Activities of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2013/0248(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Union Solidarity Fund (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to better take into account the specific nature of those disasters which, although important, do not reach the minimum scale required to benefit from a contribution from the Fund, the criteria for regional disasters should be determined based on the damage calculable by reference to regional gross domestic product (GDP). These criteria should be adapted to take into account existing European territorial diversity and, in particular, the situation of the outermost regions, whose special status as recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union entitles them to differentiated treatment. Those criteria should be determined in a clear and simple manner in order to reduce the possibility of applications being submitted which do not meet the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The quantifiable criteria should be complemented with particular attention to the impact of a disaster occurring in the outermost regions, to the extent that it could have serious repercussions for the economic and social development of these regions. Such consequences could, in particular, have a major impact on infrastructure and on fundamental sectors of local economic activity, severely affecting the economic, social and structural situation of the outermost regions.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain types of natural disaster, such as droughts, are developing over a longer period of time before their disastrous effects are felt. PIt should also be possible to use the Fund for certain types of natural disaster, such as floods and droughts, which are long-term disasters, and may develop slowly, evolving over a longer period of time before their disastrous effects are felt, with it only being possible to assess the damage and deal with the extent of the disaster after it has happened. Tailored provision should be made to allow the use of the Fund also in such cases of long-term disaster.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
For the purposes of this Regulation, a ‘regional natural disaster’ shall mean any natural disaster resulting, in a region of a Member State or a country involved in accession negotiations with the Union at NUTS 2 level, in direct damage in excess of 1.5 % of the region’s gross domestic product (GDP). Where the disaster concerns several regions at NUTS 2 level or any region referred to in Article 349 of the TFEU, the thresholds shall be applied to the weighted average GDP of those regions.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In the case of outermost regions defined under Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the threshold shall be reduced to 1 % of the affected region’s gross domestic product (GDP) or where there is a direct impact on a whole sector of activity or group of infrastructure such as ports, roads or airports which, given the specific island condition of these regions, makes it impossible for economic and social activity to resume immediately under normal conditions.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 b (new)
In the case of natural disasters affecting outermost, island or archipelago regions, the assessment referred to in Article 4(2) shall include a degree of flexibility in these thresholds, to allow for their specific territorial condition.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 c (new)
In the case of prolonged natural disasters such as floods, inundations and droughts, the outermost regions should be given special consideration, in light of their legally recognised status under the terms of Article 349 TFEU, with the impact of such disasters on their economic and social activities taken into account. Special consideration should be given to the effects on these regions of climate change, such as unusual, particularly heavy rainfall, tidal action, strong waves, the worsening state of the sea and maritime storms and their repercussions on coastal and shoreline areas, to all of which these regions are particularly vulnerable.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
restoring safe conditions for airport and port facilities, safe havens and marinas and measures to protect coastal heritage, as well as creating safe conditions in coastal areas;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
For the purposes of point (a), ‘restoring the working order’ shall be understood to mean a repair carried out in such a way as to improve the capacity to withstand a natural disaster, which may include the relocation of infrastructure projects away from places which may be threatened by natural disasters again in the future. For the purposes of point (b), ‘temporary accommodation’ shall mean accommodation lasting until the population concerned is able to return to their original homes following their repair or reconstruction.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point 1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – point 1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In the case of natural disasters of longer duration (such as floods and droughts), the ten-week application deadline for the submission of applications referred to in paragraph 1 shall run from the date on which the public authorities of the eligible state officially declare the threat of natural disaster to be at an end.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
Article 4a – point 2
Article 4a – point 2
The amount of the advance shall not exceed 105 % of the amount of the contribution anticipated and shall in no case exceed EUR 340 000 000million; this amount may, under exceptional circumstances, be increased when the disaster takes place in the Union’s outermost regions and if so requested by the public authorities of the eligible state. Once the definitive amount of the contribution has been determined, the Commission shall take into account the sum of the advance prior to the balance of the contribution being paid. The Commission shall recover unduly paid advances.