WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3647/98 by Amedeo AMADEO to the Commission. Community fraud and political malpractice
15. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 297/91 These calls were published at these dates in order to meet the deadlines for making the financial commitments in 1998. While the Commission is aware that the dates of publication were not ideal, every effort was made to publicise the calls by other means, for instance by passing the information to the Euro Info Centres for local transmission. (1) OJ L 209, 24. 7. 1992. (1999/C 297/119) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3632/98 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (3 December 1998) Subject: NGO capacity-building in the developing countries What action is the Commission taking to assist in capacity-building for non-governmental organizations and local communities in the developing countries so that they may participate in monitoring and protecting forests and wildlife? Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (22 December 1998) The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat a computer print- out containing the information requested. (1999/C 297/120) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3639/98 by John McCartin (PPE) to the Commission (3 December 1998) Subject: Food aid to Russia In its preparations for a food-aid package for Russia has the Commission considered the inclusion of quantities of frozen pelagic species (fish) for which there is at present a very poor export market for the EU? Answer given by Mr van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (12 January 1999) It is not the Commission’s intention to include fish in the food supply programme for Russia, as its government has not requested this product. (1999/C 297/121) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3647/98 by Amedeo Amadeo (NI) to the Commission (3 December 1998) Subject: Community fraud and political malpractice The 5 November issue of the Italian news weekly ‘Panorama’ reports on the case of the theft of refugee aid provided by ECHO, the Community agency that manages humanitarian aid. ECHO is responsible for overseeing the effectiveness of Community action, and in the space of a few months it has had to deal with Bosnia, the African Great Lakes region and Kurdistan. This resulted in a large amount of work and a threefold increase in the agency’s budget. It is now responsible for monitoring and overseeing more