Solidarity: MEPs to approve €104.2m EU aid to Greece, Spain, France and Portugal
EU Solidarity Fund aid to help Greece, Spain, France and Portugal repair damage done by natural disasters will be put to a vote on Wednesday.
The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) aid totals €104.2 million for repairs and reconstruction after natural catastrophes.
€50.6 million will go to Portugal’s Centro region following violent forest fires in June and October 2017, while Spain gets €3.2 million to repair damage in the neighbouring region of Galicia.
France will get €49 million to repair damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria in the French regions of Saint Martin and Guadeloupe in September 2017.
Finally, Greece will get €1.3 million to repair homes, businesses and infrastructure in the aftermath of the Lesbos earthquakes of June 2017.
Factsheets on EUSF aid to France, Greece, Portugal and Spain can be found online on the European Commission’s website.
Procedure: Budgetary procedure
Vote: Wednesday, 30 May
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