3 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2016/2045(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, since it was established in 2002, the EUSF has been a significant source of funding in the context offor local and regional governments and hence for European citizens affected by natural disasters occurring across Europe, from floods to earthquakes and forest fires, and a means of demonstrating European solidarity with affected European Union regions;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States themselves to improve communication and cooperation with local and regional authorities, both inas well as the process for assessing eligible damage for which EUSF financial support is granted, both at the stage of preparing applications and in setting up projects to counter the effects of natural disasters;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that, following the Commission’s rejection of two applications for recognition as extraordinary regional disasters, on the grounds that the disasters in question could not be deemed ‘extraordinary’, in spite of the fact that they caused serious damage and had direct repercussions for the economic and social development of the regions concerned, a realistic eligibility threshold should be set for regional natural disasters, including at cross-border level in the case of major floods, serious cases of accidental pollution, earthquakes and forest fires;