5 Amendments of Lefteris NIKOLAOU-ALAVANOS related to 2020/2087(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 on establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund, as amended, financial assistance for emergency and recovery operations’ does not include compensation for individuals; whereas, under Article 3(2) losses exceeding 0.6 % of gross national income at national level (‘major natural disaster’) or 1.5 % of gross domestic product at regional level (‘regional natural disaster’) are necessary for deployment of the fund;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas this rules out immediate and total compensation for working-class households, small and medium-sized farms and small businesses affected by natural disasters that have already borne the brunt of austerity measures imposed on them by the EU and national governments to ensure the profitability of large conglomerates;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. noting the Commission acknowledgement that the EUSF is not a rapid reaction instrument and that its implementation and the relevant budgetary procedure may take several months to complete;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member State governments to take immediate legislative action to remove the limits set out in Article 2 and amend the provisions of Article 3(2), so as to meet the urgent need for full, immediate and unconditional compensation for working- class households, small and medium-sized farms and owner-operators affected by natural disasters.