Activities of Giommaria UGGIAS related to 2011/2023(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on ‘Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance’ PDF (264 KB) DOC (168 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the recent tragedies, notablysuch as for instance the Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods, have demonstrated that the main tools available to the EU for responding to disasters (humanitarian aid and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism) proved to be working well for what they were designed for and given the circumstances, but whereas there is scope for improvement in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and visibility of the EU assistance as a whole,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the principle of subsidiarity to be respected in regard to the capability of Member States to use their own assets, specifically when national emergencies occur that justify this;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reasserts that disaster preparation, prevention and response cannot be dissociated one from one another and that it would therefore be advisable to consolidate an integrated approach to tackling catastrophes;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls once again on the Commission to bring forward proposals as soon as possible for establishing an EU Civil Protection Force based on theeffective and efficient EU Civil Protection Mechanism and enabling the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing immediate emergency relief aid to the victims without actually establishing a civil protection force (i.e. a supranational body) that would duplicate costs and powers;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that particular attention should be paid to fires, for which targeted strategies and actions are needed;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the pool of pre-identified assets made available on a voluntary basis for EU disaster relief interventions, both inside and outside the Union, will constitute the nucleus of the EU relief capability, which could be complemented by additional ad hoc offers from the Member States; recommends that a clear and detailed scheme of incentives should be designed in order to permit Member States to commit sufficient capacities to the voluntary pool without increasing the overall spending of the Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for political coordination in view of the respective institutional roles of the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service (EEAS) responsible for political aspects of Common Foreign and Security Policy, without hindering or slowing down relief operationsWishes to see, where possible, coordination between the EU’s institutional actors in a way that is mindful of their respective powers and respects the limits of each one’s mandate; calls therefore on the Commission and the EEAS to develop working arrangements with regard to the coordination of issues pertaining to the EU disaster response;