Activities of Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD related to 2012/2107(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Special Report No 6/2012 (discharge 2011) - 'European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot Community', (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) PDF (198 KB) DOC (128 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Council (General Affairs and External Relations), shortly before the accession of Cyprus to the EU, requested the Commission to submit a proposal for an aid programme with particular emphasis on the economic integration of the island and on improving contacts between the two communities and within the EU and that on 7 July 2004, the Commission proposed a package of two regulations: one for a financial support instrument to encourage the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and a ‘direct trade’ regulation; it proved, however, that has never been adopted; it proved, however, legally wrong and hence difficult for the Council to agree on the adoption of this package and the two regulations had to be decoupled;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas there is a need to have reliable data concerning the size of the Turkish Cypriot community as well as its dynamicssituation after the division of Cyprus in 1974, especially the immigrantas affected by the illegal influx of thousands of settlers;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the existing de facto division of Cyprus dates back to Turkey's military invasion of in the Nnorthern part of the island in July 1974;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that as a result of the 1974 events, 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 settlementcomprehensive solution;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that according to Protocol 10 of the Act of Accession while the whole island is legally part of the EU, the acquis communautaire is suspended in the Nnorthern part of the island, an area over which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control; due to the occupation, this constitutes a unique political, legal and diplomatic context,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that according to Regulation (EC) No 389/2006, rules of International Law and the respective UN Security Council Resolutions, the EU is bound not to recognise any public authority other than the Government of the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Observes that the sample of 34 contracts selected from nine of the main projects out of 24 projects funded through the programme and covering all five of the instrument's policy objectivespolicy objectives of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006, (which are: developing and restructuring of infrastructure, promoting social and economic development, fostering reconciliation, confidence- building measures and support to the civil society, bringing the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the EU and preparing for the introduction and implementation the acquis communautaire upon the reunification of Cyprus);
Amendment 75 #
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 that 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 addressedremain unresolved in the occupied areas;