WRITTEN QUESTION E-1901/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Raphael Programme (1996-2000).
C 170 E/120 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 20. 6. 2000 (2000/C 170 E/141) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1899/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Kaleidoscope Programme (1996-1998) Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private), institutions, companies, cooperatives and individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under the Kaleidoscope programme of Community support to artistic and cultural activities (1996-1998) (budget ü ECU 26,5 million, equal to approx. LIT 51 billion) and how much each of them has been granted? Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been successfully implemented? Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (23 November 1999) With regard to the first part of the question, due to the scale of the answer which includes many publications, the Commission will forward the answer in full directly to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat-General. With regard to the second part, the progress of selected projects is monitored by means of interim and final reports and, consequently, financial contributions are allocated only when these reports have been checked and approved by the Commission. (2000/C 170 E/142) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1901/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Raphael Programme (1996-2000) Will the Commission state what agencies (public or private), institutions, companies, cooperatives and individuals have been allocated funding (specifying whether payments have already been made) under Raphael, the Community action programme in the field of cultural heritage (1996-2000) (budget ü ECU 67 million, equal to LIT 130 billion) and how much each of them has been granted? Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been successfully implemented? Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission (23 November 1999) The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that the Raphael programme was adopted at the end of 1997 by the Parliament and the Council with a global allocation of ECU 30 million and for a four year period, 1997-2000. However, in view of the adoption of the framework Culture 2000í programme, 1999 was the last year of the implementation of the Raphael programme. In response to the first part of the question, the Commission is sending a list directly to the Honourable Member and to Parliamentís Secretariat. As to the second part of the question, the selected projects are followed-up through intermediate and final reports and the financial contributions granted are given only after verification and acceptance of these reports by the Commission