89.Deplores the Commission's failure to produce specific proposals for the Summit; proposes that,
proceeding from the Commission Communication of 30 November 2005 entitled “Priority actions for res -
ponding to the challenges of migration :First follow -up to Hampton Court ”(COM(2005)0621) and as part
of the long -term process initiated by the Hague programme to respond to the opportunities and challenges
arising from migration and of the decisions taken at the informal Hampton Court meeting, the Councilshould, as soon as possible, adopt specific priority measures for Latin America along the lines of theconclusions reached at the above -mentioned Brussels European Council as regards Africa and the Mediter -
ranean;
90.Reaffirms that the above measures should cover a range of matters, for example regulation of migra -
tion, by strengthening bilateral agreements and including the fight against illegal migration and the mafiasthat exploit it and against people -trafficking, especially where vulnerable groups are concerned, in particular
women and children, joint migration management, temporary immigration policies, the introduction of aspecial short -stay travel visa for entrepreneurs, university teachers, researchers, students, journalists and trade
unionists involved in the partnership, the use of immigration to foster development in countries of origin(assistance for immigrants' projects in their countries of origin etc .), integration policies to be launched in
host countries for the benefit of legal immigrants, and, lastly, funding and monitoring of the measuresundertaken;
91.Proposes that the partner countries take suitable action in order to reduce the current excessive costs
incurred by emigrants in transferring remittances;
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92.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments
and parliaments of the European Union Member States and of all the countries of Latin America and theCaribbean, and to the Latin American Parliament, the Central American Parliament, the Andean Parliamentand the Mercosur Joint Parliamentary Committee .
P6_TA(2006)0156
EC-Mauritania Sea Fisheries Agreement *
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclu -
sion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the amendments to theProtocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in theAgreement on cooperation in the sea fisheries sector between the European Community and theIslamic Republic of Mauritania for the period 1 August 2001 to 31 July 2006 (COM(2005)0591 —
C6-0433 /2005 —2005 /0229(CNS))
(Consultation procedure)
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2005)0591) (
1),
— having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council
consulted Parliament (C6 -0433 /2005),
— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6 -0066 /2006),
(1) Not yet published in OJ .6.12.2006 MT C 296 E /135 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
Il-Ħamis, 27 ta' April 2006
1.Approves conclusion of the agreement;
2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States and of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania .
P6_TA(2006)0157
Discharge 2004 :Section III —Commission
1.
European Parliament decision on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general
budget for the financial year 2004, Section III —Commission (SEC(2005)1158 —C6-0352 /2005 —
2005 /2090(DEC) —SEC(2005)1159 —C6-0351 /2005 —2005 /2090(DEC))
The European Parliament ,
— having regard to the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 (1),
— having regard to the final accounts of the European Communities for the financial year 2004, Volume I
—Consolidated reports on implementation of the budget and consolidated financial statements (SEC
(2005)1158 —C6-0352 /2005 —SEC(2005)1159 —C6-0351 /2005) (2),
— having regard to the Commission's report on the follow -up to 2003 Discharge Decisions (COM(2005)
0449 and COM(2005)0448) and the Commission staff working paper —Annex to the Report from
the Commission to the European Parliament on the follow -up to 2003 Discharge Decisions (SEC(2005)
1161),
— having regard to the Commission communication on 2004 Synthesis (COM(2005)0256),
— having regard to the Commissions's Annual Report to the Discharge Authority on Internal Audits
carried out in 2004 (COM(2005)0257),
— having regard to Opinion No 2 /2004 of the Court of Auditors on the “single audit ”model (and a
proposal for a Community internal control framework) (3),
— having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament
and the European Court of Auditors of 15 June 2005 on a roadmap to an integrated internal controlframework (COM(2005)0252),
— having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament
and the European Court of Auditors —Commission Action Plan towards an Integrated Internal Control
Framework (COM(2006)0009),
— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report for the financial year 2004, accompanied by the
replies of the institutions audited (
4),
— having regard to the statement of assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and
regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 ofthe EC Treaty (
5),
— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 14 March 2006 (5971 /2006 —C6-0092 /2006),
— having regard to Articles 274, 275 and 276 of the EC Treaty and Articles 179a and 180b of the
Euratom Treaty,
— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605 /2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (6), and in particular Artic -
les 145, 146 and 147 thereof,
(1) OJ L 53, 23 .2.2004 .
(2) OJ C 302, 30 .11.2005, p .1.
(3) OJ C 107, 30 .4.2004, p .1.
(4) OJ C 301, 30 .11.2005, p .1.
(5) OJ C 302, 30 .11.2005, p .100.
(6) OJ L 248, 16 .9.2002, p .1.C 296 E /136 MT 6.12.2006 Il-Ġurnal Uffi ċjali ta' l -Unjoni Ewropea
Il-Ħamis, 27 ta' April 2006