WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1680/98 by Kirsi PIHA to the Commission. Utilization of PHARE appropriations in Latvia
C 50/70 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 22. 2. 1999 Of the PHARE appropriations intended for Lithuania, how much was utilized in 1997 for such cooperation and what proportion of these appropriations did it represent? (1999/C 50/102) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1680/98 by Kirsi Piha (PPE) to the Commission (29 May 1998) Subject: Utilization of PHARE appropriations in Latvia Educational cooperation is one of the most important forms of grass-roots cooperation between the EU Member States and the candidate countries. Of the PHARE appropriations intended for Latvia, how much was utilized in 1997 for such cooperation and what proportion of these appropriations did it represent? (1999/C 50/103) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1681/98 by Kirsi Piha (PPE) to the Commission (29 May 1998) Subject: Utilization of PHARE appropriations in Poland Educational cooperation is one of the most important forms of grass-roots cooperation between the EU Member States and the candidate countries. Of the PHARE appropriations intended for Poland, how much was utilized in 1997 for such cooperation and what proportion of these appropriations did it represent? Joint answer to Written Questions E-1678/98, E-1679/98, E-1680/98 and E-1681/98 given by Mr van den Broek on behalf of the Commission (8 July 1998) The Community attaches importance to the development of quality education and the implementation of a vocational training system in all the candidate countries of central and eastern Europe. Phare funds have been allocated since 1992 to improve the education systems in those countries. In particular, the Tempus programme has substantially contributed to the achievement of the goals of higher education reform and has created the basis for cooperation between higher education institutions in the three Baltic States and Poland and those of the Community. Reforms are currently being undertaken in all three Baltic States and Poland at all levels of the education and vocational training system in order to further adapt them to the needs of a democratic society and to the market economy The Community has opened programmes such as Leonardo and Socrates to participation of these countries. In 1997, the following Phare allocations were made to education: › Estonia Information systems in education. ECU 1,7 million to support the national Estonian programme for information technology in education by improving the access to networks, administration systems, teaching methods and to develop native language information services. Higher education & science reform programme. ECU 0,6 million to improve the two recently established interdisciplinary centres of strategic competence for stimulating the integration of teaching and research and the dialogue between the educational sector and the industry › funded from Phare 1996. Language training for non-Estonian speakers. ECU 1,4 million to promote the integration and naturalisation of Russian speaking minorities). Tempus. ECU 1,2 million. The allocation to education amounting to ECU 4,9 million represents 15 % of the overall budget for Estonia in 1997