[02] UN Secretary-General issues a report on the financing of UNFICYP
The European Parliament approved yesterday a report by which the pre-
accession financial support towards Cyprus and Malta is upgraded, in the
framework of economic and technical assistance for candidates for accession
to the European Union countries.
By adopting the report of German EuroMP, Elmar Brok, the European
Parliament furthermore supports the need to register the funds for Cyprus
and Malta in Chapter 7 of the bloc's budget, which refers to its pre-
accession strategy.
The European Parliament requests that the funds for Cyprus and Malta are
greater than the 95 million euros proposed by the European Commission, with
which the European Council agrees.
In a recent report to the UN General Assembly, the Secretary General of the
United Nations presents the financial performance of the United Nations
Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for the period from 1 July 1998 to
30 June 1999.
According to the report, the General Assembly, by its resolution 52/241 of
26 June 1998, appropriated the amount of $45,276,160 gross ($43,536,860
net) for the maintenance of UNFICYP for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30
June 1999, inclusive of an amount of $2,267,160 for the support account for
peacekeeping operations. The Government of Cyprus provided one third of the
cost of the Force ($14,512,300), and the Government of Greece provided $6,
500,000 through voluntary contributions. An amount of $24,263,800 gross
($22,524,560 net) has been assessed on Member States.
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