Considerations on COM(2020)200 - Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2020)200 - Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria. |
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document | COM(2020)200 ![]() |
date | June 18, 2020 |
(2) | The Fund is not to exceed a maximum annual amount of EUR 500 000 000 (2011 prices), as laid down in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 (3). |
(3) | On 8 November 2019, Portugal submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following extreme weather events in Azores. |
(4) | On 28 November 2019, Spain submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following extreme rainfall resulting in flooding in the regions of Valencia, Murcia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia. |
(5) | On 10 January 2020, Italy submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following extreme weather events in 17 regions in the autumn of 2019. |
(6) | On 29 January 2020, Austria submitted application to mobilise the Fund, following extreme weather events in November 2019. |
(7) | The applications by Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria meet the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the Fund, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002. |
(8) | The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria. |
(9) | In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the date of its adoption, |