Activities of Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ related to 2017/0309(COD)
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Union Civil Protection Mechanism (debate) ES
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism PDF (1 MB) DOC (182 KB)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Risk constitutes a negative stimulus for the development of regions. Prevention and risk management imply the reformulation of policies and institutional frameworks, and the strengthening of local, national and regional capacities to design and implement risk management measures, coordinating a wide range of actors. Preparing risk maps by regions and / or member states, strengthening the response capacity and reinforcing prevention actions, with special emphasis on climate risks, is crucial. The risk maps must take into account both the risks caused by the current climate variability and the projection of the trajectories of climate change.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) When Member States prepare their risk assessments and their risk management planning, they should take into account the specific risks to wildlife and animals welfare. The European Commission should encourage across Europe the dissemination of information about animals in disasters. Training programmes and courses should be further developed in this regard.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The 2017 forest fire season was particularly long and intense in many Member States, resulting in over 100 deaths in one Member State alone. The lack of available assets, outlined in the Capacity Gaps Report 1a, and the inability of the European Emergency Response Capacity ('EERC' or 'voluntary pool') to respond in good time to all 17 requests for forest fire assistance, proved that the voluntary nature of Member States' contributions is insufficient during large- scale emergencies affecting Several Member States at the same time. _________________ 1aReport from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on progress made and gaps remaining in the European Emergency Response Capacity, 17.02.2017.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 c (new)
Recital 5 c (new)
(5c) The European Union should strengthen its support to manage the new threats arising from the increasingly frequent and devastating natural disasters caused by climate change. The European Union and its Member States should pool all their knowledge and efforts to create a European observatory on climate change as a necessary tool to support, in a coordinated way, the prevention of meteorological catastrophes and to contribute to the identification of risks and their solutions.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 d (new)
Recital 5 d (new)
(5d) The highest seismic risk Member States and regions must reinforce their response capabilities in the face of the possibility of devastating earthquakes and / or tsunamis, being essential that seismic risk coastal cities develop plans to evacuate coastal areas. Likewise, the elimination of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and the increase of their resilience as well as the detection and mitigation of risks related to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats (CBRN) need to be included in the Member States/regions risk maps. In this regards, the alignment with existing European legislation, Programs and Action Plans is fundamental.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) It is equally important to connect the Civil Protection Mechanism, which is limited to the period immediately following the catastrophe, to other EU instruments focused on reversing the damage, i.e. the Solidarity Fund.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The Solidarity Fund must be modified by introducing the obligation to repair the damage to the environment and by using the GDP per capita of the region or Member State instead of the global GDP as an indicator for its approval, to prevent large populated regions with low levels of wealth from being out of the Fund. It is very important to value environment affected by a catastrophe in an economic way, especially areas of high natural value such as protected areas or covered by Natura 2000 network, in order to repair them.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) to mitigate the immediate consequences that catastrophes may have on human lives and on cultural and natural heritage.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitato better facilitate and promote the sharing of knowledge, the results of scientific research, best practices and information, including among Member States that share common risks.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) promote the creation of a European Observatory of Climate Change that will foresee and manage the increasingly devastating extreme meteorological phenomena.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
(a) develop risk assessments at national or appropriate sub-national level and make them available to the Commission all the relevant elements according to a template to be developed together by the Commission and the Member States by 22 December 2018 and every three years thereafter;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) develop risk assessments maps at national and/or appropriate sub-national level in the case of decentralized competences and make them available to the Commission by 22 December 2018 and every three years thereafter;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – point b
Article 6 – point b
(b) develop and refine their disaster risk management planning at national or appropriate sub-national level based on the risk assessments referred to in point (a) and taking into account the assessment of their risk management capability referred to in point (c) and the overview of risks referred to in point (c) of Article 5(1). The planning will include the identification of critical infrastructures, as well as chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear threats (CBRN) that may be attacked and will take into account the existence of evacuation plans for the population. "
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
A summary of the relevant elements of the risk management planning shall be provided to the Commission, including information on the selected prevention and preparedness measures, by 31 January 2019 and every three years thereafter. In addition, the Commission may require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans, as well as disaster response plans, which will include evacuation plans for the population, especially in coastal areas with seismic risks and which shall cover both short- and long-term efforts. The Union shall duly consider the progress made by the Member States with respect to disaster prevention and preparedness as part of any future ex-ante conditionality mechanism under the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – subparagraph 2
A summary of the relevant elements of the risk management planning shall be provided to the Commission, including information on the selected prevention and preparedness measures, according to a template to be developed by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States, by 31 January 2019 and every three years thereafter. In addition, the Commission may require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans, which shall cover both short- and long-term efforts. The Union shall duly consider the progress made by the Member States with respect to disaster prevention and preparedness as part of any future ex-ante conditionality mechanism under the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Response capacities that Member States make available for the European Civil Protection Pool shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC, unless in the case of domestic emergencies, force majeure or when Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks. The ultimate decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Member State which registered the response capacity concerned.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
In the event of deployment of such response they shall remain under the command and control of the Member States making them available and may be withdrawn whenif those Member States are faced with domestic emergencies, force majeure or if an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks preventings them from keeping those response capacities available. In such cases, the Commission shall be consulted.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The composition of rescEU shall contain capacities additional to those that already exist in the Member States, identified on the basis of any gaps in response capacities related to health emergencies, industrial, environmental, seismic or volcanic disasters, to mass movements and emergencies, floods and forest fires, as well as terrorist chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. It shall consist of the following capacities:
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
On the basis of identified risks and taking into account a multi-hazard approach, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 30 to define the risks and the types of response capacities required in addition to those identifilisted in paragraph 2 of this Article and revise the composition of rescEU accordingly. Consistency shall be ensured with other Union policies.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. rescEU capacities shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC. The decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Commission, which shall retain command and control of rescEU capacitiesthe operational strategic coordination of rescEU capacities and be the authority over deployment.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Where not used in response operations under the Union Mechanism, rescEU capacities shall be available for deployment at national level by a Member State, subject to prior authorisation by the Commission.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 13 – Title
Article 13 – Title
Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network and Network of Volunteers
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The European Commission will promote the creation and coordination of a network of emergency volunteers at a European Union level, for the participation and support of citizens in disasters, and the integration of volunteering into national intervention plans in cases of emergency.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – point i
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c – third subparagraph
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point c – third subparagraph
Response capacities benefitting from funding under points (i) and (ii) shall be made available as part of the European Civil Protection Pool for a minimum period of up to 5 and 10 years respectively, depending on the amounts and/or the percentage of funding received under those points, except where their economic lifespan is shorter.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the establishment, management and maintaining of rescEU, as provided for in Article 12, including criteria for deployment decisions and, operating procedures and the conditions for deployment of rescEU capacities at national level by a Member State and financial and other arrangements related thereto;