| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 332 final (4.6.13) |
| Publication Date | 04/06/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
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Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 (the "Aid Regulation") is the basis for the assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community (TCc) and requires annual reporting to the Council and the European Parliament. This report covers the year 2012. Between 2006 and the end of 2012, €311 million was programmed for operations under the Aid Regulation. Development of the 2012 programme (€28 million) used input from stakeholder consultations, particularly workshops at sector level, from external evaluations and took account of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) Special Report No. 6 on assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community. The 2012 allocation was made available under two Commission Decisions. The programme is implemented in those areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government does not exercise effective control and where the application of the acquis communautaire is temporarily suspended pursuant to Protocol 10 of the Treaty of Accession. Assistance is implemented primarily through centralised management by the European Commission. Some projects are jointly managed with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The overall objective of the Aid Programme is to facilitate the reunification of Cyprus by encouraging the economic development of the TCc, with particular emphasis on the economic integration of the island, on improving contacts between the two communities and with the EU, and on preparation for the acquis. A considerable contribution has been made towards improvements in some areas, notably water, wastewater and environment. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:332:FIN |
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| Countries / Regions | Cyprus |
