WRITTEN QUESTION E-1876/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission. Support for the press.
C 203 E/78 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 18. 7. 2000 (2000/C 203 E/096) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1876/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Support for the press The Commissionís reply of 22 December 1998 to Written Question E-2924/98 (1) failed to provide full and satisfactory answers to my queries. Would the Commission therefore answer the following supplementary questions: 1. What documents and information does the Commission draw on when deciding which media to support? 2. What was the extent of financial support for Austrian media in 1997 and 1998? 3. Which Austrian media received financial support, and how much, in connection with which European policy areas? 4. How does the Commission ascertain whether the press reports it helps to finance stimulate public awareness in European matters, or contribute to forming public opinion? (1) OJ C 289, 11. 10. 1999, p. 14. Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission (5 January 2000) 1. The representation of the Commission in Austria does not support the media by way of subsidy, but buys advertisements or gives financial contributions for an extra number of copies, additional costs for research or supplementary pages. Criteria for selection of media are the number of copies and the number of readers, the credibility of the medium as well as the social profile of its readership. Furthermore, the Commission aims to arrive at a well-balanced media-mix. The Commission expenditure on Austrian media in 1997 was ATS 4,9 million, and in 1998 ATS 1,5 2. million. The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to the Parliamentís Secretariat a 3. table containing the information requested. 4. Checking the results of a specific advertisement is hardly possible. Therefore, the Commission concentrates, as explained above, on those media which are regarded by their readers as competent information sources for this specific matter. (2000/C 203 E/097) WRITTEN QUESTION E-1877/99 by Daniela Raschhofer (NI) to the Commission (29 October 1999) Subject: Expenditure on job creation Since widely differing statistics are available concerning expenditure on the creation of jobs in the European Union and the individual Member States, the questions set out below arise: 1. What is the annual expenditure in the European Union on the creation of new jobs under EU programmes (ESF, etc. ) or appropriate guidelines? 2. What is the expenditure in the Member States on the creation of new jobs under EU programmes (ESF, etc. ) or appropriate guidelines? 3. What statistics are available on this subject, and where can I obtain them?