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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8522

9 August 2003
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fires
Ms Diamantopoulou and Mr Vitorino present Community measures

Brussels, 08/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - Commissioners Diamantopoulou and Vitorino discussed with Portuguese authorities on Friday EU aid for the forest fires that have killed 15. They have called on the Portuguese government to present an estimate of the damages as soon as possible to allow for intervention form the European solidarity Funds and are envisaging other solutions. Structural funs and The CAP: means allocated to Portugal for rural and local development for reforestation,...