European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2018 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2019 (COM(2018)0281 — C8-0221/2018 — 2018/2074(BUD))
Date: 2018-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: European Union Solidarity Fund, aid to disaster victims, budget appropriation, commitment of expenditure, emergency aid, financial aid, financial year, general budget (EU), natural disaster, payment appropriation








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13.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/324






P8_TA(2018)0502
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the EU general budget for 2019
European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2018 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2019 (COM(2018)0281 — C8-0221/2018 — 2018/2074(BUD))
(2020/C 388/32)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0281 — C8-0221/2018),










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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (1),










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having regard to Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,










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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (3), and in particular point 11 thereof,










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having regard to the results of the trilogue of 4 December 2018,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A8-0453/2018),










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whereas, in line with Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 which amended Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002, an amount of EUR 50 000 000 is made available for the payment of advances through appropriations in the general budget of the Union;












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Approves the decision annexed to this resolution;












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Instructs its President to sign the decision with the President of the Council and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












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Instructs its President to forward this resolution, including its annex, to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884.

(3)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.





ANNEX


DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL


on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2019


(The text of this annex is not reproduced here since it corresponds to the final act, Decision (EU) 2019/277.)