8. Announcement by the President

The President announced that, having been consulted in accordance with Article 234 of the Financial Regulation, the AFET Committee and the BUDG Committee had forwarded their joint position on the extension of the European Union Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis, established by Commission decision of 15 December 2014 and set to expire on 14 December 2019:

- Joint position of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets as the competent committees consulted in line with Article 234 of the Financial Regulation (2018/1046) on the extension of the European Union Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis (Madad Trust Fund), established by the Constitutive Agreement on 15 December 2014 between the European Union (represented by the Commission) and Italy and set to expire on 14 December 2019 (document not currently available in all languages).

If no objection was raised by a political group or a number of Members reaching at least the low threshold within 24 of this announcement, the joint position would be officially forwarded to the European Commission.