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REPORT (COM(2024)0480 – C100162/2024 – 2024/0284(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 Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024

A-10-2024-0020

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Giuseppe Lupo

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Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Germany and Italy after 2024 floods, and calls for swift payment and expanded disaster funding.

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

Key points

  1. Expresses solidarity with victims and authorities in Germany and Italy affected by floods.
  2. Welcomes the decision as a tangible form of EU solidarity and stresses communicating its benefits.
  3. Calls for investing in climate mitigation and adaptation, expanding the EUSF budget, and ensuring assistance matches disaster magnitude.
  4. Stresses damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and villages; calls for adequate EUSF funding for islands and coastal regions and attention to vulnerable populations.
  5. Calls for preventive measures, synergies with other EU funds, and urgent assessment of reallocations from Recovery and Resilience plans.
  6. Notes the Commission's proposal for regional emergency support and EAFRD measures for natural disasters.
  7. Calls for rapid damage assessment and reduced time for advance payments while protecting the EU budget.
  8. Approves the annexed decision to mobilise EUSF assistance.

Who is affected

  • Germany and Italy receive financial assistance for flood damages.
  • Victims, families, and national, regional, and local authorities in affected areas.
  • Agricultural businesses, transport infrastructure, small villages, islands, and coastal regions.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 4 131.6 million total direct damages in Germany.
  • EUR 158.39 million total direct damages in Italy.
  • EUR 116 031 553 proposed mobilisation amount.
  • EUR 1 016 million annual European Solidarity Reserve (EUR 1 144.2 million in 2024 prices).
  • 25% of annual EUSF allocation (EUR 286 million for 2024) remains available on 1 October.
  • EUR 50 000 000 already inscribed in the 2024 EU budget for advances.
  • Maximum EUSF amount from 2024 allocation: EUR 297 420 718.