WRITTEN QUESTION P-2788/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Discrimination of the remote and peripheral regions of the EU assessing the research task Climate variability and abrupt climate change of the EESD programme.
3. 10. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 280 E/129 in Quartu S. Elena benefited from Community funding to launch the The Sardinian language school project as a pilot project in 1998. The priority for Community funding and its necessary added value is to favour new initiatives which could not be run without funding from the Community action. When the project was resubmitted in 1999, it could only be put on the reserve list, as other projects were of better quality or greater priority, and unfortunately the budget limit meant that it could not be funded. (2000/C 280 E/139) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2788/99 by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission (7 January 2000) Subject: Discrimination of the remote and peripheral regions of the EU assessing the research task Climate variability and abrupt climate changeí of the EESD programme Will the Commission give an assurance that within the assessment of research task 2. 1. 4 Climate variability and abrupt climate changeí of the EESD programme it will try to ensure that remote and peripheral regions of the EU ü which lie outside direct human influence and are therefore crucial for the understanding of natural climate variability and where research may be expensive ü will not be discriminated against on grounds of cost? Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission (11 February 2000) As is the case for all the topics of the key action on global change, climate and biodiversity (including the research tasks áclimate variability and abrupt climate changeí) of the Energy, environmental and substain- able development) (EESD) specific research programme (1), the most important criterion for evaluation of research proposals is the scientific quality and relevance to the work programme. The Commissionís evaluation manual for proposals within the Fifth framework programme clearly states that the projects are selected based on quality, while ensuring equality of treatment and impartiality. Obviously, sound and high quality climate variability research will continue to be supported subject to evaluatorsí recommendations and the available budget. Several ongoing projects of the Fourth framework programme for Research and technological development (RTD) deal with research undertaken in áremote and peripheralí regions of the Community and beyond e. g. Arctic and Antarctic. (1) OJ L 64, 12. 3. 1999. (2000/C 280 E/140) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2789/99 by Paul Coßteaux (UEN) to the Commission (7 January 2000) Subject: The directive on labelling and the sale of French-labelled products in France The Advocate-General, Mr Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, believes that French legislation making it obligatory that food products in France be labelled in French infringes the European Directive on Labelling