The Committee on Budgets adopted a report drawn up by Reimer BOGE (EPP-ED, D) on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund, following the application by the United Kingdom to mobilise the Fund due to a disaster caused by flooding in June and July 2007. The report approved the mobilisation of the Fund to provide the sum of EUR 162 387 985 in commitment and payment appropriations for the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2008.