WRITTEN QUESTION E-2512/99 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission. Projects selected under the Culture 2000 programme.
1. 8. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 219 E/175 Meanwhile, a working group of the standing veterinary committee has been established in order to identify the difficulties encountered by the authorities in enforcing Community legislation including the collation of the information sent to the Commission by the Member States under Article 8 of the Directive. Concerning the protection of animals during transport, Community legislation is drawn up on the basis of the results of scientific research and practical knowledge, both of which indicate that animal transport is feasible if specific conditions are met. Community animal welfare legislation is under continuous revision in line with new scientific knowledge and practical experience in the field. As recently underlined in the white paper on food safety, adopted on 12 January 2000, the Commission attaches major importance to the issue of animal welfare. (2000/C 219 E/223) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2512/99 by Rosa MiguØlez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission (22 December 1999) Subject: Projects selected under the Culture 2000 programme The Commission has selected 55 cultural projects under the Culture 2000 programme, for which over 6 million euros will be made available. Do any of those 55 projects relate to the year 2000 cultural capitals? Of the experimental initiatives selected, five are projects to be implemented in Spain. What are those five projects and has any of them anything to do with Santiago de Compostela? Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (28 January 2000) With regard to Community cultural programmes, the Commission would remind the Honourable Member that its objective is not to allocate specific aid to one Member State or another but to encourage cultural cooperation by supporting in particular projects which have a European dimension and are carried out under partnership arrangements. The Commission received 410 applications in response to its call for applications áfor experimental measures under the framework programme in support of cultureí published in the Official Journal (1). The Commission selected 55 of these, following consultation of a committee of independent experts represent- ing several cultural disciplines. Only one of these projects relates to the European Cities of Culture. This is the Hotel Europaí project, whose main organiser is Intercult Production (Sweden) and co-organisers are the following associations: Association de Gestion du Festival díAvignon, Bologna 2000, Verein Wiener Festwoche and Rotterdam 2001. Four of the projects selected are organised mainly by a Spanish body: Electronic Map of European Venuesí, identityí, and Pain ü a multidisciplinary and intercultural thematic studyí, Argonauts 2000í. Globalisation and cultural None of these projects has anything to do with Santiago de Compostela, which under the Raphael programme received funding (under the heading of European laboratories) of EUR 150 000 in 1999 and EUR 175 000 in 1998. Furthermore, in 1997, 1996, 1995, and 1994, Santiago de Compostela received funding (under the heading of symbolic projects) of ECU 200 000 per year. (1) OJ C 163, 10. 6. 1999