European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision enabling countries eligible for the future European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) to benefit from the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Programme (TAIEX) (COM(2005)0321 - C6-0283/2005 - 2005/0133(CNS))
Date: 2005-12-13
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financial instrument, EU programme, accession to the European Union, approximation of laws, cross-border cooperation, enlargement of the Union, exchange of information, technical cooperation

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— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0387/2005),

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-

1.

2.

3.
tially;

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

P6_TA(2005)0493

Extension of TAIEX to ENPI-eligible countries *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision enabling countries
eligible for the future European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) to benefit from
(COM(2005)0321 —
the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Programme (TAIEX)

C6-0283/2005 — 2005/0133(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0321) (1),

— having regard to Article 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C6-0283/2005),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0388/2005),

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-

1.

2.

3.

4.
tially;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital −1 (new)

(−1)
It is an objective of the common and foreign security
policy of the Union to develop and consolidate democracy, the
rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 2
Article 2

in accordance with Article 54 (2) of

For the purposes of
implementing Council Regulation (EC)
1488/1996 of 23 July 1996 concerning financial and technical
measures to accompany the reform of economic and social
structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partner-
ship (MEDA) and Council Regulation (EC, EURATOM) 99/2000
of 29 December 1999 concerning the provision of assistance to
the partner States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Tacis), the
the
Commission may,
Financial Regulation, decide to entrust tasks of public authority,
and in particular budget implementation tasks following from
this Decision, to the body implementing the TAIEX programme
implemented under Council Regulation (EEC) 3906/1989 of
18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of
Central and Eastern Europe (PHARE), Council Regulation (EC)
2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 on assistance for Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal republic of Yugosla-
via and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (CARDS),
and Council Regulation (EC) 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001
concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey. This
Decision does not apply to actions implemented under Regu-
lation 99/2000 that fall within the scope of the EURATOM
Treaty.

in accordance with Article 54 (2) of

For the purposes of
implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 1488/96 of 23 July 1996 concerning financial and technical
measures to accompany the reform of economic and social
structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partner-
ship (MEDA) and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 99/2000
of 29 December 1999 concerning the provision of assistance to
the partner States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (Tacis), the
the
Commission may,
Financial Regulation, decide to entrust tasks of public authority,
and in particular budget implementation tasks following from
this Decision, to the body implementing the TAIEX programme
implemented under Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of
18 December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of
Central and Eastern Europe (PHARE), Council Regulation (EC)
No 2666/2000 of 5 December 2000 on assistance for Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugo-
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
slavia
(CARDS), and Council Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 of
17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession financial assist-
ance for Turkey. This Decision does not apply to actions imple-
mented under Regulation (EC) No 99/2000 that fall within the
scope of the Euratom Treaty. Due regard shall be paid to the
need to avoid the disproportionate allocation of funding to
any individual country, to the detriment of the legitimate
needs of other partners.

and the

Amendment 3
Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

The Commission shall forward relevant evaluations to the
European Parliament
for consideration. Those evaluations
shall address the effectiveness, transparency and accountability
both of management structures and of funded activities.