WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3188/98 by Arthur NEWENS to the Commission. Humanitarian aid to the Sudan
15. 10. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 297/55 The Commission is always ready to provide the Honourable Member with more detailed information. (1) OJ L 62, 15. 3. 1993. (1999/C 297/072) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3188/98 by Arthur Newens (PSE) to the Commission (27 October 1998) Subject: Humanitarian aid to the Sudan Would the Commission state how much humanitarian and other EU aid has been delivered to the Sudan annually in each of the last five years and provide an estimate for the current year? Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (8 December 1998) Total humanitarian assistance for Sudan over the last five years is ECU 115,64 million. The breakdown per year is ECU 26,11 million in 1994, ECU 21,40 million in 1995, ECU 17,38 million in 1996, ECU 18,95 million in 1997 and ECU 31,80 million in 1998 (to October). The above figures are not inclusive of costs of the regional ‘ECHO-flight’ operation, providing humanitarian air transport to Sudan and to Somalia. The annual cost of the Sudan operations of ECHO flight is roughly ECU 2,5 million per year. In addition to the figures concerning humanitarian assistance, the Commission provided co-financing to non- governmental organisations (NGOs) per year of ECU 441 824 in 1994, ECU 550 835 in 1995, ECU 619 208 in 1996, ECU 978 809 in 1997, and ECU 651 589 in 1998 (estimated); aid to human rights and democratization of ECU 74 500 in 1996 and ECU 663 990 in 1998 (estimated); and food aid or security of ECU 12,07 million in 1994, ECU 7,53 million in 1995, ECU 3,80 million in 1996, ECU 2,00 million in 1997 and ECU 39,00 million in 1998 (estimated). (1999/C 297/073) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3193/98 by Arthur Newens (PSE) to the Commission (27 October 1998) Subject: Trade with Turkey Would the Commission provide figures detailing the changes in the volume of trade transacted between the EU as a whole and EU Member States, on the one hand, and Turkey, on the other, since the Customs Union came into effect? Answer given by Mr van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (16 November 1998) Trade between the Community and Turkey has increased substantially since the entry into force of the customs union, from around ECU 22 000 million in 1995 to upwards of ECU 28 000 million in 1996 and ECU 34 000 million in 1997. The Community’s surplus on the account likewise increased over the same period, from ECU 4 000 million in 1995 to ECU 8 000 million in 1996 and ECU 10 000 million in 1997. The same trends are reflected in the figures for Member States’ bilateral trade with Turkey