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# 92002E1433

**WRITTEN QUESTION E-1433/02 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Major shortcomings in the implementation of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology's research budget.** 
  
*Official Journal 301 E , 05/12/2002 P. 0145 - 0145*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1433/02

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(23 May 2002)

Subject: Major shortcomings in the implementation of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology's research budget

The Spanish Government has informed the Spanish Parliament that the Ministry of Science and Technology failed to pay out 70 % of the budgetary allocations for research projects in 2001. Were these projects possibly co-funded by the European Union? If so, what measures does the Commission intend to take to demand that the Spanish Government meet its commitments?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(25 June 2002)

The information provided by the Honourable Member is insufficient to determine which projects might have received Community part-finance under the Structural Funds. The Commission would therefore ask him to specify them more clearly.

In any case, all assistance part-financed by these Funds is thoroughly monitored by the Commission to ensure that it is implemented in accordance with the rules and in a satisfactory way. The ways in which this is done include meetings of the Monitoring Committees, annual meetings with the managing authorities and consideration of the annual implementing reports.

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