Bulgarian Government Allocates EUR 100,000 in Initial Aid to Croatia for Earthquake Damage Response
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Meeting today, the Council of Ministers decided to allocate EUR 100,000 in initial aid to Croatia for response to the damage caused by the earthquake which, according to inconclusive reports, has killed seven people.
Because the damage to property countrywide is huge, we asked the Bulgarian Embassy to explore where repairs are most badly needed. The Bulgarian aid will be targeted at two landmark buildings in Croatia related to Bulgarian history: the Gornjogradska Gimnazija (Upper Town Secondary School) and the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Today, Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva also held an emergency conference with Economy Minister Lachezar Borisov and with the Bulgarian Red Cross. Since Croatia needs drinking water, it was decided to organise urgent deliveries with the help of the largest mineral water bottling companies in Bulgaria. The first two heavy-duty truck loads of mineral water from various bottlers will be delivered to the Bulgarian Red Cross warehouses in the Village of Lozen over the weekend, from where they will be transported to Croatia.