Brussels, 23/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Pawe³ Samecki, confirmed on Thursday 23 July that the European Commission has proposed to give aid of 493.7 million euros to Italy, further to the damage caused in April by the earthquake in the region of Abruzzo. "This is the greatest disaster for which the help of the EU's Solidarity Fund has been solicited since its creation in 2002", said the Commissioner, adding that together with the Italian...