Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | DEVE | ZANICCHI Iva ( PPE) | GUERRERO SALOM Enrique ( S&D), DONSKIS Leonidas ( ALDE), SARGENTINI Judith ( Verts/ALE) |
Committee Opinion | ENVI | ||
Committee Opinion | AFET | WEBER Renate ( ALDE) | Sabine LÖSING ( GUE/NGL), Ioan Mircea PAŞCU ( S&D) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 134o
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RoP 134oSubjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 557 votes to 32, with 72 abstentions, a recommendation to the Council on setting up an EU rapid response capability.
The resolution underlines that disasters causing significant human, economic and environmental damage are on the increase worldwide and they are happening with greater impact, frequency and scope in more parts of the world, mainly due to the effects of climate change. However, the multiplication and greater frequency of interventions inside and outside the European Union are compounded by the global financial situation and budgetary constraints which underline the need for more cost effective operations.
Progress has been made in recent years towards a more coherent EU disaster response, notably through progressive strengthening of the civil protection mechanism. The European Union's response to the earthquake in Haiti triggered a rapid, significant and large scale humanitarian aid intervention.
However, Parliament considers that lessons learned from recent crises continue to demonstrate the need to improve the EU's disaster response in terms of efficiency, coordination and visibility, and whereas these disasters have once again highlighted the need for an EU rapid response capability ( European civil protection force ). It calls for the immediate establishment of an EU Civil Protection Force which must be adequately equipped with the necessary technological and technical resources .
Parliament recommends that the EU civil protection force be based on the principles that it should:
be based on an assessment of needs, with the participation of all humanitarian actors; be civilian; operate under the banner of the EU; observe international humanitarian law; respect the voluntary nature of the Member States‘ participation in the intended arrangements; be based on the principle of burden-sharing; be open to contributions from non-EU countries; recognise the UN's overall role in coordinating international relief outside the territory of the European Union; be organised on a preventive basis, according to specific scenarios.
Parliament considers that the EU civil protection force should build on the EU Civil Protection mechanism, should optimise the tools available, which would gain in efficiency and visibility, should involve the voluntary pooling of existing logistical and human resources with regard both to disaster-response training and disaster management by developing initiatives taken during preparatory actions, and it should be capable of providing initial aid within 24 hours of the occurrence of a disaster.
Against this background, Parliament addresses the following recommendations to the Council:
it urges the Council to strengthen the EU’s disaster response capacity as a high priority, especially in view of the discussions on setting up an EU Civil Protection Force, and to follow up the European Parliament’s repeated requests that the proposals put forward in the Barnier report in 2006 should be implemented; it calls for the immediate establishment of an EU Civil Protection Force which must be adequately equipped with the necessary technological and technical resources; calls also, in the context of operations following a natural disaster, for better coordination between the humanitarian agencies and the civil protection mechanisms of the Member States and DG ECHO, and any future European civil protection force; it urges the Commission to develop programs with national governments, local authorities and civil society organisations in beneficiary countries with regard to community-based disaster prevention and response management capacity;
On a structural and financial level , the European civil protection force should be based on:
the commitment by some Member States to voluntarily make available pre-determined civil protection modules that are ready to intervene immediately in EU operations coordinated by the MIC, that most of these modules, which are already available nationally and thus would not entail significant additional costs, would remain under their control, and that the deployment of these modules placed on standby would form the nucleus of the EU’s civil protection system for responding to disasters inside and outside the EU; the provision of additional civil protection modules which could be financed by the EU for certain specific requirements where gaps have been identified and where the European level would add value, and stresses the importance of increasing funding for transport and developing standby transport modules; the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management (civil and military), financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies. Parliament believes in this context that the transition between disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction should be managed more efficiently.
Others proposals are outlined in the resolution. They suggest:
the Council to adopt, under the ordinary legislative procedure, measures (to be proposed by the Commission) for improving the predictability and the forward-planning capacity of the current EU civil protection mechanism , which is currently based on ad-hoc and voluntary contributions from Member States: these measures may include arrangements tested under the EU Preparatory Action including EU-level assets, voluntary pooling of resources , mapping of existing capacities, identification of scenarios and the development of further training activities; calling for realistic budgets in which appropriations for natural disasters or humanitarian action are allocated on the basis of previous years' spending.
setting up a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps in accordance with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (Article 214(5)); providing localised coordination efforts, in cooperation with the national government of the affected state, using EU and Member States' representatives on the ground to ensure a targeted and competent response to affected localities; that operations be conducted in compliance with the principles of international law and with the principles of impartiality, neutrality and non-discrimination; clarifying the arrangements for cooperation and coordination between the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission for the management of a large-scale disaster response outside the territory of the European Union; cooperation on the implementation of a visibility action plan that should include concrete measures to enhance the visibility of the EU’s disaster response; using the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) system to keep potential crisis areas under surveillance.
