The European Parliament adopted by 640 votes to 24, with 7 abstentions, a resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2017.
Parliament recalled that the current proposal is not linked to a specific disaster. Instead, it aims at entering into the general budget of the Union for 2017 the amount of EUR 50 million in commitment and payment appropriations for the payment of advances in a timely and efficient way in the event of a disaster occurring next year.
In parallel, Parliament approved the decision annexed to the draft resolution in order to ensure that the EU 50 million is included in the 2017 Budget.