141. Totally agrees with the statement from the Court of Auditors that ‘around 30 % (EUR 144 million) of the EUSF contributions was earmarked for operations which were fully eligible under the EUSF Regulation; however, the CASE project (Italian acronym for ’Complessi Antisisminici Sostenibili Ecocompatibiliti‘, i.e. seismically isolated and environmentally sustainable housing), while relevant to the actual needs, did not comply with specific provisions of the EUSF Regulation; this was because it constructed new permanent buildings instead of temporary houses; the CASE project took 70 % of the funding - EUR 350 million; the strategy c ...[+++]hosen for CASE project addressed the housing needs of 15.000 of the earthquake-affected population, but did not respond in a timely manner and with sufficient capacity to the actual needs of the population; the CASDE houses were more expensive than standard houses’ ; notes that this was explained by emergency conditions;

Furthermore, a bottom-up participatory approach in assessing the actual needs of ageing populations is prerequisite, implying that more in-depth baseline assessments and regular monitoring of the (actual and future) needs and demands of older people are needed.

36. Considers this increase in payments to be only a first step to cover the actual needs of running projects, and reiterates its concern regarding a possible shortage of funds in the field of cohesion policy; calls on the Council and Commission to carefully evaluate the real needs in terms of payments for 2013 under Heading 1b, and not to make any cuts which are unrealistic or take decisions that are at odds with the forecasts provided by the Member States themselves and used as a basis for the Commission's draft budget; will therefore oppose any possible cut in the level of payments compared to the proposal included in the DB 2013;

7. Believes that payment appropriations for the structural actions must be based on real needs and stresses that the Commission based the PDB on the most recent forecasts available; believes that the overall evaluation of the implementation of payment appropriations, to be carried out by the Commission by the end of July, will give an opportunity to re-assess payment needs and ensure that actual needs are fully budgeted for 2006;

7. Believes that payment appropriations for the structural actions must be based on real needs and stresses that the Commission based the PDB on the most recent forecasts available; believes that the overall evaluation of the implementation of payment appropriations, to be carried out by the Commission by the end of July, will give an opportunity to re-assess payment needs and ensure that actual needs are fully budgeted for 2006;

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