Strasbourg, 11/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 11 March in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved the legislative proposals enabling an aid grant to the tune of €162 387 million from the current (2008) EU budget to help repair damage caused by the floods in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in June and July 2007.
The aid from the EU Solidarity Fund will partially reimburse the costs of emergency measures, cleaning up after the flood damage and the restoration of basic...