4 Amendments of Olivier CHASTEL related to 2022/0337(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the increasing number of severe and destructive natural disasters in Europe, as evidenced both by the 2021 floods and the recent record extensive wildfires in the summer of 2022; underlines that due to climate change such extreme weather events resulting in emergencies are going to further intensify and multiply; urges the Union therefore to strengthen its efforts to tackle climate change both in the Union and globally;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need to release financial assistance through the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to ensure that support can reach the affected regions in a timely manner; regrets at the same time that the maximum amount available for that EUSF mobilisation is much lower than the potential aid amount that could be covered and comes more than a year after the events took place due to the inflexible mobilisation rules of the EUSF; urges the Commission to come forward with a model on faster and more timely mobilisation of the EUSF; believes that the available resources for EUSF should be increased and made available in a more timely manner as part of the ambitious multiannual financial framework revision;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reiterates the importance of communicating to the public the tangible benefits brought about by the EUSF, in order to further increase citizens’ trust in Union tools and programmes; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up communication efforts to improve the public awareness of the interventions done with financing under the EUSF;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the awarding, management and implementation of EUSF grants should be as transparent as possible, and that the grants shall be used in line with the principles of sound financial management;