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Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Spain regarding the floods in the Valencia Region of Spain in October 2024 and France following the damages caused by cyclone Chido in Mayotte in December 2024 and cyclone Garance in Réunion in February 2025

A decision on EU spending: the annual budget, amending budgets or emergency funds.

Where it stands: Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 November 2025 and now EU law.

  1. ✓ Referred to committee 20 October 2025
  2. ✓ Committee work Report adopted 5 November 2025
  3. ✓ Tabled for plenary 6 November 2025
  4. ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 13 November 2025
  5. ✓ Published as law 26 November 2025
How a file moves through Parliament

A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. The Council takes the final decision, and the act is published in the Official Journal.

Who is working on it

Lead committee
BUDG — Budgets
Rapporteur
Sandra GÓMEZ LÓPEZ S&D
Shadow rapporteurs
Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA PPEAngéline FURET PfEBogdan RZOŃCA ECROlivier CHASTEL RenewNicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ Verts/ALEYounous OMARJEE The Left
For opinion
REGI — Regional Development

The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.

The text, version by version

Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA10-0274/2025 13 November 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain and France after natural disasters in 2024 and 2025, and calls for faster, more flexible aid and greater investment in prevention.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A10-0215/2025 6 November 2025 ✦ Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain after the Valencia floods and France after cyclones in Mayotte and Réunion.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (BUDG) 7 October 2025 ✦ This draft report concerns the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain after floods in Valencia (October 2024) and France after cyclones in Mayotte (December 2024) and Réunion (February 2025). It approves the Commission's proposal and recommends swift approval.

Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament: The adopted text removes all substantive background details on the disasters and the financial calculations, leaving only the formal decision title and a brief description. The other changes are formal and wording: the title is added and the opening sentence is rephrased. see the changes →

Committee draft → Tabled for plenary: The report adds details on the economic impact of disasters in Spain and stresses the need for faster EUSF assistance. It expands calls for prevention, adaptation, and preparedness, including for vulnerable groups and outermost regions. It clarifies that EU solidarity complements but does not replace national responsibility for disaster management. It adds references to democratic scrutiny, budget capacity, and the 'build back better' principle. see the changes →

Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.

Timeline

  1. Outcome
  2. 26 November 2025 Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  3. Plenary stage
  4. 13 November 2025 Plenary vote
    Sitting of 13 November 2025 📄 Report A10-0215/2025📄 Adopted text TA10-0274/2025
    Adopted Adopted by an overwhelming majority
    For 622 Against 10 Abstained 3

    Final vote — text as a whole at 12:04 · 98% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

    How the vote unfolded · 4 ballots

    adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

    Show all 4 ballots in voting order
    1. Separate vote on paragraph 4
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    2. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 4
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    3. Separate vote on paragraph 5
    — no individual positions recorded
    Rejected
    4. Final vote — text as a whole 12:04 A10-0215/2025 – Sandra Gómez López – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)
    Adopted
  5. 10 November 2025 3 amendments tabled for the plenary vote

    Groups propose changes to the tabled text; each is voted on before the final vote.

    📄 Amendments 1–3
  6. 6 November 2025 Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    📄 Report A10-0215/2025
  7. Committee stage
  8. 5 November 2025 Committee vote: report adopted

    BUDG (Budgets) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  9. 20 October 2025 Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee

    The lead committee prepares the report; REGI (Regional Development) gives an opinion.

  10. 17 October 2025 Amendments tabled in committee

    Members of BUDG (Budgets) proposed changes to the draft.

    📄 Amendments in committee (BUDG)
  11. 7 October 2025 Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in BUDG (Budgets). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    📄 Draft report (BUDG)