Statement by President Juncker following the earthquakes in central Italy

The European Commission issued on 19 January 2017 a statement made by its President following the earthquakes in central Italy.

In the statement, the President offered his condolences to those who lost loved ones and stated the European Union stood fully ready to mobilise all instruments to support.

• Primary Source

The Local.it, 19.01.17: Cascading earthquakes: why central Italy is being shaken by so much seismic activity http://www.thelocal.it/20170119/cascading-earthquakes-why-central-italy-is-being-shaken-by-so-much-seismic-activity

The Guardian, 18.01.17: Earthquakes with initial magnitude of 5.3 strike Montereale in Italy https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/18/montereale-central-italy-earthquakes-snow

BBC News, 18.01.17: 'Catastrophe' in central Italy on day of four big quakes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38663608

Euronews, 18.01.17: Multiple earthquakes hit central Italy http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/18/54-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-area-of-central-italy-hit-by-severe-tremors-last-year-reports

European Parliament: Press Release, 19.01.17: Statement by President Tajani on the recent earthquakes in Italy http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170119IPR59050/

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