Amending budget 2/2007: mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund for the floods in Hungary and Greece in 2006 and modification of the Budget 2007 for Research

PURPOSE: final adoption of amending budget 2/2007.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: 2007/523/EC, Euratom.

CONTENT: the European Parliament has definitively concluded the amending budget 2/2007 of the European Union, in accordance with its resolution adopted on 6 June 2007. (Please refer to the summary of the resolution).

This amending budget aims to mobilise a total amount of EUR 24 370 114 in financial assistance from the EU Solidarity Fund to assist Hungary and Greece which were affected by serious floods in 2006.

In addition, this amending budget aims to amend the structure of the 2007 research budget, following the adoption of the 7^th Framework Programme.

The necessary payment appropriations for this amending budget will be fully covered with appropriations from Article 02 04 01 (Security and space research). This amending budget is therefore neutral in terms of the budget as regards the payments.