Fond solidarnosti EU-a
Fond solidarnosti Europske unije (FSEU) osnovan je kako bi se njime odgovorilo na prirodne katastrofe velikih razmjera i izrazila europska solidarnost s regijama unutar Europe pogođenim katastrofama. Fond je nastao kao reakcija na velike poplave u središnjoj Europi u ljeto 2002. Otad se koristio za 80 katastrofa pokrivajući niz različitih prirodnih katastrofa uključujući poplave, šumske požare, potrese, oluje i suše. Do sada su 24 europske zemlje primile potporu u iznosu većem od 5 milijarde EUR. Kliknite za popis svih intervencija
Kako predati zahtjev?
Komisija mora zaprimiti zahtjev unutar 12 tjedana nakon što je katastrofa prouzročila prvu štetu.
Preporučuje se da tijelo nadležno za pripremu zahtjeva što prije izravno kontaktira odgovornu službu u Glavnoj upravi za regionalnu politiku koja može ponuditi niz savjeta kojima će pridonijeti ubrzanju postupka podnošenja zahtjeva koliko god je to moguće.
Ova se stranica redovito ažurira, molimo učitajte najnoviju verziju obrasca zahtjeva.
- Obrazac zahtjeva (Posljednji put ažurirano 16-11-2017)
- pomoćne napomene (Posljednji put ažurirano 16-11-2017)
- Pragovi za katastrofe velikih razmjera
- Pragovi za regionalne katastrofe
- Utvrđivanje praga za katastrofe koje su zadesile više regija (na temelju ponderiranog prosjeka BDP-a)
- Očekivani iznos potpora?
- Guidance on implementation, closure and auditing processes
Komisija razmatra zahtjev i, ako ga prihvati, predlaže iznos pomoći Europskom parlamentu i Vijeću koji ga moraju odobriti prije njegove isplate. Nakon što se sredstva stave na raspolaganje, pomoć se isplaćuje odmah u jednom obroku nakon potpisivanja sporazuma između Komisije i države korisnice. Nakon isplate bespovratnih sredstava država pogođena katastrofom odgovorna je za provedbenu fazu uključujući odabir aktivnosti, njihov nadzor i kontrolu. Hitne mjere mogu se retroaktivno financirati od prvog dana katastrofe.
Treba napomenuti da Fond nije instrument brzog odgovora na posljedice prirodne katastrofe. Financijska pomoć može se odobriti državi koja podnosi zahtjev tek nakon podnošenja zahtjeva i nakon proračunskog postupka koji može trajati nekoliko mjeseci.
Zakonodavstvo
- Revised EU Solidarity Fund Regulation (consolidated version)
- Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002
- Regulation setting up the EUSF (Regulation (EC) n° 2012/2002 of the Council of 11 November 2002, OJ L 311)
Kontakt
Europska komisija
Glavna uprava za regionalnu i urbanu politiku Unit E1/EUSF B-1049 Brussels Belgija |
Johannes Wachter
tel: +32 2 296 65 15 |
Nyla Cruz Nyla.Cruz@ec.europa.eu tel: +32 2 295 36 09 |
Pročitajte više
In what cases does the EUSF assist?
The EUSF can provide financial aid to Member States and countries engaged in accession negotiations
- in the event of a 'major disaster': total direct damage exceeding € 3 billion at 2011 prices or 0.6% of the GNI of the affected State, whichever is the lower.
- in the event for smaller, so-called ‘regional disasters': total direct damage exceeding 1.5% of regional GDP (at NUTS2 level). For outermost regions the threshold of 1% of regional GDP is applied.
- in the event that an eligible State is affected by the same major disaster as an eligible neighbouring State.
With what budget?
Solidarity Fund aid can be mobilised up to a maximum annual total of € 500 million (in 2011 prices) plus the unspent allocation from the preceding year which is raised over and above the normal EU budget. Individual grants have to be approved by the European Parliament and the Council following a proposal from the Commission. One quarter of this amount must remain available on 1 October of every year to meet possible needs through to the end of the year. In exceptional cases and if the resources remaining for the rest of the year are insufficient, the shortfall may be met out of the next year's budget.
For what actions?
