Decision (EU) 2015/437 on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund

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to mobilise the Solidarity Fund to assist Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria affected by flooding in 2014. 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, and in particular the Article 10 thereof 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. On the basis of applications from Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, the calculation of the aid from the Fund, based on the estimate of total damage caused is as follows: The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by José Manuel FERNANDES (EPP, PT) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 11 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (Floods in Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria). Members recalled that the Commission proposes to mobilise the European Solidarity Fund in favour of floods in Serbia and Croatia in May 2014 and to floods in Bulgaria in June 2014 on the basis of point 11 of the IIA. The Fund was created to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters. Members called on the European Parliament to approve the decision annexed to this report which seeks to mobilise EUR 76 726 440 in commitment appropriations for 2014 as well as the same amount in payment appropriations for 2015. The European Parliament adopted by 665 vote to 30, with 8 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 11 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA) of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (Floods in Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria). Parliament recalled that the European Union created a European Union Solidarity Fund to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters. Parliament approved the decision annexed to this resolution which seeks to mobilise EUR 76 726 440 in commitment appropriations for 2014 as well as the same amount in payment appropriations for 2015 to assist Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Decision (EU) 2015/437 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund. Therefore, the European Parliament and the Council decided to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund for a total amount of EUR 79 726 440 in commitment appropriations for the financial year 2014. The same amount of payment appropriations is mobilised under the Funds for the 2015 financial year . An amending budget (AB) is adopted in parallel in order to enter in the 2014 budget the…

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