Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-15-Speech-3-210"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European initiative in the field of civil protection (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061115.16.3-210"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-15-Speech-3-2112
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerardo Galeote2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2005-09-16--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 chair; REGI (2004-07-23--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-01-17)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (2004-07-28--2007-01-15)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, without going into the underlying causes, over recent years several countries have been suffering serious natural disasters. Particularly in the summer, we have suffered fires, floods and the effects of a particularly severe drought. We frequently see how the affected regions of the Member States, sometimes of the most developed ones, lack sufficient resources to deal with these phenomena themselves. Nevertheless, it sometimes seems that we are more conscientious about offering our solidarity when the damage is done thousands of kilometres away than we are when it is done in a Member State. Despite all of this, the Council appears to be sticking to a passive approach. Some people will say that no more money should be spent, but it is not a financial issue, and one example of this is that you, representatives of the Council, are not making any progress on the reform of the European Solidarity Fund, which will not cost a single additional euro from the Community budget. Sometimes we are in no position to criticise. Plenary approved the sending of a delegation to the most affected regions at the beginning of September, and, Mr President, Parliament’s Bureau is still tied up with regulatory issues that it has to sort out before it can give the green light to that delegation. We shall not lose heart, however, because nobody believes that we should not provide resources for a common effort that will make us more effective when it comes to helping people. The principle of subsidiarity will be respected as well. There is no intention of impinging on the sovereignty of any Member State. There is a report, for which Mr Barnier is responsible, on the table in the Council, which provides a good basis for this work. I would like to know whether the Council intends to pursue this issue The European Parliament will undoubtedly give its enthusiastic support, and Europeans will be grateful for that."@en1

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