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"en.20100616.34.3-561"2
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"Once again, Poland has been hit by a flood. Many people and households have suffered, including many from the region around Lublin, which I represent. In the next few months, our priority will be to repair the damage and the devastation which has been caused. We have to think now about how to prevent similar situations in the future.
We must not allow a similar wave of destruction to afflict us in the future, for the experience of recent years shows that the number of natural disasters in Europe is growing, and Poland, too, will be at particular risk of flooding. It has emerged that Poland has used only several million of the EUR 2 billion which the European Union granted us for flood protection work. We still have not prepared a plan for work of this kind.
Many Member States have not fully implemented the European Union Floods Directive. This should now be done as quickly as possible. The European Commission must be flexible in helping regions affected by the tragedy, which are now going to prepare plans for clearing up and reconstruction after the flood. It should also, in cooperation with Member States, review flood risk management plans and methods of preventing catastrophes, and it should also review the way in which EU money is granted for this purpose."@en1
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