Strasbourg (Fena) – The European Parliament held a debate on the results of the catastrophic floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the initiative of Croatian MEP Željana Zovko, who emphasised that the EU has an obligation to mobilize all obtainable sources to assist that candidate nation.
Within the floods that hit the municipalities of Jablanica, Konjic, Kiseljak, Kreševo, and Fojnica on October 3, not less than twenty individuals misplaced their lives, however many are nonetheless being looked for.
Croatian MEP within the EPP group, Željana Zovko, emphasised that it’s the EU’s responsibility “as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s largest accomplice” to mobilize all obtainable sources to allow it to obtain pressing reduction.
– I name for the activation of the European Solidarity Fund, which has already been used not just for member states but in addition for candidate nations, and for offering long-term monetary assist, with the redirection of funds from the IPA III fund, to offer the much-needed assist in coping with the results of the floods and making certain the fundamental requirements for all these affected by this catastrophe – she stated within the plenary session.
– Bosnia and Herzegovina, as our accomplice nation, will need to have entry to those sources to allow a fast response, infrastructure restoration, and help to essentially the most weak – emphasised the Croatian MEP within the European Parliament.
The European Fee has already activated the EU Civil Safety Mechanism to offer instant help to individuals on the bottom, and 12 member states have offered help to Bosnia and Herzegovina by way of this mechanism.
In Strasbourg, Zovko thanked the Authorities of the Republic of Croatia for promptly deciding on 10 million euros of help to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
She urged politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina to point out solidarity in any respect ranges of presidency and urgently unblock the method of harmonizing selections to ship the reform agenda wanted by the European Fee to activate the Development Plan of 1 billion euros for Bosnia and Herzegovina. (9.10.2024.)
