Press Release: EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes EUR 15 million of aid for regions in Hungary hit by severe floods

The European Commission on 1 December 2006 proposed to grant aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) totalling € 15.06 million to help to deal with the consequences of the flood disaster that severely hit Hungary earlier in the year. The money will be used to reimburse a part of the cost of emergency measures such as rescue services, the cleaning up of disaster stricken areas and the restoration of basic infrastructures to working condition.