9 Amendments of Petros KOKKALIS related to 2020/0097(COD)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union Civil Protection Mechanism (‘the Union Mechanism’) governed by Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council4 strengthens cooperation between the Union and the Member States and facilitates coordination in the field of civil protection in order to improve the Union's response to natural and man-made disasters. The human, environmental, social and economic consequences stemming from disasters can be of a scale not previously known. _________________ 4Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The unprecedented experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the Union effectiveness in managing a crisis is limited by the scope of its governance framework, but also by the degree of Union preparedness in case of disasters impacting a majority of Member States. Member States should, however, take appropriate action to maintain national capacities at adequate levels in order to ensure that pandemics are properly managed.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To improve planning in prevention and, preparedness and resilience, the Union should continue advocating for investment in prevention of disasters across sectors, and for comprehensive risk management approaches that underpin prevention and preparedness, taking into account a multi- hazard approach, an ecosystem-based approach and the likely impacts of climate change, in close cooperation with the relevant scientific communities and key economic operators. To that effect, cross- sectoral and all-hazard approaches should be put at the forefront and be based on Union wide resilience goals feeding into a baseline definition of capacities and preparedness. The Commission is to work together with Member States when defining Union wide resilience goals.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to have the operational capacity to respond swiftly to a large-scale emergency or to a low probability event with a high impact such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union should have the possibility of acquiring, renting, leasing or contracting rescEU capacities to be able to assist Member States overwhelmed by large-scale emergencies, in line with the supporting competence in the area of civil protection and with a particular attention to vulnerable people, especially the elderly. Those capacities are to be pre-positioned in logistical hubs inside the Union or, for strategic reasons, via trusted networks of hubs such as the UN Humanitarian Response Depots.
Amendment 83 #
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 8 – point c – indent 1
Article 8 – point c – indent 1
- to develop transnational detection and early warning systems of Union interest in order to mitigate the immediate effects of disasters or pandemics on human lives;
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. rescEU capacities shall be acquired, rented, leased, and/or otherwise contracted by the Commission or Member States. The Commission may acquire, rent, lease or otherwise contract rescEU capacities to stock and distribute supplies or to provide services to Member States, through procurement procedures in accordance with the Union's financial rules. Where rescEU capacities are acquired, rented, leased or otherwise contracted by Member States, direct grants mayshall be awarded by the Commission to Member States without a call for proposals.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) collect and analyse validated information on the situation, in conjunction with the affected Member State, with the goal of generating common situational awarenessawareness of the situation and its response, and disseminate it directly to the Member States;’;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) upon request for prevention expertise in accordance with Article 5(2), particularly in the event of a pandemic;
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) upon request for preparedness expertise in accordance with Article 13(3), particularly in the event of a pandemic;