DECISION (EU) 2024/2772 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 9 October 2024

on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (1), and in particular Article 4(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (IIA) (3), and in particular point 10 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The European Union Solidarity Fund (‘the Fund’) aims to enable the Union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by major or regional natural disasters or major public health emergency.

(2) The Fund is not to exceed the ceilings as laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 (4).

(3) On 24 July 2023, Italy submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in Emilia-Romagna in May 2023.

(4) On 20 October 2023, Slovenia submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in August 2023.

(5) On 19 October 2023, Austria submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in August 2023.

(6) On 20 November 2023, Greece submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in September 2023.

(7) On 19 January 2024, Italy submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in Tuscany in October and November 2023.

(8) On 24 January 2024, France submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in November 2023.

(9) The above mentioned applications meet the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the Fund, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002.

(10) The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France.

(11) In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the date of its adoption,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

For the general budget of the Union for the financial year 2024, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised as follows in commitment and payment appropriations in relation to natural disasters:

(a) the amount of EUR 378 833 540 shall be provided to Italy in relation to floods in the Emilia-Romagna Region in May 2023;

(b) the amount of EUR 428 405 059 shall be provided to Slovenia in relation to floods in August 2023;

(d) the amount of EUR 101 528 949 shall be provided to Greece in relation to floods in September 2023;

(e) the amount of EUR 67 811 826 shall be provided to Italy in relation to floods in the Tuscany Region in October and November 2023;

(f) the amount of EUR 46 763 069 shall be provided to France in relation to floods in the former Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region in November 2023.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply from 9 October 2024.

Done at Strasbourg, 9 October 2024.

For the European Parliament

The President

R. METSOLA

For the Council

The President

BÓKA J.

(1)

OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3

, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/2012/oj.

(2)

OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11

, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/2093/oj.

(3)

OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28

, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj.

(4) Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 of 29 February 2024 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (

OJ L, 2024/765, 29.2.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/765/oj

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2772/oj

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