Lastly, Parliament reminds the Council that the use of military assets and capabilities in disaster response , particularly for logistics, transport and infrastructure support for humanitarian aid operations, should be exceptional , used as a ‘last resort’ and always in compliance with existing agreements. Military means often constitute an important contribution to disaster response, along with civil protection and humanitarian aid, and notes that military assets can be necessary for filling critical capacity gaps (particularly strategic lift, specialised assets, heavy engineering and transport). It therefore stresses the need to develop a comprehensive approach and to improve synergies between civil and military capabilities, and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level to contribute to EU disaster response, which is particularly important in a difficult economic climate. The resolution emphasises the need to build up permanently available civilian capabilities in the EU which operate independently from military structures and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level in this respect.
The Committee on Development adopted the report drafted by Iva ZANICCHI (EPP, IT) which contains a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on setting up an EU rapid response capability.
Members recall that the multiplication of major disasters (natural/man made) outside the European Union in recent years has led to increased calls to improve the effectiveness of the existing EU disaster response capacity. The multiplication and greater frequency of interventions inside and outside the European Union are compounded by the global financial situation and budgetary constraints which underline the need for more cost effective operations.
Progress has been made in recent years towards a more coherent EU disaster response, notably through progressive strengthening of the civil protection mechanism. The European Union's response to the earthquake in Haiti triggered not only a rapid, significant and large scale humanitarian aid intervention but also the activation of the civil protection mechanism which was able to deploy immediately and for the first time two modules (a water purification unit and an advanced medical post) financed through a 2008 Preparatory Action for an EU rapid response capability. Lessons learned from recent crises continue to demonstrate the need to improve the EU’s disaster response in terms of efficiency, coordination and visibility.
However, Members consider that these disasters have once again highlighted the need for an EU rapid response capability ( European civil protection force ).
Against this background, the committee addresses the following recommendations to the Council:
it urges the Council to strengthen the EU’s disaster response capacity as a high priority, especially in view of the discussions on setting up an EU Civil Protection Force, and to follow up the European Parliament’s repeated requests that the proposals put forward in the Barnier report in 2006 should be implemented; it calls for the immediate establishment of an EU Civil Protection Force which must be adequately equipped with the necessary technological and technical resources; calls also, in the context of operations following a natural disaster, for better coordination between the humanitarian agencies and the civil protection mechanisms of the Member States and DG ECHO, and any future European civil protection force; it urges the Commission to develop programs with national governments, local authorities and civil society organisations in beneficiary countries with regard to community-based disaster prevention and response management capacity; it encourages the Council to adopt, under the ordinary legislative procedure, measures (to be proposed by the Commission) for improving the predictability and the forward-planning capacity of the current EU civil protection mechanism, which is currently based on ad-hoc and voluntary contributions from Member States: these measures may include arrangements tested under the EU Preparatory Action including EU-level assets, voluntary pooling of resources, mapping of existing capacities, identification of scenarios and the development of further training activities; it calls also for realistic budgets in which appropriations for natural disasters or humanitarian action are allocated on the basis of previous years' spending.
On a structural and financial level, the European civil protection force should be based on:
the commitment by some Member States to voluntarily make available pre-determined civil protection modules that are ready to intervene immediately in EU operations coordinated by the MIC, that most of these modules, which are already available nationally and thus would not entail significant additional costs, would remain under their control, and that the deployment of these modules placed on standby would form the nucleus of the EU’s civil protection system for responding to disasters inside and outside the EU; the provision of additional civil protection modules which could be financed by the EU for certain specific requirements where gaps have been identified and where the European level would add value, and stresses the importance of increasing funding for transport and developing standby transport modules; the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management (civil and military), financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies. The committee believes in this context that the transition between disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction should be managed more efficiently.
