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20 Jun 2007

Serbia
World Bank approves five operations for Serbia

Report
— World Bank


Projects support Serbia's Regional Development, Agricultural Competitiveness, Flood Control, Road Rehabilitation and Safety, and Energy Efficiency

Press Release No:2007/450/ECA

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24 Aug 2006

Romania
Romania Floods Appeal No. 05EA009 Final Report

Report
— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries.
In Brief

Final Report; Period covered: 29 April 2005 to 31 May 2006; Final appeal coverage: 59%.

Appeal history:

- Launched on 29 April 2005 for CHF 1,055,000 (USD 884,985 or EUR 684,735) for 6 months to assist 4,500 beneficiaries.

- The operation was extended by 7 months to 31 May 2006; Final Report is therefore due on 31 August 2006.

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10 Mar 2006

Bulgaria + 1 other
Solidarity Fund: 106 million euro for 2005 floods in Bulgaria, Romania and Austria

Report
— European Commission Humanitarian Aid department
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IP/06/292
Brussels, 10 March 2006 - In the first "preliminary draft amending budget" (PDAB) of the year 2006, adopted today, European Commission proposes to grant EUR 20.4 million to Bulgaria, EUR 71.2 million to Romania and EUR 14.8 million to Austria, to reimburse a part of the public expenditure for emergency operations carried out during devastating floods in spring and summer last year. Since 2002, over EUR 860 million have been mobilised through the European Solidarity Fund to help repair the damage caused by major disasters in the EU and accession countries.
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03 Mar 2006

Serbia + 1 other
Serbia and Montenegro: Floods - Emergency appeal No. 05EA008 / Final Report

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.
In Brief

Appeal No. 05EA008; Final Report; Appeal coverage: 63.1%; (please click here to go directly to the Contributions List available on the website).

Appeal history:

- Launched on 27 April 2005 for CHF 496,310 (USD 420,247 OR EUR 321,486) for 6 months to assist 4,000 beneficiaries.

- Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated: CHF 100,000.

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18 Jan 2006

Romania
Romania: Evaluation meeting of the activity of the National Committee for Emergencies and the General Inspectorate for Emergencies

Report
— Government of Romania
The situations created by last year's floods represent a lesson for the Government and it will be used so that the authorities cannot be taken by surprise, in case of new floods emergence, Prime Minister Calin Popescu - Tariceanu has stated, on the National Committee for Emergencies' evaluation meeting.

" We drew conclusions from last year's lesson. We do not want to take circumstantial actions anymore. The Government will start programs for emergencies prevention. It is important to prepare, to finance and put these programs in practice. We have to invest

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04 Jan 2006

Romania + 5 others
Central Europe regional Annual Appeal no. 05AA066 Programme Update No. 3

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. For more information: www.ifrc.org

In Brief

Appeal No. 05AA066; Programme Update no.3

Period covered: 1 July 2005 to 21 December 2005;

Appeal target: CHF 2,260,819 (USD 1,794,085 or EURO 1,463,180) or CHF 1,800,925 (without the Core Budget)

Appeal coverage: 110.4%; (click here for live updated of contributions)

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08 Dec 2005

Romania
Romania Floods Appeal No. 05EA009 Operations Update No. 4

Report
— IFRC
The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries.
In Brief

Appeal No. 05EA009;

Operations Update no. 4; Period covered: August - November 2005;

Appeal coverage: (Please click)

Appeal timeframe extended until 31 May 2006 (due to end 29 October 2005)

Appeal History:

- Launched on 29 April 2005 for CHF 1,055,000 (USD 819,680 or EURO 674,715) to assist 4,500 beneficiaries for 6 months.

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16 Nov 2005

Romania
Romania: Disaster mitigation - key to World Vision's future work with flood-affected communities

Report
— World Vision
by Magda Camanaru - Communications

World Vision Romania will use a US$500,000 grant from USAID to set up disaster mitigation plans in Olt, Timis and Vrancea, three of the counties worst affected by this year's massive floods.

One-hundred-and-fifty houses affected by damp and mould will also be repaired and sanitised.

In addition, 200 families from these counties will receive food over the next three months and will receive material support to survive the harsh impending winter.

In Nanesti village, Vrancea County, World

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11 Oct 2005

Romania
Salvationists provide aid to Romanian flood victims

Report
— Salvation Army
Author: Emergency News
SALVATION Army emergency workers in Romania, eastern Europe, are providing aid to hundreds of people whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by repeated floods. The country has been hit by six bouts of flooding this year, starting in April and continuing into September. Eight people died in the most recent flooding, which primarily affected the south-east of the country, bringing to 70 the total number of deaths since the start of 2005 in the worst floods the country has seen for 30 years.

A Salvation Army emergency assessment

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27 Sep 2005

Romania
EIB provides emergency loan of up to EUR 600 million for natural disaster relief to Romania

Report
— European Commission
BEI/05/84
Bucharest/Luxembourg, 27 September 2005 - In response to the catastrophic floods that hit Romania during the summer 2005 the European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering to put in place in close co-ordination with the Romanian Administration an emergency programme in an amount of up to EUR 600 million for the financing of the necessary measures to repair and upgrade the damaged road and rail infrastructure of the country.

