DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2011 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION Section III - Commission
Date: 2011-01-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, amending budget, draft budget, financial aid, general budget

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 14.1.2011 
COM(2011) 9 final 

DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2011 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III - Commission 

(presented by the Commission) 

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DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N° 1 
TO THE GENERAL BUDGET 2011 

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION 
Section III - Commission 

Having regard to: 

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the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 
thereof,  in  conjunction  with  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Atomic  Energy 
Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof, 

the  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  1605/2002  of  25  June  2002  on  the 
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1, 
and in particular Article 37 thereof, 

the  general  budget  of  the  European  Union  for  the  financial  year  2011  adopted  on 
15 December 2010, 

The  European  Commission  hereby  presents  to  the  budgetary  authority  the  Draft  Amending 
Budget No 1 to the 2011 budget. 

CHANGES  TO  THE  STATEMENT  OF  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  BY 
SECTION 

The  changes  to  the  statement  of  revenue  and  expenditure  by  section  are  available  on  EUR-
Lex (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm). An English version of the changes 
to these statements by section is attached for information as a budgetary annex. 

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OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 

Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund....................................................................... 3 

Poland........................................................................................................................... 3 

Slovakia........................................................................................................................ 5 

Hungary........................................................................................................................ 6 

Czech Republic ............................................................................................................ 7 

Croatia .......................................................................................................................... 8 

Romania ....................................................................................................................... 8 

Conclusion.................................................................................................................. 10 

Financing.................................................................................................................... 10 

Summary table by heading of the Financial Framework ........................................... 11 

INTRODUCTION 

1. 

2. 

2.1. 

2.2. 

2.3. 

2.4. 

2.5. 

2.6. 

2.7. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

Draft  Amending  Budget  (DAB)  No 1  for  the  year  2011  covers  the  mobilisation  of  the  EU 
Solidarity  Fund  for  an  amount  of  EUR 182 388 893  in  commitment  and  payment 
appropriations  relating  to  the  effects  of  heavy  rainfalls  in  Poland,  Slovakia,  the  Czech 
Republic, Hungary, Croatia and Romania. 

2. 

MOBILISATION OF THE EU SOLIDARITY FUND 

2.1. 

Poland 

In  May  and  June,  two  consecutive  flood  waves  affected  a  large  part  of  the  Polish  territory 
coming  from  the  south  to  the  north  moving  downstream  the  main  rivers  Vistula,  Oder  and 
Warta.  The  floods  hit  almost  all  provinces  ('voivodeships')  of  Poland  causing  significant 
damages  to  the  farming  sector,  to  public  infrastructure  and  private  assets,  to  transport 
networks and to cultural heritage sites. 

(1) 

(2) 

The application for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund was 
presented  to  the  Commission  on  23  July  2010  within  the  deadline  of  10 weeks  after 
the  first  damage  was  recorded  on  14  May  2010.  On  29  September  the  Polish 
authorities presented to the Commission an update of their estimate of total damages. 

The  Polish  authorities  estimate  the  total  direct  damage  at  EUR 2.999 billion.  This 
amount  represents  0,8468 %  of  Poland's  Gross  National  Income  (GNI)  and  exceeds 
the  normal  threshold  for  mobilising  the  Solidarity  Fund  of  EUR 2.124 billion  (i.e. 
0,6 % of GNI based on 2008 data). The analysis of the Commission services revealed 
that the methods used by Poland for estimating the different categories of damage are 
very plausible. 

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(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The  disaster  is  of  natural  origin.  As  the  estimated  total  direct  damages  of 
EUR 2.999 billion exceed the threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund applicable 
to  Poland  in  2010  the  disaster  qualifies  as  a  “major  natural  disaster”  and  falls  thus 
within the main field of application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002. Total 
direct damage is the basis for the calculation of the amount of financial assistance. The 
financial assistance may only be used for essential emergency operations as defined in 
Article 3 of the Regulation. 

