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Document 92001E001611
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1611/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Financial aid to the European Movement in Malta.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1611/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Financial aid to the European Movement in Malta.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1611/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Financial aid to the European Movement in Malta.
IO C 93E, 18.4.2002, p. 15–15
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- Date of document:
- 01/06/2001; Dáta tarchurtha
- Date of dispatch:
- 01/06/2001
- Date of reply:
- 27/07/2001; Freagra comhpháirteach i scríbhinn
- Author:
- Parlaimint na hEorpa, Not available
- Form:
- Ceist scríofa
- Addressee:
- An Coimisiún Eorpach
- Parliamentary term:
- An cúigiú téarma
- Political group:
- Grúpa na hEite Clé i bParlaimint na hEorpa
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92001E1611
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1611/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Financial aid to the European Movement in Malta.
Official Journal 093 E , 18/04/2002 P. 0015 - 0015
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1611/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (1 June 2001) Subject: Financial aid to the European Movement in Malta How much has the European Union paid in financial aid to date to the European Movement in Malta and what support is planned for the European Movement in the future in terms of financial and other resources? Joint answerto Written Questions E-1610/01, E-1611/01, E-1612/01 and E-1613/01given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission (27 July 2001) It is for the Maltese authorities to adopt a position on Maltese becoming an official language; this matter will be dealt with at the end of the negotiations under the institutions chapter. Any candidate country wanting its national language to become an official language of the European Union is under the obligation to translate the acquis communautaire into that language, using its own resources. In that case the Commission can give technical assistance to help these countries set up the framework needed to carry out the work. Without prejudging its final position on the matter, Malta has informed the Commission that it has started translating the acquis communautaire into Maltese. To date the EU has not given any grants to the European Movement in Malta, nor has it any plans to finance or otherwise back this Movement. The aim of the Commission is not to try to convince the Maltese people of the advantages of EU membership. The Commission considers that it is for the Maltese people to decide on the issue. To help them do so the Commission adopted in May 2000 a communication strategy on enlargement which includes Malta along with the other applicant countries. The strategy has three aims: - to improve the understanding of the EU; - to explain the implications of membership; - to explain the link between preparing for accession and making progress in the negotiations. With this strategy, the Commission aims to give ongoing objective information to the Maltese people and to the citizens of other applicant countries. The Commission is thereby responding to a demand from Maltese civil society and Maltese citizens who want to be correctly informed in order to make the right decision on the question of EU membership. EUR 1 million will be available until 2004, of which EUR 200 000 will be spent this year and EUR 300 000 in 2002. To date one Local Technical Assistance Staff (ALAT) member has been recruited at the EU delegation in Malta and another is due to be taken on. This extra staff will be mainly concerned with managing the pre-accession aid package (EUR 38 million for 2000-2004) and monitoring Malta's progress in implementing the acquis communautaire. Negotiations on the environment have just started with Malta and at this stage the Commission is not in a position to prejudge their outcome.
