11 Amendments of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2012/2107(DEC)
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Republic of Cyprus joined the EU, on 1 May 2004, as a divided island due to the rejection of the UN comprehensive settlement plan by the Greek Cypriots, and that pursuant to Article 1(1) of Protocol 10 of the Act of Accession 2003 the application of the acquis is suspended in the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 110 #
4. Recalls that the existing de facto division of Cyprus dates back to 1963, when the inter-communal conflict erupted followed with a UN decision to send a peace keeping force to Cyprus in March 1964 and Turkey’s military invasion oftervention in the Northern part of the island in July 1974;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that as a result of the 1974 events of the period 1963 to 1974, the vast majority of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots live separately on the respective sides of the buffer zone and that the resulting property issue has been one of the most difficult problems to solve as part of the ongoing efforts to reach a settlement;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the fact that an estimated 78% of privately owned land in the northern part of Cyprus legally belongs to Greek Cypriots, whose consent is required for EU-funded infrastructure investments on their land;there is an island wide unresolved property issue where both communities on both sides of the island are similarly affected from this issue.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note that the programme has assisted a great number of different beneficiaries across the Turkish Cypriot community and some important results have already been achieved, where the developing and restructuring of infrastructure constitutes a large portion of EU’s financial assistance to Turkish Cypriots and covers a number of projects which have mostly resulted with great success, but that the construction of a Kumkov seawater desalination plant, which is the programme’s largest bi- communal project (€27.5 million), ended in failure due to unacceptable restrictions;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the programme has assisted many different beneficiaries across the Turkish Cypriot community; but observes nevertheless that it has not been possible to implement the single largest bi-communal project, the construction of a seawater desalination plant (27,5 million euro) due to resthe withdrawal from the contriactions imposed by the Turkish army of the Greek Cypriot sub-contractor. This represents a significant setback for the programme;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls here that the ultimate objective of the instrument is to support economic and social development of the Turkish Cypriot Community with a view to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Regrets the loss of the seawater desalination plant project which was an unfortunate setback; recalls that this project was not only the main project in the water sector but also the largest bi- communal project funded under the instrument and that the plant was intended to provide 23 000 m3 of clean drinking water per day covering the needs of an estimated 100 000 people and recalls that water supply is becoming an increasingly critical issue for the island following a 40 % decrease in the mean annual rainfall in the past 30 years; is deeply concerned thaabout the cancellation of the project due to the restrictions, imposed by the Greek Cypriot contractor by the Turkish army means that this serious environmental issue will not be addressed;withdrawal from the contract of the Greek Cypriot sub- contractor.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasizes that the main objective of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 is to support economic and social development of the Turkish Cypriot Community with a view to facilitateing the reunification of the island; recommends reviewing once againthat the distribution of the aid to the TCc and this to continue under the five objectives obstacles related to the sustainability of the projects; suggests considering whether large scale bi-communalf Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 (which are developing and restructuring of infrastructure, programs should still be pursued or a focus on smaller scale bi-communal projectsmoting social and economic development, fostering reconciliation, confidence -building measures, the and support tof the civil society, the missing persons' related activities, the youth mobility,bringing the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU and preparing for the introduction and implementation of the acquis communautaire upon the preservunification of historical sites should be considered instead;Cyprus) and will be sustained in accordance with the suggestions underlined in the Court of Auditors’ special report.