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Romania to receive EUR 1.5 bln financial aid from the EU following severe floods

September 23, 2024

Romania will receive EUR 1.5 billion from the EU Cohesion Fund to help repair the infrastructure and households destroyed by the recent severe floods, Liberal (PNL) leader Nicolae Ciucă announced. 

The amount is part of the EUR 10 billion the European Commission will distribute to the five countries affected by storm Boris.

Ursula von der Leyen announced the financial aid last week during a visit to the western Polish city of Wroclaw, where she met with the prime ministers...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-eu-financial-aid-floods-sept-2024
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