5 Amendments of Franziska Katharina BRANTNER related to 2011/2023(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the new role granted by the Treaty of Lisbon to the High Representative/Vice President of coordinating EU operationsensuring effective crisis management in third countries to guarantee the coherence and consistency between the EU’s crisisemergency response and the overall political and security elements involved; urges that working arrangements be developed among all relevant services dealing with emergency response and crisis management in the Commission and the EEAS, including EU Delegations;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to enhance coherence in the use of the different EU instruments, some of which fall under the responsibility of the HR/VP, such as the Instrument for Stability, as well as to improve coordination with 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; insists on the linkage between crisis prevention, disaster response and post- disaster reconstruction;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, as a last resort and in compliance with the Oslo Guidelines, the use of military means under civilian oversight often constitutes an important contribution to disaster response, particularly for specialised assets, strategic lift or heavy engineering; stresses that the coordination of the use of all the capabilities available – civil and military – and Member States’ crisis management assets should be enhanced in order to avoid costly duplications;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, along with Member States, to identify existing capacity gaps and to develop a time-frame and clear targets for Member States to adequately develop their disaster response capabilities in order to ensure fair burden-sharing between Member States, while the creation of additional EU-level assets should only be considered where they would result in considerable synergies for the EU as a whole;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the central role of the United Nations in coordinating the disaster response efforts of the international community.