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Running issue, Crisis

Natural disasters in EU

AI summary:Recovery and reconstruction efforts after floods, wildfires and other natural disasters affecting EU member states.

First seen 19 Sept 2024 · latest 7 Jul 2026 · 12 decisions on 10 sitting days · 12 adopted, 0 rejected

Decisions, newest first

EU budget & funds, Budget decision, 13 Nov 2025

Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Spain and France in relation to natural disasters in 2024 and 2025

Report by Sandra Gómez López

Passed 622 for · 10 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The European Parliament approved the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to assist Spain after the Valencia floods in October 2024 and France after cyclones Chido in Mayotte and Garance in Réunion.

EU budget & funds, Budget decision, 9 Jul 2025

Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Moldova relating to floods that occurred in September 2024 and Bosnia and Herzegovina relating to floods that occurred in October 2024

Report by Andrzej Halicki

Passed 643 for · 13 against · 35 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The decision releases over 280 million euros in aid, with specific amounts for each country, to address damage from the September and October floods.

EU budget & funds, New EU law, 17 Dec 2024

Specific measures under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for Member States affected by natural disasters

Report by Veronika Vrecionová ·

Passed 644 for · 6 against · 3 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The proposal amends the EU regulation on rural development to give extra help to member states hit by natural disasters since 1 January 2024.

EU budget & funds, New EU law, 17 Dec 2024

Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE

Report by Andrzej Buła, Younous Omarjee ·

Passed 638 for · 10 against · 5 abstained by an overwhelming majority

AI summary:The law aims to support reconstruction and provide basic material assistance to affected citizens, following floods and wildfires in several EU countries in September 2024.

Where the groups stand

How each group voted in the last 8 final . For / Against / Abstained: at least two thirds of the group voted that way. Divided: no position had two thirds of the group’s votes. On the winning side: how many of those votes ended the way most of the group voted. Groups as they are now.

Group positions over the last 8 final roll-call votes
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedOn the winning side
The Left80008
Greens80008
S&D80008
Renew80008
EPP80008
ECR80008
Patriots70018
ESN80008