Activites

• 2005/02/02 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2005/173
  • OJ L 029 02.02.2005, p. 0003-0004
• #2635
• 2005/01/24 Council Meeting
• 2005/01/24 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2005/01/24 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2005/01/11 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T6-0001/2005 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the report by James NICHOLSON (EPP-ED, UK) approving by 598 votes in favour, 15 against and 18 abstentions, the extension of the duration of the PEACE programme.

• 2005/01/10 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2005/01/05 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0001/2005
• 2004/12/17 Legislative proposal published
  • 16064/2004 summary

    PURPOSE : to lay down general provisions on the Structural Funds concerning the extension of the duration of the PEACE programme and the granting of new commitment appropriations.PROPOSED ACT : Council Regulation.CONTENT : the EU is supporting the peace process in Northern Ireland and the whole or part of the Republic of Ireland. Since 1995, the PEACE Programme has a strategic aim "to reinforce progress towards a peaceful and stable society and promoting reconciliation". This unique mission among Structural Funds follows the work pioneered by the Special Support Programme (PEACE I), established in 1995-1999 following the announcement of ceasefires by the main paramilitary organisations in the region. In April 1998 the Belfast ("Good Friday") Agreement set a political settlement for a peace process, including the devolution of powers to a Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Committee, which were set up at the end of 1999.The Programme's total expenditure for the period 2000-2004 is estimated at EUR 708 million, of which the four Structural Funds contribute EUR 531 million (80% Northern Ireland - 20% Border Region). 15% of the total allocation is attributed to cross-border projects.On 18 May 2004, the UK and Irish Prime Ministers wrote to the President of the European Commission requesting an extension of the EC contributions to the PEACE Programme for two years (2005-2006), which they consider to be essential for the consolidation of the peace and reconciliation process.On 16 June 2004, Commissioner President Romano Prodi responded that the Commission was keen to maintain these efforts. He also added that unless the European Council was able to provide a clear mandate in this regard, it would be difficult for the Commission to bring forward budgetary and legislative proposals that would meet these ambitions.On 17-18 June 2004, the European Council took note of the current difficulties in the peace process in Northern Ireland and confirmed its support for the efforts of the two governments in seeking to re-establish the devolved institutions. In order to support these efforts, the European Council called on the Commission to examine the possibility of aligning interventions under the PEACE II Programme with the programmes of the Structural Funds that come to an end in 2006.Regulation 1260/1999/EC should therefore be amended accordingly so as to extend the implementation of the PEACE programme by two years, coinciding with the programming period for the Structural Funds. This is the aim of this proposed Regulation.The annual breakdown of commitment appropriations for 2000 to 2006 (EUR million, 1999 prices) are as follows :- 2000 : 29 430;- 2001 : 28 840;- 2002 : 28 250;- 2003 : 27 670;- 2004 : 27 080;- 2005 : 27 120;- 2006 : 26 660.

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/regional_policy/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Regional Policy'}],
• #2630
• 2004/12/13 Council Meeting
• 2004/11/25 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2004/10/13 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(2004)0631 summary

    PURPOSE: To extend the PEACE programme for Northern Ireland and the granting of new commitment appropriationsPROPOSED ACT: Council RegulationCONTENT: The PEACE programme has been operating since 1995 within the framework of the Structural Funds. Its strategic aim is "to reinforce progress towards a peaceful and stable society and promoting reconciliation" in Northern Ireland. Its creation followed the announcement of ceasefires by the main paramilitary organisations in the region. For the period 2000-2004 the total expenditure of the Programme has been estimated at EUR 708 million, of which EUR 531 million comes from four strands of the Structural Funds.Both the Irish and the UK Prime Ministers have written to the Commission to examine ways in which the PEACE programme can be extended for a further two years – i.e. 2005-2006. This proposal prepares the way to extend the PEACE programme by a further two years coinciding with the programming period for the Structural Funds.

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/regional_policy/index_en.htm', 'title': 'Regional Policy'}],

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(2004)0631
• Legislative proposal published: 16064/2004
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0001/2005
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0001/2005
• : Regulation 2005/173
• : OJ L 029 02.02.2005, p. 0003-0004

History

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