WRITTEN QUESTION No. 1141/98 by José APOLINÁRIO to the Commission. LIFE/Azores
C 354/70 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 11. 98 Answer given by Mr Santer on behalf of the Commission (11 June 1998) Since 1991, when the programme of options specific to the remote and insular nature of Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) was established, the Community has taken into consideration the specific characteristics of the Portuguese region of the Azores. The programme provides for the application of certain common policies (agriculture, fisheries, etc. ) to be tailored to the specific realities of the situation in this peripheral region. The report on progress made in the implementation of Poseima (1) gives an overview of these measures, which are still in operation. Where necessary, the Commission takes the necessary initiatives for their continuance and improvement. (1) COM(94) 476 final. (98/C 354/115) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1141/98 by Jose· Apolina·rio (PSE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: LIFE/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 LIFE initiative during the 1994-1999 period? What does the Commission envisage as regards support during the 2000-2006 financial period? Answer given by Mrs Bjerregaard on behalf of the Commission (12 May 1998) With regard to LIFE›Environment, the Commission would remind the Honourable Member that to be eligible for LIFE funding demonstration actions must be innovative and contribute towards the development and, where appropriate, implementation of Community environment policy and legislation. Such actions are submitted each year following calls for expressions of interest organised by the national authorities. No proposal has been submitted for the Azores for the period 1994-1999, despite efforts to disseminate our programme in Portugal and efforts by the Portuguese Ministry of the Environment to encourage public bodies and private undertakings in Portugal to send in proposals. As for LIFE›Nature, funded projects must contribute, in particular, to the implementation of the European Natura 2000 network. During the period 1994-1999, the Azores region will receive LIFE funding for five projects (details available on the Internet: http://europa. eu. int/comm/life/home. htm). As for the period 2000-2006, the fact that the approach is based on demand makes it impossible to anticipate whether and how the region will benefit from LIFE funding. (98/C 354/116) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1146/98 by Hilde Hawlicek (PSE) to the Commission (24 April 1998) Subject: Equality of opportunity in the admission of Austrian interpreters and translators to the European Unionís language service In the Austrian Treaty on Accession, Protocol No 10 áon the use of specific Austrian terms of the German language in the framework of the European Unioní recognized the existence of Austrian variants in the German language. However this recognition is restricted to 23 terms which mainly relate to the food sector and the Austrian terms in other specialist areas, in particular the legal sector, are ignored