WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3348/97 by Frank VANHECKE to the Commission. Office costs of Commission officials
C 117/176 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 4. 98 The Commission cannot estimate what proportion of remuneration is actually spent in Belgium. It only has knowledge of the part of remuneration it transfers to other Member States at the request of the officials and temporary staff concerned. In 1997, the average for such transfers stood at about 7% of total remuneration. The breakdown by nationality of officials and temporary staff in Brussels is given below. Nationality 1995 1996 1997 Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom Other 3608 412 1260 657 1085 1309 409 1682 88 561 29 534 77 74 1077 29 3696 417 1275 676 1119 1369 427 1709 84 564 145 541 192 243 1094 29 3732 410 1277 684 1142 1374 412 1719 79 562 198 541 332 351 1088 28 Total 12891 13580 13929 The Commission has no knowledge of the table referred to by the Netherlands. (98/C 117/240) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3348/97 by Frank Vanhecke (NI) to the Commission (22 October 1997) Subject: Office costs of Commission officials When the Berlaymont building in Brussels had to be evacuated because of the asbestos discovery, the Belgian Government arranged for alternative office accommodation for the Commissionís officials. Can the Commission state what was the total rent paid by the Belgian Government for this alternative accommodation for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997? Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (27 November 1997) Since the rents for the alternative office accommodation to replace the Berlaymont are paid by the Re·gie des Baêtiments (Public Property Administration) of the Belgian State, the Commission is unable to supply the information requested by the Honourable Member. Only the Re·gie des Baêtiments (Directorate for Brussels-Capital, Section III) can supply the information