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Notes from the Court’s report the 2020 payment budget available for Horizon 2020 projects; notes, further, that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a slowdown of the grant agreements for partners, and in addition, an under-execution of the 2018–2019 grant agreements for members; notes, moreover, that this led to significant recoveries of overpaid pre-financing that increased the operational payment appropriations (internal assigned revenue funds) to EUR 22 572 214 in 2020; notes, in addition, that this situation adversely affected the implementation rate of the operational payment budget, which was 82,6 % at the end of 2020 (compared to 2019: 97,2 %); notes, furthermore, from the Court’s report that, contrary to its financial rules, the Joint Undertaking did not fully use the previous years’ appropriation of approximately EUR 13 300 000, which was re-entered into the operational budget 2020, before using the payment appropriations of the year; notes the Joint Undertaking’s reply that, at the beginning of the year 2020, it had only payment credits with C1 fund sources and that, with the first budget amendment of the year, unused appropriations were reactivated as C2 funds in May 2020; notes however, the explanation that the Commission grant management tool did not prioritise the use of C2 funds without manual intervention for each payment, and that therefore the C1 appropriations were consumed first; notes, furthermore, from the Joint Undertaking’s reply, that it had planned to use the C2 funds for the payments of additional pre-financings to Grant Agreement for Members 2020–2021 in the last months of 2020 and that, however, some of those payments had to be postponed until the beginning of 2021; notes, moreover, that the Joint Undertaking will put in place additional monitoring measures to ensure that the reactivated funds are consumed first; calls on the Joint Undertaking to report to the discharge authority any development in that regard;
B4-0751 and 0764/95

Resolution on the disastrous situation and frost damage in certain areas of Portugal

The European Parliament,

A. having regard to the unusual weather conditions in Portugal during the last four months, since some regions have been totally without normal rainfall for the time of year and others have been affected by frost,

B. whereas the damage caused has happened during a period of general crisis in agriculture, aggravated by the drought and the forest fires which have hit southern Europe in the last few years,

C. whereas this situation, especially in the Alentejo, where there is a water shortage and vines have been destroyed by frost, Beira Interior and the upper Douro (more specifically in Castelo Branco and Moimenta da Beira), where frost has destroyed apple trees and vines, is a major disaster,

D. whereas the damage amounts to billions of escudos and, in most cases, there are no preventive measures in Portugal for the benefit of farmers, and in particular no proper agricultural insurance,

E. having regard to the various Community measures already adopted and the European Parliament's resolutions on the subject, in particular its resolution of 16 March 1995 on the drought in southern Europe ((Minutes of that Sitting, Part II, Item 13.)),

The European Parliament,

1. Expresses its sympathy for the populations affected;

2. Considers that the scale of the damage already caused and expected to occur makes it necessary to provide, as a matter of urgency, at least 30 billion escudos;

3. Calls on the Commission and the Council, in view of the extreme seriousness of the situation, to make available resources for emergency aid to be provided immediately, in cooperation with the national and local authorities, simplifying the bureaucratic procedures as far as possible;

4. Proposes that the European Union should take into account the various disasters, such as the drought and the frost, which have been affecting agriculture and are becoming structural problems, especially in southern European countries, that the European Union should adopt measures to support a proper system of insurance for crops and insists on the need to create a specific item in the Community budget for emergency situations;

5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Portuguese Government, the Portuguese Parliament and the local authorities in the areas affected.
B4-0750/95

Resolution on the volcanic eruption on the island of Fogo (Republic of Cape Verde)

The European Parliament,

A. whereas in April 1995 there was a major volcanic eruption on the island of Fogo in the Republic of Cape Verde for the first time since 1951,

B. whereas, as a result of this eruption, villages were submerged in lava, large-scale evacuations were necessary, infrastructure was totally destroyed, with extensive material damage and human suffering,

C. whereas at least 150 families have lost their livelihood and had their family life destroyed or disrupted,

D. having regard to the first estimates of the most pressing needs as set out in the report 'the 1995 volcanic eruption and its effects - measures to alleviate the plight of those worst affected', with reference to the resettlement of displaced people, health care, housing, prevention and early warning systems, rebuilding of infrastructures, etc.,

E. whereas the volcano cannot yet be considered safe and after-effects are beginning to occur,

F. whereas the local authorities of the island of Fogo and the national authorities are unable to ensure complete recovery from the full effects of the disaster,

