Co-financing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) in fields of interest to the developing countries

In adopting the recommendation for second reading by Mr Pertti Kullervo PAASIO (PSE, FI) Parliament approved the Council's common position, reintroducing most of the amendments adopted by Parliament at first reading, namely: - priority to operations based on an initiative by local partners; - cofinancing of activities relating to training; - special attention for activities relating to the rights of children; - with regard to cofinancing, provision of a clause allowing NGOs to reinvest in new projects part of the funding which has not been spent; - provision of special arrangements on the presentation of files (decision to give support for an operation to be taken within six months, documents to be forwarded to the Commission within one month, etc.); - provision for a report to be forwarded to Parliament before 30 June each year giving details of the NGOs benefiting from co-financing, summarizing the operations financed in the course of the financial year, etc.; - review of the regulation every five years. It also made an amendment with regard to commitology, calling for the establishment of a committee of an advisory nature. �