Others proposals are outlined in the report. They suggest:
setting up a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps in accordance with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (Article 214(5)); providing localised coordination efforts, in cooperation with the national government of the affected state, using EU and Member States' representatives on the ground to ensure a targeted and competent response to affected localities; that operations be conducted in compliance with the principles of international law and with the principles of impartiality, neutrality and non-discrimination; clarifying the arrangements for cooperation and coordination between the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission for the management of a large-scale disaster response outside the territory of the European Union; cooperation on the implementation of a visibility action plan that should include concrete measures to enhance the visibility of the EU’s disaster response; using the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) system to keep potential crisis areas under surveillance.
Lastly, Members remind the Council that the use of military assets and capabilities in disaster response, particularly for logistics, transport and infrastructure support for humanitarian aid operations, should be exceptional, used as a ‘last resort’ and always in compliance with existing agreements. Military means often constitute an important contribution to disaster response, along with civil protection and humanitarian aid, and notes that military assets can be necessary for filling critical capacity gaps (particularly strategic lift, specialised assets, heavy engineering and transport). They therefore stress the need to develop a comprehensive approach and to improve synergies between civil and military capabilities, and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level to contribute to EU disaster response, which is particularly important in a difficult economic climate. The report emphasises the need to build up permanently available civilian capabilities in the EU which operate independently from military structures and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level in this respect.
PURPOSE: to set up an EU rapid response capability.
PROPOSED ACT: Proposal for a European Parliament Recommendation to the Council.
CONTENT: this draft recommendation, submitted by the ALDE group pursuant to Article 121 (1) of the Rules of Procedure, recalls the need for better coordination and pooling of existing humanitarian assistance, within 24 hours of a disaster. It refers to the fact that, following the recent earthquake in Haiti, the Commission for the first time successfully deployed there two modules made available through a preparatory action on an EU rapid response capability, established with Parliament’s support. Accordingly, Parliament addresses the following recommendation to the Council:
that it call on the Commission to bring proposals before Parliament as soon as possible for establishing an EU civil protection force based on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and enabling the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing initial emergency humanitarian aid within 24 hours of a disaster; that a European rapid response mechanism should: (i) be civilian and/or humanitarian; (ii) capable of being mobilised at any time and as rapidly as possible; (iii) operate under the banner of the EU; (iv) observe international humanitarian law; (v) be open to cooperation with other bodies involved in humanitarian action; (vi) be prepared to cooperate with the UN system; (vii) be open to contributions from third countries; (viii) respect the voluntary nature of the Member States’ participation in the intended arrangements; (ix) endeavour on an ongoing basis to keep up the standard of the human and material resources available for mobilisation at any time; (x) be based on the principle of burden sharing.
Lastly, the proposal recommends that the Council call on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response to play a leading role in coordinating the Union’s crisis response, using the responsibilities created under the Lisbon Treaty to coordinate the Union’s response to future crises more effectively, while building on what has already been achieved.
PURPOSE: to set up an EU rapid response capability.
PROPOSED ACT: Proposal for a European Parliament Recommendation to the Council.
CONTENT: this draft recommendation, submitted by the ALDE group pursuant to Article 121 (1) of the Rules of Procedure, recalls the need for better coordination and pooling of existing humanitarian assistance, within 24 hours of a disaster. It refers to the fact that, following the recent earthquake in Haiti, the Commission for the first time successfully deployed there two modules made available through a preparatory action on an EU rapid response capability, established with Parliament’s support. Accordingly, Parliament addresses the following recommendation to the Council:
that it call on the Commission to bring proposals before Parliament as soon as possible for establishing an EU civil protection force based on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and enabling the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing initial emergency humanitarian aid within 24 hours of a disaster; that a European rapid response mechanism should: (i) be civilian and/or humanitarian; (ii) capable of being mobilised at any time and as rapidly as possible; (iii) operate under the banner of the EU; (iv) observe international humanitarian law; (v) be open to cooperation with other bodies involved in humanitarian action; (vi) be prepared to cooperate with the UN system; (vii) be open to contributions from third countries; (viii) respect the voluntary nature of the Member States’ participation in the intended arrangements; (ix) endeavour on an ongoing basis to keep up the standard of the human and material resources available for mobilisation at any time; (x) be based on the principle of burden sharing.
