WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2280/97 by Hedy d'ANCONA to the Commission. Comenius project
10. 2. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 45/165 (98/C 45/217) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2264/97 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (2 July 1997) Subject: European cooperation in Mozambique Will the Commission provide information on cooperation projects it has managed via NGOs or under the Structural Funds and the ESF and which have been implemented recently, are under way or are to be carried out in Mozambique? Answer given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (23 July 1997) The Commission’s programme in Mozambique is a very large one. The Commission refers the Honourable Member to the annual report on cooperation with Mozambique which contains the details sought. The reports are available to Parliament and the most recent are sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. The Honourable Member will appreciate that the structural funds do not apply outside the Community. (98/C 45/218) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2280/97 by Hedy díAncona (PSE) to the Commission (2 July 1997) Subject: Comenius project 1. 2. By what percentage has the budget for the Comenius project been cut this year per country? Is it true that the reduction is ca. 30% for the Netherlands? Is this reduction a result of the fact that in the past the smaller EU countries have been able to use the 3. budgets allocated to them, whereas the larger EU countries have had much greater problems? If so, what is the policy behind imposing reductions on the budgets of countries which have been successful in implementing EU rules? 4. What are the likely consequences of the cuts on the programme in the Netherlands, which has been successful hitherto? How do these cuts tie in with the enthusiastic response of the Commission hitherto to the success of 5. European exchange policy on education? Is the Commission or the Council considering action to offset the likely detrimental effects of the cuts and, 6. if so, what form will that action take? Answer given by Mrs Cresson on behalf of the Commission (22 July 1997) The budget allocated to the Member States and participating third countries for Comenius action 1 in 1996 and 1997 is indicated in a table sent direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliamentís secretariat. The reduction in 1997 is due to a reduction in the total budget attributed to Socrates (198. 04 MECU in 1996 compared to 171. 45 MECU in 1997)