Memo: Commission approved over €182 million euro financing for European Union Solidarity Fund assistance relating to flooding disasters of May-June 2010

The European Commission on 15 December 2010 approved the applications of 6 countries (5 Member States and Croatia) for Solidarity Fund assistance relating to the flooding disasters of May and June 2010 in Central Europe for a total amount of around over €182 million. The amounts of aid proposed per country are over €105 million for Poland, over €20 million for Slovakia, over €22 million for Hungary, over €5 million for the Czech Republic, almost €4 million for Croatia and almost €25 million for Romania. Before the grants can be paid out these amounts will have to be confirmed by the budget authority (EP and Council) early in 2011 and are likely to be paid out in March.