Amending budget 7/2008: mobilisation of the Solidarity Fund for Martinique and Guadeloupe, financing

The Committee on Budgets adopted the report by Kyösti VIRRANKOSKI (ALDE, FI) approving the draft amending budget No 7 to the general budget 2008. It recalls that it covers the following items:

• mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for an amount of EUR 12 780 000 in commitment and payment appropriations relating to the effects of hurricane "Dean" in Guadeloupe and Martinique in August 2007;
• a corresponding reduction in payment appropriations of EUR 12 780 000 from line 13 04 02 Cohesion Fund.

Lastly, it should be noted that this draft amending is the first amending budget solely dedicated to the EU Solidarity Fund.