7 Amendments of Michèle STRIFFLER related to 2010/2096(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas lessons learned from recent crises continue to demonstrate the need to improve the EU’s disaster response in terms of efficiency, coordination and visibility, and whereas these disasters have once again highlighted the need for an EU rapid response capability (European civil protection force),
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1(c)
Paragraph 1(c)
(c) reiterates that the use of civil protection resources, where deployed in any humanitarian crisis, should be needs driven and complementary to, and coherent with, humanitarian aid, in accordance with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the United Nations guidelines (Oslo guidelines), with a view to ensuring compliance with the humanitarian principles of neutrality, humanity, impartiality and independence;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1(g)
Paragraph 1(g)
(g) considers that the EU civil protection force should build on the EU Civil Protection mechanism, should thus optimise the tools available, which would gain in efficiency and visibility, and should enable the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing emergency assistance within 24 hours of the occurrence of a disaster;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1(h)
Paragraph 1(h)
(h) recommends that the EU civil protection force be based on the principles that it should: - be based on an assessment of needs, with the participation of all humanitarian actors, - be civilian - operate under the banner of the EU - observe international humanitarian law - respect the voluntary nature of the Member States’ participation in the intended arrangements - be based on the principle of burden- sharing - be open to contributions from non-EU countries - recognise the UN’s overall role in coordinating international relief outside the territory of the European Union; - be organised on a preventive basis, according to specific scenarios;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h b (new)
Paragraph h b (new)
(hb) considers that the European civil protection force could be based on a commitment by some Member States to voluntarily make available pre-determined civil protection modules that are ready to intervene immediately in EU operations coordinated by the MIC, that most of these modules, which are already available nationally and thus would not entail significant additional costs, would remain under their control, and that the deployment of these modules placed on standby would form the nucleus of the EU’s civil protection system for responding to disasters inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h c (new)
Paragraph h c (new)
(hc) considers that additional civil protection modules could be financed by the EU for certain specific requirements where gaps have been identified and where the European level would add value, and stresses the importance of increasing funding for transport and developing standby transport modules;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1(i)
Paragraph 1(i)
(i) reminds the Council that the use of military assets and capabilities in disaster response, particularly for logistics, transport and infrastructure support for humanitarian aid operations, should be exceptional, used as a ‘last resort’ and always in compliance with existing agreements such as the European Consensus on humanitarian aid and the Oslo guidelines on the use of military and civil defence assets in international disaster relief;