Community action programme 1997-1998 in the fields of books and reading, ARIANE

In adopting the recommendation for second reading by Mrs Nana MOUSKOURI (PPE, G) concerning the establishment of the Ariane programme, Parliament amended the common position on various points. It called for the programme's budget to be increased to ECU 10.5 million (as against the Council's proposal of ECU 7 million). One year after the programme has been launched, the Commission should draw up an assessment report on the results achieved, with particular reference to the impact on the dissemination of literature in the less-widely used languages. In addition, works written in these languages should nevertheless be eligible for a translation grant without having been previously translated into other Community languages. Finally, the EP called for the Commission to be assisted by an Advisory Committee for the incentive measures in the cultural field. �