Activities of Matthijs van MILTENBURG related to 2016/2045(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment - Situation in Italy after the earthquakes (debate) NL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Union Solidarity Fund: an assessment PDF (316 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to Articles 175, 212 and 22212 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to the Commission report entitled ‘The European Union Solidarity Fund - Annual Report 2014’ (COM(2011)06945)502),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 28 November 20153 - European Union Solidarity Fund,
Amendment 10 #
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 and recovery operations carried out by governments following natural disasters;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas investments in the prevention of natural disasters are of utmost importance in response to climate change; whereas significant amounts of EU funding have been allocated for investments in the prevention of natural disasters and in risk management strategies, in particular under the ESI Funds;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the main components of the reform, such as the introduction of advance payments of up to 10 % of the anticipated financial contribution available on demand soon after an application for a financial contribution from the Fund has been submitted to the Commission (upper limit of the contribution set at EUR 30 million), the eligibility of technical assistance directly linked to projectcosts relating to the preparation and implementation of the emergency and recovery operations (a key European Parliament request), the extension of the deadlines by which Member States must make applications (12 weeks after the first damage) and set up the project (18 months), as well as the introduction of a six-month deadline by which the Commission must respond to applications;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the clarification of the rules on the eligibility of regional natural disasters, but points out that the final agreement maintains the eligibility threshold at 1.5 % of regional GDP, in line with the Commission proposal, in spite of Parliament’s efforts to reduce it to 1 %; believes that the vulnerability of the outermost regions has been taken into account, with the threshold being reduced to 1 % in their case;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to optimise the use of EU funding, in particular the ESI Funds, for investments to prevent natural disasters from occurring and to mitigate their effects;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that, following the Commission’s rejection of two applications for recognition as extraordinary regional disastersRecalls that two applications have been rejected under the former EUSF Regulation, on the grounds that the disasters in question could not be deemed ‘extraordinary’, in spite of the fact that they caused serious damage and had direct repercussions for the economic and social development of the regions concerned, a realistic; therefore welcomes the revised EUSF Regulation in which an adequate eligibility threshold shouldhas been set for regional natural disasters;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14