After the working meeting held today by the Mayor of Lorca, the Government Commissioner for the Reconstruction of Lorca and the Director of Public Works, has announced that Lorca receive 6.5 million from the Solidarity Fund of the European Union to finance expenditures emergency made ​​in the weeks after the earthquake
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, the Government Commissioner for the Reconstruction of Lorca, Inmaculada García, and the Director of Public Works of the Autonomous Region, Antonio Seville, next to Lorca consistory councilors have held this morning in a working meeting the Single Desk for the Reconstruction of Lorca.
Jodar has stated that "Lorca needs no rest for the summer and therefore from the three administrations are still working to recover all lost in Lorca as a result of earthquakes of May 11, 2011".
In this sense, it is reported that in this day been transferred almost 19 million euros for the payment of 2,225 aid cases approved by the Joint Commission.
With this starting today transferred, the total aid paid by the Joint Commission amounts to almost 30 million euros, so that all applications approved to date have received from the Joint Commission on payment of the aid.
On the other hand, has also announced that since the National Government will proceed to distribute among the various administrations the total 21 million euros from the European Union through the Solidarity Fund.
These items are used to finance these emergency spending were incurred and paid by the three administrations in the weeks after the occurrence of earthquakes.
Specifically, the State paid 4'7 million, the Autonomous Community and the City 9.8 million 6.5 million.
Jodar has emphasized that "are two good news. The agility of the assistance was required by the City of Lorca and, as seen in recent weeks has given the pace that Lorca needed to the point of today the payment of grants is up to date: all applications approved have been helped by their part and that is a very important news for the recovery of Lorca. "
As for the departure of the Solidarity Fund of the European Union, the Mayor has stated that "in many cases ask the previous government's Office to hand out aid among the various administrations had made emergency expenses during those weeks. Now we see complied with this request. "
Similarly, the Mayor has announced that "the City Council have given to Commissioner and Director the detailed files of the various actions included in the Plan Investment Plan Lorca. The cards include the design, images, explanation of their need and exact budget execution. This Investment Plan, which is one of the parts of Lorca Plan prepared last summer, aims to revive economically the town of Lorca and make our city recover vitality. Thanks for a job well done, we are getting ahead of the deadlines set by the last Royal Decree-Law of the Government who gathered at last the need for this plan. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca