Brussels, 30.7.2025

COM(2025) 443 final

ANNEXES

to the

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL

2021 - 2022 European Union Solidarity Fund Annual Report









Annex I:    EUSF- Thresholds for major disasters

For the mobilisation of the EUSF country-specific thresholds (whereby total direct damage must exceed 0.6% of GNI or EUR 3 billion in 2011 prices) apply. The lower amount applies.

Thresholds applicable in 2021
based on 2019 Eurostat figures for gross national income                 (EUR million)

 

 

GNI 2019

0.6% of GNI

Major disaster threshold 2021

AT

AUSTRIA

399 558

2 397.348

2 397.348

BE

BELGIUM

482 136

2 892.814

2 892.814

BG

BULGARIA

61 832

370.992

370.992

CY

CYPRUS

21 391

128.349

128.349

CZ

CZECHIA

210 174

1 261.046

1 261.046

DE

GERMANY

3 542 818

21 256.908

3 656.983*

DK

DENMARK

321 988

1 931.925

1 931.925

EE

ESTONIA

27 476

164.858

164.858

EL

GREECE

183 084

1 098.505

1 098.505

ES

SPAIN

1 246 631

7 479.786

3 656.983*

FI

FINLAND

241 719

1 450.314

1 450.314

FR

FRANCE

2 475 992

14 855.952

3 656.983*

HR

CROATIA

53 962

323.774

323.774

HU

HUNGARY

142 122

852.734

852.734

IE

IRELAND

275 462

1 652.774

1 652.774

IT

ITALY

1 805 101

10 830.606

3 656.983*

LT

LITHUANIA

47 110

282.659

282.659

LU

LUXEMBOURG (G.D.)

41 603

249.616

249.616

LV

LATVIA

30 033

180.198

180.198

MT

MALTA

12 277

73.662

73.662

NL

NETHERLANDS

813 417

4 880.502

3 656.983*

PL

POLAND

511 183

3 067.099

3 067.099

PT

PORTUGAL

208 373

1 250.240

1 250.240

RO

ROMANIA

219 897

1 319.381

1 319.381

SE

SWEDEN

486 123

2 916.736

2 916.736

SK

SLOVAKIA

92 209

553.257

553.257

SI

SLOVENIA

47 617

285.703

285.703

ME

MONTENEGRO**

4 970

29.82

29.82

TR

TÜRKIYE

668 000

4008

3 656.983*

RS

SERBIA

43 500

261

261

                

* i.e. EUR 3 billion in 2011 prices.

** No Eurostat data available. Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro.

Thresholds applicable in 2022
based on 2020 Eurostat figures for gross national income                (EUR million)

 

 

GNI 2020

0.6% of GNI

Major disaster threshold 2022

AT

AUSTRIA

378 894

2 273.362

2 273.362

BE

BELGIUM

461 729

2 770.373

2 770.373

BG

BULGARIA

59 211

355.268

355.268

CY

CYPRUS

20 267

121.602

121.602

CZ

CZECHIA

208 283

1 249.696

1 249.696

DE

GERMANY

3 461 285

20 767.710

3 730.123*

DK

DENMARK

323 066

1 938.397

1 938.397

EE

ESTONIA

26 587

159.520

159.520

EL

GREECE

164 621

987.723

987.723

ES

SPAIN

1 128 541

6 771.246

3 730.123*

FI

FINLAND

242 030

1 452.180

1 452.180

FR

FRANCE

2 339 190

14 035.140

3 730.123*

HR

CROATIA

51 238

307.430

307.430

HU

HUNGARY

133 794

802.762

802.762

IE

IRELAND

283 736

1 702.418

1 702.418

IT

ITALY

1 677 438

10 064.628

3 730.123*

LT

LITHUANIA

48 076

288.454

288.454

LU

LUXEMBOURG (G.D.)

45 355

272.128

272.128

LV

LATVIA

29 504

177.022

177.022

MT

MALTA

11 893

71.358

71.358

NL

NETHERLANDS

786 181

4 717.086

3 730.123*

PL

POLAND

504 673

3 028.040

3 028.040

PT

PORTUGAL

196 944

1 181.666

1 181.666

RO

ROMANIA

215 083

1 290.495

1 290.495

SE

SWEDEN

492 430

2 954.581

2 954.581

SK

SLOVAKIA

91 047

546.280

546.280

SI

SLOVENIA

46 563

279.377

279.377

AL

ALBANIA**

12 800

76.800

76.800

ME

MONTENEGRO

4 252

25.513

25.513

MK

NORTH MACEDONIA

10 224

61.343

61.343

TR

TÜRKIYE

45 357

272.139

272.139

RS

SERBIA

619 721

3 718.326

3 718.326

* i.e. EUR 3 billion in 2011 prices.

