Activities of Hélène LAPORTE related to 2020/2127(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the effectiveness of Member States’ use of EU Solidarity Fund money in cases of natural disasters
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importance of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) in providing financial assistance to Member States and regions hit by natural disasters; welcomes the recent extension of the EUSF’s scope to major public health emergencies, since the occurrence of new pandemics in the medium term cannot be ruled out;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Regrets the disparity in the means available in each country to assess the amount of damage based on data collected by local authorities and satellite surveys and the consequent errors in the proposed assessments;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to avoid duplication of funds when the regions concerned are already beneficiaries of other EU programmes;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for justification, by means of an audit of the proper use of European funds, of the aid received by beneficiary countries which are at the end of the reconstruction process;