The European Solidarity Fund will refund part of the costs that Bulgaria and Greece incurred to repair damage done by the severe winter weather that hit Southeast Bulgaria and Central, Eastern and Western Greece in January and February 2015.
In Greece, floods destroyed public buildings, private homes, businesses, agriculture and cultural heritage sites in the central and Evros regions, while in Southeast Bulgaria, heavy rain and subsequent floods and landslides damaged dykes, communication networks and roads as well as public and private buildings.
Bulgaria will receive EU aid worth €6.3 million, and the two Greek regions a total of €9.9 million.
Parliament approved the application by 660 votes to 34, without abstentions.