EP gives final OK to 446 mn for E-R and Tuscany floods

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 8 - The European Parliament on Tuesday gave final approval to 446 million euros from the EU Solidarity Fund being granted for floods that hit Italy's Emilia Romagna and Tuscany regions in 2023.
    Emilia Romagna will receive 378. 8 million euros and Tuscany 67.8 million.
    The funding is part of a wider package worth just over one billion euros also earmarked for Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France to respond to extreme weather events that affected them last year.
    The package was approved with 632 votes in favour, seven against and three abstentions.
    The assistance will cover the costs of emergency operations and renovation. (ANSA).