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Our Parliament has just approved aid of EUR 12.78 million, proposed by the European Commission in favour of Martinique and Guadeloupe and intended to cover a portion of last summer’s emergency expenditure in the wake of ‘Hurricane Dean’.
This financial aid will be welcome, especially since Martinique and Guadeloupe still continue to feel the effects of the damage caused by Hurricane Dean, in particular in the field of housing and the banana and sugar cane industries.
The Solidarity Fund, which is being used in this case in application of an exception to the general regulations, is particularly important for the outermost regions, given the multiplicity of regular threats to their populations at a time when the Caribbean Islands were again struck last week by Hurricane Omar.
Since this fund was created in 2002, I have been very committed to ensuring that overseas departments can benefit from this type of support. The experience acquired by the French Government in presenting its requests, together with the understanding shown by the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council reassure us concerning Europe’s capacity to side with overseas populations confronted by major crises."@en1
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