European Union Solidarity Fund Annual report 2008 and Report on the experience gained after six years of applying the new instrument

Abstract

The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was set up on 15 November 20021. Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) N° 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (hereinafter - the "Solidarity Fund Regulation") provides that a report on the activity of the Fund in the previous year be presented to the European Parliament and to the Council. The first part of this report presents the activities of the Fund in 2008 covering, as in previous reports, the treatment of pending and new applications and the assessment of implementation reports with a view to preparing these for closure