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DRAFT REPORT (COM(2026)1002 – C100119/2026 – 2026/0120(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 Romania regarding the floods at the end of May 2025, Cyprus following the wildfires in July 2025 and Spain following the wildfires in August 2025

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Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Bogdan Rzońca

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This draft report concerns the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Romania, Cyprus and Spain after natural disasters. It approves the Commission's proposal and calls for swift assistance and preventive measures.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes that Parliament approve the Commission's proposal for a decision on mobilising the European Union Solidarity Fund for Romania, Cyprus and Spain.

Key points

  1. Expresses solidarity with victims and authorities in Romania, Cyprus and Spain affected by floods and wildfires.
  2. Welcomes the decision as a tangible form of Union solidarity and stresses the importance of communicating its benefits.
  3. Calls on Member States and the Commission to invest in adaptation measures and take necessary actions to meet Paris Agreement commitments.
  4. Underlines the need for preventive measures and flexibility between programmes to address climate risks.
  5. Recalls that RESTORE and EAFRD measures provide additional assistance and urges Member States to use these opportunities.
  6. Calls for synergies with other EU funds and for the Commission to assess requests to reallocate funds within National Recovery and Resilience plans.
  7. Stresses that EUSF assistance should not reduce other EU funding and recalls State aid rules for agricultural businesses.
  8. Calls for rapid damage assessment and reduced time for advanced payments, and urges the Commission to accelerate EUSF mobilisation.
  9. Stresses the urgent need for immediate financial assistance to reach Romania, Cyprus and Spain.
  10. Approves the decision annexed to the resolution.

Who is affected

  • Victims and authorities in Romania, Cyprus and Spain affected by floods and wildfires.
  • Member States and the Commission are called to invest in adaptation and prevention measures.
  • Agricultural businesses in affected member states may receive State aid under Union rules.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 573,59 million: estimated direct damage from floods in Romania.
  • EUR 252,68 million: estimated direct damage from wildfires in Cyprus.
  • EUR 4,32 billion: estimated direct damage from wildfires in Spain.

Legal basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund, and Article 9 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework.