11 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2017/0309(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Whilst recognising the prlegitimaryte responsibility of Member States, which have control over the infrastructure needed and the personnel responsible for civil protection, for preventing, preparing and responding to natural and man-made disasters, the Union Mechanism promotes solidarity between Member States in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Natural and man-made disasters can strike anywhere across the globe, often without warning, and are more frequent in the overseas territories, which are particularly exposed to certain violent climatic or seismic phenomena and which should therefore receive special consideration when civil protection policies are drawn up. Whether of natural or man-made origin, they are becoming increasingly frequent, extreme and complex, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change, and by their very nature irrespective of national borders. The human, environmental, and economic consequences stemming from disasters can be enormous.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Recent experience has shown that reliance on voluntary offers of mutual assistance, coordinated and facilitated by the Union Mechanism, does not always ensure that sufficient capacities are made available to address the basic needs of people affected by disasters in a satisfactory manner, nor that the environment and property are properly safeguarded. This is particularly so where Member States are simultaneously affected by recurrent disasters and collective capacity is insufficient or where the services responsible for civil protection suffer the consequences of the budget restrictions imposed by the public authorities.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action. To that effect, Member States should share risk assessments on a regular basis as well as summaries of their disaster risk management planning in order to ensure an integrated more collaborative approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. In addition, the Commission should be able to require Member States to provideobtain from those Member States wishing to take part specific prevention and preparedness plans in relation to specific disasters, notably with a view to maximising overall Union support to disaster risk management. Administrative burden should be reduced and prevention policies strengthened, including by ensuring necessary links to other key Union policies and instruments, notably the European Structural and Investment Funds as listed in recital 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201313. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There is a need to reinforce the collective ability to prepare and respond to disasters notably through mutual support between States in Europe. In addition to strengthening the possibilities already offered by the European Emergency Response Capacity ('EERC' or 'voluntary pool'), from now on referred to as "European Civil Protection Pool", the Commission should also establish rescEU. The composition of rescEU should include emergency response capacities to respond to wildfires, large- scale floods and earthquakes, as well as a field hospital and medical teams in line with World Health Organisation standards, that can be rapidly deployed.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Union should be able to support Member States where available capacities are insufficient to allow for an effective response to disasters by contributing to the financing of leasing or rental arrangements for ensuring rapid access to such capacities or by financing their acquisition. This would substantially increase the effectiveness of the Union Mechanism, by ensuring availability of capacities in cases where an effective response to disasters would otherwise not be ensured, particularly for disasters with wide ranging impacts affecting a significant number of Member States. Union procurement of capacities should allow for economies of scale and better coordination when responding to disasters. The Union should also stop imposing ever more stringent budget requirements on the Member States, which are responding by under-investing in civil protection, a key sovereign responsibility.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness of training and exercises and enhance co-operation between Member States' national civil protection authorities and services it is necessary to establish a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network that is based on existing structures and the principle of voluntary cooperation between sovereign States.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) There is a need to simplify the overly complex Union Mechanism procedures to ensure that Member States can access assistance and capacities needed in order to respond to natural or man-made disasters as rapidly as possible.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is important to ensure that Member States take all the necessary actions, as far as possible and in the light of the scientific knowledge at their disposal, in order to effectively prevent natural and man-made disasters and mitigate their effects. Provisions should reinforce links between prevention, preparedness and response actions under the Union Mechanism. Coherence should also be ensured with other relevant Union legislation on prevention and disaster risk management, including for cross-border prevention action and response to threats such as serious cross-border health threats15. Likewise, coherence should be ensured with international commitments such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030, the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. _________________ 15 Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15