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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060518.4.4-032"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-18-Speech-4-0332
lpv:speaker	lp:Konstantinos Hatzidakis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-09-18)3,3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (2004-07-20--2007-09-18)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2007-02-14)3,3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, at a time when Euroscepticism is intensifying in certain Member States, I believe that the European Union cannot remain indifferent towards the problem of natural disasters and indifferent towards the citizens affected by them. I think that its presence has added value in three sectors: prevention, immediate suppression and restoration. As far as prevention is concerned, a typical example is flooding from rivers which do not concern just one Member State, but often many more, including candidate states. In Greece, for example, we have precisely this problem with the River Evros, which flows through Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. Consequently, we need a global strategy for addressing such problems. As far as immediate suppression is concerned, a typical example is fires, where solidarity is needed between the Member States, which is why I believe we need a European civil protection force, as proposed in the Galeote report, which deals with such matters. Thirdly, the Berend report deals with the problem of restoring damage through the Solidarity Fund which has existed – and rightly so – since 2002. However, I believe that we need to lower the thresholds for the eligibility of actions, as Mr Berend quite rightly proposes, and extend the scope to include technological disasters, such as major shipwrecks or 'flu epidemics, so that we can supply the populace with vaccines and address the matter adequately. The matters which we examine in the Berend report will proceed under the codecision procedure and, consequently, Parliament will fight to the end; however, on the matters addressed in the Galeote report, I think that Parliament should not lower the flag either. They are important to the citizens, they are matters which concern their daily lives and we need to fight to the end and put pressure on the Commission and the Council to proceed in the direction that we are calling for."@en1

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