| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2017) 540 final (26.06.17) |
| Publication Date | 13/09/2017 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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Further information: The European Commission received an initial application for financial assistance under the EUSF, in relation to a series of earthquakes affecting the regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria, after the first damage was recorded on 24 August 2016. This initial application was incomplete as a second series of earthquakes at the end of October 2016 had occurred and the evaluation of the additional damage still had to be performed. On 18 January 2017, shortly before the intended submission of the updated application a third series of severe earthquakes occurred. Consequently, on 15 February 2017 the Italian authorities presented an updated application with revised estimates including all damages caused between 24 August 2016 and 18 January 2017. The European Parliament's plenary session approved the proposed Decision on 13 September 2017. The European Commission put forward in June 2017 a proposal for a Decision on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of €1,196,797,579 to provide assistance to Italy further to a series of earthquakes that took place between August 2016 and January 2017 in the regions of Abruzzo, Lazio, Marche and Umbria. This mobilisation is accompanied by Draft Amending Budget No 4/2017 that proposes to enter the necessary appropriations in the general budget 2017, both in commitments and payments, after having deducted the advance already paid in 2016 (€30,000,000). |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2017:540:FIN |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Italy |
