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Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Romania, Cyprus and Spain with regard to natural disasters in 2025
TA-10-2026-0244 · P10_TA(2026)0244 · PE789.090
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Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Romania, Cyprus and Spain after natural disasters in 2025, and calls for faster, simpler procedures and more preventive action.¶¶¶
Key points
- Expresses solidarity with victims and authorities in Romania, Cyprus and Spain affected by floods and wildfires.¶
- Approves the decision annexed to the resolution to mobilise the Fund.¶
- Calls for an assessment of the Union budget's financial capacity and for acceleration and simplification of procedures to speed up aid.¶
- Calls on Member States and the Commission to invest in climate mitigation and adaptation, and to prioritise recovery measures for vulnerable communities.¶
- Stresses the need for preventive measures and for flexibility between funding programmes, with strict budgetary control.¶
- Recalls that RESTORE and EAFRD measures offer additional assistance and urges Member States to use them.¶
- Calls for synergies with other EU funds and for assessing reallocations within National Recovery and Resilience plans for disaster assistance.¶
- Underscores that EUSF aid should not reduce other EU funding and recalls State aid rules for agricultural businesses.¶
- Calls for rapid damage assessment, transparency, monitoring and ex-post control, and for exploring ways to accelerate mobilisation.¶
- Urges immediate financial assistance and higher advance payments, and stresses reducing time between application and decision.¶
- Calls on the Commission to support reconstruction of the Praid Salt Mine and to identify additional financial instruments, including ESF+ and EGF.¶
Who is affected
- Victims, families and authorities in Romania, Cyprus and Spain affected by the 2025 disasters.¶
- Businesses, SMEs, families and affected citizens receiving EUSF aid.¶
- Agricultural businesses that suffered damages due to natural disasters.¶
- Workers and regions affected by disasters, potentially supported by ESF+ and EGF.¶