Press Release: Pakistan earthquake: Commission proposes EUR93.6 million aid package

The European Commission was proposing that an additional amount of at least €80 million be made available to address the immediate needs of survivors of the earthquake in Pakistan on 8th October (€30 million), and to contribute to the costs of rehabilitation and reconstruction (€50 million). The Commission approached the budgetary authority (Council of Ministers and European Parliament) with this proposal, and called for an early response to this proposal so that the EU was able to continue to act swiftly to help those still suffering the terrible effects of the earthquake.

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European Commission: Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO): South Asia earthquake: the EU response http://ec.europa.eu/comm/echo/whatsnew/earthquake-pak2005_en.htm

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