The most important thing was a reliable assessment of the damage, said Adam Szlapka, Minister of European Union Affairs, in “#BezKitu” on TVN24. He was asked about the stage of obtaining EU funds for post-flood relief. He said the application was submitted “today” by the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in consultation with Flood Reconstruction Minister Marcin Kirwinski.
The Minister of the European Union Adam Slapka (Novochesna, Civic Alliance Club) spoke in the “#BezKitu” program about EU financial aid to flood victims and when it will be available.
Szlapka noted that those in power said “from the beginning” that they want to receive funds from the Solidarity Fund of the European Union. – However, this is a mechanism that deals with damage to the infrastructure, – he stressed, adding that “the most important thing was to correctly assess the damage.”
– This application was presented today by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the administration in consultation, in contact with Minister (Marcin) Kierwinski, who is responsible for post-flood reconstruction, – said the politician.
He emphasized that this happened ahead of schedule.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration: costs and losses amount to more than 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 flooding in the following voivodships: Lower Silesia, Opole, Silesia and Lubusz.” “The application for receiving financial resources from the EU Solidarity Fund was signed by Minister Tomasz Simoniak. It was agreed with the authorized representative of the government on the reconstruction of flood-affected areas, Minister Marcin Kirwinski,” it is written.
It was also shown that “the total amount of expenses and losses in infrastructure, reported by voivodships and ministries, is more than 13 billion PLON”.
“In the submitted application, information is included, among other things, about the total direct damage of the natural disaster and their impact on the population, economy and environment affected by the natural disaster. (…) The application also includes issues of financing rescue services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and administrative (namely, the costs of evacuation and placement of services, equipment and fuel), the costs of cleaning and arranging underwater areas, and the cost of temporary accommodation from a damaged electrical network,” we read.
