January 20, 2006 ; Press declaration

 

Information requested on delayed allocation of EU structural funds for the region of Saxony

By André Brie

 

The European deputy André Brie (Left Party), in a parliamentary inquiry, has asked the EU commission to take a position on the delayed allocation of structural fund means for the region of Saxony . The budgetary and financial committee of the Saxon Parliament had allocated, on January 11, 2006 , expenditures above plan of about 220 million Euros. In this way, there is supposed to be secured the pre-financing of grants from the European Social Fund, the European Fund for regional development and the agrarian restructuring fund. Up to now, the means from these funds have not yet arrived on the accounts of the Free State of Saxony.

 

Brie demanded information on the general practice in handing out structural funds to the EU member states and the corresponding regulations for that. At the same time, he asked the commission for information, whether Brussels itself had gotten into payment delay or whether the means had been handed on with delay by the Federal government. If the delay was attributable to Berlin , the deputy asked for consequences from this delay.