3 Amendments of Jean-François JALKH related to 2020/2127(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that as part of the EU coordinated package responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope of the EUSF was extended by a modifying regulation adopted on 1 April 2020; appreciates that public health crises are now within the scope of the EUSF, allowing for its mobilisation, if needed, to support the hardest hit Member States and accession countries; welcomes the increase of the rate of advance payments to affected countries from 10 % of the anticipated aid amount (limited to a maximum amount of EUR 30 million) to 25 % (limited to a maximum EUR 100 million) in the course of this revision; encourages the Member States to make use of this possibility, believes that the rate of advanced payments and the global amount should be further increased, in order to guarantee a prompt and effective intervention;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the important role of NGOs and civil societycivil protections departments, trade associations and stakeholders in supplying field data to the local and national authorities; highlights, therefore, that effective cooperation with NGOrelevant organisations can also enhance the quality of applications; calls on the Member States to develop effective coordination mechanisms to make full use of these contribution of NGOs;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern that the length of time between a disaster and the full payment of aid, as reported by the Commission in its annual reports on the EUSF, remains one of the central challenges of the EUSF; emphasises that this is of special importance in the current situation, as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change will likely trigger the number of applications to increase substantially, which could lead to further delays; takdoes note of share the Commission’s view that the scope for accelerating the decision-making process for EUSF mobilisation has been fully exploited through the changes introduced in the 2014 EUSF revision and that scope for further accelerating mobilisation of the EUSF is limitbelieves that further developments is this direction are needed; recalls that a rapid response to emergency situations can be crucial to guaranteeing the effective functioning of the EUSF; emphasises that this is especially relevant in regions with limited alternative funding sources; calls on the Commission to exhaust all possible avenues to accelerate the mobilisation of the EUSF under the new MFF arrangements;