Activities of Bart STAES 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 (5)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas "The UN Comprehensive Settlement of the Cyprus Problem" was submitted to separate simultaneous referenda on 24 April 2004 and approved by the Turkish Cypriot electorate by a margin of two to one;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the conclusions of the Special Report of the Court of Auditors and in particular that ‘the programme has already achieved some positive results but their sustainability is often in doubt, particularly given the uncertainty over future EU funding’, and that the Commission ‘also found a way in the face of significant constraints to quickly set up a programme management office in the northern part of Cyprus and use largely suitable implementation methods and risk mitigation measures. The main weaknesses in the management of the programme resulted from the local support office not operating under more devolved procedures in the same way as EU delegations and from the staff contracts being too short for them to manage the projects financed from start to finish. In addition, monitoring in the framework of joint management with the UN was not sufficient’; expects to be informed in detail by the Commission which measures will be taken to remedy these constraints;
Amendment 73 #
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 theby cancellation ofing 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 addressedthe underlying serious environmental issue has not been addressed; regrets with the Court of Auditors that the Commission did not react promptly to remedy this problem which would have allowed more time to save the project;, calls on the Commission to inform Parliament how and when this project can be re-started, in order to alleviate the dramatic consequences of sever drought caused by a 40% decrease of annual rainfall over the last 30 years;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasizes that the main objectives of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 is to facilitate the reunification of the islandprovide assistance to the Turkish Chypriot community which would facilitate the reunification objective and its alignment with the acquis communautaire; recommends reviewing once again the distribution of the aid to the TCc and the objective obstacles related to the sustainability of the projects; suggests considering whether large scale bi- communal infrastructure programs should still be pursued or a focus on smaller scale bi-communal projects, confidence building measures, the support of the civil society, the missing persons' related activities, the youth mobility, the preservation of historical sites should be considered instead;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to put in place without delay a mechanism with a multiannual perspective in order to ensure better planning, implementation and sustainability, as was recommended by the Court of Auditors and to inform Parliament of progress made before September 2013;expects also that in this way a more effective coordination and cooperation with the UN Agencies and Programmes can be guaranteed;