Amending budget 7/2008: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for Martinique and Guadeloupe, financing

The European Parliament adopted, by 649 votes to 21 with 11 abstentions, a resolution aiming to approve, without amendment, the draft amending budget No 7 to the general budget 2008.

The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI) on behalf of the Committee on Budgets.

Parliament recalls that this draft amending budget covers the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of EUR 12 780 000 in commitment and payment appropriations relating to the effects of hurricane "Dean" in Guadeloupe and Martinique in August 2007. This draft budget will be totally neutral in terms of the budget as it foresees a corresponding reduction in payment appropriations of EUR 12 780 000 from line 13 04 02 Cohesion Fund.

It should be noted that this draft amending is the first to be solely dedicated to the EU Solidarity Fund.