WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3171/98 by Marlies MOSIEK-URBAHN to the Commission. EU aid for Hesse from the Social Fund and Regional Fund
8. 4. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 96/163 Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission (6 November 1998) The Commission would refer the Honourable Member to its answer to Written Question P-2587/98 by Mr von Habsburg (1). (1) See page 118. (1999/C 96/237) WRITTEN QUESTION P-3161/98 by Antonio Tajani (PPE) to the Commission (12 October 1998) Subject: Video games and protection of the rights of citizen and political leader Silvio Berlusconi Is the Commission aware that in many amusement arcades for young people there is an Austrian-made video game (Photo Play 2000 Trivial Pursuit › Fun World › Brunnenweg, A › 4810 Gmunden, Austria ) in which players have to answer questions, one of which is: Who was the first Italian crook to be arrested in the notorious bribes scandal known as Tangentopoli?í, there being a choice of three replies: Silvio Berlusconi, Bettino Craxi, or Mario Chiesa (the correct reply)? What measures does the Commission intend to take to withdraw from the market a game which suggests to young people that the leader of the opposition in Italy might be a crook arrested for political corruption? Does the Commission not believe that there has been an infringement of the rights of European citizen and politician, Silvio Berlusconi, whose political strength is represented in the European Parliament by the largest Italian delegation? Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (23 October 1998) The Commission takes the view that it has no jurisdiction in this matter. (1999/C 96/238) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3171/98 by Marlies Mosiek-Urbahn (PPE) to the Commission (27 October 1998) Subject: EU aid for Hesse from the Social Fund and Regional Fund Can the Commission provide information on economic and regional aid from the EU to the Federal German Land of Hesse: 1. What was the level of EU structural aid funding received by this region in 1997, broken down by fund and Community initiatives? 2. How much of this went to the agricultural sector? 3. How many jobs were created in Hesse in 1997 with the aid of economic and regional aid from the EU? 4. What EU structural aid funding was received by comparable regions in other Member States of the Community in 1997? 5. How many jobs were created in comparable regions in other Member States of the Community in 1997 with the aid of economic and regional aid from the EU?