The EUSF supplements Member States' public expenditure for the following essential emergency operations:
- restoring the working order of infrastructure and plant in the fields of energy, water and waste water, telecommunications, transport, health and education;
- providing temporary accommodation and funding rescue services to meet the needs of the population concerned;
- securing preventive infrastructure and measures of protection of cultural heritage;
- cleaning up disaster-stricken areas, including natural zones, in line with, where appropriate, eco-system based approaches, as well as immediate restoration of affected natural zones to avoid immediate effects from soil erosion.
The EUSF was not set up with the aim of meeting all the costs linked to natural disasters. The Fund is limited in principle to non-insurable damage and does not compensate for private losses. Long-term action – such as lasting reconstruction, economic redevelopment and prevention – are not eligible for EUSF aid. It could, however, qualify for aid under other instruments, most notably the Structural Funds and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Example
Austria - Flooding of August 2005 (regional disaster)
In August 2005, heavy flooding occurred in parts of two Austrian Länder Vorarlberg and Tyrol. The flooding caused severe damage to the agricultural sector, to tourism, residential properties and businesses, to the transport network and other infrastructure. The total direct damage was estimated at EUR 591.94 million which represents approximately 0.27 % of Austria's GNI. Since the figure is lower than the applicable threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund for major disasters (0.6 % of Austria's GNI, i.e. EUR 1.3363 billion), the application was therefore examined under exceptional criteria for so-called extraordinary regional disasters. The Commission came to the conclusion that the application provided sufficient evidence to allow exceptionally mobilising the Solidarity Fund and to grant financial aid amounting to EUR 14.79 million. The aid was used for:
- the immediate restoration to working order of infrastructure, in particular in restoration of state roads. Total EUSF contribution: EUR 9.86 million.
- the immediate securing of preventive infrastructures, in particular of restoration of damaged embankments of water courses, including the removal of trees and rubble, damming, stabilisation and restoration of river beds. Total EUSF contribution: EUR 4.93 million.
Documents
Factsheet
Reports
Panorama
- Panorama 49: EU Solidarity Fund reform: disaster relief to be streamlined
- Panorama 47: EU disaster support to be faster and simpler
Press releases
- 21/06/2017 : Solidarity with Italy: €1.2 billion of EU funds to support reconstruction works after the earthquakes
- 24/01/2017:Commission proposes EU Solidarity Fund assistance following the floods in the United Kingdom
- 13/01/2017:Commission proposes EU Solidarity Fund assistance following the floods in the United Kingdom
- 14/10/2016: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission supports Germany after the floods in Bavaria
- 21/06/2016: EU Solidarity Fund: €1.65 million for Greece after the 2015 earthquake affecting the Ionian Islands
- 23/07/2015: Commission allocates €16.2 million from the EU Solidarity Fund to Greece and Bulgaria in the wake of natural disasters
- 09/04/2015: EU Solidarity Fund: €66.5 million for Bulgaria, Italy and Romania after severe flooding
- 10/10/2014: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission moves to help Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria after May's major floods
- 27/08/2014: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission moves to help Italy, Greece, Slovenia and Croatia after flood, earthquake and ice storm disasters
- 16/04/2014: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission welcomes Parliament’s approval of a faster and simpler response to disasters
- 03/10/2013: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission moves to help Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania after flood and drought disasters
- 25/07/2013: Making the EU Solidarity Fund faster and simpler for support after disasters
- 03/06/2013: European Commission stands ready to help in the wake of floods in Austria, Czech Republic and Germany
- 30/04/2013: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €14.6 million to support Slovenia, Croatia and Austria after floods disaster
- 12/12/2012: Record Solidarity sum to be paid out for Emilia Romagna restoration
- 19/09/2012 : EU Solidarity Fund: A record €670 million for Emilia Romagna
- 15/03/2012 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €18 million for flood damage in Liguria and Tuscany
- 17/11/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €16.9 million for Veneto (Italy) in the aftermath of severe floods
- 17/11/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €21 million for Spain following the earthquake in Lorca
