European Parliament
Blokland (IND/DEM ),
in writing
(NL)
I have voted against the Papadimoulis report today. A look back reveals this to be consistent with my past voting. The reason is that, in my opinion, the Community action programme does not pass the subsidiarity test.
The Member States all have their own civil-protection programmes and their own coordination, training and assistance programmes. Some European cooperation is in order, but a separate European centre with its own powers and 24-hour monitoring is unnecessary. Besides, the financial basis for the proposal is flawed, which is a second reason for me to withhold my support for this proposal.

