Decision No 930/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 7 June 2007
on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the Fund) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.
The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EURÂ 1 billion.
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.
Hungary and Greece submitted applications to mobilise the Fund, concerning two disasters caused by flooding,
HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: