Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-01-16-Speech-2-023"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-01-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Special reports of the Court of Auditors2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010116.3.2-023"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-01-16-Speech-2-0242
lpv:speaker	lp:Luís Queiró2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; PETI (1999-09-09--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Partido Popular (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 vice-chair; UEN (2000-09-21--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the fact that the European Union is making considerable resources available for the reconstruction of democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for its consolidation fully justifies the seriousness with which we are now addressing the motion for a resolution on Special Report No 2/2000 of the Court of Auditors. I say this because it was only at the beginning of 2000 that the Court was able to complete and approve its report on Community aid granted between 1996 and 1998, in other words, between four and two years previously. The obvious consequence of this regrettable delay is that many of the observations in the report are out of date, since, in the meantime, major changes have taken place in the legal framework and the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. But this does not mean that the report’s observations should not be taken into account in future, particularly in Kosovo, in order to avoid similar problems arising with identical actions promoted by the Union. This type of monitoring is crucial for identifying and solving existing problems, which exist on two levels: one involving direct funding and the other cofinancing with other donors. In the first case, one problem that stands out is the inadequacy of support for actions designed to protect human rights, support for civil society and support for the media. There have been many situations which, fortunately, have been rectified. These range from identification of centralised procedures inappropriate given the urgency with which actions have to be carried out, to the fact that the Commission found itself confronted with various which subsequently had to be financed. With regard to cofinancing, we welcome the transfer of financing from the Office of the High Representative to the first pillar, which meant that it had to be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Regulation. Furthermore, we believe the same will have to apply to financing for monitoring electoral procedures and, consequently, to cooperation with the OSCE. To conclude, Mr President, these were the observations that we in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy felt should be considered in the report by Mr Staes – whom I congratulate – given the volume of the total funding for this type of aid, the shortage of resources and the obvious need for them to be used in a rigorous and transparent way."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"faits accomplis"1

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