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Fico: Ten billion euros from the EU fund will help with repairing flood damage

by AI | 20.Sep 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico in Wroclaw appreciated the words of Von der Leyen that the EU will also help after the floods through cohesion funds.

Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico appreciated in Wroclaw that the EU will also help after the floods through cohesion funds. Photo: TASR

Wroclaw/Bratislava – Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico considers ten billion euros from the EU cohesion fund for flood-affected countries as “tremendous help.” He said it would significantly contribute to remedying the damages that have occurred in Central European countries in recent days. He stated this after a meeting of the heads of government of four countries with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Wroclaw, Poland, reports a special correspondent of TASR.

According to Fico, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Austria requested the European Commission for greater flexibility in using EU funds concerning the floods, even before von der Leyen’s proposal.

“I don’t remember, from the moment I first attended meetings at the EU level, such a short meeting yielding such good results,” said the Slovak Prime Minister concerning the talks hosted by the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and attended by the Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

After the meeting with the heads of government of Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Austria in Wroclaw, von der Leyen announced that Central European countries, including Slovakia, which have been affected by floods in recent days, will be able to draw money for mitigating the consequences from the EU Solidarity Fund and the Cohesion Fund. Ten billion euros can be used from the Cohesion Fund for this purpose.

The meeting discussed ways to most quickly and flexibly support people and areas affected by the devastating floods. Von der Leyen mentioned that during the crisis, the Copernicus Earth observation program and satellites were also used, allowing the monitoring of the flood development. (September 19)