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The rapporteur, Mr Rubig (EPP, A), expressed his support\n for the proposal from the Commission concerning the allocation of financial\n assistance to certain NGOs, as these organisations played a key role in\n developing environmental awareness and were a real melting pot for ideas and\n proposals. Commissioner Bjerregaard said that she could only accept part of\n the amendments tabled.
\nThe rapporteur welcomed the initiative for an action\n programme to promote non-governmental organisations involved in environmental\n protection. However, she argued for a whole series of amendments which\n covered, among other issues, the distribution of resources in the areas of\n activity of NGOs. Therefore, while approving the Council’s common position\n where it specified 40% for environmental information, the rapporteur called\n for 50% instead of the Council’s 40% for the analysis of environmental\n activities and 10% instead of 20% for cooperation. She noted that it was\n inconceivable for the appropriations intended for cooperation to be used to\n finance meetings of Commission departments and/or advisory committees under\n the ‘subsidies to NGOs’ heading. Commissioner Bjerregaard considered that\n NGOs formed an important source of information for the Commission,\n particularly as they could play a major role in developing a new democracy in\n
The rapporteur, Mr Rubig (EPP, A), expressed his support\n for the proposal from the Commission concerning the allocation of financial\n assistance to certain NGOs, as these organisations played a key role in\n developing environmental awareness and were a real melting pot for ideas and\n proposals. Commissioner Bjerregaard said that she could only accept part of\n the amendments tabled.
\nThe rapporteur welcomed the initiative for an action\n programme to promote non-governmental organisations involved in environmental\n protection. However, she argued for a whole series of amendments which\n covered, among other issues, the distribution of resources in the areas of\n activity of NGOs. Therefore, while approving the Council’s common position\n where it specified 40% for environmental information, the rapporteur called\n for 50% instead of the Council’s 40% for the analysis of environmental\n activities and 10% instead of 20% for cooperation. She noted that it was\n inconceivable for the appropriations intended for cooperation to be used to\n finance meetings of Commission departments and/or advisory committees under\n the ‘subsidies to NGOs’ heading. Commissioner Bjerregaard considered that\n NGOs formed an important source of information for the Commission,\n particularly as they could play a major role in developing a new democracy in\n