92000E1759

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1759/00

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(31 May 2000)

Subject: European cooperation project on adult education

The trade union Sinorquifa Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da Química, Farmacêutica, Petróleo e Gás do Norte (CGTP-IN), representing workers in the chemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas industries, has concluded a partnership protocol with the Syndicat CGT Energie et Mines, Midi, Pyrénées, Toulouse and the Federación de Química CCIG/Galicia within the framework of the PACE project (European Programme of Advanced Continuing Education), established as part of the Grundtvig/Socrates/Leonardo da Vinci programmes.

They submitted their applications accordingly.

Can the Commission provide a progress report on the above applications?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(14 July 2000)

The Commission drew up the selection proposals on the basis of the assessment of applications submitted for the Grundtvig programme for 2000. The PACE project (Project No: 88131-CP-1-2000-0-ES-Grundtvig-ADU) is included in these proposals.

Proposals concerning the projects selected were submitted for the opinion of the Socrates Committee on 26/27 June 2000, and the final results will be communicated to the project coordinators in August 2000.