Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund: flooding in Italy in 2011

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report drafted by José Manuel FERNANDES (EPP, PT) in which it calls on the European Parliament to approve the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument to provide the sum of EUR 18 061 682 in commitment and payment appropriations to assist Italy hit by severe flooding in 2011.

In parallel to this proposal, the Commission has presented a draft amending budget in order to enter in the 2012 budget the corresponding commitment and payment appropriations (see BUD/2012/2057).