WRITTEN QUESTION No. 726/99 by José GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL Structural Funds
C 370/94 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 21. 12. 1999 Currently, only the figures corresponding to the financial years 1994, 1995 and 1996 are available. What regions in Luxembourg does the Commission expect not to be classed as Objective 1 regions for this three-year period? (1) OJ C 176, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1. (1999/C 370/132) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0724/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (29 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. What regions in Great Britain does the Commission expect not to be classed as Objective 1 regions for this three-year period? (1) OJ C 176, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1. (1999/C 370/133) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0725/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (29 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. What regions in Ireland does the Commission expect not to be classed as Objective 1 regions for this three-year period? (1) OJ C 176, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1. (1999/C 370/134) WRITTEN QUESTION E-0726/99 by José García-Margallo y Marfil (PPE) to the Commission (29 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