Amending budget 7/2010: mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund following flooding in Ireland

On 24 September 2010, the Commission forwarded to the Council draft amending budget (DAB) No 8 to the general budget for 2010, relating to the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of EUR 13 022 500 in commitment and payment appropriations for Ireland, following the severe floods which affected the country in November 2009.

The corresponding payment appropriations are transferred to Article 13 06 01 (EU Solidarity Fund - Member States) from Article 04 02 01 (Completion of European Social Fund - Objective 1 (2000 to 2006)).

At the simplified trilogue provided for in Point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006, an agreement was reached on the mobilisation of the Fund and on the amount proposed by the Commission.

The Council reached an agreement on both Commission proposals (the present DAB 8/2010 and the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Funds).

On 22 November 2010, the Council adopted its position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as set out in the technical annex to this explanatory memorandum (see Council Doc 16722/10 ADD 1).