Brussels, 26/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - Sources suggest that on Wednesday, the Commission will propose EUR 31.6 million aid from the European Solidarity Fund for Portugal to help cover the cost of fighting the recent forest fires. The Council and the EP might endorse the suggestion in mid-October. The aid towards damage estimated at a little under 1 billion euros was calculated in the same way as for the aid granted last year to help repair the damage caused by the severe flooding in central...