4 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2010/2096(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recalls the pivotal role of the High Representative/Vice-President in coordinating EU operations in third countries and regions; underlines that the structure and working methods of the European External Action Service (EEAS) should aim at ensuring the coherence and consistency of EU action in crisis situations; calls therefore on the Council to grant the HR/VP with a permanent mandate allowing her to activate a crisis cell, gathering representatives from all the appropriate services of the Commission and the Council, from all EU planning capabilities (MIC, CMPD, EUMS, CPCC) to coordinate EU response in case of disaster in order to be able to start work quickly, without having to systematically go to the Council; suggests that this cell could be supported by a team, projectable within the first hours of the crisis and composed of civilian (CRT, MIC), military and civ-mil (EUMS, CPCC) experts and also benefit from SITCEN and SATCEN intelligence;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between an EU disaster response and other EU instruments - such as Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil or military missions and instruments (i.e. Battle groups) – which are already on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a disaster; also underlines that EU response could rely as well on available multinational forces, the European Air Transport Command in Eindhoven could for example play a role in coordinating Member States' strategic transport capabilities;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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3. Acknowledges that the use of military assets and capabilities in complex emergencies should be the "last resort", in compliance with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the Oslo guidelines; recalls that military means often constitute an important contribution to disaster response, along with civil protection and humanitarian aid and therefore stresses the need 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 to contribute to EU disaster response, which is particularly important in a difficult economic climate;
Amendment 19 #
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 (civil and military), 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 reinforced;