After the devastating floods in the summer of 2002 the Community quickly introduced a new instrument, known as the Solidarity Fund, to allow financial support to be provided to Member States and regions hit by major natural disasters.
Pēc postošajiem plūdiem 2002. gada vasarā Kopiena īsā laikā izveidoja instrumentu, tā saukto Solidaritātes fondu, lai nodrošinātu finansiālu atbalstu smagu katastrofu skartajām dalībvalstīm un reģioniem.