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I should like to express our deepest sorrow for the victims of the serious forest fires in the spring – particularly in Greece – and our solidarity with their families and with all those affected.
Deeds, not words, are needed now. The EU must activate the necessary financial instruments and means to meet the material needs of the people affected and to promote the social, economic and environmental recovery of the regions involved.
In the light of the points raised so far, I recall some of the proposals which we presented in 2003 and 2005 and which remain as relevant as ever:
Maintain the eligibility of regional disasters for aid under the Solidarity Fund;
Recognise natural disasters specifically affecting the Mediterranean area where more than 90% of forest fires and drought are recorded;
Create a Community programme for the protection of forest and woodland against fire;
Examine the possibility of creating an agricultural disaster fund;
Pay special attention to the least-favoured regions in the event of natural disasters.
Lastly, I should like to point out that if the funds allocated to ever-increasing military appropriations were spent instead on preventing and combating natural disasters and on recovery in the areas affected, the incidence and consequences of such disasters would be significantly reduced."@en1
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