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On the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Bartosz Arłukowicz, Andrey Novakov, András Tivadar Kulja, Siegfried Mureşan, Lídia Pereira, Peter Liese, Oliver Schenk, IoanRareş Bogdan, Daniel Buda, Andrzej Buła, DanŞtefan Motreanu, VirgilDaniel Popescu, Adina Vălean, Dolors Montserrat, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Gheorghe Falcă, MirceaGheorghe Hava, Reinhold Lopatka, Tomáš Zdechovský, Danuše Nerudová, Alexander Bernhuber, Miriam Lexmann, Luděk Niedermayer, Zoltán Tarr, Jan Farský
This resolution expresses solidarity with victims of floods in central and eastern Europe and wildfires in Greece and Portugal, and calls for stronger EU disaster preparedness and climate adaptation.¶¶ It urges activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, increased funding for it, and a review to create an EU civil protection force and early-warning tools.¶¶¶ It calls for immediate financial and technical assistance, mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund, and an emergency funding line for recovery and prevention.¶¶ It asks for more cohesion policy support for climate resilience, a dedicated priority axis for local authorities, and a European Climate Adaptation Plan.¶¶¶ It demands faster approval for flood infrastructure, assessment of existing legislation, and use of Copernicus data.¶¶¶
Key points
- Expresses sympathy and solidarity with victims of floods in Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and wildfires in Greece and Portugal.¶
- Commends rescue services and volunteers for their efforts in saving lives and protecting property.¶
- Expresses concern over increasing extreme weather events and their impacts on health, livelihoods, and food security.¶
- Encourages affected member states to activate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and welcomes Ukraine's offer of emergency units.¶
- Regrets budget cuts for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and calls for increased funding in the next multiannual financial framework.¶
- Calls for a review of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, including creation of an EU civil protection force and mobile early-warning tools.¶
- Calls for immediate EU financial and technical assistance for affected countries, focusing on sustainable rebuilding and flood prevention.¶
- Urges the Commission to accelerate mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund and create an emergency funding line.¶
- Calls for support to farmers facing climate-related hazards affecting food production and incomes.¶
- Calls for technical and financial support to regions disproportionately affected by climate change, including through cohesion policy.¶
- Proposes a dedicated priority axis under cohesion policy for local and regional authorities and guaranteed investments in climate adaptation.¶
- Calls for a European Climate Adaptation Plan, urgent investment in flood management, and faster approval procedures for flood infrastructure.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Affected countries in central and eastern Europe (Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia) and wildfire-hit Greece and Portugal.¶
- Professional and volunteer fire departments, rescue organisations, military, and local authorities in affected areas.¶
- Farmers and the agricultural sector facing climate-related hazards.¶
- Local and regional authorities, especially in smaller municipalities, cross-border, remote, rural, outermost and island regions.¶¶
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