91998E1990

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1990/98

by Mary Banotti (PPE) to the Commission

(30 June 1998)

Subject: Measures in favour of the family and children

Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Commission in Case C-106/96 (12 May 1998), what action is the Commission taking, or does it propose to take, to ensure the implementation of the projects to be funded from Item B3-4108: Measures in favour of the family and children?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(6 October 1998)

The Commission has decided to release part of the appropriations for item B3-4108 - Measures in favour of the family and children - for 1998. Commitments totalling ECU 810 000 have been entered into to date. Other projects totalling ECU 2,19 million could still be financed in the context of the production of a report on population and of the execution of projects accepted by the Commission before 10 June 1998, for which certain expectations have been created.

The possibility of financing these measures in future will be reviewed in the context of the interinstitutional agreement on the legal bases and amendments introduced by the Amsterdam Treaty.