As the two flood waves stemmed from the same long-lasting meteorological condition 
they can be considered as a single disaster within the meaning of Council Regulation 
(EC) 2012/2002. The floods caused severe destruction to basic infrastructures, private 
homes, public  buildings, businesses, farming land  and caused significant damages to 
renowned cultural heritage sites and brought serious harm to the affected population. It 
was  reported  that  only  two  'voivodeships'  out  of  Poland's  16  provinces  escaped  the 
floods. 

Three provinces in southern Poland that were particularly badly hit by the May-June 
2010  floods  were:  Lower  Silesian  Province  (Dolnośląskie)  and  Opole  Province 
(Opolskie),  both  of  which  are  in  the  Oder  (Odra)  River  catchment  area,  and  Lesser 
Poland or Małopolska Province (Małopolskie), almost all of which lies in the Vistula 
River catchment area. It was reported that over 20 people lost their lives. The number 
of families affected by the floods amounts to 66 660 with 14 563 families evacuated. 
In  all,  811  communes  suffered  from  the  floods,  1 387  enterprises  were  damaged, 
683 000  ha  of  land  were  flooded,  as  well  as  over  18 000  buildings.  Over  55.6 km 
railway  lines  were  found  to  need  immediate  repair  whereas  during  the  floods  over 
400 km of tracks were closed or traffic was restricted. Flood prevention embankments 
of  around  1 300  km  await  reconstruction.  Public  buildings  (e.g.  802  schools,  160 
kindergartens) were damaged. Two UNESCO world heritage sites (St. Philip’s and St. 
James’s churches in Sękowa) require intensive conservatory and repair works. Poland 
requested  support  through  the  Community  Civil  Protection  Mechanism.  There  is  no 
doubt that the information provided allows concluding that the floods caused serious 
repercussions  on  living  conditions,  the  natural  environment  and  the  economy.  The 
Polish application contains a detailed analysis of the impact of the floods and a break-
down of total estimated damages by sector. 

(6) 

The  cost  of  essential  emergency  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  has  been  estimated  by  the  Polish  authorities  at 
EUR 2.195 billion  and  has  been  presented  broken  down  by  type  of  operation.  The 
largest  share  of  the  cost  of  emergency  operations  (over  EUR 1.248 billion)  concerns 
the cost of immediate restoration to working conditions of infrastructure. Based on the 
information received from the Polish authorities, it is evident that the cost of eligible 
operations exceeds the amount of a possible grant from the Solidarity Fund by far. The 
types  of  operation  effectively  to  be  financed  from  the  Fund  will  be  defined  in  the 
Implementation Agreement. 

(7) 

The affected regions are eligible as "Convergence Regions" under the Structural Funds 
(2007-2013). 

(8) 

The Polish authorities indicated that there is no insurance coverage of eligible cost. 

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2.2. 

Slovakia 

Slovakia was hit by record heavy rainfall in May and June 2010. Areas were drenched, slopes 
slid and the wide-spread flooding caused severe damage to public and private infrastructure, 
to road and train networks, agriculture and businesses. 

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(3) 

(4) 

The application for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund was 
presented  to  the  Commission  on  16  July  2010  within  the  deadline  of  10  weeks  after 
the first damage was recorded on 9 May 2010. On 27 September the Slovak authorities 
presented to the Commission further details including an update of their estimates of 
total damages. 

The  Slovak  authorities  estimate  the  total  direct  damage  at  EUR 561 133 594.  This 
amount represents 0,8902 % of Slovakia's GNI and exceeds the normal threshold for 
mobilising the Solidarity Fund applicable to Slovakia in 2010 of EUR 378.205 million 
(i.e. 0,6 % of GNI based on 2008 data). 

The  disaster  is  of  natural  origin.  As  the  estimated  total  direct  damages  exceed  the 
threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund the disaster qualifies as a “major natural 
disaster” and falls thus within the main field of application of Council Regulation (EC) 
No  2012/2002.  Total  direct  damage  is  the  basis  for  the  calculation  of  the  amount  of 
financial assistance. The financial assistance may only be used for essential emergency 
operations as defined in Article 3 of the Regulation. The analysis of the Commission 
services  revealed  that  the  methods  used  by  Slovakia  for  estimating  the  different 
categories of damage are plausible. 

