Considerations on COM(2024)325 -

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dossier COM(2024)325 - .
document COM(2024)325
date August 27, 2024
 
(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 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2020/2093, as amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/76511.

(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.