5 Amendments of Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ related to 2020/2127(INI)
Amendment 15 #
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 in close collaboration with the regional and local authorities;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, despite the prominence of the COVID-19 crisis, the EUSF needs to continue to provide support to countries recovering from natural disasters; stresses that climate change is an unequivocal fact and therefore action in the mid and long term is also essential; remains concerned about the sufficiency of EUSF funding, especially given the extension of its scope;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the 2014 reform clarified the admissibility criteria for regional disasters, and that this increased their approval rate from 31 % to 85 %; recognises that this was an important step towards increasing the predictability of the application process and the EUSF’s effectiveness; points out that it is also important to take into account the estimated cost in financial terms of damage to the environment caused by a disaster;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 13
13. Notes the evidence from the case studies in the external evaluation report that implementing the full public procurement process in the limited time available in a crisis situation was challenging for some beneficiary states; warns that public procurement in crisis situations is a field that is particularly vulnerable to the appearance of cases of fraud, corruption and irregularities, for which reason it emphasises the importance of effective control systems and complaints procedures; stresses the importance of ensuring that public procurement procedures are followed by Member States in response to crisis situations; emphasises that any derogations have to ensure the compliance of procurement procedures with the principles of sound financial management and the protection of the Union’s financial interests;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the activation of the EUSF is triggered by the occurrence of a disaster and as such the distribution of funds does not correspond to territorial quotas; is nevertheless surprised by the evaluation’s finding that allocations are concentrated in a small number of recipients, with 77 % of funds distributed to the four largest Member States; stresses the need for needs-based solidarity, taking into account the recipient countries’ capacity to face a disaster; highlights the importance of creating synergies between the Fund and other EU instruments intended to make good the damage caused, such as the Civil Protection Mechanism;