14. Reiterates the call made to the Commission in its resolution of 18 May 2006 on natural disasters (fires, droughts and floods) to put forward a directive on preventing and managing fires, to include the regular collection of data, preparation of maps and identification of areas at risk, preparation of fire-risk management plans, identification by the Member States of the resources allocated and facilities available, coordination of the various authorities involved, minimum requirements for training crews, establishment of environmental liability and penalties;

I think there were nine or ten presenters covering different topics, so it's hard to focus on some kind of coherent subject.

I would like to draw the Council's attention to a case where a child suffered serious injury after falling through a glass panel housing a fire hose reel in a hotel lobby.

I would like to draw the Council's attention to a case where a child suffered serious injury after falling through a glass panel housing a fire hose reel in a hotel lobby.

8. Calls on the Commission to continue its collaboration with the national authorities in order to support the affected population, minimise the environmental impact of fires and floods, provide public aid to restore the productive potential in the affected areas, seek to re-launch job creation and take the appropriate measures to compensate the social costs inherent in the loss of jobs and other income sources; also urges the Commission to expedite all the relevant Community administrative procedures, namely those relating to the need to re-programme structural funds and the Cohesion Fund and to make the overly-rigid processing of thes ...[+++]e funds more flexible;

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