The European Parliament,

–  having regard to Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Euratom Treaty,

–  having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1),

–  having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, as definitively adopted on 12 December 2012(2),

–  having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management(3), and in particular point 26 thereof,

–  having regard to Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2013 amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework, to take account of the expenditure requirements resulting from the accession of Croatia to the European Union(4),

–  having regard to Draft amending budget No 5/2013 of the European Union for the financial year 2013, which the Commission adopted on 2 May 2013 (COM(2013)0258),

–  having regard to the position on Draft amending budget No 5/2013 which the Council adopted on 15 July 2013 (11697/2013 – C7-0248/2013),

–  having regard to Rules 75b and 75e of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0286/2013),

A.  whereas Draft amending budget No 5/2013 relates to the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 14 607 942 in commitment and payment appropriations in relation to the intense rainfalls and the consequent flooding disaster that hit Slovenia, Croatia and Austria in autumn 2012;

B.  whereas the purpose of Draft amending budget No 5/2013 is to formally enter this budgetary adjustment into the 2013 budget;

1.  Takes note of Draft amending budget No 5/2013, as submitted by the Commission and of the Council's position thereon;

2.  Stresses the urgency in releasing financial assistance through the EUSF to the countries affected by this natural disaster; regrets that the Council has once again decided not to shorten for reasons of urgency, as explicitly foreseen by Article 4 of Protocol 1 of the Treaty, the eight weeks for information of the national parliaments, before adopting its position on this Amending budget;

3.  Welcomes the Council's position which confirms the Commission's proposal without amendment, thus ensuring that Amending budget No 5/2013 is covered by fresh appropriations; recalls that the shortage of payment appropriations for 2013, which was at the origin of the presentation of DAB 2/2013, excluded a priori that the resources for Amending budget No 5/2013 could be provided by redeployment;

4.  Approves therefore the Council position on Draft amending budget No 5/2013;

5.  Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 5/2013 has been definitively adopted and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

6.  Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. (2) OJ L 66, 8.3.2013. (3) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1. (4) OJ L 209, 3.8.2013, p. 14.