Lastly, the proposal recommends that the Council call on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response to play a leading role in coordinating the Union’s crisis response, using the responsibilities created under the Lisbon Treaty to coordinate the Union’s response to future crises more effectively, while building on what has already been achieved.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2011)1737
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0465/2010
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0332/2010
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0332/2010
- Committee opinion: PE448.676
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE450.626
- Committee draft report: PE448.852
- Non-legislative basic document: B7-0228/2010
- Non-legislative basic document published: B7-0228/2010
- Non-legislative basic document: B7-0228/2010
- Committee draft report: PE448.852
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE450.626
- Committee opinion: PE448.676
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0332/2010
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2011)1737
Amendments | Dossier |
70 |
2010/2096(INI)
2010/10/11
AFET
24 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges that the use of military
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges that
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Emphasises that, even though civil disaster and crisis protection forces do not currently have sufficient resources or infrastructure to adequately and comprehensively respond to crises or disasters, this should be considered the consequence of a lack of political will; insists, therefore, that crises or disasters should not lead to the deployment or transferral of military forces within or outside the EU; considers that, instead, civil disaster protection forces should be provided with the resources needed for them to do the task adequately and single- handedly;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls therefore on the High Representative/Vice-President and Member States to make substantial efforts to explore synergies in dual civil-military use of strategic airlift capacities; welcomes the cooperation between the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) and the European Union Movement Planning Cell (EUMPC) in the EU disaster response effort in Pakistan in this regard; calls on Member States to substantially increase air transport capabilities pooled in the European Air Transport Command (EATC) while ensuring dual civil -military use of these capabilities, welcomes in this regard the proposal by the Belgian Presidency to establish a multinational helicopter corps in the framework of the EATC to be used for both civilian and military tasks;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Encourages the Council to continue on- going discussions about improving the predictability of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and c
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Encourages the Council to continue on- going discussions about improving the predictability of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and considers that the establishment of an EU Civil Protection Force, as suggested by the Barnier report, is
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Emphasises that the new EU Civil Protection Force must be adequately equipped, including its own civilian helicopter fleets, helicopter carriers, heavy transport aircraft and highly specialised vehicles and gear; recommends that in order to avoid duplication and to reduce expenses Member States should transfer some of their existing respective resources into a civilian response pool under the responsibility of the EU Civil Protection Force;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management (civil and military), financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies; believes in this context that the transitional phase between disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the pivotal role of the High Representative/Vice-President in coordinating EU operations in third countries and regions; underlines that the structure and working methods of the European External Action Service (EEAS) should aim at ensuring the coherence and consistency of EU action in crisis situations; calls therefore on the Council to grant the HR/VP with a permanent mandate allowing her to activate a crisis cell, gathering representatives from all the appropriate services of the Commission and the Council, from all EU planning capabilities (MIC, CMPD, EUMS, CPCC) to coordinate EU response in case of disaster in order to be able to start work quickly, without having to systematically go to the Council; suggests that this cell could be supported by a team, projectable within the first hours of the crisis and composed of civilian (CRT, MIC), military and civ-mil (EUMS, CPCC) experts and also benefit from SITCEN and SATCEN intelligence;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management, financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies; believes in this context that the transition
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management, financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies; believes in this context that the transitional phase between disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction should be reinforced; reminds the perspective to set up a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps in accordance with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (Article 214, par. 5) and in view of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 encourages the European Commission and the Council to work, together with the European Parliament, on the rules and procedures for the operation of the Corps as soon as possible, especially in the light of similar initiatives taken by some Member States;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the existing structures, capabilities and instruments developed under the CSDP since the Helsinki and Feira European Councils, and that civilian crisis management (including civilian response teams) can be financed from the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) budget; therefore supports the development of a rapid response capability that does not duplicate, but
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Recalls the need to respect the coordinating role of the United Nations and to recognise the contribution of other international actors; proposes to create under the auspices of the United Nations a network of well equipped civilian crisis response centres around the globe.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the pivotal role of the High Representative/Vice-President in coordinating EU operations in third countries and regions; underlines that the structure and working methods of the European External Action Service (EEAS) should aim at ensuring the coherence and consistency of EU action in crisis situations; stresses that the implementation of EU crisis response decisions and the respective inclusion of civil protection and humanitarian aid should be in the single responsibility of the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasises that the European External Action Service (EEAS) is by no means the proper EU institution to develop approaches or strategies for planning or implementing crisis or disaster management scenarios, since it is non-transparent, undemocratic, driven by vested interests and, above all, contains military structures;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the need for
