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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9638

9 April 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/humanitarian aid
Commission proposes aid worth € 89.7 million following last summer's forest fires in Greece

Brussels, 08/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has just granted Greece aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) totalling € 89.7 million to offset part of the costs incurred after devastating forest fires during the summer of 2007. This proposal has to receive assent by the Budget Authority (European Parliament and Council). Funding will be made available as soon as the Authority agrees. The grant will be used to reimburse the cost of emergency measures such as...

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