Von der Leyen pledges billions for flood recovery in Central Europe
Briefly

"These are extraordinary times and extraordinary times need extraordinary measures. At first sight, 10 billion euros are possible to mobilize from the cohesion funds for the countries that are affected. This is an emergency reaction now."
"It was heart-breaking to see the destruction and the devastation through the floods."
"Funds will swiftly be available for repair from the EU's solidarity fund. This is an emergency reaction now."
"In such a crisis, swift action was required and no contribution from the individual countries would be required for the money to be released."
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