WRITTEN QUESTION E-1267/00 by María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) to the Commission. Structural Funds finance for the Autonomous Community of Valencia.
C 53 E/116 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 20. 2. 2001 In the framework of the LomØ Convention the 8th European development fund (EDF), the National indicative programmes (NIPs) put emphasis on poverty reduction as an important objective of develop- ment co-operation. In many African countries this is reflected in the choice of focal sectors, such as food security, rural for example specific poverty reduction island countries, development, or social sectors. programmes are often envisaged. Overall amounts allocated to basic social services (health and education) have dramatically increased. In small The newly concluded partnership agreement between the Community and the African, Caribbean and Pacific states provides an integrated approach to poverty reduction, with support to growth factors on the one hand, and support to redistribution and social policies on the other. Support to social policies includes, as a priority, access to all basic social services and to social protection, with greater protection to the most vulnerable. (2001/C 53 E/147) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1267/00 by María Sornosa Martínez (PSE) to the Commission (19 April 2000) Subject: Structural Funds finance for the Autonomous Community of Valencia With reference to the criteria established by the Berlin Summit, what amounts from which Structural Funds are to be allocated to the Valencian Autonomous Community between 2000 and 2006? Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission (25 May 2000) It is not possible at the moment to estimate precisely the amount of money from the Structural Funds which the Autonomous Community of Valencia will receive in 2000-2006. Assistance under Objective 1 in Spain is currently being negotiated with the Spanish authorities and furthermore the Commission cannot prejudge at this stage the amounts which will be allocated to this region under the Interreg, Urban, Equal and Leader Community Initiatives. In the case of Objective 1, the Commission sent each Member State a proposed distribution of the appropriations available among the eligible regions of the country based on the method used by the Commission to allocate the Objective 1 appropriations among the Member States themselves. The Commission is sending a copy of the proposal on Spain direct to the Honourable Member and Parliamentís Secretariat. However, it should be stressed that this is an outline proposal. The final allocation will be decided by mutual agreement between the Member State and the Commission when the Community Support Framework is adopted. (2001/C 53 E/148) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1269/00 by Salvador Garriga Polledo (PPE-DE) to the Commission (19 April 2000) Subject: Proposed new Community regulation on the system for promoting agricultural produce The Community helps to fund various promotional programmes for some agricultural produce, including olive oil, apples, citrus fruit or raisins