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Activities of Sabine LÖSING related to 2010/2096(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION Setting up an EU rapid response capability
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2010/2096(INI)
Documents: PDF(108 KB) DOC(83 KB)

Amendments (5)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the pivotal role of the High Representative/Vice-President in coordinating EU operations in third countries and regions; underlines that the structure and working methods of the European External Action Service (EEAS) should aim at ensuring the coherence and consistency of EU action in crisis situations;deleted
2010/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that the European External Action Service (EEAS) is by no means the proper EU institution to develop approaches or strategies for planning or implementing crisis or disaster management scenarios, since it is non-transparent, undemocratic, driven by vested interests and, above all, contains military structures;
2010/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between an EU disaster response and oand development of the EU’s civil disaster response; therefore calls on ther EU instruments - such as Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil or military missions – which are already on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a disasterand Member States to increase capacity and resources for civil disaster protection; calls, therefore, on the Member States and the Commission to consider disaster protection as a purely civilian task and to implement it accordingly; urges the Commission in particular to continue assessing funding requirements and making proposals for common procurement projects;
2010/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that the use of military assets and capabilities in complex emergencies should be the "last resort", in compliance with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the Oslo guidelines; stresses the need to improve synergies between civil and military capabilities, and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level, which is particularly important in a difficult economic climate;deleted
2010/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasises that, even though civil disaster and crisis protection forces do not currently have sufficient resources or infrastructure to adequately and comprehensively respond to crises or disasters, this should be considered the consequence of a lack of political will; insists, therefore, that crises or disasters should not lead to the deployment or transferral of military forces within or outside the EU; considers that, instead, civil disaster protection forces should be provided with the resources needed for them to do the task adequately and single- handedly;
2010/10/11
Committee: AFET