The floods and landslides occurred mainly in the central and eastern parts of Slovakia 
that  are  considered  as  economically  less  developed.  The  largest  damages  were 
registered  in  the  Prešov  and  Košice  regions.  The  application  describes  the  impact  of 
the events: 306 houses were affected by landslides (approx. 235 landslides occurred in 
the  country),  45 894  households  were  affected  by  the  floods  and  150  residential 
premises were damaged or destroyed. Several public buildings were damaged, people 
lost their lives, and enormous damages to the countries' transport infrastructure were 
reported.  However,  the  major  part  of  damage  occurred  in  the  field  of  agriculture 
(agricultural  products)  with  the  preliminary  calculation  of  damage  amounting  to 
EUR 149.9 million. Due to the high impact of the floods, Slovakia requested support 
through  the  Community  Civil  Protection  Mechanism.  It  can  be  concluded  that  the 
floods  and  landslides  caused  serious  and  long  lasting  repercussions  on  living 
conditions, the natural environment and the economy, also in a countries' regions that 
are  considered  less  economically  developed.  The  Slovak  application  contains  a 
detailed  analysis  of  the  impact  of  the  floods  and  a  break-down  of  total  estimated 
damages by sector. 

(5) 

The  cost  of  essential  emergency  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  has  been  estimated  by  the  Slovak  authorities  at 
EUR 78 419 054  and  has  been  presented  broken  down  by  type  of  operation.  The 
largest share of the cost of emergency operations (over EUR 40 million) concerns the 
activities of the immediate  restoration  to working  conditions of infrastructure. Based 
on the information received from the Slovak authorities, it is evident that the real cost 
of eligible operations exceeds the amount of a possible grant from the Solidarity Fund 

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by far. The types of operation effectively to be financed from the Fund will be defined 
in the Implementation Agreement. 

(6) 

In  Slovakia,  three  regions  are  eligible  as  "Convergence  Regions"  and  one  region  is 
eligible  as  "Competitiveness  and  Employment  Region"  under  the  Structural  Funds 
(2007-2013). 

(7) 

The Slovak authorities indicated that there is no insurance coverage of eligible cost. 

2.3. 

Hungary 

As a result of one month of near-continuous rainfall in May and June 2010 severe flooding 
occurred  in  Hungary  causing  widespread  damage  to  the  agricultural  sector,  residential 
properties and businesses, to the road network and other infrastructure with the north-eastern 
and central parts of the country being particularly badly affected. 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

The application for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund was 
presented  to  the  Commission  on  24  July  2010  within  the  deadline  of  10  weeks  after 
the first damage was recorded on 15 May 2010.  

The Hungarian authorities estimate the total direct damage at EUR 719 343 706. This 
amount represents 0,7307 % of Hungary's GNI and exceeds the normal threshold for 
mobilising the Solidarity Fund applicable to Hungary in 2010 of EUR 590.710 million 
(i.e. 0,6 % of GNI based on 2008 data). 

The  disaster  is  of  natural  origin.  As  the  estimated  total  direct  damages  exceed  the 
normal threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund the disaster qualifies as a “major 
natural  disaster”  and  falls  thus  within  the  main  field  of  application  of  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002. Total direct damage is the basis for the calculation of 
the  amount  of  financial  assistance.  The  financial  assistance  may  only  be  used  for 
essential emergency operations as defined in Article 3 of the Regulation. The analysis 
of  the  Commission  services  revealed  that  that  the  methods  used  by  Hungary  for 
estimating the different categories of damage are very detailed and sound and that the 
results are plausible. The  estimate of  total direct damage appears in fact to be rather 
prudent. 

