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Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/0284(BUD)

Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024

· First reading

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

Where it stands

Published as law

Completed: published in the Official Journal on 11 December 2024 and now EU law.

  1. Referred to committee(done) 13 November 2024
  2. Committee work(done) Report adopted 21 November 2024
  3. Tabled for plenary(done) 22 November 2024
  4. Plenary vote(done) Adopted 27 November 2024
  5. Published as law(done) 11 December 2024

Decided in plenary

27 November 2024 · decision 2

EU budget & funds, Budget decision

Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Germany and Italy relating to floods occurred in 2024

Passed 660 for · 11 against · 4 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The decision releases financial aid to help with recovery from the flood damage in the affected regions.

What changed

  • Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament

    AI summary:Adds a call for adequate EUSF funding for islands and coastal regions and for member states to consider vulnerable populations. Updates references to the RRF regulation and rephrases the text on funding opportunities and Union funding. The other changes are formal: decimal separators, title, and removal of explanatory paragraphs.

    See the changes →

  • Committee draft → Tabled for plenary

    AI summary:The report adds details on fatalities and expands calls for climate investment and a larger EUSF budget. It introduces new provisions on vulnerable regions and modifies existing text to include Paris agreement and RRF reallocation.

    See the changes →

Who works on it

Lead committee
Budgets
Giuseppe Lupo (S&D)
Monika Hohlmeier (EPP), Ruggero Razza (ECR), Joachim Streit (Renew), Nicolae Ștefănuță (Greens), Nikolas Farantouris (The Left)
Committees giving an opinion
  • Regional Development

The text, version by version

Newest first.

  1. Adopted by Parliament· 27 Nov 2024

    Adopted text TA10-0048/2024

    AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Germany and Italy after 2024 floods, expressing solidarity with victims and calling for expanded EUSF funding and climate adaptation measures.

    What changed since Report A10-0020/2024 →

  2. Tabled for plenary· 22 Nov 2024

    Report A10-0020/2024

    AI summary:Parliament approves the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Germany and Italy after 2024 floods, and calls for swift payment and expanded disaster funding.

    What changed since Draft report (BUDG) →

  3. Committee draft· 29 Oct 2024

    Draft report (BUDG)

    AI summary:This draft report concerns the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Germany and Italy after 2024 floods. It approves the Commission's proposal and calls for swift financial assistance.

Timeline

Newest first.

Outcome 1 step
  1. 11 December 2024

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

Plenary stage 2 steps
  1. 27 November 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 27 Nov 2024 Report A10-0020/2024Adopted text TA10-0048/2024

  2. 22 November 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

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

    Report A10-0020/2024

Committee stage 4 steps
  1. 21 November 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

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

  2. 13 November 2024

    Referred to the BUDG (Budgets) committee

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

  3. 12 November 2024

    Amendments tabled in committee

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

    Amendments in committee (BUDG)

  4. 29 October 2024

    Draft report published

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

    Draft report (BUDG)

Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/0284(BUD)