3 Amendments of Eero HEINÄLUOMA related to 2020/0097(COD)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Whilst recognising the primary responsibility of Member States for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters, the Union Mechanism promotes solidarity between Member States in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union. It is the Member States themselves that have the primary responsibility for improving their rescue capabilities and preparedness, and the Commission’s actions support and supplement this endeavour. The Commission’s competence should not be extended to apply to tasks connected with national preparedness.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to be better prepared when confronted with such events in the future, urgent action is required for reinforcing the Union Mechanism. The Mechanism should be there for large-scale cross- border crises such as the current coronavirus pandemic and similar situations, the more likely natural disasters and those having the greater impact due to climate change, other crises resulting from extreme weather conditions and industrial accidents. Solidarity between Member States is essential in large-scale crisis situations where a single Member State’s resources are insufficient.
Amendment 32 #
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. 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. It is important to improve regional capacity. Improvement of capacity should also pay attention to the long-term objective that it should be as flexible as possible and able to respond in a range of ways to many types of crisis and disaster, and not just focus on the current pandemic.