The  extraordinary  weather  that  developed  in  the  Carpathian  Basin  and  followed  by 
rainstorms,  whirlwinds,  exceptional  gusts  of  wind  exceeding  the  speed  of  160 km/h 
resulted in massive floods. Emergency measures were ordered in 11 counties out of 19 
counties.  The  Hungarian  application  provides  detailed  information  on  the  scale  of 
damages  and  can  be  summarised  as  follows:  The  two  major  rivers  of  Hungary,  the 
Danube and Tisza over swelled and the highest, third-level alertness had to be ordered 
along  a  total  reach  of  3 088  km.  5  259  people  were  forced  to  leave  their  homes,  the 
emergency  order  affected  almost  780 000  people  (nearly  8  %  of  the  population)  and 
about  half  a  million  people  were  in  direct  danger.  317  homes  were  destroyed,  over 
5 600  residential  buildings  in  105  settlements  need  restoration  works.  The  events 
caused  massive  damages  to  railway  infrastructure  (612 extraordinary  events  on 
25 lines were reported). 50 000 vehicles had to do a byway each day. Public schools, 
kindergartens  and  other  educational  institutions  reported  damages.  Most  damage 
however  occurred  in  the  field  of  agriculture.  Due  to  the  high  impact  of  the  floods 
Hungary  requested  support  through  the  Community  Civil  Protection  Mechanism.  It 
can  be  concluded  that  the  floods  caused  serious  and  long  lasting  repercussions  on 

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living  conditions,  natural  environment  and  economy,  in  particular  in  the  field  of 
agriculture. The Hungarian application contains a detailed analysis of the impact of the 
floods and a break-down of total estimated damages by sector. 

The  cost  of  essential  emergency  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  has  been  estimated  by  the  Hungarian  authorities  at 
EUR 194 195 242  and  has  been  presented  broken  down  by  type  of  operation.  The 
largest share of the cost of emergency operations (over EUR 85.754 million) concerns 
the  rescue  service  activities.  Based  on  the  information  received  from  the  Hungarian 
authorities, it is evident that the real cost of eligible operations exceeds the amount of 
a possible grant from the Solidarity Fund by far. The types of operation effectively to 
be financed from the Fund will be defined in the Implementation Agreement. 

In Hungary, 6 regions are eligible as "Convergence Regions" and one region is eligible 
as "Phasing-in Region" under the SF 2007-2013. 

The  Hungarian  authorities  indicated  that  there  is  no  insurance  coverage  of  eligible 
cost. 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

2.4. 

Czech Republic 

The  territory  of  the  Czech  Republic  was  hit  by severe  torrential  rains  during  May  and  June 
2010. These rains resulted in two interconnected waves of floods which affected the North-
Eastern part of the territory causing damages to residential properties and businesses, to the 
road network and other infrastructure. 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The  application  for  financial  assistance  from  the  European  Union  Solidarity  Fund 
(EUSF) was presented to the Commission on 23 July 2010 within the deadline of 10 
weeks after the first damage was recorded on 18 May 2010. 

The disaster is of natural origin. The Czech authorities estimate the total direct damage 
caused by the disaster at EUR 204 456 041. As this amount is below the threshold of 
EUR 824.029 million  (i.e.  0,6 %  of  the  Czech  Republic's  GNI)  the  disaster  does  not 
qualify as a "major natural disaster" under the terms of Council Regulation (EC) No 
2012/2002. However, the Czech Republic was affected by the same flooding disaster 
which  led  to  the  major  disaster  in  Poland  and  Slovakia.  Therefore,  the  condition  set 
out  in  Article  2(2)  second  subparagraph  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 2012/2002, 
whereby a country affected by the same major disaster as a neighbouring country may 
exceptionally benefit from Solidarity Fund aid, was found to be met. 

The  area  worst  hit  is  located  in  the  North-Eastern  part  of  the  Czech  Republic  and 
includes four regions (Moravian-Silesian, Olomouc, Zlín and South-Moravian Region) 
that are bordering on Poland, Slovakia and Austria. As a consequence of the flood five 
people lost their lives, hundreds of homes were flooded and destroyed, public property 
and  the  road  network  were  badly  affected.  Due  to  transport  difficulties,  some 
companies  had  to  decrease  production.  Moreover,  the  affected  regions  belong  to 
economically weak localities with essential negative changes in employment. 