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between an EU disaster response and other EU instruments - such as Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil or military missions and instruments (i.e. Battle groups) – which are already on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a disaster; also underlines that EU response could rely as well on available multinational forces, the European Air Transport Command in Eindhoven could for example play a role in coordinating Member States' strategic transport capabilities;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between an EU disaster response and other EU instruments -
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Observes over recent decades the increase in intensity and number of natural disasters hitting various areas on earth; sees for the future a growing and permanent need for the United Nations and therefore also for the EU to be able to rapidly respond to catastrophes emerging in the context of climate change, as well as other natural disasters, in particular in the case of coinciding events in different parts of the world;
source: PE-450.636
2010/10/18
DEVE
46 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution New citation - having regard to Article 214 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which states that the Union’s operations in the field of humanitarian aid are intended to provide ‘assistance and relief and protection for people in third countries who are victims of natural or man-made disasters’ and that its operations shall be ‘conducted in compliance with the principles of international law and with the principles of impartiality, neutrality and non- discrimination’,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the European Union's response to the earthquake in Haiti triggered not only a rapid, significant and large scale humanitarian aid
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas lessons learned from recent crises continue to demonstrate the need to improve the EU’s disaster response in terms of efficiency, coordination and
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the EU’s capacity to protect citizens’ lives and property is a decisive factor for its credibility,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a a) acknowledges that the inclusion of civil protection and humanitarian aid within the portfolio of a single Commissioner
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b b)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b b) calls however for a clear distinction and demarcation of roles and mandates between civil protection and humanitarian aid in order to preserve their specific features and respective identities to enhance efficiency;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (b) calls however for a clear distinction and demarcation of roles and mandates between civil protection and humanitarian aid in order to preserve their specific features and respective identities; calls also for military and civilian personnel and humanitarian workers involved in disaster response or humanitarian operations, to act in accordance with the principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(c) (c) reiterates that the use of civil protection resources, where deployed in any humanitarian crisis, should be
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(c) (c) reiterates that the use of civil protection resources, where deployed in any
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 point c a (new) (ca) Insists that EU assistance in the event of natural or man-made disasters should aim at helping the local economy such as purchasing locally or regionally produced foodstuffs as well as providing the necessary materials for farmers in order to relaunch the rural economy;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution New citation - having regard to its resolution of 21 September 2010 on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 point d d) asks the Council and the Commission to
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 point d (d) asks the Council and the Commission to clarify the arrangements for cooperation and coordination between the European External Action Service (EEAS)), establishing a specific and permanent cooperation structure bringing together the civilian and humanitarian players and the Commission for the management of a large-scale disaster response outside the territory of the European Union;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 d d) asks the Council and the Commission to
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 point d a (new) (da) suggests localized coordination efforts, in cooperation with the national government of the affected state, using EU and Member States' representatives on the ground to ensure targeted and competent response to affected localities;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e e) urges the Council to consider the strengthening of the EU
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(e) (e) urges the Council to consider strengthening the EU’s disaster response capacity as a high priority, especially in view of the discussions on setting up an EU Civil Protection Force
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e e) urges the Council to
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e a (new) (ea) calls for an immediate establishment of an EU Civil Protection Force which must be adequately equipped with the necessary technological and technical resources;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(e b) (new) (eb) in the context of operations following a natural disaster, also calls for better coordination between the humanitarian agencies and the civil protection mechanisms of the Member States and the Commission's humanitarian agency, ECHO, and any future European civil protection force;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 e c (new) Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas disasters causing significant human, economic and environmental damage are on the increase worldwide and whereas, t
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(f) (f) encourages the Council to adopt, under the ordinary legislative procedure, measures (to be proposed by the Commission) for improving the predictability and the forward-planning capacity of the current EU civil protection mechanism, which is currently based on ad-hoc and voluntary contributions from Member States; suggests that these measures may include arrangements tested under the EU Preparatory Action including EU-level assets, voluntary pooling of resources, mapping of existing capacities, identification of scenarios and the development of further training activities;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f a (new) Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 f b (new) (fb) also calls for realistic budgets in which appropriations for natural disasters or humanitarian action are allocated on the basis of previous years' spending;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(g) (g) c
