Algeria: further macro-financial Community assistance

Parliament approved the Commission proposal subject to eight amendments. These amendments aimed to: - amend the legal basis by replacing Article 235 with Articles 130u, 130w and 189c of the Treaty; The Commission did not accept this amendment. - expressly mention that respect for human rights and the furtherance of democracy were the criteria for cooperation with any third countries; - point out that the aid in question should be seen as support for the Algerian people who had suffered serious violations of human rights; - stress that the macro-financial aid would contribute to the re-establishment of democracy and to solving Algeria's social problems; - include consultation of the European Parliament among the conditions required for releasing the second instalment of the loan; - stipulate that the Commission should ensure that, in accordance with the Regulation on the setting up of the Guarantee Fund, provisioning of the Fund was carried out in accordance with the amounts disbursed; The Commission would accept this amendment with a new wording. - classify the expenditure as non-compulsory; The Commission would accept this amendment if it was included in the form of a recital. �