Amending budget 6/2005: section III Commission, general statement of revenue

PURPOSE: To present a preliminary draft amending budget (no 6 to the budget for 2005) in order to offer EU Solidarity Funds to Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for damage caused by severe storms in 2005.

CONTENT: In early January 2005 major storms caused extensive damage to large parts of northern Europe. Within a ten week deadline, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania applied for financial assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund. Of the EUR 1 billion made available to the Solidarity Fund in 2005, a total of EUR 994.3 million is still available for use. Having examined and evaluated in detail the requests of the aforementioned Member States, the Commission considers is feasible to offer a total amount of EUR 92. 88 million from the Solidarity Funds. It will be divided as follows:

-         Sweden, a total of EUR 81 724 975

-         Estonia, a total of EUR 1 289 765

-         Latvia, a total of EUR  9 487 780

-         Lithuania, a total of EUR 378 910

In other words, an overall total of EUR 92 880 830