DECISION (EU) 2024/3105 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 27 November 2024

on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024

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 on 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 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/765 (4).

(3) On 20 August 2024, Germany submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in Southern Germany in May and June 2024.

(4) On 20 September 2024, Italy submitted an application to mobilise the Fund following the floods in the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta of Italy on 29 June 2024.

(5) 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.

(6) The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to Germany and Italy.

(7) 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 112 071 681 shall be provided to Germany in relation to the floods in May and June 2024;

(b) the amount of EUR 3 959 872 shall be provided to Italy in relation to the floods of 29 June 2024 in the Autonomous Region of Valle d’Aosta.

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 27 November 2024.

Done at Strasbourg, 27 November 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/2024/3105/oj

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