EU Solidarity Fund: mobilisation for Greece and Slovenia, respectively affected by forest fires and floods in 2007

The European Parliament adopted by 637 votes to 13, with 7 abstentions, a resolution approving unamended the proposalfor a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in order to help Slovenia and Greece, which in 2007 were affected by flooding and forest fires respectively.

The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Reimer BÖGE (EPP-ED, DE) on behalf of the Committee on Budgets.

The EU Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 98 023 212in commitment and payment appropriations for these two countries, through an amending budget adopted at the same time (see BUD/2008/2095).

It should be noted that the resolution calls the Commission to submit, where the EU Solidarity Fund is concerned, amending budgets that have its mobilisation as their sole purpose, in order to avoid any delay in the delivery of financial aid in cases of disaster.