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Foreign Ministry: We Can Ask for More Flood Relief From EU
Tuesday 17 August 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, August 17 (TASR) - Slovakia can ask for more money from the EU Solidarity Fund to deal with the effects of the recent floods as long as it meets the conditions, said Juraj Tomaga from the Foreign Affairs Ministry state department on Tuesday.
The floods hit mainly the northern and central parts of Slovakia over the weekend. Tomaga said that according to the rules, countries stricken by natural catastrophes have to ask for financial help from the EU within ten weeks.
He also explained that the new application can't be combined with the one from July 14, when Slovakia requested aid from the Solidarity Fund for the floods in June. "At the moment we're waiting for the European Commission's decision," said Tomaga.
The material damage after the June floods is estimated at €695.1 million. "The EC indicated that if all the conditions are met, the help could be allocated by the end of 2010," stated Tomaga.
The extent of the damage caused by the recent floods in Upper Nitra region and in the Zilina region isn't known yet.
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