Crisis response
Charles Goerens (ALDE, LU) asked whether the EU’s capacity to respond to natural disasters is sufficient and how to deal with the deficits in this area. Ms Jeleva said: “Now we have civil protection and humanitarian aid in the same portfolio and I will do my best to have better prepared responses and to use all the capacities given by the portfolio to better urge Member States to be more active in preparing themselves and to contribute at European level.”
The voting in plenary, where the Parliament approves or rejects the whole Commission as a body, is scheduled on 26 January 2010.
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