7 Amendments of Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA related to 2016/2045(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas since being established it has been mobilised in connection with 70 disasters linked to a wide range of phenomena, such as flooding, forest fires, earthquakes, storms and, more recently, drought; whereas the EU Solidarity Fund remains one of our strongest symbols of solidarity in times of need;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. believes that the European Union Solidarity Fund is an effective and important tool set up in 2002 in order to show EU solidarity towards disaster- stricken regions within Europe after severe floods in Central Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. believes that the Solidarity Funds has a major role to play in case of naturel disasters and is a valuable financial instrument for Members States facing unforeseen situations;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Parliament strongly supported the proposed changes, most of which it had already called for in previous resolutions; whereas the last reform in general terms, simplified requests for intervention so that aid can be paid out more rapidly;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the instrument is generally meeting its objectives well but it was considered not to be sufficiently responsive, as certain criteria for its activation are too complicated or not sufficiently clear;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to establish risk prevention and risk management strategies;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call, therefore, that in the near future the eligibility threshold for regional natural disasters should be set at 1 % of regional GDP, in particular for the regions worst affected by the economic crisis and the refugee crisis;