Over EUR 2 mn raised for flood relief through gov't accounts

BELGRADE - A total of over EUR 2 million have so far been raised for flood victims through the designated account of the Serbian government, around EUR 700,000 via PayPal, while the total humanitarian aid that arrived in the country due to the May floods has been estimated at EUR 19.5 million, General Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Veljko Odalovic said on Thursday.

In a meeting of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, which approved the part of the government's report on the floods that refers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specified that a total of EUR 2,214,409 were raised for flood relief through the government's account, and EUR 697,000 via PayPal.

Now, priorities should be set, given that the recovery lies ahead, he said.

Photo Tanjug, T. Valic (Archive)