7 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2013/2015(DEC)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 a (new)
Paragraph 165 a (new)
165a. Recalls that the existing de facto division of Cyprus dates back to Turkey's military invasion of the northern part of the island in July 1974;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 b (new)
Paragraph 165 b (new)
165b. Acknowledges that a particular issue concerning the smooth implementation of the programme relates to 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 Union funded infrastructure investments on their land;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 c (new)
Paragraph 165 c (new)
165c. Recalls that UN Security Council Resolution 541 (18 November 1983) states that the attempt to create an independent state in the occupied part of Cyprus was illegal, null and void and that UN Security Council Resolution 550(1984) calls upon all States not to recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and "not to facilitate or in any way assist the secessionist entity";
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 165 d (new)
Paragraph 165 d (new)
165d. Recalls that the objective of the programme, by virtue of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006, is for the Union to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus and the granting of assistance shall not imply recognition of any public authority other than the Government in the areas in which the government does not exercise effective control, in accordance with the respective UN Security Council resolutions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 166
Paragraph 166
166. Calls on its Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Budgetary Control to take the findings of this resolution into consideration when negotiating the new Multiannual Financial Framework (2014- 2020) and without prejudice to its final outcome in order to take into account the Court of Auditor's recommendation to ensure improved planning, implementation and sustainability, in line with Regulation (EC) No 389/2006*1 , in a way that does not imply an external territory; 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 5).
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 172
Paragraph 172
172. Notices that, more generally, the sustainability of projects is often in doubt due to the limited administrative capacity, the delayed adoption of relevant texts and the uncertainties over the future funding on the part of the beneficiaries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 180
Paragraph 180
180. 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 project (amounting to approximately 10 % of total contracted funding) 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 restrictions imposed on the Greek Cypriot contractor by the Turkish army, and once these restrictions were lifted in March 2010, the contractor was unwilling to continue, claimingdue to the adverse conditions already created, meaning that this serious environmental issue is not addressed; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of renewing the project;