The European solidarity fund
will give 1.2 billion euros to Italy to cover the damage caused
by last year's earthquakes, Regional Affairs Commissioner Corina
Cretu told a press conference presenting the measure Wednesday.
"It is the biggest allocation of money the Commission has ever
proposed since the creation of the fund," she said. The money
will also be used for the reconstruction of the Basilica of St
Benedict in Norcia. Last year's quakes devastated villages in
Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche and killed some 300 people.
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