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I would like to highlight some important points regarding my report on the European Commission’s Annual Report on the Cohesion Fund for 2001.
In its Agenda 2000 Communication, the Commission retained the priority policy goal of promoting economic and social cohesion.
The main aim of the Cohesion Fund was to help countries with the greatest structural disadvantages; the beneficiaries of the Fund having a per capita GNP lower than 90% of the Community average and committing to adopt a convergence programme.
The Annual Report is an essential tool in assessing the activities of the Cohesion Fund.
The financial execution of the fund in 2001 was generally acceptable. However, the issue of outstanding commitments to be paid (R.A.L.) remains a serious weakness and there is still an urgent need for rigorous checks to ensure that the rules of transparency are observed in relation to public contracts. The control of the Fund’s activities on the ground still needs to be intensified.
I welcome the Commission's efforts to tackle the problem, in particular through the establishment of a task force in DG Regio in April 2002 and I reiterate our call to the Commission, when it submits future reports, to give more detailed information about the projects financed."@en1
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"(Explanation of vote abbreviated in accordance with Rule 137(1).)"1
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