EU funds used to renovate a bullring
5.11.2013
Question for written answer P-012518-13
to the Commission
Rule 117
Raül Romeva i Rueda (Verts/ALE)
The town council of Ondara in the Autonomous Community of Valencia has announced that it will renovate a bullring using the approximately EUR 600 000 it has obtained from EU funds[1]. The building's appearance will be altered and all the changes needed before bullfights can be held once again on a regular basis will be carried out.
This represents a new step in the European Union's subsidy of equipment and resources to promote bullfights — a cruel form of entertainment benefiting directly or indirectly from aid from EU citizens as a whole — in some Member States.
Is the Commission aware of the aforementioned case?
Is the Commission considering promoting measures to stop bullfighting equipment and resources receiving subsidies?
- [1] http://lamarinaplaza.com/2013/11/04/ondara-dedicara-600-000-e-de-fondos-europeos-a-rehabilitar-la-plaza-de-toros/
OJ C 230, 17/07/2014