Press Release: EU Solidarity Fund: A record €670 million for Emilia Romagna

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Series Details IP/12/959 (19.9.12)
Publication Date 19/09/2012
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The European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn, announced on 19 September 2012 the Commission's proposal to allocate €670 million to Italy following two severe consecutive earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks in the region of Emilia-Romagna during May-June 2012, spreading out into the neighbouring regions of Veneto and Lombardy. The aim of the support, the highest ever amount allocated from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF), is to cover the huge costs of restoring essential infrastructure, providing shelter and rescue services as well as protecting the cultural heritage of the region.

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