WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1143/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. Agri-environmental measures/Azores
22. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 402/79 (98/C 402/097) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1137/98 by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Cohesion Fund/Azores In view of the specific nature of Portugalís Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community support received by the region from the Cohesion Fund? What does the Commission envisage as regards the support to be made available from this fund during the 2000-2006 financial period? Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission (28 May 1998) To date, the Portuguese authorities have only submitted one project for the region of the Azores for part-financing by the Cohesion Fund. This involves the treatment and disposal of urban waste on the islands of Sªo Miguel, Pico and Terceira. The Commission received this application on 19 March 1998 and is currently considering it. The Commission is proposing that the Fund be maintained during the next programming period. Since it up to the Member States to propose projects to the Commission for Cohesion Fund assistance, it is not possible to forecast the future support that the Azores will receive from the Cohesion Fund. (98/C 402/098) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1143/98 by JosØ ApolinÆrio (PSE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Agri-environmental measures/Azores In view of the specific nature of Portugalís Azores region (an extremely remote region which, as such, has a special status enshrined in the EU Treaty), would the Commission give details of the amount of Community support received by the region under the agri-environmental measures during the 1994-1999 period? What does the Commission envisage as regards the provision of such support during the 2000-2006 financial period? Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission (20 May 1998) The specific agro-environmental programme for the Azores under Council Regulation (EEC) 2078/92 of 30 June 1992 on agricultural production methods compatible with the requirements of the protection of the environment and the maintenance of the countryside (1) was approved by Commission Decision of 3 June 1994. The eligible part-funding approved for the period 1993-97 was ECU 18. 77 million, broken down as follows: Year Portugal (Azores) EAGGF (Guarantee) Total Ecus (ECU (B) = PTE 196. 667 on 1 January 1994) (1) 1994 1995 1996 1997 Total 317 910 764 824 1 465 754 2 144 640 4 693 127 953 729 2 294 472 4 397 263 6 433 919 1 271 638 3 059 296 5 863 017 8 578 558 14 079 382 18 772 510 (1) Amount in ECU green rate x 1. 207