10 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2020/2127(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas in its resolution of 17 April 2020 on EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, the European Parliament pointed out that solidarity among the Member States is not an option, but is in fact an obligation stemming inter alia from Articles 2 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union, as well as a pillar of our EU values, asset out in Article 3 of the aforementioned treaty; whereas, in the same resolution, the European Parliament urges the Commission to strengthen all components of its crisis management and disaster response mechanisms;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the time taken for the full grant to be deployed could be further reduced to fulfil the urgent need for EU solidarity;
Amendment 16 #
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; appreciatwelcomes 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;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds that special attention should be paid to the outermost regions (ORs) that are hit by difficult climate situations, seriously hampering their development; considers it crucial that specific measures should therefore be adopted for the ORs, and all areas particularly at risk of natural disasters, such as islands, mountainous regions and sparsely populated regions;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the important role of disaster risk prevention and management in the EU; invites the Commission to facilitate the establishment of a coordinated plan for accurate and rapid damage assessment;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with regret that the quality of applications for funding varies and that this can prolong the mobilisation process; notes that the estimation of damage is often the most difficult component in this regard, due to challenges in data collection, overlap and duplication, and development of aggregated data in line with the Commission’s requirements; calls on the Commission to formulate requirements that are as simple and straightforward as possible, while still maintaining the necessary level of detail; calls on the Commission to develop a common tool or system to strengthen the beneficiaries’ capacity to use standardised approaches for disaster loss data quantification and loss data collection systems, in doing so reducing the administrative burden and simplifying as much as possible the application procedure;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reminds that it is vital for aid and funds to be sent as quickly, easily and flexibly as possible to the affected regions; recalls in this sense the importance of synergies between cohesion policy instruments and the EUSF, in order to create a comprehensive and rapid response to emergency while providing for a strong resilience package;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Is worried that despite the increased value of advance payment from 10% to 25% of the anticipated financial contribution, the average time to make advance payments is still very long (around 5 months); therefore calls again on the Commission to consider more reactive solutions;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Invites the ECA to provide a new audit on the EUSF in view of a possible reassessment of the instruments and eventually of the budget in order to make sure that a sufficient and functional budget is available to deal effectively with major and regional natural disasters as well as major public health emergencies,