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dcterms:Date	"2006-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Community civil protection mechanism (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061023.21.1-186"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-10-23-Speech-1-1872
lpv:speaker	lp:Alfonso Andria2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway and to the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-06-19)3 substitute; ENVI (2004-09-03--2007-01-14)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; La Margherita (2005-02-18--2008-02-06)3 member; ALDE (2004-07-20--2008-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to congratulate Mr Papadimoulis on his excellent work. His report translates in practical terms that which has already been provided for in the report on the Solidarity Fund, which represents the legal and financial basis for intervention in the field of civil protection. The European Union currently has financial means and new knowledge based on the experience of the Community Civil Protection Mechanism, created in 2001, which will enable us to improve the instrument's practicality and effectiveness. It is true that the emergency response to disasters must come first and foremost from the local level, with prevention and reconstruction measures, but it is also true that there is a need for crisis management measures, which can and should be coordinated at European level, if we want to achieve significant economies of scale and, above all, greater efficiency. Furthermore, when the scale of a disaster overwhelms the local or even national capacity to react, it would be desirable to be able to provide rapid additional assistance from other countries, using their available skills and resources. We should in fact bear in mind that in many cases major disasters have effects that transcend borders, having an impact on the territories of neighbouring countries. In addition, I agree with the rapporteur on the importance of proper and appropriate planning of land use and of prevention and management of disasters with a view to reducing risks. There is a need to strengthen the European civil protection system, in order to be able to provide coordinated responses to tackle emergencies and contribute to a European Union capable of giving its own citizens confidence and safety. I believe that we have to learn to live up to these legitimate expectations."@en1

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