Former MEPs 112 Champions

MEP Kathy Sinnott, Independence/Democracy Group

Email Adress: kathy.sinnott@europarl.europa.eu

Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45692 (Brussels) and +33 (0)3 88 1 75692 (Strasbourg)

Why am I an MEP 112 Champion?

"In Europe, there is a single emergency number available in every Member State, the 112. How is it possible than 2/3 of Europeans still do not know a number that can save their lives? Since its creation in 1991, no evaluation has been conducted at European level in order to understand the  loopholes and the needs for improvements. I have been supporting and working on improvements for people with disabilities but in case of emergency we are all  potentially disabled  people. Are children taught how to use the 112? Are emergency services in Europe able to answer their requests? Are they able to send rescue to deaf persons or people speaking another language?"

MEP Piia-Noora Kauppi, European People's Party and European Democrats

Email Adress: piia-noora.kauppi@europarl.europa.eu

Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45894 (Brussels) and +33 (0)3 88 1 75894(Strasbourg)

Why am I an MEP 112 Champion?

"The Universal Service Directive provides for the obligation of Member States to «ensure that calls to the single European emergency call number "112" are appropriately answered and handled ...». In Finland we have standards for the maximal intervention time of emergency services, for multilingual support of answering calls and our operators follow an extensive one year training to be able to cope with their stressful job. I hear that in other countries this is not the case. This clearly means that Finnish people and their Scandinavian neighbours who apply similar standards are less well protected when visiting some of the other EU states. This is unacceptable by all means and the Commission should certainly do something about it."

MEP Alain Hutchinson, Socialist Group in the European Parliament

Email Adress: alain.hutchinson@europarl.europa.eu

Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45451(Brussels) and +33 (0)3 88 1 75451(Strasbourg)

Why am I an MEP 112 Champion?

"Le nombre de nos concitoyens se déplaçant sur le territoire de l'union européenne augmente de manière significative chaque année, que se soit pour des vacances ou professionnellement.

Le rôle international de Bruxelles s'est également fortement renforcé ces dernières années et avec lui, nous avons vu arriver sur notre territoire, de plus en plus d'expatriés ou de visiteurs occasionnels.

Cette nouvelle mobilité a complexifiée la gestion de certains services comme par exemple les appels d'urgence. En effet, combien d'entre nous connaissent le n° d'urgence des différents pays européens ? Combien d'entre nous sommes capable de parler une autre langue dans des situations d'urgence ?

C'est pour toutes ces raisons que j'ai décidé de soutenir le 112.
500.000.000 de citoyens, un territoire, et un même numéro pour tous !"

MEP Dushana Zdravkova, European People's Party and European Democrats

Email Adress: dushana.zdravkova@europarl.europa.eu

Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45672(Brussels) and +33 (0)3 88 1 75672(Strasbourg)

Website: www.dushana.eu under construction

Why am I an MEP 112 Champion?

"112 emergency service is essential for the safety and security of the citizens and it has to be available for all of us - children and old people, people in disabilities, citizens lining in big cities but in a small remote villages as well. This service has to effective in sense of support for the citizens in need, but financially as well. It is great opportunity public authority to prove that serve to the citizens anytime and everywhere. Quality of this service has to be symbol of the quality of life for Europeans. For Bulgaria as a new EU member this service could be a symbol of a new level of organization for interagency cooperation, use of high tech and care for the citizens."

MEP Stavros Arnaoutakis, Socialist Group in the European Parliament

Region: Crete

Email Adress: stavros.arnaoutakis@europarl.europa.eu

Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45568 (Brussels) and +33 (0)3 88 1 75568 (Strasbourg)

Website: www.arnaoutakis.gr