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As you know, Portugal was scourged from north to south this summer by a plague of fire on a scale never before seen. In all, more than 400 000 hectares were consumed by fire. Apart from the economic losses, valued at EUR 1 372 billion, we also regret the loss of the 18 victims who died and the sources of income and homes of 45 000 people. Apart from the human and economic consequences, this tragedy has also brought social and environmental costs.
We have now voted in favour of this proof of the European Union’s solidarity, to be given to the affected communities through the Solidarity Fund. I would like to join the Secretary of State, Mr Costa Neves, in sincerely thanking the European Commission and the European Parliament for their speedy and efficient processing of Portugal’s application for Solidarity Fund assistance. The amount contributed by the Solidarity Fund will be EUR 48.5 million. I can only point out that this amount equals 8.5% of the total damage suffered.
Finally, if I may, I will agree with the rapporteur’s observation that the damage caused by this disaster could, in part, have been avoided by means of adequate and effectively-implemented prevention measures. For this reason, I support the increase in the budget for those elements of the Forest Focus programme dealing with prevention policy."@en1
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