"The European Commission is offering a package of additional financial support in the amount of almost € 530 million within the framework of the EU Solidarity Fund," the statement said.
As noted, the assistance “will contribute to the efforts of 17 member states and three candidate countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Albania, Montenegro and Serbia) to protect public health in the fight against coronavirus. "
It is assumed that funding will partially support government spending on medical and personal protective equipment, emergency assistance to the population, preventive measures, monitoring and control over the spread of the disease.
Earlier it was reported that the EU extended the ban on the export of vaccines from COVID-19.