European Parliament 1 August 2000, WRITTEN QUESTION E-2575/00 by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) and Arlindo Cunha (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Rules governing the application of agro-environmental measures in Portugal.

Against that background, it is true that the Commission is now taking stock of the programmes and their prospects. But no conclusions can be drawn at this stage. Whatever conclusions may be drawn, the Commission is aware of the key role the decentralised programmes play in Latin America as a channel for dialogue with civil society on both sides of the Atlantic.