WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1684/97 by Franz LINSER to the Commission. EU contributions/volume of aid (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)
C 134/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 4. 98 Supplementary answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (7 January 1998) In view of the length of its answer, the Commission is sending it direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. (98/C 134/03) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1684/97 by Franz Linser (NI) to the Commission (20 May 1997) Subject: EU contributions/volume of aid In Austria different figures are circulating in the media on the actual contribution made by Austria and the amount it receives from the various aid programmes. 1. What was Austriaís contribution as a Member State in 1996? 2. What will the level of contributions be in 1997 and 1998? 3. What was the level of funding planned by the Commission which could in theory have returned to Austria? 4. What was the level of funding approved by the Commission which could in theory have returned to Austria? 5. What funding (broken down by areas of support and budget titles) actually returned to Austria in 1996? 6. What is the difference between the theoretical level of funding, the level of funding approved by the EU and the funding which actually returned to Austria in 1996? 7. What level of funding not taken up by Austria in 1996 can be transferred to 1997 without being lost? 8. What funding not taken up by Austria in 1996 will be lost to Austria? 9. What aid for 1997 has Austria so far applied for? 10. What aid for 1997 (for Austria) has so far been approved by the Commission? Supplementary answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (14 November 1997) The Honourable Member is referred to the study on contributions to the Community budget which was transmitted to Parliament on 14 October 1997 (1). (1) SEC(97) 1918. (98/C 134/04) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2267/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (2 July 1997) Subject: Information on funds used to develop the north-west region of Italy in 1995-1996 What funds were allocated by the European Union in 1995 and 1996 to the north-west region of Italy (Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria and Valle díAosta) and for what purposes, with particular reference to: 1. European Regional Development Fund; 2. European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) › Guidance Section;