2003 - 2004 TEXTS ADOPTED at the sitting of Thursday 4 September 2003 PART ONE P5_TA-PROV(2003)09-04 PROVISIONAL EDITION PE 334.393 EN EN CONTENTS TEXTS ADOPTED P5_TA-PROV(2003)0371 EC development policy (A5-0209/2003 - Rapporteur: Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez ) European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report 2001 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the EC development policy and the implementation of the external assistance (COM(2002) 490 – 2002/2246(INI)) .........................1 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0372 Regional and lesser-used languages - enlargement and cultural diversity (A5-0271/2003 - Rapporteur: Michl Ebner) European Parliament resolution with recommendations to the Commission on European regional and lesser-used languages – the languages of minorities in the EU – in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity (2003/2057(INI)) ...............................................................6 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0373 Effects of the summer heatwave (B5-0377, 0390, 0391, 0392 and 0303/2003) European Parliament resolution on the effects of the summer heat wave...................................16 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0374 EU-Cuba relations (B5-0365, 0366, 0367, 0368 and 0369/2003) European Parliament resolution on Cuba ....................................................................................19 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0375 Human rights 2002 (A5-0274/2003 - Rapporteur: Bob van den Bos) European Parliament resolution on human rights in the world in 2002 and European Union's human rights policy (2002/2011(INI))..........................................................................22 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0376 Fundamental rights in the EU in 2002 (A5-0281/2003 - Rapporteur: Fodé Sylla) European Parliament resolution on the situation as regards fundamental rights in the European Union (2002) (2002/2013(INI)) ..................................................................................52 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0377 Water management in developing countries (A5-0273/2003 - Rapporteur: Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye) PE 334.393\ I EN European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on water management in developing countries and priorities for EU development cooperation (COM(2002) 132 – C5-0335/2002 – 2002/2179(COS)).............................................................................................74 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0378 Trade and development (A5-0277/2003 - Rapporteur: Luisa Morgantini) European Parliament resolution on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on trade and development - assisting developing countries to benefit from trade (COM(2002) 513 – 2002/2282(INI)).........................................80 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0379 Health and poverty reduction in developing countries (A5-0217/2003 - Rapporteur: John Bowis) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication on Health and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries (COM(2002) 129 – C5-0334/2002 – 2002/2178(COS)) ........................................................................................................................87 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0380 Participation of non-state actors in EC development policy (A5-0249/2003 - Rapporteur: Richard Howitt) European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on participation of non-state actors in EC development policy (COM(2002) 598 - 2002/2283(INI)) ..........................................................................................................................94 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0381 'Television without frontiers' (A5-0251/2003 - Rapporteur: Roy Perry) European Parliament resolution on Television without Frontiers.............................................102 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0382 Cultural industries (A5-0276/2003 - Rapporteur: Myrsini Zorba) European Parliament resolution on Cultural Industries (2002/2127(INI))................................109 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0383 India: Mumbai bomb attack (B5-0371, 0376, 381, 386 and 387/2003) European Parliament resolution on the bomb attacks in Mumbai.............................................119 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0384 Liberia (B5-0375, 0380, 0382, 0385 and 0388/2003) European Parliament resolution on the situation in Liberia ......................................................121 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0385 Burma (B5-0374, 0378, 0383, 0384 and 0389/2003) European Parliament resolution on Burma................................................................................124 II /PE 334.393 EN P5_TA-PROV(2003)0386 ACP bananas (A5-0164/2003 - Rapporteur: Fernando Fernández Martin) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the Special Framework of Assistance for Traditional ACP Suppliers of Bananas (Council Regulation No 856/1999) - Biennial Report from the Commission (COM(2002) 763 – 2003/2091(INI)) ..................................................................127 P5_TA-PROV(2003)0387 Enhancing the effectiveness of aid (A5-0190/2003 - Rapporteur: Fernando Fernández Martín) European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council and to the European Parliament on Untying: Enhancing the effectiveness of aid (COM(2002) 639 - 2002/2284(INI)) ......................................................................................................................130 PE 334.393\ III EN P5_TA-PROV(2003)0371 EC development policy European Parliament resolution on the Annual Report 2001 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the EC development policy and the implementation of the external assistance (COM(2002) 490 – 2002/2246(INI)) The European Parliament, – having regard to the Commission report (COM(2002) 490 - C5-0607/2002), – having regard to the European Community's cooperation policies, – having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States on the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, on the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 20001, and which entered into effect on 1 April 2003 following completion of ratification procedures, – having regard to the OECD Development Assistance Committee's 2002 Peer Review of European Community assistance, – having regard to Rules 47(2) and 163 of its Rules of Procedure, – having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (A5-0209/2003), A. whereas 2001 is the second year for which EuropeAid has published an annual report, B. whereas in 2001 external Official Development Assistance (ODA) to developing countries financed by the General Budget and the European Development Fund (EDF) amounted to EUR 5994 million in commitments and EUR 5892 million in payments, and ODA and official assistance to countries and territories in transition in 2001 amounted to EUR 9729 million in commitments and EUR 7700 million in payments, C. whereas, according to the Development Assistance Committee peer review, European Community external assistance for 2001 increased by 21.1% in real terms over the previous year, mainly through increased assistance to accession candidate countries, D. whereas aid to candidate countries exceeds aid to developing countries, E. whereas the European Community is the leading international donor of development aid and the Member States committed themselves at the Barcelona European Council to reach, within their respective budgetary processes, at least 0.33% of ODA/GNI by 2006, 1 OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p.3. PE 334.393\ 1 EN 1. Welcomes the publication of the EuropeAid Annual Report for 2001, the second of its kind, which constitutes a useful compendium of data and analysis that is not otherwise available in readily consultable form, and which consequently contributes to the transparency of the EU's development cooperation activities; 2. Understands that this EuropeAid Report is, to a certain extent, experimental in nature, and that it refers to a period in which external aid policies, and particularly development cooperation policies, were in a phase of transition and consolidation; recognises the interest and merit of the document and hopes that a more substantial evaluation will be made in the 2002 Report, when a more realistic assessment can be undertaken; 3. Notes with satisfaction that the Commission, in accordance with the frequently expressed views of the European Parliament, has attempted to assess progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals which were adopted in September 2000; 4. Emphasises that the promotion of gender equality and women's rights is an essential component in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and consequently requests the Commission to include in future annual reports data on gender balance, notably in the education and health sectors, as well as on actions to combat violence against women; 5. Welcomes the emphasis placed by the Commission on poverty reduction and the concentration of development assistance (except for the candidate countries) on the poorest states, in particular the least developed countries; calls on all low-income countries to produce poverty reduction strategy papers as a matter of urgency so that actions to combat poverty can be properly targeted; asks that account be taken, in this respect,