The European Parliament,

1. Calls on the Commission to provide emergency aid immediately, given the extremely serious nature of the situation and the possibility that it will deteriorate further from the economic and social point of view;

2. Stresses that this emergency aid should be provided in close and swift cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde and with the local authorities, particularly on the island of Fogo;

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde.
B4-0035, 0040, 0087, 0088, 0098 and 0107/95

Resolution on judicial murder in Texas

The European Parliament,

A. shocked at the execution on 4 January 1995 of Jesse Dewayne Jacobs at Huntsville penitentiary in Texas, despite his innocence, for a murder which his sister has been recognized as guilty of committing,

B. firmly convinced that the right to life and the right to be able to rely on a fair legal system are fundamental human rights; cannot fail to condemn the implementation of the death penalty passed in the state of Texas on Jesse Jacobs,

C. having regard to the international wave of protests against the death penalty which this case has prompted,

D. shocked and distressed by the fact that the US Supreme Court refused by 6-3 to intervene on the grounds that the letter of the law had been followed,

The European Parliament,

1. Insists that, whatever view is taken of capital punishment, the execution of somebody for a crime he did not commit is repugnant to all those who care for the most elementary conceptions of justice;

2. Deeply regrets the failure of the US Supreme Court in this case to uphold its own high tradition of the defence of the rights of citizens of the USA;

3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the President of the USA, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Governor of the State of Texas.
B4-0416, 0436, 0444, 0451, 0465 and 0476/95

Resolution on the situation in Equatorial Guinea

The European Parliament,

- having regard to its earlier resolutions on the situation in Equatorial Guinea, in particular its resolution of 27 October 1994 ((OJ C 323, 21.11.1994, p. 169.)) and the resolution adopted at the most recent ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Session in Dakar in February 1995,

A. seriously concerned at the developments in the process of democratization in Equatorial Guinea,

B. whereas Equatorial Guinea is a signatory to the Fourth Lomé Convention and, therefore, to Article 5 of the Convention concerning human rights and democracy,

C. concerned at the continuing obstruction of the process of democratization by the Government in Malabo,

D. concerned at the detention, trial and conviction of the Chairman of the Party of Progress (PP), Mr Severo Moto, and of the Secretary of Finance of the same party, Mr Tomás Elo Aka,

E. whereas, even if the judgment against Mr Moto and Mr Elo Aka is reversed on appeal, their conviction will paralyze political dialogue with the opposition and, therefore, the process of democratization,

1. Strongly condemns the suspension of the active and passive civil rights of Mr Moto and Mr Elo Aka;

2. Strongly condemns their disqualification from holding public office;

3. Calls on the authorities in Equatorial Guinea rigorously to respect human rights and to speed up the establishment of democratic and legal institutions;

4. Demands an end to repression against party leaders and activists of the democratic opposition;

5. Demands that the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur are complied with;

6. Demands the fulfilment of the commitments entered into at the meeting of the Group of Donors held in June 1994 with the opposition and the countries concerned;

7. Calls on the Council and the Commission to spur the Government of Equatorial Guinea to adopt measures to that effect and for all the necessary precautions to be adopted with regard to cooperation with Equatorial Guinea as long as the respect of human rights and political democratization are not guaranteed;

8. Calls for its previous resolutions on Equatorial Guinea to be implemented;

9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, the Joint Opposition Platform of Equatorial Guinea, the Government of Equatorial Guinea and to the signatory countries of the Lomé Convention.
B4-0749/95

Resolution on the integration of handicapped children in the Brussels I European School

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the United Nations Declaration of 1993 on equal opportunities for the disabled, establishing that the education of handicapped children must form an integral part of the education system,

- having regard to the conclusions of the Council of Education Ministers of 14 May 1987 on European cooperation on the integration of handicapped children in schools ((OJ C 211, 8.8.1987, p. 1.)),

- having regard to Council Decision 88/231/EEC of 18 April 1988 setting up the second HELIOS Programme ((OJ L 104, 23.4.1988, p. 38. )),

- having regard to the Resolution of the Council of Education Ministers of 31 May 1990 on the integration of disabled children and young people in ordinary education systems ((OJ C 162, 3.7.1990, p. 2.)),

