2 Amendments of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2016/2045(INI)
Amendment 84 #
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 thresholds should be set for regional natural disaster, in each instance taking into account the particular level of socio-economic development in the region affected, determined according to the allocation criteria for the ESI Funds;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call, therefore, that in the near future the eligibility thresholds for regional natural disasters should be set at 1% of regional GDP, in particular for the regions worst affected by the economic crisis and the refugee crisisadjusted, not least to allow for the fact that the economic crisis and the refugee crisis are making themselves felt to varying degrees in the regions concerned;