NEWS

17/09/2024

10:51

Tusk on aid for flood-affected countries:

Aid from the EU will exceed one billion euros.

- There are two European aid systems when it comes to flood situations. The first is not related to money that will reach us, but to Europe's capabilities in terms of assistance with equipment, personnel, and technologies, and this is the civil protection mechanism. Yesterday, I spoke with Ursula von der Leyen about the forms of assistance. This entire mechanism, and as I said, the fire chief knows and prepares such applications cyclically if any equipment is needed, although I must say that our services are well-equipped and well-prepared to act – stated Prime Minister Tusk at a press conference.

- However, financial aid comes only after an assessment of the flood's impact, and of course, there's no need to apply or raise your hand for it; it will be well over 1 billion euros, 1.5 billion euros, not for Poland, but a contingency fund within the European Union from which we will be able to draw funds, but that will only be after the actual losses are assessed – he continued.