Activities of Georgios STAVRAKAKIS related to 2011/2023(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the Lisbon Treaty has introduced the concept of Territorial cohesion, and extended the subsidiarity principle to the regional and local authorities and that in that respect, any assessment of an European disaster response should take into account the crucial role they play in the disaster management cycle, especially given that in a large number of Member States’ legislative powers are organised on a local or regional basis;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the extreme vulnerability of certain areas because of their geography, such as coastal, insular and mountainous areas, and calls for a special attention to be given to these areas;
Amendment 30 #
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; therefore calls the Commission to ensure that the Member States involve their regional and local authorities in the early stages of the set up of the disaster response, building upon the multi-level governance model applied in Cohesion policy, through a win-win communication strategy for all the actors part of the response mechanism;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that further exploitation of the opportunities offered in the context of the European Territorial Objective is of crucial importance; believes in this connection that the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) can constitute an important instrument for further strengthening transnational, cross-border and interregional cooperation, even with countries which are not EU Member States. It is here that the EU can make a valuable and visible contribution to even more effective and efficient cooperation, above all by improving coordination;