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(g) (g) considers that the EU civil protection force should build on the EU Civil Protection mechanism, should thus optimise the tools available, which would gain in efficiency and visibility, and should enable the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing emergency assistance within 24 hours of the occurrence of a disaster;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(g) (g) considers that the EU civil protection force should build on the EU Civil Protection mechanism and should enable the Union to bring together the resources necessary for providing emergency assistance within 24 hours of the occurrence of a disaster; in this respect, endorses the Barnier report’s recommendations that the EU’s outermost regions should be used, on a non- exclusive basis, as support bases to facilitate the pre-positioning of vital products and logistics, which would make it easier to deploy the available European human and material resources in the event of an urgent humanitarian intervention outside the EU;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(h) (h) recommends that the EU civil protection force be based on the principles that it should: - be based on an assessment of needs, with the participation of all humanitarian actors, - be civilian - operate under the banner of the EU - observe international humanitarian law - respect the voluntary nature of the Member States’ participation in the intended arrangements - be based on the principle of burden- sharing - be open to contributions from non-EU countries - recognise the UN’s overall role in coordinating international relief outside the territory of the European Union; - be organised on a preventive basis, according to specific scenarios;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(h a) (new) (ha) with particular reference to humanitarian aid operations, and based on the lessons learned from intervention in Haiti and Pakistan, the EU should, as far as possible, operate under the coordinating umbrella of the UN, concentrating on those fields where its intervention can contribute greater added value;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph h b (new) (hb) considers that the European civil protection force could be based on a commitment by some Member States to voluntarily make available pre-determined civil protection modules that are ready to intervene immediately in EU operations coordinated by the MIC, that most of these modules, which are already available nationally and thus would not entail significant additional costs, would remain under their control, and that the deployment of these modules placed on standby would form the nucleus of the EU’s civil protection system for responding to disasters inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph h c (new) (hc) considers that additional civil protection modules could be financed by the EU for certain specific requirements where gaps have been identified and where the European level would add value, and stresses the importance of increasing funding for transport and developing standby transport modules;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas disasters causing significant human, economic and environmental damage are on the increase worldwide and whereas such crises are happening with greater impact, frequency and scope in more parts of the world, mainly due to the effects of climate change; and whereas the European Union is making considerable efforts to respond to these crises,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i i)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(i) (i) reminds the Council that the use of military assets and capabilities in disaster response, particularly for logistics, transport and infrastructure support for humanitarian aid operations, should be exceptional, used as a ‘last resort’ and always in compliance with existing agreements such as the European Consensus on humanitarian aid and the Oslo guidelines on the use of military and civil defence assets in international disaster relief
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 i a (new) (ia) emphasises the need to build up permanently available civilian capabilities of the EU which operate independently from military structures and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level in this respect;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1i a (new) (ia) stresses that in order to achieve genuine civilian-military cooperation, exchanges of information, use of logistical means and resources and of escorts or armed protection by civilian personnel, and involvement in training or drilling exercises must all be promoted;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 j a (new) (ja) encourages the utilization of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) system to keep potential crisis areas under surveillance, allowing for better preparedness in sending humanitarian support, and stresses the critical importance of establishing a follow-up mechanism on EU efforts and assessment of deployed assistance;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1(k a) (new) (ka) encourages the development of research budgets and industrial capacity (for example satellite imagery in the GMES programme) to improve disaster management phases;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Council and Commission to review the criteria for grants from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for regional disasters, as it is an instrument intended to assist the population groups affected and to finance reconstruction, and to significantly reduce the time required to examine the validity of a request from the national authorities for activation of the EUSF and to make aid payments;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the multiplication and greater frequency of interventions inside and outside the European Union are compounded by the global financial situation and budgetary constraints which underline the need for more cost effective operations
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas sharing of resources among the 30 states that are members of the Community civil protection mechanism (EU-27, Norway, Lichtenstein, Croatia) or in the context of enhanced cooperation between Member States, can represent an operational and financial asset,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the fact that disasters cross borders means that the EU should coordinate its resources and cooperate with non-EU countries, particularly in its UfM neighbourhood,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the Commission's budget for humanitarian disasters, and specifically that of the ECHO agency, has not merely been frozen, but has fallen slightly in real terms over the last five years,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the
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