Press Release: Slovenia receives EU assistance to cope with electricity disruption due to severe cold

Assistance in the form of electricity generators is reaching Slovenia after the country activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism on 2 February 2014 to request support following a severe cold snap.

In a swift operation, coordinated by the European Commission's Emergency Response Coordination Centre, Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic offered technical experts and electricity generators within hours of the Slovenian request. The offers were accepted by the Slovenian authorities and some of the equipment has already arrived, together with technicians to install and operate it.

• Primary Source

European Council: Press Release, PRES/14/49: Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following his meeting with Prime Minister of Slovenia Alenka Bratušek http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/140886.pdf

Euronews, 04.02.14: EU helps snowbound Slovenia with power supplies http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/04/eu-helps-snowbound-slovenia-with-power-supplies/

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