Translation of "SAP " (English → French) :

16. Considers that international financial institutions, like the IMF and the World Bank Group, should conduct a corruption risk assessment in the measures proposed to debtor countries through SAPs, in addition to an assessment of the impact of the latter on human rights; takes the view that SAPs should include reforms to improve governance and transparency; insists that adequate, well-resourced and independent systems of oversight should follow the implementation of the programmes, carrying out frequent audits and inspections; adds that particular attention should be paid to land-grabbing, forced evictions, defence procurement, separ ...[+++]ate defence budgets and the financing of military and paramilitary activities in debtor countries; calls on the Member States to use their influence as members of the IMF and the World Bank to push for greater transparency and participatory mechanisms in the negotiation of SAPs and other financing programmes and to foster greater democratic scrutiny of their decisions and accountability;

Ten years later, at the Thessaloniki Summit in 2003, the EU granted all countries of the Western Balkans a clear perspective of EU membership, subject to fulfilment of the necessary conditions, in particular the Copenhagen criteria and the conditions of the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP).

14. Welcomes the development and improvement of the integrated management system SAP which was established in 2008 on an interinstitutional basis by the Council, the Court of Auditors and the Court of Justice, and which forms the essential instrument for handling all financial and budgetary transactions of the Court of Justice; considers, therefore, that it is important to assure the smooth functioning of the SAP;

11. Stresses that the present visa regime between the EU and SAP countries undermines and slows down the European perspective for these countries, and has become a source of humiliation for its citizens; calls on the Council and the Commission to establish clear benchmarks on the ways in which the visa-regimes with the SAP countries can gradually be developed and eased as the countries undertake necessary reforms; is of the opinion that this will offer a tangible sign that the EU is coming closer to the citizens of SAP countries;

10. Stresses that the present visa regime between the EU and SAP countries undermines and slows down the European perspective for these countries, and has became a source of humiliation for its citizens; calls on the Council and the Commission to establish clear benchmarks on how the visa-regimes with the SAP countries gradually can be developed and eased, as the countries undertake necessary reforms; is of the opinion that this will give a tangible sign that the EU is getting closer to the citizens of SAP countries;

The single area payment scheme (SAPS) will be maintained for these countries until 2007, and additional direct payments will be maintained until the end of 2008 with regard to the SAPS.