Activites

• 2015/07/07 Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
• 2015/04/27 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2015/04/15 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2015)0162 summary

    PURPOSE: to mobilise the EU Solidarity Fund (Floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy) PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT: Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, allows for the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, within an annual ceiling of EUR 500 million (2011 prices), over and above the relevant headings of the financial framework. The conditions of eligibility to the Fund are detailed in the Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council. On the basis of applications from Romania, Bulgaria and Italy, the calculation of the aid from the Fund, based on the estimate of total damage caused is as follows:  Direct damage Romania: EUR 167.927 million (spring floods); Direct damage Romania: EUR 171.911 million (summer floods); Direct damage Bulgaria: EUR 79.344 million (floods); Direct damage Italy: EUR 2 241 052 million (floods); Aid proposed: Romania (spring floods): EUR 4 198 175; Romania (summer floods): EUR 4 297 775; Bulgaria: EUR 1 983 600; Italy: EUR 56 026 300. Total: EUR 66 505 850. In the light of the examination of the applications and considering the maximum possible contribution from the Fund as well as the scope for reallocating appropriations, the Commission proposes to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund for a total amount of EUR 66 505 850. The Commission will present a draft amending budget (DAB) in order to enter in the 2015 budget the specific commitment and payment appropriations. In the event of disagreement, a trilogue procedure will be initiated in accordance with Point 11 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and sound financial management.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/budget/', 'title': 'Budget'}, GEORGIEVA Kristalina

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2015)0162

Amendments

Dossier

5

2015/2079(BUD) 2015/06/05 BUDG 5 amendments... Amendment 1 # Victor NEGRESCU Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2015)0162 – C8- 0094/2015), for two applications submited by Romania with the aid value of 8 495 950 €, one application submitted by Bulgaria with the aid value of 1 983 600 €, and one application submited by Italy with the aid value of 56 026 300 €; Amendment 2 # Victor NEGRESCU Motion for a resolution Citation 2 — having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund1 , and the aim of the EUSF to enable rapid, efficient and flexible response to emergency situations; ___________ 1 OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. Amendment 3 # Victor NEGRESCU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Approves the decision annexed to this resolution, with the remark that implementation of the aid should be done as soon as possible taking into consideration the time passed since the floods occurred and also that these 7 EUSF cases could have been paid from the 2014 budget; Amendment 4 # Claudia ȚAPARDEL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls that the floods in Romania, Bulgaria and Italy took place between the summer and autumn 2014. Stresses the urgency of releasing financial assistance to these countries in order to provide assistance and relief to affected area. Amendment 5 # Victor NEGRESCU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recommends the Commission to further assist the beneficiary Member States in the rapid implementation of the actions designed to be developed through EUSF by involving, where needed, other available financial solutions. source: 560.637

History

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