Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-14-Speech-2-269"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20020514.12.2-269"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:translated text |
".
I would like to respond to Mr Staes on two accounts. First of all, with regard to the research programme, the Treaty and the texts relating to the Fifth Framework Programme are clear: the Commission has no legal competence in the field of specific military research as this field falls within the scope of intergovernmental cooperation and of the WEU. I am talking about Article 17 of the Treaty. The decision on the Fifth Framework Programme stipulates that the financial aid granted by the Community to research projects within the context of the Framework Programme will be used exclusively for civil purposes. It does not, therefore, authorise specific aid for research that is both military and civil in nature. The same is true of the proposal concerning the Sixth Framework Programme. It is also very clear that it is not, of course, always easy to assess the proportion of civil research that might be applied in the military sector. There are, for example, information technology research programmes which, although set up for civil purposes, could at some point have a military use. We are, however, only carrying out research programmes with civil objectives. That takes care of the research programme.
With regard to Konver, I have said that the actions financed by Konver are still possible within the context of programmes relating to Objectives 1 and 2, which are the responsibility of my colleague, Mr Barnier. I have no other information so I cannot tell you the proportion of actions currently financed by Konver under Objectives 1 and 2. I will say, however, that the aim of the Konver programmes is to convert the labour market sectors most affected by the reduction in armament activities or the closure of military sites. For that reason, the aim of these programmes is a socio-economic aim, which I believe is along the lines you advocate."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples