Press Release: Making the EU Solidarity Fund faster and simpler for support after disasters

European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn has presented on 25 July 2013 a proposal to reform the EU Solidarity Fund. The plans, adopted today by the European Commission, will make the fund more responsive and simpler to use with clearer criteria as to who can benefit.

European Commission, MEMO/13/723: Q&A on the reform of the European Union Solidarity Fund http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-723_en.htm

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