Activities of Nikos CHRYSOGELOS related to 2011/0461(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Amendments (18)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Civil Protection Mechanism constitutes a visible expression of European solidarity by ensuring a practical and timely contribution to consistent prevention of and preparedness for disasters and the response to major disasters and imminence thereof. This Decision should therefore not affect the reciprocal rights and obligations of the Member States under bilateral or multilateral treaties, which relate to the matters covered by this Decision, nor Member States' responsibility to protect people, the environment and property on their territory.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Mechanism should include a general policy framework for Union disaster risk prevention actions aimed at achieving a high level of protection and resilience against disasters by preventing or reducing their effects and by fostering a culture of prevention. Risk management plans are essential to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. Therefore, the Mechanism should includes a general framework for their communication and implementation. The Mechanism should develop guidelines in order to achieve coherence and comparability of the different risk management plans of Member States.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Where the use of military capacities is considered in support of civil protection operations to be appropriate, cooperation with the military should follow the modalities, procedures and criteria established by the Council or its competent bodies and "The guidelines on the Use of Foreign Military and Civil Defence Assets in Disaster Relief" of the UN (Oslo Guidelines of 2007) for making available to the Mechanism military capacities relevant to the protection of civilian populations.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union Civil Protection Mechanism (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Mechanism’) shall aim to support, coordinate and supplement the actions ofin the Member States in the field of civil protection in improving the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. The Mechanism shall not affect Member States' responsibility to protect people, the environment and property on their territory against disasters and endowing their emergency management systems with sufficient capabilities and resources to enable them to cope adequately and in a consistent manner with disasters of a magnitude and nature that can reasonably be expected and prepared for.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to achieve a high level of protection against disasters by preventing or reducing their effects and, by fostering a culture of prevention and by improving cooperation between civil protection and other competent services;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) progress in improving the response to disasters measured by the speed and degree of coordination of interventions and services under the Mechanism and the adequacy of assistance provided to the needs on the ground.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘response’ means any action taken under the Mechanism during or after a major disaster to address its immediate adverse consequences in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9
9. ‘risk management plan’ means planning instrument prepared by a Member State to foresee risks, to estimate their impacts, and to develop, select and implement sustainable measures to reduce, adapt to and mitigate the risks and their impacts cost-effectively, as well as to set the framework for integrating different sector or hazard-specific risk management instruments into a common overall plan;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate the sharing of knowledge, best practices and information, both at European level and among Member States at macro- or subregional level, where territories face similar disaster risks;
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote and support the development and implementation of Members States‘ risk management plans including guidelines on their content in order to facilitate their coherence and comparability and provide for adequate incentives, where needed;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) raise awareness about the importance of risk prevention and support Member States and regional and local authorities in public information, education and awareness-raising;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) promote the use of Union's funds for sustainable disaster prevention and encourage Member States and regions to exploit these funding opportunities;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The risk management plans shall take into account the national, regional and local risk assessments and other relevant risk assessment and shall be coherent with other relevant plans in force in that Member State.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Member States, in cooperation with their regions, shall identify and map key existing capacities that could be made available for the response under the Mechanism to these scenarios and inform the Commission thereof;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) take account of the needs and interests of the Member States at macro- or subregional level, where territories face similar disaster risks;
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) setting up a programme of lessons learned from the interventions inside and outside the Union, exercises and trainings conducted within the framework of the Mechanism, including relevant prevention, preparedness and response aspects, disseminating these lessons and implementing them as appropriate;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) public information, education and awareness raising and associated dissemination actions, so as to minimise the effects of disasters on Union citizens and to help Union citizens to protect themselves more effectively and in a sustainable manner;