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Com(2021)0201 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 24.3.2021 COM(2021) 201 final 2021/0077 (BUD) Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency EN EN EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL This decision covers the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the EUSF’) in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/20021 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Regulation’) for an amount of EUR 484 199 841 to provide assistance to Greece and France further to regional natural disasters that took place in these countries in the course of 2020, as well as to 20 Member States and accession countries (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain) in response to the major public health emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020. This mobilisation is accompanied by Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 2/20212 that proposes to carry over the amount of EUR 47 981 598 from the unused 2020 allocation directly to the EUSF operational budget line and DEC No 03/2021 that proposes to transfer the amount of EUR 427 543 750 from the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (hereinafter referred as ‘the SEAR’) reserve line to the EUSF operational budget line, both in commitments and payments. In accordance with Article 4a (4) of the EUSF Regulation, the amount of EUR 50 000 000 has been already insribed in the General Budget 2021 (in commitments and payments) for the payment of advances. These appropriations will be used for the payment of EUR 8 674 493 in relation to the advances for the regional natural disasters in Greece and France. The advances for the Covid-19 related cases amounting to EUR 132 736 830 were paid from the 2020 EUSF allocation. 2. INFORMATION AND CONDITIONS 2.1 Greece – floods in Sterea Ellada in August 2020 (1) On 29 October 2020, Greece applied for a financial contribution from the EUSF to finance emergency and recovery operations following the floods in the Region of Sterea Ellada in August 2020. (2) The application was submitted within the deadline of 12 weeks after the first damage caused by the disaster was recorded on 9 August 2020 and contains all the information required under Article 4 of the Regulation. (3) The disaster is of natural origin and therefore falls within the scope of the EUSF. (4) The application presented the event as a ‘regional natural disaster’ as laid down in Article 2(3) of the Regulation, which is any natural disaster in a region at NUTS level 2 of an eligible State resulting in direct damage exceeding 1,5% of that region's gross domestic product (GDP). The Greek authorities estimate the total direct damage at EUR 132 004 000. The damage caused represents 1,54% of the GDP of the concerned NUTS 2 level region Sterea Ellada and thus exceeds the threshold of 1 Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3) as amended by Regulation (EU) No 661/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council of 15 May 2014 (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 143) and by Regulation (EU) No 461/2020 of the European Parliament and the Council of 30 March 2020 (OJ L 99, 31.3.2020, p. 9). 2 COM(2021) 200. EN 1 EN EUR 128 286 000 (1,5% of regional GDP). The application from Greece is therefore eligible for a contribution from the EUSF. (5) The total direct damage is the basis for the calculation of the amount of the financial contribution from the EUSF. The financial contribution may only be used for essential emergency and recovery operations as defined in Article 3(2) of the Regulation, with the exception of small letter e). (6) In its application of 29 October 2020, Greece requested the payment of an advance as laid down in Article 4a of the Regulation. On 2 March 2021, the Commission adopted Implementing Decision C(2021) 1507 awarding an advance amounting to EUR 330 010. The amount of the advance will be taken into account for calculating the balance of the contribution to the beneficiary State. The Commission will recover unduly paid advances. (7) The application describes in detail the event and the entity of the damage. On 9 August 2020 the summer storm system “Thalia”, which 2 days earlier affected northern Greece, intensified towards the central and south-eastern mainland Greece causing the development of vertical meteorological activity and extreme weather phenomena. The extreme weather brought torrential rainfall (300 mm of rain in 8 hours), intense thunderstorms and strong winds. Torrential rains caused two rivers to burst their banks, blocked roads and led to flooding of 3 000 homes, trapping both tourists and residents. All six main bridges of Lilas River collapsed and river suffered eroded road embankments. The extreme weather has created extensive damage to the electricity grid, public infrastructure and private housing, large part of the regional road network become became temporarily or permanently unusable. Due to the sloping topographic landscape the rapid rainfall caused catastrophic flash floods and landslides (mainly in the catchment areas of the rivers). The floods and mudslides took the lives of 8 people. Businesses and agricultural sector also suffered considerable damages. Overall, physical damage to the network infrastructure (water/ wastewater, transport, bridges, energy and telecom network) constitute the biggest costs of the overall estimated total direct damage included in the application. (8) Greece estimated the cost of emergency and recovery operations eligible under Article 3(2) of the Regulation at EUR 106 124 000 and presented it broken down by type of operation. The largest share (over EUR 69 million) concerns the costs to restore the transport infrastructure (roads and bridges), followed by the cost of cleaning up operations of disaster stricken area (over EUR 27 million). (9) The Greek authorities confirmed that there is no insurance coverage of eligible costs. (10) As regards the implementation of Union legislation on disaster risk prevention and management, there is currently no infringement procedure on-going. (11) In the context of the implementation of Directive 2007/60/EC on the assessment and management of flood risks, the following actions were completed: the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Report (March 2012), identification of the highrisk flood prone areas in the country's 14 River Basin Districts and an update of the Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Report (November 2012). In March 2017 flood and risk hazards for the 14 River Basin Districts of the country were completed. The Flood Risk Management Plans of all River Basin Districts of the country were completed. EN 2 EN 2.2 Greece- cyclone Ianos in September 2020 (1) On 9 December 2020, Greece applied for a financial contribution from the EUSF to finance emergency and recovery operations following the damages caused by the Mediterranean Cyclone Ianos in September 2020. (2) The application was submitted within the deadline of 12 weeks after the first damage caused by the disaster was recorded on 19 September 2020 and contains all the information required under Article 4 of the Regulation. (3) The disaster is of natural origin and therefore falls within the scope of the EUSF. (4) The application presented the event as a ‘regional natural disaster’ as laid down in Article 2(3) of the Regulation, which is any natural disaster in a region at NUTS level 2 of an eligible State resulting in direct damage exceeding 1,5% of that region's gross domestic product (GDP) or 1,5% of the weighted GDP in the case of a multi- regional disaster. The application relates to five NUTS level 2 Greek regions (Ionia Nisia (EL62), Sterea Ellada (EL64), Ditiki Ellada (EL63), Thessalia (EL61), Peloponnisos (EL65)). The Greek authorities estimate the total direct damage at EUR 863 540 756. The damage caused represents 11,08% of the weighted GDP of five concerned NUTS 2 level regions and thus exceeds the threshold. The application from Greece is therefore eligible for a contribution from the EUSF. (5) The total direct damage is the basis for the calculation of the amount of the financial contribution from the EUSF. The financial contribution may only be used for essential emergency and recovery operations as defined in Article 3(2) of the Regulation, with the exception of small letter e). (6) In its application of 9 December 2020, Greece requested the payment of an advance as laid down in Article 4a of the Regulation. On 2 March 2021, the Commission adopted Implementing Decision C(2021) 1511 awarding an advance amounting to EUR 2 158 852. The amount of the advance will be taken into account for calculating the balance of the contribution to the beneficiary State. The Commission will recover unduly paid advances. (7) The application describes in detail the event and the entity of the damage. Cyclone Ianos, also known as Medicane Ianos, was a rare Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone that impacted Greece on 17-20 September 2020. This rare hurricane-like storm swept across Greece through central Thessaly, hitting affected regions with high winds reaching 120 km/h, torrential rain and flooding which caused the death of four people and huge damages to houses and infrastructures.
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