European Parliament and Provisional data 28 June 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-1921/01 by Karin Riis-Jørgensen (ELDR) to the Commission. Public procurement and invitations to tender.

The reports presented to the Commission by the Member States concerned indicate that the number of joint enterprises established in 2000 with support from the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG) was very small. Only Spain provided financing for two such projects, for an investment totalling some € 2,67 million. The contribution from the Community amounted to € 1,33 million.