– in the House of Commons at 7:00 pm on 10 March 2010.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (
That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 5271/10 and Addendum 1, 2008 Commission Annual Report on the Implementation of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance, No. 14685/09, Commission Communication on Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) Multi-Annual Indicative Financial Framework for 2011-2013, No. 15365/09 and Addendum 1, Commission Annual Report of the Instrument for Structural Policy for Pre-accession (ISPA) 2008, No. 5226/10 and Addendum 1, Commission 2008 Annual Report on PHARE, Turkey Preaccession Instruments, CARDS and Transition Facility and No. 5516/10, Court of Auditors Special Report 16-2009, the European Commission's Management of Preaccession Assistance to Turkey; and urges the Commission to learn lessons from previous enlargements, in particular the need to ensure IPA is well-managed and effective. -(Mark Tami.)
Question agreed to.
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