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-
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva have expressed condolences to their Croatian counterparts after a strong earthquake hit the country on December 29, killing at least seven people and causing major property damage.
“I want to express my sincere condolences to the close ones of those who perished in the earthquake. All of Bulgaria shares the tragedy of the Croatian people and we hope for the speedy recovery of those,” Borissov told Croatian prime minister Andrej Plenkovic in a phone conversation, according to a statement by the Bulgarian government’s media office on December 30.
Borissov also said Bulgaria was ready to assist with recovery efforts: “We are prepared to help our friend Croatia. It is at moments like this that we must stand united in solidarity.”