Draft amending budget No 9/2020 - Main contents

Draft Amending Budget (DAB) No 9 for the year 2020 accompanies the proposal to mobilise the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for an amount of EUR 823 548 633 to provide assistance to:

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  Croatia in relation to the earthquake that affected the city of Zagreb and the counties of Zagreb and Krapina-Zagorje in March 2020 (EUR 683 740 523),
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  Poland in relation to the floods in Podkarpackie Voivodeship in June 2020 (EUR 7 071 280), and
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  Seven Member States (Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal and Spain) in relation to advance payments in response to the major public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 (EUR 132 736 830).

DAB No 9/2020 proposes to enter EUR 734 596 756 in the general budget 2020, both in commitments and payments, after having deducted the advance already paid out to Croatia in the context of the earthquake (EUR 88 951 877).