**GNI data extracted in January 2022.

Annex II: EUSF– Overview of applications approved in 2021/2022

Year of occurrence

2021

Applicant state

Greece

Croatia

Name and nature
of disaster

Samos earthquake in 2020

Petrinja earthquake in 2020-2021

Date of first damage

30-10-2020

28-12-2020

Application deadline

22-01-2021

22-03-2021

Application date

22-01-2021

18-03-2021

Application completed

26-01-2021

18-03-2021

Major disaster threshold
(EUR million)

-

323.774

Total direct damage accepted
by the Commission
(EUR million)

101.252

5 508.741

Category

Regional

Major

Cost of eligible operations
(EUR million)

47.570

1 665.963

Aid rate (% of total damage)

2.50%

5.79%

Date of decision on advance

08-03-2021

23-06-2021

Date of communication

22-03-2021

29-10-2021

Date of awarding decision

14-06-2021

22-12-2021

Financial contribution from the EUSF (EUR)

2 531 301

319 192 359



Year of occurrence

2021

Applicant state

Germany

Belgium

Netherlands

Austria

Luxembourg

Spain

Greece

Name and nature
of disaster

Floods

Floods

Floods

Floods

Floods

La Palma volcano

Crete earthquake

First damage date

13-07-2021

13-07-2021

13-07-2021

16-07-2021

14-07-2021

19-09-2021

27-09-2021

Application deadline

05-10-2021

05-10-2021

05-10-2021

08-10-2021

06-10-2021

12-12-2021

20-12-2021

Application date
(re
ceived by the Commission on)

01-10-2021

01-10-2021

01-10-2021

05-10-2021

06-10-2021

03-12-2021

16-12-2021

Application completed

01-10-2021

01-10-2021

05-04-2022

05-10-2021

02-07-2022

23-03-2022

16-12-2021

Major disaster threshold
(EUR million
)

3 656.983

2 892.814

-

-

-

-

-

Total direct damage accepted
by the Commission
(EUR million)

29 212.940

5 560.133

500.000

84.608

193.300

1 002.497

143.420

Category

Major

Major

Neighbouring

Neighbouring

Neighbouring

Regional

Regional

Cost of eligible operations
(EUR million
)

4 895.153

1 876.168

194.000

35.830

36.700

354.904

14.904

Aid rate (% of total damage)

2.10%

1.58%

0.94%

0.94%

0.94%

0.94%

0.94%

Date of decision on advance

Not requested

Not requested

Not requested

Not requested

Not requested

21-03-2022

26-04-2022

Date of communication

14-10-2022

14-10-2022

14-10-2022

14-10-2022

14-10-2022

14-10-2022

14-10-2022

Date of awarding decision

14-03-2023

1-03-2023

16-12-2022

19-12-2022

16-12-2022

19-12-2022

19-12-2022

Financial contribution from the EUSF (EUR)

612 611 256

87 737 427

4 713 027

797 520

1 822 056

9 449 589

1 351 886



Year of occurrence

2022

Applicant State

Romania

Italy

Name and Nature
of disaster

Drought

Floods in Marche region

First damage date

16-06-2022

15-09-2022

Application deadline

08-09-2022

08-12-2022

Application date

06-09-2022

08-12-2022

Application complete

06-09-2022

08-12-2022

Major disaster threshold
(EUR million)

1 290.495

-

Total direct damage accepted
by the Commission (
EUR million)

1 317.721

837.564

Category

major

regional

Cost of eligible operations
(EUR million)

34.859

169.069

Aid rate (% of total damage)

2.60%

2.50%

Date of advance decision

-

-

Date of Communication

14-07-2023

14-07-2023

Date of awarding decision

30-11-2023

05-12-2023

Financial contribution from the EUSF (EUR)

33 895 935

20 939 095

An overview of all EUSF cases since 2002 is available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/funding/solidarity-fund/interventions_natural_disaster.pdf