Parliamentary question - E-5230/2007Parliamentary question
E-5230/2007

Financial support from the structural funds for volunteer fire brigades

WRITTEN QUESTION E-5230/07
by Hynek Fajmon (PPE‑DE)
to the Commission

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of large-scale fires causing major disasters in EU Member States. Examples include the fires in Greece, Spain and Slovakia, as well as in other European countries. In central European countries such as the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Germany, volunteer fire brigades have proven effective over many years and provide valuable assistance in fire-fighting.

1. Are there specific possibilities for such volunteer fire brigades to obtain funding under the EAFRD or the structural funds? If so, what are these possibilities? How can fire brigades apply for funding?

2. If there is no such possibility of obtaining funding, is the Commission considering creating such a possibility?

OJ C 191, 29/07/2008