Activities of Ioan Mircea PAŞCU related to 2010/2096(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Setting up an EU rapid response capability
Amendments (3)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between an EU disaster response and other EU instruments - such asparticularly Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil or military missions – which are already on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a disaster;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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3. Acknowledges that the use of military assets and capabilities in complex emergencmilitary and civil defence assets in disaster reliesf should be the "used as last resort", in compliance with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the Oslo guidelines; stresses the neenotes that military assets can be necessary for filling critical capacity gaps (particularly strategic lift, specialised assets, heavy engineering and transport); stresses the need to develop a comprehensive approach and to improve synergies between civil and military capabilities, and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level, which is particularly important in a difficult economic climate;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management, financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies; believes in this context that the transitional phase between disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction should be reinforcedmanaged more efficiently;