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**WRITTEN QUESTION E-3645/00 by Jürgen Zimmerling (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Future of the INCO-DEV research programme in the Sixth framework programme.** 
  
*Official Journal 163 E , 06/06/2001 P. 0186 - 0186*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3645/00

by Jürgen Zimmerling (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(23 November 2000)

Subject: Future of the INCO-DEV research programme in the Sixth framework programme

International cooperation: Research for development (INCO) is no longer explicitly referred to in the guidelines for the future Sixth framework programme for the period 2002-2006. Does this mean that no more money will be provided for this sector and, if so, why?

An evaluation report on the last five years of the INCO programme was published only in May 2000. It explicitly highlighted the success of the programme and regarded its continuation as indispensable.

The INCO-DEV research programme is the most important, and often the only, aid instrument for developing research capacities in developing countries and for the German research institutions with a commitment in this area. If it were to go it would represent an irretrievable loss.

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(9 January 2001)

The INCO-DEV research programme to which the Honourable Member refers is just one out of seven activities within the specific programme on Confirming the international role of Community research (1998-2002), adopted on 25 January 1999 as an implementing programme of the Fifth RTD framework programme(1).

The recent communication Making a reality of The European Research Area: Guidelines for EU research activities (2002-2006)(2) sets out broad orientations on the European Research Area and general guidelines in preparation of the Commission's proposal for the next framework programme. It does not enter into the level of detail of specific programmes, which will have to be proposed by the Commission and decided after the adoption by Parliament and Council of the RTD framework programme for the years 2002-2006. The recent communication does not therefore prejudge the issue, which will however be further considered in the preparation of the Sixth framework programme, taking due account of past experience and of the importance of the international dimension of Community research.

(1) OJ L 26, 1.2.1999.

(2) COM(2000) 612 final.

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