Former-Yugoslavia: Mostar administration. Special report 2/96 Court of Auditors

In adopting the MÜLLER report Parliament welcomed the fact that, despite critical remarks on the details, the report of the Court of Auditors reached a positive assessment of the European Union Administration of Mostar. It regretted that Mr Koschnick did not always receive the full political backing of the Council Presidency and EU Foreign Ministers. Parliament considered that the report of the Court of Auditors confirmed its view that there was currently a gap in the Treaties in the area of the CFSP which made the demarcation of powers between the Council and Commission unclear and might compromise Parliament's right to call the Commission to account under the discharge procedure. It considered that an interinstitutional agreement was required to ensure that Parliament was involved in the common foreign and security policy. It urged the Member States to learn from the experience gained in Mostar and recommended the Member States to create a CFSP staff reserve, which could be mobilized at short notice for joint actions, and to set up a preparatory group led by the Commission which would draw up procedures under which such joint actions could be launched and implemented quickly. �