- having regard to the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools ((OJ L 212, 17.8.1994, p. 3.)), and in particular Article 4(7), which establishes the principle of adopting suitable measures to facilitate the integration of children with special educational needs,

A. whereas the right to education is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

B. having regard to the substantial contribution of the European Union to the European Schools budget,

1. Regrets that, unlike the structures set up in the Member States, the Brussels I European School has not yet developed standard criteria for the admission, assessment, graduation and advancement through school of disabled children;

2. Deplores the distress suffered by a physically handicapped child, despite his efforts, the satisfactory results obtained in his previous studies and the constant support or his teachers, factors which do not appear to tally with the attitude of the school management;

3. Calls on the Council of Ministers and the Member States to urge their representatives on the Board of Governors of the European Schools to establish a system of continuous coordination among teachers and speech therapists and periodic coordination among all teachers;

4. Calls on the Commission to see that its representative on the Board of Governors of the European schools takes urgent action to ensure that curricula are adjusted as soon as possible both for the pupil in question and all other pupils in the same situation;

5. Calls on the Board of Governors to set up and use all available computer resources to prepare this type of pupil;

6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Education Ministers of the Member States, the Board of Governors of the European Schools and the Headmaster of the Brussels I European School.
B4-0889, 0907 and 0923/95

Resolution on the death penalty in the United States and the Abu-Jamal case

The European Parliament,

- recalling its previous resolutions condemning the use of the death penalty and in particular the resolution of 16 March 1995 on the reintroduction of the death penalty in the State of New York ((OJ C 89, 10.4.1995, p. 154.)),

A. whereas Mr Mumia Abu-Jamal was condemned to death in December 1982,

B. whereas the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania signed the order for Mr Abu-Jamal to be executed on 17 August 1995,

C. having regard to the appeals from numerous personalities, associations for the defence of human rights, trade unions and other organizations throughout the world who are fighting to save Mr Abu-Jamal's life,

D. whereas the authorities of the State of Pennsylvania are due to decide on a stay of execution for Mr Abu-Jamal in the next few days,

1. Calls on the Governor of Pennsylvania to grant to a stay of execution to Mr Abu-Jamal and to initiate proceedings for a review of his case;

2. Reaffirms its total opposition to the death penalty and deplores the fact that it continues to be used in numerous states in the world and that in recent months there has been an increase in the number of executions in the world;

3. Calls once again on all States of the United States where the death penalty exists to abandon its use;

4. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to do everything possible to enable the General Assembly of the United Nations to promote, at its 50th plenary session, the establishment of a universal moratorium on capital punishment as a first step towards its total and definitive abolition;

5. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Secretary-General of the UN, the governments of the Member States, the Senate of the United States, the President of the United States and the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania.
B4-0863, 0891 and 0894/95

Resolution on threats to freedom of the press in Egypt

The European Parliament,

A. concerned by the adoption on 27 May 1995 by the Egyptian Parliament of a law which restricts severely the freedom of the domestic press and of foreign journalists based in Egypt,

B. stressing that the new press law could drastically curb democratic debate on the legislative elections due to take place at the end of the year, thus denying all participants their right to information,

C. pointing out that, any attempt to stifle criticism of the Government will undermine the authority of the results of these elections,

D. whereas the General Assembly of the Federation of Egyptian Journalists has called a general strike for 24 June 1995 to protest forcefully against the approval of the press law,

E. aware that the Egyptian Government is confronted with a grave threat from fanatical religious terrorism which has cost over 750 lives since the beginning of 1992, but greatly concerned by the increasing reports of human rights abuses by Egyptian security forces, notably by the State Security Investigation (SSI), such as arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, torture of suspects during interrogation and 'hostage-taking' of relatives of fugitives for the purpose of forcing them to give themselves up, and fearing such abuses will grow worse if censorship is imposed,

F. believing that the refusal to allow open criticism of corruption and other abuses of power contribute greatly to the strength of political and religious fanaticism,

The European Parliament,

1. Is convinced that freedom of speech is one of the fundamental human rights and that true democracy is sustained by, among other things, the existence of genuine freedom of the press and opinion;

2. Fears that this new press law is merely an opportunity to impose legal censorship on the activities of Egyptian journalists;

3. Shares the concerns of the Federation of Journalists and expresses its support for a free and independent Egyptian press;

