Activities of Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ related to 2010/2114(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Strengthening Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Security in the European Union – an EU CBRN Action Plan
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 1 (new)
- K (new). Whereas the threat to the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear safety arises not only from terrorist attacks or negligence, but also from the current areas polluted with chemical weapons from WW2 dumped in the sea-bed or the nuclear waste sites in the EU;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 2 (new)
- L (new). Whereas the appropriate level of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear safety in the EU depends on the security level applied in third countries as well;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 3 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 3 (new)
- M (new). Whereas new threats to the security could arise from the use of new technologies in planning new terror acts, while the security standards do not adapt fast enough to technological progress;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 4 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point J – indent 4 (new)
- N (new). Whereas the thorough review of different currently applicable standards is needed in order to set necessary and sufficient security requirements;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Point 1
Point 1
1. Notes the uncoordinated overinvestment in vaccines during the A/H1N1 pandemic, welcomes the Draft Council Conclusions ‘On lessons learned from the A/H1N1 pandemic - health security in the European Union’ (12665/10), which takes into consideration the development of a mechanism for the joint procurement of vaccines and antiviral medication to be applied in the Member States on a voluntary basis, and encourages Member States to develop together regional preparedness solutions, including the sharing of existing capacity and the coordination of cost-effective procurement of medical countermeasures, whilst ensuring high levels of CBRN preparedness across the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Point 2
Point 2
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Point 7
Point 7
7. Regrets the insufficient attention paid to preparedness and response inAlthough the Commission Communication and the Council Conclusions on the EU CBRN Action Plan, which focus heavimainly on detection and prevention, the European Parliament regrets the insufficient attention paid to preparedness and response in these documents; calls on the Commission and the Council to give greater importance to developing the preparedness and response mechanisms required to protect public health and the environment, should a CBRN incident actually take place on EU territory;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 1 (new)
Point 12 – indent 1 (new)
- 13 (new). Urges the Commission to search for an agreement with third neighbouring countries, which have on their territory objects that could pose major threats to the environmental and human security in the EU and in the case of an accident, on the common minimum security standards;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 2 (new)
Point 12 – indent 2 (new)
- 14 (new). Points out the implementation of the common CBRN security system should not diminish the competence of the Member States in this policy area;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 3 (new)
Point 12 – indent 3 (new)
- 15 (new). Calls on the Commission to foresee in its action plan a more flexible adaptation of the security measures to the technological development;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Point 12 – indent 4 (new)
Point 12 – indent 4 (new)
- 16 (new). Urges the Commission to thoroughly assess the existing security measures regarding their impact on the environment and health, and to ensure that new measures are introduced only based on the results of such an assessment which should be carried out periodically;