Activities of Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL related to 2022/0337(BUD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Spain and Greece further to natural disasters that took place in these countries in the course of 2021
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the decision as a tangible and visible form of the Union’s solidarity with its citizens and the regions in the affected areas in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Spain and GreeceCommission’s proposal;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has created immense needs in emergency assistance both within the Union and in neighbouring countries; underlines that the effects of the war, coupled with the consequences of severe natural disasters in 2022, has placed the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (SEAR) under extreme pressure;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses that the number and severity of emergencies is unpredictable; reiterates its position that the SEAR’s annual ceiling for the period 2021-2027 is not adequate to respond to emergencies; regrets that, due to budgetary constraints, the citizens and regions of the Member States concerned by the Commission’s proposal will receive limited assistance that is far from sufficient to cover the needs;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the urgent need to release financial assistance through the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to ensure that support can reach the affected regions in a timely manner; regrets at the same timDeplores therefore that the maximum amount available for thatis EUSF mobilisation is much lower than the potential aid amount that could be covered and comes more than a year after the events took place due to the inflexible mobilisation rules of the EUSF; believes that the available resources for EUSF should be substantially increased and made available in a more timely manner as part of the ambitious multiannual financial framework revision;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers it unacceptable that this mobilisation decision concerning disasters that happened in July and September 2021 respectively, is presented only now and more than a year after the events; regrets the fact that due to the long time it takes for the Commission to assess applications, this renders the possibility of frontloading EUSF funds on the basis of Article 9(5) of the MFF Regulation redundant;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Underlines that an ambitious multiannual financial framework revision should include splitting the SEAR into two strands, namely the EAR and the EUSF, and increasing annual appropriations from EUR 1,2 billion for the SEAR overall to EUR 1 billion for each strand in 2018 prices; considers that such an increase would provide vital additional resources to respond to current and emerging needs;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Highlights also that there is a need to reconsider the architecture of the EUSF mechanism to render it speedier, more flexible and more agile, in order to allow it to fulfil its potential as an effective emergency instrument; calls, therefore, for a revision of the EUSF Regulation;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Considers that, under the current exceptional circumstances, the financial resources available under the EUSF are not sufficient to cover the amounts considered necessary for assistance to the Member States concerned by the Commission’s proposal; calls therefore on the Commission to explore further possibilities for additional funding to those Member States through the EUSF;