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O surto da doença COVID-19 e as medidas profiláticas que foi imprescindível adotar no seu combate, tiveram um enorme feito disruptivo no tráfego aéreo europeu, com as companhias aéreas a serem obrigadas a diminuir de forma significativa as suas operações aéreas como resposta à acentuada queda da procura. A manutenção dos voos conduziria não só a problemas financeiros ainda mais elevados para as companhias aéreas como manteria um impacto ambiental injustificado.
A adoção de medidas que impeçam que as companhias aéreas sejam prejudicadas na precedência histórica nas suas faixas horárias por falta de exploração, em função de circunstâncias que lhe são totalmente alheias, afigura-se de toda a justiça, razão pela qual votei favoravelmente.

I voted in favor of this regulation because due to the COVID-19 crisis the economic activity in the Member States (MS) is already sharply reduced, indicating that businesses will start to struggle to survive, jeopardizing jobs and the social pillar. It is more than logic that the approval of financial means of support to the MS health systems, businesses and people, are necessary to surpass these emergencies.
The proposal of apply the ERDF funding to finance the SMEs and the simplification measures of financial flexibility between funds, is a very important measure for the effective crisis response capacities in the Member States economy and mainly in their public health systems.
The creation of a Task Force of coordination with the MS is also a great measure that helps to identify the needs and to give technical support. It is a good way to ensure that the financial means start to be apply as soon as possible.

I voted in favor of this regulation because responding in a appropriate way, at EU level, with the current instruments to this major health emergency, is not possible. The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) can play a very important role in this emergency, but it was necessary to extend the scope of the fund to include major public health emergencies and to define the specific operations eligible for financing.
This public health emergency was too severe to maintain the current funding, that it is way it was necessary to increase the total level of appropriations for the EUSF, in this case the annual budget increases from EUR 50 million to EUR 100 million. The eligible operations remain limited to public emergency operations, but they are extended to include assistant to the population in case of health crises, including medical, and measures to contain the further spreading of an infectious disease.
With the approval of this regulation we guarantee the financial means to the MS and our people, as quick and simplified as possible.