(4) 

The  cost  of  essential  emergency  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  has  been  estimated  by  the  Czech  authorities  at 
EUR 136 945 071 and has been presented broken down by type of operation. 

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The  Czech  authorities  indicated  that  no  other  Community  funds  were  used  when 
dealing with the immediate consequences of the flooding disaster. The Czech Republic 
considers not using the Structural Funds to deal with the consequences of the flooding 
disaster. 

2.5. 

Croatia 

From the end of May and during almost the whole month of June 2010, Croatia had to face 
intense rain with hail and thunderstorms causing severe floods that struck eastern and central 
parts of the country. The disaster caused significant damages to the agriculture sector, public 
and private property and the transport infrastructure. 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

The application for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund was 
presented to the Commission on 9 August 2010 within the deadline of 10 weeks after 
the first damage was recorded on 31 May 2010.  

The  disaster  is  of  natural  origin.  The  Croatian  authorities  estimate  the  total  direct 
damage  caused  by  the  disaster  at  EUR 153 039 303.  As  this  amount  is  below  the 
threshold  of  EUR 275.804 million  (i.e.  0,6 %  of  Croatia's  GNI)  the  disaster  does  not 
qualify  as  a  "major  natural  disaster"  according  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
2012/2002. However, Croatia was affected by the same flooding disaster which led to 
the major disaster in Hungary. Therefore, the condition set out in Article 2(2) second 
subparagraph of Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, whereby a country affected 
by the same major disaster as a neighbouring country may exceptionally benefit from 
Solidarity Fund aid, was found to be met. As a country in the process of negotiating its 
accession to the EU Croatia is eligible for EU Solidarity Fund assistance. 

As  regards  the  impact  and  consequences  of  the  flooding,  the  Croatian  authorities 
report  that  427  houses  were  flooded,  682  houses  were  damaged  and  over  a  hundred 
families  needed  to  be  evacuated.  Significant  damages  were  caused  to  the  road 
infrastructure  causing  blockages  of  road  traffic  which  made  it  difficult  to  take 
immediate  action.  Most  damages  however  were  caused  to  the  farming  sector  which 
amounts to over EUR 141 million representing 92 % of the total damages. 

(4) 

The  cost  of  essential  emergency  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  has  been  estimated  by  the  Croatian  authorities  at 
EUR 11 670 861 and has been presented broken down by type of operation. 

The  Croatian  authorities  indicated  that  no  other  Community  funds  were  used  when 
dealing with the immediate consequences of the flooding disaster. 

2.6. 

Romania 

At the end of June lasting until July, Romania was affected by heavy flooding and land slides 
covering  the  major  part  of  the  territory.  The  disaster  caused  significant  damages  to 
infrastructure, to the agricultural sector and to private and public property. 

(1) 

The application for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund was 
presented to the Commission on 31 August 2010 within the deadline of 10 weeks after 
the first damage was recorded on 23 June 2010. 

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(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

The disaster is of natural origin and therefore falls within the field of application of the 
Solidarity Fund. 

The Romanian authorities estimate the total direct damage at EUR 875 757 770. This 
amount represents 0,6669 % of Romania's GNI and exceeds the normal threshold for 
mobilising  the  Solidarity  Fund  of  EUR 787.935  million  (i.e.  0,6 %  of  GNI  based  on 
2008 data). The analysis of the Commission services revealed that the methods used 
by Romania for estimating the different categories of damage are plausible. 

As  the  estimated  total  direct  damages  of  EUR 875 757 770  exceed  the  threshold  for 
mobilising the Solidarity Fund of EUR 787.935 million applicable to Romania in 2010 
the disaster qualifies as a “major natural disaster” and falls thus within the main field 
of application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002. Total direct damage is the 
basis for the calculation of the amount of financial assistance. The financial assistance 
may  only  be  used  for  essential  emergency  operations  as  defined  in  Article  3  of  the 
Regulation. 

