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EU Solidarity Fund The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was set up to respond to major natural disasters and express European solidarity to disaster-stricken regions within Europe. The Fund was created as a reaction to the severe floods in Central Europe in the summer of 2002. Since then, it has been used for 63 disasters covering a range of different catastrophic events including floods, forest fires, earthquakes, storms and drought. 24 different European countries have been supported so far for an amount of over 3.7 billion €. Click for a list of all interventions How to apply? Any application has to be received by the Commission within 12 weeks of the date of the first damage caused by the disaster. It is strongly recommended that the body responsible for preparing an application establishes early direct contact with the service in charge in DG Regional Policy who can offer a range of advice that will help to speed up the application procedure as much as possible. This page is updated regularly, please download the latest version of the application form. - Application form (Last update: 02-02-2015) - Guidance note (Last update: 02-02-2015) - Thresholds for major disasters - Thresholds for regional disasters - How to determine the threshold for disasters affecting several regions (based on weighted average GDP) - How much money can you expect? The Commission assesses the application and - if the application is accepted - proposes an amount of aid to the European Parliament and the Council who have to approve it before it can be paid out. Once the appropriations become available in the EU budget the Commission adopts a decision awarding the aid to the affected State following which the aid is paid out immediately and in a single instalment. Once the aid is paid out, the affected State is responsible for the implementation including the selection of operations and their audit and control. Emergency measures may be financed retroactively from day one of the disaster. It is worth noting that the EUSF is not a rapid response instrument for dealing with the effects of a natural disaster. Financial aid can only be granted to the applying State following an application and budgetary process which can take several months to complete. Legislation - Revised EU Solidarity Fund Regulation (consolidated version) - Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 - Question and answer : MEMO/13/723 - Regulation setting up the EUSF (Regulation (EC) n° 2012/2002 of the Council of 11 November 2002, OJ L 311) Contacts Read more In what cases does the EUSF assist? The EUSF can provide financial aid to Member States and countries engaged in accession negotiations - in the event of a 'major disaster': total direct damage exceeding € 3 billion at 2011 prices or 0.6% of the GNI of the affected State, whichever is the lower. - in the event for smaller, so-called ‘regional disasters': total direct damage exceeding 1.5% of regional GDP (at NUTS2 level). For outermost regions the threshold of 1% of regional GDP is applied. - in the event that an eligible State is affected by the same major disaster as an eligible neighbouring State. With what budget? Solidarity Fund aid can be mobilised up to a maximum annual total of € 500 million (in 2011 prices) plus the unspent allocation from the preceding year which is raised over and above the normal EU budget. Individual grants have to be approved by the European Parliament and the Council following a proposal from the Commission. One quarter of this amount must remain available on 1 October of every year to meet possible needs through to the end of the year. In exceptional cases and if the resources remaining for the rest of the year are insufficient, the shortfall may be met out of the next year's budget. For what actions? The EUSF supplements Member States' public expenditure for the following essential emergency operations: - Immediate restoration to working order of infrastructure and plant in the fields of energy, drinking water, waste water, transport, telecommunications, health and education - Providing temporary accommodation and emergency services to meet the immediate needs of the population; - Immediate securing of prevention infrastructures and measures to protect the cultural heritage; - Cleaning up of disaster-stricken areas, including natural zones. The EUSF was not set up with the aim of meeting all the costs linked to natural disasters. The Fund is limited in principle to non-insurable damage and does not compensate for private losses. Long-term action – such as lasting reconstruction, economic redevelopment and prevention – are not eligible for EUSF aid. It could, however, qualify for aid under other instruments, most notably the Structural Funds and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. Examples Austria - Flooding of August 2005 (regional disaster) In August 2005, heavy flooding occurred in parts of two Austrian Länder Vorarlberg and Tyrol. The flooding caused