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"Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the humanitarian situation in Pakistan is tragic; it is worse than the tsunami that struck Asia.
I applaud the European Commission’s decision to increase to EUR 70 million the total amount of humanitarian aid for helping the flood victims, and I welcome Mrs Georgieva’s response which, once again, was immediate.
One of the major problems is that of access to the victims, as the infrastructure has been destroyed, the victims are surrounded by water, and the security situation is very unstable. It is absolutely essential to respect the humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality, independence and humanity when dispatching the aid, which must be based solely on the needs of the population.
Even if the European Union’s disaster response mechanism has worked well, the crisis in Pakistan has demonstrated anew the need to strengthen our effectiveness in terms of speed, coordination and visibility. This disaster has once again highlighted the need to create a European rapid response capability. I therefore repeat my desire to see the creation of a European civil protection force.
Commissioner, in November you are going to present a paper on reinforcing the European Union’s capacity to respond to disasters, to be followed by proposals for legislation. You therefore have the opportunity to propose ambitious solutions, and I am confident that you will do so."@en1
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