Corresponding statement was made by the European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretsu.

According to him, this decision was taken by the European Commission at the request of France, Greece, Spain and Portugal to receive assistance from the Solidarity Fund of the European Union in connection with the natural disasters of 2017.

It is noted that the total amount of support will be more than 100 million euros.

These are, in particular, the forest fires in Spain and Portugal, the earthquake on the island of Lesbos in Greece.

As previously reported, "URA-Inform", near the European Square there was a fire. The fire occurred in the abandoned cellars around eight o'clock in the morning.