WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3134/97 by Giuseppe RAUTI to the Commission. Funding of 'Brianza per il Cuore'
30. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 134/93 Financial assistance has been granted to socio-professionals in the remotest regions (including the French overseas departments) to determine and quantify the additional costs to productive sectors caused by remoteness and to define common interregional cooperation measures to overcome these handicaps (to facilitate access by these regions to the internal market by means of coordinated product promotion measures). However, it should be specified that the financing of this project is not an additional financial allocation by the Commission, since the appropriations have been allocated under the single programming documents (SPDs) for the French overseas departments adopted in 1994. This review of the studies and pilot projects relating to the islands of the Community shows that, even if it has not been possible to adopt all the proposals transmitted by the islands, some of them have been financed. Proposals are obviously not being systematically rejected, but the Commission follows rules on the grant of financing, which must benefit the best projects. (1) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993. (98/C 134/119) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3134/97 by Giuseppe Rauti (NI) to the Commission (13 October 1997) Subject: Funding of Brianza per il Cuoreí Is the Commission aware of the Brianza per il Cuoreí project, promoted by a non-profit making organization, based in Monza, whose aim is to coordinate all cardiology activities in Brianza. This initiative has attracted considerable interest over a very large area and has obtained the written support of over 5000 people and the active backing of the major local newspaper ( Il Cittadinoí), the Rotary Club, banks and businesses. Support is aimed at the San Gerardoí Hospital in Monza, more specifically the hard work of Dr Palmiro Boni and Mr Della Torre. In view of the above and the fact that on 3 October a Conference will be held in Monza, with the participation of representatives of the relevant bodies (local and regional) and the hospital, to prepare the actual áexecutive projectí, is the Commission prepared to provide financial aid or some other form of encouragement to show, in practical terms and convincingly, that the Community is willing to give real support to local communities which engage in major projects having a considerable social impact? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (1 December 1997) Despite investigations among European and Italian organisations active in the field of cardiovascular disease, it has been impossible to obtain any information on the Brianza per il cuoreí project. Each year, a work programme indicating the priorities of the health promotion programme for the year ahead is published in the Official Journal. The project applications received are evaluated in the light of these priorities and the broad lines of the action programme. The evaluation process includes obtaining the opinion of the programme committee and terminates with a Commission decision as to the projects to be supported. Priority is given to large-scale projects offering a real added-value at European level. In the most recent exercise to evaluate projects for funding under this programme (15 September 1997), no project had been submitted relating to a seminar planned for 3 October 1997, so it was not possible to give consideration to any such project