The European Parliament adopted by 657 votes to 19 with 4 abstentions, a legislative resolution approving unamended, the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, with regard to the application submitted by Romania to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by floods in July 2008.
In the general budget of the EU for the financial year 2009, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 11 785 377 in commitment and payment appropriations. In parallel to this proposal, the Commission has presented an amending budget (AB No 1/2009) in order to enter in the 2009 budget the corresponding commitment and payment appropriations (refer to BUD/2009/2008).