2 Amendments of Marc JOULAUD related to 2016/2045(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was set up in 2002 in reaction to that summer’s serious flooding in Central Europe, to respond to serious natural disasters and to demonstrate solidarity with the European regions affected; whereas it funds only emergency operations carried out by governments following natural disasters, in spite of the Commission’s 2005 proposal to expand its scope to include industrial and technological disasters, public health emergencies and acts of terrorism;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the changing security context, marked by an increase in terrorist attacks in Europe, casts new light on the need for and relevance of certain proposals developed by the Commission and the European Parliament in 2005 and 2006, which aim to enlarge the scope of the EUSF so that it can respond to events that have particularly serious consequences for the people affected and that require European solidarity, such as acts of terrorism;