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Even though there is currently no EU compensation fund dedicated to the reparation of victims of terrorism, several provisions have been adopted to guarantee the compensation of victims of terrorism. For instance, the 2004 Declaration on combatting terrorism called on the European Commission to ensure the allocation of the funds available in the 2004 budget for supporting victims of terrorism136.

More recently, the 2018 Resolution on findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism137 called on the Member States to facilitate the compensation of victims of terrorism through the introduction of a simplified procedure at national level for granting automatic compensation immediately after an attack, while periodically reviewing the need for further compensation depending on the evolution of the victim’s situation. In such perspective, the Commission was invited to formulate a legislative proposal on “a standardised form for claiming compensation, outlining clear duties and deadlines for insurers”138. The Commission was also encouraged to initiate a dialogue with the Member States in order to reduce the disparities between their compensation systems, which may generate feelings of injustice and discrimination among victims of terrorist attacks139. Finally, the Parliament called on the Commission to amend the provisions on the European Solidarity Fund (which was set up in 2002 to express EU’s solidarity in case of major natural disasters) in order to include compensation of victims of large-scale terrorist attacks140.