WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3990/98 by Frank VANHECKE to the Commission. Participation by European citizens in elections to the European Parliament in Member States whose nationality they do not possess
21. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 207/155 A contribution from the Commission may be obtained on presentation, by a European cooperation 2. network consisting of partners from at least three countries eligible under the Raphael programme, of a project for the study of the common problem evoked and the development of a common methodology for innovative interventions which will serve as an example at a European scale and a case study. The closing date for presenting projects is 26 March 1999. (1) OJ C 342, 10. 11. 1998. (1999/C 207/214) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3990/98 by Frank Vanhecke (NI) to the Commission (4 January 1999) Subject: Participation by European citizens in elections to the European Parliament in Member States whose nationality they do not possess In his answer to my Written Question E-3595/96 (1) Commissioner Monti said that the information requested (my Written Question E-3314/95) (2) was still being collected in the Member States. The activities also had been extended to include data on the first European Parliament elections in Sweden, Austria and Finland in the report to Parliament and the Council. Does the Commission now possess the statistics requested, broken down by nationality and by Member State? What percentage of the persons in questions exercised their right to vote? Has there been a previous report to Parliament and the Council? if so, where is it published? (1) OJ C 217, 17. 7. 1997, p. 28. (2) OJ C 91, 27. 3. 1996, p. 58. Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission (5 February 1999) All the information available to the Commission has been published in the report of 7 January 1998 from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 93/109/EC (1). (1) COM(97) 731 final. (1999/C 207/215) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3998/98 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission Subject: Funding for groups of children from the Socrates programme (5 January 1999) The DIECEC network (Developing Intercultural Education through Cooperation between European Cities) deals with the educational needs of disadvantaged groups of children; its activities have been funded hitherto by the Socrates programme. Following the recent revision of the Socrates programme, will the above network continue to be funded from that programme?