European parliament
leaders and parliamentary group chiefs held a 'summit' in the
Umbrian city of Norcia on Friday in which reconstruction of the
earthquake-hit area was discussed.
A visit was also made to the area hit the hardest in the
historic center of the city by the delegation led by President
Antonio Tajani.
The delegation then left for Rome, where celebrations will be
held on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of
Rome.
On the issue of EU support for reconstruction efforts for the
areas affected, Tajani said that "Europe is with citizens and
will be giving 1.2 billion euros from the solidarity fund and up
to 5% of the national total - without a need for co-financing -
from the regional funds, equalling about 500-600 million, and
thereby rising to about 2 billion euros."
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