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"Mr President, like many others, I was pleased to support this report. There is an old saying which says that ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’. In this regard, I think that the Solidarity Fund has shown that the European Union can be seen as a friend to citizens in their time of need.
I saw that in my own constituency last year when, after serious flooding, particularly in Cork, solidarity funds were made available to redevelop infrastructure, etc. There were two aspects to this: the first was obviously the financial aid, which was very welcome. But also, psychologically, it made a statement that the European Union did care about its citizens, particularly in their time of need.
There are proposals here to reform the Solidarity Fund. I welcome those, particularly in relation to defining disasters, reducing the time for aid – which Ms Girling referred to earlier on – and placing emphasis on disaster prevention activities. We can do all those and continue to aid our citizens in their time of need."@en1
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