WRITTEN QUESTION No. 505/97 by Antonio TAJANI , Alessandro DANESIN , Guido VICECONTE to the Council. Community measures in support of the European tourist industry
11. 3. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 76/3 Joint answer to Written Questions Nos 0505/97 and 0585/97 (25 September 1997) The Council meeting of Ministers for Tourism scheduled under the Irish Presidency was postponed as there was no prospect at that time of obtaining the necessary unanimous approval of the Council for the adoption of the Philoxenia Programme. No meeting of that nature was held under the Netherlands Presidency. The Council has therefore not yet formally considered the Philoxenia Program. The draft Treaty of Amsterdam does not contain a separate chapter on tourism. Finally, it is up to the Commission to undertake appropriate measures in line with the existing budgetary rules and provisions. (98/C 76/05) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0604/97 by Alex Smith (PSE) to the Council (27 February 1997) Subject: Smuggling of nuclear materials Further to the reply to Written Question E-1957/96 (1) by Mrs Breyer, on 7 November 1996, has the Council anything substantive to add on the matter of nuclear materials smuggling through Germany? (1) OJ C 385, 19. 12. 1996, p. 67. Answer (25 September 1997) At this stage the Council has nothing substantive to add to its previous replies on the matter, published in the Official Journals C 112, 17. 4. 1996, and C 385, 19. 12. 1996. However, the problem is being constantly monitored by the competent authorities and bodies at the European Union Level, notably the Europol Drugs Unit (EDU). (98/C 76/06) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0640/97 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (6 March 1997) Subject: Training courses funded by the European Social Fund in the Region of Lazio Following the call for tenders issued in 1996, the Region of Lazio published the results, during the second half of January 1997, of its selection procedure for professional training projects, specifically those submitted for the regional Operational Programmes covered by Objectives 3 and 4. The results were as follows: › 52 projects, to a value of more than LIT 5 billion, were awarded to the ACLI ENAIP › the National Association for Vocational Education and Training run by the Italian Christian Workersí Association; the ENAIP is in severe financial difficulties and would not appear to be in a position to guarantee that the courses will take place; › LIT 700 million were awarded to the UIL ENFAP › the National Association for Vocational Training and Education run by the Italian Labour Union › and more than LIT 1 billion were awarded to the Alto Lazio Consortium; both of these are the subject of legal proceedings brought by the Civitavecchia magistrature, which has taken some of the leaders of these organizations to court on charges of defrauding the Region of Lazio as a result of irregularities in the organization of previous courses