WRITTEN QUESTION E-2323/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission. Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EC and the People's Republic of China.
C 225 E/100 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 8. 8. 2000 The Commission has recently launched a comparative analysis and description of all civil service schemes ü including those that are an alternative to military service ü in the Member States. The results ü which should be available in the second half of the year ü should identify possibilities for building up synergies between national civil service schemes and European voluntary service. (1) OJ L 214, 31. 7. 1998. (2) OJ C 210, 22. 7. 1999. (2000/C 225 E/100) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2322/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (13 December 1999) Subject: Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EC and the Argentine Republic The Commission is proposing that a scientific and technological agreement should be concluded with the Argentine Republic. It would provide for an increase in cooperation and exchanges of views on research and development. As the Committee on Budgets has already stated, further and more precise information is needed from the Commission in this regard. Without answers to the following questions it will be impossible to give this matter appropriate consideration: 1. What financial contribution will the Argentine partners be making to the research activities? 2. Are there any analyses of the benefits and cost efficiency of international cooperation agreements of this kind? If so, what do they say? 3. To what extent are scientists, research workers, officials and other public employees involved under this cooperation agreement? 4. Does this agreement also extend to research in the area of biotechnology or military biotechnology? (2000/C 225 E/101) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2323/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (13 December 1999) Subject: Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EC and the Peopleís Republic of China The Commission is proposing that a scientific and technological agreement should be concluded with the Peopleís Republic of China. It would provide for an increase in cooperation and exchanges of views on research and development. As the Committee on Budgets has already stated, further and more precise information is needed from the Commission in this regard. Without answers to the following questions it will be impossible to give this matter appropriate consideration: 1. What financial contribution will the Chinese partners be making to the research activities? 2. Are there any analyses of the benefits and cost efficiency of international cooperation agreements of this kind? If so, what do they say? 8. 8. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 225 E/101 3. To what extent are scientists, research workers, officials and other public employees involved under this cooperation agreement? 4. Does this agreement also extend to research in the area of biotechnology or military biotechnology? (2000/C 225 E/102) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2324/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (13 December 1999) Subject: Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EC and the Russian Federation The Commission is proposing that a scientific and technological agreement should be concluded with the Russian Federation. It would provide for an increase in cooperation and exchanges of views on research and development. As the Committee on Budgets has already stated, further and more precise information is needed from the Commission in this regard. Without answers to the following questions it will be impossible to give this matter appropriate consideration: 1. What financial contribution will the Russian partners be making to the research activities? 2. Are there any analyses of the benefits and cost efficiency of international cooperation agreements of this kind? If so, what do they say? 3. To what extent are scientists, research workers, officials and other public employees involved under this cooperation agreement? 4. Does this agreement also extend to research in the area of biotechnology or military biotechnology? Joint answer to Written Questions E-2322/99, E-2323/99 and E-2324/99 given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission (11 January 2000) Partners from non-member countries in all scientific and technical cooperation projects entered into under these various agreements must ensure that their own research costs are covered. Under those agreements, no Community funding is thus granted to partners from such countries. Nevertheless, in accordance with Council and Parliament Decisions, and as was the case before the agreements took effect, China and Argentina continue to remain eligible for Community funding under the specific áresearch for developmentí programme. As for Russia, even after the agreement takes effect it will continue to benefit from Community funding of its INCO-Copernicus and INTAS activities. The scientific and technical cooperation agreements between the Community and Argentina, the Commun- ity and China and the Community and Russia will not, in themselves, generate any additional costs to the Community budget apart from the management costs arising from said agreements. There has so far been no genuine cost-benefit analysis of the other agreements on scientific and technological cooperation. However, assessments are being, and will also be, carried out at cooperation-instrument and/or project level with Argentina, China and Russia, the same applying to the other agreements in force. The agreements with Argentina and China make specific provision for such assessments at regular intervals, any extension of agreements being subject to the outcome of those assessments