WRITTEN QUESTION P-0662/00 by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission. Fifth Action Programme on equal opportunities for women and men.
C 330 E/198 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 11. 2000 (2000/C 330 E/228) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0662/00 by Helena Torres Marques (PSE) to the Commission (28 February 2000) Subject: Fifth Action Programme on equal opportunities for women and men Following the discussion of 22 February last with Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou on the Fifth Equality Opportunities Programme: 1. How does the Commission, given that this action programme is scheduled to be adopted at the end of 2000 or the beginning of 2001, envisage its implementation in 2001? 2. How does the Commission, given that it envisages the Fifth Programme covering both mainstreaming activities and positive action, intend to divide the funding between these two areas? Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission (21 March 2000) As the member of the Commission responsible for Employment and social affairs mentioned in the discussion in the womenís rights committee on 22 February 2000, the proposal for a new framework programme on gender equality, covering the period 2001 ü 2005 is scheduled to be presented for adoption before Summer 2000. Both the Portuguese and the French presidencies have introduced this subject in their respective agendas in order to ensure the adoption of the new programme by the Council on the basis of Article 13 of the EC Treaty, so that it can be implemented in 2001. With regard to the funding of the new programme, this will reflect its combined approach linking specific actions to redress inequalities that women experience, and gender mainstreaming. Under this new approach, the Commission will be invited to identify its activities to promote gender equality (be it mainstreaming policies or positive action) both in terms of content and expenditure, the new programme being the áumbrellaí for all Community policies that can make a contribution to the goal of achieving gender equality. In addition, the new programme will include a series of horizontal and co-ordinating actions to ensure internal consistency and effectiveness as well as monitoring, reporting and evaluation. Actions which cannot be funded under other budget lines will be presented under the form of a Council decision for an action programme equipped with a specific budget line (B3-4012). (2000/C 330 E/229) WRITTEN QUESTION P-0663/00 by Martin Schulz (PSE) to the Commission (29 February 2000) Subject: The Leuna refinery in the Federal Republic of Germany 1. Has the Commission completed all its enquiries into whether the construction of the Leuna refinery in Germany satisfies the requirements of competition law? Does the Commission have no doubts concerning the proper handling and implementation of the procedure by the competent authorities in Germany? 2. Is the Commission aware that documents connected with aid to the Leuna refinery may have disappeared from the Federal Chancellorís office? Has the Commission taken any steps to examine whether such incidents affect the interests of the EU, with particular regard to establishing whether the proper procedures were used for granting licences? 3. Has the Commission contacted the authorities in the Federal Republic to check whether the documents that may have disappeared and the data that may have been deleted include documents or data of which the EUís authorities have copies or which, found, could be of assistance to the Commission? if