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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11141

28 August 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 17
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) regions
Sizeable solidarity fund envelopes for four countries

Brussels, 27/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - The EU solidarity fund is to provide €47 million to compensate the damage caused by natural disasters in Italy, Greece Slovenia and Croatia in late 2013 and early 2014, European Commissioner for Regional Development Johannes Hahn announced on Wednesday 27 August.

An envelope of €16.3 million will be made available to Italy, after torrential rain, causing floods and landslides, seriously damaged the road and distribution network in Sardinia in...