12 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2010/2114(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 and 9 November 2010 on preparedness and response in the event of a CBRN attack,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (COM(2010)0600),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food safety and the opinions of the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on the Commission communication: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man- made disasters (A7-0227/2010),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas CBRN disasters, whether accidental or resulting from a terrorist attack, pose serious threats to the security and health of the people living in the EU, affecting their lives and assets, the environment and assets, including their cultural heritage, and even the functioning of society in one or several EU Member States, by disrupting critical infrastructures and governance capabilities,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the problem of misuse of certain chemicals, which are widely available to the general public on the market, as precursors to home-made explosives, can provoke a series of terrorist and other criminal incidents in the EU; whereas this calls for strong monitoring and scrutiny of the implementation of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the marketing and use of explosive precursors(COM(2010)0473),
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS) offers opportunities to improve the EU's overall crisis response through actions under the Instrument for Stability (IfS),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas an EU CBRN Action Plan should make for the efficient interaction of national and EU initiatives in addressing CBRN risks and in preparing the necessary responses, enhancing both ‘horizontal’ coordination between the Commission and Member States and ‘vertical’ coordination between the EU-level instruments and Member States‘ instruments, in order to increase the effectiveness and speed of information sharing, the exchange of best practices, analytical reporting at all stages, joint planning, the development of operational procedures, operational exercises and the cost-effective pooling of existing resources,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that an EU CBRN Action Plan offers an opportunity to enable the EU and its Member States to implement effectively the Solidarity Clause included in Article 222 TFEU, and that Member States must be aware of each others‘ plans and best practices to deal with and counter CBRN disasters, whether caused accidentally or intentionally, so that they can come to each others’ assistance in a coordinated and effective manner;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the announcement by the Commission (COM(2010)0600) of the establishment of the European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a pool of pre-identified civil protection assets from the states participating in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism that are voluntarily made available for EU disaster relief operations both inside and outside the Union;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to present comparative data and an overall assessment of the state of play in industries in Europe when it comes to securing and increasing control over high- risk CBRN materials, including an overview of all relevant national laws regarding implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and other international instruments related to CBRN materials; that overview should include reporting on the degree to which Member States and industries fulfil their international obligations;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for clarification regarding the strengthening of the import/export regime with regard to the roles of the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Member States to implement and ensure the application of the existing international regulations, and on the Commission to play a monitoring role, assessing and reporting on compliance; notes that it is important, taking into account the evolution of technology era, to proceed to the reviewing and revising of relevant legislation and regulations vis-à-vis the acquisition, importation, sale, safe storage and transportation of CBRN materials;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the establishment of a closely-monitored mechanism that would allow forreinforcement of the role of the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) which has already been established under the Community civil protection mechanism so as to ensure proper exchanges of information and good practices between Member States, leading to pan-European standards in the detection of CBRN activities;