WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2861/98 by Daniel VARELA SUANZES- CARPEGNA to the Council. Arrangements envisaged by the Council for the project shared amongst European cities of culture in 2000
14. 5. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 135/129 Is the Council aware of these facts and of the forthcoming trial against this political party? Does the Council consider that, in view of the criminal proceedings against the Rainbow Party, there can be said to be a breach of international treaty provisions which also apply to Greece? What steps does the Council intend to take to ensure that inter alia the fundamental freedom of choice of language is also respected in Greece? Reply (20/21 December 1998) The Honourable Member is referred to the reply given to Question No E-1998/98. (1999/C 135/155) WRITTEN QUESTION E-2850/98 by Roberta Angelilli (NI) to the Commission (28 September 1998) Subject: Reappraisal of energy-based medical techniques There are a number of academic disciplines and fields of professional specialisation which do not currently receive adequate support from the European Social Fund, but which have considerable potential as sources of employment. In particular, the Homo Sapiens Academy of Viareggio (Italy) offers specialisation courses for doctors and psychologists on an energy-based approach to psychology and clinical practice, designed to provide a familiarisation with this area, and its implications for health, showing its many connections with the biological, psychological and relational aspects of human beings. The energy-based approach has always been confined to experimentation, and moreover, it is not an official field. However, the changed cultural climate has now made it possible to establish a body of knowledge with methodological rigour. In view of the above can the Commission say: 1. whether there is any provision for measures to facilitate and/or fund the spread and adoption of these methods and courses? 2. whether there are any documents on this subject produced by the Commission or any other Community bodies? Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission (23 November 1998) The distribution of European social fund (ESF) funding is handled by monitoring committees which make detailed arrangements for the selection of projects. As a general rule, advanced-level specialisation courses are not co-financed by the ESF. The Commission has not adopted any guidelines for monitoring committees as to the support of the discipline mentioned by the Honourable Member, nor is it aware of any documents on this subject produced by any Community body. (1999/C 135/156) WRITTEN QUESTION P-2861/98 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE) to the Council (14 September 1998) Subject: Arrangements envisaged by the Council for the project shared amongst European cities of culture in 2000 In recognition of the symbolic significance of the year 2000, the EU has decided to undertake a project which for the first time will be shared amongst nine European cities of culture: Avignon, Cracow, Reykjavik, Santiago de Compostela, Helsinki, Bergen, Bologna, Brussels and Prague. Five cities from EU Member States and four from European countries outside the Union will thus join together in a cultural cooperation project without precedent in Europe, insofar as it brings together three cities from northern