Romania Gets EUR11.7M In EU Aid For Flood Damage

The funds are allocated via the European Union Solidarity Fund, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, Pawel Samecki said in a statement.

 

“More than 1.6 million people were affected by the flooding last July; many homes were destroyed or damaged and there was serious damage to agriculture, forestry and livestock. Mobilising resources from the Solidarity Fund is a powerful expression of the EU’s solidarity with Romania. Through the Cohesion Policy, the Commission will also provide financial support aimed at improving flood-risk infrastructure in the most vulnerable regions,” Samecki said.

 

The EU grant is meant to cover public costs in Romania, particularly for infrastructure repairs. 

 

Heavy rainfall caused floods and landslides which affected 241 municipalities in Romania last summer, with the most affected counties being Maramures, Suceava, Botosani, Iasi and Neamt, the statement noted.

 

Direct damage topped EUR470 million, it said.