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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | BARÓN CRESPO Enrique ( PES) | |
Former Responsible Committee | AFET | BARÓN CRESPO Enrique ( PES) | |
Former Committee Opinion | REGI | SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ María ( GUE/NGL) | |
Former Committee Opinion | CONT | FABRA VALLÉS Juan Manuel ( PPE) | |
Former Committee Opinion | RELA | MONIZ Fernando ( PES) | |
Former Committee Opinion | DEVE | ||
Former Committee Opinion | BUDG | FABRA VALLÉS Juan Manuel ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
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PURPOSE : to present a special report from the Court of Auditors concerning the MEDA programme.
CONTENT : in 1995, the EU and 12 Mediterranean countries decided on a new phase in their relationship, called the ‘Barcelona Process’ or the ‘Euro-Mediterranean Partnership’. The main aim is to develop different aspects of the partnership, including the political, economic and financial, and social and cultural dimensions.
The MEDA programme is the EC’s main financial instrument for the implementation of the Euro- Mediterranean Partnership, with more than EUR 8 billion allocated for the period 1995 to 2006. At the end of 2005 about EUR 7 billion had been committed for different projects and programmes, and some EUR 4 billion had been spent.
The Court has audited the MEDA programme, to determine whether it actually contributes to economic reform and social development in the partner countries, and whether the Commission’s management of the programme is adequate.
Conclusions of the report:
Regarding the MEDA programme’s contribution , the EC support has:
- been relevant to the needs of the countries concerned;
- focused on a limited number of sectors in two of the three countries examined;
- encouraged ownership by an increasing use of budget support;
- systematically included capacity-building measures;
Concrete results, after more than 10 years of MEDA, are so far rather limited as many projects have not yet been completed. For most MEDA countries the impact of the EC support is to be found not so much in its financial importance as in its attempts to address sensitive policy reform issues and support poorer segments of populations.
The Commission’s management of the MEDA programme has clearly improved since the early years and can be considered as satisfactory, as programming efforts now result in a more even allocation of resources over time, preparation periods are becoming shorter and disbursements have increased significantly.
Contributing factors to these improvements are an increase in the number of projects and programmes, a larger share of budget support in the total programme and the overall positive effect of devolution on project preparation and implementation by delegations. Other improvements include more systematic monitoring and evaluation and more intensive dialogue and coordination with local counterparts and other donors. The most common cause of implementation delays remains procurement problems.
With the MEDA Regulation coming to an end in 2006 and the new European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument coming into effect in 2007 (see COD/2004/0219) , the Court recommends that the Commission should:
- ensure a smooth and quick transition to the new country programmes, to avoid negative consequences for future implementation;
- define more clearly in the new country programming documents its strategic
objectives and establish appropriate indicators, to allow for better monitoring and evaluation of impact;
- continue to focus its support on a limited number of intervention areas to ensure coherence and to keep the programmes manageable;
- continue to search for best practices in managing projects to avoid delays.
The rapporteur, Barón Crespo (PSE, E), recalled the two reasons why the MEDA programme had been blocked at Council level: the first related to the clause on human rights, which in the event of a really serious violation would result in a suspension of the aid provided under the programme; according to one of the amendments tabled, this decision could be taken by the Council by qualified majority and would supersede any right of veto applied by a Member State. The second concerned the protection of Member States themselves; this applied in the case of Greece, on whose account an amendment had been tabled subordinating aid to the provision of safeguards for the territorial integrity of the external borders of Member States and of the Union itself. This said, the rapporteur recommended that Parliament should deliver a favourable opinion so that the Council could approve the regulation in question. Commissioner Marin pointed out that the MEDA and TACIS programmes were symbolic of the need for the reform of the CFSP to be examined by the IGC as a matter of some urgency; as regards the amendments, he declared that the Commission could accept Amendment No 3, which concerned the introduction of qualified majority voting in respect of human rights, this being for obvious reasons of a political nature that were also linked to the outcome of the IGC.
Documents
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 200 24.08.2006, p. 0001-0018
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: RCC0005/2006
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Follow-up document: COM(2001)0806
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Follow-up document: COM(2000)0472
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex
- Follow-up document: COM(1999)0291
- Final act published in Official Journal: Regulation 1996/1488
- Final act published in Official Journal: OJ L 189 30.07.1996, p. 0001
- Text adopted by Parliament after reconsultation: OJ C 198 08.07.1996, p. 0160-0186
- Text adopted by Parliament after reconsultation: T4-0351/1996
- Decision by Parliament: T4-0351/1996
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee final report tabled for plenary, reconsultation: A4-0198/1996
- Committee final report tabled for plenary, reconsultation: OJ C 198 08.07.1996, p. 0005
- Debate in Council: 1934
- Committee report tabled for plenary, reconsultation: A4-0198/1996
- Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation: 07326/1996
- Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation published: 07326/1996
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal: OJ C 150 24.05.1996, p. 0015
- Modified legislative proposal: COM(1996)0113
- Modified legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0113
- Debate in Council: 1902
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 017 22.01.1996, p. 0138-0184
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0623/1995
- Decision by Parliament: T4-0623/1995
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Debate in Council: 1891
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0304/1995
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 017 22.01.1996, p. 0005
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0304/1995
- Debate in Council: 1883
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal: OJ C 232 06.09.1995, p. 0005
- Legislative proposal: COM(1995)0204
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Legislative proposal published: COM(1995)0204
- Legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 232 06.09.1995, p. 0005 COM(1995)0204
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0304/1995 OJ C 017 22.01.1996, p. 0005
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: OJ C 017 22.01.1996, p. 0138-0184 T4-0623/1995
- Modified legislative proposal: EUR-Lex OJ C 150 24.05.1996, p. 0015 COM(1996)0113
- Amended legislative proposal for reconsultation: 07326/1996
- Committee final report tabled for plenary, reconsultation: A4-0198/1996 OJ C 198 08.07.1996, p. 0005
- Text adopted by Parliament after reconsultation: OJ C 198 08.07.1996, p. 0160-0186 T4-0351/1996
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex COM(1999)0291
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex COM(2000)0472
- Follow-up document: EUR-Lex COM(2001)0806
- Court of Auditors: opinion, report: OJ C 200 24.08.2006, p. 0001-0018 RCC0005/2006
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