Considerations on COM(2023)381 - Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania and Italy in relation to natural disasters in 2022 and to Türkiye in relation to the earthquakes in February 2023

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dossier COM(2023)381 - Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania and Italy in relation to natural disasters in 2022 ...
document COM(2023)381
date October  4, 2023
 
(1) The European Union Solidarity Fund ('the Fund') aims to enable the Union to respond in a rapid, efficient and flexible manner to emergency situations in order to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by major or regional natural disasters or major public health emergency.

(2) The Fund is not to exceed the ceilings as laid down in Article 9 of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2020/20937

(3) On 6 September 2022, Romania submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following the drought in the summer of 2022.

(4) On 8 December 2022, Italy submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following the flood in the Marche Region in September 2022.

(5) On 20 April 2023, Türkiye submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, following the earthquakes in February 2023.

(6) The above mentioned applications meet the conditions for providing a financial contribution from the Fund, as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002.

(7) The Fund should therefore be mobilised in order to provide a financial contribution to Romania, Italy and Türkiye.

(8) In order to minimise the time taken to mobilise the Fund, this Decision should apply from the date of its adoption.