Amending budget 1/2009: mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for Romania, financing

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report drafted by Jutta HAUG (PES, DE) on draft amending budget No 1/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009.

The report recalls that the draft amending budget No 1/2009 covers the following items:

·         mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of EUR 11.8 million in commitment and payment appropriations relating to the effects of the floods that hit Romania in July 2008;

·         a corresponding reduction in payment appropriations of EUR 11.8 million from line 13 03 16 - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)-Convergence.

MEPs take note of preliminary draft amending budget No 1/2009, which is the third amending budget solely dedicated to the EU Solidarity Fund, as requested by the European Parliament and the Council in a joint declaration adopted during the Conciliation meeting of 17 July 2008.