In  June  and  during  the  following  month,  Romania  faced  severe  flooding  causing 
significant damages in  the  field of agriculture, infrastructure and private  homes. The 
application  describes  the  impact  of  the  events:  37  counties  (out  of  41  counties)  and 
over  6.7  million  inhabitants  were  affected.  15 000  people  needed  evacuation, 
3 936 private  homes  were  affected  of  which  3 073  were  damaged  and  863  were 
completely destroyed. 147 public buildings need restoration work. 443 km of defence 
lines,  293 km  of  dyke  lines  and  35 dams,  5 257 km  of  road  infrastructure  as  well  as 
bridges,  culverts  and  footbridges  were  damaged.  The  most  important  damages 
however  were  reported  in  the  field  of  agriculture:  110 585 ha  of  cultivable  land, 
31 088 ha  of  pasture  and  hay  fields  and  over  2 000 ha  of  other  fields,  vineyards  and 
orchards were flooded. In the forestry sector, significant losses of plantations, damages 
to  forest  nurseries,  big  amounts  of  damaged  timber  and  other  types  of  trees  were 
reported. Due to the high impact of the floods, Romania requested support through the 
Community Civil Protection Mechanism. In can be concluded that the floods caused 
serious  and  long  lasting  repercussions  on  living  conditions,  natural  environment  and 
economy, in particular in the field of agriculture The Romanian application contains a 
detailed  analysis  of  the  impact  of  the  floods  and  a  break-down  of  total  estimated 
damages by sector. 

(6) 

The  cost  of  essential  emergency  operations  eligible  under  Article  3(2)  of  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2012/2002  has  been  estimated  by  the  Romanian  authorities  at 
EUR 715 029 944  and  has  been  presented  broken  down  by  type  of  operation. 
However,  as  for  the  cost  of  immediate  cleaning  up  of  disaster  stricken  zones,  the 
Romanian  authorities  could  not  provide  any  information.  Based  on  the  information 
received  from  the  Romanian  authorities,  it  is  evident  that  the  real  cost  of  eligible 
operations exceeds the amount of a possible grant from the Solidarity Fund by far. The 
types  of  operation  effectively  to  be  financed  from  the  Fund  will  be  defined  in  the 
Implementation Agreement. 

(7) 

The affected regions are eligible as "Convergence Regions" under the Structural Funds 
(2007-2013). 

(8) 

The Romanian authorities indicated that there is no insurance coverage of eligible cost. 

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2.7. 

Conclusion 

In conclusion, for the reasons set out above, it is proposed to accept the applications submitted 
by  Poland,  Slovakia,  Hungary,  the  Czech  Republic,  Croatia  and  Romania  relating  to  the 
flooding  disasters  of  May,  June  and  July  2010  and  to  propose  the  mobilisation  of  the 
Solidarity Fund for each of these cases. 

3. 

FINANCING 

The total annual budget available for the Solidarity Fund is EUR 1 billion. As solidarity was 
the central justification for the creation of the Fund, the Commission takes the view that aid 
from  the  Fund  should  be  progressive.  That  means  that,  according  to  previous  practice,  the 
portion  of  the  damage  exceeding  the  threshold  (0,6 %  of  the  GNI  or  EUR 3 billion  in  2002 
prices, whichever is the lower amount) should give rise to higher aid intensity than damage up 
to the threshold. The rate applied in the past for defining the allocations for major disasters is 
2,5 % of total direct damage under the threshold for mobilising the Fund and 6 % above. The 
methodology for calculating Solidarity Fund aid was set out in the 2002-2003 Annual Report 
on the Solidarity Fund and accepted by the Council and the European Parliament. 

