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Document 91999E000258(01)

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 258/99 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL Alleged ESF fraud in Catalonia (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)

OV C 348, 3.12.1999, p. 45 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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91999E0258(01)

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 258/99 by Joan COLOM I NAVAL Alleged ESF fraud in Catalonia (SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER)

Official Journal C 348 , 03/12/1999 P. 0045


WRITTEN QUESTION P-0258/99

by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission

(5 February 1999)

Subject: Alleged ESF fraud in Catalonia

The High Court in Catalonia has agreed to hear a lawsuit concerning claims of ongoing corruption stemming from alleged irregularities in the processing of assistance from the European Social Fund in Catalonia.

To what extent is the Commission aware of this situation? Have its services, in particular UCLAF, taken any measures to deal with the alleged fraud?

Answer given by Mr Flynn on behalf of the Commission

(3 March 1999)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its findings as soon as possible.

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