DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying down minimum rules to prevent and counter the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and stay in the Union, and replacing Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946 JHA
2a. ‘humanitarian assistance’ means short-term or long-term actions taken to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and disasters, including actions to reduce vulnerabilities and promote and protect human rights, governed by the humanitarian principles of: humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence;
Exposé sommaire
Based on Council of Europe definition laid down in its thematic study on humanitarianassistance.