Activities of Anna ROSBACH related to 2011/0461(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Civil protection mechanism (debate)
Amendments (48)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The Union Civil Protection Mechanism (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Mechanism’) shall aim to support, coordinate and supplement the actions of thetrengthen cooperation between Member States and the Union in the field of civil protection in order to improvinge the effectiveness of systems for preventing, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The protection to be ensured by the Mechanism shall cover primarily people, but also the environment and property, including cultural heritage, against all natural and man-made disasters, including actboth acts and consequences of terrorism, technological, radiological or environmental accidents, marine pollution and acute health emergencies, occurring inside or outside the Union.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The Union intervention enhances prevention, preparedness and response capacity of Member States to face major disasters minimising human and material loss where appropriate. The objective of this Decision cannot always be sufficiently achieved by Member States operating alone and can sometimes be better achieved at Union level by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Decision shall apply to actions to assist with the response to immediate adverse consequences of a major disaster regardless of its nature, inside or outside the Union, where a request is made for assistance in accordance with this Decision.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Mechanism shall support, coordinate or supplement reinforced cooperation between the Union and and complement the efforts of the Member States in pursuit of the following specific objectives:
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to enhance the Member States' and the European Union's state of preparedness to respond to disasters;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to facilitate rapid and efficient emergency response intervenactions in the event of major disasters or their imminence.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) progress in implementing the disaster prevention framework measured by the number of Member States with disaster management plans as set out in Article 4;
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 4
Article 4 – point 4
4. ‘preparedness’ means a state of readiness and capability of human and material means enabling them to ensure an effective rapid response to an emergency disaster, obtained as a result of action taken in advance;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 6
Article 4 – point 6
6. ‘early warning’ means the timely and effective provision of information that allows action to be taken to avoid or reduce risks and ensurfacilitate preparedness for an effective response;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 9
Article 4 – point 9
9. ‘risk management plan’ means planning instrument prepared by a Member State to foreseeat either national or sub-national level to identify risks, to estimate their impacts, and to develop, select and implement measures to reduce, adapt to and mitigate the risks and their impacts cost-effectively, as well as to set the framework for integrating different sector or hazard- specific risk management instruments into a common overall plan;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) establish and regularly update an overview of natural and man-made rdiskasters the Union may face taking into account the future impact of climate change;
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – point d
Article 5 – point d
(d) promote and support the development and implementation of Members States’of Members States’ description of their risk management planscapabilities, including guidelines on their content and provide for adequate incentives, where needed;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In order to ensure an effective cooperation within the Mechanism, Members States shall communicate to the Commission a description of their risk management plancapabilities.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The description of their risk management plancapabilities shall take into account the national risk assessments, where applicable, and other relevant risk assessment and shall be coherent with other relevant plans in force in that Member State.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure by the end of 2016 at the latest that descriptions of their risk management plancapabilities are ready and communicated to the Commission in their most up-to-date form.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point a
Article 7 – point a
(a) establish and manage the EmergencyDisaster Response Centre (EDRC), ensuring 24/7 operational capacity, and serving the Member States and the Commission for the purposes of the Mechanism; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Se Articles 1 and 4 in this Decision)
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point b
Article 7 – point b
(b) manage a Common EmergencyDisaster Communication and Information System (CEDCIS) to enable communication and sharing of information between the EDRC and contact points of the Member States; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point d – indent 2
Article 7 – point d – indent 2
– facilitating, when necessary, the coordination of emergencydisaster response assistance operations on site and liaising, when necessary and appropriate, with the competent authorities of the state requesting assistance,
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point e
Article 7 – point e
(e) establish and maintain a capability to provide logistical support and assistance for expert teams, modules and other response capacities deployed under the Mechanism, as well aswhich supports and complements the efforts of other actors on the ground including Member States;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point f
Article 7 – point f
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point g
Article 7 – point g
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall designate the contact points and inform the Commission accordingly.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission and Member States shall work together to improve the planning of disaster response operations under the Mechanism. For this purpose:
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall produce reference scenarios forensure that lessons are learned from disasters inside and outside the Union, taking into account the risk management plans, where applicable, referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall identify and ensurfacilitate synergies between in-kind assistance and humanitarian aid funding provided by the Union and Member States in the planning of response operations outside the Union.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
European EmergencyDisaster Response Capacity (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. A European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre-committidentified response capacities of Member States shall be established.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall support Member States in addressing the capacity gaps and, if desired by the Member States, in filling these gaps in the most appropriate and cost-effective way, including by:
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) facilitating access to or developing response capacities at Union level, wheren it is more cost- effective, that can serve as a common buffer against shared risks.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall carry out the following tasks in the field of training, exercises, lessons learnt and knowledge dissemination:
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. In the event of a major disaster within the Union, or of the imminence thereof, which may result in a call for assistance from one or more Member States, the Member State in which the emergencydisaster has occurred or is likely to occur shall, without delay, notify the Commission, when a possible request for assistance through the ERC can be anticipated, in order to enable the Commission, as appropriate, to inform the other Member States and activate its competent services.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Where a major disaster occurs within the Union, or in the imminence thereof, affected Member States may request assistance through the ERC. The request shall be as specific as possible.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. In situationUnder exceptional circumstances of increased risk a Member State may also request assistance in the form of temporary pre-positioning of response capacities.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) together with the requesting Member State(s) propose a response plan based on the needs on the ground and pre-developed contingency plans, and invite Member States to deploy specific capacities from the European Emergency Response Capacity in accordance with the plan;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) maintaining a continuous dialogue with Member States‘ contact points in order to ensure an effective and coherent European emergencydisaster response contribution through the Mechanism to the overall relief effort, in particular by:
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 21 – point c
Article 21 – point c
(c) developing and maintaining a surge capacity through a network of trained experts of Member States, who can be available at short notice to assist in the monitoring, information and coordination tasks of the ERC;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 21 – point g – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – point g – subparagraph 2
The Union financial contribution for actions under this point shall take the form of unit costs determined per type of capacity and shall not exceed 2510% of the total eligible costs.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 21 – point h – sub-paragraph 2
Article 21 – point h – sub-paragraph 2
Actions taken in accordance with this point shall be based on a thorough needs and cost-benefit analysis per type of capacity, taking into account the probability and impact of the relevant risks. The Union financial contribution for the actions under this point shall not exceed 850% of the total eligible costs;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 21 – point i
Article 21 – point i
(i) ensuring the availability of necessarybasic logistical capacities to provide technical assistance and support to the European Emergency Response Capacity,support for expert teams, other modules and response capacities dispatched under the Mechanism, as well as other actors on the ground;
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 21 – point j
Article 21 – point j
(j) assisting Member States in prepositioning emergency aid assets in logistical hubdisaster response assets inside the Union.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 22 – point b
Article 22 – point b
(b) deploying the capacities referred to in points (g), (h) and (i) of Article 21 in the event of major disasters, at the request of the Commissionin response to a request through the ERC;
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) providing and sharing information on equipment and transport resources that can beMember States madke available by Member States, with a view to facilitating the pooling of such equipment or transport resources;
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The amount of Union financial support for transport resources and related logistics shall not exceed 85% of the total eligible cost. The Union financial support for transport resources and related logistics may cover a maximum of 100% of the total eligible cost when one of the following criteria is met:50% of the total eligible cost.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c