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The head of the European Commission states that Europe is in solidarity with Portugal and is ready to help by redirecting cohesion funds to support recovery and rebuild what has been damaged.
The government will formally seek assistance through the EU Solidarity Mechanism.
Brussels has assured Portugal of its support and announced measures to bolster the resilience of networks, aiming to better protect critical infrastructure and communications from disruptions.
The government is “studying the best source of funding” to help those most in need and hopes to be able to rely on “solidarity mechanisms” at European level.
Reaction from the government to Tuesday's report that Portugal will have to pay €8 million under the EU's solidarity mechanism.
Portugal has agreed to pay €8.8 million in lieu of accepting migrants under the European Union’s solidarity arrangements, opting to contribute financially rather than relocate asylum-seekers to the country.
Portugal has committed to pay the amount so that it does not have to host any asylum seekers coming from other Member States, such as Spain or Italy. The government has thus agreed to take part in the European solidarity mechanism, despite having requested an exemption from the European Commission, which is still assessing the Portuguese case.
