Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide for payment of advances in the 2016 budget (A8-0335/2015 - Lefteris Christoforou)
William (The Earl of) Dartmouth (EFDD), in writing. ‒ UKIP voted against this disaster fund for Europe because it has been allocated EUR 50 million in commitment appropriations. The maximum ceiling for this fund is EUR 500 million per annum; we oppose commitment appropriations, as they only increase the budget. The money that the Member State claims has already been paid by the membership fees that they pay to the EU; it is clearly a case of getting your own money back.