Proposal to amend the Humanitarian aid regulation
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Status:
Withdrawn
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Type:
Legislative
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In the spotlight:
MFF 2021-2027
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CWP indicative date:
Q2 2018
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On 29 May 2020, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the regulation concerning humanitarian aid and the Humanitarian Aid Instrument in order to allow resources from the proposed European Union Recovery Instrument to be used to 'reinforce EU humanitarian assistance and support capacity building to enhance future crisis prevention and preparedness'.The top-up has not happened and the proposal is obsolete, due to the vote on a new budget. The European Commission is expected to formally withdraw the proposal.
References
- EP Legislative Observatory, Procedure file on Humanitarian Aid, 2020/0110(COD)
- European Commission, Proposal for a regulation amending Regulation (EC) N° 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning Humanitarian Aid, COM/2020/461
- National Parliaments' contribution: Portugal and Spain
- Current regulation: Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 on humanitarian aid (and summary)
- European Commission, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, Funding for humanitarian aid
- European Commission, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, EU boosts humanitarian aid budget for 2021 as needs rise, communiqué, 20 January 2021.
Further reading
- European Parliament, The future of humanitarian aid in a new context full of challenges, Study, September 2021
- European Parliament, EPRS, Hearings of the Commissioners-designate: Janez Lenarčič - Crisis Management, Briefing, September 2019
- European Parliament, EPRS, EU Humanitarian aid: Lessons identified and the way forward, Briefing, January 2018
- European Parliament, Humanitarian Aid, Factsheet [in 23 EU languages]
Author: Eric Pichon, Members' Research Service, legislative-train@europarl.europa.eu