Activities of Nuno MELO related to 2020/0097(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism
Amendments (4)
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to be better prepared when confronted with such events in the future, urgent action is required for reinforcing the Union Mechanism. The need for a more flexible, faster and coordinated Union Civil Protection Mechanism to respond to large-scale emergencies is one of the lessons learned from the COVID-19 outbreak, which exposed the weakness of the current legal framework.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The frequency, intensity and complexity of natural disasters and forest fires require an extra level of solidarity at Union level. This situation was particularly visible during the 2017 forest fire season in Portugal, which motivated the rescEU proposal. The prevention and response capacity of the countries most affected by these phenomena is often fragile or insufficient and it is therefore essential and crucial that these Member States, such as Portugal (not participating in the transition phase), Spain, Italy or Greece, are included in the transition phases of the Union Mechanism in order to improve their capacities of prevention, preparedness and response to disasters.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The creation of a pool of resources brings together a series of rescue teams, experts and equipment that Member States always keep in standby mode for Union Civil Protection missions. It is essential that those teams meet demanding criteria of quality and reliability to ensure their interoperability.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
rescEU capacities shall be hosted by the Member States that acquire, rent, lease or otherwise contract those capacities. As a way to enhance Union resilience, rescEU capacities acquired, rented, leased or otherwise contracted by the Commission are to be strategically pre-positioned inside the Union. In consultation with Member States, rescEU capacities acquired, rented, leased or otherwise contracted by the Commission could also be located in third countries via trusted networks managed by relevant international organisations .;