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"en.20130115.20.2-235-000"2
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"Following the devastating floods in central Europe in 2002, and given the lack of a tool that would enable it to respond in order to assist the population and Member State affected by a disaster, the Union created a new instrument: the European Union Solidarity Fund. Since then, not even minor changes have been made to the regulation governing the Solidarity Fund to adapt it to the new needs and correct some of the shortcomings that have become apparent in its 10 years of operation. Since its creation and up to September 2012, the Fund has provided financial aid to offset the damage caused by 49 disasters, chiefly fires and floods. In recent years, the Commission has been receiving a growing number of applications, partly because more disasters have occurred and partly because the current rules are not sufficiently clear so as to remove doubts on the possible eligibility of disasters where applications are submitted under the exceptional rules for ‘extraordinary regional disasters’. In many cases, Member States make these applications under pressure from both their citizens and their political rivals, who demand decisive action and responses by the Union and their own national authorities. It is therefore crucial that the current regulation be revised in time for the new financial period 2014-2020."@en1
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