WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Philoxenia Programme (1997-2000).
18. 7. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 203 E/85 Has it checked how the amounts have actually been used and whether the proposed measures have been successfully implemented? Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission (8 December 1999) The Commissionís Decision of 16 December 1998 specifies the total Community contribution for the Interreg II Community Initiative in Italy as EUR 376 million. In accordance with the Regulations in force, the Commission pays the assistance granted under Interreg direct to the national authorities responsible for the operational programmes and their implementation. A detailed information concerning the final beneficiaries must be obtained from the Italian Ministry of Public Works. The monitoring committees, which are composed of representatives of the Commission and of the Ministries and regions concerned, ensure that the programmes are properly implemented. (2000/C 203 E/105) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Philoxenia Programme (1997-2000) 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 Philoxenia, the first multiannual programme for European tourism (1997-2000) (budget ü ECU 25 million, equal to LIT 48 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 Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission (22 November 1999) As the Commissionís proposal for a Council Decision on a first multiannual programme to assist European (1997-2000) (1), has not been agreed by the Council, the question of the use of tourism Philoxeniaí budgetary credits does not arise. (1) COM(96) 168 final, modified by COM(96) 635 final. (2000/C 203 E/106) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1907/99 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Action programme for AIDS prevention (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 the action programme for AIDS prevention (1996-2000) (Community funds available for the period as a whole: ECU 49,6 million, equal to approx. Lit. 96 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?