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Mr President, the process by which we have come to the point of prolonging the European Agency for Reconstruction's mandate does not merit high marks for artistic performance. The Commission's request for a prolongation itself came at a very late stage. Members will recall that Parliament in its previous resolution on the European Agency for Reconstruction had asked the Commission to present its evaluation report on the status of the Agency by June 2003 at the latest, in order to allow the EP to hold a debate on the future of the Agency and its adequacy in managing EU external assistance in some Stability Pact and stabilisation and association countries. The Commission did not follow Parliament's recommendation and only presented its report during this year's electoral period.
Further delays arose as a result of the change in the regulation with regard to the Agency's geographical area of responsibility, the intention of which was to bring assistance for the promotion of the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community within the remit of the Agency. My committee rightly took the decision to postpone adoption of this report and the one regarding assistance to the northern part of Cyprus until it received the relevant documentation.
However, these shortcomings should not cloud the fact that an impressive job has been done on the ground by the Agency's staff. I have always been in favour of extending their mandate. They are doing a good job and need to know that they can sign contracts for buildings and pay salaries for next year. My concerns were directed at the lack of clarity and coordination in the division of tasks between the European Agency for Reconstruction's offices and the Commission's deconcentrated delegations, a matter which I have addressed in my report.
The progress made in developing an effective decentralised system for contracts and financial management systems for EU assistance as foreseen in the CARDS multiannual programme for 2005-06 for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia needs to be examined further.
I would be happy to incorporate a proposal fusing the ideas of two fellow Members by asking the Commission to submit by June 2005 a report on the future of the Agency after 31 December 2006. This should ensure that a prospective extension is not addressed with the same haste as in the past.
I agree that the remit of the European Agency for Reconstruction should be extended to cover the implementation of financial assistance for the northern part of Cyprus. I would propose that we adopt the relevant part of the Commission's text, in agreement with the rapporteur on the proposed instruments, to ensure consistency between the two reports. I hope that all Members will join me in supporting the extension of the European Agency for Reconstruction's mandate for the term proposed.
I should like to inform Parliament that I have asked for the oral question and debates on the future of the Western Balkans, originally planned to coincide with the vote on the European Agency for Reconstruction's report, to be postponed until the December part-session. It would be more useful to debate the future of the region when the new Commission is in place, as we had originally envisaged would be the case at this juncture. A debate in December would also save this important debate from drowning under speculation over the new team of Commissioners."@en1
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