Activities of Henrike HAHN related to 2020/2127(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the effectiveness of Member States’ use of EU Solidarity Fund money in cases of natural disasters
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the importance of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) in providing financial assistance to Member States and regions, including in the neighbourhood of the EU, hit by natural disasters; welcomes the recent extension of the EUSF’s scope to major public health emergencies; regrets that the extension of the scope has not been matched by an extension of the envelope;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the number and severity of emergencies is unpredictable; highlights, however, that due to climate change, the number and severity of natural disasters will increase over time and will become costlier; remains concerned about the EUSF’s annual ceiling for the period 2021-2027; regrets that, due to budgetary constraints, countries applying for support as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 will receive under 50 % of the potential aid amount;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Insists that the role of the budgetary authority be fully safeguarded; notes that, under the new multiannual financial framework (MFF), EUSF appropriations are entered in the general budget and made available via transfers; stresses the need for timely information on such transfers; regrets, also, the absence of detailed background information on applications for EUSF support, which hampers scrutiny; demands, despite the new procedure, that the Commission provides the same level of information as it did in the previous MFF;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the curative nature of the EUSF, and therefore the need for effective synergies with other Union policies and programmes, in particular the European Green Deal and those supporting disaster prevention and risk management; calls for a revision of the EUSF to ensure that ‘build back better’ is incentivised; enshrined, while also stressing that climate change requires primarily a preventive policy in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the lack of visibility of the EUSF, which means the role of the Union is not always clearly demonstrated, especially in all European languages and via accessible channels; regrets that the EUSF Regulation contains neither an obligation to publicise EUSF support nor any reporting requirement on this.; calls on the Commission to present a targeted revision of the EUSF regulation by the end of 2021 including the obligation to make EUSF support visible in any approved cases;