WRITTEN QUESTION No. 753/98 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL to the Commission. Outstanding appropriations (RAL) in various Community programmes
9. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 310/123 Answer given by Mr Van Miert on behalf of the Commission (29 April 1998) The Commission does not possess the information requested by the Honourable Member since the fact as to whether or not an investment is of national origin is not one of the criteria for appraising the compatibility of state aid with the common market. Such information is not provided by Member States when notifying plans for granting aid or in their annual reports on the application of aid approved by the Commission. By the same token, the Commission does not have at its disposal national statistics showing the differences referred to by the Honourable Member. (98/C 310/165) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0753/98 by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission (18 March 1998) Subject: Outstanding appropriations (RAL) in various Community programmes Could the Commission indicate the amount of appropriations outstanding (RAL) on 31 December 1997, stating whether the appropriations were committed in 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993 or earlier, for the programmes or budgetary headings shown below? 1. Framework research programme, 2. PHARE, 3. TACIS, 4. MEDA, 5. B7-30 - Cooperation with the Asian developing countries, and 6. B7-31 - Cooperation with the Latin American developing countries. Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (26 May 1998) The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat a table containing the information requested. (98/C 310/166) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0759/98 by Christa Randzio-Plath (PSE) to the Commission (2 March 1998) Subject: Information on the disbursement of EU funds for Hamburg from 1995 to date What amount of EU appropriations, from which programmes and funds, has been disbursed for the benefit of Hamburg since 1995? 1. to promote employment in Hamburg a) from the European Regional Development Fund b) from the European Social Fund c) from the European Agricultural Guarantee and Guidance Fund (EAGGF) and other EU resources d) special initiatives to promote womenís interests. 2. 3. to combat long-term unemployment to promote R&D projects a) for the University of Hamburg b) for the Hamburg Technische Hochschule (Technical Higher Education Institute)