Activities of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2011/2023(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Invites the Commission, when setting up the European disaster response, to take into account the Solidarity Clause and its implementation arrangements, which are due to be adopted; nevertheless opposes the creation of a permanent EU Civil Protection Force; stresses, instead, the principle of helping others to help themselves, and the necessary exchange of best practice in areas such as developing volunteer fire brigade structures similar to those that have been operating successfully for hundreds of years in the German-speaking countries in particular;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission’s efforts to includeDeclares itself in favour of prevention aspects being itsncluded in disaster response sincefrom the very beginning; points out, therefore, that regional and local authorities play a key role in disaster prevention by implementing, through the Cohesion Policy, risk prevention strategies at territorial level; points to the need for timely cross-border cooperation in disaster prevention, particularly in connection with incidents in nuclear power stations or extensions to their life span, and the final storage of nuclear waste in border regions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points to the key role of the regional and local authorities, which are in the front line when disasters occur and whose involvement can raise the EU’s visibility among its citizens, whereby the EU should make a contribution towards increasing the social visibility in particular of voluntary and honorary activities in this area;