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European Commission proposes aid worth EUR 162 million from EU Solidarity Fund for UK regions struck by floods
December 11, 2007 10:59 AM
The European Commission today proposed to grant EU Solidarity Fund aid totalling € 162.388 million (about £100 million) to help deal with damage caused by floods in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in June and July this year, including those which occurred in Yorkshire & the Humber.
The grant will go towards reimbursing part of the cost of emergency measures such as rescue services, cleaning up after flood damage, and restoring basic infrastructure.
From an early stage after the floods hit Yorkshire Local Euro MP, Diana Wallis, lobbied the Government, including Gordon Brown, to submit a bid to the Commission.
She said:
"I am very pleased to see the matter is progressing. This is good news for Yorkshire."
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