Earthquake in Haiti: European financial aid = €42,5 million
(BRUSSELS2) In addition to therescue help (planes, teams and equipment), the 27 EU countries released, overall, an amount of €42,85 million (according to a first count). Nb: this normally concerns public (national) aid without counting the contribution
local public and private mobilization (companies and citizens) which is superior.
In detail:
- European Union: first emergency aid of €3 million (as humanitarian aid paid to NGOs), more aid could be released soon.
- Germany: 1,5 Million €
- Austria:
- Belgium :
- Cyprus:
- Denmark:
- Spain: €3 million (for the Pan American Health Organization: 0,5 M for traumatology, 0,5 M for medicines, the rest for care materials) read
- Estonia: 60.000 €
- Finland: €1,25 million (750.000 for the Finnish Red Cross, 500.000 for the Church Relief Organization, communicated)
- France: €2 million (food aid for the WFP - World Food Programme),
- Greece:
- Hungary: ...
- Ireland:
- Italy: €1 million (divided in half for the PAM and the Federation of the Red Cross).
- Latvia:
- Lithuania: 10.000 €
- Malta:
- Netherlands: €6 million
- Poland: €100.000
- Portugal: ...
- Czech Republic: €200.000
- United Kingdom: 6,87 million € but the Prime Minister has promised to give the equivalent of private aid (about 13 million € according to the BBC)
- Slovakia:
- Slovenia: €50.000
- Sweden: €13,1 million (SEK 133 million)
Other European countries - candidates for membership or members of the European Economic Area include:
- Norway: 1,3 million €
- Switzerland: 2,7 million €
- Albania: €50.000
- Croatia: 130.000 €
(1 million kuna)
- Macedonia: €35.000
- Kosovo: €50.000
