On 31 May, the European Commission presented a proposal to transfer €86 million from the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve (‘SEAR’) under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (‘UCPM’) and the food chain strand of the Single Market programme, as part of the Union’s general budget for 2023.
Of the €86 million, €55 million requested for the UCPM is intended to fund emergency response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and...