severe damage to the agricultural sector, to tourism, residential properties and businesses, to the transport network and other infrastructure. The total direct damage was estimated at EUR 591.94 million which represents approximately 0.27 % of Austria's GNI. Since the figure is lower than the applicable threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund for major disasters (0.6 % of Austria's GNI, i.e. EUR 1.3363 billion), the application was therefore examined under exceptional criteria for so-called extraordinary regional disasters. The Commission came to the conclusion that the application provided sufficient evidence to allow exceptionally mobilising the Solidarity Fund and to grant financial aid amounting to EUR 14.79 million. The aid was used for: - the immediate restoration to working order of infrastructure, in particular in restoration of state roads. Total EUSF contribution: EUR 9.86 million. - the immediate securing of preventive infrastructures, in particular of restoration of damaged embankments of water courses, including the removal of trees and rubble, damming, stabilisation and restoration of river beds. Total EUSF contribution: EUR 4.93 million. Documents Reports Panorama - Panorama 49: EU Solidarity Fund reform: disaster relief to be streamlined - Panorama 47: EU disaster support to be faster and simpler Press releases - 27/08/2014: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission moves to help Italy, Greece, Slovenia and Croatia after flood, earthquake and ice storm disasters - 16/04/2014: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission welcomes Parliament’s approval of a faster and simpler response to disasters - 03/10/2013: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission moves to help Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania after flood and drought disasters - 25/07/2013: Making the EU Solidarity Fund faster and simpler for support after disasters - 03/06/2013: European Commission stands ready to help in the wake of floods in Austria, Czech Republic and Germany - 30/04/2013: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €14.6 million to support Slovenia, Croatia and Austria after floods disaster - 12/12/2012: Record Solidarity sum to be paid out for Emilia Romagna restoration - 19/09/2012 : EU Solidarity Fund: A record €670 million for Emilia Romagna - 15/03/2012 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €18 million for flood damage in Liguria and Tuscany - 17/11/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €16.9 million for Veneto (Italy) in the aftermath of severe floods - 17/11/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €21 million for Spain following the earthquake in Lorca - 23/03/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commissioner Hahn announces €10.9 million in EU aid for flood damage in Czech Republic - 24/02/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €8.6 million for Slovenian and Croat regions hit by flooding - 12/03/2010: President Barroso visits Madeira and expresses solidarity - Statement and Video - 04/03/2010: Commissioner Hahn to visit Madeira (Portugal) to express EU's solidarity towards victims of severe storms - 03/03/2010: Commissioner Hahn to visit France in the wake of Storm Xynthia - 20/11/2009: The EU grants Italy nearly half a billion euros: the largest ever amount under the Solidarity Fund - 13/11/2009: Fonds de solidarité: la Commission et les autorités françaises signent l'accord pour le versement d'une aide de 109.4 millions d'euros suite à la tempête Klaus - 23/07/2009: The Commission proposes granting 494 million euros to Italy to help cope with the aftermath of the Abruzzo earthquake - 16/07/2009: Solidarity Fund: Commissioner Samecki announces €12 million in EU aid for flood damage in Romania - 29/05/2009: European Union Solidarity Fund: the Commission proposes to grant aid of €109.4 million to France following Hurricane Klaus - 29/05/2009: The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) - 13/05/2009: Commissioner Danuta Hübner meets Silvio Berlusconi and visits the Abruzzi earthquake zone - 17/12/2008: Solidarity Fund: The EU grants aid of €13 million to Martinique and Guadeloupe in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean - 11/11/2008: Solidarity Fund: EU provides EUR 8.25 million of aid for flood damage in Slovenia - 24/10/2008: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 7.6 million aid for Cyprus following severe drought - 10/09/2008: EU Solidarity Fund, Hurricane Dean: Commission proposes aid worth €12.8 million for Martinique, Guadeloupe - 12/09/2007: La Commission adopte une nouvelle communication consacrée aux régions ultrapériphériques (RUP) - 11/09/2007: EU Solidarity Fund to provide aid for storm damage in Germany (€ 166.9 m) and La Réunion (€ 5.29 m) - 31/08/2007: Danuta Hübner in Greece: "In view of the huge damage caused by the fires, the intervention of the European Solidarity Fund can help citizens and local economies" - 20/02/2007: Commission proposes € 9.3 million of aid