During the floods, which started in April/May 2005, infrastructure in some areas in Banat was affected. The July floods

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12 Sep 2005

Romania
Romania: The United States will grant a supplementary financial aid

Report
— Government of Romania
The United States will grant a supplementary financial aid, amounting to 1,5 millions USD, to Romania for the reconstruction of the areas affected by this year floods. On today's meeting at Victoria Palace, the US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Mr. Mark Taplin, has presented the USA aid offer to Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu
This aid is granted with the aim of reconstructing the houses in the damaged areas. Moreover, the funds will be used for the rehabilitation of schools, medical units and other floods affected social establishments.

The financial aid will be administered

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06 Sep 2005

Romania + 4 others
Europe's summer floods and fires Information Bulletin

Report
— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.

In Brief

This Information Bulletin provides an overview of Red Cross response to a summer of devastation across several countries in Europe, particularly floods in Central and Southern Europe as well as floods and forest fires in Western Europe.

Catalogue of devastation

Romania: The latest floods over

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29 Aug 2005

Serbia + 1 other
Serbian government strives to normalise life in flood-stricken areas

Report
— Government of Serbia
Secanj, Aug 29, 2005 - During a visit to areas of central Banat hit hard this year by floods, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said he was pleased that the government's promise to rebuild homes has been fulfilled in the three months following the damaging floods.

Together with Serbian Minister of Capital Investment and Head of the crisis response team for giving aid to the flood-stricken municipalities in Central Banat, Velimir Ilic, Minister of Economy Predrag Bubalo, representatives of the local self-government and the Executive

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01 Aug 2005

Serbia + 1 other
Serbia: Secanj, Zitiste health centres and Cetinje hospital to receive Japanese donations

Report
— Government of Serbia
Belgrade, August 1, 2005 - Serbian Deputy Minister of Health Nevena Karanovic and Japanese Ambassador to Serbia-Montenegro Ryuichi Tanabe signed today, at the Serbian government building, a Japanese government contract on a donation to Serbia-Montenegrin health institutions for the purpose of improving the emergency medical care system.

The health centres in Secanj and Zitiste, and the Cetinje general hospital will receive medical equipment worth $234,000, consisting of an ambulance, an ECG apparatus, a sterilizer, an ultrasound, and operating room equipment.

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25 Jul 2005

Serbia + 1 other
Serbia and Montenegro: Floods Appeal No. 05EA008 Operations Update No.1

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.

In Brief

Appeal No. 05EA008; Operations Update no. 1; Period covered: April to June, 2005; Appeal coverage: 67%; (Please click here to go directly to the Contributions List available on the website)

Appeal history:

Launched on 27 April 2005 for CHF 496,310

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22 Jul 2005

Romania
Romania Floods Appeal No. 05EA009 Operations Update No. 3

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries.
In Brief

Appeal No. 05EA009 Operations Update no. 3

Period covered: 9 May - 22 July, 2005

Appeal coverage: 23.7%

Appeal history

- Launched on 29 April 2005 for CHF 1,055,000 (USD 819,680 or EUR 674,715) to assist 4,500 beneficiaries for 6 months.

- Disaster Relief Emergency Funds (DREF) allocated CHF 160,428 (USD 124,605 or EUR 102,630).

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14 Jul 2005

Romania
Romania neglects flooded villagers

Report
— Institute for War and Peace Reporting
While the government is absorbed with battles over EU reforms, critics say it is forgetting its basic duty to the victims of a natural disaster.

By Cristina Liberis in Bucharest (BCR No 565, 14-Jul-05)

Villagers in flood-stricken areas of western Romania say their plight is being ignored as the government concentrates on its European Union-related reforms.

Around 4,500 people in the Timis and Caras counties of western Romania have been living in huts and tents for months, after flooding destroyed their homes.

They lost almost everything in the catastrophe,

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14 Jul 2005

Serbia + 1 other
Serbia: 41 million dinars approved for severe weather relief

Report
— Government of Serbia
Belgrade, July 14, 2005 - The Serbian government decided at today's session to allocate a total of 41 million dinars to the municipalities of Kragujevac, Prokuplje, Zitoradja, Topola, Valjevo, and Kraljevo for damage relief in hail- and storm-stricken areas.

The government also adopted the Decree on subsidising the production and the storing of wheat harvested in 2005 and a decree amending the Decree on the programme of measures to encourage agricultural production development in 2005.

The government gave its consent to the

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14 Jul 2005

Albania + 7 others
Central Europe Regional Programmes Appeal No. 05AA066 Programme Update No. 1

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— IFRC
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The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. For more information: http://www.ifrc.org

In Brief

Period covered: 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005;

Appeal target: CHF 2,260,819 (USD 1.79m or EURO 1.46m)

An appeal revision is being prepared and will be issued in the near future via a further programme update detailing and explaining the changes.

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12 Jul 2005

Romania + 3 others
Storms and floods hit the Balkans

Report
— Deutsche Presse Agentur
Sofia/Bucharest/Belgrade (dpa) - Torrential rain and floods hit eastern and central Balkans Tuesday for the second time in just over a week.

In Ruse in central Bulgaria, over 12 hours of rain had fallen by early Tuesday afternoon, raising concerns that there would be a another flood to follow the one last weekend, novinite.com said.

Flood alerts were also again raised in Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo and Svistov. The rainfall this month in the region was the heaviest in at least 50 years, the news site reported.

Across the Danube to the north, in Romania,

Deutsche Presse Agentur:

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