, labour market, multinational enterprise, radio equipment, vehicle parts

20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70 E/197

For 2004 the Commission was subject to two constraints: first of all, the award of this grant is not
compatible with the new Financial Regulation (2), which came into force on 1 January 2003, and second,
the agreements provide that either party may terminate the agreement at the end of each calendar year
subject to three months’ notice.

As it will be unable to continue financing the information relays in 2004 on the basis of the past
arrangement, the Commission informed the host structures of European rural carrefours or Info-Points
Europe accordingly, giving the appropriate notice.

The Commission would add that the relays may also respond (cid:1) via their host structure, as no relay has
legal personality enabling it to act by itself (cid:1) to the calls for proposals of the European institutions; some
of them have done so and been awarded grants. The notices are published in the ‘procurement’ annex of
the Official Journal of the European Union and are accessible on the Europa website.

The Commission will shortly be taking a position on the general issue of public information relays and
networks, in particular with a view to enlargement. It will inform the Honourable Members as soon as
possible.

(1)

Free supply of documentation and publications for the general public (some 3 million copies a year), access to the
relays and networks intranet, specialist services via a relays and networks help desk (at an annual cost of around
EUR 1 500 000), free staff training courses (800 man/days a year), leadership and networking measures: periodic
coordination meetings, visits, exchange programmes for relay staff
(over 3 000 man/days a year), original
information products targeted at the specific needs of relays, etc.

(2) Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the
general budget of the European Communities, OJ L 248, 16.9.2002; that Regulation covered, for the first time,
grants awarded by the European institutions and lays down conditions for their use. Implementing measures:
Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002, OJ L 357, 31.12.2002.

(2004/C 70 E/212)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3017/03

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(14 October 2003)

Subject: Bankruptcy of Grundig AG and protecting jobs in Portugal

In its reply of 20 June 2003 to my question E-1507/03 (1), the Commission said that it was gathering the
requisite information before replying to my question concerning Grundig’s bankruptcy and the protection
of the jobs concerning in Portugal.

Does the Commission have the information? If so, will it please forward it to me?

(1) OJ C 268 E, 7.11.2003, p. 203.

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(2 December 2003)

The Commission has now received the information it requested from the Portuguese authorities and would
refer the Honourable Member to its supplementary reply to her written question E-1507/03 (1).

(1) OJ C 268 E, 7.11.2003, p. 203.