5 Amendments of Nuno MELO related to 2019/0070(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Every year, Europe is ravaged by forest fires that destroy thousands of hectares of forest and lives. In 2017, the mechanism was activated 18 times in response to forest fire emergencies in Europe. Portugal, Italy, Montenegro, France and Albania received assistance with tackling forest fires through the mechanism. It was also activated following a request from the Chilean Government. The European Union is able to help Chile to tackle one of the worst forest fires in its history through support from Portugal, Spain and France, along with an EU civil protection team made up of nine experts. In 2019, the mechanism was activated five times to combat forest fires in Europe. Two requests came from Sweden and one each from Portugal, Greece and Latvia. In total, the EU’s response included 5 planes, 6 helicopters, more than 400 firefighters and crew members and 69 vehicles.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Stresses the need to step up prevention and preparation efforts by participating states, including through the incentive to improve research on preventing disasters and preparing for them and to improve the quality of information available on disasters and the accessibility of that information.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The establishment of a specific reserve of response capacities brings together a number of emergency teams, experts and equipment that the Member States always keep on standby for EU civil protection missions. These teams must meet demanding quality and reliability criteria, which enable interoperability.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To make it possible to continue financing the Union Civil Protection Mechanism for the period covered by the next multiannual financial framework, the financial envelope set out in Article 19 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU needs toshall be updated and replaced by the new figures provided for in the Commission’s proposal for the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework11. _________________ 11 COM(2018) 321 final.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Union Civil Protection Mechanism is anchored in the promotion of solidarity between Member States. When unpredictable climate change- related disasters take place, the mechanism provides for the administration of means to tackle operational challenges and requirements. The new specific reserve of response capacities will therefore need to be decentralised and its operational bases in different Member States, according to their needs and the disasters to which they are most exposed. In other words, the Member States that are most affected by climate change and, therefore, by the increase in the frequency and intensity of disasters should be at the forefront of considerations when decisions are made regarding where to locate these reserves, thus ensuring a more effective and quicker response.