Activating EU funds and support instruments for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria in the wake of Cyclone Harry

Priority question for written answer P-000378/2026
to the Commission
Rule 144
Giuseppe Lupo (S&D), Lucia Annunziata (S&D), Brando Benifei (S&D), Stefano Bonaccini (S&D), Annalisa Corrado (S&D), Antonio Decaro (S&D), Giorgio Gori (S&D), Elisabetta Gualmini (S&D), Camilla Laureti (S&D), Pierfrancesco Maran (S&D), Alessandra Moretti (S&D), Dario Nardella (S&D), Pina Picierno (S&D), Matteo Ricci (S&D), Sandro Ruotolo (S&D), Cecilia Strada (S&D), Marco Tarquinio (S&D), Irene Tinagli (S&D), Raffaele Topo (S&D), Alessandro Zan (S&D), Nicola Zingaretti (S&D)

Cyclone Harry has hit Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria hard: in addition to causing extensive damage to infrastructure and the economy and severely disrupting essential services and mobility, it has also triggered a landslide in Niscemi, leaving many locals homeless.

National, regional and European authorities must act in a quick, coordinated and effective manner to help the affected communities through this critical situation.

In the light of the above, could the Commission answer the following questions:

• 1.Have the conditions for requesting the activation of the Solidarity Fund and other EU financial instruments with a view to financing emergency and reconstruction operations been met, and will the Commission push for the Union Civil Protection Mechanism to be triggered?
• 2.Does the Commission agree that it should propose extending the scope of the Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction (RESTORE) Regulation - which provides additional assistance for Member States affected by natural disasters - to cover 2026?
• 3.What further measures will the Commission take, including in coordination with the Italian authorities, to repair essential infrastructure, make it disaster-resistant and bolster the affected areas' resilience to extreme weather events in the medium and long term?

Submitted: 29.1.2026