EU funds for earthquake assistance ready to be released
670 million euros approved last September
13 November, 15:24
(ANSA) - Brussels, November 13 - EU finance ministers in
Brussels announced following an Ecofin meeting on Tuesday that
670 million euros in assistance for parts of Italy that were
severely damaged by deadly earthquakes last spring will be
released shortly.The assistance, approved by the European Commission in September, is earmarked primarily for the Emilia-Romagna region, with some aid also promised for the Veneto region and neighboring areas in Lombardy.
The funding is the largest amount of aid granted under the European Union Solidarity Fund.



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