08/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 7 September, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted, without debate, a decision and a draft amending budget to the general budget for 2009 mobilising €109.4 million for France from the EU Solidarity Fund. This aid is to reimburse some of the cost incurred by French authorities following the major storm (“Klaus”) which caused severe damage in the South West of the country in January of this year. The European Parliament still has to approve...