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The government will ask the European
Commission to activate the EU solidarity fund in support of
flood-stricken Emilia Romagna, Environment and Energy Security
Minister Gilberto Pichetto said on Thursday.
Speaking from Bologna, the minister expressed the "most absolute
commitment to stand by" the affected areas "and find the most
compatible solutions for an event that has something tragic and
exceptional about it".
It is not a matter of how much is allocated, but what needs to
be done, said Pichetto after taking stock of the devastation
caused by the torrential rainfall and flooding.
"Attention must be given to procedures and decision-making
times," he continued, adding that the situation represents "a
national issue" and that "teamwork is needed".
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