2024/0284(BUD) Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2024/12/16
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2024/12/16
Progress: Preparatory phase in Parliament
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | BUDG |
LUPO Giuseppe ( S&D)
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HOHLMEIER Monika ( PPE),
RAZZA Ruggero ( ECR)
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| Committee Opinion | REGI |
Events
2024/12/16
Indicative plenary sitting date
2024/10/29
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2024/10/25
EC - Non-legislative basic document
Documents
2024/10/25
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
2024/10/25
EP - LUPO Giuseppe (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in BUDG
Documents
- Committee draft report: PE765.249
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2024)0480
- Non-legislative basic document: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2024)0480
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Non-legislative basic document: COM(2024)0480 EUR-Lex
- Committee draft report: PE765.249
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 16 |
2024/0284(BUD)
2024/11/12
BUDG
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the EUSF is only a curative instrument and that the Union should also continue to address climate change adaptation and mitigation by supporting European and national policies to prevent natural disasters; underlines that the EEA Report No 1/2024 ‘European Climate Risk Assessment’ warned that the Union is unprepared for the effects of climate change and stresses the need for action to avoid that the climate risks identified reach critical levels; recalls the need for effective synergies with other Union policies and programmes and underlines that Member States should make best use of funding opportunities in particular, of the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund+ and the Rural development programmes; underscores that assistance provided under the EUSF should not be to the detriment of European funding received by Member States under other Union policies or programmes; stresses the urgency of implementing effective preventive measures, not only to mitigate future damage but also to prevent the exacerbation of risk conditions following catastrophic events, such as wildfires, landslides, or the drying up of lakes and rivers; emphasizes that lands affected by fires are particularly vulnerable to subsequent hazard, including mudflows, and calls for swift interventions to enhance the resilience of the most at risk areas; asks the Commission and the Member States to consider including post- incident risk assessment and immediate intervention plans within national disaster prevention strategies, including the establishment of a dedicated Prevention Fund to complement existing programs, in order to address urgent needs;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the EUSF is only a curative instrument and that the Union should also continue to address climate change adaptation and mitigation by supporting European and national policies to prevent natural disasters; underlines that the EEA Report No 1/2024 ‘European Climate Risk Assessment’ warned that the Union is unprepared for the effects of climate change even if the world manages to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and stresses the need for action to avoid that the climate risks identified reach critical levels; calls on Members States and the Commission to take the necessary measures to bring the Union to achieve the commitments made in the Paris agreement; recalls the need for effective synergies with other Union policies and programmes and underlines that Member States should make best use of funding opportunities in particular, of the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund+ and the Rural development programmes; underscores that assistance provided under the EUSF should not be to the detriment of European funding received by Member States under other Union policies or programmes;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Stresses the need for more systematic changes in the regulatory framework covering the Common Provisions Regulation, the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund Regulation, the European Social Fund Plus Regulation and the Just Transition Fund Regulation in order to enable the Member states to help affected regions more effectively; calls on the Commission to consider flexibilities in durability of operations, programming and monitoring and the rules related to thematic concentration of ERDF support;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Underlines also the urgent need for a temporary modification of state aid rules for cohesion funds to retroactively support projects affected by floods;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the Commission has submitted on 21 October 2024 a legislative proposal for regional emergency support to reconstruction following a natural disaster10 and for specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to provide additional assistance to Member States affected by natural disasters11 with the aim to provide further flexibilities in the use of the funds;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes that substantially increasing the EUSF would allow Member States to respond more effectively and quickly to disasters, especially in less developed regions, where immediate assistance is required; urges the Commission to explore all possible avenues for accelerating the mobilisation of the EUSF, in particular by amending current rules and granting higher advance payments to applicant countries;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibilities within the Recovery and Resilience Facility to allow Member States to reallocate reserves or unused funds, in cases where targets are not met, to disaster assistance.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas on 30 May 2024, Germany was hit by torrential rain causing extreme flooding in Southern Germany at the beginning of June resulting in six fatalities and total direct damages of EUR 4 131.6 million according to the Commission;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses the significant damage caused to agricultural land and farms, transportation infrastructure and particularly small villages and towns outside of urban regions;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the increasing number of severe and destructive natural disasters in Europe; considers that the budget of the EUSF or its equivalent should be significantly expanded in view of the upcoming Commission proposal on the new Multiannual Financial Framework and subsequent inter-
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Highlights the increasing number of severe and destructive natural disasters in Europe; considers that the budget of the EUSF or its equivalent should be expanded in view of the upcoming Commission proposal on the new Multiannual Financial Framework and subsequent inter- institutional negotiations; stresses that the EUSF or its equivalent in the new Multiannual Financial Framework must provide real assistance to citizens affected by such disasters;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that, due to climate change, islands, mountains and coastal regions are particularly vulnerable to natural calamities; acknowledges that phenomena such as earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and droughts - which also affect lakes and rivers - represent an increasing threat to many European regions, particularly those in the Mediterranean; questions whether the EUSF is adequately aligned with the emergency needs related to climate adaptation in these particularly fragile territories; therefore, believes that islands, mountains and coastal regions should receive adequate funding within the framework of EUSF to address their specific vulnerabilities;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses the need to strengthen the EUSF and to consider establishing new instruments in the next Multiannual Financial Framework that would allow for immediate financing of disaster assistance and preserve other instruments, particularly cohesion funds, whose primary purpose is not disaster response;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that the EUSF is only a curative instrument and that the Union should also continue to address climate change adaptation and mitigation by supporting European and national policies to prevent natural disasters;
source: 765.330
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