4. Calls on the Egyptian Government and Parliament to ensure that the media are free to expose any abuses of authority and to criticize the policies of the Government;

5. Believes that acts of murder and attempted murder committed by armed opposition groups do not give the state a licence to abandon the human rights standards that it is pledged to uphold under Egyptian and international law;

6. Calls on the Council and the Commission, bearing in mind the crucial importance of Egypt in both the peace process and in developing democracy in the Middle East, to express support for freedom of the media in Egypt and their anxiety about the continuing human rights violations there;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the government and parliament of Egypt.
B4-1542, 1546 and 1555/95

Resolution on the attack by the ETA terrorist group in Madrid

The European Parliament,

A. alarmed by the horrific attack carried out in Madrid on 11 December 1995 by the ETA terrorist group, which left six people dead and many more seriously injured,

B. whereas the ETA terrorist group is pursuing its criminal activities with the aim of holding over society the threat of terror and murder,

The European Parliament,

1. Condemns this savage attack unreservedly and reiterates its utter rejection of all forms of violence, which are a tragic reflection of intolerance and contempt for democratic values;

2. Expresses its solidarity with all victims of terrorism, extends its deep sympathies to the families of the victims and wishes a speedy recovery to those who were injured;

3. Reaffirms its support for the Ajuria-Enea Pact and the Madrid agreements and urges the signatories to abide by the commitments they have given;

4. Reiterates its refusal to engage in any kind of dialogue with those who collaborate with, assist, sponsor or carry out terrorist acts of any kind and calls for those responsible to be swiftly brought to justice;

5. Recalls also that José-María Aldaya has been held hostage for more than seven months by the ETA terrorist organization;

6. Requests the Council to promote genuine police and judicial cooperation in the fight against terrorism so as to protect the freedom of all citizens more effectively;

7. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Spanish authorities and the families of the victims.
B4-1356, 1368, 1373, 1388 and 1410/95

Resolution on nuclear waste and pollution at sea

The European Parliament,

- recalling its previous resolutions about nuclear emissions from Sellafield, the British nuclear energy plant on the eastern coast of the Irish Sea, as well as other resolutions on chemical and nuclear pollution,

A. concerned at the ever-increasing pressure on the environment from dangerous waste of all kinds,

B. noting that the Scottish nuclear reprocessing plant at Dounreay, which disposes of imported nuclear waste, causes anxieties about public health and environmental dangers,

C. whereas the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has confirmed that between 1950 and 1963 it deposited barrels weighing 17 000 tonnes containing low-level radioactive waste in the English Channel,

D. whereas British Gas is preparing to lay gas pipelines in the Beaufort's Dyke area of the Irish Sea, where a large quantity of explosives, chemical weapons and nuclear waste are dumped,

E. having regard to Article 35 of the Euratom Treaty and the fact that the European Commission has announced that it would investigate the applicability of Euratom articles to the dumping grounds between Scotland and Ireland,

1. Stresses the environmental hazards, often irreversible, of the transportation of spent nuclear fuel by air, rail, road or sea;

2. Calls on the operators of all nuclear power and reprocessing plants to prevent all contamination of the environment and on all those who have dumped any nuclear or chemical waste at sea to provide a full account to the Commission without delay;

3. Calls on the Commission to conduct a specific inquiry in the framework of the Euratom Treaty on the dumping of nuclear waste in the English Channel and the Irish Sea, its possible consequences in terms of public health and environmental protection, and the need to retrieve and store this waste;

4. Calls upon the Commission to examine the UK Government's monitoring arrangements at the abovementioned sites in accordance with Article 35 of the Euratom Treaty;

5. Further calls on the Commission, in conjunction with the UK Government, to conduct a comprehensive survey of the entire undersea area of the North Channel between Scotland and Ireland as well as other known munitions and radioactive waste dumping grounds such as Hurd Deep near the Channel Islands;

6. Urges that British Gas should not lay pipelines in the Beaufort's Dyke area until a comprehensive survey of the area is completed;

7. Calls on the governments of the Member States to ensure that the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference addresses anxieties about nuclear safety and particularly the legal basis on which action can be taken concerning them;

8. Believes that producer countries must be responsible for the disposal of their own nuclear waste, and calls on the Member States of the EU to adopt a 'polluter pays' policy;

9. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Secretary-General of the IAEA.