Flood, Central Europe
Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe
Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its budget deficit firmly below the 3% of GDP cap set by European Union rules.
EU chief pledges billions to aid flood-hit countries
WARSAW, Poland -- European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday pledged billions of dollars in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has so far claimed 24 lives in the region.
Flood-hit central Europe will get billions in EU aid, von der Leyen promises
The European Union will make billions of euros available to help central Europe recover from severe floods, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as she pledged support for regions that have been devastated by the deluge.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe will get billions in EU aid
A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.
Floods threaten new areas in Central Europe and Italy
A massive flood wave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and officials.
Deadly floods add to fiscal strains in central Europe
Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first country in the region since COVID-19 to pull its budget deficit firmly below the 3% of GDP cap set by European Union rules.
Flood-hit regions in Central Europe to get billions in EU aid
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during the massive flooding that has claimed 24 lives so far in the region.
Rising rivers threaten southern Poland as flooding recedes elsewhere in Central Europe
Soldiers and residents in southwestern Poland are laying sandbags near swollen rivers in the region of Wroclaw as they work to safeguard homes and businesses after days of flooding across Central Euro
Central Europe experiencing worst floods in at least two decades
Central Europe is experiencing the worst floods in at least two decades, with a trail of destruction from Romania to Poland and and the deaths of at least 23 people so far.
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