WHOLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES .
ARTICLE 5
THE ASSISTANCE THAT THE COMMISSION DECIDES UPON FOR THE PILOT ACTION SHALL NOT BIND THE COMMUNITY AS REGARDS THE FINAL SELECTION OF THE AREAS IN WHICH THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT .
ARTICLE 6
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 21 DECEMBER 1983 .
FOR THE COMMISSION
LORENZO NATALI
VICE-PRESIDENT
ANNEX 1
PREPARATORY PILOT ACTION IN THE PRESPA AREA OF THE PREFECTURE OF FLORINA , GREECE
1 . TITLE
PILOT ACTION IN THE PRESPA AREA OF THE PREFECTURE OF FLORINA , WESTERN MACEDONIA , IN PREPARATION FOR THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES .
2 . GENERAL PURPOSE
THE MAIN AIMS OF THE ACTION ARE :
( A ) TO IMPLEMENT SCHEMES TO IMPROVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN AN ISOLATED AND UNDER-DEVELOPED FRONTIER AREA ;
( B ) TO EXPLOIT THE AREA'S NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN A BALANCED PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE , FISHERIES , CRAFT INDUSTRY AND TOURISM , IN A MANNER COMPATIBLE WITH PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT .
3 . THE AREA AND ITS GENERAL FEATURES
THE AREA IS AT THE NORTH-WESTERN EXTREMITY OF THE PREFECTURE OF FLORINA AND IS NEAR THE FRONTIER ( YUGOSLAVIA TO THE NORTH , ALBANIA TO THE NORTH-WEST ) . IT IS A MOUNTAIN AREA , ONE-FIFTH OF WHOSE TOTAL AREA ( APPROXIMATELY 23 000 HA ) IS COVERED BY PARTS OF THE LAKES MEGALI PRESPA AND MIKRI PRESPA . ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE AREA IS THE PRESENCE OF A NATIONAL PARK OF 19 500 HA .
THE AREA IS THINLY POPULATED ( 10 COMMUNES : APPROXIMATELY 1 500 INHABITANTS - 1981 CENSUS ) AND OVER THE 10 YEARS 1971 TO 1981 THE POPULATION FELL BY ABOUT 30 % .
4 . OPERATIONS
IN THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1983 TO DECEMBER 1984 , THE OPERATIONS LISTED BELOW ARE PROPOSED UNDER THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES :
( A ) AGRICULTURE :
- AGRICULTURAL TRAINING ,
- IRRIGATION ,
- IMPROVEMENT OF GRAZING ,
- PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE ;
( B ) FISHERIES :
- FISH-BREEDING STATION , AND ENRICHMENT OF MIKRI PRESPA ,
- FISHERIES INSTALLATIONS ;
( C ) SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED UNDERTAKINGS IN MANUFACTURING :
- PROVISION OF JOINT SERVICES ,
- INFORMATION SEMINARS ;
( D ) INFRASTRUCTURE :
- STUDY ON IMPROVING ROAD LINKS WITH THE TOWNS OF FLORINA AND KASTORIA AND WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES ,
- CONSTRUCTION OF A SNOW-CLEARING STATION ,
- SNOW-CLEARING EQUIPMENT ,
- IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING LOCAL ROAD NETWORK ,
- IMPROVEMENT OF THE ROAD BETWEEN PILI AND VRONTEROS ,
- CONSTRUCTION OF A CULTURAL CENTRE ,
- CONSTRUCTION OF GUESTS' QUARTERS ;
( E ) ENVIRONMENT :
- A STUDY IS TO BE CARRIED OUT ON PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING THE NATIONAL PARK OF MIKRI PRESPA .
5 . TIMETABLE
DECEMBER 1983 TO DECEMBER 1984 .
6 . AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE
THE MINISTRY FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND THE PREFECTURAL