The most important thing was to reliably assess the damage, said Adam Szłapka, Minister for European Union Affairs, in “#BezKitu” on TVN24. He was asked about the stage of obtaining EU funds for aid after the flood. He said that the application in this matter “was submitted today” by the Ministry of Interior and Administration in consultation with the Minister for post-flood reconstruction, Marcin Kierwiński.
Minister for European Union Affairs Adam Szłapka (Nowoczesna, the Civic Coalition club) spoke in the “#BezKitu” program about EU financial aid for flood victims and when it will appear.
Szłapka pointed out that those in power said “from the very beginning” that they wanted to obtain funds from the European Union Solidarity Fund. – However, this is a mechanism that concerns infrastructure damage – he emphasized, adding that “the most important thing was to reliably assess the damage.”
– This application was submitted today by Ministry of the Interior and Administration in consultation, in contact with Minister (Marcin) Kierwiński, who is responsible for reconstruction after the flood – said the politician.
He emphasized that this happened before the deadline.
Ministry of the Interior and Administration: expenses and losses amount to over PLN 13 billion
The Ministry of Interior and Administration said in a statement on Friday that on that day “Poland applied to the European Commission for financial assistance in connection with the flood that occurred in the following voivodeships: Lower Silesia, Opole, Silesia and Lubuskie.” “The application for financial resources from the European Union Solidarity Fund was signed by Minister Tomasz Siemoniak. It was agreed with the government plenipotentiary for the reconstruction of flood-affected areas, Minister Marcin Kierwiński,” it was written.
It was also indicated that “the total amount of expenses and losses incurred in infrastructure, reported by voivodes and ministries, is over PLN 13 billion.”
“The submitted application included information on, among others, the total direct damage caused by the natural disaster and their impact on the population, economy and environment affected by the natural disaster. (…) The application also takes into account the issues of financing the rescue services of the Ministry of Interior and Administration (i.e. evacuation costs). and accommodation of services, equipment and fuel), costs of cleaning and tidying up flooded areas. It also includes the costs of temporary accommodation for affected families and the value of the destroyed power grid,” we read.