WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2070/97 by Jaak VANDEMEULEBROUCKE to the Commission. Community environmental grant
3. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 102/11 (98/C 102/14) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2070/97 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARE) to the Commission (19 June 1997) Subject: Community environmental grant Under budget heading B4-306, subsidies are granted for environmental protection. A list of organizations which have received such subsidies was published in OJ C 148 of 16 May 1997. What project was submitted by the Stichting Euro Info Centrumí? Can the Commission supply more information about this organization? Can it supply a copy of the organizationís bye-laws and a recent list of the members of its committee? To what extent has the Commission verified that the funds have been spent correctly? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (22 September 1997) This project covers training and equipping Euro info centres (EIC) to enable them to raise small and medium sized enterprises (SME) awareness to environmental priorities, provide SMEs with a kit to do critical environmental self analysis, and through this approach, lead the SMEs towards the Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) registration. The stichting Euro Info centrum is one of the most active info centres in the environmental field. It is well staffed and efficient, and has for some years been the active coordinator of EIC environmental activity. It is also close to Brussels and therefore well placed to provide the necessary interface with the Commission for management of the project. A copy of the articles of association, and a list of present management committee members is sent directly to the Honourable Member and to the Parliamentís Secretariat. The project is still under way, and will not be completed until mid 1998. Upon completion of the project, the project operator is required to submit a final report on the work done, and final accounts showing all appropriate expenditure, and a final financial balance. This information is checked by the Commission, including finance control, to ensure that the work has been done properly, and that the total expenditure involved has been correctly reflected. (98/C 102/15) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2071/97 by Jaak Vandemeulebroucke (ARE) to the Commission (19 June 1997) Subject: Community environmental grant Under budget heading B4-306, subsidies are granted for environmental protection. A list of organizations which have received such subsidies was published in OJ C 148 of 16 May 1997. What project was submitted by the European Golf Associationí? Can the Commission supply more information about this organization? Can it supply a copy of the organizationís bye-laws and a recent list of the members of its committee? To what extent has the Commission verified that the funds have been spent correctly?