5 Amendments of Josef WEIDENHOLZER related to 2012/2223(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that many useful instruments already exist at an EU level and that these instruments include the EU Crisis and Coordination Arrangements, Civil Protection, EEAS Crisis Response and Operational Coordination, EU Intelligence Analysis Centre, First Response Network, CBRN Action Plan, ARGUS and agencies such as Frontex; notes that the Solidarity Clause should avoid creating new instruments an, rather than creating yet new instruments, the Solidarity Clause should opt for the coordination or strengthening of these instruments for the purposes of preventing and responding to disasters and attacks in accordance with the principles of necessity and proportionality;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to detail the situations which will trigger the Solidarity Clause, as well as the procedure for it to be applied, including the proper involvement of the national parliaments and the European Parliament; encourages the Commission to outline a fair system laying out how Member States should pool in the necessary equipment or resources in the spirit of solidarity if the need arises;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to use a broad definition ofdefine clearly the terms disasters and attacks, also taking into account cyber terrorism, emergencies emanating from sudden migration flows or from serious incidents happening outside the Union with a direct and substantial impact on a Member State;nd to indicate in which cases the clause is not suitable as well, in order for this clause to be workable in practice and to prevent disproportionate use at the expense of fundamental rights.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that the European Parliament and the Council, as the EU legislators and budgetary authorities, should be kept informed of the situation "on the ground" in the case of a disaster or attack that triggers the Solidarity Clause, as well as of its origins and possible consequences so that a thorough and unbiased assessment based on up-to- date and concrete information can be carried out for future reference.