WRITTEN QUESTION E-1907/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Action programme for AIDS prevention (1996-2000).
18. 7. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 203 E/85 Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been successfully implemented? Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission (8 December 1999) The Commissionís Decision of 16 December 1998 specifies the total Community contribution for the Interreg II Community Initiative in Italy as EUR 376 million. In accordance with the Regulations in force, the Commission pays the assistance granted under Interreg direct to the national authorities responsible for the operational programmes and their implementation. A detailed information concerning the final beneficiaries must be obtained from the Italian Ministry of Public Works. The monitoring committees, which are composed of representatives of the Commission and of the Ministries and regions concerned, ensure that the programmes are properly implemented. (2000/C 203 E/105) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Philoxenia Programme (1997-2000) Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private), institutions, companies, cooperatives and individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under Philoxenia, the first multiannual programme for European tourism (1997-2000) (budget ü ECU 25 million, equal to LIT 48 billion) and how much each of them has been granted? Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been successfully implemented? Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (22 November 1999) As the Commissionís proposal for a Council Decision on a first multiannual programme to assist European (1997-2000) (1), has not been agreed by the Council, the question of the use of tourism Philoxeniaí budgetary credits does not arise. (1) COM(96) 168 final, modified by COM(96) 635 final. (2000/C 203 E/106) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1907/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Action programme for AIDS prevention (1996-2000) Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private), institutions, companies, cooperatives and individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under the action programme for AIDS prevention (1996-2000) (Community funds available for the period as a whole: ECU 49,6 million, equal to approx. Lit. 96 billion) and how much each of them has been granted? Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been successfully implemented? C 203 E/86 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 7. 2000 Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission (23 November 1999) In the context of the programme of action on the prevention of AIDS and other communicable diseases, adopted on 29 March 1996 by Parliament and the Council by means of Decision No 647/96/EC (1), projects which meet the objectives of the programme and provide Community added value may receive financial backing. In accordance with the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission, a complete list of the funding applications received (including those which may receive funding) is forwarded to Parliament annually. With regard to the years 1996, 1997 and 1998, files containing all essential information relating to funded projects are available to all interested persons and bodies. The documentation relating to 1999 will be finalised in the course of November 1999. Moreover, general information concerning funded projects may also be consulted on the Internet (2). All projects funded under the programme are assessed by the Commission from both a scientific and a financial point of view. With regard to evaluation of the programme, the Commission presented an interim report (3) to Parliament and the Council, relating mainly to the implementation period from 1996 to 1997. In this report, the Commission underlines the degree of cohesion and complementarity achieved between this programme and related Community policies, programmes and initiatives. It also evaluates the measures undertaken in order to enhance the significance and impact of the programme. To this end, the Commission drew on the opinions of a group of external experts and on those of the representatives from the Member States who are involved in the management committee. (1) OJ L 95, 16. 4. 1996. (2) (3) COM(1999) 463 final. http://europa. eu. int/comm/dg05/phealth/aids/projects. htm. (2000/C 203 E/107) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1909/99 by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Progress in implementing the Communityís Leader initiative in Greece Will the Commission say what progress has been made in implementing the Communityís Leader initiative in Greece in terms of payment of scheduled appropriations? Does it consider that progress has been satisfactory and, if not, to what does it believe any delays are attributable? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (12 November 1999) The Commissionís answer to Written Question No E-0001/99 by Mr Alavanos (1) on a similar subject gave details of progress in implementing Leader II in Greece. Further to its abovementioned answer, the Commission can inform the Honourable Member that the current situation with regard to commitments and payments from the Structural Funds involved in Leader II in Greece is as follows: ü European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF): commitments € 93,02 million, payments € 57,61 million, ü European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): commitments € 66,69 million, payments € 41,04 million, ü European Social Fund (ESF): commitments € 2,90 million, payments € 1,45 million