It  is  proposed  to  apply  the  same  percentages  in  these  cases  and  to  grant  the  following  aid 
amounts: 

Direct damage 

Threshold 
(in million) 

Amount based 
on 2.5 % 

Amount based  
on 6 % 

(EUR) 
Total amount of
aid proposed 

2 998 989 248 

2 124.920 

53 123 000 

52 444 155 

105 567 155 

561 133 594 

378.205 

9 455 125 

10 975 716 

20 430 841 

719 343 706 

590.710 

14 767 750 

7 718 022 

22 485 772 

204 456 041 

824.029 

5 111 401 

153 039 303 

275.804 

3 825 983 

0 

0 

5 111 401 

3 825 983 

875 757 770 

787.935 

19 698 375 

5 269 366 

24 967 741 

182 388 893 

Poland - flooding 2010 
"major disaster" 
Slovakia - flooding 2010 
"major disaster" 
Hungary - flooding 2010 
"major disaster" 
Czech Republic - 
flooding 2010 
"neighbouring country" 
Croatia - flooding 2010 
"neighbouring country" 
Romania - flooding 2010 
"major disaster" 
Total 

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SUMMARY TABLE BY HEADING OF THE FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK 

2011 Financial framework 

Budget 2011 

DAB 1/2011 

Budget 2011 
(incl. DAB 1/2011) 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

CA 

PA 

Financial framework 
Heading/subheading 

1. SUSTAINABLE GROWTH 
1a. Competitiveness for growth and 
employment 
1b. Cohesion for growth and employment 

Total 
Margin2 

2. PRESERVATION AND 
MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES 
Of which market related expenditure and 
direct payments 

3. CITIZENSHIP, FREEDOM, 
SECURITY AND JUSTICE 
3a. Freedom, Security and Justice 
3b. Citizenship 

4. EU AS A GLOBAL PLAYER4 

5. ADMINISTRATION5 

Total 
Margin 

Total 
Margin3   

Margin 

12 987 000 000

50 987 000 000
63 974 000 000

47 617 000 000

60 338 000 000

1 206 000 000
683 000 000
1 889 000 000

8 430 000 000

8 334 000 000

Margin 
TOTAL 

Margin   

142 965 000 000

134 280 000 000

13 520 566 270

11 627 802 798

13 520 566 270

11 627 802 798 

50 980 593 784
64 501 160 054

-27 160 054  

41 652 094 626
53 279 897 424

50 980 593 784
64 501 160 054

41 652 094 626 
53 279 897 424 

-27 160 054  

42 891 201 900

42 788 499 841

42 891 201 900

42 788 499 841 

58 659 248 389
1 678 751 611  

56 378 918 184

58 659 248 389
1 678 751 611  

56 378 918 184 

1 138 954 740
682 897 000
1 821 851 740

67 148 260  

8 754 299 377
-70 439 377
8 172 839 289
243 160 711
141 909 398 849
1 996 461 151

813 277 345
645 969 000
1 459 246 345

+178 562 910
+178 562 910

+178 562 910
+178 562 910

7 237 527 520

+3 825 983

+3 825 983

8 171 544 289

126 527 133 762
7 934 866 238

+182 388 893

+182 388 893

1 138 954 740
861 459 910
2 000 414 650

67 148 260  

8 758 125 360
-70 439 377
8 172 839 289
243 160 711
142 091 787 742
1 996 461 151

813 277 345 
824 531 910 
1 637 809 255 

7 241 353 503 

8 171 544 289 

126 709 522 655 
7 934 866 238 

2 

3 
4 

5 

EN 

The  European  Globalisation  adjustment  Fund  (EGF)  is  not  included  in  the  calculation  of  the  margin  under  Heading  1a  (EUR  500  million).  EUR  34  million  above  the  ceiling  is 
financed by the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument. 
The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) amount is entered over and above the relevant headings as foreseen by the IIA of 17 May 2006 (OJ C 139 of 14.6.2006) 
The  2010  margin  for  heading  4  does  not  take  into  account  the  appropriations  related  to  the  Emergency  Aid  Reserve  (EUR  253,9  million).  EUR  71  million  above  the  ceiling  is 
financed by the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument. 
For calculating the margin under the ceiling for heading 5, account is taken of the footnote (1) of the financial framework 2007-2013 for an amount of EUR 82 million for the staff 
contributions to the pension scheme. 

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