following flood disaster in Greece - 20/04/2006: Commission to pay nearly € 1.3 million to support Estonia in dealing with storm disaster in 2005 - 11/04/2006: Commission to pay nearly € 9.5 million to support Latvia in dealing with storm disaster in 2005 - 22/03/2006: Commission to pay nearly € 82 million to support Sweden in dealing with storm disaster in 2005 - 17/03/2006: Commission to pay € 379 thousand to support Lithuania in dealing with storm disaster in 2005 - 12/01/2006: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 20.35 million of aid following flood disasters in Bulgaria - 08/11/2005: More than € 49 million to help Romania repair rail and roads damaged by floods - 17/10/2005: €5.67 million to pay for emergency aid for storm damages - 26/08/2005: Commission stands ready to provide financial assistance to help Members States cope with the consequences of this summer’s natural disasters - 22/08/2005: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 93 million of aid following storm disaster in Northern Europe - 06/06/2005: Slovak storms – new aid on the table - 11/05/2004: Solidarity Fund: 19.625 million euros of aid for France - 08/03/2004: Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 21.9 million for measures related to natural disasters in Malta, France and Spain - 05/09/2003: Effects of the hot summer - 27/08/2003: Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 31.6 million for Portugal - 16/07/2003: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 47.6 million for Italian regions hit by natural disasters - 16/07/2003: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 8.6 million for Spanish regions hit by "Prestige" disaster - 13/12/2002: Solidarity Fund: France receives € 21 million for floods in the Gard region - 13/12/2002: Solidarity Fund: € 444 million for German regions hit by flooding - 13/12/2002: Solidarity Fund: € 134 million for Austrian regions devastated by floods - 09/12/2002: The European Commission and Kingdom of Spain in continuous contact on possibility of Community support - 15/11/2002: Solidarity Fund: Council and Parliament support the Commission's proposal to allocate € 728 million to the German, Austrian, Czech and French regions hit by flooding - 13/11/2002: Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 728 million for the German, Austrian, Czech and French regions hit by flooding - 03/09/2002: Floods: Michel Barnier presents the Commission's response to the European Parliament - 28/08/2002: European Commission's response to the flooding in Germany, Austria and certain candidate countries - 15/08/2002: European Commission supports flood victims
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Foto: Dragan Matić / Cropix POVJERENIK Europske komisije za regionalnu politiku Johannes Hahn danas je najavio da će se iz Fonda solidarnosti EU-a dodijeliti paket pomoći od više od 14,6 milijuna eura kao odgovor na ozbiljne poplave koje su u listopadu i studenome prošle godine pogodile Sloveniju te susjedne zemlje, Austriju i Hrvatsku, koje su pretrpjele manju štetu te će im se dodijeliti dio sredstava za financiranje hitnih mjera nakon katastrofe. "Predloženim iznosom potpore žele se nadoknaditi sredstva koja su te zemlje morale izdvojiti za ponovnu uspostavu infrastrukture i poduzimanje hitnih mjera. Tim će se regijama tako pomoći da ponovno stanu na noge. Komisija predlaže izmjenu proračuna kako bi Vijeće i Parlament mogli osigurati sredstva za smanjenje negativnog učinka na slovensko gospodarstvo i susjedne zemlje", istaknuo je povjerenik Hahn, koji je nadležan i za Fond solidarnosti EU-a. Kako je priopćeno iz Delegacije Europske unije u Hrvatskoj, zbog obilnih padalina u jesen 2012. rijeke na tom području izlile su se iz korita i poplavile šire područje sjeverne Slovenije te dijelove državnog područja Hrvatske. U Austriji je posebice bilo pogođeno mjesto Lavamünd na rijeci Lavant. Analizama Komisije utvrđeno je da su poplave u sve tri zemlje posljedica iste vremenske nepogode. Tako se sredstva iz Fonda solidarnosti EU-a mogu mobilizirati ne samo za veliku katastrofu u Sloveniji već iznimno i za pogođene susjedne zemlje. U skladu s pravilima Fonda solidarnosti Komisija predlaže da se trima zemljama odobri potpora od ukupno 14,6 milijuna eura, od čega je 14,08 milijuna eura namijenjeno Sloveniji, 286.587 eura Hrvatskoj i 240.000 eura Austriji. Ovim će se sredstvima EU-a pomoći financiranje troškova hitnih mjera koje su nacionalne vlasti poduzele u svakoj od tri pogođene zemlje: ponovna izgradnja cesta i infrastruktura za vodoopskrbu, zbrinjavanje otpada i električnu energiju, osiguravanje privremenog smještaja i službi za spašavanje te čišćenje područja pogođenih katastrofom. Sredstva se ne smiju koristiti za naknadu štete nastale na privatnom vlasništvu. Fond solidarnosti EU-a uspostavljen je nakon poplava koje su u ljeto 2002. pogodile srednju Europu. Njime se državama članicama i zemljama pristupnicama pogođenima prirodnim katastrofama velikih razmjera odobrava financijska pomoć od najviše milijardu eura godišnje.