5 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2011/2023(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas pooling of resources, whether by the 30 countries participating in Community Civil Protection Mechanism (EU-27, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Croatia) or for the purposes of enhanced cooperation among Member States, could constitute an asset in both operational and financial terms,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to develop a comprehensive communication strategy to project a common and coherent image of the EU’s disaster response, consistent with its values and policies, in order to increase the visibility of the EU in beneficiary countries as well as a better understanding of EU action among European citizens; points to the need to set up an EU civil protection force and act upon Parliament’s repeated calls to implement the proposals set out in the 2006 Barnier report; stresses that the European Union should reaffirm through disaster relief the commitment of the European people to the value of solidarity;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that although it served to deploy two modules (a water purification unit and an advanced medical post), the activation of the Civil Protection Mechanism at the time of the Haitian earthquake highlighted the weaknesses of the current system, which, relying as it does on voluntary contributions and on the various forms of national decision- taking, still needs to be improved in terms of effectiveness, responsiveness, and visibility;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Council and Commission to pool logistic and human resources for the purpose of disaster response training with a view ultimately to establishing a European civil protection force staffed by the most suitable personnel, which could be deployed both within and outside the EU and would be called upon to handle emergency relief in the 24 hours following a disaster;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Points out that the cross-border nature of disasters implies that the EU should coordinate its resources and work with third countries, not least in its neighbourhood where UfM countries are concerned;