Mobilisation of the European Union's Solidarity Fund#European Parliament resolution of  11 March 2008  on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in application of 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 (COM(2008)0014 - C6-0036/2008 - 2008/2019(ACI))
Date: 2008-03-11
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: agreement (EU), aid to disaster victims, budgetary discipline (EU), financial management, interinstitutional agreement

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European Institute of Innovation and Technology ***II

P6_TA(2008)0081

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 March 2008 on the Council common position for
adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European
Institute of Innovation and Technology (15647/1/2007 — C6-0035/2008 — 2006/0197(COD))

(2009/C 66 E/25)

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (15647/1/2007 — C6-0035/2008),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2006)0604),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, Research and

Energy (A6-0041/2008),

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

1.

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

4.
Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have
been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in
the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) Texts adopted, 26.9.2007, P6_TA(2007)0409.

Mobilisation of the European Union's Solidarity Fund

P6_TA(2008)0082

European Parliament resolution of 11 March 2008 on the proposal for a decision of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in application of
point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the
and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management
Council

(COM(2008)0014 — C6-0036/2008 — 2008/2019(ACI))

(2009/C 66 E/26)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2008)0014),

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— having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in
particular point 26 thereof,

— having regard to report of the Committee on Budgets and to the opinion of Committee on Regional

Development (A6-0065/2008),

1.

Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;

Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and to arrange for its

2.
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

Instructs its President

3.
Commission.

to forward this resolution,

including its annex,

to the Council and the

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).

ANNEX

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 11 March 2008

on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in application of 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 Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the
Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular
point 26 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European
Union Solidarity Fund (2),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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 1 billion euro.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2008/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the

Council (OJ L 6, 10.1.2008, p. 7).

(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

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The United Kingdom submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by
flooding in June and July 2007,

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HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008, the European Union Solidarity
Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of 162 387 985 euro in commitment and payment
appropriations.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

Done at Strasbourg, 11 March 2008.

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

Amending budget No 1/2008

P6_TA(2008)0083

Amendment to draft amending budget No 1/2008 of the European Union for the financial
year 2008, Section III — Commission (7259/2008 — C6-0124/2008 — 2008/2017(BUD))

(2009/C 66 E/27)

Amendment 1

Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission

Item 06 01 04 12 Galileo Programme — expenditure on administrative management

Amend figures as follows

06 01 04 12

Budget 2007

PDB 2008

DAB 2008

AMENDMENT

DB + AMENDMENT

Commitments

Payments

Commitments

Payments

Commitments

Payments

Commitments

Payments

Commitments

Payments

Appropria-
tions

Reserves

2 000 000

2 000 000 – 2 000 000 – 2 000 000

p.m.

p.m.