# Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance

European Parliament procedure 2011/2023(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET / DEVE / ENVI / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 166 committee amendments tabled by 47 Members between 2011-05-13 and 2011-05-30.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on a stronger European disaster response through civil protection and humanitarian assistance. The amendments debate pooling resources, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and a possible European civil protection force, the distinction between civilian and military means, the Oslo Guidelines and humanitarian principles, the role of the United Nations, and the link between disaster risk reduction and climate change, citing the Haiti earthquake and Pakistan floods.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston FRANCO | France | PPE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96908.md |
| Philippe JUVIN | France | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96884.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Bogusław SONIK | Poland | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28299.md |
| Sophie AUCONIE | France | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96862.md |
| Christine DE VEYRAC | France | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4347.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |
| Anne DELVAUX | Belgium | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96914.md |
| Edite ESTRELA | Portugal | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28310.md |
| Bairbre de BRÚN | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28511.md |
| Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS | Greece | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97018.md |
| Giommaria UGGIAS | Italy | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97131.md |
| Antonyia PARVANOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34234.md |
| Viktor USPASKICH | Lithuania | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96698.md |
| Michail TREMOPOULOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96909.md |

## Official source documents

- PE464.910: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.910+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE464.916: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.916+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE465.024: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-465.024+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE466.979: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-466.979+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2023-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2023-INI.json

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