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European Parliament Approves €280 Million in Aid for Flood-Damaged Countries

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The European Parliament has approved a proposal to provide €280 million in aid to Austria, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina to help them recover from devastating floods in 2024. The funds, distributed from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), will be used for a wide range of recovery measures, including infrastructure repair, temporary accommodation, protecting cultural heritage sites, and clean-up operations.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Parliament has approved a proposal to provide €280 million in aid to six countries affected by severe floods in 2024.
  • The funds will be distributed as follows: Austria (€42.8 million), Czechia (€114 million), Poland (€76 million), Slovakia (€2.1 million), Bosnia and Herzegovina (€45.7 million), and Moldova (€195,200).
  • The aid will support infrastructure repair, temporary accommodation, improvements to preventive infrastructure, protecting cultural heritage sites, and clean-up operations.
  • MEPs expressed their deepest solidarity with the victims, their families, and all the individuals affected by the floods.
  • The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) will distribute the funds, having provided over €9.6 billion in aid to 136 major crises across 24 EU countries and four candidate countries since its launch in 2002.
  • The funds will also enable the EU to continue addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation by supporting European and national policies to prevent natural disasters.

Statistics:

  • €280 million in aid approved by the European Parliament to assist countries affected by devastating floods in 2024.
  • €280,740,903 in total aid allocated from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF).
  • 643 votes in favor, 13 against, and 35 abstentions in the MEPS vote to approve the proposal.
  • 1,005 total individual votes cast in the MEPS vote.
  • 24 EU countries and four candidate countries have received aid from the EUSF since its launch in 2002.
  • €9.6 billion in aid provided by the EUSF to respond to 136 major crises, including 116 natural disasters and 20 health emergencies.

Sources:

  • European Parliament, "MEPs approve €280 million in aid to countries hit by devastating floods," 2024.
  • European Union, "European Union Solidarity Fund," undated.
  • European Parliament, "Background: European Union Solidarity Fund," 2024.

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