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Commission pays an advance of €100 million to Spain for post-DANA storm recovery

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The Commission has paid an advance of €100 million from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to Spain to help finance its recovery efforts following the October 2024 DANA storm in Valencia. This is the maximum amount allowed under the EUSF as advance payment. 

Spain's official EUSF application for DANA-related damages, submitted in January 2025, is currently being assessed by the Commission. Once this assessment is concluded, the Commission will make a proposal for the total amount to be granted from the EUSF to Spain. 

Cohesion and Reforms Executive Vice President Raffaele Fitto stated: “The DANA storm has caused profound devastation in Valencia with hundreds of lives lost and many homes and infrastructure destroyed. Our commitment to supporting the people and the region through this challenging recovery remains unwavering.”

The EU Solidarity Fund is a post-disaster relief instrument providing financial support to EU member states and candidate countries for their recovery efforts in the aftermath of severe natural disasters.

The funding can be used to restore essential infrastructure such as energy, water, health, education, or telecommunications systems, as well as for measures to protect cultural heritage or for clean-up operations. Granting an advance payment does not prejudge the final amount of the EUSF assistance to be granted, which will depend on the Commission's assessment of Spain's application and on budgetary availability.

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