Victor Negrescu, Vice President of the EP, asked for emergency support from EU for Salina Praid and the communities affected by floods
The Social Democrat Victor Negrescu, the vice-president of the European Parliament, announced on Saturday, on his Facebook page, that he has requested emergency support from the European Union for Salina Praid and the communities affected by the floods.
Victor Negrescu, Vice -President of European PHOTO: Facebook
“I asked for emergency support from the European Union for Salina Praid and the communities affected by the floods. I sent an official letter to the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, asking for the immediate support of the European Commission in the Crisis Management from Salina Praid, affected by massive floods, as well as for localities”announces Victor Negrescu, according to News.
According to the Vice President on, support “concrete“It was requested for the evaluation of structural stability, technical support for water evacuation, the restoration of the affected infrastructure and the consolidation in front of future risks, for the coordination of a rapid European response, including by mobilizing emergency funds and financial support for the settlement of the amounts invested or necessary from European funds, including those destined for calamities.
“As the chief negotiator of the European Parliament for the EU budget of 2025, we have obtained essential funds to address emergency situations for this year, such as the one affecting Salina Praid. For example, we secured 3 billion euros in the cohesion policy for the regions affected by the natural disasters from the previous years and 211 million euros for the Civil Protection Mechanism”, States Victor Negrescu.
The MEP says that Salina Praid is not only an economic goal, but “A strategic resource for Romania, a source of income for the entire region and a national symbol. “” People affected by floods need European solidarity. We need to mobilize all available resources to save what can continue to be saved. “also mentions Victor Negrescu.
The floods that led to the closing of the Praid saline have affected the community, almost dependent on either the exploitation of the salt, the tourism, the trade activities carried out around the saline, leaving thousands of people without their only source of income.
President Nicuşor Dan was on Saturday at Salina Praid, where he was expected by hundreds of people, saying that he will ask the prime minister to send the control body because it is a situation that could be prevented.
He added that a study is to determine if the entire saline or just the tourist part can be saved. Nicuşor Dan was accompanied by UDMR leader Kelemen Hunor, the Minister of Development Cseke Attila, the Finance Tanczos Barna and the Minister of Economy Bogdan Ivan.
On Saturday night, President Nicuşor Dan is expected in Băcel, from Covasna county, a serious locality affected by floods, together with Borosneu Mare and Lunca Mărcuşului.
