9 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2012/2107(DEC)
Amendment 5 #
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, difficult for the Council to agree on the adoption of this package and the two regulations had to be decoupled;
Amendment 14 #
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 dynamics after the division of Cyprus in 1974, especially the immigrant settlers;
Amendment 22 #
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 35 #
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, an area over which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control; this constitutes a unique political, legal and diplomatic context,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it essential for the EU and the destination of EU aid to clarify the issue of how large the Turkish Cypriot populationcommunity actually is;, which is the sole legitimate beneficiary of EU assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006.
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the programme has assisted many different beneficiaries across the Turkish Cypriot community; but observeregrets 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 restrictions imposed by the Turkish army. This represents a significant setback for the programme;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notices that ‘more generally, the sustainability of projects is often in doubt due to the limited administrative capacity of the beneficiaries;
Amendment 72 #
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 byon the Greek Cypriot contractor by the Turkish army means that this serious environmental issue will not be addressed;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29