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# 91996E1416

**WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1416/96 by Shaun SPIERS to the Commission. EU Internet addresses** 
  
*Official Journal C 305 , 15/10/1996 P. 0096*

  

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1416/96 by Shaun Spiers (PSE) to the Commission (6 June 1996)

Subject: EU Internet addresses

What plans has the Commission to ensure that all Directorates-General make information about funding initiatives, including guidelines and application forms, available on the Internet?

Answer given by Mr Oreja on behalf of the Commission (22 July 1996)

As the Honourable Member underlines, Internet offers along with other electronic and printed media a useful tool for making available information on the Community.

The Commission is developing in cooperation with the Parliament a central server (Europa, http://europa.eu.int) covering all Community policies. The other institutions have recently indicated their interest in joining this project. Three other specialised servers deal respectively with research and development programmes (Cordis, http://www.cordis.lu) and information society initiatives (I\*M Europe, http://www.echo.lu and ISPO, http://www.ispo.cec.be).

Europa is addressed both to the general public and to specific audiences such as universities, public administrations, media and economic operators. The description of Community programmes and funding possibilities represents part of the information disseminated through this server.

As the Honourable Member suggests, notices of tender opportunities, guidelines, vademecums and useful material about Community programmes is increasingly made available on Europa and the other servers in the most user-friendly formats. Phare, Tacis, the Media programme, the Advanced television action plan, environment programmes such as Life, the research and development programmes, programmes in the field of education, the European regional development and Cohesion funds, programmes in the field of energy such as Thermie, Altener, Save and Synergy are widely publicised on Europa. Other funds such as the European development fund and the European social fund are under consideration.

Experience since the launching of Europa in February 1995 shows that users are increasingly satisfied with these new opportunities. This information precedes the publication by Office for official publications of the calls for tender in the Official journal and on the Ted data basis.

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