Despite Brexit, EP to back solidarity aid to the UK
Publicat:“The European Union is mobilising E60 million in aid for the damage caused by the floods in the UK. This confirms the solidarity of the EU through its budget”, stated Jose Manuel Fernandes MEP, EPP Group Spokesman in the Budgets Committee and Rapporteur for the mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance […]
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