WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3834/97 by Hedy d'ANCONA to the Commission. Council Regulation (EC) 1292/96 and the supply of emergency food aid to Ethiopia via Euronaid
16. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 187/67 (98/C 187/104) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3833/97 by Hedy díAncona (PSE) to the Commission (28 November 1997) Subject: Council Regulation (EC) 1292/96 and the supply of emergency food aid to Ethiopia via Euronaid Why does the Commission, while cooperating with the Netherlands organisation Novib and the local NGO REST, maintain local representation by the European agency although food provision and purchasing by REST seemed very successful in recent years, as is shown by the study Novib/REST Internal Food Purchase Policy, an Independent Evaluation Report by the Institute of Social Studies (April 1997)? (98/C 187/105) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3834/97 by Hedy díAncona (PSE) to the Commission (28 November 1997) Subject: Council Regulation (EC) 1292/96 and the supply of emergency food aid to Ethiopia via Euronaid How does the Commission explain, in view of the earlier recognition of the need to build up the capacity of local NGOs with regard to food security (Council Regulation 1292/96) (1), the condition laid down in 1996 that food purchasing in Ethiopia with financial support from the European Union can only be carried out through the European organisation Euronaid? (1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1. (98/C 187/106) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3835/97 by Hedy díAncona (PSE) to the Commission (28 November 1997) Subject: Council Regulation (EC) 1292/96 and the supply of emergency food aid to Ethiopia via Euronaid What steps is the Commission taking to comply with Council Regulation (EC)1292/96 (1), which recognizes the importance of building up the capacity of local NGOs in order to improve food security? (1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1. (98/C 187/107) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3836/97 by Hedy díAncona (PSE) to the Commission (28 November 1997) Subject: Council Regulation (EC) 1292/96 and the supply of emergency food aid to Ethiopia via Euronaid How does the Commission explain the serious delay in reaching a decision on proposals by NGOs for food purchasing in order to provide emergency aid in Ethiopia? Joint answer to Written Questions E-3833/97, E-3834/97, E-3835/97 and E-3836/97 given by Mr Pinheiro on behalf of the Commission (30 January 1998) The questions raised by the Honourable Member concern the food-aid and security operations which have been carried out since 1995 on behalf of Ethiopia, in particular the Tigray region, and the joint study by the Netherlands Organisation for International Development Cooperation (NOVIB) and the Relief Society of Tigray (REST) entitled Internal Food Purchase Policy, an Independent Evaluation Report 1997. The Commission has studied this report closely and cannot concur with its conclusions, which reflect the views of its authors only