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The European Union is promising Greece more than 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) in financial support in the wake of massive summer wildfires and ongoing floods that have caused extensive damage across central Greece. Von der Leyen said 2.25 billion euros could be made available in the short term, with much of the money coming from unclaimed funds for development and agriculture projects mostly earmarked for Greece.

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Flooded region of Thessaly produces a quarter of the country’s food.

Greek mainstream cheer that Mitsotakis "got 2.25 billion euros" in EU funds for the floods. They seem to have not read the small print, thou

Ειδησεις - "If we look at those funds, they could, for example, help restore forests or farming infrastructure. A lot needs to be done. Altogether, this could allow Greece to mobilise up to 2.25 billion euros," Von der Leyen said.

Magnesia, Karditsa, Larissa and Central Greece was s destroyed by rains, floods, and rising waters of the Pineios river.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The European Union is promising Greece more than 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) in financial support in the wake of massive summer wildfires and ongoing floods that have caused extensive damage across central Greece.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou paid a visit to the retirement home run by the Thessaly Metropolitan Church and she visited evacuees

Greece’s state apparatus faces doubts on capacity to respond to crises.