Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia and Romania in 2010

The European Parliament adopted by 647 votes to 17, with 5 abstentions, a resolution approving the proposal for a Decision to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund.

This Fund shall be mobilised for a total amount of EUR 182 388 893 to assist Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Romania following landslides and heavy flooding in 2010.

Parliament recalls that the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management foresees that where there is scope for reallocating appropriations under the heading requiring additional expenditure, the Commission shall take this into account when making the necessary proposal. It notes that the Commission, by calling for additional commitments and payments to cover the needs of the EUSF at this early stage of the year, found no possibility for redeployment nor reallocating within and between headings concerned. It proposes that it is ready to consider the overall situation of payments in the context of the outturn of the 2010 Budget.

It should be noted that, in parallel, the European Parliament adopted a draft amending budget (No 1/2011) the aim being to formally enter this budgetary adjustment into the 2011 budget (see BUD/2011/2022).