WRITTEN QUESTION No. 696/99 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL Structural Funds
12. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 325/131 Joint answer to Written Questions E-0657/99, E-0658/99, E-0659/99, E-0660/99, E-0661/99, E-0662/99, E-0663/99, E-0664/99, E-0665/99, E-0666/99, E-0667/99, E-0668/99, E-0669/99, E-0670/99, E-0671/99, E-0672/99, E-0673/99, E-0674/99 and E-0675/99 given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (23 April 1999) The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat a table containing the information requested. (1999/C 325/193) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0696/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (26 March 1999) Subject: Structural Funds The regions whose level of income per inhabitant is less than 75 % of that which corresponds to the average Community inhabitant are classed as ‘Objective 1 regions’ and are entitled to substantial Community aid. In order to work out whether this threshold has been crossed or not, the draft Council Regulation, COM(98) 0131 final (1), laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds, stipulates that the figures corresponding to the last three years on which Eurostat has information will be taken into account. Currently, only the figures corresponding to the financial years 1994, 1995 and 1996 are available. When will the figures corresponding to 1994 be replaced by those from 1997 in the regions which are seeking to qualify as ‘Objective 1 regions’? (1) OJ C 176, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1. Answer given by Mr de Silguy on behalf of the Commission (19 April 1999) Estimates, for 1997, of regional gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, expressed in purchasing power standards, should be available in December 1999. (1999/C 325/194) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0748/99 by Anita Pollack (PSE) to the Commission (29 March 1999) Subject: EC development aid to countries of South Asia Will the Commission please provide a list of total EC development aid to the following countries for each of the last five years: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives? Can it also provide a list for the same countries of the EC development aid for each of the last five years on a per capita basis? Answer given by Mr Marín on behalf of the Commission (29 April 1999) The Commission is sending the information requested direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat