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Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2017

2016/2119(BUD)

PURPOSE: to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2017.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2017/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2017.

CONTENT: Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 provides that, where necessary in order to ensure the timely availability of budgetary resources, the Fund may be mobilised in an amount of up to EUR 50 000 000 for the payment of advances, entering the corresponding appropriations into the general budget of the Union.

With this Decision, the European Parliament and the Council mobilised the sum of EUR 50 million in commitment and payment appropriations from the European Union Solidarity Fund for the payment of advances under the 2017 budget.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 28.2.2017. It shall enter into force on 1.1.2017.