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REPORT (COM(2024)0325 – C100088/2024 – 2024/0212(BUD))

On the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France relating to six natural disasters occurred in 2023

A-10-2024-0002

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Georgios Aftias

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Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France after six natural disasters in 2023, and calls for faster aid delivery and increased funding for climate adaptation.

Committee position. The rapporteur recommends swift approval of the Commission proposal for a decision, leading to rapid mobilisation of the amounts.

Key points

  1. Expresses solidarity with victims and authorities in affected countries.
  2. Welcomes the decision as a tangible form of Union solidarity.
  3. Calls for public communication of EUSF benefits to increase awareness.
  4. Calls on Member States and the Commission to invest in climate mitigation and adaptation, and urges expansion of the EUSF budget and increase of the European Solidarity Reserve.
  5. Stresses vulnerability of islands and coastal regions and calls for adequate EUSF funding for them.
  6. Underlines that EUSF is curative; calls for preventive measures and synergies with other EU funds, and stresses that EUSF assistance should not reduce other EU funding.
  7. Calls for rapid damage assessment, streamlined procedures, and faster release of advances and payments.
  8. Stresses urgent need for immediate financial assistance.
  9. Approves the decision annexed to the resolution.

Who is affected

  • Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France receive EUSF assistance for the 2023 floods.
  • Islands and coastal regions in the EU may receive EUSF funding for climate vulnerabilities.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 8.5 billion direct damages in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
  • EUR 7.3 billion direct damages in Slovenia.
  • EUR 208 million direct damages in Austria.
  • EUR 2.3 billion direct damages in Greece.
  • EUR 2.7 billion direct damages in Tuscany, Italy.
  • EUR 1.9 billion direct damages in France.
  • EUR 1 028 541 689 proposed mobilisation amount.

Legal basis: Article 107(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union