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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8309

2 October 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/general affairs/floods
Fifteen are close to agreement on Solidarity Fund - Discussions on scope

Brussels, 01/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the Fifteen agreed that the Solidarity Fund for natural disasters could be used for disasters that cause damage amounting to a minimum EUR 3 billion or to 0.6% of the GDP of the country affected, it was announced by Per Stig Moeller, after Monday's General Affairs Council. He also went on to say that the Fund would be used mainly for natural disasters. The Council has not, however, reached a final stance on the fund. Mr Moeller said they had...

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