Question No 3 by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (H-0763/05)

Subject: Young people in rural and remote areas and use of the Structural Funds and other financial instruments

With the end of the 2000-2006 planning period in view, what is the Council's assessment of the results achieved through the use of the Structural Funds and other financial instruments in terms of the social integration, education, training and vocational development of young people living in rural, island, mountain, sparsely populated and remote areas, and areas facing demographic problems?

Does the new plan for 2007-2013 include measures which target this group to promote their integration into their natural social environment and enable them to continue living there?