9 Amendments of Crescenzio RIVELLINI related to 2013/2260(DEC)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141
Paragraph 141
141. Totally agrees with the statement from the Court of Auditors that ‘around 30 % (EuroUR 144 million) of the EUSF contributions was earmarked for operations which were fully eligible under the EUSF Regulation. However, the CASE project (Italian acronym for ’Complessi Antisisminici Sostenibili Ecocompatibiliti‘, i.e. seismically isolated and environmentally sustainable housing), while relevant to the actual needs, did not [fully] comply with specific provisions of the EUSF Regulation. This was because it constructed new permanent buildings instead of temporary houses. [...]The CASE project took 70 % of the funding - EUR 350 million. The strategy chosen for CASE project addressed the housing needs of 15.000 of the earthquake-affected population, but did not respond in a timely manner and with sufficient capacity to the actual needs of the population. The CASDE houses were more expensive than standard houses’'21 ; notes that this was explained by emergency conditions and the need of double and night work; __________________ 21 European Court of Authors press release ECA/13/05.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 142
Paragraph 142
142. Notes that the Court of Auditors' assessment with regard to the violation of the EUSF Regulation in connection to the funding of permanent housing is correct; notes that the Decree of the Prefect Gabrielli, 1462 April 3, 2012 confirms the assessment of the Court of Auditors, hence the decree, which transfers the CASE properties of the City of Aquila, defines C.A.S.E in Article 1 as ‘housing units intended for permanent use’22 ; __________________ 22 Art. I. I moduli abitativi destinati ad una durevole utilizzazione di cui all'articolo 2 del decreto legge 28 aprile 2009, n. 39, convertito con modificazione alla legge 24 giugno 2009, 11.77, identificati dalle corrispondenti unita immobiliari riepilogate nell’allegato n. 1, che costituisce parte integrante e sostanziale del presente decreto, sono assegnati in proprietà a titolo gratuito al Comune di L'Aquila. The Commission is of the opinion that ‘permanent’ is an incorrect translation of ’durabile’; It should read ‘lasting’.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 143
Paragraph 143
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 144
Paragraph 144
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 147
Paragraph 147
147. Notes that more than 42 % of CASE has been built by using Union taxpayers' money and not by the Italian government, as claimed by the former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 148 a (new)
Paragraph 148 a (new)
148a. Expresses concerns for the eight individuals that have been taken into custody by the Italian police, and are currently under the suspicion of building licenses manipulation for the reconstruction works that are taking place in the Abruzzi region and in the city of L'Aquila; asks the Commission to monitor the development thereof and to report to Parliament on these developments including the criminal cases;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 148 b (new)
Paragraph 148 b (new)
148b. Welcomes the discussions relating to the revision of the EUSF Regulation, picking up "lessons learned" in the Abruzzi earthquake;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 149
Paragraph 149
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 149 a (new)
Paragraph 149 a (new)
149a. Notes Commissioner Hahn’s answer E-012595/2013, which states that ‘in spite of a number of irregularities detected in [the Commission’s] audit of the Solidarity Fund aid for Abruzzo, the expenditure for which it has reasonable assurance of its regularity and legality exceeds by far the amount granted by the Solidarity Fund. The Commission therefore sees no legal reason for which Italy would have to pay back any sum of the Solidarity Fund aid for the Abruzzo earthquake. Apart from the irregularities that occurred in particular relating to public procurement rules, the Commission considers that the Solidarity Fund grant for Abruzzo was for the most part implemented in a rapid and effective manner’;