- 23/03/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commissioner Hahn announces €10.9 million in EU aid for flood damage in Czech Republic
- 24/02/2011 : Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €8.6 million for Slovenian and Croat regions hit by flooding
- 12/03/2010: President Barroso visits Madeira and expresses solidarity - Statement and Video
- 04/03/2010: Commissioner Hahn to visit Madeira (Portugal) to express EU's solidarity towards victims of severe storms
- 03/03/2010: Commissioner Hahn to visit France in the wake of Storm Xynthia
- 20/11/2009: The EU grants Italy nearly half a billion euros: the largest ever amount under the Solidarity Fund
- 13/11/2009: Fonds de solidarité: la Commission et les autorités françaises signent l'accord pour le versement d'une aide de 109.4 millions d'euros suite à la tempête Klaus
- 23/07/2009: The Commission proposes granting 494 million euros to Italy to help cope with the aftermath of the Abruzzo earthquake
- 16/07/2009: Solidarity Fund: Commissioner Samecki announces €12 million in EU aid for flood damage in Romania
- 29/05/2009: European Union Solidarity Fund: the Commission proposes to grant aid of €109.4 million to France following Hurricane Klaus
- 29/05/2009: The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF)
- 13/05/2009: Commissioner Danuta Hübner meets Silvio Berlusconi and visits the Abruzzi earthquake zone
- 17/12/2008: Solidarity Fund: The EU grants aid of €13 million to Martinique and Guadeloupe in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean
- 11/11/2008: Solidarity Fund: EU provides EUR 8.25 million of aid for flood damage in Slovenia
- 24/10/2008: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 7.6 million aid for Cyprus following severe drought
- 10/09/2008: EU Solidarity Fund, Hurricane Dean: Commission proposes aid worth €12.8 million for Martinique, Guadeloupe
- 12/09/2007: La Commission adopte une nouvelle communication consacrée aux régions ultrapériphériques (RUP)
- 11/09/2007: EU Solidarity Fund to provide aid for storm damage in Germany (€ 166.9 m) and La Réunion (€ 5.29 m)
- 31/08/2007: Danuta Hübner in Greece: "In view of the huge damage caused by the fires, the intervention of the European Solidarity Fund can help citizens and local economies"
- 20/02/2007: Commission proposes € 9.3 million of aid following flood disaster in Greece
- 20/04/2006: Commission to pay nearly € 1.3 million to support Estonia in dealing with storm disaster in 2005
- 11/04/2006: Commission to pay nearly € 9.5 million to support Latvia in dealing with storm disaster in 2005
- 22/03/2006: Commission to pay nearly € 82 million to support Sweden in dealing with storm disaster in 2005
- 17/03/2006: Commission to pay € 379 thousand to support Lithuania in dealing with storm disaster in 2005
- 12/01/2006: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 20.35 million of aid following flood disasters in Bulgaria
- 08/11/2005: More than € 49 million to help Romania repair rail and roads damaged by floods
- 17/10/2005: €5.67 million to pay for emergency aid for storm damages
- 26/08/2005: Commission stands ready to provide financial assistance to help Members States cope with the consequences of this summer’s natural disasters
- 22/08/2005: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 93 million of aid following storm disaster in Northern Europe
- 06/06/2005: Slovak storms – new aid on the table
- 11/05/2004: Solidarity Fund: 19.625 million euros of aid for France
- 08/03/2004: Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 21.9 million for measures related to natural disasters in Malta, France and Spain
- 05/09/2003: Effects of the hot summer
- 27/08/2003: Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 31.6 million for Portugal
- 16/07/2003: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 47.6 million for Italian regions hit by natural disasters
- 16/07/2003: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 8.6 million for Spanish regions hit by "Prestige" disaster
- 13/12/2002: Solidarity Fund: France receives € 21 million for floods in the Gard region
- 13/12/2002: Solidarity Fund: € 444 million for German regions hit by flooding
- 13/12/2002: Solidarity Fund: € 134 million for Austrian regions devastated by floods
- 09/12/2002: The European Commission and Kingdom of Spain in continuous contact on possibility of Community support
- 15/11/2002: Solidarity Fund: Council and Parliament support the Commission's proposal to allocate € 738 million to the German, Austrian, Czech and French regions hit by flooding
- 13/11/2002: Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes € 738 million for the German, Austrian, Czech and French regions hit by flooding
- 03/09/2002: Floods: Michel Barnier presents the Commission's response to the European Parliament
- 28/08/2002: European Commission's response to the flooding in Germany, Austria and certain candidate countries
- 15/08/2002: European Commission supports flood victims