91998E3555(01)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3555/98

by Cristiana Muscardini (NI) to the Commission

(1 December 1998)

Subject: St. Teresa di Lerici sailing school

On 30 December 1993, the local authority in Lerici approved the above project, financed by the Liguria regional authority and the Community's Reneval programme.

On 16 April 1997, work on the project was completed for the local authority in Lerici.

To date, five years after the funds for the project were approved and 18 months after work on the project was completed, the local authority has still not managed to make the sailing school operational. Furthermore, the fact that the school has remained unused for an extended period has led to the deterioration of the buildings, which have also been damaged by vandals.

1. Is the Commission aware of the reasons for this disgraceful delay and does it know where responsibility for the delay lies?

2. Is it in a position to assess whether the expenditure on the implementation of the project tallies with the funds made available?

3. Can it state how much funding was made available for the project under the Reneval programme?

4. Do the rules in force stipulate a deadline for the implementation of a project once aid has been granted?

5. What are the consequences of a deadline not being observed?

Answer given by Mrs Wulf-Mathies on behalf of the Commission

(10 December 1998)

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