§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money the European Union has provided to regeneration projects in each member state in(a) 1990, (b) 1995, (c) 2000 and (d) 2004. [184263]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe Commission does not produce specific figures for funds spent on regeneration projects. However, figures for the overall spends on structural and cohesion funds across EU member states in 1990, 1995 and 2000 are set out in the following table. The figures for 2004 have yet to be released. Figures for 1990 and 1995 are in ECU millions and for 2000 in ¢millions.
Country 1990 1995 2000 Belgium 154.903 178.59 1,829 Denmark 76.66 104.40 745 Germany 511.261 3,039.76 28,156 Greece 1,171.523 2,714.68 20,961 Spain 2,836.067 6,076.89 43,087 France 1,231.601 1,663.61 14,794 Ireland 730.087 996.85 3,088 Italy 1,624.853 2,353.29 28,484 Luxembourg 10.139 11.75 78 Netherlands 142.867 241.16 2,635 Portugal 1,067.048 1,527.70 19,029 United Kingdom 1,107.894 1,637.10 15,635 Austria — 343.97 1,473 Finland — 353.34 1,908 Sweden — 309.36 1,836